Rust - Chapter 178



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RUST -178

The commander chuckled at John Smith’s words.

I couldn’t believe it, but even if I did, it was still funny. What are we going to do with Director Yoo? Find out why he’s younger? What next?

“It belongs to the United States? Huh? Since when did the desires of the old men become the will of the United States?”

“Wasn’t it from the moment the Commander sat down in that seat?”

The commander’s face began to turn red.

“Now. Are you insulting me?”

“Not at all. The reason you are sitting there is obvious. It means that your abilities have been recognized from above. Unfortunately, I just reminded you that those who recognize your abilities are old people, and that those old people are the ones who decide the direction of the United States.”

John Smith remained calm even in the face of the commander’s red-hot wrath.

“Fuck. Okay. So we should leave the elite unit behind to strengthen the search?”

“Yes.”

“Even at the risk of armed conflict?”

“Of course. I’m sure you think so too, but it’s a good opportunity for us too.”

They must have sent their elite troops too. Japan, with its monster population, would be a good training ground. They must have tested new weapons just as we tested them.

You might be thinking, if we use the spy we’ve infiltrated in advance? We can secure our new weapon and reduce our forces at the same time.

If there are casualties on both sides? They’ll blame it on the monsters. Even if they secure the other side’s body, wouldn’t it be an easy situation to deny it by saying, “They’re just staging a play.”

So, it was a really good situation where they would kill each other.

“Is that why you pushed the exosuit in despite the presence of armored personnel carriers?”

“The exosuit was put in by the Department of Homeland Security. It was probably a performance test. The military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the company are serious about national defense and security.”

“Huh- If someone heard that, they’d think we were all on good terms?”

“Sometimes we fight with each other, but isn’t that because we are all competing? As I told you in writing before, we have prepared this.”

John Smith took out a small metal case and opened it. The pills were neatly packed. The commander’s expression became serious.

“You said it was a new type of combat aid.”

Combat stimulants were used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. They were very useful, but they also had serious side effects. Combat stimulants were like that. They were like a double-edged sword.

“Yes. I thought it was the best available because it minimized the side effects of the existing drugs and improved their performance···.”

It was a combat aid that corrected problems and areas that needed improvement identified during actual use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It can be used as an injection, and it is easy to use because it can be chewed without water. The effects include strengthening muscle strength, reflexes, and quickness. It is a masterpiece that can increase physical abilities by 15-20%, including improving night blindness and improving cardiopulmonary function.

“After seeing the data I recently acquired, my thoughts have changed.”

The drugs they used were out of the ordinary in many ways. Depending on the concentration used, physical abilities improved by as much as 50% to over 100%.

The downside is that you lose your reason. It is said that some people maintain their reason, but most people lose their reason.

Even so, since it was possible to identify the enemy, it was more than enough to be used as a powerful single attack.

“Haha. These crazy guys have come up with some really strange things. Who would have thought that they would use humans themselves as a kind of incubator? The idea of ​​using viruses to make raw materials reproduce on their own? Genius… no, it’s almost devilish.”

“If there are side effects like those in the data, then their medicine is just like self-destructing.”

“I agree. They are definitely crazy. But there are so many people who are taking advantage of what these crazy people have spread. It’s unmanageable.”

Their money and drugs were flowing into the United States. If you look at the data, they’ve been eating away at the United States for 10 years now. At least 10 years, maybe even longer.

I would have liked to catch and kill them all, but realistically, that was impossible. Wall Street bastards were the kind of people who would do anything for money, and there were still plenty of them who were running around in a happy circuit.

The commander nodded silently in agreement.

“It’s difficult. It’s hard.”

“What can we do? Even in this situation, this is a fight we absolutely cannot afford to lose.”

I never thought the rescue operation would turn into a reconnaissance operation. It also turned into a skirmish with many things at stake.

“How did the weeding go?”

“By now, the forward base area should be more or less cleared out. The bait we threw was huge. Although Lt. Col. Gilbert Brown had a hard time acting as the bait, he returned alive, so the operation was a success.”

“You couldn’t have filtered them all out, right?”

“Yes. Do you think they were all revealed at once? At least 30% must have remained.”

If it were an all-out war, it would have been possible to isolate the Japanese just as they had been in World War II, but that wasn’t the case yet.

“There’s a lot left.”

“We will have to weed out a few more times in the future, but it will be difficult to eradicate them. At least we have a better excuse now that this dangerous place has been created. If we continue to weed out and take the steam out of this place, I think the risk of an all-out war will actually decrease.”

The Japanese disaster has created a good place to filter out. If we clash here in a small-scale armed conflict, wouldn’t it be possible to relieve the pressure of an all-out war?

“Does small-scale conflict and wars of attrition reduce the risk of full-scale war? In fact, it could do the opposite?”

Children’s fights often turn into adult fights, and fistfights often turn into gunfights.

“Not now. What would happen if we captured all the elites who entered here? Since their elites have been captured, it would be difficult for them to do anything big. If the elites are consumed, it would be difficult to immediately engage in an all-out war, regardless of the outcome, according to the company’s prediction.”

“So, we should make it look like we’re withdrawing our troops to Korea, but in reality, we should reinforce our elite troops? We should melt down their elite soldiers as much as possible and break their will to fight?”

“Yes.”

“You’re stopping them from taking it from over there and also arresting Director Yoo?”

