The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 9

Episode 9: Night Study (2)

I left the restaurant in a hurry and ran to the dormitory.

“Sergeant Shin Youngjun!”

As if I wasn’t the only one who checked the power outage and anticipated danger, I saw soldiers running around busily in the dormitory, which would normally be quiet.

“What is the situation now?”

“Soldier deployment is almost complete! As soon as the power went out, Sergeant Lee Min-jae told everyone to grab their guns and run out…”

Fortunately, Min-jae seemed to have sensed the crisis and responded quickly.

“Among the supplies I had collected were flares, so I scattered them around as much as possible…”

Even now, soldiers stationed on the rooftops of buildings around the dormitory can be seen throwing red flares.

It was a quick and best response.

but.

“Yes, but there are limits.”

In normal times, lights were placed so that if you went up to the roof of the building even at night, you could see the entire unit.

The reason the lizard group was unable to attack us at night was because our visibility was not narrowed even at night.

However, at most, the visibility that can be secured by throwing a flare is at most up to the buildings surrounding the dormitory.

It would not be surprising if monsters had entered the unit by now, but there was no way to confirm it with the naked eye.

“What about the awakened ones?”

“We are waiting at the entrance to the dormitory. Since they don’t know where the monsters will attack, they wait until they are visible to the naked eye and respond accordingly…” ”

I’ll join them there too. cheer up.”

“yes! Cheer up, sergeant!”

As the soldier I met along the way said, as I headed toward the entrance of the dormitory, I saw awakened people waiting.

17 awakened people, excluding the awakened shooters already placed on the roof of the building.

“Sergeant Shin Youngjun, are you here?”

“Is Youngjun here?”

The awakened people were preparing for battle in an urgent situation.

The wizards were quietly chanting spells, and the warriors were armed with sledgehammers brought from the unit’s warehouse and bulletless bayonets with riot shields and bayonets.

Even though I am weak for dinner today, I fed him a dish mixed with ‘courage’, so it will be enough to cheer him up.

I also went and stood next to them.

My only weapon is a sashimi knife left behind by my successor who was studying Japanese cuisine.

And there was an envelope in my hand.

“Now that I think about it, you are a chef. Shouldn’t we go back and resupply?”

“What do you mean, I’m the first kill in this unit? brother.”

“Haha, I only trust Sergeant Youngjun Shin!”

After joining Sergeant Lee Min-jae and Corporal Jeon Kwang-il while chatting, I opened the envelope in my hand and tried to speak.

“Everyone, please take a moment…”

“Wait.”

It was Sergeant Lee Min-jae who interrupted me.

“come.”

In the distance, shapes covered in the red light of flares appeared.

They were lizards.

“Start shooting!”

The voice of Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk, commanding the ‘gunners’, was heard from the rooftop.

Ta-da-da-da-da-da-da-dang.

At the same time, the sound of gunners and untrained soldiers resounding.

‘It was an urgent situation, but the response was perfect.’

Although visibility was reduced due to a power outage, minimal visibility was restored through flares.

It was a moment when I thought that about 30 of them could be eliminated with just the shooting of gunners and ordinary soldiers.

‘Who is that guy?’

A lizard that was 1.5 times larger than the other lizards appeared at the head of the lizards.

[The cook’s eyes activate.]

[Lizard Chieftain]

[The Lizard Chieftain is a rare individual among lizards, and as rare as it is, it boasts a taste that is incomparable to other lizards….]

‘Chieftain. Is it that kind of name?’

Chieftain Captain.

Commander of monsters.

However, no matter how large it is, it is foolish for a commander-level entity to step forward.

Isn’t it no different from making a target yourself?

Since ancient times, it is only meaningful for a commander to lead from behind….

“Krraaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

‘Ugh!’

The Chieftain stepped forward and let out a loud roar.

It was so loud that the stones on the floor shook just from the sound.

And it wasn’t just loud noise.

[Exposed to a powerful peer!]

[Battlefield shout!]

