Rust - Chapter 215



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RUST -215

I thought maybe the rats had gotten smart enough to cut the wires.

So even if we ignore the fact that he might have set up a trap and ambushed her, he said he was prepared for the Seongdong Gyeokseo?

It was so absurd that I actually started laughing.

“Haha- I thought you weren’t just some simple rat.”

I took a step forward with the corners of my lips raised.

Jeobuk-

It seemed as if a crimson aura was blooming along with my footsteps.

The air was heavy. As death rippled through the flames, the squeaking cries became quiet. Only the crackling of napalm and the sound of footsteps filled the night sky.

Jeobuk-

Brrrr-

The rat pups stiffened and collapsed. They were urinating and foaming at the mouth. The circle that had surrounded the floor collapsed and fell into the shape of a pile.

Jeobuk-

Kwajik-

Ppachik-

The sound of bones breaking.

The sound of a leather pouch bursting

With every step, a clump of crushed blood appeared.

Maru was amazed at the sight of him struggling to keep his place even as he died without being able to do anything.

These guys were under control.

Like Soviet soldiers running towards the Germans who had built up positions in World War II, they were running towards certain death. Just like rats, they were holding their ground against their instincts, just like people.

“This is ridiculous.”

Did the Soviets just charge in World War II?

No. There were some bastards who threatened and encouraged me from behind.

Political officers. Military officers. People like that.

Then of course these little rats would have it too.

That kind of role.

Maru’s eyes scanned the rats that looked exactly like him. The rats that met Maru’s eyes foamed at the mouth and flipped over. Behind the flipped rats, there were some large ones here and there. Those were them. He couldn’t run away because of them.

Found it.

As if the low murmur of the floor had become the roar of a tiger, the rats that had been surrounding them fell down in a circle.

As if the circular wave was a reaction, Maru’s body soared into the air. Thousands of rat heads chased Maru’s figure. And then death descended.

Kwajik!

Maru, who flew behind the siege, began to trample on the rats in the poisonous chamber. They held out for a while even against Maru’s life force. They opened their mouths to reveal their teeth and raised their claws in a slow movement, but it was futile.

Bam-

A rat that was kicked with the instep was cut off in midair.

Pak-

The body of the large rat whose head had been stepped on trembled and fell to the ground.

Buhwaaaaaaaah-

A long, drawn-out sound. With a crack of air, the rats that had been in the blade’s reach were torn to pieces.

Jjieeeeeek-

As soon as the sound of ‘This is not it. Run away’ erupted, squeaks and sounds of ‘Help me’ and ‘Run away’ spread out in all directions. The rats that had been surrounded in a circle and didn’t know what to do began to scatter in all directions.

The big guys tried to control the fleeing rats by biting their tails and holding their heads down, but they were reduced to blood by Maru’s kicks and stabs.

Dududu-duk-

The sound of thousands of rats running away was louder than expected. And Maru’s face changed seriously as he watched it.

‘These kids?’

The place they were running to was underground. That means they were digging tunnels.

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National Guard Command Center

“What do you think?”

“What are you talking about?”

The FBI agent whined in response to the commander’s question.

“That guy.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Ha- The commander of the defense force, who was laughing lowly, said with a face telling the players not to lose their strength.

“Is this the kind of person the Department of Homeland Security would want to protect?”

“···These days, you have to trust the videos. Just wait and see, won’t you?”

It was a time when it was difficult to distinguish between real-life and CG-added movies, including deepfakes. A video of a fight in Japan? How can you be sure that it’s real?

Even the Department of Homeland Security was an intelligence agency. They are the same guys as Virginia who don’t care about the means under the pretext of security. Should we believe the video clips they made?

The military was the same. Those who say that no matter what means are needed for victory, they should not be picky. Isn’t that the same as any organization that says that they will not choose the means or methods for security?

Those who commit crimes without a care have always been like that. In fact, they said they didn’t intend to commit a crime. They said it was all for the good of the United States. So it was dangerous to take the footage released by the military at face value.

Do you trust the military? Those who sucked honey from the military-industrial complex? Those who were tainted by illegal military procurement corruption from the Spanish and Mexican wars to the Iraq war?

FBI agents believed that only the FBI could stop the unbridled tyranny of intelligence agencies and the military.

In that sense, the author Vladimir Kalin was a target for surveillance.

‘Even if only half of what’s in the video is true.’

If he becomes a criminal or a terrorist, it will be the birth of the worst serial killer and uncontrollable terrorist.

‘There’s that behavior and tone.’

So, there were similarities with criminals who had problems with their frontal lobe, which led to problems with emotional control and empathy. There was also the possibility that they were people with problems with socialization.

Just look at the solution that the man is suggesting. Isn’t it like that? Just burn everything and wipe it out with artillery fire. What about the survivors?

“You’ll see how things work out if you just watch.”

The commander scoffed at the FBI agent’s words.

“Yeah. You’ll know when you see it. If that video is true···.”

He wasn’t the type of person to be placed in places like the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, or the Virginia Department of Investigation.

Only the military could properly utilize such talents. And the military desperately needed such talents. They may seem to have some personality problems, but the results were important.

Because now was the time for a shining hope, a hero for the United States.

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Whoosh whoosh-

Tudadadak-

12.7mm bullets shredded the rats, and the flamethrower’s flames made a feast of roasted rats. No matter how many rats he killed, they kept coming. In less than a few minutes, Kim Yang was fed up. He had already emptied two cartridges because of the distance he had traveled. He would soon have to change the barrel.

‘Should I just use this up?’

