Rust - Chapter 677



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RUST -677

Feeling an inexplicable sense of unease, Maru first reviewed the current situation.

‘I’ve blocked all the holes.’

The cannibals and vampires that remained in the headquarters, which was located deep underground like an ant hole, fought desperately, but they were useless against the number of combat drones.

‘Unable to come together as one, they are holding out in small groups in a laboratory, research center, or warehouse. Were the guys we caught earlier brains?’

When the higher-ranking entities are captured, the lower-ranking entities tend to scatter. Those resisting in the basement of the headquarters were in exactly the same situation.

‘Everything above intermediate level is missing.’

It was such a mess that the sight of vampires that appeared to be of low or mid-level fighting each other to increase their power was captured by combat drones.

The limitations of the vertical governance structure were clearly being revealed in the underground. And it was the same in the surrounding areas of the large city that had been hit by the hydrogen bomb.

The combination of a fully-armed Royal Guard, punitive force, and combat drones in new exosuits was too much for the military and the House of Nobles, who had lost their main force.

Moreover, since most of the so-called leaders were swept away by the hydrogen bombs and the first concentrated slaughter, those who had escaped from control began to fight among themselves to become the leaders.

‘I expected them to fight each other and disperse.’

But why do I feel so uneasy?

The area near the water park where the headquarters is located was also being turned upside down, using Ms. Kim as bait.

If Joseph Meyer or any other high-ranking official was there, they would have been lured by the tempting bait of Ms. Kim. If they could capture her alive, they would have thought they could negotiate somehow.

But there was no response for two days. Occasionally, a mid-level cannibal would confront Kim Yang with a pile driver, but they were only mid-level.

Even if Maru didn’t come forward, it was a cut from Kim Yang’s perspective. The same goes for the vampire. This one wasn’t even mid-level, but lower-level.

Even though they were lower-level vampires, they were vampires, and had stronger psychic powers than cannibals. Some tried to charm Kim Yang with their unique dominance, but they were useless against Kim Yang, who was equipped with psychic power blocking equipment.

‘Bbangsooni was also arrested by the crows, so it was sorted out.’

Using crows and drones to sweep across Montreal and the surrounding areas, we were able to round up anyone who was trying to exploit Roana Blanc.

They weren’t cannibals, but mostly ordinary people and people with powers, and the person in charge of the Montreal operation was a low-level vampire. The problem was that they had information extractors inserted into the heads of the captured people, but there were no significant results.

‘I don’t know about the others, but we have to catch Joseph Meyer.’

If you think you’ve found any traces, they’re usually just dummy information or bait. The real information is cleverly cut off.

‘It’s annoying because they deal with information.’

Maru drank some cold water to regain consciousness and started over again. Maru looked at the map of the Holy Kingdom while organizing the situation on a memo pad.

Beginning in Michigan, it covered a vast territory that virtually covered all of central and eastern Canada.

‘hmm?’

And then Maru’s eyes caught a glimpse of a small protruding territory marker, far from the mainland.

‘Over there?’

The Newport News Shipyard and the surrounding area. It was where the new aircraft carrier was being built. At that moment, Maru’s heart pounded and her anxiety doubled.

An eerie feeling began to creep into my memories of the shipyard. A place heavily defended by fire rats, acid rats, and acid gulls.

There are stronghold fortresses and guards controlled by the AI ​​of the Holy Kingdom, but most of the humans guarding the shipyards are Imperial soldiers.

‘The experts and technicians needed to build the aircraft carrier were imperial people.’

At the time, the Holy Kingdom did not have the technology or manpower to build new aircraft carriers. So, the agreement was made. The two aircraft carriers that were being built in the United States were to be built by the Empire and each would receive one.

Naturally, researchers and technicians from related industries came to Newport News, and the Imperial Army also came to protect them.

The Holy Kingdom, short on manpower, built a single artificial intelligence-powered stronghold on the outskirts of the Newport News Shipyard to defend itself.

The Newport News Shipyard was where the Holy Kingdom and the Empire worked together to defend themselves. The maintenance of the newly joined 2nd Carrier Strike Group was also done at the Newport News Shipyard.