[The strength, agility and stamina of the ‘Steel Lizard Tribe’ on the battlefield are temporarily slightly increased.] [The

‘Steel Lizard Tribe’ on the battlefield is temporarily given ‘lowest ranged attack resistance’ ‘ Effects are granted.]

[The ‘lowest level confusion’, ‘lowest level accuracy reduction’ and ‘lowest level concentration reduction’ effects are temporarily granted to entities other than the ‘Steel Lizard Tribe’ on the battlefield.] “What is this…!

”

A list of phrases that appear before our eyes are clearly not good for us.

I quickly looked around and found that the awakened people seemed to be in good condition, but most of the soldiers who were shooting from the rooftop were holding their heads and staggering around.

On the contrary, an unidentifiable gray energy was hovering over the Lizards’ bodies.

“Come to your senses and resume shooting! “You bastards!”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk, the most senior among the awakened ones, came to his senses and started shooting, but…

‘The accuracy rate was low…!’

The reason why the ‘gunner’ awakened people are powerful is not only the firepower of each bullet, but also the accuracy of all of that firepower at hitting the enemy.

However, the accuracy of the awakened shooters did not seem to be even half of the normal level, perhaps due to the power of ‘lowest level accuracy reduction’ and ‘lowest level concentration reduction’ contained in the Lizard Chieftain’s pier.

That might be okay, but…

“Those guys! Bullets don’t work!”

“You bastard… Hand over all the bullets to those who are not awakened!”

‘Lowest ranged attack resistance…!’

A gray energy circling the lizards’ bodies.

Even if the bullets of the soldiers who were not awakened hit the target, they were blocked by the energy and could not even make a scratch.

The awakened gunners’ shots did some damage, but they did not have the firepower that killed the Lizards in just two shots.

Even if you can’t shoot with high accuracy, you need to hit five shots to be effective.

And the Lizards approached the buildings near the dormitory, breaking through the barrage of only three awakened shooters who were ‘good enough to withstand it’.

“If you had such crazy abilities, why didn’t you attack me sooner!?”

“…Look at the messages, most of the effects say they are temporary. If it were our unit in normal times, even if the bullets didn’t work temporarily, the situation would have reversed as soon as the effect wore off. But for now, even a temporary effect is enough to approach it.”

“Are you saying you thought that far? “That monster…?”

I got goosebumps while answering Gwangil’s question.

There is a monster with that level of intelligence.

“All the awakened people come out!”

Minjae shouted after seeing that the bullets of the awakened gunner and soldiers did not work.

Monsters were running toward us as we stood in front of the building.

The number of monsters seemed large at first glance.

When I scouted, the group I saw was about 40, but now that I look at it, it looks like there are 50, even if you exclude the monsters that were killed by the awakened ‘gunners’.

Originally, it meant that there were close to 60 animals.

‘Did he even lie about the number of the group because he knew we were observing?’

It was so clever that it gave me goosebumps.

In order to fight back…

I, too, must take on the role of a chef.

“Minjae hyung.”

“Youngjun? “If you’re going to say that since you’re a chef, you have to get out of it…”

“That’s not true, you said you liked coffee, right?”

I took a small lump out of the pocket I was holding and threw it at Minjae.

Mocha bread that can be eaten in one bite.

“…?”

“I heard Gwangil likes chicken breast, right? Chicken breast sandwich. Eat it in one bite.”

“yes?”

Besides that.

Hong Soo, the awakened ‘Fire Wizard’, likes spicy food, so he made ramen with red chicken sauce.

‘Warrior’ Awakened Hanil said he likes sweets, so he made candy with starch syrup.

Bite-sized dishes created by researching the tastes of 17 awakened people.

After handing out the food to everyone, he roughly threw the empty bag on the floor, then held up a sashimi knife and spoke.

“Let’s eat and get to work.”

I also put my favorite dish in my mouth.

Every time I eat it, I hear people around me talking about old people, but I can’t help but hate green tea-flavored chocolate.

‘Did you say Lizard Chieftain? Your peer was definitely great.’

Although it is temporary, it slightly increases the abilities of allies and provides the lowest level buff.

