Rust - Chapter 201



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RUST [RUST]-201

Northern Tokyo, Japan.

February was a harsh month in Japan, with the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and a major earthquake.

“Fuck! You want me to keep searching?”

I don’t know what the idiots are thinking when they say they’re searching and rescuing survivors in this situation.

[Chi? Chik? A11 area repeater replacement begins. Chiiik-]

“Because there might be Chinese people nearby. Be on high alert.”

[Chiiik- Okay. Beep. Beep.]

The ash and smoke were terrible. They were planting small repeaters everywhere in preparation for the prediction that communications disruption would continue for the next three months or more. And the enemy was destroying those repeaters.

Ambushes, surprise attacks, lures, and annihilation operations surrounding the relay station were repeated. It was an endless war of attrition.

They say they have cut off additional support and supplies from China by dropping buoys equipped with communication relays, radar, and sonar into the sea, but their numbers show no sign of decreasing.

Since it has become difficult to distribute openly, shouldn’t the attacks be reduced? On the contrary, their attacks have become more intense.

A series of extraordinary situations. Even though everything is a mess, they are told to search and rescue survivors.

“Was there no other story?”

“None. Maintain the front line, continue searching and rescuing survivors.”

“This is driving me crazy. Any additional support and supplies?”

“No additional troops. Supplies will arrive within 12 hours.”

Should we say that it is fortunate that at least the supply is not cut off?

Cats the size of leopards, rats the size of an adult man’s thigh, and cockroaches that could be as long as 30 centimeters. It took a lot of bullets and napalm to catch them.

It wasn’t just the monsters that were the problem. The survivors were the problem. The survivors who had been fine until morning started rioting at lunchtime.

They say that this is the violence that appears when infected with a mutant virus, but they rushed at me without fear even when I pointed a gun at them, so I had no choice but to suppress them harshly. I couldn’t take away their weapons, right? After suppressing them so harshly, anti-American sentiment among the Japanese skyrocketed. What do you want me to do?

Not only that, but when we gathered the survivors one by one, there were some strange people among them. They were people with exceptionally strong physical abilities. Maybe it was because we held out with them as the center, but there were more survivors than we thought.

But that was also a problem. The survivors who had gathered around the ability group did not follow the control well. There were many cases where they refused to be rescued or only asked to hand over relief supplies.

Those who refused to go, even though they were told to bring them no matter what, were told to do so by force, and so bad rumors began to spread. All sorts of malicious rumors were spread, such as that they would be taken for human experiments or that they would be sent out as cannon fodder.

Even as attempts to raid the armory were repeated several times, centered around those with abilities, the situation on the ground became crazy, but those above were ignoring such reports and were only focused on securing survivors.

[Chijijik- Lieutenant, a woman is approaching the armory.]

“Women? Are you sure it’s one?”

[Beep- Yes. I’m alone. They keep approaching. What should I do? Chiik-]

“After the warning, do as the procedure requires.”

There was a similar incident before. An incident where the armory was attacked because they let their guard down because they thought the person was unarmed. If he had come alone, there was a high chance that he was a capable person.

[Chiiik- Got it. Woman! Right there! Stop right there or I’ll shoot! Beep!]

Fortunately, unlike monsters, most people with powers are immune to bullets. There were rumors that some people were immune to bullets, but there were no official announcements or reports.

[Cheeeeeeee-]

“What happened?”

[Beep-Beep]

“Hey? Sergeant Holden. Respond.”

[cheeeee-beep-]

“Emergency!”

“The armory was raided.”

“Everyone gather, except for the border guards.”

“Go to the armory!”

Instead of giving a warning, we should have shot him right away. Shouldn’t we prioritize the Japanese survivors, the people’s will, and our children?

The lieutenant took out his gas mask and put it on. As he stepped out of the barracks, he saw soldiers ready to go out in an instant, across the hazy air.

“The person who raided the armory is presumed to be a person with abilities.”

“Even if she is an unarmed woman, you should never let your guard down.”

The lieutenant leading his men to the armory could not shake off an ominous feeling.

The distance from the armory to the barracks was only about 70 to 80 meters. They had told us to shoot to kill after a warning, so if they had fired warning shots, we should have heard gunshots. But the communication was cut off without a sound.

“Surround the armory. Two people per group.”

