The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 107

Episode 107: Maybe it’s worth a look?

“Sure! Let’s hit and run!”

[Have you been abandoned by your colleagues?]

I don’t know how it ended up like this.

I now have to buy time 1:1 against that monster.

but.

I thought as I put my hands in my waist pockets.

‘Maybe it’s worth rubbing a little bit?’

What did you take out of your pocket like that?

Well, what can I possibly bring up?

Of course it was cooking.

But this time.

[Blue water drop jelly made with the sincerity of an intermediate chef]

A dish I have already tried before.

It was jelly wrapped in a small plastic bag.

[How foolish.]

The giant said when he saw me taking out the dishes.

[Only one cooking effect applies. Isn’t it common sense?]

“…You know it strangely well.”

I felt it before too.

That guy.

I feel like I know [the chef] well.

The same goes for what I said this time.

‘Originally… only one cooking effect can be applied at a time.’

Actually, it’s a given.

If the effects of cooking overlap, the best job would not be a warrior or a wizard.

A food fighter who can easily defeat dozens of people will reign supreme.

but.

To me, that has become a thing of the past.

[Absolute taste (enhanced)]

Not long ago.

After healing the people in Changsu’s group through cooking.

As a reward for the achievement, I received a [Random Skill Enhancement Ticket].

[Absolute Taste] is what has been strengthened due to the effect of the enhancement right.

‘Even though it was an enhancement, the basic effect was similar to before.’

Slightly more effective cooking?

But isn’t it (reinforcement) for nothing?

There was just one more line of effect added.

That’s it….

[Effects obtained through cooking can only be stacked on you.] A

really simple one-line phrase.

however.

‘Crazy scam.’

The effect was ridiculously powerful.

[You have consumed the blue water drop jelly made with the care of an intermediate chef!]

[The magic contained in the dish seeps into your body.]

[Would you like to apply the second effect of Absolute Taste (Enhancement)?]

[Please select the desired attribute! ]

[Acquires the ‘Environmental Assimilation’ trait.]

[Currently applied dishes]

[Dasmurian subadult fish cake – Increases ability level, increases water attribute affinity, trait ‘Environmental Adaptation – Water’]

[Blue Drop Jelly – Trait ‘Environmental Assimilation’ ‘]

Slurp….

Even though the effect of the dish being applied is already there.

Another effect that overlaps and applies on top of it.

[What!?]

I can feel my body assimilating into the surrounding environment.

It is a stealth ability that even the eye-eyed monster occupying the tank battalion could not detect.

[…Where are you hiding!]

The same goes for that guy, who is clearly a powerful monster.

The Pope, who had seen me right in front of me, screamed in anger.

‘Will you let me know that I’m asking?’

I ignored the screaming guy and slowly walked back to increase the distance between him and me.

After hiding it for now.

When we were about to attack the formation that was being restored again, we planned to show up and attract aggro.

[I have amazing abilities. It looks like they don’t know whose territory this is.]

The giant muttered to himself like that and raised his palm high.

Kwaaaang!!!

I hit it towards the floor.

The water was up to chest level and was rippling with waves.

It wasn’t a strong wave like before.

The moment the ripples created by those waves touched my body.

[There you are!]

The giant’s gaze was aimed directly at me.

‘crazy. It’s not some kind of bat…!’

It seems that my location was determined through the waves created in the water.

A monster that is not only strong, but also strangely versatile.

The huge water spear held in its hand became even larger.

I could see him getting into a stance to throw a spear.

“It’s going to spin, really!”

Just before the spear was thrown.

I quickly took out another dish and stuffed it into my mouth.

[Light-footed Sleipa’s Beef Jerky made with the care of an intermediate cook]

[The magic contained in the dish seeps into the body.]

[All abilities increase.]

[Temporarily acquires the attribute – ‘Sleipa’s Quasi-jok (Deterioration)’ ]

[Due to the effect of absolute taste, the effect of cooking increases.]

[Deterioration of characteristics disappears.]

