Rust - Chapter 795



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RUST -795

Is the drone camera covered?

It was Maru who came to mind as someone with the ability to control spiders.

The spider-controlling powers of Richmond.

‘It wasn’t just one guy, it was several guys.’

They were able to control highly intelligent spiders. Spiders that learned human tactics in this way were quite tricky.

‘Even now. Then where would be the guy who can control spiders?’

Maru zoomed in on the map that appeared on the HUD (Head-Up Display). The map, viewed in real time from the stratospheric airship, clearly showed the ruined town and houses.

‘Not the nearby villages and farms.’

Last year and the year before, the area around the farmland was completely devastated by rat and ant attacks.

It was later incorporated into the Empire, and after helping with the New York Rat Crisis, it was brought back to the Holy Kingdom, and has not yet been restored.

Maru immediately explained the situation to Gi-sun.

[Hmm. Are you saying that there are people with the ability to talk to spiders, or control spiders, like a nurse?]

“okay.”

Ki-soon’s eyes narrowed at Maru’s firm answer. Among those with awakened abilities, there was no one who could communicate with spiders… The same was true for the existing mercenaries.

If so, it means that they came from outside, or that they had newly awakened abilities but did not report them.

It means someone who does not trust the Holy Kingdom and tries to shake the Holy Kingdom by using spiders. If there are many spiders, it may be a group rather than an individual.

[Okay, I’ll check to see if anyone has been wandering around Montréal and Quebec towards the orchards.]

“Don’t try to capture them alive. If you’re going to catch them, aim for the torso. If you only have the head, you can extract information.”

[I’ll do that. But if the spiders came here, wouldn’t they have infiltrated the city as well? I think it would be a good idea to check all the other cities, starting with Montreal. And I don’t think we’re the only ones checking.]

“Mr. Den Brown?”

The spiders that flew all the way to the Holy Kingdom would not pass by the nearby empire.

If only there had been rats. The rat-free sewers of New York were a place where spiders could thrive.

[Your farms are big too, and the sewers in cities like New York are empty. The sewers will be empty because we swept away the rats.]

“You must inform the Empire.”

[···Yeah. Oh.]

A report of spider traces on Maru’s HUD, which had given Ki-sun plenty of work, came to mind. It was information that had been cross-checked with the Stratospheric Multipurpose Airship and the Black Drake.

“I found traces of the spiderlings. You work hard too.”

[Okay. I don’t know about anything else, but I think I should reveal some information about the stratospheric airship. No. If I think about it later, I think it would be better to reveal that much information. Is that okay?]

If there was a stratospheric drone that could replace satellites, just knowing it existed would be considered high-level information. Even Mr. Dan Brown would know.

To officially reveal it was to use the stratospheric airship as a bargaining chip.

‘That guy Kisun. What kind of negotiation are you planning on doing?’

When negotiating with the Empire, you said you would give them full authority, so they will do whatever they want.

“doesn’t care.”

[Okay. Then you can do it yourself?]

Gi-sun, who had been assured that she could do whatever she wanted, immediately sent an emergency communication to the empire.

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The empire was building a sea city with all its might. A sea city based on a mega float was slowly taking shape off the coast of New York.

It was a great feat to lay the foundation in just over a year, but there were many internal problems. The forces that wanted to rebuild New York used public opinion to constantly shake up President Dan Brown.

On the surface, it was a call to rebuild the ruined capital of the empire, but in reality it was a demand for a share of the sea city.

In Boston, which had become the temporary capital of the empire, they wanted to drop the word “temporary” and make Boston the new capital of the empire.

“Another protest?”

“Yes. There are no large-scale armed riots in the city center because the military is on standby, but the outskirts are rife with thieves and robbers.”

“There should be restrictions on the number of residents moving into coastal cities.”

“Yes. If there is a criminal record, we have to thoroughly screen them.”

“We must also exclude those who are obsessed with certain ideologies and religions.”

It has been argued that certain ideologies should include communism, political correctness (PC), and feminism.

After the mutant virus outbreak, distribution based on need was implemented for survival. Essential food supplies were provided to survive the harsh winter. Winter equipment, heating supplies, and electricity bill assistance were also provided.

