Rust - Chapter 804



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RUST [RUST]-804

A considerable number of the ant kingdoms under the Empire began to dream of independence.

The reason given was said to be the unreasonable demands of the ant empire, but in reality it was due to the mutation and evolution of the ants.

If we go a little deeper, the ants of today are very different from the ants of the past. This means that they have started to take a different path from their original nature and behavior.

[Uh- Uh- That’s right. That’s right.]

The nurse nodded vigorously as she explained. She had studied ant ecology diligently in order to communicate freely with the ant queen.

[In nature, it is the nature of ants to fight against enemies until the entire group is annihilated, so once a war starts, it will not stop easily.]

Either win and take it all. Or lose and be annihilated. There is no middle ground. That is the ecology of ants. The eggs are either plundered and used as food or raised and used as slave ants.

[That’s not necessarily the case. I’m not sure if there are differences depending on the ant species now, but among ants, there are species that absorb their opponents relatively peacefully through mock battles without going all the way to extinction.]

An insect expert among the researchers spoke.

There were peaceful mergers that did not go as far as a war of annihilation depending on the species, but those were extremely rare cases. It was something that would generally only happen between ants that branched off from the same root.

[One root? Then wouldn’t the ant empire and the ant kingdom kids fight and split up or be reabsorbed? I don’t think they’d fight to the death.]

So, Ki-sun opened her mouth with a bitter expression at Kim Yang’s opinion that even if the ant queens got together and declared independence from the ant empire, there wouldn’t be any problem.

[Because it came from the same root, it ended appropriately? Was the 625 War a war that ended appropriately? I don’t know, but if it was a war that started from a political conflict over domination like now, it would be even more so.]

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[What if it’s political pressure?]

Maru’s thoughts after seeing the queen ant’s attitude firsthand. The ant queen was clearly trying to gain independence by using the ant empire’s attack on the human empire. And she was sneaking the Holy Kingdom into it.

[So the war was a hoax. It was a political rhetoric?]

[That won’t be the case. If you look at the movements of the surrounding ant kingdoms now, they are becoming very aggressive.]

[You became aggressive?]

[Yes. Based on the information I’ve gathered, it seems like a precursor to large-scale activity.]

Hood posted a video of himself spying on a nearby ant nest. It was an aerial shot of the surrounding area covered in white frost.

[This is a video taken when the temperature recently dropped. It doesn’t look like there’s any particular problem on the outside, but the thermal imaging shows that ants are gathered near the entrance.]

There was definitely a red glow at the entrance to the nest.

[What does that mean?]

[We see a high possibility that action will be taken before the weather gets colder.]

I don’t know about other places, but Hood’s analysis was that the ant colonies near the Sacred Kingdom of Detroit would likely begin to take action within a day or two at the latest.

The problem came after the war ended.

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The spiders were just crazy, but if they were controlled by the Virginia remnants, it would literally be like fighting a guerrilla war and a regular war at the same time.

What if the ants who were waging a war of independence and attacking the human empire go over to the Virginia remnants and form an alliance of spiders and ants and start attacking the Holy Kingdom?

‘This is the worst.’

‘We must at least prevent them from forming an alliance with the Virginia remnants or the Spiders.’

how?

[First of all, I have to go to the Ant Empire and check it out myself.]

It would have been best to stop the Ant Empire from attacking Den Brown and start a war against the spiders. It would also have been best to stop the Ant Empire from forcibly distributing food from the kingdoms under its control.

[You saw the ant queen respond. And the information confirmed by the information chief. But it is practically impossible for us to check all the other ant colonies in one day. So you are saying that you will go to the empire yourself?]

“Your Majesty, are you serious?” Ki-soon tried to stop Maru from going to the Ant Empire himself.

[You must be nervous because the ants who want to be independent are gathering together and not following orders, right? And you must be even more nervous because the ants in the Holy Kingdom are doing the same. So you want to go?]

