The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 223

Episode 223: Fraudulent Contract (2)

“Is it okay to be transformed to the level of a completely different race?”

“What is that!”

The core of the spirit in my hand and the core at the center of the healthy spirit.

Hear me out there.

I can see the contractors’ eyes shaking greatly.

‘It’s the spirit of darkness.’

First of all, the name has a spirit attached to it.

but.

According to what I saw through [the chef’s eyes]….

“Ordinary spiritists don’t communicate with this guy. “No, to be precise.”

Sharing with the spirits of darkness is not communion.

contract.

“You can’t do it.”

Even though it is called a spirit.

Dark spirits are beings that cannot communicate with spiritists.

The reason was also very simple.

“This guy… he only has a form that can barely be called a spirit. “In fact, it has changed to the point that it cannot be called a spirit.”

“What do you want to say…!”

“Say hello.”

I’ve seen everything there is to see, so I don’t need it anymore.

A distorted spirit core that cannot even be used as a cooking ingredient.

Tuk.

That.

He threw it in front of the contractors and said,

“He is your senior.”

“…!”

“You promised to harvest and preserve humanity?”

Well, this is a good thing to say.

however.

“Why that great devil?”

Not even a volunteer.

Why bother to embrace humanity, which is destined for destruction?

“I’m not bragging, but humanity doesn’t have particularly strong abilities. It’s not like it’s going to be of any use… What good is it for such a great guy to make such a promise if he were to take over humanity?”

“That is. He said he would come down to this earth someday. As a reward for doing something in advance that will help him at that time…!”

“Do you think it would be of much help if you cooperated in advance?”

To harvest and protect a tribe.

It’s never easy.

‘Right now, it’s the same for us.’

If I wasn’t sure that it would benefit me.

I would not have reaped either the vampire or the Greenmane tribe.

If there is a reason to harvest other races.

Either that race is useful, or…

“We are planning to make it useful.”

It’s probably one of two things.

“If you’re going to reap it anyway, modify it a bit to make it usable, then make it your subordinate. No matter how much you think about it, this is more efficient. Honestly, I would have done the same if I were in that devil’s position.”

“….”

“That’s the spirit core there.”

When you fight with me.

The thing about this guy suddenly running away.

Now I understand.

‘At the time, I wondered why such an ugly-looking guy could be so scared.’

The water spirit served by Jeongsooah.

[Bululi] As expected.

Because it’s the same as being scared.

‘A timid water spirit that never approaches places where there are beings that can recognize it.’

What is the personality of the dark spirit who ran away from me?

It was very similar to that.

‘The two were once similar beings.’

After all kinds of modifications.

Despite losing most of its essence as a spirit.

It is a being that has managed to retain the name ‘spirit’.

Spirit of darkness.

then.

‘Humans… could easily become like that.’

I will harvest and protect humanity.

The words are good, but

“I’m saying it doesn’t really matter as long as the name of humanity remains.”

It is said that they are remodeled to the point where there are barely any traces of human beings left.

As long as there are barely any remnants left that can be called ‘human’.

In any case, it would be a being that belongs to the realm of humanity.

The devil’s promise will not be a lie either.

Well…

if I had to give it a name.

‘A demon… I guess.’

According to Borgin.

It is said that the more the Green Mane tribe accepted the power of the devil, the bigger they became and the more ferocious they became.

Skin color changes.

Teeth sticking out, etc.

I went through a lot of changes.

Humanity too.

If you fall prey to the devil in earnest, there is a high possibility that you will experience the same thing.

“That’s ridiculous…!”

“He can’t do that!”

Those guys are the ones who decided to serve the devil as a substitute for God.

As much as I decided to rely on the devil.

They look shocked at what the person they depended on did to them.

“How can I believe you? “Isn’t this a story without any evidence except for that one round object?”

“I didn’t necessarily tell you to believe it, hmm.”

their leader.

Wonjun also looked suspicious of my words.

“Well, let’s see the next ones. then.”

Brought by the troops.

The corpses of various minions.

I am holding a kitchen knife.

The ingredients were carefully cleaned, disassembled, and classified.

[Identification of food ingredients (reinforcement)]

[Chef’s eyes]

When preparing food.

meat bones leather organs etc.

The being that was just one entity is divided into several parts.

I can now examine each and every part in detail.

After that happens.

The information you can know increases a little.

