The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 249
Episode 250: Blood transfusion (2)
“….”
A brief moment.
Ariella was worried as she looked at her half-dead master.
‘If the master dies here…’
In this otherworldly land.
She can even build her own kingdom.
Even if there is an oath of family origin.
Even if he couldn’t save his current master…
that oath wouldn’t be broken.
* * *
When he dies, she will be free and how much she will be able to do.
All calculations have been completed.
“…Whew.”
Ariella hesitated for a moment.
He frowned and sighed.
“Yes… what pleasure will there be in building a kingdom like that?”
The idea of establishing her own kingdom…
was quite enjoyable.
“You’ll just end up eating tasteless blood every day.”
I can’t imagine life after that.
I spend every day eating only tasteless food.
I thought it would be a boring life.
In the first place.
There was no other reason for her becoming a member of the family.
Sergeant Youngjun Shin.
Because I had sacrificed myself
to eat the food he cooked .
“Haa… oath.”
It’s as if she’s making an excuse.
He looked into space and muttered to himself.
“As a servant, I certainly can’t harm my master. “I understand.”
Open your mouth wide.
He raised his fangs.
“So this is not the intention to cause harm…”
Those lips.
“This is something that needs to be taken into consideration!”
Kwasik!
I jabbed it into Shin Youngjun’s neck.
‘ASAP…!’
The vampire’s instinct naturally finds blood vessels.
Sharp teeth penetrate the skin and tear the blood vessels.
If it was original.
To pierce the skin and tear the blood vessels of the master with whom he had made an oath.
An absolutely impossible act.
but.
The oath of [family].
It was acknowledged that this act was not a hostile act.
‘If this continues, it is 100% certain that I will die.’
then.
This human named Shin Yeongjun….
‘The master would think that even if I made a mistake and ended up not being human… it would be better than dying!’
Running through my veins.
Blood pickled with poison and thoughts… runs down Ariella’s neck.
That place.
The blood of the vampire viscount began to fill up.
* * *
Sergeant Shin Young-jun is in a state where his body is pickled with poison-like thoughts.
If it weren’t for [Nepenthes], it wouldn’t have been surprising if it had turned into a handful of blood long ago.
To save someone who ended up like that.
Ariella has only one choice.
‘Ugh, it doesn’t taste good….’
That body is running.
Swallow all the blood soaked in poison.
On the spot.
Filling it with the vampire Viscount’s intact blood.
While injecting blood,
she breaks out in a cold sweat and checks the concentration of blood circulating in the owner’s body.
‘Be as careful as possible…’
It did not contain the [Magic Power of Domination] used when creating subordinates.
But still.
This is Sergeant Shin Young-jun, who has already had a significant amount of blood from a vampire.
If you make a mistake.
You could end up becoming a complete vampire.
lately.
If you think about what happened when the ‘evil contractors’ changed jobs.
‘If the master becomes a vampire, the cooking also disappears.’
If so.
Even though she could have ignored her master’s death, her efforts to save him also went in vain.
That’s why she… is as careful as possible.
While checking the owner’s condition, he sucked blood and filled it.
The poison inside the body disappears.
Until the stronger regenerative power can overcome the remaining miasma.
* * *
“…How many hours have passed?”
“I guess it’s time for you to come back soon.”
After Sergeant Shin Young-jun left the soldiers and headed underground.
The remaining soldiers had no choice but to return to the ground.
Even if the protective clothing prevented the miasma to some extent, it was impossible to keep waiting in the basement.
“I don’t know what happened while I was unconscious…”
A soldier who was recently able to avoid being in a hospital room.
Sergeant Lee Min-jae sighed.
“…What about the guild message?”
“You haven’t heard back yet.”
When Sergeant Lee Min-jae asked Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.
Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk answered with a calm face.
“…damn! “Then it’s not time to wait like this!”
but.
The soldiers who heard that answer could not remain calm.
Those gathered here are the elite of the Legion’s elite.
that much.
These were the people who lived with Sergeant Shin Young-jun for a longer period of time.
“Let’s form a rescue team.”
Led by Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
Soldiers preparing to be re-entered underground.
“i get it. As soon as everyone is ready to cook and prepare….”
The other leaders were also hesitant to send a rescue team because it was dangerous.
I was about to form a rescue team, sweating coldly at the fact that Sergeant Shin had not returned by this time.
When Sergeant Shin Young-jun is absent, Sergeant Lee Min-jae usually acts on his behalf.
The soldiers were ready to take action as soon as he gave the order.
That moment.
“wait for a sec.”
“huh?”
A huge hole made by the ‘Steel-Eating Mac’.
The man was looking down into the basement through the hole.
“Wait a minute.”
