Rust - Chapter 823



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RUST [RUST]-823

Corn flakes fell with the ensuing explosion.

[Naruz Alpha- Entry.]

[We are all Naruzu.]

[know.]

[I know.]

[We are Naruz-]

[Alpha – The top priority for elimination is those with electronic abilities.]

[I repeat, the top priority target for elimination is those with electronic abilities.]

[For the safety of the Green Sun, use of small nuclear weapons is prohibited.]

Almost immediately after the words “Use Prohibited” were spoken, a large shock wave shook the Governor’s residence. The building, which had been reinforced with the most advanced technology of the Holy Kingdom, shook as if it were going to collapse.

An explosion so strong that it shook the entire Governor’s Residence, which had been reinforced to the point where it could withstand a direct hit from a bunker buster.

All the nearby Naruzu felt it. ‘Ah- isn’t this a small nuke?’

[Who is it now?]

[What the hell kind of girl are you!]

[Didn’t you hear that a little while ago?]

[No small nukes!]

Chijijijik—-

[···Communication failure restored.]

[Presumed to be the death of an electronic power user.]

[So who are you?]

[Who is that cute nuke?]

[Alpha- Are you guys alive?]

[Isn’t that what Alpha threw?]

[Trying to commit suicide?]

[Yes. If the dogs threw it, it would be a suicide attempt.]

[Really? The Alpha guys tried to commit suicide with a nuclear grenade?]

[why?]

[Then it’s okay? Huh? Or not?]

[If it wasn’t written by the Alpha kids, then who wrote it?]

[Then who wrote this to try to get rid of the alphas?]

[Ah- who the hell is that?]

[Are you talking to Oraburning?]

[Let’s turn ourselves in now since everything will come out when we check the supplies when we go back anyway.]

[Did you throw it or shoot it with a grenade?]

[It’s okay since we caught the capable person.]

[It’s okay because the building didn’t collapse.]

[Green Purity isn’t dead?]

[Okay then. What are you arguing about?]

[Because I said you did a good job-]

[Embroider yourself.]

[Embroider yourself. Embroider yourself.]

[Embroider yourself. Embroider yourself. Embroider yourself.]

[Wow- look at our character.]

[If there are psychos among us, does that mean we are psychos?]

[Everyone shut up and concentrate.]

[Enter Bravo.]

[Alpha Team confirmed. Operation impossible due to explosion aftermath.]

[Charlie comes in.]

[Charlie. What are you doing? Come in.]

[Enter Charlie’s first floor lobby.]

[Enemy confirmed! Cannibal confirmed through athletic ability analysis!]

[It’s a cannibal!]

[Please support the core armor armed unit!]

[Hotel- Charlie Support-]

[Charlie- Get down.]

A 20mm machine gun powered by the combined output of the core and gunpowder swept through the lobby on the first floor. Even the most athletic cannibals were helpless when the massive firepower of 7,000 rounds per minute poured out.

Padadadadadadadada-

[Cease fire. Cease fire. Target silence!]

[1st floor lobby taken over.]

[Enter Fox. Take care of the medical officer Alpha.]

[Alpha confirmed. No fatalities.]

[Charlie – Entering the second floor.]

[Underground?]

[Blocked by barricade.]

[Underground blocking complete.]

[Exosuit guys, prepare to snipe from an open field of vision.]

[Ex-Shu-Echo sniping ready.]

[Once the enemy is identified, snipe immediately.]

Pukak- Pukak-

One of the cannibals, seen through a crack in the window shattered by the shockwave, was shot in the temple and nape of the neck. As the cannibal’s torso, with its head blown off and its half-throated body torn off, collapsed on the floor, the cannibals who had tried to escape through the window hid inside.

[6 cannibals confirmed.]

[1 killed. 5 trapped on the 3rd floor.]

[Escape blocked through the 3rd floor window.]

[check.]

[Entering the 3rd floor of Papa Team.]

[Cannibal not visible.]

[No sensor response]

[Confirmation of Hidden Equipment Possibility-]

[EMP Launch-!]

An EMP generator the size of a baseball radiated electromagnetic waves across the third floor.

Perch support support!

[Two on the ceiling. Two on the left. One on the right.]

At the same time as the observation, the five members of Papa Team each took a target and pulled the trigger. Unlike when they were suddenly sniped, the cannibals responded quickly.

The two guys who had been stuck to the ceiling jumped down, wrapping up their equipment that had lost its stealth function in the air and covering their bodies like a bulletproof shield.

A move that attracts attention with a flashy movement that falls from the ceiling, giving an opportunity to the teammates on either side.

However, they, who were used to the checks and balances between the corners of the room, did not fall for such a shallow trick. As if they had made a promise in advance, the five Papa Team members each pulled the triggers toward their assigned targets. In that unwavering attack, the cannibals’ cooperation was broken first.