In a normal capitalist market economy, it would have been natural to leave it to supply and demand even if the prices of winter equipment and heating supplies soared during the harsh winter, and to tolerate increases in heating costs such as electricity bills.

But if we had done that, people who couldn’t stand the bitter cold of minus 40 to minus 50 degrees Celsius would have come running out with weapons.

Although support and distribution were essential for social stability and survival, the problem was that they led to demands for communism.

The same goes for political correctness and feminism. Can political correctness and feminism help the current empire in crisis?

PCs argued that the center of the new empire should be a leading city where political correctness was established.

Even in the feminist camp, it was argued that the center of the new empire should be a city where women are safe, a city where women are respected, and a city that is female-friendly.

Religion was beyond words. For fundamentalists of each religion, including doomsday theorists and Satanists, the seaside city was a city that could become their own holy place.

“The time of judgment. Noah’s Ark is recreated.”

“A city free from hypocrisy. A city of true desire.”

“Allahu Arbak.”

“How can the HOLLY church be missing from a city created by the grace of HOLLY?”

Although it is the American spirit to recognize freedom of thought and religion, should this dispute be taken to the sea?

Of course, there were those who opposed viewing this debate as a dispute.

The argument was that freedom of thought and religion must be protected in any case, and that problems cannot be solved by excluding them.

“The Empire has a duty to preserve and advance the heritage of the United States.”

“Political correctness is an essential attitude in a democracy.”

“You’re saying that PC thinkers aren’t chosen for the maritime city?”

“Does this mean that the Empire justifies discrimination?”

“You’re going to exclude feminist activists?”

“It is discrimination against women.”

In any case, because it was an empire that maintained and guaranteed freedom of the press and assembly, it fell into chaos in an instant.

“What if we make Boston, the temporary capital, the official capital?”

Dan Brown changed the subject exquisitely.

The plan was to make Boston the capital of the empire and cram in all the distributiveists who were hiding their communism, PC, feminists, and even people of various religions.

Although there were those who understood Dan Brown’s thoughts, it was true that if Boston was to be the capital of the empire, the argument that ‘controversial’ things should be ‘limited’ for the ‘safety’ of the maritime city would be weakened.

If the symbol of the capital of the empire was handed over to Boston, the maritime city would literally become nothing more than a model city, a new city.

[The Governor General of the Holy Kingdom of Canada has contacted the hotline.]

“Receive it separately.”

‘What’s going on this time?’

Calling directly from the Holy Kingdom has always been a problem.

Whether it was the cannibal suppression, the Newport News shipyard problem, or the rat crisis that took over New York’s underground, each and every one of them was a gem.

President Den Brown moved to take the phone call.

“I got a call. Let’s get to the point quickly. What’s going on?”

[Because of the monster spider found in Richmond.]

It was a story that a monster spider had appeared in the northern part of the empire, bordering Canada.

[···Most of the adults in Richmond have been cleared out, but it seems that the baby spiders have been carried by the wind. I will send you the relevant information, so please check it out.]

He was telling us to pay attention to quarantine.

“······.”

Gulp gulp

Den Brown let out a long sigh as he poured the cold black tea into his stomach.

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Kwajik-

The sound of Eclipse splitting a spider the size of half a palm in two. It was a spider smaller than a woman’s fist, but its strength was extraordinary.

“The shell is tougher than the spider I caught in Richmond. I changed the armament of the SS, because the flamethrower seems more effective than the gun.”

[Okay.]

When Kim Yang and his guards changed their main weapons to flamethrowers, the magpies could be heard begging that the orchard was dying, but there was nothing they could do. The flamethrower was the best way to get rid of spiders and webs at the same time as quickly as possible.

Kkujik- Kkujik-

The sound of dead spiders being stepped on, their stomachs turned inside out, followed with every step on the floor. If you count the months, it took only 6 or 7 months for the spider to grow into a spider the size of half a palm, so it was clear that it had been genetically modified.

Research analysis has shown that Maru’s prediction is correct. Following the analysis of the spiders caught in Richmond, a comparison and contrast analysis of spiders captured around Canadian orchards was compiled.

