Rust - Chapter 354



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RUST -353

The sight of sneaking glances at Unit 1 while walking slowly.

‘This is how dare···.’

Kim Yang decided to train the black horse harshly.

He was rambling about saying that he liked the little horse, but less than 3 minutes later, he was suddenly fixated on the nurse. It was disgusting to see him just looking at people and horses.

“Hey. Come here.”

Knock knock knock – shake the gun, knock knock –

It was a dark horse that seemed to notice that Kim Yang was in a bad mood.

‘I don’t know. Oh, dear. He’s a good black horse.’

I don’t know if a horse has an expression, but it was a disgusting black horse that made such an expression. Unfortunately, Ms. Kim was not a woman who would make even 1mm of such a pitiful expression.

“Sit down.”

The black horse, who had tried to pretend not to notice, quickly sat down when he saw a real gun being aimed at him.

There are good words and bad words, and words that do not make sense only become good. If Kim Yang does not like it, he thinks he will feast on horse meat and starts to roll the black horse.

“Lie down and roll to the left.”

Heeeeeeeeeing-

The black horse felt wronged. Don’t you know the anatomy of the body? No, how can you roll like a horse…

Clank-

“Roll.”

I could roll a horse. Of course I could jump in place too.

In this way, the black horse came under Kim Yang’s management.

“This guy is looking for cannibals like ghosts?”

Kim Yang, riding on a black horse, began the story with an expression that said, ‘Even a burrower has the talent to roll over.’

I don’t know if it can even distinguish a distinctive scent, but if the black horse thinks there is a cannibal nearby, it runs fiercely and starts attacking.

Kkujik- Kkujik-

Purrururk!

Maru nodded as he watched the black horse made of flat ribs scurry about in search of the cannibal hiding behind the tree.

“Yeah. He seems smart too.”

Although not as smart as a crow, the black horse was still quite smart. So, it felt strange to see the black horse carrying Kim Yang.

He’s a smart guy, so he should know that Director Yoo and Kim Yang were the ones who killed him, but seeing him follow suit makes me wonder what’s wrong.

Considering that it followed the airship for almost a month, I wonder if it followed him to get revenge on its former owner, Director Yoo. That’s why I ignored it, but judging by the fact that it quickly became friendly with Ms. Kim, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

It seemed like he was sticking to Ms. Kim, but whenever he got a chance, he would approach the nurse and show his gums while saying “hiihing” and showing that he liked it. It just seemed like a pervert’s words.

Judging from the way he runs and fights like a demon whenever he finds traces of a cannibal, it doesn’t seem like he doesn’t have a desire for revenge or a fighting spirit, but when you look at the way he treats himself and Ms. Kim, who killed Director Yoo…

“That’s because he’s just a pervert.”

Purururuk-

Kim Yang’s evaluation was criticized as if he was not a black horse.

“That’s not true, kid. You’re still glancing around, right? Right?”

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Kim Yang smiled as she slapped the black horse’s nape. The Arduous March was especially effective in rehabilitating the mind of a crazy person.

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My dealings with the Department of Homeland Security were smooth and pleasant.

If you look closely, there were many cases where it was neat and tidy, and this time was no different.

“3rd season? This is too generous of you?”

“The second phase is slightly shorter than the desired power generation capacity.”

When Maru wanted 200 capacity, he only got about 180 in season 2, so he gave 270 to season 3.

“Thanks to you, I won’t have to worry about electricity for a while. Thank you.”

“Hahaha- Please take good care of the citizens around you.”

Maru’s thanks were met with a request from Dan Brown to take good care of the people around him. A request to take good care of the citizens of the United States.

I don’t know what he believes in, but Maru didn’t really deny it because he thought that good things were good. Den Brown laughed at that sight and exchanged pleasantries with Maru before parting ways.

The Homeland Security blimp slowly gained altitude. Thousands of crows circled the blimp as if escorting it.

“You are a minister.”

“Yes.”

