The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 126
Episode 126: Assassination (1)
After finishing the visit.
I was organizing the last rewards I got from this trip underground.
No, rather than organizing it.
[Mixed Magical Black Pudding]
[Mixed Magical Blood Soup]
It would be more accurate to say that it is cooking.
“…gulp. master? “When can I eat it?”
“Because it’s not over yet. “Just be patient.”
“Haa…”
My family members are exhaling excitedly as they prepare to cook.
It was Ariella, a race called [Night Noble].
At one point, he built up a force that could have annihilated our unit.
A guy who lost all the power and influence he had built up after being subjugated by our unit.
So far, it has been quite usable in its current state.
Shouldn’t it be a little more usable?
[The mixed magical blood of an abnormal glutton]
These guys increase their strength through blood sucking.
What I’m cooking now is the blood of that [abnormal glutton].
As huge as it was, the amount of blood contained in the shadow was also significant.
The quality was not high because the magic power of various monsters was mixed together.
“…looks delicious.”
The absolute amount of magical power was very rich.
In fact, it has been a while since I thought Ariella needed to grow up.
When we actually defeated [the Pope].
I thought about cooking the blood and feeding it to him.
‘The Pope’s blood is an extremely high-quality material, so I couldn’t touch it because there was a risk of failure.’
This blood is at a level that makes it easy to cook.
It was Ariela who had lost much of her abilities due to my ‘vampirism’.
Some time has passed since then.
Not only that, while fighting under my orders, he must have consumed a lot of the blood of his enemies.
Because I ate dishes made with monster blood three times a day.
The number and quality of [Vampire Knights] may be insufficient compared to the past.
However, Ariela’s original abilities have recovered to some extent.
and.
This guy even said that it wasn’t long before he was promoted to [Baron].
then.
[The course meal is complete.]
[Theme – Rich Blood Fragrance]
“It is complete. “Eat it without leaving any behind.”
“I will eat well~!”
The blood of an ideal eater with high density of magical power.
I cooked that huge amount ‘with all my might.’
Dishes made with blood accumulated to the point of breaking the upper legs.
As a result, all of that blood was eaten without leaving any juice behind.
[The condition required for evolution has been met.]
[Do you want to evolve it?]
“Tsk tsk. I knew it.”
A phrase that appears before your eyes.
It was just as I intended.
‘The experience bar is almost full. I thought all I had to do was hit the last hit.’
by the way.
A message appeared before my eyes.
“It kind of looks like PoXmon.”
“yes?”
“There is such a thing.”
Although the phrase is a bit funny.
In cases where PoXmon doesn’t evolve… I
guess it’s mostly because they want to maintain their cute appearance?
I slowly turned my gaze to look at my family.
I saw a woman with her stomach stretched out after eating happily.
‘…It’s not particularly cute even now.’
There seems to be no reason to stop evolution.
I clicked on the system window and immediately approved the evolution.
OK.
[Your household moves on to the next step.]
That moment.
grasp!!!
A vampire was lazily lying down after a hearty meal.
A black shadow spread out like an explosion from its body.
* * *
Gooooo….
Ariella was lying lazily in the world just a little while ago.
A black shadow spreads around her body.
A shadow that constantly widens and spreads in all directions.
It didn’t take long for the shadows to cover the entire room.
“What is this?”
Until just a few seconds ago, it was an ordinary commercial building.
But now.
The place where I was standing was an unknown space covered in darkness.
‘Is it similar to [Shadow Curtain]…?’
It feels like I’ve been thrown into space.
In pitch darkness where nothing can be seen.
Sreuk….
the center of that space.
A jewel-like object shining ominously in red appeared.
no.
‘It’s not a gem.’
My family.
Ariella’s blood-red eyes.
It was the only thing burning red in the middle of this dark space.
After being made a member of the family.
There was also a system message telling me that I couldn’t resist, so I handled it quite comfortably.
It was also quite useful.
Maybe that’s his personality, but he seems quite comfortable these days.
When I look at things like that…
there is one fact that I inadvertently forget.
It’s only after seeing that that I feel something new.
‘It’s a monster from another world…’
According to the [combat power meter], this guy’s potential is ‘blue’, and
it’s the highest among monsters I’ve ever met.
The penny-like figure that had been stretched out with a full stomach was nowhere to be seen.
Standing in the middle of a dark space.
He just stares at me blankly with burning eyes.
‘This is probably just a glimpse of the monsters’ potential.’
yet.
The black shadows spreading in all directions are stained with blood.
The entire space is filled with dark red sticky blood.
Again.
was sucked into her body.
