The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 137
Episode 137: Eyes that see prey
Hara-Val could not understand the situation.
‘Berserker’ was strong enough to surprise him.
A tremendous powerhouse that emerged among native species that were previously thought of as insects.
It is understandable that the shamans were scared and issued warnings.
However, even so, he is a being who has not been able to fully blossom his talents.
I don’t know what will happen later.
The immediate strength was within the realm of understanding.
but.
It wasn’t the attack that occurred just now.
‘Were you attacked…? when?’
Until the pain overtook my body.
He didn’t even notice that someone was approaching him.
‘It’s impossible even for the tribe’s undercover…’
A warrior of Hara-Bal’s level should be able to detect an attack right before it is launched.
His eyes turned to his side.
The part that extends from the right shoulder to the waist.
That large area of flesh…
was neatly ‘trimmed’.
It was so neatly trimmed that the pure white bones were clearly visible.
Hara-Val broke out in a cold sweat and looked at the native species in front of him.
“Write it. I tried to clean the intestines at once. This doesn’t cut my ribs. “Should I have cut it with a Chinese sword?”
A native species frowning while waving a medium-length sword held in one hand.
In his other hand, he held a sword that was wide but short like an axe.
Although he was wearing clothing similar to the native species he fought earlier.
It was much smaller and dwarfed.
An appearance more suited to an assassin than a warrior.
‘Was there an assassin better than the tribe’s undercover?’
From the perspective of native species looking at themselves.
Hara-Val felt goosebumps.
‘Are you not seeing me as a living being?’
Eyes that were almost empty.
There is no being that looks like that when looking at a living being.
A warrior who has reached a high level.
Hara-Bal could intuit the meaning contained in those eyes.
Dead.
Or something that is as good as already dead.
‘Eyes as if looking at prey.’
but.
When Hara-Bal found out that the other person was an assassin, he felt relieved.
‘Assassins have their limits.’
Although he is good at hiding his body and approaching enemies.
As much as they’ve trained that side, they can’t beat the warriors in an all-out war.
Therefore, assassins aim to end the enemy’s life with one blow.
More than that it failed.
It was as if victory and defeat had already been decided.
-You surprise me in many ways. What a brilliant assassin next to that warrior.
Unless you lose your life in the first hit.
Hara-Bal thought there was no way he could lose.
Even if you say you’re a bit tired.
Because he wasn’t worthy of losing against an assassin.
-But it’s still not enough. A true assassin should have just ended my life with one blow. Since that failed, you too…
“What are you saying, boy?”
but.
There was one thing he was mistaken about.
Hara-Bal’s side was cut off by a human being.
He’s not an assassin or anything.
[Awakened: Shin Yeongjun]
[Intermediate Chef Lv.29]
[List of applied dishes – 4]
[Blue Drop Jelly – Assimilation of environment environment]
[Lizard Jerky – Increases all stats Increases defense Strength Steel Scale]
[Honmar Bone Soup – Significantly increases strength stat attribute Wild Sense]
[Course Cooking War – Bonuses are granted to all actions related to battle.]
[Attribute – ‘Chef’s Eye’ is activated.]
[Intermediate Cooking Secret – Enlightenment of the Green Mane Chieftain’s Grooming Method’ Obtained.]
Being a chef.
* * *
The greatest warrior of the Iron Legion.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il respected Sergeant Shin Young-jun more than anyone else.
Getting rid of the weakness he had to carry his whole life.
The benefactor who inspired courage there.
‘It’s like I was reborn thanks to Sergeant Shin.’
That respect only increased with each passing day.
When I first awakened, I thought I was ahead in terms of combat.
But as time passed, he became stronger.
Despite my job as a chef now.
There were many times when Corporal Jeon Gwang-il felt like a wall he could not overcome.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il collapsed and looked straight ahead.
[email protected]#%$%!!!!!!
“What are you talking about earlier? “It’s embarrassing.”
The green giant who defeated him.
This time the giant was fighting with Sergeant Youngjun Shin.
