The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 376
Episode 376: War (1)
“I heard this area has been safely cleared? I was attacked on the way home? “Is this organized?”
“That’s not it…!”
“Why not!”
The moment you get away from people.
I started talking to Ariela alone.
“I’m glad the pick-up arrived just in time. “If I did something wrong, I could have been in big trouble there!”
“I’m sorry!”
What was the content…
Of course, it was nagging.
‘I’m bored. really.’
Of course it is.
When I first arrived in Gyeonggi-do.
It was a huge struggle just to escape from here as quickly as possible.
‘There is no way it would be easy to bring so many people into the demon realm.’
The reason that was possible.
Just one.
“They say that if you just walk around radiating the magic power of a vampire, no one will be able to attack you. “Are you lying to me?”
It’s almost half mixed in my body.
It was because of the vampire’s magical power.
‘The monsters of the Demonic World respect the territory of the strong.’
And is it not a boss monster for nothing?
It is said that Ariella grew in power quickly after being left behind in the Demon World.
At first, it was just the two of them, including Ariella and Beomjae Lee.
As such, it was difficult to increase the number of monsters.
‘In the end, the monsters in the demon world were not even the target of [sealing].’
On the other hand.
Ariella’s true power may not be that strong.
It is a monster whose ability to increase its army is so powerful that it would have been normal for it to be designated as the target of [Sealing].
The seal was only forcibly released to protect that military base.
‘Besides, I raised him with all my heart in that condition.’
Now she is a self-made vampire.
He is incomparably stronger than when he was a baronet when we first met.
Even….
‘This guy is a little stronger than the giants I met inside that [gate].’
Of course, his fighting ability as an individual would be significantly inferior to those of the giants.
In the first place, the Night Nobles are a race that specializes in raising armies.
If you calculate it including that ability.
Its strength as a boss monster is even compared to the 20 leaders inside that gate.
Ariella’s side was a little higher.
Even though I had a bit of a hard time in the beginning.
In the end, the result was a smooth increase in power.
“That’s not a lie! “When we brought in the monster that was the ruler of this place, most of the monsters became wary of us…!”
One of the powerful rulers who originally ruled the Demon World.
We succeeded in making [Black Claw] a ‘subject’.
Of course, he took that area by himself.
Because of defeating [Black Claw].
Other powerful monsters also became wary of Ariela’s power.
“Then the guy who attacked me.”
“That guy is weird…!”
“No excuses. You can’t do it. “When I just received the report, I thought I was doing a good job and tried to give me a reward… but let’s just pretend it never happened.”
“Oh, no…! The grace I’ve been waiting for for a long time…!”
Even though I am a person who despairs at the thought of not being able to receive my meals now.
It was definitely a monster that had one ability that had to be recognized.
‘The guys I was planning to use as my troops in case the humans in Gyeonggi-do were wiped out.’
Fortunately, it serves its purpose well.
It means that they have succeeded in achieving a certain level of influence.
‘…Actually, I wanted to mobilize to attack that source as well.’
At that time, it wasn’t as stable as it is now.
I only heard that in the process of taking that [Black Claw] as a subordinate, the loss of troops was so great that support would be difficult.
but.
Because quite a bit of time has passed since then.
“The enemies are coming.”
“…yes. “I know this because I heard it from a report.”
“The time has come to use your army.”
now.
The time has come to use this guy’s army.
‘Bringing people here was almost like a gamble.’
If it is revealed that he is the owner of the monsters, people will inevitably be reluctant.
Especially since the expeditionary force includes Han Yi-seo, who can use [False Identification].
Still, I had no choice but to use this guy’s army.
First of all, without revealing that I am the owner of these guys.
I went through everything with the oath and all…
“There are 12 monsters that are at a similar level to you and seem to specialize only in combat. The number of monsters following is also enormous. “How can I catch it?”
“…Hehe!”
Let me ask you that question.
Ariella said with a smile, covering her mouth with the back of her hand.
“Master, have you decided to cancel the favor you agreed to give me?”
“…huh?”
“If you listen to this part, you will have no choice but to give me grace.”
A guy who opens his mouth full of confidence.
“Why are you so confident? “The number of monsters around here is quite high, but I don’t think they are enough to deal with the enemies I mentioned.”
“It will certainly be difficult for my children to last long against opponents of their caliber. But…”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t you see some pretty strong monsters on your way here?”
That’s right.
I did see it.
“There were a few monsters that looked particularly strong.”
Although it may not be as good as Ariella or those giants.
When I saw their magical power, they were about the color of a very light blue color.
Like Kamang or Alaune, they were summoned while weakened for some reason and the seal did not work.
Or, I thought it was a monster that emerged from its seal relatively recently.
“These are the guys who are currently sharing the power of the Demon Lord with me. They all have quite large territories.”
“huh?”
In those words.
I tilted my head and asked.
“Why did I see those guys? “This is your territory.”
I moved in a straight line toward Ariela’s territory.
It wouldn’t have been possible if, like the [Strike Team], I had wandered around without knowing a single thing about the territory of monsters.
There was no reason to encounter so many forces on the way to Ariela’s territory.
