Rust - Chapter 528



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RUST [RUST]-528

The animals that had not mutated and the monsters that had mutated started to run wild together. The walking path that Na Ju-yeon had been walking on was instantly turned into a mess, and the installed CCTV was broken.

“It seems like the CCTV is broken.”

“How long has it been since you installed it before it breaks? What’s the last video?”

“It was a video of animals running around along a walking trail.”

“Tsk, tsk – I asked you to catch a crow, and you turned the forest upside down.”

It was like I was hunting a crow and came across a mutated monster. But the cleaning guys were definitely skilled.

“It seems like even the mutant monsters have come out, so restrict entry for the time being.”

“All right.”

‘If I try to fix the CCTV, it’ll break again.’

I couldn’t help but fix it. I had to accompany the chairman wherever he moved, or at least have CCTV installed.

A fragrance rose when he thought of Na Ju-yeon. The agent shook his head, remembering the sweet lingering scent. Unreasonable affection, the worst feeling for a person who does such things.

‘Whew- I guess I’ll have to change my workplace.’

Even though I told myself I shouldn’t do this, the moment I saw her, my tightly-knit feelings started to loosen up, which showed that we weren’t compatible.

‘I’d better avoid it before I make a mistake,’ the agent thought as he continued to walk towards Na Ju-yeon.

“You can’t go for a walk for a while?”

Na Ju-yeon’s voice stood out particularly clearly. The agent explained with an embarrassed expression.

“Mutant monsters have appeared on the trail. For safety reasons, we ask that you exercise indoors until the trail is cleared.”

“Didn’t you agree to go out for at least two hours a day?”

A neat lab. A space where all the experimental equipment is arranged in rows. Unlike the messy labs that come to mind when thinking of a mad scientist, her lab was spotless, like the dwelling of an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient.

The agent looked around the lab and nodded. He understood, because he thought he would go crazy if he were stuck in a lab like this.

“Yes. Didn’t we let you walk freely a little while ago? However, it is difficult right now due to safety issues. The cleaning team is cleaning the forest, so if you wait a few days, you will be able to walk like before. Please wait a little longer.”

Na Ju-yeon was embarrassed. Suddenly, the cleaning team said they were going to clean the forest, and that a mutated monster had appeared in the forest. This was something that had not been planned.

‘Is it because of the crow?’

The crows that greeted him politely came to mind. The crows had done something, and it was highly likely that the janitor had been out hunting the crows and had provoked the mutant monster.

‘These could not possibly be my squirrels···.’

It was clear that he was trying to eat the squirrel that he was strengthening in case he needed it later. Then his identity would have been discovered. That’s why the cleaning team, known as the monster hunting team, must have come.

I told him to wait, but he couldn’t stand the bird and did something? Who would have thought he had no patience with the animals he raised?

Na Ju-yeon thought of the connection point. If you walked from here, it would take at least two days no matter how fast you were, or three to four days if you were generous.

Considering that they would be tracked from the moment they ran away, it was impossible to move alone. Now, there weren’t many people left, including Director Kim. If there had been an escape expert, Ki-soon, it would have been different, but now there wasn’t one.

‘I need help from the crow and Miss Kim.’

To do that, I had to make the current situation known.

“Can I please have a little break for the squirrels I’m raising?”

As Na Ju-yeon took a step closer to the agent, the agent nodded absentmindedly, having been engulfed in the sweet scent.

“Ahem- sleep… Just a moment.”

“Of course. Thank you.”

Since there was no time, Na Ju-yeon immediately started organizing the data. There were only 8 people left, including Director Kim. And 40 essential research personnel who had to go with him.

“Let’s go together. There’s nothing else you need to pack, right?”

“Huh? Should we go now? Where are we going from here?”

Naru rarely voiced a negative tone in Najuyeon’s story. Everything was not satisfactory. To be honest, there were many complaints.

When I was in Korea, I won a competition and went to the prestigious university I dreamed of. I can’t say that I didn’t take the help of medicine that improved my physical strength, reflexes, and agility, but isn’t that also a skill?

Doping wasn’t limited to sports. Even in performance fields where physicality was important, doping was taking place step by step, and doping that wasn’t detected was tantamount to skill.

