Rust - Chapter 316



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RUST [RUST]-316

Gagagagagak-

The sound of a wooden door squeaking with copper plate. The solid oak door, which must have been at least 10 inches (25 cm) thick, was instantly tattered.

“hold!”

“Fuck! Shoot!”

“The rat is at the front door!”

“The door is almost open!”

“Oh my god!”

“Stop it!”

People were startled by the sounds of rats that could be seen here and there behind the engraved copper plates. Crows swarmed in to chase away the rats that had gathered in front of the door.

Kaaaak! (Where the rats are!)

Crap! (Bite the wing!)

Kkak- Kkak! (Ack! Help me!)

Click! Click! (Gotcha! Hang on!)

Cackle cackle (speed up, speed up)

Sizzle! (Bow down!)

The sounds of crows and rats became more and more distinct.

The nurse’s eyes, which had been looking outside the church, turned to the PD. Her eyes were cloudy, and her pupils were slightly dilated.

[I guess I have to help the crows.]

The fighting power of the crows was much higher, but the situation was advantageous for the rats. The problem was that they attacked using overwhelming numbers, and above all, they fought while protecting the church, so the direction of the crows’ attacks was readable.

[What should I do?]

[We must prevent the rats from attaching themselves to the church.]

The PD nodded and immediately prepared the flamethrower.

[Flamethrower on standby.]

“All right!”

“Ready!”

If you were to sprinkle it around the church, there would only be enough to sprinkle it once. It was something he was saving to use at the very end, but the PD followed the nurse’s instructions.

[Ready. If we shoot like this, the crows will be in danger too. Should we shoot?]

[Just a moment. Please wait.]

After some time, a sound like a bomb went off in the distance was heard. The crows and rats that had been fighting amidst the noise were momentarily calmed down.

Kaaaak? (What’s going on?)

Caw! (Enemy!)

Caw! Caw! (Standby! Alert!)

The crows did not descend from the sky but spiraled upwards, and the rats glanced warily at the sky where the explosion had occurred.

The rats reacted sensitively, remembering the shelling by the federal and state guard forces.

Sizzle! (It’s a human!)

Take? (Military?)

Now that the crows and rats had left, it was time. The nurse didn’t miss the opportunity and shouted.

[Now! Now. Shoot right now!]

[Shoot!]

Puhwaaaaaaaah!

The flames that poured down from the second floor of the church turned the rats that had gathered nearby into roasting skeletons. The rats that had gathered together were covered in flames and writhed. Even if they tried to run away, they had nowhere to run because they were all crowded together.

Crack! Crack! (Back. Out the back door!)

[Back door. Back door direction!]

The nurse directed the people.

Squeak! Squeak! (Now! The main gate!)

[It’s the main gate. They’re pretending to attack from behind, but they’re aiming for the front!]

Following the nurse’s instructions, we were able to block the attack of the rats. While the people were trying to stop the rats’ tempestuous attacks, the people with flamethrowers were diligently pouring out flames.

Soon the entire area around the church was engulfed in flames. The rats retreated in the face of the hot flames.

[The fire doesn’t last long. It only lasts for 3 to 5 minutes at most.]

That’s because I caught a lot of them.

[i know.]

It was partly to keep the rats away so that the crows could easily attack them, but if they saw the fire and smoke, it was clear that He was coming.

Thousands of rats? Tens of thousands? Even if there were thousands, the nurse didn’t feel even the slightest bit of anxiety. The nurse headed toward the second floor.

[Where are you going?]

[I want to talk to the mice.]

You want to talk to a rat? Not just a crow, but a rat too? The PD and the people around him looked slightly different.

On the second floor railing, two men carrying flamethrowers were spraying flames towards the weaker flames. Across the flames, a swarm of rats swarmed the road, targeting the church.

Sizzle! (Watch out for the top!)

Jjik-jjiiik! (When you come, bite the wings!)

The nurse spoke softly to the swarm of rats.

[Why are you attacking?]

Take?

Sizzle!

Are you an idiot? The nurse suggested again to the rats who had no idea what she was talking about.

[I hope we don’t kill each other.]

[How about we stop this pointless fight?]

Sizzle-

Shh shh shh-

The rats began to laugh. They had already caught their prey. The flames would soon go out, and even if the crows made a fuss, the rats would eventually win if they pushed back with overwhelming numbers.

Especially, wouldn’t a woman who looked so soft and juicy know that and call for a truce? It was amazing to be able to communicate with a woman, but that was it.

[Is that so···.]

