Rust - Chapter 1057



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Rust [RUST] – Episode 1057

A new type of automatic turret from the Holy Kingdom. It was an artificial intelligence turret with both attack power and mobility, equipped with a 12.7mm machine gun on infinite tracks.

Although it was the lowest level of artificial intelligence, it was a system that could flexibly respond to the rapidly changing battlefield, as befitting an artificial intelligence of the Holy Kingdom.

[Confirm target.]

[Remove command.]

[Removal begins.]

The cold mechanical sound was followed by the dull sound of gunfire. The trajectory of a tracer bullet, occasionally illuminating the air. Bullets rained down on those trying to make their way to the shoreline through a smoke screen of volcanic ash and dust.

“The enemy!”

“There was no bio-signal!”

“It’s the Holy Kingdom! They’ve deployed robots.”

“Shield. Block with the shield!”

As soon as the man holding the tactical shield stepped forward, a hole was ripped through his upper body as if by an explosion. The soldiers were momentarily speechless at the horrific tragedy.

“······.”

“······.”

The shield made from the byproduct of a mutant monster was penetrated. It’s ridiculous that a shield that can stop even 12.7mm armor-piercing bullets was penetrated.

Papapapak-

A palm tree as wide as a human torso was snapped like a reed. The trees in the path of the bullet were swept away like weeds.

“If we continue like this, we will be wiped out.”

“Retreat. Take a detour as far as possible.”

There were not enough purification tanks left to bypass, but there was no other way. There was another problem besides the remaining purification tanks.

“You might run into them.”

“That would be better.”

There were people I encountered during the operation. Should I say they were the same enemies I was targeting? When I encountered them in the middle, they were the ones who tried to steal the purification tank and samples.

“If the Holy Kingdom is waiting here, it means our submarine has been hit.”

“that···.”

If the submarine had survived, it would have lured the Holy Kingdom forces waiting on the coastline, or warned them with radio or flares.

Even if that weren’t the case, if a battle had taken place along the coastline, the submarine should have responded. If it hadn’t, that would mean there was a problem.

“It takes a detour.”

“······.”

The guys we encountered in the jungle must have been riding something. We had no choice but to snatch it and ride it. The team leader felt the weight of the carnivorous plant sample he was carrying on his back.

[Enemy retreat confirmed.]

[Stop chasing.]

[Transmitting engagement log.]

Kim Yang checked the engagement log sent by the automatic turret and sent his guards to clear the battlefield. Three out of seven were killed. Four escaped back into the jungle.

[The tactical shield and body armor appear to be made from mutant monster byproducts.]

[Armed with a 7.62mm firearm, a 30mm grenade launcher, and a flamethrower.]

[Judging from the fact that the deceased’s purification tank was removed, it appears that there is a shortage of purification tanks.]

Huh-

You’re running low on cleaning supplies and you’re crawling back into the jungle?

Huh-

That’s right.

Kim Yang checked the map that appeared on the HUD (Head-Up Display). The direction they were moving was probably where the semi-submersible was.

‘Are you trying to take that away?’

They’ve already installed plenty of automatic turrets, so it’ll be hard to penetrate. They’ve already captured the semi-submersible. Are we just going to watch the five survivors fight magnificently against the seven survivors?

[A speedboat has been identified approaching Java Island.]

[Submarine confirmed approaching southern Sumatra Island.]

[A landing boat departs from a submarine approaching southern Mindanao Island.]

[Let them go in. Capture the ships and submarines. Set up automatic turrets in the places they entered just like they did now.]

[All right.]

There were more people who coveted carnivorous plants and sinkhole monsters than I thought.

‘They said the country was going to be ruined and everyone was going to die. But there were so many forces capable of deploying heavily armed special forces on submarines?’

What those guys are doing is taking samples of carnivorous plants and sinkhole monsters despite the warnings of the Holy Kingdom. Kim Yang couldn’t help but laugh.

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It was also possible to use coil guns or rail guns using nuclear batteries or micro-cores in the automatic turrets, but the simulation results were not good. This was because the automatic turrets, robots, and drones were vulnerable to EMP.

The main unit itself was too small to install countermeasure equipment. Even if it were installed, it would be powerless if it entered an electronic warfare capable unit or EMP field.

So, the equipment that was deployed in the field was mostly made up of technology that would not cause much damage even if captured by the enemy. The same goes for bullets, which the enemy could not reverse engineer.

Jiiiiiing-

As the sensors on the automatic turrets faded to a faint light, those hiding underground peeked their heads out and threw rocks.