[So we need to check and negotiate more directly.]

It was time for the Ant Empire to realize that their subordinates were acting strangely. As time passed and they ignored the orders to bring food, a bitter cold began to set in.

As Ki-sun said, the Ant Empire would be on edge. No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like it would be difficult for Maru to end well there.

[How about raising the hands of the ants who want to be independent?]

[I agree. It seems realistic to me that the spiders are being taken care of by a properly disciplined ant queen.]

Kim Yang and Ki-sun met again after a long time.

[Ant Empire? Let’s just erase it?]

Ki-sun shrugged her shoulders slightly at Maru’s words, “Are you saying we should just erase it?”

[It’s true that it’s hard to handle either the spiders alone or the spiders and ants as an alliance when spring comes. Honestly, I think it’s too late to go and negotiate now.]

[Late?]

The plan was for the independent ants to attack the ant empire’s main base, taking advantage of the large-scale withdrawal of troops from the ant empire as they attacked the human empire.

The fact that the independent ants are gathered at the entrance to their nests and ready to take action. If we think about it in reverse, doesn’t that mean that the ant empire’s forces have already set out to attack the human empire?

[It probably went underground, not above ground.]

Maru reacted immediately to Ki-sun’s guess.

[Warn the President that there will be an ant attack.]

and.

[Prepare the bunker buster.]

The moment the negotiations with the Ant Empire went wrong, Maru decided to take bold action.

[Assemble the Growth Unit and Naruz and stand by.]

If the regeneration unit was a unit that made people with physical and mental disabilities do the work of a single person using various technologies, the growth unit was a unit that used rapid growth technology and various strengthening agents and procedures to grow beyond human limits.

The regeneration unit had accumulated experience through various activities since its inception in Korea, but this was the first real battle for the growth unit.

Even though I had accumulated enough knowledge and trained through virtual reality and information injection, the actual battle was different. If the skilled soldier Naruz could fill in the gaps, there would be no wasted sacrifices.

Maru, who had finished organizing the room, looked at the messenger ant crouching in the corner and said.

[Get ready. We’re going straight to the ant empire.]

The faces of Ki-soon, the nurse, and Erica turned into death faces at the same time.

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Ki-soon immediately warned General Dan Brown.

[Ants? The ant empire is attacking us?]

‘It’s not us, it’s you, old man.’

Ki-soon, speaking to herself, explained the situation.

[The scale is expected to be at least 20 to 30 million units.]

[10 million?]

20-30 million ants that are probably 1 meter in size?

[At least.]

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Dan Brown’s complexion worsened by the minute.

As the weather got colder, the chaos of riots, looting, and protests outside was slowly dying down, and then suddenly the ant empire attacked.

[···After checking, I found that spiders were in the sewers and abandoned factory areas of major cities including New York and Boston.]

After suppressing riots, arson, looting, and demonstrations, the troops that were freed up were being used to search for and eliminate spiders, and now they’re attacking ants? And they say that at least 20-30 million people are killed.

Dan Brown drank his still-warm milk tea in one gulp.

[I guess I’ll have to use nuclear weapons.]

[If you can stop it by writing, you should write it. But is it possible?]

Since they were moving by digging tunnels, there was no guarantee that they would be caught even if they used nukes. Furthermore, it was difficult to determine where their target was.

Dan Brown recalled his last conversation with Vladimir Kalin.

‘Each for himself.’

That was the last call, where we said that since we weren’t in a situation where we could support each other, we should each figure out how to survive on our own.

AH- FUCK!!!

[···I’m going to go to the ant empire and try to negotiate, but it’ll probably be difficult.]

The empire was turned upside down by Gisun’s warning.

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“Declare a state of emergency immediately.”

[Yes? Are you talking about declaring a state of emergency?]

Dan Brown let out a deep breath when asked by an aide what he would declare as a state of emergency.

“It’s an ant.”

