Rust - Chapter 250



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RUST -250

Tadadang-

Tudadadak-

Bullets rain down on the floor as we advance forward, stepping on the sticky floor.

The blade flashed in an instant in front of the gang that was chasing the shadow of the floor dodging in a zigzag pattern.

Wow!

The motor nerves that had been pushed to their limit by the drug stood up as soon as they sensed the blade. No matter how much of a sword it was, it couldn’t cut the barrel of a gun. So I blocked it, kicked it, gained some distance, and then shot!

‘Blocked···.’

The half of the gunman’s head fell behind the gun barrel that was cut off as if it was being sliced. Distrust filled one eye. The gun was cut off?

Maru used the corpse of the drug dealer, whose face was cut diagonally, as cover and injected the neutralizer.

Chiik-

The body that had been slowly starting to burn with heat began to cool down again. Even though I had cleared at least half of them with the automatic turret, they were still swarming. As expected, numbers were not something that could be ignored.

‘If you’re going to come, come in a group. Ugh – there are too many of them.’

Even if roughly a thousand people have died so far, there are still a thousand people left.

From all sides, mortar rounds and RPGs were pounding the automatic turrets and buildings. If only the close-in defense systems installed on the rooftops and in the middle of the buildings had intercepted the slow-moving mortar bombs, things would have been a mess.

‘Things that would have been finished off in an instant if only air support had been provided.’

I looked up at the sky with a regretful heart, and saw birds circling in the distance. It seemed as if they were sniffing out the scent of death.

Maru picked up the tattered body and threw it away, hiding behind the burning pickup truck and slowly catching his breath.

‘It’s really gross.’

If I were in my right mind, I would have run away the moment the 20~30mm machine guns rained down. Even if it wasn’t a machine gun, if I had seen him being torn to pieces by a sword, I would have been mentally devastated and finished.

But, the ones that were addicted to drugs would break into pieces right in front of my eyes and attack me, which was annoying. If it weren’t for Eclipse, I might have had to use a cure.

If they were gathered together, they could have been solidified and organized in one room, but since they were spread out in groups of three or five, the efficiency of the living was low.

The killing intent is an immediate and volatile emotion, so it feels like it consumes your mental strength and concentration. If you continue to harbor the killing intent, it can be dangerous if it hardens.

“Diana. What’s the situation?”

[The enemies’ movement speed and reaction speed exceed human movement. It is difficult to repel them with just an automatic turret.]

“What about the damage?”

[4 automatic turrets destroyed. 23 Homeland Security agents wounded. No casualties thanks to bulletproof equipment and new treatments.]

“Which one is the most dangerous?”

[Enemy attacks are concentrated to the south and west.]

Tsk-

It seems like they’ve cut down over 200 people, but why do they keep pushing this way? Are they trying to overheat with human wave tactics?

The corpses strewn across the floor were diverse. Most of them looked like typical gang members, but there were also those who looked like drug addicts or homeless people.

It was the same in LA, but it was clear that they had a backing. They came to Detroit and turned the gangs up once, and this kind of mobilization. In a city of 600,000 people, they mobilized over 2,000 people? They even had over 150 modified pickups.

I absolutely had to put an end to it this time.

“Have you figured out where their hideout or leader is?”

[I checked where the radio waves are concentrated.]

After controlling the cell phones and CCTV, these guys contacted me via walkie-talkie as if they had been waiting. I don’t know who is behind this, but if I keep looking, it will be revealed.

“where are you?”

[The guidance begins.]

A map and arrows appeared on the HUD. First, let’s cut off the torso and limbs, and now, let’s start with the head. Maru’s steps quickened.

Bullets poured out as if they were just waiting for me to come out of my hiding place. The sword blocked the bullets with a wide eclipse to the side.

Krung- krung- krung-

The bullet struck the side of the Eclipse and fell. The sound grew louder, as if the kinetic energy of the bullet had been added to the vibration of the blade.

Kwaaaaah!

Euaaaah!

The thugs pulled their triggers with a mixture of screams, yells, and shouts. A reckless attack by those who had only one murderous intent left, to kill Maru, regardless of whether they were on the same side or not.

A reckless and ignorant gunshot that leaves no room to avoid. The moment the gun barrels point towards Maru, he starts to shake. Maru, who was running forward, rolls sideways.

Roll once, twice, then charge forward.

Roll-roll-dash-

The moment the gun barrel following the floor was aimed at the right-right-front, Maru, who charged as if sweeping the floor, swung Eclipse.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

In an instant, the eight legs lost their torso. Before the torso, separated from its legs, fell to the floor, Maru’s left fist and leg were swung.

Bababak- Bam!

Three consecutive shots and a kick sent four bodies flying in all directions. Four body bowling balls scattered in all directions, blocking the gun muzzle.

Maru skipped 10m in one go between the flying torso and the tangled enemies, splitting 2 people into 4 and 4 people into 8, and then charged in the direction of the arrow indicated on the HUD.

It was effective that the floor had moved blatantly to one side, and some of the enemies who had surrounded and attacked the building formed a barrier.

The easiest formation for the puppets to form a barrage upon command. They were like line infantry, blocking the front of the floor with a tight line of fire. The idea was to concentrate fire so that they could not evade.

‘I got caught.’

Maru revealed his teeth.

The irritation and anger that had been suppressed for a long time exploded into a murderous rage. The sparks that exploded here and there shook like they had been hit by frost.

“Shoot!”

“Shoot!”

Behind the thugs who were determined to live, their heads were spinning, but death, which arrived in an instant, did not give them time to pull the trigger.

The sound of the air being torn apart by the round and round swing of the Eclipse resonated like thunder.

