The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 72

Episode 72 Vampire (2)

73rd Ammunition Battalion.

Inside a small building in the corner.

“Even if you captured me alive, it wouldn’t mean anything.”

The vampire guy tied to the chair said.

It has been confirmed that even with fog, it is not possible to escape from an enclosed building from the outside.

They converted a small building into a prisoner room and locked him in.

There is no need to waste time.

I decided to start interrogating him right away.

“Whatever you guys want. There will be nothing you can get from me. “Unlike you spineless lower-class people, our loyalty to our queen will never bend.”

“I see.”

of course.

I have no intention of using barbaric violence.

That kind of thing is a bit scary.

[Lizard steak with the honest emotions of a mid-level chef]

“What are you planning to feed me again!”

“I heard it’s delicious. “Give it a try.”

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”

A lizard meat steak that is only lightly cooked on the outside with the blood still intact.

I cut it into several pieces and stuffed it into the guy’s mouth.

How impressive was that taste?

“If you have any questions, feel free to ask anything…”

The guy who quickly became ‘honest’.

I decided to ask him everything I was curious about.

“you. I heard that the occupation or race name was vampire. “Are you sure you are a vampire, referring to the vampire I know?”

“Although not exactly the same as the vampire in the story. That’s true in the sense of being a vampire…”

“Did you blend in with a large group of survivors in the north? Otherwise…”

“The group itself was created by us vampires.”

Perhaps the North group itself is normal.

I thought maybe a few vampires got mixed up.

I guess that’s not the case after all.

“You must have started the rumor going around among the survivors.”

“right. For us who have transcended humanity, existing food has become meaningless. “It was a plan to lure humans with useless food to supply our food and increase our companions.”

Increase your colleagues.

“That too. Are you saying that if I drink your blood, I will become a vampire or something? “Did Park Cheol-gon get bitten by you too?”

“It’s impossible for us.”

“what?”

“Our ruler is the Queen… She is a noblewoman who was born different from us humans. The ability to turn others into vampires is a privilege only for nobles who can have dependents. “Everyone, including me, is part of his household.”

A nobleman who is not of human origin.

in other words.

‘Monster.’

A monster with the ability to awaken humans.

“Are you not dissatisfied with being part of that family?”

“Complaints? no way!”

This guy reacts especially strongly to my questions.

He said, his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.

“I, who lived in fear of being eaten by a monster at any moment, was given strength!”

“…The power you gained in return for giving up being human, right? Moreover, if you listen to the story, it doesn’t seem like you became a vampire of your own volition.”

“All I feel is infinite gratitude for the Queen’s grace. “Not just me, but all of my family members are probably thinking the same thing.”

It’s not something I would say as I use [special sauce].

It seems that once you become a member of that family, your mind is reformed to some extent.

‘It seems like it would be difficult to turn him back into a human.’

After that, I asked many more questions.

“Why not accept the survivors right away? “This is because there is a limit to the number of people the queen can increase in a day.”

“Among the survivors, those who can be used as servants are made into servants, and the rest are given as food to the dependents so that they can increase their power.”

“Guys who were originally talented in fighting grow faster than others. They say you are a special forces unit, so if given time, you would quickly become a powerful member of the family.”

Thinking that I had roughly figured out everything I was curious about, I asked the last question.

“Your size. Weakness. This is the information you need to defeat you guys. “I want you to tell me everything.”

“…You can increase your strength through blood sucking. If you are not able to breathe blood regularly, your strength will decrease. The moment you stand under the sun, your abilities drop significantly. “Our strength is greatly weakened, but the Queen seems to be feeling great pain.”

The weaknesses were somewhat expected.

That must have been the reason why he came to visit us at night.

“The base is a huge cave-shaped bunker in the north.”

“…A bunker?”

“okay. It looked like a converted mine. I don’t know who created it for use, but some weapons and food were also stockpiled. “You must have spread the rumor among the survivors, right?”

Rumor has it that a lot of food and weapons were secured by raiding the bunker.

I should have listened.

“That wasn’t a lie?”

“People today are more suspicious than we think. It’s normal to deceive others and put them in danger just to get a meal. If the bait had been a lie, no one would have been fooled. “Most people were suspicious of us until they actually checked the inside of the bunker.”

Since these guys were vampires, I thought the rumor itself was a lie.

Was that part real?

What was even more shocking was the next story.

“The scale is… about 300 people who have awakened as vampires.”

“what?”

“The Queen can increase her household by five people per day. The numbers will continue to grow until no more nearby survivors can gather. The bunker has also already been fortified. … I don’t know how to attack us. well. “I don’t know if they bring a tank or something.”

“….”

I was surprised at how big it was bigger than I expected.

A guy who opens his mouth on his own even though he doesn’t ask anything.

“Brother Wantae, whom you killed, is one of the Queen’s favorite household members. The queen must have been very angry. “We will come to subdue you as soon as we determine that you have increased your household sufficiently.”

“hmm.”

“It will be too late to regret it then. If you give in now, you never know. The Queen may also accept you as part of her family. But if you don’t give in… you will be left writhing in pain and begging to be killed without even a chance to join the family.”

“I think I’ve heard everything I was curious about. “Thank you for your kind words.”

I thought about this as I left the building where the interrogation had ended.

‘Our guild awakener. There are a little over 150 people now.’

There are 300 vampires over there,

increasing by 5 a day.

The fortification of the base that used to be a bunker has been completed.

Um…

that’s it.

You can’t win, can you?

* * *

“A vampire….”

“It’s shocking that a dead person wakes up as a zombie. “There are even worse ones.”

