Rust - Chapter 693



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RUST -693

A tiny crack appeared on Dan Brown’s face.

“It’s a choice. What if I refuse?”

“The Holy Kingdom does not interfere in the affairs of the Empire. That’s all.”

“If you let me extract information from my head, will you intervene in the Empire? To what extent?”

“Until the power of Generalissimo Den Brown is secured.”

Dan Brown laughed bitterly, as if to say, “When did the cracks come out?”

“Where is such a ridiculous contract? The Empire is not a sacred kingdom. There are elections, hearings, and appointment approval procedures. There are bound to be conflicts in the process. But until the power is stabilized? Surely you are not going to support me for the rest of my life?”

“Did you intend to be president for life?”

“If we win the election fairly···.”

“A fair election. Is that possible? Can democracy function properly in a situation like this? The world is like this.”

“······.”

“Honestly, wasn’t it impossible even when the United States of America was still in existence? A proper democracy.”

Dan Brown’s expression remained unchanged, but Ki-soon signaled that it was not so.

[Hey- You’re going too far. I’m just boiling with emotion. Why did you suddenly react? Turn on your blinkers.]

“I don’t hate it either. Democracy. It’s a story we’ll talk about later, but I’m planning to go as far as a constitutional monarchy. I’m also thinking of putting aside everything except what’s necessary for survival.”

“Yes. So you’re saying you’ll keep the military power. You can overthrow it if necessary.”

There was silence for a moment.

“You’re right. You may not trust me, but I can’t trust you either.”

“I guess so. I understand. When you open the lid, the inside is different, after all, that’s what makes a human being.”

“No, that’s not what I mean. Think about the situation the other way around. If you were in a crisis and wanted to rely on the Empire, and I put a machine with a floating brain next to you and told you to put it in your head and extract information before you could believe it, would you do it?”

“···If it’s an unavoidable situation. That’s why I think we should seize the opportunity.”

“Survival comes first. But what if that machine wasn’t an information extractor, but a brainwashing machine? Or a device that infected the brain and turned you into a cannibal or a vampire?”

“······.”

“There’s a more fundamental problem than that. The very act of drilling a hole in my head and calling it my choice···.”

[Wow- this guy’s emotions are fucking fucking awesome. Be careful.]

In contrast to Gi-sun’s excitement, Dan Brown’s expression was surprisingly constant.

“Isn’t that so?”

“······.”

“To give me a choice in this situation? That’s a bit harsh. Well, if the situation were the opposite, I wouldn’t have said anything like ‘choice’ or anything···.”

So, what I’m saying is that if it were me, I would have used the information extractor without asking or inquiring.

[Oh really-]

It was a moment that made me let out exclamations without realizing it.

Maru also didn’t want to ask and support like this.

I wanted to just blurt out what the hell he was thinking, but if Ki-sun’s prediction was right, then Dan Brown had to assume there was a way or means to commit suicide.

If you self-destruct, Dan Brown’s death will be announced as soon as his vital signs are cut off.

Even if they tried to hide the death by jamming the radio waves, it would not change the fact that the vital signs had been cut off, so it was certain that the worst would happen.

It’s tiring to simply blow yourself up with a bomb or poison, but what if you blow yourself up with something biochemical? What if something like an infectious disease spreads, or a deadly gas is released?

It was Dan Brown who had already risked his life to wipe out those who had become cannibals with nerve gas. There was no guarantee that he would not commit biochemical suicide. So it was difficult to do it by force.

“I know what you’re thinking,” said Dan Brown.

“You want me to choose? My answer is, ‘Don’t touch my head.’”

“······.”

In response, Maru stood up neatly.

“The Empire’s business is the Empire’s business. If you try to meddle with the Holy Kingdom, it will be completely erased.”

“Erase it all. It sounds like you’re saying you’re going to wipe it all out so there won’t be any refugees. Do you think the kingdom will survive after that?”

As Maru went outside, Ki-soon followed him holding the information extractor.

“It would be dangerous if you show it like that.”

