Rust - Chapter 547



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RUST [RUST]-547

Hey- Na Ju-yeon-

I don’t know about other kids, but if you look at me like that, I can’t use it.

The reason Gi-soon became obsessed with Na-ru was because of the medicine. It was a problem that the younger sister took the medicine, but wasn’t it Na-ju-yeon who made the medicine in the first place?

An antidote was created using quantum computers, supercomputers, and artificial intelligence, but what guarantee is there that it will be effective?

Above all, the ability of Najuyeon to restrain Maru was something that was beyond the realm of science. It was a unique ability that had blossomed even before the virus outbreak.

Could that be solved with just an antidote? There was no guarantee that it wouldn’t, but there was no guarantee that it would either. So what was needed was a verification phase.

If we put Kisoon in a virtual reality and make an NPC based on Naru appear as an enemy, wouldn’t we be able to tell how far she’s gone by watching her reaction?

But why do you all look at me like I’m a demon?

You can check the effect of the antidote

Even if the worst happens, there is no risk of death

At the same time, I want to give Ki-soon a mental stimulus.

Even though it’s a virtual reality for training, it’s pretty realistic, so if you spend some time there, you’ll probably realize something.

Then do you know?

Maybe I should awaken my abilities.

Don’t look at it like that.

This is what true friendship is like.

The women looked away. Three of the women who were exchanging glances suddenly glared at Na Ju-yeon.

‘What kind of medicine did they give him to make him like that?’

‘Eeeee- medicine?’

‘Is that the kind of medicine they use in Virginia Langley? Psychiatric?’

Na Ju-yeon turned her head away.

The corners of the lips, which were protruding to the side, were slightly turned upward.

There was quite a bit of data accumulated on how he reacted, so no matter what they looked at, he was the one who was ahead of them.

“I hope it gets up and running as soon as possible. I’m also really looking forward to Bernard Green joining.”

PD was eagerly awaiting Ki-sun’s joining.

When AI Diana’s assistance stopped due to upgrade and optimization issues, PD’s life was ruined in an instant.

Not only did I work overtime every day, I spent my weekends like weekdays. In terms of time, I had to work alone for almost 120 hours a week.

It was in this situation that Ki-soon appeared. If he just came, the work would be reduced by at least 10%. That was the PD’s thought.

“Aren’t you expecting too much?”

“That’s possible. I found out about him from various sources and he seems to be a very capable guy. Isn’t that right?”

“Ms. Kim said, pointing to Na Ju-yeon with her chin.

“I’m sure he’s not stupid, but I don’t know about anything else. If you’re curious, ask him. We’ve been together for a long time.”

Since the PD had looked up the information in advance, he had a rough idea.

When he was in the Ojin Group, he started working as the Chairman’s personal secretary and took on most of the special missions on his own, so he must be a versatile person who can be used in various fields other than the administrative field.

In general, there were many people who preferred specialists in their fields, but this was not the case for PDs. This was because, due to the nature of the declining local broadcasting stations, it was not an environment where specialists with only outstanding abilities could stay for a long time.

What was needed was a multi-talented person who could produce a certain level of quality at a reasonable cost, and the PD had a lot of experience working with that type of people.

“Are you the type of person who is easy to work with?”

Na Ju-yeon nodded to the PD’s question.

“That’s right. Because he’s someone who can achieve results on his own in many ways. Ah, now he’s starting.”

The consciousness of Ki-sun, which had been kept in the refrigerator, began to be projected onto the training virtual reality, and this appeared on the monitor.

The background of the virtual training ground was a subtle landscape that seemed to be a mix of Seattle and Seoul. In it, the urban combat training mode began.

“But. Is it okay if I just start right away without telling you the current situation?”

Shouldn’t we at least tell them that it’s a virtual reality, like a starting point? Maru answered Kim Yang’s words.

“It’s okay. It’s okay. At first, we all try it like that and then try it like this.”

Tutorial? Has there ever been a tutorial in life? Games too.

“···No. But still, starting it raw like that doesn’t seem right, right? Really?”

