Rust - Chapter 880



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RUST -880

Something small, black, was moving freely among the grass and vines.

‘Is it really a rat?’

Maru was momentarily confused.

‘How did the rat get into the garden of death?’

It was not a rat that had mutated to be about 1m tall, but a rat of normal size. And it was not a giant rat that had inherited the climate of the North American continent and was blessed with underground water in large cities, but a regular rat with a body length of about 20~30cm.

Maru suddenly remembered the flesh-eating vine. Memories of using the carnivorous plant that had changed to eat animals and people.

The vines that surrendered before the merciless blade. What if those vines had reason? Even at that time, I wondered whether plants could distinguish their owners.

There was an experiment to pit the plant against the suspect in a case where a person who was carefully tending a flower pot was murdered.

As a result, it was strange that the plant only emitted strange waves to one suspect, so they investigated in detail and found that the person to whom the plant reacted strongly was the murderer.

At the time, I thought the vines’ reaction was a bit strange, but I just ignored it. What if the vines planted on the outer wall were sending out a strong wish?

When those wishes come together and ‘life’ turns into ‘death’, what if it takes shape in the ‘garden of death’? This was just a guess.

Maru shook his head. He was here to clean up the spider hole. He shouldn’t forget why he was told to find a small spider hole.

I checked the extension and duration of death last time. This time, I wanted to check if the ability changed due to the wishes sent by over 13 million rats.

Seeing the black rats scurrying about among the garden of death gave me an idea of ​​what had changed.

‘But I guess I’ll have to check it out myself.’

Maru expanded the area of ​​death. The area expanded from a radius of 100m to a radius of 200m in an instant. The spider that was lying in wait at the edge of the area was caught.

A spider with a body size of about 50cm was waiting in ambush, but as it was a living creature, it could not avoid death.

Desperate attempts to escape by shooting webs at the entangling vines of death ended in vain. In this way, the lives of spiders that were ambushing, reconnaissance, and keeping watch were taken, and the garden of death began to slowly creep into the burrow.

The spider colony reacted, perhaps noticing that the spiders guarding the entrance had disappeared. The ground gave way, the spiderwebs on the ceiling snapped, and the boulders came crashing down.

If you entered directly, each and every one of them would be a fatal trap. However, it did nothing to stop the Garden of Death from encroaching upon you.

‘hmm-‘

A sudden and rapid loss of stamina and concentration. This was due to the spiders retreating behind traps.

You have to harvest life to fuel it and maintain death, but the spiders are running away and Maru’s physical and mental power is starting to drain as he maintains death.

If it had been a small area like before, it could have lasted for tens of seconds or even minutes, but it was impossible to maintain it for that long over such a large area as now.

‘Should I let it go?’

Just as I was about to release the Garden of Death and send down a horde of rats, a horde of black rats burst out of the Garden of Death.

‘Huh? I wasn’t thinking of that bunch of rats, I was thinking of the bunch of rats waiting outside.’

Death, embodied in the form of a rat, began to silently enter the spider’s den. At the same time, the Garden of Death shrank, reducing Maru’s mental and physical power consumption.

The rat of death moved forward even though it was entangled in spider webs and trapped. Since it was made of death, death was natural. The spiders flinched at its strange attack.

The spider was even more embarrassed because it had become smarter. The hordes of rats of death were rushing in, not caring even though they had fallen into a trap.

And the first death rat to arrive bit the spider’s leg. Life slipped away in an instant. The spider escaped death by cutting off the bitten leg joint.

Kikrik-kikrik-

These are dangerous. They are poisonous.

The vibrations and noises warned us, but it was already too late. In an instant, a swarm of death rats rushed in from all directions, biting the spiders’ legs and torsos.

It wasn’t a simple bite. It was like life was melting away the moment it was bitten. It was death itself.

Kkirik- Kkirik-

Keep the spiderwebs from coming near you-

The spiders fought back with their webs and poisonous fangs. The poisonous fangs, which instantly incapacitate their prey, had no effect. The rats were simply death in the shape of rats.

