The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 8
Episode 8 Night Attack (1)
While awakening the unit members, we also had to make small adjustments to the unit’s security system.
To put it bluntly, the unit was too large to be protected by only 100 soldiers.
“From the dormitories to the restaurants. “Let’s volunteer and gather manpower in the nearby building.”
“Isn’t this our radar unit? “Can I leave the radar alone?”
“All kinds of contact with the outside world has been cut off. Radar information is also not being sent to other units. “Is it possible that the enemy is not North Korea and is targeting the radar?”
Materials are gathered in the dormitory, and soldiers also live there.
And soldiers climbed onto the rooftops of the surrounding buildings surrounding the dormitory to guard the surrounding area.
If a problem arises, soldiers waiting in the central dormitory go to each building to provide support.
A strategy to intercept monsters before they approach the soldiers’ living quarters.
It might not have been possible if the unit’s fence was in good condition, but the monsters’ teeth and claws made the fence almost like an open door, so they had no choice but to choose this method.
One of the soldiers who was carrying a gun on the roof of the building and scouting the surroundings with a telescope discovered something unusual.
“ah! “Are the sergeants here?”
“Another monster appeared?”
“yes! “The appearance itself is similar to the Lizard that has appeared so far, but you will understand when you see it.”
I received a telescope from the soldier.
“If you look closely over there.”
Our unit is located on the highest peak deep in a mountain range with nothing visible but mountains around us.
When I went up to the roof of the building, I could clearly see the topography of the surrounding mountains, and when I looked at the direction the soldier pointed, I definitely saw something.
A monster whose body is covered in black scales.
If you look at it up to that point, it’s no different from the monsters that attacked the unit so far.
“…is it really big?”
Lizard, a lizard-like monster that keeps attacking our troops.
The monster had hard scales and strong vitality, but it was not that big.
The average is around 160cm, similar to a slightly shorter human.
“I think that thing is 2.5 meters long.”
“I see other lizards around. “I think he might be their leader or something.”
“Monsters even live in groups?”
The lizards that have attacked the unit so far are usually one at a time.
At most, there were only two or three of them walking together.
But that big captain and the normal-sized lizards that follow him…
at first glance, there are more than 20 of them.
Unlike the guys who attacked the unit, they are obviously a dangerous number.
“It may take some bullets, but I don’t think there will be any problems.”
Minjae was wondering if it was such a big problem.
Bullets definitely work against lizards.
It is said that they will fall down after being hit by close to 20 bullets, but there are soldiers with guns camped on the roof of the unit.
It may take a lot of bullets, but you can probably annihilate about 20 of them before they even approach the unit.
But my thoughts were a little different.
“When did you find that guy?”
“I found it this morning.”
“You’ve been watching, right? “How did you behave?”
“yes? There was just nothing special about it. “They just kept circling the unit and showed no signs of attacking.”
Even now, one or two Lizards attack the unit from time to time.
And our unit, which has established its own defensive strategy, is able to block it without difficulty.
Rather, it is a situation where they are blocking it with ease and increasing the number of awakened people.
However, it did not attack the unit until it formed a group of twenty.
If that’s the reason why they circle around the unit instead of attacking them even with that many numbers.
“They are looking for an opportunity.”
“yes?”
“If we just attack like Minjae said, we may use up some bullets, but we can stop them without any problem. But that guy didn’t do that.”
“That’s…”
There is only one reason why that 2.5m tall monster with sharp claws and teeth was created, unless it is a peace-loving herbivore.
“You know that a normal raid won’t work. That’s why they’re hovering near our unit and scouting.”
“Are monsters that smart?”
“Would you be surprised to know how cunning wolves are when they hunt? “They even walk on two legs, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they were smarter than wolves.”
Conversely, it also means that we have become prey to monsters with at least as much intelligence as wolves.
“What should I do? We attack first before those monsters find an opportunity…” “
No, the reason we have the advantage is because we are in a defensive situation with our troops. “If you go out of the forest, you will be hunted even more cruelly.”
“Then how…”
I looked around, but no soldier had anything to say.
Well, there’s no way to do anything right now.
“…First of all, keep observing that guy’s movements. “Tell the soldiers on shift to be careful.”
Minjae gave a warning to the nearby soldiers.
It’s definitely the best for soldiers.
But that can’t be enough.
then.
“Can you make a broadcast in the dormitory?”
“yes?”
“Tell the awakened people to meet with me in the order in which they were awakened.”
I guess I need to do my best as a chef, not a soldier.
* * *
Apart from Captain Lizard hovering around the unit, the awakening of the unit members went smoothly.
The speed was not fast as the focus was on safety, but the fact that no one was injured meant a lot.
The fact that the unit is running stably also has an impact on the morale of the unit members.
In fact, the mental state of the unit members has improved significantly compared to the first day.
Of course, it’s not just because the unit is running stably.