“Han o’clock is urgent. What are you talking about? Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk!”
Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.
Those soldiers were captured.
“There is no need for a rescue team.”
“There’s no need…! “I know you and your corps commander sometimes clashed, but that’s still the case.”
“Lee Sang-ah… Is it time for you to talk nonsense too?”
Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk cut off Lee Sang-ah’s speech with an expression of bewilderment.
Instead, he looked at the soldiers and spoke.
“All soldiers here should run as quickly as possible and bring the medics and chaplains.”
“…yes. But you mean all the soldiers?”
“okay. “Everyone except the leaders.”
There is no way that many soldiers would be needed to bring in a medic.
Nevertheless, the soldiers were puzzled by the order to send all the soldiers.
“Your senior gave an order… aren’t you going to act quickly?”
“…!”
“Give me 3 seconds. As for the bastards who are still here after 3 seconds, I will personally…”
“Ah, I understand!”
Among the commanders, the person known to be the scariest is Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.
He raises his eyes and orders.
The soldiers had no choice but to run out immediately, without even having time to express their doubts.
“…Suddenly biting the soldiers. What happen?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
After all the soldiers disappeared.
A wide cavity at the gate where only the leaders remained.
“Because it’s coming up.”
“…!”
Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk.
He answered without letting go of his gaze downwards.
A dark, deep underground mine.
It was an environment where it would have been difficult for even awakened people to find anything.
‘The best sniper in the unit….’
Several kilos, no.
A man with the ability to snipe enemies tens of kilometers away with the naked eye.
Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk caught something coming up from below.
“Sergeant Shin!? As expected, Sergeant Shin…! “You came back safely from that basement!”
“wait for a sec.”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il laughed cheerfully at those words.
Sergeant Lee Min-jae frowned and asked.
“Then why did you bother biting the soldiers?”
“For two reasons. “For one thing, it’s not like he came back unharmed.”
“…You must be injured. “What about the other one?”
“It’s because the sergeant isn’t the only one coming up.”
“…?”
There was no time to worry about the meaning of those words.
After a while.
What appeared before the leaders’ eyes.
“….”
With Sergeant Shin Young-jun.
He is carrying Sergeant Shin Young-jun on his shoulder…
“…”
Even though he is wearing a military uniform.
I can’t hide that feeling.
“vampire.”
“…joy.”
It was a blonde woman.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s dependents.
Members of the Iron Legion.
Two beings who have been active in different realms until now.
We made eye contact with each other.
‘indeed. It’s worth trying to bite the soldiers.’
Unlike regular soldiers.
Commander-level soldiers know the existence of vampires.
But it was very rare to see it in person.
‘They just know that they are turning incorrigible criminals into vampires…’
At least Sergeant Lee Min-jae was the only one.
I’ve only ever seen her absolutely submit to Sergeant Shin Young-jun’s orders.
What kind of work is Sergeant Shin Young-jun doing using that vampire?
No one knew the details.
‘A monster that ate humans….’
‘It’s an incredible energy. ‘I have become stronger than when I fought before.’
From their perspective, still.
That vampire was nothing more than a monster that murdered members of their unit in the past.
A moment of silence follows.
The one who broke the silence first.
“What are you doing?”
“…?”
“Master… your captain has been invaded by a miasma. “Don’t act quickly.”
It was the vampire viscount.
“…!”
In those words.
The leaders looked at Sergeant Shin Young-jun.
Their corps commander fainted.
He was a man who often fainted when he used [Absolute Taste] excessively, so it wasn’t strange that he fainted.
‘What poison…!’
The poison that can be felt in that body.
It was by no means ordinary.
“That is correct. “Come here!”
The first to rush in was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
Farsi style….
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, who took over Shin Young-jun from Ariela.
He put Sergeant Shin on his shoulder.
Even though Corporal Jeon Gwang-il was wearing protective clothing.
I was astonished at the feeling that the protective clothing was burning away.
‘The protective clothing that the production workers worked hard to complete was about to melt…’
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il was in a cold sweat.
He said while looking at the vampire.
“If it was this much poison, they wouldn’t have been fine either.”
“…joy.”
“Thank you for taking care of me, Sergeant. “I’ll take care of it from here on out.”
Whether Corporal Jeon Gwang-il’s protective clothing is trying to melt or not.
I picked him up and carried him outside.
They’re probably planning to deliver it to the medics coming here as quickly as possible.
“Jeon Gwang-il!”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il prepares to throw himself away with a coo.
Behind him, Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk gave advice.
“Private Sa-Jun and Private Shin Jung-Soo! “Just show it to those two!”
“what?”
“You can’t let other soldiers see Sergeant Shin like that!”
Private Sa Ui-Jun and Private Shin Jung-Soo.