Dan Brown warns that he noticed that Ki-sun was sending a signal. Ki-sun bows her head slightly in gratitude.

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As expected, more than half of the imperial press began to churn out ominous articles.

[Special Forces of the Holy Kingdom. Suspected of murdering an Imperial Senator.]

[The Truth About the Holy Kingdom’s Special Forces. Were They Originally Clone Troopers of the Empire?]

[Who sold the clone troopers and related technology to the Holy Kingdom?]

[Dan Brown. From Director of Homeland Security to Führer of the Empire, the road to dictatorship.]

[I can tell you now. What happened that day at the Department of Homeland Security. The sacrifice of the deputy director who fought against dictatorship.]

[The Imperial Diet Disaster. What exactly happened at that time?]

[The truth about the death of Joseph Myers, president of the Confederate Virginia Langley Company.]

[It was not an accident, but a planned murder. The murderer was revealed to be Vladimir Kalin, the butcher king of the Holy Kingdom!]

[Why did the Holy Kingdom’s Baekjeong appear in the Imperial Council? Who called him?]

[From mercenary to hero. From hero to king. Was there a backer behind the miraculous journey?]

[The relationship between Chancellor Den Brown and Vladimir Kalin. Dictatorship and monarchy. Is this a coincidence?]

[The dark shadow of dictatorship cast over the empire.]

Articles kept pouring out as if they were competing with each other. And people started reacting like they had driven out the cannibals.

“Bring out the dictator Dan Brown!”

“Reveal the truth about the Imperial Diet tragedy.”

Even in minus 40 degree weather, the number of people participating in the protest increased. And then, as if they had been waiting, the New York National Guard staged a coup.

[Revolutionary Military. Promise to return to their original positions after ending the dictatorship of Dan Brown.]

[Citizens welcoming the decision to save the country.]

“Did you see? The citizens recognized the coup forces.”

In a country with a liberal gun policy, citizens did not form militias to resist the coup, but rather welcomed it.

“Let’s negotiate with the coup forces.”

“Are you going to abandon Generalissimo Den Brown?”

“It’s not that we’re abandoning him. The public has abandoned him.”

“If the coup forces dissolve the National Assembly, it’s all over.”

“In order to at least have some sort of check on the coup forces from running wild, the National Assembly must survive by any means necessary.”

“If you acknowledge the coup, what will happen later?”

A successful coup d’état was always called a revolution. And now was not the time to think about the aftermath. In the current situation, if the Imperial Household seats were lost, there was a high possibility that they would not be regained. Therefore, the Imperial Household dissolution and the deprivation of Imperial Household seats had to be prevented at all costs.

“Are you all crazy?”

“There is no other way.”

Not only was public opinion turning sour, but the coup d’état broke out and people went crazy. A minority opposed it, but the majority joined hands with the coup forces.

[Imperial Council. Agree to withdraw the term ‘coup d’etat force’ and change the name to ‘revolutionary force.’]

[Imperial Diet. Resolution to hold hearing on President Den Brown.]

[Revolutionary Army. Recognize the authority of the Imperial Diet]

[The Imperial Diet and the Revolutionary Army join hands to overthrow the dictatorship of Den Brown.]

The coup forces used the Imperial Diet to remove the label of coup forces and secure the status of a revolutionary force, but that was as far as it went.

This was because Naruzu took advantage of the chaotic atmosphere to successfully neutralize the empire’s core.

[The nuclear storage facility has been destroyed.]

[Mobile missile launcher destroyed. Nuclear warhead dismantled.]

The coup forces and the Imperial Council were shocked.

“The submarine?”

“We must protect even nuclear submarines.”

“They say the port is frozen over and we can’t dive.”

[A nuclear submarine anchored in port is under attack.]

[All submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) ​​were lost.]

The Empire’s core was vaporized by the simultaneous execution of Naruzu’s operation.

“Fuck.”

“It was General Dan Brown who did the talking.”

“You’re crazy. You’re really crazy.”

