The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 219

Episode 219: Desire to Survive (2)

[Elemental Cooking]

Every time I move my hand.

Accordingly, the flow of the stream changes and fluctuates.

It seems as if the flowing water is dancing with humans.

A mysterious and beautiful sight.

but.

‘Ugh… I’m dying…’

I was actually the main character of that scene.

It was truly to die for.

Elemental cuisine has never been easy.

Unlike the regular cooking I usually do.

From my perspective as a human being, it is a concept that feels closer to magic than cooking.

“still…!”

but.

By cooking Minjae hyung’s lightning last time.

I have gained some experience.

“The second time will be a little better…!”

This dish.

I was confident that it would be better than last time.

Paang!!!

The magical power that flowed from my body.

It burrows into the surrounding stream.

The magic power that existed in the stream.

I can feel that the magic power is changing in sync with my magic power.

and.

I muttered as I lightly rubbed my hand over it.

“Attach a little sauce.”

Army kitchen.

A secret recipe that only the chef has.

[The dish is finished!]

Just like that.

The dish is complete.

“Whoop!”

Let’s take a deep breath and step back.

I saw that a part of the flowing stream had turned into the [dish] I had made.

Following the flow of the stream.

A dish that flows down slowly.

But…

‘This amount is a little insufficient.’

As a result, this is the water that all of those contractors have to drink.

There will already be quite a bit of water floating around.

In order for all the contractors to drink that water, my dishes must flow in the stream for at least a few days.

If I have to hunker down here and cook over

and over again… it means I have to repeat this for days and days.

Honestly, I think I’m going to die if I go that way.

Fortunately.

There was no way.

“Five loaves.”

[Skill – Five Loaves and Two Fish is activated.]

Five slices of bread and two fish.

A mythical miracle that fed thousands through it.

That miracle.

Manifested beneath my hands.

[Please select the amount to copy.]

“As long as my magic allows. “To the maximum.”

The magical power within the body.

I feel like I’m being sucked in rapidly.

Although I said it lightly.

My current magical power is by no means normal.

The gang stats were already high.

By ingesting [Dasmur’s Essence] last time.

The magical power, which was already high, became infinitely stronger.

Moreover….

[Martial Arts – Food responds to cooking.]

[The magical power required to activate the skill is optimized.]

Martial Arts that responds to my cooking.

That martial art even optimized magical energy consumption.

Soon…

the stream was flowing normally.

That quantity.

Paaaaaaaaaa!

increases rapidly.

All the streams that used to flow normally have disappeared.

That place.

So much so that it replaces the dishes I made!

‘No special ingredients were added. There will be almost no effect of increasing ability level.’

but.

The effect of the sauce contained therein is absolute.

[A war chef’s deep desire to survive]

No matter what happens.

Making your own life your top priority.

It is a natural emotion that all living beings are born with.

‘The desire to survive.’

That deep feeling.

It flowed through the stream towards the enemy camp.

* * *

The man shouts with an evil expression.

“You… what have you done to us!”

“Well, it’s cooking.”

These guys have one characteristic and one skill each.

When you hunt, you sacrifice the game and gain abilities through [Occupation].

And it is a [contract] in which you make a wish by dedicating yourself with the skills you have developed.

Among them, the latter is the problem.

A skill that allows you to make a wish to the devil by sacrificing your soul.

From the perspective of the person using it, it may be a trash skill in that the price is their own life.

It was also a quite scary skill for those who would face that wish.

‘I thought that if a moment of crisis came, I would definitely sign a contract.’

so that.

I made enough food to last several days in that stream and let it flow.

Even though it was a devil contract and all.

These guys that I saw in person were extremely ordinary human beings.

You can’t live without drinking water.

Because we have taken over that water source.

Naturally, all the humans here ate my cooking.

‘If it was something like poison, I wouldn’t have been treated so vainly.’

It’s a dangerous world.

You never know when the water you normally drink could turn dangerous.

What if what was in that stream was poison?

The moment a problem arose, they would have started to be on alert right away.

Water, too, must have been looking for a new source.

but.

The one I made was only slightly cooked.

It was extremely ordinary water.

no.

To be more precise.

