The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 282

Episode 237 Chemical, Biological and Radiological Protection

‘I heard it was an underground mine, so I thought it was an ordinary mine.’

Turn on the light you got from the soldier.

Look around some more.

“What kind of mine is this?”

I guess.

Mines in this world seem to be a bit different from what you might think of on Earth.

When you think of a mine, a deep, narrow, dark cave comes to mind.

There was nothing like

unstable supports and stone dust falling every time you walked .

Unlike such a harsh environment.

It looks very far away.

‘What a great civilization it was.’

Sreuk.

Let’s put our hands on the wall.

The cool feel of the smoothly processed wall passes by your fingertips.

The entire wall was neatly finished with antique materials.

There were sacred-looking patterns engraved everywhere.

I looked around.

In the passageway where I was standing, huge pillars of a style I had never seen before were erected here and there.

Rather than a mine.

Yes….

“It feels like a temple.”

It feels like a temple.

Come to think of it.

There was one thing that puzzled me.

‘This world’s behavior is a little different from other worlds.’

The world of Seohwan, the Dasmur Green Mane tribe, etc.

When other races were on the verge of extinction.

The great beings of their world.

‘Get help from God. ‘I escaped somewhere else.’

but.

The history of Dwemorjan shown in the description of that gate.

It contained quite different content from that.

‘God wasn’t even mentioned in the first place… and when destruction came, it was just destroyed.’

Umm.

Actually, it’s not that strange that there is no God.

‘So do we.’

There were no intelligent beings on Earth that could be called gods.

If there had been such a thing, destruction would not have come so helplessly.

but.

Because all the other worlds acted as if there was a god.

Of course, it seems that they mistakenly thought that gods exist in all worlds except ours.

‘There are worlds where that isn’t the case.’

A world called Babylonia that had to build the [Vimana].

This is Dwemorjan.

And Earth is the exception.

What was a little strange was that this place looked like a temple.

Well, there’s nothing strange about it.

Religion does not necessarily exist when God exists.

‘Like the Earth where religion exists even though there is no God.’

This mine provided them with enormous magical power.

It must have been the object of some kind of faith.

anyway.

From the outside, it doesn’t look like a place that could be called a mine.

The only factor that confirms that this is an underground mine is.

There was just one.

“…How deep is it?”

Outside of the passage.

A huge hole extending all the way down.

Just that incredibly big, deep, wide hole that you don’t even know how deep it is.

This only confirms the fact that this is underground.

I looked into it.

The passage I was in now spiraled around the outside of that hole.

A structure that allows you to go around the wall and go down to the basement.

And….

“Hmm. Should I go back?”

I checked that far.

I decided to quietly step back.

Although I didn’t want to take a closer look.

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“It’s a bit awkward to go there alone.”

Even though.

To fight alone against guys who make that kind of noise.

Isn’t that a bit much?

* * *

After returning to the hole that Kkamang had dug.

Let’s hang on to that wall and climb up as if we were rock climbing.

There seemed to be something like a wall above.

‘You blocked it well.’

An order to block the entrance just in case.

It appears that the soldiers were performing quite well.

Tuk-tuk.

Let’s knock on that wall a couple of times.

After a while.

“Sergeant Shin…?”

As the wall moves aside.

I could see the scenery outside.

“Are you okay!”

“Uh oh. I’m fine. “Oh, it’s dangerous, so don’t come closer.”

Actually, it was nothing.

I could hear noises from below that I couldn’t tell if they were monsters or something.

Because he returned right away without fighting.

But…

“I can’t believe I’m fine.”

“How are you okay…?”

The soldiers.

He looked at me with eyes that he didn’t understand.

‘huh?’

I wondered why he was doing that.

“Private Lee Byung-min… was addicted to poison.”

“…iced coffee.”

“It was extremely toxic. “It was only after suffering for a long time with the help of healing priests that I was able to completely cure it.”

After all, they are the healers of our unit.

It looks like the cause was quickly identified and treatment was completed.

and.

Only then did I understand the meaning of those gazes.

“Byungmin, who was only down for a few seconds, ended up like that.”

“Sergeant Shin, wasn’t there at least 10 people down there…?”

A space overflowing with such tremendous poison.

How was it possible to remain sane in that situation?

The reason is…

I had an idea.

[Nepenthes that melts the soul]

‘This is it, I guess.’

My friend protecting the ammunition battalion.

A parasitic herb received from Alraune.

This guy had the ability to create poison of incredible purity.

And by this guy living on my arm.

One of the effects that occurred to me was this.

[If you allow parasitism, you will be immune to all poisons lower in class than ‘Soul-melting poison – Nepenthes.’]

At least around that passage I was in.

This probably means that it is weaker than the poison produced by this Nepenthes.

If you hear the story of Byeong-min’s hardships, it may not have been a weak poison.

The poison of Nepenthes is so strong that it surpasses even that.

