Rust - Chapter 162



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RUST -162

[Chijik- Clear.]

There was a hint of irritation in Kim Yang’s voice coming from the communicator. It seemed like she couldn’t shake it off.

“OK, just go straight in.”

[Not lured.]

I tried to use the subtle sounds the exosuit made to lure the things inside to one side, but they didn’t work.

“Scrap the lure operation and just sweep everything you see. I’ll see you at the elevator.”

[Okay.]

Kim Yang’s voice relaxed a little. I told you to just sweep it away, so you’ll do well.

“But these are funny.”

They say there is discord between the agencies, but shouldn’t information be shared quickly? It was like that in the past, and there were a lot of problems when the agencies fought each other, so is it still like this?

The mutated animals were strange. Most people infected with the mutated virus would become angry and go wild, or they would change as if they had dementia, but the beasts seemed to be getting smarter.

They say that mutants become smarter by eating human brains and hearts, but what about beasts? And there’s no way the kids at the forward base didn’t notice these changes.

Swish!

A hanging head, clinging to the blade. Maru pulled the blade out of the giant cat’s head.

Very strong bones, even the leather is tough and thick. Can 5.56mm bullets stop this? 7.62mm would probably be fine too? Regular bullets were no good, and it would have to be hit with armor-piercing bullets, which wouldn’t be easy.

The sharp claws, like a karimbit knife, were also threatening. They could be pulled out and used as a knife.

Even so, there was no way a giant cat or dog could not take over a burglar hospital.

‘There’s something else.’

That means there’s something that can destroy armored personnel carriers that are over 3.5 meters tall. What could it be?

Tudadadadadak!

■■■■■■■!

The sound of the chain gun shook the hallway as if it was waking Maru from his thoughts. The sound of Kim Yang pouring out her cool water resonated in all directions.

‘Where is what?’

Let’s take a look and see what all this nonsense is about.

The new version of Maru wearing the optical concealment robe has disappeared.

Swaying – The space shook slightly.

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Beep! Beep! Beep!

A red mark was captured on the head-up display (HUD). As soon as Kim Yang aligned the red mark, the crosshair, and the muzzle, he pulled the trigger. The gun’s characteristic chain motor sound was heard, and flames shot out of the muzzle.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeing!

Tudadadadadak!

■■■■■■■!

Everything in a straight line was torn apart. If it was behind a wall, it went through the wall and smashed it. If it was under furniture, it smashed and crushed the furniture.

The red mark continued to grow even as it was pounded, pounded, and crushed with armor-piercing bullets. The barrel of the chain gun began to gradually heat up.

A rat weighing over 10kg bit the leg of Ms. Kim’s exosuit. The rat’s front teeth, unable to penetrate the armor made of graphene and a special alloy, made a scraping sound.

Bam!

An iron fist smashed into a rat’s head.

Doesn’t that rat’s head break?

Kim Yang turned up the suit’s output. The small mechanical sound became slightly louder.

Snap!

The rat’s cervical vertebrae were broken by a hammering blow. It was hard.

All I did was throw two punches, and the rats came rushing in from all directions and latched onto the exosuit.

“eww-”

Climbing, helmet, waist, legs, arms. A gnawing sound that sticks to your whole body.

Ms. Kim immediately rolled back.

The safety pin came off and two grenades attached to the suit fell to the ground.

Kwung- Boom-

Small fragments pound the exosuit through the continuous explosion.

Kim Yang, who had shaken off the clinging rats, aimed the chain gun forward.

At that moment, a hole appeared in the ceiling.

Thud- Thud, the rat pups pouring down like water onto the chain gun.

Whatever. Ms. Kim pulled the trigger.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeing!

Tudadadadadak!

■■■■■■■!

An armor-piercing bullet skimmed across the floor and swept all the way to the ceiling.

567···534···512···498···

Ammunition numbers were rapidly decreasing.

Even though I haven’t killed them yet, I think I’ve killed over 200. Where are they coming from? Kim Yang kept pulling the trigger.

The fierce barrage of bullets turned everything in sight into pieces of flesh. Only after the swarming rats had dwindled to about ten did Kim let out a small breath.

‘Whew- ew- slurp.’

