Rust - Chapter 393



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RUST -393

Vladimir Kalin did not sell himself. He saved himself.

So, Erica had to talk, but strange thoughts kept popping into her head.

‘Don’t be fooled.’

‘If I tell you everything that’s important, you’ll think it’s useless and throw it away.’

‘You know, he’s a person whose mind is unpredictable.’

Maru said as he saw her slightly frowning without answering.

“It would be a problem if you made me drink water.”

Erica, who came to her senses in a flash at the sight of the thinly blooming flowers on the floor, shook her head back and forth.

“No, that’s not it. It’s because of the U+ program.”

“What is it?”

“That’s right. It’s inside a woman’s body.”

Inside a woman’s body?

What the hell is this?

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The sight of the family members with powers moving around during the night was haggard. They were ordered to steal something called the U+ program from the secret laboratory of the Department of Homeland Security, but only two out of five were successful.

‘What you cannot take with you must be destroyed.’

‘Where is the time for that? We have to escape now.’

‘If they leave, they’ll send us back.’

‘What about the surveillance cameras? Why did you destroy them?’

‘You can just say that you destroyed it because you couldn’t take it with you. I’ll take responsibility.’

‘···Okay. Let’s just finish this quickly and go.’

I just left because I didn’t have time to check if it was completely destroyed, but since I had destroyed the freezing system, there was no way the frozen eggs and embryos would survive.

They succeeded in stealing the U+ or Nabal. For a moment, they thought, ‘Now, the safety of their families can be guaranteed.’ But then, the Department of Homeland Security began its relentless pursuit.

“Ha-ak- ha- Those kids··· I don’t believe them···.”

The last words of a man dying after a large-caliber bullet pierced his liver. ‘I didn’t trust those bastards.’ If only the Federal Army had the new hemostatic agent they had developed, he could have survived, but it was absurd that he died like this without it.

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“······.”

I was delighted that I had awakened my abilities. Even though I had nothing to do with sports, I had physical abilities that could crush those who had taken elite athletic courses. I felt like I had everything in the world.

Should I be a baseball player? Basketball or hockey would be fine, and (American) football would be fine too. I’m a bit older, but I think I could just chew up my body and eat it.

Rumors began to circulate that several people had posted on social media and then disappeared. There were also stories that some had posted on Newtube and then disappeared.

‘You were drafted into the military?’

‘Vivisection?’

‘What do you know?’

When they were in fear of the authorities and anxious that war might break out with China, a butler from a powerful family made them an offer.

‘How about relying on your family?’

A simple job of working four shifts as a bodyguard for a powerful family. The salary was insanely high compared to that. It was literally a life of honey.

He even said that if a bodyguard’s family is kidnapped or their safety is compromised, there will be a hole in the security, and that he will take care of their family as well.

The new house they were moving into was a luxury mansion, and the school their children would attend was a famous private school. Considering that they had just happened to have awakened physical abilities, the conditions were more than enough.

‘Those who came to our side are living such good lives while receiving such benefits. It’s okay if you refuse, but the military and intelligence agencies are searching for the Awakened, so what will happen if you are taken there…’

Even those who had refused had no choice but to rely on the family one by one.

At first, I thought that powerful families were different no matter what, since they even cared about their own families, but it didn’t take long for me to realize that they were actually hostages.

“Whew- Those Homeland Security guys are really pissed?”

“Are we blind?”

Thud, thud, thud!

Papapapapak!

12.7mm AP shells are standard, up to 30mm Vulcan.

“Those guys’ firepower is no joke?”

“Even SWAT?”

“It’s an exosuit! Get back.”

“I heard that they use that in the military.”

Some couldn’t stand it and surrendered, but after saying something, they turned those who surrendered into beehives.

“Did you shoot those kids? I shot them!”

“!”

“You still shoot even though those crazy kids surrendered?”

“Why? What are you doing!”

“What the heck? I just shot it because you said there was no U+.”

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“If those bastards who blew up the lab surrender instead of running away, what are you going to do? Did you think that would happen? You idiot.”

“Think of the people waiting. If we fail here, do you think those monster bastards will spare our families?”

