Rust - Chapter 532



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RUST [RUST]-532

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Strange bubbles rose from the main body of the Noedungdung. A warning sound appeared on the monitor of the Noedungdung terminal along with a high-pitched sound that was beyond the audible range, like a sound like fingernails scratching a blackboard.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Beep! Beep!

Information displayed on the monitor. Strange symbols floating on the darkened screen. Chemical formulas? A photograph was superimposed between strangely connected molecular structures combining and connecting with each other.

A picture of Maru from his middle school days, a confident middle school kid smiling brightly and kicking a soccer ball. A scene where he won first place in a two-person, three-legged race at a sports day, etc., in the information that was spinning like a projector.

The image of that day came to mind. Na Ju-yeon’s gaze looking at Maru’s back. Yes, that’s what happened back then. The moment the following scene was about to change to a screen.

The brain-thumping bio-terminal couldn’t hold out any longer and started making a scream-like noise.

[Chijijijik- Beep!]

Diana warned, a green light flashing.

[Increased possibility of bio-terminal information reflux! Bio-terminal nerve endings become necrotic!]

?!

Kim Yang moved before Maru, who was lost in his memories of the past.

I pulled out the information extractor embedded in Na Ju-yeon’s head with force, and drops of blood and gray matter appeared between the clusters of information extractors that resembled tree roots.

[Medicine! Cure!!]

“okay.”

Maru sprayed a rapid healing agent on Najuyeon’s gray-white head. In an instant, the blood and brain fluid stopped flowing and the hole in her skull was filled.

Unlike Na Ju-yeon, who was suddenly seizing up after having an information extractor embedded in her head, slowly calming down, Dr. Noedungdung’s condition worsened by the minute.

[I’m going to go to the bathroom to get some food. I’m going to go to the bathroom to get some food.]

On the blackened monitor, letters broken horizontally and vertically passed by corn.

[What is this noise?]

“······.”

Maru chose silence.

[What about the brain? Is it broken now?]

I was using it well… Before Kim Yang’s regret could even fade, there was a cracking sound from the brain storage container that was bubbling to the point of boiling.

[uh?]

Isn’t this going to explode? If it does, glass shards and parts will scatter like shrapnel…. At the same time that Kim Yang blocked Na Ju-yeon’s body with the exosuit, Maru called Diana.

“Lower the temperature here!”

[The cooler is running.]

A small spark flew from one side of the bio-terminal and for a moment, a small flame began to rise.

As the cooling device lowered from the ceiling and started spewing white smoke, the flames were quickly extinguished and the surrounding temperature dropped to a cold level.

Jeokjeok-

Unable to withstand the sudden temperature change, the glass tube containing the doctor’s brain cracked and the liquid inside began to leak out, then the brain-thumping bio-terminal stopped working with a beeping sound.

[Biological terminal evolution complete. Ignition risk eliminated.]

“Contact the lab. Tell them there’s a problem with the bio-terminal and you need their help right away. If it can’t be repaired, you need to see if reverse engineering is possible.”

[Delivered.]

Researchers and technicians came running in a hurry. Everyone who had wanted to disassemble the brain-like bio-terminal rushed in.

“Listen carefully there.”

“Where’s the power?”

“It’s disconnected.”

“Make sure to block it and disconnect the battery first.”

“Oh- the power supply system is unusual.”

“Huh? Isn’t that a bio-generator?”

“Look here. That’s right. That’s right.”

The ambulance arrived behind the researchers and technicians who had gathered in a commotion. The researchers had gathered faster than the ambulance. Maru left Na Ju-yeon in the care of the ambulance and checked the memory card first.

“Let’s first check if the backup memory is intact.”

“Ah- yes. Backup device-”

“It should be here···.”

Unfortunately, the backup device did not look in good condition. Judging from the occasional exclamations from researchers and technicians, it seemed that a considerable amount of high-level technology was used in the Noedungdung bio-terminal.

‘I said from the beginning that it wouldn’t be easy to replicate.’

Maru had no choice but to insist that the repairs be prioritized.

[But why did it suddenly break down? It’s strange.]

Kiyung- The researchers began to explain one after another as Kim Yang muttered as she got up.

“It’s because I’m overloaded.”