My heart was pounding and I had an uneasy feeling as I headed to the Newport News Shipyard.

“Contact the fort outside the Newport News Shipyard.”

[Text sent.]

If you are an AI managing the outer fortress, you will know what is going on. After a while, the assistant AI reported the results of the communication.

[Report that there are no abnormalities beyond the outer boundary.]

“Detailed. Ask about the Empire’s response, how far along is the construction of the new carrier, and how is the competition between the Fire Rats and the Acid Rats going?”

[Reports are being repeated that there are no external economic abnormalities.]

‘···Fuck.’

Maru boarded his private airship and headed to the Newport News Shipyard.

“Gisun-ah. Contact the Empire. Warn them that if they get involved with the Confederacy, especially Virginia Langley Joseph Myer, we’re finished.”

Ki-sun was shocked when she suddenly received a scary text message.

[You’re saying it’s the end? With the Empire? And Texas in the Confederacy isn’t even resolved?]

“Will they just sit there? If they think that the biological terrorism against us has failed, the Empire will do something crazy. They will increase the number of cannibals and induce us to fight the Empire. On top of that, there may already be cannibals or vampires in the upper echelons of the Empire. There will be no compromise.”

[No. I told you to turn on your lights on time, so why are you suddenly like that?]

“There’s something strange about the Newport News Shipyard.”

[What? Why there?]

“You were guarding the Empire with us. But now that I checked, the AI ​​in charge of managing the outer fortress is acting strange.”

[AI is weird? What the- Ha- Okay, I get it.]

Maru said that he knew that Ki-soon had roughly sorted out the situation.

[I’ll talk to the Empire. Don’t rush things. No matter what happens at the shipyard, don’t blow up the Imperial engineers. Got it?]

“······.”

[No. Seriously. It’s not like it’s a two-front war, it’s just like you just stick your head in and then die.]

So far, it’s been effective. We’ve managed to neutralize the Confederate stronghold of Texas and annihilate the top cannibals and vampires.

However, that did not guarantee victory in the war.

The Confederacy had already become almost feudalistic. With the major cities being blown up by hydrogen bombs, the dominance of the higher entities and high-ranking vampires had disappeared.

And that meant that the opportunity to become a higher entity opened up. It was a world where the entity that could secure and distribute more humans could become stronger.

[I expected them to fight amongst themselves, but I couldn’t have predicted that humans would be treated as a key resource. In a matter of days, a small Texas town became a mess.]

There was absolutely no chance that the Empire would look kindly on the Holy Kingdom.

[And our embassy has been evacuated, and the trading post has been closed. Since we can communicate with Dan Brown via text message, we can make recommendations, but it’s hard to do more than that. I think you’ve got a hunch, but it’s not a situation where you can take a hard line. We’re all doing this to survive, not to die together.]

“··· Yes. I leave it to the empire.”

Ki-sun seemed to lose all strength at Maru’s words. Ki-sun was really nervous because Maru’s little brat didn’t look back once he made a decision.

[Whatever you do, it’s all good. Let’s talk about it in advance. In advance. A little.]

“Good work.”

The white private airship sped toward the Newport News Shipyard.

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Phew!

A pile driver with a diameter of about 8cm was driven into the spot where Kim Yang’s exosuit had rolled to the side with a loud noise.

Kim Yang clicked her tongue at the sight of the pile driver, deeply embedded in the solid ice, exploding inside, as if poking soft Castella with chopsticks.

Tsk-

‘That’s why I tried to avoid close combat.’

It wasn’t the movement of a mid- to low-level cannibal.

‘Are you a vampire bitch?’

The strength was similar to that of a mid-level cannibal, but the agility was overwhelmingly superior. The way it moved, like a rhythmic gymnast, was a movement method that Kim Yang had never experienced before.

The gesture of pretending to run straight ahead and then turning to the side was the optimal movement for inducing a false start.

It was only because she was Kim Yang that she came this far. If she had been a member of the Imperial Guard, she would not have been able to last even 5 minutes and would have been slaughtered in squads.

Thud thud!

She fired five or six shots with her 20mm Vulcan cannon. She signaled to the guards from a distance. It was a signal to keep away, operate in groups of five, and set up booby traps on the retreat route.

