Rust - Chapter 72



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RUST-72

A man walking indifferently towards a frozen person. He walked neither fast nor slow, and the three people did not run away or rush at him, but just stayed still.

One person who was watching the scene from afar cursed, “You idiot!” Several others agreed and laughed, calling them “idiots.” Why are they frozen like that when it’s 1:3? Why are they rushing at them if that’s the case?

What’s even more absurd is that when the man who slowly approached them started saying “thump-thump-thump” three times, the three of them just lay down comfortably.

I’ve done some stabbing, but generally speaking, when you stab someone with a knife and get stabbed, isn’t it normal to scream, struggle to block the stabbing, squirm for your life, and splatter everywhere? You should try to stab them one more time, and try to avoid it no matter what…

“Hey. Did you see that?”

“The bastards are lying on the floor holding hands?”

“Yeah. Aren’t they just beginners?”

“Looking at what he’s doing, he’s a rookie. He’s just trying to make a quick buck, that’s why he’s like that.”

“Are you sure you have cash in your carrier?”

“Hey, how many times do I have to tell you that kid was running around robbing people with cash?”

“You’re not a yakuza, are you?”

“Why are you scared of the yakuza?”

“I’m scared. Don’t make me laugh.”

“So what? Did the yakuza put iron plates on their stomachs?”

“It was going in well. But when I turned it around quickly, it started to squirm and beg, ‘Please stop.’”

“Among the kids we asked about, are there only one or two yakuza?”

“Yeah. The Yakuza weren’t that bad. If I had known this would happen, I would have stabbed them earlier.”

“That’s right. Even the police are scared and won’t come out. What kind of yakuza are you?”

“If it’s Yakuza, that’s good. They’ll probably have guns too.”

“I want a gun too. A gun.”

“Huh? They had guns?”

It looked like a man with a flower-patterned sword was taking weapons from the children lying down.

“A gun? A gun, it must be empty. If there were bullets, why didn’t you shoot?”

Several people who were watching from a distance were Sukdeok. Their voices were strangely excited. Their eyes were slightly open.

“Hey, if you have a gun, can you kill me?”

“Don’t make me laugh.”

“Are you stupid?”

“Stop whining and hurry. Give it to me. Quickly.”

The man who appeared to be the leader took an ampoule syringe out of his pocket and handed it out.

“Don’t stab all the way through, just half. You know? It’s half.”

“Stop nagging and give it to me!”

People who were rushing to grab the ampoule injections and roughly inserting them into the veins of their arms.

Hyuhauhaoga

Yuhaoulobada

Kuhaesou kuyuso

Some people just rolled their eyes.

“Get out! You little bastards!”

They were the puppets who lightly chewed on the leader’s curses, laughed and glared at the distant floor.

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Maru felt a little dirty.

This isn’t a yakuza or anything, should I call it a gangster?

It seems too much to just call him a thug, and he’s bragging about the .38 he got from somewhere? Did he watch a lot of movies? Or did other people just show him the gun on his waistband and he’d know what to do? How did he get the gun? Did he harass the police? So the Japanese police got their guns stolen by this guy?

I was just having random thoughts.

‘Ah- shit. I told you to take it easy.’

Everyone spent the day in a comfortable and friendly manner.

Maru sighed and sat down in the amphibious vehicle. Seeing these people wielding guns and swords and not even a single police officer or self-defense force member in sight, it seemed that the security of this area had practically collapsed.

It was already 3-4 days ago that the news reported that a vigilante group had been organized at the village level. Since it was a small village, everyone knew each other and most of them were middle-aged and elderly, so I thought I understood why the atmosphere was like, ‘Let’s stick together and maintain order, and if outsiders are causing trouble, let’s beat them up.’

‘Still, that’s true. It’s a fairly large port city, but there are already so many people like this.’

It was a miracle that the gas station wasn’t robbed. No, it was fortunate. If this atmosphere continued, it was obvious that in a few days, they would be robbing everything, whether it was a gas station or a yacht.

Tsk-

There was no direct volcanic damage and no earthquakes in Shikoku, so it was like this. Then, for Tokyo and its surrounding areas, which were hit by a major earthquake and a typhoon, it was simply hopeless.

‘What can I do? Just let things happen as they are supposed to.’

Peacefully, as the natural course of things will be. Maru nodded and started the engine.