[Bargast’s stomach is distorted and distorted in an ugly way]

[It was once the stomach of a gentle herbivore, but now, under the influence of demonic energy, it has changed its role to generate its own turbid energy.] “

This thing… was originally a herbivore . “It was an animal.”

“yes?”

“You mean this vicious guy?”

“Look.”

Bargast.

A monster of enormous size that was a terrible match for me before I acquired [Soul-melting Poison].

Of course, it is extremely brutal.

It was a monster that tried to eat the troops alive or wielded claws like a great sword.

What kind of being was this guy originally?

Looking at one of the trimmed parts, I got a rough idea.

“Look Carefully. “Your stomach is long and complicated, right?”

“okay.”

“This kind of camouflage is a characteristic of herbivores. It ferments the plants it eats while passing through this long stomach. On the other hand, carnivores that consume mainly protein have short and simple stomachs.”

This isn’t exactly information provided by the chef’s eyes.

I came to know it naturally after preparing the meat of various monsters for a long time.

“Then this thing is said to be a herbivore…”

After putting the stomach down in one place.

Lifts up one huge tooth.

Teeth as sharp and ugly as saw blades.

“Now it has sharp teeth like this.”

“….”

“Tsk tsk. The same goes for those greatsword-like claws. “Don’t you think it’s something a herbivore would have?”

Carnivores rather than herbivores.

No, rather than a carnivore.

‘A creature that has been [modified] to focus solely on hunting its enemies.’

Something that only suits such a being.

Sharp and ugly body parts.

“That’s what it is!”

“Aren’t they monsters to begin with? “It’s no surprise that it has a different structure than common sense!”

“Oh yeah.”

However, it seems like those contractors still don’t believe me.

Continue to groom a few monsters.

[Fragment of Hell Knight’s armor]

[The style of Arantia, a proud knight race, remains blurred.]

“Do you see the pattern of this armor?”

“…It’s a pretty old-fashioned pattern.”

“I know. The gauntlets and pauldrons had a sharp, hideous look that looked like something you would see walking around in hell, but this pattern is so old-fashioned… doesn’t it look a bit out of place?”

“That…”

“Ah. Could it have been the taste of the guy who designed the armor? Let’s move on.”

[Hellhound’s crushed eyeball]

[Among the ingredients that are now extinct and cannot be found, there is a creature called Haetae.]

[Haetaeor was considered a mystical messenger by handling sacred flames, detecting crises with excellent senses, and notifying the surroundings. It was a being.]

[In particular, it is said that those eyes contained sacred power and wisdom.]

“Can you feel anything when you look at these eyeballs?”

“It was… it was crushed horribly, but what can I say.”

“Can you feel a little bit of divine power?”

“….”

[For some reason, a great mutation occurred in the race called Haetae.] [

The eyeball, which was originally sacred, was roughly crushed and burned for some reason.]

[All the divinity and wisdom that it would have originally contained were lost. It is in a lost state.]

[The value as a food ingredient is not high, but it may be preferred by those who enjoy eating strange foods-] “Why did the

eyes of that monster, which only gave off evil energy, suddenly contain eyeballs containing such divine power? … I’m kind of curious why it’s so crushed. “How are the people over there?”

Even after that.

Every time I clean the corpses of monsters.

This is ugly.

It’s ominous.

Distorted and corrupted minions.

“….”

“oh my god.”

What kind of beings were they originally?

Traces that can be guessed continue to appear.

“Do you really mean that?”

As such cleaning work was repeated.

Contractors who didn’t believe me.

Little by little, changes occur between them.

“If what that man said is true….”

“Really, us too.”

The devil’s minions.

It wasn’t difficult at all to figure out the identity of these ugly monsters.

‘Those who trusted the devil before those contractors.’

in other words.

“Do you think we would have ended up like that too?”

Of those guys.

These are seniors.

* * *

“….”

“…What’s this.”

As my grooming show came to an end.

Contractors who were suppressed.

They open their mouths blankly, unable to say anything.

A little silence passes by.

After a while.

“…Holy shit…fuck you!”

Those who were in shock.

One of them cursed and stood up.

“The reason I sacrificed my life to be loyal to that devil…! “It was for humanity!”

Destruction that will surely come someday.

So that as many people as possible can survive that destruction.

Those who pledged to sacrifice themselves.

“It wasn’t because I wanted to be like that!”

they.

I had absolutely no intention of turning humanity into monsters.

“That’s right. “I hope that at least my children’s generation will survive…!”

“Those who have already sacrificed would not have done so because they wanted to turn humanity into something like that.”

