The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 368



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Episode 368 Peak Time.

“I don’t think it’s too late.”

-What?

As I muttered like that.

The giants laughed when they heard that sound.

-Are you still bluffing at this point?

-No matter how great the power you possess, I know that your physical condition is not normal. I also know that you cannot do anything to us for even a minute.

It’s understandable that the guys are confident of victory.

If there were about 5 minutes left, maybe it would be different.

No matter how much trouble I cause.

In just one minute, there’s no way we can do anything about those giants here.

Damn it.

“You guys, you let your guard down a little.”

-… … ?

but…….

I said as I walked towards the guys.

“No, rather than saying I was careless… … should I say I was lacking in research?”

That makes sense.

That’s really just it.

This is a story about when you only have one minute.

“You don’t know anything about the sealing mechanism.”

fortunately.

I knew more about this seal than those guys.

‘I thought my experience at [Cheonsanmu-gwan] would be helpful here.’

I have already been through other gates.

I have also encountered people lying there sealed inside.

at that time.

We were able to find out a lot about that seal.

For example… … .

‘The duration of this seal is determined by the power of the sealed person.’

The stronger the being, the longer it is sealed.

The weaker the being, the shorter the time it is sealed.

also.

If you make good use of this part.

‘If you weaken the target by pouring out debuffs… …you will be able to move only while in that weakened state.’

The four brothers of [Seohwan] who were sleeping in Cheonsanmu-gwan.

Some of them do.

I was able to open my eyes earlier than the originally scheduled time.

‘Debuffs through cooking can affect that seal.’

and.

If the debuff through cooking affects the seal.

‘Isn’t it normal for the opposite to happen too?’

If you apply a debuff, the seal will be released only when in a weakened state.

Well, if we say it the other way around.

‘What would happen if I gave it a buff?’

[Shadow Curtain]

I put my hand into the shadow.

I took out the food inside.

[Intermediate Chef and War Chef-]

-What are you doing… … .

-What are you trying to do?

It seemed as if he sensed that my attitude was not just a show of force.

There is anxiety in the giants’ voices.

“You must be hungry after being sealed for so long.”

I smiled and answered those guys’ questions.

“Let’s eat first.”

grasp!

Dishes pulled out from the shadows.

He threw those dishes at the giants.

Phew!

Giant monsters that are clearly powerful, but are still immobile.

My food touches the ice that encases the body.

… … That was enough.

[Forced feeding]

Those dishes.

Because it started to seep in regardless of their will.

-This, this is… … .

-What is this taste, no, more than that.

The monsters were looking down at me with pride.

The eyes of those monsters shake violently.

[Sealing… … .]

[Time left until release – 25… … .]

-Surely, clearly there isn’t much left… … !

The seal that remained on their bodies.

That time, which was gradually decreasing.

[… … 26]

[… … 30]

[… … 67]

-That’s ridiculous!

Because it started to go backwards.

* * *

-What the… … !

-What have you done to us!

I took out the kitchen knife in my arms.

I looked at them and thought.

[… … 82]

[… … 108]

[… … 189]

[… … 404]

‘It’s a well-made dish, but… … it ends up being cold.’

The extended time was roughly 10 minutes.

Because they were such powerful beings to begin with.

Even if you say that my cooking made you stronger.

It would be difficult to significantly recover the seal time that has already been consumed.

‘It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do about it.’

I approached the guys, dragging my heavy body.

I thought of an entertainment program I had seen on TV in the past.

After a group of famous and skilled chefs were dispatched.

A program where people compete against each other’s skills.

‘The time given is 10 minutes.’

There were many ways to test that skill.

Among them.

There was only one thing that came to mind right now.

‘In those 10 minutes, we have to get the best results possible.’

… … within a limited time.

A showdown that produces the best results.

“What are you doing?”

Holding a kitchen knife.

I approached the body of the giant closest to me, grabbed hold of the ice, and climbed on, saying:

“I’m going to try my hand at cooking.”

-Hey, stop… … !

[Soul Cooking Mastery]

I look at the ugly nature of the form that overlaps the giant’s body.

[Warrior General of the Frozen Kingdom]

[Thick Crystal Gelimbo]

[As one of the twenty overlords who rule the Frozen Soul, Belsnickels, and the leader of the loyal warriors for the king… … .]

One of the leaders of these evil spirits.

A monster that probably had considerable power.

Just before the seal was released.

It was the guy who told me I was the guardian of bugs and all.

-Please… …stop.

but.

Right now, my body is trapped in a seal and cannot move.