It is surprisingly rare for Sergeant Shin Young-jun to be seen fighting in person.
In most situations, he just remains in the rear support.
Because it is common for unit members to fight minor battles.
She is often seen as the mother of the unit as she focuses on cooking and buffing in the rear.
The fact that he treated all unit members in a friendly manner, despite his high rank, probably also contributed to this.
But sometimes he takes up his sword and goes into battle.
There is a story that the soldiers who saw that scene say in unison.
‘It’s excessively cruel.’
Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s fighting method is simple.
Obtain enemy information through [Chef’s Eyes].
Dealing with enemies according to the ‘handling method’.
The problem was the word ‘grooming’.
Because it is not a word generally used for living creatures.
‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun literally… grooms the enemy.’
Stop breathing.
Trimming involves separating the flesh, bones, and internal organs.
The result of applying it to living creatures.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s fighting methods were more cruel than anyone else’s.
The killing power was high.
“Oh, Mr. “Because the bones are hard, you can’t trim them all at once.”
-Ker keuhuh….
“Ttcha!”
-Chuckling….coughing.
Just like that.
A monster groaning in pain.
[Green Mane Chieftain] who was competing with Corporal Jeon Gwang-il just a moment ago.
It was Hara-Bal.
It was bigger than the other [Green Mane Warriors].
A monster whose fighting ability was superior to that of other warriors beyond the difference in size.
The truly powerful enemy who defeated Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
-Crrrrrrr….
“Hey, let’s stop being so harsh.”
The powerful enemy is shedding tears of blood and suffering.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il’s gaze was directed to the monster’s wounds.
‘The flesh on its back… was [prepared] alive.’
The muscles and flesh of the back were cut off entirely.
It was so neatly trimmed that the pure white spine was clearly visible.
That wasn’t all.
‘The first cut was my side… and then my right arm.’
Then the left thigh.
chest ears.
And this time, etc.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s fighting methods make many soldiers feel fear.
In fact, there were many soldiers who said that they were even more appalled by the fact that they had no particular idea about their own fighting methods.
“Let’s see.” Next time, let’s go to Moksal.”
The sight of a living being being cared for without any care.
From that look, you can feel the madness of looking at everything only as ingredients.
Despite maintaining friendly relationships with all soldiers.
Fear played a part in the reason why no one questioned his status as a corps commander.
Suddenly.
And finally.
All the flesh around the neck is trimmed off.
-Grrrrrrr….
No matter how powerful a warrior he is.
Unless you are the legendary ‘Berserker’, you cannot stand with such wounds.
Boom….
[Green Mane Chieftain].
Hara-Bal’s body fell helplessly to the floor.
“That’s Sergeant Shin Young-jun.”
“Wow.”
Even the seasoned soldiers swallowed their saliva when they saw the monster’s corpse.
The awakened people of the city, who had not experienced many battles, could not hold back their nausea when they saw the monster being cut alive.
Whether others say it or not.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun looked at the fallen monster and walked away without saying a word.
“Gwangil.”
I stood in front of Corporal Jeon Kwang-il.
* * *
“Gwangil.”
“…yes. “Sergeant Shin.”
“Good job.”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il looked up at Sergeant Shin Young-jun without saying a word.
He respected Sergeant Shin.
That respect will probably not change until I die.
but.
The monster that defeated him disintegrated and fell with Sergeant Shin’s sword.
Let’s see what it looks like.
There was an overwhelming feeling boiling up from within my chest.
“…What are you doing?”
“ok?”
“Kruk…!”
Normally, it was a feeling I would have endured and passed over.
Now that I was engulfed in madness, I couldn’t control my emotions.
“You’re interfering with the warriors’ fight!”
“?”
“Not only was it not enough to intervene in the fight, but it was a sneak attack. “You insulted the competition between me and him…!”
In those words.
Sergeant Youngjun Shin responded as if he was dumbfounded.
“Then what? “Let me die?”
