Rust - Chapter 812



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RUST-812

Do you see these?

Maru’s eyes turned cold as he read the words that appeared in the pheromone translator. Why are you mumbling so much when you said you wanted to negotiate?

[You didn’t know we’d break through on our own? You guys are hilarious.]

Ki-soon said what Maru wanted to say first.

[They wanted to brag about rescuing us from our imprisonment. Or maybe they wanted to negotiate so they could stop the bombing first and then catch us?]

“Even ants are annoying,” Ki-soon muttered proudly.

[I think so too. No matter how I look at it, there is no reason to gather here after saying we should negotiate.]

How do we fix this? Clear everything out and start bombing again?

[Look at the ceiling over there. The side with the hole.]

The direction Ki-sun was looking. The extremely high ceiling was still shining brightly like the Milky Way.

[······.]

It would have been normal for hundreds of cruise missiles carrying napalm warheads to have struck, leaving behind soot, but that wasn’t the case. That meant the black smoke was blown away by the wind somewhere.

The important thing is not the acting, but the part where it says ‘got away.’ So even if I cut down all the ants around me right now, I would still be tired if my brain got lost somewhere.

‘okay.’

‘exorcism.’

Maru and Gisun nodded their heads slightly at the same time. Maru saw the sight of rain falling in the distance.

It wasn’t rain, but rather a stream of water pouring down from a large hole. It was more like a burst water pipe than a shower, with the water slowly starting to recede.

‘Did a bomb come through that hole?’

They were amazing guys.

How on earth were the walls and ceilings made so that only the part that was hit directly was punctured in a circle, leaving the surrounding area unharmed?

A smooth ceiling without pillars or beams running through the middle. How can such a structure maintain a cavity so wide that the end cannot be seen properly?

How does it support the load?

They even built something like this 4km underground?

Even if a nuclear war broke out on Earth, the center of the ant empire here would remain untouched.

[Tell them to decide where to negotiate. However, since I am the King of the Holy Kingdom, I would like to hear from them that at least someone in my position will come forward.]

[yes yes.]

The nurse interpreted seriously in Maru’s firm voice.

When the pheromone translator conveys what they want, the ants begin to clean the surroundings by shaking their stiff antennae.

[I guess the ants will come this way without taking us.]

It could be because they don’t want to show other spaces. It could also be because they already have a large number of troops clearing the battlefield, making it easier to mobilize troops.

I don’t know if the guy coming this time is a queen or an ant empire emperor, but Maru was determined to cut them all down if necessary.

[Have the bombs been resupplied?]

Maru’s question was answered by the core armor assistant AI.

[There are too many ants clearing the battlefield. Communication with the airship is unstable due to the overlapping biological EMP effects. I will check back later.]

[Didn’t you say that you figured out the ants’ bio-electromagnetic patterns? That they can communicate via text and photos?]

[The results of the calculation confirmed that the bio-electromagnetic wave pattern is changing in real time.]

A wrinkle formed between Maru’s eyebrows.

So you’re saying that the ants are responding as if they’re waging electronic warfare? If communications were cut off, that’s possible.

[Gisun-ah. The ants are responding to electronic warfare.]

[What? So you lost contact with the outside world?]

[okay.]

[That’s not good. Even if they rush to capture us, we can’t give them the order to bomb more. No, if those little ants have electronic warfare capabilities, they might be doing it on purpose.]

Maru called the nurse before Ki-sun could finish speaking.

[Tell the ants quickly. If they don’t take out the ones nearby right now, I’ll bomb them again.]

[Huh? A bombing?]

[immediately.]

[yes.]

The nurse turned on the pheromone translator again without knowing English. After a while, the density of ants that had been clearing the battlefield around the audience room began to decrease.

[If you see these kids bustling around here, you must have been thinking about something else, right?]

[It’s ambiguous? It’s true that we need a lot of numbers to clean this up because we killed so many.]

The ants had noticeably decreased due to Maru’s warning. I didn’t notice it when there were so many, but when I saw that they had decreased so much, the remaining ants were all unusual at first glance.

[Have you seen the rest?]

[Oh. Wow. Do ants have elected ants?]

Even though they are similar in size, they have more developed jaws than regular ants, a firm-looking beak, and a chubby belly. If the existing ants were like regular adult males, then the remaining ants must be considered athletes by any standards.

(Conference. Begin. Who. King.)

[We are about to start a meeting, but who is the king?]

[I’m the king. And since you were the one who started the negotiations, if you truly want peace, you should also come forward as the decision maker for the negotiations.]

[Eh? You saw the liver?]

‘How do I translate ‘I saw the liver?’ The nurse’s eyes were spinning without her knowing it.

[I know they tried to cut off our communications and capture us. If you’re confident, go for it. But if they attack this time, it’s war until one of us is completely destroyed.]

[···And. Destruction. Ah. Okay. I understand.]

The nurse carefully operated the pheromone translator.

(Misunderstanding. End of war. Want. Peace. Agreement. Plenipotentiary. Negotiation.)

The nurse’s expression brightened as she checked the pheromone translator.

[They say it’s a misunderstanding. They say a representative with full authority to negotiate is coming out to say that he wants to negotiate a peace treaty and an armistice.]

[Wow. These ants are really awesome. That means the queen ant or the ant emperor won’t show their faces.]

Ki-soon was purely amazed.