‘Water that tastes a little better than usual?’

There is no room for doubt.

Moreover, what is contained within it is the desire for survival.

Unless you are in a situation where death is imminent.

Because it’s not a feeling you can necessarily feel.

They probably didn’t even realize they had eaten special sauce.

“…by the way.”

Let’s go into the room where the contractors are gathered.

I feel a similar energy as last time.

“We’ll see each other again pretty soon.”

In the empty space of the room.

Looking down on this place…

a huge presence.

‘devil.’

The contract must have been in progress until just moments ago.

To take human lives as compensation for that contract.

It must have descended here.

‘The last time we met, he just treated me like an idiot.’

When I first saw him in the mountains.

That guy.

It’s as if I’m not even worth worrying about.

He disappeared without showing the slightest interest.

but.

It will be a little different this time.

“Okay…”

Unlike last time, which felt far away.

A presence that feels a little closer.

[….]

Let me open my mouth.

I felt the eyes of the guy there focused on me.

“How does it feel to have your favorite prey taken away from you?”

Perhaps…

a transcendent being that humans can be considered as beings worse than insects.

[Divine power detects the hostility of a transcendent being!]

A being that deviates from such standards.

An angry gaze falls.

‘…hehe. ‘You seem very angry.’

Even though I just received attention.

My whole body trembles with fear.

I can feel cold sweat running down my back.

Is there anything different from last time?

Just one.

‘It’s thrilling.’

To be honest.

It was very refreshing.

* * *

[Divine power detects the hostility of a transcendent being!]

‘Tsk tsk. ‘What, were you the one who got angry too?’

It’s okay to be angry.

Of course.

The humans here were going to provide him with a soul and a body.

in other words.

‘For that guy, it’s prey.’

What is the most infuriating thing in the world?

A dish that you worked hard to prepare until it is ready to be eaten.

It must be the moment when that dish is taken away from you right in front of your eyes.

The humans he had prepared to eat.

What they are willing to sacrifice their soul for.

I blocked it.

[Skill – Contract]

[Perform a contract with the devil.]

[By paying the price, you can present a demand commensurate with the price.]

It is said that it is always the devil who decides whether to accept this contract or not.

All I can say is that it is a truly unfair contract.

This skill has.

There was one blind spot.

‘There’s no such thing as making demands is the devil.’

at last.

If the contracting party is unable to make the demands he or she wants because he or she is ‘afraid of his or her life.’

The contract has no choice but to be cancelled.

[The transcendent being continues to show its hostility!]

The presence felt in the air seems to have sensed this as well,

but is casting an angry gaze.

‘…Huh. are you okay.’

When I tried to do something like this.

There were some parts that made me nervous.

Just by looking at it, it looks like something amazing.

Because it goes against the spirit of that guy.

but.

‘Because you won’t be able to do anything except stare at me like that.’

Whether he shows hostility or not.

There wasn’t even a small wound on my body.

Actually, it’s a given.

In the first place.

As for a guy who can intervene in some other way.

‘There’s no way he’s interfering in a troublesome way, like a contract or something.’

What if he was such an amazing being?

All you have to do is descend directly and wipe out the beings that are in your way.

If you find that annoying.

I could send those powerful minions down indefinitely.

To put it bluntly, I was able to overcome it because there was only one spirit of darkness.

If dozens or hundreds of them came down, there would have been no answer.

The reason why I couldn’t do that.

I can roughly guess.

Seohwan’s world.

If you think about how the strong people there were sealed away.

‘The laws of this world are… It does not easily tolerate intervention by non-standard beings.’

Is this the will of some being that caused this world to be invaded?

Or a world that has been invaded.

I don’t know if this is the result of Earth resisting the invaders.

‘That guy can’t intervene on the ground.’

At least for now.

‘…Whoop.’

Nevertheless.

The hostility in his gaze was quite stinging.

A being with the status of perhaps being called a god.

Because that was the hostility that such a person clearly showed.

however.

Is it because I encountered him closer than last time?

[Characteristic – Ingredient Identification is activated.]

[Skill – Chef’s Eye is activated.]

The traits and skills I have are activated.