“No warning. Just shoot to kill.”

“Even if he is unarmed, don’t let your guard down. Kill him immediately upon confirmation.”

The soldiers, divided into two-person groups, began to spread out widely. Although the ash and smoke had cleared, visibility was still within 20 to 30 meters.

The area in front of the armory began to blur. The person standing guard was no longer visible.

Four people were killed without firing a single shot? The lieutenant, his thoughts complicated, calmly advanced.

Whoosh- I turned my gun at the feeling of something passing by, but there was nothing. Only a small squeak- squeak- sound could be heard from over there. Again, whoosh- the feeling of something passing by followed by the sound.

“Shoot it!”

“If you see it, shoot it!”

I could only see it after going all the way to the front of the armory. The four bodies lying in a row were in a horrible state. Their heads were blown off, their necks were twisted. Fortunately, the armory wasn’t looted.

“Secure the armory. Everyone gather together!”

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“Gather in front of the armory!”

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Kwajik!

I turned my head at the dull impact and saw the half-cracked head of one of the soldiers next to me. My subordinate fell backwards along with the shattered pieces of the pavement block.

‘Fuck.’

A small hand appears as soon as the head that had glanced away turns forward.

A small, white hand grabbed the lieutenant’s windpipe.

Ugh

Before I could even pull the trigger, my arm was twisted like a corn stalk and broken.

A scene where he grabs the gun by the neck with one hand and twists the entire arm holding the gun with the other.

The lieutenant struggled in excruciating pain, but the white hand that was grabbing his windpipe showed no mercy. The woman’s eyes looked at the lieutenant’s face and then turned to his uniform name tag.

“Lieutenant. Lieutenant Baran.”

Ugh. Ugh.

A languid woman’s voice came to my ear.

“There’s something I want to ask you.”

Ugh.

Ugh.

“I wish you would answer me right away.”

An evil force that grows stronger and stronger.

Whatever you ask, you have to let this out for me to answer. Lieutenant Baran expressed his feelings desperately.

moment.

Woojijijik-

The lieutenant’s collar was torn off.

The terrible pain of having your flesh ripped off. Blood gushing out.

You asked?

You said you had something to ask?

The lieutenant fell to his knees on the floor, flailing his twisted arms.

A woman entered the lieutenant’s eyes. Her languid eyes looked down at the lieutenant.

“Because you didn’t answer quickly.”

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“Ah- Didn’t you ask a question?”

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“Then I ask, where is my gun?”

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The lieutenant’s pupils slowly dilated as his neck, blood gushing out, snapped back.

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Maru wondered if he should believe the story told by Director Dan Brown of the Department of Homeland Security.

“The forward base was completely destroyed?”

[Yes.]

I fought alongside the US military in Japan, but the power of a single forward base was formidable. Above all, when I think of the armored personnel carriers, it was hard to understand the term annihilation.

It was a weapon that did its job even in situations where normal tanks or armored vehicles could not be used due to volcanic ash, smoke, and heavy snowfall. But the forward base with such armored personnel was completely destroyed?

In modern warfare, the expression annihilation was used even if casualties were only 15-20%, so it was likely a joke.

“Total destruction? Are you saying there were more than 20% casualties?”

[···I misspoke. They were annihilated.]

Annihilation? No survivors? What are you talking about? Even if a pack of monster cats or rats attacked, the armored personnel carriers were enough to stop them.

Then, would the cockroaches have come out in numbers of ten thousand and swept away? It was impossible. It would be difficult for cockroaches the size of a forearm to gather in numbers of ten thousand, and how could they maintain that size? Even if they had gathered in numbers and attacked the forward base, the result would have been the same. If they had fired napalm flamethrowers, they would have just roasted the cockroaches.

“What on earth was that? Was it a mutant? Even if it was a mutant, it would be difficult to wipe it out.”

Even if it had been attacked by a mutant that became smarter the more it ate human brains and hearts, it would have been difficult to wipe them out. Could it have been attacked by the Chinese military?

[It appears to have been attacked by a person.]

[Based on the traces confirmed so far, it seems like he was attacked by someone with physical abilities.]

Maru nodded. It seemed like someone with dangerous physical abilities was being installed, so he said, ‘Don’t we have a really good swordsman? Let’s send him to catch him.’

