The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 25
Episode 25: Hassan (1)
Although we have gained control of the mountain range, that does not mean that we reign over the entire mountain range.
The troops at the highest peak fought a defensive battle and eliminated their rivals.
“This is the result of a recent investigation by our unit members.”
Minjae said as he took out a military map.
A military map with the geography near our unit.
There were a lot of unidentifiable X-shaped checks there.
“Sergeant Lee Min-jae? “What are these signs?”
Gwangil asked if I was the only one who was curious about that part.
“This is a place where monsters have been seen recently. Through this, I could roughly estimate the number of monsters nearby.”
“It seems like there are a lot of checks.”
“I saw it well. “It will actually be like that.”
“ah.”
It’s been a while since we defeated the Chieftain.
Several lizards still invade the unit every day.
It wasn’t a big problem, so there was no problem in repelling it, but it was actually helpful in leveling up the unit members.
“So the number spread out across the mountains is much higher than that?”
“okay.”
Minjae looked at the map and sighed.
“I don’t know if there is a hole somewhere that spits out monsters, but if what the soldiers observed is true, the monsters are increasing rather than decreasing.”
“The ones that are flowing into our unit are being hunted steadily, but the total number is actually increasing?”
“That’s right. Moreover, there are also reports that other than lizards, people have recently seen monsters of strange shapes. “At least the Lizards have some information, so other monsters may be in more trouble.”
The Lizard alone knows its weaknesses, so it’s worth fighting against.
If you do not know the location of its weak points, it is a monster that is difficult to deal with unless you have the firepower of a gunner.
In other words, a lizard that knows its weaknesses may be better.
The enemy’s strength may be more difficult than you think.
That’s about it.
Rather, there was one thing that made me curious.
“Ivory leader.”
“yes?”
“How did you get to this unit?”
Lee Sang-ah and about 20 other survivors who were part of her group.
How did they get through those mountains?
“well…? Of course there were monsters, but not as many as I just said. Since we were small in number, we came up cautiously, hiding our presence as much as possible. There were only one or two monsters I occasionally encountered, so I was able to defeat them somehow. “It wasn’t that monster called Lizard.”
Hiding your presence.
I wonder if that would be enough to avoid monster attacks.
“lets think.”
Minjae hyung answered that question.
“We found them climbing the mountain the day after we defeated the Chieftain.”
“ah.”
indeed.
The Lizard Chieftain has gathered the Lizards of the mountains and attacked us to hunt us.
We defeated it.
Thanks to this, her group entered the mountain range at a time when the number of lizards roaming the mountain range was rapidly decreasing.
Think of it the other way around.
“If we had tried to climb the mountain range a few days earlier… Ugh. “It gives me goosebumps.”
Unfortunately, it is difficult for us today to expect the same coincidences as back then.
There are a lot of troops and a lot of supplies to move, so it is difficult to move secretly.
Fighting is inevitable.
“under. “If it’s a defensive battle in the unit, I still feel confident.”
“Leaving the unit and going down the mountain range will require determination.”
Can not help it.
It is an essential situation to leave the unit and move.
There is no choice but to prepare as thoroughly as possible.
“The vehicle maintenance has been completed.”
I’m working hard to prepare at the restaurant as I am.
A former vehicle mechanic soldier reported.
As I followed him, I began to see several vehicles in the distance.
A large truck called a military Retonae Dudonban.
From vans used in the private sector to medical patient transport vehicles.
“We have brought out all the vehicles that can be mobilized.”
“Is there any problem with the oil?”
“I wasn’t using the oil that was in the car just in case. “As long as you go down the mountain and move around a little, there will be no problem in general.”
He was concerned about the amount of oil consumed by the unit’s generator, but he seemed to have guessed that other soldiers would also need to use the vehicle at some point.
“For now, we loaded everything we could. “I hope it helps in fighting monsters.”
“I’m anxious, but I have no choice but to trust it.”
Why did we go to this lengths to mobilize vehicles?
It is for use in battle.
