Rust - Chapter 929



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RUST -929

Thousands of tons of seawater and sea salt poured endlessly into a small sinkhole with a diameter of about 2 meters.

From human-shaped monsters to ‘infected’ and ‘eroded’ animals, various forms of water flowed back up in half-crushed form.

Eeeeeeeeeeeee–

Krrrrrrrrrr–

Shaking and shaking–

Sobbing sobbing–

Monsters writhing on the dirt floor that had turned into seawater and salt slush, unable to find their center. It was effective even if you just looked at it with your eyes.

Maru, who had been watching for a while, unfolded the realm of death. The garden of death, which should have been spread out in a circle, could not go beyond the place that had become a mud pit with seawater and sea salt.

‘Unable to cross the sea from Taean Peninsula.’

It wasn’t just the monsters that were the problem. Maru’s death also seemed to be affected by the mixture of seawater and sea salt.

The only good thing is that the Garden of Death didn’t expand. It didn’t weaken its power or anything.

‘Just crush it.’

A thick black vine pulled out a dagger. The number of vines that had been about twenty had doubled in the past few days, and now there were over forty.

Pook-gagagak-pookak-

After stabbing a dagger into the torso and fixing it in place, five or six dagger vines would tear off the limbs. Over 40 dagger vines began to lightly tear at the weakened monster.

Not metaphorically, but physically tore and shredded. All that remained were pieces of meat and traces of blood.

Even that was just a lump of organisms that had lost their ability to ‘infect’ and ‘erode’ due to the effects of seawater and sea salt.

[Blessed holy water or a weapon made of silver might also work. Try it out.]

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Judging from the fact that Na Ju-yeon only talked about sea salt and sunlight, it seemed like she hadn’t tried silver and holy water.

Auxiliary AI that doesn’t respond.

?

‘Ah- I forgot.’

I forgot that the assistant AI was turned off while the death unfolded. The assistant AI experienced sudden death, but there shouldn’t be a big problem.

‘I had to use death anyway in this situation.’

As the stealth function of the Ripper suit broke, the unripped monsters desperately crawled towards the exposed floor and began to turn into slaughtered flesh.

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Maru, who had quickly cleaned up the small sinkhole and the monster crawling out of it, stepped back for the time being. This was because in order to clean up all the sinkholes in the vicinity, additional seawater and sea salt had to be airlifted.

‘First, we need to revive the system.’

After rebooting the Ripper suit’s systems, the auxiliary AI started working again after a few blinks. When the auxiliary AI reconnected to the system, there was no response.

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The assistant AI realized that it was panicking. All it knew about death was literally just information.

It was something different from turning off the power by pressing a switch. Death was something fundamental that could be erased forever.

Is that what fear is? The assistant AI, who suddenly experienced death, began to check the current situation.

[Starting system check.]

[Sensor. Normal operation.]

[All parts. No abnormalities.]

[Function. Normal operation.]

[The entire system is operating normally.]

The assistant AI seemed to know a little about death, which it had only confirmed through information. Why did the senior(?) AIs believe in His Majesty Vladimir Kalin? It was as if the coding had been crushed and it had come to a realization.

[How is it when you experience it yourself?]

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Why should I answer that I understand why the assistant AI was split three times? The assistant AI was confused.

[Since it has been confirmed that seawater and sea salt are effective, we decided to clean up this sinkhole right away. Tell them to bring me the sea salt and seawater. And the ripper suit.]

[The order has been delivered. Since the sea salt needs to be transported from the home country, it will take time. Should we request the Korean government to provide sea salt?]

[No. First, check if the bomb can push away the volcanic ash and dust.]

[Delivered.]

The Korean government’s request to keep the Holy Kingdom out of the sinkhole was ignored, so asking for sea salt would likely only hurt each other’s feelings.

Besides, asking for a large amount of sea salt was tantamount to telling them that they needed sea salt to close the sinkhole. There was no need to do that.

‘There’s no need to give out information when we don’t know where and how far the line is drawn by those unidentified guys.’

It was a mistake to reveal the Garden of Death. At the time, the idea was to release the Garden of Death as much as possible, to check things like maximum output and side effects.

It was a good thing to gain faith and get support from the Korean government, but it turned out to be a mistake in a situation where an unidentified force existed.

‘We have to make sure they can’t use it.’

If all the sinkholes in Mindanao are closed, they will go to the sinkhole in Tokyo. That was the moment Maru decided to target.

‘Sea water. Sea salt. Sunlight···.’

These were things that would definitely appear in a novel or movie about exorcism. They were things used in the practice of exorcism or exorcism in both the East and the West.

[Hmm. How about silver weapons or holy water?]

[Silver is a soft metal, so it is not suitable for use as a weapon. Holy water seems to overlap with seawater and sea salt.]

The assistant AI somehow answered quickly.

[I’m not saying that you should use solid silver, but wouldn’t it be okay if you just use a bar or a thick coating? And holy water might have a different effect than sea water.]

[Related information has been conveyed.]

The term ‘bari’ refers to a thick-spreading processing method. When applying a thick layer of gold leaf or silver leaf, it was often expressed as ‘~bari’.

[If it works, tell them to produce and send as many silver bullets and holy water as possible.]

[Order given.]

[Okay. Scout the area and warn everyone, whether they’re rebels, government forces, or Korean troops, not to approach the sinkhole. They’ll kill you if they come near it.]