[Advanced Short Sword Mastery]

[Martial Arts – Food]

[Field cooking]

Tsk tsk tsk… … .

-I apologize for what I said earlier. So please… … !

“No, you don’t have to apologize. I wasn’t particularly hurt by those words.”

The blade of my dagger cuts and digs into the ice.

at last…….

“No matter what the guy who’s going to be my food says… … .”

[The boss monster, Thick Crystal Gelimbo, has been defeated!]

“There is no reason to get hurt.”

-Chief of Staff!!!

-no…….

With the body of a giant.

The guy’s soul has been [touched].

* * *

[The refined soul of the thick crystal gelimbo]

I only put the groomed souls into my shadow.

I thought as I climbed onto the next giant’s body.

‘I have a lot to ask.’

What happened in the world of these guys?

Why do other monsters lose their flesh like that?

Were these guys the only ones who could barely maintain their physical bodies?

I had a ton of questions, but… … .

‘There is no time now.’

According to the description of [Gate].

These guys are the ones who have already created an eternal winter in the world they were in, and driven it to destruction.

‘If a somewhat moderate conversation were possible, then I wouldn’t know. They feel the temperature that humans can survive at as extreme heat.’

Just like the Pope.

Beings that can never coexist as long as their living environments are different.

then.

Now these guys can’t move, and only I can.

There was a set task that I had to do.

[The King’s First Blade, Midir, the Knight of Decision.]

[The Frozen Soul, one of the twenty overlords who rule the Belsnickels, and the one who fought most faithfully by their king’s side… … .]

A being that will become an enemy.

To remove as much of that power as possible.

“You’re next.”

– It is cowardly to cut down an enemy who cannot move. If you know your example as a warrior… … .

“I’m sorry, I don’t know about that.”

This guy is different from the last one.

The appearance of that soul was not entirely ugly.

He looks like a knight in shabby armor.

“I’m a cook, not a warrior.”

-… … I see. It’s just a shame. If only this body could move, I could have had a great duel with you.

of course.

Even if that soul were a little more refined.

Crunch-

[I hunted the boss monster, Midir, the Knight of Decision!]

“But I can’t move. What should I do?”

In that it’s just my food.

There wasn’t much difference.

-Lord Midir!!!

-Ah, ahh… … .

He immediately throws his heavy body down and climbs onto the body of the next monster.

[The Grand Duke of Winter, Balthazar the Ice Prince.]

[… … as the one who ruled the most territory, excluding the king.]

-Hey, stop. Just listen to my suggestion!

“proposal?”

-You must have seen the native brother out there. And the power he possesses!

The guy who was talking to me earlier while looking down at me with an arrogant attitude.

By the time I was halfway up the bastard’s body.

The guy who was so arrogant shouted in an urgent voice.

-We gave him the power to become a monarch like us. You have seen that power!

“Oh, that was really great.”

-If you saw it for yourself, you would know! We never break our promises!

“so?”

-If you want, no, if you want! I will give you the same power as us, no. The power to stand above us… … .

Crunch-

“X, man.”

of course.

I didn’t have the time to listen to all that talk.

[I hunted the Ice Flame Lord Balthazar!]

-Even Prince Balthazar… … .

-Ah, Your Highness!

Something flashy comes to mind and the experience rushes into your body.

Ignoring all that.

“next!”

[Guardian of the Falling Frosts, Extreme Saint Baleim]

[As the one who made the frozen souls aware of their king’s existence and created a religion that could unite them, he is the de facto main character who was able to make the ‘Belsnickels’ active as a single force… … .]

– You are indeed the guardian of the indigenous species. I should have expected that such a being could have had more power… … I admit. We were arrogant.

[I hunted the extreme saint ballet.]

“next!”

[Chancellor of the Frozen Kingdom, Iterek the Wise]

[The Belsnickels, born from the souls of the dead, were beings without any civilization. However, after Iterek, who had been a great politician and scholar even in his lifetime, joined them, they were finally able to form a civilization with a single political system… … .]

-I never thought I could even get involved in the sealing of this world… …I realize once again that the wisdom I have accumulated is insignificant and fleeting.

[The wise man hunted the Iterek.]

like that.

I thought as I cut them down as quickly as possible.

‘Each and every one of them… … are called by their individual names, not their race names.’

From the chef’s perspective.

Other ghosts I’ve met so far include [Belsnickel Junior Knight], [Belsnickel Watchman], etc.

Although they were called by their race name and title.

These are not the names of such races.

Each was called by their own unique name.

‘Named-level boss monsters.’

They achieved great feats in their world.

