The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 10

Episode 10 How big was it?

“Wow… wow…”

My whole body felt weak and my head felt dizzy.

A sweet smell crept up from my mouth.

“I won…”

I wasn’t kidding, I really thought I was going to die.

They said they were familiar with the Lizards because they had dealt with them to some extent, but the Chieftain was different.

The hard scales could not be cut even by a knife with ‘lowest level dagger skill’, and the strength was so strong that it was only when three warrior-type awakened people, including Gwangil, joined in that the fight became even.

We were already at a disadvantage in terms of number of people, but with three of us joining the Chieftain, the burden on the other awakened people also increased.

‘Besides, even if you know the weakness, you can’t take advantage of it.’

Lizards’ weak point is the left armpit area.

To be precise, stabbing downwards there and cutting the blood vessels near the heart.

However, the Chieftain, who was 2.5 meters tall, was close to 2 meters at the armpits.

No matter how you stab it, you have to stab it downward to cut a blood vessel, so unless it’s a similar size, it’s not a weak point in the first place.

If the soldiers and awakened gunners who succeeded in escaping the effects of ‘Fear’ had not joined the battle and eliminated the other lizards, we would have been the ones who became corpses.

“Medic! hurry!”

“Oh no. “What are you telling me to do with something like this?”

“You’re a medical soldier! “Are you going to take responsibility if these people die?”

‘…No, if you do something wrong, there will be dead bodies among us.’

The battle was won with the joining of other soldiers and gunners, but there was damage as it was not a favorable battle to begin with.

All of the awakened people who participated in the battle suffered major and minor injuries.

Fortunately, most people’s lives were not in danger.

However, the problem is that some parts were disrupted.

“Hanil and Daewon…”

Both are warrior-type awakened people.

To be exact, they were the other two who served as Chieftains along with Gwangil.

‘The guys who went to the most dangerous places and fought.’

Hanil was hit by Chieftain’s torso headbutt and was thrown against the wall, unconscious, bleeding from the mouth.

Daewon’s abdomen was torn open by the Chieftain’s sharp claws, and his internal organs were about to come out.

‘If guys like that die… no one will come forward next time.’

I had to save it somehow.

“Medical soldier… Was his name Uijun?…”

“Sergeant Shin Youngjun? No, it’s a physical therapy department, so even if they ask me to treat something like this…”

“That’s not it… It’s so hard that I can’t even explain it. “Just follow me.”

It was so hard that I felt like I wanted to collapse at any moment.

Somehow I held on to reason and moved my body.

The place we headed to was a place where the corpses of lizards were scattered.

“Not this… not this either… ah, I found it.”

Although long-distance attacks did not work well due to the Chieftain’s fear, several of them were put out of combat by awakened gunners before they could approach.

Among them, there were some who were unable to fight but whose lives were still hanging on.

What I found was just such a monster with only life attached to it.

“Hey, this thing is alive… You know the weak point over there with this knife, right? “Poke it there…”

I handed over my sashimi knife to the medic and fell down on the floor.

It’s so hard that I can’t move.

The guy who took the knife seemed to hesitate for a moment, then trembled and approached the dying monster and plunged the knife into its weak spot.

‘If my thoughts are right, it will work out…’

I, a cook, realized as a chef.

Awakened shooters were usually people who were good at shooting to begin with.

In other words, the job given through this awakening is not completely random, but has some rules.

‘If this world were to become like a game, there wouldn’t be any jobs that would be games.’

As if the prediction had been correct, the medic holding the sword cheered.

“That’s it! They say you are a beginner healer! “I also have healing skills!”

“Okay, go and take care of Dae-il and Han-il…”

I can finally get some rest now.

“Oh, but this healing skill is for one person and has a cooldown of one day…” “

…wasn’t there a chaplain in our unit?”

like that.

Healer and Priest.

Two ‘Healer’ type awakeners joined.

* * *

next day.

When I opened my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

“It’s a living room.”