[Both the ground spider and jumping spider carapaces were harder than those of the spider samples collected in Richmond.]

It was just as Maru had planned.

[Fire resistance has also increased by at least 10%. Most comparative items, such as strength, agility, durability, and stamina, have improved by about 8% to 10%.]

“Are the strengthened traits inherited as they are? Or do they continue to become stronger?”

[The simulation results show that traits are almost certainly inherited. However, it is not certain that they become stronger with each generation.]

“Is weakness fire?”

[Yes, it is fire, but it has been confirmed that it is weak to low temperatures.]

“Are you saying I might not be able to survive this winter?”

[I’m not sure, but the shell was damaged even by a small impact in the -20 to -25 degree range.]

“It’s different from ants.”

[It turns out that ants are strong even in winter.]

‘Ants in winter.’

Kkujik- Kkujik-

Hundreds of spiders rushed at Maru at once to stop his steps even for a moment, but they were unable to break through the living zone and turned into stains on the ground.

Spiders that cannot be stopped with their bodies, start spewing out webs.

Push push push—

Spider webs spread out like a net across the floor, but they were nullified by the circular defensive shield.

A powerful explosion followed.

Boom- Kwaaaaang!

The baby spiders were desperate. Even though they were firing off grenades and claymores from unknown sources, it wasn’t enough to break through the shield of the Maru-specific machine.

Maru felt a sense of change.

If it were like before, I would have blocked the eclipse horizontally and let it flow by tilting it.

You must have been running around here and there, relying on the thrill of the moment…

Not anymore.

Maru’s leisurely footsteps eventually reached the cave where spiders were gathered.

Kwajijijik-

As I cut the lid covering the oyster, a man with a beggarly appearance screamed and pulled the trigger.

Hueeeeeek!!!

Tudadadadadak-

Whew Whew-

The sound of gunfire and the crackling of the shield was intertwined with the sound of an empty trigger being pulled.

Episode 804

“…Senior, don’t you have any pride as a martial artist? How dare you accept such a corrupted gold coin!”

“!?”

Carnella was taken aback by the unexpected criticism from her junior.

“What… What? Wait. What does being sponsored have to do with my pride as a martial arts player? What do you mean by corrupted gold coins? Do gold coins also have corruption?”

“Okay. You don’t know anything, sir!”

“Wait a minute, junior! Come back! Tell me what you’re talking about before you go! Come back!”

When his usually kind and honest junior got angry and stormed out, Carnella was flustered and didn’t know what to do.

Shouldn’t a proud martial artist receive a gold coin?

* * *

‘There’s nothing we can do about it now that it’s come to this.’

Lee Han made up his mind.

It was a fun and exciting club week and all that stuff was unnecessary.

‘I will summon the Death Knights!’

The seniors who had been looking forward to it will be greatly disappointed that the club week has turned into a shocking and terrifying magical criminal subjugation battle, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Shouldn’t this be the case?

At first, I thought I could just dodge and endure, but seeing Interendals’ skills, that wasn’t the case.

Look at the ridiculous scale and pace of support.

After a day like this, you could create a and go looking for Lee Han.

‘I’ve heard that the staff is mightier than the sword, but I never thought that the coin would be mightier than the staff.’

-Is that true?

-Yes, Lord Klützenberg.

-This is truly amazing!

“Great knights of death!”

As soon as he saw the Death Knights patrolling in the distance, Lee Han quickly ran out.

-I would have thought that someone would sponsor a school of black magic… And it’s even club week? Sponsoring a school that isn’t even a club.

-The larger the empire, the more peculiar people there must be.

-In the old days, the black magic school was quite prosperous and popular.

-Really? I can’t even imagine!

“……”

Lee Han was astonished by the Death Knights’ conversation.

Meanwhile, the Death Knights recognized Lee Han and greeted him warmly.

-Whew… Isn’t that a strange student from the Wardanaz family?

-Whew… Lord Wardanaz!

The Death Knights had added a unique greeting that started with ‘Hug’ without Lee Han knowing.

Since he didn’t have time to ask about the strange trend going around among the Skeleton Principal’s subordinates, Lee Han got straight to the point.