It was Kim Yang who reached for the tear gas canisters. There were only two tear gas canisters on Maru’s motorcycle. The National Guard said there were no tear gas canisters, so there were only two tear gas canisters.

Kim Yang suppressed the urge to just use it up and ignored the rats clinging to her body as she headed toward the armored vehicle. The half-buried armored vehicle was swarming with rats.

Ting- Puhwaaaaaaaah-

As the acrid tear gas exploded, the rats ran like mad.

Take?

Jeeeeek!!!

Tear gas, of course. It was especially effective in repelling beasts.

Kim Yang knocked on the hatch of the armored vehicle and urged her to come out.

[Come out quickly.]

The air was turbulent because of the flames burning here and there. It seemed like the tear gas wouldn’t last long.

[Put on your gas mask. Come out quickly!]

Are these guys too scared to come out because of the rats? No way? Boom! Boom! The soldiers opened the hatch after pounding the armored vehicle so loudly that it resonated.

Some were wearing gas masks, but some weren’t. Those without gas masks were trying to crawl back into the armored vehicle, their eyes stinging and their noses running, but Kim grabbed them by the collar and threw them under the armored vehicle.

[Go to the entrance quickly!]

The kids in Japan were sharp, but the kids in the National Guard seemed to have low content purity. Kim Yang led the soldiers like she was herding sheep and headed to the village entrance. The soldiers looked at Kim Yang when they saw that the village entrance was blocked by a blazing fire.

[Here. Hold on with this.]

Kim Yang, who had handed over the flamethrower, ran toward the second armored vehicle. The smoke from the tear gas canisters that had been first sprayed had begun to thin.

There was only one tear gas canister left. Ms. Kim poured out 12.7mm bullets without reserve. As the tear gas smoke began to clear, the rats that had been creeping closer turned into red spots.

Before the heated barrel could cause trouble, Kim Yang quickly replaced the barrel and detonated the last tear gas canister. The swarm of rats dispersed again, avoiding the smoke.

Kim Yang shouted as he helped the soldiers escape while tear gas smoke enveloped the armored vehicle.

[To the village entrance!]

A soldier who was running frantically suddenly had his foot sink into the ground. He went in past his ankle and all the way to his lower calf. He screamed as his leg broke while he was running.

Kkaaaak!

The soldiers running beside him grabbed the arm of the soldier who was writhing in pain and helped him up. Thud- The sound of blood dripping made him look towards his injured leg.

It wasn’t just broken.

A lacerated wound below the ankle.

mouse?

[Run quickly!]

Just as Kim Yang was about to urge him on, the exosuit’s leg sank into the floor. Gagagagag – and the sound and vibration of one of the exosuit’s ankles gnawing as it fell into the pit.

Tunnel? Booby trap?

This. Is that a rat?

A flustered Kim Yang sat up. The leg on the other side that had been exerting force sank to the floor.

‘crazy-‘

You did this to avoid tear gas? I thought of the story of Baekjeong. You shouldn’t look down on them because they are rats that cut the wires. No, but that’s right. This was too much.

Ms. Kim turned on the booster.

Wheeeeeeeeing-

The exosuit, powered by a high-pitched sound, jumped as it held its collapsed position. Kim Yang emerged from the pit that was deepening in real time. Soldiers were lying on the ground, clutching their tattered ankles.

[Bow down!]

Go go go go go!

Maru sent a radio message to Kim Yang, who was pulling the wounded soldiers one by one toward the village entrance while firing bullets at the bumpy ground.

[The rats are digging holes. Be careful.]

I told you earlier.

[Already been hit.]

[you also?]

[I’m fine. 5 people got ankle sprains.]

[···I’m heading that way now, so hold on a little longer.]

Instead of answering, it was Ms. Kim who pulled the trigger.

[Flamethrower. Spray down!]

Following Kim Yang’s words, he began to spray flames on the ground. As the hot heat began to heat the ground, the rumbling ground became quiet. And after a while, flames began to rise from afar with an explosion sound.

Was coming.

Kwaaaaang!

Whoosh whoosh!

Maru ran, exploding the napalm he had thrown. The power of the napalm and bombs was considerable. The shallow tunnel could not withstand the heat of the napalm and the shock of the explosion.

We had to deal with them before they could dig tunnels and escape out of town. We had to drive them in with napalm and bombs, and then blow them up in one fell swoop.

Maru, who arrived at the village center vacant lot, installed detonators on the napalm and bombs. He installed two types of devices, a timer and a wireless trigger, so if the timer is activated, it will explode unconditionally after 30 minutes even if it is not triggered separately.

Maru started running again.

Sparks and explosions ran along the floor.

“Drone! Check with the drone!”

Maru shouted at Ms. Kim, who was fighting in front of them at the entrance of the village. Ms. Kim nodded and ejected a drone from her exosuit shoulder. The drone rose into the air with a low sound.

“The open space in the center of the village!”

[Okay]

Two drones flew across the village, which was engulfed in flames. The image on the HUD was a swarm of rats swarming in the empty space in the center of the village, where there were no flames.

[Rats are scurrying about.]

“Okay. Tell people to get out of the way.”

Maru picked up the bomb package.

[Bikiseom.]

The wounded and soldiers hurriedly scurried out of the village entrance. A bomb fell on the blazing curtain of flames. With a loud noise, the entrance blocked by flames was blown open.

“Everyone hurry up!”

[Get out!]

Before the smoke from the explosion cleared, the soldiers were out of the village. Maru, who saw Kim Yang go out, pressed the trigger.

Kwaaaaang!

A large fire rose from the open space in the center of the village.