The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 339

Episode 339 Not a single word.

[Penalty of ‘Beserk’]

[Serious aftereffects]

[Forcing oneself to use one’s power ahead of time causes enormous aftereffects.]

Aftereffects of [Beserk].

The thing that I was somehow holding back came upon my whole body the moment I was left alone.

“Cruch…”

My vision is going dark due to the pain.

Tears and snot and saliva mix roughly, contaminating the room.

“Ugh…”

Although the overlap caused by [Absolute Taste] also put a strain on the body.

It was never like this.

Due to the [Calm Mind] I was taking regularly.

Writhing in pain without even being able to faint.

I thought with that calm spirit.

‘Maybe… if I tried to eat the association here, I could eat it.’

When heading to the central branch.

I remember what Jung-gu said.

-There is one virtue that a human being who can become a focal point must have.

-Enough to convince everyone else… Overwhelming power!

I am.

Because I showed it this time.

but.

I didn’t necessarily take up this association

for two reasons.

‘I am not the president of the association… I am the commander of the corps.’

When Jung-gu said that.

It included a request that I take on the role of head of the association.

but.

‘That shouldn’t be the case.’

That’s what I thought from the first time I heard Jung-gu’s words.

‘I’m just a stranger who stopped by here for a moment.’

What leads them.

You must belong to them.

Even if they say they will come under my command in the future.

It must be chosen by their leader and taken under the command of the legion.

Corps Commander Shin Young-jun should not become the president of the association while hiding his identity.

‘Right now, the only person who can lead this expeditionary force is… General Cho Beom-seok.’

If there had been someone else, I would have appointed him as commander.

Even the aim is down like that.

‘There was no other option.’

Because I thought so.

After asserting my authority and solidifying Jo Beom-seok’s command.

I just took a step back.

and.

The second reason is.

‘That overwhelming power… is such a burden.’

This time I just used it because I had no choice.

The side effects from [Berberization] were much greater than when cooking four times.

“Kruch….”

The pain that made it difficult to even breathe continued for several hours.

This level of power was never something that could be abused.

Even.

[Disappearance of true energy]

[Permanent loss of true energy occurs by forcibly using one’s own power.]

When [Berserk] ends.

I felt something inside my body shrinking.

Things like magical power or abilities.

It wasn’t like that.

What should I say more than that?

Close to the fundamental thing we are born with as humans…

‘Perhaps something like lifespan.’

It was decided from birth.

Human vitality itself.

That is.

I felt like I was being torn into pieces.

“Huh… Huh….”

How many hours have passed?

Just when the pain started to subside.

“Damn it, why should I…”

The feeling that crept into the place where the pain disappeared.

I can’t stand it and it comes out.

“Why me?”

Even just a year ago.

He was just an ordinary soldier who took a leave of absence from college and enlisted.

It is said that they have adapted to the changed world through the fighting they have endured.

The feeling of resentment remained.

“Why do I have to go through all this trouble…”

I was gripping the blanket tightly as I lost my strength due to anger.

I can feel tears leaking out and wetting the pillow.

Only now when no one is listening.

Complaints and complaints that I can barely let out.

“I want to go home…”

Not until much time had passed.

I felt the reason that had been lost due to the pain slowly coming back.

‘…a house.’

Even if it’s something muttered in pain, it’s true.

I was dumbfounded by what I said and burst out laughing.

‘My house is definitely somewhere in this Gyeonggi-do. ‘I want to go home.’

I guess.

It felt like the house I used to live in with my family was no longer my home.

The house I think of now.

Somewhere beyond that wall,

it has become an overly crude and cold… huge fortress.

“Okay… I have to go home.”

I am just a stranger after all.

The moment you achieve your goal.

I will return to my home immediately.

but.

“With mom and dad.”

When returning home.

I will never go back alone.

“As soon as possible.”

In order to do that.

There was quite a bit of work left to be done.

* * *

The pain that flooded my body continued for more than a day.

Even after that, my condition was honestly worse than the worst.

“General Cho Beom-seok.”

