Rust - Chapter 419



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RUST -419

The PD was suppressing his excitement at the story about the rat offering a sacrifice.

‘also.’

He···. The Holy Church was not wrong.

It was not one of the pseudo-religions that were spread all over the place.

purple!

Aren’t the birds flying in the sky and the rats digging the ground offering offerings and worshipping Him?

The PD’s eyes became heavy as he watched the video.

‘Jura.’

Hood was distracted by the rats in the video, as he had been thinking of using rats for information warfare from the beginning.

‘The nurse’s crow is virtually useless indoors.’

Something that could operate in confined spaces or underground was needed, and rats were a creature suited to such environments.

Just a rat would be fine, but a rat that can use its front paws freely is really nice. Can’t it plug a USB into a computer or even type on a computer keyboard if it wants to?

A look of greed appeared in Hood’s eyes.

The nurse’s voice broke the two people’s thoughts for a moment.

“Oh, there are a lot of rats again. They’d be perfect to use as food for our crows.”

Caaaak!

The crow perched on her shoulder croaked happily in response.

The rats that Maru worked with in an eco-friendly manner were rumored to be a special meal among the crows. The nurse laughed heartily at the fact that there were crows who said they would do the guard duty twice even though they didn’t want to go out because it was too cold.

Hmm- Hmm-

Huh- Huh-

The PD felt uncomfortable thinking of the rats serving him as snacks, and Hood felt uncomfortable thinking of the rats, who might act as clever informants, as food for crows, so he gave them a hint, but it was no use.

“The crows say that mice are really tasty.”

“······.”

“······.”

The images extracted from the rat brain were more detailed than expected.

Since it means that long-term memory is also quite good, everyone focused on the video.

The seven rat tribes came from the west.

West of Detroit.

A large city adjacent to a lake.

A place with large sewers and wide underground waterways.

That’s where the information extracted from the rat’s brain ended.

“It’s like Chicago.”

The PD noticed it right away.

“The rats that bred in Chicago branched off and came here.”

“If they split up and chase them away, then I guess it means the rats are self-regulating themselves?”

Maru nodded at Hood’s story.

“According to experts who know a lot about rats, they are not just ordinary rats. They are weak, but they have culture and faith.”

“Faith… is that what you mean?”

“It’s either a tribute or a contract. I wouldn’t want to make a contract with a being that will kill anyone who comes near it. If I thought it was a contract, I would have left gold and come and have a look at a few of them, but there was no such thing. So I think it should be considered a tribute.”

“So you think Vladimir Kalin is a god? Rats?”

Hood said, glancing at the PD.

“It may be different from the concept of god that humans think of, but judging from the fact that they give offerings and don’t even come near, I think they think similarly.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be possible to use rats as informants or something?”

“Nanae can listen to the rats’ stories, but the rats don’t listen to Nanae’s stories.”

Maru uploaded another piece of material. A rat captured on a tactical camera. A rat smaller than the 7th tribe rat is seen sticking its snout into a person’s head.

As the rat was removed, a long tongue came out. Psychometry turned his head to see cerebrospinal fluid and drops of blood flowing from the tongue, which had cilia like a broom.

“The information extractor attached to the biometric terminal comes to mind.”

“I think so too.”

A video followed of dead baby mice spreading out flashcards and storybooks.

“No way. Are you saying that rats are trying to learn letters?”

“Information? Education?”

PD and Hood were surprised.

“I’m not sure, but it’s possible. Fortunately, this one seems to have been pushed out as a mutant even among rats.”

“······.”

“······.”

“Is this what happened to the mining town?”

“Yes. You made the last emergency call, didn’t you? That strange sounding distress signal. I suspect that was the work of this rat.”

Everyone was shocked by the story of someone trying to control someone with their tongue by piercing their head. After organizing the footage, Maru went back to the topic he had discussed at the beginning.

“They simply received the offering. The rats became smarter and bigger. This is not the end of the situation.”

The culprit behind the incident last year where an entire village was evaporated was rats.

Even though they pushed back by sweeping the area with bombing and artillery fire at the time, in just one year, or at most one year, the rats that had bred expanded their influence all the way to Detroit.

There are even bizarre mutants who can control someone by inserting their tongue into their brain.

It wouldn’t work if they were just pickling the continent with VX gas. It would be hard to deal with the aftermath, and they were the type of people who would just survive by cannibalizing their own kind in a corner underground.

With the human population dwindling and the rat population growing explosively, the monsters are overflowing with creatures that can’t even be shot, so the Earth will be overflowing with mutants, cannibals, rat populations, and monsters.

“Wheels too.”

Kim Yang’s words plunged the conference room into silence.

“How about using the rat tribe that sent tribute?”

“···So you’re telling me to play the role of God?”

“yes.”

“Are you talking about controlling mice with mice?”

“Yes.”

“Really- haa-”

Maru scratched his head after hearing what the PD said.

God!

‘Here it comes again.’

But there really wasn’t any other way.

Why did you start the eco-friendly train business?

If you look at the simulation results that Hood and Samantha did, it was because they sprayed VX gas and died. Looking at the way things are going now, if they don’t play the role of a god, they’ll end up working in the train business for the rest of their lives.

“Ha- So what do you want me to do?”

“Now that you have received the tribute, I would like you to begin by giving your blessings.”

blessing?

“I tell you again, even if Nanae can hear what they say, our story doesn’t reach them.”

“It’s okay. We humans can’t hear the voice of God either.”