“…Ugh!”

Starting with the first male.

Anger spreads among contractors.

“This kind of contract is a scam!”

“The system clearly says that the devil doesn’t lie…”

Hearing the stories of those talking excitedly.

I thought to myself.

‘I didn’t really lie.’

All that is stipulated in their contract is to ‘preserve’ humanity.

Because it was not specified what form humanity would remain in.

‘Most fraudulent contracts are like this.’

It is rare for there to be lies in what is written.

There is a real target in quite a few areas.

‘By modifying humanity, we obtain powerful troops.’

The true purpose of that devil trying to make a contract with humanity.

This must have been it.

“Sergeant Shin?”

“The atmosphere seems to be getting too heated…” When

the contractors realized the truth, the atmosphere changed seriously.

Several soldiers approached and spoke to me as if they were worried.

I answered that question by shrugging my shoulders as if it was no big deal.

“If there are people who look suspicious, just subdue them. “Leave the rest as is.”

“Loyalty.”

Indignant contractors.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”

“If this continues, what will Youngtae’s sacrifice become…!”

Some people shed tears in shock.

Someone could not hold back their anger and let out a scream mixed with profanity.

Looking at that.

“Hey hey.”

The man in front of me.

Wonjun said as he tried to get up.

grasp!

“Where?”

“Please don’t move carelessly.”

About that suspicious movement.

The soldiers came out to stop it.

“It’s not like that.”

“…?”

“I understand what you are saying. I too… know very well what has happened to me. But apart from that.”

Wonjun is not me or the soldiers.

“My compatriots… we must calm them down!”

He was looking at his compatriots.

“What does that mean all of a sudden?”

“This guy. “I heard he was the head of these contractors or something… Isn’t he doing this out of fear that he will be harmed because things have turned out this way?”

“Definitely not!”

Wonjun keeps saying things that the soldiers and I cannot understand.

“Some of the terms of the contract… include things like that!”

“what?”

I wondered what that meant.

Just as I was about to approach him.

“Damn it… soldiers!”

The man who first got up and cursed loudly.

He looked at us and shouted.

“I guess monsters from the military base were released last time. That’s what we did! To be honest, I’ve done a lot of other terrible things too! Thinking that all of this is for the good of humanity…”

He was yelling

.

He starts walking slowly towards me.

“But I can swear. Me and everyone here! I have never committed an evil act for personal gain! “Everyone here was just deceived by that devil!”

“So? “They are innocent… Are you trying to say something like that?”

“no way. What we’ve done isn’t something that can be forgiven. “I don’t even ask for forgiveness… But if it’s okay.”

The man stands in front of me.

When you try to kneel down.

“Oh, no…!”

Wonjun saw that.

It screams in pain.

Either that or not.

The man kneels in front of me.

I continued what I was trying to say.

“I won’t serve the devil anymore… so you can’t even accept us as slaves…”

POOOOOOOO!!!

however.

Those words could not continue any longer.

The man knelt in front of me and tried to bow his head.

The head explodes with a sudden sound.

Crumble…

Teuduk…

“….”

With something like an acrid smell of gunpowder.

Fragments of what had been a person not long ago…

covered my face.

The flesh covering my face falls off.

I barely managed to open my eyes.

The characteristic was activated towards the being in front of him.

[Identification of food ingredients (enhanced)]

[Primates – human species]

[Freshness – lowest]

Freshness lowest.

What does that mean?

It was so simple.

‘death.’

A person died.

That too.

Right in front of my eyes.

“Ah ah… Mr. Jongwan…!”

Sudden explosion and death.

Of course, all the soldiers became stiff.

In a situation where even the devil contractors were at a loss for words with their eyes wide open.

Wonjun.

I approached the human corpse that had burst into tears.

“I’m sorry…I’m sorry…”

His head disappeared.

The body that had tried to bow its head in front of me was the only thing that remained in that position.

Put it there.

Wonjun began to apologize, shedding bloody tears.

‘…under.’

What kind of situation is this?

I don’t know for sure.

Just one thing.

It was certain.

Right before your eyes.

The sight of a healthy person turning into a corpse…

to me.

Crackling….

“Hey.”

greatly.

That it was unpleasant.

“I don’t know how this happened…”

I was so angry…

I wiped away the flesh and blood stains from my face with trembling hands.

He glared at Wonjun and said.

“You will have to explain in detail.”

If you can’t explain it properly.

What I will do to you now…

I don’t think I can guarantee.