Rust - Chapter 840



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RUST -840

Even before becoming the King of the Holy Kingdom, Maru did not tolerate cannibals or vampires.

There have been many policies and changes over the years, but if there is one thing that has not changed, it is the principle of zero tolerance towards beings such as cannibals and vampires.

In the beginning, any animal that put human flesh in its mouth was subject to disposal. However, now, even if it put human flesh in its mouth, it is not disposed of as long as it stops.

Even if there were crows or wolves that ate human flesh, they were accepted if they abstained from human flesh. A representative example is the crows brought from Korea.

Even beasts accept it, so I thought that even cannibals and vampires would accept it if they stopped consuming human flesh and blood, but Maru absolutely did not accept it.

Even if he didn’t go out of his way to find and kill them, he would definitely kill cannibals or vampires if they came or if they were roaming the Holy Kingdom.

When Kim Yang said that he should stop helping the empire, he reluctantly helped them. Now, he was talking as if he had cut ties with the empire.

The idea that the Holy Kingdom would not intervene in the Empire meant that they would not help the Empire if it were overrun by cannibals or vampires.

What if the empire becomes overrun by cannibals and vampires?

‘I guess he just wants to sweep it away.’

Ki-sun’s narrow eyes turned to the floor. Should he stop this or not? His thoughts became complicated.

It was a sensitive issue to mention in advance, but it was not certain. However, it was dangerous to beat the drum after the empire was overflowing with cannibals and vampires.

‘Someone must have read that this decision is risky.’

He couldn’t have been the only one who felt in danger. When Ki-sun looked around, he saw Ms. Kim with her eyes shining brightly.

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Kim Yang was wrong. So, it wasn’t a look of danger, but a look of fervent support, knowing the hidden meaning that if the empire makes a fuss, it will be wiped out.

‘Haak- haak- as expected, the highest dignity.’ Those eyes seemed to say that. Feeling as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen, Ki-sun quickly looked to the side.

A thoughtful Hood, a silent PD, a nurse with an ‘Huh? Huh-‘ expression, and even Erica who is blankly looking at him.

‘Shiba-‘

Yes, this was a conference room filled with destruction and chaos.

Ki-soon, who had been sighing and exhaling repeatedly, squinted her eyes. I don’t know about anything else, but it was right to figure out what she was going to do. It was right to figure out if she really was going to do that.

“So, Your Majesty, even if cannibals and vampires run rampant in the empire, you plan on not intervening?”

“Yes. That is also the Empire’s choice.”

Just as the Free Canadian League chose cannibals and vampires. Maru’s expression was firm as he answered immediately. Kim Yang raised her hand and spoke to Maru.

“Why don’t we wipe out those free Canadian idiots this time? Since the vampires are dead, the mindless cannibals will kill and eat each other and cause chaos.”

Now that the Vampire Count is dead, his control has been broken. The cannibals will try to increase their control and keep the other cannibals in check so that they won’t be controlled again, so now is the chance!

Maru shook his head at Kim Yang’s opinion.

“No. Just leave it.”

“Why? Isn’t now the time?”

If I catch the glowing cannibal now, what happens then?

What about the people who chose the Free Canadian League?

Should we just pretend it never happened and come back to you?

Will your personality change if you accept it like that?

Those who supported the Free Canadian League will not admit that they were wrong. They will gather in small groups and talk nonsense again. It was easy to guess how things would turn out.

“If we just leave it, the cannibals will just keep increasing. Are you okay with that?”

“It will increase.”

The leadership that had been united under the name of the Free Canadian League will be scattered, and all reconstruction projects, including infrastructure projects, will be halted.

Cannibals can survive on human flesh alone, so they’ll just try to grow bigger. In that kind of chaos, there are only three options for normal people to choose from.

Begging to be turned into a cannibal, becoming food for a cannibal, or finally escaping to the Holy Kingdom or Empire.

“They wouldn’t be cannibals who would just sit by and watch their prey escape···.”

Kim Yang nodded at Maru’s explanation that they would intervene if those guys crossed the border.

“Then what about the people who came over?”

“We must drive them out towards the empire.”

