The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 79
Episode 79: Subjugating Vampires (3)
[Food Identification]
[Heterogeneous – Steel-eating ‘Mac’]
[Freshness – Best]
[Friendship – Good]
[Characteristic – Mineral Dominance]
[All types of minerals are just food for Macs. .]
[All types of minerals can be consumed.]
[All types of minerals can be strengthened.]
[All types of minerals can be controlled.]
A tapir that eats steel.
I encountered this guy when I visited a warehouse to secure materials.
They settled there and lived on hardware.
I am not sure about those who only recently joined the unit or those who did not participate in the operation.
This guy.
It is a monster that made our unit give up the ‘battle’.
‘Among the monsters I’ve encountered since coming down to earth, I think it’s probably uniquely stronger.’
In addition, there were beings that could be considered strong enemies.
The white spider queen who was occupying the ammunition battalion.
The leader of the marauders and an abnormal glutton who gained strength through cannibalism.
However, while they were eventually able to fight and defeat them.
This guy was so strong that I had to give up on attacking him through battle early on.
‘I managed to neutralize it by feeding it cooking.’
This guy doesn’t see ordinary dishes as food in the first place.
Thanks to this, I ended up trying something strange: frying an iron plate in oil to cook it.
The result was beneficial in many ways.
This is how the monster was captured alive.
A monster that fights by strengthening hardware with its own magic to protect itself.
The engineers, who realized that if the supply of hardware was limited, would become extremely weak, were breeding them appropriately to use for strengthening materials.
‘I was a little concerned.’
A tasteless meal.
They are given it in small amounts, just enough to prevent them from starving to death.
Meanwhile, this guy had to strengthen our guild’s materials while barely maintaining his life.
Although it was for the benefit of our unit,
‘I have nothing to say even if I hear hatred between X people.’
So I thought.
Anyway, I have to feed them so they don’t starve to death.
I’m just giving it to you.
What if I cook something delicious and give it to you? do.
‘Anyway, you get experience points when you complete a dish. I started cooking iron and giving it to him.’
It was something I started without thinking about.
But let’s repeat that for a few days.
Changes began to occur.
-Kkiing….
The moment I opened the door to feed him like I always did.
A guy who looked like a ball of fur started rubbing his head against my foot.
It looks like a black kitten.
When I saw that, I was reminded of the guy I had become friends with, Jam Tiger, when I had just transferred to the unit.
After that, I became closer to Mac and played with him often.
And from what point?
When looking at his information using [Food Ingredient Identification (Enhancement)].
[Friendship – Award]
Phrases like this started appearing together.
The result is this.
“Gooooo….”
He gnawed on the thick iron door.
This guy created a hole big enough for one or two people to pass through.
I thought the more iron it picked up and ate, the bigger it got.
From looking like a kitten to looking like a fox.
It changed from a fox-like appearance to a wolf-like appearance.
‘tiger.’
Now it has turned into a black tiger-like appearance.
As a result, her cute voice became considerably thicker.
It feels like a strange majesty.
It looked like a giant bear when it was in the hardware warehouse.
It’s not as big as it was back then, but it would be quite powerful as a monster.
Basically, you should be careful.
“Good job, Kamang! “When my brother goes home, I’ll cook him something delicious again!”
“Go!”
A nice guy who rubs his head more happily when I pet him.
Even though we grew bigger, our friendship remained the same.
Once digested, it gets smaller again, but both have their own charm.
“It’s black.”
“What’s another cute name that doesn’t suit you?”
“…That’s the name of the Jam Tiger that was active near our unit in the past.”
“Sergeant Lee Min-jae?”
Toward the confused soldiers.
Sergeant Lee Min-jae begins his explanation.
“Oh, don’t you know? Until when Yeongjun and I were privates, there was a cat that often came to the restaurant. At some point did the area change? He didn’t show up. “Youngjun was quite disappointed at that time.”