Around the church, blazing flames were spewing out black smoke.

Kirrrrrr-

Maru, who had fixed his trembling sword, frowned slightly. When he heard the explosion, it seemed like a booby trap had been set off. When he heard the continuous gunshots even after the explosion, it was clear that they had blatantly provoked the mutant.

‘Tsk, I told you to just kill time.’

Is that because I let her loose a bit recently? Or is it because her condition has improved? She has definitely improved, but she seems a little strange. Ms. Kim was a person who was concerned about many things.

Step step step

The floor squeaked with every step. Maru frowned slightly at the feeling of stepping on torn and shredded pieces of meat and increased his speed.

I went in the direction of the gunshots, and black smoke rose into the sky like a signal fire. It was in the direction of the nurses, PDs, and other people.

‘It’s a total mess all at once.’

They have a lot of numbers, so they should be able to hold out, right? So, first, Ms. Kim.

With three mutants, I didn’t know that even a small mistake could be dangerous. I installed it confidently because the condition had improved, but I didn’t know that it could be dangerous. Mistakes tend to happen when you’re overconfident.

By the time Maru arrived, having picked up speed as he bounced from floor to wood, wood to wood, and wood to floor again, the situation was already over.

[Are you here?]

Kim Yang’s voice sounded somewhat proud.

“Hey. I told you to just buy time if you think it’s dangerous.”

[Whew- I caught five of them by myself.]

I kill mutants alone.

It’s a mutant.

I caught that one too, it’s a big variant.

Look at this.

Isn’t the size different from what I saw in Japan?

Have you seen it?

A big, black, thick, and sturdy variant. I caught five of these.

Kim Yang, who had been sending out bright and shining eyes, glanced up and down the floor. There was something about it that she didn’t like, but anyway, it was a good thing.

“···Okay, you did well. The baggage you were carrying on your back seems to have flown away, but are you hurt anywhere?”

[Huh? Yeah. It’s okay.]

You were bragging so much, but now that I told you you did a good job, why are you like this?

Maru, who was starting to wonder if he had run for nothing as he saw Ms. Kim avoiding eye contact, nodded in the direction of the rising smoke.

“Have you seen the smoke?”

[I just saw it.]

“The communication isn’t working. What about you?”

[me too.]

The fact that the radio doesn’t work at this close range means that it’s like Yellowstone. Whatever it is, it means that there’s a lot of attacking over there.

“How is it? Can you do more?”

Kim Yang confirmed it right away. The auxiliary battery was finished when the mutant hit the back of the gun, and the cartridge was also destroyed, so it took time to collect the bullets. If you don’t pick out the crushed bullets, the feeding error will occur.

[The auxiliary battery is dead. There is currently about 30% left. There are about 200 rounds that can be used immediately.]

“What about the flamethrower?”

[The flamethrower has remaining ammo, 3 CS rounds, and 1 smoke grenade. Flame spray can be used 2 more times.]

“Okay. Once the flamethrower and grenades run out, get out.”

Ms. Kim nodded.

“let’s go.”

Kkiyungkkiyung

While Maru and Kim Yang headed to the church, Ono Nanae conveyed her thoughts to the crows. This was possible because she didn’t have to make as much noise as before.

[Mr. Crow. Since we’ve gotten rid of the rats that clung to the church with the flames, I think we can start by cutting them down from the outskirts.]

Kka-kkak?

Caaaak?

Cackle. Cackle.

The crows, who were spiraling high in the sky and rising and descending, looked at the nurse.

Why do I hear human voices from the sky?

I thought I heard the voice of a human female in the church?

Hey, what do you all think about that sound?

I don’t think it’s bad.

Somehow, it seemed like it would be a good idea to do as the female human said. The crows, who had joined forces, began to gnaw at the rats from the outskirts.

Sizzle!

Click!

The mice that had hidden things like wire skeins and sticky tape to tie the crows’ legs were just waiting for the crows to come down again.

But the direction was different. The crows that had clearly been attacking the front and unable to cling to the solid building suddenly started attacking the back.

Sizzle!

Click! Click!

The sudden rear attack unexpectedly yielded good results, as the rats that had been acting as the poisonous ones and the rats that were leading were behind them.

Maru and Kim Yang watched the situation from a distance.

“If we keep going like this, they’ll run away, right?”

It was the same in the village where the rats attacked. The rats would come in in numbers and then run away when they felt they were not enough.

[Sweep it away?]

“Uh. Let’s just get rid of it all.”

