The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 80
Episode 80: Subjugating Vampires (4)
[Talent – Large-Scale Cooking]
The moment I saw that phrase.
I opened the status window and went back through the message log.
Because it was a phrase I had seen before.
And when is that?
[Congratulations on your awakening!]
[A unique talent has been detected in the awakened person.]
[Talent: Large-scale cooking]
When you first awakened.
“After that, there was no message that it had any influence, so I completely forgot about it.”
I never thought I would see you again now.
If you read the message, it seems that the talent itself was something I was born with.
It seems like conditions were needed for it to bloom…
but the problem is those conditions.
[Provide the best cuisine to more than 100 people in one meal (1/1) (Achievement)]
“Does this make sense?”
When people ask why military food is not tasty, they say:
The ingredients aren’t that good.
The cooking skills of the cooks are not that good.
Well, there may be no reason for that.
However, the answers from the cooks’ perspective are usually unified.
“It takes 3 people to cook for 2,300 people. “Is there any room to make it right?”
Meals in the military are ultimately nutritional supplements for soldiers.
No matter what they do, a small number of cooks cannot make that amount of food with the best quality.
What gets pushed to the bottom of the list is usually the taste.
It is common to put all the ingredients in a large pot at once and fry them.
Even now that I have become a chef, I still prepare my daily meals that way.
I have to cook meals for about 150 people by myself, otherwise there is no answer.
As a chef, the times I put my energy into cooking are when I cook for a small number of unit members.
In that case, I am somewhat confident in the quality.
That condition is high-quality cuisine made for those few people.
Serve it to more than 100 people at one meal.
I am the only one suffering from a cooking disease.
Cooking food for 100 people that looks like something you’d see at a high-end restaurant all by yourself?
‘crazy. Originally, it was a condition that could not be achieved even if it lasted a lifetime, right?’
A recently acquired skill.
[Five loaves and two fish].
If I hadn’t acquired this skill by chance, I would never have achieved it.
A skill that allows you to feed many people with just a few dishes.
A course meal prepared to give you strength in preparation for the fight against vampires.
I used this skill to feed it to 143 people at once.
That would have been judged to be an act of ‘providing the highest quality cuisine to 143 people.’
but.
As difficult as the conditions are to achieve.
The effect achieved after meeting those conditions was great.
[Blooming Talent – Large-Scale Cooking]
[This is the unique talent of Awakened ‘Shin Young-Jun.’]
[Cooking speed becomes extremely fast.] [
Quality deterioration occurs extremely less when cooking large-scale meals.]
[Cooking large-scale meals . The amount of magical energy consumed is drastically reduced.]
[Bonus experience points are gained when completing a large-scale meal.]
[In addition, bonuses are granted to most actions related to large-scale meals.]
Among the effect phrases, I was particularly surprised. It’s one word.
‘Among the phrases expressed by the system. ‘This is my first time seeing the expression ‘extreme.’
A slight rise, just a rise, a large rise, a very large rise, etc.
I’ve seen it to that extent though.
This is the first time I’ve heard the phrase extreme.
The reason why he did not experience magical exhaustion even though one course meal was doubled 143 times seems to be due to the flowering of this talent.
It really must have drastically reduced magical energy consumption.
The scary thing is…
‘It didn’t go to the point of magical exhaustion. The amount of magical energy decreased by more than half at once.’
Even though the horsepower consumption was drastically reduced, this is still the case.
…this.
If there was no talent blossoming, it would be magical exhaustion and all.
Wouldn’t he just die?
‘Hmm. ‘Have we been pursuing efficiency too much?’
but.
I tried to get 143 times the effect from just one dish.
If I were really wrong, I would have had to pay with my life as a price.
But this world follows the rules of the game.
The act of paying a large price has a corresponding effect.
“Enjoy your meal!”
143 corps members.
A [course meal] with my sincerity was prepared in front of them.
A dish made mainly with garlic and holy water.
The effect of that course meal is obvious.
[Course Meal – Light of Anti-Demon]
[The abilities of those who consume it increase significantly.]
[A large bonus is obtained in battles against beings belonging to the devil.]
“It’s dazzling.”
“What is this incredible light…!”
A pure white light appeared on the soldiers’ backs.
Each person’s halo was not that big.
but.
Over 100 people.
There.
