The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 353
Episode 353: Traitor (1)
“How can a bastard who is weaker than me talk to me?”
“Haha!”
The two are basically warriors who fight with their bodies.
Neither of them had any taste for long conversations.
Park Sang-hyun’s long sword comes down on Jung-gu’s head.
In response, Park Jung-gu’s huge ax is raised towards Park Sang-hyun’s chin.
Kaang!
The two weapons collided in the middle and bounced.
and.
Park Jung-gu continues swinging the axe.
I thought to myself.
‘…I definitely think that you need to know how long and short it is.’
Nevertheless.
Jung-gu also acknowledged it in his heart.
‘From what I could see, I was a little shorter.’
Kaang!
Jung-gu was definitely strong.
This was a fact I had no idea about before the destruction.
It was he who was born with a rare talent for violence.
but.
‘Those who were with the Association Chairman…’
The Association Chairman swept through countless battlefields based on his strength.
The group members with him walked through the same battlefield as him.
Under the protection of that powerful association president, we were able to achieve rapid growth while remaining relatively safe.
‘On the other hand, I was anxious to survive.’
This person leads a group.
Jung-gu was busy living each day.
Elites who achieved rapid growth with the help of the association president.
The difference was quite obvious.
actually.
Even before Park Sang-hyun went missing.
[Knight Lv.28]
[Barbarian Warrior Lv.26]
The level difference between the two is 2.
As the level of the awakened person increases, the difference due to just 1 becomes extreme.
At that time, Park Jung-gu could have fought against Park Sang-hyun, but it would have been difficult to win.
‘If I had been with the president of the association from the beginning… it’s not like I haven’t thought the same thing.’
He never lags behind in terms of his talent for violence.
If only he had been promised smooth growth by the side of a strong person like the president of the association.
We may have reached a better level than we are now.
But that thought was quickly abandoned.
‘It’s already happened anyway.’
You just have to do your best in your position.
Besides…
‘Isn’t it a good thing that there are many people stronger than me!’
By becoming stronger and stronger.
Step by step, step by step, those who are stronger than you are.
Isn’t this the most fun thing?
Kaang!
Even while I was thinking that.
The ax and the long sword continued to clash.
‘Oh no, I can’t believe I had other thoughts in such an important fight.’
and.
Let that thought stop.
‘…huh?’
Jung-gu.
Only then did I notice something strange.
The more we exchange weapons with each other.
Something strange that I keep feeling.
‘I was thinking about something else during such an important battle…’
However.
That wasn’t a negative thing.
Rather…
‘Why… is it worth dealing with?’
If positive.
This could have been a positive point.
* * *
For sure.
It was an opponent who thought he was stronger than him and challenged him to a fight.
“…Ugh!”
It was a very difficult fight…
no, it was Jung-gu who expected a fight in which he would have a much higher chance of losing.
“You’ve gained quite a bit of skill even though I haven’t seen you before!”
“I?”
Jung-gu.
I didn’t feel like I was being pushed out of the battle.
‘…Oh, I see.’
It was only then that I noticed it.
It had been almost two months since the association president and his group members went missing.
and.
Meanwhile, Jung-gu did not just sit still.
That’s 2 months.
Now, less than a year since the end of the world, two months makes a big difference.
Besides…
‘Because a lot happened in those two months.’
Even in this battle.
I fought a fierce battle the likes of which I had never experienced before.
In the battle just before that,
there was a massacre against the enemies who attacked that wall.
Thanks to cutting down so many enemies at the time, his level, which was 26, increased by 1 to 27.
[Park Jung-gu]
[Barbarian Warrior Lv.27]
[Park Hyeon-sang]
[Knight Lv.28]
The difference of 1 level is definitely big among awakened people in the late 20s.
Moreover, the souls of monsters that exhibit supernatural abilities reside in the bodies of phenomena.
but.
[A joint course meal filled with the brilliant courage of an intermediate chef and a war chef]
The difference of 1 level and the special abilities of those ghosts.
Park Jung-gu’s body had an overwhelming buff that made up for the difference.
‘Physical specifications… are probably equal.’
Did Park Hyun-sang also receive the buffs distributed by the buffers of the missing expeditionary force?
The power felt when swinging the weapon did not seem to be much different from his.
at last.
What determines the direction of the battle.
‘It has nothing to do with physical ability… fighting ability.’
And in that part.
Park Jung-gu was confident that there was no way he could lose.
‘I learned from that friend… by dying 10 times.’
Is it because I experienced death 10 times?
Park Joong-gu.
The sword strike wielded by the phenomenon at incredible speed did not feel scary at all.
at last.
The tense battle continues.
As a result….
-Bloody hell!
Break the armor.
The sound of flesh being torn apart echoes throughout the battlefield.
“Mr. Jung-gu… Did you say that we need to stick together to find out who is stronger?”
Hyunsang Park opened his mouth in a calm voice.
“…I thought you were just saying it.”
That gaze.
Aim for your shoulder.
“I never thought it was real.”
Although I have been through many battlefields.
Park Hyeon-sang, who has only fought safe battles under the power of the association president.
Lead the group yourself.
Park Joong-gu has grown up by overcoming difficult battles where he always had to risk his life.
“From next time, call me brother.”
When the specifications become equal.
It was clear who the winner would be.
Blink….
A huge ax that shattered his armor and landed on his shoulder.
And Hyunsang Park….
No.
The monster that occupied Park Hyun-sang’s body.
[Belsnickel] could see it in his eyes.
‘My soul…’
It was not Park Hyun-sang’s body that was cut by that huge axe.
The fact that it is your soul.
