Rust - Chapter 675



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RUST -675

Combat drones breached the defenses of the Virginia Company’s underground headquarters again and again.

“Stop it!”

“Barricade! Grab the barricade point!”

“The ceiling! The ceiling is breached!”

“Retreat. Retreat to the bunker!”

The combat drones began to penetrate the walls, ceilings, and floors using their laser excavators. Mechanics and mid-level knights poured down from above and began to engage in close combat.

The first was the victory of the knights. The shock-absorbing shield and the powerful destructive power of the pile driver showed off their tank-level power without hesitation.

bang!

The pile driver pierced the drone’s armor and exploded inside, disabling the machine in one hit and sending it crashing to the ground with a crackling, sparking sound.

Kkieeeeeeing-

Wheeeeeeeeing-

Behind the broken drone, the sounds of red sensors and motors turning began to increase endlessly: one, two, three, four…

“Fuck! Come on!”

Despite the provocation of the mid-level cannibal, the machines began to press slowly and orderly. Boom! They fed the pile driver to the one coming in from the front, and Kwajik- They fought hard by blocking the one coming in from the side, but that was the end of it.

Clank-

From the moment the pile driver fell, what remained was a one-sided massacre.

“They say the bunker has already been taken!”

“Laboratory. Going to the laboratory.”

Layers of barriers and barricades made of new materials continued, and the desperate struggles of mid-ranking cannibal knights and vampires above mid-level managers continued, but they could not stop the endless surge of war machines.

And waiting for those who managed to escape through the holes and emergency exits here and there were Maru and Ms. Kim.

Wheeeeeeeeeeing!

The sound of the 20mm Vulcan cannon spitting out bullets sounded more like the sound of a giant chainsaw spinning than a gunshot.

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After the ominous sound shook the frozen forest, all that was left were impaled corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Kkiyungkkiyung-

Ms. Kim appears at the scorched earth scene with confident footsteps.

She wiped out a group of cannibals and began to rummage through the corpses with a cheerful face. Soon, the corners of Kim Yang’s eyes, which had been curled with satisfaction, suddenly became dull.

‘Bait···.’

Even though Maru is hiding nearby and watching, isn’t bait still bait?

In anything, the first strike is important, but the bait is the one who can handle the first strike with her body. That means she has to be the one to strike with her body.

‘Could the real Virginia Chairman and his gang be nearby?’

Even though Kim Yang’s 16 cute little drones were furiously searching the area, not a single truck was found.

‘Why a cockroach?’

Just thinking about cockroaches gave me the creeps.

eww-

She shivered involuntarily as the sound of that creaking, gnashing noise played in her head.

Those dirty little bastards… They were already behaving like cockroaches, and now they’re playing around with each other.

Beep- A cute little drone sent us a video saying it caught the guys running away.

‘If you keep cleaning it, it will come out.’

If there’s a cockroach or Joseph Meyer nearby, they’ll come.

If you’re going to set the bait, you have to get results.

It was definitely not because of the gold.

huh.

Ms. Kim walked forward without hesitation.

Kkiyungkkiyung-

A swaying shadow followed her as she moved in the direction indicated by the drone.

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The operation has been going smoothly for the past three days.

The three hydrogen bombs and high-altitude EMP detonation completely devastated Confederate Texas. Although unintentional, the Confederate main force stationed in the major cities was destroyed.

This effectively ended the military branch that was one axis of the Confederacy. At the same time, it also swept away the noble houses that were located in the major cities.

The three major axes that make up the Confederacy: the House of Lords in charge of politics and administration, the military in charge of national defense, monster subjugation, and public order, and Virginia Langley in charge of intelligence, operations, and secret experiments, all fell to the Holy Kingdom’s lightning operation.

The only place where the head survived was Virginia Langley. With the exception of Joseph Meyer and his associates, the organization was effectively destroyed as all mid-level managers at the headquarters and the fake headquarters were wiped out.

But Maru didn’t let his guard down. It was because the feeling of unease hadn’t been completely resolved.

