The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 325

Episode 325: Pretending to be strong.

actually.

I wasn’t the type of person who preferred fighting battles myself.

‘Because I work in production to begin with.’

We live in an era where even one person’s power is a waste.

There were many cases where we had no choice but to fight.

actually.

By the time the corps had secured enough strength to begin the full-scale occupation of Gangwon-do.

From then on, there were many more cases of cooking at home base.

The same goes for this Gyeonggi-do.

Actually, I was hoping that if possible, I wouldn’t have to fight too much myself.

‘I felt it painfully last time.’

The last meeting held.

There, I explained to others the dangers of that ‘source of cold’.

When I was convinced that we should attack that place.

‘My words didn’t even work.’

It wasn’t that there was a lack of logic.

Because they lacked authority.

To those who have survived through a long and intense struggle.

Because I, who had not shared their survival, was like a stranger.

‘It would be quite difficult to gain that level of authority now.’

It’s the trust they built up as they worked together.

Although I can’t suddenly surpass that trust.

Still…

‘If we start accumulating it from now on, things will be a little different.’

at last.

There was only one thing I had to do.

‘Pretend to be strong!’

so that.

“Where are you?”

“yes?”

“Where are those monsters coming from?” It means that I can

say these things

with confidence.

* * *

“Where is it? Why are you asking that? Mr. Youngjun.”

Jojun responded with an embarrassed expression.

Right now, I am not leading any troops, and I am an individual whose affiliation is ambiguous.

Such an individual asks to know the enemy’s location.

It may be embarrassing to wonder what the intention was.

“…It’s at the rear. “We can just go back in the same direction we came from.”

“Grandpa… not General Joe?”

Unlike that aim.

Beomseok Jo looked at my face and calmly said that.

“According to what the scouts saw… the name of the group of monsters is Icebough Goblins. “They are weak individually, but they always work in large groups.”

“okay.”

“From where they’re coming from, if we make the right encounter, we’ll be surrounded by two hordes of monsters. Even if we somehow succeed in overcoming it, the damage will be enormous. We need to hold them off for as long as possible. Is it possible?”

In Jo Beom-seok’s words.

I shrugged my shoulders and answered.

“Well… let’s do something.”

“Hehe…”

He made an expression as if he was taken aback by my words.

Beomseok Jo nodded and continued speaking.

“How many reinforcements will be enough? “This battle is urgent, so I can’t give much away.”

“You don’t have to have it at all. “In fact, it might be better not to send it.”

“hmm. Is that that much?… I understand. Jun. “Please give Mr. Youngjun a separate operation.”

and.

About the conversation between me and Jo Beom-seok.

“…??? ????”

It seems like Jo Joon doesn’t understand any of it.

He just gave me a dumbfounded look.

“General Joe Joe?”

“Why but Captain Cho?”

“We are stopping those monsters right now… Is it true that you told me to send only one person?”

“That’s right.”

“…What is this!”

Jo Joon tried to resist the order.

“I think you are mistaken… This is not a request as your grandfather, but an order as a commander. Captain Joe.”

“…All right.”

Let Jo Beom-seok speak firmly.

I bit my lip and used my abilities.

“…You can refuse if it’s difficult, Mr. Youngjun. “You are under no obligation to obey our orders.”

Does your conscience prick you even as you give orders?

Jojun says those words.

[The operation plan has been handed down!]

I could feel the contents of the operation that Jo Joon had conveyed in my mind.

Unlike the content that was delivered in detail to each person in the battle just before.

The content delivered this time was extremely simple.

[Go to the area and stop the approaching monsters.]

I received that order.

“Loyal loyalty~”

calmly.

I moved on to find that group of monsters.

* * *

“Whoop! Whoosh…!”

A battle against the flocking monsters.

Now that the battle is somewhat late.

Jo Jun took a deep breath and assessed the surrounding situation.

‘The battle… is almost over.’

There were still monsters remaining.

It seemed unlikely that there would be any major crisis caused by those monsters.

The number of monsters that attacked was significant.

With the help of military equipment, the battle unfolded in a favorable manner for the expeditionary force.

If only there were variables in this battle.

It was a group of monsters approaching from behind… but

that variable was not involved in the battle.

