Rust - Chapter 475



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RUST -475

The last chick desperately runs away, leaving behind its companion who is only struggling with his upper body.

Thud, thud, thud!

[Run away. Shoot.]

The guards began firing.

A fairly quick response to a situation that occurred in seconds.

But did you tell them to just shoot and shoot?

I think his reaction was quicker because he was a member of the guards that traveled with Kim Yang.

As gunshots were heard, Maru’s eyes, who had been watching the situation leisurely, wondering if he could see the strength of the guards, widened slightly.

‘You’re holding on?’

The SS were armed with heavy machine guns firing 12.7mm armor-piercing rounds in mass-produced exosuits. But they were eating them and running away.

[Cease fire.]

Since the stealth function was activated, there was a risk of being caught in a misfire.

As soon as the shooting stopped, Ta-da-dak! – Maru, who had narrowed the gap to 40-50 meters in just three steps, sent a signal again.

[The team waiting on the outskirts of town. Signaling to block the escape route.]

[ancient.]

Puhwaaaaak!

Two blue flares rose into the air.

The man who was desperately running away glanced back because the shooting had stopped.

‘Have you given up?’

The expression of relief was fleeting. The scene that caught his eye was something approaching, rippling.

“fuck! Fuck!! FUCK!!!”

In an instant, he was caught a few steps behind, and he twisted his waist while cursing loudly.

Backspin attack.

A Karimbit dagger made from a monster’s claw aimed at the rippling space.

Cadd!

The sound heard in the air was not metallic. It was the sound of teeth clashing against teeth.

The experienced hunter, who had hunted monsters and humans, noticed that something was wrong.

?!

It is not the realm of reason, but the realm of instinct and sense.

The claw daggers held in both hands naturally protected the nape of the neck. I could not believe the defensive power of the leather armor reinforced with the bones and hide of the monster.

Degul.

A black solid line faintly passing by at the moment when the body is thrown diagonally.

He rolled on the floor again as he saw the blade pass over the exact space where his neck had been.

Kwajijijik!

The sound of the ground being torn apart.

‘What the fuck is that? What the fuck is that?’

The fear that my neck would fall off before I could even say the word surrender.

The moment I lost concentration and tried to open my mouth, I felt like I was going to die.

It was the first feeling I had after evolving.

Predator. They thought they were predators.

A body that grows stronger little by little as it eats humans and monsters.

If there is a superhuman, isn’t this a superhuman? Immune to disease, self-healing when injured. It wasn’t like it healed in real time like in movies or dramas, but even deep wounds healed in units of hours.

That’s what it was.

He didn’t know that he was like a cockroach, whose all abilities would increase when it was in danger.

? It seemed like it was going to be like that until the guy who was running away did a backspin attack. However, avoiding a sword swing aimed at the neck was a different matter.

Even more unexpected was the way he rolled to the side, covering his throat and heart with his claw dagger and gauntlet, as if he had realized that he was going for his throat.

Kwajijijik!

The moment he twisted and swung down the sword that was about to cut off his neck, the guy who rolled on the floor managed to avoid the sword strike on the floor.

‘······.’

Maru, who had stopped making additional attacks after dodging consecutive attacks, observed the bastard.

‘Is he as good as Mr. Kim?’

The cannibal who had been standing in the street slowly stood up in a knife fighting stance. As if he could see the floor he was hiding under. His gaze glared in this direction.

Maru also faced the guy. He was holding a monster claw dagger in both hands. He was also equipped with a throwing knife, a modified grenade, and a tactical vest with smoke bombs hanging from it, making him look like a skilled hunter.

A human hunter, not a monster hunter.

There weren’t many monsters that could be taken down with a monster claw dagger rather than a spear.

With a claw dagger that is only about 20-25cm long, the only animals that can be hunted are medium-sized wolves or foxes.

The same goes for throwing knives.

It might work on humans, but how effective would it be on a large wolf?

The skulls of animals that have turned into monsters are incredibly strong?

