The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 236
Episode 236:
This cavity where we stand.
It appears that the floor was not ordinary ground.
“Look at this structure. “Isn’t it interlocked like this in a concavo-convex shape?”
“It’s a structure to trap something inside.”
Listen to what the engineers said.
Check the system window that appears in front of you again.
[By digging so deep, the Dwarven ended up irritating something that was sleeping beneath the mine.]
[A great magic civilization and a huge empire that encompassed one world.]
[Dwemorjan was destroyed in just one day. .]
According to the description of the system.
By something deep in the mine.
A civilization that was powerful enough to unify the world was completely destroyed?
“Something inside…”
“A powerful monster or something?”
To the soldiers’ doubts.
The sappers tilted their heads and answered.
“Well… there is a possibility that it might be a monster.”
“I don’t think you can be sure just by looking at this structure. “It’s literally built so that no air can escape.”
So dangerous.
The mine is said to contain ‘something’ that prevents even air from escaping.
‘It’s right under our feet.’
what is this.
You can break it, right?
but.
However, I couldn’t give up the strategy.
The phrase that appears right after that.
[The Dwarven civilization has been destroyed horribly, but the deep and wide mine still boasts a huge amount of magical power.] [
It may be more than what they mined before they were destroyed!]
It’s still inside there.
A huge amount of horsepower…
a phrase that says it has what we want.
“Sergeant Shin….”
The leader of the engineers.
Corporal Lee Gong-woo said with worried eyes.
“It might be a little difficult to attack this place.”
I looked at Corporal Lee Gong-woo and asked.
At Gongwoo’s words, I also nodded with a serious expression.
“also. “Is it because you’re worried about ‘something’ in here?”
“yes? ah. no. “I’m worried about that too.”
“huh?”
Of course there’s ‘something’ in there.
Unlike the other members of the unit who were predicting the possibility of that attack.
“Actually, isn’t something monstrous a problem that can be resolved by the combat team or Sergeant Shin?”
“From our perspective, the problem lies elsewhere.”
There was another reason why the engineers hesitated to attack.
“It seems difficult to get in in the first place.”
“ok?”
“This seal is incredibly hard. “With our current technology, we can’t break it no matter what we do.”
The awakened production workers.
From the beginning, it was predicted that even attempting an attack would be impossible.
[Oreichalcos for sealing]
A mineral specialized for sealing something.
Judging from the reactions of the engineers, it appears to be a mineral of considerable value.
It goes without saying that it cannot be easily penetrated.
“Oh what. “Is that what you were talking about?”
“yes?”
“You don’t have to worry about that part. “You know that too, right?”
but.
That’s just a general case.
“Kamang-ah.”
Let me call your name.
Shadows between my clothes.
There.
-Kkiing?
Black Mangi appeared.
[Hero species – ‘Mac’ that eats steel]
[Characteristics ? Mineral domination]
[All types of minerals are just food for Mac.]
[All types of minerals can be consumed.]
[All types of minerals can be strengthened.]
[All types of minerals can be controlled. There is.]
“Ah…!”
“You had a pulse.”
Unless there is a special spell or something like that.
For blackfish, all minerals are just food.
Sometimes like this.
A black man who used to call me whenever I needed to clear a path by eating other hardware.
He developed an appetite after eating the hardware I cooked.
Every time I fed him that tasteless hardware, he used to get quite nervous.
however.
This time it looked a little different than usual.
-Kkiing whing!!!
hmm.
What can I say?
“…You seem happy.”
“yes?”
This guy had a very lukewarm reaction to the iron plate I cooked for him.
For a guy like that to react like this.
“This mineral is of such high quality… I guess it’s something like that.”
A very delicious fruit or something like that.
It means that the taste is comparable to cooking even without cooking.
“anyway. “You don’t have to worry about going down through it.”
“Oh, I understand.”
In the first place.
Because that wasn’t my concern.
‘Is it okay to go in?’
The gate where Seohwan and Miho stayed.
It’s different from [Cheonsan Mugwan].
The same thing is true: a destroyed world is wandering around space.
This place….
‘The system tells us that there are still risk factors.’
but.