Krrrrrrrrrr——

Cut. Dismember. Disassemble. Crush.

What remains behind every life-filled step are red footprints.

“Stop!”

“Take it!”

A pickup truck firing a drum mortar from behind rushed to block the ridge.

Loud engine noise and exhaust noise.

Maru swung Eclipse at the pickup that was rushing towards him with the intention of pushing it away.

As the rough-looking Eclipse made contact with the pickup truck, it made a strange noise.

Jjieeeek-

The pickup truck was torn to pieces and fell to the ground with a light metallic sound of paper tearing.

“Huh? Huh!”

“JES···.”

“HLOY-SH···.”

“HOLY? Now that I think about it···.”

Was that ad real?

Maybe it was because they were the ones controlling the drug dealers, but they were in their right mind. And now, that made the fear even more vivid. The feeling of watching death approach while still in their right mind.

“Oh. Oh Ji···”

“Stop it quickly! Stop it!”

Jeobuk-

Jeo-eo-bak-

The footsteps of Maru approaching, trampling over the thick debris spread on the floor.

Even the flames burning the meat and the shadows flickering in the flames seemed to be writhing in pain.

“Monster.”

“Save me. Save me···.”

I couldn’t run away. The moment I turned around and showed my back, I felt like I was going to get cut.

Yes. That was death. Death was coming.

I couldn’t move my body because of fear and despair. My heart felt like it was being squeezed. I couldn’t breathe.

Kkeuhuk-

Keuuuk-

The gang leaders sat down in their seats.

The smell of burning, thick rust, and entrails began to mix with the smell of urine.

‘cold.’

‘I can’t breathe.’

Starting with someone mumbling, there were people losing their minds and giggling, people holding guns with trembling hands and pulling the trigger, and people suffering from heart attacks and passing out.

And all those tormented faces rose into the sky to find rest.

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DEFCON activated!

All the media in the United States covered the DEFCON declaration in detail.

It felt like World War III was about to break out. We were already tense because of the Seattle bombing, but things started to boil over when we heard that the cause of the large-scale power outage was an EMP attack. It even overflowed with the DEFCON order.

This was especially true because the term DEFCON (Defense Readiness Condition) had a strong war-like smell.

[···Amid rumors of a large-scale battle in Detroit···]

[Not only was communication cut off, but surveillance devices such as CCTV were also reported to have been disabled···]

And as the massive shooting in Detroit was reported across the country, the already severe panic, looting, arson, and rioting began to spread.

The federal government had to choose: would it resolve the situation in a traditional way, or would it find a new way forward, one that respected diversity and peace?

“We declared DEFCON, and now look at the situation. Rioting and looting are happening everywhere as if they were waiting for it. Is this normal?”

“That’s right. It’s proof that they were planning and working on it.”

“Who are you talking about? Russia? China? Islam? South American cartels? Who did this?”

“Aren’t you ashamed of the history of pushing tanks over veterans demanding pensions and shooting cannons at rioters in New York?”

“What era are we in now that we are going to push it away? Then how is it any different from Tiananmen Square China?”

“You idiot! Tiananmen was a non-violent democracy movement, and now it’s looting, arson, and rioting. Can’t you tell the difference?”

“Why would you loot? Can’t you think about that? You loot because you are dissatisfied with society and poor. And guns. Did you say we should regulate guns? Didn’t you? If we had gun control, you wouldn’t have looted.”

The Senate, the House, and the Congress were in a state of chaos. The emergency meeting that followed was no different. Lawmakers and agency heads were furious, and the federal and state governments were at odds.

It was possible to acknowledge that the United States had enemies. There have always been enemies. The best position is always the one under attack.

But if the attack was a physical attack, that would be different. Was it a suicide? Was it suicide? I thought about that later, but I had to decide what to do about the riots and looting that had just started to spread.

Dan Brown, director of the Department of Homeland Security, has consistently argued that martial law should be declared and the situation should be resolved quickly during the mutant virus outbreak.

He continued to say that he had to control the Japanese refugees, manage Japanese and Chinese Americans, and immigrants. And now he was insisting that the situation should be resolved as quickly as possible using traditional methods.

“This is Dan Brown from the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security has determined that the situation is dire. The aftermath of the EMP strike across major cities in the western United States has left automobiles, trains, subways, and other transportation and communications out of operation. Local police and state defenses are unable to respond to crime.”

“···The electric fences are malfunctioning due to the EMP, and the detention center that houses those infected with the mutant virus and have anger management disorders is expected to collapse. If they are released and the mutant virus spreads···”

“Who is the enemy now? Who attacked? The official position of the Department of Homeland Security is that it is more important to resolve the incident as quickly as possible than to ask these questions.”

“Have you read all the material?” one of the senators, adjusting his glasses, asked Chief Dan Brown.

“Let me get straight to the point. How serious do you think the situation is right now?”

“···If the response is delayed, I believe the United States of America could fall.”

The spacious conference room was buzzing with noise.

Downfall? Collapse?

Could the United States of America be ruined?

A mutant virus is spreading?

Because a few EMPs went off?

Isn’t that sprinkling the base rice?

Is it over?

If it’s the Department of Homeland Security, who’s line is this?

No, it might really be dangerous.

The situation that is returning is not simple.

There are guys who build bunkers and buildings.

How to respond?

Voting to decide the direction of response has begun.

Should we use traditional methods?

Or will we find a new way to fit the information age and the age of respect for diversity?

Voting results.

There were many people in America who wanted to solve it in a traditional way.

then

When an event threatens the United States, what response has the United States traditionally responded to?

Historically and traditionally, there has been one preferred method.

Go away.