Rust - Chapter 459



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RUST -459

The lights never went out in the Empire’s nights.

A city that never sleeps means a city of bright lights.

Chancellor Dan Brown sipped tea while looking out at the lights of New York, the capital of the empire.

Strong alcohol and cold water are now a thing of the past.

The fragrant scent of tea lingered in my nostrils, but there was no expression on his face.

[A large group of rats were captured gathering in the direction of John F. Kennedy Airport.]

The cruel month of May, when temperatures that had hovered around freezing until April suddenly soared. It was as if spring had been skipped and early summer had arrived.

As the snow and ice that had piled up to 5 meters quickly melted, a huge amount of water began to fill the underground space. The amount of water was enough to cause sewers to back up and completely submerge subway lines.

The monster rats that had been living in the sewers and basements had no choice but to come out because they had to breathe to survive.

The smarter rats knew that if they went out they would be hunted, so they rushed out of the city to the airport and port.

“As expected. Begin the operation.”

[Operation Incineration begins.]

Unfortunately, such a move was just what humans had hoped for.

During the bitter cold, New York City built a total of 10 airships. Including the existing airships, the fleet of 13 airships quickly turned John F. Kennedy Airport into a sea of ​​napalm fire.

“What about the crazy birds?”

[No flock of birds visible.]

A flock of crazy birds nesting near the airport had to compete for their lives with rats to survive the winter.

In the harsh winter, the only easy prey for birds was rats, and for rats, excluding cannibalism, the only easy prey was humans and birds.

When a horde of rats, numbered in human numbers, were unable to easily hunt humans due to the counterattack of humans, they had no choice but to fight birds in order to maintain their size.

At first the birds had the advantage, but at the end of the long winter the overwhelming majority of the population were rats.

“As expected. Add flammable materials as well.”

[yes.]

A flammable substance mixed with napalm that burned. The flames and smoke were so intense that black smoke could be seen rising into the sky from anywhere in New York City.

As the acrid smell of charcoal began to engulf the city like a black fog, even the seagulls on the beach had no choice but to move to a new location to escape the foul smoke.

[Operation successful. The flock of seagulls moves south. A complete victory.]

To say that it was a complete victory over a mere swarm of rats and a flock of mad birds was a bitter smile on Führer Dan Brown’s lips.

If there had been no seven months of ignorant winter, the rats and birds would not have fought. If the five meters of snow and ice had not melted, the rat-filled sewers would have remained as they were. Then, the rats would have continued to thrive in the warm sewers.

In the end, it was nature, not humans, that held the key to catching the rats and ending the mad birds. If there was a perfect winner, it would be the freezing winter and the hot spring like early summer.

Anyway, I couldn’t miss this opportunity.

“We need to get rid of all the rats in the harbor. We need to use gas on the rats that are holding out in the buildings. This operation is all about time. We can’t give the rats time to escape.”

The rats had a tremendous reproductive capacity. If they were to escape, even to the point of cannibalism, their numbers would quickly increase. At least those in the southern port area of ​​New York would have to be wiped out.

[All right.]

Chancellor Den Brown lifted his teacup to his lips again.

Hurururup – The feeling of hot air warming the stomach. His appearance seemed somehow comfortable and relaxed, but his expression and eyes remained colorless.

“Did you pass on the information about the island to Vladimir Kalin?”

Information about what happened on Ulleungdo Island. The search for Vladimir Kalin’s family began when it was discovered that he was of Korean, not Japanese, descent.

Like most intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security was trying to find Vladimir Kalin’s relatives, as was Virginia Langley.

But whoever hit the player, his family disappeared without a trace. It turned out that the Ojin Group was stealing the family away.

I should have started digging into that from the moment she said she was my fiancée, but so many things have happened in the meantime that I ended up being late in responding.

Since it was a company based in Korea, the attempt to use the Korean government also failed. Not only was there interference from Virginia Langley, but the Ojin Group itself had moved to a small island called Ulleungdo.

They tried to bring Vladimir Kalin’s family, but by then a mess had already unfolded, with Chinese, Russian, and Korean troops intertwined.

[Delivered.]

“Was there any particular reaction?”

If the guy who designed that mess is the culprit, it’s Virginia Langley.

Perhaps Vladimir Kalin also noticed that everyone was sinking into the mud and that the Virginia Langley kids were gone.

