Rust - Chapter 381



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RUST [RUST]-381

It was decided that the person who would talk to telepathy and psychometry was a nurse.

The reason was simple.

‘It’s harmless.’

Even though she was dark-skinned, she was still a nurse. She didn’t really have any problems other than treating patients and taking care of crows without knowing anything about security or important information.

‘You know that throbbing feeling in your head? That feeling you get before you start telepathy?’

‘Uh- uh.’

‘If you’re trying to use telepathy before we even talk, just stop and come out.’

‘Is that okay?’

‘It’s okay. Eat comfortably. Just think of it as making new friends.’

‘A new friend?’

Isn’t that more difficult?

‘Since it’s my first time, I’ll follow along.’

Kim Yang, who followed, was wearing an exosuit and taking the Vajra pose.

[What are you doing? The door won’t open?]

The nurse took a deep breath at the door.

‘I said it was okay. I said it was okay.’

The nurse was at a loss as to what to do, but since she had been trusted, she decided to give it a try.

dripping-

“Ah-again- Ms. Julia Button over there. This is Nanae Ono. May I come in?”

“······.”

Again-knock-knock- Again-knock-

“Uh- I’m Ono Nanae. I’m a nurse. We were together on the airship last time, right?”

“······.”

Huh? You’re not answering.

You won’t even open the door? What should I do?

When Kim Yang saw the restless, groaning appearance, she pushed the nurse aside and spoke.

[Open the door. If you don’t open it, I’ll open it by force and come in.]

A small voice is heard on the other end after Kim Yang’s threatening remarks.

“···What’s going on?”

[What the hell is going on? Hey, can’t you understand? Open the door right now.]

The voice coming from the exosuit helmet speaker sounded threatening. The nurse’s voice became even more woo-woo-wook in response to Ms. Kim’s violent response.

“There. And that privacy thing too… If you suddenly tell me to open it right away….”

[Unit 1. Be quiet and go over there.]

At Ms. Kim’s firm attitude, the nurse kept her mouth shut and stepped aside.

The door opened slightly a moment later. Julia, who had set the safety device and peeked her face through the slightly open door, spoke.

“What is going on? Why are you doing this?”

Put the safety device on?

···What’s going on?

This bitch, isn’t this crazy?

I guess she’s a useless bitch.

Psychometry has never had any grudges or anything like that, but isn’t this girl the one who tried to kill herself and Maru? If she was saved, shouldn’t she have wiped the floor and done whatever she could to survive?

[Hey. Are you kidding me?]

“yes?”

Woozijik- As she pushed the door with her exosuit, the safety device was pulled and the door opened wide. Julia was surprised, as she had never been so rough before.

“Just a moment. What’s going on···”

Can we read thoughts with telepathy?

No, what if I read it and the leash breaks?

Julia was in a state of panic due to extreme anxiety and stress.

At that sight, Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed.

‘This is rotten to the core.’

So you know that your abilities are useful and you’re stretching yourself?

Right?

‘Even so, I won’t get a bullet hole in my head.’

That’s why I’m thinking this shit.

‘Should I just shoot?’

Julia’s mind suddenly came to her senses at Kim Yang’s monologue.

It’s dangerous.

The atmosphere was strange.

Even without using telepathy, I could tell for sure.

While Ms. Kim was seriously contemplating, “Should I think before I shoot?” or “Should I hold out one more time?”, the nurse who had been standing over there came running forward, swaying. The rhythmic movements relieved the standoff between Ms. Kim and Julia.

“Did we say hello on our airship last time? It’s Ono Nanae.”

“Yes? Yes- It’s Julia Button. Suddenly···.”

The moment the atmosphere that seemed like it would see blood was released, Julia’s mouth, which was about to shout, “What the heck is going on? Why are you even removing the safety device?” closed when she saw Ms. Kim, who was just watching blankly.

The current situation was dangerous. I had to get out of here. Julia said to the nurse, her voice changing to a soft whisper.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing special. Uh-uh- so. Since I’m in charge from now on, please tell me if there are any inconveniences in your life or if there’s anything you want to ask for···.”

Why would you remove the safety device for something like that? Are you lying? Julia looked at the nurse right in front of her. Her eyes were so innocent that they didn’t seem to have even 1% of any harm.

“Oh! Do you like coffee? Or maybe tea? I’d like to talk about it over tea time.”

“yes?”