…Tuuk.
Let [Belsnickel]’s soul be cut away.
Park Hyun-sang’s unconscious body hangs its head while impaled on an axe.
Cheoeok.
“Take him.”
“…yes!”
Jung-gu swung the ax with the phenomenon stuck straight at the friendly soldiers.
After confirming that the fainting phenomenon was taken care of by our allies.
“…Hehe.”
He moved towards the battlefield again.
“Of course, fighting similar enemies is fun.”
Something that would please him.
Find enemies of similar level.
* * *
And…
when such a battle was in full swing.
Slurp….
A being hiding in the shadows.
A place where those who command and support the Awakened gather.
Move towards the rear of the formation.
[Jin Sa-hyuk]
[Intermediate Assassin Lv. 28]
The best assassin in the Association.
Especially in a snowstorm-shrouded environment like this.
That no one would be able to find him.
That’s what he thought, but…
‘…?’
He hadn’t noticed.
While moving around hiding in the shadows.
-It’s just as your master said. You said there would be enemies targeting the rear, right?
-It’s true.
The shadow he hid himself in.
Those two little shadows.
-know? You must not kill!
-I know… Instead.
-huh.
I said
I wouldn’t mind a little meal…
towards him.
He was wielding a huge blade.
* * *
Suddenly –
I felt the magic power of the two vampires and at the same time felt the magic power approaching from behind disappear.
I looked around the battlefield and thought.
‘…I never thought I could win so easily.’
Although it did give a powerful buff in its own way.
Still, to be honest, I was in awe.
From that huge number of monsters to the elites of the association.
No matter how much I inflated the strength of the expeditionary force, I thought that the limit would be to be able to fight without being significantly pushed back, at best 4:6.
“Push it!!!”
“Behold the power of association!”
The result is just the opposite.
The expeditionary force was pushing back monsters and elites.
“These guys… are they the same guys I used to know…!?”
“When did you become this strong!?”
Those monsters that stole the bodies of the raiding party.
It was visible that he was embarrassed throughout the battle.
and.
I nodded while listening to what they said.
“Yes… the expeditionary force has become stronger.”
The people of this Gyeonggi-do were greatly intimidated by the status and authority of those [elite] noblemen.
It’s understandable because they must have shown that much.
“Almost two months have passed since then.”
This is quite a long time.
And for that long time.
Even though they acquired a powerful attack force body at best.
It seemed to be in the same condition as when it went missing.
‘This is different.’
Those who weren’t missing.
During that time, we have grown steadily, even if slowly.
‘Especially because there were tremendous battles during this expedition.’
When defending the last raid.
Each expeditionary force cut down a huge number of monsters one by one.
Thanks to turning the battle that would have ended in overwhelming inferiority into victory.
[Acquire a large amount of experience points!]
I received a huge amount of experience points.
‘Everyone’s level has risen by at least one level.’
furthermore.
Through that fight, I succeeded in becoming accustomed to such large-scale battles.
“Kahaha look at our courage!”
“What courage is…!”
“You’ve gotten stronger, but your personality has also become strange!”
The expeditionary force actually overwhelms the enemy.
A surprising result emerged.
Of course….
‘Immediate superiority does not mean victory in battle.’
Looking at the momentum, it wouldn’t be surprising if the battle itself ended in victory.
It was difficult to expect that far.
More than anything….
‘The number of enemies is too many.’
If our troops’ strength remains like this.
In the end, we might be able to slaughter all those monsters.
‘Unfortunately. There is a limit to human physical strength.’
As time passes, the expeditionary force’s stamina will gradually decrease.
The combat power that has become stronger due to the buff will gradually decrease.
If the battle continues like this.
There was a high probability that it would be the one that won at the end.
‘We must find a way to end this battle before it prolongs.’
I happened to come with an army.
The reason we came here was not specifically to annihilate them.
‘Somehow to block this cold.’
The souls of those monsters themselves lower the temperature around them.
In fact, I could feel the temperature around me slowly rising as the souls were being cut down.
but.
What if their souls really lower the temperature by themselves?
The way to lower the temperature the most was not on this battlefield.
A large-scale battle unfolding in the city.
and.
A place where they are trying to somehow block our entry by setting up a defense line in the city.
“Did you say gate?”
A mountain behind the city.
A huge black wall formed there.
You have to face the gate.
Although we may not win this battle.
How can we win this war?
Because it will be right there.
* * *
[Environmental Fairy Tale]
Slurp…
I hid myself in ‘Environmental Fairy Tale’.
We crossed the middle of the battlefield and headed deep into the city.
And then I thought.
‘The enemy is probably putting most of their available power into that battlefield.’
If only to suppress the current momentum of the expeditionary force.
There will be no room to save power.
There was a high possibility that there were not many spare troops inside that gate.
‘The way to win this war must be inside that gate. But…’
They probably aren’t fools either.
‘You’re saying that you can fully expect that there are times when someone like me goes straight to the gate, right?’
then.
While putting most of our power into that battlefield.
There was a high possibility that there would be a guard blocking the gate to prevent intruders like me.
and.
‘I can guess who it might be… I can guess.’
Since we have prepared our own preparedness plan.
I ran towards there without hesitation.
however.
When I got to the place where I could see the gate.
“…That?”
In front of that black shimmering hole.
There was someone else besides me who arrived first.
And it’s not just one person.
As many as two people.
‘Ha Yun-seong?’
One person.
Acting leader of the central branch.
Ha Yun-seong.
And in front of him…
“It’s been a while, Yunseong.”
“…Yes, old man.”
A face you see for the first time.
An old man was standing.