Kim Yang showed respect with an ‘Oh-‘ expression in response to Maru’s answer that seemed to ask why he was asking such an obvious question.

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Empire. Boston. President’s Residence Conference Room.

The Imperial House of Representatives, the heads of the executive branch, and the military generals raised their voices. The atmosphere became tense, starting with a member of the House of Representatives openly criticizing the fact that if it were not for the Generalissimo, it would be subject to impeachment.

The Empire also officially denied cannibalism, because the very existence of cannibals threatened democracy.

The Imperial Parliament was still functioning thanks to the repeated screening of cannibals and their followers.

“I think the President has too much power.”

“What are you talking about? How many crises have been overcome because the President had the power to issue emergency orders and discretionary powers?”

“In an emergency, extraordinary measures may be effective, but isn’t this not an emergency anymore?”

“Are you saying that this is not an emergency situation when refugees are pouring in from the Free Canadian League, the Southern Confederacy, and the central region?”

We’ve defeated the mutant monsters, and we’ve also prevented cannibals from invading the political and military circles. We’ve also eliminated the infestation of rats and the invasion of the ant empire, so the long winter should be relatively peaceful. But why call it a state of emergency just because of the influx of refugees?

“The influx of refugees was the same during the United States era.”

“The problem is not the refugees, but the cannibals who mix in with the refugees.”

“Are you saying that this is an emergency situation when the Imperial Rangers can easily deal with the cannibals that are coming in like that?”

“Were the rapid response units dispatched in a hurry to be annihilated because communications with the Rangers were cut off? So we asked the Holy Kingdom for help and barely managed to get them. Isn’t that a problem? That’s an incredible conclusion.”

“The dispatch of the Rapid Deployment Forces was a unilateral decision by the President.”

“That’s right. It was the President’s arbitrary decision to ask the Holy Kingdom for help and to sign a treaty to sever ties with Canada.”

“So you’re saying we should have just stood by and let the Rapid Deployment Forces be annihilated?”

“You should have at least consulted with the National Assembly and the military before making a decision. Not approval, but advice. Can’t you do that?”

“Advice in an emergency? Don’t you care about the lives of soldiers who might be lost in vain while you waste time doing that?”

“Don’t you think that soldiers were sacrificed because of an arbitrary decision made under the pretext of a state of emergency? If this is the result of an arbitrary decision, then you should take responsibility for it.”

The discussion gradually became more heated.

“This isn’t an emergency. Are you crazy?”

“The President should be held responsible? What responsibility do you mean?”

“So does that mean it’s okay for the Führer to make decisions that ignore the core interests of the Reich, as he does now?”

“It is time to fundamentally rethink the presidential system.”

The Free Canadian League. A member of the National Assembly who criticized the decision to unilaterally disengage from the Empire in the entire former Canadian territory.

“Right now, the empire is in a situation where it is difficult to even build imperial territory.”

“Let me be frank and honest. If the Free Canadian League asked for a merger with the Empire, would you accept it?”

“Can’t we just merge on paper? Just on paper.”

“The Free Canadian League leadership is currently comprised of cannibals. So are you saying that you will accept cannibals? Or are you saying that you will merge on paper and then dispose of the Free Canadian League leadership? In the first place, the Free Canadian League, or Canada itself, was under the control of the Holy Kingdom.”

“So is it right for the Holy Kingdom to eat the Free Canadian League?”

“I’m asking you to stop making ridiculous excuses to reduce the President’s power.”

“Reducing the powers of the President, Mani. Let’s reconsider the Presidential system. Is that honestly a topic that we should discuss at this time?”

[His Excellency the President enters the room.]

The conference room, which had been noisy, suddenly became quiet. Dan Brown got straight to the point.

“The King of the Holy Kingdom says he won’t provide military support anymore. No, not only that, he says he doesn’t care what problems arise in the Empire.”

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The lawmakers and military generals who became the scapegoats.

“So from now on, there will be no reason to make decisions regarding the Holy Kingdom unilaterally.”

Ahem-

hmm-

“Then should we consider that diplomatic relations with the Holy Kingdom have been severed?”

“There was no mention of the economic aspect, so trade will continue as is. However, even if the empire suffers a famine, it is unlikely that the Holy Kingdom will provide emergency support or anything like that. The same goes for the military aspect.”