‘Because the area below the mountain is unfavorable to us.’
In that case, shouldn’t it be advantageous to use it as an advantage?
At least the monsters that have appeared so far have no means of long-distance attack.
The plan is to build a wall with huge vehicles and use it as a kind of barricade.
“I will leave it to you to protect the other survivors.”
“Yes, everyone, please cheer up.”
What is unfortunate is that the survivors who recently joined have not yet awakened.
Still, it was realistically difficult to stay in the mountain range any longer, so I had no choice.
The survivors who have not yet awakened are left to Sang-ah and taken to a vehicle in the safest location.
“I will open the door.”
“let’s go.”
A small military base located deep in the foggy mountains
.
The main gate of the unit finally opened.
* * *
“Warriors this way!”
“Send the vehicle with survivors inside first!”
The moment the narrow front door opened and I stepped out of the unit.
We formed a formation according to the plan.
To begin with, we are not used to battles involving awakened people.
Of course, it was difficult to use complex formations, so the formation we constructed was simple.
‘Tang dil heel. It’s a standard formation in RPG games.’
A vehicle that will serve as the outermost barrier.
And warrior birds around them.
Inside, there are awakened people of the long-distance rear support series.
And the vehicle carrying the survivors is located.
It is simple, but as simple as it is, the effect is also intuitive.
All the wizards have to do is attack from behind while the warriors and vehicles block the enemy.
“The problem is that the enemy attack may come from any direction.”
“The only way to do that is to have the warriors stationed near the vehicle fluidly block it.”
Gwangil muttered as he watched the soldiers forming a formation.
“It would have been nice if we could get down quickly while still in the vehicle.”
The road down the mountain range is a long road that takes several hours by car.
It would take half a day to walk down.
In terms of speed, it would of course be faster to take a car.
“I told you, right? “It’s too dangerous.”
“Hmm. “I just complained once.”
More than half of the roads in the mountain range where our unit is located are rough, unpaved roads.
Even the roads are narrow.
There are many sections in between where two cars cannot travel side by side.
Not only is it a rough road, but most sections have no guardrails.
If there were an accident, you would immediately fall down the mountain.
Since our unit was the only one using this road in the first place, even if we managed it, the only limitation was removing weeds and stones, and the quality of the road itself was not high.
‘The drivers also said that they always drive carefully when going up or down a mountain.’
It is said that new recruits were not even asked to drive up and down the mountain.
After seeing some driving skills.
It’s such a rough road that if you think it won’t work, you should turn to the mechanic in the first place.
The moment when you are traveling quickly in a car on a road like this and are attacked by a monster.
I would immediately fall to the cliff below the mountain.
Place vehicles in locations where they may be attacked.
The judgment was that it would be safer to use it as a barrier and move slowly.
“Formation construction completed.”
“depart.”
We started hiking at a brisk pace.
Thanks to the fact that everyone has become an awakened person, they don’t get tired easily even with a fast canter.
As a chef, I don’t get tired easily.
Warriors can run fast enough to beat even Olympic medalists.
“Still, it’s a bit quiet around the base.”
Let’s move while keeping a lookout for moving vehicles.
One of the soldiers muttered that.
The area near the base was definitely our territory.
It’s quiet so far.
“This can’t be maintained.”
As expected, exactly as I expected.
Rustling…
It had only been a few minutes since we left the unit and started going down the mountain.
A strange sound was heard.
A mountain range that was almost semi-wild to begin with.
It would have been better if it had been the sound of an animal’s footsteps.
“come.”
Far away in the direction the sound was heard.
A dark figure was seen approaching quickly.
“Everybody raise your weapons!”
“Let’s go calmly.”
“It’s no different from fighting in the military unit!”
Senior soldiers encouraged the soldiers, and the soldiers each took up their weapons.
A forest soon covered by trees.
In the shadows inside.
“Kaaaaaak!”
A lizard appeared, screaming.
After that, several lizards began to appear in succession.
“As planned, vehicles will be used as barriers.”
