Rust - Chapter 294



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RUST -294

The United States of America was changing into the United States/China/China.

The federal government was alive and well, and each agency was alive, but several state governments refused to mobilize, refused to participate in the draft, and eventually declared secession from the Union. Just as China was transformed into seven Chinas, the United States of America was slowly beginning to fall apart.

“What happened to satellite SAR-103?”

“Failed to gain control.”

“You’re really crazy. Is this the time to be doing this?”

“The satellite is out of orbit and will be lost.”

As the fight for control of satellites continues, the number of satellites that fall out of orbit has increased. Even when satellites fall, there is no way to re-launch them.

Only a few months later, things had turned into a mess. By mid-June, it was hard to find a place where wheat and corn had been properly planted.

Just like the failed agriculture, the livestock industry was also in shambles, with the distribution network and feed factories broken, preventing proper feed supply. In addition, because the vegetation was in shambles due to abnormal climate, livestock began to be slaughtered quickly.

In the short term, meat supplies increased, but because distribution was disrupted, the rich areas became rich, and the poor areas became endlessly poor.

Mutant monsters, infected people, and mutants began to run rampant, and cannibalism even spread through the area where Chinatown once thrived. In addition, it was not easy to repair the broken infrastructure due to local governments declaring secession from the federation.

In the midst of all this chaos, gangs, cartels and local militias were competing to rob trucks on remote roads. Just like that lightning-struck China.

“Damn it… If only the troops were intact.”

The mistake was that the troops mobilized to catch the mutant monsters were gathered in the West to deal with the EMP terrorist incident.

Even though they had taken refuge to avoid the nukes, the Chinese nuclear warheads exploded near the assembly point as if they had known they would escape there.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was difficult to understand.

At first, it was thought to be a mistake made by a Chinese nuclear missile, but the nukes that fell on Virginia and Washington, D.C. were too precise to be overlooked.

‘shit.’

No matter how much he thought about it, it was strange. Dan Brown was frustrated.

The East was relatively unscathed. So, it would have been a matter of starting a conscription centered around New York, reorganizing the troops, and resolving the situation one by one. But why is it like this?

The crazy Wall Street guys were still greedy for money in this time of crisis, saying that crisis is opportunity. They threw off their mask of hypocrisy and started using PMCs as private soldiers. They started raising their own flag.

In the darkness of New York, gangs and cartels were expanding their power by openly spreading drugs. Looting, arson, violence, and murder were spreading like mushrooms, and the police officers in charge of public safety were resigning and changing to bodyguards.

As one thing shook, it shook in a chain reaction, like an elevator with a broken safety device falling.

‘We must secure public security first, no matter what.’

We had to show that strong public power was alive and well by destroying the gangs and cartels. But how? If we couldn’t mobilize the military, someone with military-level force could do it.

“Whew- Have you heard from Vladimir Kalin?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“I asked what you wanted, but you didn’t respond?”

“Yes. I am silent.”

As a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country, a strong administrative authority and clear law enforcement were necessary. However, when the administrative authority collapsed and law enforcement became difficult, everything became a mess.

Consideration for others? They’re different races, different cultures, and even that guy who was hanging out with that kid robbed my wallet?

When a national crisis strikes, there are many people who want to make a killing by robbing the dying country rather than trying to save it.

Immigrants came to live comfortably in a strong America, not to sacrifice themselves for a weak America.

Those who were loyal were loyal to the great United States of America, not to an impotent United States of America that could not repay the loyalty they had given.

The common value shared by people of such diverse races, cultures, ideologies, and religions was ‘profit’. A world had arrived where people would tolerate injustice but not disadvantage, and where they would calmly commit injustice for profit.

The East Coast, centered around New York, was the most intact because no nukes were dropped, but because of that, the region that was becoming the most selfish was the East Coast.

“Send it to Vladimir Kalin. Up until now, I’ve been able to cover it up to some extent, but the situation is serious. If things continue this way, the federal government will become ineffective, and as a result, the Vladislav Tower will also be in danger.”

“All right.”

The army was difficult to move, but if Vladimara wanted to, he could come. In Dan Brown’s opinion, the strongest card he could use now was Vladimara. The problem was that it was too difficult to use.

The areas that China’s nuclear weapons persistently attacked were Washington DC and Virginia. Despite such concentrated attacks, key figures managed to evacuate safely, but that was it.

