The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 108

Episode 108: Pope of the Deep (1)

“How is the wound regenerating?”

Even if you say that.

‘How do I know something that you, healers, don’t know?’

I shifted my gaze to the injured area again.

Flesh slowly regenerating.

‘I have no idea what the effect of cooking is…’

This isn’t what the healers did?

“First of all, since it’s urgent, I’ll start with treatment. “Please explain later.”

“Actually, I was worried that the wound might have been contaminated. “If you look at it this way, it’s going to end soon.”

The medic holds a needle in his hand.

A Buddhist priest holds a cross and recites a prayer.

I’m not sure.

In front of me, the troops were still fighting.

There may be no time to find the cause now.

‘I can’t help but think that what is good is good and move on.’

I turned my attention to the battle between the giants and soldiers again.

An incredibly powerful monster.

“Sergeant Shin is a monster that I faced alone!”

“I would feel embarrassed if I lost by this number!”

As the battle progressed, casualties began to appear among our soldiers.

The soldiers are at least fine, but most of the city’s residents don’t seem to be able to last long.

‘…Are you sure you’re injured? ‘Why is it so strong?’

Minjae and the wizards’ lightning strike directly hit the sky above this building.

That guy was probably the one who suffered the most damage from that lightning strike.

That’s his strength while injured.

‘Still, the war situation isn’t all that bad.’

Although it seems like the damage to our allies will be significant.

If we kept fighting, it seemed like we would be the ones to win.

‘I guess they will take care of the rest.’

All I have to do is comfortably watch my successors running around in the background.

That’s what I thought.

[Children of the same race are not coming.]

The guy who was fighting looked around and said.

They are children of the same race.

You’re probably referring to the other monsters that abound out there.

This difficult fight continues even in dealing with that one Pope.

If other monsters invade, the situation will become uncontrollably unfavorable.

‘Those guys aren’t coming.’

There was no worry about that from the beginning.

Because I already have the numbers written down.

[You guys must have done something.]

Did you feel that your defeat was deepening?

The guy’s mood changed a little.

[I guess I have to make up my mind.]

and.

-Gooooooooooo!!!

A white light appeared on the giant’s body.

* * *

“What is that?”

“Don’t panic!”

Suddenly, I felt like I was surrounded by a white light.

A giant whose mood has changed greatly.

‘Up until now, it looked like a monster from a horror movie.’

Now covered in pure white light.

This guy looked like a giant of light descended from God.

“joy. “At any rate, it’s just one animal.”

“I don’t know what they’re trying to do, but as long as we maintain our formation, we can easily deal with them!”

“yes!”

But this side has also gained all kinds of experience.

The unit members responded calmly.

however.

Kwaaaaang!

“Oops!”

“Byungmin!”

“Calm down and fill your formation!”

The body of the soldier who received the attack flies far away.

The weapon that received the attack had cracks.

‘You’re sending our unit members to one room?’

Since the city’s collaborators were of a low level, such cases occurred occasionally.

Our unit members are elites whose level and equipment are incomparable.

The soldiers who just flew in are elites who have been fighting together since their unit.

A monster that was already powerful.

It means that the guy’s power has become stronger.

‘You mean there is also a 2nd phase?’

An already strong monster becomes stronger.

It was absurd.

That moment.

A message came to mind.

[The Pope of the Deep unleashes his last remaining divine power.]

[The Temple of Dasmur is designated as a sacred area.]

[Escape from the area becomes impossible while the new area is maintained.]

[The physical abilities of the Pope of the Deep are greatly increased.]

[The Pope’s body collapses in exchange for burning the last remaining sacred power.]

indeed.

“Is it possible for an ability like that to have no penalty?”

A power that wouldn’t be surprising if it were used right away, especially when they wanted to turn me into minced meat.

This means that if you just hold on, your body will collapse on its own.

However, if there is a problem.

Quang!

“Damn, how many people got away!”

“The gap in the formation has become too large! No more than this…!”

“Hold on with your wickedness!”

It looks like our unit members will be wiped out before the collapse ends.

Ugh.

I was planning on watching from behind and sucking on honey.