Warriors’ soldiers stood behind the vehicle with weapons in hand.
The vehicles used as barriers will provide primary defense.
It was a strategy to only deal with enemies returning to the wall.
Contrary to our expectations.
The vehicle did not serve as a barrier.
Kwasik.
“Kruk…!”
The lizards seemed to be sinking their sharp claws into the unit’s transport truck.
A monster that uses its claws embedded in a car as leverage to launch itself.
The guy’s body jumped over the vehicle.
‘crazy.’
It was only our illusion to think that the vehicle would be a barrier.
Like an ordinary civilian vehicle.
To those guys, it was like a paper wall that they could easily climb over.
“Damn, I thought it was going to be like this.”
“I don’t trust walls! “Change the positions of the warriors!”
The warriors who saw this quickly changed their positions.
Now that we know that walls don’t help, the area the warriors have to cover expands.
“Kruk!”
Soon, the monster that jumped over the vehicle first launched itself into the formation.
One of our gunners who saw this raised his gun as if he wanted to fire at the monster.
widely.
I quickly reached out my hand and lowered the muzzle of the guy’s gun.
“We are going according to plan. “You can’t shoot guns.”
“Ha, but.”
The unit we were originally in was in terrain that was advantageous for our troops’ defense.
There was nothing bad about the defensive battle using the gunners’ overwhelming firepower.
‘It’s different here.’
Mountain ranges that blocked visibility due to trees greatly limited our troops’ long-distance firepower.
If that’s all it takes, it’s okay.
The problem is the penalty that guns themselves have had since ancient times.
“When the gunshot rings out, the monsters will come.”
It was a loud gunshot sound itself.
A small number of monsters might be able to overcome even an unfavorable environment.
But what if monsters come rushing in after hearing the gunshot?
“Because then there really is no answer.”
“But Jin-hyung…”
“I expected to some extent that the vehicle would not be helpful. “Have faith in warriors and wizards.”
In fact, the warriors are throwing their bodies to deal with the Lizard that has jumped beyond the formation.
There were warriors waiting inside to prepare for such a situation.
Additionally, unlike shooters, wizards can fight with less noise by controlling their firepower.
“I think we’ll be able to win.”
There were more than fifteen monsters that attacked.
That wasn’t all.
As long as there is a battle, noise is bound to occur.
Although it was small compared to the gunfire that echoed throughout the mountain, it was at least enough noise to attract nearby monsters.
Other monsters came after hearing the noise from the battle and the monster’s cries.
There are more monsters than the number that first attacked us.
This is a number that would not have been a major threat in our original unit.
The key to our unit’s defense was long-distance firepower projection.
This was possible thanks to the wide view and various defense facilities.
On the other hand, those guys came into the formation intact.
It’s threatening enough, though.
‘We came with our own determination.’
It’s not like I didn’t prepare anything.
I looked at my unit members and shouted.
“Eat combat rations!”
A somewhat unexpected order that is not suitable for a battlefield where an urgent battle is taking place.
“yes!”
“Bring out combat rations!”
But it seemed like the soldiers were waiting.
I took action, slightly increasing the distance between me and the enemy.
Soldiers putting their hands into their biscuit pockets and pulling out something.
that.
‘Beef jerky’.
Dark red beef jerky wrapped in small paper.
Even though the soldiers were in a hurry, they tore off the paper and stuffed the beef jerky into their mouths.
Of course, it’s not ordinary beef jerky.
[Lizard meat jerky filled with the courage of a junior chef]
[A dish made with ingredients imbued with magical power. The effectiveness of cooking increases.]
[This dish is made as a preserved food. There is almost no decline in abilities over time.]
[When consumed, all abilities increase by 5.]
[When consumed, the magic power of the ‘Steel Lizard’ contained in the dish seeps into the body. Physical resistance increases significantly.]
“Keu! It’s going to be the most fun fight after a long time!”
“I’m having dinner in hell tonight!”
“Keeeeeeek!!!”
A dish I made myself.
It was the first actual deployment of combat rations.