The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 290
Episode 290: Annoying.
“Brother Jung-gu. “Isn’t it a bit rude to ask about your level?”
“Still, it is unforgivable for an unqualified person to take the position that decides the group’s affairs.”
“Isn’t your qualification proven by surviving that monster land? It’s clear that Lee Seo confirmed that it was true…”
Kang Jae-ho frowned and pointed out.
Jung-gu shrugged his shoulders and answered.
“Surviving that Monster Land is definitely a great thing, but maybe I survived by hiding well.”
“What… Mr. Jung-gu, why did you normally not pay much attention to this kind of thing, but suddenly?”
“That’s not true, if you really survived fighting against those monsters… I think it’s normal if you achieved a level similar to the president of the association. “A person with that level of ability can also admit to speaking out about internal affairs.”
at last.
This is what that man asked of me.
“You just need to be at a similar level to the president of the association… This is it.”
“Well, I don’t want it to be exactly the same level. Even if it’s a little lower than that… shouldn’t it be at least a higher level than me?”
Although I often heard about the man who was the president of the association.
I haven’t heard any details.
I asked out of curiosity.
“First of all, let me ask you, what level was the president of the association?”
“About two weeks before he disappeared, there was a report that the president of the association had reached level 30.”
From those words, I roughly calculated the time.
It was said that it was the beginning of winter when the president of the association went missing.
‘I achieved level 30 around the same time as Minjae… or a little earlier than that.’
This was definitely a big deal.
Among the leaders in our unit, Minjae and I are the only ones who have reached level 30.
Even that was possible thanks to a combination of coincidences and luck.
Minjae is a person who specializes in wide-area attacks more than anyone else in the unit.
This is a level that was achieved by receiving a huge amount of experience points in the process of conquering [Dasmur].
Corporals Jeon Gwang-il and Seo Soo-hyuk followed suit.
The section where the experience requirement increases dramatically until just before I leave the unit.
‘I was staying at level 29.’
The amount of experience required increases dramatically every 10 levels.
In particular, in the process of reaching the next 10 levels, the requirements increase significantly.
The experience needed to reach levels 29 to 30 felt similar to the experience needed to reach levels 25 to 29.
Of course, it had been quite a while since they both reached level 29.
It’s likely that you’ll have reached level 30 by now.
In other words.
The association president reached level 30 faster than those two.
“They say that the experience required to level up increases dramatically from level 30. However, if you are an awakened person with abilities as strong as the president of the association… assuming you haven’t gone missing, you would have been level 31 by now.”
“….”
“Of course, I don’t expect that level from you, but I think it would make sense if you were at least 29.”
The standard they are talking about.
Although they are referring to the president of the association.
‘You can say that he should at least be stronger than himself.’
of course.
Because I was confident in my original level.
That standard was met a long time ago.
But if there is a problem.
[Lv. 36]
‘If I tell you this, will you believe it?’
[Strength: 169]
[Dexterity: 187]
[Magic Power: 163]
[Luck: 105]
It’s not that it didn’t meet the criteria.
The point was that it was overly satisfactory.
‘Clearing [Morzan] was so great…’
I was also staying in the low 30s until not long ago.
The experience gained after solving the problem was enormous.
Does this look right to me? I have achieved the desired level.
No, the level is okay.
What’s even more ridiculous are the stats.
‘After the effectiveness of [Absolute Taste] became stronger, I invested in ability potions whenever I had spare points.’
Although I’m not bragging.
As I leveled up faster than others.
The amount of points earned in the process was more than that of others.
I can’t be sure because there is no awakened person at the same level as me.
If you listen to the stats of other soldiers.
Even if an ordinary awakened person achieved the same level as me, I would feel fortunate if his stats were half that of mine.
The person with the highest stats after me is Lee Hyun-jin, who was an [abnormal eater].
Even though she possessed ridiculous levels of stats in a special way, her average stats were only around 120.