What kind of tea time is this? Julia was confused.

“No. That’s my job. Oh? Not work. If we want to talk more comfortably, let’s have some dessert and tea together…”

Is it a conquest? He’s not even a handsome man. What is this? Reinforcements arrived for Julia, who was in a state of confusion. Erica, who was in the next room, came out after hearing the sound of the safety device being removed.

“what’s the matter···?”

The high-pitched voice became quieter when it saw Kim Yang’s exosuit. The nurse who was looking at Julia turned around and bowed to greet her.

“Ah- I am Nanae Ono, who will be in charge of Erika Lisbon from now on. Nice to meet you.”

“Huh? Yes? Yes. Please take care of me too.”

It was Erica who reached out her hand. The nurse, with a bright face, grabbed her hand and shook it.

“Then, shall we talk over some tea?”

“···Tea?”

“Yes. I like tea and coffee. The owner of the cafe in this building is really good. He’s good at it. Come on. I’ll treat you.”

Then a huge storm blew in.

After the distraught nurse and the disgruntled Miss Kim left, Julia, devastated at the thought of her life being in jeopardy, spoke to Erica.

“So. What is that crazy woman thinking?”

What kind of a retarded woman is she?

Even he felt awkward holding Erica’s hand. Erica knew that and tried not to touch him directly. But why did he grab her hand knowing that she was a psychometric person?

“······.”

Erica looked down at her hands without answering. A moment passed. Erica said.

“I think I have a new friend.”

“what?”

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Ms. Kim was full of complaints.

How can I do this? I have to take care of my exosuit maintenance and modifications, but you just want me to leave? I just rolled around in New York twice. Once to catch a cockroach, and twice to catch a cannibal.

But asking them to leave again, isn’t that too much? The ‘Ark Revolutionary Guard’ was very tired and half of them were injured, so they had to leave.

‘So you’re saying I should carry all that luggage by myself?’

‘Of course not, you have a unit you formed while you were in New York, so you can command that unit.’

‘The Holy Ark Knights.’ It was a unit that PD had created while he was away in New York. To Kim Yang, who thought religion was the opium of the people, the unit that PD had created was frankly uncomfortable.

‘First of all. The highest command is yours. You can move separately and command only when a problem arises.’

‘Okay, but why did you send the people from the satellite village?’

What made you carry that all away? Isn’t that too much? Shouldn’t you just strip them naked and throw them out?

‘Now that we have nukes and weapons, it’s hard to kill our parents in front of our children and then take them back. Isn’t that true? If we don’t have heavy weapons, we’ll all be wiped out. Even if we do, it won’t be easy.’

‘What does that have to do with anything? If you take something that belongs to someone else, you have to pay a price.’

Even if they die, why should we worry about those kids?

Everyone grew up so strong. Didn’t you roll around since you were young? You really did go through many near-death experiences. When I think about it, I don’t feel sorry for you at all.

It was Maru who rarely showed complex judgment in her words.

‘Yes. That’s true… That’s why I did it. If I’m going to shed blood, it should be valuable.’

What are you talking about?

You asked me to take the weapon so that I could pay for taking something that belonged to someone else?

‘Freedom is not free.’

And now.

‘If blood is to be shed, it must be worth it.’

Kim Yang recalled what Maru had said.

So I don’t know what you’re talking about. Her conclusion was simple: The reason she can’t rest now is because some fucking idiots are going to New York.

‘Even with ours.’

The equipment that the authors who had carried off in a hurry clearly contained a significant portion of their own shares. So they had to recover it all intact.

Even if it was over this time, Ms. Kim was determined to treat everyone harshly so that something like this wouldn’t happen again.

‘When your body is comfortable, you tend to think more. You have to use it.’

She was the type of person who, if Maru had known, would have been surprised and thought, ‘That rolling thing is you.’

‘Look at how much and where the angle is.’

Kim Yang nodded slightly after seeing the ‘Holy Ark Knights’ that the PD had chosen. The angles were better than expected.

[Once you’ve heard the operation explanation, let’s depart.]

It was decided to pursue from a distance of approximately 30 to 60 minutes, and to use silent drones and crows for reconnaissance and surveillance.

‘A silent drone? There’s a crow there?’

‘They can’t detect hidden enemies. If they’re distracted by something else, they lose their guard.’

It was Ms. Kim who explained what happened during the defense of the armory.