If you start right away without even a starting point guidance voice and without any character settings, how will you know that it’s virtual reality?

Kim Yang glanced at Maru. There was no trace of worry on Maru’s face as he stared at the monitor without blinking.

Instead, she wished him rest in peace.

Small.

‘go for it.’

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Ki-sun opened her eyes to a sharp warning sound.

The interior of the multipurpose armored vehicle for transporting troops was noisy with red, dizzying warning lights and warning sounds.

A groan came out on its own.

Ugh-

It’s not a headache, but it’s a feeling of being out of balance for some reason.

‘panzer?’

‘Why am I here?’

‘Rather than that, the current situation is…’

A dizzy, unsteady mind.

Ki-soon shook his head vigorously to come to his senses and turned off the loud alarm.

‘therefore.’

We were supposed to endure the spread of the contamination by hibernating in a cold room, but then suddenly we ended up inside an armored vehicle.

‘Have things gone wrong?’

Having experienced all sorts of beggarly things in the past, Ki-sun was used to dealing with the situation. First, he grasped the situation. He was the only one left in the empty armored vehicle.

‘The equipment is still the same… This is it. It’s been weird from the start.’

His already narrow eyes became even narrower, becoming squinty. There was too much equipment left behind to believe that the problem had occurred during his escape from the Ark Tower. As soon as one thing caught his eye, another would immediately follow.

‘I have to be careful.’

After gathering food and tactical equipment from the camp, it was time to fill my stomach first. I was so hungry that it was as if my stomach skin was sticking to my back.

Even though I ate a whole combat ration, which is famous for being high in calories, I didn’t feel full, as if I had eaten some kind of blackmail bread.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

Ki-sun’s spoonful of food, which had been munching on food, suddenly stopped. Two people came to mind.

Maru and Kim Yang.

The amount of food consumed by the two of them was enormous. And the two of them were capable people.

Could this hunger be a precursor to the awakening of my abilities?

Ki-sun quickly pulled out the blade and began swinging it around with all his might.

‘Wasn’t it this? Then firearms related skills?’

Ki-soon, who had tucked the military sword he had been swinging into his waistband, looked outside the bulletproof window. All he could see was ruins. There was nothing else.

A heavily armed Ki-sun was holding a bulletproof helmet and thinking.

Should I write it?

If you use it, you won’t be able to use tentacle attacks.

If you don’t use it, you are exposed to the risk of a passing headshot.

The moment Ki-sun, who had originally chosen to defend himself because he was as sensitive to safety as Maru, put on his helmet, he realized something was strange.

There was no unique sense of volume that hangs on a helmet. It should have felt strangely thick, fluffy, and soft, but it didn’t feel that way at all.

That peculiar scalp-tugging feeling.

I couldn’t feel it taking root in my scalp and shaking.

Tung-

Ki-soon dropped the helmet he was holding and carefully reached for his head. When his thin, trembling fingers touched his head, he felt the touch of short hair.

The hair that had grown up softly like mowed grass was touched between my fingers.

okay.

It worked.

“Fuck-”

Finally, I was free from the mutant tentacles. The gaze that looked like a monster tentacle whenever I got close to it was now goodbye.

The tension quickly turned into excitement.

Ki-soon’s eyes, which had been shining with joy, narrowed. If the plan had been successful, the grapes made by cultivating his own brain along with the quantum computer would have been operated.

So, with that massive computational power, most of the important variables could have been identified, so what is the current situation?

Ironically, with the tentacles and the bulletproof shell of the barnacle gone, Ki-soon had to protect himself. Nothing had changed.

The most important thing right now is survival. And for some reason, Ki-sun tightly closed her eyes as the vague image of Naru came to mind.

Ki-soon, who had taken all his equipment including bulletproof vest, opened the hatch of the armored vehicle. Bullets poured in as if they had been waiting through the gap in the heavy door.

Pavabababak!

“This dog-”

My steps, which were about to reflexively run away, suddenly stopped. I almost forgot that I was still alive, without tentacles or shells.