The problem is that I have no combat skills.
The level and stats were already outside the standard a long time ago.
“You can’t answer. If you really are as I said, your level is lower than I thought…”
“No. “I don’t mind giving you an answer, but I’m worried about whether you’ll really believe me.”
“hmm?”
“Isn’t it impossible to see someone else’s status window anyway? “I’ve told you about me verbally several times so far, but in the end, the response was that they didn’t believe you, so I thought they might do it again this time.”
“Hmm.”
Kang Jae-ho laughs awkwardly at my words.
He cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“Youngjun, you are correct. Isn’t it rude to ask about the level in the first place? older brother. “I’d rather do it another way.”
“Um… then let’s do it like this.”
There was another reason why I said it this way.
‘Because that shaman has the ability to detect lies.’
After using that ability again. I
was hoping that
if I told you the level, people would know it was the truth .
“If you really say that, I won’t bother asking about your level. instead.”
I thought his posture while sitting on the chair had changed a little.
The hand moves slightly.
Behind the chair he is sitting on.
In a blind corner of my vision that is invisible to me.
“Let’s have a fight.”
Paang!
A sharp hatchet.
rushed towards me.
* * *
Suddenly during a conversation.
A hatchet flying at incredible speed.
I thought as I looked at that.
‘That’s a good thing.’
After I joined this group.
What made me most anxious was nothing else.
That man.
Park Joong-gu.
The reason was simple.
‘A man who can suddenly put an ax in his back just to see his skills.’
According to Han Yi-seo.
That guy is usually kind.
He said that when he meets an opponent he considers to be a strong enemy, he cannot control his desire to win.
‘In fact, when I met the man who was the president of the association, he threw an ax at me before even talking to him.’
If so for me too.
If he happened to be passing by and saw me, he immediately threw the ax at me.
Since I was not a combat worker, I would have had no choice but to die in a tragic accident without knowing what was going on.
So it’s fortunate.
‘Since you’re not hiding your desire to win like that… I can clearly see that it’s time to attack.’
Urgent situation.
Originally, I wouldn’t have had time to eat.
The moment his posture while sitting on the chair changed slightly.
I muttered to myself.
‘[Force Feeding]’
The ability to eat food just by touching it.
Let that trait activate.
[Panteron Beef Jerky made with the care of a war chef]
Combat rations kept inside the clothes.
Melting into my body.
At the point when I recognized this situation as a combat situation.
The trait has been activated.
[characteristic ? Field cooking is activated.]
[The proficiency and speed of cooking on the battlefield increases significantly.]
For me.
All things in the world are ultimately just objects of cooking.
[Advanced cooking secret – I have learned how to care for a store-bought hatchet.]
A hatchet flying at incredible speed.
The process of taking out the kitchen knife from the back and swinging it to ‘clean’ the hatchet.
-It
was done at such a speed that even I, who swung the blade, could not recognize it.
“…Kaha! “As expected, you are amazing!”
I would have been grateful if I had been intimidated by the speed.
Seeing that scene made him even more excited.
Jung-gu lets out a loud laugh.
‘He’s not even a minor version of Gwangil…’
Corporal Jeon Gwangil was polite to me.
He was always engulfed in burning madness when dealing with enemies.
Jung-gu’s winning spirit is weaker than Gwang-il’s madness.
Unlike the guy who was always polite to me.
In the sense that he throws an ax at me without hesitation, he is a very dangerous person who cannot even be compared to Gwang-il.
“Brother Jung-gu!”
“mister! “I didn’t think I was going to do this from the beginning…!”
Although the other two leaders were shocked by the sudden battle.
“There is no better way to check your skills!”
It seems like he doesn’t care about the opinions of the other two.
The momentum continued to build.
Either that or not.
A man named Jung-gu took out a huge ax hanging from his back.
It lunged at me at a speed that I couldn’t believe was possible with its huge body.
