Rust - Chapter 742



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RUST [RUST]-742

More than 70 thousand?

Huh-

It’s a pretty good number to collect.

Miss Kim smiled darkly.

As expected, South Korea. If it had been a republic, it would have been difficult to see crows, pigeons, and sparrows.

“Have you heard all the crows? They say there are 70,000. How many more must we go before we can have a conversation?”

Cheeeeeeeeld! (7 thousand!)

“If it’s dangerous, run to where the drone is. Don’t get lost for no reason.”

Kaaa …

Caw! Caw! (Two by two! Ten by ten!)

Kim Yang deployed drones in case of an emergency. If 70,000 people came at once, there would be problems due to jamming and bio-EMP effects, but with 7,000 crows from the Holy Kingdom, that shouldn’t be a problem.

‘If necessary, we can provide support fire.’

If 70,000 of them were to gather together and surround the Black Drake, it would be dangerous, but if they were to reduce their numbers before approaching, that would be all. What if they were to shoot from afar?

As the fleet deployed their drones and formed a battle formation, 7,000 crows headed toward Changwon, where 70,000 were gathered.

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The 70,000 or so crows were indifferent even when 7,000 crows descended from the sky. Not only were they more numerous, but they were also busy eating the corpses that were strewn about.

Those trying to escape from Busan were unable to break through the mountainous region blocked by the military, so they had no choice but to head west to Changwon and northeast to Ulsan.

And in that direction, crows were already encamped. 70,000 crows were preying on people trying to escape from Busan.

Ten or twenty people were instantly decimated, and the same was true for 300 or 400 people. The sight of 70,000 crows swarming around, dismembering and distributing the corpses was eerie even from afar.

“Ahhhh! Help me!”

“Kkaaaak!”

People who got into empty buses or cars with open doors were also of no use.

Foodduck-

The crows landed on the bus with a flap of their wings and began to tear the ceiling of the bus with their claws.

The crows of the Holy Kingdom also have beaks and talons that have undergone monster-like mutations, and are capable of piercing and tearing through the metal plates of automobiles, but the crows that have been consistently eating people in Changwon are even sharper.

In an instant, the ceiling of the bus was torn open and crows rushed in. The people hiding inside opened the doors and ran outside, and the crows, who had been waiting for this, attacked.

Pook- Aim for the carotid artery and cut it with your claws.

Kok- He stabbed them in the eye, took away their sight, and slowly killed them.

People were helpless. No matter where they ran, the crows were waiting.

“Into the alley. Into the alley!”

About a dozen people entered the narrow alley at the same time, but at the end of it was a crumpled compact car.

“It’s blocked.”

“It’s a fucking trap. Go back.”

“What are you doing if you don’t get out there quickly?”

“It’s blocked.”

“Don’t push!”

“Ahhhh!”

Black wings spread over the heads of the people who were blocked in front and behind and unable to move.

Kaaaaaaah!

Kim Yang’s brow furrowed slightly as she watched the scene on video.

‘These guys are good at catching people, aren’t they?’

Looking at the situation, it seemed like they were waiting in ambush until they entered the hunting grounds, and then surrounded and destroyed them once they got inside.

There were clear traces of perfectly good cars being dragged in, and broken cars being pushed into back roads to block alleys. Everything was intelligent.

Huh-

Kim Yang didn’t care whether the crows ate a lot of people or not, but Maru didn’t. It was obvious that if they couldn’t forget the taste of people, they should be disposed of.

“Send the video to your home country right now. We’ll take it with us or dispose of it.”

Looking through the stratospheric airship, it was clear that even if those trying to escape were to head west through Changwon, there would already be troops waiting on that side.

The crows did not go to where the army was. Likewise, the army did not make any special moves, but just waited quietly while the crows ate the refugees.

Kim Yang’s eyes flashed coldly.

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News of the expedition’s arrival in Korea was quickly spread.

“How are things?”

[Reports and videos have arrived.]

“From the video.”

Footage showed parts of Gyeongsangnam-do and Jeollanam-do buried shallowly in volcanic ash and dust. As the drone pierced the ashen air, the gruesome reality of Busan became clear.

A population of 30 million people was bustling about in that narrow land. What’s more, there were small fishing boats lined up moving from Tsushima Island to Busan.

[You’re crazy.]

Ki-sun was also taken aback by the sight.

