The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 373
Episode 373: Demonic Sutra (3)
“…here.”
“Is this the Monster Land of the North?”
Magyeong is the closest place to the wall.
But in fact, the area was not that wide.
The entrance to that demonic world.
The large area near the wall was called Monster Land.
This place alone is overflowing with enormous monsters.
Unlike in the past, now the snowstorm has cleared.
Although it was covered in snow, I had a rough idea of what it looked like before.
“…That ordinary city has become such a ruin.”
“Shh.”
Let’s have someone say that.
The person next to him pointed out in a low voice, poking his side.
“Quiet. “This is the entrance to the demon world.”
“…ah.”
“I don’t know how many monsters there are around. “You have to act as quietly as possible… and carefully.”
The number of people gathered is in the thousands.
Originally, it had enough power to overcome any group of monsters.
…gulp.
Let’s enter Monster Land.
People were visibly nervous.
There were two reasons.
first.
No matter what, they are running away from the enemy.
‘Up until now, we’ve blocked it as much as possible using the fortress as a base…’
‘Those giants were ridiculously strong.’
‘If we vacate the fortress now… it won’t be long before we’re chased down.’
The frost monsters and the giants leading them are still chasing them in real time.
Until recently, when the source was conquered, their morale was soaring.
Repeated battles with the giant had brought their morale down to the lowest level.
and.
The second reason is…
‘…it’s good to avoid that giant.’
‘Maybe I’m going to the tiger’s den to avoid the wolves.’
Where they are heading.
This was because it was a difficult place to call safe compared to the giants’ residence.
Monster Land is where the largest concentration of monsters is located.
Even the place they are heading to is none other than that.
“Just coming here is tantamount to suicide… to go all the way to the devil.”
Magyeong.
It was a place where monsters that escaped because they could not overcome the cold settled down.
If you say you moved to avoid the cold, you may feel weak.
I can’t say that those monsters are weak.
In the end, no matter how strong the monsters are, they are bound to their environment.
Even those cold monsters were equally weak to heat.
For the people of Gyeonggi-do.
The status that Demon Lord had was enormous.
‘A place where even the president of the association failed to attack.’
No, I just failed.
The raiding party returned from the Demon World after being broken up miserably.
All they brought was testimony that it was a place that no one could ever reach.
Let’s listen to the eyewitness accounts left behind by those who visited the Demon World at the time.
It really felt like it was depicting some kind of hell, not this world.
The people of Gyeonggi-do were more afraid of the demonic spirit than the source of the cold.
so that.
When Shin Young-jun first insisted that we should head to Magyeong.
People dismissed it as nonsense, but…
“Still, this is what all the leaders discussed and decided on. “There must be some reason.”
“…What on earth are you thinking?”
Finally now.
All survivors in Gyeonggi-do took only the bare minimum of luggage.
Even that barrier was thrown away and we were crossing Monster Land.
Even though anyone can see that it is no different from suicide.
The reason why I chose that action was simple.
“You have to trust Youngjun.”
It has not been long since a person named Shin Young-jun joined the association.
What he had been doing until then was not properly known.
Only the humans of the northern branch and those close to them could hear about his past.
“Mr. Youngjun… he said he came from Magyeong.”
“…No matter how much I think about it, it’s an incredible story.”
he.
The past of surviving for several months in the demon world.
“You may not believe it, General, but we have confirmed that it is true. Mr. Yeongjun… is someone who survived for several months beyond that demonic landscape.”
About that story.
People who didn’t know much about Shin Young-jun nodded their heads slightly, even though they were dumbfounded.
“It’s a ridiculous story, but… well.”
“You have to be at that level to be able to show that kind of power.”
It’s hard to believe that he survived beyond the Demon Realm.
The achievements he showed were also unbelievable.
“Youngjun… he probably wasn’t such an incredibly talented person to begin with. “You probably gained that kind of strength in the process of surviving the demon world.”
“….”
“Even when he was weak, he was the only one who survived in the demon world. Maybe… humans might have the know-how to navigate the demon realm.”
