Rust - Chapter 312



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RUST [RUST]-312

dawn.

The darkness began to turn blue and then gradually began to brighten into red. People raised their heads at the PD’s gesture toward the sky.

What they saw was a miracle. There was no sound of flapping wings or cawing. Countless black birds flying in circles like angels’ rings.

Anyone who knows anything about birds knows that crows don’t fly like that. No, they can’t fly like that, so they can’t help but be surprised.

The huge circle moved little by little as if following him. It was clear that it was following him naturally.

“oh my god.”

“HOLY-”

“!!!”

When people saw the crows circling the sky absentmindedly, Maru felt slightly embarrassed.

‘This is difficult.’

I was thinking of telling the crows to guard the house, but I thought I needed crows to come back while protecting many people, so I brought them with me, and the atmosphere was heating up.

A long procession of over 100 carts made from modified bicycles began.

[I like these guys. Look at what they’re all preparing for.]

Kim Yang looked satisfied as she looked at the various bicycle carts. Each cart was filled with supplies. Just looking at them made Kim Yang feel enriched.

‘As expected from Walmart. They have everything except what they don’t have.’

huh.

Even though Maru had packed all sorts of supplies, there were still quite a few things missing. Things like this and that!

I also liked the speed of movement there. If we had simply walked, it would have taken a full 6 to 8 hours, but since everyone was pulling bicycle carts, we were able to move quite quickly.

Kaaaak-

[Ah- Really? Okay, I understand. Thanks for your hard work.]

Foodduck-

A crow flew up into the sky, informing the nurse of the situation on the other side of the small hill.

‘Did you just talk to a crow?’

‘No way.’

‘also···.’

‘Are you his apostle?’

The nurse felt burdened by the people around her staring at her and mumbling incomprehensible words. It was even more burdensome to talk about his apostles and what he was like.

[Uh- It’s behind the hill over there. They say there are people there?]

“People?”

[Yes. About 20 people.]

“There was no other story? Like an ambush or a big weapon.”

[Yes? No. There was no such story.]

Maru raised his head at the nurse’s words. There was a very slight tension in the movements of the crows. It meant that something was suspicious.

‘But if you didn’t tell the nurse, that means you’re not sure.’

Maru turned his gaze from the sky to a small hill a short distance away.

A low hill with no one there. But because there’s no one there, it feels rather strange. Don’t they usually send a few people up on top of the hill to keep watch?

‘What if you were sure you would pass this way and settled in in advance?’

Maru immediately explained the situation to Ms. Kim and the PD. As soon as the story ended, Ms. Kim started to grab the nurse.

[Armed? If there were people, you should have checked if they were armed. If crows are smart enough to tell if someone is armed or not, why didn’t you say anything? Did Unit 1 fall out? Are crows not managed properly?]

[Huh? Armed? No. Not an official.]

Maru said to Kim Yang, who was full of energy, as if he was glad that he had been waiting.

“This is Detroit. You don’t have weapons, do you? Of course you are armed.”

Kim Yang nodded at Maru’s words. It was time to tighten it, so she tightened it, but Baekjeong didn’t help her with that.

“Considering that they were discovered by the crows, they don’t seem to be a military or government agency. It doesn’t seem like a professional ambush, but the location is exquisite.”

Even if it was a gentle hill, it was still a hill. It was a terrain where if you passed by and were surrounded from the front and back, you would be like a rat trapped in a cage.

“If you don’t abandon the bike cart, it’ll be difficult to go back.”

Kim Yang gave Maru a strong look in her eyes as she listened to his explanation.

‘Can’t the two of you just go and sweep it all up and leave?’

‘what?’

It was annoying and bothersome.

I wanted to go back, soak in hot water, and lie down. I had brought a lot of American snacks with me, so I wanted to eat them, watch a movie, and laze around.

‘You want to just sweep it away without even checking? Are you crazy?’

‘You think it’s an ambush? Well then, it’s obvious, so let’s just get rid of it and go.’

‘Why all of a sudden?’

‘I want to finish quickly and rest.’

‘······.’

‘······.’

After a moment of silence, Ms. Kim turned to Maru with her cat-like eyes.

‘So you’re not going to eat it?’

‘Ah- Really!!!’

Maru glared at Kim Yang, who slowly turned her head, and continued talking.

“If we continue like this, we’ll definitely run into each other. I don’t know what they’ll do. You take up a position on the roof of that building and back up. PD Michael, warn the people.”