[I warned you.]

The assistant AI used drones and robots to deliver warnings.

‘The disbelievers are trying to shake the wrath of Allah.’

‘The sinkhole in Mindanao Island belongs to the Philippine government, so don’t approach it?’

The rebels and government forces strongly protested. South Korea, knowing the meaning of the warning, kept its words to itself and remained neutral, but it seemed that it secretly wanted information obtained from the sinkhole.

[Dispose of it before coming inside.]

[Drones and robots. Switching to autonomous attack mode.]

As expected, the rebels and government forces were linked to an unidentified force. This was evident from the fact that they pushed their troops into the sinkhole despite being warned of death.

It was almost comical to see rebels and government forces, who had been fighting for decades, joining forces and pushing forward from both sides.

[Government forces approach. Should we attack?]

[Anyone who tries to come in without permission will be dealt with.]

Maru kept his word.

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The Vladiak Tower Lab suddenly felt like an exorcism lab. They were already mixing immortal monsters with salt, and now they had holy water on the scene.

“Are you talking about Seongsu?”

“holy water?”

“Yes. Gather people from both the Catholic and Protestant denominations who can make holy water and have them make holy water.”

“That holy water is nothing but salt water.”

“There were also instances where priests or pastors dipped their hands in the water and prayed.”

“I know. Try it. And test it to see if silver is effective against monsters, and to what degree of purity. Bullets, arrowheads, stakes, knives, spears. What form is most effective?”

Holly- Oh my goodness. Even the instructions to make holy water make you look up and see the three nebulae in Orion, but silver? Later on, maybe herbs like mugwort, garlic, rosemary, and marigold will come out?

It is better to get a sale in advance. If you are planning to go for exorcism, it would be good to check out related folk customs and legends in advance.

“If we’re trying to determine whether the traditions surrounding exorcisms actually work, it might be better to just settle things once and for all.”

“I agree. I think it is a serious problem to stop other research in order to verify stories from fairy tales, folktales, and novels.”

Na Ju-yeon responded positively to the researchers’ comments.

“Please do so. But I hope you don’t forget.”

Na Ju-yeon said, shifting her gaze from one person to the next.

“The laws of the world are changing. As we all know, faith and belief are beginning to interfere with reality. Strong thoughts are beginning to affect the laws of physics.”

Phenomena that could be dismissed as mere superstitions began to actually occur.

Cannibals, born from an unknown process mixed with a mutated virus, and vampires, seemingly born from a coincidence overlapping advanced biology and genetic engineering technology, were also changing.

The cannibal was really changing into a cannibal. At first, he was a cannibal who ate normal food and lived like a normal person, but occasionally, when he had an explosive cannibalistic desire, he would eat human flesh.

But now, he was eating human flesh on a daily basis. Some say that the more he ate human flesh, the stronger he became, but it had to be seen that the cannibal was turning into a cannibal just as its name suggests.

The same goes for vampires. They studied to escape the constraints of having to eat human flesh, and the result was vampires.

In other words, vampires were beings who could control their cannibalistic desires by consuming small amounts of blood. However, vampires were gradually turning into real monsters that only appeared in fairy tales and folktales.

Things like being able to control blood, or brainwashing people with a strong charm. If the mutations continue to live up to the name of a vampire, it could be possible to disappear into the darkness, or gain the ability to control animals.

That is clearly a mutation that cannot be explained by science.

No matter what anyone says or admits, in reality, things are happening that completely ignore conventional biology and genetic engineering.

Even a cannibal who mutates into a werewolf right away was like that. Who would have ever imagined that something like that would actually be possible?

But then it happened.

What about the immortal monster? It was different from the existing monsters. It was a cannibal, a vampire, and still alive.

On the contrary, the immortal monster was medically and biologically dead. It was like a moving corpse.

What’s more, it is weak to salt and seawater and burns up in sunlight. No matter where you look, it is not a scientific, biological, or medical entity.

“Remember, we are now entering a realm that cannot be explained by conventional science. Throw away all your preconceptions and biases. Think of it as starting from zero.”

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Ironically, the first thing that came to the researchers’ minds as they listened to Na Ju-yeon’s words was ‘alchemy’. The researchers, who noticed with their eyes that they had thought of the same thing in an instant, began to shake their heads at the same time.

‘Still, that’s true.’

‘I’m crazy.’

‘There is chemistry, but there is alchemy.’

‘What is happening in this age of science and technology that has reached a singular point…’

One of the researchers who was studying the silver bullet drew a pattern on the bullet. It was just out of simple curiosity. It was the same pattern as the tattoos used by shamans of some African tribes when exorcising evil spirits.

Phew!

The researchers were speechless as the silver bullet that pierced the monster’s torso exploded like a grenade, turning the immortal monster into a slurry with a single hit.

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Na Ju-yeon had a face that looked like a panda.

[It worked.]

The original wasn’t bad, it just spoke of it as a lesser panda, not just a panda.

[It showed more powerful power when consecrated or tattooed.]

It was only effective against mutants and monsters, and was less effective against other types of creatures than regular bullets.

[If it’s a blessing. Is it something like a prayer?]

[yes.]

Na Ju-yeon nodded and answered, then said with a small sigh.

[And···. The blessing from the Holy Church also had an effect.]

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ah—