“…are you here?”

Let’s somehow overcome the pain and visit General Cho Beom-seok.

He greeted me with a haggard face.

“…I apologize again. I’m sorry. “At that time… I was out of my mind.”

“I told you. “In the military, saying you’re sorry doesn’t even work.”

I lead a creaky body.

I sat down on the chair in front of him.

“It looks like your face was hurt a lot.”

“…Well, this isn’t a big deal.”

The problem was that my insides were festering, but on the outside I was fine.

General Cho Beom-seok’s face was swollen.

“Compared to what you gave me… it’s a cheap price.”

“….”

No matter what.

A man who made mistakes because he was excited, but was capable in his own way.

He seems to have realized the value of what I did for him.

“Let’s just report it first.”

“Why does the commander report to just one soldier?”

“I just want to do it. I pretty much finished cleaning up while you were resting. There are many injuries, but fortunately there are almost no deaths. “Even… my grandchildren.”

Beomseok Jo looks relieved.

I looked at his face and asked carefully.

“…What happened to Captain Aim?”

“They said the injury was so severe that he wouldn’t be able to come to his senses for at least a few months. “It’s a shame that an important force was lost… but I’m just glad I’m alive.”

About that story.

I thought to myself.

‘I lived…!’

I’m really sorry.

What if Captain Jo Joon had been treated so well that he came to his senses?

-Now that I think about it, what did I think before I fainted…

-Ah! Mr. Shin Youngjun’s identity!

Think the same thing.

I could have died just like that.

It was best for me that he was unconscious right now.

If it was in such good condition, I even thought about marinating it a little longer using [special sauce].

“Thank goodness. “By the way, I said it as a joke, but… if something like this happens again, I really won’t forgive you then.”

“I know. And… even if you didn’t say so, I planned to do better in the future.”

After answering that, Beomseok Jo’s eyes turn slightly cold.

“You don’t know… No, even I didn’t know.”

“?”

“It seems like Jun was quite an important person to me.”

Although his tone of voice was very calm.

It wasn’t the emotion inside it.

“Even though he had a docile personality and was not suited for the military in the first place… he was a child who volunteered to join the military, which no one wants to join these days, to fulfill the dream that my grandfather could not achieve.”

“….”

“I had many shortcomings, but I never said anything displeasing to my grandfather’s nagging. “As he was a weak child from the beginning, his growth was so fast that it was noticeable.”

What’s in it.

Extremely cold, but also hot enough to burn…

“The people who made Captain Joe like that are the ones we are dealing with… Of course we have to do better.”

“….”

anger.

It wasn’t a positive feeling, though.

If we think about the enemy we will face now, that anger will be very useful when dealing with the enemy.

“Anyway, was the reason you came to see me to talk about that?”

“No, of course it’s not just that.”

I wake up.

He said, signaling him to follow.

“The guy who made Captain Joe like that.”

“…!”

“We are going to interrogate him. “Let’s go together.”

* * *

“Are you here?”

Let’s go into a room.

Park Jung-gu came out to meet me.

however.

“Why do you look like that?”

“…It’s nothing.”

What can I say about Park Joong-gu’s expression as he greets me?

He seemed full of dissatisfaction.

“I don’t think it’s anything.”

“It’s just… there’s something like that.”

“yes?”

“There was a scene I really wanted to see, and I thought it would come out soon… but suddenly a different scene came out. Something like that. “It’s not a big deal, so just ignore it.”

“…?”

I’m not sure.

It didn’t seem like a serious complaint, so I decided to go with what he said.

“First of all, as you said, the leaders of all groups are waiting inside. “Let’s go in.”

“yes.”

like that.

I entered the building with Jo Beom-seok.

Inside the room was a small room made of transparent glass.

It was filled with unidentifiable smoke.

“What is his condition?”

“Like you said, I lit a sleeping incense, and I also lighted all kinds of poison incense just in case.”

Let’s ask Jin-kyung Kim, who was waiting inside the building.

She said, looking into the glass with an indifferent expression.

