The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 105

Episode 105: Battle of Dasmur (2)

[Step back.]

“…!”

“What kind of voice did you hear just now?”

“What is this?”

A voice suddenly rings out.

The people who heard that sound were confused and muttered.

But I was surprised for another reason.

‘Why…do I understand?’

The sound you hear is an alien language that you cannot understand at all.

But in my head, I understood exactly what the sound meant.

An unbelievable phenomenon.

To be honest, I was very embarrassed.

‘calm down.’

I soon composed myself and thought.

‘In the first place, the dungeon itself is a strange phenomenon.’

Also creating a dungeon.

The ability to force people to understand language is also a strange phenomenon.

in other words.

The owner of this voice that gets stuck in my head is probably.

‘It must be a boss monster.’

A being that can create a dungeon like this.

There was nothing strange about what he could do.

-oh. There’s a very delicious smell of blood coming from inside.

It seems to confirm my guess.

said the baronet in the shadows.

-The scent is slightly fishy. I thought this would be delicious on its own…

‘Now that I think about it, this guy. They said that if you consume high-quality blood, you can increase your strength.’

This guy said it smelled delicious.

It wasn’t difficult to figure out what that meant.

‘The monster inside. It is a being so powerful that it can make the nobles of the night lose their appetite.’

at that time.

[Why are you invading our territory?]

The voice from inside spoke again.

“uh. “Why are you invading?”

“It’s an invasion. What is he saying now.”

“…Shouldn’t we give an answer too?”

The soldiers hesitated slightly.

If it’s a non-intelligent monster, you just have to fight hard and kill it.

This is the first time someone suddenly talks to me.

He seemed perplexed, not knowing how to respond.

‘Write. ‘I can’t help it.’

This is the middle of enemy territory.

There is nothing good about a prolonged standoff.

furthermore.

‘Because I wanted to talk about it too.’

first of all.

I decided to start by pointing out what I didn’t understand.

“Why is this your territory?”

We invaded the territory.

You have to talk nonsense to a certain extent.

[I and my compatriots go to the sea. You native species, the sky.]

The answer that came back was short.

I roughly understood the meaning.

‘Under the water is their territory, and above it is the human territory. ‘Is it something like that?’

Sounds crazy.

“To begin with, this city is the territory of a human nation called the Republic of Korea. “They are illegally occupying another country’s territory.”

[Hehehe… Do you want to discuss legitimacy?]

I tried to refute nonsense.

The response that came back was a snicker.

[What a country. I’m trapped in a well and can’t see anything clearly.]

“What’s funny?”

[It’s pitiful. They are native species that know less about this world than I who came from outside.]

…You bastard.

‘Do you know something?’

Our unit is trapped in Gangwon-do.

I don’t know what happened to other cities in Gangwon-do, let alone the outside world.

We, as soldiers, somehow survive and maintain the form of a unit.

I believed that the country called Korea would also maintain its form.

‘The probability of that not happening is not low.’

I wanted to hear more details.

[I apologize if I made you uncomfortable. But your argument is meaningless. We have the sea, you have the sky. Wasn’t that the kind of agreement that was reached in the past time?]

“In the time to talk nonsense like that, go into more detail about what I said earlier-”

[Because we are also paying the price for being handed over the land. Because we are preventing external enemies.]

“…?”

I wanted to hear more details about the country.

What he said was somewhat unexpected.

“You’re preventing external enemies?”

“That monster bastard. “What are you talking about?”

The humans in the city seemed displeased to hear that.

In return for taking over the land, they are stopping the enemies.

From their point of view, they must be wondering what kind of nonsense this is.

but.

‘…I have a guess.’

From our perspective from the outside.

It occurred to me that that might not be just nonsense.

[Indigenous species. Do you know how many of your compatriots are alive outside that wall?]

“What are you talking about?”

“Well, whatever. “I’m sure everyone is doing well.”

[The number of your indigenous species is less than 10% of what it was before. Most of them have become dead and are wandering the earth without even being able to properly die.]

“What?”

Let’s hear that story.