If you don’t want your family to see cannibals at the dinner table, you have to succeed at all costs.

“Damn. It was a girl.”

“Are you fucking dead?”

“No, not yet. My arm is gone and the bleeding hasn’t stopped.”

The woman’s one arm was torn off and she was covered in blood.

“If U+ is important, why did you shoot that woman?”

“It seems like they were thinking the exact same thing as us.”

“What are you thinking?”

“You idiot. Are you that stupid? We destroyed everything. You probably didn’t want to leave anything behind, and you wanted to get rid of it instead of losing it to the other side.”

“You guys are like heartless brats. You shot her knowing full well that she was pregnant.”

“She’s a piece of shit. When you see those cannibalistic bastards eyeing her, does that woman think that what she’s holding onto is that simple? The Homeland Security bastards are chasing her with their eyes red?”

The number of people that had been gradually decreasing was now less than ten. The woman who had been gasping for breath with one arm blown off lost consciousness. One of the people who was watching her started taking off the bulletproof vest and equipment she was wearing.

“Hey? What are you doing?”

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

“Are you crazy enough to want to die?”

A man who had taken off his bulletproof vest and other equipment spoke while shaking off his body.

“It’s a large-caliber armor-piercing bullet. It’s not like any of the common rifle bullets I’ve ever seen.”

“···I see.”

Some people are lightening up, so they take off their bulletproof vests.

“What should I do with this woman?”

“There’s not much time left until An Ga, so let’s carry him on a stretcher. We have to take him even if we die on the way.”

They arrived at Anga after a desperate escape, where they had decided to transfer the U+ program. Of the 35 people who went, only 5 survived.

“···Communication has been lost.”

“What happened?

No one was able to contact them. The only place they could connect was the Bayden family.

“They say it’s safe to go. They said the recovery team will be here by tomorrow evening. Everyone, get some rest. How’s the woman?”

“I’m still breathing, but I don’t know if I’ll make it through today.”

“There’s an emergency kit over there. Get some IVs. Rebecca. How are you?”

The woman named Rebecca shook her head.

“I feel strange.”

“I guess so. Just bear with it for a little longer.”

“I hope your family is okay?”

“I don’t know about other people, but your family will be okay.”

The man looked at Rebecca’s stomach and spoke. A loud voice broke the awkward silence.

beep—–

An electronic sound indicating that a heart had stopped was heard from the other room.

“Damn it. Dick. Here- The girl’s heart has stopped. Dick! The cargo has been dropped.”

At that shout, Dick looked at Rebecca and twisted his mouth.

‘Now there is only one Rebecca. She has become a precious body, one of a kind in the world.’

He fiddled with the necklace around his neck.

‘I can’t leave New York anyway as long as I have this necklace.’

Maybe if I hand over the stuff it’ll explode? They won’t leave any evidence behind.

‘Everyone but Rebecca will die.’

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What does it mean to be inside the body?

“He said that his storage equipment was damaged during the battle and he ended up in his comrade’s stomach.”

Stomach? Put something made from Director Yoo’s eggs in the stomach? Surely that’s not it?

“···So, you mean that the embryo was created from Director Yoo’s egg and implanted in the female power holder’s uterus?”

“Yes. And I brought the surrogate mother from the secret laboratory with me.”

Even a surrogate mother? So there are two women who have something to do with Director Yoo? It’s not like it’s a pleasureless responsibility… What on earth are you thinking?

“He said he had no choice because his family was being held hostage.”

“Hostage? There weren’t any civilians in the culvert?”

Erica’s face turned pale at Maru’s words.

“Their families are already all dead.”

“That’s too bad.”

The capable people risked their lives to steal the U+ program without even knowing that their families were already dead.

“When they arrived at An Ga, they contacted Brett Baden and requested medical assistance, but Brett Baden was thinking of taking over the U+ program and leaving no evidence behind.”

Of course. If Director Yoo thinks that the embryos created from his eggs have entered the cannibals, he will pursue them to the ends of hell without hesitation. He will use bunker busters or tactical nuclear weapons to deal with them, so destroying the evidence was a given.