These words are spoken by Han Yi-seo nervously.
That was the moment that made people follow Shin Young-jun to the devil.
“…I never said I survived alone.”
“…?”
Shin Young-jun, who was walking ahead, said that.
Those who were overwhelmed by the atmosphere of Monster Land did not have time to question the meaning of those words.
* * *
like that.
After a while.
“Is this… the Demon Lord?”
“gulp.”
They are a place called the Demon World.
We arrived at the entrance to a large forest.
“Now that we’ve come this far, let me give you a few words of caution.”
The realm of full-scale demonic sutra.
Let’s arrive in front of the forest.
Shin Young-jun looked back at the leaders of each branch and said.
“First of all, you must completely trust me and follow me regarding what will happen here.”
“…?”
“If you don’t trust me and leave the formation, I cannot be responsible for your safety at that time.”
People nod with nervous expressions.
Shin Young-jun, who saw that, nodded and continued speaking.
“Secondly… as you all know, I am human.”
“…huh?”
In those words.
People responded in a slightly dazed manner.
“Of course it must be a person.”
“…Your abilities may be a bit extraordinary, but does anyone doubt that?”
“Well, I’m glad if you trust me.”
Shin Young-jun smiles and moves into the magic mirror.
People followed him with trembling steps.
Sssssssuk-
Pajik….
Even though Monster Land alone felt like there were a huge number of monsters.
Compared to the inside of the demonic realm, it wasn’t even a match.
The presence of a huge number of people felt around…
and the movement of powerful magical powers.
‘What is this… damn it.’
‘Nonsense. ‘This presence is all about monsters?’
The presence of numbers that are far beyond common sense.
It might be better if it was just a bunch of weak monsters.
‘This magic power…’
‘…each one of them is an incredibly strong monster.’
At least they are ordinary monsters.
Awakened people with some experience can probably solve this problem.
But the problem is….
This is the magic world.
As it is a place where monsters from all over Gyeonggi-do gather.
It was true that there were beings that stood out even within it.
“Hey guys…”
“?”
“Look at the sky.”
Let’s look up at the sky without thinking about what someone said.
A gap hidden by dense trees.
“What is that?”
“Is it a bird…?”
“A bird.”
A shape visible through the gap.
People who saw that scene muttered blankly.
“Where is such a big bird?”
A monster of such enormous size that it seems normal only if it cannot physically fly.
The monster was looking down at the Association members from above their heads.
-…
It seems like he is interested in the people of the association.
A strange bird circling above their heads for a long time.
Gulp…
“Now wait… that can’t be right.”
at that time.
One of the party members spoke in a trembling voice.
“Isn’t that the ‘man-eating bird’?”
“If it’s a man-eating bird… no way!”
past.
In order to overcome this cold, there was a plan to attack Magyeong, the warmest area.
It was a strategy that the association president and his team tried with all their might.
That strategy ended in a miserable failure.
And then.
Some information is known about the creatures in the demon world.
“A monster the size of an elephant can be easily caught and eaten…?”
“It’s clear. “This is the monster that was said to have effortlessly avoided the attacks of the shooting leader Jang Ji-han and eaten people…!”
‘Man-Eating Bird’ is one of them.
Among the monsters the raiding party faced, it was extremely powerful and ferocious.
It was one of the names that the surviving raiders announced in fear.
That bird is flying above their heads.
In other words…
“Aren’t you trying to hunt us…!?”
“…!”
People who realized this fact trembled in fear.
A powerful monster that not even the association president’s raiding party could defeat.
What if that monster attacks them?
It is clear that enormous damage will occur.
‘Shit.’
‘It wasn’t like the devil was coming…!’
It was the leader’s decision, so I had no choice but to follow it.
From the beginning, people shed tears at the powerful monster they encountered.
“You have to run away too….”
Someone escapes from the group.
I tried to run away from the demon world.
“stop!”
“…!”
A man who found someone who was about to leave.
“I can’t believe you stopped….”