“I understand your situation, but it’s difficult to go to Japan right now.”

[······.]

“First of all, the weapons are out. Me and Miss Kim.”

Not only was the knife that had lost its teeth and turned into a saw, but the exosuit that Kim Yang was using was also tasteless. Above all, there was not much left of neutralizer.

As I used it when I needed it, I only had two left. I had to go to the US and prepare the facilities to make the neutralizer. I also had to get the materials in advance and stockpile them. There were a lot of things to do.

[Are you talking about a weapon?]

“Yes. You can’t go there empty-handed and do anything, right? If it takes time to make weapons on the mainland and send them here, it would be much faster to form a response team and send them here.”

It took time to make a new sword. The same goes for Kim Yang’s exosuit. Considering the time it would take to make and send it, it would have been much faster to form a response team and go.

[···Okay- Okay.]

“Then let’s go and talk.”

[yes.]

Hee-juk-juk- Kim Yang, who was cleaning and petting the Colt Python, looked at him.

‘Japan. Don’t you have to go?’

‘okay.’

‘Hoo hoo hoo – Can I look forward to it?’

‘?’

Oh? Sponsorship. Right. That was good.

As Maru nodded, Kim Yang’s eyes became even brighter.

?

What else was there? That’s right. Hanwoo tuple.

“Excuse me. Sir, on your way here, let’s stop by a butcher shop specializing in Korean beef.”

“Are you talking about a butcher shop specializing in Korean beef?”

“Yes. Do you know a good place?”

“Let’s see. There’s one nearby.”

“Then please.”

Kim Yang smiled with satisfaction at Maru’s words.

There’s a hood and a nurse, so I guess I should bring about 20kg? Since I’m taking it in the refrigerator, I think that should be enough.

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A crow sitting on a bare tree branch turned its head crookedly.

Caw?

No one is visible, but there are footprints in the snow.

Huh- Huh- Huh-

Heavy breathing filled the air.

What is it? What was it?

The special forces soldier, who had been running at full speed with his stealth device on, leaned against the wall for a moment to catch his breath.

Gasp- haak- gasp-

Was it okay to avoid this far? For now, I was alive, but the future was bleak. Since the party didn’t get the results they wanted, I had to build up more achievements. I had to stop my family from going to the Human Body Mystery Exhibition. No matter what.

It is said that a woman who said that they must capture them alive and if that is difficult, secure their bodies, blew herself up. The furious party leadership issued an order to secure as many Japanese survivors as possible and send them back to Japan.

In particular, he ordered that those with enhanced physical abilities or special abilities should never be missed. If they were likely to be missed, he ordered that they be killed and their bodies be sent back to their home country.

At first, things went smoothly. Until the interference of the American imperialists. They fought the Americans in the stronghold city where they had stockpiled supplies and achieved great results, killing many of them. But that was short-lived. The Japanese reconstruction force, consisting mainly of refugees and capable people, appeared and took away the stronghold city.

It was fortunate that supply depots had been built in several places, otherwise it would have been a very dangerous moment. The operation to reclaim the lost city and suppress the American bastards who continued to advance began.

This time, the target was the American forward base that was poking out. The plan was to destroy the communication relay station they had installed, lure the armored soldiers out, and bypass the main force to attack their base.

‘There are no border guards.’

‘It’s strange?’

‘Is it a trap?’

‘No. It’s too quiet for that.’

‘There’s no sign of popularity.’

‘Scattered.’

As we entered the American forward base, it was spread out like this.

Corpses.

There were corpses everywhere. Bodies with crushed faces, broken backs, and broken limbs were strewn about.

‘There is no trace of rebellion.’

‘There are no cartridges.’

‘what?’

‘Search.’

As they searched in such a scattered manner, people began to disappear one by one. Because of the ash and smoke, visibility was low, so it took a long time to realize that several people had been hit.

And that’s it.

He took out a special transmitter from his bosom. The moment he pressed the touchscreen, a voice was heard.

“You came far?”

!

The man’s body jumped up. He tried to run away immediately, but the boulder that came in crushed his hiding equipment and shattered his pelvis.

Kwajik!

Kkaaaaaaah—

A voice slowly approached, heedless of the desperate screams.

“There’s something I want to ask you.”

Ugh.

Ugh.

Boom-

The dull, crunching sound was lost in the gray snow.