Rust - Chapter 576



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RUST -576

Will you help me overcome human limitations?

Roy Stern looked straight into the face of the Confederate officer. Despite the human face, it felt different to him, having fought mutant monsters for so long. It was as if he was looking at a mutant monster in human form.

Above all, the look in his eyes, which seemed to see humans as prey, was so similar. At the same time, the thought that came to mind, the story of Director Yu becoming a cannibal and leading cannibals, overlapped with the John Foren in front of him.

‘Are you a cannibal?’

The Confederate agent asked abruptly, his thoughts clearly showing on his face.

“You said you’d help me overcome human limitations? I guess you’re not very good at it?”

“I don’t know how you’re supposed to overcome human limitations, but if you do it that way, I don’t think you’ll stop being human.”

A deep smile appeared on John Foren’s face at Roy Stern’s question.

“Well, I guess you’ll think that way. Then what if you think this way? What would you think if I offered you a chance to become a new human being?

“New Humanity?”

“Yes. We are the new human race. When this period of chaos is over, we will give you the right to become nobles. We will give you the opportunity to become the dominant species, the ruling species. Is it easier for me to say this?”

“···To me, it just sounds like you’re telling me to become a cannibal?”

There had been rumors going around among the officers that they should join the Confederacy and become upper class. In fact, as the faction split, the idea of ​​joining the Confederacy was constantly raised.

The officers who fell for that side were all of the same opinion that there was no problem. Cannibalism was something that could be done by using executed prisoners, and there were countless cases of cannibalism in wars throughout human history, and the method of cannibalism was to grind it up and drink it like a shake.

There is even a hopeful prediction that one day one will be able to become a noble who only drinks a little blood at regular intervals.

Even though such stories were secretly circulating, Roy Stern did not agree with them. At the time, he was under Charlotte’s surveillance, and he had no intention of becoming a cannibal, a mutant monster in the first place.

No matter how different they were from mutants and cannibals, from his perspective they were the same. Monsters that devoured humans. Nothing more, nothing less.

“Cannibal is not a good expression. Well, from the perspective of pigs and dogs raised as livestock, you could think of them as cannibals. But. Put your hand on your conscience and think about it. Was it different before the world became so chaotic as it is now?”

“What does it mean?”

“I always say that. The world has had a dominant species, a ruling species, and there have been pigs and dogs who have laid the foundation for them. Are you denying that?”

“My thoughts are a little different. Humanity has always found a way to overcome everything that oppresses them. Do you think that a dominant species or a cannibal could rule over humanity? Whatever you say, I have no intention of becoming a cannibal. Let’s go our separate ways.”

Roy Stern’s intention was clear.

plural?

When I went out to reconnoiter the power, the nuke exploded. When I looked into why the nuke exploded, I found out that a monster tentacle had invaded.

When we got to the story of Vladimir Kalin risking his life to stop the monster’s tentacles and use a nuclear weapon to catch them, I couldn’t figure out where the problem started.

However, the reality was that the unit was disbanded due to the recruitment activities of the Holy Kingdom, and the officers who should have controlled and stopped it were killed en masse or fell into a brain-dead state.

In a situation like this, brain death was the same as death, so in effect, it could be seen as the end of nearly 70% of the military command.

The group that survived was the one that ultimately had to carry out the operation as promised to Vladimir Kalin.

They say they value honor and reputation, but is it really a coincidence that most of the survivors have that tendency?

John Foren’s vengeance stirred as if he had read Roy Stern’s mind.

“Are you saying that you don’t feel a sense of revenge even though your comrades died like that? How humiliating a death is that, to have someone die in his own piss and urine instead of fighting in battle?”

“······.”

“If you had died by gunshot, you could have shown the scene to the soldiers… Don’t you have any feelings when your comrades die so miserably? Don’t you feel angry? Major.”

“······.”

“Oh, right. You’re not even a major anymore. The unit has disintegrated, and the United States of America is gone. What good is that rank?”

“······.”

“The country he tried to protect, the comrades he fought with, and even his future as a soldier. He doesn’t even have a desire for revenge against the Holy Kingdom that took everything away from him. I think there was a problem with the information here that highly regarded Mr. Roy Stern’s abilities and military spirit.”

“······.”

Roy Stern could tolerate this kind of insult because he had been exposed to such insults before. How much trouble had he had with the Chinese spies?

As Roy Stern remained silent and stoic, Confederate agent John Foren shook his head in regret.