“I warned you.”
Yeongjun shouted firmly.
“If you leave this formation, I cannot protect you.”
In those words.
The awakened person who was trying to run away spoke with reddened eyes as if he had been wronged.
“Then now…”
“….”
“You’re saying I can protect you from that man-eating bird now?”
In the words of such an awakened person.
Shin Youngjun answered calmly as if he was asking something like that.
“yes. “You said so.”
“…?”
“So stop making a fuss and follow me. “There is a long way to go.”
He said something like that.
It’s as if they can’t even see the monsters roaming above their heads.
“….”
“Am I really just leaving?”
Shin Young-jun walks calmly.
“What should I do?”
“For now… let’s follow along.”
“That man said he came from the Demon Lord. So… you must know something.”
like that.
People moved forward, conscious of the strange creatures above their heads.
How far did you walk like that?
The giant monster looked around at the group.
-…Kikruk.
After looking at the leader of the group.
As if his interest had cooled, he flew towards the sky again.
“The man-eating bird….”
“It’s moving away.”
A magical beast that is said to have devoured several elite members of the central branch.
When the man-eating bird left, the people could barely breathe a sigh of relief.
“I bought it….”
“I was lucky. “The raid team said they were attacked by man-eating birds as soon as they flew overhead.”
“oh my god. “It’s been a while since I entered the demon world, and already such a monster…”
The people were relieved to think that they had survived.
Still, I couldn’t help but feel goosebumps.
“This is the devil….”
“This time, we were lucky and the monster went away, but there are more monsters like that….”
The place where that raiding party was brutally defeated.
Because I realized once again that the monsters here are on a different level.
* * *
…and even after that.
Similar things have happened a few times.
Gooooo….
“That guy…!”
“Are you sure. “It’s the monster white lion that the raiding party encountered!”
A being who led a small group of people and overwhelmed the raiding party.
A lion with white skin and wings was looking down at them from a high point in the mountains.
It is said that the swords of the elites who were part of the raiding party could not even pierce that leather.
It was an existence that the awakened members of the raid party replayed like a nightmare.
Gooung….
“Did he go?”
Even though the lion had clearly spotted them.
He looked down at them for a moment, then turned and walked away.
“Now wait a minute. Everyone, get away from the water!”
“…?”
“It’s a huge snake!”
The group was about to pass near the water for a while.
-…Shrug.
It is tens of meters long.
A huge snake that seemed to be over 10 meters thick appeared from the water and looked at them.
An extremely cruel monster that is said to entangle people passing near the water’s edge with its tongue, drown them in the water, and then eat them.
Everyone was nervous about the monster’s appearance.
-Shrug.
Slurp….
“…?”
The giant snake looked at them for a moment.
Then he clicked his tongue briefly.
It disappeared into the deep water again.
“…Something is strange.”
and.
Only then did people notice something strange.
“The monsters…”
“They’re not attacking.”
Should I say that it is not a magic trick for nothing?
The presence of monsters around me was enormous.
A monster flying in the sky.
A white lion that exuded tremendous power.
They say it is weak compared to the giant snake that appeared at the water’s edge.
Powerful enough.
A presence with unbelievable magical power was felt everywhere.
The number of survivors exceeds several thousand.
Unlike usual, I couldn’t hide my presence.
‘In a normal situation, there should have been a few battles with monsters targeting prey…’
Nevertheless…
“If you think about it… it’s been like that since Monster Land.”
“We’ve never had a battle before…?”
Ever since they entered Monsterland.
There was not a single attack.
“…what?”
“It’s strange. “There are so many monsters… why?”
What people could feel was…
the presence of monsters around them.
There…
the most advanced in their group.
A man walking with full force as if he had no intention of hiding his magical power.
“Shin Young-jun….”
“Do you think he’s avoiding that person?”
Sussseu….
bababababababak!
“I told you there was a long way to go. Please follow me quickly.”
He was moving away from Shin Youngjun.
…like.
As if she wanted to avoid him at all costs.