Kiririririk- Kirik

Cut your hair-

As I cut off the shadowy rat’s head with my sharp forelegs, it turned into sparkling particles and melted into thin air.

Some spiders flinched at the absurd ending.

that.

It was futility.

You fought and killed and still got nothing?

The reason spiders spin webs is to catch prey. The reason they put in poisonous fangs is also to catch prey.

The reason for fighting enemies that invaded the nest was the same. It was to protect the nest, but also because if they killed the invading enemy, they would become prey.

A group that grows richer by killing enemies. A group that grows more by killing enemies. Isn’t that why they fight? But this group of rats that just came in was strange.

There was nothing left to fight for.

Only my fellow spiders died.

Even if you kill them, all that remains is a shiny powder that disappears into thin air.

Kkirik-kiririk-

Abandon the nest and retreat-

The spiders began to recede like an ebbing tide. And at some point, the horde of death rats that had been pursuing them relentlessly could no longer keep up and turned into particles and disappeared.

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The physical strength and mental power that had been drained away slowly began to recover little by little, and then they were all recovered in an instant. That was after the death rats entered the spider hole. Perhaps the death rats killed the spiders.

The vines were connected to the Garden of Death, so I could vividly feel the vines moving and killing, but the rats of death did not.

I didn’t even know that the Death Rats could go out of the garden, and that I could maintain the Death Garden and restore my health and sanity by going out and killing spiders.

‘First of all, you can’t keep going without any distance restrictions.’

Although it wasn’t as detailed as the vines, the Death Rat was also faintly connected to the senses. It was fortunate that I could vaguely feel where it was going and what it was doing.

‘Attack and chase?’

The pursuit had its limits. While it was possible to run away from the Garden of Death, it was impossible to move completely independently.

‘If it’s the distance I feel now… I guess I can go about 3km?’

It seems like it might go a little further.

If I continued to harvest life, it seemed like I could go further. However, the spiders were retreating very quickly right now, so it was difficult to confirm.

‘The spider cubs are quick to judge situations.’

It seemed that they could not defeat the rats of death and that even if they did, it would be meaningless, so they abandoned the spider burrow and retreated somewhere. It would have been nice if they could have chased the spiders where they were running away. Unfortunately, this was the end of it.

‘By the way. This is it.’

Maru clicked his tongue as he looked at the Garden of Death, which had shrunk to a radius of about 10 meters. It seemed as if it was automatically shrinking in size so as not to disappear.

“Go back.”

The Garden of Death, which gradually disappears into glittering black particles. The vines, the blades of grass, and now even the little mice, begin to melt into the air.

‘Your control has become stronger.’

This is true.

It was a room that gave me a lot to think about in many ways.

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PD released the Inquisitors and the Inquisitors’ Rats to inspect the entire Holy Church. It started with analyzing the information that the Inquisitors’ Rats had infiltrated and acquired.

Most of the time there were no problems, but occasionally there would be a young one who would intercept the faith that should return to God, claiming that he was a shepherd chosen by God.

“They say he showed a miracle.”

“Is it a miracle?”

“They say it cured the disease.”

“This is it.”

The one who intercepted the faith that should have been returned to him awakened his power. No, on the contrary, did he intercept it because he believed in it because he had awakened his power?

After checking the information, it turned out to be an extraordinary ability. It was an ability related to healing. Why, of all the abilities, why healing?

“First, let’s send an Inquisitor to secure the person involved. Let’s also send more Inquisitor rats.”

“yes.”

After sending five heresy inquisitors and 2,000 heresy inquisitors, the PD went back to working on the paperwork. Except for a few, everything was operating normally.

‘Why isn’t faith gathering?’

Is it true that human faith is less than that of a rat? It can’t be. Human madness is greater than that of any other animal. If I had to pick one animal that is mad, it would definitely be human.

The plucking of hearts was human, the burning of fire was human, the beheading and skewering was human, and the roasting of infants on a hot bronze plate was human. The being who elevated humanity to hatred through religious madness was definitely human.

Humans were a group of beings united by religious madness, and those who believed in the Holy Church were no exception. The Holy Church was a place where those who wanted to escape the fear of the end and be saved from destruction gathered.

