Rust - Chapter 780



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RUST -780

Ha- these things are shit from the start.

Kim Yang quietly watched the magpie chattering.

“Get out!”

“Get out of here!”

While crows come in a variety of sizes, from large to similar in size to the old ones, magpies are all almost the same size, as if they were stamped out of a fish-shaped bread mold.

[Ah. I told you I didn’t touch it. Tell me more···.]

“Thief!” (Thief!)

“Get out!” (Get out!)

Magpies spread their wings wide and threateningly. At first, a few came, but from far away, magpies began to gather in flocks.

‘What’s going on?’

‘That bitch tried to steal our fruit.’

‘A human wearing something strange?’

‘I know that. What is that steel man? That thing.’

‘That’s a movie.’

Dozens quickly became hundreds. Judging by the number of magpies gathering from all directions, they appeared to be in the thousands.

[No. I told you I didn’t even touch it.]

“Get out of here!” (Get out of here!)

“I’m going to kill you!” (I’m going to kill you!)

Miss Kim was getting irritated by the magpies who were making such noises that she couldn’t even speak.

Should I burn it all down, like a negotiation or a Nabal or an orchard? As she was fiddling with the cute nuke on her waist, the AI ​​of the Black Drake found her.

[Commander. We have confirmed that a cannibal is hiding near your current location.]

Oh. Really?

I was already annoyed, so this is good.

[Where is it?]

[Sending location information.]

A moment later, a map of the surrounding area and the situation appeared on Kim Yang’s HUD (head-up display). There were quite a few cannibals hiding nearby, perhaps dreaming of a comeback by taking advantage of the flock of crows coming up from Ulsan.

[How did you know this?]

[Obtained by calculating the results of surveillance by the stratospheric airship and search by the crow unit.]

[Take me to the nearest location.]

[The guidance begins.]

An arrow appeared on her HUD.

‘Did you go?’

‘Go.’

‘You say she’s a thief? Then I should have just killed her.’

‘The steel man looks similar to the one I saw there.’

‘That’s right. You shouldn’t touch something you see for the first time.’

That was the reason why the magpies didn’t attack Ms. Kim.

‘Huh? Isn’t that over there?’

‘A place where humans gather to make nests for farming.’

‘Not a nest, but a shack.’

‘It’s the same thing as a shack or a nest.’

Thousands of magpies watched Kim Yang’s every move.

[A flock of magpies are following at a certain distance.]

Kim Yang grinned at the assistant AI’s report.

[It doesn’t matter.]

The tent where the cannibals were hiding was nearby, which made it even better. She immediately took out the cute nuke from her waistband.

[Commander. What you are holding now is not a regular grenade, but a tactical nuclear weapon for infantry.]

[know.]

[If nuclear weapons are used at that location, there is a possibility of low-level radioactive contamination.]

[know.]

[The current wind direction is northwest. The orchard is located in a radioactive contamination risk area.]

[So I know.]

Kim Yang, who had a small nuke loaded into his gun that could blow up an area 350 to 400 meters away, pulled the trigger without a moment’s hesitation.

Phooooong-

The moment the infantry tactical nuclear weapon launched in the form of a rifle grenade landed on the target tent, a hot heat rose.

The cute hot sphere briefly sparkled, then exploded with a huge explosion, burning the surrounding area to the ground. The tent at the center of the explosion evaporated, and the iron railing a short distance away melted.

A hot, hot wind blew by, setting fire to everything. Then a small mushroom cloud rose up.

The magpies following Kim Yang opened their beaks wide.

‘······.’

‘······.’

‘I know that.’

‘I saw it too.’

Since they were magpies who knew how to type on a keyboard with their beaks, searching for and watching videos on the computer was easy.

Yeah. Didn’t you say that knowledge is a disease?

The magpies now knew what the small mushroom cloud meant.

What if there was something that small?

There must be something big too.

Should I run away?

Are you saying we should abandon the orchard?

Kim Yang approached the magpies, who were unable to go anywhere, and spoke with a dark smile.

[It’s nice because it’s quiet. Hey- I said I didn’t touch it, right?]

