Rust - Chapter 825



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RUST [RUST]-825

Detroit.

A large warehouse inside the Vladislav Tower. In the huge warehouse where the early Maru stored supplies, life and death were intertwined.

The tactical lights aimed at each other briefly aimed at each other. If something caught their eye, they pulled the trigger first and a gunfight ensued.

‘You obviously started out by catching a lot of them. Why doesn’t it feel like you’re giving them away?’

Kim Yang, who had been pulling the trigger, tilted his head. He had built a mobile bunker and had placed troops on standby on the railings of the second and third floors, so he thought he would be able to subdue them quickly, but their resistance was fierce.

Padadak-bbeorurur-

Kim Yang’s dedicated coil gun spewed out bullets with a strange sound. The HUD showed enemies falling, riddled with bullets.

She didn’t look for another target, but instead watched the enemy she had just defeated. It was because she had a feeling that the number of enemies would not decrease.

?

And for a moment. The HUD clearly captured the guy I had clearly knocked down getting up and shooting again.

‘What did you put on your body?’

Kim Yang immediately sent a signal to the guards as he stopped moving after blowing up the guy’s head.

[Aim for the head!]

[ancient.]

[The head is the weak point!]

[Aim for the enemy’s head!]

The order to aim for the enemy’s head was good, but actually doing it was another matter. And the guys quickly adapted to being shot only at the head.

Indeed, it was a cannibal. He began to evade it with his superhuman reflexes and athletic ability. However, even the guards who had experienced many battlefields like Kim Yang were no pushovers.

They quickly divided up their roles into someone to stop the cannibals’ movements by shooting their bodies, and someone to blow their heads off when they were frozen.

Little by little, Kim Yang and her guards gained the upper hand, but Kim Yang’s brow furrowed. I didn’t know it would take this long.

‘I knew this would happen even though I was waiting in advance.’

This ruined the plan I had with Maru. I thought they were trapped, so I made them fight briefly and then escape.

The plan was for Maru to track down the guys who ran away and destroy their stronghold. But they were fighting more fiercely than expected.

Even though he knew that the odds were against him, he continued to approach using his comrade’s corpse as a shield. He was openly aiming for a close-range attack.

‘It’s hot.’

She knew the strongest Baekjeong before approaching. The reason they were willing to sacrifice themselves and approach so persistently was probably because they were confident that they had at least 20 to 30 of them.

‘Huh- Well, it would be okay if only one runs away. If they all die, there’s nothing we can do.’

Miss Kim made the decision.

[Everyone close your eyes.]

[Stop infrared equipment.]

[Equipment stop.]

[Take a look.]

The moment the guards closed their eyes and turned their heads.

Paaaaaaaah!

A huge flash of light erupted in the dark warehouse. A light so strong it seemed like it would burn out your eyeballs.

Kkaaaak!

Aaaah!

The cannibals, who had been glaring to avoid the bullets aimed at their heads, writhed, covering their eyes with both hands.

[firing!]

A concentrated barrage of fire was directed at the cannibals who were struggling with their eyesight lost. In an instant, one could be seen retreating like flowing water between the cannibals who were being torn apart.

It was the guy we saw in the video. Ms. Kim shot him in the leg after seeing him running away alone.

Phew!

The corners of Kim Yang’s mouth went up as she fired another bullet into the buttocks of the bastard who was running away on three legs like a dog after a hole was made in his thigh.

‘I don’t think they’d let me go alive after getting hit twice.’

Run away, puppy.

To where your master is.

A long red trail stretched across the fluttering snow. And then a swaying shadow began to chase after it.

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Canada would have been a decent place to live if it weren’t for the aftermath of China’s nuclear attack and the invasion of mutant monsters.

Because the population density was relatively low, there were fewer people infected with mutant viruses, and relatively few people developed anger management disorders or turned into cannibals after eating Chinese food.