‘But the typified wishes are not gathered.’

It was impossible.

‘There’s something missing.’

PD reexamined the actions of the heretic who had awakened his healing powers again. He had promoted his healing powers as a God-given ability and had insisted that he was the one who would heal the world. The story was that his power was growing within the safe shield of the Holy Church.

‘As the power grows, the healing ability becomes stronger?’

Does that mean that the people’s wishes have entered into him?

if.

Is that why he is not receiving any wishes?

[It is said that the Inquisitor was attacked.]

“what?”

The PD’s eyes distorted with a fierce expression.

The five Inquisitors were in fact a formidable force. Although they were only five in number, they were armed with the Inquisitors’ exclusive core armor.

From the ultra-small core to the advanced composite armor and even the shield, it was virtually impossible to stop the Inquisitor unless you were a mutant monster with secondary mutations, a mid-level cannibal, a werewolf, or a vampire.

Unless there were units armed with the same core armor or more exosuits, then that would be different. In fact, if you think about it, such an assumption is meaningless.

It was highly unlikely that the AI ​​Diana and Samantha would have let the core armor and exosuits be distributed to the civilians. So it was strange that the Inquisitor was attacked.

The PD reported the situation right away.

Maru, who had returned from subduing a small spider’s den, was taking a short rest.

Maru’s heart started to beat slightly at the PD’s explanation that it seemed like his wish had been intercepted. It was a beating that was a mixture of the feeling that it would be bad to just leave it alone and the feeling that he had to go.

Maru, who had caught his breath, gathered his thoughts. Since the communication was cut off after the Inquisitor was attacked, it must mean that there was a lot of power lurking around.

“So where is it?”

[Holy Church in London, Canada.]

It was an area that was not handed over to the Free Canadian League even when it became one, and it was a place where people who did not agree with the Free Canadian League immigrated in large numbers. And later, it was a city where Canadian refugees tried to enter.

“What about the Inquisition rat pack?”

[About 2,000 went in, but now only about 1,000 remain.]

Are you saying that the rat pack has gone missing too?

“We’ll be leaving right now. Broadcast the evacuation notice to London.”

[Are you talking about the evacuation announcement?]

“The King is alone. Announce that he is going alone.”

[It’s dangerous.]

Human fanaticism was dangerous. When Vladimir Kalin was believed to be God’s agent and savior, it was more secure than anything else, but now, when heresy had penetrated, it could be more dangerous than anything else.

“So advise them to evacuate so that they won’t be caught in the aftermath. You can issue an evacuation order in the name of the King.”

[All right.]

The PD started the evacuation broadcast with a stern face at Maru’s firm voice and expression.

[His Majesty Vladimir Kalin said that he would judge it himself.]

[Citizens who are not affiliated with the cult are requested to leave the city immediately.]

[Let me warn you again.]

“Hey, what the hell is this heresy all of a sudden? Heresy.”

“They say there is a heresy in the HOLLY church.”

If it was the Holy Church, it was the state religion of the Holy Kingdom.

“Does that make sense?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“If Prince Vladimir Kalin himself is coming, does that mean the situation is serious?”

“I guess so.”

“It’s not like they’re going to kill everyone they come across like a witch hunt, right?”

“There’s no way that’s true.”

“No, that’s why I’m telling you to leave the city.”

“You have to think the other way, you idiot. It’s giving you a chance to leave the city. Those heretics won’t listen and will eat you up.”

“What if those heretics leave the city together?”

“Well, I guess there must be a way to classify everything.”

Ki-sun was looking at the people leaving the city, muttering and murmuring. The emotional energy visible above the people’s heads. Ki-sun was picking out those with twisted colors.

“There’s the yellow padding.”

[Yellow padding there. Stop.]

Troops armed with exosuits and core armor began to hunt down the people Ki-sun had captured.

“Where are you?”

[Almost there. How are the people?]

“I don’t know. My emotions are twisted.”

[···Okay. Good work. I’ll clean up and go.]

A moment later, a sleek white airship arrived over the city. Something swaying fell from the airship and disappeared into the chaos of the city.