The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 359
Episode 359: Attack Force (3)
The Association’s expedition force continued to battle monsters.
Then, some awakened people thought.
‘too many.’
The momentum of the battle itself was clearly on their side.
The enemies were shrinking at an incredible rate, and even the wounded were rare.
but.
‘If we continue like this, we will eventually be defeated.’
Human physical strength is not infinite.
Now, he is filled with an unknown courage and is attacking the enemy with tremendous force.
This momentum will run out at some point.
In order to ultimately win this battle.
Some kind of twist was needed.
And many people thought.
‘That twist…’
‘That man will make it then.’
A man who is not here now.
I think they are creating that twist.
at that time.
Quaaaaaaaaa!!
From far away.
I felt a wave of powerful, unidentifiable magic power.
“What what!?”
“Where did you feel it just now?”
“There you are. “That place where the black curtain is.”
Far away from here.
There was a huge battle going on near that black wall.
A magical power that can be felt this far.
It must be that ridiculously powerful enemies are fighting.
at that time.
“That!”
Right near the wall.
Some small figures jumped into the sky.
Quang!
Hitting a high-rise building.
A fight was seen destroying the large building itself.
‘It’s him!’
There was no mistaking that magical power.
A powerful yet ferocious red magical power.
That was the power Shin Young-jun showed when he did his best.
‘I can feel the cold magic. It’s clear that they are those bastards…’
But.
People who saw that couldn’t help but have a few questions.
‘Who are you fighting with?’
It’s a battle being fought far away.
Nothing was visible other than the red magic that Shin Young-jun was wearing.
All I can feel is that the opponent is radiating the cold magic power of those ‘Belsnickels’.
and.
There was something else that was even more puzzling.
“Why…”
It was so far away that I couldn’t even see it.
It’s definitely the sinister magic that Shin Young-jun showed last time…
“…It looks like there are multiple people, right?”
The point was that there were a lot of them.
* * *
“Hmph!”
An old man wearing white ice armor.
The old man’s great sword is swung towards ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.
Kaang!
“Ugh…!”
‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ somehow managed to block the sword by crossing his hands.
The resulting shock caused him to bounce far away.
The same attack that had suppressed Shin Young-Jun just before.
If it’s the way it was.
As it was, the old man’s attack would have been directed at ‘Sergeant Shin Young-Jun’ who was deflected…
“Shift!”
“Please take care of me…!”
Filling the void left by ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ who was kicked out.
There was another person.
“why…!”
The old man swung his great sword at the person.
A second attack that quickly retrieves the great sword that has already been swung once and throws it away.
“Found a gap!”
It’s worth missing that gap.
It was not ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.
‘Sergeant Shin Young-Jun’ took advantage of the gap created by swinging the great sword and dug under the old man’s body.
He was in a low posture and took advantage of his overwhelming stats.
Wow!!
“Whoops…!”
With a kick with all your might.
The body was kicked into the air.
‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ is overwhelming in terms of physical ability.
The old man’s body flies through the air and lands on the wall of a high-rise building due to a kick containing such tremendous force.
‘It’s an attack with such great posture.’
Originally, it would have ended here.
The posture of ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’, who threw a kick with all his might from a low stance, also collapsed significantly.
It must have been difficult to chase down the old man…
“Good job!”
“We are next!”
Baba baba bak!!!
Kick the floor and jump into the air.
More than ten shapes.
“I thought there was a high probability that he was an assassin-type awakened person!”
The old man stuck against the wall of the building.
He shouted as he looked at the red and hideous magical figure rushing towards him from the ground.
“But still!”
The person running towards the old man with a knife is… none other than him.
“It’s a self-immolation technique!”
More than 10 people.
Because it was Sergeant Shin Youngjun.
Baba baba bababang!!!
More than 10 Sergeant Shin Young-Jun.
Let their attacks rain down all at once.
“Kuheook…!”
Kang San, who was pinned against the wall, was beaten without any time to recover his posture.
Because of its immense power.
Kwazijic…
The upper floors of the building are collapsing.
and.
There are more than 10 ‘Sergeants Shin Young-Jun’ fighting such an intense battle.
Looking at Kangsan being beaten to pieces by the overwhelming violence.
“therefore.”
I muttered leisurely.