[There was none.]

You noticed but didn’t react?

“···If anything unusual occurs, report it urgently.”

[All right.]

Hurrrrup-

A screen that fills one wall, right where Dan Brown’s gaze is directed.

The massive display showed the North American mission.

Symbols moving in real time. A symbol representing a blimp appeared over John F. Kennedy Airport, and beneath it a swarm of rats disappeared into flames.

A sign that a flock of seagulls near New York is moving south. The flocks will fight over territory or join forces to grow larger.

Either way, it would be difficult to get a boat up from the south side of New York. But if what happened at John F. Kennedy Airport had happened somewhere else, that would have been a problem.

‘If we can operate even some of the aircraft.’

His eyes turned to the upper part of the map.

A gaze stopped at the sign of a small warship in northeastern Canada. Three Aegis ships.

It could have been picked in a year at the earliest, or two years at the latest, but it was a ship that was needed right now.

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The border between the kingdom and the empire was defined by the St. Lawrence River.

Naturally, there was a point of contact where they were adjacent. It was right near Niagara Falls. Across the river was the imperial city of Buffalo, and toward the kingdom was the tourist city of Niagara Falls.

And the Welland Canal was just around the corner. The canal that was absolutely necessary to bring the Aegis ships to Detroit via the St. Lawrence River was the Welland Canal.

“What happened with securing key locations in the Canadian provinces?”

[There are more survivors and cannibals left than expected.]

Maru frowned at Diana’s report.

When the Homeland Security blimp crashed, survivors were hard to find in Canada, especially near London where the blimp made its crash landing.

There were still many infected people left, and the rat swarm was fierce. Even if there were survivors, it seemed difficult to deal with the infected people and cannibals.

Once all the survivors were dead, it was the cannibals’ turn. If they couldn’t satisfy their cannibalistic desires, they would become monsters, lose their senses, go crazy, and eventually self-destruct.

Seven months of extreme cold was long enough to clear out a lot of survivors and cannibals. But there were more survivors and cannibals than this AI predicted.

Maru suddenly thought of the Japanese thieves’ hospital. The people who should have been wiped out built a defense line centered around those with awakened abilities and held out.

Could it be that there were capable people in Canada as well? If there were people as active as Director Yoo and his subordinates, it wouldn’t be strange that there were more survivors than expected.

“Even if other places are like that, we must secure the Welland Canal first.”

[Currently, Kim Yang, the Royal Guard, and the Holy Crow Unit are on operation.]

Armed groups occupied both ends of the Welland Canal and the central section.

[The armed group’s demands are independence and support. They are demanding recognition of the Welland Canal Area as an independent autonomous region, and food, basic necessities, and weapons.]

“You guys are crazy.”

[···If we refuse, they threaten to blow up the Welland Canal.]

“If the canal is blown up, how long will it take to rebuild?”

[It looks like it will take more than 3 months.]

“There is no compromise. Don’t let anyone go and see it through to the end.”

[All right.]

I don’t think Kim Yang would have caused trouble, but I still wanted to be sure.

‘The sacred crow unit.’

It was a crow unit that started to manage, using their experience in training tribute rats with drugs.

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Kim Yang’s heart swelled a little when she saw the guards armed with armored exosuits.

It was a whopping 120 people. In terms of numbers, it was only 120 people, but in terms of firepower, it was comparable to a battalion-level firepower.

The basic armament was a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, and considering the anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and even small reconnaissance drones, it was literally an all-weather strike force.

When I first went to New York to catch rats, I worked as a team, but now there are 120 people. At first, it was a bit, how should I put it? Anyway, it was a bit like that, but now, Ms. Kim is quite used to it.

“Attention. According to the reconnaissance results of the Sacred Crow Unit, the enemy has concentrated its forces in two places: here and here.”

Enemies clearly visible in aerial photographs taken by crows. The number of enemies visible alone exceeded 200.

“They will try to induce urban warfare and melee using booby traps and buildings, but we will use airships to land here and there and destroy the enemies.”

Instead of answering, the guards stamped their feet slightly.

chuck!

“The Sacred Crow Unit will deal with the enemies outside the building, and we will subdue the rat pups hiding inside the building. No prisoners. No survivors.”

chuck!

