Rust - Chapter 917



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RUST -917

“Incheon and Ganghwa Island surrendered? Are you saying that all the Chinese armed groups and illegal refugees surrendered?”

“yes.”

The South Korean president clenched his fist without realizing it. It felt like he had ripped out a cancerous lump that had been digging into his intestines.

“Weren’t we already conquering Taean and cleaning up the aftermath this morning?”

“While our forces were clearing out the remnants and refugees remaining in Taean, the King of the Holy Kingdom immediately attacked Seosan, which seemed to have struck fear into the Chinese refugees.”

The fact that Taean was swept away with terrible power and Seosan was pushed aside was uploaded in real time on SNS and portal sites.

Although Maru warned Taean, Seosan, and Dangjin to surrender, the armed groups and refugees thought, “What could happen suddenly?” no matter where they attacked.

That’s understandable. Look at Gunsan. Even though 1 million Korean troops were mobilized, they couldn’t capture it. In Gunsan, there were only about 50,000 armed groups and about 1 to 1.2 million refugees, and that was the case.

However, if you combine Taean, Seosan, and Dangjin, the number of armed forces is close to 400,000, and if you include refugees, it exceeds 6 million. Naturally, it cannot be compared to Gunsan.

Moreover, if one side was attacked, it was close enough to send support from the other two. If the attacked side could hold out for half a day, reinforcements could be sent from the other two places right away.

But the reality was not like that. In just a few minutes, a live broadcast of Taean being swept away went out, and even Seosan, which had been denying it, was pushed back by the minute.

The sight of Taean ending and Seosan being destroyed at the same time was terrifying in itself. The video cannot be said to be fake or manipulated because there are countless videos and photos taken individually by ordinary people.

It’s hard to believe, but the live broadcast was real. And Dangjin immediately surrendered after hearing the stories of people saying that the thing that had announced the end of Taean and Seosan was heading to Dangjin.

And when news was heard that the being was leaving the cleanup of Taean, Seosan, and Dangjin to the Korean army and moving straight to Ansan, Ansan, Incheon, and Ganghwa Island all gave up resistance.

If everything we’ve seen live so far is true, unless it’s a manipulated video using CG or artificial intelligence…

That was something that humans could not do. They were not crazy enough to fight against such a being that erased Taean and immediately wiped out Seosan.

“They attacked right after giving me a warning.”

“It was effective to push it through in one breath.”

“I think it’s a very good use of fear.”

The South Korean president nodded at the explanation that the key was to push back without giving the enemies time to think.

“I see. That went well. That went very well.”

Even though the Chinese refugee problem and the armed group situation were resolved, the atmosphere in the Korean government and parliament was strange. It was because the crazy author came to mind.

The man who had spread his arms out in a Y shape and shouted. The contents of his scolding of those around him with his eyes that were sparkling with madness lingered in my head.

‘God of Death.’

‘Master of Terror.’

When I organized the Bupyeong-Bucheon line, I thought it was an extremely scary ability. The King of the Holy Kingdom, who I knew as a swordsman, was not a swordsman.

Seeing them drown the monsters that were swarming the container ship in the sea off Busan, and resolve the Siheung-Pyeongtaek line that was in crisis in just a few hours, I wondered, ‘Are they really the same kind of people as us?’

‘no way?’

‘really?’

‘No, of course not.’

‘Even high-level cannibals display terrifying regenerative powers and physical abilities?’

‘Are all those who have psychic abilities or can manipulate fire divine beings?’

I tried to think logically, but the being that summoned death was on a different level. If we only consider the single killing power, it was comparable to a nuclear bomb or a neutron bomb.

Should we call that a person?

Should the phenomenon of causing death be viewed as a simple form of summoning ability?

Should we put that in the same category as humans?

The President of the Republic of Korea has called attention to the complicated minds of lawmakers and ministers and vice ministers.

“Okay. Hmm. Then let’s start the operation right away.”

Operation for freedom of navigation.

The migration of over 20 million Chinese refugees to Taiwan has begun.