The cannibals on the left and right simultaneously jumped out of the nearby windows, abandoning their comrades who had been drawing attention from the ceiling.

Even if there was a sniper squad waiting outside, the judgment was that if three people went in different directions, at least two would survive.

And then, almost simultaneously, the three of them leap out the window, followed by a dull thud. Along with the distinctive noise of a composite coil sniper rifle, three corpses with their heads blown off hit the ground.

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[Communication network restored.]

[Control of the lobby on the first floor of Naruzu]

[2nd floor search – Engagement begins.]

The assistant AI opened up the content of real-time communication between Naruzu and the status report.

[These bitches are screaming that they want to live when it’s time to die?]

[We hate those years- Naruzu-]

[But who among the Alpha kids did that earlier?]

[Little nuke. Turn yourself in.]

[Embroider yourself. Embroider yourself.]

[That’s something to ask quietly, kids.]

[Kids. Kids.]

[Kids. Kids. Kids.]

[Fold once.]

[Embroider yourself.]

Communications exchanged during a life-or-death battle. Ki-soon was just dizzy.

[CCTV recovery.]

[Crow Scouts, Rat Watchers. Video recording has arrived.]

Naruz’s actions in the video were organized, contrary to the insane content of the communication.

[Five cannibals. Six kills.]

[The three cannibals fighting on the second floor surrender.]

[Naruz beheads the cannibal who surrendered.]

[The three heads of the Naruzu cannibal are placed in a preservation container.]

“Hey. Don’t explain things in such detail.”

[I will upload it as a split video.]

“There’s no need to bring that up.”

[All right.]

The movements of the Naruzes were as if the U+ clones were linked around Hee-yeon. So it felt like everyone knew each other’s movements and responded organically.

“You. Are you trying to sneakily ask me about the reason you tried to drag me away earlier?”

[Naruz underground barricade demolition begins. Entering the underground.]

The assistant AI changed the subject slightly. Ki-sun’s narrow eyes narrowed even further.

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Even though the Governor’s Mansion was raided, the auxiliary AI did not call in the Montreal defense forces.

This was because Naruzu and the U+ team had decided to come to support, and if necessary, they were planning to carry out an operation to force Ki-sun to escape.

[Module power plant disconnection complete.]

[Check ESS (Energy Storage System) connection.]

[D Zone module nuclear power plant recovery completed.]

[B Zone, H Zone module nuclear power plant recovery completed.]

[Montreal defense units are ready to withdraw.]

[Automatic turret installed on the outer wall recovered.]

[Mechanized equipment loaded onto airship.]

[Montreal 2nd Mobile Unit ready to withdraw.]

All human and material resources remaining in Montreal were prepared for withdrawal.

[The station is broadcasting its last broadcast.]

[Beep—– This is an official emergency broadcast from the Holy Kingdom.——Beep]

Emergency broadcasts were broadcast across major Canadian cities, starting with Montreal, then Quebec, Toronto, Mississauga and as far away as Vancouver.

The sacred and magnificent Holy Kingdom national anthem rang out for a moment, and then Maru, with a stern expression, appeared on the screen.

[Citizens of Canada, freedom-loving people. His Majesty the King of the Holy Kingdom.]

[···All freedom comes with responsibility. And freedom is not free was a fundamental tenet of the Holy Kingdom.]

Before declaring the Holy Kingdom, when he gathered the people in the Vladiak Tower to prepare for the end, Maru emphasized responsibility and duty, authority and rights.

A principle that has not changed since the establishment of the Holy Kingdom. No one can free ride on someone else’s sacrifice, and no one can avoid responsibility and duty and just take away rights and authority.

[···The Holy Kingdom sought to create a basic social consensus of rights and duties, responsibilities and authority through military service, which was what you agreed to when you annexed the Canadian Territory.]

In Michigan, centered around Detroit, it was already necessary to perform alternative service, including military service, to become a citizen, and this was a fact known even in Canada.

However, the Canadian region was suddenly annexed and had many twists and turns even after annexation. There was the southward movement of herbivorous monsters and the southward movement of carnivorous monsters that preyed on herbivorous monsters.

The threat of a large-scale invasion by mutant rats, the terrible cold, and the problem of exterminating mutant monsters that had taken up residence in major cities all combined to postpone the promotion of military service.

[All those who refused to follow the policies of the Holy Kingdom left Canada, and they were free to do so.]

So, if you didn’t like the policies of the Holy Kingdom, you could have just gone then.

[I saw the choice not to leave at the time as a tacit agreement to follow the Holy Kingdom’s policy. So the Holy Kingdom rebuilt infrastructure for the citizens of the Canadian region, and willingly mobilized the Holy Kingdom military in the war against the mutant monsters.]