What if the head is alive but there are no limbs? What if the limbs are intact but the lungs or stomach are damaged? The only result is that the body will slowly suffocate and die because it cannot breathe, and the body will starve to death because it cannot digest what it eats. Unfortunately, that is the current situation.

The Strategic Command, the Pentagon generals, the president and the secretaries of state departments were all alive and well, but they had no hands or feet to move.

Why not just bring the remaining troops to the central region? Walk thousands of miles? Through infected, mutants, and mutated monsters along the way?

Even if the city, village, and home they live in are in danger? If you ask them to abandon everything and come, would they come? In a situation like this?

So the central region is out. The south is saying they will secede, so we absolutely had to regain power in the eastern region.

“New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut… New Hampshire.”

“New Hampshire is tough.”

“Is it because of the mutant monster?”

“Yes. It is still a very dangerous situation.”

Things were tough around New Hampshire because of the mutant monsters. While New Hampshire was holding back the monsters pouring out of the Green Mountain National Forest, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut had to pull out as many troops as possible… There was no answer.

When the federal government called for a draft, they simply repeated the following response:

‘Please wait.’

‘It’s not time yet.’

‘Unable to conscript due to unstable public security.’

A general is only meaningful if there are soldiers. If there are no troops to use, what is the point of a general? No matter how much the command plans and devises operations, if there are no troops to carry them out, it is meaningless.

It wasn’t like there were no troops under control at all. Battalion-level troops were following orders, but they were busy fending off mutants, cannibals, and mutated monsters.

They attempted to recruit directly from New York, but were met with resistance bordering on armed rioting and were forced to retreat.

In this situation, the information Maru sent was forcing a choice. The video conference with the heads of each agency, including the federal government and Strategic Command, turned into chaos in an instant.

[If China’s 749 Country and the Ojin Group had dealings, the Korean government should be pressured to liquidate the Ojin Group.]

[Isn’t this a deal made before an all-out war broke out with China?]

[We need to reorganize the Ojin Group and take control of its key figures.]

[That’s right. It has been confirmed that anger management medication is also effective against cannibalism. We should at least secure the recipe using this as an excuse.]

Dan Brown was going crazy and wanted to jump up and down.

“That’s not what’s important right now. Judging from the information provided to the Ojin Group by the Chinese 749 Bureau and the materials obtained by General Gilbert Brown from Japan, it is certain that there is something underground in Tokyo.”

[Are you sure about the information you have now?]

“It is highly credible.”

[Then I think it is an asset that the United States should secure.]

[I agree. When I think of the sacrifices made by the United States soldiers to take control of the Kanto region of Japan, it is ours.]

[How are you going to secure it? Have you forgotten that you withdrew the troops that were dispatched to Japan?]

[The units that survived the nuclear attack have been reorganized and deployed to the Chinese front. There are currently no units to be sent to the Kanto region of Japan.]

[China being divided into seven parts is a problem, but Russia is the biggest problem.]

[If the reason for the surprise occupation of Hokkaido, Japan is to take control of the Kanto region, it must be stopped.]

[I guess I should stop it. But how?]

[We must stop it without regard to means and methods.]

[Are you suggesting we use nuclear weapons?]

[Are you crazy? China and Russia are different. China has a small number of ballistic missiles compared to its nuclear arsenal, while Russia has thousands of ballistic missiles ready for immediate use.]

[So are you saying we should let Russia or China take the ‘altar’ underground in Tokyo?]

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Whether the thing described as an ‘altar’ is an altar in the dictionary sense or a code name symbolizing something, the important thing is whether it will be handed over to the seven Chinese or Russians. It couldn’t be.

[···Chief Den Brown. According to the information I received, it seems to be related to the current situation. Is that certain?]

“According to the information we have so far, yes.”

If things continued this way, something in Tokyo’s underground would end up being taken away by Chinese or Russian bastards. And the United States couldn’t tolerate that.

The plan to nuke Tokyo and pressure the Ojin Group to obtain the recipe for the anger management drug was passed unanimously.

However, a bomb was dropped in Virginia, which was in charge of foreign intelligence.

[There was just a coup in Russia.]

There was news that the Russian president had collapsed and lost consciousness, and that a coup had occurred.

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South Korea became noisy at America’s request.

“America is crazy.”