‘So you’re saying that you have a lot of experience hunting humans? Where.’

Swish- As the floor moved slightly, the guy who had taken a defensive stance screamed.

“You coward! Do you enjoy hiding and stabbing people like that?”

A voice so loud that it echoed throughout the village. It seemed as if the villagers wanted to hear it.

Maru answered that guy with a snickering voice.

[Is it good?]

What can I do, it’s just so good.

“what?”

A guy who reacted slightly awkwardly to an unexpected answer.

Maru’s stab, aimed for that moment, was fired.

A floor that stabs with the speed of compressing 12~13m in one step.

Phew-

The air shook for a moment as a sonic boom erupted.

The blade was fired faster than I could react, as if I was a cockroach.

Ppagagagagak-

There was a slither of claw knives, followed by the sound of a gauntlet reinforced with monster bone being pierced.

Creak creak!

A blade that can pierce through the tough skin and ribs characteristic of cannibals in one breath.

Eclipse poked its head out of the protruding backbone, piercing straight through the bastard’s heart and spine.

“Ugh- Yes···. You···.”

The cannibal was whining while his sword was still stuck in his throat, but when I turned the Eclipse’s handle 90 degrees, he became quiet like a good child.

[All cannibal corpses must be preserved.]

[ancient.]

“Everyone, keep checking. What are you looking at?”

“There. Where are you going?”

The scene where three cannibals were disposed of in an instant.

The reality that those they served and followed died in vain.

The townspeople stared blankly at the rippling space and then followed the guards’ orders.

[Where is the black horse?]

[Exploring with the Sacred Raven Unit.]

Kim Yang returned and the black horse was here.

[If I see that cannibal, I’ll go crazy. Who’s holding the reins?]

[This is Nanae Ono.]

That black horse guy. He was hinting that he wanted to take the nurse, and he finally got his wish.

[When will you be back?]

The guard replied that he would come this way later, since this village was also part of the exploration area.

‘It’s Nanae-sama···.’

The nurses’ generosity seemed to be a great comfort to the soldiers. Sometimes sending out nurses to perform a consolation performance seemed to help maintain morale.

Chiggeduk-

Maru pulled out Eclipse, which pierced the cannibal’s chest.

The sensation of contracted muscles clinging as if trying to grab the blade was vivid.

‘The flesh is···.’

Maru shook his head slightly.

I didn’t work long enough to develop an occupational disease, but I still did this sometimes.

‘The bastard’s last movement was like that···.’

Maru, who had stepped aside to allow the guards to dispose of the body, shook off the debris from Eclipse and turned his head.

[The horse. The black horse is coming.]

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Some villages collapsed, while others survived.

Not all of the villages that were once held by cannibals were taken over.

“There are no cannibals around here, right?”

Purrung-

The black horse answered the nurse’s words with a purr.

Even in the Japanese hospital where they were stolen, the people with powers and survivors were banding together and holding on. Even in the ruins near Tokyo where it was thought there would be no survivors, there were many survivors. It must be the same here.

‘I guess there are some capable people here.’

The nurse nodded and spoke to two crows belonging to the Sacred Crow Unit.

“There. You two. Please scout out that village. Focus on that area to see if there are any capable people there, and what their weapons are like. Once you figure it out, don’t stay too long and return to the fortress.”

Cackle-cackle?

When the nurse asked if it would be okay if two were to drop out and only one would be left, the nurse replied with a grateful voice that she was concerned.

“No. It’s okay if there’s only one person. There’s only one village to look around now.”

Kaaaak-

Although she was still a nurse who was not familiar with the sacred crows, the chain of command was still clear.

“Then let’s just check the nearby village and the fortress over there and then go back.”

Heeeeeeeing-

The black horse ran along with a thumping rhythm as if telling me not to worry.

“Eeeeeet- Slowly— Slowly–”

The nurse had no choice but to let go of the reins and grab the black horse’s neck due to the strange rhythm.

A warm feeling behind the mane.