Even though the shot was from less than 10 meters away, the corners of the vampire’s mouth slightly went up as she dodged the bullet by spinning around as if dancing.

‘Is that girl smiling?’

Miss Kim had no intention of messing with that kind of woman.

I’ll catch it if I have to, but do I really need to?

One strangely moving vampire bitch has been entangled, so isn’t that enough bait?

therefore

‘Go away, you bastard!’

[Strange vampire bitch got screwed.]

The white man following from afar was quiet.

[Here comes the vampire bitch.]

The vampire closes the distance between us, taking advantage of the short gap.

Thud, thud, thud!

Don’t come near me until the butcher comes.

I’m about to die.

huh.

Since I’ve gotten that vampire bitch’s nerves so worked up, the butcher’s henchman will slice that bitch’s balls off.

Ding-

A message appeared in front of Kim Yang, who was always looking forward to Maru’s exciting swordplay.

‘Not a call, but a text? Why?’

As I pressed the confirmation button, a message from Maru opened in one corner of the HUD.

[I’m going to the Newport News Shipyard now. I’ll leave that to you.]

?

You said you would back me up if I gave you bait?

As the steps of the exosuit that had been moving around here and there suddenly became simpler, the vampire did not miss the opportunity and quickly closed the distance.

Clang!

The vampire, breaking through the defensive distance with the sound of the pile driver being loaded, smiled wickedly.

I won.

The pile driver was fired, aiming for Kim Yang’s head.

Floating away-

A loud noise like the sound of a bell and a white smoke billowing out of the gap. Kim Yang, who had turned her head to the side to avoid the pile driver, looked at the vampire with tearful eyes.

The vampire, momentarily confused and unable to dodge a pile driver shot from such close range, tried to retreat with his characteristic movement, but Kim Yang’s hands were faster.

Kim Yang muttered, holding the pile driver in one hand and wrapping the vampire’s waist with the other.

[And also bait···.]

“Profit- Let go- Let go of this-”

Although it wasn’t as powerful as the special exosuit, the vampire’s strength was also quite strong. As the vampire struggled to escape, Kim Yang’s headbutt was fierce.

Bam!

[Think about it!]

With one blow, blood flowed from the nose of the beautiful female vampire.

Snap!

[I shot it!]

The vampire’s eyes slightly widened at the repeated slaps. Before he could ask, “Wh. What are you talking about?”, the third slap shook the vampire’s skull.

Ppeuk!

[Backup?]

Kkieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Kim Yang, who had just finished off the staggering vampire with a German Suplex, aimed the 20mm Vulcan cannon at the vampire’s limp head and pulled the trigger without any hesitation.

It’s all Baekjeong’s fault for breaking his promise.

huh.

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A work of art with graceful curves was embroidered across the sky.

The airship’s body, with its glossy white finish, feels like it was carved from a single piece of high-quality marble rather than painted metal.

Although it appeared as if the marble work of art was flying through the sky, it was in fact a ferocious flying machine that had reached the point of singularity with concentrated technology.

And as if to prove its wickedness, a special airship arrived in the skies over the Newport News Shipyard in an instant.

[Would you like to send a landing signal?]

“No. It’s descending.”

Maru chose not to land on the airship landing pad and instead descend using his jetpack.

“The landing position is the flagship of the 2nd Carrier Strike Group.”

[I will move.]

A moment later, a small dot fell from the sky and pierced the aircraft carrier’s island.

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A circular hole appeared in Ireland’s side, and a rippling shadow seeped in.

The inside of the passage was a mess. Corpses strewn everywhere and bullet holes everywhere were a clear sign of the tense situation.

‘Is it still warm?’

The corpses captured by the thermal imaging sensor were still warm.

And as if to play with the heat, the entire passage was soaked in blood. Even with the latest technology in combat boots, it was impossible to walk on the blood-stained floor without leaving a mark.

There were various things that made you wonder if they were vampire cubs. If they were going to get caught anyway, there was no need to be so careful.

Maru’s footsteps quickened.

The first person to check was the commander of Carrier Squadron 2.