Rust - Chapter 909



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RUST [RUST]-909

It was horrifying to see the second-ranking member of the New Japan Reconstruction Association suddenly wither away and turn into fertilizer.

[I can’t get any closer. Should I end the broadcast?]

“Keep going. If you stop here, things will get weirder.”

Close-up shots were difficult due to the biological EMP emitted by the monsters swarming inside the container and the garden of death implemented by Maru.

[Broadcast continues from current location.]

“Check real-time comments on SNS and internet portal sites.”

The assistant AI continued to relay the news on the scene and began to monitor public opinion trends. As expected, public opinion was going crazy.

[Check public opinion on SNS and major portal sites.]

They had already turned the Chinese armed refugees into manure, but now there were rumors that they were murderers, saying that they had killed the Japanese armed group that had surrendered unconditionally.

Fortunately, public opinion is rising not only in opposition but also in support. In particular, the increase in occult supporters was unexpected.

Among Koreans, fan cafes for the God of Death, Grim Reaper, and Lord of Terror began to appear, and among Japanese people, there were also those who thought of Maru as a divine being, or at least a great monster comparable to a god.

‘Gods and monsters.’

It was a bit strange that the Japanese, who were considered capitalist animals, believed in gods and monsters, but somehow that was the case.

‘It’s also an accident item.’

When looking at Japanese buildings, there are times when you see verandas with talismanic knots hanging on them. Sometimes, in traditional Japanese inns or old hotels, there are rooms with talismans (omamori?) hanging at the front door.

It used to seem strange to me that the rational and fairly calculating Japanese were sensitive to pre-modern taboos. But now the world has changed to one where such things are becoming reality.

‘It’s dangerous.’

If the Japanese believed in it, gods and monsters could become real. Before that happens, it would be better to focus that belief on Maru.

Fortunately, the Japanese who witnessed Maru unfolding the Garden of Death at the Reconstruction Association headquarters concluded that Maru was something more than human.

If that fear and terror gave me the opportunity to change into faith, I could have easily taken the path of faith, but I wondered if things would go as planned, and Maru ended up having an accident.

‘Marusch, you should calm down a bit.’

Judging from the fact that the Q&A was treated as useless, it was clear that the author, who was the leader, had thrown away his subordinates first.

If the representative had come out first, risking his life, Maru might have listened to the story, given his personality. And there’s a high chance he would have spared his life.

‘By the way, are you going to kill all the other guys too?’

As expected, the vines of death that had made the second-ranking manure completely turned even his subordinates into fertilizer.

‘Damn. I told you to be moderate since it’s a live broadcast.’

[The results show that public opinion is rapidly worsening.]

[Korean SNS and SNS used by Japanese refugees have also changed negatively.]

[The same goes for portal sites.]

[There is a sharp increase in negative reactions to the summary execution of surrendered people.]

“You know what the crow reported? Process that audio and broadcast it. It’s a scoop.”

[Are you talking about the part where the enemies release monsters?]

“Yes. Before and after that. Ah- and there’s the part where the king first fought the monster? The part where he threw the monster with a catapult and 200 monsters rushed at him. Put it from there.”

[All right.]

Even if I did this, I couldn’t make everyone believe everything. There was no need to make everyone believe everything.

‘Half at most. Let’s catch at least four.’

As time goes by, you will have no choice but to trust Maru.

‘Damn it, Maru guy. Just hold on for a second.’

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Maru had no intention of holding back.

‘I’m tired of these guys if I don’t get rid of them in the grass.’

If I didn’t know what they were thinking, I could have tolerated it. But I didn’t intend to tolerate it knowing. I don’t know what kind of abilities he has, but he was second in the Japanese Reconstruction Association.

The moment he was locked up, there was a possibility that political issues would start to arise and all sorts of nonsense would start to arise. There would also be controversy over punishment for plans that were not realized.

Because murder and conspiracy to commit murder were not punished equally, it would have been controversial to kill someone who had surrendered unconditionally.

There will be a lot of talk about wiping out the Chinese refugee armed group and also about pushing out the Japanese armed group that has now surrendered.