“You never said you came alone, right?”
okay.
I am a non-combatant awakened person.
No matter how much you increase your strength in your own way.
This means leaving all my forces in Gangwon-do and going to another region on my own.
‘How could you go to such a dangerous place alone without any precautions?’
…Well, that’s obvious.
‘It’s not a real self-immolation technique.’
As I moved to Gyeonggi-do.
There were several tools I brought with me in case of an unexpected crisis.
One is the vampires led by Ariella.
In the process of crossing the barrier, everyone except the elite and Ariela disappeared… but
Ariella was near that barrier.
They must be training troops in [Magyeong].
and.
In addition to Ariella, the power brought in is…
[Legion’s Droplet Vimanar]
Just before crossing over to Gangwon-do.
A new army that we managed to obtain.
They were water droplets.
‘…When I think about the hard work I put into making these things, my thighs and calves still hurt.’
That too.
Water droplets made from very unusual ingredients.
[Transformation Target – Corps Commander Sergeant Shin Young-jun]
When two or more of these water droplets gather together.
You can increase the number by synthesizing it yourself.
‘aka self-replication protocol.’
Although it was a number that could not be used with full force when it crossed the barrier.
That number has continued to increase since moving to Gyeonggi-do.
As a result.
By the time I was about to leave the central branch and join the southern branch.
It was already in a state where it could be used as electric power.
Monsters encountered while moving to join the Southern Branch.
[Yetil of Anger] too.
A large group of monsters approaching the rear of the expeditionary force during the first battle of the expeditionary force.
[Ice Branch Goblin] too.
‘Actually, I probably never would have caught it on my own.’
Even though I’m a production worker and my combat skills are a bit superior, that’s true.
How can a production worker alone catch monsters like that?
‘I was able to catch them because I had these guys.’
of course.
I was able to catch it because I wasn’t alone.
There is a limit to the number that can be increased due to the capabilities of [Vimana].
The total number of water droplets I copied for my use here is twenty.
The reason why I was able to kill the monsters I encountered along the way.
Well…
it was simply a supply offensive.
“Kuhuheook….”
“Okay then….”
Stuck between the fragments of the shattered building.
An old man falling to the ground from a high rise.
“With one old man.”
As I approached the old man.
“All of me!”
I opened my mouth along with the twenty sergeants Shin Young-jun who stood next to me.
“If we fight for our lives, let’s compare who is stronger.”
“….”
The old man’s expression.
It rots rapidly.
* * *
“It’s called self-immolation.”
Even though the old man was in a cold sweat.
He looked at me and Sergeant Shin Young-jun and said.
“It’s an absurd technology, but… fortunately, the main body is clearly visible.”
As he said.
There was a difference between those ‘Sergeant Shin Young-Jun’ and me, starting from the way I dressed.
“I want something else about that military uniform, but I’m glad I did.”
“Hmm.”
The Vimanars who transformed into me.
Because they were all wearing military uniforms.
This is it.
Why I haven’t fought alongside others until now.
‘Because it’s hard to mobilize these guys.’
The water droplets basically remember the state they were in when they ate me.
I guess so.
These guys are my enemies in Gangwon-do.
Wearing legion uniforms and legionnaire equipment.
He had the appearance of ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.
‘It’s a very nice appearance to be discovered as a member of the military.’
Until now, I have been fighting alone in places where others cannot see.
There was a reason for everything.
“I was embarrassed just now, but… even if it were really a self-immolation technique, it wouldn’t have its limits.”
“huh?”
“That alter ego will be weaker than the main body!”
An old man swinging a weapon at the sergeants while saying those words.
surely.
The old man wasn’t wrong, except that it wasn’t actually a self-immolation technique.
‘The current Vimanar can only implement some of the stats of the clone target.’
In reality, the self-stats of those clones were not that high.
Similar to when I was level 15.
When I think about how my stats skyrocketed after gaining [Absolute Taste].
The stats at the time of level 15, which was relatively early, were quite low.
but.
‘So if you say those guys are weaker than me… Doesn’t that mean it’s not true?’
A sword wielded by an old man.
Sergeant Shin Young-jun brandished his sword towards the sword strike.
“…Nonsense!”
Kaang!
The old man shouted with a shocked expression.
okay.
The clones’ own stats are weak.
but.
