The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 46

Episode 46: Deserter (4)

“So. “A monster appeared in the unit, and you thought it was certain that you would be annihilated if you stayed there, so you decided to escape?”

“Yes, yes….”

A corner of the building.

Soldiers were interrogating deserters who had lost their guns and collapsed.

“In the meantime, I thought that the other members of the unit who would be wiped out because their defenses were breached would die a little faster anyway. Am I right?”

“That’s right.”

“This is very trash.”

Sigh!

The soldier conducting the interrogation hit the deserter on the head.

If the target had been his successor, it would have been a sight that would have raised eyebrows.

‘I don’t think much of it.’

Those guys are deserters who drove all the members of their unit to death.

On the contrary, it is cheap even if you suffer that much.

“what. I know that we were all going to die anyway. “It would have ended when the ammunition ran out anyway.”

“yes? Oh no. “We had a lot of ammunition.”

“what? “Then why did you think everyone was going to die?”

“Well… they are monsters that are difficult to kill even with bullets, and there are so many of them…”

The interrogation continues.

I and the other soldiers were watching the scene from a distance.

It took less than 5 minutes to subdue them.

Be honest.

It was a result that surprised even us.

“Anyway, that’s true. “They were soldiers with guns.”

“Were we this strong?”

The soldiers reacted with disbelief even though it was their own doing.

It’s been a while since I woke up.

So far, I’ve only fought against monsters and have never fought against humans.

Soldiers with guns are like symbols of modern military power.

I can’t believe I overpowered it so easily.

That’s surprising.

“Our levels have risen a lot in the meantime, and the amount of buffs we get from Youngjun’s cooking is no joke. “It’s a natural result.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“If you think about it that way, it was a fight worth winning, but it feels new.”

Of course, you should not be mistaken.

What we suppressed were deserters with guns.

Because it was not an army that had established a proper system and defense line.

If the opponent was a proper army, I don’t think even 100 awakened people would have been able to use their strength.

While we were chatting in the back.

The interrogation of deserters continued.

“by the way. “What do you mean, overflowing with bullets?”

An interesting topic came out of the mouth of the soldier being interrogated.

Of course.

We’re almost out of bullets, right?

I guess I tend to pay less attention to it.

The soldiers in the gunnery group seemed to be paying quite a bit of attention to that.

‘But these guys seemed rather relaxed.’

After the suppression of deserters was completed.

I took a quick look around the building with the soldiers.

That’s what I discovered.

A huge amount of materials.

Of course, food, oil, etc.

‘Even a significant amount of bullets.’

Even if we assume that food and other items were obtained through looting.

Ammunition cannot be explained by looting.

Awakened gunners make up more than half of our unit’s firepower.

Now they are unable to show their strength due to depletion of ammunition.

Information about ammunition was of utmost importance.

“Are you saying that an ordinary unit is overflowing with bullets because the amount of ammunition they have on hand is at most so much? “Come to think of it, the ammunition you guys have is quite a lot.”

“That’s…”

But the answer that came out of his mouth was.

It was beyond expectations.

“Because our unit is an ammunition depot.”

Ammunition depot.

“Ammunition depot? what is that.”

“yes. It is also called the ammunition battalion… To put it simply, you can think of it as a unit that manages ammunition that needs to be supplied to nearby units.”

“Is it different from an ammunition store?”

“You can think of it as backward compatibility of the ammunition bay. “If you have never worked in this field before, you may not know.”

“What is the detailed location?”

“that. It’s not that far from here…”

An ammunition battalion.

The eyes of the soldiers who heard the story focused on the deserter.

“If you do this well.”

“Ammunition problem. “Maybe we can solve it all at once.”

If that happens, our situation will get much better.

It also has the disadvantage of consuming bullets and making a loud sound.

The firepower of the gunners was great enough to compensate for their shortcomings.

at that time.

‘Oh, that guy…’

The deserters gathered together.

One of them was seen slowly moving to the corner.

Is it because we are talking about ammunition?

The other soldiers, who were concentrating on the deserter’s story, did not seem to notice.

“You stop for a moment…”

A deserter who appears to be acting suspiciously at first glance.

The moment I was about to stop him.

“Everyone, everyone, stay still!”

The guy got up and screamed.

What is in both of his hands?

Pistol. And…

there was no major problem with the pistol held in one hand.

But the problem is the other hand.

“It’s a grenade.”

When I saw those items, I couldn’t help but frown.

“Didn’t they take all the weapons?”

“yes. “Everything I had on me was confiscated…”

“Tsk, I guess there was something hidden in the room too. “The guys who investigated around there will see me later.”

“I’m sorry!”