The effect was such that it made my eyes dizzy.

But…

“I’m not fit to become a top chef.”

The effect of each bite of food spread in my mouth.

[You have consumed the ‘brave green tea-flavored chocolate made with the utmost care by a top-class chef!’]

[This is a dish created just for a specific person after researching his or her taste buds! If the person consumes it, the effect of the dish increases significantly.]

[This dish is made with excellent ingredients of intermediate quality or higher. The effectiveness of the dish increases.]

[This is an excellent dish made with the chef’s sincerity! The effectiveness of cooking increases significantly.]

[All stats increase significantly for one day.]

[All attributes increase by 1 level for one day.]

[‘Lesser Physical Resistance’ effect is applied for one day.]

[For one day, ‘ The ‘low-level attack power increase’ effect is applied.]

[The ‘low-level stamina increase’ effect is applied for a day.] [

The ‘low-level magic power increase’ effect is applied for a day.]

[The ‘intermediate bravery’ effect is applied with the power of a special source. Applies.]

[Intermediate bravery]

[Ruler of the battlefield!]

[Brave warriors dominate the battlefield.]

[The stats and morale of hostile targets decrease slightly.]

Investigate the tastes of all awakened people.

I asked about my favorite dishes and did my best to make them using the ingredients I had in my unit and the ingredients my juniors bought.

‘And in this [game] we find ourselves in…’

It seems that the chef is just as much of a fraud job as the shooter.

The effect appeared immediately.

“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

to me to see the foam coming out of the mouth of Corporal Jeon Gwang-il, a 196cm tall giant standing next to me.

Although he is normally a naive and good-natured guy.

‘This berserker… I thought he was quiet for a while, but then he goes crazy again.’

“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Let’s go, comrades…! An honorable death awaits us!! Wow!!!”

Gwang-il throws his body while letting out a bizarre scream.

[A new attribute is unlocked by an ally.]

[Lowest peer: Battlefield Frenzy]

[Lowest level confusion and intermediate stat increase are applied to allies.]

[The effect of ‘Intermediate bravery’ nullifies the lowest level confusion.]

Boom!

Jeon Gwang-il, a giant who went ahead.

I clashed with the 2.5m giant monster Lizard Chieftain.

Following them, the warrior-type awakened people said, ‘Woooooooo!’ He runs out making noise and confronts the Lizards.

That wasn’t all.

I felt a light behind my back and looked to see Minjae holding a 2 meter long spear of lightning in his hand.

“It’s this big, it’s twice as big as usual… What have you done?”

“I just wanted it to be delicious.”

“Crazy guy…”

Soon, a spear of lightning flew out and roasted one lizard.

Minjae said with a smile.

“As expected, you are the core of our unit.”

“I don’t know about that. With this, it’s 5:5 at best. know?”

“of course.”

Our buff numbers are overwhelming.

Unlike the other side where all infantry lizards are combined, this side has a solid front and back line.

However, the basic number of people is lacking.

‘There are 17 of us and 50 over there.’

It’s almost 3:1.

“I’ll join in too. “Please take care of the long-distance support, brother.”

“Yes, never die. “Without you, our unit will fail.”

I have fought against lizards with the support of soldiers, but this is the first time I have fought a battle where the soldiers’ guns were completely disabled.

A battle against monsters made up of only awakened people for the first time.

It was not easy at all, and there were many times when I was on the verge of death.

But….

[ROK. 17 We have taken control of the ‘Mountain Range’!]

[This is a ‘party’ level number of people. The tentative name ‘423rd Battalion’ will be applied until the ‘guild’ level force is established.]

[World Event – Occupation War Status.]

[Region – ROK. 17]

[Status of occupation war in the region]

1. ???(??%)

2. ???(??%)

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12. 423rd Battalion (tentative name) (3%)

[Large area – This is the first ‘occupation’ of humans belonging to ROK.]

[Achievement achieved! – My land from here to there]

[1st place privileges are granted.]

We are I could see the morning sun rising.