“I guess there’s nothing I can do. That’s all···”

John Foren shook his head, the corners of his mouth split open, revealing sharp fangs. The explosive change in his energy caused Roy Stern to reach for his waist holster.

Bam!

Before the pistol could even be half-drawn, John Foren approached and grabbed Roy Stern’s arm, twisting it. Roy Stern pulled the trigger despite the sound of bones breaking.

bang!

Okay! Bang!

The bullet, half-holstered, struck John Foren in the torso. He let go of his grip and stepped back, patting the area where he had been shot.

Roy Stern’s eyes shook as he saw the bullet slowly being pushed out, with dark red blood flowing out instead of red blood.

“Are you a cannibal?”

“I said you’re a new human. You’re so ignorant. It’s a shame, though. It’s a shame. Someone like you···.”

Just as John Foren, with a regretful expression, was about to end it, Kim Yang’s voice rang out loud. The amplified voice from the exosuit helmet could be heard from a great distance away.

[There. Stop. What are you doing?]

Kkiyungkkiyung

As John Foren saw the exosuit running towards him and rushed to kill Roy Stern before he was interrupted, a 12.7mm bullet tore through the two.

Tututuduong

[What are you? Do you want to die?]

At Kim Yang’s warning, John Foren pulled out something like a spear from his waistband and ran towards the exosuit. The two sides ran towards each other, and the distance between them was shortened in an instant.

Kim Yang was certain that the man running towards her was not human.

It’s possible that he’s a capable person, but it’s unlikely that a capable person would come running at you with such a keen eye.

[······.]

“······.”

Moreover, the bastard’s movements were not those of a normal person who had awakened their powers.

A movement that disrupts the crosshair. The charge, which is not a straight line but rather an irregular left-right movement, showed that this was not the first or second time he had done this.

Thud thud thud

The 12.7mm bullet tore through the air in vain.

As if he had expected this, Kim calmly pulled the trigger again. The bullet fired again grazed the bastard’s leg and waist.

[?]

Even if it had just grazed, a 12.7mm caliber bullet would have been fatal. However, the one that should have lost its mobility was still moving. The moment Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed, the speed of the bullet became faster than her reaction speed. It was at least 50 bullets.

[!!!]

But even Kim Yang could react to that extent. How much time had passed since he had eaten?

Kiyong

As the exosuit’s body twisted, John Foren’s spearhead aimed for the chest as if it were a guided missile.

Suddenly-

As the single spear pierced through the composite armor on his chest, a faint smile spread across John Foren’s face. It was much harder than he had expected, but that was all. Once the single spear was in, it began to gnaw at the armor greedily.

Kiyong.

The moment when the single spear that was slowly pushing in was blocked by something and could not go any further, as if it had been waiting, the arms of Kim Yang’s exosuit wrapped around John Foren’s body.

A deep hug, as if wrapping one’s arms around one’s lover’s waist.

John Foren kept pushing the spear forward, but at some point the spearhead stopped moving any deeper.

“Fuck. Why won’t it go in···.”

Clearly, the composite armor had been pierced, but the inside had not been penetrated. And the one who moved in that deadlock was Ms. Kim.

Kkwaddeuddeuk-

As the arms of the exosuit wrapped around his waist increased their output, John Foren’s waist began to slowly bend.

“Keuuuuuuuu- Okay. Go to sleep aaaaaaaah!”

[······.]

What should I do? Kim Yang’s narrowed eyes remained unchanged.

Kick, kick, kick-

“Kuaaaah. Surrender! Surrender!”

So you’re going to surrender with a spear stuck in your chest? Instead of answering, Kim Yang increased the output of her exosuit.

Kwajik-

The desperate struggle was futile. With a hollow sound of his backbone cracking, John Foren’s upper body, his back and stomach stuck together, tumbled backwards.

Iron-pudeok-

Kim Yang, who threw the folded John Foren on the floor like a foldable phone, pulled out the single spear embedded in the exosuit’s chest and examined it from all sides.

The ivory single-glazed window felt more like ceramic? bone china? bone or ivory than metal.

‘This. Is it similar to the new type of bullet?’

As I was examining the single window, Maru came. It seemed like he came running after hearing the gunshot.

“what’s the matter?”

[This thing looks like a cannibal and it looks like it’s trying to kill this person.]

“Are you sure it’s a cannibal?”

[The movement was like that.]

Maru pulled out his sword as he saw John Foren lying on his back, his back bent backwards, folded like a foldable phone.