The faces of the soldiers in charge of investigating the room turned pale.

That aside.

“I told everyone not to move!”

“….”

“I know you guys are monsters that can attack you before you even fire a shot. Can it withstand a grenade? “The moment I pull the pin, everyone in this room starts searching.”

“Then it must be hard for you to get over it too, right?”

“Anyway, it’s better if we all fall together. is not it?”

The problem is how to deal with that guy.

Looking at him, he seems quite crazy.

I glanced at the military uniform he was wearing.

The name written on the nametag is Jinyoung Hwang.

He was the same guy who had threatened us on the ground and whom I had personally subdued.

at that time.

“Sergeant Shin.”

“uh.”

“Shall I handle it?”

Gwangil, who was standing behind me, slowly approached me and said.

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il’s physical abilities are at an overwhelming level even in his unit.

…Honestly, I think this guy could solve it somehow with a grenade or something.

“wait for a sec.”

“yes?”

I tried to dissuade Gwangil.

Gwangil had a strange attitude.

“You should give it one chance.”

I silently watched what he did.

“What are you doing, you bastards! Quickly grab your gun!”

Hwang Jin-young shouted, still pointing his pistol at us and holding a grenade.

Then the deserters who had been kneeling and being interrogated stood up.

“good job!”

“Jinyoung, you bastard. “I believed it!”

“Tsk tsk, it’s a reversal of fortunes.”

The deserters moved toward the guns they had set aside in a corner.

at that time.

I looked at the guys and said.

“you.”

“ok?”

“Are you confident you won’t regret it?”

In my own way.

I was just trying to give you a chance.

“Tsk tsk. “Do you feel a little scared now?”

“I’m confident I won’t do it. “You fucking bastard.”

“What about regret? “I guess you don’t understand the situation?”

A very different attitude from just now, when he knelt down and acted politely.

This is it.

I guess there is no point in giving the opportunity.

Phew.

I sighed and called Gwangil’s name.

“Gwangil.”

“yep. Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”

“Let’s deal with it.”

An order given to a successor.

The answer to that command is.

‘Loyalty!’

or.

‘yes!’

It wasn’t like that.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

to a strange sound like an animal crying.

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, the unit’s strongest warrior and an awakened ‘berserker’.

Madness spreads through his body.

Wow!!

The huge body rushed towards the deserter.

“I guess you thought I was joking!?”

Jinyoung’s reaction to seeing that was immediate.

ping!

The guy who really pulls out the pin on a grenade and throws it high.

crazy.

I didn’t expect you to actually throw it.

“You crazy bastard!”

“What if I actually get selected!”

“Fuck you bastards! If we’re going to die, let’s die together!”

Even the deserters looked puzzled by that sight.

If the grenade exploded, it was obvious that everyone in this room would be devastated.

But…

“Well. “It won’t really matter.”

As for me watching.

I didn’t think it was particularly dangerous.

“Kwaaaaaah!!!”

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, running with an animal-like scream.

The guy’s hand was aimed at the grenade in the air.

It was a grenade thrown high.

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il jumped high with a level of elasticity that was so bizarre that it seemed possible with that body.

Like a puppy snatching a toy.

The guy who easily grabbed the grenade…

“Kruk!”

He threw the grenade out the window. A grenade

thrown

out of the building exploded.

The enormous explosion sound and wind pressure were felt even by us who were far away.

“You crazy monster!”

Hwang Jin-young, who saw this, pulled the trigger of the pistol toward Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.

however.

Tang Taang-

“Kruk…!!!”

“Even a second bullet doesn’t work?”

It withstood bullets from an assault rifle, but not a pistol.

There’s no way they could penetrate the military uniforms we wear.

Quang!

at last.

A deserter named Hwang Jin-yeong had his head held in Gwang-il’s hands.

I got thrown against the wall.

“…uh?”

“What is it?”

“What happened…?”

It took less than 5 seconds for Gwangil to launch himself and overpower Hwang Jinyoung.

The situation changed literally in an instant.

The deserters who were moving to grab their guns muttered in confusion.

“Crrrrrrr!”

“Uh uhh….”

“Oh, don’t come!”

The triumphant appearance he had when he thought he had regained victory was nowhere to be seen.

The deserters were overwhelmed by the gaze of Gwangil, who glared at them while screaming.

“Tsk tsk tsk… you crazy monsters.”

A deserter rubbing his face against the wall.

Jinyoung Hwang said.

“It was a last-ditch effort, but it’s not working at all.”

“It was a good try. “But you should have chosen your opponent.”

The soldiers here were not us, but ordinary soldiers.

At the very least, if Gwangil hadn’t been there, it might have been a pretty effective attack.