“Hmm. “Do I really need to say something embarrassing?”
anyway.
I looked inside the hole the black guy had drilled.
It was dark so I couldn’t see it well, but I could tell that there was a fairly large space.
“It’s spacious, though. “It would be difficult to pull a tram in.”
In this battle, tanks were only used for artillery fire.
In fact, the true utility of a tank lies in its overwhelming physical power.
The hardness that tramples all the enemies that stand in its way in infinite orbit and fires bombardment at them.
However, it seemed difficult for a tank to enter here.
In the end, the battle will have to be fought inside with only awakened soldiers.
But if that happens, there is one thing that is annoying.
Minjae, who was looking inside with me, also pointed out that point.
“It’s dark.”
“I see.”
Less than a month after Doomsday, all electricity was cut off.
Our unit also turns off the lights early and goes to bed at night.
The only remaining oil is enough to provide lighting for watchdogs in preparation for monster attacks.
A bunker this size would likely have its own means of generating electricity.
“They are vampires.”
“You don’t even need to turn on the light.”
If the area under the sun is human territory, then the darkness is their territory.
Going in like this would be nothing more or less than an extravagant act of suicide.
so.
“Let’s eat and eat.”
After leaving the cave for a while, we gathered near a vehicle.
Mobile cooking equipment….
i.e.
In the food truck.
‘Ordinary buffs won’t be the answer.’
Because there are no circumstances or numbers that can be solved by slightly raising the ability level.
It is necessary to cook the optimal food for subjugation.
Actually, there are some ingredients I prepared for this occasion.
What do you mean by eradicating vampires?
Of course, shouldn’t we follow the royal road?
[A whole bunch of garlic filled with the sincerity of a low-level farmer]
[Contains a little magical power.] A
[farmer] awakened person who recently settled near the unit.
I obtained high-quality garlic by asking him.
‘Ugh! ‘Stop it!’
I tried to push it towards the vampire I had taken prisoner, and he was very disgusted.
And that’s not all.
“I tried to make it just like you said.”
One of the soldiers who received my request approached and said.
One of the two healers in our unit.
Military chaplain and [lower priest] Awakened Private Shin Jung-soo.
He handed me a bottle of water.
[Lesser holy water]
[Holy water densely packed with the blessings of lower-level priests.]
[When ingested, you can expect a slight recovery of stamina and increased physical abilities.]
[Demon beings will hate it terribly.]
Holy water.
Private First Class Shin Jung-soo had to suffer for several days to make this.
“Even though I worked so hard, I was limited to about one bottle. “I’m sorry because my abilities aren’t enough.”
“Why are you sorry? “Where is the bottle?”
“But…”
Private Shin Jung-soo speaks with a concerned expression.
“I’ve been in the military for quite some time, so I’m getting the feel for it now. You won’t just throw this on your enemies. “Aren’t you going to use it for cooking?”
“yes.”
“but. “Isn’t a bottle of water enough to serve 10 people no matter how sparingly you try?”
That’s right.
It’s not just Seongsu.
‘This garlic too. ‘The quantity is not large because I asked for a high-quality product as quickly as possible.’
It would be difficult to give powerful buffs to all soldiers with just these materials.
“What do you plan to do?”
“ah. i get it. “I’m thinking of only giving buffs to strong players like Sergeant Shin Young-jun and Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
“no. “That’s not enough.”
“yes?”
It’s time to eat.
Wouldn’t it be easier to unify the menu?
Leaving behind the puzzled soldiers.
I turned on the gas stove and poured holy water into the pot.
While the holy water was boiling, I heated a stainless steel pan and poured [Mixed Magical Oil] on it.
‘A dish where garlic is the main ingredient. ‘I don’t know much, though.’
There are many menus that I learned well from my successors while cooking and eating them with my fellow cooks.
What about the rest?
If you rely on [Intermediate Cooking Skills], you can just hit on a combination that you think will be delicious.
like that.
Let’s go through cooking once.
