Rust - Chapter 784



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RUST -784

The powerful railgun cannon created a pillar of white light, and the shells made of special alloys burned brightly and stuck in, unable to withstand the frictional heat.

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A landscape where dust rises as if a tactical nuclear weapon had been dropped.

[Target hit!]

[Check the status.]

Debris and dust that had floated into the air fell, clouding the area.

[No change in enemy movement.]

[They disperse into small groups.]

[Sweep them away with your main gun until they surrender unconditionally.]

[All fleets begin free fire!]

The enemy’s movements were monitored by the stratospheric surveillance aircraft, so the Holy Kingdom’s fleet’s attacks were relentless.

It was a punishment from the heavens. A small flock of crows writhed in the dust as they were hit by the ceaseless railgun fire from the six airships.

[Oh my god···. Neck. The target is alive.]

[Confirmed.]

[Target survival confirmed!]

[Video analysis complete.]

[It looks like the target has deflected the railgun shell!]

Kim Yang’s eyes grew wide.

It wasn’t just any bombardment, it was a railgun bombardment. A mass weapon that fired special shells at speeds of Mach 5 to 7.

You brushed it off?

How on earth?

She wondered how the crow-head had managed to deflect the railguns, but she moved her fleet forward first, as the dust and debris raised by the railgun fire made it difficult to see the battle situation.

[Ascent to altitude. Leaving the operational area.]

[All fleets, raise altitude!]

As the fleet gained altitude, a flock of crows rose from the thick dust as if asking where they were going.

The crows rushed in like a monster hiding in a sea of ​​thick dust stretching out its tentacles. However, none of the crows reached the already high-altitude flying fleet.

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The crows that were hit by the railgun did not gather in one place. They were divided into groups and scattered in all directions in a way that could cause a biological EMP effect, instantly turning the entire Gyeongsangnam-do into a scene of chaos.

[It’s a surprise!]

[The crows made a night raid.]

Kim Yang and the expedition team alone were not able to block the crows’ migration path. Kim Yang and the guards tried to draw the crows’ aggro, but that only worked the first few times.

They began to learn and exploit their information as if they were a human army. They did this by taking advantage of the common belief that crows are weak to night attacks because they are active during the day and sleep at night.

Not only that, they began to continuously attack Kim Yang and his guards using their overwhelming numbers of 300,000. The expedition force, which was small in number, could not sleep properly due to the endless hit-and-run.

[Crow years!!!]

Kim Yang, who had been up all night for two days, suddenly lost her temper.

[Our highest dignity said it would come in two days? It’s been two days now, when will it come?]

It was Ms. Kim who started to nag Ki-sun, asking when Maru would come. If the expedition team had used one of the new hydrogen bombs, a 120-megaton hydrogen bomb, they could have wiped out the crows.

[If you add up the crows that converted this time and the crows from Changwon, it’s well over 130,000, and there are also magpies. Wouldn’t it be better to just wipe them all out at once?]

[It’s up to the expedition commander to decide, and the responsibility lies with the person who used the strategic nuclear weapon.]

When Ki-soon did not give in easily, Kim Yang’s eyes became cloudy.

[Okay, I’ll start carpet bombing with small nukes.]

[Do as you wish. Choice is free, responsibility is essential.]

Aaaahhhhhhhh!

Ms. Kim was indignant at Ki-sun’s answer.

This is why society is corrupt and the country is ruined. We need to come together to overcome the crisis. Are you trying to avoid responsibility by blaming others?

Even with Kim Yang’s eyes saying, “I didn’t see it that way. I’m disappointed,” Ki-soon remained calm.

The image of the cannibals is already in ruins because of the fake information they spread in the beginning, so you want to spread nukes?

If the situation was so dire that it really required the use of nuclear weapons, it was Kim Yang who would have used them without notifying him.

So, saying we’ll use nukes now is just saying that we’re going to use nukes to wipe everything out because we’re angry, and then split the aftermath.

‘Maru will be here soon.’

Seeing that he suggested using nuclear weapons before Maru returned, it seems that Kim Yang also has other thoughts.

‘I guess I’m just trying to avoid bothersome things.’

Her annoyance included many things. There was an annoyance about a flock of crows, but deep inside there was an annoyance about Korea.

‘They probably want to establish discipline by completely eradicating it with nuclear weapons.’

Ki-soon saw through it. Even though they were transferring power through a general election, the chances of it going well were slim.

First of all, the plan to bring 1 million newborns to the Holy Kingdom was like that. Will the newly elected government just watch as 1 million newborns flow out?

In the early days of the regime, the newly formed government will try to achieve noticeable results. Realistically, the results obtained through negotiations with the Holy Kingdom will be the greatest and most effective.

It wasn’t simply a question of whether or not to adopt the children. The newly elected government in Korea will definitely try to address that issue.

Likewise, it was clear that the crow migration problem, the bird ability problem, and the Busan-Japan refugee crisis would all be intertwined.

Even without this, old stories were spreading on SNS, such as, “The real name of the King of the Holy Kingdom, Vladimir Kalin, is Hamaru.”, “The childhood of the King of the Holy Kingdom as told by a classmate from Madou Middle School.”, and “His personality that did not tolerate injustice.”

Is that a coincidence?

Couldn’t Ms. Kim have seen that?

‘I’m going to shut them up with a nuclear weapon and let them go at ease.’

The problem was that if they used nuclear weapons, they would have to give up controlling the seven Chinese, Russian, and Japanese powers based in Korea.

It seems like that’s what happened, seeing as how Kim Yang suggested using nukes even though she didn’t know that. Once they use nukes, they’ll probably just wipe out the body(?) that’s already been thrown away anyway.

Regardless of right or wrong, if such a method were to take root in the Holy Kingdom, there might eventually be talk of nuclear cleansing of the Earth.