[Start organizing right away once you find the location?]

“Hey! You-”

[Okay]

Hodadak – It was Ms. Kim who was avoiding the seat.

PD Michael said in a low voice.

[Okay, I’ll tell them to prepare for defense. But what about those among the people who want to help?]

He said that there were people who said they would actively help out if something like this happened. They were people who had fought and survived against infected people, mutants, and cannibals for over six months, so they seemed like they could at least take care of themselves.

“I appreciate your kind words, but for now, tell him to protect his family.”

PD couldn’t hide his emotion in Maru’s answer. It was the same yesterday, but starting this morning, his gaze was so blatant that it felt burdensome.

“Big- I’ll go and check, so be on high alert.”

[Don’t worry.]

Hmm-hmm- Maru coughed and started walking towards the hill.

“Why aren’t you coming?”

“Aren’t you hung up?”

“Shall we go?”

A group of about 20 people were muttering. The voice of a middle-aged woman was suppressing the murmuring.

“Shut your mouth! Shut your mouth and sit down!”

A middle-aged woman spewed out harsh words as she hit the back of the head of a young woman who was struggling to keep her place.

“Hey, you crazy bitch. I told you to wait, didn’t I? Are you fucking crazy because your eyes roll at the sight of a man? Are you fucking crazy? Just wipe your spit and sit down, you bitch!”

This was the only way to pass with the cart. If we went in any other direction, we would inevitably run into the infected and mutants, so it was certain that we would come this way.

‘It’s past the time it took for the cart to be pulled by a bicycle.’

Should I send one up the hill? It’s been going well so far without being caught, but it would be a shame if I sent it up and got caught.

“Everyone, take your seats. I’ll wait exactly 30 minutes.”

And less than ten minutes later, Maru came over the hill.

“Mother, over there. People! People on the hill!”

“Are you alone?”

“Alone. One person.”

Forty eyes turned towards the hill.

“A man. Alone. One person.”

“Man? How much?”

“Does it look heavy?”

“Let’s rape.”

“You crazy bitches! Be quiet. Shut up and sit down!”

Those who had become slightly quieter by the middle-aged woman’s growl began to drool from their mouths. Thump thump- thump- Everyone’s eyes rolled back.

It wasn’t good. The survivors left nearby were very closed off. It had been over a month since we had seen them wandering around in small groups.

The largest group of survivors was the group that had fortified the area around Walmart. These lunatics would send any naked woman who approached them begging for help to heaven. Even a tall man would be sent to heaven.

‘Neither a man nor a woman? What on earth do they like?’

Is that what he said? Anyway, he kept saying something hard to understand, like those coming from outside are the seeds of evil. No approach, no conversation, regardless of age or gender.

I tried to pretend to be a fellow fanatic, but it was impossible. I had to ask and answer questions that I didn’t understand, so there was no way it would work.

After failing to conquer the biggest prey, they became difficult to manage. One by one, those who could not suppress their madness began to have seizures.

To calm his madness, he eats the infected and gets involved with mutants he doesn’t want to be involved with, barely surviving each day, but he finds out that those who were locked in the fortress have come out.

Why did they come out of the fortress? That’s all. I was curious, but curiosity wasn’t the important thing. What was important now was who would catch them first.

Yes. The first one to catch it was the owner. Weren’t the beasts already after it? You could tell just by looking at the crows flying in the sky.

‘With crows watching, mice, coyotes and wild dogs will be waiting nearby for their chance.’

Are the beasts the only problem? It was clear that the clever mutant pups were also lurking somewhere.

The middle-aged woman called Mother was hot. There were close to 500 of them. If we captured them all and returned them to the fortress they had emptied, we wouldn’t have to worry for a long time.

“Don’t touch him.”

If we kill that thing, we’ll lose the lump. Since he bravely volunteered to be a scout, let’s make him our comrade and send him back. If we create an opening like that, we’ll definitely be able to capture him quickly.

“Pink, Ben. You two, take good care of it.”

A slender, tall woman and a thin, thin man headed up the hill.

As I swept the knife across the thick bushes, the bushes were cut cleanly, like the hairs being pushed away with a razor. The floor was mechanically pushed and walked over repeatedly.

Maru looked at the bushes blocking the way. They seemed bigger than when I saw them before. I would say they were definitely bigger than the ones I saw in Yellowstone National Park.

