Rust - Chapter 555



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RUST -555

As soon as Sim Eun-young’s fingers stopped moving, life began to rise from Maru’s body.

Ugh-

He was no longer a fusion of barnacles, but a pure spirit, so he couldn’t stand Maru’s life and collapsed. Sim Eun-young nodded when she saw him.

“···Okay. If you have anything else to say, please tell me. I’ll listen.”

“I have something to say. To a fake?”

The corners of Maru’s mouth went up, slightly revealing his teeth.

“What did you say?”

The voice that seemed to ask what was going on did not continue.

“back!”

Manager Lee Ki-young, who was standing behind her, noticed that Maru’s atmosphere was strange and tried to leave, but he couldn’t get out faster than Maru’s sword swing.

Kkwadduk!

A black solid line drawn vertically.

She pushed her wheeled chair back to avoid the blade’s reach at the same time the desk split in two, but the sword strike that had fallen vertically on the floor scraped the floor and bounced back.

▬▬▬▬▭▭▭▭▬▬▬▬▭▭▭▭▬▬▬▬—–

The moment the stabbing, writhing from side to side like a living snake, was about to strike her head, Chief Lee Ki-young suddenly leapt forward and swiped the sharp blade to the side.

Kak- kakakakagak—-

The sleeve of Chief Lee Ki-young, who had been touched by Eclipse, was torn to pieces, and a dark gauntlet (Plate Gauntlet Glove) began to emit its presence.

chin.

Manager Lee Ki-young’s Tyson drill starts with one step.

As he closed the distance to close range, his head shook from side to side, and then a hook flew towards Maru’s head from a blind spot outside his field of vision.

A heavy blow, like a dark demolition iron worker bouncing off a water well.

Maru, who had deftly blocked the iron fist powerful enough to pierce through iron plates with his sword handle, lowered his arm.

The sound of Lee Ki-young’s fist, which had been aiming for Maru’s liver with a rapid succession of punches, being blocked by Maru’s elbow. Crunch – Even with the sound of his arm bones cracking, Maru pushed his head in.

butt.

!!!

Manager Lee Ki-young, who had taken a step back due to the blunt impact, used the recoil to throw a straight punch, but Maru had already disappeared from the front.

“Fuck!”

The backspin started with the elasticity of the waist rotating with the right straight hand extended. And in that long stretch of time, Maru had never lost before.

There was no clash between the dark gauntlet and the black eclipse.

Eclipse skillfully dodged the gauntlet swung by Spinning Back Fist and separated the shoulder of Chief Lee Ki-young.

???

The arm fell to the floor, cleanly separated, as if it had been cut that way originally.

The blade, which had cut without a sound, stopped in front of Chief Lee Ki-young’s nape.

Only then did a drop of blood spurt out from the cut surface of the shoulder.

Fit-

Maru slowly turned his gaze to the side, where Ki-sun had been. For some reason, Ki-sun’s eyes met Maru’s, who was lying face down.

“Ha- Fuck- Sorry”

There was a dizzying curve that continued above the high heels that pressed down on Gi-sun’s temples.

That’s right-

As strength was gently applied to her long calves, the metal heel dug into Ki-sun’s temple.

ugh-

A low sound escaped from Ki-sun’s mouth, which had been closed tightly. Gulp – As the drops of blood flowed down the side of Ki-sun’s face, Maru’s blade also lightly dug into the nape of Chief Lee Ki-young’s neck.

!!!

The red silence continued for a moment, and then Sim Eun-young spoke while stepping on Gi-sun’s head.

“Manager Lee Ki-young, come this way with your arm raised.”

Maru received the words directed at Lee Gi-young.

“Kisun, get rid of it from head to toe.”

The woman who glanced down at Ki-sun tilted her head slightly.

“What happened to the tentacles?”

“You wouldn’t know it if you saw it?”

She was in a state of excruciating pain, but she didn’t care.

“In a world like today, such an unreasonable choice. How foolish. I thought you were rational, Ki-soon.”

Maru warned her again at her words.

“Get your feet out of the way.”

“Ah- and how did you know? That he was a body double.”

If it was the real Shim Eun-young, there was no way she could have endured the murderous intent that even Ki-soon couldn’t endure. It’s either that she endured the murderous intent, or that Shim Eun-young had changed. One of the two.

Since that careful safety could not have chosen an unverified mutation, it was replaced by the method of elimination. So Maru immediately took the lead.