“It’s not because that’s their territory.”
“then?”
“I called you.”
“…huh?”
“They were talking to me here just a moment ago. Then, on the way back, I probably encountered the owner.”
Grinning.
“You said the incoming enemies were that strong, right?”
“…yes.”
“We too… no.”
Ariella.
He said with a confident smile.
“[Makyung] won’t be easy either, right?”
* * *
“Ah… Mr. Youngjun!”
“You’re back!”
When Shin Young-jun, who went to talk to the queen, returns.
The leaders of each group came out to meet him.
“…I heard you had a conversation with the queen.”
“How did the conversation go well?”
“Yes, for now.”
Park Jung-gu cautiously opened his mouth.
“…Can I ask what kind of conversation we had?”
“It was nothing special. “Can we fight together against those monsters?”
“Then the answer is…?”
“Fortunately, the conversation went well.”
It was not enough to suddenly enter the demonic realm.
Those who entered the nest of monsters.
People were very embarrassed.
Nevertheless.
These monsters had a gentle attitude towards them.
There were also often monsters that could communicate.
“The queen and the monsters under her command will fight with us.”
“…Oh oh!”
There were many people who were reluctant to have to fight monsters together.
Nevertheless, these are the people who saw the mighty giant in person.
It was a happy thing to have a force that could provide even a little bit of strength.
“Was this the reinforcements you were talking about…!”
“yes.”
“I can’t believe I was able to deal with these monsters…”
“It’s a bit absurd to say that I can handle them. In the end, this time, my interests aligned with that queen.”
To be exact.
It must be said that before that, the power had not been established to this extent.
‘At this level… it can be said that the Association’s power has increased by about 1.5 times.’
This is a huge power increase.
…of course.
“Even if we do that, it won’t be easy to overcome those monsters.”
“I guess so.”
Their power is still overwhelmingly inferior.
It would be impossible to defeat them.
But whatever.
“You don’t have to overcome it.”
“…?”
Leaving behind the puzzled Beomseok Jo.
I went to see Kim Jong-du and told him.
“This magical power… yes. Youngjun’s magic comes from here…”
“Jongdu.”
“Ah yep!”
“Jongdu, please build a wall here.”
“A wall here?”
In those words.
Kim Jong-du responded in surprise.
“Did the Queen allow that?”
“yes. “How long do you think it will take?”
“Hmm. “It will depend on the situation.”
“What do you mean?”
“When building a wall, I use the ability [Construction Command]. It is the power that allows me to use other awakened people as my laborers. When only awakened people from our eastern branch are used, there is a limit to the speed. But if we can use the Association’s elite awakeners, the speed will be much faster.”
“Oh, if that’s the case.”
Let me have positive luck.
Jongdu said angrily.
“Is it okay to mobilize awakened people from other branches?”
“Yes and no. “That’s not possible.”
“…huh?”
The Awakened have a lot of work to do.
There is no time to mobilize for construction.
So….
-Kroeoeook….
“Don’t you think these guys will do a good job?”
“….”
like that.
The result of mobilizing monsters.
“To complete the wall so quickly…”
“Jongdu’s skills must have improved tremendously…!”
At ridiculously fast speeds.
A huge barrier has been established within the demonic realm.
* * *
A huge structure built in the deepest part of the Forest of Magic.
The wall, which Jongdu commanded with all his might and the monsters of Demonic World did their best to procure materials and build, was quite high.
It is not much worse than any other barrier on the ground.
and.
Because it was that high.
“….”
“gulp.”
Those standing on the wall are far away.
I could see a figure approaching from outside the forest.
‘Giants…’
With powerful giants made of something like unidentifiable steel.
Following in the footsteps of the giant.
A countless horde of monsters.
The moment when Jongdu used all his might to complete the wall.
The army of ‘Belsnickel’.
We had arrived in front of Demon Lord.
* * *
The giants lined up in front of the Demon Lord.
An army of countless monsters led by those giants.
“…What is that?”
“When we fought at the epicenter, our numbers would have been reduced like that. Why does it seem like it has increased…?”
People who saw the group muttered.
As the saying goes.
Their numbers were originally large.
In the battle at the epicenter, we were able to annihilate a significant portion of the enemy.
nevertheless.
The enemies approaching now are at a level where all the enemies we destroyed back then have been restored.
No… it seemed to be a bigger number than that.
and.
Let’s put that number in front of us.
“…Those twelve giants coming at once.”
“Damn it… When I was wasting time at the wall, I only had to block one or two at a time…!”
Among the people looking down into the distance.
I could feel the agitation spreading.
‘You said that while I was unconscious… you had a few battles with those giants.’
A battle to slow the advance of giants.
What was the content of that battle?
When you see people’s morale being eroded.
I had a rough guess.
It was then.
-Native species!!!
“…!”
Just as we can look down on them from the wall.
Could they have seen us from afar?
They noticed our presence and shouted.
-Is this the only place you reached after running away so servilely?
A cry that uses the soul rather than the air.
Even from afar, the soul’s cry reached our souls.
‘…This is not good.’
I looked at the screaming giant.