I feel so sorry for this. What should I do?

That orchard over there is probably not going to be edible anymore.

Huh?

Have you guys ever heard of quiet radiation? It’s a gift from our cute nuke.

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So the magpies lost their orchard.

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Another magpie village is in trouble.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

A small mushroom cloud rose from the edge of the mountain with a loud noise.

Whoosh whoosh-

The season that transitions from late summer to early fall.

If only the autumn rain had come in abundance, it would have been different, but since it had not rained for nearly two weeks, the fire was spreading at an unusually fast rate.

Magpies that had built their nests along the mountainside flew up at once. Magpies desperately carrying water jugs to put out the forest fire that was spreading in an instant.

[So listen when I speak nicely.]

It’s not like you’re the master of farming, so why are you so concerned about farming?

When we go to the Holy Kingdom, we can’t abandon the land that has been passed down to us for generations or something like that.

Yes, that’s right.

The magpie was a resident bird.

And Ms. Kim was a woman who didn’t know anything like that.

[If you speak kindly, he won’t listen.]

huh.

They say that humans and magpies only listen when their butts are on fire.

Kaaa …

[What are you doing hiding a cannibal and getting all worked up about? Come at me. I’ll fry you to a crisp.]

Kaaaak! (Kill that bitch!)

Caw! Caw! (Chief! No!)

The young magpies that were leading the village chief, who was flapping his wings, landed in front of Kim Yang.

So what do you want?

Migrate across the water to the Holy Realm.

I can’t abandon the orchard.

Yeah, that orchard was contaminated with radiation.

radioactivity?

Here, I’ll give you a tablet PC, so look at it and choose whether to dry up here and die, or go and settle down in the vast, comfortable, and happy Divine Realm.

The magpies were indignant at Kim Yang’s calm and composed appearance, but there was nothing they could do. There were six giant airships floating in the sky, and drones numbering in the tens of thousands were aiming their coil guns.

The magpies could not resist, as the reason for the small nuclear explosion near the orchard was said to be because of cannibals.

Fruit farming required human help. Magpies could catch bugs and pull out weeds without spraying pesticides, but humans were needed to make and spread fertilizer.

Humans help grow pesticide-free, eco-friendly apples, and in return, the harvested fruit is shared with humans.

The cannibal government decided to cooperate with the magpies. Many of the elderly farmers had already died. It was an abandoned orchard. Even if they had not died, many of them moved to the city where their children were.

In a situation where the conscripted army is being mobilized to grow rice and grains, it would be welcome if magpies started growing fruit.

There, the magpie was a territorial creature. It was a resident bird.

So the magpies that settled around the orchards chased away animals like mutated wild boars, deer, raccoons, and weasels. The orchards that housed magpies were not just orchards, but also served as fences to keep out mutated monsters.

There, the magpie was smart enough to distinguish and recognize human faces, and as time passed, it was able to speak human language to some extent and communicate with them. It was even able to act as a biological CCTV.

Naturally, the cannibal government took care of the magpies, and the magpies and the cannibals maintained a fairly good relationship.

What did the magpies care whether humans ate humans or not? Whether they ate humans or fought with them was a matter between humans.

So when the cannibals who helped him with his farming came to him asking for a place to rest for a while, he only thought it was natural to give them a place to rest.

Who would have thought that something so simple would bring disaster to the village?

‘Do you think that would work on a crazy bitch?’

‘but.’

‘Okay. Let’s check the files.’

The magpies checked the part about radioactive contamination on the tablet PC that Kim Yang had handed them. It was about the radioactive leak accident that occurred in a place called Chernobyl.

The damage caused by radiation was more horrific than the magpies could have imagined. Some raised their voices, saying that they had to fight against the use of such a vicious thing near their nests and orchards.

‘If we fight, can we win?’

‘······.’

The magpies’ gaze turned to the human female dressed in a suit of steel.

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on, anytime.

There was Miss Kim, who was waving a napalm flamethrower.

‘That fucking…’

‘Hold on.’