John Smith smiled back at the commander’s words. It’s nice to hear, but it can’t be easy. There were even parasites on this side. And capturing her?

“It’s hard to capture Director Yoo.”

“I know. That’s why I said we need to secure the body.”

“They probably think so too, right?”

“They must be even more anxious. They lost Lt. Col. Gilbert Brown, and they lost their research data and suffered casualties. They must have suffered a lot of losses as the spies they had planted here to catch them have been exposed. The only way for them to recover from the current situation is to catch Director Yoo, so they must be very anxious.”

When you get impatient, mistakes are bound to happen. And this was no different.

“Whew- Anyone who knows that woman will tell you not to touch her. She’s a real crazy woman.”

The commander remembered Director Yu, who had been on a mission in Iraq and Afghanistan. If he had ever been on an operation with her, he would never forget it. For better or worse.

This is the type of person you want to avoid as much as possible. A type you don’t want to encounter even as an ally. Capturing them? Killing them? It was horrible to think about how many casualties there would be.

John Smith also smiled bitterly.

“What should we do? Since we’ve already done something, we should either capture him alive or retrieve his body.”

“Ha- Okay. For now, let’s leave all the units in the forward base behind. They’re a unit filled with troublesome guys, but they’re pretty useful here.”

Since they are friends with war experience, they won’t be easily defeated by the enemy.

“If we want to engage them and secure Director Yoo, we simply don’t have enough numbers.”

The story between the Commander and John Smith became longer.

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Maru quietly looked at the back of the woman’s head, which was bowed deeply.

‘That’s right.’

How did Grandpa see through the hiding? It must have been because he knew about the hiding equipment. If not, it was because his senses were as good as a cockroach’s.

I tried to fish him a little because he seemed to know something, but he didn’t catch it and instead started to squirm. I got annoyed when the old man with dementia threatened to do the same thing to me, so I just swung it roughly.

Even so, it wasn’t a sword strike that could be easily blocked. Even if it didn’t kill him, he was planning on cutting off one of the old man’s arms, but he blocked it by letting it slip away.

‘That’s pretty good.’

It was definitely a good one. His eyes were normal, and judging from the way he apologized sincerely, he was of sound mind.

The cartel executive that we caught in the desert last time? Or is it similar to Yu Isa-rang?

Director Yoo is a total idiot and this guy is normal, so it’s hard to make a simple comparison. Anyway, I thought we were short on people anyway, so this seemed okay.

So let’s just keep it for now, Maru decided.

“Really. I’m sorry.”

“I don’t think this is something that can be ended with just a few words?”

Where are you trying to escape with just a few words?

The woman raised her head slightly and answered with a worried expression on her face.

“If you give me your phone number and account number, I will compensate you sufficiently.”

“The yen has become waste paper?”

First of all, you are Kip.

“I can give you either Yuan or Dollars.”

“Oh, I guess your family has quite a bit of money.”

Despite the slight rustling of the floor, the woman’s face did not lose its composure.

Although he had been stabbed with his own sword, he had become good at controlling his anger, but he was still able to get a passing grade on this.

Isn’t it much better than running wild without knowing anything? And mentioning the Yuan and the dollar means that there is quite a bit of money in the house…

‘house management?’

Maru’s head tilted slightly.

“What did you say your name was, Miss?”

“This is Kiriko Kadama.”

“Are you going···?”

“Have you heard? Yes. I am from the Gadama family. I will definitely compensate you on the name of the family.”

The woman answered with a proud face.

No, wait. Isn’t this that house?

Maru was momentarily confused by the memories that came to mind.

Wasn’t that old man, who was a member of the Japanese House of Councilors, Kadama? The old man who came to the hospital in a helicopter and immediately sent me out onto the rooftop. That man’s name was…

“By any chance, with Representative Gadama Keichi···.”

“Yes. This is my grandfather.”

What was the thought behind the answer? – The woman ground her teeth.

Uh. Um. Cancel keep.

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Pushshshshshshshshsh—-

White steam rose from where the wheels that had been attached to the exosuit had fallen off and burned up.

Beep-beep beep-

A motion detection signal appeared on the head-up display. The wheels were disappearing into the hole. It seemed like the armored personnel carriers had dug into the snow and were doing something.

phew-

Should it come out okay to this extent?

Kim Yang played back the footage from the camera attached to the exosuit.

An exosuit bravely jumping between the squeaking wheels. Like a heroine from a heroic drama. Magnificent courage that is not afraid of the horrible cockroaches, flames of heroism rising, and even the cockroaches retreating at the end. It was like a movie.

Yeah, it was good.

If you combine this footage from your own action cam with footage shot by American soldiers, wouldn’t it really be like a movie without a script? Ms. Kim was secretly looking forward to the next sponsorship.

I liked it overall, but if there was one area that needed improvement, it would be the defensive capabilities.

It was sufficiently protective against rifle bullets, 9mm pistol bullets, and various shrapnel, but its protection against 12.7mm bullets was not satisfactory.

‘Yeah, that guy. The one who marked his location and then lost it.’

Ms. Kim didn’t forget the humiliation of that time.

Miss Kim, who had been momentarily angry, continued her evaluation.

Next is the battery. The operational time for moving the battery was short.

‘We need to either increase battery capacity or make replacement quick and easy.’

Reviews must be honest. That way, we can make better products.

So where is our Baekjeong and what is he doing?

You must have been watching this body’s activities well.

Why are you a bitch and a nogari?