The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 371
Episode 371: Demonic Sutra (1)
“Unless you have extremely strong mental powers…”
“….”
According to what the therapist said.
This man should have died or fainted long ago to be in a normal state.
But in that situation.
Not only did I not die, but I made it this far without even fainting.
To even give orders to them in that state.
‘Nonsense.’
‘Because of how strong your mental power is…’
This is impossible unless you use a special item.
People were in awe as they looked at the fallen young man.
And also….
‘I can’t believe a man like that ended up like this.’
‘What on earth happened in there?’
The fear of what caused Shin Young-jun to faint.
wrapped around people
The awakened people in the rear heard the conversation between Shin Young-jun and Jo Beom-seok.
Their eyes turned to the black curtain.
‘It’s a suspicious place just by looking at it… Anyone can see that it’s a place where a group of enemies could be found.’
‘How fierce was the fight there?’
The cold that had been covering the entire Gyeonggi-do disappeared in an instant.
I don’t know, but I don’t know.
A bloody battle so fierce that it could not even be compared to the battlefield where the entire expeditionary force was fighting took place within that tent.
Everyone guessed.
“…It seems like the situation is more dangerous than I thought.”
and.
Jo Beom-seok, whose thoughts reached that point, quickly raised his voice and shouted.
“All troops!!!”
Shin Youngjun said before collapsing.
By cutting down those who were inside that black curtain.
They say it alleviated this cold.
Whereby.
The humans in Gyeonggi-do no longer have to freeze to death, but…
“Retreat!!!”
In cutting down all the monsters in that tent…
I failed.
Still in there.
It means that there are strong people lurking around who made Shin Young-jun like this!
“huh?”
“What are you talking about?”
“You’re fighting well, but you’re retreating.”
People were perplexed.
Commander Jo Beom-seok shouted firmly.
“This retreat is not a retreat due to defeat!”
“?”
“Everyone check the temperature around you!”
In those words.
Everyone who was busy fighting for a while…
“Wait a minute. “This can’t be right.”
“The temperature…”
“It’s getting warmer!”
I noticed a change.
“Gyeonggi-do’s abnormal climate has been resolved!”
“…!”
“Also, we succeeded in rescuing all the members of the attack team who were captured by the enemy!”
Beomseok Jo’s loud shout.
Covers the battlefield.
“All objectives of the expeditionary force have been completed!”
“…!”
“There is no point in further fighting, so I am returning!”
[Command order – ‘Rapid retreat’ rings out.]
Although it was a retreat order.
It is not an order given for unfavorable reasons.
“…I’m not sure!”
“First of all, you have to follow orders. “Everyone retreat!”
Commander of the expeditionary force.
They begin to retreat in perfect order following Jo Beom-seok’s orders.
Of course, we succeeded in achieving our goal.
Everyone performed extremely well in this battle and received a huge amount of experience points.
The retreating steps were relatively light.
To quickly retreat without reducing the morale of the allies.
It was the result of Jo Beom-seok using his brain to give orders, but…
Wow…
“…?”
People turn their backs.
The moment when I was about to leave the battlefield.
“Now wait a minute…”
“That… what is it?”
Some of the people who were running away.
I stop when I see the sight in the distance.
‘…I guess they won’t let me go easily.’
A black curtain visible in the distance.
From the entrance of the gate.
Kuuuuuung….
-You….
An incredibly huge hand pops out.
A hand so huge that it can be seen even from a great distance.
Using the surrounding buildings as support, the body inside the curtain was brought into reality.
The body seems to be 50 meters long.
A giant of enormous size.
‘The monster that Shin Young-jun spoke of…!’
and.
The awakened members of the expeditionary force who saw that scene could not help but be speechless.
“That magic power…”
“What the hell.”
It wasn’t just huge.
Magical power that is revealed without any intention of hiding it.
That magic power was so powerful.
It’s something they’ve never experienced before!
-Guardian of native species!!!
and.
A giant with such great power let out a loud roar.
“…!?”
“Ugh…!”
What a loud and powerful cry it was.
Just hearing that cry made people’s bodies startle.
-Who slaughtered our greatest brothers and hid our king!
-Now I have no choice but to let you go, but remember!
and.
The people who heard that voice could not help but be astonished.
‘This…’
‘It’s not Korean.’
The giant was shouting in the language of their world.
But they could understand it.
It was not something I understood as a language.
Literally.
