The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 145

Episode 145: How to handle power

“Hmm.”

“I wonder if it’s okay to send it to me like that.”

The soldiers muttered as they watched the building that the looters had driven into move away.

“It’s because I have my own thoughts. “Don’t worry.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“If what Sergeant Shin says, there is no doubt about it.”

“….”

Of course, I thought you would ask for an explanation.

These guys are now convinced without much explanation.

“Hmm. “The problem is different.”

“yes? “What’s the problem?”

“It’s not even half a day since we arrived in a place beyond our influence. “But you’ve already encountered looters.”

I said while stroking his chin.

The soldiers asked back as if what was the problem.

“Well… aren’t there just one or two people like that in the world these days?”

“Sergeant Shin doesn’t go on patrol, so you might not know. “Soldiers often suppressed looters while on patrol.”

“I know that. “There weren’t many people like that in Chuncheon, right?”

“That’s…”

“That’s true.”

Unlike Inje-gun, where we were busy settling down.

This was possible because Chuncheon was a place they entered after having developed a certain level of power.

The thing is that no looters were seen in Chuncheon.

The main reason was that because we were that strong, others were busy watching out for us.

“It means that the forces established here are not as influential as us.”

“Ah… definitely. “I guess so.”

I had some expectations because they said they were a force comparable to ours.

At least it would have enough power to maintain security in the area.

But as soon as I thought about that, I encountered a looter.

There are two possibilities.

“One is if they are a group that doesn’t really care whether they plunder or not. “In the worst case scenario, they could be a group of marauders.”

“Hmm.”

“The other thing is that it is just an incompetent organization that falls below our expectations.”

“I don’t think either of these situations would be very good for us.”

“yes.”

I said, scratching my head.

“I’m a little anxious, though. what. “Because not everything can work out well.”

For some reason, it is strangely difficult to find allies.

Last time I was a vampire, this time, my expectations were drastically lowered even before I met them.

‘Is it because we are going too far ahead?’

perhaps.

I also wondered if my view of other forces had become too high.

Because it is not easy to exert influence on an entire region.

I think we really need to give up the expectation that they are an equal organization to us.

‘I hope it is at least an organization worth forming an alliance with.’

I can’t believe I was thinking like that.

Sang-hyeop approached and said.

“You are amazing.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

“I heard that soldiers are stronger than ordinary awakened people. Anyway, the difference is this much…!”

Sanghyeop is a person who has rarely experienced direct combat.

I had expected that to some extent when I was disappointed to see that there were only 10 of us.

“So this is what it means that numbers aren’t everything….”

“Are you a little relieved?”

“Sure! “It couldn’t be any better…!”

Complaints about the small number of escort troops seemed to have disappeared quickly.

Sanghyup could not hide his excitement and praised the unit members.

I took a quick look.

I saw Gwangil smiling happily after hearing the compliment.

This guy has developed something of an obsession with being helpful to me.

This time the battle ended before I could even intervene.

They must be happy because they think it was helpful.

but.

I thought about the soldiers fighting, replaying them in my head.

‘It couldn’t have been better… it wasn’t.’

Only 30 people.

No matter how advantageous the terrain was over there.

Even though only about 20 of them were awakened.

It took about 3 minutes to subdue it.

‘As expected, it’s not enough.’

To subdue the ‘Green Mane Tribe’ located in the northwest.

It was sorely lacking.

Compared to those monsters, their numbers are absolutely insufficient.

We have no choice but to increase the strength of each person.

‘Is there such a way?’

First of all, I chose this alliance because I felt there were limits to such eliteization.

If the alliance partner is stronger than expected, there is no need to worry about this.

If not…

my worries deepened.

* * *

“ah. “It’s over there!”

After moving for a while more.

Sanghyup pointed to a place and said.

A mountain in the distance.

I looked at the mountain and said to Sanghyup.

“by the way. “If you’re here, wouldn’t it be okay to explain?”

“yes? “What do you mean?”

“I think we need to know roughly what the organization that is trading with is doing.”

This merchant has the information.

That was the reason why I joined the commercial movement.

“that is. “I don’t know either.”

“?”

“…Because there is a distance. All I could tell was that there was a fairly large force here. “It was actually a bit of a gamble, even from my perspective.”

In the end, it means that the commercial association does not know anything about that organization.

‘Ah~ I’m getting anxious.’

Could it be that I really won’t gain anything from this expedition?

I climbed the mountain with such anxiety.

“Sergeant Shin.”

“hmm?”

“Look over there.”

The way up the mountain.

I saw the corpses of monsters hanging inside the mountain.

‘…oh?’

It would take a lot of work to process them one by one, so I think they were just piled up there.

Contrary to the idea that it might be a weaker force than expected, there were quite a lot of monster corpses.

‘Looking at the wounds, it doesn’t seem like he had any trouble hunting.’

I don’t know about its influence on the surrounding area.

At least it seemed clear that it was a force that included quite strong awakeners.

I climbed the mountain for a long time like that.

OK.

“Stop!”

“…!”

A warning sound coming from above.

With him.

A person walked down from the top of the mountain.

A man armed with plate mail that covers his entire body.

It was a warrior boasting a size similar to that of our warrior group.

“I will not allow any further access!”

A general wearing armor shouting.

It looked quite intimidating.

“Sergeant Shin.”

“uh.”

“that. “This is store-bought equipment.”

Stylish looking full plate mail.

It’s like something sold in stores.

It was a ready-made product.

‘So there are no awakened production workers?’

In the case of the military uniforms we wear.

It looks ordinary on the outside, but its performance is anything but ordinary.

Defense power similar to several layers of iron plate armor.

In addition, equipment that provides various additional effects.

