Rust - Chapter 146



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RUST -146

Was it about two hours after the plane carrying Maru and Kim took off?

Kim Yang habitually checked her watch and looked at Maru with a puzzled expression because her smartwatch told her that she was headed somewhere other than Detroit.

“?”

“Ah, the head of the Department of Homeland Security wants to see you.”

“?”

“Well, there’s this and that, so I guess that’s it.”

Maru tapped the scabbard and pointed to the bag that Kim Yang was carrying at her side. As Maru’s finger pointed to the bag, Kim Yang’s expression became determined.

“That’s not the case, so don’t show off. We did take care of a lot, but we didn’t even touch the gang’s stronghold.”

“···Gang?”

Kim Yang relaxed at Maru’s words that it was okay, but soon became sullen. Now that I think about it, I didn’t even get to see the gang’s headquarters. How many things would there have been there? The gangs carry a lot of gold jewelry, but they didn’t do things like sniping.

The new Barrett caught Kim Yang’s eyes, who had been gloomy for a moment. Kim nodded after looking at the prototype Barrett. If she hadn’t chosen sniping, she wouldn’t have been able to get the new Barrett.

It was a shame and aggravating that we couldn’t raid the gang’s headquarters, but that was already in the past. Fortunately, Maru had brought plenty of supplies and the new Barrett and tungsten armor-piercing bullets.

‘I haven’t even tried the shotgun or smart bullets.’

If it had been an infiltration unit rather than a sniper, I would have used it.

“Was the groundwater okay?”

“···It was dirty.”

The situation was dirty, and the people who rushed in after taking drugs were also dirty. Kim Yang, who was listening to Maru, spoke softly.

“The shotgun is really good.”

For that kind of space, a shotgun was the answer.

How good is it? Why don’t you use such good things? Baekjeong is good, but it’s a bit strange that only the blade is used. Why don’t you use the benefits of civilization? It was the gun that changed history.

“The shotgun is good. But if I had taken the shotgun, I wouldn’t have been able to make it to the end.”

What about bullets? Are you going to carry 200-300 rounds of that big shotgun ammo? Are you just going to carry a bunch of bullets in your pack?

Even if they took it, it was a problem. How were they going to load it when dozens of them were coming at them at once? Even if they sprayed gasoline like the cartel guys did, shotguns and all, guns would be useless.

Kim Yang turned her head. Who doesn’t know that? I just said it would be good to use both. Huh-

“Oh? By the way, the situation room didn’t know that you moved the sniping point? Was there a problem?”

“They are idiots.”

Maru wondered how to interpret Kim Yang’s answer.

They’re idiots. Are they idiots because they didn’t know that the sniping point had been moved? Or are they idiots because they created a situation where the sniping point had to be moved? There must be other reasons, but it was a very ambiguous and decisive answer.

“What if I just passed by? I don’t know if something like this will happen again, but from now on, I’ll carry a location tracker or a walkie-talkie with me.”

Ms. Kim nodded once and then tilted her head.

“Is it like this originally?”

Kim, who had imagined the United States to be something incredibly strong and powerful, felt a bit foolish when working with it.

“Why? What?”

“Something happened.”

The most retarded thing was that the gangs were coming up to the sniping point without even receiving a single warning. Later on, I found out that the guys guarding the snipers were instantly attacked by the gang on drugs and died before they could even warn or defend themselves. But if they couldn’t do that one thing properly, what else is retarded? Kim Yang was merciless.

“Considering their movements, yes. Most of the strike team is dead.”

They wouldn’t have deployed elite troops to protect snipers providing support fire from the rear. Even elite strike force members were having a hard time dealing with the Crystal-fanged guys, so it was unreasonable to expect ordinary soldiers to stop them and even report back.

“······.”

“There must have been responsibility, and it wouldn’t have been easy to systematically plan operations and distribute personnel. There was also the rush to get into operations and things like that.”

Just looking at the people involved, it was Virginia, Homeland Security, DEA, FBI, LAPD, California National Guard, Special Forces, California Governor, and LA Mayor. Everyone was probably trying to take care of their own people first, so maybe it’s fortunate that a bigger accident didn’t happen?

Here, there were issues of homelessness, refugees, poverty, and racial conflict. It was difficult to clean up the traffic situation. In a way, it could be seen as a preventive measure just because it ended like this.

“complicacy.”

“It’s complicated.”

“Are you okay?”

“Show it in moderation. Let it pass in moderation.”

Would it be okay if I showed you a little more?

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Chief Dan Brown watched the video again and again.

The footage, which clearly shows the traces of a fierce battle, was captured on the action cameras worn by the strike team.

A video I’ve watched several times already. The strike team entered the sewer to attack the cartel’s headquarters, and even though they were drugged and fought, they only killed about 30 enemies.

It was hard to kill someone with a cold weapon. It was even more horrible to fight someone who was under the influence of drugs. They would ignore you and rush at you if you didn’t hit a vital spot, even if you stabbed or cut them.

Above all, the following video was problematic. It was filmed and uploaded by those who went in to clean up.

after-

What should I think of this? Is this possible? It was a video that defied common sense no matter how many times I watched it. The image of a waterway densely packed with dismembered corpses. The video continued in a way that made it impossible to move forward without stepping on the corpses.

[Mr. Vladimir Kalin has arrived.]

“Let me in.”

The manager closed his eyes and collected his thoughts.

