Rust - Chapter 1035



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RUST -1035

The security of the sea city was limited, as it was necessary to supply the necessary supplies for the immediate uplift of the southwestern forces.

Many of the large transport ships were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War, and the remaining airships were sent to support the Holy Kingdom invasion force, but were blown up by the Crow Bombers.

Dan Brown’s decision to protect the large airship until the end was correct, but it is now meaningless.

Since air transport is not possible, the only thing left is land transport. Since a huge amount of supplies must be transported by land, the sea city was built close to the port. Then, a temporary bridge was built to directly connect the sea city and the port.

Of course, it was advantageous for distribution, but security was bound to be vulnerable. A huge number of trailer trucks were coming in and out.

It was easy for Maru, who had almost perfect stealth abilities, to infiltrate the complex gap. Unlike the easy infiltration, the inside of the sea city was extremely tight.

This was because Dan Brown had built a double and triple layer security system from the beginning of the design to prevent the invasion of vampires and cannibals.

The Ripper Suit’s AI assistant displayed a warning signal on the HUD. As the triangle with an exclamation mark flashed, Maru slowly stopped walking.

[There is a weight detection sensor on the floor.]

Tsk-

I clicked my tongue at the floor that I almost tripped on when I stepped on it, thinking it was just an empty hallway. Looking at the CCTVs and detection sensors installed on the main roads and passageways, it was enough to say that it was laid out by a paranoid person.

[By way?]

[There is no square.]

‘That’s ridiculous.’

It honestly seemed like a stretch to say that a cat could have breached this security system. In any case, it was definitely tricky, as there was a passageway that couldn’t be passed without disabling the central security system.

Is there really no way? Maru looked around. Various security devices were displayed on the HUD, including laser alarms, sonar detectors, and even motion sensors.

If you look at the wires sticking out, you can see that there are a few additional sensors that were hastily installed. That means the existing equipment was unstable.

‘Looks like someone pierced it once.’

It was a story of someone breaking through security that even he himself hesitated to enter. Maru could tell right away by looking at the sensors that were attached everywhere.

‘Hmm- Forcing my way through···.’

All you had to do was open up the Garden of Death. Then all the sensors would be dead.

‘The moment the power goes out, the barrier will go down and evacuation will begin.’

The King of the Holy Kingdom, the enemy of the Emperor, has entered the sea city? Should we just leave him alone? He will throw a fit and demand to kill him even if half of the sea city is blown away.

‘It doesn’t give them time to escape if they get caught before they enter the conference room.’

It was funny to miss after forcing my way through because I was annoyed.

‘It’s not like there’s no way to get into the conference room.’

Maru, who was sitting in one corner, compared the route he had infiltrated so far and the blueprints of the maritime city he had extracted through hacking.

‘If we go this way, we can quickly get to the waiting room inside the conference room, right?’

Knock knock – A light sound was heard when one side of the wall was tapped. It was a slightly soft sound, without the heaviness typical of reinforced concrete.

‘Is the sound light?’

Kujik-

I lifted up a wall with a cut-out floor and a circular hole in it. It was definitely a lightweight wall, not just reinforced concrete, but lightweight foam cement (ALC, Autoclave Light-weight Concrete).

‘I guess I was able to make it quickly because I used something like this.’

Even though the empire had invested a lot of manpower, I never thought they would use something like this to build a sea city in an instant.

As I blocked the circular hole in the wall again, it was difficult to tell at first glance that it was open. After going through several walls and spaces, I finally arrived at the bathroom connected to the conference hall.

Even though it was a bathroom connected to the conference hall, the interior of the bathroom was not finished. There were tiles from the floor to knee height, but above that, there were white walls.

The interior work was done just enough to be usable right away, and the rest was left raw. The story goes that the interior construction crew was working on other areas first.

‘They were trying to escape after stealing key resources and manpower to the maritime city.’

If the maritime city hadn’t been tied down, he might have really detonated the nuke. The scale in Maru’s mind tilted to one side.

As far as we can see from our infiltration, the maritime city is running on a wartime system. A system focused on supply production and resource storage.

