The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 208
Episode 208: Green Mane Tribe (4)
– A contract in exchange for the soul and body of a being. But… we have a lot of numbers.
“You crazy bastard.”
In what the guy said.
I couldn’t control the harsh words that came out of my mouth.
The Green Mane tribe conceives many children at once.
It did not take long for those born that way to grow into warriors.
It is no exaggeration to say that this quantity was created for war.
At the same time….
‘It also means that there is enough body and soul to offer to the devil.’
very.
This is a very unpleasant story.
-Efficiency was good at first. When a newly-adult warrior sacrifices himself, an even more powerful servant of the devil appears to fight for us.
“…under.”
-If we sacrificed the bodies and souls of the enemies we hunted to the devil, the strength of those warriors increased. If you sacrifice dozens of warriors who have become stronger through [Occupation], the strength of all tribe members will increase significantly.
Characteristics and skills possessed by demonic contractors.
I finally understood the structure of
[Occupation], which allows you to increase your abilities by
sacrificing the enemy you hunt, and [Contract], where you can make your wish come true by sacrificing yourself .
The more powerful a person is through [consecration].
The wishes you can make through [Contract] become more powerful.
-The strong power our tribe members have today is largely due to the influence of the contract made with the devil at that time.
Now, of course, each one is enormous.
Powerful monsters that are measured in yellow in the [Combat Power Meter].
Let’s hear the story.
I think it wasn’t this strong in the past.
His appearance was very different from now and his strength was weaker than now.
‘As you gain power through a contract with the devil… has even your appearance become distorted?’
This guy said the efficiency wasn’t bad.
Is it because I heard that?
lately.
I remembered what I said when I argued with Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.
-You seem to be calculating the value of each soldier’s life.
At the time, I thought Suhyuk’s case was a bit harsh.
These guys went way beyond that.
Quite frankly.
Efficiency is measured by the value of life.
“…That method worked well?”
-The warriors of our tribe were ready to sacrifice their lives at any time for the tribe. The perception was that a contract with the devil was no different from going to battle and dying.
“Crazy bastards… All I can say is that they are crazy.”
-Yeah… it was crazy. Everyone just didn’t realize it at the time.
Although my cooking forced me to open my mouth.
There seems to be a lot of regret in this part.
A guy with a shadow on his face.
-As I said, it wasn’t bad at first… but as time went by, the more souls the devil demanded.
“….”
-Later, after offering up a warrior whose strength had been increased through dedication, a minion of a slightly stronger level returned.
It wasn’t until then.
The tribe was enlightened.
It was good that we had survived with strong minions so far, but…
“With so many tribe members sacrificing their lives like that… the number of new tribes being born has decreased significantly.”
A small number of children are born that way.
There was a moment when even the number of warriors to teach them was not enough.
A contract with the devil is ultimately a makeshift contract.
That it was not a long-term solution.
On the contrary, it is the result of leaving everything to an external being.
The power they originally had ended up weakening.
-Focusing on the warchief. All the tribe members gathered together and had a general meeting.
Results of that meeting.
The tribe eventually decided to end their pact with the devil.
but.
-If I had been able to stop the contract there, even though I committed a foolish act, there wouldn’t have been a big problem.
“…I heard you decided to cancel the contract?”
-The devil was smarter than we thought.
Crack….
-The being whispered seductive words to several tribe members and charmed them.
“no way.”
-Even though the warchief gave an order to stop the contract, people who served the devil began to appear. They continued to increase their followers by encouraging other tribe members.
“….”
-If their influence grew further, the tribe would eventually be wiped out. While we were busy fighting the otherworldly beings, we had to wage a civil war to eliminate the demonic followers.
With tribe members who follow the devil.
The tribe members united around the warchief to prevent this.
A great civil war broke out between them.
Let’s start with the results.
It was the warchief’s side that won the civil war.
the problem is.
-The warchief was driven up to the hill of war by the demonic minions they summoned.
That warchief.
That’s when he lost his life.
Of course, many warriors have already been sacrificed through contracts.
Not only did the few remaining warriors lose their lives in the civil war, but
they also lost their warchief.
they.
I was pushed to the point where I couldn’t survive against the monsters from the other world.
-The Grassland God… extended a helping hand to us who had once abandoned him.
Due to a pact with the devil.
He was a grassland god who was abandoned by his tribe.
Was the nobleman, the god of the grasslands, quite attached to this tribe?
A helping hand was extended to those whose destruction was certain.
-That’s how we opened the portal and escaped.
So that I can escape to another world.
He used his last remaining strength to open the door to cross dimensions.
That’s how we arrived.
as soon as.
-This is the place.
Are your emotions overflowing?
The shaman, who was breathing heavily, shed tears.
-The price of abandoning the tribe’s traditions and reaching out to the power of Saihan was too great.
“….”
– We tried to reestablish the lost traditions here, but we had already lost too much.
The result.
It was a defeat in the last war with us.
-What’s even more miserable is…
due to the contract with the devil.
Those who have lost a lot.
They thought they had succeeded in annihilating the devil’s followers.
-Even though the followers were eliminated at such a high cost… there were still hidden followers left…!
A survivor who was secretly hiding.
I was stuck between them.
Crackling.
-I never thought it would be my friend who was so wise… the great shaman.
The last moments of the last war.
That monster called the Great Sorcerer.
What he summoned to target me was… a being that is the opposite of the Earth Spirit.
It was a spirit of darkness.
The devil’s servant.
actually.
I still don’t know why that guy was targeting me.
‘If you’re going to aim for it, aim for Gwangil. What did I do there?’
