The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 128

Episode 128: Fortress (1)

[Undercover] After their attacks were somewhat resolved.

I gathered the unit’s executives into the conference room.

‘Are there any deaths?’

It was a fairly powerful assassin’s attack.

Fortunately, there were no casualties among the unit members.

However… there were no casualties.

Not everyone was fine.

“Huuuk… Huuk….”

“Gwangil. Are you okay?”

“It’s okay…. Wow. It will calm down in a little while. “Crrrrrrrrr.”

“Uh uhh.”

Gwangil used the [Insanity] attribute due to a sudden battle.

The guy was sitting in the conference room, struggling to control his madness.

He is not the best warrior in our unit for nothing.

Fortunately, this guy doesn’t seem to have any injuries.

“My brother and Suhyuk too. “If you’re sick, you can get treatment first.”

“later.”

“This will heal quickly.”

Sergeant Lee Min-jae and Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.

The two people were completely injured.

“I can’t rest just because Gwangil is so fine and I’m the only one injured.”

“That’s because hyung and Suhyuk are not suitable for 1:1 jobs.”

Wizard and Archer.

As a profession specialized in long-distance firepower, they are fundamentally vulnerable to close combat.

It is natural that you have no choice but to suffer from an assassin who forces you to engage in close combat.

Although both had considerable combat experience, they succeeded in defeating the enemy.

It seems that there was no choice but to allow some degree of attack.

“If you think about it that way, isn’t it the same for Sergeant Shin? “Sergeant Shin, a chef, defeated the enemy without a single wound, but it was my fault that I, a combat officer, got hurt.”

“ah. that.”

“It’s really okay! “I can just endure this much, so let’s stop talking about this.”

no.

That’s not it.

You defeated the enemy without a single wound.

‘I almost died?’

Lee Sang-ah’s advice is to take Kkamangi with you just in case, saying that one day you might make a mistake.

I’m glad that Kkamangi, who followed that advice and carried it in his arms, helped me.

If there wasn’t a black man…

well.

‘By now, wouldn’t he have turned into a zombie with the top of his head cut in two?’

Well…

I guess there’s no need to say it.

I almost died because I let my guard down.

It’s embarrassing.

I decided to thank Lee Sang-ah separately later.

“anyway. “If what Sergeant Park Tae-jun says is true, those monsters will be coming soon.”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk speaks while suppressing his wounds.

As I headed to the conference room, I asked Taejun for a detailed explanation.

“To summarize Taejun’s answer, it is said that the northwestern part of Gangwon-do is currently being eaten by a specific monster force.”

Minjae said, pointing to the map.

“This guy’s abilities are a bit abstract. “Maybe northwest of here.”

“Cheorwon or Hwacheon?”

“It could be both. “I heard they were originally planning to attack just to the east… where we are.”

People tilted their heads at those words.

“I can’t believe I ate the Northwest a few months ago.”

“…Then what did you do in the meantime?”

Normally, it wouldn’t be surprising if they invaded us months ago.

but.

“Taejun stopped it.”

“yes?”

423rd Battalion.

[Planetarium] located in a unit located on the highest mountain peak in Gangwon-do.

One day.

Taejun was reading horoscopes in the mountains like he always did.

[Shaman: Someone other than me was trying to spy on the movement of the stars.] I

noticed their presence.

[Shaman: Just a rough impression… it was a force that our troops at the time could not handle. We had to stop them from heading towards us as much as possible.]

[Chef: So.]

[Shaman: The fight started.]

That was when the rumors about Taejun stopped going.

A battle over the movement of the stars.

‘It must have been a completely different kind of fight than an ordinary battle.’

Fortunately.

When it comes to seeing the movement of stars, [planetarium] Taejun is his specialty.

The high mountain range where the 423rd Battalion is located is particularly advantageous in being involved in the movement of the stars.

It became impossible to get a glimpse of the movement of the stars.

The forces of those monsters, who were trying to expand their power, were unable to get a glimpse of information outside their occupied territory.

Their expansion of power also had to slow down.

“For those on the other side, it means that there is someone over here who can cover their eyes.”

“It means you have become cautious.”

“It’s like that.”

They were so scared that they chose to stay in the occupied territory.

Thanks to this, I was able to save several months.

but.

[Shaman: …a few months is the limit.]

Although I can’t see the face.

I could imagine Taejun sighing.

[Shaman: I feel angry, but I have no choice but to admit it. They were much more sophisticated over there. There were more numbers.]

Several months of information warfare.

Taejun held up pretty well, but…

‘And that was until yesterday.’

In the end, it was this side that lost.

“Those guys. “You may have been able to obtain some information about us.”

“Okay.”

Even before we stopped contacting each other, I would check with Taejun if anything happened.

-Is it better to go east or west?

-Can you clear this dungeon?

Things like that.

They would have used their abilities in a similar way.

maybe.

-Is there a force that can stop our invasion?

It must have been something like this.

And the result.

They chose to advance towards us.

“If you compare them, they are probably stronger, right?”

“….”

past.

Immediately after taking Ariella as a servant.

I’ve sent her vampires scouting in all directions.

At that time, the only ones who returned alive were a few vampires who discovered the black barrier stretched out at the northern end.

The rest did not return alive.

“At that time, I just assumed he was killed by a monster and moved on. “If I think about it now, there is a high probability that I would have been harmed by those guys.”

