The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 359



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Episode 359 Strategy Team (3)

The Association’s expeditionary force continued to battle the monsters.

Meanwhile, some Awakened people thought.

‘There are too many.’

The momentum of the battle itself was definitely on their side.

The enemies were dwindling at an incredible rate, and they weren’t even suffering casualties.

but.

‘If we continue like this, we will eventually lose.’

Human stamina is not infinite.

Now, he is filled with an unknown courage and is pushing the enemy with tremendous momentum.

This momentum will run out at some point.

Ultimately, to win this battle.

Something needed to be reversed.

And many people thought:

‘The twist is… … .’

‘That guy will make it then.’

A man who is not here now.

I think that’s what’s creating the reversal.

at that time.

Kwaaaaaaaahh …

From far away.

I felt a powerful wave of unidentifiable magic power.

“What, what!?”

“Where did you feel that just now?”

“Over there. Over there… …where the black curtain is.”

Far from here.

Near that black wall, something tremendous was happening.

This magic can be felt from so far away.

It must be a fight between formidable opponents.

at that time.

“That’s it!”

Right near that wall.

Some small shapes jumped into the sky.

Boom!

Hitting a tall building.

A large building itself was seen being destroyed as they fought.

‘It’s that guy!’

There was no mistaking that magical power.

A powerful yet fierce red magic.

That was the power that Shin Young-jun showed when he gave it his all.

‘I feel a cold magic. It’s definitely those evil spirits… … .’

but.

Those who saw that sight could not help but have some questions.

‘Who are you fighting with?’

Because the battle is taking place far away.

Nothing was visible except the red magic power wrapped around Shin Young-jun.

All I can feel is that the opponent is emitting the cold magic of those ‘Belsnickels’.

and.

There was something else that was even more puzzling.

“why…….”

It was so far away that I couldn’t even see it.

Clearly, that ominous magical power that Shin Young-jun showed last time… … .

“… … It looks like there are several people?”

The point was that there were many of them.

* * *

“Ugh!”

An old man wearing a white ice armor.

The old man’s greatsword swings towards ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.

Kaang!

“Ugh… … !”

‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ somehow managed to block the greatsword by crossing both hands.

The resulting shock caused me to be thrown far away.

The very same attack that had just subdued Shin Young-jun.

If it were as it was originally.

The old man’s attack would have been aimed at ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ who had been bounced off…

“shift!”

“Please take good care of me… … !”

Filling the empty spot left by Private Shin Young-jun who was kicked out.

There was another character.

“earthly……!”

The old man swung his greatsword at the figure.

A second attack where the greatsword, which has already been swung once, is hastily retrieved and thrown.

“Found a loophole!”

Worth missing that gap.

It wasn’t ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.

Private Shin Young-jun took advantage of the gap created by swinging his greatsword and dug under the old man’s body.

He was taking a low stance and using his overwhelming stats.

Paaaaang!!

“Keuk… … !”

With a full-force kick.

He lifted the body into the air.

Private Shin Young-jun is an overwhelming force in terms of physical ability.

The kick, which contained such tremendous force, sent the old man flying through the air and into the wall of a tall building.

‘That’s a big attack.’

Originally, it would have ended here.

The posture of ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’, who threw a powerful kick from a low stance, also collapsed significantly.

It must have been difficult to chase down that old man… … .

“good job!”

“We’ll do it next!”

Pavababababak!!!

Kick the ground and jump into the air.

Shapes exceeding ten in number.

“I thought there was a high probability that he was an Awakened member of the Assassin family!”

The old man was stuck in the wall of the building.

He shouted as he looked at the red, sinister figure with magical power rushing towards him from the ground.

“Still, that’s true!”

The one running towards the old man with a knife is… … none other than…

“A doppelganger!”

More than 10 people.

Because it was Private Shin Young-jun.

Pavabababababababang!!!

More than 10 Shin Young-jun privates.

As their attacks poured in all at once.

“Keuhk… … !”

Kangsan, who was pinned against the wall, was beaten without even having time to recover his posture.

Because of its tremendous power.

Quasi-snap… … .

The upper floors of the building collapse.

and.

More than 10 ‘Sergeant Shin Young-juns’ are fighting such a fierce battle.

Looking at the rivers and mountains being torn apart by that overwhelming violence.

“therefore.”

I muttered leisurely.

