The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 60
Episode 60: Abnormal Appetite (1)
“Brothers! “I have something to report to you urgently…!”
“You kid, be loud”
“Knock and come in~”
A small villa village in a corner of Gangwon-do.
The appearance of the place was quite different from the past.
The area was surrounded by old fences and walls made of miscellaneous items.
Small guard posts are also built outside the walls, so the scenery of an ordinary village does not come to mind.
If I had to describe it, it would be a fortress.
Marauders active in this area.
Among them, it was a place where those who boasted the greatest power settled down.
The building at its center.
A low-level looter invaded a place where only high-level executives lived, saying he had something to report.
“What’s going on?”
“Eldest brother, you are sleeping. Unless it’s a big deal. know?”
“Oh, I know.”
“I’m glad. “Tell me.”
All of the executives have achieved high levels among the awakened.
The marauder who came in at the bottom trembled and began to report.
“that is. “Combat Team No. 3, who went out to work this time, has returned.”
“oh.”
“What’s the good news?”
“If it was a case where 3 groups went out. “Are you talking about the information given to us by the guys who recently joined us?”
lately.
One of the survivor groups has expressed interest in joining them.
In fact, such cases are not rare.
The lives of marauders were far more prosperous than those of ordinary survivors.
However, they cannot be accepted as colleagues for free.
I offered a deal saying that I would accept it if I handed over something useful.
The deal didn’t go through well, so the story got longer.
They finally came up with some pretty attractive conditions.
‘Tsk tsk. Even so, I never thought there would be a child who would sell out the group he was interacting with.’
The price they handed over was information.
The locations of other groups of survivors they interacted with.
And one group even provided a travel route indicating where they were heading.
I don’t know what abilities the leader of the group has, but he has all kinds of information.
They also say that capturing them and making them slaves would be of great help.
For them, the slave business is one of the most important things.
The deal was done.
In general, one combat team was assigned to the mission.
however.
“The operation was a failure, let alone capturing the group of survivors and not even looting supplies…” “
…You idiots.”
The battle team is made up of only elites, including the Awakened.
I entrusted him with the task because he thought there was no chance of failure.
I can’t believe I failed at that.
Just when the executives were about to get angry.
“The opponents were soldiers… deserters.”
“A deserter?”
In that word.
The anger subsided as if cold water had been poured on it.
“Tsk. “What can we do if the deserters are our opponents?”
“Even if it’s a battle team, it can’t beat a gun. “For now.”
“If they are deserters, they must have been active near the unit far away and have flowed into this area.”
Currently, the level of awakened people has not yet risen.
Deserters with guns are a kind of natural disaster.
I thought the story would end with us just thinking it was bad luck and moving on.
“gun. Want.”
A deep voice joined the conversation.
“Big brother?”
“Why don’t you sleep more…”
Inside the building.
A huge shape appeared.
A being called Big Brother.
The man had an appearance that could not be considered an ordinary human being.
Height seems to be over 3m.
A grotesquely swollen lump of flesh.
Abnormally bulging veins were prominent all over his body.
Leader of a group of marauders.
Gwangjin.
The executives who saw him thought.
‘Damn, I’m sleeping more.’
‘Why did you crawl out?’
The reason why this group was able to take over a villa village and become the strongest group of marauders.
Most of this was due to this man’s strength.
But even to our allies, it looks bizarre.
The executives who followed him couldn’t help but feel goosebumps as they watched him.
‘But it wasn’t that bad until recently.’
It wasn’t like that from the beginning.
He was originally an ordinary human, but somehow became awakened.
Despite his awakening, Gwangjin was unable to find food and was on the verge of starving to death.
‘I turned my attention to foods that an ordinary person would not have chosen.’
The result is exactly that.
I don’t know for what reason.
He was becoming more and more like a human being.
“What I want is. Let’s loot those deserters and get guns. “Is that what you mean?”
“okay.”
When executives are at a loss for words and everyone is hesitant.
A low-ranking raider who came to report said.
“Ah, no matter how big you are, wouldn’t it be a bit difficult to deal with guys with guns?”
“what?”
“You crazy bastard…!”
The executives who heard the answer were astonished.
“Huh? “Why are you doing that?…”
It was only then that the commander, who noticed that the atmosphere had become strange, took notice.
It was already too late.
“you. retort?”
“Big brother. “That’s not it…!”
“execution.”
A huge lump of flesh covered the body of the extremist.