“Medical assistance?”

“Yes. They said the surrogate mother was seriously injured. The other people also had many wounds here and there.”

“Let’s say that’s true. Where are you not going?”

Erica looked at the map and hesitated.

It was difficult to be sure with just a map, so I used a navigation program to find the surrounding roads and retrace my steps for over an hour before I was finally able to confirm Anga’s location.

It was inconvenient because there was no telepathy. If I could just transmit what I read with psychometry using telepathy, that would be enough, but that was no longer possible.

Phew – one surrogate mother and one carrier for embryo implantation.

“Then, I’ll be back.”

“I’ll go with you too.”

Erica steps forward and says she will go with Maru.

“You should rest for a bit and then go to the culvert to sort out the remains and artifacts.”

“If I go, I can see what those people are thinking.”

That’s true, but what good does it do to know what those people think?

“I’ll go too.”

Even nurses? Why are they all doing this all of a sudden?

“I heard there are pregnant women with swollen bellies and many injured people. If I go with them, I’ll definitely be able to help.”

Maru nodded at the nurse’s serious gaze.

The ability users sighed in relief as they saw two black vans entering the underground parking lot of Anga.

“He said he was coming tomorrow.”

“It must be that important.”

“By the way, what should I do if the surrogate mother dies?”

“It’s okay because Rebecca is here.”

The voices of the people who had been chatting away suddenly stopped.

Everyone felt instinctively that they might be silenced.

“Fuck···.”

“I knew those kids were like dogs. Why are they all dead?”

The words of the man who left his last will came to mind.

‘I didn’t trust those kids.’

There was no way anyway. I didn’t go there because I trusted them. But fighting was impossible either. It was because of the bomb hanging around my neck and my family that was left behind.

“Can I have one last conversation with my family?”

“Hey, everyone, stop talking nonsense. You don’t know yet.”

“Yeah. A big van. If they were just going to bury us all, they wouldn’t have needed two.”

“What if heavily armed guys get out of that van?”

“Okay. Everyone, be quiet. I’m coming up.”

The electronic password was pressed and the thick door opened. As a heavily armed armored exosuit stepped inside, people’s eyes shook.

‘Do you know the password? How do you know if I don’t?’

‘What the fuck is this?’

I don’t know English, but the situation was strange. As the four exosuits took their places, a nurse and a psychometrist followed them in.

“Where is the pregnant woman? I heard she’s in critical condition.”

“It… It’s already too late.”

“Yes? But still, where are you looking? Hurry up.”

The nurse ran towards the surrogate mother who was lying down. After a while, the nurse let out a deep sigh. The stiff expressions of the people relaxed a little at that sigh.

That regretful sigh certainly did not come from the feeling that the U+ program had been lost. It was simply the sigh of someone mourning the death of a person.

“Is the person who had artificial insemination okay?”

Nanae approached Rebecca, who was the only woman in the group. As the nurse approached, Rebecca hesitated and stepped back.

“Just a minute. Family. I need to talk to my family.”

“yes?”

Erica filled in the gap in the conversation.

“We are not from the Bayden family.”

‘Good job. Okay. Keep going.’

The tension rose in an instant.

Erica pinched her trembling legs once to hold on and said.

“All the great houses, including the Brett Vaden family, have been subjugated.”

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“···then.”

Before people could ask about her family’s well-being, Erica spoke first.

“Unfortunately, there were no civilian survivors at the scene. They were all eaten by cockroaches and cannibals. I am sorry to have to tell you this news.”

“You. You. Shut up!”

“How can you believe that? Huh?”

“What are you? Where do you come from?”

The atmosphere, which had become tense in an instant, was suppressed by a cold metallic sound.

Clank-

The bodyguards in armored exosuits silently pulled the iron bars. Those who were excited by the sound of the 12.7mm machine guns and 30mm automatic cannons being loaded gritted their teeth.

“Calm down, everyone.”

“Everyone, put your guns down for now…”

The nurse and Erica were flustered.

And it seemed like I couldn’t watch any longer.

Chijik- Chijijik-

The space in the shadows twisted and the floor appeared.