Rust - Chapter 652



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RUST -652

The moment a hole was drilled into the building’s outer wall, the number of red dots detected by the bio-sensor increased rapidly.

Beep-beep beep–

The bio-sensors started going crazy, as if red dots were multiplying.

Beep beep beep beep-

Beep be …

Even though the sight was so full that it dyed the entire HUD screen red, Maru didn’t stop swinging his sword.

Kujik-

Wood thud thud-

A strange sensation ran up the blade, as if it were not a reinforced concrete structure. Maru didn’t even blink at the sensation of cutting a living thing.

It was because my heart wasn’t pounding. The moment I realized that something was strange, the strange feeling started to disappear.

The sensation of cutting the bones of a living thing gradually returned to the sensation of cutting reinforced concrete.

‘Is it fake? How did they fool the bio-sensors?’

Now that the senses have been taken care of, the remaining problem is the taste sensor. The HUD screen has turned red, obscuring the view.

‘The connection with the assistant AI was lost.’

If there was an error not only in the bio-responsive sensor but also in the HUD device itself, it would be worse than expected.

That meant the helmet’s control system was also at risk. If the control system were to explode, the stealth function would also be broken, so there was no time.

Maru first stopped the HUD. The red, beeping screen went blank, and all the basic sensors stopped.

When the various auxiliary sensors such as infrared detection, motion detection, sound amplification, vibration detection, and optical sensors stopped working, Maru’s own vision was the only thing left.

Maru closed his eyes for a moment and calmed his breathing, then let his senses spread.

‘It was all fake after all.’

The building felt alive. The HUD was also dyed red. It was all a lie. Maru walked down the hallway with his heightened senses at the forefront.

The power had been cut off on purpose, and the CCTV and emergency exit lights weren’t working. The hallway was so dark that you couldn’t see anything without a night vision device, but Maru’s footsteps were unstoppable.

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As the strange hymn resonated, the illuminated platinum hair shone brightly.

Creak- The thick door opened and a man emerged from the dark hallway. He took off the night vision goggles he was wearing and nodded slightly at the woman shining in the light.

The woman who saw this signaled to the cameraman who was filming her. As the camera turned around, the man approached the woman and spoke in a low voice.

“There is no response from the prostitutes, Saint.”

“No response? I thought they’d move as soon as they heard I was here.”

I expected hot-tempered prostitutes to rush in, but there was no response?

“No way. Could it be that our plan has been leaked?”

“That can’t be. They are all people who risked their lives for the hope that the Saint has shown them.”

Great France was breathless. The government in Paris disappeared in an instant, and cannibals took advantage of the gap to seize control of the army.

The political situation was already unstable. When the central government disappeared, rebellions broke out, mainly in the west and the south. Then, the provisional government, which took control of the military, responded with a hard line. It mobilized the military to suppress the rebellion.

While some units pushed back the rebel areas as ordered by the provisional government, others turned their guns and joined the rebellion. This meant the beginning of endless bloodshed.

As the central government collapsed, all conflicts erupted simultaneously: regional, racial, religious, and economic. Many people did not recognize the provisional government, and the law became ineffective in an instant.

There was only one thing left. Eat or be eaten. Have or be taken. And so France became a paradise for monsters.

“For France. For the French. We have to settle here.”

“It will definitely happen.”

“If the prostitutes had caught wind of this, they would have informed the governor, right?”

“It is highly likely that it was.”

“They must have driven us into a cult.”

“I would have done so outrageously.”

It was clear that they would send troops to suppress the cult.

“If the governor sends troops, we must take control of them.”

She was the woman who thought she would capture the prostitutes with that army, capture the governor, and take control of Montreal.

“Everything happens according to God’s will.”

The man fixed his night vision goggles again and disappeared into the dark hallway.

In the darkness, the woman with shining blonde hair recalled her life in France.

A miserable life continued, not knowing when I would die. Being alive was only a matter of preference for monsters seeking fresh food.

It was soldiers from the Holy Kingdom who saved them. A special force made up of women. The unit called ‘Naruj’ rescued the people.

It was later discovered that the French regular army, led by a mercenary captain dispatched from the Holy Kingdom, was also fighting the monsters.

Should they remain in France or go to the Canadian part of the Holy Kingdom? Most of the survivors chose to go to Canada.

Didn’t they say there was no paradise where they fled? As they said, the Holy Kingdom was not paradise. There was no fear of not knowing when they would become prey. But there was nothing else.

The excuse was that there was no work because it was a bitter winter. Most administrative work was handled by artificial intelligence, so there was no need for manpower.

The same goes for most industries. Cooking was done by machines equipped with cooking AI. Education was provided via video by AI-related 1:1 education. Consultations were provided by AI counselors.

Those who came from France simply had to live off the services provided by the Holy Kingdom. It was not a bad life, but it was not a life suitable for those who had suffered mental trauma.

‘In the Holy Kingdom, I believe that anyone who has personality and the ability to make rational decisions can be granted rights.’

‘Therefore, please remember that the various artificial intelligences you encounter in your daily life and the artificial intelligences that assist you are also beings with rights.’

‘Crows with devices on their legs and wolves with devices on their necks are also quasi-citizens with legitimate rights and privileges.’

‘You can communicate with crows. Remember, wolves can understand what you say.’

‘The Holy Kingdom fundamentally recognizes freedom of religion. However, please note that freedom of religion may be restricted at the discretion of His Majesty the King.’

‘The most representative religion in the Holy Kingdom is the HOLLY religion.’

People had to adapt to the unfamiliar life in the Holy Kingdom. As the joy of survival faded, most fell into depression.

