Rust - Chapter 283



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RUST -283

My younger brother said he lives with Jooyeon, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, my heart ached when I thought of my parents, who were in a cancer hospital and a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center.

Even when I try to forget and live, whenever I remember it, various thoughts come to mind. What would it be like now if my father’s business hadn’t failed? If the happy times in Korea, when Osundosun and the family were doing well, had continued… Would it be better now?

A sudden thought that occurred to me.

If that were the case, I would have been drafted into the army, right?

?!

Is it confirmed that they will be deployed to the Chinese front?

under?

In an instant, the moist emotions dried up.

‘I guess so.’

Come to think of it, Na Ju-yeon was also really strange. Anyway, she ruined Maru’s house. Maru beat Nao Jin, the chairman of Oh Jin Group, in the headquarters building.

One side destroyed the family and turned it into bean powder, and the other side became an enemy family that chopped up the father. What kind of fiancee joke is that.

‘Anyway, if I were in Korea, I would have been mobilized 100%.’

What would have happened if I had entered the Chinese pre-war period? Would things have changed like they have now? Maybe I would have been shot and killed before it happened.

It was ironic when I thought about it. If I hadn’t had so many near-death experiences, if I hadn’t gotten involved with Virginia, with Homeland Security, if I hadn’t dealt with all these things, I wouldn’t have been able to save this building. The world is really strange.

By the way, I remembered what Ki-sun had said, telling me not to look for her younger sibling or her parents.

At the time, I was running away from the World Group, so I thought it was natural. After a few years, when things quieted down, I could contact them then, right? That’s what I thought, but the nuclear bomb went off.

[Both Xenia Rodden and Dr. Jack Neese say there is no harm to life.]

“Huh? That’s good. You can move right away?”

Diana explained the situation to both of them.

[They say that today is a good day to calm down and observe the situation.]

“okay.”

I guess I should also restrain myself from using the killing intent too much. It’s not like there’s a separate on/off switch, so if I get upset, it’ll just ‘kill me.’ Even if it’s not killing me, it’ll drain my energy. But since I kept using the killing intent, its power got stronger than before, so even a little bit of it was dangerous.

[The medical team conducted a detailed examination, but there is controversy as there is no other cause other than an increased stress hormone index.]

The medical staff also seem to have an instinct to dig into a research topic, and they are about to can Hood and Dr. Park. They say that it will be a study on ‘the correlation between sudden death and stress hormones’, and although there are already many studies like this, they are trying to can them.

“I told them that since Hood and the Doctor have a lot of work to do, canned food is not allowed.”

[I told you.]

“Hmm. The neutralizer I mentioned briefly last time. And I’ll get the Berserker pole and crystal samples, so if there’s anyone who wants to look into it together with the data I brought from Japan, please upload the documents.”

[Samples of Berserker Pol and Crystal, known as combat stimulants and adjuvants, provided. Permission to view research materials obtained in Japan. Samples of neutralizers, side effect relievers, provided. Posted for researcher recruitment.]

“They said the deadline would be 3 days. They’ll recruit 6 people.”

[I’ve organized it.]

While Maru was sorting things out with Diana, Ms. Kim was being dragged away by the nurse. The nurse couldn’t hide her wide eyes.

‘Why is this Amy doing this?’

Just before Ms. Kim waved her hand and said something, the nurse spoke first.

“What is it? You know? That thing that gives you goosebumps on your arm.”

“What would you do if you knew?”

“What is that? The two people who were hospitalized had stress hormone levels that were all over the place. So, it was similar to what you see in animal experiments right before death or slaughter. How can something like that happen all of a sudden when nothing happened? Yes?”

The timid nurse held Miss Kim’s arm and sagged. The subtle sensation of the squeaky hill constraining Miss Kim’s arm into a valley.

“Ah- Let go of this!”

“You know. Tell me. Why are you two like that?”

The nurse’s eyes sparkled as if her curiosity or inquisitiveness had reached its MAX. ‘Why on earth are you curious about that?’

How can you explain that Baekjeong only ‘died’ and not ‘slaughtered’? In the meantime, Kim Yang’s forearms were moving up and down from the valley to the hill and from the hill to the valley.

“Chest. Ah. Chest!”

“Huh? Chest? You mean the heart?”

Eight!

‘This shameless bitch.’

As Ms. Kim tried to twist her arm away from the nurse with force, the nurse subtly turned her body and moved in the direction of pulling it away.

Objectively speaking, Kim Yang wasn’t weak. He was running around carrying that heavy sniper rifle. In Seoul, Kim Yang had been carrying loads bigger than his torso, but when he was rubbing it with his whole body like this, it was difficult to do anything with just his bare strength. He wasn’t going to kill them because they were enemies.

‘Bounce is rebellion?’

Kim Yang tried to pull out her grabbed arm with all her might. Before she could use her full strength,

Suddenly-

One of the nurse’s arms bent Miss Kim’s elbow, and the other hand twisted Miss Kim’s wrist inward, completely preventing it from being pulled out.

“uh?”

“to?”

‘Huh? Why are you surprised when you did this?’

The eyes of Ms. Kim and the nurse met in the air.

“What is this now?”

“Ah-again- that’s not it.”

The nurse was untying her tied arms in a flash. Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the nurse. That was it just now? Self-defense? Joint techniques? It felt like something like that.

“What are you?”

“I’m a nurse.”

Are you kidding me right now? Kim Yang’s eyes lit up with a sinister glow for a moment.

“You knew you could do this, and you hid it until now?”