‘That’s dangerous.’

Let’s clean it up with nukes? Even in Tokyo, Japan, a sinkhole opened up because of the nukes, and unidentified monsters are swarming inside.

It could be a phenomenon caused by debris from an altar or a secret laboratory mixing with a nuclear explosion, but can we guarantee that there are no such secret laboratories in Korea?

What if we use nukes to catch crows and maintain discipline, and a sinkhole like the one in Tokyo opens in Korea? What if we carpet bomb with small nukes, and the DNA of the monsters repeatedly exposed to low-level radiation mutates and evolves in a completely unpredictable way?

Solving the problem with strategic nuclear weapons seemed like a simple and surefire choice, but as we can see from many cases, it was a risky choice.

‘There’s no need to make that choice.’

The Holy Kingdom needed time. Time to demonstrate overwhelming scientific and technological prowess. Time to rise from floating cities to space colonies.

Is nuclear weapons the only answer to buying that time? Ki-soon thought no.

[So are you really saying we shouldn’t use nukes?]

Kim Yang’s voice lowered.

[I’m saying this because we have enough firepower to control the situation without using nukes.]

[Be honest. What if it gets sticky?]

When elementary, middle, and high school classmates come forward and cry and appeal to the past, and relatives come out and say, “I was wrong. Please forgive me.” Blood is thicker than water, so what can I do?

[Wouldn’t it be better to push it away properly so that something like that doesn’t happen in the first place?]

[What if a situation like the Tokyo sinkhole occurs?]

[Isn’t that something that happens across the Pacific anyway? The Tokyo sinkhole must have exploded over a year or two ago, so it shouldn’t be any problem.]

[It’s only been a year or two. What if in a few years those monsters eat Japan, pass through Korea, and come to us?]

[That’s a needless worry.]

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Miss Kim had a confident expression.

By the time the world is destroyed, we’ll be in space. Or at least in a floating city that’s absolutely defending itself. Or not?

[The current recruitment of crows and magpies, the adoption and raising of newborns, and the application for Korean military immigration are all done to buy a few years, right?]

To be honest, if we cut through the pros and cons and just look at the conclusion, isn’t that it?

Buying time while we get safe.

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[Then what we should do is make a decision on how to save time most effectively, right?]

What if we launch a nuke and blow up the whole of Korea? What’s the problem?

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Ms. Kim truly believed that.

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A smoothly oval-shaped airship sliced ​​through the sky.

I thought it would only take two days to make the core gas, but it took four days. It took twice as long as expected.

“We’ve just set off. How’s the situation?”

[The crows took people hostage.]

Not only was the Crow King’s commanding ability superior to expectations, but a flock of crows split into groups large enough to detonate a biological EMP and raided towns and cities, taking them hostage.

“Not food, but a hostage?”

[Yeah. It’s a headache because they’re contacting the media, gathering reporters, and even using the hostages’ smartphones to stream the broadcast.]

“What do they want?”

[They kissed Japanese refugees and demanded the cession of Gyeongsang Province.]

So, what I’m asking for is recognition of the Crow Kingdom + Japanese Refugee Autonomous Region.

“Are Japanese refugees also making that claim?”

[Yes. Some local troops and local residents also joined in.]

Currently, the Crow + Japanese refugees controlled 70% of Gyeongsangnam-do and 20% of Gyeongsangbuk-do. If Kim Yang and his guards had not boldly used cute nukes, it would have been difficult to maintain the front line.

“The local army has moved over?”

[It may be because of the soldiers’ complaints, but it seems like there are people with psychic abilities among the Japanese refugee forces. There’s also a chance that there are high-ranking cannibals or vampires.]

There was a reason why they were not tolerant of cannibals and vampires. Because they could dig into the hearts and minds of humans and turn them into puppets. Maru immediately understood the situation after hearing Gi-sun’s explanation.

“We don’t need to get involved in a hostage situation. Let’s pull back the front lines. There’s a general election in four months, so tell them to negotiate with the new South Korean government.”

[···What if they continue to expand their territory?]

“We need to hold the general election sooner.”

[What about newborn adoption and Korean military immigration applicants?]

Since we had cloning technology, we could have just used that.

“We will only kill the leader who controls the Crow King and the Japanese refugees and then let go.”

[3 minutes left until arrival.]

Maru sat up at the assistant AI’s report.

Wheeeeeeeeing-

A heavy roar from the powerful core shook the air.

“Send me the coordinates of where the Crow King is and where the Japanese refugee leader is.”

The expected area appeared on Maru’s HUD.

[Arrived at target location.]

[Open the hatch.]

It started with a two-headed crow.

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The crows, who had been fighting with humans including Kim Yang and his bodyguards for several days, were in a state of high spirits.

Since the hostages were taken as shields and the engagement was broadcast, the Holy Kingdom’s attacks have become less frequent, but the crows have not let their guard down.

Because there was a crazy bitch in the Holy Kingdom. A crazy bitch who would shoot small nukes at any opening she saw.

Even though the hostages were spread out to prevent the nukes from being fired, the crazy female used the small nukes as if she didn’t know.

And then he shamelessly came out and said that he had never cut off the broadcast or manipulated the video to use cute hacks. He definitely had no morality or conscience as humans say.

KAAAH! (The humans are pulling back the front lines!)

Caw? (Isn’t this an ambush?)

Kaaaak. (I’ll check.)

Kaaaak- (Don’t go in too deep.)

Because humans are vulgar.

Something caught the Raven King’s senses as he gave orders to his subordinates.

The crows patrolling the sky were falling helplessly.

Kaaaah! (Emergency!)

Booooooooo-

The crows soared.

And then the crows that had been soaring began to fall like corn.

Even though there were no wounds on the outside.