Of course, the situation was a little different in big cities like Vancouver and Toronto, but the cannibalism epidemic was still less severe than in other countries.

After the Canadian government evaporated, local administrations began to fall apart, and public safety gradually collapsed. As basic administration, including public safety, collapsed, public infrastructure also began to paralyze.

As the bitter cold arrived and mutated monsters invaded the city, we did not feel the collapse of public order and the paralysis of infrastructure.

Of course, Canadians had no idea how ridiculous what the Holy Kingdom had done was.

I didn’t know that in the end times, electricity would come back on normally, public transportation would run again, there would be oil and gas at the gas station, and we would be able to live in warm houses. I didn’t know that in today’s world, it would be a miracle.

Just because I saw on TV that the world was coming to an end, doesn’t mean I truly knew it.

That’s understandable. When looking at African refugees fleeing civil war, people thought, ‘How pitiful.’, ‘If they’re going to risk their lives and escape to another country, why don’t they fight to change their own country?’ That’s about it.

Likewise, how many people, looking at the people trying to cross the US border from South America, think, “I could be like that too”?

We’ve experienced power outages and traffic disruptions, but Canada is used to experiencing accidents of that magnitude when it snows heavily.

And depending on the region, an experience of 3 to 4 months, or even 6 months at the most, was a short period of time to change Canadians’ minds.

During that short period, there were lootings, murders, robberies, assaults, and thefts, but that was all. This was especially true when the Holy Kingdom took control of Canada and quickly restored law and order.

A brief apocalyptic experience, a longing for the affluent Canada of the past, discontent and anxiety about the streets overflowing with Asian immigrants, not to mention an Asian king and governor.

Finally, there is the expedient judgment that the new infrastructure built by the Holy Kingdom is nothing more than a repair to Canada’s old infrastructure.

There was a reason why Canadians supported the Free Canadian League. So after the Holy Kingdom withdrew, those who were sent to rebuild the infrastructure faced a reality that was completely different from what they had imagined.

“It’s completely ruined.”

“Can this be fixed?”

There was no guarantee that it would take months to repair the existing power plants and various facilities built in Canada.

“It’s been left broken for too long.”

“First of all… I guess I’ll have to take it all apart.”

“Those Holy Kingdom bastards. How on earth did they supply power?”

“They said it was a modular nuclear power plant?”

“Damn. So they were just going to tear down the nuclear power plant after it was developed?”

“What kind of nuclear power plant is this? It’s not like it’s a toy for children. They just install it and then tear it down?”

“They said it was a modular nuclear power plant, about the size of a large container.”

“You knew that and still let them take it?”

“What the hell are these guys from the Free Canadian League doing?”

“They said they were going to take the governor hostage and negotiate?”

Could he really have done such a stupid thing? If he had, it would have been like some terrorist group taking over the country. The people who had come out to repair the power plant had a look of despair on their faces.

“But that’s true. What if we take away the modular nuclear power plant?”

“Political problems should be solved through politics, in this world···.”

“What should we do with the civilians who have lost power right now?”

But the one who deserved to be cursed was the Holy Kingdom.

“Is the Holy Kingdom planning to freeze us all to death? There are still five months of winter left.”

“We have the emergency generator running, but I hear it won’t last more than a few days.”

The most important sources of food and heating energy were about to be cut off. Only then did people realize the gravity of the situation and became angry.

The Holy Kingdom? Those bastards who were supposedly protecting humanity from cannibals and mutant monsters have always committed mass murder.

“Even if you turn on the fireplace, it won’t last more than 5 or 6 months.”

“There is no firewood. There is not a single tree left on the street.”

“You know that idiot who burned furniture in an empty house and died from inhaling toxic gas? He died from burning compressed MDF furniture mixed with various things like an idiot.”

“What on earth is the government doing? It shouldn’t let people starve and freeze to death.”

“Do you have a plan for those kids? If people start dying like this, how are you going to take responsibility?”