Even without Emperor Leon Bonnard and Prime Minister Dan Brown, the Empire continued to operate like a machine, trying to keep up the war it had been waging.

Is that bad?

It wouldn’t have been so bad if the Empire had a strong fighting force to deal with the Confederacy and the dregs flowing out of South America.

The only problem was that they might do something stupid with the nukes. And the Imperial military and parliament were increasingly suspicious that they would do more than enough stupid things.

Kkeuk-

Maru, who had checked the floor plan, dug into one wall of the bathroom again. The wall below the podium in one corner of the conference room was cut like butter, revealing the noisy inside of the conference room.

And the debate that followed. The Imperial military and the parliament completely regarded the Holy Kingdom as their enemy. Of course, it was understandable that they would think that way, since over 300,000 troops had been annihilated.

What I couldn’t understand was that they had a vote to decide whether or not to become a vampire. The decision was made by a vote, which meant that even those who were against it had to follow the results of the vote.

Should we decide the future of our own existence by majority vote?

What kind of crazy thing is this?

Let’s vote to decide whether to live as a human or become a vampire?

What’s even funnier is that their conversation had no consideration for how the Holy Kingdom would respond.

You still vote to decide whether or not to become a vampire, knowing that the King of the Holy Kingdom has been slicing and dicing cannibals and vampires?

Do you think you can still seize and wield power in the empire after becoming a vampire? Not after running away far across the ocean, but while stranded near the coast?

[This is crazy. This is a real crap year.]

Even though a soft voice was heard, the military generals and members of the National Assembly were focused on voting. Maru went around the conference hall, locked the doors, and cut off the locks and handles.

“Everyone, please be quiet.”

While the conference room was sealed off, the voting was over and the results were announced right away. Maru, who had been hiding in the swaying space, approached the chairman’s back without a sound.

“I will announce the results of the vote.”

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Maru’s eyes, hidden behind the chairman, became heavy.

“I hereby declare that the proposal for the evolution of a new human race has passed with 287 votes in favor, 10 against, and 3 abstentions.”

The gavel made a resounding sound as the chairman declared.

Land-land-

And then a sound was heard from the gavel that could not be heard.

Crunch-

The chairman’s neck hit the podium and bounced off with a thud. Then, a spurt of blood spurted out.

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The conference hall fell silent at the shocking sight. The silence, as if time had frozen, was broken by the scream of the stenographer as his eyes met the chairman’s fallen head.

Gyaaaaaaah—

And the fragments of broken time moved all at once.

A loud cry for security.

The loud noise created when capable military generals and members of parliament demonstrate their abilities.

The struggle of those running towards the door, trying to escape.

Even the sound of the emergency bell blaring loudly as if it were going to cover everything.

It all got mixed up all at once.

“Open the door! Open the door!”

“The door is locked and the doorknob is gone!”

The use of an analog lock proved to be counterproductive due to hacking issues. The guard shot the lock with a pistol, but it didn’t work because the device was designed to be protected against gunfire.

“It’s no use!”

“Get out of the way!”

With the word “Vicky” and a whoosh, the congressman, whose muscles were swollen enough to tear his clothes, kicked the door with a front kick.

The door rattled with a loud thud. People nearby looked at the door with eyes full of anticipation.

“It’s shaking.”

“One more tea!”

“Keep driving!”

When the person who they thought would keep kicking did not stay still, the people finally looked back at the congressman who had kicked them. What they saw was the crimson blade that had pierced the congressman’s chest and then suddenly disappeared backwards.

Almost at the same time, Rep. Quajik’s head disappeared into thin air as if it had been chewed whole by something invisible.

“What- what- what- what?”

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As a black solid line passes between the people next to the kicked congressman, the people are separated into upper and lower bodies like falling dominoes.

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The man who had been repeating ‘What-‘ suddenly felt his height shrink. His severed lower body sank and his upper body was gently placed on top of it.

Is this how I die?

He felt no pain due to the great mental shock. He was only dizzy. He desperately raised his head and looked around.

“It’s a hideout!”

“Shoot the gas gun. I mean, cover them with powder!”