“You never said you came alone, did you?”

okay.

I am a non-combat Awakener.

No matter how much strength you gain through your own methods.

It’s like leaving all my forces in Gangwon-do and going to another region empty-handed.

‘How could I go to such a dangerous place alone without any precautions?’

… … Well, that’s obvious.

‘It’s not a real clone technique.’

As I moved to this Gyeonggi-do.

There were a few things I had prepared in case of an emergency.

One is the vampires led by Ariella.

In the process of crossing the barrier, everyone except for the elite and Ariella was annihilated… … .

Ariella is near that barrier.

[Magyeong] must be training troops.

and.

In addition to Ariella, the power brought is… … .

[Drops of the Legion, Vimanar]

Just before I crossed over to Gangwon-do.

New troops barely obtained.

They were water drops.

‘… … When I think about the hard work it took to make these, my thighs and calves still hurt.’

That too.

Water droplets created by feeding them very unusual ingredients.

[Transformation target – Corps Commander, Private Shin Young-jun]

These droplets gather when two or more of them are present.

It can synthesize itself and increase its number.

‘AKA, self-replication protocol.’

At the time when I crossed the barrier, it was a number that could not be used as power.

Since moving to Gyeonggi-do, the number has continued to increase.

in result.

When I left the central branch and was about to join the southern branch.

It was already in a state where it could be used as electricity.

Monsters encountered while moving to join the Southern Branch.

[Yetil of Anger] too.

A large group of monsters that approached the rear of the expeditionary force during the first battle of the expeditionary force.

[Ice Branch Goblin] too.

‘Actually, I probably would never have caught it on my own.’

Even though I’m a production worker and my fighting prowess is quite good, it’s still like that.

How can a production worker catch those monsters on his own?

‘It was because these guys were there that I was able to catch them.’

of course.

I was able to catch it because I wasn’t alone.

[Vimana] has a limit to the number that can be increased due to its capacity.

The total number of droplets I have cloned for my use here is twenty.

The reason I was able to defeat the monsters I encountered here and there.

what…….

It was simply a barrage of material, that’s it.

“Keuh-euk… … .”

“Okay, then… … .”

Stuck among the debris of a shattered building.

An old man falls to the ground from a high building.

“With one inspiration.”

I approached the old man.

“Me, all of me!”

I opened my mouth together with the twenty Shin Young-jun sergeants standing next to me.

“Let’s compare who would be stronger if we fought with our lives at stake.”

“… … .”

The old man’s expression.

It is decaying rapidly.

* * *

“It’s a clone technique.”

The old man was sweating coldly.

He looked at me and Private Shin Young-jun and said.

“It’s a ridiculous technique, but… … Fortunately, the main body is clearly visible.”

As he said.

There was a difference between those ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’ and me, starting with our attire.

“I wonder what that military uniform is, but for me, it’s fortunate.”

“Ahem.”

The Vimanars who transformed into me.

Because everyone was wearing military uniforms.

This is it.

The reason why I have never fought with others until now.

‘It’s hard to mobilize these guys.’

The water droplets basically remember the state they were in when they ate me.

That’s why.

These guys are me when I was in Gangwon-do.

Wearing the uniform and equipment of the Legion.

He had the appearance of ‘Sergeant Shin Young-jun’.

‘It’s such a good look to be discovered that you’re from the Legion.’

Until now, I have been fighting alone in places where others cannot see.

There was a reason for everything.

“I was flustered just now, but… … Even if it’s really a clone technique, it can’t be without limits.”

“huh?”

“That clone will be weaker than the main body!”

An old man swinging his weapon at the sergeants while saying such things.

surely.

In reality, the old man’s words were not wrong, except that it was not a clone technique.

‘The current Bimanar can only implement some of the stats of the target of the clone.’

In reality, the stats of those clones themselves weren’t that high.

About the same level as when I was around level 15.

If I think about it, my stats were inflated significantly after I got [Absolute Taste].

At level 15, which was relatively early, the stats were quite low.

but.

‘Does that mean those guys are weaker than me? … That’s not true, is it?’

A sword swing by an old man.

Sergeant Shin Young-jun swung his sword towards the swordsman.

“… … That’s ridiculous!”

Kaang!

The old man shouted with a look of horror on his face.

okay.

The clones’ own stats are weak.

but.

‘Unlike me, he’s wearing that military uniform.’