Seeing crows farewell, it feels both fearful and luxurious.

“Has anyone seen ordering or signaling the crows to see us off?”

“I didn’t see it.”

“···How ridiculous.”

This means that either the crows remember and follow commands given in the past, or they flexibly see off the crows without any commands, but either way, it was surprising.

“It’s clear that they are using crows for reconnaissance.”

“A crow trained to this degree should be capable of both reconnaissance and attack.”

There have been many attempts to use animals in warfare.

Donkeys that specialize in transporting ammunition, dogs that infiltrate trenches, dolphins that watch for enemy submarines and ships, and falcons that perform reconnaissance.

But what I was seeing now was fundamentally different. Even if the training had been successful, there would only be one or two, or at most a handful, and moving in the tens of thousands was unimaginable.

I asked Vladimir Kalin indirectly how to tame a crow, but he said he had no particular method.

I don’t know if that’s true or if he’s just hiding the method of taming them, but being able to move a crow that could easily number in the tens of thousands was essentially a commanding position.

“Whew- It’s practically an aircraft carrier.”

“Yes, if you fly with a bomb and drop it, it’s a bombing.”

The crows did not follow far. Director Den Brown and his men were sad to see the crows return to Vladiak Town.

“I wonder if there is some kind of ability to tame animals?”

“That could be possible.”

Now was the time when people with abilities were no longer a joke, but a reality.

In the United States, people with powers began to appear one by one. Most of them were related to enhanced physical abilities, but there were also some special cases reported. Superpowers such as regeneration, telekinesis, and telepathy.

So we could be sure that there was a force attacking Den Brown himself.

‘That guy. He was clearly a psychic.’

A guy who broke into the Department of Homeland Security and calmly used illusions to attack people’s minds. After persistent tracking, we found out that he was connected to a PMC that was supporting multinational corporations including Riser Pharmaceuticals. It’s just a shame that he disappeared during the process of expelling the New York cannibalistic forces.

“If you have any reports of unusual phenomena, don’t think of them as prank calls and make sure to check them all out.”

“All right.”

“Don’t miss out on murder cases where the murder weapon is unknown or missing persons cases where there are unusual traces.”

“We are cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

Vladimir Kalin was also a kind of power user. A power user specializing in interpersonal killing power. If you have one, why not have two? If you are lucky enough to acquire such a power user, how great would that be?

“It definitely looks like they’re thinking of expanding.”

“Yes, and judging by the piles of building materials, it is clear that there are plans to expand further.”

As expected, Vladimir Kalin was expanding his territory. The three modular reactors he exchanged this time would have given wings to his expansion.

If you think about it, isn’t it a good deal if you spend three modular reactors to secure and rebuild the central and northern regions?

“It felt like there weren’t enough people for the amount of space we had.”

“It seems that they are actively using unmanned defense systems to select refugees.”

“That’s not bad. It’s actually a good thing.”

The area that was dozens of times wider than the town from the Vladiak Tower was defended by unmanned automatic turrets managed by AI. This was good. It meant that even if there was a conflict, it could be resolved with an EMP without any casualties.

“It’s a more efficient method than I thought. I think it could be used to manage the East. Let’s find a way.”

A method of gradually expanding, and later creating satellite villages on the outskirts. In some ways, it was a similar method to the Middle Ages, but it seemed to be effective.

Rebuilding the United States the old way was difficult. Remote villages were hard pressed to survive attacks from infected, mutants, cannibals, and mutated monsters.

Well then, why not try something like Vladivostok is doing now?

Create a strong defensive stronghold in the center and create satellite villages around it to exchange necessary items during normal times and move to the center to defend in times of crisis.

“Let’s try introducing it too.”

“Director. The basic examination of Director Yoo’s body has been completed.”

“What is the condition?”

“It was in good condition. We’ll have to do a closer examination to know for sure, but it’s possible.”

A fire lit up Director Den Brown’s eyes.

I also confirmed Vladimir Kalin

I also figured out how to expand Vladiak Town.