Kwasik…!
The executives looked away from the scene.
Although they are predators who make a living by committing evil deeds.
They are also people who lived ordinary lives until not long ago.
There are scenes that are difficult to see.
“gun. Want. “Bring it.”
“Oh, I understand!”
“As big brother wants.”
I answered that.
Executives also had to worry about what to do.
“All-out war might be difficult. “It might be possible if we somehow lure it to this area.”
“Who doesn’t know that? “The problem is how to incentivize it.”
“I don’t recommend joining at all…”
However.
To realize that worrying was useless.
It didn’t take long.
“This is a big deal!”
“What is it again this time?”
“The reconnaissance team said soldiers were approaching…!”
“what?”
The deserters were wondering how to lure them in.
They came directly to find the looters.
This villa village has been fortified.
Wasn’t street fighting called hell for soldiers?
then.
“I think you underestimated us quite a bit.”
“Tsk tsk. “It would be better if it came out like this.”
The time for hunting has arrived.
* * *
“The siege team has been deployed.”
It was decided that this battle would be divided into two teams.
Attack team.
And the siege group.
When the attack team begins to subdue the looters, there will be some who start running away.
A separate siege team was formed to capture them.
After confirming that the deployment of the siege team was completed.
Our attack team also began approaching the villa village.
“I heard they built a fortress.”
“That’s amazing.”
Iron plates stuck to the fence.
It makes you wonder how such a wall could be built in such a large area.
Although it seemed a bit immature, it still seemed quite sturdy.
at that time.
Piang!
A sound of cutting through the air was heard from somewhere.
“Sergeant Shin!”
Kaang!
The first to react to the sound was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
The guy’s glove caught the projectile flying towards me.
“What happened?”
“It’s a crossbow.”
Gwangil opens his hand and shows it to me.
It contained a broken crossbow bolt.
“It was not ordinary power. maybe.”
“You are an awakened person.”
oh my god.
If it weren’t for Gwangil, I would have died without even knowing what was going on.
Let’s turn our gaze towards the direction the crossbow came from.
On the outskirts of the fortress, I saw several temporary buildings built like guard posts.
There is also an image of a man lifting his prone body from one of them.
Jeong Soo-ah, who saw the man’s face, frowned and said.
“Kyungsoo… I was just wondering. I knew it.”
“Do you know someone?”
“He was the leader of one of the groups I was interacting with. I awakened to become a crossbowman. Honestly, I thought that if there was a traitor, it would be him. “It seems my prediction was correct.”
in other words.
The person that Jeong Soo-ah wanted revenge on was that man.
I made eye contact with the man who stood up.
Sigh.
When you see it there, it seems like you are wondering what to do.
The man sneered and then turned and ran away.
“Smile?”
That’s a bit much.
You’re cocky.
“Gwangil.”
“Yes, Sergeant Jeon Gwang-il.”
“That guy. “Catch it.”
“Loyal loyalty!!!”
The location where the crossbow was fired was quite far away.
And as soon as he got up, he started running away at full speed.
Normally, it would be impossible to catch up.
but.
thud!
“I got it!”
“Hee hee hee.”
That’s also a normal case.
My cooking and Lieutenant Kim’s buffs have already been applied to the buff.
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, who recently acquired a weapon and whose abilities have increased.
It is difficult to call it normal.
A man who was caught by the scruff of his neck like a kitten.
Jeong Soo-ah, standing in front of him, said.
“Mr. Kyungsoo. long time no see.”
“Who… who…?”
“I guess you’ve already forgotten my face after betraying me?”
“Are you Su-sua? “Damn it…”
Is it because the atmosphere has changed quite a bit since I recovered my eyesight?
A man who did not recognize Jeong Soo-ah at first.
He let out a sigh.
“Can I take this person with me?”
“That’s what the contract said, so do whatever you want. Just return it later.”
“thank you.”
“Oh, no…!”
Leaving behind the guy being dragged away by the soldiers.
I turned my gaze and looked towards the fortress.
The guys at the outside guard post could be cleared out quickly.
‘The problem is that fortress.’
Even though it’s a wall, it looks pretty solid.
If you try to break it or get over it yourself, you will be exposed to attacks from enemies waiting inside.
But whatever.
I came after finding out that there was already a fortress.
Of course, we have prepared countermeasures.
* * *
“The external security team has been destroyed!”
“what?”
“There wasn’t even a gunshot.”
