The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 350

Episode 350: Memorial Service Table (2)

“…I never thought so many people would come.”

After gaining initiation into soul cooking, I was able to see the spirit body to some extent.

Normally, not all spiritual entities were visible to my eyes.

‘All I can see are those who are active.’

Even if you say you have that ability.

My usual vision was not much different except for the surroundings of Han Yi-seo.

But…

‘It was said that those souls, like monsters, came in huge numbers after the Day of Doom.’

in other words.

I just couldn’t see it with my eyes.

Perhaps the number of ghosts that have entered the Earth…

is likely not much compared to the number of monsters that are currently covering the world.

And now.

‘…there are so many.’

So many souls.

I started to see it with my own eyes.

-Ah… this is a coveted offering.

-The sacrifices that had been offered so far were so poor that I didn’t even have any interest… But finally.

-Now you are paying a proper tribute…!

It just existed.

Souls that were invisible to me because they were not active.

“…there are too many. Does it always appear like that?”

“Is that possible? Usually, at most, one or two people with a good personality approach me. This is my first time seeing that many spirits…”

That huge number of spirits.

They were clinging around the ancestral rite table.

“It’s a big deal.”

“huh? “Isn’t it good if a lot of spirits appear?”

“That’s true, but… that many spirits… I can’t control them.”

Is it too much to handle with Han Yi-seo’s strength alone?

I saw her face turn pale.

“If you do it wrong… He may only take away the offering and not grant any requests…”

“Yes? “Is that possible?”

“If there are so many powerful and numerous spirits… enough.”

These are dishes that Howard and I did our best to prepare.

As you can see from the power displayed by those expeditionary forces.

Its value was beyond imagination.

-Give it to me… right now!

Like that.

Even though Han Yi-seo’s request hasn’t even been delivered yet.

So much so that a rude guy appears who reaches out to the ancestral rite table like that.

and.

When I saw that, I said…

“Wow!”

-!?

Swing the kitchen knife in your hand.

I drove the guys out.

-What are you doing!

-How dare a lowly mortal…!

-You’re interfering with our precious meal…!

It seems like he has no intention of hiding his anger.

Spiritual bodies that express their unpleasant emotions to the fullest.

As a result, I felt the air around me vibrate.

“I understand that you are excited about the delicious meal.”

I said, pointing my knife at them.

“You guys. “You haven’t paid the price yet.”

-dare…!

“Go away. “You haven’t proven yourself worthy to eat this yet.”

Han Yi-seo’s face turned pale.

“Mr. Youngjun!?”

“yes.”

“You must not provoke the great spirits above!”

“…Oh really?”

“of course!”

Han Yi-seo is freaked out.

“Young people’s power is enormous.”

“still. “I heard it would be difficult to physically interfere with this ancestral rite if you don’t eat it?”

“It’s true that unless a ancestral rite is performed, the area in which they can interfere with the living is small… but they still possess tremendous power! “If you provoke those people carelessly…!”

surely.

Just as she said.

-You… how dare you touch a human…

-Did you really think you were equal to us just because you could contact us?

-Something like biting your soul. It’s infinitely easy.

Spirits starting to threaten me.

But…

“It’s infinitely easy…”

I said, nodding my head when I saw that.

“If it’s really that easy, why not give it a try?”

-…

That’s right.

Those spirits only make threats in words.

“I will not?”

-You…

near me.

Because I couldn’t even approach it.

-You are not an ordinary human being.

-There’s… something inside.

Spirits who tried to threaten me.

Their figures swayed uneasily.

-I have to see it.

-What is hiding inside…

Sigh.

He approached my body carefully.

Stick your head inside it.

‘…It’s a bit of a strange feeling.’

I didn’t feel like anything was touching me.

It wasn’t very pleasant to see a blurry figure sticking its head inside me.

-Oh my god…

but.

Nevertheless, there was a reason for allowing their access.

-What is that?!

-What on earth is it carrying inside its body?…

-It is blue and powerful. It’s big… so big.

Countless spiritual bodies stuck their heads inside me.

The voice begins to murmur in fear.

