Rust - Chapter 447



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RUST -447

At Maru’s command to strike the head, the crows in front became quiet.

The reaction that followed a while later.

Kaaaaaaah?

Knock knock knock knock.

The comments varied, from someone saying, “What the heck is this?” to someone saying, “Head… bang it in the head!” to someone laughing, “Hahaha.”

The crows in front were newcomers, so they had only heard rumors about Maru, and most of them were seeing him in person for the first time.

A wrinkle formed between Maru’s eyebrows.

The reason I didn’t sweep away the crows when they first came in was because they were really bowing.

Maru showed himself to be worshipful, genuinely fearful and cautious.

Despite that, Maru was suspicious of the crows for a long time, and only after fighting together several times did he open his heart and accept them.

But now, look what they’re doing.

It was understandable that he would call his own people and increase his power.

But even if you bring them, are you going to bring these guys and have a look at their liver?

Maru even felt a little betrayed by the crows.

Whether you’re smart and want to pursue a republic or talk about citizenship, it’s all good.

Then tell me in advance.

It wasn’t like there was no way. I was able to have a sufficient conversation with the nurse.

But, skipping all the intermediate steps, he suddenly said to Ms. Kim, “Why are you saying that the Republic is so good?”

If we assume that the crow that approached Ms. Kim had not been blatantly after the gold bars, the situation would have been dire. Ms. Kim would have joined hands with the crow and engaged in a war of nerves with the PD.

By continuing to call the crows outside like that, and calling them again and again, we could have created a sacred republic. A republic teeming with crows.

Maybe, maybe.

The corners of Maru’s mouth turned crooked.

As Maru’s hand lightly rested on the Eclipse’s handle,

The crows sitting in the back seat looked thoughtful.

In this bitter cold weather, if the crows hadn’t been with us, half of us would have frozen to death.

At least half.

The same goes for the other half. Even if they survive through many twists and turns, they won’t be able to live comfortably like they do now.

Was it hard with the bombing and reconnaissance?

That’s funny.

If you were competing for survival in the great outdoors, you would always have to risk your life every time you hunt, and you would always have to scout. So, if you joined here and could get a safe nest and plenty of food in return for doing what you were doing anyway, it was like you were going through all that trouble.

‘Are you crazy because you’re full?’

The crows could catch infected people, normal people, and rats with their sharp claws and beaks, but they were unable to penetrate the skin of mutants or mutated monsters.

Those guys who were begging for food, begging for food, have big heads, and are checking the liver as soon as the ink goes in?

‘What are you going to do with the crows?’

‘I have to catch them all at once.’

‘Your intelligence has increased. You can understand what you say and learn many things. Why don’t you try having a conversation?’

‘Talking doesn’t mean you can have a conversation. And regardless of whether or not you can communicate, even if that person did something like that, I wouldn’t have just let it go.’

PD’s story came to mind for a moment, but it was Maru who I wanted to decide on.

‘How can I get feedback that I did a good job?’

Looking at the ones in the front and center, their thoughts were obvious.

Distrust, suspicion, curiosity, playfulness, fun, boredom, annoyance, hunger and appetite.

“No- ha- s …

Maru was so dumbfounded that he looked back again.

The crows sitting in the back row were fluttering their wings in a fluster, but they didn’t seem to be eating properly.

Up until about halfway through the middle line, it seemed like something was somehow working, but from the middle to the front, it was literally a mess.

“Hah- Fuck···.”

Just as I was about to raise my voice, a rustling sound was heard right above my head.

What kind of kid is he?

As if he was aiming at me as soon as I raised my head.

A squishy lump fell on Maru’s forehead and shoulder.

Then a sour smell rose up.

Kaaaak-

Cackle-

Thump-thump-

A series of squishy lumps are dropped, aiming for the floor.

The crows who saw that made a fuss.

W—

캌캌캌캌-

Knock knock knock knock knock

[Huh? Heeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!]

The crows squawked at the sight.

A nurse who saw the scene on CCTV let out a voice that was so shocked that she almost fainted. The crows responded to the vivid screams of the female human and went wild.

Kaaaaaaah?

Cackle, cackle, cackle!

