Rust - Chapter 859



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RUST -859

The platoon leader led two squads toward the pharmaceutical company.

“Why is the door closed?”

“Communication with command has been lost, so they are unable to confirm your identity.”

A fierce snowstorm was raging all around.

“What are you talking about?”

“Other companies are also being attacked by unidentified forces.”

Wheeeeeeee–

A landscape where snowflakes mixed with the cold wind are scattered like grenade fragments.

“what?”

The moment the platoon leader sensed something odd, the main gate of the pharmaceutical company opened. The sergeant shouted as he led his men armed with exosuits through the main gate.

“Sergeant, we have begun to move in.”

The platoon leader’s mind was in tangle. There was something he was missing. The stress he felt from seeing the corpses with their limbs cut off and their heads gone was at an all-time high.

With the time constraints, strange orders to capture cannibals, and the somewhat unpleasant reaction of the pharmaceutical company, something just feels off.

Kuung-

The overly thick front door closed and the platoon members who had entered the building murmured.

“Why are the lights so bright?”

“Didn’t you say the power was out? It looks like there’s still electricity here.”

“Look how hot it is inside. It looks like medicine really does make money.”

When I came inside, there should have been a pharmaceutical company employee, or at least a guidance robot or voice guidance, but there was nothing.

The lieutenant called the signalman.

“Signalist!”

“ancient.”

“Didn’t you say the headhunter moved this way?”

“Yes, I did.”

“Who said that? How did you get that information?”

“yes?”

Apparently, wired communications were down and wireless communications were down because of the blizzard. And just a moment ago, the pharmaceutical company said that other companies were also under attack by an unknown force.

If wireless communication is down because of the Blizzard, then the rumors that headhunters are coming this way or that we’re under attack by an unknown force are all lies.

If it’s true that we’re under attack by an unidentified force, then it means that what we said when we initially restricted access and said we couldn’t communicate with the battalion headquarters was a lie.

The pharmaceutical company’s response was also strange. Where did the lies start?

‘They say he’s moving to the East Side.’

It was definitely from the signalman’s report. The lieutenant’s finger slowly moved towards the trigger. At that moment, the sound of something running from the other side was heard.

“Something is coming.”

“Prepare to fire.”

“Sergeant!”

The sound of a large dog running came closer in an instant. The stairs coming down from above, the stairs coming up from below, and the gurgle that echoed through the hallway that stretched straight to the center.

The moment the so-called pupils shook slightly, the signalman spoke first.

“Ah- Sir, really- why do you look so scary?”

Pu-geuk-

The signalman’s hand pierced the lieutenant’s chest. The sudden shock left him unable to let out a “snap-snap” sound.

“Sir. Is this all your fault? If you had just let it go, everything would have ended well… If your expression changes so obviously, I can’t just let it go, right?”

At the same time, a pack of werewolves attacked the platoon.

‧

Although there were soldiers armed with exosuits in front, they could not stop the werewolf’s characteristic movements and the three-dimensional movement using the ceiling and walls.

“Stop it!”

“Ah- those little shits.”

Once they had dug in among the regular soldiers, it was difficult for the exosuit to attack them, as they could not shoot the werewolves entangled with the regular soldiers with the 12.7mm and 20mm guns.

“Sergeant!”

“Sergeant!”

The exosuit soldiers searched for the platoon leader, but he was silent. Without orders from the platoon leader, the exosuit soldiers hesitated to pull the trigger, and it was only after the regular soldiers were completely destroyed that they began to counterattack.

“Shoot!”

“Dogs die!”

“Die!”

Doo doo doo doo doo

Tudadadak

While the werewolves slaughtered the regular soldiers and drew their attention, a group of cannibals quietly approached behind the exosuit soldiers.

pop-

The exosuit soldiers began to push back, with the first piledriver plunging into the exosuit’s back.

The armor plates on the power loader exosuit were attached to bulletproof plates, but the thick composite armor was penetrated in one shot.

“What the fuck is this?”

“Keep your distance so they don’t come near you!”

The exosuit’s reaction speed could not surpass that of a human. And without the support of an auxiliary AI, the exosuit could not engage in close combat with the cannibals who cling to it using the piledriver as a spear.

Pfft!

The exosuit with the piledriver embedded in its side collapsed with a thud. The exosuit’s arm and side had been pierced with tremendous penetrating force.

