The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 48
Episode 48: Ammunition Battalion (2)
“It’s too quiet?”
Contrary to expectations that it would be occupied by monsters.
The atmosphere in the ammunition battalion was very calm.
“According to what the deserters said, it is clear that the ammunition battalion engaged in combat with monsters.”
“Isn’t there a possibility that the monsters just cleared out the soldiers and left the battalion?”
If you think about it.
A military base is not a particularly good environment to live in.
‘It’s just a strategically important base. The monsters wouldn’t consider that.’
A space where all supplies necessary for the soldiers’ lives must be brought in from outside.
It’s not a good environment for monsters to live in.
There must be a possibility that he left, but…
“No, I don’t think so.”
“yes? “What is the reason?”
“It’s only half a feeling.”
A group of lizards attacked the 423rd Air Defense Battalion where we worked.
After defeating the Chieftain, the offensive subsided to some extent.
‘More than ten lizards were constantly attacking the unit every day.’
Considering the fight against the Chieftain, Lizards are not a stupid race.
A race that gathers troops and employs strategies that take advantage of the enemy’s weakened position.
As the number of awakened units increased, they would have come to realize that there was no point in attacking a well-armored unit one by one.
Nevertheless, they continued to carry out attacks that were tantamount to suicide.
An obsession that is even bizarre.
Why?
“You said that particularly powerful monsters appeared at the military base, right?”
“yes.”
“As long as there is no need for monsters to take over the unit. “For those powerful monsters, there’s no reason to attack the army, right?”
No matter how strong they are, they are monsters.
There is no reason to pick a dangerous military base and attack it.
But the guys.
For some reason I did that.
“There must be intention.”
Something I felt before comes to mind again.
An unidentified malevolent intent to attack humanity.
If it actually exists.
“They will try to suppress humanity’s power.”
“….”
“Even if the soldiers are dead, if the military base where the weapons are gathered is empty, the surviving humans will eventually be able to use those weapons to make a comeback. If it were said that some kind of will to suppress the power of humanity exists. “I don’t think they will allow the military base to be easily recaptured.”
Don’t let your guard down.
There is no telling what kind of monster may be lurking in that quiet unit.
of course.
‘But I have no intention of avoiding it.’
I glanced at my surroundings.
The soldiers who heard my story looked reluctant.
Since he was saying that there was definitely a strong enemy lurking around, he said,
“It’s okay, you guys. “You caught the lizards well too.”
“but. “Isn’t it different from when the unit was fighting defensive battles?”
This time, we will have to wage a siege war against forces similar to the Lizards, so it
certainly won’t be easy
.
“The attacking side also has one advantage.”
“…? “What is it?”
“Being able to decide the timing of the attack.”
The moment the light went out on the unit, the Lizards who attacked did the same, so
they glanced up at the sky.
The time when the sun is high in the sky.
“Entry. “We do it after lunch.”
The trailer of one of the spiked vehicles was opened.
‘Seating trailer.’
A mobile kitchen built by engineers.
Because it’s about attacking military bases.
We can’t fill ourselves up with combat rations like we used to.
“I’d like to show off my skills after a long time.”
* * *
It was a little after noon.
“Kkeok….”
“Oh, it’s really so bad.”
“lol. “I’m sorry.”
We have now finished eating our fill.
We arrived near the main gate of the ammunition battalion.
An ammunition battalion boasting a large site.
The surrounding area was all rice fields, and the unit was surrounded by a fence.
Although it is not as big as our unit, this place is also a remote place where no one travels.
I glanced at the front gate of the ammunition battalion.
Normally, it should be closed with bars and barricades.
“It was smashed to pieces.”
“That’s right.”
The barricade at the entrance was torn to pieces after being attacked by a monster.
Now, I can see that there are large holes in the fence and places where it has been completely torn off.
however.
There are only many traces of battle.
For some reason, the monster was not visible.
“I have no choice but to go in. “Lieutenant Kim!”
“Uh huh.”
“How many times did you say you’ve been here? “Do you know the way to the ammunition depot?”
First of all, our first goal is to secure ammunition.
Because we needed to ignore the other buildings and head to the ammunition depot.
However, Lieutenant Kim answered with a slight frown.
“I know, but… the ammunition depot where our unit was supplied is located quite deep inside. “First of all, I know the nearby ammunition depot.”
