Rust - Chapter 674



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RUST -674

The regenerative powers of high-ranking cannibals and vampires were terrifying. Even if their necks were cut off, they would reattach themselves immediately.

The best thing to do would be to completely destroy their brains, but with so many of them, that wouldn’t be possible.

‘Thirty… Thirty-three?’

Even though Kim Yang caught two digits at once, there were still thirty-three left. The only good thing is that some of them have no experience in war and are unable to unite.

Maru didn’t attack right away, but observed them. Through their conversation, he could tell that there was an internal power struggle along the lines of the so-called Virginia Langley Company.

If you look at it broadly, there are the Joseph Meyer side and the opposing forces. And the group that is now huddled together and running away is the group that gathered to keep Joseph Meyer in check.

“subsidence?”

“···Is this a realistic situation?”

Since they had originally come together to keep Joseph Meyer in check, it wouldn’t have been strange for them to play separately.

“Is this what happened after listening to you?”

“···Shouldn’t there be a solution!”

Those who seemed to have nothing to do with the battle were expressing their discontent to one person. And after a while, the one who silenced those who were talking noisily began to walk quickly.

‘Where are you going?’

Maru displayed a map on his HUD (Head Up Display). The direction they were heading was where Kim Yang had made the surprise attack.

‘You must have fled from your spot after the attack, so you’re going to break through there?’

It wasn’t a bad choice for someone who was being beaten up unilaterally.

Then what should I do?

Those guys also came out of the emergency exit, so did Joseph Meyer escape in a van?

That can’t be true.

‘Joseph Meyer seems to have gone the other way… Hmm?’

Something caught Maru’s sharp sense.

Thump thump thump-

His heart began to warn him. Maru looked around again. The frozen forest, the roads covered in snow and ice.

Maru focused his mind on the discomfort and uneasiness that grew momentarily despite there being nothing.

‘Where are you?’

The discomfort was felt from the ones moving in a long line like ants. Maru, who was planning to leave the cleanup to the drones and the guards, changed his mind.

Seeing those guys looking so dirty, I thought it would be best to clean them up myself.

Srrrrrrrrrr—

The crimson blade of the Eclipse aimed at them in silence.

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Booooooooooo

The sound of a knife slicing through flesh and bone was heard as it passed horizontally along the long line.

Thud- Thud-

The heads that fell like apples from a tree left red stains on the ground.

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

With one slash from Maru, thirty-three people were reduced to around twenty. Despite the invisible attack, the bodyguards used their bodies as shields to block the executives.

It was something that a bodyguard should have done, but the expressions on their faces were not good. It was as if they were moving under duress.

‘also···.’

It was right for the lower entities to move semi-automatically to protect the upper entities. As planned, the remaining ones have formed a tight formation, so now all we have to do is jump in. We can wipe out all the ones here at once and go find Chairman Joseph Meyer.

At that moment, the security team leader’s voice rang out.

“Come out!!!”

Antennae rising through the snow-covered ice floor.

Thousands? No, tens of thousands?

The cause of the discomfort was cockroaches. And now, beyond the discomfort, I am starting to feel unpleasant and anxious.

Maru ran straight away.

I ran regardless, even though the accumulated snow was blowing away and the ice under my feet was cracking.

Kiriririririririk-

Sha-shashashashot-shashak-

Next, cockroaches that were probably 20 to 30 cm long began to spring forth like a spring, with tentacle-like moving feelers.

“Kill him!”

As a powerful psychic wave swept through the surroundings, the rising cockroaches began to sweep around the area like a whirlpool.

As the cockroaches latched onto them, the frozen trees disappeared in an instant. It took only a minute or so for the forest covered with jagged snow flowers to turn into a brown plain.

The uncontrolled wheels quickly disposed of the corpses of cannibals and vampires that Maru had killed.

Cockroaches that had cleared away even the red ice from the blood that flowed from the cut throat began to target the cannibals and vampires gathered on one side.

“Hey. Stop!”

“You crazy kid, get this out of the way!”

A few vampires fired their psychic blasts to stop the scurrying cockroaches, but the cockroaches had already had a taste and would not stop.

“Stop!”

It was a powerful mental wave that made your bones ache, but it wasn’t as strong as the security team leader, and the wave of cockroaches covered the people who were huddled together.

The screams continued, as if they were being torn apart, but they were drowned out by the sound of the cockroach’s chitinous shells rubbing together.

Leaving the desperate screams behind, the security team leader ran like crazy.

Gasp! Gasp!

Gasp-gasp!

It was a sad sight to see the white breath mixed with the rough breathing and blowing out like fog.

‘FUCK! FUCK!! FUCK!!!’

Apparently, he was able to control the cockroaches, but at some point, his control broke down. This probably happened right after the cockroaches ate the corpses of the new humans and nobles.

‘There was no problem when I ate lower grade food.’

Although the Virginia Company had no qualms about conducting biological experiments, it was difficult to conduct biological experiments using higher-ranking individuals or nobles.

‘The cockroaches started moving in a swarm.’

The security team leader knew what that meant.

‘Damn it. The fucking Holy Kingdom.’

If it weren’t for them, this wouldn’t have happened. It’s because of those Holy Kingdom bastards that things got this messed up.

If these unleashed cockroaches had begun to multiply, not only would the Confederacy be destroyed, but the entire American continent might become cockroach food.

‘The R-program is the power that our nobles should monopolize.’

‘R-program? What are you going to do with controlling cockroaches?’

‘Are we going to use cockroaches as biological weapons when we don’t know how they will mutate?’