‘okay. ‘I guess this was the plan from the beginning.’
shaman.
Han Yi-seo has the ability to see through lies.
Those of us who are colleagues must also be aware of that ability.
If you really want to know my abilities.
After activating Han Yi-seo’s skill, all he had to do was ask me my level.
Still, to attack like that.
‘You just wanted to hang out with me.’
It’s a position that represents survivors, but it’s impossible for someone who just arrived to join that position.
You have to prove your ability to join the meeting.
just.
It’s just an excuse made up to make up for it.
‘It’s ridiculously childish… and barbaric.’
To others, it seems like he was a pretty good colleague.
To be honest.
To me… he was a character close to the worst.
Even though it’s a fight I’ve already refused several times.
Continuing to argue with someone you don’t like.
‘The intention was so obvious that I ignored it until now…’
Still, whatever.
I thought maybe this could be a good thing.
I’ve been patient so far,
but to be honest, I
‘m starting to get annoyed.’
I also thought that I didn’t want to ignore it because it must have been done with that intention from the beginning.
Anyway, I was slowly reaching the limit of my patience.
‘If that’s what you want. Okay, I’ll do it as intended.’
The good news is that
The fact that that man wanted to fight me so badly…
I already knew.
‘I am the cook. ‘I’m not confident in fighting, though.’
My fighting style.
First of all, understand your opponent first and deal with them through cooking.
‘If you’re ready… ‘There’s nothing I can’t do.’
Time to take action.
It was enough.
and.
When I crossed over to Gyeonggi-do and encountered a group of survivors.
I have already thought about how I will come out.
‘I don’t hide my skills.’
rather.
By showing off a lot and pretending to have power that isn’t there.
I’m going to exert influence here.
Plus, just in time. ‘I
was also a little curious about
how strong I am now…’
* * *
Kaang!
“Kaha! “As expected, you are amazing!”
When the hatchet he threw split in half without notice.
Even though Jung-gu is smiling like crazy on the outside.
‘Incredibly fast dagger technique…!’
In my mind, I judged calmly.
I didn’t throw it with the intention of killing him.
Even if it had hit, the attack would have landed in the shoulder area.
However, the target was not a critical location.
‘I threw it with all my might, but it was easily cut down without any buffs.’
It was an ax thrown with all one’s might.
It was also an attack that I was confident no one would easily block.
He probably doesn’t belong to a guild, and all his equipment appears to have been purchased from a store.
It would be a situation where you wouldn’t even be able to receive the guild’s buffs.
Still, such a movement.
‘This is the first level of strength I’ve seen since the president of the association… If you look at the way he uses a dagger, he’s probably an assassin type.’
The number of monsters flocking to Monster Land is enormous.
It is impossible for an individual to continue to struggle and survive within that gap.
No matter how strong you are.
As long as you’re human, you can’t help but get tired of dealing with the monsters that constantly come at you.
It’s inevitable that you’ll get injured.
The moment you receive even a slight injury.
They will just be mercilessly hunted by the monsters of Monster Land.
but.
‘If it’s an assassin type, it makes sense.’
If you say he’s an assassin, not a warrior.
When you are exhausted or injured from battle.
He could have stayed hidden from the monsters’ gaze.
No matter how many monsters there are.
He would always have been able to choose a battlefield that would be advantageous to him.
‘Of course, even that would require an absurd level of skill.’
If only I had that skill.
Assassin-type professions are the most suitable for solo play…
and are probably the most suitable professions for surviving in that magical world.
“That’s fun! fun!”
An encounter with a new powerhouse for the first time in a long time.
Jung-gu felt his adrenaline explode and took out the huge two-handed ax he was carrying on his back.
‘Assassins are bound to be weak in a head-on confrontation!’
The reason for this fight.
Whether or not he really had sufficient skills could be confirmed just by cutting him with a knife.
It was just an excuse to begin with.
He’s just me and the other person.