So? What do you want me to do?

When you are trying to save someone from drowning, should you help them by finding the bundle that is floating away? When you are doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), should you be gentle so as not to damage the ribs?

I didn’t want them to think that I was moving around as I pleased. At the very least, I needed to make them realize that if I moved, the whole neighborhood would be destroyed.

The handling of safe and clean nuclear weapons without radioactive contamination was unacceptable. There was no intention of simply accepting the ‘surrender’ of those who planned mass murder because things had gone wrong.

[No. Your Majesty. I understand what you are thinking. But it is a bit much to do that while broadcasting.]

“It doesn’t matter. I don’t care what people think.”

If you are careful about your actions because you care about people’s reputation, then you should not have done it in the first place. You should do your own work while also being mindful of what other people think. Isn’t that the point now?

“You want to gain faith? Are there any idiots who change their behavior based on what people think?”

[···oh-]

“Oh, what the heck. Let’s not come here and do politics or anything like that. I helped you in my own way because you asked me to help you, and if you don’t like it, then just survive on your own.”

[······.]

“The same goes for Japanese refugees. Those who were supposed to rebuild Japan tried to cover up their mistakes and let all the monsters loose in order to save themselves. Shouldn’t those people have been gently arrested and brought to trial? They surrendered, but they weren’t killed?”

That’s ridiculous. That’s crazy.

“What if we capture him alive? Should we bring him to a Japanese court? Japan is ruined and there is no Japanese court at all? Then should we bring him to a Korean court? Do you think that would be unacceptable? If they wanted to do it their way, they should have resolved it themselves. Don’t expect any help or salvation.”

Ki-sun nodded, but wondered what to do about it. After all, Maru’s thoughts weren’t wrong.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to go that way?’

It wasn’t bad to go in the direction Maru was talking about. Ki-sun’s squinted eyes narrowed even further.

[I know what you mean.]

“Yeah. There’s no need to worry about what other people think. It’s the Korean government and the refugees.”

[okay.]

Ki-soon nodded. Maybe it was a good thing. In many ways.

‘I’m sure PD Ajae will be happy to hear this news.’

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The aftermath of the live broadcast was greater than expected.

It was shocking that they completely swept away the Chinese armed group that had been controlling the Bupyeong-Bucheon line, and it was because the second-ranking Japanese armed group surrendered while performing dogeza and the scene of them just pushing them away was broadcast live.

The atmosphere was so bad that even the Korean government expressed regret, but public opinion was divided after Gi-sun aired a follow-up broadcast titled ‘The Truth about the Monster Incident’.

‘That guy Kisun was prepared for this all along.’

Maru didn’t care what people thought. He just did what he felt was necessary and there was no reason for him to be judged by others.

Broadcasting the monster incident to divide public opinion was not a bad idea, but from another perspective, it was a dangerous decision.

‘Because it tells us that there are monsters that don’t die.’

What would the four Chinese who are hiding among the Chinese refugees do if they knew that information? They would say they would get a sample of the monster.

The same was true for the Korean government. Whatever the reason, it was obvious that they would rush to study this immortal monster.

It was said to be an immortal monster, but to be more precise, it was a monster that was already dead and moving. In other words, it was an unscientific phenomenon of a corpse moving.

It would be nice to think that just as it is impossible to tame or train a corpse, the same could be said of monsters, but that was not the case.

The most dangerous problems were ‘infection’ and ‘erosion’. If you touch it for experimentation and it gets infected and then erodes, the initial situation of the mutant virus will be a disaster that will make it look like a joke.

‘They’ll definitely use it as a biological weapon.’

If your goal is to weaken your opponent’s power, there is no method more effective than this.

‘What are you thinking?’

Even Kisoon would know that this kind of thing would happen if he revealed the monster. Maru, who was pondering how to deal with the monster in the deckhouse where the floor was covered with fertilizer, thought of the debris.

“Look for the fragments.”

Caw! (Net!)

Maru ordered the crows to search the cabin and found a man tied up in one corner of the infirmary.