In the first place, he wasn’t the type of person for whom something like that would work.

“Tsk tsk… “Now that it’s like this, do whatever you want.”

“hmm?”

by the way.

This guy called Jinyoung.

I’m telling you, you’ve been showing off a lot since before.

At least it ends up being a deserter.

“Hey, uncle.”

“Do whatever you want, kill or save.”

“No, I don’t know if it’s the second year of middle school or something.”

It looks like the situation is still not fully understood.

To the guy who acts like he won’t give up until the end.

I decided to tell you a little about the current situation.

“I don’t think it’s up to us to decide what to do with you.”

“…what?”

It was then.

From far away.

Strange sounds were heard.

Kaaaaaaa….

Crumbling. “

What is

this sound?”

“It sounds like they are rushing in.”

“They’re all coming in droves?”

The guy who acted confident asked back in a strangely nervous manner.

I was rather dumbfounded and asked back.

“Do you think we don’t shoot because we don’t have guns?”

“What are you talking about-.”

“We need to refrain from making gunfire noises. Throw a grenade? “I wondered what kind of crazy people they were.”

“ah.”

A pistol alone makes quite a bit of noise.

They even exploded grenades there.

Why did you make this much of a fuss?

monster.

zombie.

Aren’t they all flocking this way?

“Hey hey. “No, over there.”

It seemed like they only realized what they had done.

The deserters opened their mouths in strangely servile voices.

“what. “Mr.

“Ooh, we were wrong. “Please save me just this once.”

A very different attitude from when we all threw grenades with the intention of killing each other.

“You’re the same soldier, right? please. “Shouldn’t we help people who are in the same situation?”

“I will give you this grace if you only let me live. “I will definitely pay you back.”

“Throwing grenades and everything, that guy Jinyoung did it! “We surrendered!”

“…Crazy guys.”

Other deserters joined in and began begging for their lives.

“therefore. “I should have taken it when I was given the chance.”

towards them.

Sergeant Lee Min-jae gives a cold look.

“I’m sorry. The rule is that deserters are summarily executed.”

“what?”

“It means that you should be thankful just for not killing them directly.”

Let’s put it that way.

One of the deserters shouted in an angry voice.

“You guys don’t think there’s anything different!”

“Of course it’s different.”

I answered casually.

I turned back and shouted at our soldiers.

“Lieutenant Kim!”

OK.

Lieutenant Kim appears among the soldiers.

“Youngjun. “Did you call me?”

The deserters who saw this began to mutter.

“Lieutenant Joo?”

“There are even executives?”

“…no way. “Aren’t those guys deserters?”

“no way. I also told you about the survivors who were captured as slaves. All other military units were also completely destroyed. That’s how monsters come. There’s no way there were any survivors…”

I thought about it just in case, considering I was in the same situation and all.

I guess they thought we were deserters like them.

I ignored them and spoke to Lieutenant Kim.

“Lieutenant Kim. Please give me an order. With an order to retreat.”

“i get it. Everyone, retreat as safely as possible!”

Lieutenant Kim screamed.

A strange vitality began to circulate within the bodies of our soldiers.

[Commander’s shout – ‘Order to retreat’ rings out.]

[Bonuses are given to those affected by the effect leaving the battlefield.]

Monsters will be flocking in.

Is there any way we can afford to deal with them all?

Just when I was ready to pull out.

“Oh, no.”

Someone was hanging on my ankle.

A familiar face.

It was Hwang Jin-young, who had been rubbing his face against the wall just a moment ago.

I said, dumbfounded.

“A while ago, we tried to die together. “Now?”

Whenever I tell you to do whatever you want, whether it’s killing or saving.

Now come and beg for your life.

Part of me wanted to leave him to die like this.

At the same time, there was one thought passing through my mind.

lately.

It came about after I saw my two successors killed by a monster right before my eyes.

It’s like a little obsession.

‘It’s like a monster murdering a human being. ‘I don’t want to see you.’

It’s an extremely personal matter.

but.

If I had to face punishment for desertion, I would have taken it.

Letting them be helplessly killed by monsters like this is not okay.

I didn’t like it as is.

‘They’re the ones who won’t take it even if you give them a chance anyway.’

Just one more time.

Let me give you a chance.

Percussion.

“Eat.”

“What about this?”

What I threw in front of their eyes.

Jerky that was freshly made recently.

It was combat rations.

‘They are not awakened. The ability level increase will not be applied.’

If it’s a characteristic, it might be applicable.

It is impossible for me to save these guys.

All I can do is throw this to them and tell them to survive on their own.

‘If only these guys had enough will to live.’