[A joint effort of the best members of the Steel Legion workshop, a custom-made combat uniform for the Steel Legion commander, Ver. 23 – Imitation]

[Dokgo Gusik – Imitation]

[Black Chinese – Imitation]

[Soundbitdo – Imitation]

The main body of those Private Shin Young-juns is at level 15.

Those pieces of equipment are the latest equipment the corps had produced before I came over to Gangwon-do.

‘Equipment is also just a copy.’

Still, it is a replica of those legionary equipment.

Shin Young-jun’s stats with all of those equipped are.

It’s about the same level I was when I first hit level 19.

furthermore…….

‘The real important thing is this side’

Those slimes cloned me just before I crossed the barrier.

And the same goes for the skills and traits they have.

The guys’ skills are not [my current self].

It was the same as [me right before I crossed the barrier].

and…….

[A penalty is imposed.]

[2. The strengthening effect of ‘Absolute Taste (Strengthening)’ does not activate while leaving the area.]

Between me before I crossed the barrier and me now.

There was one very big difference.

[Drops of the Legion, Vimanar]

[Skill List]

[Absolute Taste (Enhanced)]

[Enhanced Effect – Cooking effects can be stacked.]

‘I didn’t know it would be like that!’

Various penalties were imposed on me as I crossed the barrier.

The enhancement effect disappeared due to that penalty.

It still remained the same for the guys.

* * *

[Intermediate Chef and War Chef’s Collaboration Course – Course Name, Wide]

[Intermediate Chef and War Chef’s Collaboration Course – Course Name, War]

[A collaboration between an intermediate chef and a war chef, grilling panteron]

[Collaboration between an intermediate chef and a war chef, Stir-fried Ice Eggplant Vegetables]

[Collaboration between an intermediate chef and a war chef, Ice Bear Bone Steak]

Those guys.

I devoured all the dishes I made with Howard, who was in the shadows.

And the number of overlapping numbers is as much as… … .

[Cooking Effects in Application – 5]

‘five.’

until now.

It was a number I had never even attempted before.

‘Even just four would have been a considerable burden. Considering the aftereffects, three would have been the limit.’

When you stack five dishes at once.

The burden that will result from this will be beyond imagination.

A level that I had not been able to challenge until now because I was afraid.

but.

‘The water droplets are more like a colony of sorts.’

Not every single object has a soul.

The disappearance of a single entity does not cause significant damage.

‘Not just 5 stacks… … 5 stacks including [Frenzy] cooking.’

[Frenzy] or something.

[5-layer] or something.

Even if you only use one.

For me, it’s a buff that I have to be prepared for with huge aftereffects.

and.

As long as those two overlap.

“Keuk… … On the topic of God… … !”

No matter how low the stats of those water droplets are.

That power.

“It’s similar to the main body… …!?”

Without wearing the Legion equipment.

Me now with only one buff applied, Berserk.

‘It got to a similar level.’

He is an old man who was already suffering from a penalty to his stats and abilities due to [forced feeding].

On the other hand, I and the Bimanars are receiving buffs from our allies, including Jo Beom-seok.

In that situation, a battle of 21 to 1.

Just me.

I think that the old man could handle it without having to use the monster’s power.

If the difference in numbers is this big.

“Take control!”

“Keuhh …

It’s not overwhelming.

It’s weird.

* * *

Crunch-

Kwajik!

Phew… … .

The battle continued to be one-sided after that.

No matter how strong you are.

There are 21 of me rushing in.

Even the president of the association couldn’t overcome that attack.

I just have to endure the constant barrage of attacks… … .

But I won.

“That… … .”

I look at that sight.

I couldn’t help but frown.

“Can you kill me?”

I looked at the old man.

“Huh …

“… … .”

Even though I pulled out all the strength I had hidden, I ended up being cornered.

The appearance of an old man who has completely abandoned his pretense of politeness and is now swearing.

Sarak… … .

However, the magical power flowing out from behind that curtain continued to repair his armor.

Now, the recovery speed has reached a point where it can no longer keep up with the damage caused by me and my clones.

The armor was completely destroyed.

What’s inside is just the frozen body of an old man.

And this was the problem.

The main body was covered in unidentified ice.

‘It’s already been… seriously mangled.’

Before fighting me.

That he was already in a state no different from a corpse.

And after that.

My clones and I have continued to cause damage.

