Rust - Chapter 509



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RUST [RUST]-509

The saliva of hundreds of rats, spitting out in unison, fell helplessly onto the empty floor.

Cheeeeeeek-

‘These kids’ saliva is acidic?’

Maru started to get confused as to whether the spit of the rat pups was making him feel uneasy or whether it was because he felt uneasy and then the spit of these pups was like this.

There were even some who managed to survive to some extent. It means that they had been through many near-death experiences.

‘Was it a relationship of eat-and-be-eaten with the seagull?’

Now that I think about it, I remember the dead cat I saw on my way to the shipyard.

Some of the bodies were melted in seagull droppings, but others were simply melted to the point where only the skin remained. They may have been killed while hunting rats or seagulls.

‘They say that after eating and being eaten, they created acidic saliva.’

I’ve heard that the Empire has developed a resistant rat population from using VX gas to kill rats, and now that I’ve seen the acid saliva rats, it seems like mutations are happening very quickly.

“Let’s just die first.”

Jeeeeek! (Attack!)

Choo choo! (Kill me!)

A swarm of rats, unable to escape, rushed toward the floor, unable to spit continuously.

Gooooooong-

The heavy mechanical sound of the elevator going up, the desperate squeaking of rats, and the sound of skin being cut all mixed together in an ephemeral manner.

Tub-

The rat that rushed in to bite at least the ankle or the tip of the toe saw a sloppy sea of ​​blood. The saliva that had been sizzling had long since been diluted by the spilled blood and chunks of meat.

A body that slows down just by getting close to it. A heart that is oppressed. And above all, the inescapable fear of death.

That brief pause returned in full force as a cut. A head cut off, or a body cut in half. Should I cut it up and down? Or left and right? It was a monster that moved like a ghost without substance.

The monster couldn’t bite. So how?

What caught the eye of one of the rats was the knife the monster was holding.

If I didn’t have that knife.

If only it weren’t for that sword, which is the monster’s tooth and claw.

If I’m going to die like this anyway!

Crack! (Bite the knife!)

A single desperate cry spread through the remaining rats.

Clang. Clang! (Knife. Knife!)

Smack. Smack!! (It’s a knife. Spit on the knife!!)

Maru stepped back at the sudden change in the rats’ movements. The swarm of rats rushed towards Eclipse as if they were committing suicide.

The rat’s snout began to touch the blade that had been cutting off its neck and head.

Cheeeeeeek-

The surface of the Eclipse, which had been unmoving even after cutting missiles and electronic cannons, began to be covered in acidic saliva. The little rats died while spitting out saliva even as their heads were split open.

What they were after was Eclipse.

“Fuck. What the hell.”

Maru took his first step back without realizing it.

Just one step.

The rats were convinced by Maru’s reflexive backward movement.

‘It’s a knife. You have to aim for the knife.’

Sizzle!

Cheez eek!

“You crazy kids!”

Maru, who had taken a step back, took a step forward again.

Go die somewhere.

Life flowed out of Maru’s body.

The will to live was not infinite. The will to kill and the mental imagery of the act of killing were replaced with the will to live, so the will to live was something that consumed both mental and physical strength.

As I released all the killing intent I had been holding back, the swarm of rats that had been rushing at me collapsed forward just as they had been running at me.

They tried to move their stiff bodies with their front and hind legs, but all they did was convulse. Even though their comrades running ahead of them were dying, the rats continued to advance fiercely.

‘Do you see these?’

They were different from the rats I had seen during the disappearance of the villagers in the past. They were qualitatively different from the rat pups that had run away in fear and murder.

Are you aiming for Eclipse? Go ahead and try it.

■■■■■■–A long, slicing sound. ■■■–A sound of something being pierced. And then, gooooooo- Only the sound of the elevator going up gradually became clearer.

Slurp, slosh – red blood flowed out in a sticky stream.

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The Newport News Shipyard was taken over by mutant rats.

