The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 86

Episode 86: Family (2)

Thoughts.

Come to think of it, I did say something like that.

“I didn’t hear you properly last time. Please explain. “What on earth is that thought?”

“I don’t know the true identity of the main woman, but…”

“It’s an honorific term.”

“…I wasn’t sure about its identity either. “Let’s say it’s the will that has continued to bind me since I came down to this world.”

What a bondage.

Did you have the will to restrain a monster this size?

“It was exactly one command.”

“It’s an order.”

“[Invading the human race’s military facilities. Occupy. It should not be taken away by anyone.]”

The moment I heard her words.

There was something that passed through my mind.

“That’s…”

A military facility for the human species.

in other words.

“Military base?”

For some reason, monsters stronger than ordinary monsters appeared at the military base.

Not all powerful monsters are battle fanatics.

There’s no way he could just show up at a military base by chance.

I couldn’t help but feel the intervention of some being.

‘Clear malice… to antagonize humanity.’

An imagination that until now was just a guess.

“What is the military facility that thoughts speak of? “It seemed like he was referring to the cave bunker.”

That bunker.

As a government bunker, it was clearly a facility related to a military base.

“What happens if I ignore that?”

“It’s impossible to ignore it. The moment you try to leave there. Those commands come rushing in my head like waves. “When I came to my senses, I found myself guarding the bunker again.”

That imagination was right.

She confirmed.

The Steel Lizards continued to attack our troops even though their power was greatly weakened.

The Spider Queen of Arachron did not run away from our attack even though she was seriously injured.

An eyeball monster that had a powerful ability to control others, but stayed only in the tank battalion.

There.

Even this vampire queen in front of me.

It wasn’t that these guys were stupid and didn’t leave the military base.

There was some will involved that made it impossible to do so.

“Part of the reason I wanted to increase my strength was that thought.”

“What do you mean?”

“If I continue to increase my strength, maybe one day I will be able to push away these damn thoughts. That was my thought. “It doesn’t really matter anymore.”

Her face says that.

There was even a strange refreshing feeling.

“It doesn’t matter. “Are you saying that the moment you became subordinate to me, that voice disappeared?”

“yes. Thanks to that thought, I never had a good day. It’s been a really long time. “It feels like my head is this clear.”

Even though it’s the same as giving your existence to me.

Rather, she smiles as if she is in a good mood.

“Actually, being part of someone else’s household might not be a bad thing. Hehe….”

Even though she was very reluctant to become one of my subjects.

I was so happy to be part of the household just because the thoughts that dominated my mind disappeared.

“I don’t know if it was an ugly monster. “If it’s the master, it’s a face that I like.”

“….”

…what.

If you like it, that’s okay.

“I am now part of your household.”

She bowed her head in front of me again and said.

It was a refreshing gesture, unlike before, when I was trembling in shame.

“hmm.”

“Please order anything. “My master.”

Whatever it is.

With this, my goal has been achieved.

“Right then. “Let me give you the first command.”

I took out a map from my pocket and handed it to her.

“This?”

“This is a map of the terrain around here. If you go to the marked area, some humans will be there. “The percentage of awakened people will be quite high.”

“…Humans. “Is what you meant when you handed this to me what I think it means?”

“Make them your household.”

She looked puzzled after hearing my command.

He said, tilting his head.

“I thought the master disliked the act of turning humans into blood relatives.”

“It’s true that you don’t like it.”

“But the order I just gave you.”

“To be exact, I don’t like turning ‘innocent humans’ into vampires.”

Jeong Soo-ah was well-versed in earthly information through the spirit eye.

She knew in advance the existence of people who could be a threat in this area.

This is one of them.

“The guys in that position are predators.”

“Be a plunderer.”

“Among others. “They are especially bad criminals.”

As well as attacking and plundering other humans.

They also enslave others.

These guys even use people as objects of desire that could not be expressed in the days when civilization was alive.

in other words.

“They are trash that won’t make much of a difference compared to you.”

“…I have now sworn loyalty to my master. okay. Trash like me. understand.”

Anyway, in order for us to increase our power in this area, we need to get rid of them as quickly as possible.

The more days it takes to defeat them, the longer it takes.

Because other ordinary survivors will be harmed.

“But it’s still a waste to kill him. “This is an age where each and every human resource is precious.”