“It should have been blocked automatically, but it looks like the biometric terminal got greedy and didn’t block it.”

“Even if it is a system that utilizes the human brain, isn’t there a limit to its capacity? Since it has been accumulating continuously, it is bound to cause problems.”

“It seems that when there was not much storage space left, it suddenly deleted, rewrote, and analyzed unnecessary information, causing overheating.”

She nodded quickly at the increasingly complicated story and stepped back. As Ms. Kim slowly stepped back, the researchers turned their heads with expressions of great regret.

“Hmm. Let’s try replacing all the machine parts first.”

“What about the living part?”

“You said to prioritize repairs, so let’s try to play it.”

The damage to the biological parts, including the brain and spinal cord, was severe. This was because there were areas where protein denaturation occurred due to the rapid increase in temperature.

Maru handed over some rapid healing medicine. Rapid healing medicine can heal old wounds that have suffered severe burns, so it would be effective in a situation like this.

‘If it can be fixed, it would be better to fix it.’

When the rapid treatment drug was assigned, the researchers’ eyes widened. Wasn’t this an opportunity to observe the mechanism by which the rapid treatment drug works on technically processed living tissue?

Upon hearing the news, the treatment development lab joined in, and people began to flock to the brain-boosting bio-terminal repair business.

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The combination of treatments was truly amazing for a team of crazy researchers.

They succeeded in reviving the brain-dead bio-terminal that was in such a mess that it had to be dismantled. This was even before Na Ju-yeon, who had been carried away, had regained consciousness.

“Wow- our research team was this good?”

“Why did I think you had no skills?”

“The Imperials are making airships and clones, the Southerners are upgrading their cannibals and even electing queens and nobles, but we’re not doing anything special.”

“Who upgraded your custom exosuit? Who gave you 4 drones? Who upgraded you to 8 drones?”

“Isn’t that simple?”

“If you run a drone, you have to take care of its AI, you have to touch its control system, you have to secure a system to respond to EA (Electronic Attack) such as jamming and hacking. There are more than one or two related technologies, but did it seem easy because it is easy and convenient to use?”

“That was there.”

“What about the new batteries that extend the exosuit’s operating time? What about the armor upgrades and special monster ammunition made using monster byproducts? What about the medicine and special explosives that you supply to the fire rats? Even the technology that goes into citizenship is not easy. Aren’t you underestimating our researchers?”

Is that so? Huh?

Listening to Maru, it seemed like our research team had quite a few achievements. Ms. Kim nodded.

huh.

Then you should respect it.

Respect our research team and technical staff!!!

She was quick to admit her mistakes. That was one of her strengths.

“You really showed your skills this time too? Did you upgrade your brain while fixing your bio-terminal? Really?”

“Yeah. I heard they upgraded the information extractor.”

At Maru’s answer, Kim Yang’s mouth turned into an O-shape.

“How? How did it change?”

Maru pulled out what looked like a motorcycle helmet from under the table.

“helmet?”

“Yes. They say that they made it possible to extract information without having to drill into the head. They say that they can read and write information by directly stimulating the brain using electromagnetic waves.”

Ms. Kim, who had been floating an exclamation mark above her head, raised a question mark.

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

“It may not be as dangerous as an information extractor, but in other respects it is more dangerous.”

Yeah, this was more dangerous.

The information extraction device, which forcibly extracts information by inserting a tentacle-like mechanical device into a person’s head, was difficult for people to use.

First of all, the probability of death for an ordinary person whose skull was pierced and information extracted was over 50%. Even if they did not die, they suffered from fatal aftereffects, so it had to be used with caution.

Even cannibals with superior regenerative and healing abilities would lose their appetite and go to ruin if they were hit with an information extractor, so if there was no quick cure, the information extractor was a very dangerous piece of equipment.

But what if it were to change into a helmet shape like this? The extraction and injection of information would inevitably become free. What would be the limits of that extraction and injection?

What if the information was erased and overwritten? The researchers say that it is not yet at that level, but once the system is created, it seems like it is only a matter of time before it improves.

“I think it would be better to ban it.”

Maru’s thoughts were like that. Among technological advancements and stability, stability was more important now.

Miss Kim, who had been blinking, tilted her head.