“You and me. The intention was to fight until one of them died. Even if I lose here, a glorious death awaits me…!”
“hey.”
Sergeant Youngjun Shin interrupted the conversation.
“Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
“…Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
Sergeant Youngjun Shin calls most of his soldiers by their first names in a friendly manner.
There are two cases where he attaches a rank to a soldier’s name.
When it is a public position and rank must be clearly stated.
and.
‘When Sergeant Shin was truly angry.’
The cold gaze was directed at Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
“Let’s not be mistaken. “You are not a warrior.”
“Are you going to insult me-”
“A soldier.”
“….”
“He is also my successor.”
Sergeant Shin Young-jun, who crouched down to the eye level of Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, who was lying down, spoke.
“I don’t know what it’s like to those amazing warriors. For military barbarians like us. An honorable death? “Nothing like that can happen.”
“Kruk…!”
“You know. “If you die in the military, it’s like a dog’s death.”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il was able to guess why Sergeant Shin was angry.
The early days of ‘Doomsday’.
I remembered what he used to say.
‘To survive.’
Sergeant Shin Young-jun was a soldier who was more obsessed with survival than anyone else.
That’s why he can’t bear to talk about death lightly.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il as well.
I understood it rationally.
‘You did this to save me. There’s no reason to blame.’
but.
Still, this feeling did not subside.
For interfering in the fight in the first place, interfering with an honorable death.
Because I wasn’t angry for that reason.
‘The best warrior in the unit… Isn’t it just me?’
It was not the anger of a warrior interrupted in battle that covered his body.
A feeling of terrible defeat.
Losing to a monster can be like that.
But it wasn’t enough that my life was desperately saved.
He saw the monster that had overwhelmed him being lightly manipulated by Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s hands.
‘I thought I had become stronger too.’
but.
His strength was always helpless in the face of truly powerful enemies.
The person who dealt with those truly powerful enemies…
was always Sergeant Shin Young-jun.
“hey. Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
“…yes.”
“You survived until now. “Do you think it’s because you’re so good?”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il thought about that question.
‘Is it because I’m good? ‘Is that possible?’
The reason why he was able to survive even though he was weak.
It was always one.
“Thanks to Sergeant Shin….”
“Not me. “I guess it’s thanks to the other unit members.”
“….”
Sergeant Shin sighed and continued.
“Lizard Chieftain. “I remember.”
“…yes.”
“That’s what Daewon and I did together to catch that guy. Those two almost became corpses. “Have you already forgotten?”
“I didn’t forget.”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il The first powerful enemy I encountered that I could not face alone.
The two warriors who stuck together were driven to the brink of death.
We had to urgently awaken the medics and chaplains.
“What about those vampires? “When we subdued those guys, some soldiers turned into real corpses.”
“….”
“We can stay alive. It was thanks to other unit members risking their lives to fight together. I still can’t forget the faces of the dead soldiers. But what? A glorious death? “Are you really saying that?”
Sergeant Youngjun Shin’s anger was understandable.
But at the same time.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il thought.
“Lizard Chieftain and Vampire Queen. In the end, Sergeant Shin subdued him, right…”
“What?”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
It is true that other unit members also risked their lives and fought hard.
But recently, I couldn’t help but wonder this question.
“Is it really meaningful that I and other unit members fought so hard?”
“What are you talking about…”
If only they had lost their strength and fought.
Would the outcome of those battles have been different?
“Sergeant Shin would have solved everything anyway.”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il imagined several situations.
No matter what, in the end, all I could think of was the image of Sergeant Shin Young-jun solving the problem.
It is extremely reassuring to have such a great person as an ally.
In reality, most soldiers simply accepted it.
It became an unwritten rule that no matter what great work Sergeant Shin Young-Jun did, we would just say, ‘Sergeant Shin, of course’ and move on.
but.
Jeon Gwang-il did not want to stop there.
I wanted to help rather than receive help.
I worked hard for a long time, and after a lot of hard work, I gained strength.
‘This is the result.’
Defeated by a monster.