If you try to attack a cannibal that’s right next to you, a werewolf will rush in and bite your neck, and if you try to restrain the werewolf, a piledriver will get stuck in your hand.

Maru broke through the window and entered the hallway just after the exosuit soldiers were annihilated by being attacked from the front and back.

Krrrrrr-

The werewolf, who had his exosuit helmet ripped off, growled in excitement, unable to contain his excitement.

“Why did these guys come first?”

The signalman shrugged and answered, licking the blood that had splattered on his face.

“I knew this was where his next attack would be.”

Kwang-

“How long do you think your antics will work?”

It was a werewolf that showed strong hostility towards the signalman.

I received the last mental wave from the lower entity that was paralyzed by the fear of death, so I tried to have the unidentified enemy and the defense force clash with each other. After the two fought, I thought I would clean up the remaining ones.

But what the heck. The unidentified enemy disappeared in the middle and the Imperial Army arrived first. At the same time, a messenger arrived saying that the Imperial Army was attacking the safe house and secret laboratory.

For some reason, all the secretly laid communication lines were cut off, and wireless communication was also not working properly due to the blizzard.

After many twists and turns, various forces joined forces to fight the unidentified enemy and the suddenly reacting imperial army, but this is how things turned out.

The werewolf couldn’t believe that they were from the Virginia Company. Look at them now, they’re all messed up, unlike what they planned. Wasn’t that intentional? Even if it wasn’t, they were always going to use them as a pawn.

The signalman remained calm even as he watched the werewolf’s eyes grow increasingly more ferocious as his wounds here and there began to heal rapidly.

“Calm down. Calm down. I don’t think this is the time for us to fight amongst ourselves.”

At the signal from the signalman, one of the werewolves turned his head toward the empty hallway and licked the tip of his nose with his long tongue.

Swish-swish-

The moistened nostrils opened slightly, then the fangs were revealed and a gurgling sound escaped.

“Hmph- How did you know?”

“Something got caught on the motion sensor.”

My nose was dulled by the smell of blood and gunpowder scattered everywhere, but I was able to detect the cool smell and energy coming from outside.

“Come inside.”

“Sniff sniff—right hallway.”

The werewolves began to murmur, then slowly released their hold on the signalman and turned around. Maru, who had been watching quietly, clicked his tongue inwardly.

The number of werewolves is quite large. However, they are not in perfect condition as they have suffered major and minor injuries while fighting the Imperial Army.

‘A signalman who just watches from behind while a cannibal uses a pile driver.’

Although there were only four of them, it was impressive that they were armed with pile drivers. In addition, as soon as they realized that there was something, they naturally moved to a position that eliminated the blind spot.

Maru’s heart fluttered slightly.

after—-

Maru let out a long breath, calming down the murderous urge that was welling up in him.

Not yet. Not yet.

[That file driver looks similar to the one we used.]

Kim Yang, who remembered working with a pile driver, reacted immediately.

[Isn’t that something made to break through a door or wall?]

Or maybe they need to kill the mutant monsters in close combat. From what I’ve seen of them taking down Imperial exosuits, their training level seems quite high.

[Huh. Those guys look like they’re after us.]

[······.]

It is unlikely that they would have aimed for an all-out war with the Piledriver, but they were probably trying to capture patrolling exosuits or core armors by attacking them and rendering them inoperable in one blow.

“Kurur- Where are you?”

“I can’t tell the exact location because of the smell. Hmm-”

“What are you going to do with the grenade?”

“Why don’t you just throw it?”

The signalman raised his hand as if to calm down the werewolf who was reacting sensitively, as if he thought he was being laughed at. He held out both hands while licking his lips, holding grenades.

Creek – the sound of a safety pin being pulled, Ting – the popping of a clip.

one.

two.

three.

“Go from the right.”

The signalman who shouted to throw to the right, changed direction and threw to the left.

A grenade flew towards Maru’s hiding place. One was thrown into the air and the other was thrown to the ground like a bowling ball by the signalman.

Since it was cleverly thrown with 3 seconds remaining, even if you dodge it right away, it will be within range.

‘If you avoid it, it’s too late.’

Maru reacted as soon as the grenade flew in and swung his knife.

Skak-

The detonator of a grenade flying in the air was cut off.

puck-

Maru kicked a grenade that was rolling down the floor at the same time.

!!

“Over there!”

“There you are!”

As the grenade was cut in midair, the werewolves turned their heads towards the space where the grenade had been cut, their fur standing on end. What they saw was the grenade that Maru had kicked.

bang!

