Rust - Chapter 311



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RUST [RUST]-311

Is it fashionable to store tablets and cell phones in EMP shielding boxes? Of course not.

“If it’s an EMP blocking box, is it the military or a government agency?”

[I’m not sure. The EMP blocking box is something that can be used anywhere. I think I’ll have to go back and open the contents.]

If I could use a satellite communication network, I would try to hack remotely using Diana, but since I was currently maintaining a voice communication network with a simple repeater, it was difficult to do anything right away.

[Ah, again. There’s a supply exchange address here. Could this be where you came from?]

An address near New York and an address in Halifax, Canada. So this ship came to the Great Lakes via Canada.

[So, where is their lair? New York? Canada?]

Wouldn’t it be better to root out those kids who play around with their mental abilities? After expanding the periphery, there will be more places to worry about. What if someone with mental abilities comes in through the hole and causes trouble?

[Wouldn’t it be better to just clean it all up?]

It’s definitely not because of revenge. It’s really not because I want to go to New York, where the nukes haven’t been dropped. It’s not because I want to take a short break in Canada. Really. Yeah.

It was a pure desire to catch those who really wanted to catch them. Maru, who ignored the intense gaze from Kim Yang, sorted out the situation.

“It’s not easy to find a good yacht regardless of its size, but it would be a shame to leave a good ship like this behind. It’ll take some time to get it, but let’s get it.”

As Maru and his party prepared to take the entire yacht, a crow flew in and gave a report.

Kaaaak-

[Huh? So that’s it?]

Kaaa-ak-

[Ah- I see.]

The nurse who received the crow’s interim report summarized the contents.

The crows moved cautiously as Maru had warned. As a result, the story goes that they carefully selected and disposed of those who were sure to cause trouble and those who had many complaints.

[···So, they say they removed three people who were a danger to the nest.]

[There’s less than I thought.]

‘I thought at least 20 to 30 people would show up.’

Maru shook his head as he saw Ms. Kim looking regretful.

“If they had killed 20 to 30 people, the situation would have gotten worse, including their families and friends.”

[Seeing the way they defend cannibals, they seem like they’re going to cause trouble. Wouldn’t it be better to get rid of them all when you have the chance?]

I heard from experience in China that if you keep them alive because you feel sorry for them, they won’t know how to be grateful. It’s true.

And if you think about it, the kids here are also continental kids, so don’t they have continental personalities? Isn’t it called the ‘United States of America’ for nothing?

When Maru remained silent despite Kim Yang’s stern gaze, she began to push a little harder.

[If you find it difficult to use your hands, blame the crows.]

“······.”

[They say a mute crow killed them, so what can they do? So they order the crows to sweep away all the ones they find strange.]

After seeing that, other guys won’t dare to rebel. Yeah.

Maru quietly watched Ms. Kim as she spoke passionately. She thought her condition had improved, but did it get worse?

“If crows were running around killing people, what would go through the minds of those who saw it?”

[Let’s do well and be nice?]

Maru was speechless at Kim Yang’s immediate response. Isn’t this it? Kim Yang added in a slightly smaller voice.

[Should I think about it and then say it?]

“······.”

Not this either? Gyah. Then just keep it simple?

[···scary?]

Maru nodded.

I wish it could just end with being scared, but it was clear that fear would lead to a backlash.

Would you truly follow someone who doesn’t even kill people cleanly, but instead turns dozens of people into food for crows, including their families and friends?

What would happen to you whenever you saw crows circling in the sky, eating your colleagues and their families? Kim Yang, who was listening to Maru’s story, glared.

‘You defend those who eat people, but you’re angry because crows eat people?’

‘Because that’s human.’

‘What if I just brush it all away?’

‘So you’re going to farm, raise cattle, patrol, do building maintenance, and do all that?’

There have been many cases where power maintained through surveillance, control, and fear collapsed. Maru wanted to live comfortably, not squeeze people to the bone.

The PD, who had been listening quietly, said something.

[The Ark Tower should not be a symbol of fear and terror.]

The PD’s voice was filled with faith. What was important was hope. Hope for tomorrow, hope for safety. The hope that we could live with Him had to come first.

[HOLY ARK TOWER should be a tower of hope. I think the crows should be the same way.]

The disposition of the unbelievers and the wicked was as follows. PD’s eyes turned to the sky. A flock of crows circling in a large circle. Look at them, the birds devoted to Him.

It was not right to limit the birds that acted as His eyes and ears to symbols of fear and terror. First of all, hope. Those birds were supposed to be symbols of hope that let us know where He was.

At the faithful PD’s words, the expressions of Maru, Ms. Kim, and the nurse all changed subtly.

‘uh-‘

[huh?]

[ah-]

The nurse turned her head and looked at the Vladislav Tower.

A pitch-black tower stood tall, seemingly obscuring light, perhaps because its exterior walls were made of solar power film.

And a flock of black crows circled the tower, a gigantic tidal wave of darkness that seemed to absorb the sunlight.

‘Uh- So that’s a hopeful feeling?’

Kim Yang, who turned her head to follow the nurse, seemed to have the same feeling. She tilted her head.

‘Doesn’t it look like the final backdrop?’

It is an ending where it is difficult to find any hope.

[······.]

[······.]