So far, I’ve beaten every single one of them into submission through my cooking.

However, that method takes a long time and is inefficient.

Maybe it’s one or two people with outstanding abilities.

A method that takes too long to be used individually against the plunderers that are everywhere.

As time goes on, the damage suffered by other ordinary survivors will only increase.

so.

To be honest, it’s not my favorite method.

“If it were me. “We can easily recycle that waste.”

“That’s it.”

We failed to save our allies.

However, since Ariella, who can increase her family members at an incredible speed, has been subdued.

Recycling trashy looters.

You will be able to have a considerable guild-level force under your command.

‘If there’s a problem. ‘Just how I feel.’

It’s about telling monsters to hunt humans.

I would have rather killed him with my own hands.

Although I didn’t want to see monsters killing humans.

‘It means you can’t just do whatever you want forever.’

This guy’s power.

If used, it becomes a tremendous amount of power.

It’s a world like this.

Soon, there will be dirty jobs that cannot be asked of the unit members.

Vampires who live in the dark.

These guys would be perfect to entrust with such a task.

“Increase your number as quickly as possible.”

so that.

I commanded the guy while holding back the nausea.

“All right. but.”

“but?”

“With my current strength, it is impossible to create many followers. “Because so much blood was stolen from my master.”

In my own way, I gave it back with this dish.

As my abilities increased a lot, his abilities decreased a lot.

“As it is now. “At most, it’s probably about 100 people.”

“Well, that’s appropriate.”

Even if there was no limit anyway, the plan was to keep the number at that level.

Vampires who drink blood.

They need blood to sustain them.

The number of troops that can be maintained with the blood of monsters would be around 100 at most.

“After that, even if we deal with the looters, we will use it for the growth of our descendants. “I will let you know when I find out the locations of additional looters.”

“All right.”

“I need you to clean up all the evil people nearby.”

Eliminating looters is something that has to be done at some point anyway.

While she stabilizes the surroundings and increases her power through cleaning and recycling.

Our unit also recruited survivors through bunkers and the two-barracks of the ammunition battalion.

We will continue to increase the size of the guild.

“Then what should we do after we reach the number of people you mentioned?”

“And then…”

I said after thinking for a moment.

“I guess we should go to the next level.”

* * *

and.

Two weeks have passed since then.

Meanwhile, our unit wasn’t idle either.

Periodically patrol and clear the roads between bunkers and ammunition battalions.

By hunting monsters, I increased my strength and secured the safety of my unit.

A customer came to see me while I was sitting in the battalion commander’s office of the ammunition battalion.

“Kkiing.”

“oh. “Did Black Mang come?”

This guy was helpful in the last battle.

Of course, he opened a hole in a bunker that was difficult to breach even with our firepower.

Even though I was weaker than my prime, I was able to take on several vampires at the same time.

As a result of being recognized for that merit.

They made the material warehouse their home and were allowed to roam freely outside of it.

“Kkiiing!”

Is it because they are territorial animals?

He didn’t leave the ammunition battalion, but moved around inside.

Although I became quite friendly with other unit members.

Whenever he’s bored, he comes to me first.

The guy who rubs his head against my feet.

If you look at it this way, it is an absolute dog.

“…hey. “It’s black.”

“Wing?”

He said while stroking his head.

“You too. “Is there some kind of strange command stuck in your head?”

“???”

“No, it’s okay. “What am I asking?”

What I had been doubting for a while now turned into certainty.

I was quite distraught.

‘There is malice hostile to humanity.’

And that will controlled the monsters to eliminate humanity’s powerlessness first.

Monsters suddenly appeared in a normal world and destroyed civilization.

That ‘Day of Destruction’ too.

It may not have anything to do with that malicious intent.

My goal is the survival of myself and my unit members.

Although I also have various goals, such as wanting to check on the safety of my family back home.

The ultimate goal is survival.

However, now it has become clear that there is an evil spirit hostile to humanity.

We come to the conclusion that we must deal with its malice in order to survive.

A being that gave those powerful monsters an order they couldn’t refuse.

Having to deal with the malice that would not be awkward to call God.

“There’s a long way to go…”

I just sigh.

Even if you sense that malice exists.

How should I deal with such a transcendent being?

To be honest, I have no idea, right?

What I can do now.

Well, that’s fine.

