The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 84

Episode 84:

After the battle of dishes made with blood.

Legion troops began searching the bunker.

I investigated to confirm that there might be some remnants lurking there.

“Keep me alive…”

Living humans could be found in one compartment.

At first, I thought it was the remnants of a vampire or something.

[Identification of food ingredients (enhanced)]

[Primates – human species]

He was truly a normal human being.

and.

“There are living people here!”

“On this side too…”

The number was considerably greater than expected.

“Sniff….”

“You’re safe now. Calm down. “What happened?”

“I don’t know.”

“He said he would show us where people would stay, and he directed us here. There were also people who went the other way. “I don’t know what happened to them…”

That seemed like a rough idea.

‘Either you become a vampire, or you become prey to a vampire.’

There is one thing we are curious about.

What on earth were these people who were neither vampires nor prey to vampires doing?

“I’ve heard what those monsters say.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m not sure if I heard correctly. “They plan to create a ‘human ranch.’”

“her.”

“They were set aside to be used there, so they told us to take good care of them so they don’t die.”

It’s a human ranch.

They say they see humans as prey, but I didn’t expect that.

“We will take these people.”

“ah. “Can I leave it to you?”

“yes. “I am also a survivor.”

Jeong Soo-ah speaks as she approaches the survivors.

“What almost happened to them and who saved them? “I think I need to explain it well.”

“…? what. Please take care of me.”

“yes!”

The rescued survivors either join our unit.

Or, you could introduce them to the survivors located near the base.

Meanwhile.

“Hee hee. “Save me…”

“Is this also a survivor?”

“no. “It’s a vampire this time.”

I wonder if he fainted and only recently came to his senses.

I found a vampire hiding in a corner.

“Kkiek.”

The moment I killed him.

[The guild ‘Gangwon-do Survivors Association’ was annihilated.]

[The first human race to win a guild war.]

“Oh?”

The system recognized that fact.

[Rewards are given to those who are ahead.]

[

Reward – [Elixir of Growth

]

flight. Now that I think about it, there was something like this.’

I think I received it as a reward even in the early days of the play.

I understand that the members of the unit except me used it immediately after receiving it.

The effect seems to be quite noticeable.

I’m not in a hurry to level up, so let’s keep it for now.

If we find out the ingredients through [food ingredient identification], we might be able to mass-produce it someday.

“oh my god. “Even a leap of growth.”

“The reward isn’t bad.”

“I know. “Whatever…”

I said, looking around.

“Obtaining this bunker will be the most important achievement.”

“yes?”

“Why are there rumors about vampires?”

There is a group near here with a lot of weapons and food.

And they are looking for trusted colleagues.

It’s not a rumor we started.

A group that has a lot of weapons and food and is looking for trustworthy allies.

“that. Doesn’t this apply to us too?”

“ah!”

It is said that the survivors in the area are slowly finding their limits in hiding and are trying to join a large group.

There are two options given to them.

Rumors about the Legion.

And rumors about the bunker.

But here we have eaten up both options.

All survivors in the area will come to us.

This means that you will be able to run a two-barrel truck.

“You must have gone through quite a bit of trouble spreading rumors. “We can see that virtue.”

“Tsk tsk. “Not bad.”

“If you think about it again, the location of the guard posts we destroyed wasn’t that bad. Dispatch engineers to restore the guard post at that location. “Move some of the soldiers here.”

“yes.”

“For a while, we will have to focus on clearing the routes between the unit and the bunker.”

A vampire who feeds on human blood.

It was a forced invasion with the idea that we had to attack them before they expanded their influence further.

It was just something they did to eliminate a threat.

From leaps and bounds to bunkers.

I never thought the reward would be this great.

“If there is one thing I regret.”

“In the end, we failed to gain allies.”

As Captain Lee Sang-ah said.

The reason I visited them in the first place was to ‘search for allies for conquest within the military.’

It takes too long to build up the power to conquer the military.

It was an attempt to join forces with others.

‘More than 300 awakened people… If only these guys weren’t vampires.’

We even took possession of the tank.

He must have somehow succeeded in conquering the military.