[Ants? Okay. I’m declaring a state of emergency due to ant attack.]

A state of emergency was immediately declared throughout the empire.

“Take out all the flamethrowers and napalm and dismantle them. If there’s anything that can be effective against the ants, whether it’s nerve gas or insecticide, use it all.”

[All right.]

It was winter. It was the season when the crazy flocks of birds did not fly high and go crazy. The flocks of birds that had taken over the airport and its surroundings did not swoop down on passing airplanes. That meant that the aircraft carriers could be used, albeit to a limited extent.

“Stand by the air wing.”

[ancient.]

“All citizens of New York and surrounding areas are to be evacuated to Long Island.”

[Security forces. Begin evacuation immediately.]

[What should people who want to go to Manhattan do?]

“We need to concentrate our firepower. Take down the bridge and lead them to Long Island.”

If the ants’ goal was to secure food, they would move to places with lots of people, and if they came to an island, they could have easily been stopped.

[Burglary is on the rise.]

[The arsonist group took over the streets.]

Empty streets as people flee.

There was theft, arson, and looting. Dan Brown would not tolerate it.

“Once the evacuation is over, cut off the bridge.”

[All right.]

New York, the most densely populated city in the empire.

If the ants are smart as Ki-soon said, and if their purpose is to secure food, they will attack New York City instead of anywhere else.

And as if that prediction had been correct, ants began to rise like a wave flowing backwards down a sewer.

“Ahhhhh! Help me!”

“Die. Die, you little bug!”

Most of the ants were about 1m in size, but it was impossible for an ordinary person to catch them with a blade or blunt object. Even pistols, submachine guns, and shotguns were useless.

“FUCK! The gun isn’t working.”

“Get out of my way!”

Rifles and hunting rifles worked, but only when aimed at the eyes, mouth, or antennae.

“Spray gasoline. Gasoline!”

“Soldiers. Where are the police!”

“Radio. Turn on the radio!”

[Beep be …

As the density of ants increased, the mutant lifeform’s unique biological EMP began to activate. In an instant, electricity and communications were cut off.

“The radio is dead!”

“Start the engine. Start the engine now.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“what?”

“It won’t start!”

And in an instant, ants surrounded the car. Their strong jaws and formic acid dismantled the car in an instant. The ants tore open the car lid as if it were a canned food and tore apart the people inside.

“Building! To the building!”

“Go up to the roof!”

“Where is the flare?”

“Distress signal! Shoot. Quickly!”

The rooftop of the building wasn’t safe either. The ants didn’t need stairs or elevators. They just swarmed up the outer walls.

The ants, who had climbed up to the roof of the building in an instant, as if vines were climbing up a wall, were having a feast. And the refugees watching the horrific scene from across the bridge were not safe either.

[Estimated number of ants. It appears to be at least 130 million.]

You said 20 to 30 million?

Dan Brown was speechless at the number of ants that had overrun New York.

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The footage from the stratospheric spacecraft was horrifying: ants sprouting from all directions like a sewer backflow, quickly covering New York City.

A scene of a black wave of ants digging into a wall made of reinforced concrete. Whether it’s a brick or wooden house, the ants will dig in if there are people inside.

The sight of the entire city swarming with ants in an instant was horrifying.

[That’s 2-3 thousand?]

In response to Maru’s bewildered question, the artificial intelligence Diana adjusted the numbers.

[It is estimated that there are over 130 million on Earth alone.]

[crazy.]

[What you see now is over 130 million?]

[···Why don’t you use nukes?]

The empire’s counterattack has begun.

Planes from aircraft carriers began dropping napalm on New York. The planes that were bombing New York in a way that seemed likely to burn it down suddenly began to crash.

Before we knew it, thick black fog had filled the New York sky.

[What is that?]

[A flock of birds?]

[Enlarge the video.]

[ant?]

Winged ants began to fill the skies over New York.

[Do I really have to go to Ant Empire?]

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