The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 118

Episode 118 Jungle (4)

When Sergeant Shin Young-jun, who returned to the unit, and Lee Sang-ah, who discovered him, exchange salutes.

The soldiers just looked at this with their mouths open.

Giant trees that make the ground move on their own and split apart as if guiding the way.

That alone was a sight so magnificent that it awe-inspiring.

And even the sight of Sergeant Shin Young-Jun walking casually through them.

“What is that?”

“…I guess so. Let’s not forget.”

While they were surprised.

After finishing saluting, Lee Sang-ah approached Shin Young-jun.

“What happened? What’s inside-”

“Oh, be careful.”

The moment her feet stepped between the cracking trees.

Kwasik!

“…!?”

The roots of a huge tree that had retreated blocked her path.

“calm down.”

“…I don’t think you’re talking about me.”

Lee Sang-ah looked at the tree roots while rubbing her heart.

As she said.

I didn’t tell Lee Sang-ah to calm down.

“That’s what I said to this guy.”

His hand gently brushed the wood.

“calm down. He’s someone I’m close to. “You don’t have to worry.”

Let’s say soft words.

Soon, the tree roots make a sound and go back into the ground.

“What the hell is this?”

“I told you earlier, right? “It turned out better than I expected.”

Sigh.

“We’re friends now.”

* * *

“Anyway, you just need to know that it worked out well. and.”

I left behind Lee Sang-ah, who was looking at me as if I was dumbfounded.

“Is Cheol-wook’s unit there?”

Let’s call the farmer awakener.

A man jumped out from among the people.

“Loyalty! How did things go well for you?”

“Thanks to.”

“Oh oh…!”

He seems quite proud that the fertilizer production method he taught was helpful.

Cheol-wook smiles brightly.

“I’m glad, I’m glad!”

“and. “There is one more news to be happy about.”

“yes?”

I said, pointing behind my back with my finger.

“Inside there… what did you say? “Things that will burn a farmer’s soul?”

“ah. yes. “I did say that.”

“Because I said it well. “I know that.”

“…yes?”

As a chef, I need good ingredients to make good dishes.

The better the results, the more experience you can gain.

This is also true for other production jobs.

“Instead, only growing it inside is allowed. “When I’m away, they even provide some fertilizer.”

“Thank you!”

Unlike me, who earns experience while also fighting.

For him, who has developed his skills purely as a farmer, increasing the number of cultivable species means greatly opening up growth possibilities.

Cheolwook bowed his head deeply.

“There is just one thing to be careful of.”

“…?”

“Its appearance has changed a bit since when I first found it. “It may be interesting and curious, but don’t approach it too hastily.”

In human terms, Alaune was malnourished.

What can I say about that bizarre figure with its face stuck in the middle of the tree?

‘It seemed like it was some kind of energy saving mode.’

Once proper nutritional supplementation was achieved, the appearance changed quite significantly.

If you see it and approach it hastily and get attacked, it would be a serious problem.

Because I’m the only one who became close friends.

It is also good for me that the number of vegetables that Cheolwook can grow is increasing.

Because good ingredients are needed to make good food.

And another advantage I gained from being friends with Alraune.

“You can leave the defense of the rear of the unit to that forest.”

That I have gained a strong ally.

Most of the combat troops are on an expedition to Chuncheon.

It is said that Inje-gun has stabilized at least.

It is true that power has decreased significantly.

In fact, it was difficult to feel at ease as you never knew what kind of monster might suddenly appear.

‘I guess I can worry less now.’

As long as I make it known that this unit is my home.

There’s no way I’m watching my friend’s house collapse.

Anyway, I had to stop by the military base once to replenish vegetables.

I feel like I am getting more than I expected.

not bad.

‘Now I guess I should replenish some vegetables and then head back to Chuncheon.’

When I was thinking that.

“Commander!”

A soldier called me.

Let’s look at it to see what’s going on.

“The man is awake!”

“That man.”

“You told me to report as soon as I wake up, right? “I was lying in that hospital room.”

ah.

I don’t think it’s time to leave right now.

* * *

Let’s follow the soldier’s instructions and go to the hospital room.

A man who was unconscious while lying in bed just a few days ago.

I saw him open his eyes.

Squeak.

A man was looking around with an anxious expression.