The red-hot chain gun barrel gave off white steam.

‘It’s tough. Huu-‘

I also had to check the battery level and manage the remaining ammunition.

‘The battery drains really fast.’

‘Bullets fly in an instant…’

The exosuit was slightly damaged, but not to the extent that it would interfere with its functionality.

Kim Yang raised her helmet because of her intense thirst. She felt dizzy because of the stinging smell of blood. Kim Yang, who frowned slightly, took a few sips of water and was about to take a short break, when suddenly an alarm sounded.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

huh?

I roughly wiped off the sweat and put on my helmet. There were red marks engraved in a circle. The number of red marks that used to be around 7 or 8 in the distance increased to 20 or 30.

‘What is it? Is it broken?’

The number of marks that had been 20 to 30 quickly increased to 50 to 60, and later the entire HUD turned red.

‘Huh? Huh?’

The red waves began to get closer. I was supposed to meet Baekjeong at the elevator…

[Choi!]

As soon as the sound rang in her ears, Ms. Kim reflexively pulled out the tear gas canister and threw it.

Push shush shush!

White smoke billowed out in all directions.

White smoke billowing out. Thick fog that made it impossible to see ahead. The moment I stared blankly at the hallway that was turning white, I heard Baekjeong’s voice.

[Hey. Let’s do our best.]

“Uh. Yeah.”

It was Ms. Kim who had come to her senses and ‘behaved well’.

[What about the rat pups? Did they run away?]

The HUD screen that had been flooded with red waves gradually returned to normal. The orange and red afterimages remaining on the ground represented the rat pups that were slowly cooling down.

“I went.”

[I was worried that it wouldn’t work because it’s changed so much. Fortunately, it’s not. How about the bullets? How many are left?]

Kim Yang’s eyes scanned the rolling display window.

“About 420 rounds?”

[···420 rounds? Hah- What about the battery?]

therefore.

“38%”

[Ah- this is true. I came all the way here, so I can’t go back empty-handed···]

“······.”

That’s right. I was upset that I had gone through all this trouble and got nothing. Kim Yang nodded in agreement.

But where is Baekjeong? I turned my head around several times to check, but I couldn’t find anything.

[There was nothing else besides the rat and the cat?]

“There wasn’t any.”

[That’s strange. Something must have happened… Did the rats make them go somewhere else?]

“······.”

[Come to the elevator first.]

“Okay.”

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Maru inserted the emergency key into the elevator.

The elevator lights came on along with an announcement, indicating that emergency power was on.

If so, there was a high probability that there would be survivors on the 15th floor. If there was electricity, it would mean that the equipment essential to sustaining life was still in operation. If only the heating and running water were working, there would be quite a few survivors.

Wheein- Wheein-

Kim Yang arrived, equipped with an exosuit and accompanied by a mechanical sound. There were marks of rips and scrapes here and there, but there were no punctures in the armor.

“Nothing strange?”

“There wasn’t any.”

“Put your helmet back on. Don’t take it off until we get back.”

[Okay.]

The elevator went up as if nothing had happened.

“For now, I’ll stay hidden. You get ready too.”

Kim Yang nodded at Maru’s words. The last time the door opened, the people who had stabbed the window came to mind. This time, they might have fired a gun.

Kim Yang’s exosuit had excellent bulletproof performance, but that was only effective against small-caliber firearms. It would be difficult to say that it would be 100% effective against armor-piercing or depleted uranium bullets fired from a heavy machine gun.

Kim Yang held out his small shield and prepared to fire his chain gun. He was ready to scratch at the slightest chance. Maru covered himself with his stealth robe and focused his senses. He concentrated his mind to see if there was anything on the other side.

Something felt slightly irritating. The moment the elevator reached the 15th floor, the irritating feeling instantly turned into something alive.

[Ding! The door opens.]

“Shoot!”

Tudadadadadak!

Before the doors could even open completely, the chain gun unleashed a barrage of bullets. 7.62mm armor-piercing bullets tore through the elevator doors like a sheet of paper. A scream of pain erupted from the creaking elevator doors.

Ughhhhhhhhhh!