“But is this something that our research team developed on their own?”

Just that one question. Maru jumped up, holding a knife.

“Huh? Why?”

“Don’t wear the exosuit. Get your weapons. Go to the lab where the bio-terminal is repaired.”

Miss Kim quickly packed her equipment without asking again.

“What about coal?”

“With incendiary bullets and armor-piercing bullets.”

“What about the grenade?”

“Oxidation grenades, sensor-disrupting smoke grenades, and CS bullets.”

The story was to bring along oxidizing grenades made from ingredients extracted from acid rats and seagulls, as well as a new type of smoke grenade that would confuse advanced sensors.

Kim Yang, wearing a tactical vest over his bulletproof vest and carrying a bunch of grenades hanging from it, raised his 12.7mm gun.

It’s been a while since I’ve heard it raw, and it’s so heavy.

huh?

Is it heavy?

I feel like I’m just feeling heavy?

Ichaicha- Yeochayeocha-

I tried different positions and it was surprisingly easy.

“Oh- Did you just see it? The gomtang and samgyeopsal effect.”

Maru nodded after completing his armament.

Kim Yang’s expression became serious at the sight of Maru carrying a 12.7mm Rsh revolver as well as an EMP grenade.

“So why are you suddenly telling me to arm myself?”

Thump- Maru’s eyes were cold as he touched the helmet with his scabbard.

“Even if our researchers were geniuses, as you said, do you think they could have created something like this overnight?”

“uh?”

“Dr. Brainstorm must have intervened. Did you hear Diana? Isolate the lab where the bio-terminal was repaired. Isolate all personnel who entered the lab as well.”

[······.]

“Hey. Diana?”

[······.]

“Diana? Samantha? Tria?”

[······.]

[······.]

[······.]

Artificial intelligence is all three down?

Judging by the flashing green, blue, and red lights, the connection was lost, not one side taking control.

“Take Erica and go to the lab. Use psychometry to check and blow the heads off anyone who looks even slightly strange.”

“Okay, head.”

“I’ll clean up the supercomputer room and then stop by the autoturret.”

Miss Kim nodded.

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Ms. Kim immediately called the guards together.

“Gather. This is an emergency.”

The Royal Guard had been training in exosuits from the beginning, so they were not used to hand-to-hand combat, but there was no way around it.

“All armed with anti-terrorist weapons. This is a Black Storm situation.”

It was a code to respond when electronic equipment cannot be used due to EA (Electronic Attack) attacks such as EMP, jamming, and hacking.

After briefly explaining what had happened in the lab, Ms. Kim immediately sent a messenger.

“Inform the administrator of the current situation and that the Knights Templar need your assistance.”

“four.”

“Next. You go too.”

“yes.”

Kim Yang, who sent the two as messengers, took care of psychometry together with the guards.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“There’s a problem among the researchers. Test them with psychometry and tell me immediately if you see anything unusual.”

Erica blinked.

“Huh? How is it weird?”

“People whose faces and minds don’t match, or whose thoughts are tangled.”

“What do you mean your face and your head don’t match?”

“It’s like someone else’s personality has taken over.”

Ah- but is that possible? Looking at Yania Kim in a serious mood, it seems like this is a real situation.

‘You’ll know when you see it.’

I don’t know what it means, but it doesn’t match what I think, there’s something strange in my head. Erica repeated to herself.

Kim Yang, who commanded the guards, was skilled.

After immediately blocking the elevator and sealing off the building, they closed off all the individual laboratories. Then they opened them one by one and began checking inside. The first place they opened was the laboratory where the brain-dungdung bio-terminal was repaired.

“Open here.”

Kkieeee-

As the physically blocked door slowly opened, the researchers who had been relying on the emergency lights rushed forward.

“What’s going on?”

“The power went out. Is this an accident?”

Instead of answering, Kim Yang lined up in a row and approached the brain-dungdung bio-terminal that had just been repaired.

“What’s going on?”

“It will be a problem if you touch it.”

“We are currently undergoing further upgrades···.”

Ignoring the researchers’ words, she touched the glass tube containing the brain, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. Slowly turning her head and looking at each researcher, Ms. Kim spoke.

“There are no bubbles?”

Yeah. That’s right, Pokkurururur.