But the reflexes of the substitute were much greater than expected. He was able to dodge that blow. In addition, the abilities of Chief Lee Ki-young, whom I had not seen in a long time, had also been upgraded several times.

When Maru didn’t answer, Sim Eun-young’s substitute gently took off the heel that was pressing down on Gi-sun’s temple and spoke.

“Still, that’s true. To start with stabbing a lady… That’s quite different from what I’ve heard.”

As Ki-soon rolled away from her feet, Maru also put away the knife aimed at Lee Ki-young. Chief Lee Ki-young picked up the arm that had fallen to the floor and strode past her, glaring at Maru.

With his arm resting on the severed section, chiiik – white foam and rising smoke. Ki-soon’s mouth fell open at the sight of Chief Lee Ki-young swinging his arm around in an instant.

“What is that···.”

Despite Ki-soon’s exclamation, Maru’s gaze was not directed at Lee Ki-young, but at Sim Eun-young’s stand-in.

The woman was the same. She had not been able to completely avoid the first blow, so the shallow vertical wound was healing in real time. The trace of the sword that had passed between her breastbone was slowly disappearing.

“You should apply some medicine too.”

“Oh. Okay.”

Ki-soon treated the wound on her temple with a rapid healing agent. Movements felt outside the door. Traces faintly felt by Maru’s senses were tense.

The band leader, whose wounds had completely healed, spoke leisurely.

“This place is completely surrounded. I don’t know about Maru, but Ki-sun, you can’t escape from here. What are you going to do? Are you going to abandon your friend and run away?”

‘escape?’

Maru’s smile deepened.

“Hey. Ki-sun. Are you very attached to that body?”

“Ah- I’m going to turn back. Don’t worry about me and do it.”

Ki-sun poured a liquid heart tonic similar to Woo-hwang-cheong-sim-hwan into her mouth. She felt a bitter taste and an instant calming sensation.

As expected, Na Ju-yeon is really good at making medicine. What kind of medicine can be made faster than a quantum computer + a bunch of grapes? Most medicines can be made in one day.

The medicine that was made to prevent Maru’s allies from dying of heart attacks was also made like that. I brought it with me just in case something like this happened, but I can’t believe it actually worked.

Plague.

Ki-soon felt like she had somehow let go of everything.

Yes, a ‘do as you wish’ expression appeared on his face.

The stand-in frowned at the sight of that determined look.

How can you say you’re okay with dying when your life is at stake?

Maru’s reaction was the same. Could it be said that it was something along the lines of ‘I’ll take revenge if I die.’

It was difficult to do as I pleased because the behavior pattern was completely different from the information I had received.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have told you to meet me underground.”

“If you had told me to meet you in the basement, I wouldn’t have gone in in the first place.”

As Maru’s unique murderous spirit began to slowly press down on the air, the stand-in extended one arm forward. She stretched out her arm, showing her palm, and when she turned on the monitor attached to the wall, Sim Eun-young’s face was on the screen.

[···That’s it. What on earth are you thinking? You said you were the king, but you’ve really changed a lot. Are you threatening me with a knife after coming here after such a long time?]

Maru didn’t even blink an eye at Sim Eun-young’s criticism.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but I don’t think that’s something you should hear from someone who’s prepared to surround you and hire a stand-in for you.”

[Because there are too many people who come to other people’s houses and play without any reason.]

Ki-soon nodded at Sim Eun-young’s words. It meant that they had openly contacted the Empire and the Southern Alliance. And that they had prepared to respond in this way.

‘I guess that means you haven’t lined up anywhere yet?’

‘I don’t know yet. I was a substitute when I was sent to Japan last time.’

Maru and Gisun exchanged glances.

“Looking at those two, it seems like they’ve gone one step further by using rapid healing agents. Are they using them while ensuring stability?”

[-Are you doubting Charlotte’s abilities now? That’s really rude of you.]

[No- Was your intention to find fault with this from the beginning?]

Sim Eun-young’s expression on the monitor began to shake slightly.

[You’re risking your life to find fault with me. How strange.]

[Ah- Did you guys, Na Ju-yeon and Oh Jin, get hit by Chairman Na?]

She started to sort things out as something came to mind.

[I see. So that’s why you’re trying to get me to kill you. So Najuyeon, who secretly controls the kingdom, is trying to take over the sunny side of the kingdom as well, in order to take revenge for your death?]

