The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 381
Episode 381 Dark Clouds (1)
Giants coming through the barrier.
As they greeted them, most of the awakened members of the Association had given up everything.
“What on earth is that…!?”
but.
They seemed to have forgotten that they were just moments away from death.
I looked up at the sky with a pale expression.
Han Yi-seo had a dark expression on her face, as if she had given up on everything right before.
Forgetting that she too had accepted her impending death.
Like the others, I looked up at the sky with a pale expression.
At that place.
{Citizens of Gyeonggi-do. Rest assured.}
{We are an army.}
A ridiculously large structure.
It was appearing, flying in the sky and tearing down barriers.
‘What is that…’
Is it because of the extreme heat of the wall?
A structure whose entire fuselage was red.
People could not identify the shape.
but.
Paaah …!
On this battlefield, there were giants who brought eternal winter to a world.
Because of the tremendous cold they were giving off.
The heat in the structure, which had been heated up by the heat of the barrier, cools down rapidly.
“Is it an island…?”
“No, no.”
Only after the structure regains its original appearance.
People were able to guess its identity.
“It’s a fortress…!”
A huge battleship flying in the sky.
Or a fortress.
From a huge castle that, according to the laws of physics they know, should not be able to fly like that.
A low-quality mechanical sound rang out.
{The Legion came here for the peace of mankind.}
{The Legion’s large-scale operational activities are scheduled to begin soon, so citizens are requested to refrain from actions that may interfere with the operation.}
“What?”
Peace or operation?
Words I can’t understand at all.
Gu Woo Woong …
before people understand what they contain in the electronics.
The gates of the huge fortress open.
and.
From that gate.
Hundreds of unidentifiable shapes pop out.
Before the figures even hit the ground.
Beobubububebung-!!!!
A huge fortress.
It started spewing fire.
* * *
The fortress bursts into flames and
huge shells rain down on the ground.
Fragments of red light falling towards the ground at tremendous speed.
The history of war built up by mankind.
Purification of the violence that history has created.
The association also had several firearms captured from military bases.
The firearms were certainly effective against most monsters, but there were exceptions.
Screeching….
Just before the shells raining down from the fortress reach the monsters.
A thin film of ice settles over their heads.
[Belsnickel] use the bodies of monsters.
However, they also had powerful abilities engraved in their souls.
The association’s fire was enough to destroy even the bodies they took.
The firepower of a barrage that passes through that protection is greatly reduced.
Therefore, the association’s defense line had no choice but to be pushed back helplessly.
Quick….
-…!?
Ice settled above their heads.
The cannonballs falling from the sky hit the ice.
and.
Kwaaaaang!
-Crooooooooooooo!!!
The barrage tore through the protection created by their special ability like a piece of paper.
It hit their bodies directly.
-Nonsense!
The Belsnickels could not help but be embarrassed.
‘It is a completely different power from that of the native species we have faced so far.’
Now that those monarchs who emit the most powerful chill have opened their eyes.
The abilities they could demonstrate had become so powerful that they could not even be compared to the past.
The protection they created….
-Hot, hot, hot, hot!!
-It hurts!!!
-Brothers…!
Because of that saturation.
Because it was being torn apart lightly.
Monarchs who wield powerful magical power were able to notice.
Fire pouring down from the sky.
The technological prowess of indigenous species was clearly exerting considerable influence amidst the saturation.
‘What about this powerful magical power?’
There.
It’s a power that combines different technologies!
-Although native species have great potential, they would not have had such technological capabilities. How could it be…!
They had knowledge of native species that they drew as brothers.
And according to their knowledge.
It was at a normal level where such firepower should not exist.
-Brothers…!
If only it was a while ago.
They probably didn’t care about their bodies burning.
But it was different now.
-My soul… my soul is burning…!
The power of the [Shaman] was spread throughout this battlefield.
Physical damage also affects the soul.
For them, it was a powerful spell they had never experienced before.
The situation so far has been overwhelmingly superior to [Belsnickel].
Therefore, we were able to move forward while enduring a certain amount of attrition.
That gunfire was a different story.
-…Huh!
Fortunately.
There was no one with the ability to respond to that barrage.
Those who were called monarchs.
Let them quickly extend their arms and concentrate their power.
Paaaaaaaa!
-Come under protection, brothers!
A huge curtain was erected above the battlefield, centered around the bodies of the giants.
The Belsnickels were able to avoid fire under the protection of their monarchs.
but.
Pububeong….
-Save me…!
The number of monarchs is never large.
No matter how hard they try to block that barrage.
In reality, the defensible area was less than half of the battlefield.
‘We must not let that fire go unnoticed…!’
Although it was true that the power of the weaker brothers was strengthened by the monarchs.
The power of the monarchs is also strengthened by the presence of those brothers.
We should not have lost our troops here.
-Brothers!
One of the monarchs who made a decision.
[Icicle Spear Ariadon] shouted.
Although most of the remaining monarchs were specialized in combat.
Among them, Ariadon was the one who led the king’s knights.