-…It’s so big that you can’t see the end. Could such a being exist?

-No, no. It’s not that there is no end in sight. In fact, there is no end…!

-Literally infinite…

in those words.

I had some idea of what they saw in me.

‘You… were still inside me.’

Now it has become my stat.

but.

At one time, he wielded literally infinite power…

he couldn’t even be compared to those mischievous ghosts.

An infinitely great being.

-Who are you…?

-Why do you have something like that…!

These guys witnessed that part of the story.

-That is not a power that an ordinary human can possess.

-Besides… I only noticed it now, but this energy emanating from that body…

-Hmm, it’s so weak… but it’s clear.

The spirits staggered back.

I shouted in astonishment.

-It is the energy of a divine spirit…

-How is it that a divine spirit is wearing the body of a lowly mortal…!

Those guys who looked inside me.

They hurriedly distanced themselves from my body.

“Mr. Youngjun…? “What about this?”

“….”

Soon….

-I couldn’t recognize you because you were hiding your energy.

-Forgive our rudeness…!

All of it.

He started to bow his head towards me.

* * *

‘As expected…’

When I first saw those ghosts.

I felt that the spirit that was guarding Han Yi-seo was afraid of me.

‘It was a gamble, but it worked.’

Is there a reason for that?

I thought it might be because of the stats I have and the being inside.

That idea was spot on.

‘…by the way.’

Those guys.

I heard you said that you couldn’t recognize me because I hid my energy.

‘I… I haven’t really hidden anything?’

[Strength: 15]

Rather, he tried to show it openly.

To those guys….

‘It was such a small amount that I’m sure they hid it on purpose, right?’

To be honest, my pride is a little hurt…

but whatever!

“I’m not going to tell you the details now, so I’ll skip it. “This will stop those guys from acting rogue.”

“I can’t believe you passed over…”

“Han o’clock is busy right now. “You should keep doing what you’re doing.”

“Ah yes…!”

Han Yi-seo came to his senses.

The ancestral rites began to continue.

“I will offer these offerings. “I hope for the help of the great spirits…!”

-…What do you wish for?

“There are evil spirits lurking in that city! “Power to punish them!”

-Ah, I am talking about those cold things that greedy for the bodies of the living.

In those words.

The gathered ghosts looked at me and spoke.

-Granting that request… seems a little difficult.

“yes? “What do you mean?”

-The offering you offer is certainly magnificent, but it is not enough to fulfill the request.

It’s not enough.

“Are you saying my cooking isn’t good enough?”

-…!

I frowned.

The ghosts began to speak hastily as if they were embarrassed.

-Mu Of course, we are not saying this because we covet more offerings!

-It’s just because there are so many spirits settled there.

-Especially… that black curtain. Even we can’t see the beings inside.

Although it is a ancestral rite table that was made with great effort.

It wasn’t enough to kill all the ghosts gathered there.

-Uhm, but… it’s a request from God. It’s something that can’t just be overlooked.

-Then do it like this.

With that said.

The spirits gathered in one place and overlapped on the sacrificial table.

Paste….

The gorgeous dishes that were placed on the ancestral rite table.

It turns into powder and disappears.

-We can’t get rid of those evil spirits ourselves. Fortunately, I think I can give you the power to punish them.

-Inherently, it is the role of the living to cut down unclean souls.

Because of those dishes.

Spiritual bodies that can interfere with the material world.

-We will share our power with your army.

-The power to cut down a lost soul….

Baaaaaaaa!

They spread out towards the expeditionary forces spread out on the battlefield.

OK.

[The power of the soul descends on the battlefield!]

[Characteristics are temporarily granted to awakened people belonging to the ‘Gyeonggi-do Awakening Association Southwestern Expeditionary Force’!]

[Characteristics – Soul Slash]

[Another soul is given to the enemy that is hit. When possessed]

[All damage to the enemy causes greater damage to the possessed soul.]

“Huh?”

“What is this again?”

All the expeditionary awakened soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield.

A dull gray aura settled on their weapons.

* * *

-Croooooooooo!