But they are vampires.

Since he was an enemy of humans, there was nothing he could do about it.

Conquering the military should be attempted after gradually increasing the level and increasing the number of awakened people.

“…hmm.”

but.

That’s a bit disappointing, right?

* * *

“They are great sons…”

The war against vampires.

After the post-processing has been completed to some extent.

A small funeral was held on the mountain behind the ammunition battalion.

‘First deaths.’

From being in the military unit in the mountains to coming down to the ground and settling down.

Despite all kinds of battles, miraculously no deaths have occurred so far.

Every effort was made to prevent any deaths.

But this battle was a little different.

Enemies who are numerically superior to us.

However, their power was growing too quickly to avoid battle.

Even though I knew it would be a dangerous battle, I had no choice but to go ahead with it.

“Sergeant Shin’s cooking made up most of the power gap, but still, one soldier had to deal with more than two vampires.”

“Don’t be too upset.”

“Speaking from the perspective of someone who joined later. “It is rather absurd that there have been no deaths so far.”

Of course, my mood as I watched the funeral was not good.

Others have said that.

‘If my cooking was a little more powerful… no. Even if we had secured more unit members than vampires a long time ago, it would have been a lot different.’

I know that if you add assumptions, there is no end to it.

Still, it’s a shame.

The good news was that among the survivors who had recently begun to settle down around the base, there was one former pastor.

Although he was not interested in religion, it was important to note that he was a person who knew funeral procedures well.

Unlike last time, where it was left to a military chaplain.

Although it was abbreviated, the funeral was now able to be held through proper procedures.

“…More people will die in the future, right?”

“I guess so.”

While the unit members who had been with the 423rd Battalion were quite heartbroken.

“…people died again.”

“He was a good person. “It’s a shame.”

The guild members, who were not from the unit but were survivors who joined later, had a relatively calm attitude.

It’s not that they are more insensitive than others.

‘I got used to it.’

A time when people die without notice.

Unlike us who have been lucky enough to win.

They must have already experienced the tragedy of losing someone.

That’s why I know from experience.

There will be times when we lose someone in the future.

If you are buried in that death, you will become that person.

‘Because it means that if I die, there will be no one to remember those who died first.’

We will continue to struggle to survive.

That would be for the sake of those who died first.

* * *

and.

As part of the struggle to survive.

I started cooking at a restaurant.

After the unit members finished their meal.

What we are making now is a ‘special meal’.

“Oh, it stings.”

That too.

A special dish containing some special ingredients.

It took several days just to prepare the ingredients.

This is my first time using an ingredient properly.

I’m a little nervous, though.

“oh. “This isn’t that bad.”

The results came out surprisingly well.

Carrying the finished dish, I headed towards a building in the corner of the ammunition battalion.

A soldier standing guard at the entrance to the building saw me and greeted me.

“Welcome, Sergeant Shin.”

“OK. “Is there anything wrong inside?”

“yes. But Sergeant Shin? “What’s going on with that hand?”

“ah. this?”

What the soldier pointed to was my left arm.

There was a bandage rolled up around the wrist.

“I have some work to do.”

“what. “If it’s Sergeant Shin’s job, there’s no need to worry.”

“What am I doing?” anyway. “Please open the door.”

“yep.”

The purpose of this place is a kind of ‘POW camp.’

This is a place where previously captured vampires were kept to prevent them from escaping.

By then, that guy had already been dealt with a long time ago.

“hello.”

Now another prisoner was sitting there.

“Baronet… Your Excellency?”

“…Hi!”

“No sir? ball? “What should I call you?”

The leader who until recently led a group of 300 vampires.

She was the self-proclaimed ‘Queen’.

‘I originally planned to kill him.’

I was planning on sucking it all out without leaving a single drop of blood.

Let’s suck some blood.

This guy’s magical power has reached a point where he cannot maintain the [Shadow Curtain].

Thanks to jumping out of there and coming to my senses.

This queen was saved just before she died.

but.

Unlike before, I didn’t feel any fearful energy from her body.

Her shiny blonde hair had become dull and her skin was oddly cracked.