Not only did the size increase, but the feeling of cutting it was also a bit different. It felt like there was something like a core in the center.

‘Are plants really changing?’

Looking at it that way, the cannibals’ bones were a bit different. If they were resistant to Eclipse’s absurd cutting power, they weren’t just simple bones.

The mutants grew bigger in size and their bones and muscles grew bigger, but the cannibals felt different even though they looked exactly like people. In other words, the shape was the same, but the quality was different.

‘hmm?’

Maru’s senses caught something. Something was coming in a straight line towards him.

‘Not living.’

Things that were not even alive but gave off an incredibly creepy vibe were approaching.

‘This is true-‘

Miss Kim kept singing to hurry things up… For some reason, I couldn’t help but chuckle. After all, giving off this kind of vibe meant that she wasn’t human. My wish will come true, Miss Kim.

“The kids across the hill don’t seem human.”

[Okay. I see two here. Should I get rid of them?]

As soon as she heard that she didn’t seem human, Ms. Kim’s voice tone rose slightly.

“Just wait. Shoot when I give the signal. No. If you look from the tree on the hill here, you can see all the way down, right?”

[It seems possible given the location.]

“Okay. Then come this way.”

[If we go there, it will be difficult to back up the people here, is that okay?]

Phew- That’s ambiguous.

Maru pressed the button on his waist and took off his exosuit. I was going to take this opportunity to talk to them about what they were thinking.

“Okay then. Just stay there. Make sure to back up the people.”

[Two marines heading that way?]

Maru, who had hidden the removed exosuit in the bushes, shook his head and said.

“Just look at it.”

[Okay.]

Pink and Ben met Maru’s eyes as he made his way down through the thick bushes, and as always, they smiled kindly. Maru swallowed a half-swear word without realizing it at that smile.

“crazy···.”

“yes?”

“yes?”

Isn’t that right? In this situation, you meet a stranger and respond with a smile? This is real. Maru swallowed his curse and pretended it wasn’t true.

“Ah- no. Someone suddenly appeared.”

“Ah- yes-”

“We were surprised too.”

That’s surprising.

The man and the woman both had clean appearances. They were pretending as if nothing had happened, but they were looking at the floor and swallowing their saliva.

‘Do you see these?’

The ones I met at the grocery store I couldn’t hold back and just pounced on. The cannibalistic women I met later were the same. But these two seemed to be controlling their desires on the outside.

‘We need a live sample.’

‘Yes, it is different from the infected or the mutant.’

‘It’s clear that it’s a mutated virus, but it’s not clear what effect it has on humans.’

‘If you have enough living samples, you can find out weaknesses and characteristics.’

I remembered what the researchers had earnestly requested.

‘It would be okay to create a laboratory in the expanded area.’

When Maru met those who were controlling their desires, he remembered the researchers’ request. Pink and Ben were quite surprised, whether they knew about this or not.

Most people would have been shocked to see the two of them. The situation exploded and morality and culture disappeared. All that remained were wild instincts and desires.

The two of them were the ones with the most charm even in the crowd. Pink and Ben went to fish for both heterosexuals and homosexuals at once, but the man in front of them did not respond to either of them.

The two of them found it difficult to suppress their urges as they saw Maru’s expression, which was so calm. They wanted to ruin that calm face. If they took a bite, tears and a runny nose would flow out.

Churp-

‘Are you crazy? You want to die for Mother?’

‘Haa- I understand···.’

Ben shook his head as he stopped Pink who was trying to approach him. Maru saw that and made his decision.

‘Two for now.’

Bam! Bam!

Researchers would love that.

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New York

The escape from Homeland Security was a success. Dan Brown consoled his bitter heart by seeing the agents rejoicing.

‘That damn director’s son. He just kept passing the buck and having fun, and now he’s dead.’

Ironically, I only heard the news of the director’s death when I arrived in New York. The problem was that next in line was Dan Brown himself.

Under normal circumstances, he would have been the ‘Acting Director of the Department of Homeland Security,’ but because of the emergency, he ended up becoming the Director of the Department of Homeland Security.

He was already busy with work, and now he’s been promoted to a position where he has to take charge of the entire Department of Homeland Security.

What the fuck-

And currently, the acting director of the Department of Homeland Security means he is 17th in line for the presidency in the event of an accident.

“Director Den Brown. Father and Mother are waiting for you.”

Dan Brown’s brow furrowed.

Who is that?