[Characteristic – Sleipa’s associate]

[Leg power increases significantly. It is close to the realm of demonic beasts that transcend humans.]

The monster Sleipa attacked when they escaped from the 423rd Battalion and came down the mountain range.

Although its combat ability was not that strong, it was a monster with outstanding movement through its unique leg strength.

I had already experienced the effects of that characteristic.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

phut!

[Something like a bug… flies so annoyingly.]

I barely avoided the attack by using my enhanced leg strength to fly my body in a fast motion.

but.

‘If you’re a little late, you’ll get hit.’

An attack that was so narrowly avoided.

The wind pressure I felt as the window passed by my face was enormous.

If it had been hit properly, it would have already become a corpse.

I thought while breaking out in a cold sweat.

‘If I hadn’t hunted several monsters… I would have died already.’

There may also be a benefit to [absolute taste] being strengthened.

The reason I can survive like this now is thanks to the various types of combat rations I prepared in advance.

Encounter and battle with various types of monsters.

This was because we obtained meat containing the characteristics of those animals.

“This side has also been through all sorts of hardships.”

[Troublesome…!]

Quaaaaang!

After Doomsday.

Battles against various monsters as you struggle to survive.

Those battles were now saving my life.

Even after that.

Hiding yourself through environmental assimilation.

If you are discovered and attacked, you can avoid the attack using Sleipa’s leg power.

I was able to avoid quite a few attacks that way.

But at some point.

‘Tsk…!’

I continued to dodge the guy’s attacks.

Suddenly, I felt a strain on my body.

It was not difficult to guess the identity of the burden.

‘Side effects of applying various dishes.’

[Absolute Taste (Enhancement)]

It has become an absurdly powerful skill that allows the effects of multiple dishes to overlap.

There is a penalty for great power.

[Caution!!!]

[Excessively powerful buffs can actually put a strain on the user’s body!]

[Cooking effect being applied – 3]

When I cook a dish with all my might.

It reminded me of the soldiers who couldn’t withstand that powerful buff and fell.

This penalty was similar to that.

‘Because I overlapped three.’

A buff that becomes more powerful as you stack up the cooking.

The buff itself puts a strain on my body.

Thanks to this, I was able to take quite a bit of time against that monster alone.

Slowly, a burden began to form on my body.

I guess it’s because my strength stats are high that I’ve been fine so far.

‘My body is heavy.’

It feels like I’m suffering from a poisonous body ache.

My body wasn’t moving the way I wanted it to.

‘Movement itself is possible, but…’

Only because it is a movement like this.

There will be a high probability that you won’t be able to avoid it next time.

If that’s the case.

I finally took out my combat rations.

[Intermediate Chef’s Steel Lizard Jerky]

[The magic contained in the dish seeps into the body.]

[Physical defense is greatly increased.]

[Magic resistance is greatly increased.]

[Temporarily acquires the attribute – ‘Steel Scales’ .]

and.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A powerful shock hit my body.

* * *

[I finally got it! This bug-like thing!]

‘Whoops…!’

I felt a huge shock to my abdomen.

Even the equipment I am wearing is made of lizard leather.

In addition, he ate Lizard’s cooking to further increase his defense power.

Still, this is such a shock.

I barely came to my senses and looked down at my body.

“Haha….”

The entire military uniform at the waist was torn off.

If that’s the case, I’m glad.

“It’s going to spin, really.”

The waist was hit directly by the attack.

To be exact, there was a large hole in the right side.

Grumbling…

I feel like something inside that shouldn’t be leaking out.

I quickly brought my hand up and covered the wound.

“Isn’t it too strong?”

If it weren’t for the Lizard dish I ate last, that hole would have been even bigger.

If my taste skill had not been strengthened just a few days ago, I would have died long ago.

I tried my best to rub it together.

That’s it.

[I’m not skilled at cooking… but I can probably imitate it.] A

giant guy approaches me to make minced meat.

It may be possible to walk, but avoiding the next attack is absolutely impossible.

but.

I smiled lightly and opened my mouth.