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Late March. The sea near the coast was still covered with ice.

The same goes for the distant sea, which was frozen solid enough that you could walk from Tsushima Island to Busan.

Even though they had gathered all the ships large enough to reach Taiwan, it was not easy to send over 20 million refugees and armed groups to Taiwan.

“Is the icebreaker ready?”

“We are breaking through the sea route.”

“There are fewer people we can send than expected.”

“Even if we mobilize all passenger ships and mid-sized fishing boats that can travel to Taiwan, the limit is about 1 million at a time.”

So that means I have to go back and forth 20 times.

“How about using container ships?”

“Container ship?”

“Yes, it is not impossible if transported using containers.”

If you put 30 to 40 people in one container and transport them on a Malacamax or Panamax container ship, it wouldn’t be impossible to transport 3 to 4 million units. Didn’t the New Japan Reconstruction Association also transport monsters in that way?

“It will probably take 3~4 days to get to Taiwan.”

“It’s possible because it’s an immortal monster.”

“People can endure it well enough.”

“That’s right. I heard that one of the old illegal methods of entering the United States was using container ships.”

“I’ve been able to endure crossing the Pacific Ocean, so I can definitely endure three or four days.”

“It’s not impossible if you just put ventilation windows and portable toilets in the container.”

“Are you saying we should stuff people into cans like that?”

“Shouldn’t there be at least some space?”

Although some opposed it, saying it was an inhumane method, the South Korean government and a majority of lawmakers supported it.

“Now is not the time to be worrying about space.”

“What would happen if the Holy Kingdom returned to its homeland?”

Once the Holy Kingdom forces, including Maru, returned, there was no way to fill the void.

“We must begin the operation as soon as possible.”

“······.”

“Are you saying we should pack them up like luggage and send them to Taiwan?”

“Even if the refugees sent in that way take over Taiwan, can our relations be good?”

“I know what you’re trying to say, but I don’t have time to go into all of it.”

“Even if the refugees take control of Taiwan, they will not be able to interfere with the freedom of navigation. After experiencing the power of the King of the Holy Kingdom, it will be difficult to establish a confrontational stance.”

“What we need to do now is to send the Chinese refugees to Taiwan as quickly as possible and finish the job.”

“······.”

The Taiwan issue should have been resolved while the King of the Holy Kingdom was still there.

“There are seven ports capable of handling large-scale transportation.”

Incheon, Gunsan, Mokpo, Yeosu, Busan, Ulsan, Pohang, 7 places. All of them were mobilized for the operation at the same time. The route was opened by icebreakers, and the migration operation began with all ships mobilized.

The migration operation to send more than 5 million people at once began in just a few days. It was Korea that made the seemingly impossible possible.

“You want me to protect the fleet with an airship?”

“Well, that’s what it is.”

Maru readily complied with the Korean government’s request.

“The response is quite quick.”

“They said they were preparing to send it to North Korea and the islands off the west coast.”

Maru and Gisun talked while looking at the huge number of ships.

“If we push in 5 million at once, even the southern warlords won’t be able to handle it.”

“Last year, Kim Yang’s expedition team swept it all away. I don’t think there’s anything we can do about it.”

There was drift ice up to Jeju Island, but once we entered the waters south of Jeju Island, the amount of drift ice was noticeably reduced. After that, there were no major problems.

[You have now invaded Taiwanese waters.]

The Southern Chinese warlords who controlled Taiwan warned that they would sink the island if they did not immediately turn around, but the Southern Clan navy, which had already been badly defeated by Kim Yang’s expedition the previous year, did not have the capacity to deal with the refugee ships under the protection of the Holy Kingdom.

[I’m warning you one last time. If you don’t turn the player over immediately, I will attack.]

This was after the southern warlords’ movements were detected from a stratospheric airship that was reconnoitering Taiwan.

“They took out all the surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, and even artillery?”

“Send out the crow bombing squad.”

Maru lightly gave the order for the crows to sortie. In a bombing situation like this, the crow unit was more effective than the drones.

