The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 92

Episode 92 What is a wall?

A subway station that came under the influence of the Legion by conquering the dungeon.

Modified vehicles and trams that can travel safely using the railway.

When those two things are secured.

I thought it wouldn’t be difficult to expand into other regions.

however.

“They say it’s an endless wall that seems to reach all the way to the sky.”

“What a wall.”

“I only received a report, so I don’t know the exact identity. It seemed like they were blocking anyone from going outside around this line. “Please listen to this child for more details.”

Another vampire pops out from the shadows.

The situation was a bit strange.

Not only was he injured and haggard here and there, but one of his arms was completely missing.

“Loyalty! “I see you, my master!”

In the meantime, it seems like the military discipline was properly followed.

The guy tried to salute with his missing arm, but was confused because his hand couldn’t move.

“Report in detail.”

“yes!”

The guy who explains from the beginning of his reconnaissance mission that

there were three people, including himself, who tried to go north, and it seems to have been a difficult journey in which two of them ended up dying.

It seemed like a pretty incredible adventure, but honestly, I wasn’t interested and the only

thing that mattered was after I reached the wall.

“The further north you go, the warmer it gets.”

“It’s getting hotter?”

“yes. As you know, the north beyond Daegwallyeong was originally cool, not an area that would get hot. “I was also confused, but as I progressed a bit, I realized why.”

The reason is probably the black wall I mentioned earlier.

“I couldn’t even see it until I got closer. “At some point, I could see a wall reaching up to the sky.”

If the wall was really that high, it could be seen from here.

It seems that it is not visible until you approach it.

And

“It wasn’t a concrete wall. To put it bluntly, it was a black, shimmering wall that looked like a shadow. “The heat was radiating from there.”

“Open.”

“Inferior… no no. “It was such a heat that it would have been difficult for an ordinary human to survive just by getting close to it.”

“so. “Did you just come back?”

“no. The master’s orders were to go outside and find out what was going on there. It might have been a physically blocked wall, but seeing the way it wiggled, it seemed like I could pass through it. But…”

The guy slowly raises his hand.

This is the result of sticking your hand into the wall.

Vampires rarely die, except for their weak point of the heart.

Even if you are seriously injured, you can recover to your original state with just a few blood sucks.

It could have been cured by hunting monsters, so I wondered why it was cut down, but

it seemed like it was just for show.

When I looked closely, I saw that it was not cut, but burned away.

“The heat around the wall was nothing compared to the heat radiating from the wall itself.”

“….”

“After that, I figured out as much as I could about how the Wall was spread out, and now I’m back. And that line is drawn in contrast to the comrades who returned from other directions.”

in other words.

“Is that unknown black wall completely cutting off Gangwon-do from the outside world?”

“That’s our prediction.”

“…who? why?”

“I don’t know why… but it’s probably obvious who it is.”

The guy points to the sky with his one remaining hand.

“He must be the one who made the world like this.”

“….”

I was finally starting to have hope that I could return home.

This kind of information.

‘The border surrounding Gangwon-do….’

If you think about it.

There was one part that came to mind.

‘…Pre-occupation status table.’

[Region of affiliation – ROK. 17]

[Currently occupied area]

[Mountains – 3%]

[Small town (3) – 3%]

When looking at the occupation status table.

When a system message appears indicating that an achievement has been achieved.

That is something that was rarely seen.

[ROK. 17]

Republic Of Korea.

A word meaning Korea.

Then 17 is.

‘In our country… there is one special city. There are six metropolitan cities. The special autonomous city is Sejong. The special self-governing province is Jeju Island… there are eight provinces.’

When you add it all up, it’s 17.

It’s just a guess.

My intuition told me.

This guess is probably close to the correct answer.

And that is probably the number that represents Gangwon-do.

So what about us?

Are we destined to remain trapped in Gangwon-do forever and fight this war of occupation?

“no. “That can’t be possible.”

“yes?”

What if we were destined to be trapped here forever?

There would be no need for that distinction in the first place.

All you have to do is completely block information about other regions.

Nevertheless.

The system is [Major Category ROK] and [Small Category ROK. 17], indicating the existence of different regions.

There is probably one reason.

‘It probably means that this ‘game’, which is currently being played on a small scale, will one day move on to a major category.’

Right now, there seems to be a fight over one province in Korea called Gangwon-do. One day,

we may end up fighting over

a larger area… the entire Republic of Korea.

‘Maybe even to the next level.’

what.

Even if something like that happens, it’s probably in the distant future.

There is only one thing for us to do.

If my predictions are correct, one day we will be able to remove that barrier and move.

Build strength so you don’t miss that moment.

“The excitement I felt at first has subsided a little.”

I was excited at the thought that I would soon be able to go home and meet my parents.

what.

I guess it’s not going to be resolved that easily.

On the contrary, they have been on a roll lately.

It’s not an easy world at all.

‘still. ‘Because hope is not lost.’

I don’t know how long that wall will exist.

Maybe we have to strike it down ourselves.

I don’t know when that will be possible.

It won’t be impossible forever.

It’s just been postponed.

I have no choice but to think like that and take comfort in it.

* * *

“Uh… really?”

“Is expansion into other regions blocked?”

I shared that information only with people at the leadership level.