Even personally retrieving a body in good condition.

Everything was successful.

[Sir, we have a call from Line 2 heading to Seattle.]

A message from an airship sent to recover several installations in the western region.

“Connect.”

[We arrived at a parts factory near Seattle. However, the surrounding area is all in ruins.]

How could that be?

There was no problem when we checked before the satellite was destroyed by debris (space debris). There was no sign of destruction and it was fine, so wasn’t it sent to be recovered?

“It’s in ruins? If it collapsed, just clear away the rubble. Even if the machinery is broken, you can just fix it.”

[I cleared some of the debris, but there’s nothing left.]

···What does this mean?

In the end, the Department of Homeland Security was only able to obtain about half of its target.

Recovering key facilities allowed them to project influence into the western region, but the western region they had secured in this way quickly slipped out of their control.

LA was a prime example. When Vladimir Kalin was there, gangs and cartels that couldn’t set up shop because of the crows took over the city in an instant.

Cannibalism was also a problem. Vladimir Kalin was one of them, and the Department of Homeland Security warned them to catch and kill them immediately, but it didn’t last more than a month before it started spreading again, mainly among gangs and cartels.

Even vigilantes who had to fight against gangs and cartels had no choice but to evolve in order to fight, so they voluntarily exposed themselves to cannibalism.

The Department of Homeland Security gave up on LA, which had no answers, and tried to build a defensive perimeter centered around San Francisco, but this too was no different.

‘Aren’t you just going to throw it away like LA?’, ‘I can’t believe it.’, ‘First, give me weapons and food.’ So when we provided weapons and food, they disappeared without a trace.

Vladimir Kalin’s airship was able to move freely because it had an escort of ravens, but the Homeland Security Airship was not.

They had to fly at high altitudes to avoid flocks of birds, and they had to take off and land mostly at night. They transported supplies with great difficulty, but it was literally like pouring water into a bottomless pit.

The Vladivostok-style stronghold defense strategy that was effective in the East was also useless, because there was no central entity to take charge and push forward strongly.

Even if the Department of Homeland Security tried to play a central role, local powers opposed it. And they couldn’t just bring all the main forces in New York and force them to reorganize, so the hole just kept getting bigger.

So the Department of Homeland Security had no choice but to withdraw from the Western region. When they heard that support was cut off, the Western region threatened, “We will secede from the Union like the South,” but what could they do?

Good news came to Director Dan Brown, who was carefully combing his hair that had started to fall like fallen leaves.

“Director, it worked. It’s possible.”

“okay?”

Egg retrieval and restoration from a rapidly frozen corpse was successful.

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Vladiak town is definitely established.

With the abundant power produced by the additionally secured modular nuclear power plants, the facilities that had been torn down from the West, such as Altoran, began to operate, and the town of Vladivostok and its vicinity became a small military-industrial complex.

“It would be a waste to supply electricity to satellite villages with electricity produced by modular nuclear power plants.”

Maru also agreed with the PD’s report on the situation. It is true that the satellite village is maintained through power supply, and various equipment can be exchanged through the satellite village, but because of this, the satellite village’s size began to grow rapidly.

One time, a group of crazy, rioting men took over a village and tried to climb over the outer wall of Vladivostok, completely destroying it.

“That is certainly true. Is there no way?”

“It’s a bit far, but how about reopening the mine?”

“Is it a mine?”

“Yes. There are still iron and coal mines that are alive.”

PD’s opinion wasn’t bad, but transportation was a problem.

Using trucks? We have repaired a few dump trucks and trailer trucks for construction, but there were many problems in operating the iron and coal mines in earnest.

“Not only the numbers, but can we afford the fuel?”

“What if we laid tracks to the mine and ran a steam locomotive through it?”

Huh? Is that possible?

“It’s possible. There are trains on display at the museum, and there are blueprints. If we just use what we can use right away and take the steps, it’s definitely possible.”

Detroit, the city of steel and coal, began to rise from its rust.