[The potential of the relative is released by one level.]
[Baron of the Karstein clan – > Baron of the Karstein clan]
[Owned descendant (1)]
[Ariela Karstein]
[Race – Vampire]
[Baron of the Karstein clan ] Baron]
[Captain of the Imperial Guard of the Iron Legion]
[His rank as a blood relative is still low, but some of his potential has been unleashed.] [He is
still a low-ranking member, but I don’t think he will ever be cursed to his face by a noble like him!] [
Treat your family . Treat it and raise it!]
[There is a possibility that it can reach a higher level with your help.]
After all the blood-colored shadows that filled the place have disappeared.
The room returned to its normal appearance again.
In the middle of the room.
“Hehe… Hehehe!”
A guy smiling happily.
There was no significant change in appearance.
“It was truly the best dinner. “My master.”
“Is that so?”
However, there were changes that were intuitively noticeable.
The senses of an awakened person speak.
‘If it weren’t for the relationship between subordinates….’
A monster that could kill someone like me in an instant.
“Stop laughing. “Take care.”
“Hehe… yes?”
“After we finish eating, let’s get to work.”
But…
it doesn’t really matter.
“huh? “How long are you planning to rest?”
“Oh yes. sorry.”
A monster that would have killed someone like me in an instant if it weren’t for my family?
So what are you going to do?
‘You’re part of the family now, right?’
Make excuses like what if it was XX.
In the military, it doesn’t work at all.
“greatness! “Then… I’ll go look for trash to recycle and make up for the lost belongings.”
“OK. “Don’t play in the middle because you don’t have eyes to see.”
“yes.”
In this battle, I lost even more of my already reduced family.
The surviving members may have become stronger than before.
“ah. Come to think of it.”
“huh?”
“I think the abilities of my descendants will become more diverse as I become a baron this time.”
“oh?”
It’s nice to be able to catch trash and turn them into vampires.
The problem is that those vampires have only one job, [Vampire Knight].
“I think I can create a descendant who can use the clan’s magic. “Yes, it is at a weak level.”
“oh?”
Not anymore.
Although it is difficult to write about it openly because it is a monster I fought in the past.
Her vampires are extremely powerful if the conditions are met.
Even the combination is there.
“and. The range of races that can be taken as vassals has also expanded.”
Not only that.
A species similar to oneself.
For example, unlike before, when only humans could be considered subjects of authority.
The range of races that can be taken as vassals has increased significantly.
“From now on, if I see a useful monster, I think I’ll make that one a servant as well. “Are you okay?”
“Not bad.”
Did the system window tell you to raise your subordinates?
surely.
The taste of growing it was quite enjoyable.
* * *
like that.
Ariella, who has finished growing up, goes outside to increase her household.
I returned to my unit’s duties.
“Know it. “I think the best thing is that island.”
“You mean that place where that ruined amusement park is located?”
“uh. The engineers said that it would be easier to build defense facilities if the amusement park facilities were used-” “We
decided to talk about that more… The next item on the agenda is this. “It’s a deal suggested by the merchant, a man called Awakened.”
There is nothing special about it if you say it is side work.
No, there is something special.
‘Because the smart guys decide for themselves.’
When it comes to setting the big framework, I also tend to have some opinions.
If you go into these details, there are a lot of complicated things.
So much so that I can’t understand it with my head.
“Hmm. Then, let’s talk carefully. “Please report back later.”
“Are you going in?”
“I have to go eat.”
So this is the decision I made.
Leave it to the good guys.
When members of the unit talk about complicated things, I listen in with one ear and let it out with the other, and then when it’s time to eat, I just go eat and that’s it.
If it had been a normal military life, I would have been criticized.
“I’m looking forward to this evening.”
“Oh?”
Fortunately, the unit members were the biggest supporters of my cooking.
In the first place, my job was a chef.
Rather than being in a meeting and doing something that gives you a headache, cooking is your main job.
There was also a restaurant in the commercial building.
After using the facilities there to prepare dinner.
“hmm.”
I sat down on a chair and was lost in thought for a moment.
I glanced to the side.
There were commercial refrigerators that were currently unusable due to lack of electricity.
A large refrigerator that boasts considerable size and weight even though its contents are empty.
Feeling a little curious, I approached him.
I stuck two fingers underneath it.
Coo….
The huge refrigerator floats like light Styrofoam.
“what… “I thought it would work.”
In the past, a large refrigerator would have required two or three unit members to move it slightly to the side.
But now, I could throw it away with just two fingers.
‘A power that I could not have imagined before.’
It’s not just me.