“No. I learned self-defense because I was taken hostage last time. But I did it reflexively… That’s not it.”

You were taken hostage? Oh? That was the last time you said you were taken hostage at the hospital? So you learned self-defense? If so, then yes.

Kim Yang nodded and locked the safety catch on her gun, which she had taken off without knowing when.

The nurse reached out to Ms. Kim’s arm, perhaps knowing that she could have had a hole drilled in her head if she had not been careful.

“Hand stop.”

“yes?”

The nurse wiggled two fingers at Kim Yang’s firm blocking.

“That cool thing… what kind of energy is that?”

“I don’t know either.”

Kim Yang didn’t know either. If Baekjeong really wants to kill, he can really kill. How should I explain ‘kill!’?

Moreover, in the case just a little while ago, it wasn’t ‘Sal!’ but ‘Gal?’. How can you explain that if you were to cry and send someone close to you to a heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage, you would just accept it as it is.

People didn’t know that.

So, there are many cases where recognition and understanding are seen together, and there are more cases where recognition is done after understanding. The phrase, ‘I can’t recognize it.’ is very close to ‘I don’t understand.’

And in today’s world, Kim realized from experience that most people die while searching for recognition and understanding.

Baekjeong is Baekjeong. Why can’t you admit that?

Is there a need to understand?

It’s simple. If Baekjeong kills you, you’ll be in trouble. So, if you see signs of that, first distance yourself. Easy, right?

Didn’t you almost end up in trouble if you tried to understand and learn ‘life’ beyond that?

Contrary to Ms. Kim’s thoughts, the nurse spread her wings of imagination wide.

“So that’s it? Right?”

What is right? Do you want to be right?

Kim Yang’s hands began to itch little by little. Let’s see how much self-defense she has learned.

“There was a scene in the movie where Death Royder was staring at people with such a cold gaze while making a whooshing sound, right? That’s right? That’s it?”

Huh? Ms. Kim, who had clenched her fists, tilted her head. Is that so? It was harsh when I heard it.

“The power of Death Royder.”

The nurse put her hands together. Then, a strange grandeur made Kim Yang’s chest feel heavy.

Where have you seen this? Yeah, the broadcasting station person, the nurse started to give off a similar vibe to that PD. Abi- Ms. Kim nodded, having left the place for a moment.

Phew phew. Live! This is it. Alright.

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A mountain with a clear view of Los Angeles, California.

The round binoculars were pointed at the city, with smoke rising occasionally.

The roads that were once bustling with people and cars were now filled with the staggering infected. Long, vertical sheets of cloth hung on buildings were written asking for food and water. SOS signs were taped to every window. The once wealthy city was in tatters, as if it had been plundered and trampled.

The woman who had been surveying the city turned around, adjusting her cowboy hat.

‘There are a lot.’

Looking at the traces here and there, it seemed like there were more survivors than I thought. I thought they had all fled because the nuclear bomb exploded nearby, but for some reason, they were holding on without leaving the city. What could be the reason?

Jeokbuk-Click

Jeokbuk-Click

A woman in riding boots walked with a smooth step. The metal spurs clicked and spun with each step, so naturally that it felt like we were in the Wild West of the 19th century.

A holster that came down from the waist was fixed to the thigh. A Rsh-12.7mm 5-shot revolver weighing well over 2kg was tucked on both sides. And the dark blue pistol hanging diagonally on the belt with bullets hanging like decorations was a Colt Python.

Heeeeeeeing-

The woman who had been stroking the neck and mane of the horse that greeted her sat up.

“What should we do?”

“2nd Platoon, stand by on the hill. 3rd Platoon, turn around and deal with the infected. Be careful not to get bitten by the cannibals.”

Director Yoo led the 1st Platoon and escaped to the outskirts.

The scorching heat of the road was blazing hot. It was only mid-June, but the sun was as hot as it was in July or August. A drought of unknown origin was raging across the United States.

The automatic watering system using sprinklers had already been broken. It was also difficult to supply water using water trucks. This was because there was a shortage of parts to repair agricultural machinery and automobiles due to EMP failures.

What would happen if there was a drought and the water supply became difficult? The vast farmland suddenly turned yellow and died. The famous vineyards and the lush farmland nearby were all dried up and turned into twisted ruins.

The expressions of those following Director Yu were stiff. It was the same everywhere they went. Right now, we have stored food and plenty of ammunition, but how long will that last?

Hee-

Heeeeeeling-

Suddenly the horses started to run wild.

“Whoa- Whoa-”

“The four pillars of destiny.”

Each calmed their horse, and people with their guns drawn stood guard around them.

“6 o’clock! Mutant!”

A mutant who had broken through the wall of a farm shed rushed forward, holding the iron gate as a shield.

Bang bang bang!

Tudadadadadak!

The door made of iron was riddled with holes. The mutant howled loudly as bullets pierced through the metal door.

Kwaaaaaaa-

A 12.7mm bullet was lodged in the throat and mouth of the mutant who was trying to throw the perforated iron door while screaming. A thick bullet that pierced the chewy tongue and soft palate and tore into the throat.

The mutant instinctively covered his mouth and lowered his head in excruciating pain he had never felt before. As if waiting for that moment, a spear with a shaped charge bullet was stuck into the mutant’s body.

bang!

The horse that Director Yoo rode trampled the fallen mutant with a large hole in its chest.

“Search the surrounding area.”

Director Yoo calmly gave orders while riding on a horse that was spitting out breath, and slowly rode his horse to the warehouse where the mutants had come from.

After a while, the screams from the warehouse died down.