Rust - Chapter 646



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RUST -646

Washington, D.C. was the center of intense Chinese attacks. Unlike the cities in the Northeast, which were completely unscathed by nuclear attack, this place was literally in ruins.

Beep beep beep beep

If there is any silver lining, it is that the residual radiation levels measured by the radiation meter are similar to those of Tokyo, which was later hit by a nuclear bomb due to the underground altar problem.

[Radiation levels are stable.]

[It’s not as dangerous as I thought.]

[Where is the non-hazardous radiation?]

[Okay. Anything radioactive is dangerous.]

[Don’t get all excited, the exosuit has a radiation response system.]

[The shielding function of the new exosuit is more than enough to withstand this.]

If the Chinese kids had used the Dirty-Bomb, there would have been no answer, but they didn’t. When the guards were worried about radiation, Kim Yang felt a bit sorry.

‘What a waste. If you were going to shoot, you should have shot it hot.’

The Japanese became good, the Americans were split, and the Chinese were torn to pieces.

So, if I’m going to fail anyway, I’d rather fail in a flash…

ah?

Then we would be ruined too.

No. If it were the highest dignity, it would have found a hole to survive even in hell.

huh.

That’s faith.

[Captain. This is a report from the scouts. They say the bushes are growing thick in the front.]

[What the heck are you talking about?]

Kim Yang cleared her throat as she responded automatically while thinking about something else.

[Say that again precisely.]

[I will send you the video.]

The development of a repeater capable of short-range communication even in Level 3 jamming has already been completed. It is only effective within a radius of 100 to 120 meters, so it is not something to be installed indiscriminately, but it is sufficient for this type of operation.

The only downside is that the battery life isn’t very long, but aside from the price and limited time, it’s a usable device.

The footage taken by the search party ahead appeared on Kim Yang’s HUD. A corner of the city where traces of a nuclear explosion remained. The remains of a building covered in snow and ice were filled with green.

Jiing- jieeeeing-

The recording was clear, zooming in and out with the noise of the optical zoom working. It clearly appeared to be an ivy vine.

So, it is a plant commonly called honeysuckle.

Even though the leaves were a bit bigger and the stems were thicker, it was a very cold winter. A winter with temperatures easily reaching minus 40 to minus 50 degrees Celsius.

But green vines? Ms. Kim took a deep breath and looked at the video again. No matter how much I looked at it, the lush vines were clear.

‘The plants are fine in this weather? Have they been shot?’

It was a plant that was to be shot.

huh.

No matter how much I think about it, it was right to shoot and see. Now that I think about it, something like that came up in a meeting some time ago. It was a story that plants were also affected by mutant viruses.

I don’t know how it mated with the damn virus, but there’s no way a normal honeysuckle vine could do that. Kim Yang immediately gave an order.

[Scouts. No approach.]

[The IMF building must pass through there.]

[Okay. Retreat for now. Discharge the mortars you brought. Use napalm shells. Get ready.]

[ancient.]

Let’s just blow away the weird stuff for now. She was honest.

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Maru thought for a moment about what to say in response to the text message that Kim Yang sent.

‘What does blowing up an entire area with a mortar have to do with honesty?’

Before I could even reply, I got another text.

[Burn it all.]

‘······.’

‘You said it was weird, so did you burn it all down?’ I was about to click the ‘KukKuk’ button to reply, but this is the first message I got.

Tirik-

[Good luck.]

Tirik-

[Burning scene. JPG]

Tirik-

[Set fire to the building.]

‘It’s better to burn strange things.’

In every place he passed by, he was burning everything that seemed strange. A text message sent after repeatedly erasing and rewriting it while pressing down on the panel.

[Good job. Be careful.]

As soon as I sent it, a reply came – tirik.

It was a thumbs up picture made of text.

Maru nodded with a hollow laugh. Suddenly, he remembered the time when they could communicate freely.

“Diana. The newly built communications network. Will it be usable by the general public?”

[It is possible, but requires a dedicated terminal.]

“Talk to the production team and ask them to come up with a supply plan.”

[I have forwarded this to the production team. Do you plan on supplying SNS (Social Network Service or Networking Service) again?]

“Not 1:1 communication, but SNS? I wonder what to do about that.”

[Effective for management.]

In that brief moment, it was Diana who exchanged calculations with Samantha. SNS not only acts as a CCTV in itself, but it also allows for the checking of problematic situations in advance.

“management?”

[yes.]

The artificial intelligence was positively approving of SNS, which had clear advantages and disadvantages. The expression “management” was a bit strange, but there was no ominous feeling, so Maru readily agreed.

“Let’s start over in Detroit.”

[This information has been forwarded to the relevant department.]

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New York.

Ki-soon looked at the Confederate envoys and Mexican cartel representatives attending the economic conference. Most of them were clad in black and dark gray.

It meant negative feelings toward the Holy Kingdom. Maru was the one who not only caused great damage to the Confederacy, but also caused great damage to the Mexican Confederacy.

‘They swept away the cartel power in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.’

The Mexican Confederation had no reason to look favorably upon the Holy Kingdom, whose King was Vladimir Kalin.

‘Were they talking amongst themselves underwater?’

Just being able to guess what the other person is feeling helps me respond. No matter how much you smile on the outside, you can’t hide the feelings inside.

“I want to trade with the Holy Kingdom.”

“We are the same. In fact, in a situation like this, even a power loader-type exosuit is essential.”

