Rust - Chapter 926



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RUST [RUST]-926

The operation began without further warning, as the evacuation announcement and leaflets had been distributed in advance. The rebels and government forces lightly ignored the strong opposition.

“It’s ridiculous. I see the rebels and the government forces speaking in unison.”

“I know.”

What if the monsters in the sinkhole have a purpose?

What if they’re waiting for a crucial opportunity?

Even if that wasn’t the case, it would have been dangerous to just leave it alone.

It was because winter was getting longer. The winter was getting longer, with snow storms and thick clouds blocking out the sunlight.

There was a situation where a huge area was covered in thick dust due to volcanic eruptions on Mt. Baekdu and Sakhalin.

Japan is already covered in volcanic ash and dust all over the archipelago. What would happen if the area covered by the thick dust cloud expanded further, especially in East Asia?

“Last summer’s peak temperatures were incredibly high. If the ash and dust continue to spread like this, the average temperature will eventually drop.”

There were places where the summer high temperature exceeded 45 degrees, but in winter, it dropped to -50 to -60 degrees. In a world where the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures throughout the year is 100 degrees, is it true that the lowest temperature is dropping further and the winter is getting longer?

“It’s already hell, but it’s going to get even worse.”

“North America will also be in danger.”

North America was not safe from volcanic eruptions either. There was analysis that the western earthquake and the use of hydrogen bombs in the east had put pressure on the earth’s crust, increasing the risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

What if volcanoes in North America erupt in a chain reaction? If Yellowstone erupts, it is certain that the entire North America will immediately be affected by the explosion.

“They said that a greater amount of volcanic ash and dust would erupt than when Mt. Fuji in Japan erupted.”

Gisoon continued to tell the story, frowning.

“The eruptions of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Baekdu virtually paralyzed half of East Asia, so if Yellowstone erupts, we can assume that at least the Northern Hemisphere will be affected.”

Climate issues aside, Maru thought of something else. What would happen if sinkhole monsters burst out during a time when most of the Northern Hemisphere was blocked from seeing the sun?

They were able to increase their numbers through ‘infection’ and ‘invasion’, and even if they had their limbs cut off and their heads cut off, they would maintain their ‘infection’ and ‘invasion’ abilities.

What are you going to do to stop it?

If we use nukes, it’ll be even more messy.

“What the hell is this?”

Even in the Garden of Death, which specializes in mass killing, it was difficult to clear them out, so they were cut down directly and the method of breaking the ice and drowning them in the sea was used.

It was absurd to tell them to take their hands off the sinkhole that contained such a monster, while they could manage it.

“You believe you can control it.”

“Why would they openly criticize me if I just pushed them away?”

Maru shook his head, wondering what he would do if he were to hit the heads of both rebels and government forces.

“There’s the Korean government and the Empire, too. Other nearby countries are also gathering because they heard rumors of a deal and are thinking of starting international trade again. So they must be believing that.”

“This is ridiculous. Seriously. Are you ready with the sea salt and solar power equipment?”

“30 tons of sea salt arrived, and solar reflectors and condensers were installed on three airships. But the volcanic ash and dust are so thick that no matter how much light is shone on them, they won’t be able to penetrate inside. Is that okay?”

“If you drop a bomb and pour salt on them, they’ll crawl out. I’ll lure them out, so just kill them.”

‧

Maru’s steps were unhesitating, as he had seen with his own eyes the location of the sinkhole near the rebel stronghold.

‘Popular?’

After the death of the saint, the rebels abandoned their previous stronghold and moved to another place. At that time, the empty streets were filled with abandoned corpses and empty houses, but now there was a sign of life.

‘what?’

Maru activated the Ripper suit’s stealth function and headed toward the abandoned rebel stronghold. A fierce sound echoed from a little distance away.

‘Gunshots?’

Toodoodoodoo-

Tadadang-

Following the sound of gunfire, a camp was set up. Armed rebels and those who appeared to be researchers were moving busily in hazmat suits.

A scene unfolded with continuous screaming and gunshots.

[Tie them up! Tie them up!]

[The wire broke.]

A humanoid monster runs at incredible speed and falls down after being entangled in a trap. The pus and fluid coming out of the monster’s body rapidly corrodes the wire.