Isn’t that why Deus Vult (God wants (war)) and Allāhu Akbar (الله أكبر, Allāhu Akbar God is great) come into being? The PD smiled generously.

Tsk- tsk- (Come quickly.)

Jjiiik- (Aren’t we all going to die like this?)

Shhh- (Shut up!)

It was death.

Inevitable death.

The figure seen from a distance looked human, but it was not human.

Because humans were tasty prey. So it was death in human form.

Tick-tick- (let’s leave it here)

Sizzle-sizzle-(It’s an offering. It should be placed in its proper place.)

Jjii-ik! (If this continues, we’ll all die!)

Shhh- (Shut up!)

Huh? What is that?

There was something placed where the offering was placed.

Take?

Sizzling?

The rats put down the offering and carefully took what was placed there.

“Really. I brought it again.”

Kim Yang couldn’t help but laugh as she lightly put down the offering. Of course, it was because the offering was yellow. I didn’t really like rat pups, but somehow they looked cute.

[That’s it. Now, just wait.]

“Ha- Wouldn’t that actually have the opposite effect?”

[It’s unlikely to backfire, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing if it does. The main plot is about using rats, so you don’t have to worry.]

And the PD was right.

Tsk tsk! (The god of death is with us!)

Jjikjjiik!

The war has begun.

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California LA.

“So. You told me to watch out for rats?”

“He said that you can tell by looking at the data.”

Charlotte Sim Eun-young, the president, was receiving reports from the capable people who returned from Detroit’s Vladikavkaz Town.

“Is this true?”

“yes.”

Although it was a simple messenger role, it was not easy for various ability users, including those with cold resistance, to move through the bitter cold.

When I tried to rest in an empty house, a swarm of rats gathered from somewhere. There was a limit to how much I could kill, and bullets weren’t infinite, so in the end I had no choice but to run outside into the snowstorm.

10 people went to the Detroit Vlad’Ark Tower, but only 3 returned. If they hadn’t been among the capable people, they would have been wiped out.

“The rats alone were dangerous, but with the bitter cold on top of that, there was nothing we could do.”

The combination of extreme cold and rats was truly terrifying.

The house was not safe, and pitching a tent on the snow was dangerous. The rats that would sneak through the house and the snow were skilled. They would ambushes, lure, and trap the capable people like skilled hunters.

Knock-knock-knock-

In Langley, Virginia, they were trying to control rats. I thought they were just breeding rats so they could be brought in quickly and used as cannon fodder, but it wasn’t something to be thought of simply.

Knock- Knock-

Virginia also took the precious sample she brought from Japan. She plans to use it and the psychic to control the rat herd.

“What do you think, Major Roy Stern?”

“That’s right, Chairman Shim.”

Shim Eun-young laughed at Roy Stern’s answer.

“Then I’ll make you a captain. To be honest, the cancellation of my promotion and the demotion of two ranks were just a result of my actions.”

“I will do it as it is.”

Stubbornness.

“Okay, so what do you think?”

“It’s extremely dangerous.”

Even if the intelligence of the rats described in the data were only half true, the combination of the rats’ reproductive power and Virginia Langley’s dominance made them a formidable bioweapon.

If you kill a swarm of rats and don’t get rid of them, they will quickly grow again, and every time you kill them, they will lay as many babies as possible, so evolution will be faster. Even a swarm of rats that have learned Virginia Langley’s killing techniques. How can you win against that?

Knock-knock-knock

There was no way Maru wouldn’t have thought of the conclusion Roy Stern had reached.

And yet, you just throw out some information telling us to watch out for rats and that’s it?

It’s not like we should form an alliance or join forces to attack Virginia, right?

‘This. Did you return it as is?’

I sent the coordinates of Virginia’s facilities as a gift, and this was in return. When Virginia and Maru collided to buy time, they sent me data saying that was not the problem.

I had to build up my strength and size.

And as soon as possible.

Sim Eun-young looked at Roy Stern.

“Second Lieutenant Roy Stern. The American troops we sent to Seattle and San Francisco are becoming militarized. Here in LA, things haven’t changed yet because of us.”

That’s why Roy Stern refused to listen to the words, “Major” or “Lieutenant Colonel,” because he would try to absorb the military by putting himself at the forefront.

“Is that a bad thing? In this situation?”

“······.”

“Who saved me from starvation when my food supply was cut off?”

“······.”

“Who released the dog that was abandoned in its home country and ended up guarding a warehouse?”

“······.”

“All the soldiers following you will be used as meat shields. Are you just going to watch?”

“···Please do it in moderation?”

“The troops in LA. Honestly, isn’t that too many for a second lieutenant to command? Second lieutenant Roy Stern. As you know, there is no longer a United States of America that you were loyal to. Just like Korea changed and Japan collapsed. Now is the era of each for himself.”

Even if the West is in ruins, if we don’t properly control it and gather our strength, it will all turn into rat shit. Whether or not those rats are under Virginia’s control.

[Chairman, I have sent you some information from Virginia.]

“What kind of information is it?”

[Director Yoo. Here’s some information about rejuvenation. The New York Department of Homeland Security has the body.]

“Director Yoo’s body?”

[It is said that he was attacked by Hamaru.]

“···all right.”

Sim Eun-young shook her head.

“You heard? Why would Virginia give us such important information?”

“······”

I guess you want me to fight the Department of Homeland Security.

“It means we don’t have much time left.”

Sim Eun-young held out her hand to shake hands. Roy Stern, who had been quietly looking at her hand, took it.

“Then, Colonel Roy Stern, would you please take control of the troops?”

The Charlotte group started to grow in size.