“The port is paralyzed. The ships inside can’t get out.”

Hood frowned as he looked at the tangled mess of a harbor. There were easily more than ten thousand small boats bustling around Busan Port and its vicinity.

“An estimated population of 30 million? You’re basically saying they’re going to lock us up and kill us.”

Ki-soon defended herself while frowning at the PD’s evaluation.

[It’s not to the point of death. Busan is the second largest city in Korea, with a population of 10 million. If the administrative power can function properly, it is not impossible for a city to accommodate 30 million people.]

The population suddenly increased by more than three times in a situation where administrative power was paralyzed, so that’s how it turned out. Even if there were over 20 million refugees coming from Japan, if we look at it objectively, it wasn’t impossible to accept them.

“So, are you saying that the Korean government did that intentionally?”

[It’s hard to say without information, but if they had the will to accept refugees, they wouldn’t have left them like that.]

While Hood and Ki-soon were talking, footage showed the military completely blockading the area around Busan, centered around Goji.

[This. This. This is it.]

Ki-soon, who was about to say something more, changed the channel so that only Maru could hear.

[Ha- Yeah, no matter how I look at it, it seems like it was modeled after Busan. Let’s talk about it separately later.]

[I get it.]

While Maru and Gisoon were away from the story for a moment, Hood and the PD analyzed the footage.

“Considering that they even mobilized the military to block it, is there a problem with an infectious disease?”

“If it was an infectious disease issue, the soldiers would have been prepared for chemical, biological, and radiological warfare. Judging from the fact that they are wearing regular armor, it is unlikely to be an infectious disease issue.”

The footage captured refugees heading to Changwon amid the blatant lack of security and food shortages in Busan.

A group of over 100 people fled from Busan to the west. Then, a hunt for crows began.

The crows of the Holy Kingdom. They only saw crows buying things at the market with people like people. Hood and PD felt the gap between them widened when they saw crows intelligently hunting and eating people.

“Eh? Are crows in Korea like that?”

[Japanese crows are probably worse than that.]

“Huh? Huh?”

[It would be meaningless since both the human and the crow would be dead.]

The nurse was silent at Ki-sun’s fact bomb. Maru, who was watching the crows of Changwon feasting on the refugees, said.

“So what did they say on the expedition?”

[I would like to hear a decision on whether to continue recruiting crows in Changwon or dispose of them.]

Maru’s gaze turned to the screen.

“Among the crows, there is not one that carries food to the nest.”

[···I see?]

“That’s definitely true.”

“It’s summer, so if they laid eggs in the spring, they should be almost fully grown by now… but they’re still eating the food their mother gives them.”

PD and Hood were amazed by Maru’s keen eye.

“Tell them to give us the meat balls and monster jerky that our crows eat.”

[Delivered.]

If you still prefer human flesh after eating that, I had no intention of leaving you alone.

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Ms. Kim immediately took action.

“Take some beef jerky, meat balls, and some snacks too.”

Cackle? (Cookies?)

“You guys like sweets too. Things like pie and chocolate. Take those and talk about them. Stop eating people and eat these things. If you join us, you can eat these things. It’s not a lie, it’s the truth.”

Kaaaah. (That’s true.)

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed at the crow’s reaction.

“What’s with that reaction? Did he start to want to eat people?”

Caw? Caw! (What? Such a vicious sound!)

The crow, receiving a suspicious look, pecked desperately at the keyboard.

“Huh- I’ll trust you this once. You know? When the Supreme Dignity comes, they’ll all be slaughtered. No. I can finish them off before the Supreme Dignity even gets here. You know that.”

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“Then go.”

Foodduck-

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The 7,000 crows were completely left out. I thought there would be a reaction if I just went down, but the crows of Changwon were only focused on hunting humans and ignored the crows of the Holy Kingdom.

Caw? (Ignoring us?)

George? (Should I go?)

For now, let’s wait since they’re hunting.

After eating, you’ll probably get some kind of reaction.

But what are the humans here that they are being slaughtered like that?

If you look over there, there seems to be an army, but why is the army just sitting there?

There must be some human circumstances here.

Churp.

Come to think of it, humans do have their own unique flavor.

Don’t be a jerk. You’ll end up in trouble.

You’ve seen people kill people who eat humans, so what the hell are you talking about?

I know. I know.

Oh, you really can’t speak?