Ki-soon looked at Maru. ‘How can you think like that?’ But it was a reasonable thought, so there was no time to dig into it.

[Hyundai. Do you have it? Try it.]

It was a medicine that calmed Maru’s overheating, but it was originally used to treat the side effects caused by Berserker Fall.

‘This is ridiculous. What should I do?’

‘What can I do? Is there a way?’

If the person in front of her was Sim Eun-young herself, it would be a different story, but not now. There was no need to exert strength when she didn’t know where her true self was.

As Ki-sun nodded in agreement, Maru administered the neutralizer. Since he administered it before his muscles got hot, the cooling sensation seemed to be more prominent.

[···Now tell me. Why are you here? Who sent you?]

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I thought that this would be enough to respond, but it was no joke. Whether it was imagination or prediction, the lethality far exceeded existing information.

Sim Eun-young, who was in a safe place, felt intimidated.

When the arm of Chief Lee Ki-young, who had been strengthened repeatedly, fell off, I thought it would be difficult, but what was stranger than that was Maru’s attitude.

Even when the substitute was about to crush Ki-sun’s head, he didn’t even blink an eye, so I wondered if he was a real person. His fighting spirit didn’t waver even when his best friend might die. He wasn’t worthy of being called a swordsman or a mercenary anymore.

Those deeply sunken eyes seemed to be targeting me, hidden beyond the CCTV screen.

If you want to kill Gisoon, then kill her. I will kill them all.

Are those eyes normal?

It was clear that there was a screw missing somewhere.

If possible, wouldn’t you try to negotiate to find a common ground, or at least send your friend to a safe place? Isn’t that the typical reaction?

So I could be confident.

It was clear that Na Ju-yeon of the Ojin Group had been playing around with drugs.

however.

It definitely should have been so.

So I even checked with a neutralizer.

No?

So those eyes are alive?

If it’s not because of Na Ju-yeon?

[···Rapid treatment. If you have stock of raw materials, it would be best to make only that amount and discard everything including the recipe.]

“What is the reason?”

Ki-soon explained on Maru’s behalf.

[Honestly, don’t you know that the situation is not good?]

“What does that have to do with destroying the recipe?”

[Is that a normal recipe? No, it isn’t. Isn’t it a recipe for grinding people? It isn’t normal. If you keep that and the information leaks out, you’ll lose everything, you’ll be branded a public enemy, and the entire town will be in trouble.]

“Huh- Where did the information come from? This place is all my family, and we are the only people I share life and death with. And were we close enough to worry about each other? That’s why you’re threatening me with a knife? To destroy the recipe? Mr. Ki-soon, do you think what I’m saying makes sense?”

Maru smirked at Sim Eun-young, who had been slinging a message to Gi-sun.

[What about getting robbed with psychic powers? Even without psychic powers, there are many ways. You must have used drugs, beauties, and industrial espionage before, so you know. Don’t you? Both the Empire and the Confederacy are authors who are second to none when it comes to torture and interrogation. Are you confident that information won’t leak out? Seriously?]

“So what’s the point?”

[The moment information about the rapid cure spreads, everyone related to Charlotte will be wiped out. The survivors will all be turned into test subjects. Honestly, I don’t care if you become a log or not, but I think I’ll be in trouble no matter which way the recipe goes.]

“What is that···.”

Maru cuts off Sim Eun-young from saying something and continues talking.

[If you think about that technology being grafted onto the Empire’s power users and clones, or combined with the Confederacy’s cannibals, werewolves, and vampires, it’s just jott-like.]

Sim Eun-young was dizzy after being hit by Maru’s fastball.

Is this what you call a conversation? Do I have to listen to such verbal abuse?

“That’s ridiculous. Really. So what if you’re not going to destroy the recipe?”

[What should I do···?]

Maru’s cold gaze was vividly conveyed through the monitor.

[I will find you.]

[of course···.]

[There’s something I have to do before that.]

As Maru’s gaze turned to Manager Lee Ki-young and the stand-in, Sim Eun-young’s expression changed.

“So you’re saying you’re going to do that about something that hasn’t even happened yet?”

[Somehow, things that seem dirty are bound to happen.]

Chairman Shim wanted to shout out loud. He suddenly said it out of nowhere.

‘I said, if someone hates you for no reason, give them a fucking reason.’

As all of Sim Eun-young’s attention was focused on the monitor, a faint, creaking sound was heard from the ceiling of Anga.

Sizzle-!!!