The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 95

Episode 95: Erosion of Another World (3)

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“Heo-eok. Huh. Is it over…?”

The battle that unfolded shortly after entering the dungeon ended in an overwhelming victory for the Legion.

A complete victory with no minor injuries, let alone serious injuries.

but.

“excuse me! “More are coming!”

“crazy.”

Not long after the battle was over, the monsters came again.

The quality of troops here is overwhelming.

It was not enough to eliminate all the endless enemies.

“Sergeant Shin. “It’s okay now, but if someone gets injured, it will be difficult to treat them in this environment.”

A medic and a chaplain approached and spoke.

From the beginning, I was determined that conquering this dungeon would be a long-term battle.

There was no desire to conquer the dungeon in one fight.

“Keep moving while fighting! “To the high-rise building you see over there!”

Monsters approaching from the water.

It also has gills.

In places without water, there is a high probability that abilities will decline.

“The door is broken! “Be careful of things like glass before coming in!”

“Anyway, awakened people don’t get hurt by things like that! “Go in, go in!”

Somehow I succeeded in entering the building.

We went inside while being hit by water flowing from the building, and somehow found the stairs and went up to the second floor.

“It doesn’t come up….”

“I don’t think it does.”

The water that filled the city did not reach the level of the second floor.

I was worried that monsters might follow me out of the water, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.

“…Everyone take a break!”

“Whoa!”

For now, I decided to rest in peace.

It was clearly daylight when I entered from the outside, but the inside of the building was dark without a single ray of light.

If it weren’t for the effect of cooking, everyone would have had a hard time in the dark.

“Ah, I’m a little concerned that I left it under the combat vehicles.”

“It’s already waterproofed anyway. “You can take it with you when you move later.”

Vehicles that can be used as moving barricades in battle.

But since I can’t even feed the cars.

Even vehicles have not been able to perfectly adapt to the environment.

Weapons such as saw blades and horns are also difficult to use underwater as their speed is reduced.

It’s a pity, though.

It’s not something that you need to make an effort to take care of.

While the soldiers are resting.

“Where are you going?”

“Upwards.”

I decided to get up and climb the building.

From ability potions to blood sucking against vampires.

Thanks to my stats rising so much, I wasn’t too tired after the battle just now.

“The plan was to go up to a high-rise building and look around. “Go up first.”

“We are dying from exhaustion… but you are amazing.”

“I’m resting.”

The building had electricity cut off a long time ago.

I had no choice but to go up one floor at a time through the emergency stairs.

How many floors did you climb up the building like that?

From above.

I felt something moving.

“…!”

Was I so careless that the monsters rampaging in the water didn’t come after me?

‘Just because the monsters in the water cannot operate on land, there is no guarantee that there will be no other monsters in the building.’

It was an overly optimistic judgment.

But now it’s too late to regret it.

Sreung….

I grabbed my sword and prepared for battle.

There were more than just one or two signs felt from above.

Beings slowly approaching me.

The moment the figure revealed itself at the bottom of the stairs.

‘First of all, one guy. ‘Do it quickly!’

I swung my sword at the figure.

however.

“Who is that over there!”

A different sound was heard than expected.

Stop.

I was embarrassed and stopped swinging the knife.

The sashimi knife, which would have cut his throat, came to a close stop in front of his neck.

‘crazy. ‘I almost killed him.’

The man who shouted in my direction almost killed himself.

You may or may not know that I almost killed you.

“Shit. “I don’t know what they’re doing hiding in the dark, but this building is our territory!”

“I don’t know which building they came from, but did they break in from the first floor without prior coordination? “Are you talking about going to war?”

Men who are angry and shouting something.

However, I was just embarrassed because I couldn’t understand the English sentence.

‘This building is their territory…? What do you mean by guys from another building?’

It’s not something to react hastily, so think carefully before answering.

I wonder if that side is also suffering in its own way.

“Why is there no answer! Shit. “It’s a waste of gas…”

A man takes something out of his arms.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a torch made from wooden sticks and clothes.

They lit it on fire with a lighter.

Hwareuk.

A torch lights up in the dark.

That red light shone on me.

“Just look at their faces to see which building they are from…”

“…huh?”

Let’s check myself with a torch.

Instead, the men’s faces turned blank.

“…?”

“It seems like someone I haven’t seen before.”

“no. Rather, look at those clothes.”

“Military uniform… right?”

Men who are shocked.

I was as dumbfounded as I was.

There are so many survivors in the dungeon.

How the heck is going on here?

* * *

“Sit down.”

The humans who were first seated inside the building.

Our unit members went upstairs under their guidance.

As I climbed the stairs, I took time to look around each floor.

A high-rise building that appears to have originally been used for office purposes.

But now, traces of life were visible everywhere.

‘It’s been a while since I started living here.’

What was interesting was that the number of people seemed quite large.

Honestly, it was just amazing.

‘There are so many survivors in the dungeon.’

The dungeon I conquered last time was different.

All the workers who were in charge of subway construction became food for insects.

Is this dungeon different?

“My name is Park Tae-wan.”

A man asking to shake hands.

In these cases, it was Lieutenant Kim who usually stepped forward.

In the current situation, the main goal is to conquer the dungeon rather than meeting with external forces.

“My name is Sergeant Youngjun Shin.”

First, I decided to step forward.

Let’s reveal our identity as soldiers.

“…I guess it’s true.”

I could feel that they were surprised.

“It’s the same as the report I heard earlier. “It’s dark so it’s hard to see, but it was definitely a military uniform.”