However, it is too precious to give up.
‘It’s a mine where magic stones are constantly mined.’
we need.
A huge amount of magical power must be inside there as well.
“Sergeant Shin….”
“What will you do?”
I can feel the soldiers’ eyes on me.
I also tried to think about it as much as I could.
The conclusion was simple.
“If this wasn’t going to happen, Taejun would have warned me.”
Good omen or bad omen.
When something good or bad happens.
Taejun, whose abilities have suddenly become stronger, has always let us know about it.
That means that wasn’t the case this time.
‘It’s not so lucky… but it’s not bad either.’
Then,
wouldn’t there be a worst-case scenario?
“Kamang-ah.”
-Kkiing.”
Feeding food that isn’t even my cooking.
Although my pride is hurt.
“If it looks delicious, eat it.”
“Kki-ing!”
“…Still, it won’t taste better than my cooking!”
The person who usually feeds me.
Once my permission was given.
Wasak-!
A mineral that our unit’s engineers, who possess tremendous firepower, declared that there was absolutely no way to penetrate it.
The ‘Sealing Oreichalcos’ crumbled helplessly.
* * *
A different type of seal than the seal that protected the Secretariat of the Heavenly Mountain Military Academy.
If it were a wall that was just incredibly hard and sturdy without any magic.
It cannot resist Black Mangi’s [Mineral Domination].
As the blackfish burrows downward.
The body is getting bigger and bigger.
Accordingly, the size of the hole gradually increases.
“…hmm.”
“It seems like it’s getting really big… are you okay?”
In kitten size.
Adult cat.
Then a fox… a wolf… a tiger.
“This seal.”
Beyond the maximum size he has shown since joining our unit.
A huge bear.
and.
“How thick is it?”
Just like when we first met.
A guy who even changes into the form of a huge monster.
Gooooo…
From the cry of the thing digging into the ground.
I feel a tremendous sense of intimidation.
I didn’t really feel it when I was a low-level awakened person.
This is something I learned for sure as my level increased and I became more sensitive to magic.
‘The Black Man… is a much more dangerous monster than you think.’
They say it has changed to the same size as when we first met.
There are enough troops here and we are stronger than before.
I won’t support it.
but.
‘If it gets bigger than that… I don’t know.’
It makes me think again.
This is it.
‘The reason why our unit still doesn’t provide free food to black dogs.’
What is the limit at which he can grow?
Our unit hasn’t figured it out yet.
What a powerful monster this guy must be when he grows to his maximum size.
This is something that cannot even be imagined now.
“If it seems to get any bigger than this… stop it first.”
“yes.”
“All right.”
A black cat that has reached its maximum growth potential.
That guy is opposing our unit with tremendous force.
When I imagined that, I got a little goosebumps.
Fortunately.
-Go!!!
“…oh?”
The guy who kept digging into the wall and going down.
He shouts happily.
The voice itself was full of intimidation.
The emotions felt there.
It was the same way he was happy when I fed him the iron plate I made.
Pajik!
Finally, the sound of a large bite is heard.
yet.
Coo… Coo…
Climb the wall he ate.
A black beetle rising upwards.
-Gooooo….
“….”
Powerful monsters we’ve met so far.
Among them, one can feel the power of a powerful force.
Despite the large number of unit members in the cavity.
I feel a little pushed back by that guy’s presence.
-Gooooo.
The sight of the guy who had turned into a huge guy sticking his head out happily.
To be honest, I was a little scared.
“…Yes, bastard! Good job!”
-Go!
Touching that strong head.
I felt a little relieved inside.
“I’ll cook you a lot of delicious food later!”
No matter how big it gets.
This guy likes it when you give him something to eat…
I wonder if he’ll just stay that way.
I heard it a little bit.
“The thickness of the digging… just by looking at it, it looks like it would be over 30 meters deep.”
Meanwhile.
The soldiers headed towards the wall that the black man had broken through.
They looked down the hole and said:
“…It’s so thick that it has to be sealed. “
“I wonder what’s inside.”
That incredibly hard mineral.
It was blocked by a thickness of 30 meters, not 30 centimeters.
“what… “I’m worried too.”