Crunch-

Even if Private Han Shin-young cuts off the old man’s arm.

Parsak… … .

The ice in the air forms on his arms.

Reattach the severed arm.

Kwajik!

Even if you stab a poisoned dagger into my heart.

Swish… … .

Those ice crystals, wrapping around the torn-off part of my heart.

Ice crystals that should not have moved at all began to move organically.

Thump… … .

‘… … .’

It starts to move as if it were a real heart.

Only then could I be sure.

‘That old man. He can’t be killed by normal means.’

then.

I thought about a way to forcefully subdue it by feeding it [cooking].

“Catch him!”

“Ugh… … !”

We’re just losing due to numerical inferiority.

First of all, in terms of personal power, he is an old man with enough strength to handle five or six clones.

Even if we are helpless against the attacks of Private Shin Young-jun.

Or being subdued.

He seemed to grit his teeth and avoid being shot by my pistol.

“A dog, a bloody head, a nobody… … a bastard… …!”

“… … .”

“This ridiculous doppelganger… … ! It can’t be permanent, right… … !”

Let’s hold on and not let that old man die.

The battle was naturally becoming prolonged.

“Until then… … Keuk… … If I hold on… … ! It’s my victory… … !”

… … The water droplets are closer to summoned creatures than clones.

It doesn’t necessarily disappear with the passage of time.

‘That’s not entirely wrong.’

The reason why I can overwhelm that inspiration now is.

This is because the droplets of the Legion eat the food and stack up to five buffs, including [Berserk].

If we could reduce that overlap by even one.

It was impossible to overwhelm the author like this.

‘It’s a buff that stacks up so that even if you use just one of them, you’ll suffer from a painful aftereffect that you could die from.’

The ones who will suffer the aftereffects are the droplets of that legion.

That doesn’t mean the aftereffects are any less severe.

Maybe, the moment that buff ends.

Those slimes might just disappear.

‘We need to find a solution before that.’

The battle is clearly overwhelming.

Yet the old man shows no signs of collapsing.

‘… … How could that be possible?’

In fact, half of the humans have become [Belsnickel].

From my perspective as a half [Noble of the Night].

It was impossible to show that kind of appearance simply by borrowing the power of another race.

‘It’s clear. There is something else going on.’

The problem is.

If I had seen that association president before, I wouldn’t know.

The point is that the cause is currently unknown.

‘… … A strong buff has a short duration. The time left for the water droplets is probably only a few minutes at most.’

If the buffs of the water drops end like that.

I can’t defeat that old man by myself.

He said that he had to find out the answer somehow.

When you’re racking your brain.

“… … I’m finally sure.”

There was a sound coming from behind.

Startled by a sudden noise, I turn around.

What’s there is… … .

“You must have seen it. The president of the association doesn’t die in an ordinary way.”

“You’re not dying.”

A man who I thought had already passed out a long time ago.

It was Ha Yoon-seong.

“How do you know that?”

“As expected, you didn’t know that much either. Gulp… … .”

I don’t know what you’re trying to say.

Yoon-seong, holding his heart in pain.

“How… … do you not know… … ? The answer is simple.”

Even though he was grimacing in pain.

He looked at me and spoke clearly.

“At that time, we… … no, the raid team.”

“… … ?”

“Because I tried to kill that association president.”

* * *

People in Gyeonggi Province think that the association is a group built up by one person, the association president.

If someone asks about the secret of the power of the president of that association.

He mentions the first time he created a party and the reward he received.

but.

There was a fact that people often forgot.

[Achievement Accomplished – Quick Assembly!]

[Daeji-yeok – ROK’s second party.]

[You who have succeeded in forming a party at an overwhelming speed compared to others!]

[Rewards will be given to those who go ahead.]

The association president’s actions have begun…

The first party in Gyeonggi Province and the second in all of South Korea.

[Party Member List]

[Kangsan, Jang Jihan, Jang Hwayeon, Jin Sahyeok, Park Sanghyun, Sung Jinhye]

A member of that party.

Naturally, the association president was not alone.

“… … Cool!”

All party members at the time, except for the association president.

Among the guild members who joined later, the leader, vice-leader, and elite awakened members are among the strongest.

A joint attack by over thirty powerful Awakened beings.

“Inspiration… … .”

“To touch such a great power… …!”

No matter how strong the association president is.

It wasn’t enough to withstand that attack.