I just wanted to determine who was stronger among them.
‘How are you going to respond!’
Kaang!
A huge ax swung with all its might.
Was it impossible to cut it down like the hatchet just before?
The man quickly reversed the dagger he was holding and blocked the attack.
Paang!
Pushed by the enormous force loaded on the axe.
The man being pushed back.
‘I’ve seen it before, but it’s great technology.’
In terms of weapon durability, that ordinary-looking dagger can’t beat his axe.
A defense method that lets out force because it cannot be received head-on.
I don’t know, but I don’t know.
similar to yourself.
Or, it was clear that he had experienced countless times where he had to endure attacks much stronger than his own.
“under! Is this really all there is!?”
Just blocking an axe attack with that small dagger proved to be an incredible skill.
It seems like this isn’t enough for Jung-gu.
He shouted loudly and provoked the man.
“You want to be in a position to decide the big and small issues of the group like us, who have built up trust for a long time with this level of skill? A passing dog will laugh!”
How did you accept that provocation?
The man who was pushed to the far end of the conference room…
“…Tsk.”
Clicking his tongue in a low voice.
He looked down at his dagger.
‘It’s broken.’
but.
That man said he had never met any other survivors.
As for weapons, only store-mounted weapons would have been used.
He blocked the ax he swung with all his might.
It would be great if the ordinary store-bought equipment didn’t break at all.
On the other hand.
‘My equipment is made by production workers who have reached level 10.’
Considering that the value of production jobs was discovered late, the average level is lower than that of other jobs.
It was safe to say that it was the highest level of equipment currently available in the area.
‘It pricks my conscience a little, but isn’t equipment a part of skill in games?’
A buff granted by belonging to a guild.
Equipment made by production workers.
Although he was in an advantageous situation in every way.
In a world like this, that too is part of skill.
“You can’t say it’s unfair!”
Jung-gu grabs the ax again.
He lunged at the man.
Skills have already been confirmed.
He won’t die easily.
‘With the intention of doing my best to kill him!’
Unless you’re the kind of guy who dies easily.
Isn’t it okay to attack someone with the intention of killing them?
“…ha.”
and.
“I expected it might be like this since I was interacting with people I had never met before.”
In response to Jung-gu’s attack like that.
The man in front of me.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been treated like this… kinda.”
Looking at Jung-gu.
He muttered in a cold voice.
“It’s annoying.”
That moment.
Jung-gu is strange.
I felt a change in the man’s spirit.
‘Is it real from now on…!’
grasp!
A man throws the half-broken dagger he was holding in his hand towards Jung-gu’s eyebrows.
‘How stupid!’
Throwing away the weapon in your hand.
Unless they have other weapons on their bodies like you do.
It is foolish to throw away one’s own weapons.
Kaang!
After lightly striking away the flying dagger.
It was Jung-gu rushing towards the defenseless man… but
at the very moment when he was sure of victory.
‘…!’
I felt a cool energy behind my back.
Jung-gu hurriedly takes away the ax he was planning to swing at the man.
I threw myself towards the floor.
Pajik.
OK.
I felt a hot touch passing through the back of my head.
Put your hands behind your back.
A stinging sensation as if the skin was slightly torn.
I felt the warmth of flowing blood.
‘…how?’
Let’s raise our heads.
It was clearly a dagger that the man had thrown and that he had caught back.
There was a man holding that dagger in his hand.
On the day of the dagger.
There was someone’s blood on it.
‘My blood?’
maybe.
The blood belongs to Park Joong-gu.
“It was a fight they started because they wanted to. “As you wish.”
and.
The moment you meet the man’s eyes.
Jung-gu is…
Hoseungsim and all.
I was overcome with the feeling that I wanted to run away from this place right away.
That’s right too.
The man’s eyes looking at him…
“I’ll cook it for you step by step… with all my heart.”
Jung-gu.
Because I wasn’t looking at them as ‘humans’.