Pier doo doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-

With a sound that somehow made my heart pound, the amphibious vehicle rolled eight wheels simultaneously. Maru headed toward the port where the catamaran was anchored.

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An amphibious vehicle running along the Yoshino River promenade.

The trail was empty. I had not heard of many places, but the sun was already setting. How long had I been there? I could hear strange noises and the sound of running wildly in the alley connected to the trail.

Brushwood and iron

Hang in there

Yarohokireki

Maru’s expression cracked.

Those drug dealers I saw at Royal Marina? Why are they here?

I turned my head in the direction of the sound.

When I looked closely at the things running towards me, their eyes were not red.

“It’s not Sakura?”

It wasn’t Red Sakura. It wasn’t Hotel Charlotte.

So is it a fake? Is that so? Are there any fakes of medicine?

“No, why is this harvest so abundant?”

This is a bumper crop of nonsense.

Khuhhhhhh

Maru, who was laughing alone, pulled the accelerator.

It’s not just a car, it’s an amphibious vehicle, so why bother getting involved?

Maru jumped straight from the riverside path into the river, leaving behind the rascals running towards him, half foaming at the mouth.

with a plop

with a splash

Quo Sogoroche

Brush brush brush brush

A few of the drug dealers jumped in and floundered as they ran.

Doooooooooo-

It was a deck that leisurely went down the river, leaving behind all the running, struggling, sinking, and drooling things.

‘Good. Peacefully. Naturally.’

Hmm- It was a room where the awkward feeling was somewhat relieved.

As we went down the river, we saw a catamaran anchored near the harbor in the distance.

But. Why there again?

Small rubber boats surrounded the catamaran like ants clinging to candy.

“This year is a really bumper crop.”

Booooooooooooooooo-

Maru pulled the accelerator all the way.

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Seoul, Charlotte Group headquarters.

Sim Eun-gyu felt uncomfortable.

Busan and Kyushu were close in terms of distance. Due to the geographical characteristics, Busan Charlotte’s influence could take root in Kyushu. So from the beginning, the headquarters strategically targeted the Kyushu region.

A major earthquake struck Japan, and the headquarters succeeded in recruiting the powerful figures in Kyushu, including the yakuza, using Korean permanent residency as bait. It was a successful operation to hit Sim Eun-young in Busan on the back of the head.

After that, there was a rumor that Sim Eun-young’s power in Japan was shaken. Naturally, it was clear that she would go to Japan to consolidate her power.

Although Busan was the second largest city, if it came down to a battle of wits between the two, it was certain that the larger Seoul headquarters would win. So, for her, the Japanese forces were a necessary force when fighting the headquarters.

“So what’s the result? You missed it?”

They said they would search for him and catch him even with the Kyushu 7th District Coast Guard high-speed patrol boat, but there was no news. So did they miss him?

“No. The 7th District Coast Guard sent two additional patrol boats because the wanted patrol boat sank.”

Didn’t she say she was riding a catamaran? Using that to sink a high-speed patrol boat? She really was a woman beyond common sense. Well, that’s why the World Group must have been right. But since she sank a Coast Guard ship, it was natural for them to take action.

“Did you take care of it on your own?”

“Yes, that’s right. But.”

Sim Eun-gyu gestured for him to continue.

“They say that the volcanoes on the Kyushu volcanic front are all erupting and the situation is serious. That’s why those who have moved here are saying they will come to Korea with their families.”

That was difficult. This incident must have made him realize that some of the Kyushu forces had betrayed him that year. He would have tried to find the traitor, but he would never have thought that the entire Kyushu region had betrayed him.

So, when the last of the last came, I could hit the back of her head. But if they all came over to Korea, who would raise the cows?

“Is the situation that serious?”

“They say the fine volcanic ash is so thick that it can cause respiratory diseases. It’s so serious that even if you run an air purifier, you won’t be able to last a day and the filter will have to be replaced.”

The regular mask didn’t even fit the chin. The same goes for gas masks. The only alternative is the oxygen mask used by firefighters, but that’s not enough.

“Volcanic ash is a problem, but the mutant coronavirus is also extreme.”

It was a situation where the vaccine was not working because mutations were continuously occurring. It is already extreme, but it is getting more extreme? Shim Eun-gyu frowned.

“It is said that the coronavirus that has mutated in Japan mainly attacks the lungs and brain of patients. It is said that when the virus enters the brain, the personality becomes simple and violent.”