I shared the information I gained through interrogation with my unit members.

“What’s more shocking than that?”

“It must be that size.”

Five people are added per day to the 300 awakened people.

Everyone who heard that was dumbfounded.

“I was wondering if it was worth living now. “I can’t give you any space.”

“I’m glad Sergeant Shin decided to go there and check it out. “If only the unit had focused on growing slowly.”

“It’s hard to keep up with the growth rate over there. “It would have crashed at some point.”

maybe.

We would have been the ones to lose.

Leader Lee Sang-ah asked Gwang-il.

“What was it like from the perspective of having fought in person? Those vampires. “With that many numbers, they must be weaker than ordinary awakened people, right?”

“Hmm. “My memories of fighting are vague, so it’s not very accurate.”

Gwangil thought for a moment while stroking his chin and said.

“Compared to the awakened people we met among the survivors, they will actually be stronger.”

“yes?”

“What are we? I am receiving everything from guild skills to equipment item effects. According to what Sergeant Shin said, aren’t those guys also improving their abilities through blood sucking? “If we assume that they are of similar level, one soldier on our side and one soldier on that side would be about the same level.”

“…The number over there is twice ours. “Then you can’t win, right?”

“uh. Is that how it works?”

There is no solution if you simply double the number.

If I use my cooking somehow, I might be able to make up for the power gap.

“The problem is, they’re stuck in a fortified bunker. I said I was weak to the sun. There is no point in staging a sit-in in a cave. “The guy I interrogated said it would be impossible to break through their defenses without at least pulling a tank.”

“A tram….”

At that time.

Gwangil said innocently.

“that. In other words, if you drag a tank, doesn’t that mean you can break through it?”

“yes?”

“It’s not like we can pull the tank. “What does that mean?”

The reaction from other soldiers was lukewarm.

“…no. It might have meaning.”

Sergeant Lee Min-jae opened his eyes wide and said.

“What is that?”

“Did you forget? “This is Gangwon-do, where the largest number of military units in Korea are concentrated.”

“…no way.”

“Train. “I just need to save it, right?”

* * *

We unfolded the military map kept in our unit.

Inje-gun is full of military units.

There are three units closest to here.

423rd Air Defense Battalion under 12th Corps.

This is the unit where our soldiers worked.

73rd Ammunition Battalion, 12th Logistics Support Group.

The base where we are now.

and.

[22nd Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Brigade, 12th Corps]

“Because our guild’s name is Steel Corps. “Wouldn’t it be okay to have a tank?”

Although the troops are only at the battalion level.

“Recapturing a military base….”

“Not long ago, we were worried that we might be caught by zombies.”

Survivor soldiers who had only recently joined said in confusion.

However, we already have a record of recapturing an ammunition battalion.

Although the monsters occupying the ammunition battalion were injured.

Our soldiers are also stronger than before.

‘especially. ‘It’s great that we succeeded in conquering the dungeon.’

Through the strategy, all unit members received an explosive level up and the title [The One Who Closes the Door].

The title effect alone increases all stats by 10%.

Due to the effect of the newly acquired group skill ‘Energy of the Legion’, the more numbers gathered, the stronger they become.

It is said that the monsters occupying the military base are generally stronger than ordinary monsters.

I have no intention of losing.

“Hmm. also. “I can’t see it.”

“You can’t see inside with the spirit eye?”

If there is one thing I regret.

The reconnaissance through Jeong Soo-ah’s spirit eye did not work.

“Something is blocking Baeulgi’s access.”

“What do you mean…”

“Actually, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. Even drops are not omnipotent. “There were times when monsters specializing in this ability would detect the presence of Baeulgi and push him away.”

A being specialized in this ability.

Actually, that bell… The same goes for the spirits.

A being that noticed that I was observing through its characteristics and trembled in fear.

‘In terms of our unit members. ‘Wouldn’t Taejun, who was awakened by the planetarium, be able to do something similar?’

That means there are such creatures among monsters.

It’s a bit uncomfortable, though.

“If what the guy who interrogated is true, the queen must also be aware of our unit.”

“Hmm.”

“actually. Even if that’s not the case, as we and the other side grow our power, we will clash at some point.”

It is not easy to keep up with the number of awakened people increasing by 5 per day.

in other words.

The faster we win, the better it is for us.

‘To do that, we need to secure tanks as quickly as possible.’

The Steel Corps’ next destination is a tank battalion.

* * *

Jeongryeongan simply did not see the inside of the tank battalion.

On the way to the tank battalion, its capabilities were fully demonstrated.

“After passing that building, there is something like a mountain.”

“That’s probably where the tank battalion is.”

Let’s arrive near the tank battalion.

Soldiers nearby started talking.

“A tank battalion.”

“Because this is also a military base. “There must be a pretty strong monster in there.”

“But whatever. “With our current strength, wouldn’t we be able to lose to quite a few monsters? Unless we have huge numbers like those vampires.”

I also agreed with that statement to some extent.

As the unit members went through many battles, they began to get used to fighting monsters.

You can’t let down your guard though.

Pass by the building that was blocking the view.

There was a large mountain in the distance.

‘So there’s a tank battalion over there?’

We got out of the vehicle and began forming a formation for a full-scale attack.

I had enough confidence.

I don’t know what kind of monster will come out.

That’s enough for us…

I was looking at the mountain range with that thought in mind.

sparkle.

‘…?’

Something.

I saw something sparkling.

To be exact.

Something shiny.

It was flying towards us.

It didn’t take long to realize what it was.

“…crazy!”

A shell flew at incredible speed.

To be more precise.

It was a bombing.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!