“But it still needs to have a cold-weather function.”

“Isn’t it true that the old exosuits are difficult to use in the middle of winter?”

“What’s so difficult about using it? Just wear warm winter clothes.”

“If the exosuit is difficult, I would like to at least be supplied with new batteries.”

There was a huge demand for new battery packs that could maintain performance in extreme cold and heat. The problem was that the Confederacy and the Mexican Confederacy had nothing to offer the Holy Kingdom except gold.

“The production volume is still not that large, so it is difficult to meet the contracted quantity with the Empire. If we can adjust the trade volume with the Empire, we can supply the adjusted amount.”

Ki-soon, with her eyes slightly squinted, answered with a salesy smile.

“Big. Are you saying that it will take time to supply new batteries?”

“Yes. For now, the quantity we have decided to supply to the empire is quantity.”

“What about airships then?”

“Yes. I heard there are airships that can operate even in extreme cold.”

“To be honest, the Holy Kingdom has a small population and limited production facilities, so it will take a while to produce and sell new airships.”

“······.”

“······.”

“By the way, I heard that the Empire has also succeeded in producing a new type of airship that can operate in extreme cold. Aren’t you coming here on one? It would probably be quicker to talk to the Empire about airships.”

“······.”

“······.”

Ki-soon included the Empire in all of his answers. The food problem was tied to the Empire, the refugee problem was tied to the Empire, and the cooperation in exterminating monsters was tied to the Empire.

“···Since our population is so small compared to the territory of the Holy Kingdom, I don’t think we can participate in the proposal to form a separate monster extermination force.”

“Can’t the Holy Kingdom control animals?”

“I heard that by running the animals, you have some leeway in mobilizing troops.”

There was talk of forming an alliance like NATO or the UN and gathering troops. There was even talk of animals.

“I heard that the Empire was also in danger of being attacked by a large swarm of monster rats, but the animals of the Holy Kingdom held them back.”

“According to the stories told by the refugees coming from the south, the area has become a virtual hell with mutated monsters running rampant.”

“Isn’t it like the saying, “Use barbarians to defeat barbarians”? How effective is it to be able to stop mutated monsters with mutated monsters?”

These kids were openly talking about mobilizing the animals of the Holy Kingdom. Ki-sun nodded for a moment.

“Yes, but there are limits to how far the Holy Kingdom can mobilize animals.”

“What limits do you mean?”

“Think about it the other way around. If the divine kingdom could rule over animals as much as it wanted, it could take over the earth. Wouldn’t it? So why can’t it?”

“······.”

“······.”

“Think about it logically. If you ordered an animal with a smarter mind to fight another monster and die, would it follow suit? And even if it did, how long would it follow that?”

“Wouldn’t there be someone who could use drugs, or control radio waves, or someone who could control animals?”

“If it is difficult to dispatch an animal unit from the Holy Kingdom, it would be good if you could tell me how to control the animals.”

“These kids?” Ki-soon barely managed to keep his eyes wide open.

“Even though we have different values ​​and societies, shouldn’t we still avoid human extinction?”

The Confederate representative was shitting his mouth. So you call us cannibals, but we are also preventing the extinction of humanity in some way.

“Just looking at South America and Europe, it’s a living hell. They say that Africa has practically fallen to the mutant monsters as a whole.”

The Mexican Union knew the news from Africa and Europe, because the medicine they produced was exported all over the world.

“We need to prepare for danger by creating a coalition force specializing in monster subjugation, or at least an animal unit that can deal with monsters.”

The Imperial representative took the initiative in creating a joint special forces unit dedicated to monsters.

‘Aha-‘ Ki-soon’s crooked eyes opened slightly. Ki-soon suggested a recess and sent a brief text message explaining the situation.

The topic ranges from wanting to trade with the Holy Kingdom to creating a special force through alliances to protect North America from monster threats.

So, the cannibalistic Confederacy is working to protect humanity, and the drug cartels are also joining forces for humanity’s survival, but there is even an atmosphere of the Holy Kingdom, which claims to be humanity’s savior and the ark of salvation, being reluctant to back down.

Tirik-

The text message Maru sent appeared on the terminal.

[The crazy kids are taking a shit.]

Ki-sun burst into laughter at Maru’s reply.

Heh- Keuhehehe-

This kid was my friend too.

Ki-sun boarded the airship right away.

“The meeting isn’t over yet. Can we just talk briefly? We need to set guidelines on trade, security, and currency now…”

Oh, there is no need, Your Majesty.

“What is this when we should be working together for the preservation and survival of humanity?”

Don’t be ridiculous, Your Majesty.

“Is this to mean that the Holy Kingdom will not participate in the North American Alliance?”

Your Majesty says there is no need.

Representatives of the Empire, the Confederacy, and the Mexican Confederacy spoke with one voice in condemning the Holy Kingdom’s irresponsible actions.

So what are you going to do?

We are the Holy Kingdom and the King has ordered us to strike.

That day.

The foreign policy of the Holy Kingdom was thus decided.

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The flower path to the IMF is burning red.

[The vines move!]

[Burn.]

Flames poured down the vines that curled like squid legs.

[These things don’t catch fire very well!]

[Flamethrower concentrated fire.]

As the guards equipped with flamethrowers concentrated their firepower, the vines eventually turned into a pile of ash.

[It’s a corpse.]

[There is a bone fragment here.]

It seemed like all the guys who rushed in to get the gold had turned into fertilizer.

Huh-

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed.