The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 78

Episode 78: Subjugating Vampires (2)

“It’s an enemy attack.”

“Everyone, prepare yourself for defense.”

Enemies who approach without even thinking about hiding themselves.

Even the vampires weren’t stupid enough to not notice the approach.

‘The defense line has been fully established for times like this.’

The bunker, their base, is already a military facility and is therefore safe.

In addition, they fortified the mountain area where the bunker’s cave was located.

“Seeing as they attacked as soon as the sun rose.”

“okay. “I’m sure you’ve noticed something about our species.”

I don’t know how you noticed.

The enemies began to attack with the dawn, as if they knew that they were weak against the sun.

But the vampires were not at all intimidated.

“Is it possible that we weren’t even prepared for that?”

Until we reached the bunker.

There are dozens of guard posts and defense bases they have built.

Each guard post is a location that must be passed through to reach the bunker.

A space where everyone is in the shadows and where vampires can exert most of their power even during the day.

Since each guard post can respond in conjunction with other guard posts, it must be like hell for the attackers.

“Even if thousands of awakened people come, we can stop it.”

“They are soldiers. “There will be more comrades who fight well.”

The vampires who were having such a conversation.

at that time.

Boom –

The vampires were startled by the sudden loud noise and looked up into the sky.

Something drawing a red trail in the air was falling towards them.

“…uh?”

* * *

“We hit the mark!”

“Going right to the next one.”

The engineer who was watching the distance through a telescope shouted.

The tank’s howitzer bombardment hit the target.

“We also found the next guard post. “Exactly the location my benefactor told me about.”

“What are the coordinates?”

“Latitude…”

a woman said, looking into space.

Her eyes were sparkling with a mysterious blue light.

That wasn’t all.

A man holding a sniper rifle puts his hands straight in the air and closes his eyes.

He seemed to be concentrating for a moment, but then he opened his mouth.

“The strength of the wind is…”

A man who uses his body to provide information necessary for bombardment.

The nearby area was free of monsters thanks to the efforts of the vampires over there.

I said with confidence that I would not have to worry about enemies flocking to me due to the sound of artillery fire.

“Start shelling.”

The range of the tank gun we captured was 3 km.

The range of the tank battalion’s artillery fire toward us was less than half that range.

This is because guidance information necessary for artillery bombardment has no longer been provided.

This is because artillery fire that relies on the human eyes of the occupants inevitably has a reduced range.

But once it was in our hands, the story was different.

The approximate location of the guard post I heard from the captured vampire.

Aerial reconnaissance through Jeongsooah’s spirit makes it more accurate.

In addition, environmental information obtained by developing Seo Soo-hyuk’s senses.

The information necessary for bombardment was provided.

As a result.

“We hit the mark!”

Of course, the unit’s wizards.

A distance that even Seo Soo-hyuk, who has the longest range in the unit, cannot match.

It became possible to fire artillery fire from such a distance.

‘No matter how strong the power of the awakened ones is. It’s too early to catch up with modern firearms.’

Of course, in the future, wizards may be able to develop firepower more powerful than bombs with a range longer than direct fire.

At least not yet.

The other side would have expected the Awakened’s attack as well.

I wouldn’t have thought you’d be pulling a tank.

“to be honest. “When I heard information about the defense bases that the enemy had set up, I thought it could be quite difficult.”

“It would have been truly hell if infantrymen like us had gone in ourselves.”

Are there any military experts out there?

The layout of the defense facilities found out through the prisoners was really tricky.

‘You can’t know the strategy until you bring a tank.’

Defense facilities that make it understandable what the prisoner said.

So like this.

“They brought me a tram.”

Those defense facilities.

It was literally being destroyed by artillery fire.

This is also the role that artillery plays in modern warfare.

Destroy the enemy’s defense facilities in advance and exhaust the enemy’s troops.

‘The infantry only enters after that.’

After civilization was destroyed, the battle changed to focus on awakened people.

Battle strategies had degenerated into a form close to that of the Middle Ages or ancient times.

The strategy over there will also remain at that level.

“Our unit goes back to the logic of modern warfare.”

If it were a war between armies, the other side would fire back at this point.

Or, it is normal to send troops to attack the battery.

But there is no way to counter this range.

The sun that has just risen is shining in the sky.

It wouldn’t be possible to dispatch vampires.