From the circling thing above the head of the floor, flapping its wings, to the crows throwing poop, I had no idea what was going to happen next. Except, of course, for the crows fighting behind me, desperately flapping their wings to stop me.

Touched.

Something invisible.

Something ominous began to flow from the floor in the center.

Huh?

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Evil?

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A sense of discomfort that could be felt because the crows had more sensitive senses than humans.

The space that had been noisy with the cries of crows and the flapping of their wings froze in an instant.

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A fierce murderous spirit exploded, breaking the cold silence.

The crows that had been circling and playing above Maru’s head fell down.

Krrrrrr-

The beast let out a low growl as Eclipse was pulled out.

Big, big, big –

Eclipse, which grinds up falling crows like a blender.

Thud thud thud-

The cut pieces give off a red smell

The sour smell of bird droppings began to mix with the pungent smell of blood.

The thick aura of death ripples like waves

Let the invisible killing energy spread out in a sticky circle.

The crows were frozen in place, unable to move due to the intense murderous intent.

Bam.

Udududu-

Crows fall in front of the corn, starting from the front row, like dominoes falling.

The sight of him slumping forward as if he had hit his head looked like a piece of wood falling down.

Brrrrrr- Brrrrrr-

Occasionally, a few would shake their entire bodies, but that was it. Certain death was unavoidable.

“These are···.”

Maru’s soft voice echoed alone in the silent stadium.

Jeokbuk-

Kujik-

One step at a time.

The sound of feet being crushed echoed eerily beneath their steps.

“Do you want to die?”

Jeokbuk-

Kwajik-

Inevitable death descended among the crows.

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Kim Yang and his bodyguards were lying in wait in case any crows escaped from the indoor stadium.

‘Crow chicks are secretly quite persistent.’

It was Kim Yang, whom I had known since the chess game. If I caught her clumsily and ran away, she would definitely get tired.

In search of a republic, and in pursuit of gold, the crows that can even converse with humans had to be prevented from escaping and spreading in all directions.

Kim Yang’s HUD was showing real-time events happening in the indoor stadium. Judging from what he was doing, it didn’t seem like it would end well.

‘You can understand what people say, but you can’t read the mood.’

Then suddenly a major accident occurred.

[-ppujik- thud-]

I don’t know what those crows were thinking, but they threw poop on Maru’s face.

I felt the little white horse that was buried just beyond my memories stirring.

ah-

That’s wrong.

Kim Yang’s ominous thoughts became reality.

[Kujik-]

[Quadduk-]

Kim Yang stuck out her tongue at the image that appeared on the HUD.

‘Wow, I’m really pissed.’

They were trampling them to death without hesitation, just like they were literally trampling rats to death.

‘That. The range.’

As a gunman, his habit of always measuring distance was clearly evident.

‘Can you spread that energy so widely?’

She was the one who unknowingly checked the range and striking distance of the murderous intent that Maru was emitting.

‘No matter how I look at it, the range is too wide?’

It was a crazy range considering the size of the stadium.

[Kudduk-]

[Ppoduk-]

[Hieeeet- I… shouldn’t I stop now?]

The nurse called urgently.

[Dry? How?]

[Still. If you leave it like that, everything···. That’s not it.]

Kim Yang felt a surge of irritation at Nanae’s tearful voice.

Are you going to squeeze out some juice? If it’s that pitiful, you should jump in and stop it.

[Crows don’t think like humans. Even if they understand, their way of thinking is different. There may be misunderstandings.]

[Misunderstanding? Is it a misunderstanding to throw shit in someone’s face and laugh at them?]

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed gently.

Unit 1. Are you out of your mind after being chased by a crow?

[You just need to punish those crows. There’s no need to kill the other crows that were just sitting there.]

Nanae’s protest continued.

That wasn’t it. Among the crows that died like that, there were more crows that entered the indoor stadium and stayed there at Maru’s command.

[Unit 1. Keep your mouth shut.]

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[Just stay still. What are you just staying still for? Huh? Hey- Are you just staying still and watching me shit and the crows laugh? And you’re still talking nonsense after seeing that?]

[···There are crows that aren’t like that.]

Kim Yang tilted his head.

[I told you to hit your head, but was there a kid who hit their head right away? Check out the CCTV footage.]