Because one man single-handedly set out to stop the horde of monsters.

‘Mr. Youngjun!’

Let’s get some leeway in the midst of an urgent battle.

Jojun immediately thought of that man.

I didn’t hear exactly what happened, though.

His grandfather Jo Beom-seok was in great danger.

It was Jo Joon who knew that Shin Young-jun saved him.

It’s already a huge blessing.

But now.

It wasn’t enough that he saved his grandfather.

‘Alone for our allies.’

We are in a situation where we are in a fight against numerous monsters.

“Spare troops this way!”

so that.

Aiming excludes those participating in a battle that is nearing completion.

The troops, who had been recovering their stamina to some extent in the rear, were hastily summoned.

“What’s going on?”

In that voice.

Several people approached the aim.

The first thing that approached was…

a large barbarian warrior.

“If it’s nothing special, I should go catch the next monster right away.”

It was Park Jung-gu.

His entire body was covered in the monster’s blood, and the heat rising from his body was creating steam.

Although he must have gone through a huge battle, he looks like he is looking forward to the next fight rather than being exhausted.

Originally, he was someone who should still be fighting on the front lines.

It seemed like it was just the right time to defeat one monster and move on to the next.

‘It worked out just fine! Mr. Jung-gu would be of great help.’

Now the president and executives of the association have all disappeared.

In the current association, no matter how small it is, it is a strong player that can be ranked among the top three.

Jojun, who thought it would be a great help if he helped, opened his mouth with a happy expression.

“Actually, in addition to these monsters, there are a group of monsters that have been attacking us.”

“what?”

“It seemed like they were a different group from these guys, but unfortunately, they were approaching us in a way that surrounded us… If the battle had continued like that, we would have suffered a lot of damage.”

“It’s dangerous. “The battle is coming to an end now, but if we are attacked from the rear, it will be very difficult.”

“Oh, it’s okay for now. Troops were dispatched to stop those monsters.”

“is it? “That’s a good thing.”

Park Jung-gu breathes a sigh of relief.

However, Jo Jun spoke with a more serious expression.

“We gathered you all for one reason. Even though he’s holding off a horde of monsters, there may be limits. We must immediately send our spare troops to help him.”

“…huh?”

OK.

Jung-gu tilted his head and said.

“You’re saying it’s him, or that we have to help him… You’re making it sound like we’re one person?”

“you’re right.”

“…Didn’t you say they were large-scale monsters? “There was only one soldier sent to stop it?”

“That’s because we couldn’t afford it either.”

“…Hmm.”

Jung-gu looked at him silently.

He wasn’t so clueless that he couldn’t understand the meaning of the criticism contained therein.

“sorry. This is the result of my incompetence. but!”

Jojun said, raising his head that was down in shame.

“Looking at the silence so far, it seems like we have succeeded in stopping it, but even that will have its limits. “We have to go help quickly!”

“Whew. I don’t understand why they only sent one person for such a task in the first place… Okay. “It appears to be an urgent situation, so let’s gather the troops and leave immediately.”

“Thank you!”

Jung-gu had a shocked expression on his face.

Nevertheless, he immediately shouted to the surroundings and summoned his men.

While those men are gathering.

Jung-gu said while looking at Jo Joon.

“First of all, since it is an urgent situation, I will help you. I plan to talk to the general separately about the decision to send only one person to stop the group of monsters. “It won’t matter, right?”

“Yes, I understand.”

“So who was in charge of that mission?”

By the time most of the troops had gathered to leave for support.

Jung-gu asked Jo Jun.

“Stop a group of monsters by yourself. It was a ridiculous order to begin with… but at least it was a success, seeing as the monsters weren’t coming. The only person who could do something like that would be me or that spearman from the eastern branch. “Did you send that guy?”

“Oh, that’s not true. Mr. Jung-gu also knows me well.”

“hmm?”

Park Joong-gu is a human from the Northern Branch.

After realizing this, Jo Joon immediately opened his mouth.

“Shin Young-jun will be there.”

“…You are Youngjun?”

I have already heard and know that the humans in the northern branch and Shin Young-jun have a close relationship.

I decided that it would be good if the supporting troops participated in the operation with a little more enthusiasm.