[The net. Bring the net!]

[Throw!]

[Just throw it! Throw it quickly!]

The net entangled the monster faster than the wire snapped.

One layer, two layers, a wrapping net.

The monster, curled up like a cocoon, struggled.

[Leg! Shoot the leg.]

[It’s fucking hard.]

[What is that shell-like thing?]

[machine gun!]

[Shoot the knee! Aim for the joint!]

Those who succeeded in catching one monster immediately supported the other side. The number of monsters was not that many, but each and every one of them was a threat.

[All Olmu has been cut off.]

[The net is finished.]

[Luring into a pit.]

[What about cement?]

[Ready.]

The idea of ​​trapping a monster in a pit and hardening it with quick-drying cement came to mind when the Japanese Reconstruction Association dug an ice pit, trapped a monster in it, and then froze it.

Seeing that they made those preparations, it seems like they had information about the monster.

‘What are those guys?’

You could tell the rebels were rebels just by looking at them. They were armed with AK series rifles, and the distinctive magazines and grenades tucked into their vests were enough to make you say, ‘Ah, there.’

But the men pulling the trigger next to the rebels were strangers. Their tactical helmets and dark gray uniforms gave off a feeling similar to special forces.

‘Not only did they mobilize the military, but they also mobilized researchers···.’

The researchers were wearing protective clothing of a very high standard. The equipment in the camp also seemed to be state-of-the-art.

‘Where do these guys come from···.’

A memory suddenly came to mind. The entrance to a secret laboratory underground in Tokyo came to mind.

‘A secret pharmaceutical company laboratory in Tokyo?’

The traces that remained there. I remembered the scene where the mutated rats had eaten away at him, leaving only a few pieces of clothing and a gun.

‘I don’t know about the clothes, but the gun. It’s the same as what I saw back then.’

There were many guns, but I remember the uniquely shaped bullpup gun with a short barrel. I also remembered the story that Ki-sun had told me.

There was talk that there were strong pro-Chinese and pro-Japanese forces in Southeast Asia. It was also said that they might be conducting biological experiments in areas occupied by rebels.

[Drop them one by one.]

[Drop them so they don’t clump up!]

[There are casualties.]

[Catch it before it erodes!]

[No. Only the defensive equipment was scratched! It wasn’t infected!]

[Give up. Let’s take it easy and follow the rules.]

They had a lot of experience with this, so they immediately subdued their colleague who was begging them to check his wounds. They immediately put him in a preservation container and took him out.

As soon as a fresh sample(?) was created, researchers hurriedly entered the makeshift laboratory. If there was a field biological laboratory, it would look like this.

Maru was slightly worried.

‘Would it be better to capture these guys and extract information from them?’

‘No. The sinkhole comes first.’

The moment he touched the sinkhole, there was no way he wouldn’t know he was there. Conversely, it would be the same if he captured them.

‘Then. Let’s use the monster to cause chaos.’

Maru turned around in the unidentified camp and started walking towards the sinkhole.

‧

In an area where there were many sinkholes ranging from as small as 2m to as large as 5-6m, a cement outpost-like structure was created.

‘checkpoint?’

The fact that there was a new outpost where there wasn’t one last time meant that they were preparing for a monster coming out of the sinkhole.

‘How many days have passed already?’

There was no way the rebels didn’t know that the rebel stronghold and sinkhole area were so close. Even if they didn’t know, it was definitely strange that they were able to respond by setting up an outpost like this as soon as they found out.

If the rebels had good supply and construction capabilities to build cement outposts in a matter of days, there would have been outposts like this on the front lines or in strongholds, but there were none.

That’s right.

‘It wasn’t made by the rebels.’

This means that unidentified people set up an outpost and that there was some dealing between them and the rebels.

‘I guess the rebels either didn’t know about the sinkhole or they knew about it but kept it hidden. And then they made a deal with them after the sinkhole was revealed because of the Holy Kingdom.’

Tsk-

I brought up the sinkhole issue with good intentions, but this is the result.

No matter how much I thought about it, the guys with the rebels were too similar to those guarding the secret Japanese research lab and the secret research lab managed in Virginia.

‘Is it a good thing that the guys who were hiding have come out?’