“Then, please guide me to the nearest direction.”
After the soldiers and I cleared away the debris from the unit’s main gate.
Following Lieutenant Kim’s guidance, we entered the ammunition battalion.
step.
Not everyone entered on foot.
Vroom…
Combat vehicles armed entirely with sharp spear blades.
The vehicles, which made extremely little sound despite their rugged appearance, advanced at a slow pace, matching the strides of the soldiers.
‘Mobile barricade.’
The way I wanted to use a car when coming down the mountain range.
At that time, the vehicle was destroyed by the monster and it was a failure.
Now that the vehicle has been strengthened.
Only now is it able to perform its role perfectly.
“Look over there.”
“hmm?”
“There are traces of being cut by some sharp object…”
As we entered the inside following Lieutenant Kim’s guidance.
One soldier said as if he had discovered something.
Let’s look at where he is pointing.
A building where military police might have worked.
A large cut was visible there.
“What about that?”
“How big of a great sword does it have to be to leave traces like that…?”
The cuts weren’t the only traces.
Bullet marks visible here and there in the building.
It must be a trace of resistance from the soldiers of the ammunition battalion.
It was like seeing a city after the war.
‘And yet the monster is nowhere to be seen.’
With doubts in mind, let’s go inside the spacious ammunition battalion site.
Inside the bag.
Strange structures hanging over the mountain began to appear.
“It’s over there.”
From the outside, these buildings look like tunnels going through a mountain.
It was an ammunition depot.
“I can’t believe there hasn’t been a single exchange of fire on the way here.”
“haha. “Aren’t you scared of this for no reason?”
The soldiers who saw the ammunition dump said:
“Was I wrong?”
At this point, I had that thought.
The will to annihilate all military units or something.
Maybe there was no such thing.
It was just by chance that monsters attacked a military base.
I wonder if those monsters may have abandoned this land, which is not a good place to live, and moved on.
“Look. The door to the ammunition dump doesn’t seem to be locked either.”
“Let’s get the ammunition first, right?”
The soldiers walked towards the large iron door of the ammunition depot with light steps.
The moment they reached to open the door.
Suddenly a question arose.
‘The ammunition storage door is unlocked?’
An ammunition dump that should have been locked with a thick lock.
The lock is unlocked and the door is closed.
It’s understandable if they opened it because they needed ammunition to engage the monsters.
Then it should be completely open.
Is there a reason why the lock remains open even though it is closed…?
“Then… I will open it.”
“Let’s sleep-.”
“one two!”
When I felt something strange and stretched out my hand, it was already too late.
The soldiers approached the thick iron door and opened it.
Kugugugugugung….
The thick iron door opened, dropping dust.
What appeared inside the ammunition depot was.
It wasn’t the ammunition and shells we expected.
“uh. This.”
“Spider web?”
A space entirely covered with spider webs.
This is not a level that is simply due to the fact that the facility has not been managed for a long time.
It’s hard to tell what the original ammunition depot was like.
A huge white sphere could be seen in every corner.
‘Is it Al?’
When it felt like a giant egg.
The exterior of the white egg was incontinent.
Squeak….
Squeak.
Crackle –
something breaks.
Broken.
Sounds like movement.
yet.
Patter.
From a broken egg.
Something popped out.
“Kyaaa ah ahhh!”
“What what!?”
“Shit!”
A monster with an ominously white body.
Although it looks like a large spider.
‘It’s definitely not an ordinary spider!’
Spiders break open the eggs scattered throughout the ammunition depot and jump out.
They rushed at the soldiers who opened the door.
“Lieutenant Kim! “Aren’t you working!”
“That battle stance!”
Let’s call out the name of Lieutenant Kim, who is embarrassed by the sudden situation.
Lieutenant Kim is now yelling as if it were an automatic reflex.
[Command command – Battle stance rings out!]
[Allies’ combat ability increases by 10%.]
[Characteristic – Battle stance is temporarily granted to all allies.]
[Characteristic – Battle stance]
[Attachment of a certain size or higher When you engage in battle by forming a formation with allies, your combat efficiency increases and you are immune to confusion caused by battle.] It
is not called a commander for nothing.
My combat ability is low, but the buff spreads widely.
“Is it an enemy?”
