Rust - Chapter 524



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RUST [RUST]-524

When your brain is shaken, you can’t control your body. Ki-sun was experiencing that with his body.

[Fuck. Oh.]

Ki-sun barely opened her eyes.

[Hey kid- aren’t you going to open your eyes?]

No, it’s coming up now.

The moment I lift my heavy eyelids with difficulty, a fist appears.

Pak-

100 million-

As the heavy fist passed over my jaw, my bones rang as if a tsunami had struck. I barely held on, straining my eyes and neck to hold on to my mind that was flying away.

Huh-

A groan that came out on its own. It wasn’t like this even when I stopped a bullet with my head, but my brain was like a tofu that had become mushy.

[Open your eyes. Open your eyes.]

Bam! Bam!

Ugh-

The mechanical voice coming from the Ripper suit’s helmet sounded like Maru’s voice.

[Not leaving?]

“···That. That’s enough.”

Ki-soon opened her mouth desperately.

“Ma- Thank you. Mai- I slept well.”

[This kid. He still hasn’t come to his senses.]

“Okay. Wait a minute···”

By the way, didn’t I ask you if you couldn’t recognize my voice?

How the hell am I supposed to distinguish a voice mixed with speaker noise?

Pfft!

Before he could say anything in response, Maru’s heavy fist hit Ki-sun’s temple hard. Ki-sun desperately tried to hold on, but a single blow to the temple cut off his breathing.

‘What the fuck···.’

As Maru released Ki-sun’s collar, she lost consciousness and fell forward in an L-shape.

‘This kid. He’s got a steel plate around his body.’

Even though the Ripper suit gloves protected my fist, it still felt stiff. It felt like I was hitting a thick composite bulletproof plate with my bare fist.

Miss Kim, who was passing by, kicked the fallen Ki-sun and asked.

[Are you going to keep hitting me?]

[Oh. The eyes aren’t there yet.]

‘That’s why. I have to lose first. Keep going. Like crazy.’

Kim Yang shook her head as she heard the soft muttering.

I was worried that it would be a waste of precious pink treatment if my internal organs ruptured or my jawbone broke, but what if I beat myself up and tried to treat him?

[Can I do it too?]

[what?]

[No, it would be better if we did it together.]

[???]

What do you want to do together?

[More than that. Burn all the paths this kid took.]

[Because of the tentacles?]

[Oh. You saw it. The soup coming out of this kid’s tentacles.]

[Okay. After you burn all that, can we do it together?]

Maru had only one thing to say to Ms. Kim, who said she would do it with enthusiasm.

[···Okay.]

[Hehehe – I’ll be back soon.]

The fainted Ki-soon flinched.

But his suffering was just beginning.

Maru’s voice calling Gisoon stretched out.

“Gisun-ah—-”

“Why? Why the fuck again-”

“Hey- Gisun-”

“What’s the problem?”

“We should continue the conversation we were having earlier.”

“What are you talking about? I told you, I finished it all.”

I told him everything about how the Ojin Group was connected to the Confederacy and what they were doing there, but Maru wasn’t satisfied.

It’s not a question of believing or not believing, but a question of being satisfied or not. What do you want? What do I have to say to make you satisfied?

“······.”

“······.”

Ki-sun screamed as she saw Maru’s gaze scanning her with blurry eyes.

“Ah- shi-ma! Why are you looking at people like that? I told you everything.”

“···Gisun-ah. Do you trust me?”

Maru asks in a quiet voice, not caring about the seizure reaction.

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“So, do you trust me?”

For some reason, Ki-sun felt goosebumps rising up in her.

“What the hell are you talking about? Oh. Yes, I believe it. I believe it.”

“Thank you. For believing in me. But. Let’s think about it from the other side. If you were me, would you believe me?”

Ki-sun’s face suddenly crumpled at Maru’s story.

“How can you trust a guy who made a mess of everything with his squeaky dick? Think about what you’ve done, and if I said I trusted you, I’d be lying, right?”

“No, but even so, you say you don’t believe it openly···.”

Ki-sun’s lament was cut off in the middle by Maru.

“So, what if there was a way to prove your sincerity?”