As I opened the door and entered, its gaze turned towards me.

“Are you the high-ranking person the soldiers said they were calling for?”

I told them to report as soon as they wake up.

I guess he really jumped at me right away without any explanation.

“Oh well. For now, yes.”

“iced coffee! Fortunately, the. “Please listen to me.”

A man grabs my collar and shouts urgently.

“I would like you to help my hometown… Chuncheon. “It’s like hell right now.”

“ah. “That has already been resolved.”

“Everything is under water… huh?”

After talking like this.

I had a little idea of how long this man had been unconscious.

“That’s right.”

I explained to him what happened in Chuncheon.

After hearing his request for help before he collapsed, I headed to Chuncheon.

People who cleared the dungeon were able to escape into the world.

The man who heard my story sighed in relief.

“I think he said something right before he fell, but I wasn’t sure. okay. It wasn’t an illusion….”

“Looking at the situation inside, it seemed like if it had been a little late, the humans would have started a war among themselves due to lack of food. “Thanks to you, many people’s lives were saved.”

“Thank goodness. I’m so glad. Thank you so much.”

Are you feeling quite emotional?

A man nodding his head and expressing gratitude.

by the way.

“I have one question.”

“yes? ah. Ask anything. You are the benefactors who saved my hometown. anything.”

“Should you say the dungeon? “Are you sure you are the person who was trapped in the city?”

“Yes. “Yes, but.”

There’s something I’ve been curious about for a long time.

“How did you get out of that dungeon?”

This man was the only one who succeeded in escaping from the dungeon.

“The waterfall that cut off the city from the outside world was anything but ordinary. The water pressure was enough to change even a decent iron plate in no time. In fact, other people weren’t even thinking about escaping. How do you…?”

Wouldn’t it be great if this man was a very strong man?

[Ingredients Identification (Enhancement)]

[Lowest Messenger Lv.3]

That’s not even true.

It would be rare among our unit members to be able to break through the waterfall pouring down that wall.

Wouldn’t I also be able to do this only after layering several dishes with the effect of [Absolute Taste]?

Even so, after you pass, you will probably suffer from the side effects of the overlapping buffs for a few days.

“I don’t know if you know.”

The man answered my question with some hesitation.

“There was a monster in that city.”

“I know if you mean fish people. Their leader died, and the rest withered to death the moment the dungeon closed.”

“No, a fishman is also a fishman.”

“?”

A man who opens his mouth cautiously.

“There was a monster… a cannibal who ate humans and fishmen without distinction.”

The reason why this man was able to get through the waterfall and reach us.

That was quite unexpected.

* * *

Roughly after finishing all the work at the ammunition battalion.

I prepared to return to Chuncheon.

“Take him with you too.”

“huh?”

Meanwhile.

What Lee Sang-ah, who came to see me, gave me was a black cotton ball-like creature.

-Kkiing….

[Mac eating steel]

It was black.

This guy was left behind just in case when many of the combatants left.

“I’m not sure, but you’re saying that the entity in that jungle is protecting this unit, right?”

“yes.”

“We just can’t operate long distances because we don’t have oil. There are tanks here and many defense facilities installed by engineers. If you were to protect us all the way to that forest, our defenses would be overflowing. “That’s not the case there, is it?”

There are more combat-type awakened people in Chuncheon.

The only defense facility there is a wall around the building being used as a temporary base.

Engineers were trying to expand defense facilities, but there were limits.

“Most of the materials stored in the unit have already been strengthened.”

“Isn’t that a situation where the engineers over there are in a hurry for materials? “I think you can take me with you.”

I wondered if it would be okay to take Kamangi because his ability was to strengthen materials.

After listening to the engineers, it seems like everything is okay.

Lee Sang-ah spoke once again.

“Strengthening materials is also strengthening. “The reason I’m asking you to take Kamangi is basically because of the corps commander’s protection.”

“Escort.”

“It’s been like that since last time, and it’s the same this time too. The corps commander doesn’t care too much about himself. Then one day, you will be dealt a harsh blow.”

“no way.”

In the past, it might really have been like that.

After experiencing many things, I am now somewhat confident in my combat abilities.

Even compared to other unit members, his gang stats are at an overwhelming level.