It seems like others were also shocked.

“It’s a bit surprising. “We don’t have any major complaints.”

The good news is that, except for the soldiers of the 423rd Battalion, most of them are local.

There must be some who have family in other regions, but they will probably be less dissatisfied than soldiers who are from other regions.

“This story. “Let’s not do this to soldiers.”

“Because of fraud?”

“Even if that wall opens someday as you guessed, it is only a guess. “It won’t be enough to cover up the fact that the roads to other areas are blocked.”

It’s something I’ll have to talk about at some point anyway.

There is no reason to do it right away.

“If this happens, our plans will go awry.”

Corporal Seo Soo-hyuk said while looking at the map.

“Originally, the plan was to slowly advance into the Gyeonggi-do area along this subway, but…”

“Well. “I guess I’ll have to cancel that plan.”

“But that doesn’t mean we can’t give up on advancing to other places.”

Staying only in Inje-gun is not a bad choice.

Small villages sprang up near the units and bunkers.

“If we follow the current trend by accepting survivors, hunting monsters, and increasing our power. Quite stable growth would be possible. But…”

Minjae sighs and looks at me.

“Maybe you think the opposite.”

“I know.”

Stable growth is not bad either.

But the problem is.

To begin with, Inje-gun was not a city with that many people.

“It’s a city where the commercial district was maintained thanks to the large number of military bases. “Now that even those soldiers have been wiped out, there will soon be limits to growing by accepting the survivors who come.”

This was a big reason why I thought about controlling monsters.

If we take over the military bases scattered throughout Inje-gun one by one, we can secure a lot of weapons.

Basically, there is a limit to the manpower to use it.

at last.

We must maintain our power here and advance into other cities to increase our power.

If the ammunition battalion and bunker are two-barracks.

Now we need to increase multiplayer.

“First of all, there are about three regions under consideration within Gangwon-do.”

Minjae said as he unfolded the map.

“Chuncheon City. Sokcho city. And Yanggu-gun.”

“I know about the other two places. Sheep? “Isn’t that a big place compared to here?”

It was Lieutenant Kim who answered Lee Sang-ah’s question.

“Here is the headquarters of our corps.”

“yes? “Our guild headquarters?”

“no. The Awakened forces… not the headquarters of the Iron Legion, but the headquarters of the Legion, the upper unit of the 423rd Battalion.”

“…ah!”

A unit under the direct control of the 12th Corps under the Ground Operations Command of the Republic of Korea Army.

Corps headquarters from the 423rd Air Defense Battalion entrance.

This is the unit the drivers were scheduled to head to when Lieutenant Kim sent them out to receive instructions from higher units.

Actually, it’s not just our unit.

The 12th Corps is responsible for the defense of the north-central region of Gangwon-do.

This ammunition battalion is part of the 12th Logistics Support Group, which aims to support the 12th Corps.

The tank battalion that was recently recaptured belongs to an armored brigade under the 12th Corps.

It would be correct to assume that all military units scattered nearby belong to the 12th Corps.

‘The fact that the corps headquarters was located there was quite important in choosing the Yeongseo region when coming down from the mountain.’

I never thought I would hear the news that the military unit was completely destroyed.

Lieutenant Kim spoke in a serious voice.

“It was my mistake to hastily send the drivers from the unit. but. Still, my opinion is that we should check the status of the higher-level units.”

“hmm. “Based on past experience, I don’t think it will be a good corps headquarters.”

“Yes, but. “It is something we must do as long as we do not abandon our identity as a military unit.”

Corporal Jeon Gwang-il expresses concern over Lieutenant Kim’s words.

Lieutenant Kim’s words are certainly not wrong… but

it seems that the stronger the unit, the stronger the monsters take hold.

‘What a corps headquarters.’

I can’t even imagine how strong this guy is.

“It would be difficult to check with the spirit eye, right?”

“Yes… it’s a long way to get there, but most of the military units are blocking Bangul’s access in the first place. “I’m really sorry for not being able to help my benefactor…”

“No, whatever. There’s nothing to be sorry about. “I can’t help it.”

Su-ah is polite to the point of being burdensome.

Well, if anything happens, all you have to do is use vampires as consumables and send them out for reconnaissance.

“If you really want to check the corps headquarters, it would be difficult to just drag a soldier along.”

“How about something like this? We moved north, slowly absorbing nearby military units, and when the number of guild members increased enough…” “It was

too slow to begin with, so we were looking for a way to advance somewhere else.”

Somehow, there was a heated debate over whether or not we should advance to the corps headquarters.

I also had my own thoughts, so I was about to join in on the conversation.

“Over there, leaders.”

“The corps headquarters is in a strategically important location. “What’s wrong with taking the lead quickly?”

“I’m sorry I’m busy, but…”

A soldier opened the door and came in.

There was a man behind him.

“Please. Please help me.”

“yes? “Help me and sleep.”

“Who are you here?…”

“Please….”

He shakes his head.

They just asked for help without explaining the context.

A man falls to the floor.

The words that came out of his collapsed mouth were quite important.

“Dungeon… The dungeon has swallowed up the city…”

Dungeon.

…A dungeon?

Unintentionally.

It was the moment when the unit’s next course was decided.