At this point, it could be considered as a negotiation between a hate group. The nurse’s face, which had brightened after hearing Ki-sun’s story, darkened again.

[Is that so? Then nothing has changed?]

[There’s no need to be so disappointed, because things have changed. Anyway, they believe we can bomb them again at any time, so they’re safe for now.]

[Eh-then- what should I say?]

[Tell them to come quickly to negotiate, or we’ll go back immediately.]

There was a time limit for listening to the bombing bluff. The moment the ant queen or the emperor loses his wits, the effect of the bombing threat would disappear.

[Okay, I’ll hurry.]

The nurse, who had been cheered up by Maru’s comfort, began to urge the ants on. Maru went back into the audience room and called Erica while collecting the eight pieces of debris and the black lump of organic matter.

[It might be hard, but I’d like you to do some psychometry on this side.]

It was necessary to determine whether the fragments or the altar had been brought by ants or humans.

[You could have thrown it at the entrance and ants might have brought it in?]

[Still, I have to check.]

Just because ants brought it here doesn’t mean there was no human intervention, but if it was brought here by humans, then human intervention is clear. It was right to check.

Erica took a few deep breaths and carefully placed her hand on the spot where it had been.

Huhuhuhu—-

Erica suddenly started to tremble all over her body. She wanted to take her hands off of him, but her palms seemed stuck to the floor, so Gisun rolled over to the side while hugging Erica.

Uuuuuuu- euuuuuck

Erica, who was struggling as if having a seizure despite being held tightly by Gisun, lost consciousness while vomiting. Gisun got up after confirming that the assistant AI was cleaning the inside and taking measures to ensure that Erica’s airway was not blocked.

[Ah- Now that I look at it, if this keeps up, Erica. She won’t be able to hold out… It’s difficult. But I can’t not use it.]

If the situation is such that psychometry is needed, it is not likely to be a good situation, so there is a high probability that you will read an extreme scene.

[Still, there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s a matter of life and death. No matter how shocking the scene is, it’s a weaker issue than the actual matter of life and death.]

In this situation, Ki-sun also kept her mouth shut because Maru’s words were correct.

[How do the ants feel?]

[There are no emotions. There are no aggressive emotions. There are no positive emotions either.]

After a while, Erica came to her senses and spoke in a tired voice.

[It was the ants who moved this here···. And···.]

and?

[There was a human nearby. The human who brought the black organism.]

Evidence has emerged that ant colonies are linked to humans.

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The ant that was given full authority was, no matter how you look at it, only a princess ant. A little higher than the ant that used its abilities in the audience room, or something like that.

[What about the agreement? There isn’t even a document.]

[Oh. They say they leave promises with special pheromones.]

It was said that they used special pheromones that were not easily erased to write on the stone tablets instead of writing. In fact, it was a method that did not require letters. In human terms, it was the same as writing with a recorder.

[Tell them to do so. Tell them we’ll carve it on a stone tablet for them too.]

[yes.]

Maru got up and finished the armistice and peace agreement as quickly as possible.

It was a shame that the ants would have been finished off by bombing if they hadn’t been using electronic warfare. No matter how much I regret it, bombing without taking care of their heads is meaningless, so it was right to leave now.

[Still, it’s surprising that they’re letting go of the satellite kingdom near us.]

[I guess it’s okay if it falls off to that extent.]

Although there were differences of opinion on the independence and security of the ant kingdoms near the Holy Kingdom, it was Maru who ultimately secured the independence of over 50 ant kingdoms.

[Well, they probably wouldn’t have predicted that 4km underground would be bombed. The ants must have been confused too.]

It was a floor that was pushed forward as if it could attack again at any time.

The ants couldn’t tell the truth because Maru responded strongly, intending to show his power immediately if they tried to show even the slightest hint of jealousy.

The ants who had even a slight taste of Maru’s life could not judge his response of bombing again at any time as mere bluff.

[Have you finished checking the surroundings?]

While Maru and the nurse negotiated, Ki-sun and Erica looked around.

Based on a rough estimate of the numbers, I checked how the ant empire worked. Since they couldn’t feed hundreds of millions of people by hunting and gathering, I checked if they were farming or raising livestock like rats. And it was as expected.

[They also grow mushrooms and moss. They also raise aphids. There are traces of some kind of bug or something, but it was all burned up by the bombing, so I can’t confirm that for sure.]

[Okay. I’ve just checked the information. Let’s go right away.]

Maru decided to use the jetpack to get out as quickly as possible.

Wheeeeeeeeing-

The jetpack’s engine noise grew louder.

[Departure. Continue until the jetpack runs out of fuel.]

As Maru and his party, who were expected to walk, flew through the air and went to the entrance, the ants’ antennae moved busily.

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Maru and his party escaped the ant empire using jetpacks and returned to the Sacred Kingdom by airship.

“Tell Queen Ant Number 1 that I have been granted independence.”

Maru appointed a nurse as an ambassador to inform the ant queens adjacent to the Holy Kingdom of the details of the negotiations.

“Since the ant empire problem we talked about at the beginning has been resolved, tell them to participate in the war with the spiders unconditionally.”

Since I gave them independence from the ant empire, the nonsense about not being able to participate in the war because they were trying to become independent from the ant empire was unacceptable.

“And then get the agreement.”

“Yes? Okay. Okay, I understand.”

Nurse and Miss Kim began their tour of the ant kingdom.