Rust - Chapter 508



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RUST [RUST]-508

“Where is it? A freshly laid egg?”

Kiru-look? (Hey, is that a knife?)

Kkiruk- (Calm down.)

Maru smiled with his teeth exposed.

“These kids are changing the subject now, right? Aren’t they?”

“Huh? Huh. Answer quickly. You’ll die if you do. Seriously.”

The nurse told the seagulls that something bad was going on, but the seagulls pretended not to hear her.

Phew!

Poo goo!

Foodduk-

Flap flap-

The headless seagull’s body struggled desperately, but it was already too late. The highly acidic excrement poured out, melting the ground and releasing toxic gases.

“to···?”

Maru grabbed the nurse and moved away.

“Almost two years.”

“······.”

“The seagulls here have been living for nearly two years, preying on humans.”

“······.”

I spoke briefly with Hood, but the seagulls here are the ones who make it funny when it comes to getting to know people.

Humans. How dare humans. If they didn’t have such thoughts, they wouldn’t have run away and attacked the seagulls piled up in piles.

Just looking at the fact that they couldn’t hold back and rushed at the provocation of a human they thought was easy prey, it was obvious. Those guys suddenly asked to be spared? Maru didn’t believe it.

“They are the ones who pretended not to hear what you said. If you have the nerve to worry about these guys, you should worry about our children.”

“···yes.”

The nurse, who had been nodding slowly, approached the floor slightly. Very slightly.

“But wouldn’t it be nice to have seagulls?”

“It must be good. But it has to be trustworthy.”

“Let me tell you a story.”

“The crows would hate that.”

It was the crows that were preventing other birds from approaching the nurse, even if they were of the same species. Whether they did it knowingly or unknowingly, it was an action to maintain an exclusive position.

Perhaps this was the reason why they were so desperately chasing and subduing the fleeing seagulls. However, if the nurse were to talk to the seagulls, their relationship with the crows might deteriorate.

“Then I’ll ask and do it.”

You want to ask the crow? You want permission from the crow?

It’s not like the tables were turned. Maru’s eyebrows furrowed.

“What are you asking? If the crows say no, you won’t do it, right?”

“Huh? No… that’s it.”

“The crow is not your boss. If you want to do something, just do it.”

“yes.”

The nurse mumbled a small thank you. Maru pretended not to hear and called the crows.

“Don’t kill those that are hatching eggs and staying in the nest, but capture them alive. And if there are any eggs that were abandoned, don’t eat them and leave them alone. Do you understand?”

Knock!

Caw!

“Nanae Ono will tell you the detailed story here, so listen carefully.”

Caw!

Knock!

“When you talk to the seagull, ask what’s in the shipyard. If there’s anything unusual, contact them. I’m planning to go to the shipyard too.”

“yes.”

Maru, who had handed over his seat to the nurse, headed straight to the Newport News Shipyard. The seagulls had been acting like there was some secret in the shipyard, so he needed to check it out for himself.

[The seagull dissection results are out.]

I had a quick checkup because of acid stool and the results came out.

[It’s a combination of acids and microorganisms. I’ll send you the information right away.]

The image sent by Hood appeared on the Ripper suit’s helmet HUD. The result was that the highly acidic feces and the bacteria within it had synergized to create an enormous corrosive effect.

[It seems like it would be difficult to put it on an airship.]

“I guess so.”

Since the corrosion was caused by a synergistic effect with microorganisms rather than simple acidic feces, it was not something that could be resolved by applying general acid-resistant paint.

Even if the cargo hold was modified, it would still be dangerous. What if, during an operation, seagulls pooped on the airship’s fuselage? There was a risk that the airship, with a hole in its gas bladder, would crash.

Even so, it was true that it was a pity to exclude the seagulls in many ways.

The crow bombing wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t easy to neutralize a battleship or a fortress, because the weight of the bombs they could carry was limited.

Although it was sufficient for killing people or attacking combat vehicles such as tanks, self-propelled guns, and armored vehicles, it was bound to have limitations when attacking warships or buildings.

But what if the acid droppings of seagulls were added? What if the crows’ bombs were stripping away the paint or coating, and the seagulls’ droppings were getting in there and melting it?

If you keep blowing and melting them like that, wouldn’t you be able to capture a ship or a bunker? That’s why Maru told you to secure the seagull eggs.

‘I raised it from a young age and planned to use it for aircraft and base defense.’

I gave it a chance because the nurse said she would give it a try, otherwise I would have wiped out all the grown seagulls.

[I see. If it’s Ono Nanae, it will be successful.]

“That would be good. There aren’t any strange people around the shipyard, right?”

[Yes. It’s clean, maybe because there are three seagull nests nearby.]

“I’m heading to the shipyard right now. If you need any assistance nearby, send me a message right away.”

[All right.]

Judging from the traces of seagull droppings on the ground while going to the shipyard, they were strange creatures in many ways. When they pooped on a regular basis, they were neither acidic nor corrosive.

But when there was something to attack or a target to attack, there were traces of the acidity and corrosiveness becoming extremely strong.

It certainly seemed that way, judging by the melted monster cat corpses scattered all over the place.

‘How much control is there?’

hmm.

Seeing the monster cat corpse on the street reminded me of what the seagulls said about something happening in the shipyard.

‘You didn’t say that it was important information that there was a monster cat living in the shipyard, did you?’

As we arrived at the shipyard, the guards were standing guard.

“Are there any particular problems?”

[ancient.]

There were no particular problems, except that there were not enough people for the area that had to be searched. Maru passed the aircraft carrier that the guards were searching and entered the aircraft carrier next to it.

“What about the aircraft carrier blueprints?”

[Secured. Sending the data.]