“Yes, that’s right.”

The person who needs that support is someone who is close to you.

I was planning on telling you that, but…

“Well… I’ll ask you first. Did you say you needed this support, Youngjun?”

“yes? no. “It’s not like that, but…”

Jung-gu’s expression had changed significantly.

Jojun, who didn’t see that, answered the question without thinking.

“Even though I said they could send reinforcements, they refused.”

“….”

“I didn’t understand. Since the battle on this side was so urgent, he must have made a difficult decision for the sake of his allies. Now that I have some free time, I can hurry…”

And.

When Jo Joon answers with such urgency.

“…What was that?”

Park Joong-gu.

He chuckled and said as if he was dumbfounded.

“Phew, I was nervous for no reason.”

“…yes?”

“They only sent one person for such a task, so I thought they were sending them out to death because they were not part of his group, but I was wrong. Let me apologize. “Well, Jun-i isn’t a person worthy of that, is he?”

“What are you talking about?”

Jung-gu looked nervous, thinking he had to go out to help.

He smiled empty-handedly.

He gave an order in a light voice to the gathered troops.

“As soon as everyone called me, I felt sorry. First of all, leave the injured alone! “So that the rest of us can rest and recover our strength!”

Jung-gu gives orders to the assembled troops.

Jo Jun’s expression turned pale when he heard the contents.

“What are you doing! Mr. Jung-gu!”

“hmm. Our troops are exhausted from fighting on the front lines just now. I was so excited that I kept dragging them from place to place, so they must have been more tired than the other groups. therefore.”

“therefore?”

“I need to give you some time to rest.”

“No, what is that!”

Jojun shouted with an expression that he did not understand.

“Weren’t Youngjun and the Northern Branch close friends? “They say Youngjun is in danger right now…!”

“…Well, Youngjun is in danger.”

To the reaction of such aim.

Park Joong-gu touched his chin and spoke in a calm tone.

“My thoughts are a little different.”

“What the…!”

“Maybe that’s just your opinion.”

Park Jung-gu gives an extremely irresponsible answer.

At those words, Jojun clenched his fists and thought.

‘I didn’t know he was such an irresponsible person!’

Although it is an organic cooperative relationship.

Each branch of the association is basically a different group.

We didn’t know each other in such detail.

Nevertheless.

Jo Joon was secretly attracted to Jung-gu, who was said to be a strong warrior.

‘Ignoring your colleague’s crisis…!’

What Park Jung-gu just showed me.

I felt the goodwill I had built up disappearing in an instant.

“That’s it!”

“huh?”

“It seems like a waste of time explaining things to Jung-gu. Mr. Jung-gu, I wonder if he was resting comfortably as you said. “I will go to support with others.”

at last.

Jo Joon led the troops of the southern branch and began to move.

“…hmm. “We will join you too.”

Fortunately, humans from the eastern and central branches joined us belatedly.

It was organized as a support force to help Shin Young-jun.

“Huh? Wait, are you really going to go?”

“…That’s it!”

Aim ignores Jung-gu’s dissuasion, as he is strangely relaxed.

He led the reinforcements and headed toward where Shin Young-jun was headed.

* * *

And a moment later.

The troops who came out to provide support.

I was able to realize one thing.

“…?”

Monsters gathered in enormous density.

If you look at the numbers, the monsters that flocked here are also.

I was certain that the group was not much inferior to the ones the expedition team faced.

“….”

“Mr. Jo Joon? “What… is this?”

and.

“What about this pile of corpses?”

Support troops rushed in.

What they encountered was not the scene of an urgent battle.

‘The main unit hasn’t even finished the battle yet, so what is this?’

Countless monsters all turned into corpses without a single exception.

It looks like they are piled up in one place.

“Huh? What are you all doing here?”

When you look at that and are embarrassed.

A peaceful voice came from above the group of corpses.

Let’s raise our heads.

What is there.

“Ah, I guess the main battle is already over?”

“….”

“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting for this.”

Use a mountain of corpses as a chair.

With my entire body soaked in the blood of my enemy.

Calmly wiping away the monster flesh from the knife…

“This place has just been cleaned up.”

“….”

It was the appearance of a man.