Whoosh-whoosh-

Ki-sun took a deep breath. It was crazy to go out relying only on a bulletproof vest. Ki-sun, who came to his senses in a split second, closed the hatch again and checked the direction from which the gunfire was pouring in.

‘Is the number of muzzles one?’

He opened the emergency door in the floor of the armored vehicle and got out.

The weapon he was carrying was an RPG modified with an anti-personnel fragmentation-incendiary warhead. It was a vicious object that could wipe out the surrounding area just by throwing it into the vicinity, releasing small pieces of shrapnel and sparks.

Ki-soon, who had been crawling on the floor to find the direction in which the angle was coming from, carefully aimed the RPG at the 2 o’clock direction.

Inside the second floor window.

The enemy, who had been firing loudly without knowing how to waste bullets even though the hatch was closed, gradually became quiet, and at that moment, Ki-soon, who had been waiting for the right moment, pulled the trigger.

Puhwaaaaaaaak- The smoke trail continued on towards the target. Gyaaaaak- The high-pitched sound of a three-stroke bomb shook the air.

Black smoke and red flames billowed out of the second-floor windows. Ki-soon ran to the second floor where the enemy was hiding.

I had to figure out who the enemy was. If there were more of them nearby, they would come rushing in as soon as they heard the explosion, so there was no time.

Ki-sun, who was about to hurriedly climb up the stairs to the second floor, suddenly froze like ice. Ki-sun stopped running up the stairs and looked around.

What if even one of the barrels was a sniper? It would have been a combination of a sniper and two observers. The special bullet would have wiped them out in one go, but I remembered that snipers often set booby traps to avoid being caught.

Kisun clicked – as soon as she turned on the multi-function light, a spiderweb-thin booby-trap line began to appear just a few steps above.

Maru, who was watching the scene in real time, nodded.

‘Gisun… she’s really grown up a lot.’

It wasn’t like that when I escaped from Japan on a yacht and stuff. It definitely showed that I had been through a lot.

After dismantling the booby trap, Ki-soon looked inside and carefully entered the room where the embers were still burning.

The first thing he did upon entering was to check for the enemy. The enemy, wearing a thin, tight-fitting suit, could not withstand the impact of a close-range explosive.

It was like that when men and women were fighting over each other while killing each other, but there was also an enemy who walked around wearing thin tights that revealed all of her body.

Ki-sun shook off his thoughts and took off the enemy’s helmet. His black hair flowed down. If he was a soldier or a mercenary, he wouldn’t have grown his hair this long.

With her long hair flowing to the side, her face was slightly visible. Ki-soon’s body stiffened slightly at the sight of her familiar face.

No way. Why would he be shooting here?

Ki-sun’s fingers began to tremble as he pushed his long hair aside to check the face. Ki-sun’s two trembling arms hugged the corpse.

no.

no.

Why are you here? You said you went to Juilliard.

Why? Why. Why!

You get out of here!

Ting- Two grenades rolled in with a popping sound. Ki-soon, who was holding onto the body tightly, couldn’t react.

BAM! KWAAAAHHH!

Ironically, Gi-sun, who had been saved by the corpse that Gi-sun was holding, got up groggily. What was greater than the fear of death was the anger and sadness.

Nowhere.

Anyhow.

To anyone.

The end of blurred memories.

With a sense of being pulled away, Ki-sun simply flew towards the enemy who had thrown the grenade.

Udangtang-

Ki-soon tackled the enemy wearing a tights suit and knocked him down, then stabbed him with a military sword.

Ugh-

The woman’s characteristically thin screams and fleeting struggles gradually subsided along with the thick dust that rose up as the grenade exploded.

Uduk-

Ki-sun, who had pulled out the military sword that had pierced his chest, tore off the enemy’s helmet cover with a blank expression. Ki-sun trembled when he saw the face inside.

“Wh-what is this···.”

Blood was flowing out of his pierced chest. The face of the enemy, who was wearing a thin, tight-fitting suit, looked like Naru.

“What is this!!!”

Towards the second floor room where the screaming Ki-soon was, shadows wearing tight suits were approaching one by one.