“Captain. “I heard that among the vehicles submerged in water on the first floor, there was something like an armored car.”

“That’s true.”

These people get excited and start talking amongst themselves.

A man named Tae-wan also opened his mouth, unable to hide his excitement.

“It looks like the military units have finally started to move.”

…Should I say it moved?

As I hesitated on how to answer, I could hear more excited people talking.

“Look! Shit. “I said it would be fine outside!”

“Then can we go out too?”

“If the soldiers came in, doesn’t that mean there’s a way for them to get out? “This boring life is over.”

So far, so far.

I kind of understand it.

“no. Going outside may not necessarily be a good thing…”

“Yes. “If your awakening is discovered, you may be taken to the government and subject to human experimentation.”

“Then you have to resist. “We also have the power to do that.”

“Does that make sense? “Even if we become stronger, we cannot defeat the well-organized modern army.”

“Let’s not look at it only negatively. Rather than being subject to human experimentation, you may be treated as a modern-day superpower. “You become like a hero on TV who awakens after suffering.”

…Start from here.

I really couldn’t get used to it.

‘These people. ‘Don’t you know that not only has the army been annihilated, but the outside society has collapsed?’

It feels completely different from the survivors outside.

When I hesitated to answer, Taewan asked.

“Let me ask you just one question. You. It’s not like they were originally soldiers hiding in Chuncheon. “Are you sure it came from outside the walls?”

“…you’re right.”

“Oh oh!”

Taewan breathes a sigh of relief.

“I thought the outside world was completely destroyed.”

“Destruction?”

“Well, it can’t be helped. You can’t go outside that wall, and no one comes in from the outside… There were many people who argued that they couldn’t get through that wall for some reason, but I thought that humanity other than us had been wiped out. “They were all submerged in that water.”

“…….”

“I guess I was wrong. I guess it took some time to figure out how to enter from the outside because the water pressure was so bad?”

“Just a moment before that.”

It seems like I’m completely misunderstanding something.

Before correcting the misunderstanding, I decided to ask questions first.

“You said you couldn’t go outside because of the wall outside.”

“That’s right. One day, water suddenly seemed to be slowly rising from the bottom. Even if you tried to go outside, a waterfall-like wall like that would form and prevent you from escaping.”

“Do you know what that date is?”

“I know that.”

The date the man mentioned was a familiar day to us.

A few days before my discharge date.

in other words.

‘This dungeon. ‘Are you saying it was created on the day of destruction?’

The day the lizards invaded our unit.

Chuncheon is trapped in this dungeon.

I also understood the information gap with the survivors outside.

“I was really embarrassed. The people who were said to be rescued by the military soon became quiet after a few months. There are not many people left who really believe that the military will help them…”

It seems that opinions were divided among them.

Except for themselves, the entire outside world was submerged and destroyed.

Or, if it’s just them and everything is fine outside, the military will soon come in and save them.

The answer was neither.

“Additional troops will be arriving soon, right? Even though it’s an environment like this, I heard that things like armored vehicles can operate well underwater…”

“We are the only troops.”

“…uh?”

The faces of those who were talking excitedly stiffened slightly.

There may be a plan to bring tanks waiting at the ammunition battalion base, but it is not a large force.

“Is that so? I’m not sure. “Seeing as the military’s entry was so late, it seems like it wouldn’t be easy to break through that wall from the outside.”

Just walked in.

The reason no one came in before us was probably because it looked dangerous.

“It’s okay though! It may be hard to believe, but we had a somewhat special experience here. Later I will show you the power we have gained. “You might be surprised.”

That’s probably a power we all know.

I felt like I roughly understood the situation.

‘It feels like it’s been destroyed, but it’s a different genre.’

There are different types of movies that deal with the destruction of humanity.

There are also zombie movies.

Disaster movie… There is also a movie about destruction caused by a flood.

The day of destruction came at the same time.

They had a different experience from outside under the special environment of this dungeon.

“Once we come from outside, we don’t really know what happened here.”

“I guess so.”

“Can you explain in detail?”

“Um… I understand.”

The explanation that came out of Taewan’s mouth was roughly as expected.

The day of destruction begins.

Suddenly, I thought water was filling up on the floor.

All communication with the outside world is cut off.

The road outside was blocked by a waterfall with such tremendous water pressure that it could cut through stones.

The sun no longer rose.

Beyond that, even the clouds disappeared.

“The water reached up to my thighs. Even monsters appeared.”

“At first I thought it was an alligator or something.”

People fled to buildings with two or more stories to avoid the monster and the water.

“Should I say I’m fortunate? The water wasn’t rising quickly. There was enough time to move the supplies from the lowlands to higher ground. Monsters also don’t come out of the water very often. Thanks to this, the number of deaths was surprisingly low.”

uh?

There were few deaths?

When I heard that, my eyes opened wide.

What was the reason why I tried to subdue monsters through cooking and make them my subordinates?

This is because most ordinary humans died in the first place, and the number of humans left was small.

In order to increase your power, you had to bring in monsters.

“Most of the citizens of Chuncheon City are alive. Is it okay to look at it that way?”

Chuncheon City is one of the largest cities in Gangwon-do.

If all the residents there are alive.

That number alone would be huge.

“No… that’s not it.”

“yes?”

“…what. Let me just say that it was a lot of work. “For more details…”

Taewan spoke with a dark face.

One of the people standing behind muttered in a low voice.

“Because it’s something that needs to be properly stated in court….”

What should I say?

The number of people killed by monsters or drowned doesn’t seem to be many.

‘…This means that there are many people who died for other reasons?’