Watching the guard posts being destroyed.

I wondered what kind of response they could make.

hmm.

Maybe you can at least glare?

“There’s nothing to catch, so have fun shooting!”

“yes!”

A fortification that they were proud of.

Those bases exploded with excitement.

* * *

“Damn it!”

“It’s shelling! Everyone run away!”

The vampires exposed to the bombardment shouted in panic.

“Make it fog right before the bombardment hits! “This place seems exposed, so retreat to the B-13 base!!!”

A vampire whose level was over 10 and who was granted the qualifications to be a commander spoke with a sense of responsibility.

“I ran away from there! “The B-13 base has already been destroyed!”

“what…!?”

From the vampires’ point of view, this was absurd.

All of these people were humans not long ago.

After civilization was destroyed and monsters and zombies appeared.

These people were afraid of being bitten by zombies every day and dying.

“And then suddenly a tank…!”

From zombies to war.

Since the genre is completely different, it can’t help but be absurd.

Kwaang!!!

“Ugh…!”

But unfortunately, that was the reality.

It was the first shelling I ever experienced in my life.

I thought I had transcended humanity by becoming a vampire.

They say they have been reborn as a higher species, different from the inferior species that have to rely on zombies and the like.

however.

Pow!!!

The brothers’ bodies explode in the explosion next to them.

The proud bases they had built themselves were helplessly destroyed.

The vibrations from the explosion shook the ground and made it impossible to run properly.

Thanks to being reborn as a vampire, I didn’t lose my hearing, but I couldn’t come to my senses from the roaring sound.

The main characters of the movie react calmly even when they are experiencing artillery fire for the first time.

But the reality is different.

An environment that makes rational judgment impossible.

Ever since the day I thought I had been reborn as a higher species.

Vampires first faced the fear of death.

at that time.

Someone shouted, asking if it made sense.

“Shit. Those bastards! How do you know the location of all the bases!?”

Bases that have been thoroughly created.

Among them, there were many hidden places that were difficult to find even when looking down from the sky.

However, all of the pouring artillery fire was aimed precisely at their base.

This is impossible unless all locations are accurately identified.

“Who leaked it…?”

“That’s nonsense.”

“All of my brothers give absolute loyalty to the Queen. It’s different from humans. “There can’t be a traitor.”

“But not otherwise. “How can you know the location of our base like this?”

Brothers who are absolutely loyal to their master.

For them, why do they know their information intimately?

I couldn’t imagine it.

After one of the brothers finished a delicious meal.

I have become overly honest.

Is it possible to imagine something like that?

“Shit…!”

“If it were night now, that tank or something.”

Vampires were more powerful than ordinary awakened people of the same level.

I was confident that I could destroy even the toughest tank if I could get close to it.

The bunker was equipped with a small amount of anti-tank weapons, so just getting close would have been enough to cause damage.

“Sun like a dog.”

The sun has just risen.

It was impossible to approach a tank firing several kilometers away.

At that time, all vampires were in confusion.

A woman’s voice spread through their minds.

[Everyone, return to the cave.]

“This is the queen’s order.”

“Are you telling us to retreat?”

“but. We can’t lose our bases like this…”

[The destruction of the fortresses cannot be prevented. Those humans’ weapons are great, but… the abominable sun is hindering us even here.]

The queen’s voice exudes regret.

The family members who felt this fell into despair.

however.

The queen’s words did not end there.

[so. Wouldn’t it be okay to fight in a place without the sun?]

After hearing those words.

The vampires could understand the queen’s commands.

“Do you mean to hide in the bunker and hold a sit-in protest?”

“It’s a bunker built in preparation for a nuclear attack. “No matter how many tanks they bring, they won’t be able to destroy it.”

“Even though. “There won’t be something like a bunker buster that requires mobilizing aircraft.”

Enter the bunker and hold a sit-in.

If you protest like that, time will pass.

And as time goes by.

The sun sets and night comes.

[If the area under the sun is the domain of humans. The darkness is our territory…]

The vampires chose to retreat despite their shame.

Although I have no choice but to step down now.

The moment night comes.

Their hunt will begin.

* * *

“It’s just as your benefactor expected.”

Jeong Su-ah, who was observing the vampires’ movements, said.

“Everyone started running towards where they said the entrance to the bunker was.”

“what. “I thought so.”

