The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 316
Episode 316: Leave this place to me and run away.
The door to the barrier opens.
Combat workers from the central branch head into the snowstorm to head to the southern branch.
“…Hey, senior.”
of course.
Not all of them were combat workers.
Among the group was me…
this guy.
“Why do I have to be included here too…?”
Howard was there too.
A guy with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
“Cooking class isn’t over yet.”
“…”
“I have to continue even after going over there. I have so much left to learn from you. “You still have a lot to learn.”
“My job is to cook for the rest of the branch.”
“So you made a lot in advance, right? “If it’s not for buffing purposes, you don’t necessarily have to cook it.”
“….”
Unlike me.
Howard has lived a purely non-combat career as a chef.
He seemed absurd that he would be participating in an expedition like this.
What can I do?
“If you tease me, you’ll be my senior.”
“….”
Although it seems absurd.
Howard immediately lowers his head.
Eat.
The hierarchy in the culinary industry is stricter than in the military.
The hierarchy between me and him was established through direct confrontation through cooking.
That relationship is stronger than the seniority relationship in the corps.
I chuckled when I saw that.
I turned my gaze and looked around.
‘…I brought this guy with me because I thought there would come a time when I would need him.’
Let’s look around.
I can see the awakened people moving with me.
“Ugh….”
“What kind of blizzard is this…!”
He looks like he’s having a hard time getting hit by a snowstorm.
When I saw that.
I felt a little wary.
That’s what I thought when I first arrived at the central branch.
‘The average level is low.’
If you listen to the story.
Originally, it was this central branch that had the strongest power among all branches.
Not to mention the gentleman who was the president of the association.
He said that all of the group members he led were quite strong.
Perhaps those elites were strong men on a similar level to our regular troops.
but.
Now that most of that force has gone missing, the opposite has happened.
The central branch, which was supposed to be the strongest, fell to the weakest among the various branches.
“…Ugh.”
“Everyone, cheer up. “If you go a little further, there will be a resting place.”
actually.
It seemed like they had never moved in numbers like this since the elites went missing.
The basic method of movement was similar to that of the awakened people in the northern branch.
It looked like he was having a very hard time.
‘The combat workers who were not deployed in that [attack] and remained at the branch…’
It is said that not a single executive participated in that operation.
It was an operation that used as much power as possible, even doing such crazy things.
The ones here are people who were not involved in that operation, except for Yunseong.
in other words.
‘They must have been treated as outside the military, to the point where they were neglected even in operations that took all the force they had.’
Even so, the number was strangely large.
I could guess the reason to some extent.
‘It’s relatively recent that our unit started transmitting radio.’
Those who learned the awakening method properly after listening to the radio at that time.
They later took out the frozen zombies and awakened them as parasites.
If it’s as I expected.
They must have been the ones who belatedly woke up after that radio broadcast.
and.
The man who guides and guides them.
‘That man named Yunseong is also…’
[Ha Yunseong]
[Lv.21]
He is level 21.
Although it is still at a level that can be called high level.
Even compared to the leaders of the northern branch who were in the late 20s, the level was much lower.
They were just elite soldiers.
As he was neither a leader nor an executive level person.
In fact, he is not that strong.
‘…I’m anxious.’
Moving through this blizzard is no easy task.
The last time I came with the humans of the Northern Branch, there was no major problem because they were with the combat staff led by Park Jung-gu, who is said to be one of the strongest men in the entire association.
I honestly had some doubts about whether they could actually do it right now.
It wouldn’t have been a problem if I had gone alone.
First of all, these are also troops to investigate the ‘cause of the cold’.
This is all I can do to investigate the area where my family might be.
The more power, the better.
They’ll have to go together too…
‘I guess I’ll have to give them a little help.’
I decided that way.
I spoke to Yunseong, who was ahead.
“excuse me.”
“…You are Captain Seo’s son.”
Let me talk to you.
Yunseong frowned and answered.
“What is this? “Do not leave your marching position.”
“Oh, that’s not it. “I have something to tell you…”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but we’re in the middle of an important operation right now.”
Without even having time to say anything.
Yunseong cuts me off.
“You are not a member of our group, but once you join this group, you are also responsible for the group’s safety. From your position, you have to detect the approach of monsters. This kind of departure could endanger other colleagues. “Go back to your place.”
“No, that’s true.”
but.
Still, I have to say what I have to say.
“If things continue like this, something big will happen…”
“How many times do I have to tell you?”
Yunseong glares at me with a frown.
“You are Master Seo’s son, but you are not a member of our guild.”
“….”
“He wasn’t even a member of the Central Branch, but he said he was the son of Chief Seo… but actually, that could be a lie. But you don’t even listen to me, who is in charge of commanding this group?”
In those eyes.
There was a slight sense of hostility.
“Should I make you my enemy?”
“There is a monster ahead.”
“…what?”
“I know this route is the fastest, but you will engage monsters. It would be better to take a detour. “I came here to talk about that.”
On my word.
Yunseong hesitated for a moment.
As if he soon came to his senses, he shook his head and said.
“I know what you mean, but this is the route our branch has been using the most.”
“….”
“This is a route that was consistently maintained until those elites went missing. It is also a place where you can observe to some extent from the wall. Large-scale monsters or large monsters would not have suddenly taken root. “Even if there are monsters, it’s probably a small group.”
“Still…”
“It’s common to have minor skirmishes with monsters while moving. In fact, it might be more dangerous to go another route.”
He said so.
Yunseong ignores me and takes another step.
“The career path does not change.”
“….”
“Please return to your position.”
I have no choice.
I returned to my position.
And I thought.
‘This… is the least important place in this formation.’