“What, Sergeant?”

“You still need to calm down a little more….”

“This is enough.”

After confirming that the wound was somewhat healed, I stood up.

But his mind was very complicated.

‘I’ve done everything I can.’

Change the wizards and add lightning.

Add troops by persuading the humans in the city.

The troops were even given a buff through cooking.

I wasted so much time against that guy by duplicating all kinds of cooking effects.

What more should I do here?

‘…Actually, there’s one more method I’ve thought of.’

I just thought about it.

A method I thought was actually impossible.

-Gooooooo!

“Kaaak…!”

However, he has become so strong that it is difficult to defeat him using normal methods.

then.

“I guess I’ll have to gamble.”

* * *

Carrying a heavy body.

We approached the formation where the battle was in full swing.

Wizards in the back row.

I found one person among them.

“Jeongsu-ah.”

“ah. “O benefactor!”

Jeong Soo-ah.

He is the only elementalist in our unit.

Thanks to his trait of being inside the spirit, he plays a very important role in his unit.

Her fighting ability is not very high.

She had seen herself swept away by a giant wave.

“Are your wounds okay!?”

“Roughly.”

“Roughly speaking… you need to preserve your body.”

Normally, it would be rare to participate in battles, but at least there is a lot of water here.

It seemed that she, who had made a contract with the water spirit, was also active in her own way.

I said to her as she examined my body with concern.

She said, “There is an operation. “I’ll let you know, so get ready.”

“yes…!? but.”

They seem really worried about me coming back from an injury.

She is now a soldier in our unit.

I guess her military spirit needs some telling.

“Only answer yes to orders.”

“…yes!”

“yes.”

She gave her orders to her.

After asking her to pass on the story to other unit members needed for the operation.

I moved to the front of the formation.

[…you guy.]

The giant who was fighting with his troops looked at me and spoke in a voice full of hatred.

When I first saw him, he didn’t seem to be in good condition due to the influence of Minjae’s magic.

He looked closer and it was even worse now.

‘It looked sacred because it was obscured by a halo of light.’

Traces of battle scorched and slashed here and there.

Additionally, the flesh had turned into powder and was flying around.

That must be the ‘collapse of the body’.

[The fact that the children of your race did not come was obviously something you did.]

This is a dungeon overflowing with monsters.

Originally, 1:1 encounters with boss monsters would have been impossible.

but.

“Your blood. “It seemed to be of pretty good quality.”

There’s no way I wouldn’t have thought of that either.

Outside this temple, a fight is going on to stop the pursuing monsters.

[I am bitter and miserable. It’s like being hunted by these bugs.]

He seems really angry.

Wide-open eyes stared at me.

[Even if I have to go back to my sea. I will take at least you with me.]

Huh!

A guy who throws his fists at incredible speed.

Although he was still heavy.

[Junik of Sleipa]

thud!

The effects of the overlapping dishes were still continuing.

I was able to avoid the attack thanks to the treatment I received, even if only roughly.

I saw the giant’s narrowly missed fist land on the floor next to me.

He swung the knife in his hand towards that arm.

[Dokgo old style]

A knife made for cleaning fish.

Are you glad that it is being used for its original purpose?

The feeling of cutting into the flesh felt so natural.

-Gooooooo!!!

An angry scream rings out.

‘It’s a tough decision.’

He’s such a big guy.

An attack of this magnitude would only be a minor wound.

In the first place, my goal wasn’t to cause any harm.

[Foreleg of the Pope of the Deep]

I grabbed the cut off piece of flesh and flew towards the back of the formation.

[Where are you going!]

“Where are you?”

The giant tried to chase me as I retreated.

The warriors in the front line threw themselves to block it.

“Whoops…!”

A short groan is heard from behind.

I saw the unit member who took the attack on my behalf fly away.

‘I memorized your face!’

I’ll have to give that guy another side dish or something later.

Thanks to this, even the combat vehicle in the rear ran away.

I saw the giant’s flesh held in his hand.

[Foreleg of the Pope of the Deep]

[There is a folk tale passed down to the tribes of Dasmur, the world of the deep sea.]