“I said I couldn’t see it, so I guess it was hiding here.”
The soldiers were taken aback by the sudden attack.
Due to Lieutenant Kim’s buff, the confusion calmed down in an instant.
Soldiers draw their weapons and respond to the attack.
“Tsk!”
“The numbers are significant!”
“…It’s going to be a tough battle.”
The soldier who repelled the monster’s attack spoke.
Monsters that came out of the eggs filled with ammunition.
That number is in the tens at most.
If we do well, I think it will be close to a hundred.
‘If my guess is correct, it’s at least a lizard-level monster.’
That’s that number.
The soldiers blocking the attack also had no choice but to be nervous.
And then.
I stood quietly behind the soldiers.
Spider guys running towards us.
I stared at that figure.
A huge number of monsters.
In order to deal with it, you must first understand its weaknesses.
‘It looked like a spider… but it did. ‘It’s completely different.’
Unlike spiders, it has a smooth shell-like body without any fine hair.
It was about the size of a large dog that reached up to the waist of a human.
The number of legs is 10 instead of 8.
‘no… ‘Are those two front legs not legs?’
Unlike other bridges.
The two front legs were as sharp as a well-made knife.
like that.
Let us conclude with a brief observation.
[The chef’s eyes activate.]
[I discovered the secret to low-level cooking: how to prepare ‘Imperfect White Spider of Arachron.’] The
way to prepare it came to mind.
However, there is one phrase that bothers me.
‘incomplete?’
[Aracron’s white spider that was born incompletely without going through a complete fertilization process.] [
When it becomes an adult, the meat becomes tough and difficult to cook, but the fluid-like entity is considered a delicacy due to its unique softness and is loved by many gourmets.]
[ However, unlike the adult body, the flesh of the body is quite soft, so you need to be careful when cooking it.] [The
key is to carefully prepare the flesh so that it does not fall apart, so first cut off the front feet that are not useful for eating -.] And then
proceed from there . Even the contents of the ‘care method’.
‘under.’
These guys.
It’s not in perfect form, is it?
A swarm of spiders that could fill an ammunition dump.
That number is based on information that they are monsters that can be compared to the Lizard.
At first, it was so intimidating that it was scary just to look at it.
“Sergeant Shin!”
“You don’t have any weaknesses!?”
Soldiers asking about weaknesses.
There was only one thing I could say to them.
“I guess I don’t need it.”
“Yes?”
100 monsters.
However, there are 125 awakened people on our side.
Plus Lieutenant Kim’s buff.
Here is not the end.
‘Our unit’s unique combat posture.’
I briefly opened the status window.
I saw a glowing phrase at the bottom.
[Applying buff]
[Cooking: Monster Bulgogi Baekban made with the care of a low-level chef]
[All stats increase significantly.]
[All attribute effects increase slightly.]
[‘Lesser physical resistance’ effect is applied.]
[ The ‘lower-level attack power increase’ effect is applied.]
[The ‘lower-level magic power increase’ effect is applied.]
[You are fully satiated.]
[The duration of the effect is extended.]
After coming down from the mountain range.
Because I had used up all the useful ingredients, the dishes I could cook were limited.
At most, it is beef jerky made from dried meat, or combat rations.
Other than that, it’s just stir-fried meat.
But now that we have secured enough ingredients.
The effect of cooking, which gave strength in earnest, was on a different level from that of combat rations.
‘It’s so bad that it can’t even compete with defective products.’
The effect could be felt immediately.
The soldiers were busy blocking enemy attacks.
“What are these guys?”
“It’s more worth doing than you think!”
The moment I realized that this side was stronger.
A counterattack has begun.
“Warrior team! To the battlefield!”
“Start firing!”
“Shooters and wizards be careful! “It’s an ammunition dump inside!”
“Fire and electric types are missing!”
Soldiers wearing powerful buffs all over their bodies.
In response, spider monsters jump out from inside the ammunition depot.
The result of that battle.
I could explain it in one word.
[Acquire experience points.]
[Acquire experience points.]
.
.
.
A massacre of civilians.
I could tell by looking at it.
After coming down from the mountain range.
As they went through various battles, the level of the unit members increased.
In addition, there is synergy due to the joining of new awakeners.
Our unit.
‘I guess you’re a lot stronger than I thought?’