“Is it just following the path suggested by the system?”

Unidentified system.

But unlike the monsters that try to kill us, the system gave us the strength to survive.

When I discovered the dungeon, it seemed like I was angry about its existence.

I don’t know where you’re trying to lead us.

For now, I have no choice but to follow the instructions.

I was petting the black guy while thinking that.

“Can I come in for a moment?”

A soldier opened the door of the battalion commander’s office and came in.

“hmm? what’s the matter?”

“I have a question I would like to ask my benefactor.”

The person who opened the door and came in.

Jeong Soo-ah.

He was a soldier with the important task of identifying the crisis in our unit through spirits.

“Recently, I heard about the organization of the unit.”

“Ah, the organization is a bit loose. “Are you supposed to be in the wizard’s group?”

After thinking about it a bit.

He nodded and said.

“Considering your abilities, the wizard group is strange. Let’s create a separate scouting team or something-”

“No. That’s it too. “That’s not what I want to ask.”

“hmm?”

“There was no unit directly under the corps commander.”

Jeon Gwang-il, leader of the company.

Wizard leader Lee Min-jae.

Su-hyuk Seo, the head of the security guard.

The three production workers are Lee Sang-ah, Lee Gong-woo, and Mr. Park’s grandfather.

Although they are all under my command.

I don’t have a unit under my direct command.

Since I am the corps commander, I am involved.

I try to respect the authority of the leaders.

“Considering the position and importance of the corps commander. “I think we also need a direct unit… the SS.”

“hmm.”

“I believe that if we recruit applicants, many people will come.”

After she finished speaking.

There were people who raised their heads.

“I am also one of them.”

Jeongsooah is casting passionate eyes towards me.

Because she is a woman who calls me names such as benefactor and other things.

It looks like he wants to apply for my SS unit…

I slowly raise my head and look behind me.

I saw several people standing outside the door.

“Are those soldiers of the same opinion as you?”

“yes.”

Actually.

Among them, there were only a few members who had been with the unit since the 423rd Battalion.

‘When something like the SS comes up, don’t people who are personally close to me apply first? ‘It’s a little surprising.’

As a result of looking at the faces of those outside.

There were many people who never spoke a word with me.

Most of the survivors joined on the ground.

If there’s one characteristic…

It’s marauders and vampires.

It seems like there are many people who were captured by them and then rescued.

‘…is it a coincidence?’

The envious looks they gave me were almost stinging.

The SS.

It’s not a bad thing, though.

“Excellent.”

“Why? “We are all willing to sacrifice our lives for the corps commander.”

Jeongsooah was always overly polite to me.

He seemed to be protesting as if he was not happy with this decision.

Still.

“The role of the SS already exists.”

“…yes?”

I shifted my gaze to the shadow beneath my feet.

“Just know that.”

An ordinary black shadow.

In it.

I felt like I saw the shape of a woman bowing her head towards me.

‘These guys are enough.’

Although I don’t belong to a guild right now.

As time passes, the resentment or hostility towards them subsides.

Those who are scheduled to officially join the guild.

An army of 100 men who are absolutely loyal to me.

It was already ready.

“Maybe later. “There is no need for it right now.”

“But…”

“Your abilities are suited to information warfare. It may be something to consider after Sergeant Park Tae-jun, who is guarding the mountain range, returns, but not now. We will proceed with creating a separate reconnaissance team. “Be patient with the SS.”

“…All right.”

Those who step away with a look of regret.

The troops in the shadows also have some flaws.

There may be reinforcements someday, but

that will be in the future.

“Oh right. “Now that I’m here, let me tell you one thing.”

“yes? “What’s going on?”

“Because it looks like it’s going to get busy soon. “Be prepared in advance.”

“What do you mean it’s going to be busy?”

The troops commanded by Ariela gathered.

So now.

“It’s time to move on to the next step.”

“next stage…?”

A world that has been destroyed.

An unidentified malice that seems to wish for the destruction of humanity.

There are many things that bother me.

There is no clear way to solve it.

What can I do now?

All you have to do is follow the arrangements of the system.

Something that could be called the next step.

Of course there is only one.

“Occupation.”

[The conquest war is in progress!]

[Steel Legion]

[Conquered territory – Mountain range (3%)]

“If you think about it, it took so long.”

now.

It is time to bring this area under control.