“I guess there were awakeners among the deserters.”
The external guards are those who stand guard outside the fortress.
A dangerous task to leave only to those who have recently joined the team.
In fact, there were people who saw it as a wasted force.
but.
‘You mean we’ve already been wiped out?’
I thought they were just ordinary people with guns.
That didn’t seem to be the case.
Nevertheless.
The executives did not think it was a big threat.
“It’s impossible to come inside the fortress anyway.”
“Big brother wants to get a gun. “First of all, we can hold out while protecting the fort, and then when they get tired and retreat, we can send out a combat team.”
Although we cannot know the exact size of the enemies.
I thought it was impossible to get ahead of them, who were the biggest force in the area.
A fortified villa village.
Moreover, their captain is in it.
There is Gwangjin.
A being more monstrous than the monster that swallowed up all the monsters in the villa village.
“Why did you attack us with such confidence? “Tsk tsk.”
They were the marauders who were giggling like that.
What was that confidence?
I found out quickly.
“What is that?”
The road entering the villa village.
Something was approaching there.
“…Battering ram?”
A vehicle with huge horns that look like a battering ram.
That vehicle.
It seemed like he was running at full speed towards the walls of the fortress.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
The outer wall of the fortress that they worked hard to build for more than a month.
He hit it with his horns.
* * *
Rumble….
The outer wall of the fortress collapsed so easily that it was meaningless.
“The job is done!”
The one that destroyed the fortress was one of the engineers’ modified combat vehicles.
The engineers who heard that there was a fortress were excited.
This is something created in just a few days.
Enemies who saw the siege vehicle approaching the fortress also attacked the siege vehicle in their own way.
A vehicle made from materials reinforced with Mac’s horsepower.
The fortress was destroyed without even a scratch from a considerable attack.
“The wall fell!”
“My god, what a battering ram.”
“It’s not the Middle Ages, why is there something like that…!”
When the wall collapsed.
A panicked voice came from inside.
Along with him, people were seen crowding around the collapsed wall.
“….”
“hmm.”
Across the collapsed walls of the fortress.
Our soldiers and marauders faced off.
Each of them has a weapon in their hand.
but.
Crudely made homemade crossbows and bows.
The cheapest iron sword and armor sold at the point store.
Compared to that.
“Those guys. “Didn’t you say they were deserters?”
“Of course I thought he would come with a gun. Why those weapons?”
“What about the equipment we have? It seems to be of a different class….”
A weapon made from the paw of ‘Arachron’.
A military uniform made of ‘Lizard’ leather.
Lieutenant Kim’s command and even buffs through my cooking.
There.
The awakened people over there seemed to be less than half of the total at most.
in other words.
“Suppress the criminals!”
“For the Legion’s victory!!!”
What will be the outcome of the battle?
It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it.
“Whoops…!”
“Damn it, I’m no match for you…!”
The looters are helplessly swept away.
Among them, there were some guys who were aiming at us with crossbows from places like the rooftop of the villa.
however.
Coo…!
“Kkkkk, is it there!”
“Kiyoooooot!”
I wondered how many of the awakened warriors made a sergeant jump with a loud roar.
Kwasik!
Reach between the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building with just one jump.
A weapon was embedded in the wall.
And then.
Babababababaak!
“Hee hee hee…!”
“It’s not some kind of cockroach!”
Climbing up at incredible speeds while digging a knife into the exterior wall of a building.
In an instant, he threw himself onto the roof of the villa and attacked the looters.
‘…those guys. Something like that was possible.’
A scene where soldiers with sturdy physiques climb up the exterior wall of a building in bizarre positions.
Even just looking at it gives me goosebumps a little.
What about the people who were attacked?
“I’m crazy.”
“what’s this. “They’re monsters!”
“It’s not a monster. These bastards. “They are all awakened!”
“This number? That makes sense…!”
I think it was only then that I felt the difference in power.
Marauders fleeing inside.
“Chase!”
“If you miss them, they are the ones who will cause damage elsewhere. “Don’t miss a single one!”
Our soldiers chased after them.
however.
I flinch.
The footsteps of the soldiers who had been rushing for a while stopped.
Inside the fortress.
In a place near the center of the villa village.
Gooooo….
A huge lump of flesh was walking out.
‘Is it a monster? These guys. ‘Are you breeding monsters?’
We are also catching monsters like Mac.
I thought that might be the case.
“He’s my big brother!”