[Energy of the Legion]
[When people with the same energy are gathered together for a certain amount of time, a synergy effect is exerted.]
The light has become stronger due to the guild skills obtained by conquering the dungeon.
The cave, where not a single ray of light had entered, was surrounded by brilliant white light.
* * *
“The miracle of five loaves and two fish and even this light.”
“When I heard that it opened the eyes of a blind man. “Honestly, I couldn’t believe it.”
“This much… there is no doubt about it.”
“What Suah Jeong said was correct.”
* * *
Legion soldiers, with their backs turned to the brilliant light, rush into the bunker.
“Glory to the Legion!!!”
“For the win!!!”
The warriors who first discovered the vampires inside shouted.
The bunker shook with the shouts of the warriors, including Gwangil.
“Kaaak…”
“What on earth is this light!?”
“Don’t panic! “We have the advantage in numbers!”
The advantage of being in the dark has already disappeared.
The vampires faced with the sudden light panicked and greeted our soldiers.
Soon the battle began.
Just as the commander-like man over there said.
The numbers are more than twice that.
Moreover, in this battle, it is the defense side.
Unlike us, who did not know the terrain of the bunker well, they attacked us by utilizing space throughout the bunker.
but.
Nevertheless.
“Push it!”
“Bat bastards. “Kill them all!”
The situation is.
Our side is overwhelmingly superior.
During the battle, walls throughout the bunker were destroyed.
Various devices were destroyed.
and.
“Gooooo…!”
Iron, stone and various other materials were shattered like that.
They gathered around the body of the black man.
It looks incomparably smaller than its heyday.
Unlike the soldiers wearing anti-horse light, Black Mangi did not receive any buffs from my cooking.
“Oops!”
“I thought it was only humans. “What is this monster…!”
“Until just now, it was an ordinary iron plate. “What’s so hard!?”
nevertheless.
A guy who can overcome more than ten vampires by himself.
The crowd of guys pounded on Black’s gloves, but they didn’t even leave a scratch.
Even if one of the armors is accidentally destroyed, other steel plates are pulled from nearby to fill the empty space.
‘It’s really strong.’
It’s a good thing that I don’t have the type of personality to chase a running enemy.
Otherwise, the day I encountered him might have been our unit’s memorial day.
Anyway.
The situation is overwhelmingly in our favor.
If things continued like this, it seemed like they would be able to completely annihilate the power difference of more than twice as much.
at that time.
“You bats! “Look at the power of humans!”
“okay? “Please show me somewhere.”
“100 million!?”
I thought I heard a woman’s voice.
The body of a soldier floated in the air.
And then.
“Kaaaaaaak!”
“Mr. Seongcheol!?”
The soldier’s body was torn apart in the air.
His blood was sprinkled among the vampires.
Mr. Seongcheol was a man who had been held captive by marauders and had recently awakened after joining the group.
But now that he has received all of our guild’s equipment and buffs, he will never be weak.
“Tsk. The taste of blood is disgusting. “It’s better than nothing, though.”
A woman walks out covered in the blood of a dead soldier.
Blonde hair and red eyes.
A foreigner happened to be around here… It’s probably not the same thing.
I remembered the words of the vampire I had taken prisoner.
[Our ruler is the Queen… She is a noble born different from us humans.]
“Sergeant Shin. That guy. When I saw it….”
“I think my thoughts would be similar.”
That is the leader of the vampires.
A monster that devours survivors in the nearby area and makes them its subjects.
‘…there has never been a case where a soldier who joined the guild died.’
Although I am not a soldier who has been with me since the unit.
The person I was going to be with died.
The unit’s first fatality.
It seems like not long ago that I made a pledge to try to avoid causing as many deaths as possible.
He died without me even having a chance to do anything.
This is a bit much.
Are you pissed?
“Gwangil.”
“yes. Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.”
“The boss mob has appeared. “You know what to do, right?”
“yes.”
From the mouth of the guy who nodded.
The ‘grung’ sound of the animal was heard.
“Kraaaaagh!!!”
thud!!!
Jeon Gwang-il’s fist, unleashed with madness to its fullest extent, was aimed at the vampire queen.
Is it because he’s not the boss for nothing?
Although the queen barely escaped the attack.
“…So it’s a warrior class after all? “It is a force worth considering.”
The queen, who saw the attack, was seen breaking into a cold sweat.