Kim Yang’s order was given to the crows of the Holy Kingdom who were chatting while cawing.

Monster jerky?

No, damn it. You want me to give it to you?

Even if it’s meatballs, you can’t just give them to them.

Wasn’t that what we were receiving as a reward?

Everybody shut your mouths.

First, bring me some monster jerky and rice cakes.

If things go well with them, they’ll give us some too.

So the crows of the Holy Kingdom entered into negotiations with the crows of Changwon.

The crows of Changwon, who were happily enjoying a raw meat party, nodded their heads at the crows of the Holy Kingdom who brought well-seasoned meat balls, monster jerky, various pies, and even chocolate.

Is it a tribute?

You want to join the group?

Isn’t the amount too small?

We’re over 70,000 and this isn’t even enough to get a taste.

They came down from the sky, but how did they get here?

Aren’t you a spy from Ulsan?

Ulsan didn’t have anything like this. Seasoned meat.

Candy? Is this like candy?

Could it be poison?

The crows in Changwon were croaking loudly.

The crows of the Holy Kingdom were dumbfounded by the reaction of the crows of Changwon, which was completely different from what they had expected.

This is not a tribute.

On the contrary, I brought it to tell you that if you follow us to the Holy Kingdom, you will be able to eat these things.

There is no such thing as poison.

The crows of Changwon, who had been croaking noisily at the words of the sacred crow, suddenly stopped croaking.

The sight of 70,000, 140,000 eyes staring at the sacred crows in silence.

Then the judging began.

You didn’t eat humans.

I think so because it looks a bit small.

But the feathers and claws look nice.

I guess you ate other meat.

Something like a wild boar.

Judging from the shape of the jerky they brought, it’s not human jerky.

We’ve definitely caught something we couldn’t hunt.

Greed began to flow little by little into the eyes of the crows of Changwon.

If you eat humans, and then eat the jerky of difficult-to-hunt monsters, you’ll become even stronger.

You guys are talking.

Where did you get this jerky?

The crows of the Holy Kingdom quickly spread their wings and pointed to the sky.

Up there.

Airship.

Not an airplane, but an airship?

What is that?

You’ll know when you go.

There’s a ton of stuff like this out there.

As new.

Foodddd …

The sky darkens as if covered with black clouds as 70,000 birds take flight at the same time.

After all the Changwon crows had flown up and headed toward the expedition airship, the crows of the Holy Kingdom took the seasoned rice cakes, monster jerky, and pie chocolates that they had brought down and headed toward a military unit a short distance away.

“Hey. Hey. There, the crows are coming!”

“Hey. Don’t shoot!”

“Put your gun down!”

“If you shoot that thing, it’ll be a mess. Just stay still!”

Foodduk-

The crows that had landed on the parade grounds spoke as they put down vacuum-packed seasoned meat balls, monster jerky, and snacks.

Kaaaak!

There are so many delicious things!

Wow, there are so many of them!

JOIN US!

They were crows handing out pamphlets about the Holy Kingdom.

“What is this, Private Kim?”

“Immigrant? You can go right away?”

“The crows brought all this?”

“Major, the crows brought me some leaflets.”

“Get them all out. What the hell is this? A holy kingdom. It’s all nonsense.”

A cold sweat somehow ran down the major’s face.

The upper echelons knew.

The founding of a new nation in North America called the Holy Kingdom.

And that the king was Vladimir Kalin, a Korean.

‘A sacred kingdom crow. How did you cross the Pacific?’

I need to contact martial law command.

Before he knew it, crows were surrounding the major.

Caw- Are you a human-eater? Caw?

Are you a cannibal?

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[The number of crows in Changwon is over 70,000 and is increasing in altitude.]

[Check direction!]

[This way. Coming up towards the crow expedition!]

Looking at the mood of the kids in Changwon, the crow years, it seemed like there was no answer, so they quickly used an airship to blow it up and changed direction by recruiting the Korean military.

“Those crow bitches, for real.”

Ms. Kim, who was watching the video in real time, burst out laughing in disbelief.

“Okay. Okay. Prepare plenty of small ones. Send out a warning drone. If it comes up, it’ll be gone.”

The warning drone sent by the expedition was slashed by the talons of crows in Changwon.

“You don’t know what it tastes like. I’ll have to teach you properly.”

huh.

And a hot taste too.