‘Okay, just take the necessary equipment with you.’

‘Don’t worry.’

Kim Yang and the ‘Holy Ark Knights’ set out.

The first day passed without any special events.

[We are setting up camp 5 miles (8 km) ahead.]

[We also take a seat nearby.]

It was 3:30 in the afternoon. Even though it was mid-October, it was still bright. They had set off early in the morning and had walked for about 6 hours, with a break of almost 2 hours, so it seemed like there were definitely a lot of families.

[What on earth are you thinking?]

[yes?]

[No. It’s fine to go, but it feels weird to take the whole family with you.]

[······.]

The distance traveled in just 6-7 hours a day was about 15 miles (24 km). I wouldn’t expect 40 km, but shouldn’t I have traveled at least 30 km? If I traveled at a speed of 24 km a day, it would have taken more than 40 days to get to New York.

Do they think long distances are a good idea? What about drinking water? What about food? When you consider the time it takes to supply a group of nearly 2,000 people, 40 days can quickly turn into 50 days or 60 days.

‘I don’t think you’re in your right mind.’

It was now mid-October. In just a month, it would be mid-November. Is there no winter here? The weather was not good for mid-October. In other words, if I didn’t get there within 40 days, I would have to spend the winter on the road.

It was Ms. Kim who truly wondered if she was in her right mind.

Even if you go, wouldn’t it be right to go after winter and in the spring? After this winter, the number of marauders, mutants, and cannibals will probably decrease.

Going now sounded like a hungry beast’s sharp determination to go on its last hunt before hibernation.

‘You didn’t say you were going to go because of the scale, did you?’

Because it was a group of nearly two thousand people, even if only half of them could fire guns, it was still a firepower that could not be ignored.

In any case, all she had to do was retrieve the equipment. Kim Yang, who decided not to worry about it, raised her head and looked up at the sky, where she saw crows sitting here and there.

So far, it’s said to be near Detroit.

[Set up a perimeter with a drone and everyone rests.]

[Drone alert. Power off.]

After a while, I’d be standing guard tirelessly. There was no need to waste energy from the start.

During the week of their scurrying migration, a cold autumn rain poured down once and the two thousand locusts began to starve.

“We had to get food and water from Toledo.”

“Food and water in a nuclear bomb site? Are you crazy?”

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s drinking water or food, as long as it’s not directly contaminated.”

“What the hell are you guys doing? So you want to go back to Turley Island?”

“The shortest route is impossible. Let’s first get some drinking water.”

“They said there were a lot of plunderers, but it turns out they were just dogs.”

“I can’t even see your nose.”

There were looters, but there was no force large enough to take out 2,000 hungry locusts, so many people began to mistakenly believe that Maru was trying to scare them, which made it easy for them to get by.

“There are over 2,000 cannibals and mutants, and if they come in, they threaten to commit suicide.”

“Okay. Okay.”

“I wish they would attack the damned marauders and cannibals. Even they’ll drink the water.”

“I wish it were so.”

After more than ten days on the road, the time it took to find food and water gradually increased. In villages that were good enough to have food, there were heavily armed guards, and most of the empty villages had already been looted.

At first I tried to avoid friction as much as possible, but after three weeks I reached my limit.

“Huh. I don’t intend to cause any trouble. I’ll just supply some drinking water and leave.”

“If you disarm, I can’t grant you access!”

There were several conversations outside the village, surrounded by fences and barbed wire, but no one was brave enough to let in over two thousand heavily armed men.

“How about we just let some of them in? They just go in with water jugs and come out with just water.”

“What if they take me hostage?”

The village side also had a hard time believing this.

Because there was no trust between them, the atmosphere gradually became tense.

Maru had expected that most of those who left for New York would die in attacks by cannibals, mutants, and marauders, but he was mistaken.

“Do you have any dynamite from the mine?”

“uh.”

“빌어먹을 새끼들 날려버리자.”

“You little shits, you’re asking for some water and you’re sticking a gun in my face?”

Kwaaaaang!

A swarm of two thousand thirsty and hungry locusts swarmed the village. Then blazing fires and black smoke began to rise.

Ms. Kim, who was watching the situation from afar, was dumbfounded.

‘He said he was going to New York to find freedom and normalcy.’

However, it was Ms. Kim who sent the video she shot economically using a drone to the crow.

Reflect, you bastard who released the locusts.