“Everyone gather around big brother! “We will fight back with Big Brother as the main force!”
I guess that’s not the case.
however.
‘Big brother.’
…That?
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like a human being.
I was looking at it with curiosity.
The guy opened his mouth first.
“you guys. Just a soldier. no?”
“…what?”
“Awakened people. entire?”
A lump of flesh tilting its head and asking.
Although it’s a little surprising.
Anyway, he’s the big brother.
They say this guy is the leader of the marauders.
“Do you really need to talk to a looter?”
“Let’s talk about it first!”
Maybe it’s because I gained courage through my cooking.
Soldiers whose thinking circuits have become somewhat simpler.
They rushed towards the flesh monster.
however.
“Awakened… especially delicious.”
“Whoa!?”
Quang!
The soldier of the warrior group who attacked first.
He was hit by a fist swung by a chunk of flesh and flew far away.
“Byungmin!?”
“It’s okay.”
The soldier who flew away didn’t seem to be dead either.
Still, it was an amazing sight.
‘Our soldier, who was even buffed by cooking… lost the battle.’
No matter how much they say they don’t look human.
Considering that he is called by the name Big Brother, that man is probably also an awakened person.
I never thought there would be someone like him who was awakened besides us.
but.
‘Let’s say we fight a little. ‘I guess that’s it.’
In our unit.
There was a soldier who went beyond the level of ‘fighting a bit.’
“Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
“A strong enemy… kreuk.”
“It’s your turn to step forward… uh-uh. “I guess it’s already ready.”
Are you excited to see a strong enemy?
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, whose switch was already turned on before I called him.
“KAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
The guy launched himself at the lump of flesh.
* * *
“You pig! “Why don’t you try making me happy!”
A huge lump of flesh that appears to be over 3 meters long.
Considering that he sent our soldier flying away with one blow, he must have been quite a strongman.
but.
No matter how powerful it is.
“Cruck…”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
He is the strongest warrior in our unit.
“Stop that.”
“Ka-hahahaha!!!”
“Kehehe…”
Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, laughing maniacally and hitting a lump of flesh.
Every time his fist was swung in a frenzy, it made a sound like the air was exploding.
“Are you not human…?”
Even though anyone can see that it looks like a monster over there.
The question, ‘Is it really a human being?’ came out of the flesh’s mouth.
“Save me…”
In the end.
The lump of flesh that had been beaten by Gwangil for a long time ran backwards.
Other marauders were gathered there.
“I can’t believe my eldest brother lost.”
“Even to one person…”
Awakened people who appeared to be executive level greeted the lump of flesh.
“Damn it, where on earth did such monsters come from…!”
“Let’s retreat for now!”
A flesh monster that joined the marauders.
When I saw that, I couldn’t help but frown a little.
‘Are you trying to run away with your colleagues?’
Other marauders might not know.
If that lump of flesh ran away with all its might, it might be difficult to catch up.
It is said that the soldiers of the siege group are surrounding the area.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to properly hold onto someone as strong as me.
‘I have to catch it here somehow…!’
Thinking like that.
I tried to give orders to the soldiers.
Kwasik.
In the first place.
That flesh monster didn’t retreat with the intention of running away.
“uh…?”
Executive-level looters who came out to meet him.
The body of one of them disappeared in an instant.
Due to a fist struck by a lump of flesh.
‘Did you kill an ally?’
Behavior that I don’t understand.
It seems we weren’t the only ones surprised by that sight.
“I’m crazy!”
“You monster. “I can’t even recognize my allies anymore!”
Kwasik.
Wagjeok.
The strange behavior of the lump of flesh did not stop there.
Of course, other executive-level looters next to him.
“Damn it, big brother is crazy!”
“What kind of monster is that big brother? Everyone run away!”
Chasing other fleeing marauders.
Started killing them.
however.
There was something a little puzzling.
‘No body?’
The looters exploded at the guy’s fist.
That there were no bodies left.
and.
‘It’s getting bigger.’
Every time the marauders die.
The size of the flesh monster was gradually increasing.
When I was confused and wondering what on earth was going on.
A familiar sound was heard.
Tiring.
[One of the chef’s archenemies.]
[Encountered a person with an abnormal appetite.]
[A job quest is given.]
…Quest?
[Job Quest – Slay the Adversary (Abnormal Appetite)]
[Kill the Adversary.]
[During the quest, your combat ability is doubled only when dealing with the Adversary.]