Rust - Chapter 166



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RUST -166

Maru transmitted the footage stored on the action cam to Kim Yang’s exosuit.

“Is that the person who came out there the same Director Yoo I mentioned last time?”

“???”

From the moment he first aimed his gun at Maru to the moment he passed by, Kim Yang was casting a light-up spell with her whole body. She turned around and watched it again, then watched it again in slow motion.

“Are you still watching? I told you to hurry up and watch it. Why are you rewinding and all that?”

“!!!”

I glanced at the scene that Kim Yang was watching over and over again, and it was the very scene where Director Yoo pointed a gun at Maru.

Is this shitting me out? I was already annoyed by that woman, and every time I watched it, I just kept watching that scene over and over again.

“Is that person Director Yoo?”

The air began to cool down. Kim Yang, who had been absentmindedly repeating the video, stopped in her tracks and nodded.

[hit.]

“You’re saying he’s older than Manager Hong? Does that really make him look like that?”

Huh? I was so focused on Colt Python that I didn’t even notice Director Yoo. Kim Yang, who was hurriedly looking at Director Yoo, muttered.

[Is that your daughter?]

“Are you kidding me?”

Steam began to slowly rise from my head.

[No. Not really. It looks really difficult.]

“What does that mean?”

[Director Yoo is old.]

He was really old. He had been to the Gulf War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan. But he was so tense and lively? He was so fresh, it was almost refreshing.

“So I ask. Is that woman Director Yoo?”

Kim Yang was embarrassed. Looking at the facial scars and the shape of her face, it was definitely similar to Director Yoo, but her skin was also like that, and she looked more than 20 years younger than when she last saw her. It was a face that was hard to guess her age, just like that.

[I think that’s right.]

“It seems right?” Maru took a deep breath.

“Okay. Let’s say that’s true. Is that woman’s personality originally like that?”

[What kind of personality?]

“What have you been looking at so far?”

Maru’s voice was low.

Kim Yang, hearing that voice, quickly made a judgment. ‘Ah. This isn’t it. Let’s avoid it.’

Kyueeeeing- With a motor sound, the exosuit tried to sneak to the side.

Srrrrrrrr-

“Stop. Return to original position.”

Kkeuiing- The mechanical sound subsided. ‘What on earth? Why?’ Ms. Kim had a hard time understanding what Maru was asking.

What part of it is like that? What’s with your personality? That you laughed? Shouldn’t you have laughed? Shouldn’t you have laughed? You’re laughing brightly? Isn’t that a good thing?

[Did you laugh?]

The blood vessels near Maru’s temples suddenly turned red.

“Ah- really.”

The tip of the sword trembled,

Pukwak …!!!

The sickroom wall was cut lengthwise. A horizontal blade cut through the reinforced concrete.

Crunch! Crunch! Sniff!

The strange cutting sound was amplified by the sensor and entered the helmet. Kim Yang shut her eyes tightly. A moment later, Maru, who had suddenly torn apart an entire wall, seemed to have lost some of his temper and put his sword back in its sheath.

Ms. Kim, who had been standing quietly and carefully next to me, spoke cautiously.

[Hey. Eat first.]

I ate first earlier.

Looking at Baekjeong’s sharp nerves, it was clear that it was because his blood sugar level was low.

Yeah, that’s right. There was a sensitive reason from earlier.

“······.”

Kim Yang nodded her head toward Maru, who was looking at her in disbelief.

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Maru, who had forgotten to eat five combat rations and calmed down, tried to talk to Kim Yang. Getting angry wasn’t going to help. Now that I think about it, something similar happened last time.

But once you talk, he tries to listen carefully. Maru explained while watching the video.

“Look here. Director Yoo is smiling. His eyes aren’t smiling, but his mouth is. This isn’t a real smile. That’s why I said it was weird. Do you understand?”

[······.]

“And this part. It’s the part that really bothers me. See how he’s touching the gun? That’s provocation. What if I get mad and cut him up? There’s CCTV up there, right? It’ll all be recorded there.”

[······.]