Its special ability is acidic saliva and biting using it. You might think it’s nothing special since the range of its spit is within 2-3m, but that wasn’t the case.

[There are injuries, but no deaths yet.]

“It seems to be resistant to CS bullets too?”

[This is a video of the battle of the Royal Guard.]

Hood sent in data on the engagement between the SS and the mutant rat horde. The rat horde in the video playing on one side of the HUD was clearly holding its own, despite being affected by CS rounds.

That means that rats were infesting the Newport News Shipyard a long time ago, and CS bullets were used to exterminate them.

The story that CS bullets are effective in eliminating mutant monsters was information that Maru himself had told me. First, let’s get rid of all the rat pups in the shipyard.

‘I should talk to General Dan Brown.’

[The Empire said that as soon as they secured the shipyard, they would hand over professional manpower, materials, and technology. They also said that they wanted to help defend the shipyard and offered to participate in building defensive positions.]

“You’re proactive.”

[Because it puts pressure on the Confederacy.]

“Even considering that, building a defensive position seems like a bit too much.”

Since a non-aggression pact had already been signed with the Confederacy, there was no need for imperial troops. However, it is true that a large number of troops were needed to control a large number of people and secure and maintain public order.

“···I can trust Dan Brown as an individual, but I can’t trust President Dan Brown. Especially when it comes to military affairs···. I’d welcome anything related to maintaining public order, but I refuse to build military bases.”

[I will do that. And I have recently sent you information about the western region.]

“The western region? They probably swept everything out of there and there’s nothing left.”

[Information that a Japanese Korean company has advanced into Southern California.]

Now that I think about it, I’ve heard a similar story. I think it might be that story.

“Charlotte Group story?”

[Yes. Ah- you knew that.]

“Roughly. Because I’ve worked with you before.”

[It is said that the Charlotte Group and the Confederacy signed a non-aggression pact.]

It seemed like the Confederacy was trying to rebuild its internal structure. Judging from the human experiments they were conducting, it seemed like they would shout about conquering North America at any moment.

‘It seems that the Aegis ships were completely destroyed and the 2nd aircraft carrier battle group that was expected to join them was blown up.’

“Is the Western power big enough to sign a non-aggression pact?”

Wasn’t it a mess? Director Yoo swept it once, and he also ruined it once. Even though he destroyed the cartels and clans, the place where the mess broke out was the western region.

California alone was larger than Korea. It was a miracle that Charlotte got in there and survived, but it was to the point where the South was the first to suggest a non-aggression pact.

[It is said that the federal forces that retreated from China are working together with the Charlotte Group.]

Then it made sense. The Confederacy was the enemy that had divided the United States, so they couldn’t have known what the Western military, based on the Federal Army, would do.

The Confederacy would have needed a non-aggression pact between the West and the South, if only to guard against uncertain dangers.

If Dan Brown had not declared an empire, the 2nd Carrier Strike Group and the federal forces currently in California could have joined.

‘That’s too bad.’

If Dan Brown had not seized power at the time or declared an empire, the country would have collapsed into division, so there would have been no choice.

[···And the person who went as a representative of the Southern Alliance is said to be the president of the Oh Jin Group, Na Ju-yeon.]

“Why is he coming out of there?”

[Imperial Intelligence reports that the Ojin Group has fallen under the Confederacy.]

“Are you sure?”

[It has been confirmed that the Southern Alliance is distributing the treatments and medicines produced by the Ojin Group.]

“······.”

Korea was a mess. About half of the people in power had become cannibals who dreamed of becoming nobles. This was because they thought of cannibals as stepping stones to becoming nobles (vampires) if they did well.

How do you relieve your cannibalistic desires? Those who choose to be cannibals are a minority, and Korea is a country with many missing people, so that’s the end of the appetite problem.

The political world, controlled by cannibals, began preparing for the future by mobilizing over 2 million reserve forces, claiming that they were preparing for war with China.