Now, they were soldiers who served as the leaders of healer and priest awakened healer types, respectively.
If the corps’ organization were further subdivided, they were capable of holding positions such as healing leaders.
With their treatment skills, even the current Sergeant Shin Young-jun could be saved.
‘What’s important is not only treatment skills.’
The two healers have been living with Sergeant Shin Young-jun since their days in the 423rd Battalion.
They too are impressed and overwhelmed by Sergeant Shin’s achievements.
I clearly understood that he was someone who could get hurt.
“Recently, there are a lot of soldiers relying on your reputation, Sergeant. “Informing the sergeant that he was mortally wounded should be limited to just those two.”
“…I’ll try my best.”
Paang!
The soldier with the best physical ability ran towards the approaching medics.
If so.
We’ll be able to get Sergeant Shin to the medics in time.
After Corporal Jeon Gwang-il disappeared.
The leaders and the vampire glared at each other.
“Incredible venom…”
“You’ve been here for a moment to the point where it’s difficult to breathe in the cavity…?”
Even though Sergeant Shin Young-Jun’s time in the community was very short.
The remnants of the poison were enough to make it difficult for commander-level soldiers wearing protective clothing to breathe.
“I did my job, you can do the rest.”
“…Wait.”
“hmm?”
A vampire trying to leave into the shadows as if he had nothing more to do.
Lee Sang-ah asked her.
“I don’t know what happened down there, but… Are you heading towards a place where there is so much poison that even you would have difficulty withstanding it?”
“…What if that’s the case?”
To that answer.
Lee Sang-ah asked in astonishment.
“Why didn’t you stop me from doing that…!”
“Hmm?”
“I heard that your life was spared in exchange for your loyalty to the Corps Commander. “In that case, I should have stopped the corps commander before he ended up like that!”
With sharp eyes.
She looks at the vampire.
“If the corps commander died, he could gain freedom, so he thought it would be beneficial or something like that…”
“Ho? Hey kid. “You seem to be quite smart, don’t you think?”
“What does that mean?”
“I mean, how did you know that I thought that way?”
“…you!”
Lee Sang-ah was furious and tried to take out the scissors.
The vampire laughed lightly and stopped the action.
“Calm down, calm down. “It’s not like you didn’t think about that, right?”
“…What is that!”
“but. “You didn’t even say you didn’t stop him, right?”
“….”
“You know, right? “Are you someone who can be stopped just because my master stops you?”
Ariella recalled the face of Shin Young-jun she saw as she was being dragged up.
A human screaming in pain.
“Of course I stopped him. “But the master still went down.”
The absurd thing is.
He said that he had expected to some extent that he would experience such pain.
“…ha. “I guess that’s what happened.”
“Youngjun, this bastard… he always does unreasonable things.”
I don’t know if it’s because I’m afraid of death or what.
I just thought Ariella was very reckless and foolish.
But after that.
Ariella sucked Shin Young-jun’s blood.
and.
‘Blood contains a little bit of the soul and memories of that being.’
Why did he try to do this?
She was able to understand, even if it was too late.
‘To the dregs of God below… complete death.’
After experiencing the same thing as you.
To beings who are suffering without being able to experience a proper death.
To bring peace.
‘It’s still a foolish thing to do.’
Not your own, but someone else’s.
The arrogant and self-indulgent vampire couldn’t understand risking his life there.
But still.
‘It might feel noble to the dregs of God.’
If it were me, I would never do that.
That action also has its own value.
I had no choice but to admit it.
Phew.
She sighed and opened her mouth.
“Consider yourself lucky.”
“what?”
“You guys here did it to a lesser extent… but there are some guys out there who don’t know how to be grateful when they wander around in the shadows of this fortress.”
“….”
“How amazing and thankful it is to have a being like your master protecting you. I say this because I seem to forget it often. “You’d better listen carefully.”
After finishing her work, she seemed to have nothing more to see.
I began to quietly move into the darkness of the corner.
Just before it becomes completely invisible.
“ah. “One last thing.”
I left a final piece of advice.
“It is true that the master is a great person, but that doesn’t mean you should place too much of a burden on him.”
“….”
“He is a very strong person, but isn’t it the case that he can easily break? “Sometimes you need to let go of your strength. I get anxious every time I see you.”
Just leaving those words behind.
A vampire who completely disappears from sight.
The leaders remained tense.
I watched the darkness until she disappeared completely into the shadows.
After a while.
“Don’t give too much burden….”
Sergeant Lee Min-jae.
He nodded with a gloomy expression.
Despite being seriously injured.
A situation where one has to be careful about even receiving treatment for fear of damaging that achievement.
“I never thought the monster would say what we should have said.”
Because I couldn’t refute
her words…