The mutant monsters on the ground were no problem. I could just hit them and they would run away into the sky. Even if a bird of prey attacked, I was confident that I could win.

Even if you lose 1:1, what if you lose in a group? No matter how ferocious the birds of prey are, if they are outnumbered 1:100 or 1:1000, it would be difficult to pick up even a single feather.

Even if birds of prey came in a flock, it would be the same. Group warfare was a different matter. Above all, even if birds of prey were to form a flock, it would not be easy for them to exceed 100 birds.

Anyway, once the magpies settled down and started growing fruit, that was their territory. Unless a bunch of gangster-like crows came flying in, no one could mess with the ill-tempered magpies.

Until now.

‘Are you just going to leave that crazy bitch alone?’

‘Yeah, that bitch basically destroyed our village.’

‘What if we get support from the humans who have been working with us?’

Although they are called cannibals among humans, they are just humans to the magpies. Even mutant monsters sometimes eat other mutant monsters, so it doesn’t mean that humans are not human just because they eat humans.

‘It’s late.’

‘Look at what’s being chased now.’

‘What is the purpose of our fight above all else?’

‘Isn’t that what you fight for?’

‘······.’

In any fight, there has to be something to protect.

Fight to protect your freedom. Fight to protect your family. Fight to protect your lover. Fight to protect your beliefs. Fight for your faith. Etc.

The magpies fought for their territory, for the orchards they grew. But now? Does it make sense that they are fighting to protect an area contaminated with radiation?

That was exactly what Kim Yang was after.

The magpies, which are territorial birds, had destroyed the thing they were supposed to guard.

What will the magpie do when its nest and orchard are gone?

Will you go to your new home called the Holy Kingdom, or will you attack other magpies or animals to take that home?

‘Huh- Even if I steal it, it’s no use.’

She had no intention of letting go of the magpie once she got her hooks.

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Maru was dumbfounded by Kim Yang’s unconventional actions.

[······.]

[Wow. What a great woman.]

Ki-sun Do also took the class.

[So what are you going to do? Are you going to tell me to quit right now? You seem like you’re going to throw a huge party.]

Even though she used a nuke, it was only a tactical nuke for infantry. However, no matter how small it is, a nuke is still a nuke, so there was still the issue of radioactive contamination.

[It’s okay. Isn’t the countryside completely empty anyway? Since it’s a small nuclear power plant, there’s less radioactive contamination, and by the standards of island countries, that level of radioactive contamination isn’t even pollution.]

[Still, I hope you think carefully before doing it. You don’t have to suffer unnecessary criticism.]

Maru respected Kim Yang’s operational authority. Kim Yang smiled as if she understood that.

[Okay.]

After blowing up three magpie villages, rumors spread and things changed.

When news spread that Miss Kim had appeared near the village, the magpies came first.

She was begging him not to use the small nuclear weapon to drive out the cannibal. But she was not one to be swayed by such pleas.

‘Then you will immigrate?’

‘······.’

No, sir. Our magpies are resident birds.

Let’s think about it rationally.

Do you think it makes sense to tell a magpie that has found a nest to move?

Aren’t we all intelligent beings? Let’s find common ground through dialogue.

‘So you’re going to move?’

Kaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Even if you think about it rationally, isn’t it so when you look at it from a natural perspective?

Physiologically, that’s not true…

Kwaaaaaaaang!

‘Are you going to immigrate?’

In the end, the magpies had no choice but to either join after being hit by a nuke or join without being hit by a nuke.

In order to protect the fruit in the orchard, the magpies had no choice but to promise to join.

[All the magpies nearby decided to migrate.]

Kim Yang reported in a bright and cheerful voice. Ki-sun shook her head at her innocence.

[It seems like it will take time to become friendly with the magpies.]

One of the original goals of the Holy Kingdom Expedition was to recruit magpies. Next up were the crows.

Now, Kim Yang naturally rushed to the crows lying on the sickbed in a crouching position.

[Note.]

Caw?

[You guys have work to do.]

They say there’s a crow king in Ulsan? I’d like to see that king.

Caw?