‘Unlike me, he’s wearing that military uniform.’
[Collaboration with the best efforts of the Steel Corps’ elite personnel, the custom-made combat uniform for the Steel Corps commander Ver.23 – imitation]
[Dokgo-gu style – imitation]
[Black Chinese style – imitation]
[Soribido – imitation]
This is the body of Sergeant Shin Young-jun. Although it is level 15.
That equipment is the latest equipment produced by the corps before I came over to Gangwon-do.
‘Even though the equipment is just a duplicate.’
Nonetheless, it is a replica of those legionnaire equipment.
Shin Youngjun’s stats with all of those equipped.
It reaches a similar level to when I just hit level 19.
Besides…
‘What’s really important is here’
Those slimes cloned me right before I crossed the barrier.
And the skills and characteristics they have are the same.
Their skills are not [me now].
It was the same as [me right before crossing the barrier].
And….
[A penalty is awarded.]
[2. The strengthening effect of ‘Absolute Taste (Enhancement)’ does not activate while leaving the area.]
Between before I crossed the barrier and now.
There was one very big difference.
[Legion’s Droplet Vimanar]
[Skill List]
[Absolute Taste (Enhancement)]
[Enhancement Effect – Cooking effects can stack.]
‘I didn’t know it would be the same!’
Various penalties given to me while crossing the barrier.
The strengthening effect disappeared due to that penalty.
The guys were still the same.
* * *
[Collaboration course meal between an intermediate chef and a war chef – course name wide]
[Collaboration course meal between an intermediate chef and a war chef – course name War]
[Collaboration between an intermediate chef and a war chef Panteron grill]
[Intermediate chef and a war Chef’s collaboration, Ice Eggplant Stir-fry with Vegetables]
[Ice Bear Bone Steak, collaboration between an intermediate chef and a war chef]
Those guys.
I devoured all the dishes I made with Howard that I kept in the shadows.
And the overlapping number is…
[Applied cooking effect – 5]
‘Five.’
until now.
It was a number I had never attempted before.
‘Even with just four, the burden was significant. Considering the aftereffects, three was the limit.’
When stacking five dishes at once.
The resulting burden will be beyond imagination.
It’s a level I haven’t been able to challenge until now, even if it’s because I’m scared.
but.
‘The water droplets are close to a kind of colony.’
Each object does not contain a soul.
The disappearance of a single entity does not cause much damage.
‘It’s not just 5 stacks… 5 stacks including [Berserk] cooking.’
[Berserk].
[5 stacks] or something.
Even if you only use one.
For me, this is a buff that requires me to be prepared for huge aftereffects.
and.
As long as the two overlap.
“Wow… about the clone god…!”
No matter how low the original stats of those water droplets are.
That power.
“It’s similar to the main body…!?”
Without being able to wear Legion gear.
This is me now with only one buff, Berserk.
‘It rose to a level similar to that.’
He is an old man who was already receiving a penalty in his strength and abilities due to [forced feeding].
On the other hand, I and Vimanar are receiving buffs from our allies, including Beomseok Jo.
In that situation, it was a 21 to 1 battle.
It’s just me.
That old man would have been able to handle it without having to use the monster’s power.
If the difference in numbers is this much.
“Screw you!”
“Kuhuhuhuhuhhh…!”
It’s something that can’t be overwhelmed.
It’s strange.
* * *
Creep –
Kwajik!
Whoa….
The battle continued one-sided even after that.
No matter how strong you are.
As many as 21 people are rushing in.
Even the president of the association could not overcome that joint attack.
I just continued to deal with the barrage of attacks…
but I won.
“That…”
I look at that figure.
I couldn’t help but frown.
“Is it possible to kill him?”
I looked at the old man.
“Hehehehehehehehehe you bastard…!”
“….”
Even though we used all of our hidden strength, we ended up being cornered.
The sight of an old man spewing curses, completely throwing away his polite pretense from before.
Sarak…
Although the magic flowing from behind that curtain was continuing to restore his armor.
Now the speed of recovery has reached a level where it cannot keep up with the damage caused by me and the self-immolations.
All the armor is shattered.
The only thing inside is the frozen body of an old man.
And the problem was this.
The body was covered in unidentifiable ice.
‘It was already… seriously mangled.’