It looks like he fainted while flopping down among the lizard corpses, but it looks like other soldiers moved him.

“I slept well… ugh.”

When I tried to get up for a moment, a sharp pain came from all over my body.

I felt like I had cramps all over my body because I had fought such an intense battle.

“Oh, Youngjun. Are you okay?”

“I’m not okay…”

As I was screaming in pain, Sergeant Lee Min-jae opened the door and came in with a soldier.

“Jungsu, this guy is about to die. “Give me some treatment.”

“yep.”

As Sergeant Lee Min-jae spoke, the soldier next to him put his hands together in a praying posture and muttered.

“God…”

Then a white light rose from that hand and settled into my body.

And with that, the intense pain disappeared as if washed away.

‘This guy is a military chaplain.’

“Haha, my God. “It’s the first time I’ve done this, but it’s really awkward.”

Private Shin Jung-soo, a military chaplain, speaks with a shy smile.

“okay? “If you’re a military chaplain, isn’t that something you’re used to?”

“Oh, I’m a Buddhist.”

“….”

“Oh, by the way, I am neither a Buddhist major nor a monk. I just said that it was a 3-generation Buddhist religion, but the governor ordered me to become a military chaplain. Although I come from a Buddhist background and am not a monk but a believer, I was surprised when he awakened to become a priest. haha.”

It seems that the advancement system in this ‘game’ is a bit sketchy.

Should I say that I am glad that I survived thanks to you?

“So is that okay? “Isn’t that a bit religious?”

“If you think about it, you’ve already broken the commandment to not kill. If you feel like you’re playing a game, you won’t think much of it. I wonder if saving sentient beings like this would be committing an unlawful act. ha ha ha.”

He was a pretty positive Buddhist…

“Anyway, you had a hard time, Youngjun. “I think I won this fight thanks to you.”

Minjae said after sending out the military chaplain, or rather the priest.

“And you also saw the log, right?”

I could tell right away which log I was talking about.

“What about occupation?”

System text that appears when the Lizard Chieftain is defeated.

“okay. “It seems we have taken over this mountain range.”

“Speaking of mountains, isn’t our unit just located on one of the peaks of the mountain range?”

The unit is located in the middle of the rugged mountain range of Gangwon-do.

Our unit’s area within it will be less than 1% of the mountain range.

“Well, I don’t think there needs to be troops in the entire mountain range or anything like that.”

Minjae’s explanation was as follows.

“It’s not just located on one of the peaks of a mountain range, is it? “Because we are a unit located on the ‘highest peak’ of the mountain range.”

“hmm.”

“If there is a force whose forces are spread throughout this mountain range, it is probably the Lizards. But it means that the standards for occupation war are not that simple. An iconic place in the area. “I guess it also affects who occupies the place.”

If you think about it that way, you can roughly understand it.

Defeated the lizards spread across the mountain range.

It occupies the most symbolic place in this mountain range.

It means that those two things made us the occupying power.

“That’s not all there is to say about a good story.”

“huh?”

“I don’t know. The enemies must have suffered quite a bit of damage from yesterday’s battle. We occupy a symbolic place. These guys are spread out over many areas. Of the two forces, the fact that we gained the right to occupy it means that they will suffer great damage. then.”

Minjae looked a little excited and spoke with a flushed face.

“Maybe we can try a counterattack.”

“No, that won’t work.”

Yesterday’s battle.

Even though various circumstances overlapped, we had the advantage in terms of topography.

There is a big difference between the position of deploying a defense line and defending and the position of having to break through the defense line.

Even in such a defensive situation, if we made a mistake, our side would have been annihilated.

“Of course, what you say is true. The number of awakened people is also increasing. If you combine that with the buff you showed yesterday. I think a counterattack wouldn’t be too much of a problem, right?”

“Oh, it’s better not to expect that buff.”

“what?”

I was definitely able to win last night’s battle thanks to the huge buff effect of the dish I made.

