Rust - Chapter 924



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RUST [RUST]-924

In a situation where we have secured the scientific technology to develop nuclear fusion power and use mass drivers to enter space, we are trying to defeat monsters with salt.

Maru recalled a small sinkhole in a rebel area on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Apparently, the sinkhole was linked to an earthquake or volcano.

‘And there must be more conditions.’

If sinkholes and monsters like that were simply caused by earthquakes and volcanoes, it would have been known long ago.

‘Were the fragments of the altar here??’

During World War II, the Japanese Empire took control of Southeast Asia. However, it is true that most of the Southeast Asian countries that were invaded in this way showed pro-Japanese behavior after the fall of the Japanese Empire.

Of course, it wouldn’t have been strange if there had been a laboratory using fragments of the altar in Southeast Asia. Above all, if it was the rebel-held island of Mindanao, there would have been no problem conducting human experiments.

‘It’s one thing to secure the test subjects, but it’s another to dispose of them. I guess it’s right to assume that there was something like a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo here.’

And maybe the government forces used nukes, which would have created conditions similar to those that led to the giant sinkhole in Tokyo.

“What kind of nuclear weapons are the Philippine government forces?”

“Before China launched its preemptive strike, there was a US Navy patrolling the Philippine Sea to check China in the South China Sea. They might have secured it there.”

“It would be useless without the code.”

“You can detonate it without a code. No matter how messed up the Philippines is, you can do that much.”

“Government forces detonated a nuclear device in rebel territory?”

“It’s highly likely that it was nuclear. Even if it wasn’t nuclear, they would have used a bomb with considerable destructive power.”

Ki-soon’s eyes widened as he listened to Maru’s opinion.

“Then what do you think of the sinkhole?”

“A hole that creates monsters. The fragments of the altar must have reacted to high energy, such as an earthquake, volcano, or nuclear explosion.”

There was a sinkhole in Tokyo, and a sinkhole in a rebel-held area in the Philippines. There could be sinkholes all over the world, too.

“If we can’t get rid of the sinkhole, we have to get rid of the monster.”

Ki-soon nodded, recalling the pangolin that had been flailing around even after its neck had been cut off by Maru’s assertion. The monster near Busan was also tough.

If such monsters were to pour out in the tens of millions, it would be impossible to stop them. The situation was clear, especially since the monsters were capable of ‘infection’ and ‘erosion’.

“It’s a reality where even curses have power… If rumors of immortal monsters that don’t die create faith, it’ll be dangerous. If such monsters start to appear, those who possess nuclear weapons might panic and use them.”

“That’s what I expected. And if I use a nuke, the sinkhole will get bigger or more monsters will come out of it.”

Ki-soon scratched her head.

“Will salt do the trick?”

“It’s worth a try because there was a reaction.”

To see if it works, it would be best to start with a small sinkhole. So the idea was to test it on a small sinkhole near the rebel stronghold and the monster inside it.

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Around mid-April to late-April.

Ms. Kim and her nurse, who were promoting the Canada Recovery Operation, succeeded in recapturing Ottawa and taking control of Montreal. The speed of the advance was truly astonishing, but Ms. Kim’s expression was grim.

“Slow. Slow. Slow. By now, you should be done with everything and resting.”

“I couldn’t help it.”

The nurse consoled Ms. Kim, who was exploding with complaints. If everything had gone according to plan, she would have been able to finish in Montreal within two weeks, but it ended up taking more than three weeks.

The plan to finish quickly and rest was delayed by a week. Even if I were to push through Quebec within a few days, it seemed difficult to have more than 3 nights and 4 days or 4 nights and 5 days of rest.

“There’s nothing I can do. I was just going to brush it all off, but then I started talking nonsense and it just took a while.”

Kim Yang was furious. He wanted to wipe it out with bombing and artillery fire, then burn it down with napalm. The city could be rebuilt.

It would have been enough to just wipe it out like Mississauga and Toronto, but things got complicated when opinions suddenly arose that it would be better to save the city if possible.