Is that so? Is that why there are rumors going around that riots are continuing in Japan and that public order is collapsing?

“It is said that when the mutated coronavirus begins to attack the lungs, pulmonary fibrosis progresses rapidly, causing severe respiratory distress. The respiratory distress caused by the coronavirus is compounded by the respiratory distress caused by the volcanic ash, and many people are suffocating to death.”

Tsk- If that’s the case, then there’s no way I can just stop them from coming. They’re the kind of guys who’ll stick to Sim Eun-young again if I have to. I have to make sure they have a place to live.

“First, we prepared a cruise so that some of the family members could come over, and sent the organization members to Shikoku to find a route that President Sim Eun-young could take.”

“Okay. Good job!”

Yes. Since they were attacked in northern Kyushu, they probably tried to go around southern Kyushu. They probably got caught up with the Japan Coast Guard in southern Kyushu and ran away. The only places they could go were Okinawa or Shikoku.

It was obvious that I would go to Shikoku. Or to Osaka.

“Can you still contact Osaka?”

“Yes. We can contact Shikoku, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya. Since the power of President Shim there is also continuing to shake up, we can track his movements if he goes there.”

Shim Eun-gyu’s expression relaxed a little. Yes. Going to Japan was the end of four years.

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Beep- Beep- The communicator rang. Then came Ms. Kim’s voice.

[A rubber boat carrying armed men approaches.]

Ki-sun jumped up at the sound of Kim Yang’s communication, who was on guard duty in the cockpit on the third floor. Ki-sun, who had not been able to sleep properly for over two days due to the night flight, was feeling like he was going to die.

“From which direction? How many people?”

[If this continues, we will be surrounded. The number of rubber boats confirmed from this side is 13, with 4 to 5 people on each boat.]

What the hell is this?

[Are you going?]

“Hey- Wait a minute. Are you sure you’re coming for us?”

[···This is the only ship anchored nearby.]

What the fuck.

The difference in numbers was too great. There were only two people here, but if you count four people per rubber boat, there were over 50 people there.

“Shoot – I’ll start the engine and get out of here.”

[Is Mr. Maru okay?]

“It’s okay since you went out on an amphibious vehicle. Move roughly so that they don’t stick together, and be careful not to fall.”

[All right.]

It was fortunate that Maru took care of the oil first.

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Enemy that entered the scope.

He wasn’t even wearing bulletproof vest.

The Beretta he was holding didn’t even have a silencer.

Ms. Kim breathed thinly and quietly.

The waves were calm because it was a harbor. I could feel the vibration of the catamaran’s engine. The moment the rubber boat rose slightly on the waves, I pulled the trigger.

Taang

Taang

A slight recoil shook Kim Yang’s body.

Two of the four people on the rubber boat fell into the waves together. When the one who was driving the motor died, the rubber boat lost its direction and swayed. I want to finish it off completely, but if I try to catch it, someone else will get caught.

It would have been nice if it had been Barrett… With Barrett, you could just blow away the head or the motor, but Kim Yang missed the heavy feel of Barrett’s hand. However, Barrett had to be careful because he didn’t have many bullets left.

As we shot at the rubber boats that were coming out in the lead, the rubber boats that had been running in a straight line began to change direction in a zigzag shape and approach us.

Huh-

Kim Yang pulled the trigger of his 7.62mm semi-automatic sniper rifle without sparing a smile.

Tudadadak

Knock knock knock

Another ship capsized.

‘next.’

As the scope searched for other prey, something strange caught his eye.

“Grenade launcher?”

No way? Ms. Kim was startled. She shot the guy with the grenade launcher.

with a plop-

The guy with the grenade launcher fell into the sea.

Kim Yang’s pupils dilated as he looked through the scope with a small sense of relief.

There were more than a few guys with grenade launchers.

Thump- thump- thump-

Grenades flew in from three places, and time seemed to pass slowly.

ah-

Before the sigh could end, a grenade landed on the deck. Kim Yang lowered her head and braced herself for the explosion.

Thump- thump- tuttuk-

Peachy peachy!

Tear gas sprayed out of the grenade. In an instant, the yacht deck was covered in tear gas.

Ki-soon, who was in the cockpit, started painting while looking at the tear gas smoke rising like a fog. He remembered what Maru had said.

What the fuck.

This is a tear gas launcher that Kim Yang mistook for a grenade launcher.