Dan Brown reported that military dealings with the Holy Kingdom were virtually cut off.

“Since you said you would not interfere in the Empire’s affairs whatsoever, I guess it would be no problem for the Empire to arm itself with nuclear weapons again.”

“The same goes for biological weapons research, including cloning research.”

“It’s better. If we make the most of this winter to strengthen our power, there won’t be any problems.”

The Holy Kingdom will not support? Not get involved? On the contrary, it would be good. The eyes of the Imperial Councilors and military generals changed.

Dan Brown nodded slightly. It seemed better to come together and ride out the waves than to engage in a pointless and wasteful debate.

But contrary to his thoughts, their eyes meant something different.

This was because the statement that they would not get involved no matter what happened in the empire was interpreted to mean that they would not get involved even if Generalissimo d’Anglo-Dutch resigned.

Dreams about the next President after Dan Brown.

The will to abolish the presidential system and return to a presidential system.

Each person’s own thoughts and beliefs began to blossom, such as the desire to abolish the presidential system and replace it with a parliamentary cabinet system.

And for that, the most important thing was to confirm how certain the principle of non-intervention of the Holy Kingdom was.

“You don’t have to worry about that. Vladimir Kalin is not the type to go back on his word.”

But most of the members of the National Assembly did not believe it. The military generals did not believe it either. What good is a verbal declaration? Especially in these apocalyptic times.

“What do you think about Vladimir Kalin being the king of cannibals and vampires?”

It was a general who was trying to drive a nail into the Holy Kingdom’s involvement with the Empire. Dan Brown’s brow furrowed. It was better to sort things out properly and move on than to let absurd rumors spread around.

“I will tell you after seeing the report sent by the commander of the Rapid Deployment Force.”

The video starts like this. It starts with the rapid response force slowly driving away the vampire count, but then the cannibals barge in and it turns into a melee.

When the Rapid Deployment Force was in danger, the Holy Kingdom’s support appeared. The Holy Kingdom’s clone troop, Naruj, drove back the vampire count, and Vladimir Kalin quickly took care of the cannibals who had lost their minds and were going crazy.

And lastly. The vampire count whose head was blown off with a single stroke. I knew that Vladimir Kalin’s power was strong, but the scene in the video was on a different level.

The vampire count who died so meaninglessly.

The scene where he simply slashed the head off of a vampire with a single swing of his sword, despite the rapid response force of over a thousand pushing forward for hours on end, was shocking and terrifying in itself.

[Oh my god. Oh my god!]

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“What is that···.”

“yes?”

“Aren’t you the king?”

“That’s right.”

“Isn’t this a situation where a vampire is begging for his life?”

Unlike the noisy conference room.

The video ends with Vladimir Kalin decisively killing the vampire.

“···This was mentioned before, but we need to confirm whether the King of the Holy Kingdom is the King of Cannibals and Vampires or not.”

“How can we believe that the underlying meaning of the story of not interfering with the Empire is not that we intend to introduce cannibals and vampires into the Empire?”

“You could say that the Vampire Count was causing discord while he was dying, but it’s hard to understand that he was causing discord after his head was cut off.”

“I don’t know about anything else, but I need to confirm that Vladimir Kalin is not a cannibal or a vampire.”

“How do you want to check this?”

“I would like to request a recipe for the Cannibal Diagnostic Kit.”

“That’s a good idea. If we use that recipe to test it with the diagnostic kit made by the Empire, our suspicions will be cleared.”

“Aren’t the diagnostic kits being distributed for free anyway? It’s not a matter of economic benefit. It’s a matter of minimal trust. I don’t think there will be a major problem.”

It was difficult to understand why the decision of the Holy Kingdom not to intervene in the Imperium had come back to the question of whether Vladimiru Kalin was human or not, but it was not something that could be ignored, as the opinions of the Imperial Senate and the military generals were unanimous for the first time in a long while.

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Holy Kingdom. Detroit. Vladiak Tower.

[You must not disclose the recipe for the Cannibal Diagnosis Kit.]

Na Ju-yeon, who readily disclosed the treatment and inhibitor recipes, opposed it.