I didn’t do much in that battle.
When a spirit attacked me, it was really…
honestly, I felt a bit unfair.
anyway.
-A contract with the devil is a more serious sin than rebellion for a tribe.
The great shaman summons the spirit of darkness.
A moment witnessed by all tribe members.
-Winning or losing the war… has become unimportant.
Not just a shaman.
It was revealed that the great sorcerer had made a contract with the devil.
How did the civil war this guy talked about break out?
I had a little guess.
The head of the shamans made a contract with the devil.
“I guess you, who were his subordinates, were also suspected of being in cahoots with the great sorcerer.”
-…I and the other shamans protested! The Great Shaman… it’s just Kurdan’s betrayal. We didn’t even consider making a pact with the devil!
“It’s a sorry story, though. Even if it were me, I wouldn’t believe it.”
A situation where the leader made a contract with the devil.
Other ordinary shamans would not have made a pact with the devil.
How can I easily believe it?
Did you say that the discord between them was already building up?
Trust in shamans within the tribe was at an all-time low.
The trust that broke through the floor…
turned into hatred.
-The warriors even blamed our shamans for the defeat in the war. He was even falsely accused of having made a contract with the devil.
“So in the end.”
-The hunt has begun.
The warriors of the tribe are their compatriots.
I started hunting shamans.
Shamans would not have been just hunted either.
They must have banded together and went on defense to survive the hunt.
in other words.
‘civil war.’
It is a time when efforts to repair the damage caused by war are not enough.
The Green Mane tribe raised their weapons against each other.
‘indeed.’
Why was Changsu able to roam around their territory comfortably?
I finally understand the reason.
‘With the civil war in full swing, is there any time to worry about foreign enemies?’
Just…
listening to that story.
“…Tsk.”
I just think it’s someone else’s story.
It was a little difficult.
‘Because we were also attacked by those devil contractors.’
The devil contractors I saw.
Everyone was made up of humans.
He’s too busy focusing on fighting monsters.
Being in a situation where you have to fight with a fellow human being.
It was the same for us too.
‘…uh. wait for a sec.’
then.
“Do you know anything about the weaknesses of those demon contractors?”
-It’s a weakness.
In other words.
This guy.
Doesn’t that mean we’ve already fought the enemy we’ll be fighting in the future?
-I know roughly the minions sent by the devil.
“oh…!”
-Because we went through a long civil war. The know-how to deal with followers has also been accumulated.
crazy.
It was a dish of [honesty] that I ate thinking I was getting my money’s worth.
‘This information is more important than you think.’
If only I had cooked it right on the spot.
Information that could never have been obtained.
-But this is only a weakness of the minions.
“…?”
-Why those who are possessed by the devil are possessed by the devil… There is no way to eradicate those who follow the devil other than by killing them.
Possessed by the devil.
These guys even tried to start a war with their own people.
Is this possible?
“Have you been brainwashed or something?”
If that demon has brainwashing-type abilities.
It is not impossible.
‘To me, it’s not just about other people.’
Right now, I am in a position where I can demonstrate brainwashing-like abilities.
The presence that looked down on me from the sky above the 423rd Battalion.
If it’s that kind of guy.
It wouldn’t be surprising even if brainwashing was possible.
-well. I don’t know about that. What can I say… they seemed to have a sense of duty.
sense of duty?
-I don’t know what the devil tempted them with… but it didn’t feel like it was motivated by self-interest.
“Hmm.”
-The same applies to the Great Shaman. I don’t know why he betrayed us, but he was definitely a friend who devoted himself to the tribe more than anyone else. That’s why he was willing to give up the position of great shaman. He’s not the kind of person who would betray his tribe for personal gain, so why did he betray us…
Hmm.
It would have been nice if there was an answer to this part.
what.
You can’t ask someone to reveal something they don’t know.
“I heard you well.”
Thinking that I had roughly gotten all the information I needed, I got up.
-…What happens to me now?
“hmm? well.”
I received the information well.
This guy is ultimately a monster who treated humans as slaves.
It was difficult to say thank you.
“First of all, you will have to be in prison for a while.”
Coincidentally, the vimana also has a prison facility.
It’s not like I don’t want to kill him.
This guy said he knows about the devil’s minions.
After saving my life.
I thought
I could just keep forgetting the information .
-…is it.
On my word.
A guy who calmly lowers his head.
I see that.
What should I say?
‘…Are you relieved?’
I heard that I was going to jail.
I felt like I was relieved.
If you listen to what is being said.
This guy seems to be quite old.
Shamans do not have strong physical strength.
If you do it wrong, you could end up in prison.
Why does he seem relieved by that treatment?…
“Oh, I see.”
-Kruk?
A question that hasn’t been asked yet.
There was one left.
“Then what were you trying to do?”
I understand that there was a civil war among the tribes.
then.
“I didn’t participate in the civil war like other tribe members. “I heard he was wandering around the outskirts alone.”
I didn’t act together with other tribe members.
This guy was wandering around the outskirts of the territory alone when he was caught by Changsu and kidnapped.
how.
What were you aiming for by being there alone?
-…Phew!
[Honest] cooking is still in effect.
I expected that the answer to the question would come right away.
“…ok?”
Just before I opened my mouth to answer my question.
The guy.
He raised his hand with a trembling gesture.
-Kwasik!
It was about to open. “…
Crazy
!”
puck! Puck! Puck!
do.
A guy throwing his fist at his own mouth that was about to open.
Even like that.
Why are you trying to stop yourself from opening your mouth?
There is only one.
‘You bastard…!’
It’s hiding.
Something that must never be revealed to me!