The grenade exploded in the air, scattering shrapnel in all directions.

Kwaaaaang!

Wake up!

The werewolves, whose eyes and noses were struck by the sudden explosion, convulsed, waving both arms, and the rippers’ suits’ concealment was shattered by the explosion and debris, revealing distorted afterimages.

Krrrrrrrr!

Kwaaaaang!

The werewolves rushed towards the floor, leaving distorted afterimages here and there.

[Block this area.]

[Okay.]

Is that okay? It’s not like we’re going to use a swarm of rats to cut the wires, and if we use an EMP, there’ll be traces. We weren’t trying to get into trouble with the Empire, so why are you suddenly telling us to block it?

‘Well. I guess you’ll figure it out.’

Kim Yang paused for a moment before dropping the EMP bomb, then gave the order.

[EMP bomb dropped.]

[Dropping an EMP bomb.]

The pharmaceutical company and surrounding buildings, which had been brightly lit despite the power lines being down, were now engulfed in darkness.

Pabat-

As the EMP exploded, the brightly shining lights suddenly went out. As the afterimage of Maru, who had been hit by debris and left a blurred and distorted afterimage, became like a shadow and blended into the darkness, the signalman shouted.

“Flashbang!”

[······!]

The flash grenade thrown by Maru and the flash grenade thrown by the signalman crossed each other.

A long, shining flash grenade specially made by the Holy Kingdom. Several werewolves turned their heads to avoid the flash, but when they opened their eyes, they were blinded by the continuous flash.

“Kuaaaahhhhh- My eyes! My eyes!”

“The light didn’t go out!”

While the new flash grenade of the Holy Kingdom was characterized by considerable brightness and long-lasting light, the new flash grenade of the Empire was a flash grenade that focused on the intensity and quantity of light.

Although it only flashed for a moment like a camera flash, the light from that flash was strong enough to cause permanent damage to the optic nerve, retina, and camera sensor.

‘Ha- look at this?’

That’s true, but it was fun to see that little signalman do something.

Throwing a grenade was crazy, but the timing of throwing a flash grenade was also crazy.

I was trying to dig into the werewolves while the flashbang was going off, but in that brief moment, I used the flashbang to stop their advance?

Throwing flashbangs and defending by throwing flashbangs at the forwards. Even the fact that the two of them had the same thought. The other side must have thought the opposite.

Thump-

Maru warned that his senses should be on edge.

‘Isn’t that just a cannibal?’

Thump- thump- thump- thump- thump-

Maru, who had lost his breath due to the tension that had been pounding, exclaimed, “Oops.” The moment this happened, a black garden appeared. Ugh-ugh—ugh– Gardens pouring out of the space.

As if in reaction to all that had been endured so far, a garden of death blossomed around the floor in an instant.

Werewolves who had been hit by the snowball had their mobility taken away by the death grass that instantly entangled their ankles. Werewolves who jumped up had their hides split open by the long, sharp blades of grass.

shuriririri-

A vine that moved like a snake snatched the werewolf from the air as he jumped into the air and disappeared into the grass. In an instant, half of the werewolf was swallowed to death.

“What the Fuck!!!”

“Samu···.”

“A PUTAIN!!! (Ah, shit, shit)

The werewolves and cannibals who jumped out of the area hurled curses. They hurled curses for a moment. The werewolves and cannibals who fell into the black area that had spread out in an instant sent signals to each other.

If things continued like this, I would die without even knowing what was going on.

Kwaaaaang!

The werewolves hanging upside down from the ceiling howled and opened the way. Their target was the broken afterimage at the center of the strange space.

They ran along the ceiling and walls, but their limbs were inevitably torn by the long grass. Here and there, tentacle-like vines caught the werewolves, but they did not give in and were shot out like a harpoon.

Four cannibals simultaneously drove their piledrivers into Maru’s head, chest, stomach, and sides. And then they fired simultaneously.

The blades of grass and vines were eaten by the penetrating power and impact force that could penetrate even the main battle tank.

ah-

The feet of the cannibals, who were just trying to reflexively step back, were stuck to the ground. The grass and vines wrapped around their ankles, quickly wrapping around their calves and thighs.

ah-

The power to fall with elasticity.

no.

It wasn’t that I was losing strength.

Life was slipping away.

ah—

In an instant, the cannibals wielding pile drivers disappeared into the black garden that enveloped their entire bodies.