Soon after, there was a knock on the door and it opened, and Maru, guided by the secretary, entered.

“Wasn’t it uncomfortable on your way here?”

“Thanks to you, I was able to come comfortably.”

The manager extended his hand to greet him. As he shook hands, his eyes glanced at Maru’s waist. He saw a sword hanging neatly.

“Please sit over here.”

“yes.”

There was a moment of silence between the two people sitting there.

The manager, who had taken a sip of the coffee in front of him, placed the tablet on the table. The tactical light in the screen that had stopped in the middle was shining on an underground sewer. An underground sewer with corpses tangled together.

The manager looked at Maru’s face as he watched the video on the tablet. There was no expression of agitation. He just looked calm.

“Did you touch the bodies in the video?”

“Some of them are.”

The manager asked a question in response to Maru’s calm answer.

“Some?”

“Yes. I think they took too much medicine, because they suddenly started stabbing each other and killing each other.”

“Is that so?”

“Even if they hadn’t fought among themselves, if I had had more time, I would have sorted it all out by myself.”

The manager’s eyes widened slightly.

So, that meant that he wasn’t going to hide it. The suspicion that it might be a Japanese-made super soldier has been somewhat allayed.

If that were the case, then I wouldn’t have said it like I did and acted so obviously. So, a superpower? It would be the same even if I did.

Then why are you so indifferent?

“To be honest, I wonder if this is something that a normal person can do.”

“······.”

“That means we need to make sure that there are no issues that could pose a threat to the security of the United States.”

“I see. I guess so. Then how can I help you? First, can I help you see for yourself whether it is something that a person can do?”

Maru slowly placed the knife he had placed next to him on the table. When the manager nodded, the pitch-black blade was pulled out with a metallic sound.

“Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it can’t be cut, and just because something is tough doesn’t mean it can’t be cut. That’s what I mean.”

Pukak- The corner of the artificial marble table top was cut cleanly off. Thump- The cut piece of table top fell to the floor.

The manager blinked at the sudden events. Even though he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn’t believe it. Did he just cut the artificial marble with a knife? Is this possible?

Maru continued talking calmly.

“They say there was a real person who cut a tombstone with a knife, so as you just saw, it’s not impossible. Of course, not just anyone can do it.”

like this.

Ssuk- The wooden sofa next to him was neatly divided vertically. Maru, who was calmly looking at the sofa spread apart on the left and right, quietly put the sword back into its sheath. Sseuuruk- With a metallic sound, the black blade was hidden.

Maru, who had secretly placed a knife on the table, continued talking while looking at the manager.

“It was easy to cut them down, since they weren’t wearing armor, bulletproof vests, or sword-proof vests. I was a little worried about whether the blade would hold up, but the sword you gave me was a really good sword. Thanks to that, it was comfortable.”

“Huh- keum- hmm- that’s fortunate.”

I thought it was impossible, but it seems like it might not be impossible. If they had just cut it like they were cutting artificial marble, it would have been natural for there to be a sea of ​​blood in the video.

Come to think of it, there was even a story in Europe about a fully armed knight annihilating an entire village. It was hard to understand, but it wasn’t such an exaggeration that I wouldn’t believe what I saw with my own eyes.

“Okay. I’ll make sure to let you know about the underground water pipe. But you know.”

As the manager touched the tablet, documents appeared. The contents of the documents were a list of facilities that Maru had requested from the Detroit building.

[Solar power generation film installation work]

“Let’s say solar power is like that. After all, they are saying they will use electricity.”

As the manager’s fingers swept across the screen, the list changed.

“But what is this?”

[Smart Farm]

[Smart Livestock System]

“How can we understand that they are going to do farming, let alone livestock farming, in the building?”

“······.”

At the silence on the floor, the manager leaned forward slightly and spoke.

“What on earth is going on in Japan?”

“······.”

“What is the purpose of the construction we are doing now?”

“······.”

Slowly, Maru’s lips opened.

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Black van.

Various images appeared and disappeared simultaneously on several monitors. The person with the hood pulled down deep as he watched them stretched.

“Ahhhh- This is driving me crazy.”

Nothing changed anyway.

Even if a famous hacker risked his life to leak information, nothing would change. I know this is defeatist thinking, but the slogan that sharing information creates a better society has long since faded. If you reveal some hidden information or expose corruption, shouldn’t you be caught and put on a leash?

“H- shit- where are you going?”

Naturalized Japanese. Unusually fast issuance of citizenship. It is understandable that Virginia exerted her power, so it was processed in an instant, but the reason why Virginia exerted her power was also hidden.

It’s not like an onion, when you peel one, another layer comes out, and when you peel it again, another layer comes out. And then the last one pops out. The mutant barnacle incident. So the wildfires near Seattle were an incident that tried to stop the spread of the mutant barnacle.

“Radioactive mutant barnacles.”

Japan was almost isolated due to the earthquake, volcanic eruption, undersea earthquake, and tsunami. The air route was blocked and the sea route was blocked by floating rocks.

And the Japanese who escaped from Japan, which had become hell, were doing construction work on a building in the United States. It was clear that they were doing construction work in preparation for the apocalypse… It was clear that they knew something.

“I feel so uncomfortable.”

If you’re really preparing for the apocalypse, I think you should meet him.

There were those in America who prepared for the apocalypse, but few were as blatant as these people in building forts. For that reason alone, it was a good idea to get to know each other.

‘I really hate Detroit.’

A black van sped down the highway.