Fortunately, the goal was not to save people, but to save the city. Kim Yang used V’s x and neutron bombs to wipe out all life in the city, but the mutated monsters were a problem.

‘Monster tags.’

There are monsters that can’t even withstand high-energy radiation, such as neutrons. Monsters that can withstand nerve gas and radiation can only be killed by direct physical force.

Ironically, the most exhausting were insects such as cockroaches and rodents. Those that were not killed by the nerve gas and neutron bombs reproduced in the short period of three weeks.

Even though the weather has not cleared up yet, they are hatching eggs and hatching chicks, and among the chicks, there has been a slight increase in the number of individuals resistant to nerve gas.

It may have increased only slightly now, but if it were left alone, it would definitely be a mess. If the resistant individuals start breeding with each other, all generations would be replaced by the resistant individuals.

“But there was no need to kill all the people.”

“That’s nonsense. We’ve decided not to show mercy to those who betrayed us, so why are you talking nonsense?”

Certainly, humans are as tough as cockroaches. Even in a ruined city full of mutant monsters, they would engage in street fighting. They would attack supply depots for military supplies.

Of course, Kim Yang wasn’t going to just leave it at that. The reason she even took out nerve gas and neutron bombs was to wipe out all the filthy humans at once.

The order was to preserve the original form of the city, but more importantly, it was important to preserve the troops. Kim Yang unconditionally prioritized the latter over the preservation of the city and the preservation of the troops.

Of course, the resistance fighters and the independence front surrendered, probably because they did not expect that Kim Yang would blow up the entire city.

The problem was that Ms. Kim did not accept surrender and did not allow escape.

“You attacked us even though we surrendered.”

All that was left for them was desperate resistance. Whether they would do it or not, Kim Yang was determined to uproot them this time.

Let’s say we accept their surrender, but what if they go back out into society and infect normal citizens? Strange ideas are like mold; once they spread, they tend to destroy the whole thing.

If when we first annexed Canada, we had properly vetted and kicked out all the bad guys and pushed them all out, we wouldn’t have had to do this now.

I just let it slide thinking that it was a good thing. Look. Didn’t they do something stupid like bring in the vampire count and talk about free Canada?

Kim Yang had insisted at the time that it should be completely wiped out. It is the same now.

Even though I shaved the head of the cannibal, those who said, “That can’t be happening,” and asked me to fight, surrendered because they thought it wouldn’t work. Why would you accept that?

“What kind of surrender is this? Why would you accept a surrender that was only made after you were so busy? So, whose fault is it that you lost the cockroaches and rats? Huh?”

It was those fucking survivors who stopped spraying nerve gas. It was those fucking survivors who showered the entire city with neutron bombs.

“Those damn humans. Don’t you know what they really want?”

What they wanted was the title of the one who defended the Canadian city until the end. The title of the one who resisted for freedom until the end. What are you going to do with the surrender of those guys?

“I’d rather be a mutant monster. Much better than a piece of trash human.”

Large carnivores and herbivores were okay though, because their size meant there were more places to hit them, whether it was through artillery fire or bombing. But small animals and humans were the problem.

It took more than three weeks to find and sort out those little things and those tough humans. That’s how Kim Yang learned a lesson from the operation.

Small things are more dangerous than big ones.

Human infants are killed before they surrender.

“No, what kind of lesson is that? What if you negotiated before fighting people? Isn’t that normal to think that way? And you could have just killed the cockroaches and rats by driving them away.”

Kim Yang’s gaze grew fierce at the nurse’s response that instead of just carpet bombing everyone with nerve gas, it might have been better if she had only sprayed it when they were all gathered together.

“That’s right.”

“Shut your mouth.”

It wasn’t like this when I used to kill cockroaches and rats in New York. In the past year and a half to two years, the cockroaches and rats have adapted incredibly well.

“I guess I’ll have to bring the rats back from the home country.”

“Is this the new batch of rats that came in this time?”

It was a nurse who spoke of 13 million rats who had devoted their faith to Maru.