At first, it was administered by the Governor of the Canadian Territory, but the investment was so great that it was intended to fully build the infrastructure, create a safe living space, and then integrate it into the Holy Kingdom.

But. The Free Canadian League is saying that we should take everything we can and almost complete the infrastructure construction and defense facilities?

What have Canadian citizens done for that so-called freedom? What have they done in the face of so much danger? Have they volunteered to run a militia and fought against the Holy Kingdom?

Ah, when the rats threatened Montreal, did they gather to defend it? Did they just gather, or did they actually fight? Where did they gather?

Some northern outlying towns fought together during the mutant monster incident and were annihilated, but what are the people who are now calling themselves the Free Canadian League and advocating self-government and independence doing?

[Those who claim to be a Free Canadian League. What have they done? It is difficult to understand what they have dedicated and what they have given up for the Canadian territory that the Holy Kingdom has protected by sacrificing human and material resources, and why we believe in them and support them. But one thing is certain.]

Maru’s eyes became cold and sank.

[The choice made by those who advocate for a Free Canadian League for you is the choice you have made to support them. And you must take responsibility for it.]

Then a video came to mind. It was a video that took place in the conference room of the former Montreal City Council building, now the Montreal Civic Center.

Even though it was a recorded video, there was someone who felt different from an ordinary human being.

(If you want to become a new human, please speak here now.)

(We don’t have much time, so let’s get started right away. I’ll tell you in advance that if you become a new human, you will come under my control. You will become my family.)

(Are you saying I’m becoming a puppet?)

(That’s not true.)

(If not?)

(Because completely controlling thoughts and actions is less efficient than you might think. Autonomy is naturally guaranteed in normal times.)

(If something urgent happens in your family, or if something absolutely must be done, you can think of me as moving according to your orders.)

(It’s not like you lose consciousness or anything. In the military, they don’t call you a puppet just because you follow the orders of an officer. And if you don’t like it, then just don’t become a new human. It’s not like someone is threatening you with a knife.)

Those who advocated for a Free Canadian League were there.

Clearly, you want to become a non-human being.

The delegates who called for a free Canada chose the rule of vampires themselves. No. It seems that they alone want to become the new human race and nobles.

The footage taken by ants, who had chased away rats and crows and infiltrated when people thought there was no surveillance, clearly recorded the greed of those who had been shouting for a free Canada.

[The Holy Kingdom does not recognize cannibals, not only because they can influence the human mind, but also because their very existence preys on present-day humanity and denies humanity.]

Calling themselves a new species was tantamount to saying that the current species would become extinct, just as the new species called Homo sapiens drove the Neanderthals to extinction in history.

So, are these self-proclaimed new humans and superhuman cannibals really the new indicators of humanity’s evolution? No.

[The cannibals who call themselves the new human race have to eat cannibals because of a fundamental problem. In other words, they cannot exist without the current humans. That is the truth.]

[Never. The fact that a being that cannot survive on its own tries to prey on humans. That is the reality.]

So, in the areas controlled by the Confederacy, a structure took root in which cannibals ruled villages of a certain size, similar to medieval manors, and sought out prey to eat.

It is a system of raising humans as if they were raising livestock. Just as a ranch owner protects his livestock from carnivores, he protects humans from the threat of mutant monsters, and in return, he preys on some of them and pays taxes to entities higher than himself.

So, they rule over humans in order to prey on them. This story, which had already been broadcasted several times in the Holy Kingdom, came out of Maru’s mouth again.

[The Free Canadian League has brought in the Confederate cannibals. The Free Canadian League leaders want them to become cannibals and feed on you.]

[Some people may believe this video is fake, and some may wonder what would happen if this video were true.]

Maru’s voice fell heavily again.

[Currently, the power-users and cannibals belonging to the Free Canadian League who attacked the Governor’s residence in Montreal have been eliminated.]

[As a result of this attack, the Holy Kingdom hereby declares its withdrawal from Canada.]

[Infrastructure operations based on power and energy services provided by the Holy Kingdom are currently suspended.]

[The city defense system and its associated auxiliary AIs will also be recovered. However, at the request of Governor Bernard Green, power will be supplied for a minimum of two days, maximum of three days, for humanitarian reasons.]

An expression appeared on Maru’s cool face.

[Rejoice, Free Canadian League. You have finally achieved the freedom you so desperately wanted.]

The freedom to live in a city where cannibals are the ruling class and become food.

Outside the city, the freedom to become food for mutated monsters that prey on humans.

The freedom to freeze to death and starve to death in the bitter cold of winter.

[If you don’t like it? Take up arms and fight for the freedom you desire.]

That day.

Those who were dissatisfied with the Holy Kingdom were granted freedom.