[Chef’s special sauce – relief]
[Bean sprout seasoning brings stability to a novice chef]
“But the unit is located in a place where monsters have difficulty accessing, and there are weapons. Are you saying there is a high probability that a monster has appeared outside? “I feel more secure being in the military.”
[Chef’s special sauce – comfort]
[Novice chef’s salted squid with a comfortable mind]
“It was a little scary at first, but I think I got used to it after dealing with monsters. “I feel a little more comfortable now.”
[Chef’s special sauce – Faith]
[Novice chef’s stir-fried pork to drive away anxiety]
“You mean my family? I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried, but my family is strong. “I, the weakest member of my family, am still alive, so I believe that my family will also be alive somehow.”
In any case, thanks to the soldiers’ morale being maintained, the unit’s defense was not disturbed.
The number of awakened people also increased steadily, increasing by 10 people in a week, for a total of 20 people successfully awakened.
The number of personnel amounts to one-fifth of the total personnel of the unit.
“There’s no particular change in that big guy, right?”
“yes. It seems like they’re still just circling the unit. But…”
“Yes, the number has increased again.”
As there were no gaps in the unit, there were no attacks from giant lizards hovering around the unit, waiting for an opportunity.
However, as we were increasing the number of awakened people, it seemed like they were also gathering one or two individual lizards that were wandering around.
The group, which was about 20 when first discovered, has now grown to over 40.
“There is no problem so far, but what will happen if there are more than 100…”
“Even if there are 100, there will be no problem. “We have also seen a significant increase in the number of ‘shooter’ awakened people.”
The unit’s first five awakeners all had different occupations.
Except for Taejun, who fainted without even being able to say his job name, they are a chef, a berserker, a wizard, and a marksman.
After that, various occupations emerged.
The facilities team members are awakening to become engineers, and the military police are awakening to becoming garrison members.
The soldiers who awakened in this way came together with occupations with similar abilities to study and refine each other’s occupations.
One of the things I learned as a result.
‘The gunner’s scam.’
The ‘Shooter’ awakened person can neutralize or kill the Lizard with just two bullets.
It is a world of difference from the warrior-type awakened people who have to engage in dangerous battles in close proximity to the lizard, and the wizard-type professions who can only manifest powerful magic by memorizing spells.
Although it has the disadvantage of consuming a resource called bullets and not being able to do anything when the bullets run out.
Assuming there were bullets, the gunner was a crazy job who could accurately hit most of the bullets while pulling the bullets of an anti-materiel sniper rifle in rapid succession with an ordinary K2 rifle.
Almost like a walking autocannon.
Among the 20 awakened people, there are 3 awakened shooters.
Even if there were just these three people, an attack by about 100 Lizards would be no problem.
The Lizard is running from far away, and as soon as it comes within the effective range of the gunners, there will be a barrage of fire.
By the time we get near the dormitory, there won’t be even 10 alive.
Meanwhile, other unit members won’t just sit idle.
‘That’s how important bullets become.’
After learning that the firepower of the gunners was that powerful, it seemed possible to subdue that monster with a sufficient number of gunners and the awakened warriors who would protect them.
As there is cover in the forest, the gunner’s firepower will be limited, but the firepower is strong enough that a slight limitation is not a problem.
“If we grow at our leisure like this, we will be the ones who win.”
I have made various preparations in case a problem arises.
It seemed like the situation itself would never come to an end.
‘Next week, the unit’s regular food will almost run out, but we will be able to awaken about half of the unit members. At that point, the unit will run stably even without the buff from my food. The need for regular food will also decrease.’
Everything was running perfectly.
With that in mind, I returned to the restaurant.
A quiet restaurant at night after dinner, cleaning up and preparing for breakfast.
I had to check the inventory of remaining food ingredients and organize what dishes I could make with them.
It’s 10 o’clock now, so I guess I can finish by 11 o’clock and then go to the dormitory and sleep.
With that in mind, I was taking out my inventory notebook.
Duwoong.
“uh?”
There was a sound like something ringing, and the lights in the restaurant went out.
I couldn’t even hear the soft sound of the refrigerator.
“Is it a power outage?”
When I thought about it, I thought it was a wonder that the electricity was still intact until now.
Monsters must have appeared outside, so it was strange that the electricity was still coming on.
Still, since this is a military unit, there are generators prepared for wartime, so the facility soldiers will be dispatched to resolve the matter soon.
“No, wait.”
It’s night now.
The unit, whose electricity went out, was plunged into darkness.
“Mr….”
If you have awakened ‘shooters’, you can intercept all the monsters that attack from afar.
But that only applies when awakened shooters can shoot as they want.
‘Among the characteristics of the awakened shooters, there was no characteristic that enabled them to see brightly at night.’
I threw away the pen and notebook I was holding and stood up.
I felt cold sweat running down my back.
A unit immersed in darkness.
The opportunity the monsters were looking for has arrived.