[Huh? Why?]

“If you were a cannibal, you wouldn’t die like this.”

Wasn’t there a guy who withstood a 12.7mm bullet with his skull last time?

[Wasn’t that a teddy bear?]

“Either that or that. It’s tough. If you’re going to end it, end it for sure.”

Kim Yang nodded at Maru’s education.

[I understand what you mean by a confirmation kill is necessary.]

John Foren, who had been lying on his back and pretending to be dead, turned his head around and shouted.

“Okay···. Sleep···.”

Creak-

The forehead of Maru, who had cut off his neck, furrowed slightly.

“It seems like these cannibalistic bastards are getting tougher and tougher, just like the monsters. Just like the 7.62mm, we need to reduce the number of regular bullets in the 12.7mm and reorganize it to focus on special and armor-piercing bullets.”

[The movements are much sharper compared to the previous cannibals. The instantaneous acceleration is also fast. I think we need to use this data to do some response training.]

“Hmm- but what’s with the hole on the exosuit’s chest? How did it get there?”

[Ah- This pierced it. This seems to be a technology similar to our special bullets.]

While Maru and Kim Yang were chatting away, Maru spoke to Roy Stern, who was trying to get away.

“Wait a minute. What were you talking about with this guy here?”

“···He said he wanted to scout me. I declined, though.”

It was different from when we met briefly in Japan. He was no longer a simple swordsman or mercenary, but the king of a country. Roy Stern answered, enduring the pain he felt from his broken arm.

“What were the conditions that made you reject it?”

“He said he would make us a new species.”

Maru’s sharp sense told him there was something else out there.

“and?”

“···I said I would support you so that you can get revenge.”

Roy Stern’s gaze was fixed straight on the floor.

“Supporting revenge? Then what kind of force is it? Where is it? The Confederacy? Or the remnants of the Charlotte Group?”

“He said he was a member of the Confederacy.”

He answered coolly and truthfully.

“The Confederacy···.”

“Was the disbandment of this unit and the tragedy at the command center planned by you?”

Maru answered Roy Stern’s question by looking straight into his eyes.

“Command Center? They wanted to blow me up using me as bait. They also had a plan to make me the Pants King and take control of the Holy Kingdom.”

“They say the dead don’t speak. As always.”

Maru took out his tablet PC and handed it to Roy Stern.

“If you’re still saying that after seeing that, and you really want revenge, then let’s fight 1:1 without getting other people involved. You ride the armored personnel carrier.”

Roy Stern’s face contorted for a moment.

“Yeah.”

Kim Yang looked at the back of Roy Stern, who was getting further and further away, and tilted her head.

[Wasn’t that a scout target? Then why are you just letting him go?]

“I have a feeling you have no intention of coming this way.”

‘Then just kill him. Why don’t you just let him go?’ Maru snickered at Kim Yang’s gaze.

“Hey- If I kill you for not coming this way, am I a murderer or a king?”

Ms. Kim was impressed.

As expected, the highest dignity. The vessels are different.

If I were you, I would have just killed you.

But wouldn’t it be better to kill them?

I’ve heard that the armored personnel carriers have considerable operational capabilities. I think it would be better to dispose of them in advance, since they’ll be tiring enemies if you go somewhere else.

“If your goal is revenge, then you’ll probably want to fight since I said I’d give you a one-on-one opportunity. It seems like you have quite a few soldiers following you. So you’re thinking the same thing.”

[Okay.]

Ms. Kim nodded, although she was slightly dissatisfied.

Even after seeing the tablet PC, Roy Stern refused to join the Holy Kingdom. For whatever reason, he refused to join the Holy Kingdom, which killed officers and disbanded units even though it could have been suppressed.

“What a shame. It’s really hard to find an ace tank pilot. But I heard from Kim Yang’s story that the Southern Alliance tried to kill him right away because they couldn’t recruit him. Then it’s unlikely that he’ll go to the Southern Alliance.”

Ki-soon felt very sorry.

“That can’t be helped. What about the information you extracted from that cannibal?”

“It seems like the Southern Alliance will soon finish their research on vampires (nobles). It looks like nobles will appear in two years at the longest, or as early as next year. They’re using that as bait to recruit talented people.”

“What do you want by reorganizing the social system like that? Do you want war?”

“According to the information, they have no immediate plans to fight us or the Empire. However, it is clear that they are trying to expand their power.”

The Confederacy was making full use of the non-aggression pact.