Rust - Chapter 376



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RUST -376

When the video was released, it was initially met with negative reactions.

People expressed extreme aversion to the sight of humans being captured and put in breeding pens, and to the sight of people being raised in breeding pens like chicken coops.

[Isn’t this deepfake using AI?]

[That’s right. Isn’t it CG (computer graphics)?]

Although the FBI and NYPD were objecting, Chief Dan Brown continued to play the video instead of responding.

The vivid scenes were different from the CG used in movies.

I couldn’t help but know that it was different. Because there were many people from the FBI and the New York Police Department who had experienced the horrific scene, no matter how hard I tried to deny it, I gradually could not deny that the video was real and true.

If you want to claim that it’s a deepfake,

‘So you’re saying there’s an original video?’

‘What is that original footage?’

‘Is it snuff?’

Even if all the faces of the people in the video are deepfakes, what about the background?

What about the people who are being raised in places like chicken coops? Even if their faces are fake, that situation. That was an unchanging fact and reality.

Even if you claim it was CG, it was the same. No matter how meticulously made a horror film was, it was impossible to capture the scene 100%. Even if you used artificial intelligence, it was nearly impossible to create such a video with current technology.

Because the information was extracted from the brain, the scenes were depicted in incredible detail without any filtering. Every drop of blood, the flesh visible between torn pieces of flesh, and even the desperate screams that could not be considered acting.

Those who opposed it could not deny it and had no choice but to admit that this was true.

What if this is true?

[···Are you saying that the treatment is useless?]

[Did Ojin Pharmaceuticals release the fake treatment recipe?]

They were angry, and they wanted to find the first target of their anger outside. This was because the cannibals who farmed people were mostly wearing uniforms such as air force uniforms, police uniforms, and security uniforms.

It is impossible for those who support the United States to become cannibals and hunt and farm their own citizens. If such a thing were to happen, it would be all because of ineffective drugs. Dan Brown argued, but answered the questioners with a blank look in his eyes.

“If the medicine doesn’t work, does that justify their actions?”

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“If he acts like that because he developed drug resistance, are we supposed to understand?”

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“The reason this case is important is none other than this. Let’s think about it this way. Even people who are responsible for the safety and peace of the citizens have become like this after contracting cannibalism. So what will happen when people who have no sense of responsibility are infected?”

The footage continued. Several office workers fainted as they saw scenes of brains being devoured and hearts and livers being pulled out alive.

Everyone was breathless at the brutal slaughter, but everyone collapsed at the scene of them being eaten in the Sanzu-style.

“Do you think that cannibals and humans can coexist? Do you think that we were wrong when we killed the cannibals last time, as the media and broadcasting they control say?

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“We are left with only two choices: to die like cattle, or to fight and win?”

[Are you planning to turn New York into a war zone?]

[The citizens won’t understand.]

“Citizens, don’t worry.”

[No way. Are you planning to release the video?]

[There will be a riot.]

“Now is the time for us to go all out. This is not the time to be picky about means and methods.”

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“Just as they used the press and broadcasting to tie our hands, we will use public opinion to tie their hands. And New York will become a giant trap for them that they cannot escape from.”

The objection was dismissed. Looting? Rioting? Does it matter now?

The Department of Homeland Security immediately prepared to counterattack.

It started with an emergency disaster broadcast.

Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-

The nerve-racking sound characteristic of emergency disaster broadcasts flowed out from every channel and every broadcast.

[This is an emergency situation. All viewers are requested to limit children’s viewing and follow the emergency response video to protect life and safety.]

The Department of Homeland Security threw a bomb without a mosaic.

A cheer echoes through New York.

‘Arm yourself, citizens!’

‘Kill that cannibal!’

‘Death to the traitors and apostates!’

More than 10% of New Yorkers, over 9 million in number, took up arms and participated in hunting down cannibals, which is 4-5 times more than the expected 2-3%.

In other words, over 900,000, and close to a million, guns were pointed at the cannibals and their helpers. In fact, it meant that most able-bodied adult males came out with guns.

Those who rise with messages will perish with messages.

Those who thrive on images will perish on images.

The messages and images that flowed in favor of the cannibals fell into the abyss. At first, they also strongly protested, saying, “This is deepfake,” “This is CG,” and “This is all fabrication,” but it was meaningless in the face of the live organ extraction and Sanzuel-style eating.