Any unit member who has been with the 423rd Battalion would be able to do something like this.
Eat.
‘I have become stronger.’
It’s been quite some time since I left the unit.
There were a lot of things going on, but I was also lucky.
…Actually, it wasn’t like I didn’t have any skills.
I think I was able to become stronger this far.
Of course my growth.
Even Ariella, who was a member of the family, has grown up.
I glanced out the window.
“I’m selling it~.”
People gathered near the legion’s base and doing business.
In the distance, I could see the awakened people fighting against the monster.
It hasn’t been that long since the dungeon was liberated.
A city where the tide has not yet subsided.
Among them, there are many places so dangerous that awakened people cannot even approach them.
But now.
Quite a few awakened people were moving around with great energy.
“It’s going well.”
Human civilization was completely destroyed.
It looks like it is being restored little by little.
It would be hard to say that we had little influence there.
Isn’t it okay to feel a little proud?
I can’t believe I was thinking like that.
It seems like he approves of that.
Tiring.
A familiar notification sound rang in my ears.
[ROK.17 You have gained control of the territory ‘Big City (2)’.] [
Additional ‘Conquest Points’ are acquired while control of the territory is maintained.]
[The guild’s occupation area has been expanded!]
[ The number of executives who can be selected increases by ‘1’.]
A phrase that I did not expect.
“…already?”
The situation was different from the time of Inje-gun.
The time I stayed was also far short of time.
We haven’t even stopped by here and there in Chuncheon City yet.
A dungeon created near the city center of Chuncheon.
I just conquered the dungeon and settled in the half-collapsed city.
‘Why has the occupation already been successful?’
Why has the occupation already been successful?
After thinking about the reason for a moment.
There was only one conclusion that could be guessed.
“…It’s because of other people.”
Even when we occupied [the mountain range], we were not actually a force capable of dominating the entire mountain range.
It’s just that I was able to exert the greatest influence there.
Same thing this time too.
If the criterion for an occupation war is influence.
‘Not only food, but even goods needed for trade… they all came under the influence of our guild.’
Numerous awakened people released from the dungeon.
There will be no one among them who will not be influenced by our unit.
“I didn’t even expect it. “It’s a piece of cake, right?”
[Guild – Steel Legion]
[List of controlled territories]
[ROK.17]
[Mountains – 3%]
[Small cities (3) – 3%]
[Big cities (2) – 6%]
Chuncheon City’s share of occupation wars is 6%.
It was the same number as the other two occupied territories combined.
“There were a lot of twists and turns. … That means you’re doing well.”
On the topic of a sergeant in his later years who was wondering what to do after being discharged.
I think I’ve made it this far.
And once you get this far.
I had no intention of stopping.
I don’t know how long it will take.
If we continue to do well in the future as we have done so far… one day.
‘We might be able to completely rebuild the civilization of the past.’
what.
To get there, we still have to go through a lot more hardships.
I was taking a break while thinking about that.
Tiring.
“huh?”
A familiar notification sound rings.
Let’s look straight ahead to see what’s going on.
[Shaman: Youngjun.]
Guild message.
There I saw a word I hadn’t seen in a very long time.
‘shaman.’
It is currently a planetarium guarding the 423rd Battalion.
Together with me, I am the only two most senior soldier in my unit.
It was Sergeant Park Tae-jun.
[Chef: What’s going on?]
Actually.
It’s been quite a while since I lost contact with him.
I was a little worried…
while I was in the military.
Among our jockeys, the one who was considered the most ace was not me, but Taejun.
I don’t know what problem occurred.
However, Taejun is a guy who has the ability to solve most problems without me having to intervene.
So I just decided to trust and wait.
‘Is the problem finally solved?’
If you look at the message sent.
I thought I might have solved that problem, but…
[Shaman: I’m sorry.]
…Huh?
[Chef: What is it? Uneasy.]
[Shaman: I tried my best to stop it, but in the end, time wasted. It was pierced.]
I guess that’s not the case.
[Chef: It’s going to break through.]
[Shaman: Strengthen your defenses.]
[Chef: That’s right. What did I say earlier…]
[Shaman: I don’t know what to say, but if I have to express it.]
A sudden contact and message.
I was confused by the content and was replying.
Somewhere.
It felt like I was being popular.
‘…?’
It wasn’t right in front of me.
Not even behind your back.
[Shaman: A monster wave will come.]
Sergeant Park Tae-jun’s message obscured my view.
There was no time to check the contents.
‘Over my head…!’
The identity of an unknown popular figure.
A sharp blade rushed towards the top of my head.