The ending where Sergeant Shin saves his life.
‘An insurmountable wall.’
I’ve been able to suppress it somehow until now.
This feeling of defeat is quite old.
“Wouldn’t you rather have let me die?”
“….”
“Then I could have died fighting hard. The guy who lost the fight would have escaped the situation where his life was saved thanks to the help of his senior…”
Eventually.
The madness caused by the excitement of battle slowly began to subside.
After some sense of reason returns.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il nodded.
“I made a mistake. “Stop blaming [madness].”
“…okay. Because that’s your characteristic. I understand.”
“sorry.”
Sergeant Youngjun Shin let out a light sigh and got up.
“Let’s talk about it at the base later. “I called the medic, so get some rest now.”
“yes.”
“Good job.”
Good job.
past.
These were the words I said to the timid man when I cooked him a private meal for the first time.
but.
Those words were of no comfort now.
‘Instead of returning the favor, you are only causing inconvenience.’
The madness abated and reason was regained.
I just succeeded in suppressing the emotions that were leaking out.
The feeling of defeat that covered my entire body still remained.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il quietly crouched while receiving treatment from the medic.
…It hurt so much.
* * *
“…I don’t think it’s just madness.”
Gwang-il told him to rest.
Even as I left, I felt strangely uneasy.
‘I think there’s something troubling me. He’s such a nice guy that he seems to be grumbling alone.’
In my opinion, it is not a confessional system.
I would like to at least feed [Honest Heart] a dish and ask.
“I’m busy right now.”
The battle in the fortress was still going on.
A situation where you have to join another battle right away.
furthermore.
[Applied cooking effect – 4]
Now, I had eaten as many as 4 dishes stacked on top of each other.
The effect of [Absolute Taste] stacking with the effect of cooking is a great effect.
The problem is that stacking buffs like this puts a lot of strain on the body.
‘I have to get rid of it somehow.’
To be honest, I had no intention of stacking four effects.
But there’s nothing you can do about it.
“He is the one who defeated Gwangil, who was more monstrous than any monster.”
Even thinking about it again gives me goosebumps.
A monster that Gwang-il fought head-on with him and finally defeated.
It’s a head-on battle between my cooking and Lieutenant Kim’s shouts.
It is a showdown with Gwangil, who has applied all kinds of buffs.
I thought the average power was high but there were no particularly strong monsters.
To take down Gwangil, who was in perfect condition, and not another soldier.
“There’s no way you can win with just one or two dishes.”
I hastily chewed and swallowed all the combat rations.
4 stacked buffs.
Among the effects, the [Environmental Assimilation] trait was even mixed in.
‘When I couldn’t kill him even though I secretly approached him and made a secret attack… I was honestly disgusted.’
Fortunately, he was quite exhausted from the battle with Gwangil.
In addition, he even cut off all the flesh on his side with a sneak attack.
It was difficult, but we were able to win somehow.
If it weren’t for the 4-stack buff…
no, if Gwangil hadn’t lost his stamina.
‘That ax blow must have cut me in two.’
Shit.
It is a world where you can never let down your guard.
Have I become a little stronger too? Whenever I want to.
A monster appears that can instantly change that arrogance into humility.
I was a little surprised by Gwang-il, who got angry when we defeated a strong enemy together.
If you think about it, it actually seems like a good thing.
‘I don’t know the exact reason. ‘Because I knew that Gwangil had some problem.’
If you don’t notice it now, it could become a bigger problem later.
When I think about it, both I and Gwangil, whose mental state was in a slack state, were also in a state of slackness.
I also think that there has been a bit of neglect in the mental care of soldiers.
‘I’ll have to interview all my unit members soon.’
of course.
And that’s after surviving this battlefield.
I turned and headed toward the battlefield.
They say they were injured while crossing the fortress, but the number is higher there.
Enemies that you can’t be sure you can defeat even if you fight them with all your might.
‘I’m sorry, but I won’t let my guard down again.’
With that promise, I approached them.