“Prove your sincerity? What do you mean? How do I prove it? Should I cry?”

Maru called out to Kim Yang, smiling brightly.

“Bring some brain chips with you when you come.”

[Thunderbolt? What are you going to use it for?]

Ki-sun noticed the ominousness melting into Kim Yang’s smile and asked.

“What is a brain dump?”

“···You believe in your friends?”

“What the hell?”

“······.”

The exosuit that appeared with a cheerful sound of “kkiyongkiyong” was holding a device that contained a real brain.

[Bboogyurrrrrrrrr]

[Ppeugyurrrrrrrrr]

Ki-sun looked up at Maru, who saw a device making a strange bubbling sound.

Maru answered with his eyes to Ki-soon’s expression of ‘What is that? Why that?’

‘It’s okay. It’s okay, so sit over here for a moment.’

“Hey. Hey. Why are you tying it up?”

“Uh- I told you it’s okay. Even if you get a hole in your head, you won’t die. You know the rapid cure, right? Just use that. Don’t worry and close your eyes for a moment.”

“Uh- Hey- Wait- Sleep···.”

Crack! With a skull-shattering sound, the information extractor greedily dug into Ki-sun’s brain.

Churrrrrrrr-

Okay, okay, okay, okay-

[Ppeugurrrrrrrrrr]

The sound of the information extractor scanning Ki-sun’s brain, the sound of Ki-sun slurping, and the sound of Dr. Brain Drumming mixed together as an image began to appear on the monitor.

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The Imperial and Southern forces were forced to withdraw their forces in response to the Holy Kingdom’s warning that they would burn down the forest with indiscriminate bombing.

“You fucking bastards, why did you come here and start a fight when you weren’t even going to fight?”

“Why are you burning a healthy forest?”

“Those bastards signed a non-aggression pact with both the Empire and the Confederacy?”

“You little bat bastards.”

There was a lot of discontent on both sides, especially since they were originally American citizens. F-22 parts, equipment, facilities?

I could understand it in my head, but my heart couldn’t. They were killing each other because of the F-22, which wouldn’t even take off any time soon. They were fellow citizens of the United States just 1-2 years ago.

However, the leadership of both sides continued to add troops. At first, the combined force of several hundred troops from both sides increased to several thousand after two weeks. If the reinforcement of troops continued at this rate, there was a situation where a clash between tens of thousands of troops would occur.

“After operating in the forest, any troops complaining of itchy skin will be quarantined without fail. What the hell is this?”

“There is a possibility that it was infected with a mutant barnacle.”

“A barnacle in the forest? This is driving me nuts. Do you want me to believe this?”

“The tentacle monster’s tentacles are like barnacles.”

“I’m going crazy. So the tentacles that our kids just cut up are barnacles. The guy who walks around with them attached to his head is a tentacle monster?”

“···Yes.”

“How did the Holy Kingdom know that?”

“It is said that the first discoverer and reporter of the mutant barnacles was the King of the Holy Kingdom.”

Information given with good intentions created a bad atmosphere.

[It’s clear that someone is misinterpreting my intentions.]

[It seems so based on the atmosphere.]

“What about the barnacles? They didn’t spread?”

[The napalm bombing appears to have been effective.]

[It was said that soldiers who developed itchy skin did not experience any major problems because they had surgery to remove the affected area in advance.]

Fortunately, the information extracted from Ki-sun’s brain showed that there were limits to tentacle reproduction.

Those who were first attacked by the Kisun lost their fighting ability as the larvae that burrowed into their wounds grew, but this did not happen from the next generation.

The larvae that grew from the wounds could not continue on to the next generation. The Ojin Group had been successful in making drugs related to barnacles since they were on the Korean Peninsula, and they applied that technology to Gisun.

Fortunately or unfortunately, most of those who were attacked by Gisun’s tentacles died instantly, so it wasn’t a big problem even if the survivors occasionally became infected with barnacles.

But what if a monster wielding barnacle tentacles could spray barnacles everywhere? Wouldn’t that in itself be a definite bioweapon?

The Ojin group was part of the Confederacy, but was not part of the Confederate Army, so they were pursued by both the Imperial and Confederate armies.

Likewise, the clones were also hotly pursued, and Director Yu Mark 2 made an impression.

“Fuck, there’s a time limit.” (Fuck, there’s a time limit.)

The clone troop that was responsible for the Imperial aggro to draw out Ki-sun was almost lost to the Southern forces.

There was a time limit on the link. Fortunately, Maru and Kim Yang were nearby, so they were able to retrieve it right away.

Director Yoo Mark 2 felt quite fortunate. If he had dragged Kim Yang out because he didn’t want to see her, and then had the link bounced due to a timeout, what would have happened? Still, Mark 2 smiled brightly as he remembered Maru running to save him at the moment of crisis.

Hehehe

“Did Jan always laugh like that?”

“···Is that so? The original is Yu Isan.”

Kim Yang glared at Mark 2 with narrowed eyes, but Mark 2 was chewing on it with a face as bright as a child.

“What kind of staring contest is this with a kid? Stop it. Let’s get out before we get more involved.”

At Maru’s teasing, Ms. Kim quickly turned her head. At that, 4-year-old Director Yu Mark 2 laughed.

[What are you going to do with the F-22 related facilities and equipment?]

Hood raised the issue of securing technology and facilities related to the F-22, which was the original goal of the operation.

“I just saved a few, and I’ll trade the rest for technology with the Empire.”

I also got the Empire’s clones and secured the air force. It’s a bit disappointing that the F-22 equipment and facilities are lacking, but it’s better to get them out quickly than to get tired of trying to get them.

Above all, it was necessary to properly check the information extracted from Ki-sun’s brain, and Mark 2, which was to manage Director Yu’s clones, also had to be examined in detail.

“Managing the Ki-soon and Mark 2 is more urgent than F-22 technology.”

[What will you do with the Newport News Shipyard?]

“I want Xenia and Nanae to take care of it, and when Kisun comes to his senses, they’ll take over.”

[···Are you two talking?]

With a combination of Hood and Nurse, managing the Newport News Shipyard shouldn’t be a big problem. For one thing, the Crow and Wolf units seem to have adapted to the job of defending the shipyard.

“If Nanae manages the animal unit and Xenia links up with the defensive fortress to defend, there won’t be any problems. Ah- There were seagull eggs. Contact me before they hatch.”

[I will do that.]

Somehow, the voice was a bit like that.

“Okay. Thank you for your hard work.”

[······.]

The airship carrying Maru, Kim Yang, Ki-soon, Director Yu, Mark 2, and Clone 3 headed to Detroit.

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Ki-soon and Mark 2 went straight into a detailed examination. The examination results showed that the clone Mark 2 was no joke, but Ki-soon was even worse. It was a condition that could not be explained scientifically or logically.

“Bernard Greene’s body is a body that cannot exist.”

“Yes, barnacles are aquatic creatures. They look like clams, but they are actually closer to sea crabs.”

But the humans and the barnacles were mixed. No, should I say they were mixed?

“Hehehehe – does it make sense that there is a barnacle exoskeleton inside a human body?”

“Research. Research is needed. This is a topic that will make its mark on the history of science.”

The scalp with tentacles that had been peeled off was also meticulously analyzed. This was also a topic that fired up the researchers’ madness.

“This elasticity. This firmness. This is the future of those who bow their heads.”

“Hahaha. That’s right. It even moves on its own. If we can figure out the mechanism, it could open up a new world.”

What Maru wanted to ask was not what kind of new world he was trying to open with his tentacles.

“Can a crow affect personality?”

“Yes? Why are you curious?”

“That thing on that guy’s head moves on its own.”

“Hahaha – It’s a natural phenomenon. When you’re healthy, isn’t that where you normally react?”

The researchers nodded.

Instead of explaining, Maru showed the researchers a video recorded with a tactical camera.

Whiriliririririk-

The sight of imperial troops being torn and ripped by writhing tentacles.

When thick tentacles are stuck in the body and pulled out, thin tentacles grow out, digging into the wound.

“Does that affect a person’s personality?”

“······.”

“······.”

“I will look into it.”