They say that an aircraft carrier is like a small city, and it was indeed complicated. If we searched without a map, it would have been truly terrible. We left the detailed search to the guards, and decided to mainly look around the control room and the power room.

I activated my stealth gear and searched the interior of the aircraft carrier for over an hour, but found nothing unusual.

‘There have to be times like this.’

If problems arise every time, is that what life is all about? Sometimes, you have to just quietly let it go. Maru smiled slightly and took steps into a deeper place.

‘By the way, what time is it now?’

When he looked at his watch, it was already past dinner time. Maru sat down on one side and warmed up his combat rations.

Wheeeeeeee-

White steam rose from the heating pack, revealing piping hot combat rations.

‘Wow – this is more edible than I thought.’

I was halfway through eating my meal when I heard small sounds gradually overlapping from the helmet I had taken off to eat.

beep-

Beep-

Beep beep beep beep beep-

The red dots on the biometric detector were appearing one after another.

“Hey. See-.”

They say that even dogs don’t touch you while you’re eating. You didn’t even show your nose until now, but now you’re crawling out when I tell you to eat?

Maru put down his spoon and pulled out his knife.

Srrrrrrrrrrrr-

At the same time, red dots began to move quickly.

Beep beep beep beep beep beep-

Beep beep beep-

Beep beep-

Beep-

-uh?

Hey. Where are you going?

This shit.

Aren’t you standing there?

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Ki-sun looked at the back of Na-ju-yeon as she walked, her cold air blasting away. It seemed like her feelings had been hurt as much as they could during her meeting with Chairman Sim Eun-young.

After working with her for over a year, I realized that she had a serious problem: she was very self-centered.

That’s why the relationship with Maru also broke down, and the Ojin Group also collapsed due to self-centered judgment.

Let’s say that the Ojin Group was moved to Ulleungdo, but there were many problems when they moved from Ulleungdo to the United States.

‘If I had to choose between DHS and Virginia Langley, I’d probably go with DHS, since they seem to have a good relationship with Maru.’

‘You say we have a good relationship, but you never really listened to what I asked you to do.’

In the early days of Naju, she exchanged more information with the Department of Homeland Security. However, the information and data she requested and received from the Department of Homeland Security fell far short of her standards.

Virginia Langley’s was far superior in terms of the vastness of the data and the quality of information on international affairs. The research data on mutant viruses and the derived research were enough to pique her curiosity.

‘There’s a lot to learn from joining the Confederacy.’

‘Even if Maru founded a kingdom?’

The research on controlling and dominating cannibals was similar to the topic of the medicine she was researching. So with her joining, they succeeded in developing a medicine that was effective in dominating and controlling werewolves.

Najuyeon’s importance to the Confederacy increased, and so did her freedom.

‘If you knew I was here, you would definitely come, right? Right?’

Because I can’t just let the hostile forces grow. Ki-sun was shocked. I never thought I’d be thinking like this.

‘So you locked yourself up?’

‘Humility. The research environment is good.’

‘Do you really want to get along with Maru?’

‘Of course. Otherwise, would you risk your life like this? It’s similar to you risking your life for Naru.’

Na Ju-yeon, who was walking as if a heavy snowstorm was falling, quickly turned around.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Are you thinking, what am I doing right now?”

She laughed coldly at Gi-sun’s words.

“What are you doing? You’re just struggling to get what you want.”

“···Okay. Let’s say that’s me. Then what are you doing?

“Me too.”

“Don’t you think that the method is wrong?”

“Is that what you want to say? I think I’m doing something that would be a shame to be trampled on by him, and you’re not even doing that.”

“Ha- See- Right. But. You. I’ve told you many times, but this is really not the way. You’re more resolute than Maru.”

“I know. That’s why there’s no other way. If it weren’t for this method, would he even think of me? Honestly, if I had just stayed still… If I had gone to the kingdom he had built, would he have met me?”

“······.”

That’s true. If it was Maru’s kid, he definitely wouldn’t care. If he did care, he would have cared when the Ojin group moved to Ulleungdo.

Na Ju-yeon waited quietly for Gi-sun’s answer.

“······.”

“Ha- See-”

She looked blankly at Ki-sun, who was quietly swearing, then turned her head and said.

“···So this is what it has to be like. Don’t you understand yet? You and I are already cursed.”

“······.”

A love called curse, or obsession.

“Since we have signed a non-aggression pact, even if it is difficult for me, you can go. If you want, you can go to him. Are you going to go?”

“······.”

Ki-soon bit her lip and followed Na-ju-yeon.

Yeah, it was a curse. Not love or anything like that.

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Drumroll please-

Dudadadadak-

The sound of a swarm of rats, each weighing at least 20 kilograms, running around echoed through the hallway.

Squeak- (Mom. What is that? It’s scary.)

Tsk tsk! (If you have the strength to make that sound, run!)

“Hey, fucking rats!”

“thereupon!”

It’s coming. It’s coming. It’s coming.

It was coming.

Death was coming.

A pack of rats, running madly, rushed into the space inside the elevator at the back of the aircraft carrier. It was a huge elevator, 25 meters wide, used to get fighter planes up and down.

Squeak! (Jump!)

Uda dadada-

As hundreds of rats enter the elevator, one rat jumps towards the elevator button.

Giooooong-

The aircraft elevator ascended toward the flight deck with a heavy thud.

We lived. Yes, we lived.

Tsk- tsk-

That sense of relief was short-lived.

Death flew in before the elevator had even finished rising.

“Where are you running off to? Huh?”

The rats, who had been frozen in place with a startled look on their faces, desperately pursed their lips and then spat them out.

Phew-

Twiiip-

“This fucking is dirty.”

Whoosh- The sound heard the moment you step on the wall of the elevator and dodge to the side.

Cheeeeeeek-

And the distinctive smell of smoke and corroding metal spread.