Every day, the media and broadcasting stations they control urged restraint, saying that this was a modern-day witch hunt, but in a country with gun freedom, it was impossible for a single, insignificant word to calm things down.

[As a result of a joint investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the New York Police Department, those identified as cannibals were…]

Beginning with a list of the powerful families and companies that had great influence in New York, the list was exposed, along with the media and broadcasting that they effectively controlled.

The first places to be devastated were the press and broadcasting companies. They literally became a beehive.

As news agencies and broadcasters burned, state and local governments, legislatures, city governments and councils strongly condemned the current situation.

[···Even considering that this is an emergency, this is an abuse of authority by the Department of Homeland Security, and using violence without going through the legal procedures of arrest, detention, and trial···]

[···Even if the risk of cannibals is high, all regulations must be carried out in accordance with law and principles···]

The state government issued a statement telling citizens to put down their weapons and go back to their daily lives, and armed militias stormed city halls, government buildings, and the Capitol, destroying them.

‘Things like dogs!’

‘How much must I have received to make this crazy!’

‘Put the gun down?’

‘Put it down? What do you want me to do? Just let it eat!’

It wasn’t just places associated with cannibalism that were attacked. There was also looting and rioting, which are traditional folk games of the United States.

And as if they had been waiting, Kim Yang and his bodyguards, armed with exosuits, volunteered to provide support. In addition to them, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the New York Police Department also moved in.

[Are they all summary judgments?]

“Yes.”

[If you hear a strange sound again this time···.]

It was Kim Yang who had a long-standing attachment to terrorists. After Director Dan Brown confirmed that this would never happen, Kim Yang and the guards began to move. In an instant, they began to execute the looters and rioters.

[Kill all these bastards!]

[Rear distraction. This is what special forces do, and they are doing it right now.]

They were punished for attacking and causing disturbance in the rear at the instigation of cannibals. As the summary punishment without tolerance for looting and rioting began, the criminals disappeared in an instant.

[Isn’t this too dangerous? They might get attached to the cannibals.]

“That’s what I told you to do.”

[Oh my god. What the hell are you thinking?]

When asked by the New York Police Commissioner who had been with him since the first cannibal extermination, Dan Brown answered in a small voice.

“Because we don’t need garbage to rebuild the United States.”

Trash will always be there even if you clean it up, so just collect it all at once and dispose of it. The New York Police Commissioner remained silent at Commissioner Dan Brown’s words.

As the looting, rioting, and crime subsided, the entire state of New York became consumed with the zeal to hunt down and kill the cannibals.

Militia leaders agreed to work with the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the New York Police Department to help maintain order and conduct searches. Militia members set up positions on streets and roads and began using diagnostic kits to hunt for cannibals.

Now all that was left was to storm the buildings and bunkers where they were holed up, which wasn’t easy.

[It’s impossible to attack their base with just the militia.]

[It’s a problem that they entered the underground bunker, but it won’t be easy to attack the building they built.]

A building built by a group of great families.

The building-type shelter, which was modeled after the Vladislav Tower, was a headache. Is this what a reinforced concrete building with armor plates can be like?

Not only is the defense horrifying, but a building that produces its own electricity, water, and food. Who on earth thought of such a terrible hybrid?

The militia couldn’t even get close. They had no way to avoid the bullets and missiles that were pouring out of the windows of the building. The same goes for the armored vehicles that the SWAT had. They were just food for the Javelin missiles that were fired from the tall buildings.

[Should I call the Marines?]

“If things continue as they are now, we will not be able to handle the casualties.”

The air defense network was also not easy, so it was difficult to infiltrate from the rooftop using an airship. There were four such dirty buildings in New York alone. If you add the cannibalistic companies that were entrenched in Manhattan, the total number of such buildings exceeded ten.

‘You can’t waste time.’

Anger was volatile.

This was especially true when they thought they were winning overwhelmingly. Think of the example of World War II. The fierce anger and desire for revenge against the Japanese gradually subsided as the United States began to win completely.

That shouldn’t happen in a fight with cannibals. If you give cannibals time and space, they will start to charm people little by little with their clever words and charm.

“Director, this is a call from Vladimir Kalin.”

“Connect now.”

“This is Dan Brown. First of all, I would like to thank you.”

[I’m glad it was helpful.]

“Thank you for sending Yania Kim and the exosuit unit.”