Because those words were resonating in their ‘souls’.
-We never!!! I will not forget this!
“Ugh…!”
-Just wait and see… We will never forgive you!!!
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
much!
The snow piled up around them blows around, creating a blizzard.
“My head… hurts…”
A voice that resonates directly into my soul.
People could also clearly feel the emotions contained in the voice.
‘Slaughtering the brothers and hiding the king…’
What is contained therein.
Anger and hatred.
And… sadness and pain.
“Ignore what the enemy says! The expeditionary force retreats as quickly as possible!!!”
While running away from the monsters as much as possible.
People’s gaze.
It crashes into a running combat vehicle carrying the unconscious Shin Young-jun.
‘Against those ridiculous monsters…’
‘What happened…!?’
If the emotions contained in that giant’s cry are true.
The man in that vehicle.
Beings that are on par with such powerful giants…
literally.
Because it was said to have been ‘massacred’.
* * *
“Ugh… It hurts.”
“Stop whining and just stay still!”
“evil!”
After the expeditionary force succeeded in retreating.
Returned to the nearest barrier.
While the injured are being treated.
There were some injured people in particular that attracted attention.
“Really… they are the people of the attack party.”
Humans who were part of the attack team.
Some of them were wounded in battle with the expeditionary force.
In the end, they were able to shake off the rule with the power of ‘Anti-Magi’.
“And these people…”
Besides that…
“Are they the ones who overcame their mental attacks…”
“…”
Without even being controlled by them at all.
There were some who were holding on somehow.
“…They are grateful people.”
People looked at them with strange emotions.
In a way.
The expeditionary force may have survived this battle thanks to them.
‘If these people had fallen to the enemy, the battle would have been even more difficult.’
especially.
Shin Youngjun is a person who was put down without much thought.
‘Seong Jin-hye is a priest with tremendous ability.’
One of the association’s executives.
Support leader Seong Jin-hye.
If she had been stripped of her body.
Her area-of-effect buff ability and area-of-effect healing ability would have been added to enemies.
I would have had to watch already powerful enemies attack me like zombies.
Thanks to them for overcoming the rule and holding on.
At least the battle was able to become easier.
“Are those two people?”
“yes.”
Even among them.
“These are Youngjun’s parents.”
The person is currently unconscious.
Shin Young-jun’s parents were also included.
“Should we call them children of their parents? Huh. “I can’t believe you withstood the mind control of those monsters.”
“…It’s really amazing.”
It will take some time to come to your senses, though.
In other words, these are people who will come to their senses one day if they just take the time.
Until then, it was important to treat the patient so as not to put as much strain on the body as possible.
“As there are people who have been through battle, there may be people who are hostile towards them. “Let them know as much as possible that these people are just being manipulated.”
“yes. All right.”
Beomseok Jo gave a warning to the therapists.
He said while looking at the other leaders.
“Then… I have something to tell the rest.”
“What is it, General Cho?”
“There is something that Shin Young-jun left before he collapsed.”
In those words.
People’s attention was focused.
“Everyone must have seen the giant protruding from within that black curtain.”
“…It was so big that you couldn’t help but look at it even if you didn’t want to see it.”
“okay. And according to Shin Young-jun… it seems like there are still more than 10 such monsters left in there.”
“…!”
In those words.
Shock spreads among the people.
If only one.
The association may be able to subdue it somehow.
No, at least three.
An association with Howard Zinn’s cooking might be able to overcome it.
But….
“The army of those monsters is still there….”
“On top of that, there are more than 10 such giants added?”
This.
Even taking into account Howard’s cooking, it was a power that was no match for him.
“That’s why I ordered a retreat.”
“….”
“And there was one more message that Shin Young-jun left behind.”
“…no way.”
Shin Young-jun, who has informed of the existence of enemies.
If he has something worth leaving behind.
“Is there a way to fight against those enemies?”
“I don’t know exactly. One thing is certain… we must gather people and move to the northern branch as quickly as possible.”
In those words.
People’s eyes are focused on one place.
“Northern branch…?”
and.
The people who received that gaze.
“…huh? “You mean us?”
“Uh… Mr. Jaeho? “Do you know anything?”
“I was wondering if there was something about Lee Seo or Jung-gu.”
“…?”
The people of the northern branch.
I just tilted my head, not knowing what was going on.
“You guys don’t even know. Still, that’s what Shin Young-jun told me to do. “There must be some reason.”