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[Hey. Unit 1. When you come out, come out.]

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Don’t empathize with those kids who are reaping the consequences of their actions.

It wasn’t just Kim Yang and Nanae who were checking the indoor stadium situation. PD Michael Newman sighed while looking at the CCTV screen.

‘I should have checked in advance.’

I could tell because I was managing the tribute rats.

The rats also had factions and different goals. So, while there were rats that offered tribute and burned the flame of faith like tribute rats, there were also rats that ran away and became enemies as if they had seen the devil.

That’s what being intelligent meant.

That judgments and actions can differ depending on purpose or intention.

Even rats are like that, so what about crows, which are more intelligent than rats?

The same would have been true of crows.

There may have been crows that came in with only a hunched appearance because they did not want to die right away, and there may have been crows that came in temporarily with the introduction of their own kind to endure the harsh cold. There may have also been crows that were hiding their revenge and waiting for an opportunity.

This was because they thought that all the crows believed in Him and followed Him willingly. It was a kind of optical illusion that made them judge Him as an object of faith, like the sacrificial rats.

‘There are not more than two thousand crows who have experienced battles following him.’

That means, only about 10% of the crows truly followed him. The rest were just imitators, satisfied with the abundant food and comfortable living environment.

‘I should have paid more attention to the crows.’

PD felt sorry.

The fact that they pooped on him was also a result of the crows’ high intelligence. They could have called it a prank. They could have just been trying to see his reaction.

What on earth were the crows thinking when they did this?

Just then, a nurse came to the PD and asked for help.

[If we continue like this, we’ll all die. We won’t kill all the kids who were just sitting there.]

“Hmm- before this happened, there was a loud noise. Can you tell me what the crows said?”

The nurse hesitated at the PD’s words.

[···That. That.]

“You have to tell me the truth.”

With her eyes tightly shut, the nurse told the PD what the crows had said.

‘I don’t think I’ll kill you.’

‘What can I do without wings?’

‘Let’s see what happens.’

‘It’s obvious.’

‘They said they’d give citizenship to humans. Since they called us all here, we’ll talk about that, right?’

‘Don’t you need us to bomb?’

As expected. That’s what it said.

“Haa- I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

[But those who said that were a minority. A minority. There’s a story about a righteous man. It’s a story about not punishing someone if there are only 10 righteous people.]

PD comforted the nurse who was confusing Marie and Myeong.

“Pray that He will have mercy on them.”

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“They are paying with their lives for insulting and testing Him.”

[but···.]

“Because that’s why.”

The PD agreed with Kim Yang’s opinion.

The decision as to how far to go was entirely up to him.

Even if he were to kill all the crows in the stadium right now, if he had decided to do so, there was no way to stop him. And it shouldn’t have been stopped.

‘Please, may the crows be given a chance to repent···.’

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The indoor arena floor was filled with soggy, dead bodies, debris, and blood-soaked feathers.

There is no escape.

Cannot attack.

There is no avoidance.

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and

I couldn’t even plead.

Kujik-

Even though death is clearly approaching

A frozen body.

A blocked beak.

Frozen wings.

I just want the approaching death to be satisfying and stop.

Quadduk-

At first it was anger.

How can this be?

Next was horror.

How can that be?

And now they were crows who couldn’t think of anything.

Reality, phenomenon, death – things that cannot be understood by the reason contained in the small but clever head.

Even though some of my compatriots told me to be careful because it wasn’t human, I still didn’t believe it.

I watched it for a few months and there was nothing particularly dangerous or coercive.

But look at him now.

It was something in human form.

My curiosity was piqued

The desire for revenge also disappeared.

All that remains is the instinct to live.

The crows realized once again that they were being trampled to death by harvesting life.

‘An entity that cannot be known and cannot be known.’

It was an attempt to stab that kind of being.

At some point death stopped walking.

The aura of death that had been suffocating me disappeared and silence came.

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Some who had been frozen in that heavy silence lost their balance and fell to the floor.

Barjak – At that moment when everyone was holding their breath, afraid that even the sound of a feather would be heard, a soft voice was heard.

“Roll to the left.”

The surviving crows rolled quietly to the side.