The awakened people in the city opened their eyes wide and looked at me and the soldiers.

‘Is that true?’

An expression that seems to ask that.

I did tell them that a monster had appeared outside, too.

‘Because I didn’t mention how much humanity has died.’

I thought that saying it for no reason would only diminish my enthusiasm to go outside.

Does this come back like this?

‘What surprised me the most when I entered the dungeon was the number of people.’

A special environment called a dungeon.

Nevertheless, in this place…

there were strangely many alive humans.

[Because I am protecting against external enemies.]

Is that what this guy intended?

[Not only that. It also purified the energy of disease that was wandering around this space. Don’t you think you are paying enough for giving up the land?] A

humid and dirty environment.

I thought it was strange that the sick people were fine, even if there was an epidemic, but they should have returned a long time ago.

“That’s not even funny.”

at that time.

A man muttered in a voice full of hatred.

“You monsters chewed my fiancé to the bone. Compensation for concessions? “Is this what people who make concessions look like?”

[As long as you don’t invade our territory. Because we didn’t attack anyone.]

“Let’s be clear, fish head. It’s not that I didn’t do it, it’s that I didn’t do it. “You guys can’t even breathe properly when you come out of the water.”

[….]

It was Changsu.

[I know who you are. It is the native species that killed the most children of its own kind.]

“I am honored that you recognize me.”

[If you add up all the native species we killed, it would be less than half of the people you killed. Do you know what? All of the compatriots you killed were children.]

“…That.”

[It is true that their numbers have decreased. Most of it was caused by a fight between you.]

I did say something like that.

There was a big fight between humans.

[Step back.]

The guy’s voice became a little gentler.

[We just need our own shelter and have no intention of invading anyone.]

“….”

[We will respond if someone invades our territory, but we have no intention of opposing you. I promise not to interfere with you if you just step down. They were condoning the use of ropes and needles to take life from the water. So, step back.]

It was a long talk, after all.

To summarize what he wanted to say, it was simple.

‘Suggestion of truce.’

Unfortunately.

It was a suggestion that the soldiers and I had no reason to listen to.

‘We have to defeat the boss to leave the dungeon.’

I have no intention of spending my life trapped in this dungeon.

but.

That seems to be the situation of our unit.

“…is it really me?”

I was startled by a sound coming from behind me and turned around.

“I was afraid that I would be hunted by monsters at some point. “If those guys were watching.”

“There was no need to be afraid, right?”

“I can’t believe more people outside have died.”

“You mean it’s a more dangerous place outside the bar? “Then is there really a need to go through all this trouble…?”

The humans in the city could be seen buzzing.

Unlike us, they have adapted to the environment of this city.

It was absurd to believe the words of a monster.

If that was true, it would have been enough to shake me up.

Actually, it’s not a good environment to live outside.

“Bullshit…!”

“Are you believing what that monster says?”

The only ones who were not shaken by those words were Changsu’s group.

“You all know. “You can’t feed the people of this city through fishing.”

Among them, leader Changsu seems to have regained his composure.

I set out to persuade people.

“If this continues, we will eventually run out of food. If I were to be trapped here, I would just starve to death. “Everyone eventually has to go outside to survive.”

“…If it were the current number, that would be the case.”

“what?”

however.

That persuasion did not have much effect.

“If the number of mouths to feed decreases significantly, you can survive just by fishing.”

“You bastard… I hope it’s not what I think it is.”

“We managed to level up while fighting monsters. It has an advantage over other humans who only woke up and stayed in hiding… if a war between humans breaks out. “I can win.”

“Shit. “I can’t wait to tell you that.”

The persuasion was largely ineffective.

“Rather, aren’t you the ones who have the greatest advantage? “Because they are the strongest people in this city.”

“Revenge is useless! The living people are important. “Wouldn’t it be better to worry about your own life rather than driving away innocent people just for the sake of revenge?”

They say it in a way that makes it sound plausible.

In the end, it’s about killing the weak humans and only the strong ones surviving.

They were brought in to replenish power, but this is counterproductive.

He’s even trying to trick Changsu’s group, which is full of fighting spirit.