On the other hand.

What that man was wearing was shop-made.

It looks decent on the surface, but it doesn’t provide any abilities.

As it is a thick steel plate, it provides some protection, but that is all it is.

A man wearing full body armor and a helmet, carrying a long baton sold at the store.

He looked at us and opened his mouth in a heavy voice.

“What are deserters doing here?”

ah.

That damn deserter is real.

I think I’m getting tired of this.

I took a step forward and opened my mouth to explain.

“I understand you are mistaken, but we are not deserters…”

“Go!!!”

With a roar.

The man threw himself at us.

“I couldn’t leave this place, so I had to listen to the evildoing!”

“No, please talk to me.”

“I won’t let you go once you see me!”

“ah.”

With some strange misunderstandings.

An armored man swinging a baton at me.

‘It’s bothering me.’

It’s impossible to avoid the fight that comes your way.

At first, I tried to fight back by pulling out my sword.

“Sergeant Shin. I will do it.”

“uh? “Uh-huh.”

“Sergeant Shin’s style is too extreme. “Please rest in the back.”

It was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il who laughed and pulled my shoulder back.

After I realized that it takes a lot of strain on my body to fight properly.

This guy surrounds me more than before.

To be honest, it’s a bit burdensome.

‘It doesn’t matter, right?’

By the looks of it.

They don’t even have proper equipment.

As he said, the battles through my ‘grooming’ tend to be overly bloody.

Gwangil basically has a gentle personality and uses martial arts using fists wearing sturdy gauntlets.

Because he is better than me at suppressing the opponent in a reasonable manner.

If it’s Gwangil, it will be resolved quickly.

however.

“…uh?”

Contrary to my expectations.

The fight between Gwangil and Armor Man…

lasted longer than expected.

* * *

Bang!

“Ugh…!”

Corporal Jeon Kwang-il holds out his gauntleted fist.

The man was pushed away with a slight groan, as if embarrassed by the force.

“…!”

but.

From the exchange just now.

Gwangil was the one who was more shocked.

‘You can’t believe I’m blocking this.’

Gwangil took care of it.

That’s not the reason.

An attack launched with the intention of making the opponent lose their will to fight after showing the difference in power in the first blow.

What prevented it was purely the opponent’s capabilities.

“It seems like the other deserters have quite a bit of power!”

Surely the other person also felt that power?

The voice sounded a little embarrassed.

but.

“Well, it’s just a matter of strength!”

It wasn’t to the point where his fighting spirit dropped.

The battle continues after that.

puck!

“Ugh, this ignorantly strong guy.”

Quang!

“Wow.”

Coo!

“Why are you being so ignorant!?”

The flow of the battle itself was Gwangil’s superiority throughout.

The man wearing the armor was pushed back by the attack and all he could do was defend himself.

however.

Regardless of that war situation.

“I can’t believe I could compete with Corporal Jeon Gwang-il like that…”

The soldiers watching the battle could not help but be astonished.

I also sympathized to some extent with the muttering words of the soldiers.

‘It’s awesome.’

It’s definitely true that Gwangil didn’t wear any buffs.

However, if you say that, you are fighting an unfavorable fight.

That’s not it again.

‘Because there are differences in equipment.’

The equipment he is wearing is store-bought equipment with no stats attached.

On the other hand, Gwang-il is Lee Sang-ah and Park No-ya.

The two production awakeners were wearing equipment for corps members that they had put a lot of effort into.

‘I know it when I see it move.’

The power contained in the outstretched weapon.

The speed at which the body moves.

In terms of stats, Corporal Jeon Gwang-il is overwhelming.

To the extent that it would have been normal for such an engagement to not have taken place in the first place.

Nevertheless, this is why the battle is taking longer.

That’s probably it.

“…differences in technology.”

An armored man wielding a baton.

The speed was definitely average, though.

In terms of technique, it was on a different level.

Although it is overwhelmingly inferior in power.

Nevertheless, the man is shedding all of Gwangil’s attacks.

It is incomparable to ordinary self-defense techniques….

an incredible art.

“haha! “He’s only strong, but he doesn’t seem to know how to handle that power.”

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il is one of the few people in our unit with martial arts experience.

This is a guy who has continued to hone his skills through sparring among unit members.

The ‘how to handle power’ that the opponent is talking about is probably not an ordinary martial art.

‘Perhaps… how to handle the power of the awakened.’

so that.

Watching the art, I felt a bit of joy.

‘If, as that man said, we didn’t know how to control the power of the awakened yet.’

The moment you learn how to do it.

How strong can we become?

* * *

When Sergeant Shin Young-jun was feeling joy as he watched the skill of the man wearing the armor.

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il was feeling deeply annoyed.

‘It looks like a fly.’

A man who deflects all his attacks with minimal damage.

Although it was slow, it was extremely difficult to deal with due to its strange body movements.

Small damage is clearly steadily accumulating.

The damage alone would be significant.

But… I couldn’t inflict enough effective damage to subdue it.

‘You confidently asked me to leave it to you, but you can’t even handle a guy like this.’

Crack.

They say he is called the best warrior in his unit.

In reality, you always end up getting beaten up by a stronger monster.

That alone was enough to make me feel ashamed.

Now he can’t even properly deal with enemies weaker than himself.

‘I am so weak.’

Weakness brings about self-destruction.

Feelings of self-destruction gave rise to anger.

‘no. I haven’t given my all yet.’

Normally, he was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, who suppressed his madness.

Madness.

It is called madness because it cannot be controlled at will.

‘If I give my all… what will happen?’

Contrary to the initial intention to stop at suppressing the opponent.

Madness began to take over his body.

‘Five seconds is enough to kill this guy.’