“But whatever. “Isn’t this enough time?”

[What?]

“I have no intention of dying quietly.”

The moment the giant guy heard what I said, he hesitated.

thud!!!

[Ugh….]

A huge shock hit the Pope.

“Sergeant Shin!!!”

“I’ll join you!”

Our troops were scattered due to the waves.

They formed up and returned.

[Trivial things get in the way…!] A

large spear is held in the giant’s hand.

An attack that inflicted fatal damage even on me who had received all sorts of buffs.

but.

[The ‘Energy of the Legion’ effect is activated.]

[A bonus is given to the combat ability of the Legion members who formed the formation.]

It was a little different for the troops who restored the formation.

“attack! come!”

“Go on the defensive!”

[Commander’s Cry – Defensive Stance]

With Lieutenant Kim’s command, a buff is given to the allies.

“Shield forward!”

“Loyal, loyal, loyal!”

Awakened people who specialized in tanking thrust their shields towards the spear.

Couuuuuuuuuuuuuut!!!

As a result.

“Ugh. “Look at that crazy heavy thing.”

“The power is enormous! “Everyone be careful!”

“Sergeant Shin, how can you endure something like this? And that too alone.”

There was no damage to our formation.

It ended to the point where the wrists of the shield soldiers began to ache.

‘This is the power of the group.’

It was a fact that I realized once again.

I came to the conclusion that I had to raise my unit because it was an unanswerable job to do alone.

The unit raised that way grew quite well.

Although each individual’s abilities are no match for that giant.

The more awakened people come together, the more synergy occurs.

I have also been consistently practicing against large monsters.

If those troops gather together and form a formation.

Even if the boss is strong, the opponent will not be greatly defeated.

This is it.

The power we have built up.

It was my unit that I fed.

* * *

“Sergeant Shin! Come this way!”

While the soldiers formed a formation and blocked the Pope.

Some soldiers in the back row came up to me and lent their shoulders.

“haha! “You were truly amazing!”

“Thank you for your hard work. From now on, leave it to your successors. “Sergeant Shin is like honey behind the scenes… huh?”

Trying to support me.

The soldiers looked startled as if they had noticed something.

“…!”

“This wound.”

“Hehehe. “I’m dying from pain.”

It’s surprising.

A hole the size of a palm has been ripped through a person’s side.

“…Shit. “This is no time for jokes.”

“The injury is more serious than I thought!”

“Quickly towards the medic!”

Soon the medics and chaplains in the rear row approached.

“Please show me your wounds first!”

Without saying a word, I took my hand away and showed him the wound on my side.

A hole the size of your palm.

I was afraid that if I did something wrong, my intestines would spill out.

Let’s take a quick look in that direction.

I could see that the wound was slowly healing.

“Oh…”

It’s a bit of a creepy sight, though.

It was quite amazing to see the flesh around the wound regenerate little by little.

“thanks. After all, they are our unit healers. “It’s a great healing technique.”

“….”

“?”

however.

There was something strange about the expressions on the faces of the medic and the priest when they looked at the wound.

The guys are sweating and looking at the wound.

What are these guys?

Why is it like that all of a sudden?

….no way.

“Is it at a level where treatment is impossible?”

“no. “It’s not like that.”

I thought it might be because I was breaking out in a cold sweat, but luckily it didn’t seem to be the case.

but.

There is no way that treatment is impossible when new skin is growing so openly.

But then.

Private Sauijun said with a frowning expression.

“Sergeant Shin.”

“ok.”

“We haven’t done any treatment yet.”

“…yes?”

Let’s take a quick look at the abdomen.

I could see the wounds slowly but surely regenerating.

“no. Anyone can see that it’s playing, but what

does that mean….” “It’s our unit’s national rule not to be surprised at anything Sergeant Shin does…” “It’s our

national rule and all. It’s hard to let this go without asking.”

The two healers looked like they couldn’t understand anything.

Private Shin Jung-soo, our unit’s chaplain and awakened [priest], asked cautiously.

“How is the wound regenerating?”