“…Anyway, that’s true. “Monsters are taking over the city.”

“Nothing strange, right? It’s the same in Inje-gun and here too. “It used to be overflowing with monsters.”

“The problem is that the people you’re talking about are a single force.”

When it comes to the northwestern part of Gangwon-do, it is probably Cheorwon and Hwacheon.

It is most likely those two places.

We are finally in a situation where we are wondering whether we will be able to occupy Inje-gun and Chuncheon-si.

But the forces that already occupied those two places a few months ago.

“It must be tough.”

to be honest.

I was certain that it was an enemy that gave me a slight headache.

“Hmm.”

“It would have been okay if it had been an ammunition battalion base.”

It has been quite some time since the ammunition battalion base was used as a base.

Now, Inje County’s ammunition battalion was lined with defensive equipment installed by engineers.

‘Various weapons brought from military bases… even barriers and traps set up by engineers.’

Besides, not long ago.

Alraune, who ate my friends, promised to protect the base to some extent.

I am confident that we will be able to defend against the enemy even if the enemy’s strength is several times greater than ours.

“brother. “What are our defense facilities like now?”

“At this base?”

“huh.”

Minjae thought for a moment.

He quickly nodded and opened his mouth.

“There is no such thing.”

“….”

“If I were to be specific, it’s this building itself. The barrier installed outside is the end. “If only that could be called a defense facility.”

There is not even a proper base in Chuncheon yet.

There is no way there is any facility to prevent an enemy invasion.

“If Sergeant Park Tae-jun says, monsters will flock in huge numbers.”

“maybe.”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk said while pressing down on his painful wound.

“We have increased our number of troops considerably, but it is impossible to fight against a large number of monsters without proper defense equipment. so.”

It seems like he doesn’t feel like it either.

A tone that says there is nothing you can do about it.

“…I suggest you retreat.”

Retreat.

The executives’ expressions frowned slightly.

There was nothing wrong with what he said.

No matter how strong our unit members have become.

‘If I had to fight against outnumbered enemies in a place with no defense facilities… I’d be a little scared, to be honest.’

Plus those monsters.

It’s stronger than you think.

Results of the [Combat Power Meter].

The energy emanating from them…

was a very dark yellow.

‘Ariella’,

‘Alraune’,

‘Steel-Eating Mac’, etc.

Although it is two levels lower than the monster that emits blue energy.

“The problem is numbers.”

If what Taejun said is true.

They will come in huge numbers.

The assassination squad that attacked me and the executives was stronger than I thought.

A monster that probably specializes in assassination.

Nevertheless, even in an all-out war, it felt like it was more burdensome than expected.

What if other entities that specialize in all-out warfare rather than assassination arrive?

No matter how much our unit members are, they have no choice but to struggle.

but.

Abandon Chuncheon and leave.

“That won’t work.”

“yes?”

Let me immediately dismiss my own qualifications.

Suhyuk asked as if he was puzzled.

“What is the reason?”

“Most of the awakened people released from the dungeon are still staying around here.”

After clearing [Erosion World Dasmur].

The citizens inside were released into the world.

A valuable force, most of whom are awakened.

“There are still a lot of dead people, and it is an environment where it is difficult for those who survived to awaken. “We have to keep them alive to increase human power.”

In a fight between monsters and humans, the humans are overwhelmingly outnumbered.

but.

Thousands of awakened people who have already completed awakening.

What if they finish growing to some extent?

“The moment they spread throughout the world, they will be able to attract and awaken other survivors.”

Survivors who are still hiding somewhere.

You can lead them and make them powerful.

“It’s impossible for us to do it alone.”

I’ve already heard that more powerful monsters will appear as time passes.

We could not give up on the awakened people who would become the core of the human side’s power.

Most of them are still based in Chuncheon.

There are many people who have only awakened in the dungeon, and their level and growth are not enough.

“The moment we abandon this place, those awakened people will be scattered and destroyed individually.”

“…Then what do you plan to do?”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk frowns.

Although the suggestion was made to retreat.

In fact, he probably didn’t like that opinion either.

‘It must have been a proposal made based on the judgment that there was nothing we could do about it.’

If you think about it from his perspective.

I’m just chanting ‘no’ and ‘no’ to realistic opinions without any suitable alternative.

It’s natural to be dissatisfied.

But in my case.

I didn’t say this without an alternative.

“at last. “The problem is that there are no proper defense facilities.”

“…yes. Yes.”

Weak defense facilities compared to the ammunition battalion.

It is not enough to stop the monsters that are coming.

then.

“That defense facility. “You just have to make it.”

“…?”

“yes?”

The people who heard me looked blank.

“Defense facilities are not built overnight.”

“If it was something that could be done in such a short period of time, I wouldn’t have gone through any trouble-”

“No. No, I made a mistake.”

“As expected, that’s nonsense-”

“To be exact, it’s not something you make.”

Early awakening.

Our unit was fortunate to be able to awaken much faster than others.

Thanks to this, I achieved the ‘First Achievement Reward’ with excellence.

But unfortunately.

There were a few things I got back then that I wasn’t using properly.

One of them.

There is something that is perfect for the current situation.

“I mean, isn’t it okay to just summon it?”

[Mobile Fortress Vimana]

[Summon a Mobile Fortress Vimana.]

The name itself is a fortress.

I got it and left it rotting away for a while.

Sigh.

“It’s time to start writing.”