“Uh. Those guys. What if we push the monsters out of the city? Cockroaches and rats will come in and hatch in the space where the big thing was pushed out, and it’ll be a total mess. That’s why we need guys who can settle down underground in the areas we’ve pushed out and defend themselves.”

That’s what it was.

“It’s right to bring a strong-willed rat.”

As I pushed, I realized that even if there were no cockroaches or rats, there could be ants or spiders in the empty space. And there are also people who are like cockroaches.

Even though I’m cleaning up now, I’m planning to get rid of the ants and spiders when the weather clears up. It’s funny when I think I won after a good fight, but then the bugs start hiding under my feet.

“all right.”

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Tsk- tsk! (It’s finally time to show our faith!)

The rat stepped forward, raising both arms high, showing off its glossy black fur.

Sizzle- sizzle-sizzle-(let’s go- to make paradise-)

God wants it.

Everything was God’s will.

The underground of the city that I arrived at was full of unbelieving rats and prey. I spent a long time chewing and purifying the unbelieving rats that did not know the god of death and emptying the delicious shrimp-flavored cockroaches into my stomach.

Some of them died of unknown causes, losing their hair and teeth. The bodies of their dead comrades became food for the second generation.

Everything is the will of the god of death.

A few days later, she gave birth to her first baby in her new home. Her mouth had grown eight times in an instant, but there was plenty of food in her new home.

This was because the corpses of huge carnivorous and herbivorous animals were scattered here and there. They were the remains of humans who hunted and killed people who believed in the god of death.

The group of rats centered around the black rat were satisfied. As expected, the humans under the god of death had some sense. They were offering tributes like this.

Sizzle- sizzle! (We are the chosen ones of the god of death!)

The rats gradually realized that they were changing. They no longer died from poison, they did not get sick, and their wounds began to heal quickly.

Centered around a rat with glossy black fur, the rats began to create a society imitating humans underground.

The thumb, which grew about a finger’s length, developed into a proper thumb in just a few generations, and this became the basis for imitating human civilization.

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Ki-soon said with a subtle expression.

“What are we going to do when the Korean government and the Philippine government ask for support?”

“The curse is gone, so if we combine the two, we should be able to win?”

“Well, that’s because we can win easily if we help.”

“What’s the price?”

“The Philippine government is said to be considering ceding territory. It is not a large island, but they are willing to cede a suitable amount of islands.”

“It’s an island. What about your side? What about the Korean government?”

“When trading with the Philippines, they say they will use the currency of the Holy Kingdom.”

“Is there any other currency that can be used besides ours?”

If the Korean currency converted to digital currency were to be exchanged for banknotes and circulated, the Philippines would not recognize it, so a currency needed for trade was needed.

It was natural that the Holy Kingdom currency, backed by gold and silver, was the only credible currency that could be used at the time, but the Korean government was making a fuss about it.

“If we try hard, it’s not impossible to use the imperial currency as a base currency.”

“Hmm. If we get out of the triangular trade, the trading volume will drop sharply, right?”

Korea and the Empire were trading using the Holy Kingdom’s super-large airships. If the Holy Kingdom were to leave, not only would the trade volume drop drastically, but it would also have a huge impact on the Korean and Empire economies.

“Huh- That’s right. Even though we’re blindfolded, we still have a reason to use our currency. We’re just saying we shouldn’t eat the reserve currency without any intention.”

“You’ve put in the effort. Did the old man agree to use our Holy Kingdom currency as the base currency?”

“There’s nothing I can do about it in the current situation. But I still feel very sorry.”

“It must have been because I knew the taste of the reserve currency. So?”

“Agreed. Well. Right now it’s possible with gold and silver, but they say it’ll be difficult to handle once the economy recovers.”

“I’m worried about the old man.”

There was already a mercenary force that was released in Europe to collect European gold. After going to Switzerland, contact was lost, but they probably didn’t die. The gold can be secured from there.

“We said we would attack the rebel stronghold in the rear.”

The priority was to identify and clean up the sinkholes and monsters near the Philippine rebel stronghold.