Naru thought that while there were kids who openly bragged about taking drugs, it was rare for someone like him to receive only a little help.

However, the prestigious university life that I had been looking forward to was ruined when the entire Ojin Group was moved to Ulleungdo. At that time, I was suddenly dragged away like this.

“Is it because of something like that that happened on Ulleungdo?”

“That’s not it.”

Naru was able to suppress his emotions because he had experienced Ulleungdo becoming a battlefield that night with the sudden onset of violence.

“So. Where are you going?”

In Naru’s opinion, going to Ulleungdo was a mistake. Even though it was dirty and deadly, if he had negotiated with the Korean government and stayed in Seoul, wouldn’t the chaos have been avoided?

Naru realized then that even the largest group of misinformation could be dangerous. So when they said they were going to America, he honestly had high expectations.

American Dream. Wouldn’t America be better than Ulleungdo, a remote island in Korea? If you’re going to America, why not go to a famous American music school? Places like Julliard.

That’s what I expected when I came to America, but the reality was a mess. Oh my. The reality of America was a mess, if not a miserable one.

The South and the East were divided, and suddenly a strange kingdom called the Holy Kingdom was established. There wasn’t even a music school in Texas that she liked.

What was even harder to bear was having to stay half-locked in an underground secret laboratory. Did I do something wrong in my past life?

Now, at the age when you should be blooming, you were just about to be recognized, but you were treated as an extra, and you were annoyed that you were being sent underground, so where are you going from here?

“To go to the Holy Kingdom.”

“Then why didn’t you just go there from the beginning? I was the one who said let’s go to New York. There’s Julliard, and New York was a wannabe. You decided on the rural South Texas, and why are you suddenly saying you’re going to the Holy Kingdom? You said Detroit is the center? Wow- You really don’t know Detroit? It’s a really bankrupt place, so why are you saying you’re going there?”

Naru’s voice rang out loud, but Najuyeon just ignored it as if it was cute.

“Because I didn’t tell you to come back then.”

“What are you talking about? Is that guy in Detroit? Right? He told you to come?”

Na Ju-yeon’s eyes began to turn colder little by little when she heard Maru calling her that human.

“The King of the Holy Kingdom is your older brother, Maruya.”

“yes?”

Naru’s expression changed dramatically at Najuyeon’s words.

“A man who catches fish is a king?”

Are you a human butcher?

uh?

Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard something similar before.

‘Was it real?’

Naru’s expression changed in an instant.

‘You’re not lying, are you?’

Chairman Na was the chairman of the Ohjin Group. He was a man who had stood up to the Korean government and politicians. Since such a man could not have lied, it was clear that a human being, Baekjeong, had become king. He must have killed a powerful man and taken the position.

No matter how you become a king, if you are a king, aren’t you a powerful person? Dictators in remote countries in Africa live extravagantly, so how well would a king of an independent kingdom in the United States live?

Naru was confident that she could really live the luxurious royal life. If she was the king’s younger sibling. A duke? A princess? Something like that? After all, royalty is above the nobility.

Suddenly, I remembered the last time we broke up. The yellow bills stuffed into a black plastic bag, and the story of how I told her that from now on, I would be the one taking care of myself.

“How can you not contact your younger brother when you’re the king? No, shouldn’t you at least contact your father and mother?”

“There was a radio outage. The internet was also down.”

From the time I went to Ulleungdo, I had been building up complaints. If I hadn’t gone to Ulleungdo, if I had negotiated with the Korean government, wouldn’t that chaos have not occurred, and wouldn’t I have lost my parents?

That man was like that too. I don’t know when he declared the kingdom, but he’s been there since long ago, so isn’t that possible? So does that mean he’s been in the US for a long time and has been wiping his mouth clean?

Humans. Isn’t that something that humans shouldn’t do?

“Communication was cut off? Then how did you know about the kingdom story? You knew because there was a way, right? Did you know about it too and just let it go? Or did that human contact you?”

“···No, I also found out through the Department of Homeland Security and Virginia Langley. It hasn’t been that long since I found out. Since we don’t have much time, let’s leave this story for later and get ready to go.”

Naru shook her head as she gently shook off Najuyeon’s hand.