Kkeueeeeek-

Phew-

The man, who had been struggling like a caterpillar with his whole body tied up, looked at the floor and began to convulse.

“Oh-”

“Wow-”

“Come-come-”

The pronunciation that had been unclear gradually became clear.

“and-”

“Come!”

“This way- This way!”

“Wow!”

Kujik-

The rope that was used to prevent the seizure snaps and the skin is torn along with it. A hand reaches out towards the floor, not caring if it is covered in blood.

“Come here, waaaaaaaaa-”

Maru took a step back.

?

The hand of the guy who should have been swinging the air has grown longer. His arm has grown like a mollusk.

Churiq-

A shooting hand.

It was a similar movement to what we encountered in Japan.

Crunch-

The arm that was pointing at the floor was completely erased with the sound of space being chewed. Maru, who had already pulled out his Nuclipse, aimed the blade.

“What is it?”

“Hey. Come here. Come here aaaaah-”

A piece of flesh grew back from a severed arm. A person who started to crumble into a similar shape to the piece of flesh I had encountered in Japan threw his body toward the floor, but

Kwajik-

As the New Clips passed by, the head was erased and the upper body disappeared faster. The flesh that had lost the head and part of the upper body was sagging and hanging like a deflated balloon.

‘What is this?’

Maru checked the chart attached to the bed where the flesh was flowing out. It said that he lost consciousness after grabbing the fragment.

The arm that extended like a tentacle was the right arm. The hand that held the fragment was also the right arm. Although the mutation did not occur immediately when the fragment was held, it was clear that the fragment had an effect.

Maru opened the hospital room window and shouted.

“If you find a fragment, don’t touch it!”

Caw? Caw!

The crows searching the surroundings answered that they knew. And – the monsters trapped inside the container also started to move.

thud-

One of the containers in the corner shook slightly.

thud-

thud-

The shock spread as if in response from within the container next to it.

Boom-boom-

Thump- thump- thump thump thump-

Monsters began to writhe inside the containers that were tightly packed in all directions.

Foodduck-

Startled crows fly into the sky.

Kkuddeuk- kwaaaaang-

A door was ripped off from one of the containers that was shaking violently, and monsters poured out. Starting with that one, two, three, four… In an instant, the doors of the containers were ripped off.

What the fuck.

How on earth did you get a monster···.

fragment?

Did you suppress the monster with debris?

In an instant, the deck began to swarm with monsters.

Kwaaaaaaa-

Kieeeeeee-

What’s worse, there were monsters that jumped off the ship and started running towards Busan.

“I saw it. It’s heading towards Busan now.”

[cheeeeeeek- beep-]

Even if communication was cut off, they would have seen it from a blimp or drone, because they said they were filming it live.

Dozens of containers have already been opened. More than a hundred are shaking. If things continue this way, it’s only a matter of time before they all open.

‘The method is-‘

Maru jumped overboard through the infirmary wall. A container ship anchored in thick ice came into view.

“Chew it all!”

The ship, which had been hit with a new clip at the part where the ice and the container ship were stuck, started to run.

Kwajijijijik-

The thick ice and thick iron plate were torn apart at the same time, and the roar of a steel beast echoed.

Kkddddddd—–

Squeak—–

As the blade of the deck passed over the slightly melted part, perhaps because of the sunlight, cracks began to appear. The cracks in the ice and the torn lower part of the hull buckled and sank into the ice.

A giant container ship sinks into the ice. As the heavy mass sinks, the ice splits apart.

The container ship began to list to the left.

Cardddeung-

Because the cold seawater began to seep into the torn side, Maru stepped on the collapsing ice and pushed the Nuclips deeper into the ground.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee—-

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬–

The angle at which the container ship began to tilt to the left increased as the bottom of the ship was torn apart and seawater poured in. Eventually, the ship was no longer able to withstand the tilt and the containers began to spill out.

A vicious circle in which monsters crawl out of fallen containers and containers pour down on their heads, turning them into blood clots.

Quadddddddd–

Kujijijijiji—-

At the end of it all – the container ship began to sink with a long tail. Along with the containers and the monsters struggling underneath.