‘Tsk. It would be okay if I just didn’t participate in the battle.’

If you succeed in defeating that monster, the dungeon will disappear.

They have to encounter the outside world, something they don’t want to do.

then.

‘Maybe they could attack us instead.’

The situation suddenly became more complicated.

After thinking for a moment.

‘Tsk. After all, thinking about things in a complicated way is not my style.’

I took a step forward.

In front.

Toward the door of a temple-like building.

“Oh! “There’s a soldier there!”

“Stop right there! If you move any further, I’ll leave you alone…”

The humans in the city tried to stop me, but.

“If you move. what.”

A large arm blocked their path.

“What are you?”

“Sergeant Shin says he’s moving. Please tell me what you plan to do.”

Soldiers led by Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.

The intimidation that came from that large figure was considerable.

“Hmm…”

“That’s not it, I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to talk a little more.”

“Ah what! Was it something like that? “I thought you were going to use force again!”

“….”

“There is no way someone would do such a crazy thing. I made a very big mistake. haha!”

Puk puk!

Gwangil laughs and hits people on the back.

The guy forced his arm around the people who were trying to come forward and spoke.

“But you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Let’s talk about this.”

“Sergeant Shin Young-jun is not that affectionate. “I’m sure everyone has their own thoughts, so let’s wait and see.”

Thanks to him, I stood in front of the door without being disturbed.

I put both hands together to open the door.

[This. Can this be seen as an expression of rejection?]

“It will be okay. “You bastard.”

If you quietly back away, I won’t touch you?

‘Fuck you.’

In the first place.

It is outrageous that they act as if they have the right to decide whether we live or die.

‘You’re really hurt right now.’

The level of the dungeon dropped in an instant.

It means that the guy was injured to the point where he lost a lot of his strength.

The thing that scares me is that side.

furthermore.

[I don’t understand. For there was no lie in what I said. Why do we refuse to do something good for each other?]

“Do you know why we entered the dungeon now?”

Even from the outside, the dungeon was quite large in size.

Originally, I would have tried it after gaining more strength.

Nevertheless, there is one reason why I decided to enter the dungeon as soon as I discovered it.

“It’s getting wider. here.”

[….]

This dungeon.

I mean, it was getting wider.

Expanding the dungeon is simple.

The power of the entity that created the dungeon inside is also becoming stronger.

“I’m not sure, but your power is getting stronger as time goes by, right?”

[….]

“When you were injured and lost your strength, the level of this dungeon lowered. Then on the other hand… don’t you think that if you become stronger, the level of this dungeon will also rise?] [

Hmm.]

“Let me ask you a question too. “How will the scenery of this dungeon change in 2-3 years like this?”

Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

the the door opens with a big shake.

The being lying inside answered.

[Even this city’s tallest spire would have sunk into the sea.]

“““…!”””

It’s obvious.

As the water rises, people will eventually have to abandon their buildings and run away.

By then, the size of the dungeon would have expanded, so you would have to go to a high-rise building on the outskirts.

but.

Will the move be easily allowed?

‘As soon as you enter the water, they attack you, thinking it’s their territory.’

sea and sky.

At first glance, it seems fair to divide the territory like that.

It’s a different story if the sea gets closer and closer to the sky.

They won’t attack unless you invade their territory?

The reason humans died was because of fratricide among themselves?

The premise was wrong from the beginning.

“By invading a normal world. It created an environment where one cannot survive without engaging in fratricide. “It’s you.”

[Hmm!]

Even if we say we will step down from here.

It is obvious how the situation will change.

Although they said they wouldn’t attack unless their territory was invaded.

All you have to do is make it a situation where you have no choice but to invade.

‘In the end, they will try to eliminate humans somehow.’

It’s meaningless that I talked about the country.

What he said about masters was also meaningless.

okay.

Why did you make it so complicated?

There is only one thing that matters in the end.

“The stronger one survives. “That’s it.”

[Tsk… Tsk… Hahaha….]

A huge temple.

The giant lying in the center stood up.

[You’re quick to notice. Something like a bug.]