“There’s no hood here. You can’t hack either, so the American soldiers are watching. But what if I cut you up? What if the footage gets leaked? I’m the only one who gets screwed. But what if I act crazy and cut you up? Do you have two lifelines? That’s why I asked you what your personality is like.”

[······.]

Uh… why is personality a problem?

Kim Yang glanced at the knife on Maru’s waist. If he had a good personality, wouldn’t he cut it? Depending on his personality, he would cut it or not? But, can you tell just by looking at it?

“She’s just like that. Her personality is just like that. Then I understand, but her personality isn’t like that. Then there must be a reason for that. What is that reason?”

Oh? That could be so. Kim Yang felt enlightened.

“Is Director Yoo originally the type of person to provoke people like that and then just go after them without any follow-up?”

[She’s a little crazy.]

Maru acknowledged Kim Yang’s testimony. If he was crazy, that would be the end of it. I see. Well, it did seem a bit wrong.

“A face like that where the eyes don’t smile but only the mouth smiles?”

Isn’t that normal? Isn’t that how everyone is? Does it seem normal? What’s the problem?

Kim Yang tilted her head. Then she started drawing on the floor. She drew a circle, and then drew a line like this at the bottom.

[What kind of expression is this?]

“Smile? It’s a smiling expression.”

Next to that, Ms. Kim drew another circle. She drew two long eyes inside the circle like 0 0, then drew an arc that goes up to the mouth area, and looked up at the floor.

[This?]

“This is also a smile.”

[Then what about this guy? He’s smiling, right?]

“······.”

The last thing Kim Yang drew was a circle with two dots for eyes and a line for a mouth. Whether or not there are eyes, no matter what the shape of the eyes is, a smile is a smile.

Maru suddenly felt dizzy.

‘I guess that’s how you can think of that expression.’, ‘Am I weird?’, ‘Am I just treating that crazy bitch like a normal person?’, ‘What on earth am I…’

Kim Yang said to Maru.

[If you look closely, it’s definitely strange.]

“···what?”

[It seems like it’s gotten harder. Strangely enough.]

“Since he’s a world mover, he must have had surgery or some kind of procedure.”

Maru was just so shocked.

[No. It’s definitely weird.]

“······.”

Kim Yang played the video again. The very first part that the action cam caught. That is, the part where Director Yoo aimed an empty gun at Maru and Maru reflexively turned his head to avoid the line of fire.

“Why is this?”

[Not normal.]

Kim Yang played the video in slow motion. He pulled out his gun and fired twice in an instant. He checked the time and it was 0.016 seconds. Even the person who was called the fastest gunman in the world said he fired two shots in 0.02 seconds.

It wasn’t just a difference of 0.004 seconds. 10 seconds and 9.996 seconds were completely different worlds, and 8.996 seconds and 9 seconds were even bigger differences. Above all, Director Yoo’s age was the problem.

In any sport that involves the body, whether it be mixed martial arts or archery, who would win if a former world champion in his 50s and an active world champion in his 20s fought? Aging is something that cannot be overcome by living beings. The decline in physical ability that comes with it was inevitable.

[But. It’s much faster than when you showed me.]

“Look at you? Did you learn from Director Yoo?”

Maru looked at Miss Kim. ‘Is she by any chance that master and disciple?’, ‘So you feel a little sorry for Miss Kim?’

[Didn’t we talk about this at the beginning?]

“when?”

[At first?]

“No… Okay. So. Director Yoo is different than before?”

[difference.]

Kim Yang speaks firmly, but she strangely exudes a battle aura. Even though she herself says it’s strange, she’s so motivated? If she were to fight, Kim Yang would probably lose? Why is she so motivated? It’s really hard to understand.

[Do you think Director Yoo will hit first?]

“That’s not it.”

Since he was trying to scout, he didn’t seem to be thinking of hitting her first. The empty gun provocation was the same. If you thought it was something you could just let go of, you could. It was just a slightly crazy woman going crazy, but he was the one who got angry about it.

[Then we go first??]

“No. When I think about it, there’s no reason for that.”

What happens if you cut it off because it’s bothering you a little?