The faithful PD, the nurse who had somehow become silent, and Ms. Kim moved forward.

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The Pharaoh Loader exosuit was definitely useful. No one fell behind even though they walked for over three hours at a speed of 7-8 km.

As Maru looked back, he saw a nurse following him bravely, though she was still shaking. Kim Yang’s exosuit cut through his gaze and came in.

[You don’t have to worry about that.]

Ms. Kim was proud that she could handle this much because she trained every day while working on VX.

“We’re almost there. Let’s take a rest here before going in.”

It’s been a few days since satellite communication was cut off, so the internal situation may have changed. Just in case, it would be best to get some rest and go in.

[I don’t think I can come back today.]

The PD said while looking at the sagging sun. If you move with a small number of people, the night march is not bad, but the more people there are, the more variables there are in the night march.

“How many people did you say there were?”

[There were 478 people when we last contacted them.]

The number of people currently in the HOLY Ark Tower was around 500, but the number has decreased slightly. If we add 480 people to this number, it will be close to 1,000.

As the number of members increased, the atmosphere of the HOLY Ark Tower was sure to improve, because all the new members were faithful people.

“It doesn’t matter because there is no problem with food supply, but I hope there won’t be any clashes with the people who are already there.”

[You don’t have to worry.]

“Well. First, let’s all eat and get some sleep.”

Kim Yang nodded as if agreeing, quickly ate the combat rations, and lay down. The nurse and PD laughed in vain at the sight of her falling asleep as soon as she laid her back on the ground. She was definitely a special person.

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[Hey- Unit 1. Get up.]

[Ah- Huh?]

I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to just close my eyes and rest for a bit, but then I woke up all of a sudden. The nurse felt for the first time that time was being erased. Maru emphasized the half-asleep nurse.

“I repeat, once you go inside, you have to be careful about everything.”

While everyone was asleep, Maru communicated with Diana. They started talking about how the atmosphere had become ominous due to three people going missing at a construction site outside.

(···We are requesting rearmament, especially for Homeland Security agents.)

‘No way. Instead, I’ll deploy a mobile turret.’

‘It’s okay if the construction is a little delayed, so instead of doing it in scattered ways like they are doing now, divide it into large sections and do it.’

Among them was a story about cannibalism.

“Not only is it possible to get infected through droplets, but you can also get infected through contaminated food and drinks, so don’t eat any food or drinks other than those we bring with you. Don’t take off your helmet or gloves either. Do you understand?”

[Okay.]

[yes.]

[All right.]

The survivors of the HOLY fortress appeared to be alive and well, despite all the meticulous consideration and preparation.

“Wow, these guys are amazing.”

The fortress, built by connecting four blocks centered around Walmart, was not very tall, but it was enough to do its job, and the people were well-armed.

What was impressive was how clean the surroundings were. I had expected to see the corpses of the infected and looters rotting away, but it was unexpected.

“The surroundings are also clean.”

[Because I was always awake and prepared, as you said.]

The PD seemed proud, as if he had been praised.

As they entered the fortress, the HOLY survivors welcomed Maru and his party very quietly. The atmosphere of silent boiling made Kim Yang sick, and the nurse was scared.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

Maru was at a loss as to what to do with the people who were staring at him with hot eyes in the midst of silence. He was going to have a representative of the people on this side come out and greet them, check if they had cannibalism, and if there were no problems, say, “Let’s leave tomorrow morning.” But the atmosphere became strange.

‘Why is everyone doing this?’

‘I want to hear what you have to say.’

Words? What are you talking about? What the hell is this all of a sudden?

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

Maru, who looked around, gave up. It seemed like he was going to wait until someone said something.

greatness-

Maru coughed softly and opened his mouth.

“Nice to meet you.”

At those words, gooooooo – the atmosphere was on fire.

It seemed like beads of sweat were running down my eyes.

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The PD shared a seat with people he had only been in contact with through text message.

“Thank you so much for coming all the way to this shabby place.”

[What have I done? It is only His doing.]

Although they came together in the name of HOLY, it was too weak to be called a specific religion. It was because they did not have a separate doctrine and their internal perspectives on the floor were also different.

PD thought Maru was him. He was Maru.

Who was the one who saved him from the valley of death? It was Maru. Not only that, he punished the wicked. He cleared away the injustice and even cured the terrible burns. It was Maru. Who else could it be? To PD, Maru was him.

But each person was a little different. They each thought of HOLY Maru in a slightly different way, such as a prophet, a seer, a being sent down by God to protect the lambs, a superman blessed by God, etc.

PD believed that he had to correct people’s misconceptions. Didn’t the people at the time who saw ‘JES···’ do the same?

Who has not judged him according to his own ideas, as a prophet, a blessed saint, the son of God, God himself, a carpenter (architect) who has realized wisdom, a king of the Jews, an adversary of Rome, etc.? It should not be so.

[If it weren’t for him! If it weren’t for his words! Neither I nor you would have survived.]

“Yes.”

“you’re right.”

[Have you seen the sky? The birds that follow him···.]

[He said this about the rampant cannibalism:]

[···Therefore the wicked will not be able to endure the final judgment.]

One night in June,

PD gave a passionate testimony

In rusted Detroit, a spark is starting to burn again.

HOLY- HOLY- HOLY-

At dawn.

They all became one under HOLY.