The fact that the enemy knew where the nukes were meant that top secret information had been leaked.

“It is certain that he gave up his nuclear weapons because he was crazy about power.”

“It is certain that the special forces of the Holy Kingdom are present.”

“I never thought you would do this.”

Not only Dan Brown, but the attackers were also crazy. Attacking a nuclear facility means you’re free to go to war, right?

“It is clear that the Holy Kingdom is also mad.”

“The suspicion is clear, but there is no evidence.”

“There is no way out since the nuke has already been fired, regardless of the evidence.”

Without nukes, there was no deterrent to the Holy Kingdom. And not just the Holy Kingdom. Even the Confederacy, with Texas blown away, began to show interest in the huge pie called the Empire.

And unfortunately, the coup forces and the Imperial Council were powerless to stop the Confederate cannibal and vampire forces.

“We must send a special envoy to the Holy Kingdom.”

“We must sign a mutual defense treaty with the Holy Kingdom.”

“They’re in cahoots with Dan Brown, so how can that be?”

“In the worst case scenario, we may have to go to war with the Holy Kingdom.”

“Let alone war, we have to worry about a nuclear attack from the Holy Kingdom.”

“Yes. Look at what they did to the Confederacy with hydrogen bombs. We can do the same.”

“So are you saying we shouldn’t send a special envoy?”

“We have to dispatch them. We have to buy time no matter what. First, time…”

Pushut-

The congressman whose head was blown off fell backwards.

“It’s a sniper!”

“What are the revolutionary army doing!”

“Security! Security?”

Push- push-

The Imperial Senate was once again covered in blood, beginning with a muffled noise.

And the Revolutionary Army Command was also engulfed in a sea of ​​blood.

The command center building burst into flames with a loud bang. Naruzu, who was observing the Empire’s new clones running wild, let out a small exclamation of admiration.

[Den Brown is sinister.]

[They had already installed a bomb in the building.]

Den Brown had planted bombs in every building that could be used as a headquarters.

[Is it this easy to catch the military?]

[That’s because the people on Den Brown’s side dug a hole. They even planted a bomb there in advance.]

The few surviving commanding officers outside the command center tried to control the situation, but they only fell prey to snipers.

[The new Imperial clone’s movements look familiar.]

[I see. Is it the U+ program?]

As Naruzin had inherited Director Yu’s combat experience, the new clone’s combat style was evident.

[Did you just see that? The sniping and close combat are all similar to the U+ program?]

[It’s not exactly the same. It seems like they mixed something into the U+ program.]

[Then it’s similar to us.]

Naruz’s expression changed strangely.

[Did you film this?]

[If you meet them, take a video first. I think you should send it to your brother.]

[Ugh. Let’s take care of this quickly and have brunch time with the King again.]

[You saw your brother first last time. It’s our turn this time.]

The Revolutionary Army headquarters was burning against the backdrop of the roar of Naruzu.

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The media immediately started churning out articles.

[The coup forces collapsed.]

[The military takes control under General Dan Brown.]

[Record of the 7 days of the coup regime.]

[The tragedy left by the coup that ended in a week.]

[What caused the coup?]

[Is it okay for the National Assembly to have such power?]

[The Imperial Parliament lost its functions due to collusion with the coup forces.]

[President Den Brown. He had foreseen the coup and was making all preparations.]

[The choice that always protected the empire in times of crisis. Chancellor Dan Brown.]

[Green light for the imperial economy due to expanded exchanges with the Holy Kingdom.]

[Stock market that plummeted due to coup rebounds with President Dan Brown’s return]

[A strong leader in times of crisis. President Dan Brown.]

The mainstream media praised Dan Brown.

“Your Excellency the President, I am ready to make my speech.”

“······.”

Dan Brown stands in front of the Imperial Parliament building, which is full of traces of the fire demon.

He stood there blankly with an unknown expression, his gaze directed at the falling water drops.

Stop-

Stop-

Again-

A drop of water dripping down from one side of the Imperial Parliament building, running red.

It was the end of winter.