I was able to realize once again how great of a gift Alraune had given me.

“Well… I have my own method.”

“oh my god.”

The unit members seemed dumbfounded.

As always.

“…I’m not surprised at this point.”

“I guess I just have to do it.”

It seemed like he was trying to move on without trying to understand.

“Anyway…”

Anyway.

What is important is not how I endured the poison.

“Hey… is it possible to attack?”

“Even if there really is something in there that can gain magical power.”

The soldiers’ eyes turn to the roughly sealed hole.

“If the poison is that bad….”

“It must be difficult to get in.”

That is correct.

It looks like the place below is the [Magic Stone Mine].

It’s because it’s so poisonous.

It would be difficult to dig up that magic stone.

…hmm.

“It’s not like there’s no way.”

“Yes?”

I am the poison spreading underground.

I recalled the phrase that appeared when I identified the poison.

[As a result of corruption and resentment being stimulated by something, it was expressed as a very powerful poison.]

That poison…

was created by being stimulated by something inside.

That means.

“If we can solve something that causes it, we might be able to get rid of the miasma.”

If only that would happen.

You will be able to secure a huge amount of magical power.

no.

That’s not all.

‘You said it was a magic civilization, right?’

That’s right.

If the wizards who are currently unconscious come to their senses, there might be something we can gain.

“…uh. Even if you say so.”

“Unlike Sergeant Shin, we would cause an uproar if we even touched the poison…”

Yes.

The problem was this.

The soldiers’ eyes were focused on me.

“What can we do with Sergeant Shin’s cooking?”

“…hmm. “It might not be impossible at all.”

“oh! As expected, Sergeant Shin…!”

I don’t know anything else.

To be honest, I am confident in my cooking skills.

“Then right away…!”

“But there’s one problem.”

If you feed me the food I made.

The unit members will also be able to completely resist that poison.

I was sure.

but.

“Would you like to see this?”

“This…?”

I put my hand into the shadow.

I took out one of the ingredients that was inside.

[Carrot stained with poison]

Rather than saying carrot…

Carrot: An item that can be more accurately described as ‘what used to be’.

“It’s contaminated with miasma.”

“That’s right.”

That carrot.

It was half-melted due to the poison.

“Are you saying the poison is seeping into Sergeant Shin’s subspace?”

“uh. “I only found out after I came out.”

It seems less than being outside at all.

Because the vampires in the shadows did not complain of pain.

but.

Cooking is something that goes directly into your body.

“The moment the poison touches you. “I can’t cook that dish.”

“That means…”

“It would be impossible to cook additional food inside, and even if we brought combat rations in, they would soon be covered in poison. In the end, I have to apply the buff from outside and then go in.”

No matter how great my cooking is.

To the extent that this world resembles a game.

There was one unavoidable limitation.

“If that effect stops, there is no answer.”

holding time.

The duration of the cooking effect varies depending on the care and taste that went into cooking.

There are limits.

‘It can never be infinite.’

Fortunately, there is no time needed for it to be applied again.

I use a crazy skill called [Battle Rations].

As soon as the buff disappeared, the soldiers were able to resupply the buff through combat rations.

They say that is a place where that is impossible.

‘The name of that gate is [Underground mine dug too deep].’

It is certain that it is a fairly deep place.

Unless we know how deep the cause of that toxicity lies.

If you enter too hastily.

The moment the cooking effect ends, everyone will be paralyzed by the poison.

“Uhm….”

About that fact.

The moment the soldiers were worried.

“uh. hmm. “What should I say?”

One soldier.

He opened his mouth as if asking what he was worried about.

“this. “Is there a need to worry about it?”

“huh?”

“We have no choice but to be helpless against that poison, but not Sergeant Shin.”

A new recruit who joined the Corps relatively recently.

He had something sparkling in his eyes.

I looked at my face.

“Then I wonder if Sergeant Shin can go in alone and resolve everything?”

“….”

Yes, damn it.

I mean, this has been a problem for a long time.

‘I wonder if that will work.’

Thanks to my over-inflated evaluation.

My unit members sometimes expect absurd things from me.

For me, the expectations were ridiculously excessive.

‘It is true that it is possible to resist poison, but that is all.’

90% of my combat power…

no, about 90% of it comes from buffs from cooking.

‘Because you can’t eat any additional dishes once you go inside.’

Unless there is a stack of cooking buffs due to [Absolute Taste].

My combat power is ok.

Wouldn’t he be at a similar level to the soldier who just asked a question?

‘The conditions for new recruits have become stricter these days… honestly, I might lose to him.’

If you are with your unit members, you will be able to overcome any crisis.

I believe so, though.

However, whether you can suddenly get caught up in something so absurd is a completely different matter.

But let me explain this as it is.

Taejun is going against what he said.

How should I get over this?

When I got a little headache.

“…Mr. Taewoo.”

“yes?”