Additionally, due to the strengthening of [Absolute Taste], the cooking buff even overlaps.

But it seems she thought differently.

“Commander, you’re a human too, right? As long as we are human, we cannot always be perfect. “The world today is one where one mistake can lead to really big trouble.”

“Hmm.”

“You don’t know anything about people, right? “Don’t talk nonsense and take me with you.”

I felt a little strange.

As usual with military rumors, they are a bit exaggerated.

A lot of the things I did were exaggerated and spread around.

Perhaps because of that, soldiers these days tend to overestimate me.

To be honest, it’s a bit burdensome.

In the meantime, I have this worry.

I felt unfamiliar with the worry I had received for the first time in quite a while.

“…Sure.”

“Well thought out.”

Why refuse a request from someone who cares about you?

In fact, it is also true that more materials will be needed in Chuncheon.

-Oof!

A black cat coming into my arms with a happy sound.

When I get back there, I’ll have to start by making this guy’s special dishes again.

I watched it with that thought in mind.

[Combat power meter]

I could see energy rising around the guy’s body.

Dark blue.

“….”

Ariella, of course.

It was a darker color than Alraune.

So much so that I wonder if it becomes navy blue if it gets a little darker.

“…you. “As expected, he was a great guy.”

-Whin?

Now, he has restricted his diet and looks like a small cat.

If you feed this guy as much hardware as his potential will allow.

I had no idea how strong it would become.

and.

“Here it is.”

Lastly, Cheolwook handed over a small box.

I already had all the necessary vegetables replenished in the shadows, so I did something.

Let’s open the box slightly.

It contained plants that looked like they had never been seen before.

no.

It’s not my first time seeing you.

“Has it already been cultivated?”

“Rather than saying they were cultivated, they were originally grown naturally. “I was dying due to lack of intelligence, but the corps commander’s fertilizer saved my life.”

Unidentifiable plants that were planted around Alraune.

“The goal is to cultivate it, but shouldn’t we just pull out what is growing naturally?”

“haha. Would you have taken it without thinking about it? I have already obtained all the seeds and seedlings. “You can use it as you please.”

“oh.”

As expected, [Farmer] Awakened.

This ability is amazing.

“then. “If you leave now, when will you come back?”

“well. “I think I’ll focus on stabilizing that for a while.”

It is difficult to say that the Chuncheon side has yet to be properly established.

Since we don’t even have a proper base, we’re just using an empty building as a temporary base.

“If you can afford it, I hope you’ll stop by often.”

“why? “It seems like everything is going well here already.”

“that is. As you said, I tried giving it some fertilizer that I made, but it didn’t seem to like it at all.”

ah.

Are you talking about Alraune?

“At first, I thought it was just my mood, but the trees passed by and hit me on the head. They got really angry when I tried to take the ones in that box too.

“Haha.”

“I shouted that I was giving it to the commander, and only then did I calm down.”

“You must have had a hard time.”

“When I first saw him, I was surprised by his appearance and how angry he was. It seemed like he wanted to see the corps commander again. “I wish you could show your face sometimes and kill that guy’s anger…”

“I’ll stop by once in a while if the situation calls for it.”

actually.

Staying here a little longer wouldn’t be a bad option, though.

Now there was work to do.

What the man said in the hospital room came back to me.

-That cannibal is a guy who eats humans and monsters without distinction, so when I encountered him, I thought he was naturally dead.

-You mean it wasn’t?

-He grabbed me and dragged me to the city limits.

Go outside.

Ask the humans outside for help.

-Then… he blocked the waterfall with his arm and threw me through it.

Once you enter the [Dungeon], you cannot leave until you clear it.

However, the citizens of Chuncheon were only trapped when Chuncheon was converted into a dungeon, and they never entered the dungeon from outside.

Escape is possible if you solve the waterfall.

The man who came out like that was somehow looking for someone who could help him and ended up reaching us.

-The reason I came this far while giving my best… is because Chuncheon is my hometown, but I was also very afraid.

-fear?

-I was afraid that if I didn’t do what the monster said as quickly as possible, it would come after me and eat me…

A monster that was wandering around the city.

This guy didn’t show up until the moment the dungeon was cleared.

‘He has an abnormal appetite.’

I was already thinking of going there sometime.

There are a lot of things I want to ask that guy too.