If it had hit directly, it would have definitely been a fatal blow.
“We are joining Corporal Jeon Gwang-il!”
“Stick in order of level!”
I think he thinks he’s a bit strong.
The situation is already overwhelmingly in our favor.
“Tsk…! “Abominable paladins!”
Even if just one monster joins, it’s not like anything can happen.
This guy is helplessly pushed out when elite soldiers who boast high levels in each department enter the dedicated mark.
When you’re in such danger.
Sigh!
His hand grabbed the nape of the neck of one of the unit members.
I wondered if another person would die.
That wasn’t the queen’s goal.
Her red eyes looked into the soldier’s eyes with a strange glow.
“Obey me.”
“…yes.”
“Byungmin!?”
Then the soldier nodded.
crazy.
Is this an ability similar to the eye monster from the tank battalion!?
The queen who caught the soldier said:
“Answer the question. “Who is the strongest among you?”
To the Queen’s question.
The first thing that came to mind was Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
‘Are you trying to target Gwangil!?’
actually.
The guy who was beating the queen, showing great fighting ability.
If you were to choose the strongest person in our unit, most likely you would mention Corporal Jeon Gwang-il.
I thought so.
I guess that was just my idea.
“It’s him….”
Private Lee Byung-min, who was caught by the queen.
What that finger is pointing at…
‘…looks like me?’
what.
why me
“That guy? It doesn’t look that strong… but it’s not like charm doesn’t work, right?”
“It may seem that way. But Sergeant Shin’s power is not everything it appears on the outside…”
“Hmm? “Tell me more.”
“Sergeant Shin slaughtered the monster with just a kitchen knife before he even woke up…”
That’s it.
No, whatever.
It’s not wrong, though.
“Sergeant Shin was the one who finished off the queen of white spiders during the battle to recapture the tank battalion and the one who took care of the flesh monster that was dominating the marauders…” “
Hmm!”
“He even walked into the depths of the dungeon alone, casually slaughtered the boss, and came back.”
“Hoo. “That’s amazing.”
“Even Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, who is known as a strong man, often says that he is no match for him, so no one in the unit would disagree…” “
Indeed.”
It’s as if he didn’t know that guy was that strong.
“I didn’t know it from the outside. “You seem to be quite a great warrior.”
The queen looks at me with interest.
no.
I can roughly understand why there was a misunderstanding.
“then. “If you remove the author, it can be said that your power will be greatly reduced, right?”
“It’s not that much… Our unit’s strength is greater than 70% thanks to Sergeant Shin’s buff. What if Sergeant Shin disappears? Our unit will be weakened to the point where it will not be able to survive in this world….”
“Hahahaha! “It is indeed so!”
Why do you think so highly of me?
Well, thank you, but…!
“That was a good answer.”
Pop!
The body of the captured soldier was thrown far away.
Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he died.
“It means that if you are gone, the rest can be taken care of with just my descendants.”
The problem is me.
The queen looks at me and nods her head while saying that.
She points her finger at me.
Black shadows began to gather around those fingers.
“…no. “That guy misunderstood-.”
“Let’s go together.”
The dark energy hovering around her body gathered in one place and flew towards me.
“Shit!”
I quickly took a defensive stance and dodged away.
Does it have inductive performance or something?
A shadow that keeps chasing me.
“Sergeant Shin!”
“Protect Sergeant Shin!”
The soldiers made a fuss and ran to protect me.
Unfortunately, it was a little late.
Talk.
The moment the black shadow touched the end of my body.
Whoosh.
The soldiers rushing to protect me disappeared.
* * *
no.
Aren’t the soldiers gone?
‘The one who disappeared… if I had to ask, it would be me.’
When I came to my senses.
The place where I was standing was not a dark bunker.
Let’s look up at the sky.
I saw a bright red sky reminiscent of blood.
An unrealistic appearance that cannot be seen in reality.
“Is he dead?”
This is the place we arrived at as soon as the queen’s attack touched our body.
It must be a place called hell.
When I was thinking the same thing.
“Welcome to my realm. “Human.”
A figure suddenly appeared before my eyes.
The queen said as she welcomed me.
“You will be honored. You are the first person to invite others to this space.”
ah.
Shit.
‘I’m glad it’s not hell.’
I’m not sure.
It seems that I have ended up in a very annoying situation.