[The story is that whoever eats the meat of Dasmurian, the guardian fish of their world, can achieve immortality.]

[Many people think this story is just a rumor, but it is not entirely false.]

[The Dasmurians, chosen by God as a guardian race, are born with high potential.]

[Adult flesh that has fully developed its potential is considered one of the best food ingredients.]

What can I say?

“That sounds like a long explanation.”

[caution!]

[It is a high-quality material.]

[The level of the chef is low compared to the ingredients.]

[If you try to cook with your current skills, there is a very high chance of failure.]

[It is recommended that you take on the challenge after raising your level.]

A more detailed and colorful explanation than any other cooking ingredient I’ve dealt with so far.

I guess it was a bigger monster than I thought.

The quality of the ingredient is so high that it is difficult to cook.

but….

“You think it would be difficult to handle with my current skills?”

I also have pride as a chef.

You’re touching my pride.

‘For the operation, we have to cook somehow.’

Fishman’s flesh.

An environment where it is difficult to even take out proper cooking utensils.

I can only say that it is a dish that can be made quickly now.

I never learned it properly.

If you don’t make a mistake, you could almost end up learning cooking from someone who succeeds you as a cook.

The most correct way to use [Dokgogu style].

‘episode.’

The knife is carefully placed on the Pope’s flesh.

and.

I cut into the grain with as much sincerity as possible.

‘It’s said to be a high-quality material, but… I’m not ordinary right now either.’

[Applied cooking effect (4)]

The result of overlapping buffs while overdoing it.

The increase in abilities was enormous.

A chef’s abilities also affect the effectiveness of cooking.

The knife he is holding was originally intended for cleaning fish.

Even if you say it’s just gambling.

The odds of winning in gambling are as high as possible.

As a result.

[The dish is complete!]

[Papal Congregation of the Deep]

Who wins the gamble.

I think it’s on my side.

[You have successfully cooked high-quality ingredients.]

[Your competency as a chef increases significantly.]

[Acquire experience points.]

[Experience…]

“…done!”

Somehow I succeeded in completing it.

‘I wish I could feed it to my unit members too.’

[Activates skill – Five Loaves and Two Fish.]

[This is a high-class dish!]

[There is not enough magic power.]

[Activation of Skill – Five Loaves and Two Fishes is cancelled.]

Even though I have discovered my talent for ‘large-scale cooking’.

It turned out that the horsepower required for copying was insufficient.

‘…It would have been too much of a buff to give to the troops anyway.’

Excessive buffing actually causes damage to the body.

In the end, I decided to eat alone.

After picking up a piece of finished raw fish.

Carefully move it into your mouth.

“…that guy. “It’s an annoying monster, though.”

I have to tell you this.

“It tastes good.”

Despite having no special sauce.

Unbelievably deep flavor.

[The highest-ranking food ingredient – the body of a saint and the meat of a fishman were consumed.]

[Related effects apply.]

A message that an unknown effect has been applied.

I decided to check that later.

[Would you like to apply the effect of Absolute Taste?]

The phrase I was waiting for came out.

[Applies the effect of absolute taste.]

[Temporarily acquire one characteristic of the target food ingredient.]

[Please select the desired characteristics.]

An effect that allows you to select and apply only the desired abilities from food ingredients.

[mental language]

[Divine Power]

[Limited future time]

[World Erosion]

Something.

Incredibly splendid characteristics passed before my eyes.

I filtered them all out.

There is only one ability I am looking for.

‘found.’

[Water property control]

* * *

[…you guy!]

“Okay, okay. “My brother is here.”

Immediately after successfully applying the desired characteristics.

I approached the guy who was fighting with the soldiers.

Is it because of the pure white light that surrounds me even as my body is falling apart?

A monster with a strangely sacred aura.

[Even if I run away, it won’t be enough. You appear in front of me again without fear!]

I guess I couldn’t contain my excitement over the fact that I was cooking my own people.

The angry guy extends his fist towards me.

Me too.

He extended his hand towards the guy.

And then I used the trait I just got.