“…If that’s the case.”
“We must lead all survivors spread throughout Gyeonggi-do and go to the northern branch.”
like that.
Leaders of each branch talk about the strategy.
Around the time the move to the northern branch was about to take place.
“…I’m giving you a report!”
“What’s going on!”
Someone came into the conference room.
He shouted in an urgent voice.
“Enemy raid…!”
“!?”
“Those giants… have come with an army!”
The enemy’s attack.
It started faster than expected.
* * *
“…It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.”
When I opened my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
This time it’s not a joke, it’s a really unfamiliar ceiling.
“oh my god…!”
“Shin Young-jun has opened his eyes!”
“Call the leaders right now!”
And when I open my eyes
People were seen rushing out.
‘…Things are the same whether in the Corps or here.’
Contrary to my expectation that people would come right away.
It took quite some time for the leaders of each branch to gather.
“Youngjun, are you okay!?”
and.
What can I say….
“…they don’t make sense.”
“uh? Huh.”
The faces of those leaders were quite serious.
Everyone looks quite exhausted.
“What on earth happened?”
“That’s something we’d like to ask… but for now, let us tell you first.”
When I ask that.
Beomseok Jo said while sighing.
“It’s been a few weeks since you collapsed.”
“…yes?”
How many weeks?
Weeks, not days, have passed?
“Already?”
I think I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them?
“Already…”
“You said that the speed of recovery is unbelievable for Youngjun to open his eyes now. “The therapists doubt whether you are really human.”
“….”
The point came out a bit harshly.
Regardless, it was still embarrassing.
I never thought I would be down for several weeks….
“And in the meantime…”
Jo Beom-seok sighed.
He spread out a wide map on the bed where I was lying and said,
“We were at war.”
“War?”
What does this mean again?
“After you collapsed. “It wasn’t long before those giants attacked.”
“…!”
I could understand that right away.
The giants inside the gate.
Those who were released eventually began their activities.
“As you said, we tried to retreat to the northern branch with humans from all over Gyeonggi-do, but…”
“Those giants. “It was incredibly powerful.”
Let’s look at the expressions on people’s faces after hearing that.
I saw shadows on people’s faces.
‘…I guess so.’
Beings that require great care when dealing with even an army.
There are as many as twelve such beings.
Such giants are even leading the army.
“After the temperature rose, the monsters looked distressed. But… I couldn’t see anything like that next to those giants.”
“….”
These are the ones that lowered the temperature across Gyeonggi-do so much with just 20 birds.
Each monster emits tremendous coldness.
It is said that the overall climate of Gyeonggi-do has improved.
The monster’s side is still very cold.
“Then what about war?”
“Their advance was so fast. As you said, I wanted to gather everyone at the northern branch, but there just wasn’t enough time. so.”
Beomseok Jo had to start his explanation by showing a map.
“We had to retreat, using the walls as a base to slow down the enemy’s advance as much as possible. “This is our territory, and this picture is the area they invaded.”
I looked at the map.
And…
“….”
I couldn’t help but frown.
Of course.
“The walls of the southern and central branches held out for a long time… but they eventually fell.”
“….”
“If it weren’t for Howard’s cooking and the oil you saved, we would probably have been wiped out by now.”
Except for a very small portion of the Northern Branch.
The entire vast Gyeonggi-do.
‘During the few weeks I was unconscious…’
I ended up falling
into the monster’s hands .
* * *
‘…Well, if monsters of that size were able to capture each other and begin the conquest, wouldn’t it be worth it?’
Unlike Gangwon-do.
In Gyeonggi-do, monsters were concentrated in the Demon World and Monster Land, but other than that, the frequency of monsters was low.
Considering that, the difficulty of occupying areas excluding Magyeong is much lower than that of Gangwon-do.
It was enough time for monsters of that level to do it.
“But the good news is that it was just a strategy to kill time.”
“What do you mean?”
“Our strength is still intact. “I deliberately tried to save power as much as possible.”
Beomseok Jo looked into my eyes and said.
“Because you told me to save the people and go to the northern branch.”
“…!”
“I thought there was another place for our forces to fight. I tried to conserve my power as much as possible. “Just waiting for you to open your eyes.”
Let’s raise our heads slightly.
I could feel the eyes of the association leaders focused on me.
“So tell me now.”
I felt the leaders of the association looking at me.
“What happened in there…and…”
“What should we do next!”