The body of the mutant waiting in front of the door was hit by an armor-piercing bullet. The mutant stretched out his arms even as holes were being drilled into him. With his massively swollen muscles and excessively large body, he snatched the small shield that Kim Yang was holding.

A black solid line emerged from the rippling space and was drawn on the mutant’s arm.

A trickle of dark red blood began to flow out along the black line that appeared and disappeared on his forearm, and then his forearm split open like a clam placed on charcoal. With a thud, his severed forearm fell to the floor.

Big?

The mutant who had been charging forward even after being shot more than 10 times in the chest and stomach began to back away hesitantly.

Kim Yang, who did not miss that moment, continued to pull the trigger. The muzzle of the chain gun was aimed from the stomach to the chest, and from the chest to the mutant’s head.

Ppatadadadadak!

Armor-piercing bullets rained down on the head. It seemed as if the mutant head could withstand a few hits, but then it exploded and shattered into pieces.

Kim Yang quickly got off the elevator. The red energy displayed on the HUD. It wasn’t much, but it was headed this way.

[3 at 3 o’clock. 1 at 9 o’clock. Approach.]

“3 o’clock island!”

It was Ms. Kim who automatically responded to Maru’s voice.

[3 o’clock! Island!!!]

Kim Yang, who had placed the flashbang grenade at the 3 o’clock position, counted the numbers.

[Three. Two. One!]

Ms. Kim turned her head and shut her eyes tightly.

Flash!

Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk!

The HUD sensor was momentarily disabled by the strong light and noise. Chi-chi- the screen slowly started working again.

There was a variant that was holding its eyes shut, a variant that was standing with its arms outstretched, and a variant that was just running forward.

At the moment when Kim Yang was hastily aiming the chain gun and pulling the trigger, the body of the running mutant split into upper and lower parts. Then, the mutant’s arm, which was stretched out forward, fell off, and then his neck fell off. A black solid line appeared on the crown of the mutant’s head, which was holding its eyes tightly, and then split left and right.

Thud thud thud — thud …

‘uh?’

My heart was pounding with excitement.

‘9 o’clock!’

What caught Kim Yang’s eye as he turned the chain gun that was pointing to the right to the left was the mutant’s body being cut into four pieces in an X shape in the air.

The rippling figure disappeared through the gap that was split into four pieces.

My heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to burst.

The inside of the exosuit, which automatically maintained body temperature, seemed to alternate between cold and hot water. It gave me goosebumps, and then my skin became hot as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper.

Kim Yang clenched and unclenched his fist. His hand, which had lost strength without him knowing it, slowly began to regain strength.

‘Yeah. Let’s do well.’

Nod.

Exosuits are bullshit.

Huh- Ms. Kim took a deep breath and took a step towards the left.

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He swung his sword at the side of the mutant who was stuck to the hastily welded barricade.

No way!

The resilience felt when the blade dug into the mutant’s hide. This wasn’t skin, it was leather. Leather that was incomparably tougher than that of a giant cat, dog, or rat.

As I cut into the leather, the tightly woven muscle fibers received the blade. Likewise, the muscles were so tight that it was hard to imagine them as human muscles.

When the blade that tore through the muscle fibers touched the bone, a strong repulsion was generated. The repulsion and elasticity were so strong that if you swung it clumsily, it would bounce off. However, the blade that Maru swung ignored everything and cut through it.

‘All these kids were here.’

15th floor.

A place where survivors who fled in the hope that they might be able to escape via helicopter gathered. The traces scattered throughout the reception area on the first floor and the central lobby were all the work of these guys.

Would the armored personnel carriers be able to fight these guys? The output of the exosuit that Kim Yang was riding seemed to be too much for close combat.

KHAAAAAAH! (Where are you! Where are you!)

Maru, who had stabbed the thing with his mouth open and screamed, pulled out the sword horizontally.

The neck gaped open as the blade that had pierced the cervical vertebrae slipped out to the side.

The mutant struggled to find the floor, flailing his arms even though his neck was half-cut off.

The moment Maru, who was hiding in a robe, was about to come to an end.

Chi-ik-

“Get out of the way!”

A flamethrower protruding from one side of the barricade spewed fire, accompanied by a husky female voice.