As a monster was disposed of by the expeditionary force,

‘Belsnickel Junior Sentinel’ thought.

‘I never thought native species could exert such strong power…!’

The native species, thought to be weak, was attacking them with unbelievable inaction.

The situation of the war was clearly unfavorable for them.

But…

‘It’s a shame that all the bodies I’ve collected are wasted in such a wasteful manner.’

What ‘Watchmen’ thought.

It’s just that the bodies I’ve collected are a waste.

No fear for him.

There was no pressure whatsoever.

That’s right too.

‘It will take more time to save another body.’

For them.

Because the body was just something that could be replaced at any time.

-I’m sorry I couldn’t last long, brother.

-I’m sorry. Never mind, hurry and get another body.

Even though my comrade’s body was torn apart by the enemy.

He simply exchanged encouragement with the spirit that came out of the body.

‘They can’t beat us anyway.’

This is it.

Why are they confident of victory?

The number of monsters gathered here right now is enormous.

Even if all the monsters eventually die, all they have to do is gain new bodies.

Even now, the comrades who lost their bodies are probably just thinking about finding a usable body somewhere and returning to the battlefield.

‘Because it was like that in the past.’

past.

Even in the hometown they left behind, they conquered a world in this way.

While there are very few who can strike their souls.

Because their number of brothers increased day by day.

‘If I do well… I might be able to obtain the bodies of those native species.’

Without any fear of death.

[Belsnickel Junior Sentinel] steps forward with the thought that he might be able to obtain a new body.

…It was then.

“uh?”

“What is this again?”

All the expeditionary awakened soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield.

A dull gray aura settled on their weapons.

‘…?’

The watchman also saw the light and was puzzled.

I didn’t think much of it.

‘It’s probably something like the buff sprayed by those native species.’

I wonder if those native species had the same thought.

“What! “It’s probably a wide-area buff applied by the rear support team!”

That native species of warrior.

I swung the weapon without thinking.

and.

Let the weapon strike the body occupied by the [Watchman].

‘…uh?’

The watchman is.

For the first time since I was reborn as a new soul.

‘It hurts… It hurts…!’

I felt the pain that tore my soul apart.

And then I realized.

‘My soul was ripped away…?’

On this battlefield.

They might experience death.

* * *

-Krroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!?

“What is it?”

“These guys have been attacking me like they don’t care if they die.”

Let the gray energy spread across the battlefield.

The monsters’ movements began to change noticeably.

-Kruk… Kkuk… Kkruk…

Monsters that had been attacking them as if they weren’t afraid of death until then.

Every time they were suddenly attacked, they complained of great pain.

“…are you scared?”

“That guy even runs away?”

It seems as if he is now afraid of death.

I started to tremble in fear.

‘It worked.’

I wasn’t able to directly attack the ‘Belsnickels’ by ordering those spirits.

As the power of the souls spread across the battlefield, the expeditionary force’s attack was able to inflict damage on the souls, which were the main body of the ‘Belsnickel’.

‘It’s not just about being able to hit the enemy’s body.’

Until then, monsters that didn’t care whether they lost their bodies or not.

Suddenly.

Losing the body also leads to the death of the soul.

-Please save me…!

-My soul, that sword cut me…!

-It hurts, it hurts…!

The result.

This is it.

-Brothers, do not retreat!

-It hurts… It hurts…

-I don’t want to die twice…

The souls overlapping the monsters’ bodies.

The souls looked visibly perplexed.

“I’m not sure…”

“It’s actually good! Keep pushing!”

“Let’s show our united power!!!”

Let the enemies fall into such confusion.

The expeditionary force, which already had the upper hand in the war, began to attack the enemy even more fiercely.

I also look at that image.

We approached the expeditionary forces fighting on the battlefield.

A battlefield where massacres are in progress despite the overwhelming number of enemies.

“Kahahaha!! ah? “Is Youngjun here?”

grasp.

On such a battlefield.

Jung-gu, who was always active, looked at me and said.

“When I asked you to believe it, I couldn’t believe it… but I never imagined it would be to this extent! “I can’t believe it happened just because I ate the food.”

