Rust - Chapter 378



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RUST -378

The weapons depot storing the missiles was attacked.

One location was successfully blocked by the NYPD and militia, but another location was out of contact, and requests for assistance were pouring in from the armory, which was still in combat.

“Arsenal 4 is under attack. Urgent assistance request.”

Despite the agent’s urgent voice, Ms. Kim did not leave her seat.

[If you want to do it, definitely finish it.]

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

[Best John···Good words.]

“······.”

It’s a bit much to seek the highest dignity in front of Homeland Security agents.

‘John… are you okay?’

What does that mean? The agent gave up on understanding Yania Kim’s psyche. After all, if it weren’t for her, this place would have likely been taken away as well.

Contrary to Kim Yang’s fears, there were no additional attacks on the armory she and the crows were defending. But nowhere else was.

They attacked, were blocked, and then attacked again. They kept crawling out of nowhere like cockroaches, and the repeated waves of attacks continued.

Fortunately, except for the one that was initially taken, the rest of the armory withstood the cannibals’ persistent attacks until the launchers and other equipment were completed.

The counterattack began with the firing of AIM-120 AMRAAMs (medium-range air-to-air missiles).

“A cluster bomb on an air-to-air missile is useless against buildings, right?”

“We have to take out their defenses and surveillance devices first.”

Director Den Brown was involved in installing the defense equipment for the Vladiak Tower. If the cannibals had even half-imitated that terrible air defense system, it would not be easy to penetrate it with cruise missiles alone. Even if they did, the losses would be high.

“Open the way for the bunker buster. Operation commencement!”

The consecutive firing of AMRAAMs damaged the anti-aircraft turret sensors and CCTVs on the cannibal stronghold building, obscuring their vision. A bunker buster cruise missile took advantage of the gap and struck the building.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

A dull impact sound different from the explosion of Amram. As the smoky dust settled, the sight that was visible was a building that had been hollowed out in a circle.

Ooooooh

Wow

The surrounding militia shouted, as they could see through the thick building to the other side.

“Vertical! Make it fall vertically!”

When they saw the true taste of the bunker buster, the cannibals started to struggle desperately.

From those trying to escape in armored vehicles to those trying to paraglide from the rooftop, no one managed to escape through the 100,000-strong militia surrounding the building.

Kuung!

Kuuuuung!

The impact of the bunker buster, which began to plunge vertically, began to hit the solid reinforced concrete building.

Two rooms, three rooms···.

The bombing continues even after it hits, explodes, and breaks.

Even after six or seven feet fell, the building appeared to be intact.

People began to feel fear as the building withstood seven rounds of bombs, but the bombing continued.

Ten rooms, eleven rooms…

Only then could people be free from the fear of ‘Why doesn’t it break?’

Nineteen, twenty

In the midst of the endless deafening noise, people were able to briefly recall facts they had forgotten.

Why the United States is the world’s most powerful country.

Yes, that’s right.

Finishing off enemies with overwhelming numbers.

I couldn’t help but remember the great country of the United States of America, which produced a force that no enemy could ever handle, but which would always win in the end.

Kuuuuung!

Kwaaaaang!

In the end, people who saw the building collapse without being able to support twenty-nine rooms cried out in shock.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!

USA!

Wow!

USA!

USA!!

Over 100,000 militiamen who had surrounded the area and citizens who had come out to watch shouted in victory.

“Director, aren’t you using too many bunker busters?”

Given that it may take years to produce more, isn’t that too much?

“No. What we need now is a complete victory. A belief that we will definitely win. An overwhelming victory. We need to make sure of it right here.”

On the other hand, we must instill a sense of despair in the cannibals.

The certain despair that hiding in a building or an underground bunker is useless.

With the momentum of victory, the next attack building was decided.

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Their bases are in about 10 places? Really? Then, even if we use 30 rounds each, wouldn’t that be enough for 300 rounds? That’s a pretty bold idea.

In this day and age, having 300 bunker busters is one thing, but the idea of ​​shooting them all down is even more terrifying.

The cannibals lamented. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Materiel Command was after them too. They were negotiating with the one who had the upper hand there. This is the result.

As the conflict with China intensified and the risk of armed conflict grew, a large number of missiles ordered were delivered to the Air Force Materiel Command, and the amount was enormous.

The federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, took care of it. Now, they might actually unleash 300 bunker busters. They sent an elite force to raid the weapons depot where the missiles were stored, but it was a painful failure.

It was fortunate that a large number of missiles were successfully stolen from the armory that had been successfully attacked, and that those who had escaped toward Brooklyn Harbor as a diversionary operation had actually managed to escape.

“Would it be difficult for us to use the port as well?”

“The road is guarded by a militia of 100,000 men.”

100 thousand?

Khehehehe

Hehehehehe

Everyone laughed as if they were dumbfounded.

Should I call it a pig-dog riot? There was no answer because all the things that I had eaten up with just a click of a finger were gathered together. I was speechless at the story that there were currently around 1 million pigs and dogs active as militia.

Even their armament and equipment were beginning to become more substantial. The regular bullets used by the militia were soon replaced by armor-piercing bullets, and the 5.56mm caliber began to change to 7.62mm and 12.7mm.

Even if they were a new species with excellent physical abilities, it was true that they would have difficulty withstanding an overwhelming number of enemies. This was especially true if they were not just enemies, but enemies who were increasingly heavily armed.

“I guess there is no other way to get to the port than through the underground waterway.”

“That would be the best way.”

“It’s clear that the Department of Homeland Security brought in mercenaries to do something to the sewer.”

“There was information that they were trying to exterminate the monster rats.”

“Monster rat···.”

“There was also a word called cockroach.”

“Are there people who would be caught by rats or cockroaches?”

“If you say port, which port?”

“The port in Brooklyn would be the most certain.”

The place that people didn’t go was Brooklyn Harbor. It was because of the seagulls that would occasionally flock there. When the situation arose, all the birds went crazy and attacked anything they saw flying.

Helicopters and planes crashed, and the airport was virtually closed. It would be nice if it was just the airport side, but in the cities and ports adjacent to the sea, you couldn’t relax because of the occasional seagulls that were wandering around.

“Thank goodness the ships were safe thanks to the seagulls.”

Since they were rich, they all owned luxury yachts. So once they reached the port, escape was not a problem.

“Let’s launch an all-out offensive tonight, make them nervous, and take advantage of that gap.”

Everyone agreed that the chances of escaping at once would be higher, but some people thought differently. The conversation that came out of the place where close friends gathered in groups of three or five was not about one escape, but about something else.

“If I leave New York now, there’s no telling when I’ll be back.”

“···That’s right.”

The escape with my life on the line was the most important thing, but it was what I had hoped for.

It was too much of a shame to throw away something I had almost touched.

“I can’t afford to miss out on rejuvenation like this.”

“I agree.”

“Then how about conducting a night-time general offensive from evening until dawn, and deploying all remaining elite units to secure rejuvenation?”

“It’s difficult because we are so short on numbers. They are surrounding us with numbers in the hundreds of thousands. It’s difficult to ignore that and secure the Homeland Security Secret Research Lab.”

“Is persuasion difficult? The location of the armory was also decided with money.”

“The Department of Homeland Security is no slouch. And increasingly, the FBI and the New York Police Department are too.”

Tsk-

her-

An uncomfortable exclamation burst out.

“The mercenary group raised by Geese Riser was useful, but you haven’t found any trace of them?”

“They say most of it was absorbed by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.”

“Ah- I heard that they were all wiped out in some recent operation.”

“There were various people with abilities, including those with psychic abilities, but they were all wiped out?”

“It wasn’t a story worth digging into, so I just let it slide.”

Well, I guess it’s not worth digging into something like that.

“Still, it would have been nice if there were someone with psychic abilities.”

He was good at hallucinations, telepathy, and psychometry. Whatever it was, there were plenty of places where he could use it.

Especially now, when I was trying to regain my youth, it was even more so. Even with just psychometry, finding out passwords and secret codes was a piece of cake.

What if there were telepaths or hallucinators there? They could easily break through the ironclad security and the layer upon layer of siege nets that could not even fit a single needle.

“What we don’t have is fine. Let’s think about what we have.”

“I know that you recruited the capable people when the situation started. Let’s get rid of them.”

“Good idea. It will be easy to fool the mob by using them.”

The militia was blocking the road and testing with diagnostic kits. If they were capable, they would pass the test. Most of the capable individuals recruited had enhanced physical abilities, so if they were given the equipment, it would not be a problem to reach the secret laboratory of the Department of Homeland Security.