“I smoked it with things that debuff my abilities as much as possible. “By now, he has probably been weakened to the level of an ordinary human.”

A small space made of glass filled with smoke.

inside it.

A man passed out and tied to a chair.

“Jang Ji-han. “He is one of only five executives in our association.”

Kim Jin-kyung looks at the man with a cold expression.

Jo Beom-seok added to Jin-kyung Kim’s explanation.

“He is the leader of the shooting team who commands all of the association’s shooters and is a sworn brother to the president of the association.”

“He is my sworn brother….”

“Among all the awakened members in the association, he is the best at long-distance shooting. In particular, he was not only good at ultra-long-distance sniping, but he also made and used arrows with special abilities… He was a versatile person in many ways.”

The expression on Jo Beom-seok’s face as he looks at him.

There were complex emotions involved.

“He was recognized by everyone as the best sniper in the association.”

“It’s the best… I didn’t think the evasive maneuvers were very good.”

“…hmm?”

“The fact that he stayed on the same floor even though he knew his location had been discovered by the enemy raised questions about his qualifications as a sniper.”

Let me say so.

Beomseok Jo looks blankly at my face.

“Is that so? “We didn’t even know he was there because he killed the enemy before he could get close.”

“That means I’ve been lucky so far. “I guess you’ve probably never had any serious sniper training, is that correct?”

“…I understand that before awakening, you were not a soldier but an archer. “I see something like that at your level.”

at that time.

Someone gritted their teeth and said.

“That bastard… betrayed us?”

Awakened from the Eastern Branch.

It was Heo Yun-chang.

“that’s right. “I thought the traitor was inside… but I never thought he was among those who participated in the first expedition.”

“…Did you know there was a traitor?”

“hmm. “The reason I opposed conquest at the last meeting was because I had that traitor in mind.”

“oh my god.”

Beomseok Jo looked at me and said.

“That traitor you mentioned last time won’t know the details of the operation. “I guess you had this in mind.”

“Well, that’s right.”

If the traitor is out there.

No matter what strategy we plan, it’s natural that we don’t know.

“It’s obvious even without asking why you betrayed me. “After being captured while fighting monsters, he promised cooperation in exchange for sparing his life… or something like that?”

Kim Jin-kyung said, glaring at the sleeping man with cold eyes.

“You sold out humanity for your own comfort… you bastard.”

In those words.

I shrugged my shoulders and responded.

“Well, we don’t know the exact circumstances yet.”

“Do we need to find out more here? “I think it’s already obvious.”

“But we gathered together to find out something.”

All of the leaders from each branch were in the room.

“Mr. Jongdu.”

I am one of them.

I called Kim Jong-du.

OK.

“Yes… Yes! “Did you call me!!!”

Something.

Unlike his rough past, Kim Jong-doo approaches with all kinds of fuss.

“…What are you doing?”

“yes? no! “Because you called me!”

“…?”

I’m not sure what it is, but anyway.

“To be honest, this glass wall makes me a little uneasy. In case he escapes, can you reinforce it so that there will be no problem if he causes a disturbance inside?”

“Oh, I understand!”

like that.

Kim Jong-du stepped forward and strengthened the wall.

“I think you can turn off the sleeping scent now.”

“yes.”

Jinkyung Kim waved his hand slightly.

The smoke that had spread inside disappeared.

“…!@%!@…@….”

“…?”

“What are you saying…”

muttering something strange and unintelligible.

Jang Ji-han opens his eyes.

“…ah.”

He looked at us with blank eyes.

He then slowly shook his head and said.

“…I see, I got caught.”

“okay.”

After keeping in my mind the image Jang Ji-han showed me just now.

I opened my mouth calmly.

“I’m sure you know the situation well anyway, so let’s ask a few questions.”

“…Hehe, he was such a monster back then. If you’re caught like this, there’s nothing you can do. If I answer correctly, will you let me live?”

“Does that depend on your answer?”

“What do you know? “Try it.”

I glanced around to check the person behind me.

“First question.”

After I was at eye level with the guy.