“We’re in big trouble! We need to gather the other knights and surround the school right now…”

Lee Han, who had been speaking strongly, paused.

The conversation between the Death Knights that I had just heard was bothering me again.

“…But everyone. I have a question.”

-Didn’t you just say something big happened?

“It’s a big deal, but there’s something even bigger… I’m curious, what would happen in a situation like this?”

Lee Han explained the events of today in as much detail as possible.

A suspicious magical criminal has resurrected the ancestor of a noble family of the Empire. The resurrected ancestor has been using the family’s hidden wealth to support wizards. What will happen to the wealth if this is discovered?

-?

-??

The Death Knights were puzzled, unable to understand the intent of the question.

-Student Lee Han. It’s generally impossible to resurrect someone in a healthy state, rather than an undead state.

-And why would someone who was resurrected like that support wizards? Even if he was resurrected by a suspicious magical criminal?

“…Oh, just imagine!”

Lee Han got angry.

If it had been any other student, they would have been dragged straight to the punishment room, but the Death Knights retreated with a sting.

First of all, dragging Lee Han to an ordinary punishment cell would have been meaningless, and when you think about the knight’s conscience, dragging such a poor wizard to the punishment cell was extremely dishonorable.

– In that case, wouldn’t the property be confiscated according to imperial law and returned to the original family?

“Why? Don’t the ancestors of the family also have authority?”

– In some ways, that may be true. However, once you die, the ownership of your property is essentially gone. In fact, there were similar problems in the ancient kingdoms. There was even a rebellion. Hmm. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor knew about these things and clearly stated them in imperial law?

“……”

Yi Han inwardly cursed the emperor for being so uselessly competent and knowledgeable.

There needs to be some loopholes in the law for people to live like that. Are you saying that it’s that thorough?

-So why did you ask this? Wait. Maybe…

Death Knight, Lord Clzenberg, looked at Leehan as if he knew what was going on.

“no.”

-…You’re trying to revive the old ancestors of the noble family and seize their wealth!

“That’s definitely not true.”

-Isn’t it?

Lord Klützenberg looked very embarrassed.

Of course, I thought there would be nothing else besides this.

Meanwhile, Lee Han was deeply conflicted.

‘If we gather the knights now…’

An image of Senior Direct crying after having his gold pouch stolen flashed through Lee Han’s mind.

Of course, Diret was never the type of person to cry over having a pouch of gold stolen (Lee Han was closer to that type of person), but right now, there was no Diret next to Lee Han who would be angry at his junior’s insulting imagination.

“Great knights of death.”

-By the way, when the master calls us that, he usually calls us that when he asks us to do something difficult or challenging.

“…Knights of Death.”

Lee Han immediately changed his words.

As expected from a knight who has lived for a long time, his way of pointing out things indirectly was no ordinary sharpness.

“I have a story to tell you, but will you keep it a secret on your honor?”

-…!

-!!

The Death Knights’ eyes became serious.

If the successor were to say something like that, wouldn’t that be a pretty serious matter?

-Are you attacking the master?

“no.”

Lee Han paused after answering.

‘Is that right? If you look at it that way, you could see it that way.’

– Actually, it’s okay to attack the master. I was just asking a question. I will keep it a secret with my honor on the line.

-I will also protect my honor.

The Death Knights made such cool promises that Lee Han was actually embarrassed.

“Is that okay?”

-Isn’t it your duty as a knight to help poor people like Lee Han?

-I agree with you.

“……”

Lee Han realized for the first time that chivalry can hurt people.

Still, he couldn’t refuse this help. Lee Han calmly explained the terrifying incident that had happened that day.

-……

-……

And the Death Knights were equally terrified.

It was an obsession that I dared not expect.

-Oh my god, how could you do that?

-As expected from the master’s dregs, they are not ordinary.

-It’s no ordinary nuisance.

“Excuse me. Are you listening? Is there no way to collect the gold coins, leaving them alone? At least the gold coins for the Black Magic School support.”

– Student Lee Han. You understand the student’s feelings very well.