It wasn’t a bad idea to think that the guys connected to secret laboratories in the US, Japan, and China had been caught in a sinkhole and revealed themselves.

Maru approached the towering outpost. As he approached the outpost, which was only vaguely visible due to the thick dust, he noticed that it was considerably more sturdy than the bunkers built by the Holy Kingdom.

‘Is the entrance over there?’

As Maru, holding the handle of the New Clips, approached the entrance to the outpost, a sharp warning sound rang out.

Beep——-

Claymore explodes at the same time.

Kwarung!

Zurilyric-

Before thousands of steel balls and debris hit the floor, vines of death and bladed grass shot up. The strong explosion erased them as if they were dead, and the balls and debris that could not penetrate the black vines and grass fell to the floor with a thud.

In the past, my senses would have warned me and I would have avoided it, but not anymore.

The vines and blades of grass swayed as if this was not a threat. The Garden of Death had suddenly emerged, forming a small circle and guarding the veranda.

ha-

Maru exhaled softly.

Because as death unfolded, all functions of the Ripper suit ceased.

“good.”

At Maru’s word, the Garden of Death gained strength and spread out widely.

■■■▬■—

A garden that seemed to expand in joy surrounded the outpost.

■■■■▬▬■▬▬—-

Vines creeping through vents and gun holes.

Death poured into the outpost’s hatch, as if an octopus had opened the lid to a jar of water to eat its food.

“Stop it-.”

“Ventilation. Block the ventilation!”

The screams and gunshots soon died down.

All that’s left is manure.

Tsk-

Capturing it alive is more difficult.

Maru approached the sinkhole that the guard post was guarding and threw a bomb into it.

Kung- Kuuuung-

A heavy boom echoed softly from deep within. At the end of the boom, a subtle bass sound mixed in – a trembling that seemed to gnaw at the human spirit began to rise.

Srrrrrrrr–

As Maru took a few steps back and pulled out his Nuclipse, the vines that had naturally climbed up Maru’s back pulled out the dagger at his waist.

Yooooo—

Contrary to the low, threatening howl, it was a small animal that came up.

One of these, the Mindanao tree mole or Philippine tree mole (Urogale everetti), came up, opened its mouth toward the floor, and lifted its forelegs.

Pus and pus flowed from the cracks in the skin here and there. The hardened, gray lumps of skin here and there were proof that it was a monster, no matter how small.

‘Have they already scanned the sinkhole?’

I was trying to kill three birds with one stone by luring the monster out of the sinkhole, but I had to do it myself. Maru clicked his tongue slightly and was about to turn around, leaving the small tree mole rushing towards him on the vine.

At the entrance of the sinkhole, small heads began to rise. One by one, they began to poke out, and in an instant, dozens and hundreds of them rose up as if an oil well had burst.

!!!

Pu-gak-

The vines wrapped around the dagger cut down one, but the halved upper and lower bodies began to crawl towards the floor, squirming.

No matter how small, a monster is still a monster.

‘Is this enough?’

It’s okay.

The corners of Maru’s mouth slightly curved upward. Clang- Clang- The blades of grass and vines rising from the Garden of Death cut through the crowd of tree moles that were pushing forward.

Maru started running, leaving behind the rapidly shrinking death. As if they would never let him go, the small monsters started chasing after Maru like giant anacondas.

[Contact lost at the outpost.]

[Make all the traps again.]

[Groups 3 and 4 come to check the outpost.]

[Huh? Someone is coming from the outpost.]

The guard shouted as he discovered the floor was uncloaked while using Death.

[Stop right there!]

[Just shoot!]

The vines of death completely blocked the torrent of bullets.

[What. What. What is that?]

[Vladimir!]

[Shoot!]

[Catch him!]

[Special bullets don’t work either.]

[Keep shooting.]

[You can’t stop it forever!]

[Hey, hey, here it comes!]

Maru’s body, which had rushed right up to the front, suddenly rose into the air. Black vines and grass leaves swayed in the wind, supporting Maru.

All eyes turned to the floor at the bizarre sight. While they were all looking at the floor, the little monsters burrowed in.

[Eww! It’s a monster!]

[Net! Block it with a net!]

[Smaller than the net!]

[Flamethrower!]

Little monsters began to swarm the camp.