[I have to catch Joseph Meyer and the rest.]

After combining the information from the assistant AI analyzing the situation and the brainstorming team leader, there were three main ways Virginia Langley could turn things around.

A counterattack using nuclear weapons, a counterattack using poison gas and other biological weapons, and finally a counterattack using cockroaches. Of these, a counterattack using cockroaches was the most feasible.

The Confederate nuclear facility was neutralized by a combat drone force centered around the SS from the beginning of the war, and the secret nuclear facility, which was found by extracting information from the brains of Virginia Langley executives, was also being attacked in real time.

Therefore, the only nuclear counterattack to watch out for was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launched from a nuclear submarine.

[Wouldn’t they counterattack with a nuclear submarine?]

Maru immediately replied to Na Ju-yeon’s text.

[Don’t worry. You won’t know what’s going on unless you come back for supplies.]

At present, no country except the Holy Kingdom has long-distance communication. The Holy Kingdom has reestablished long-distance communication networks by absorbing the Canadian region, allowing the exchange of letters and pictures, but not anywhere else.

[We escaped in a van, even though we knew that the airship and drone were in operation. We hit all the An families that the vans arrived at, but Joseph Meyer and his men were not there.]

[It was all bait.]

[Yes. Maybe all the people who escaped by taxi were bait.]

Maru guessed that Joseph Meyer had used the saying, “It’s dark under the lamp.” Na Ju-yeon shook her head after seeing the information about the situation.

‘Is Virginia Langley that simple?’

She was the chairman. That’s why she knew the shadow of power. The reason why the Ojin Group was able to grow rapidly was because she had access to power.

‘The World Group also had more hidden than what was visible.’

But could Virginia Langley be hiding something? Above all, Joseph Meyer thought of Maru as the pinnacle of the new human race.

A natural(?) new human. If there is a being that has reached the position of nobility through so much experimentation and research, can you give that up?

‘Could President Virginia Langley be hiding quietly? No way.’

Na Ju-yeon quickly hid the corners of her lips that had twisted upward without her knowing. She was simply going to counterattack and take revenge? That couldn’t be happening. She would never give up on Maru.

They’re going to capture Maru and do all sorts of experiments on him. She somehow managed to calm her heated breathing.

The Mayan City version was already 4.0. No matter what the scenario, it was impossible to capture Maru by force.

Even in the simulation, the AI ​​was absolutely loyal, as were the crows and the wolves. And of course the rats.

‘HOLLY The followers also took a route that was almost like fanaticism.’

It was impossible to capture Maru alone, let alone destroy the entire Holy Kingdom. In fact, the Southern Alliance, which had lost over 90% of its available forces, had only one way to shake Maru.

‘terrorism.’

What would you do if it were her?

I bet you were harassed.

He must have planned a terrorist attack to get Maru to step into the trap by harassing and tormenting him.

‘What kind of terror would President Virginia Langley commit?’

It started to get more and more exciting than when Mayenshi 4.0 was being done. Na Juyeon’s gaze turned to the text message window exchanged with Maru.

Her gaze was fixed on the part that said, ‘She had the ability to control cockroaches.’ The corners of Na Ju-yeon’s eyes slightly curved.

Everyone probably thought that he was controlling cockroaches and causing terrorism… But she could tell that Chairman Joseph Meyer, who used everything as bait to escape, was thinking differently. If he wanted to get his hands on Maru, he would probably use that method.

“You can’t leave it like that.”

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[If Virginia Langley fights back, there’s a good chance they’ll attack you.]

Ki-sun was slightly impressed when he received Na Ju-yeon’s text.

[I’m worried that they might not commit biological or chemical terrorism, rather than a normal attack.]

As expected, those who have eaten meat know. Na Ju-yeon’s thoughts were the same as Ki-sun’s. Detroit was preparing double and triple.

Even if they had a psychic generator capable of driving small mammals wild, it would be impossible to penetrate the defense line, which was generously equipped with AI turrets and autonomous drones.