“Why is that our government’s responsibility? It’s because of the Holy Kingdom bastards who took apart the modular nuclear power plant, took apart the core components of smart farms, and pulled out all the oil and everything else.”

“Shock the hell out of it, is it wrong for the Holy Kingdom to take the Holy Kingdom girl? That’s a ridiculous idea.”

“Are you siding with the Holy Kingdom now?”

“Isn’t it wrong for the Holy Kingdom to wipe out all the civilians, whether they die or not?”

“Oh, look at this kid. My family is going to freeze to death and starve to death.”

“So, whether we choose self-government or independence, we should have prepared and negotiated with the Holy Kingdom.”

“No. Haven’t you seen the broadcast from the King of the Holy Kingdom? He said he has no intention of negotiating or anything like that.”

“Why didn’t you negotiate? You said you wouldn’t negotiate because those idiots called the Free Canadian League were cannibals.”

“But you should have thought about the civilians in Canada. Are we cannibals? Are our wife and children cannibals? Isn’t it humane to let people live and do things like that?”

Humanitarianism is good, but isn’t it strange to seek humanitarianism by making non-humans the government?

As expected from a French person, one person made a fuss about the Baccalaureate university entrance exam.

“So, the Holy Kingdom did well?”

“I’m not saying they did a good job. If the government bastards are real cannibals like the Holy Kingdom says, then they need to be brought down.”

“These kids still haven’t gotten rid of their habit of staging revolutions at the drop of a hat.”

“That’s right. The more difficult the times, the more we need to join forces with the government.”

“Join the government? This is why the British are in trouble.”

“We should just push them. Even cannibals are part of the government, so let’s push them, right?”

“Isn’t that something you chicken-headed kids should say? You’re just talking nonsense with your mouth full of words. You’re always nitpicking and nit-picking.”

“In the past, when you think of totalitarianism, the country that comes to mind was Germany, but these days, there’s a reason why movies and novels are set in England. Look at what you think and say.”

Free Canadian League. The British and French people began to split.

Who is to blame if 1.5 million free Canadians starve and freeze to death?

The Holy Kingdom that tore down all the infrastructure they had built, saying that if you wanted freedom, they would give it to you, but you had to pay the price?

Or those guys who came to power saying, “Let’s drive out the Holy Monarchy, gain self-government, and become an independent nation for true freedom,” calling themselves the Free Canadian League?

Even if it’s like the story of the Holy Kingdom, he became a cannibal, so shouldn’t we check if it’s true?

It is a scheme of the Holy Kingdom to make people distrust the government. Now is the time to trust and support it rather than distrust it.

I don’t know who to blame, but people who had been swearing at the Free Canadian League started to disappear. But most people didn’t care. It was a bitter winter.

“What is the government doing?”

“But please bear with it, they said they’ll start distributing emergency relief supplies tomorrow.”

“Damn. Is the power restored yet?”

“They say there will be limited supply next week.”

“I’ll freeze to death before then.”

“Burn something and hold on.”

If they wanted to secure even a limited supply of food and energy, they could not question the Free Canadian League. The only one they could curse was the Holy Kingdom.

The citizens of the Free Canadian League got the freedom they ‘wanted’, although I don’t know if it was the freedom they ‘wanted’.

That’s why people tried to find positive aspects.

“It’s nice because I don’t see any gloomy guys.”

“Yes. This is the right country.”

“It’s really true when you think about it, all the people walking around saying they’re soldiers are Asians.”

“I’m not racist, but I know what kind of trouble they’re going to cause.”

“I don’t know about anything else, but the one thing I like best is that I don’t hear crows croaking.”

“I like it when people come out, not that damn AI. If you try to do any kind of work, it’s all AI. Damn it.”

I was glad that I didn’t have to see crows flying around with cameras. I liked that human-services, not AI-services, were restored.

Until rumors began to spread that people were freezing to death and starving to death.