“Let’s send him off with a tight leash.”

They’re all experts in that area, so they know how to do it, but they still said to be careful. It was already annoying, but it was really tiring when the dog got off the leash.

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The town of Vladislav was reeling.

The conflict with those who were leaving for New York in search of their lost daily lives gradually deepened. They refused to return the exosuits they had borrowed, and the same goes for the guns.

As Hood suggested, even if the power supply was cut off, they did not give up on their exosuits. Even though the power loader type exosuit weighed over 30kg including the battery, they insisted on carrying it on their backs.

The same goes for firearms, 12.7mm machine guns were all loaned, and 7.62mm sniper rifles were also loaned. They showed that they would commit a gun rampage if necessary. They even linked up with other satellite villages.

Maru was complicated. This wasn’t what I had in mind at first. My goal was to just fix up a building and live a comfortable, leisurely life even when faced with a crappy situation.

As soon as one thing was finished, another one arose, and as soon as that was finished, another problem arose. I don’t know if it’s appropriate to say that humans are social animals in this situation, but as things started to break out on a national scale, things got more and more frustrating.

How could it be that after all that time of killing cannibals, these beggars are now trying to run away with their property?

What on earth is this mentality of wanting to fight even if you touch me?

Is this normal? I’ll take the exosuit too. I won’t give back the gun either. If you try to take it by force, I’ll fight. No, fuck. Seriously.

There are quite a few authors who move as a family unit, so it’s a bit awkward to separate parents in front of children who don’t know anything. When I told them that they would be killed by marauders or cannibals, they said they couldn’t give me back my exosuit and gun.

“It’s a headache. I saved him, so it’s really unbelievable that he’s acting like this.”

Maru rarely complained to the PD. If he was a cannibal, he would have just been chopped to pieces, but he was a survivor, so he was saved, fed, clothed, and given a decent life, and now this is like a dog bone.

“All humans are like that. Even though they have received God’s mercy and grace, it is their nature to betray for the sake of immediate gain.”

What the heck is this… PD, please don’t do this. It’s scary.

The PD smiled mysteriously, wondering what Maru’s desperate gaze was thinking.

“What will you do? Will you just let them go? Or will you use force to take their weapons away?”

I wanted to ask that, but before I could ask that question, it was the PD who asked Maru first. Damn…

“How many exosuits are loose over there?”

“I’m thirty-five.”

“There are more than I thought.”

“Thank you for lending us plenty of exosuits to keep the satellite villagers safe. And machine guns and sniper rifles too.”

Hahaha- Maru laughed inwardly.

That bastard was my bastard.

Maru still didn’t quite understand this sentiment.

Wouldn’t you be grateful if they saved your life and helped you?

“Those people are grateful too. But freedom and dreams are more important than gratitude.”

You can’t take away someone’s freedom just because you saved them.

The point is that you can’t ask someone to give up their dream of going back to their daily life under the pretext of helping them.

Maru laughed in vain.

Ah- Okay.

They’ve got missiles and nukes, so let’s just tell them to take them.

“Just tell them to take it. And tell them to leave quickly without making a fuss.”

“I will do that.”

Maru added, seeing the PD’s expression as if he knew he would make that decision.

“If you get caught by a marauder or die from a cannibalistic mutant, won’t your equipment, including your exosuit, go to them? We have to stop that.”

“···Yes. That’s right.”

“I heard that you are preparing something like the Ark Revolutionary Guard, I would like you to send that unit to retrieve it.”

“What if they are in danger of being attacked by cannibals or marauders?”

“After experiencing it, I realized that the saying, ‘Freedom is not Free,’ is true. So they have to pay a price for their freedom.”

“I will do that.”

Diana reported during a conversation with the PD.

[I got a call from Ms. Kim. She said it was an emergency.]

“Connect.”

[We did something really grand. We caught the guy who fired a missile at the airship. We have video evidence. It’s true. Can we go back now?]

Kim Yang’s voice was bright. I had a lot of work to do anyway, so I was going to call her, and the timing was perfect.

“Okay, you’ve had a hard time. Come back.”

When Maru gave her permission to return, Kim Yang, who should have been happy, felt a bit uneasy.