‘It’s dangerous. If cockroaches shake up the food chain, it will be difficult to handle. The ecosystem is already in danger, so I cannot agree with releasing cockroaches.’

‘Let’s look at the Holy Kingdom. They released rats. Rats.’

‘Cockroaches aren’t allowed, but rats are?’

‘Are you saying that it’s okay for rats to destroy the ecosystem, but it’s not okay for us to release cockroaches?’

‘That’s not what it means.’

‘Let us not overlook the information sent by the Empire.’

There was information that rats in the New York sewers seemed to be maintaining their colony by eating cockroaches.

‘If we let the cockroaches loose in this situation, the most dangerous place will not be the Holy Kingdom, but us.’

It’s not that they can’t live in cold places, but they like damp and warm places. And the Holy Kingdom was in the north. And there was something more important than the cockroach’s habits.

‘The rats in the Holy Kingdom can be controlled, but aren’t the cockroaches virtually uncontrollable?’

Just look at the movements of the field mice that saved New York. While the mice used human tools and weapons, the cockroaches did not.

‘Simple control is possible.’

The orders were simple: attack. kill. get in. get out. retreat.

‘I can’t give you detailed orders, but even if you just attack and retreat, it will be helpful.’

‘What good is an attack or retreat if you can’t tell friend from foe?’

‘The security team leader has done well in the R program, so let’s let him do the verification experiment for now.’

So the security team leader started to deal with the cockroaches. Cockroaches were nothing like pets. They didn’t recognize their owners, and they didn’t show affection when fed.

The only good thing is that they don’t attack the security team leader. I continued to practice controlling the cockroach colony by relying on that one thing.

“Fuck! Shit!!”

And now, the security team leader felt the cockroaches were out of his control.

What would happen if a mutant cockroach that got out of control were to enter a city contaminated with radiation?

Even if the crazy bastards of the Holy Kingdom made an antidote to radiation, it wouldn’t change anything. Even that antidote would be eaten by cockroaches.

Ugh- Ugh-

Before he could even remember how far he had run, a frozen lake appeared before the security team leader’s eyes.

A shadow rippling across the back of the head of the security team leader, who was looking at the lake sparkling with white snow under the clear, clean sky, asked,

[Did you all run?]

“Ku …

The security team leader laughed hollowly and spat out the words in a muffled voice.

“You guys are going to spread cockroaches. The cockroaches will multiply and eat Texas, swallow up the Confederacy. The number of cockroaches will increase and the Empire, the Holy Kingdom, and even this entire continent will be…”

Wheeeeeeee-

Whioooooo-

The security team leader who had been spewing hatred was speechless.

Bombs falling like rain, making a whistling sound.

“This. That···.”

Flames shot up with a roar. Each and every bomb that fell was napalm. The rippling space gave the security team leader a hard time speaking.

[What about the cockroach?]

“······.”

Even though it was at least a mile (1.6 km) away, I could feel the heat. I could feel the cockroaches burning to death out of control.

It’s a problem when they’re hiding deep underground and their numbers are constantly being called out, but when they crawl out like this, they’re just bugs that can be easily caught with napalm.

The security team leader realized that the rippling space was Vladimir Kalin.

The fact that he contacted an airship waiting in the sky and immediately bombed it was also proof of this, and above all, that he killed high-ranking nobles and their bodyguards with one blow.

[So what are you going to do with the cockroaches?]

Across the rippling space, there was a forest that was on fire.

If napalm doesn’t work, they’ll use nukes. And they’ll still have that.

“······.”

Instead of answering, the security team leader simply knelt down and clasped his fingers above his head.

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Although the security team leader showed a fairly cooperative attitude, the ending was a complete disaster.

‘Isn’t that obvious? You have to be dizzy to know if someone is joking or not.’

Kim Yang, who had boarded the airship due to the sudden call, nodded her head while looking at the security team leader’s brain.

Pogurruruk!

[But why did you call me? There’s still a lot left.]

The outskirts of the city were teeming with good-tasting guys. Those who hadn’t been hit by the nuclear blast were out there treating their wounded and gathering up scattered troops.

High-level cannibals and vampires were no joke. Especially those who pushed in close combat were tricky. Neutralize their 20mm bullets with your shield, then approach them and slam them with your pile driver!

At first, I allowed them to approach me for a moment, but then I almost got a hole in my torso. What should I say when I catch those guys?

Somehow, I felt like it might be worth a try up to level 50, and as I was killing the guys who rushed at me with shields and spears, I felt like I was fighting a duel.

Above all, most of the guys who showed off had at least one gold watch, gold bracelet, or gold necklace. They were desirable.

huh.

As Kim Yang thought about the gold that was filling up the storage cabinet, Maru explained the situation.

“It is said that Joseph Meyer was the first to escape.”

[When did the vans scatter? Didn’t you say you were going to track them all?]

All the cannibals riding in the scattered vans were tracked down and killed.

“No. I think all the vans are bait. According to Team Leader Noedungdung, Joseph Meyer and his associates were not there.”

[Huh- Then what are you going to do?]

“According to Team Leader Noedungdung’s information, there is a greater than 90% chance that Joseph Meyer will strike back at the Holy Kingdom.”

Kim Yang was puzzled by Maru’s story.

[What? All the main force was blown away?]

All nuclear missile bases were destroyed, and mobile missile launchers were being tracked down by tracking drones. The number of combat drones produced by the Holy Kingdom was increasing every day.

“They say there’s a high chance they’ll use cockroaches.”

cockroach?

But why are you telling me that story···

“They say that if I’m there, they won’t attack and will avoid me. So, if you want to lure them, it’s better for you to go.”

Kim Yang’s pupils became blurry.