[Ariadon of the Icicle, Commander of the Knights of the Frozen Kingdom]
The Commander of the Knights.
I felt it even when I saw it inside that [gate].
Those guys had a system.
That’s why I knew.
‘It’s an attempt to reduce morale.’
A nobleman named Knight Commander is about to go to war.
What are you trying to do to us?
-I can feel your souls. And the souls of the bloody things you are with!
“…!”
For a monster like that, strength isn’t everything.
It’s natural to have special abilities.
so that.
-What you got by running away like that is only so much power!
“…!”
With the humans of the association.
Vampires.
“Inferior scoundrels… how dare they evaluate a noble’s army.”
Also, how much power is there?
That ‘Knight Commander’ seemed to understand it to some extent.
-Trying to stop us with that much power… It’s ridiculous.
With those words.
The guys took a deep breath.
Paaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
From the bodies of the twelve giants on the other side.
A tremendous chill comes out.
and.
“…This!”
The awakened people were embarrassed and raised their sleeves.
Then what was there.
“The frost….”
“It’s cold.”
Magyeong.
It’s normal for frost to not appear here near the black barrier that radiates heat.
The chill of those souls.
It has reached here.
‘…This is a bit huge.’
A power that embarrassed even me.
I felt that those who felt that power were embarrassed.
“Those guys are right.”
“No matter how much the queen’s monster helps…”
Contrary to what I expected it to be a simple invasion and battle.
Those guys are talking to us.
They showed their power first.
“Those monsters…”
“There’s no way we can beat them.”
Whereby.
The agitation among people grows more and more.
‘…The morale only went up when Ariela’s monsters joined the team.’
The giant declared that even that was meaningless.
It was being cut down mercilessly.
“This is bad. “I never thought those giants would use such a strategy…!”
Beomseok Jo, who saw that, was embarrassed and muttered.
‘The morale of our troops is the most important thing in battle.’
Because that knight commander also knows that.
From the very beginning, they used measures to break the morale of their allies.
“This won’t work. We must start the battle before our morale drops further!”
Beomseok Jo is in a hurry.
We prepared to dispatch our troops before their morale dropped further.
“no.”
“what?”
“It’s still too early to sortie.”
At my words.
Beomseok Jo said with a look of incomprehension.
“What do you mean! If we continue like this, our troops’ morale will be further undermined!”
“…Well, I guess so?”
“I guess that’s right…!”
If it goes on like this.
The morale of our troops is further reduced.
That is correct.
But…
that’s only
if things continue like this.”
“…what?”
“Oh, I didn’t want to do this again because it hurt my neck. Big risk.”
I concentrated all my body’s magic on my neck.
I shouted as loudly as I could.
{All troops, listen!!!}
* * *
{All troops, listen!}
“This voice…?”
“It’s Shin Young-jun.”
Although it is certain that it possesses tremendous power.
A man whose identity is still unknown.
But still.
Because of his abilities, he had the greatest influence in the association.
“no way.”
“Has that person come up with another method?”
lately.
When the expeditionary force was ambushed at the Wall.
A voice that gave them instructions to survive.
“There might be a way to beat those guys…!”
As soon as someone hears that voice.
I thought maybe there was a way to win here.
“…I wonder if there is one.”
still.
Most people looked at the army of giants with expressions full of despair.
“No matter what strategy….”
“We can’t defeat that level of power.”
They say that the legendary master is coming back to life.
Just as one soldier cannot defeat thousands of soldiers.
In the first place.
The difference in power was too great to do anything through operations.
‘You’re probably trying to say that you can defeat those monsters.’
‘But… no matter how special that guy’s abilities are, it’s impossible to beat that number.’
rather.
Some people caught up in negative emotions thought.
“Saying you can win here….”
“In the end, it’s just a deception.”
Saying the impossible is possible.
That it would be a deception against them.
however.
{We!!!}
“…You’re trying to say that you can win….”
{We can’t beat them!}
The next thing you hear is:
I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
“…uh?”
“You mean you can’t win?”
A story that will erode the morale of our troops.
Because there was no reason to say it in the current situation.
{But do not despair! The Association is not alone!}
“You are not alone.”
{The Queen’s men!}
With those words.
-Crooooooooooooo!!!
Monsters with red eyes.
He suddenly gets excited and runs beyond the barrier.
okay.
The Queen’s family is with them.
They knew it too.
Still, I think I can’t beat them.
This was the cause of this morale decline, but…
{And!}
“…!?”
Working with the association.
It wasn’t just the queen’s relatives.
{This Demon Lord will fight with us!}
“What?”
When people are confused because they don’t know the meaning of the words.
Far away.
A giant who was trying to advance this way.
-Surrender, native species. If you surrender, we will give you…
That giant suddenly.
-It’s an honor to be brothers… wow!
He let out a soulful scream of pain.
People looked at him in confusion.
“That is…”
And then.
I couldn’t help but be shocked.
-What is this beast…!
Of course.
What was there….
“I saw it then.”
“It’s the white lion!”
Toward those mighty-looking giants.
Because it looked like monsters from the Demonic World were rushing towards me.