-Wodanaz. I understand. In the first place, it is morally absurd for the Dalkad family to claim ownership of this gold coin. Isn’t it the ancestor’s property? If the ancestor is dead, can the descendants use the property as they please? How dare you! Arrogant and rude bastards!

As the junior Death Knight shouted in confusion, Lord Clzenberg whispered.

-You understand. Your descendants squandered the fortune.

“Oh, yes…”

-Okay. Let’s not make a big deal out of this and just handle it quietly.

Lee Han was moved by the solid cooperation of the veteran knights.

Unlike the skeleton principal who has not been seen for a while, these knights were the pillars that supported Ainrogarde.

“Then what should I do?”

* * *

Pfft pfft pfft!

The Death Knights cast Shadow Leap to surround the Interrendals and then stab them with their dark swords, sealing them so they could not do anything.

Then he quickly stuffed it into a bag enchanted with subspace magic and gestured.

-movement!

“……”

Lee Han was astonished at his skill in subduing his opponents faster than the blink of an eye.

If he had been in that position, he probably would have been subdued.

I’ve heard many times that knights are the natural enemies of wizards, but I’ve forgotten that because I’ve only seen so many powerful wizards…

Death Knights, strengthened by the power of the domain of Ainrogarde, displayed extreme power against magicians.

Whatever magic you can use, subdue it first!

-Up these stairs.

-Okay, student Wodanaz. Just jump out the window.

-Then put your feet in the hole here!

Lee Han followed the Death Knights through the shortcut inside the main building and recited it to himself.

I might use it sometime later.

-Is the first room empty?

-No. They say there are prisoners.

-The second room and the third room will be full.

-Ah! So the seventh room is empty? That’s great!

“?”

When Lee Han was puzzled, one of the friendly Death Knights explained it to him.

-This is the interrogation room designed by the master himself, . Excellent magicians often escape when locked in a normal room.

‘I heard it for nothing.’

After hearing the explanation, Lee Han immediately regretted it.

As he opened the door to the seventh room and entered, Lee Han felt a sharp headache for a moment.

There is so much complex magic that it causes information overload.

It would have been better if he had been a less sensitive wizard, but Lee Han, who had an unrivaled sharpness in this area, could not avoid getting a headache.

‘Huh…! What kind of magic…’

-Take it out.

dump!

The intralentils that came out of the bag fell to the floor.

Despite having dark swords stabbed all over his body and being kidnapped, Interendals’ expression was incredibly calm.

Indeed, he was a man who served the Skeleton Master in the harsh ancient times. The Death Knights were inwardly amazed.

-Interendals. Do you know why I was brought here?

“I don’t know.”

-Because your master and our master are enemies.

The Death Knights explained the relationship between the Skeleton Headmaster and his mad clone, and said that the Interrendals were serving the wrong master.

But Interendals was unwavering.

“How can you prove that my master is not my real self but a clone?”

-…uh…

The Death Knights paused.

I know?

-This is the main body because it is much stronger and more evil.

“You’ll have to compare them directly to find out.”

-You’re like an ideological entity that disappears and reappears periodically.

“Even so, you can’t call it a clone…”

As the conversation turned to discussion, Lee Han glanced at Lord Klzenberg.

The veteran death knight shouted at his men.

-Don’t give me useless answers! Interendals. You must choose one of two things. Will you leave the gold and quietly leave the school? Or will you die by our hands?

“Why should I fear death now? But even if I die, I want to know the reason. Is there a reason why I should not contact the Ihan of the Wardanaz family? Perhaps your master is deceiving you.”

-Don’t talk nonsense. The Wardanaz family’s Lee Han said he doesn’t want to meet you.

Interendals smiled broadly, not believing what the Death Knight was saying.

As a competent practitioner who has done all kinds of things as the prince’s chief of staff, he found loopholes hidden in the other person’s words.

“That’s a lie. The Wardanaz family won’t know that I’m here. We kept missing each other because of bad luck.”

“…Actually, I am Lee Han of the Wardanaz family.”

Lee Han, who couldn’t stand to watch anymore, stepped forward and opened his mouth.

At those words, Interendals showed a surprised expression for the first time today.

“No way! How could this happen!”