It was like that at the restaurant last time.
I am now convinced.
What can I say?
‘This person is very wary of me.’
I felt like they were very wary
of me interfering with or influencing this group .
hmm.
I guess this is it.
‘It’s going to be a little annoying.’
So in the end.
A group that continues to move forward without changing course.
Meanwhile.
“Uh…”
“There’s something over there!”
Those who were ahead.
I spotted something and shouted.
“what? “Is it a monster?”
“Uh… it looks like a monster.”
The humans who were at the forefront.
A light sneer appeared on their lips.
-What?
“It seems like a monster with no special purpose.”
What is there.
It was a small creature, at most the size of a small dog.
It looks more like a fur doll than a living thing.
The magical energy emanating from his body was also very minimal.
“…no way. Did you see this and tell me to avoid it?”
Yunseong also saw that.
I could see him giggling as if he was dumbfounded.
actually.
What Yunseong said was not wrong.
This is a route that the central branch frequently organizes.
Maybe it’s a small monster.
If there were large monsters or large groups of monsters coming and going,
even those in the central branch, no matter how weak they were, would have noticed.
What if there was a monster that suddenly appeared on this route?
That means it has to be a small monster like that.
“You can just skip it, but… I have experience with that too, so I’ll deal with it quickly and move on!”
“yes!”
and.
Looking at that.
‘As expected…’
I thought to myself.
‘These guys don’t even have the basics.’
After the low-level awakened people stepped forward with excitement.
He was swinging his weapon at that monster…
-What?
Right at that moment.
-Kyuiiiiii… Ik?
It looked small and fragile.
Monsters that look like white cotton balls.
-Cook…Cook…Cook….
Their bodies.
I wonder if it is swelling rapidly.
-Kwooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
“What what!?”
It transformed into a gigantic monster over 3 meters in size.
The ground around you shakes at the sound of the monster’s screams.
“What the hell is that!?”
Unlike when it was small and cute.
The monster blocking the group’s path is of course enormous in size.
-Crueoeook…!
-Kuhuk… Kukhuk….
Those eyes were bloodshot and an ugly red.
An unidentifiable dark red magic energy was hovering throughout his entire body.
[Yetil of Anger]
[It is a monster Yetil that is normally small in size and has a gentle personality, but the moment it spots an enemy, it cannot hold back its anger and goes berserk, taking on its original form.] [
What is unique about it is that there is a big difference in its taste when it is small and when it is large. Therefore, if you want to eat soft meat, it is recommended to hunt or assassinate before going berserk. After going berserk, Yetil’s meat is a little tough, but it has a deep flavor and is suitable for use as soup. It is a food ingredient that can be enjoyed in various flavors by timing the hunt according to its purpose -]
The moment it encounters an enemy, it [goes berserk]. .
A monster that emits its original power.
How amazing is the efficiency of that [Berserk] technique?
I could feel the magic around me fluctuating every time the monsters that looked so small and fragile exhaled.
‘I knew it would be like this.’
In the first place.
If it was a really weak monster, I wouldn’t have warned you.
‘The snowstorm is severe and visibility is limited, but I have a [combat power meter].’
This power measures the difficulty based on the target monster’s magical power.
The difficulty level of the monsters I saw was a little light…
but they were actually green.
‘These are not monsters that can be suddenly engaged in like this.’
They were powerful enough to be treated as boss monsters by ordinary awakeners.
Our corps too.
It was rare to attack a monster of that level without any preparation.
‘To judge the enemy’s strength only by appearance…’
I couldn’t believe what the awakened people would do now, more than half a year after the day of destruction.
In this Gyeonggi-do, there were many people who lived a safe life due to that wall.
Those who lived within that barrier and only recently succeeded in awakening.
Most people don’t even know these basic things.
“Damn it!”
“Everyone, take out your weapons!”
Yunseong is also urgently trying to command the battle.
Basically, they were combatants, not commanders.
Always followed orders from superiors.
When you find yourself in a position to give orders.
As a commander, he is unable to pay attention to the things he should naturally keep in mind.
“Ugh…!”
Yunseong hurriedly swung his great sword and blocked the monster’s path.
Although awakened people from the central branch flocked around him.
“Ugh…!”
“Aunt Sunja!”
“What kind of power is that!”
Three green magical monsters.
Even if all of those people are elites of the legion, they are difficult enemies.
Besides, Yunseong is the only one above level 20.
Is there any way that they, who are mostly awakened people below level 10, can handle this?
at last.
“I told you this.”
at last.
I sighed and stepped forward.
“I thought it was going to be a bother.”
“Now you…!”
OK.
I felt Yunseong looking at me with trembling eyes.
“What you said… was true.”
This wouldn’t have happened if you had listened to my warning.
He looks like he’s feeling guilty.
But whatever.
It’s already happened, so what’s the point of regretting it later?
“Lead your group members and retreat.”
“…what?”
“Unfortunately, there were monsters like that on this route, but if you take the other route, you’ll be fine.”
Let me say so.
Yunseong looked at me and asked.
“Retreat later. “Then what about you?”
“Well… it would have been best not to run into each other, but if we did, someone would have to solve it.”
“…what is that?”
These are pretty strong monsters.
It is obvious that if the awakened people here try to run away, they will be caught quickly.
Someone needed to step up.
“…The amount of magical power wafting out is unusual. “Even if all the other elites were there, it wouldn’t have been easy!”
“Oh, I guess so?”
“Leaving you alone to face such an enemy…!”
however.
What did you think of my words?
Yunseong bit his lip tightly.
He lowered his head and said.
“How can you do something like that!”
…this guy.
It seems like I’ve completely misunderstood something.