[Water property control]

Strengthening the power of the waves.

Collect water and make it into a huge spear.

…the force that submerged this city.

“uh…?”

“The water around the monster guy.”

Water covered the entire city.

The water began to disappear little by little.

To be exact, only the area around the giant.

“This can’t be right.”

“Moses…?”

I heard someone muttering that.

Unfortunately, it was far from that fancy thing.

‘I’m dying, damn it.’

It is neither [Water attribute affinity] nor [Water attribute resistance].

[Water property dominance].

A trait so powerful that you can tell just by looking at the name.

Even though I only used it for a short time, I could feel the magical energy being squeezed out of my entire body.

[How could you use my power…?]

Let your abilities be fully used in my hands.

No matter how great he was, he seemed embarrassed.

[Did you cook me…? but. How could it not be worth it?]

There was a lot of talk about this and that.

The operation is simple.

[Are you trying to take the water away from me?]

I remember what Changsu said.

‘It’s not that I didn’t do it, it’s that I couldn’t do it. ‘You guys can’t even breathe properly when you come out of the water.’

Those guys.

As it looks like a fish.

Basically, they are a species that lives only in the water.

‘It’s not like we have any support troops. There is a limit to the amount of buff that can be given to allies.’

then.

There’s only one way left.

“It’s okay if your guy gets weaker.”

[Foolish.]

[Characteristic – Water property control is being interfered with.]

“Oh, the water again…!”

The water I had removed began to fill its place again.

The trait I took from him [Water property control].

And the trait it originally had [Water property domination].

The two characteristics clashed.

[In the first place. This power is originally mine.]

As the guy said.

I also used all kinds of buffs to boost my abilities.

[Water property domination] If it were to be a power struggle between them, they wouldn’t be able to defeat the original side.

but.

“If I had been alone in the first place, I wouldn’t have fought like this.”

[what?]

That moment.

“Bullet!”

[…!]

Those in the back row of the formation came forward.

Jeong Soo-ah.

A spiritist who made a contract with the water spirit.

She uses her spirit to usurp control of the water near the Pope.

“We will join in too!”

Wizards who specialized in water magic also joined in.

‘If I can’t do it on my own, I push through numbers.’

Even if he does this, he will have the upper hand over water.

but.

I mean, we’re in the middle of a battle right now.

“Kruk!”

[Something like a bug…!]

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il’s attack that unleashed madness.

The giant’s body hesitated slightly.

That brief moment.

[Characteristic – Interference with water property dominance is weakened.]

The water around the giant rapidly decreased.

The guy has to deal with the attacking members of his unit over and over again.

In addition, we now have to worry about competition for dominance over water.

It will probably taste like death.

[Characteristic – Interference with water property dominance is weakened.]

[Ugh….]

I feel that the advantage is gradually shifting towards us.

And eventually.

-…Wow!

A groan full of pain was heard.

One of the greatest pains in the world.

Not being able to breathe.

It was a suffocation phenomenon.

* * *

Wow….

The huge fishman’s body loses its strength and falls down.

‘I never thought I could fight for several more minutes even when I couldn’t breathe.’

The result of removing all surrounding water.

The guy couldn’t breathe from the middle.

Even in that state, a fairly long battle continued.

In the end, the winner was us.

“….”

and.

A man was seen approaching the fallen giant.

A man holding a spear.

After a long battle, most of the people except our unit members fainted or were injured and left the front lines.

Chang Su-man did not leave the battle until the end and fought with us.

He muttered, holding his spear high in his hand.

“Get lost…!”

A spear aimed at the giant’s weak point, its gills.

Pop!

“…What are you doing?”

The thing that held that window was.

It was none other than me.

“indeed. I’m going to cut off your breathing directly or something like that. Then do whatever you want. All I have to do is see this guy die with my own eyes.”

Unfortunately, it’s not really like that.

“I have something to try for a moment.”

Changsu and his group members live with only one desire for revenge against the fish people.

Even if I stab a spear here, revenge will somehow be completed.

A monster this powerful.

“Actually, I have something to feed you.”

Isn’t it too wasteful to just kill him?