A society where the new human race is happy. The nobles, generation after generation, began to exert their full efforts for the sake of their noble country. Because they were intertwined through marriage, academic connections, and personal connections, they began to overhaul the system and rob businesses.

He went to Ulleungdo to avoid that, but ended up crossing the Pacific Ocean to join the Confederacy? Did he go there voluntarily? Or did the Virginia kids end up in Virginia again?

There was more information received from Imperial Intelligence.

[···They say that Europe is virtually at war with Muslim refugees. The Middle East and Israel are also expected to be at war.]

“Even though European countries have been disarmament for a long time, they are still countries, so what about refugees and civil war?”

Is that a fight? The world is like this, and even Europe, which is trying to protect human rights, will not stay still when it comes to terrorism.

[Because if you become a cannibal, your physical abilities will improve in an instant.]

Europeans tended to be relatively averse to being cannibals. They found it horrifying that those who were inferior to those who were superior were forced to obey them unconditionally.

The refugees were not like that. It was not a problem to obey the superior being. There was also the situation where Russia started supplying individual firearms to Europe. It was revenge for the Russia-Ukraine situation.

In this way, Europe was being sucked into an endless swamp.

While the fight against Muslim refugees is ongoing, the conflict between Turkey and Greece has also exploded. Greece claims the entire sea off Turkey as Greek waters, claiming its exclusive economic zone as its territorial waters.

If the international community had been normal, then I don’t know, but Greece and Turkey, both of which are governments dominated by cannibals, immediately went into war.

Likewise, the Balkan countries, with their complex territorial issues, are starting to fire shots one by one.

India and 7 China, Pakistan and India, Iraq and Iran, Iran and Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia and Israel… Even the flames of drugs rising in South America and Africa.

Maru cursed inwardly as he listened to Hood’s story.

‘Fuck, there’s so much to fight about in this world.’

It was just before the whole world was going to burst into flames in real time. But still, with all that crap going on everywhere, it seemed like it was just the beginning. I couldn’t imagine what was going to happen next.

‘Why is Dan Brown giving out this kind of information and making a fuss?’

“Okay. That’s it. I don’t know what to do. Our noses are three inches long.”

Maru pulled out his sword.

Pus …

Eclipse where the surface is corroded and the powder falls off like corn.

“What matters now is whether or not there is a way to fix or enhance Eclipse.”

The greatest power of the Holy Kingdom was Maru.

The reason Maru was able to fight without fear in most situations was because of Eclipse.

The ability to convert the enemy’s attack power into vibration, creating a vibration shield of the vibration blade, and the cutting power that could cut through steel or reinforced concrete were also like that.

If Eclipse’s lifespan is reduced like this, it is basically the same as the power of the Holy Kingdom being reduced. Who would have thought that Eclipse, which was impervious to large-caliber bullets, would become like this because of seagull droppings and rat spit?

“You said you handed over all the Eclipse research materials, but please double-check that you really did. Find all the relevant materials, even if it means hacking into them.”

[···yes.]

“And we also secured all the data on the rat extermination in New York.”

[Rat extermination data?]

The guys who were running away suddenly rushed at me like ants, risking their lives. That wasn’t something I could just ignore.

“Yeah. John F. Kennedy Airport, and the Southern Port Area raids. The Empire is also trying to get the Navy Yard shipyard in Brooklyn back up and running. See how they dealt with the rats there.”

[Okay, I can get that information right away.]

The Newport News Shipyard and New York were not far apart, so within a few hours the relevant information was delivered to Maru.

‘As expected. These guys weren’t just a bunch of guys.’

Looking at the data from the expedition, it was more accurate to view it as a rat kingdom rather than a simple swarm of rats. In order to drive out the rat swarm from the Newport News Shipyard, the rat kingdom had to be destroyed.

How long are you going to go and cut them yourself and push the guards in? There was no need for that, there were good guys here.

“How are the tribute rats? Have their numbers increased significantly?”