‘I worked at a tax accountant’s office.’

[Taxation work is being done by artificial intelligence. Please choose another job.]

‘I am a lawyer.’

[The legal work is being done by artificial intelligence. Please choose another profession.]

‘I was a civil servant.’

[Administrative work is being done by artificial intelligence. Please choose another job.]

‘I grew grapes.’

[Grapes are grown using an automated system. Please choose another profession.]

The only manpower needed in the Holy Kingdom was military, except for those in construction, machinery, electronics, and programming-related industries.

‘Are you a soldier? What other occupation do you have besides being a soldier?’

[Currently, the occupations where you can get a job the fastest are military and military-related industries.]

It’s not that there weren’t other businesses, but the service industries, including restaurants, beauty salons, and supermarkets, were already occupied by people who lived in Montreal.

A socioeconomic structure in which people who have lost their jobs cannot get the jobs they want. However, women who are at an age when they want a lot of things have jumped into a kind of professional job(?) and were bound to clash with women who already dominate the market.

‘These bitches have no morals.’

‘This is our territory.’

‘If you come here one more time, I’ll tear your face off?’

The warning soon became reality. Violence became war-like. And awakened women began to appear.

Even when I was waiting to be killed by cannibals, there were no awakenings. This was the same for both sides.

She remembered the moment when her dull ash-colored hair had turned into brilliant platinum, and her dull gray eyes had turned a piercing blue.

Having awakened her psychic abilities, she was revered as a saint by those who came from France. From a prostitute to a saint. Her life changed overnight.

‘At the foundation of the Holy Kingdom was the Church of HOLLY.’

‘Yes, faith is the driving force that will get us through the end times.’

I thought that the reason they were able to establish a holy kingdom centered around the city of Detroit was because they united through religion.

‘We have a saint.’

‘The saint who hears the voice of God will lead us.’

Just as Vladimir Kalin and his followers had founded the Holy Kingdom in the abandoned city of Detroit, she and her followers sought to reestablish the Holy Kingdom of France in Montreal.

To do that, you need money and supplies. And the quickest way for someone with nothing to make money was in the shadows.

Ultimately, the fight to dominate the Montreal night was bound to intensify.

‘Everything is God’s will!’

‘You crazy bitch. Is selling your body God’s will?’

‘Tolerating such contradictions will be the cornerstone of a holy France.’

‘You want to sell your body to build France? That’s bullshit.’

It didn’t take long for the fight, which started with just throwing arms and legs, to turn into a bloody fight for their lives.

“Your Majesty. A force of about 700 soldiers and mercenaries is moving this way.”

“Okay, I’ll get ready.”

Her psychic abilities had limitations. She did not respond well to those who had an aversion to her from the beginning, and she was not easily influenced by people of other faiths.

However, there was also an advantage. While those brainwashed by psychic abilities behaved unnaturally, those brainwashed by her simply became zealous believers(?) and moved naturally.

“We will deal with all of them except for the converted troops.”

It would have been nice to convert them over time, but there was no time for that. He had to lead the converted troops to drive out the prostitutes, finish them off, increase his force, and then immediately capture the governor at Montreal City Hall.

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The indicator light that indicated a HUD malfunction flashed and then went out. That meant the stealth module wasn’t working. That something was going on down the dark corridor, affecting the electronics.

The floor, which had been walking quietly until now, suddenly picked up speed. Crackle- A shadow piercing through the darkness dug through the tightly closed door.

“We must capture the governor and convert him. And then…”

“?”

“!”

Those who were surprised turned their heads as the intruder silently broke through the thick door. It meant that he had not received any professional training.

Maru, who did not miss that brief moment, captured Gisun and ran towards the woman who was muttering something about converting her.

“Saint!”

Phew-

The bodyguard next to him was cut diagonally and fell down. The diagonally drawn blade changed direction and became horizontal.

“What the heck!”

Whether it was a person with the ability to accelerate the body, or someone who appeared in front of Maru in an instant, he blocked Eclipse, who was swinging his knife and axe horizontally, but it was no use.

Standing and croaking-

Eclipse, who had cut off the knife and axe, separated the person blocking his way into upper and lower parts. In front of Maru, who had cut the two people into pieces, only a woman with platinum blonde hair and blue eyes remained.

The blade that had been swinging horizontally was now ready to swing vertically. The blonde woman shouted desperately at the fierce momentum.

“Get on your knees!”

A powerful psychic wave spread out in all directions.

The sight of the security guards rushing to block the entrance and the believers kneeling in their places was reflected in her blue eyes.

and

There was a death that did not kneel.

ah?

Her psychic abilities didn’t work.

“There. Over there!”

Briskly.

What came was death.

“Stop!”

Death did not stop.

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The afterimage left in her pupil was a black solid line. The eclipse that had entered the woman’s left nape vertically cut through the woman’s right pelvis and emerged.

The powerful psychic waves that had been buzzing in all directions suddenly stopped.

Now that the brainwashing agent was gone, it was over.

People will come to their senses and the cults that have centered around spiritual women will disappear.

Maru shook off the blood and put Eclipse back into its scabbard.

“ah-”

One person raised his head and looked at the scene. The red blood flowing between the scattered platinum hair filled the eyes of the woman who raised her head.

“Sir. Your Majesty···.”

People who had been kneeling and bowing their heads at that sorrowful sound began to raise their heads one by one.

“Saint!”

“oh my god!”

“Oh my god!”

The people who had been crying started running towards the floor.

“This devil!”

“Kill the devil!”

“Invite the saint!”

Maru was momentarily embarrassed.

Wasn’t it just simple mental brainwashing?