“Wait a minute. We can’t go on like this.”

“I don’t know how long the kids waiting outside will be waiting. The area has become dangerous, so there will be more security guards. There’s no point in wasting time.”

“Aren’t you angry, Sister? You’ve been just sitting there all this time, but now when Tik-hani tells you to go, you’re just going to go?”

Na Ju-yeon’s eyes, which had been gradually growing colder, calmed down.

“So what do you want me to do?”

“You have to tell them to come in person. You have to come and see them face to face and talk about what to do next. You can either go or not.”

“Okay. Then I’ll tell you that.”

“Huh? What about you? Are you just going to leave like this without giving any definite answers?”

No. This older sister···.

Are you saying you’ll just go and do whatever you want when I call you?

Naru’s expression became blank.

“I kept it a secret that I have a younger brother of the King of the Holy Kingdom. After I leave, tell him that I am the younger brother of the King of the Holy Kingdom. Then the people here won’t be able to do whatever they want.”

“Are you really going right now?”

‘You’re leaving me here? You’re just going to go?’

‘You said you weren’t going? Then you’re going to pretend to go?’

Naru felt sad at the sight of Najuyeon’s eyes.

Na Ju-yeon gives the entire bottle of medicine to Naru.

“It’s a six-month supply. Don’t abuse it.”

Naru’s face changed from that of an abandoned cat to that of a proud cat as he received the full bottle of medicine. It meant that he would come pick her up or send her medicine within 6 months.

“What about Mr. Ki-sun?”

“I went to Seattle.”

A dry question about the person who should be visible but is not.

“When are you coming?”

“I’ll come when I’m done.”

Najuyeon walked away, leaving Naru behind who nodded.

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Virginia Company Headquarters.

Chairman Joseph Meyer remained calm even after receiving reports that Chairman Na of the Ojin Group had disappeared.

“Didn’t you send the main force of the Ojin Group to Seattle?”

The situation where the elite including Bernard Green, Kim Ki-soon, and Director Kim were sent to Seattle. Those who remained were neither new humans nor capable.

We had deployed a group of Ojins in an area with a lot of mutant monsters, and even had troops from the military, including Virginia employees, guarding them, but they escaped.

“Reporting from Seattle. We have confirmed that key members of the armed forces, including Bernard Green, have disappeared.”

“The route to the Eastern Empire has been completely blocked.”

“The road to the west has also been blocked.”

“The North?”

“That. The north is full of rats. Even if you cross the chemical, biological, and radiological warfare zone, it will be difficult to survive.”

“So you’re saying you didn’t send any troops to the North?”

“I will send the staff right now.”

The chairman nodded and put the documents down as he spoke.

“But how did Chairman Na get rid of our agents?”

“We are currently investigating.”

“What should we do with those who are left behind?”

She was the woman who abandoned the many people in the Ojin group and took only the core research personnel. Did she decide not to kill them? Well, there was no need to kill them. There was always a shortage of Asian test subjects.

“And there is a woman who claims to be the biological sister of Vladimir Kalin of the Holy Kingdom.”

“What? Your real brother? Is that true?”

Chairman Joseph Meyer’s eyes lit up.

“Yes. According to the people in the remaining Ojin Group, I was at the level of Chairman Na and his sisters.”

“Didn’t you say that Chairman I was engaged to Vladimir Kalin?”

Did you go to the Holy Kingdom instead of the Empire? It’s good that it’s not the Empire, but then why didn’t you go with me?

“Let me check it out in more detail. And if he really is your real sibling.”

It wasn’t bad.

“Stop chasing after the chairman. Leave the people in the Ojin Group alone like before.”

Since you left such a nice gift, I should at least treat you.

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In a forest full of thick trees and bushes.

Red debris and pieces of shattered flesh were strewn everywhere. Anyone could see that it was a killing field where a one-sided massacre had taken place.

“Mr. Chairman. This is.”

“It’s okay. They’re the birds he sent.”

Na Ju-yeon, who answered that it was okay, also had a slightly trembling voice because it was her first time seeing such a horrific sight.

Okay-

A crow spread one wing and croaked lowly in greeting.

Kaaaak-

Thank you for coming. This way-

It was as if she was crying like that.