“Spray blood with your carved arms!”

“It’s the floor. If he steps on the blood on the floor, it’ll leave footprints!”

The military and the guards were popping like popcorn. And those who were popping like that were split first.

There are also those with physical enhancement abilities that are four to five times greater than that of adult males.

There are also those with the ability to manipulate flames, known as Pyrokinesis.

Even those with the ability to make their bodies stronger than steel were all cut down.

The invisible attack was horrific. In just a minute or two, the conference room with over 300 people in it was transformed into a giant slaughterhouse.

“Eww! Open the door!”

“Control room-! Control room!!”

“What are you doing on CCTV!”

To prevent hacking, electronic automatic doors were not installed. In case the control room was taken over, analog doors were installed so that people could open and close them. Similarly, the removal of CCTV to strengthen information security was having the opposite effect.

Bang bang bang-

Tudadadada–

As soon as someone starts shooting into the empty space where nothing can be seen, people start shooting in all directions. The shooting continues until the magazine runs out, regardless of whether they are on the same side or not, and it only lasts about 10 seconds.

Creak creak-

After the sound of a small slicing, no one returned the empty magazine. The severed man who was watching the scene strained his eyes.

There were at least 40 capable people, but it was no use. Adding the armed guards, there were close to 100 people being slaughtered in an instant.

A gruesome sight, with the survivors scattering in all directions, trying to get as far away from the space as possible at the moment when someone next to them was killed.

“Get out of the way!”

“Go away!”

“Fuck- go over there!”

“Scatter! Spread out!”

I try to run away using the table as cover, but when a black solid line passes by, the desk, chair, and person are cut off entirely.

“Shoot. Just shoot!”

“Stop it!”

“Just stop me for a moment so I can use my powers!”

The hand holding the gun was cut off along with the gun, and the rock he had raised with his ability was also chopped. The person he had pulled in next to him to use as a meat shield was also torn to pieces.

Seogeogeokguk-

That was something that couldn’t be stopped.

‘Can’t stop the stabbing…?’

Information that emerged from my blurred consciousness.

Knife and stealth.

That was the hallmark of the Holy Kingdom’s King, Vladimir Kalin. He was massacring the Imperial military and parliament.

Is that the king of the Holy Kingdom?

Are they humans just like us?

No way.

That thing was just a monster.

Monster of death.

Conversation too.

Negotiation too.

Compromise too.

Impossible monster.

The strength to raise his head was fading away. His head naturally bowed down. What he saw in his lowered vision was the blood he had shed and the blood that had been surging around him being sucked away somewhere.

Blood flowed toward the dimly rippling space. As if sensing the dying man’s gaze, a strange sound echoed in the man’s head.

‘You’re late. Or is it fortunate that you’re late?’

The woman’s voice seemed to echo in his head. The man’s consciousness gradually grew darker.

[You know, what would you do if I spared your life?]

[What will you do if I give you strength? Will you run away? Or will you fight?]

Can you escape from that monster?

[You’re going to fight to the death. Good stance. It’s a bit unstable. You won’t be able to hold out for long though. Good luck.]

Hot-

Something dug into the man’s severed body.

The lost sense returned and it felt like his blood vessels were spreading out in all directions. The man’s eyes widened at the sensation of his severed lower body melting and reattaching.

Huh-

Elasticity that comes naturally.

It didn’t end there. The fresh corpses nearby were sticking to the ground, turning into a thick, melted cheese sauce.

Hur-

A blob of melted flesh, dripping with blood, moved like a giant amoeba and attached itself to the man’s body.

It’s hot.

It feels like burning.

It feels like it’s melting.

Blood vessels were gradually connected. I could feel my body growing and growing.

It gets bigger.

I feel powerful.

I felt it.

It has become stronger.

The fear of death that he had felt just a moment ago had turned into hot anger. The heat that had begun to rise as if rejecting death filled his lungs. The man could not hold back that anger and heat.

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Shock waves and vibrations shook the entire conference hall, which was full of corpses.

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The flock of sheep running in all directions and the horse catching them stopped at the same time.