[The course meal is complete.]
[1. Onion garlic soup with holy energy.]
[2. Garlic butter, black sand, copper with sacred energy.]
[3. Aglio Olio of sacred energy.]
[4. …. ]
Garlic dishes made using the recipes I know.
Aren’t Koreans also a people who love garlic?
I chopped down all the garlic that I thought was a bit excessive.
This is the result of using holy water to the last drop.
“There are a lot of menus.”
“There are seven in total.”
A total of 7 dishes were able to be completed.
“…I’m not ignoring your cooking, though. Would seven types be okay? “Of course I thought there would be a large meal service.”
Minjae said as if he were puzzled.
I am confident in all the dishes I make.
Still, there is a level.
1. A course meal prepared for a specific person.
2. Course meal.
3. A dish prepared for a specific person.
4. Bulk feeding.
5. Combat rations.
Well, this is the order.
However, it is said that it is a ‘course meal prepared for a specific person’ that shows the strongest effect.
It does not show the same buff efficiency as a meal fed to hundreds of people in large quantities.
Unless something like Seo Soo-hyuk’s sniping from a while ago is necessary.
With a large-scale battle ahead, mass feeding would have been more efficient.
but.
“I have something in mind.”
Recently, my level increased and I became an [Intermediate Chef].
There is one new skill I gained.
[Five loaves and two fish]
[Do you know the story of the miracle of feeding thousands of people with five loaves of bread and two fish?]
[From now on. It is not a miracle to you, but a reality.]
[You will be able to feed many people with a small number of dishes.] [
As the number of people sharing a dish increases, magic power consumption increases.] You
will be able to feed many people with a small number of dishes. .
I have no idea what form the skill is activated in.
The effect itself is simple.
I decided to use the skill right away.
[Do you want to use ‘5 loaves and 2 fish’?]
[Dish type – course]
[Number of people eating – 143 people]
Then.
An additional message appears with a warning tone.
[Caution]
[The quality of the target dish is too high.]
[There are too many people eating.]
[A huge amount of magical energy is expected to be consumed.]
[Do you want to cancel the skill? Y/N]
It consumes a huge amount of magical power.
“What can I do?”
I’m not that strong as a combatant anyway.
Even if I faint from magical exhaustion.
It’s better to give the strongest buff to your troops.
After making my decision, I took a deep breath.
I used the skill.
[The skill is activated.]
[This is a high-quality course meal. Magic power consumption is maximized.]
[There are too many people drinking water. Magic power consumption is maximized.]
‘Inhale!’
After seeing the messages, I closed my eyes tightly.
When coming down from the mountain range, I experienced magical exhaustion as a result of using too much ‘chef’s special sauce’.
It was incredibly painful back then.
This time, even more pain is expected.
I grit my teeth and close my eyes tightly.
I was waiting for pain…
“…?”
Something.
It was nothing.
Let’s open our eyes to see what’s going on.
I saw several messages floating in front of me.
[Conditions have been met.]
[Provide the best cuisine to more than 100 people in one meal (1/1) (Achievement)]
[As the conditions are met, the user’s unique talents will bloom. .]
[Talent: Large-scale cooking]
Huh?
* * *
“Damn it….”
“I can’t believe I was pushed by an inferior species and ended up running away.”
Deep inside the bunker.
In a place where not a single ounce of light could enter, the vampires talked as if they were angry.
“Everyone calm down.”
“that’s right. Just wait a little bit. Our time has come.”
Those who find comfort in the dark.
Inside the bunker, I treated my wounds, recovered my stamina, and waited for time to pass.
To prepare for the hunt that will take place the moment night falls.
“It is said that the blood of the strong gives more strength…”
“If you hunt down that many people at once, you will become stronger than ever before.”
“I’m rather looking forward to it.”
It was then.
From far away in the bunker.
Thump thump thump thump.
I heard something running.
It was not of his own people.
“no way.”
“Did those soldiers invade?”