A satisfied Ms. Kim nodded and returned to her seat. Erica spoke to her.

“Uh- Uh- But I like using my abilities while I’m alive. When I die, those memories are so strong that I can’t see other memories.”

Kim Yang, who had been quietly watching the psychometry, turned her head.

“Can’t you just read it as a residual thought?”

“But the strongest thoughts come at the moment of death…”

Hmm-

Ms. Kim was slightly worried.

Since they were the ones that needed to be disposed of, it would be better to dispose of them all this time.

I didn’t want to waste time and take risks by claiming to capture him alive.

‘As long as your head is intact, you can just extract information as a brainwashing doctor, so I just need to refrain from head shots.’

“Capturing them is tiring. Let’s just check the remaining thoughts in their stronghold.”

“yes yes.”

[Entering the operation area. A flock of birds approaching from the forest at 3 o’clock. Sacred Crow Unit is dispatched to escort the airship.]

“Armament check.”

“check.”

“check.”

“There is nothing unusual.”

“Check booster drop”

“check!”

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“Booster check complete. No abnormalities.”

[Gate open.]

[Divine Crow Unit. Dispatch.]

Kaaaaaaah!

Cackle cackle!

KAZUACK!!!

Crows falling vertically like dive bombers.

The enemies didn’t expect crows to rain down from the sky, so they were beaten straight into the first wave. The machine gun emplacements and sniping points on the rooftop were devastated by crow-specific bombs.

bang!

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

The screams that were caught up in the explosion ended only with the sound of flying debris.

“It’s in the air. It’s a bombing.”

“bombing?”

“It’s a crow!”

“The crow is dropping a bomb!”

The enemies could not respond. The enemies positioned in the middle floor of the building had no angle to attack the crows. The enemies outside the building had already become targets of the crows.

Visibility was also a problem. When nearly 2,000 bombs were dropped at the same time, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

[descent!]

[descent!]

[descent!]

Kim Yang and his bodyguards descended on their heads.

The sacred crows literally bombed like crazy.

Normal crows would have to rest for a while after bombing once, but the sacred crows were different.

Cock-

After taking a pill, the crows, shivering all over their bodies, jumped out of the airship, screaming.

Kyaaaaak!

Hey hey hey hey!

Crows just swarming over birds that are trying to target the airship.

The birds, having experienced the madness of crows, who fell with their claws entangled in the air and would not release their tangled claws, gave up on attacking airships.

[A flock of birds attacking the airship retreated.]

[Ascend from your current location. I will wait.]

While the airship ascended to a safe altitude, Kim and his men cleared the interior of the building.

[Booby traps ahead!]

[Dismantle the booby trap.]

[Shoot it!]

What kind of dismantling is this?

Ms. Kim detonated the booby trap.

Kwaaaaang!

Perhaps unaware that they would just openly bomb and move in, the sporadic enemy resistance quickly subsided.

[Clear!]

[Clear!]

[Those who appear to be the command center are fleeing into the forest.]

Where are you running away to?

Ms. Kim immediately jumped out the window.

Kyuuuuung-

The sound of a booster squeezing your entire body.

A powerful repulsive force pushed the exosuit up, as if defying the falling gravity.

thud!

The HUD clearly showed the men who looked like heads running frantically towards the forest.

Clank-

Ms. Kim took a deep breath and concentrated.

The back of the guys running hard while wearing lightweight exosuits that shake around.

‘The guys in the exosuits run away, and the guys with bare bodies buy time?’

joy-

As Kim Yang’s fingers were about to pull the trigger, exhaling a little breath, something jumped out from a gap in the deep forest where the snow had not yet melted and attacked them.

Crunch!

Fit-

Support support support- pot-

The transparent space shattered and the Ripper suit appeared.

In addition to the lightweight exosuit, there was also a guy wearing a ripper suit.

‘wolf?’

A pack of wolves was lying in wait in the forest, hunting the fleeing enemies.

[There’s a monster wolf in the forest. Should I attack?]

[······.]

A wolf appears in Kim Yang’s scope.

A large wolf faced where Kim Yang was.

A white wolf next to a big wolf.

White and clean fur.

I think I’ve seen that somewhere.

The moment when the finger about to pull the trigger stops.

The wolf, who had been looking at Kim Yang, nodded slightly, bit its prey’s head, and disappeared into the forest.