So if there was going to be a terrorist attack, it would be aimed at Canada. Unfortunately, it was not a situation where we could stop it even if we knew about it. This was the case even in Montreal at the time.

As the cult and business organizations were cleared out, the guards and mercenaries involved were also cleared out. Those with bad crimes were sent to the frontline punishment fortresses with a survival rate of around 10%, and those with relatively good chances of rehabilitation were sent to the stronghold fortresses where half of them died.

The rats that guarded New York’s underground returned and formed a defensive line, but they were inevitably breached by the use of a psychic generator that drove small mammals wild.

Once they got past the rat line, they could quickly invade the outskirts of Montreal, where there was a dire lack of functioning CCTV.

The existing CCTVs were destroyed by cults and business organizations and could not be repaired. This was because all the sensors and parts for making CCTVs were used to produce combat drones.

Even though they were only attacking Texas among the Confederate states, everything was lacking. Even though they had sent 50,000 troops to the Texas front out of the troops they had sent to the Canadian Northern Monster Front, they were still woefully short of troops.

To fill that void, we had to pour in combat drones. Thousands of drones were destroyed every day, and thousands more were sent to the southern front. In this situation, it was difficult to strengthen the defense of major cities in the southern border region, such as Montreal and Quebec.

Ki-sun asked what the expected attack method would be.

[How would you do biological or biochemical terrorism?]

After a while, Na Ju-yeon’s answer came.

[The most certain thing would be to contaminate the supply.]

[Contaminate the supply?]

[Yes. If you can induce them to kill the people they are supposed to protect with their own hands, you can shake them.]

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Contaminating food? Ki-soon could only think of it in an instant.

What caused the cannibal incident? It was because of cockroach powder. There was something in cockroaches that caused them to mutate into cannibals.

What if we were to successfully extract that mutagenic ingredient from Virginia Langley, and contaminate our supplies with it?

[Cannibal contagion?]

Somehow I have a feeling that Na Ju-yeon will be smiling.

[Yes, Montreal will likely be the first target of terrorism.]

If you kill cannibals for no reason, but your closest friend, the governor, and all of your soldiers turn into cannibals, would you kill them all too?

Or, should we compromise with the new humans by feeding them a cure that suppresses their cannibalistic instincts? If the citizens of the Holy Kingdom become new humans in this way, will they still be able to kill the new humans?

[Wouldn’t Virginia Langley be like that?]

[······.]

That being said, if you could shake up Detroit, where would you aim between Detroit and Montreal?

‘No. Not one or the other. Virginia Langley would target both.’

food···.

Terrorism with food?

Ki-sun immediately thought of one person.

A famous YouTuber, blogger, and influencer known for baking and cooking. Someone who came in through the beauty industry was in Detroit.

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Roana Blanc, who entered the Holy Kingdom with pride with the aim of becoming queen, but became a baker and worked hard to make bread and pastries today as well.

Click-

“You did well today too.”

Her skills were certainly extraordinary. In addition to the regular canelés, she also showed off her decorated canelés.

[Today, I made a French pastry for the first time in a while. Ta-da – canelé. Those who know know, but canelé means ‘vertically grooved, wrinkled, ribbed’ in French. It looks simple, but it is a pastry that requires a lot of work and a long resting time.]

When Roana Blanc uploaded text messages and photos, ‘Likes’ and text messages poured in as if they had been waiting for it. Although Newtube and SNS were all down, the Holy Kingdom started its own text and photo-based social service, which allowed them to communicate with fans in this way.

[It looks really delicious.]

[I heard that crow delivery is available these days. How much would it cost?]

[Anyway, only Detroit is possible. Those living in the countryside are abandoned.]

[Roana Blanc, would you mind coming to Canada?]

[If you come to Montreal or Quebec, you will have to drive through the ice.]

Among the many letters, one stood out.

[There are some snacks I would like to share with my loved ones.]

[I will give you 100 gold coins if you make it.]

Roana Blanc’s eyes grew wide.