Even before you fought me.
The fact that he already looked like a corpse.
Even after that.
Me and my clones have continued to cause damage. Even if
Sergeant
Shin Young-jun cuts off the old man’s arm.
Crunching…
ice in the air forming on his arms.
The severed arm is reattached.
Kwasik!
Even if you stab a poisoned dagger into your heart.
Slurp…
Those ice crystals cover the torn heart part.
Ice crystals that were supposed to be hard to move moved organically.
My heart is pounding…
‘….’
It starts to move like a real heart.
Only then did I become confident.
‘That old man. ‘You can’t kill it with normal methods.’
then.
I thought about forcibly suppressing it by feeding it [Yori].
“catch!”
“Ugh…!”
It’s just that we’re outnumbered and losing.
First of all, in terms of personal power, an old man has enough strength to handle five or six self-immolations.
Even though he is helpless against the attacks of Sergeant Shin Young-Jun.
Or being suppressed.
He gritted his teeth and avoided being shot by my pistol.
“With a head like a dog, no blood, nothing special… a bastard…!”
“….”
“This kind of ridiculous self-immolation technique…! “It won’t be permanent…!”
Let’s hold on and not let that old man die.
The battle was naturally prolonged.
“Just until then… ugh… if you hold on…! “It’s my victory…!”
…The water droplets are closer to summons rather than alter egos.
Although it doesn’t really disappear with time.
‘That statement isn’t wrong at all.’
The reason why I can overpower that old man now.
This is because the water droplets of the army ate the food and stacked up to five buffs, including [Berserk].
If we reduce that overlap even by one.
It was impossible to overwhelm the author as he did now.
‘If you do either of the two, you will suffer from the aftereffects of pain that could lead to death.’
Those who will bear the aftereffects are the droplets of that army.
However, this does not mean that the aftereffects become weaker.
Maybe the moment that buff ends.
Those slimes might just disappear.
‘We need to resolve it before that.’
The battle is clearly overwhelming.
Nevertheless, the old man shows no signs of collapsing.
‘…How can they do that?’
In fact, half of them are people who have become [Belsnickel].
From my perspective as a half [Night Noble].
It was impossible to show that level simply by borrowing the power of another race.
‘It’s clear. There is something else causing it.’
the problem is.
I wouldn’t know if I had seen that association president in the past.
The problem is that the cause is now unknown.
‘…A powerful buff has a short duration. The remaining time for the water droplets is probably a few minutes at most.’
If the buff of the water drops ends like that.
I can’t defeat that old man alone.
He said he had to find the answer somehow.
When you’re pulling out your hair.
“…I’m finally convinced.”
There was a sound coming from behind me.
Startled by a sudden sound, you turn around.
What’s there…
“You saw it too. “The president of the association does not die in an ordinary way.”
“You won’t die.”
The man I thought had already fainted a long time ago.
It was Ha Yun-seong.
“How do you know that?”
“I guess you didn’t know that much either. “Kruch…”
I don’t know what he’s trying to say.
Yunseong clutches his heart in pain.
“How… do you know…? “The answer is simple.”
Even as he grimaced in pain.
He looked at me and spoke clearly.
“At that time, we… no, the attack team.”
“…?”
“Because I tried to kill the association president.”
* * *
People in Gyeonggi-do only think that the association was established by one person, the association president.
If someone asks about the secret of the president’s power.
He mentions the reward he received after creating his first party.
but.
There is a fact that people often forget.
[Achievement achieved – Quick gathering!]
[Large area – ROK’s second party.]
[You have succeeded in forming a party at an overwhelming speed compared to others!] [
Rewards are given to those who get ahead.]
The association president The action has begun….
The first party in Gyeonggi-do and the second in all of Korea.
[Party member list]
[Kang San, Jang Ji-han, Jang Hwa-yeon, Jin Sa-hyeok, Park Sang-hyeon, Seong Jin-hye]
The members of that party are.
Naturally, the president of the association was not alone.
“…Cough!”
All party members at the time except the association president.
Among the guild members who joined later, the assistant leader and elite awakened members were among the strongest.
The joint effort of over 30 powerful awakeners.
“Young Master….”
“I can’t believe you touched such supernatural power…!”
No matter how strong the association president is.
It wasn’t enough to withstand the attack.