“Are you in your right mind in this situation?”

“But you’re asking me to hand over corporate secrets? That’s not right.”

“What do you mean, it’s not? Isn’t it an act of treason? An act of treason.”

“That’s right. Does it make sense that you traded information with Chinese special agencies?”

“No, wasn’t there a state of war with China at the time of the transaction?”

“Does it make sense that Chinese special agencies and individual companies had dealings, whether or not there was a war?”

“Let’s start by arresting the Chairman of Oh Jin Group.”

“What? Arrest me? Are you crazy? Don’t you know what kind of person Chairman Na Ju-yeon of the Ohjin Group is?”

“Whoever that person is, he should be arrested for dealing with an enemy country.”

“You want to arrest them in a deal before they become enemies?”

“What the Chairman of Ojin Group is researching is a treatment and vaccine for mutant viruses. Should we put him in jail?”

“If you catch the company president, won’t the company go back to business? Even if you catch that person, the researchers below will still be conducting research···.”

“I’m saying that because I don’t know anything about the pharmaceutical industry. All the new drugs currently being developed by Ojin Pharmaceuticals were developed by Chairman Na Ju-yeon himself. He is the key figure in research and development.”

After an uncomfortable cough, a congressman said.

“Still, it is America’s request.”

“If only the anger management disorder could be managed by sharing the recipe, it would be a huge help in resolving this situation.”

“Yes. For the sake of world peace and humanity, we need sharing, not monopolization.”

“I agree. Didn’t they share the nuclear fusion technology like that too?”

“Do you think that’s the same situation now?”

“What’s different?”

The war with China was not over. The seven Chinese countries each avoided responsibility and declared the ROK-US allied forces as the invaders, continuing the war.

It was a dirty war. Nuclear mines were detonated, and biochemical weapons and poison gas were brazenly used. Naturally, civilians nearby were killed in large numbers.

A sloppy fight continued, with no way of knowing whether this was China or the Middle East, as they continued to spread propaganda that the invaders were trying to wipe out China.

Korea and the US were dumbfounded. Innocent civilians and soldiers were killed by a preemptive nuclear attack, and the person responsible was no longer in China. The old China was divided, so we are not responsible. The seven Chinas were calling you the invaders who were attacking us, who were irresponsible.

The war could not end like this. 7 According to Chinese logic, the ROK-US allied forces were an invading force and, at the same time, a defeated country that would have to pay war reparations.

What kind of logic is that? Are you saying that we should stop the war or that we should go all the way? Neither Korea nor the United States could accept China’s claim.

‘Unconditional Surrender’

‘Unlimited compensation for damages incurred from a preemptive nuclear strike.’

This was the condition of the ROK-US alliance. 7 China ignored it. That is how the Chinese front became bogged down.

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“Mr. Chairman, things are not going well.”

“Ah, so that’s what happens in the end.”

The reason why Korea, which is stuck between China and Japan, has been relatively safe from mutant virus outbreaks and cannibalism was due to the activities of the invisible Ojin group.

By providing medicine as a priority, Ojin Group not only succeeded in suppressing the most problematic violent symptoms of the mutant virus, but also made the abnormal behavior caused by cannibalism to a manageable level to a large extent.

Because Korea had a high population density, chaos could have been prevented by managing only the metropolitan area, and because the local population was close to 90% concentrated in cities, the situation could be quickly brought under control.

They were mutant monsters, and if they had enough weapons, they could be dealt with by the reserve forces and civil defense lines. Most Korean men could handle firearms, so the guns and bullets were the problem, not catching them.

Compared to its small territory, Korea has a powerful military force and a terrible artillery unit, so if there is a problem, they blow it away with concentrated artillery fire, so they have been able to defend themselves up until now.

But what if Ojin Group is left out here? What if World and Charlotte, who are active in the dark streets, are left out? Will Korea still be safe?

Refugees who entered illegally from China, refugees who came from Japan, and the mutated monsters and cannibals whose numbers are gradually increasing. 70-80% of the country is mountainous, so there are infected people and mutants hiding in there. The current safety is like a warning sign before a typhoon.

“People say that they only realize the importance of health after they lose it.”

Poor people who only realize the importance of happiness after losing it, and only realize that love was love after losing it.

Na Ju-yeon laughed coldly while watching the video of them discussing whether or not they should be arrested.