“Nonsense.”
A bunker designed to withstand a nuclear explosion.
No matter how many times it was dragged by a tank.
It made no sense to be able to destroy the entrance to such a bunker.
No, even if they made 100 concessions and succeeded in destroying it.
It is normal for such tremendous firepower to be accompanied by a certain amount of noise.
“I didn’t hear anything breaking.
“for a moment. When I think about it, those guys. “You said it was some kind of special forces unit.”
“…Did you know how to open the bunker door from the outside?”
Whether the speculation is true or not.
What is important is that the enemies came through that thick door.
The embarrassed vampires were making a fuss.
“Calm down. Brothers. “It’s actually a good thing.”
A man appeared among them, rather smiling.
A middle-aged man wearing a suit.
Behind him, a blonde woman who was assisting him stood with an indifferent look in her eyes.
“You are the first of the family.”
“Queen…”
The vampires who noticed the presence of the two knelt down and showed their respect.
One of the kneeling vampires asked the middle-aged man who was called the first servant.
“Rather, what does it mean to say that it went well….”
“Think about it. “What was the reason we waited until night?”
It seems like he wants to look around.
A man spreads his arms wide and speaks eloquently.
“Isn’t it because darkness is our domain?”
“ah!”
“The darkness of the bunker, where not a single ray of light enters, is deeper than the outside. I never thought he would crawl in here himself. “You seem quite confident… That’s usually called arrogance.”
The man spoke with enthusiasm towards the vampires.
“Can we just leave those arrogant invaders alone? In this darkness, neither guns nor tanks are a match for us. “Let’s show it to those guys!”
“Oh oh…!”
The vampires, emboldened by those words, rose up with their weapons.
A fraud to the point where you can’t even feel the confusion of the moment before.
Looking at that.
The queen thought.
‘I’m glad this guy is useful.’
A man in charge of managing the bunker.
Among those who were agents of the state or something, he held an important position.
Through him, the queen learned the knowledge of this world.
Most of the strategies that led to the current power came from him.
This man was also the head of a guild called [Gangwon-do Survivors Association].
And this time too.
What the first member said was not wrong.
‘I heard that in this world, even Paladins are considered the realm of fantasy. There is no being that can come out of the darkness and stop my descendants.’
It was quite noisy though.
It will be sorted out soon.
After thinking that, the queen looked at the first servant and said.
“There’s no need for me to be in battle, right?”
“yes. “I think we alone will be enough.”
“Then I guess I should go back to my room. Normally, I would have been sleeping, but I was awake for too long… I’ll leave this place to you.”
“of course. “My master.”
Receiving a polite greeting from the man.
The moment I was about to go back to my room with a yawn.
…Stop.
She stopped walking.
“What’s going on? “Master.”
“You guy.”
The queen stopped walking and looked back.
The first member of the family asked curiously.
and.
grasp!
The Queen’s Hand.
I grabbed his neck roughly.
“Kaaaak….”
“You. “You lied to me.”
The first household was just confused by the queen’s words.
“Ugh. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I will always be loyal to the Queen…”
“Really? then. “What is that?”
Her hand pointed to the end of the bunker’s hallway.
A long hallway where only darkness exists.
At the end.
Thump thump thump.
The sound of military boots’ footsteps was echoing.
“You said that there were no Holy Knights, Anti-Equestrians, or Blood Demon Hunters. “Why don’t you explain it yourself!”
“Cough… I mean. “I don’t know what on earth you’re talking about.”
“That disgusting energy coming from over there!”
The sound of footsteps echoing from the end of the hallway is getting closer and closer.
In the corner at the end of the hallway.
“Isn’t that ‘anti-demon energy’… that of the Holy Knights?”
“yes?”
A brilliant light broke through the darkness and illuminated the bunker.
It makes it impossible to even open your eyes properly.
Divine brilliance.
In it.
A loud roar erupted.
“““Glory to the Legion!!!”””