‘You said that the nobles of the night become stronger as they drink blood and increase their ranks, right?’

I sucked all that blood.

I and the soldiers eliminated all of my relatives.

Becoming weak is a natural process.

“What business do you have with Bo’s daughter?”

“no. “Please tell me what to call you.”

“Isn’t it an intention to mock the real woman anyway?”

You’re quick-witted.

She looked at the floor and sobbed.

“Isn’t it enough to take that much away from the original woman’s existence?”

“….”

“please. “Please don’t bother my daughter anymore….”

She took away her existence.

It’s not wrong.

[Abilities]

[Strength 32 → 37]

[Dexterity: 49 → 53]

[Magic Power: 39 → 49]

[Luck: 30 → 35]

Stats increased tremendously.

These were all results obtained by sucking blood from this monster.

‘I thought the increase in ability due to blood sucking was temporary.’

In the case of [Lesser Vampirism] used by so-called servants.

It is said that a permanent increase in ability level can only be achieved by driving one life to death…

But the Queen’s trait [Vampirism] is a little different.

Thanks to sucking the blood of nobles of the highest quality until just before death.

His abilities have grown rapidly.

It literally took away her existence.

but.

“Mr. Park. “How pitiful is this?”

“I didn’t mean to do that.”

This guy even tried to create a human ranch.

There was no sympathy at all.

This guy said the reason he hunted humans was to survive.

That’s the same for me too.

Because in order to survive, I absorbed this guy’s existence.

“But whatever. “It’s true that my abilities have improved a lot thanks to you.”

“…What are you talking about again?”

“so. “I want to return the favor.”

“…?”

In front of her, who looks puzzled.

I put down the ‘special meal’ I brought.

“This. “What is it?”

“ah. “Don’t you know?”

[The ultimate happiness soup made with the care of an intermediate chef]

“It’s called seonjit soup.”

“I know it’s some kind of dish. But I am a vampire. “The food we eat is different from that of ordinary humans.”

“ah. “I should first explain what Seonji is.”

If you collect blood and leave it alone, it divides into a solid lump at the bottom and a transparent liquid at the top.

The top is the serum, the bottom is the blood clot…

In other words, it’s a blood clot.

If you use this blood cake in cooking, it becomes blood clot.

If you think about it again, it’s a pretty bizarre ingredient.

It is also a fairly common cooking ingredient in Korea.

“I’m not sure. “Are you telling me to eat this?”

“I know.”

“i get it. I will follow your words, so please no more pain…”

It’s a shame to say that it’s pain.

What I will give you is not pain.

“…what does this taste like!”

The ultimate happiness.

“It’s delicious, it’s delicious…!”

“Is it that delicious?”

Vampires eat blood as their staple food.

I was wondering if it would be good to eat if I cooked the blood, but somehow it seems to work.

“It tastes heavenly. Old blood is generally fishy and tasteless. “What does this taste like…!”

Well, who made it?

Of course it will be very delicious.

‘ah. That’s not all.’

That’s right.

This is a dish that someone used as ingredients.

Of course it has to be very delicious.

“Haaa….”

Her expression, intoxicated with [ultimate happiness], strangely relaxed.

This look.

I’ve seen it a few times.

‘Lieutenant Kim.’

Lieutenant Kim.

And the criminals who came to our unit.

The dishes I fed the queen did not end with seonjit soup.

[Black pudding]

, [Haggis],

[Blood sundae],

[Mishekkao],

[Schwarz Sauer]

, etc.

Over several days.

I looked through the cookbook, found all the dishes that contained blood, and served them.

“…Haaaa.”

every time.

‘Queen’ struggling in ultimate happiness.

How many days did they have to cook like that?

One day.

The moment I opened the door and entered to feed the next dish.

“Haha… Hahahaha!!!”

The queen inside the building greeted me with a crazy smile.

“ha ha ha…! “How stupid!”

“What are you saying all of a sudden?”

“Give a dish made of blood to a night noble who has lost his power!? And that’s because…!”

“Pack!”

She points at me with her finger.

“Cooking made with your own blood!”