In fact, even if I said I wouldn’t help because my feelings for him had fallen apart after the terrorist frame-up, I had nothing to say.

[The way they treated me as a terrorist was a bit like that.]

“I didn’t know that the cannibals were controlling the media and broadcasting because I had organized it once.”

I had no idea that so many powerful families and conglomerates would become cannibals. Those who pursue power and profit must have known that becoming cannibals would be the antithesis of humanity, so why did they do so?

“It was my mistake. I didn’t know there were so many cannibals operating in the shadows of powerful families and large corporations…”

[Yes. There will be many of them hidden here and there.]

Maru, who had been talking about this and that, brought up the main topic.

[···If you watch the video sent here carefully, you will know that this happened in an air force base nuclear bunker.]

Director Dan Brown had many questions about how such a video was filmed, but he kept quiet and listened to Maru’s story.

[···To be exact, this is what happened in the nuclear bunker at Wright-Patterson Base.]

It was as if lightning had struck Director Den Brown’s head.

Because that was the first place I would have gone if those damned cannibals hadn’t been acting up. The Air Force Materiel Command – Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. A place filled with countless missiles and experimental aircraft.

I had sent out agents, but they were all missing, so I thought I should gather my forces and go, but Vladimir Kalin had already taken the initiative. Director Dan Brown barely managed to swallow the question, “What about the nuke?”

[As you can see in the video, the cannibals are systematically disabling the nukes.]

“···Thank you for that too. Thanks to that information, we were able to protect the tactical nuclear weapons that the Marines were storing.”

The Marines stationed nearby were commanded by Gilbert Brown.

[Looking at the munitions warehouse here, even excluding nuclear weapons, there is a huge amount of weapons. The amount is so huge that I was wondering if I should divide it up.]

The negotiation between Den Brown and Maru ended in an instant. It was also understandable why Vladimir Kalin readily agreed to share.

There were many reasons, such as the fact that there could be cannibals hiding in each warehouse, and that it would take a long time for one airship to transport the huge amount of supplies, but I was grateful.

[···Then I would like you to send the transport unit as soon as possible.]

“I will send it right away.”

A subordinate spoke to Director Den Brown, who had cut off communication like that.

“Sir, wasn’t the Air Force storing tactical nuclear weapons at that base?”

“okay.”

“But why don’t you ask? If you have nukes, you should get them back.”

“Huh- Not now. Didn’t you hear me earlier? ‘Even if we exclude nukes.’”

So, it means that even if there were nuclear weapons, they are considered non-existent, and even if there were, they are considered to have been discarded.

“It’s a nuclear weapon. It’s a B61-12 nuclear weapon. If it’s not destroyed and taken away, it’s dangerous.”

“know.”

There was even an airship that could rise much higher than a normal airship. It was thought that a force equipped with tactical nuclear weapons and launching devices had emerged.

so?

Is Vladimir Kalin the enemy?

No it wasn’t.

What if, when we later went to Wright-Patterson Base to retrieve it, we found the munitions warehouse empty? We would have mobilized all of the resources of the Department of Homeland Security to find out who had taken it.

If the pursuit had revealed that Vladimir Kalin had been taken away, it would not have ended well. Even if Director Dan Brown had wanted to let it go, his subordinates and other agencies would not have stayed still.

But now it was a different story. Vladimir Kalin had independently attacked the Air Force Materiel Command, disposed of the cannibals, and obtained the footage, turning the situation around.

After that, he sent Yania Kim and the guards to provide practical assistance, and furthermore, he handed over a large amount of military supplies in advance.

Even though you did all this, I still can’t trust Vladimir Kalin, so should I send an inspection team to Vladislav Town and check everything? Saying that we need to check if there are any nukes or not?

Should I do that? Really?

Dan Brown thought differently. Even if Vladimir Kalin had nukes and was hiding them and lying about them, there was no need to break up this relationship now.

“Think more broadly. What would have happened if he hadn’t been there….”

It would have been difficult if it had gone into civil war, but with just one video he sent, aren’t there 900,000 to 1 million militias moving around?

Vladimir Kalin has nukes?

It may seem like a big problem now, but it was a problem that would be solved naturally once the United States was rebuilt.

“Tell them to build a launcher so that they can use air-to-air missiles against ground-to-ground targets.”

“All right.”

The only thing that matters now is blowing up that cannibalistic lair.