He was the best at observing the battlefield and managing battles.
Strategies and tactics while experiencing numerous battles.
And when he realized the direction of the war, he shouted with confidence.
-A variable has arisen on the battlefield where victory was certain! If you do it wrong, the damage may increase!
A battle where victory or defeat is certain.
When new power was suddenly added to the losing side in that battle.
‘Those who were convinced of defeat and were giving up actually have higher morale than before.’
Whereby.
It caused unbelievable damage.
-Then what should I do?
-You can’t fight while ignoring that barrage. Brother.
Fire pouring down from a fortress in the sky.
There.
‘Before the barrage began… something landed on the ground.’
The beings that came out of that fortress.
I didn’t know where I would be or what I would be doing.
A situation where you don’t know which one to solve first.
then.
There was only one thing they had to do.
-We must get the king back.
-…!
When the king’s soul first disappeared.
They couldn’t help but panic as they couldn’t find his whereabouts.
But not now.
‘I can feel it…!’
A barrier erected by those native species.
Inside that wall.
-The person who stole the king’s soul is hiding!
The power of the monarchs was clearly strong.
It is impossible to destroy a world with that alone.
There is only one reason why they were able to reign as the world’s losers.
-If we get the king’s soul back, nothing will be able to stop us…!
These people fill their strength through the chill they give off to each other.
And if their king be with them.
Even if I couldn’t open my eyes right now because of that seal.
Their power is 2x, no, 10x.
It is amplified dozens and hundreds of times.
If only the king’s soul had not been stolen in the first place.
They wouldn’t have had to go through this trouble.
-Brothers, bring back the king’s soul!
-…Then what about you, Ariadon?
-I help my brothers move forward…. A giant
wearing a huge and beautiful armor of ice.
A dizzying amount of cold gathers in one hand of the giant and forms a shape.
– Come and capture that fortress.
A huge window with something like a chain hanging from it.
That window.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
A fortress flying in the sky.
It was stuck on the wall.
* * *
Ariadon’s second name was [Icicle Spear].
As its name suggests.
He was a master of fighting techniques using a huge spear.
Kwasik!
A giant over 50 meters tall.
He threw a huge spear twice as big as his body with all his might.
The blade of the spear cuts roughly into the wall of the fortress flying in the sky.
Crank!
Ariadon pulled the ice chain attached to the spear.
Using the recoil as help, he leapt toward the fortress.
Paang!
He leaps to the vicinity of the fortress in an instant and succeeds in clinging to the walls of the huge fortress.
and.
Only after arriving at the fortress was he able to examine its appearance in detail.
‘What kind of ridiculous structure is this?’
In the first place.
The idea of a flying fortress was nonsense.
Ariant, the world they conquered.
An empire in that world that resisted its king until the end.
Even the high walls filled with all kinds of magic that surrounded the ecliptic could not fly into the sky.
That wasn’t all.
Crank….
A huge spear that allowed him to hang on to the fortress.
The spear was opened at the same time he arrived at the fort.
It bounced off the wall and fell to the floor.
‘It was a spear thrown with all its might, but the tip only barely got stuck…’
The durability of this fortress was also beyond imagination.
At an altitude that ordinary brothers cannot reach.
Protected by walls that block even the throws he throws with all his might.
A fortress that emits enough firepower to easily destroy even the defenses of its brothers.
‘It’s a dangerous item.’
A piece that completely ignores all the battlefield common sense he has built up.
It’s been a long time since I visited Ariadon.
I could feel the feeling of ‘I’m getting goosebumps.’
‘We have to drop it from here!’
Ariadon looked at the numerous batteries hanging on the walls of the fortress.
A spear is held in the giant’s hand.
Quagga River…!
Let’s look at the wall of the fortress with a spear nearly a hundred meters long.
The batteries attached to the wall broke and the fragments flew in all directions.
‘These cannons are certainly powerful, but they are not that hard. Was it made by someone different from the one who created this fortress?’
It was good news for him.
No matter how much it is said to be a fortress with ridiculous power.
If only we could get rid of all these artillery guns firing in the air.
It will just be a fancy decoration floating in the sky.
‘Remove all the canvas stuck to the wall. Then the brothers will retrieve the king’s soul…!’
Quagga ga ga river!!!
‘If only I could get the king’s soul back!’
Ariadon clings to the fortress and continues to move.
We did our best to destroy that battery.
‘I’m not afraid even if hundreds of people come to this fortress!’
Ariadon’s judgment was clearly not wrong.
If not for the interruption of this barrage, his brothers would easily overcome that fortress.
The moment the king returns to their arms.
This fortress will be named the new ‘Frozen Citadel’ and destined to be presented to their king.
but.
If there was one mistake he made.
“Tsk.”
They were so focused on destroying the fortress’ artillery.
From the sky above the fortress…
“You can’t believe they destroyed the batteries that were built with so much effort like that.”
So large that it overturns the entire fortress.
Containing an absurdly powerful magical power…
it’s scary…
there’s a dark cloud settling in.
The point was that I hadn’t noticed.