I heard that the defense power of their fortified bases was great.

Actually, if you look at it objectively.

They had enough power to not need to fight a defensive battle.

‘If it were purely a battle of strength versus strength, it would have been difficult to win unless the numbers were more than double the difference.’

Still, I don’t know why they focused on the bunker’s defense.

Maybe there was a reason why that place had to be protected.

anyway.

If you say they are stronger when they fight strength against strength.

There is no need to waste precious troops defending a base that has no answer.

All they have to do is hide somehow, take their time, and attack us when night falls.

But that’s why.

“It’s too obvious.”

Who knew it would come out like that?

Just watching quietly in the noisy shelling scene was a bit painful.

I said, getting up.

“Let’s go to the next step.”

“yes.”

I led the soldiers and started moving.

The target is the very bunker they were hiding in.

Although the distance was quite long, there was no problem.

The defense forces have all retreated to the bunker.

We started climbing the mountain where there was a cave without any restrictions.

“You said you can get there by leaving this rock and going upward, right?”

“You hid it well.”

I moved according to the information I heard from the prisoner.

From the middle, many vampires had already fled into the bunker, so just following the footprints was enough.

A place in the mountains that you would never normally visit.

There was a large cave there.

Let’s go inside for a while.

“It looks like there.”

I saw a huge iron door.

One of the sappers who discovered the door walked up to it and tapped it gently with his finger.

Plump.

“Would you open the door if I knocked?”

“That’s not it, I’m just checking the thickness.”

“ah.”

“Hmm. “It seems incredibly thick.”

Sappers stuck near the door and began to observe.

“It looks like a bunker built in preparation for a nuclear explosion.”

“It would be difficult to destroy it even with a tank gun.”

Sergeant Lee Min-jae, who heard that, also looked at me and asked.

“If we bring a tank and mobilize wizards, we will eventually be able to destroy it. But…”

“It will take a lot of time, right?”

“okay. “Night will come before then, and those guys will come running out.”

We already knew that they would stage a sit-in protest in the bunker.

But knowing and being able to deal with it are two different things.

Even in the strategy meeting, there was a lot of confusion about how to break through that strong air-raid shelter.

The solution that came out at that time.

“I told you to trust me. ruler. So I came this far. “What are you going to do now?”

[Trust me.]

It seems like a pretty reckless thing to say.

It’s really not that there is no solution.

“There is one thing I have prepared quite carefully.”

I slowly moved back and took out an item from the luggage of the combat vehicle.

When the item was brought in, everyone reacted curiously.

“That’s…”

“Isn’t it Cage?”

“that’s right.”

A plastic cage used to transport pets.

I put it down in front of the iron door of the bunker and opened the cage door.

I spoke to the being inside the cage.

“come out. “Don’t be scared.”

“If you come out, who are you talking to….”

“Shh. “The sergeant must have prepared something.”

Leaving behind the soldiers who still don’t know what’s going on.

I continued talking to the guy.

“See that iron gate over there? “Can I have some of that?”

“Kkiing….”

“It looks tasteless? hmm. If you compare it to the dish I made, it might be… but I’d like to ask you a favor. “You’ve made me a lot of delicious things so far.”

“Squeak… squeak.”

“I’ll cook it again when I get home. huh?”

Let me keep pleading.

Only then did it seem like there was nothing I could do.

“Sweet.”

A figure crawling out of the cage with a short sigh.

It was a creature that looked like a black cotton ball.

At first glance, it looked like a kitten.

“That’s…!”

“Sergeant Shin. Are you crazy!?”

“Youngjun. “Are you okay?”

Several soldiers who saw this were shocked and shouted.

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

I kind of expected this reaction, so I skipped over it.

I observed the guy coming out of the cage.

The guy approaches the bunker as I asked.

The guy’s mouth opened wide and turned towards the iron door.

OK.

Wow.

The entrance to an absurdly thick and strong bunker designed to withstand a nuclear explosion.

It crumbled like a cookie.

Just as I aimed.

[Identification of food ingredients (enhanced)]

[Lee Hyeong-jong – ‘Mac’ that eats steel]

[Freshness – Best]

[Friendship – Good]

WAUGJAK.

Wow.

The more it makes a crunching sound like a cookie.

The size of the black fur ball is getting bigger and bigger.

There was a hole in the thick iron door.