After picking up that beef jerky.

Just putting it in your mouth is enough.

[Deep sense of guilt]

The beef jerky has already been sprinkled with [special sauce].

If you eat that and somehow survive.

“After eating. If you admit your sins. “Come visit our unit.”

After that, you will struggle with guilt.

Those who come like that are given punishment appropriate for deserters.

That was my intention.

“Hehehe. “Beef jerky.”

“Does this mean that I should fill my stomach before I die?”

It seemed like something they couldn’t understand because they didn’t know the effects of my combat rations.

The guys were sobbing after throwing away the combat rations they had given them.

“I won’t ask you to save my life.”

and.

Some of them said this.

“So it’s better. Wouldn’t it be better if I just killed him?”

What these guys begged for.

It wasn’t life.

“It is inevitable that you will die. Originally, he should have died in the military… and since everything was taken away by you. Even if you somehow manage to survive here, you won’t live long.”

“….”

“Ha, but. I want to choose a way to die. “At least I don’t want to be eaten by a monster.”

Death is inevitable.

But there are different types of death.

If they are executed by our hands.

At least the moment of pain won’t be long.

but.

‘Being eaten alive by monsters and zombies. A completely different story.’

It can’t even be compared to being shot.

It will be a time of pain and fear.

“so. Please….”

“I’m not asking you to save my life! “I can at least ask you to kill me!”

It seemed like they just wanted to avoid that kind of death.

Looking at that.

I cursed under my breath.

‘You’re giving up so quickly?’

I have done everything to survive.

If I couldn’t see a hole to survive, I was prepared to dig a hole and create one.

but.

Those guys didn’t even try to struggle for their lives.

‘The most important thing is to survive.’

If these guys were my troops.

I must have pushed that hard.

‘These guys. ‘He’s not a member of my unit.’

I sigh.

He spoke to the soldiers behind him.

“The pistols that Gwangil shot down earlier.”

“yes.”

“It’s probably rolling around in that corner of the room somewhere, right? “I’m leaving that behind.”

“…Are you okay?”

“It’s almost impossible to escape from here anyway. There aren’t many bullets. “There’s no way you could loot with that pistol.”

This time, he looked at the deserters and opened his mouth.

“There will be bullets left in the magazine. “You guys decide how to use it.”

“Ahhh.”

“Whether you use it to kill monsters or something else. as you please.”

“Thank you… Thank you…”

If you have a pistol.

At least it would be possible to die comfortably.

and.

Just in case, really, just in case.

‘A guy with the will to survive. If there is even one person.’

If you have a pistol.

I might be able to survive somehow.

especially.

‘If you eat the combat rations they threw in the corner of the room.’

The chances of survival will never be zero.

‘The hole was provided.’

Will I have the will to get out of that hole?

It is up to each individual whether they choose to just die a comfortable death.

After I threw away the guy hanging on my foot.

I came out of the room with my unit members.

“You must hurry!”

“I understand…”

I was trying to get out of the building as quickly as possible.

Taang….

“….”

The sound of a pistol heard from above.

What does the sound I heard before the monsters arrive mean?

All the soldiers here knew.

‘Stupid bastard.’

Even though it gave me a hole to survive at best.

You’re so overcome by fear that you don’t even think about looking for the hole.

‘I don’t know how many people chose to die.’

Those weak guys won’t survive for long anyway.

“Youngjun! “We must hurry!”

“We may be better than the deserters, but we are also in danger!”

I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel sick.

There was no time to worry about those who had already chosen death.

‘We are different from those guys.’

The difference between simply being a deserter or not is not important.

the most important thing is.

‘The difference is whether you have the will to survive or not.’

Listening to the resounding sound of a pistol.

I promised myself.

‘I never. ‘You don’t die like that.’

Until the day I can open my own restaurant.

I’m sure I will survive.

‘To do that, first.’

Monsters are coming from all directions.

We had to get away from this building before they arrived.

The physical abilities of the awakened.

In addition, Lieutenant Kim’s buff was added.

“This won’t be enough.”

“yes?”

“Then what should I do!”

It seemed difficult to completely escape before the monsters arrived.

Then there is only one way.

When the soldier asked me what to do, I answered calmly.

“Everyone, take out your combat rations.”

“yes?”

“I have cherished and cherished…”

Isn’t there only one answer in a situation like this?

“It’s cooking.”

I took out a dish from my arms.

A series of combat rations that I have been saving.

Among them, there’s one I’ve never tried before.

[Light foot Sleipa’s beef jerky made with the care of a low-level cook]

I had just thrown it to the deserters, but they threw it away themselves.

‘A hole to survive’.