Bam-

An automatic turret that doesn’t react even when rocks fall on it.

“It stopped.”

“It’s a success.”

The electronic warfare capabilities successfully disabled the Holy Kingdom’s automatic turrets.

“How do I disassemble this?”

“Does it make sense that this size can counter 7.62mm armor-piercing bullets and RPGs?”

“You tortured an alien? It looks like a simple, crawling automatic turret.”

“Did you take off the armor plate? I need to take it as a sample.”

“If you have time to remove the armor, you should prepare the weapons first.”

“Let’s start with the control unit and sensors.

“All right.”

Several people clung to one automatic turret and began dismantling it.

“This is the connection part.”

“This isn’t some IQ test.”

Creek-

The sound heard when the turret joint is disassembled.

“Wait a minute. Didn’t you hear what I just said?”

“What are you talking about?”

Kwaaaaang!

Those who had been working to dismantle the automatic turret were blown to pieces with a loud noise. They weren’t the only ones affected. Thick armor plates and shrapnel exploded in all directions, sweeping away the surroundings.

When the electronic warfare user was caught in an explosion and seriously injured, his abilities were canceled. As the radio waves that were disrupting radar and sensors disappeared, automatic turrets and drones began to surround the area.

“Fuck- we’re going into the jungle.”

“Take the purifying container. And the ammunition.”

Experience levels for automatic turrets, quadruped war machines, and drones began to accumulate.

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Maru checked the report sent by Kim Yang and Hee-yeon.

[So far, 15 forces have infiltrated Indonesia.]

[There were five forces with electronic warfare capabilities, and three forces with abilities similar to EMP, but without electronic warfare capabilities.]

It is said that among the power users, there is a story about a biological EMP-like ability emitted by mutant monsters. It is like rat poison to artificial intelligence weapons.

There was no particular problem with the high-level AI that wanted a body and the AI ​​that wanted to fight making a pact that they would self-destruct if captured by the enemy.

The same was true for weapons equipped with low-level AI. It was reported that there was no problem because the intermediate management AI decided to self-destruct the object, or it was set to self-destruct when there was a forced shutdown, or if there was a risk of disintegration.

[It’s hard to catch carnivorous plants, but it’s definitely effective at catching cannibals and people with abilities.]

It wasn’t just human forces that targeted the carnivorous plants. There were also cannibalistic forces and nefarious organizations hiding in Southeast Asia.

They came into Indonesia as if they were covered in honey, but none of them returned alive. It was thanks to AI turrets, drones, and war machines that they were able to blockade the wide coastline.

[With crows, rats, and ants waiting, not a single one can get out alive.]

If the AI ​​turrets and drones were breached, there were still many units waiting behind them. Even if all of those were breached, the Black Drake-class airship attack remained, so the escape probability was close to 0%.

“Good job. If you can extract information, extract as much information as possible.”

[Okay.]

Maru had no intention of leaving the main force of those who had come despite the warnings alone. He didn’t know how many forces would come to Indonesia in the future, but he was determined to make sure they knew that if they came, they would die.

[Except for the carnivorous plant roots remaining underground and the cannibals that escaped near them, most of the cannibals in Singapore have been eliminated.]

Hee-yeon’s report continued.

“The cannibal escaped near the roots of the carnivorous plant?”

[Yes. Coincidentally, there was a large building above ground. It was a place at risk of a chain reaction collapse if the basement collapsed.]

“So. What do you plan to do?”

[To evacuate the people on the ground and start a mop-up operation.]

Maru made Heeyeon do the finishing touches.

“Wouldn’t it be difficult to surround them with the U+ unit and the Royal Guard?”

[That’s why we need the support of the rat and ant army.]

It was also said that additional AI-powered turrets, drones, and war machines were needed.

“Let’s send as many swarms of rats and ants as possible, but why do we need AI-equipped equipment?”

[When attacking the meat root, I want to lay it down in advance to prepare for a rear stab. It also naturally becomes a net.]

Kim Yang looked somehow satisfied with Hee-yeon’s story.

[Huh-]

[What is that sound?]

It was a pretty expression.

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While Kim Yang and Hee Yeon were conducting their operations, Naruzu was also doing his best to eradicate the meat-eating forests that had spread across Malaysia.

“I heard those crazy bitches are almost done with the operation?”

“already?”

“how?”

“They said they mobilized everything from AI turrets and drones to crows, rats, and even ants.”

“They even used stratospheric bombing in addition to airship bombardment.”

“Ah- if we knew that would happen, we should have used it too.”

“You can’t just sit around like this.”

“That’s right. Let’s also request support quickly.”