I looked into those eyes and asked a question.

“Are you Jang Ji-han?”

“right. “Don’t you know it when you see it?”

To my question like that.

Jang Ji-han laughed as if it was a stupid question, then stretched out his head, looked behind me, and said.

“I see a lot of familiar faces back there. Why don’t you check with them?”

“Then second question.”

Either that or not.

I calmly asked the second question.

“Did Jang Ji-han betray humanity?”

“Well… Actually, I didn’t want to do this either…”

It doesn’t feel like reflection.

A guy with an evil smile.

“But there’s nothing I can do to survive, right?”

“You bastard…!”

“I was just wondering, you’re Jung-gu, right? “Did you not know he was still alive?”

I heard Jung-gu’s voice full of anger.

Jang Ji-han laughs.

“I thought a reckless and clueless person like you wouldn’t live long. I guess you’re still alive. “I guess Miss Lee Seo put a lot of effort into it?”

“You bastard….”

Jung-gu couldn’t hold back his anger and tried to step forward.

“Third question.”

I stretched out my arm and stopped Jung-gu.

I asked the following question.

“Is there a traitor other than Jang Ji-han?”

“…Tsk. “If you answer correctly, your life will be spared, right?”

“okay. Your treatment will depend on how sincerely you answer.”

“Then let me trust you and answer. “If you’re a traitor other than me…”

He seemed to hesitate for a moment.

The guy who closes his eyes tightly and opens his mouth.

“There are many more than me.”

“…!”

In those words.

The people gathered felt surprised.

‘That man wasn’t the only traitor…!’

‘How many people in that first raid team betrayed?’

The first to attack were the association’s elites, including the association president.

Only after reviving all kinds of equipment, such as those tanks, was our expeditionary force evaluated as a force comparable to the elites.

Even considering that the evaluation was based on power excluding me, it is a clear fact that it was a group of extremely strong people.

“And… this is really a secret.”

and.

That wasn’t all.

“There is a traitor among you now.”

“…what what?”

“You never said that traitors are only outside, right?”

Shock spread among the people.

The enemy within.

Because it was a risk that could not be compared to the traitor outside.

“Do it like this. “If you promise to free me, I will reveal the identity of the traitor.”

“…How can I believe you?”

Beomseok Jo asked with a stern look on his face.

“It’s okay if you don’t believe anything. But is it okay to go without knowing the identity of the traitor?

“….”

“It looks like they have been replenishing their power in their own way. In particular, I don’t know where this guy I’ve seen for the first time came from… He’s amazing. But that’s it.”

Jang Ji-han instead smiled and answered.

“The further you go in here, the more power will hit you.”

“….”

Your operation will be leaked and eventually people like us will be caught. “There will be traitors among them… and eventually, the number of traitors will increase.”

“That…”

“You don’t believe me? Then the answer is simple. Just kill me. I don’t mind though. “What happens after I die is none of my business, right?”

People gritted their teeth at the generous answer.

“If there really is a traitor inside…”

someone can be heard muttering.

‘If that’s true, this expedition team will follow the same steps as the first expedition team.’

‘What should we do…’

Faces that clearly show confusion.

And after I glanced at the faces.

“I heard what you said.”

He said with a calm expression.

“…?”

The leaders around me looked at me with blank expressions.

Hearing this story may be quite shocking.

You must be wondering how I can be so calm.

“Then… we decided to decide whether or not to save you based on the sincerity of your answer.”

of course.

There was a reason for that.

“Let’s check how sincerely you answered.”

“what?”

I turned my head and

was at the very back among those gathered.

“Han Yi-seo.”

“yes.”

Hiding in those shadows.

I spoke to a woman who had been listening to the whole story.

“Answer me. Is what the author said true?”

OK.

He slowly walked out of it.

Sreung.

A woman pointing a sharp knife at Ji-han, who is tied up.

she shouted firmly.

“no!”

Eat.

“After that man came to his senses, he didn’t say a single word!”

In that voice.

I thought to myself.

“You didn’t tell the truth!”

what.

I thought so.