[Demon Species – Demon]

[This is a demon resident of Hell, one of the most powerful dimensions in the entire universe.] [The

concept of evil itself and the living creatures derived from it, have a powerful power that can interfere with all dimensions where the concept exists. It is a race with .]

[For beings derived from a specific concept, each of their words and actions has a great influence on their lives.] [

They cannot lie and cannot break a contract once made.]

[The power and Due to its nature, it is an object of worship for some people, and it is a very rare food ingredient as it actually has that status.] [

Devil’s flesh is a food ingredient that contains powerful power, and is also the best food ingredient frequently visited by many luxury lovers, especially demons. [I do this.]

[To fix it, first cut off the chain of karma, then peel off the concept spanning multiple dimensions…] While

looking at the phrase that comes to mind.

I was a little dumbfounded.

‘Does that guy… also mean he can cook?’

Several messages appear before my eyes.

It even included care instructions.

‘What is the bondage of karma?’

The problem is that it’s a grooming method that I don’t understand.

I am curious again.

Those preparation methods and recipes.

Information about the subject.

Although this is information obtained through my characteristics and skills.

Of course, it also activates on opponents of a higher rank than me.

It allows me to naturally gain knowledge that I would not otherwise know.

‘Who wrote down this knowledge?’

like.

As if someone is giving you information that was written down in advance.

It was surprising that the trait was activated.

Still, what should I say?

Thanks to.

I felt a little at ease.

‘I just can’t cook right now.’

That guy, too, in the end.

Because I was able to be sure

that it was just an ingredient that would one day be cooked in my hands .

so.

Rather, I decided to step forward confidently.

[The gaze of a transcendent being….]

‘What should I do?’

Last time, he ignored my gaze.

This time, I ignored his gaze.

The man standing in front of me.

[Awakened: Wonjun Choi]

[Job: Demon Guide Lv.28]

Probably.

I approached the man who seemed to be their leader.

“hmm. What should I say? hello?”

“You…”

The man looked at me with his teeth chattering.

but.

Well, it wasn’t scary at all.

“Damn it, everyone! “You don’t have to sign a contract!”

Let me approach.

The man urgently shouted to the people behind him.

“But shouldn’t we try to resist? Everyone take up weapons…!”

hmm.

The spirit of not giving up even when faced with this situation deserves recognition.

but.

“You’re not carrying a weapon…”

“…and what should I do if I get shot?”

“what?”

Just because they are contractors doesn’t mean they don’t have combat skills.

[Characteristic – Consecration]

[Ability level increases by offering the body and soul of the enemy you hunt to the devil.]

These guys also have their own growth characteristics.

The problem is that what you grow up to do is become a suicide commando.

They probably have the fighting ability of an ordinary awakened person.

the problem is.

‘So, I guess he’s at the level of an ordinary awakened person.’

Even if all the humans here are high level.

It can’t be stronger than our corps.

And I know that best.

‘They must have been the ones who watched our battle…’

They might not have known it before they realized the desire for survival that was implanted in them.

now.

They became more afraid of death than anyone else….

“Ooh, we will surrender!”

“Please save my life…!”

This is what happens.

“…you.”

Looking at that.

A man who seems to be in a bit of despair. I

thought to myself as

I looked at that man .

‘I just brought up the idea of resisting in the same situation…’

Just like Borgin, who succeeded in resisting

despite having eaten the dish of honesty .

Unless he was quite mentally strong,

he would not have been able to suggest something that could put his life at risk.

‘Isn’t it for nothing that he’s the leader of these guys?’

what.

That’s that and this is this.

I am finally able to finish something that has been bothering me for a long time.

After I approached him.

Clap….

Loading bullets into the pistol.

I looked towards the guy’s eyebrows.

‘The dish of honesty cannot be served now.’

Except for me, who is under the effect of [Absolute Taste].

Because there is only one cooking effect that applies.

but.

If [Desire to Survive]’s cooking is working as it should.

“If you value your life, answer me.”

“Ugh.”

The guy.

You won’t be able to avoid my question.

“Why… did you serve the devil even without sacrificing your life?”

why.

Even to the point of risking one’s life.

Did you serve something other than humans?

I have to spit it out one by one.