In retrospect, it was true that I was sensitive. The woman called World Director suddenly pointed a gun at me and I was annoyed because I thought I might get hit by a bullet without being able to dodge it all. On top of that, she scratched me gently, so I was half-angry.

The aura of fighting spirit that Kim Yang had been radiating had turned into a dull aura of disappointment.

“Why? You want to fight with Isarang?”

With those words, Kim Yang regains his battle aura.

“You said you saw me shoot a gun? So you’re not a teacher or a master?”

[I told you to try it if you can.]

There might be an exosuit. What if I just rush in and shoot them with a chain gun? Hee-hee, I could feel Ms. Kim smiling.

“Mr. Kalin. Mr. Vladimir Kalin.”

There was a sound of someone looking for Maru outside the hospital room. Maru said to Ms. Kim as he went out.

“Let’s talk about the complicated priest-student relationship later. For now, shooting is prohibited.”

[······.]

No, why just me?

Looking at the video, it looks like you were going to cut it down if necessary. Can’t you just shoot it without thinking it won’t be caught on CCTV? If there’s no witness, it’s clear?

Kim Yang’s appealing gaze was obscured by the exosuit helmet and was ineffective.

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Knock knock knock

Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Brown took his hand from his mouth. The blood was dark red on his palm. The ash, dust, and smoke were hard to bear, but the virus was attacking his lungs.

If there is one thing I must do before I die, it is to spare the remaining soldiers and those I have saved. If I must die anyway, I will burn my life for the United States and for the honor of the United States.

“Yes, the operation proposed by Vladimir Kalin. Is it possible?”

“In the current situation, that method is the most realistic.”

The method suggested by Maru. It was to use the wires to get down. How about connecting the wires to the trees below on the 15th floor and sliding down? The more ropes you hang, the faster your escape will be.

The problem was if they were discovered while escaping.

Unlike the normal madmen, the mutants who ate brains and hearts were highly intelligent. They would not let the fish in their fishing grounds escape.

There was a risk that they would attack, and in the worst case scenario, they would follow us out. So we needed a team to attract their attention and guard the rear until everyone was out.

The team that took the first spot was also in danger. The more people gathered outside, the more it was like a buffet for the monsters around them.

If we were lucky, a rescue team from the forward base would be able to take up position and provide support, but if the timing wasn’t right, we would have to hold out with just our own forces, and in the snow that was nearly 5 meters deep.

“Mr. Kalin is here.”

“I will take care of you.”

Knock knock knock

Coughing hard into his handkerchief, Lieutenant Brown looked at the map. There was a lake and a park. The trees there were thick and there was a possibility.

“What was there in the park direction?”

“There were giant rats and cats.”

“Then most of them must have come inside the hospital.”

“If you think about when the defense line was broken, it’s more likely to happen.”

If we can keep the mutants and animals in the hospital, the chances of the operation being successful will increase. Lieutenant Colonel Brown asked Maru, who was watching.

“What do you think?”

“It seems possible.”

Maru also examined the terrain map. If the nearby mutants and animals had gathered at the hospital as the lieutenant colonel had said, the escape operation had a high chance of success.

However, in that case, it was difficult to guarantee the survival of the team that had to stay until the end and draw aggro. Since the mutants were smarter than expected, it was really difficult to avoid being caught escaping.

What about the large numbers of giant rats and cats there? If you want to keep them in the hospital, you can’t just stand there and defend. You have to go around and play hide-and-seek.

“Wouldn’t it be possible if we had an exosuit?”

“It’s difficult because of the durability issue, but also because the battery life is low.”

It was Maru who responded immediately. Fighting the mutants with just one exosuit? If they entered close combat, it was clear that they wouldn’t be able to last long and would end up with their limbs torn apart.

Even a 3.5m tall armored vehicle can have its armor completely torn off and dismantled, so how can an exosuit, which is much lighter than that, hold up?

“What about using an optical stealth robe?”

“If the purpose is to draw aggro, then it’s not right.”

If you start chopping it up one by one on your own, it will take a long time, but it is not impossible. But is there a reason to take the risk?

Lieutenant Brown spoke heavily in response to Maru’s answer.

“I will be there until the very end.”

“······.”

But?