Anyway, crows are also mutated creatures, so when they gather together, they create a biological EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) that disables enemy electronic devices.

[Prepare for the Crow Bombardment.]

[Descending]

As the airship carrying the crow lowered its altitude, Taiwanese defense units fired anti-aircraft guns, including surface-to-air missiles.

[Missile response from enemy base.]

[Surface-to-air missile launch confirmed toward this airship.]

[Interception system activated.]

[Successful interception of enemy missiles.]

[Anti-aircraft artillery attack.]

[Blocked by anti-aircraft gun shield.]

[No more shields.]

The airship, equipped with a larger version of the shield mounted on the core armor, easily stopped the 35mm Type 07 anti-aircraft gun.

[Launch altitude reached.]

[The crow bombing squad is taking off.]

Kaaaak!

Knock!

Tens of thousands of crows accelerated vertically as soon as they took off from the airship. As if they were dive bombers, the crows spewed out special napalm bombs.

Even if it was a small napalm that a crow could carry, it would have enough firepower to set fire to an area with a diameter of 3 to 5 meters. When these napalm bombs were sprayed in the tens of thousands, the defense bases were instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

“Support. Request support.”

“Communication has been lost.”

“I can’t die like this. Shoot a missile!”

“It’s not working!”

With the addition of a biological EMP, not only was communication cut off, but all electronic devices and weapons were suddenly rendered unusable.

Caw? (What about the nuke?)

Kkak- kwak! (No orders yet!)

The leader of the crow squadron, who wants to end the enemy’s breathing space with small nukes, requested permission to use cute nukes.

“Why are they like this again?”

Ki-soon was shocked. The crows kept demanding permission to use nuclear weapons, as if they had awakened to the destructive power of nuclear weapons.

“What’s going on?”

“There’s a small nuke. They’re making a fuss to let them use it.”

“What is the situation?”

“No problem, the port was already taken. The defense base was also completely burned down with small napalm.”

“But you’re still going to use nukes?”

“They have bunkers and armored units. They’re making a fuss to take them down with nukes.”

Maru thought for a moment and nodded.

“Hmm- approve it.”

“Even though it’s small, it’s still a nuclear weapon. Do you know how much crows can use it?”

“But please approve it. It’s a small nuclear grenade modified from an infantry nuclear grenade. The maximum killing range is 300 to 400 meters.”

“Ha- Really- I get it.”

As soon as the small nuclear launch authorization was given, all the crows returned to their airships to drop their nukes.

“Crazy… No. Are all these kids crazy?”

The crows don’t even care about Gisun’s swearing.

Caw! (Nuclear!)

Kaaaak! (That nuke is mine!)

“Quiet.”

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At Maru’s voice, all the crows closed their beaks.

“Take them in order.”

“There. Put one down. One for each.”

The small nuclei were about the size of a 250 mL can of soda. The slightly larger ones were the size of a 340 mL can. The crows flew towards their targets carrying the nuclei.

The bunkers and weapons depots that had withstood the napalm bombing were blown away in an instant. No matter how small the nuke was, it was impossible to withstand the bombing that fell from above.

Chinese refugees and armed groups who arrived in Taiwan were left dumbfounded by the crows’ crazy nuclear shower.

‘Didn’t you say that was a nuclear grenade?’

‘The Holy Kingdom is clearly a mad country.’

‘The crows are bombing with nuclear grenades?’

‘I think I’m going crazy.’

‘You were trying to fight those guys?’

‘It was suicide. It was suicide.’

The Southern Warlord defense forces in Taiwan were swept away by the crows’ mad bombing.

“Aren’t you going to send reinforcements? If they don’t come quickly, the defenders will be annihilated.”

“I guess that’s because we can’t withdraw our main force due to the civil war. And I saw that there was a crow bombing. If you have a head, would you send it?”

Over 5 million Chinese refugees arrived in Taiwan, and within hours, the southern warlords had no choice but to abandon the island.

Early spring when the ice is melting.

‘Freedom of Navigation’ has taken its first successful step.