At the time, I let it slide because my goal wasn’t to catch and kill them, but judging by what he was doing, it seemed like Maru wasn’t hiding his intention to wipe them all out.

“Block them on three sides with CS bullets, and use the flamethrower to drive them towards me.”

[Is that okay?]

In Japan, and as I saw last time, those things were no joke. The exosuits were made of graphene composite material, so they could hold out, but I didn’t know what to do with the ripper suits. They were literally all about hiding.

“are you okay.”

Kim Yang nodded as she glanced up and down the floor. Well, I guess the most useless thing to worry about is Baekjeong.

“Hey, everyone get out.”

As Kim Yang takes her seat and prepares to throw CS bullets, Maru warns the crows that are swatting away rats on the outskirts to vacate the spot.

Huh?

Kaaaak!

At Maru’s word, the crows stopped their excited work and flew up vertically.

As the crows’ reckless attacks suddenly stopped, a toxic smoke began to spread among the rats, who began to reorganize their disorganized battle formation.

Take?

Sizzle?

Smoke rising from three sides began to blow toward one side, carried by the wind.

Squeak!

Squeak squeak!

Flames rose up like a trail of toxic tear gas.

The flame that Kim Yang had lit with a flamethrower began to grow bigger with the wind.

!

!!!

Maru, who was blocking the swarm of rats that were beginning to swarm to one side to avoid the encroaching flames and tear gas, smiled ominously.

Krrrrrr-

A beastly sword sound echoed, and a thick murderous aura rose up.

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People holding each other in the church prayed.

It was a horrifying sight to see a rat the size of an adult’s forearm gnawing through a thick oak door in an instant, even gnawing through the copper trim.

I shook off the rats that had clung to me with a flamethrower, but I didn’t know when they would come. They were biting the front and back doors now, but what if they climbed the wall and came in through the window? What if they came through the roof?

Those who were momentarily filled with faith at the sight of crows fighting a flock of rats felt their enthusiasm cool down when they saw dozens of crows being torn apart by rats.

The fact that crows are not invincible. No one said it, but everyone knew that even blessed crows were defeated by the devilish rats.

A few blasphemous people started talking nonsense. ‘We’re all going to die now,’ ‘I should’ve just stayed,’ ‘I don’t want to be eaten by rats,’ ‘Why did you waste your flamethrower,’ ‘I shouldn’t have listened to those cultists!’

A pseudo-religion?

[You have a pierced mouth.]

A spark flew from the PD’s eyes. Even though it was a power loader type exosuit, the output was enough to turn an ordinary person into a piece of meat.

The PD was about to crush the guys, unable to contain his anger, but Ono Nanae’s hand grabbed the PD.

[Please be patient.]

[But. Those guys···.]

Outside the window, I could see crows flying into the sky.

Crows soaring vertically upwards, like raindrops flowing backwards.

uh?

ah?

A sharp flight, quite different from the circular and spiral forms.

Why? You’re fighting so well and then you go to heaven?

Could it be that the crows are abandoning us and running away?

mom.

The nurse declared reverently to the people who were shaking like that.

[He has come!]

At the same time, the air became heavier.

Kwung! It was like something was shaking my head and heart.

Something felt outside the church.

horror?

death?

I don’t know what it was, but people could tell.

anything.

There was something out there. Something transcendent.

Jjieeeek-

Sizzle-

The sight of rats squirming on the door as if begging for it to be opened.

That was definitely not an attack. It wasn’t like they were trying to break through the door and kill me.

Although they were dumb beasts, the fear and death filled their eyes was clearly visible to everyone.

“······.”

“······.”

How many times did they struggle? The rats that were struggling started to tremble as if they had a heart attack, and then they froze stiffly. Even the ones that were stuck to the window. It was all in an instant.

“······.”

“······.”

The horrible sound of rats gnawing and shaking suddenly disappeared as if it were a lie.

I went towards the main door that the nurse had blocked, as if to break the silence. Everyone wanted to shout not to open the door, but no one could raise their voice.

Cadduk

The wooden blocks that had been placed inside the power loader-type exosuit broke under the force of the power, and the giant door with the dead rats hanging from it slowly opened.

A space filled with blood, flames, and smoke.

A nurse knelt and silently worshipped a being standing over a corpse sprawled on the floor.

Those who saw it also began to kneel and prostrate themselves one by one.

The PD muttered with tears in his eyes at the magnificent sight.

[Behold, His works···.]

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Maru was embarrassed.

‘Why are you suddenly like this?’