I decided to go in anyway.
then.
There is no need to hesitate.
“If it bothers you that much.”
“uh…?”
“Sergeant Shin?”
Soldiers hesitant to enter.
After I stepped out among those guys.
“You can check it yourself, right?”
“…!”
“No, you’re crazy…!”
I threw myself into the hole.
“Doing something dangerous again…!”
The sounds of surprised soldiers can be heard from behind.
Either that or not.
Depth of more than 30 meters.
but.
The physical abilities of the awakened people long ago surpassed those of humans.
widely.
Such as the shock caused by the fall of a person weighing less than 100 kg.
I was able to endure it without any problem.
“Sergeant Shi Shin!”
“Are you okay!”
The voices of soldiers shouting from afar.
I checked my surroundings for a moment and then answered the voice.
“Oh, I’m fine!”
Fortunately.
There seemed to be nothing inside right now.
In the first place…
I didn’t jump in completely without thinking.
‘Because you said you touched something deep inside.’
If this gate is really an underground mine.
This is probably the first basement floor.
If you think that it was destroyed due to ‘something deep down’.
It was assumed that there would be less risk here.
“Aren’t you surprised…!”
“Well, it’s true that thanks to Sergeant Shin, we found out that there was nothing dangerous…”
“Let’s call it fortunate.”
As guessed.
There was no sign of anything around me.
‘If there’s a problem, it’s that it’s so dark that you can’t see anything.’
Other soldiers would be wearing military uniforms and lights.
When they come down, I’ll turn on the lights and check the surroundings.
“Have you been waiting?”
“Oh, are you here?”
Thinking like that.
I was waiting for the next soldier to come down.
“Really… next time, please leave this kind of dangerous work to us, not the corps commander!”
“…!?”
The soldier who came down after me.
A scream of pain came out of its mouth.
I saw that.
Feeling goosebumps, I ran towards the soldier.
‘It wasn’t without risk!’
Jump straight away.
The body of the soldier who was falling down is pushed upward.
“What?”
“Sergeant? Something is going on down there…”
“Everyone, go up first! “Take care of this guy too!”
The soldiers coming down the wall didn’t seem to know what was happening below.
I was embarrassed and started to climb up again.
‘Don’t take this.’
Sending the soldier in pain upward.
Remove the light hanging from his chest.
“I’m sorry, Byeongmin.”
“Sergeant Shi Shin…? “What the hell is this…”
“I judged wrong.”
Other soldiers took care of the soldier who was in pain and went upstairs.
I looked up at the sky and shouted at the guys.
“Once you go up, seal off this entrance!”
“yes? Then Sergeant Shin….”
“I’ll be there soon too. do not worry. Call a priest and a therapist and get treatment. “Leave the rest of the judgment to the leaders above.”
After giving them orders.
Turn on the light to illuminate the surroundings.
‘It wasn’t without risk.’
It’s hasty to only look at how popular it is.
It was judged that there was no risk.
Absurd misjudgment.
“It’s just not visible….”
Let’s brighten up the surroundings.
The first thing that caught my eye was.
“Corpses…”
around.
Corpses piled up like a mountain and rotting away.
[Identification of food ingredients (enhanced)]
And…
floating in the air.
They were small and fine particles.
[Poison of those who did not die properly]
[It is a miasma discharged as the body of the dead decays.]
[Those who did not die properly for some reason repeated endless corruption and resentment.]
[The corruption and resentment were stimulated by something. As a result, it was expressed as a very strong poison.]
[It is difficult to understand the true nature of the resentment of various beings mixed together, but it is a poison so strong that ordinary creatures can lose their lives in an instant….]
[Before attempting cooking, first ask the guest It is polite to ask whether the person is resistant to poison… If resistance is confirmed, then…]
Corpses piled up around.
Gushing out from those corpses.
A huge amount of poison.
‘Was this it?’
The reason why the soldier who followed me suddenly complained of pain.
This is it.
no.
It would be nice if that was all.
Coo… coo….
Keekeeee….
Strange sounds coming from inside.
“You said they were people who didn’t die properly, right?”
This underground mine
was full of corpses and unknown monsters.