“I told you there’s a way to everything.”

The momentum of the expeditionary force was tremendous.

While I was conducting the ancestral rites with Han Yi-seo.

The expeditionary force had driven out the monsters that had gathered to stop them and was already on the verge of entering the city near the enemy gate.

“It’s really… thanks to you.”

“yes?”

Did you feel something overwhelming as you looked around at the battlefield?

Park Jung-gu said with an expression full of joy.

“Until you came, we thought there was nothing we could do.”

“…?”

“I knew about this cold problem. But I thought it would be impossible to step forward to solve that problem.”

Reminiscing about the helplessness of the past.

Park Jung-gu holds his weapon tightly.

“Everyone was frightened by the disappearance of the association president. There was no one who could take the lead in resolving such a situation. I thought that even if we somehow succeeded in persuading others and launched an attack, it would be even more difficult to reach a place like this. But… see!”

He shouted, looking down broadly at the battlefield.

“now! “We are standing here!”

“….”

“Hope that has not been visible for such a long time is now visible!”

He shouted, looking at me with sparkling eyes.

“It all happened after you showed up. “The reason we are standing here… is entirely thanks to your power.”

Did the excitement from the battle increase?

Jung-gu says that as if he can’t bear the surge of joy.

‘It’s thanks to my power.’

But what can I say?

“That’s not right.”

“…huh?”

In what Jung-gu said.

It was difficult to agree.

what.

I wouldn’t say that I had no influence at all.

‘Cooking was Howard’s original ability.’

I just stopped, unable to take a step forward.

As a pure chef, his cooking won’t be much inferior to mine at the same level.

I guess I helped make the dish more effective.

It was only helpful to a certain extent.

‘The same goes for ancestral rites. It was an ability that Han Yi-seo originally had.’

Howard made a ancestral rite table.

If Han Yi-seo performed a ancestral rite through that ancestral rite table.

Although it may be a little worse than what it appears right now.

In the end, a similar effect could have been achieved.

‘This expeditionary force could have been powerful enough if they had just united.’

Since the disappearance of the association president, there was no proper focal point, so they could not come together.

This expeditionary force.

Regardless of me, it was just the power that the survivors of Gyeonggi-do originally had.

“All I did was… I simply guided you and added a little strength so that you could properly utilize your original power.”

in other words.

“It’s not my power, it’s your power.”

“…!”

This power that you see now is what it is.

The power originally possessed by the awakened people of Gyeonggi-do.

“The power you were originally capable of… is only now being fully demonstrated.”

No…

it was a power that humanity was originally capable of demonstrating.

“…But it is also true that we have become much more powerful with the ‘little power’ you added.”

“Well, I won’t deny that. “Actually, that’s a bit ambiguous.”

I am beyond the monsters slaughtered by the expeditionary force.

I opened my mouth as I looked at the buildings of the city where the expeditionary force had begun to enter.

“You guys have lost a lot of the strength you originally had, right?”

“…?”

“I think the added power is to make up for the lost power.”

okay.

The power they are exerting now is certainly great.

If it was original.

The potential of the people of Gyeonggi-do would not have been this much.

“Maybe even that wasn’t completely covered.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’d be lucky if I just lost it.”

Add to your current strength.

The power they should have originally had.

“That power has now gone into the arms of the enemies.”

“…!”

It seems I am not the only one who felt a presence among those buildings.

“…Khahaha! “It’s finally coming.”

“There’s an enemy who can make us have a little fun…!”

On the faces of the awakened members of the expeditionary force who overwhelmed their enemies with full of courage.

I feel a little tense.

and.

From those buildings visible in the distance.

Bababababababang…!

Bow and crossbow.

Ice, fire, lightning, etc… Magic of brilliant colors.

“Everyone avoid it!”

“Tsk…!”

A barrage of bullets and shells.

It pours towards the expeditionary force.

Someone who saw this gritted his teeth and shouted.

“…attack team!”

A power that once belonged to humans.

Because it began to manifest itself in the arms of the enemy.