The production manager of our unit.

A survivor-turned-soldier who joined for the first time.

“Are you kidding me?”

Lee Sang-ah.

He said with a cold smile.

* * *

“Mr. Taewoo. “Are you kidding me?”

At Captain Lee Sang-ah’s cold words.

The soldiers’ faces are tense.

“…yes? “What are you saying?”

“Capturing this gate is a mission given to all unit members here. But in the face of such a mission, it is not enough to come up with a solution… so you are a corps member who asks the corps commander to solve it?”

Although the eyes are clearly smiling.

The corners of his mouth weren’t smiling at all.

“Do you think it makes sense?”

“That’s it. “I didn’t mean to say that…”

“I wanted to point this out, but it just so happened to be good.”

Her gaze.

I pass by all the unit members gathered here.

“Sometimes, it seems like some of the soldiers had strange thoughts.”

“….”

“Well, even if we’re in a situation where we can’t do anything, the corps commander will somehow solve it… something like that.”

On her already cold face.

Even the remaining smile disappears.

“Our Iron Legion is an army.”

“Keu…”

“In the military, a soldier’s role is to follow the commander’s orders. “This is not a role that leaves everything to the commander!”

thud!

Are you quite angry?

She continues her conversation while striking the floor with huge steel scissors.

“It was like that before. The corps commander goes into that dangerous underground first to check for danger? This is just a favor done by the corps commander for the soldiers. “What soldiers should have done originally!”

Her gaze.

I turn to Private Lee Byung-min, who was receiving care in the corner.

“Mr. Byeong-min knew that, so he followed the corps commander in before anyone else. “It was thanks to Byeong-min that I was able to understand the poisonous nature of that place, even if it was belated.”

“That’s right… I guess so.”

“But some of the soldiers… I’m glad they found out that they’re not in danger thanks to the corps commander…”

Tsk.

“The Legion is a place where people who want to survive in this world gather. For this purpose, we are recruiting only the best elites.”

“….”

“Let me give you a warning.”

She said, looking around the crowd with cold eyes.

“Those who feel relieved that they have already succeeded in joining the Legion… will not last long.”

“….”

“It is true that the corps commander’s ability is great, but those who only rely on that ability are not needed in the corps.”

As she said.

This…

was a warning.

“Don’t try to depend, but think of ways you can help.”

“….”

“That’s why the Legion accepted you.”

Those who are satisfied with the name of the corps are not needed in the corps.

Corps members…

must always strive to prove themselves.

“Oh, I understand.”

“I think I was too short-thinking.”

Of course, the soldiers who spoke first.

The soldiers who were secretly agreeing with that thought also blushed and lowered their heads.

‘…Aren’t you the leader of a survivor group for no reason?’

The appearance of sharply controlling the unit members.

I felt quite charismatic.

Thanks to this, I was able to escape from an annoying situation.

‘If you think about it… you were able to survive the assassination by the Green Mane tribe last time.’

As a result of her concern for me.

It was because he gave me a black cat in my arms.

If only she hadn’t warned me back then to take Blackberry with me just in case.

I would not have been able to survive the assassination of the Greenmane clan.

‘Other leaders are like that to some extent, too…’

She is especially special.

I felt like they recognized my abilities but also worried a lot about me.

Thanks to that, I was able to survive until now.

I’m just thankful.

“Well, there are people who say things like this and wonder what kind of help you are, right?”

“yes? “Oh no!”

“What is that…! I can’t believe Captain Lee Sang-ah is no help. “Not a single soldier would think like that!”

“I’m saying this because it doesn’t matter if there is no. Because…”

But.

She wasn’t finished speaking yet.

“Not me.”

Fresh and fresh.

She smiles with confidence.

“We… think we might be able to help.”

“…?”

After saying that.

Outside the gate.

“Captain!”

“oh. “You’re here.”

One blue-collar soldier.

He hurriedly runs in carrying something.

“The prototype you mentioned… I brought it!”

and.

In front of that object.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… I’ve been spending a lot of time these days so I tried various things and it’s finally paying off.”

“Honestly, I thought it would be better not to have to use it… but it was good to prepare in advance.”

With Grandfather Park, the blacksmith.

Corporal Lee Gong-woo, the leader of the engineers, clings to him.

“?”

What on earth is this?

In the meantime, did they really ask me to bring it from outside the gate?

Curious, I approached the object to look at it.

and.

I saw that.

“….”

I couldn’t help but be speechless.

That look… what should I say.

‘It sounds familiar.’

Because it was something very familiar to me.

Of course.

This….

“It’s a chemical, biological and radiological protective clothing.”

If you are a soldier, you will definitely go through it.

S….

no no.

Hell of training.

“As expected, it’s Sergeant Shin!”

“Hehe. You recognize the commander at a glance, right?”

It was a gas mask and protective clothing
that were used after training in chemical, biological and biological weapons.