Hoohihihihihi- (Everything went according to plan-)

A crow flew in and landed on the black horse’s head, and began to peck at its forehead.

Kaaaak! (Do it moderately, you crazy bastard!)

Phew! (Shit!)

The moment the black horse shook his head to shake off the crow, he tried to cheer up.

The smell of cannibals could be felt from far away. It was the direction of the village I was finally about to visit.

Will you follow the rising anger?

Or will you continue to feel this warmth?

To go or not to go, that is the question.

Going is the path towards revenge···

While the black horse was in a state of agony due to the paradise on its back, the smell of the cannibal grew stronger and then gradually became fainter. It is the nature of animals to be sensitive to things that come and go.

When the black horse, who had been conflicted when the wind blew, began to gradually disappear from the cannibalistic feeling, he opened his eyes wide. Could it be that the cannibals were trying to escape? They weren’t going to miss. So let’s run.

Heeeeeeeing-

“Gyaaaah! Gyaaaah- ew-”

He made a cute sound like a rabbit, and a tongue-licking sound was heard from his back.

How is it? The black horse ran confidently towards the cannibal, feeling the sublime warmth clinging to its neck.

The village we arrived at like that.

The black horse cried out for a moment without realizing it, at the warm grandeur that hung limply on its back.

Hoohihihihi—

‘Ah- that’s right, a cannibal.’

The moment I opened my eyes again and looked for traces of the cannibal.

I felt my pores constrict and my hair stand on end all over my body.

[Hey- Why do you keep splitting things?]

Uh, yes.

Why here?

I heard you were coming…

[Come here.]

At Maru’s one word, the black horse was drenched in cold sweat.

[Hey. Aren’t you coming?]

No, I’m going.

Maru laughed in vain as he lowered the half-exhausted nurse from the black horse’s back.

Kaaaak

Caw

Kaaaak

A crow sat down next to the floor and began to chirp as if it was trying to tell something. The black horse kept its mouth shut. ‘I am a good black horse.’ It stood there as if it knew nothing.

Maru was able to figure out the feelings of crows and wolves to some extent, even if he wasn’t an interpreter like a nurse, so he summarized it in one word.

[So that baby is a dog.]

Knock!

[The nurse got burnt out because of that kid.]

Knock!

[Okay. But what have you been doing all this time?]

Caw?

The crow looked embarrassed and aggrieved by Maru’s sudden question.

[You two will have training later.]

The bird and the horse shivered at the same time. The wolves who watched it held back their laughter.

It took a whole day for the nurse who had been feeling sick to her stomach to regain her energy.

“Thank you for your hard work reconnaissance.”

At Maru’s voice, the nurse twisted her body slightly and answered no.

“Yeah. It’ll still be hard, but we need to clean up the area as quickly as possible.”

“Uh. Uh. Well. If you look at this map.”

The results of the reconnaissance, which involved mobilizing crows, wolves, and even black horses, were displayed on the map.

“···There were five villages ruled by cannibals, seven places with power users, and three places where cannibals and power users coexisted.”

Is that so? Wasn’t this the only village with a combination of cannibals and people with powers?

“Which village has the most cannibals?”

“Here it is.”

It was a village on the outermost edge of the designated cleanup area. When I overlapped the existing map with the information I had obtained through the new crow reconnaissance, the outline of a fairly large village emerged.

“How many are there?”

“Uh. So, five.”

“Okay, let’s start with that.”

“There. Look at the cannibals, but also this. Here’s a close-range reconnaissance video.”

The village in the close-in reconnaissance footage was clearly armed differently. It was the first time I had seen a village with 30mm. What appeared to be a close-in weapon system (CIWS) was clearly positioned on one side of the village.

Looking at the video, it looks like a 30mm machine gun, but there’s no reason for something like that to be in a small town like this. If there was, it would be sponsored by someone.

Then there might be traps too

“Tell them to surrender unconditionally. If they don’t surrender immediately, we’ll bomb them.”