“If we delay our attack, our achievements will only be diminished.”

“Right!”

Naruz belatedly requested rats and ants, but there weren’t many left.

“Then, at least provide additional support for stratospheric bombardment.”

“We need to get the stratospheric bombardment and the crow bombardment squadrons. More of them.”

Just as Naruz was about to burn down the meat-eating forest he had gathered in a circle, the Malaysian military suddenly appeared and gave a warning broadcast.

[Warning to unidentified armed forces invading Malaysian territory.]

[Disarm and surrender immediately.]

Naruzu was confused. What was he doing when the people of the nearby village were massacred and turned into fertilizer for the carnivore plants?

Are you saying that you’re surrendering by crawling out and doing it because you’ve caught all the meat-eating jungle?

“Don’t they know that we are the Holy Kingdom?”

“He must be acting like that because he doesn’t know. Would he act like that if he knew?”

“No. It seems like you know what you’re doing?”

“why?”

“If I really didn’t know, I would have made a surprise attack.”

“Ah. I see.”

There was no way he didn’t know that the Holy Kingdom had broadcasted the story of conquering the Carnivore Forest several times. But he still did something like that. It was just a pretext.

“They were waiting until we had almost completely subdued the carnivorous plants.”

“Wow- Are you crazy enough to want to die?”

“I saved the life of someone who was going to be eaten by Indonesia.”

“Let’s contact my brother.”

Naruzu reported immediately.

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Ki-sun’s eyes narrowed as he checked Naruz’s situation.

‘It’s strange?’

If there had been a preemptive bombardment, the damage to Naruzu would have been great, but that was not done.

[It looks like a force gathered to block the Indonesian 1st Army Corps.]

“But why are you yelling at our kids?”

The number of Naruzu troops was around 1,000. The Malaysian troops were around 100,000. Judging by the size of the troops, it seemed like they were called up to push back the Indonesian 1st Corps.

[It seems like they are either trying to negotiate by taking Naruzu hostage, or they want to secure the carnivore plant.]

“Even after seeing the Indonesian 1st Corps divided?”

[I only know the general results that it was split, but there was no detailed video because I wrote about the Garden of Death. It is true that the video of the stratospheric airship is hard to believe in terms of quality and content.]

“Anyway, it doesn’t seem like Malaysia moved alone. Diana?]

[As a result of hacking the Malaysian military, there was no special information.]

[No way. Maybe someone with electronic warfare capabilities or hacking capabilities messed it up.]

Ki-soon didn’t believe Diana’s report that there were no particular signs. What mattered were the results and the actions. Maru was the same.

“I clearly warned you, and yet you’re doing this? I can’t understand. Really.”

[I know.]

Malaysia was currently fighting against North Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar as an ally of South Vietnam. When Indonesia suddenly invaded, its forces were so divided that it could not respond properly.

If it weren’t for the Holy Kingdom, the entire capital would have been blown away. The Holy Kingdom helped. It’s strange that they didn’t know that, and yet they acted like this.

Above all, even if Maru went out alone, more than 20,000 to 30,000 people would die in an instant. If he knew that and did that, it must mean there was something going on.

And Maru didn’t wonder what it was.

There was no need to think about it, and I didn’t want to worry about it.

Maru ordered Naruzu to attack.

[Attack!]

[Attack begins!]

As Naruz’s lively voice rang out, Kisun closed her eyes.

[······.]

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Maru’s orders were simple: any force or nation that interfered with the eradication of carnivorous plants and the closure of sinkholes was to be annihilated.

“It’s an attack!”

“Commence the attack!”

“As expected of you, brother.”

“But I guess I should still warn you?”

“They broadcast a warning, so we might as well do it.”

“It’ll be annoying if you keep talking about this and that later.”

Naruz returned the warning broadcast kindly.

[We are the Holy Kingdom Special Forces Naruz.]

[Currently in the process of clearing the meat forest.]

When Naruez broadcast that he would leave after clearing the meat forest, and that they should not interfere, the Malaysian army started talking nonsense.

Is there any evidence that this is a Holy Kingdom special force?

Even if they are special forces of the Holy Kingdom, does it make sense for them to conduct military actions on the territory of a sovereign nation?

Clearing the meat forests is also a problem. Since the meat forests are in Malaysian territory, they should be under Malaysian control, and clearing them should be done after consultation with Malaysia.

The arbitrary destruction of carnivorous plants without any consultation is a violation of Malaysia’s sovereignty.

Naruzu answered simply.

whatever?

In response, nearly 100,000 Malaysian troops began to move slowly.