But is it possible to prepare a dish like that easily?

“The dish that was fed to the awakened people at that time. “Each piece took at least 4 to 7 hours to make.”

“hmm.”

They beat up all the high-quality ingredients that the cooks had gathered.

Investigate the tastes of each awakened person in detail.

This buff was possible because several hours of effort were put into each dish.

“I was worried that that giant lizard would attack, so I made it to prepare in advance, so it was possible. If I were to do it again, the materials wouldn’t be of the same quality. “It becomes even more impossible as the number of awakened people increases.”

“Hmm… then…”

“A normal level of buff would be possible, but at that level, even if we had that fight yesterday again, we would definitely lose. “Even if it’s a defensive battle, that’s the extent of it, but a counterattack.”

“It’s impossible. “I can’t help it.”

What if we could supply good ingredients?

Considering the characteristics of the cooking skill that I have researched, such a buff will not be possible for some time.

“Then the next thing we’re going to talk about is… the above perks.”

“ah! that. What did you get in the end?”

[Large area – This is the first ‘occupation’ of humans belonging to ROK.]

[Achievement achieved! – My land from here to there]

[The 1st place privilege is granted.]

Achievement achievement phrase that also appeared when creating a ‘party’ of 5 awakened people for the first time.

At that time I was in 3rd place, but this time I am in 1st place.

Moreover, the achievement is not something as trivial as creating a party, but rather conquering a region.

Wouldn’t the reward be huge?

“It would be better for you to see it for yourself rather than explain this.”

“huh? “What did you get?”

At Minjae’s words, I went into the log and clicked on the 1st place special.

OK.

[You can select one of the following perks.]

1. Invitation from Lord Balarak

2. Mobile Fortress Vimana

3. Nebuchadnezzar’s Key

4. Call of the Deep

5. Ascent Road

6. Book of Reverse Heaven

7. Broken Straight Sword

“.. .What is this?”

An invitation from Lord Balak?

Who is that?

Broken straight sword?

Where should I use it?

“That’s why we haven’t chosen yet. “There was no proper explanation, let alone telling me what it was for.”

When I looked closely, something like an explanation window appeared.

[Broken straight sword]

[It is a broken straight sword.]

[Call of the deep sea]

[I receive the call of the deep sea.]

This is the problem because it is like this.

“So, what do you mean? “I want you to choose this one.”

“huh?”

Minjae speaks with a serious expression.

“Nothing will change if I choose, right?”

“Anyway, as long as you don’t have any information, it will be difficult no matter what you choose. Still, I think it would be easier for you to choose. “If the other guys tell you that you chose it, they won’t have any complaints.”

Even if I say that, I still have to know something…

Hmm.

“Then let’s make that a mobile fortress vimana.”

“The reason is?”

“At least the purpose can be guessed from the name? Since it’s a moving fortress, I wonder if there will be something like a giant tank.”

“Do we need tanks?”

“Even if I don’t need it now, I think I will need it soon.”

Since I manage the entire food supply of the unit, there is one thing I can be sure of.

‘Soon there comes a time when you have to abandon your unit and move on.’

When that time comes, that maneuver will be helpful.

“If there’s a reason, that’s fine. “Then our privilege is number 2.”

[Privilege – You have selected the Mobile Fortress Vimana.]

[The right to summon the vimana is granted to ‘Shin Young-jun.’]

“It is the right to summon. “Let’s try it out.”

After going out to the vacant lot in front of the dormitory, I decided to test out the perk.

“Summon Vimana.”

[There is not enough space for summoning.]

“I heard there is not enough space.”

“The vacant lot in front of the dormitory is a bit narrow. “Let’s do it on the futsal field in front.”

[There is not enough space for summoning.]

“Here too?”

“Let’s go to the parade ground. Our unit’s parade ground is too large to fit the size of the unit.”

[There is not enough space for summoning.]

“….”

“….” How big is

this

…?