Great beings who are called by their own names rather than by their race names.

[Understander of Lonely Souls, Patriarch Anador]

[The ‘Belsnickels’ were originally souls trapped in extreme loneliness. The first to heal their souls and let them know of the existence of brothers who could share their wounds was… . . ]

-I didn’t know that my end would be like this… … But anyway, this is the second life I’ve been given. I’ve always been prepared that a day like this might come someday. Please do as you wish, my dear.

“I was going to do that anyway.”

-I have a piece of advice for you as an old man. Don’t try to carry too much on your own. It’s sad to see you overdoing it.

[The Understood Anador was hunted.]

“… … That’s useless advice.”

Some of them.

Those words gave me a strange sense of vertigo.

‘Apart from our enemies… … they were probably considered the greatest heroes among them.’

If it were original.

A formidable enemy that required the entire legion to launch a massive operation to defeat even one of them.

If only I had opened my eyes.

These mighty beings would have taken less than a week to rule over this entire province.

-Mom, please save my life… … !

“no.”

Crunch.

[We hunted Lakrond, the Guardian of the Hardened Sea and the Glacier Margrave.]

-If you’re going to kill me, kill me quickly. I don’t intend to please your ears with miserable begging and screaming.

“I guess you enjoyed that kind of thing.”

Crunch.

[We hunted the watcher standing at the end of the hill, Captain Illaon.]

Without offering any resistance.

His soul is cut away by my blade.

‘Cough… …!’

How many monsters did you kill like that?

Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain sweeping over my whole body.

At first, I thought it was pain caused by overdoing it with my injured body.

But… …it wasn’t.

[Gain a large amount of experience points.]

[A large amount of experience points… … .]

[Experience points… ….]

‘What kind of experience… …!’

Blue grade monster.

He defeated that monster all by himself.

I’ve encountered monsters of similar rank several times so far.

Most of them were in a weakened state.

Otherwise, it could have been dealt with by forming a friendly alliance rather than through subjugation.

[… … hunted!]

Hunt it yourself like this.

This was the first time I had gained that experience.

[Level has increased.]

[Lv.37]

After reaching level 30.

Experience points that I really didn’t climb to the point of death.

[Level has increased.]

[Lv.38]

It fills up in an instant.

‘It’s on a par with what I got after solving Morzan… … .’

That Morzan did not disappear, but entered into me.

The experience points gained at that time were only those earned by clearing a single gate and obtaining achievements.

But now it’s different.

‘A race that ruled and drove a world to destruction.’

The history built up by the rulers of that race.

The incredible strength they must have built up as they achieved great things…

[A large amount of experience points… … .]

It was flowing into my body.

* * *

‘Crunch… …’

With the experience rushing in, I felt like my body was going to explode.

Even in the midst of all that, I managed to maintain my composure and spoke.

“20 great monarchs… ….”

I recall a few words from the passage I just read.

-Ahh, ahhh… … !

-What a miserable end to my miserable life… … .

-… … Everyone, calm down, brothers. The time has come to accept our end.

-Ah, this is a nightmare. This is definitely a nightmare… … !

Guys in despair.

The number of those giants was clearly exactly 20.

As if they were all already dead.

But they were guys who looked like they had given up and put everything down.

‘… … There’s not enough time to cut them all down.’

If my body was normal, I wouldn’t know.

Right now, I’m having trouble even walking properly.

The limit was to cut down about one per minute.

then.

“You said there was a king.”

-… … !

You must kill your enemies as efficiently as possible.

-The one who fought most faithfully by the king’s side… … .

-Loyal warriors for the king… … .

As the system text says:

These guys have 20 monarchs in addition to them.

There was a being called a king above their heads.

-… … .

-… … .

“Oh, are you going to keep your mouth shut?”

Let me bring up the king’s name.

Those guys who even stopped screaming in embarrassment and kept their mouths shut.

‘Even though I don’t want to die, I have to protect the king, right?’

I looked around quickly.

and.

Only then did I see something.

“That… … .”

This huge palace.

The huge wall that was located at the deepest part.

……no.

“It was a giant.”

Because it’s so huge.

An entity that I mistook for a wall because it didn’t enter my field of vision at first.

It was located in the deepest part of this palace.

[The Created Emperor, Ariant]

[The great empire, their emperor, created by Ariant with all his might.]

[To fight against the invasion of frozen souls, the surviving free people began to wish for a powerful being to lead and command them. The Emperor Ariant was created as a result, a being created by concentrating all the technological power of a single world… … .]

[Status – Ice]

[The frozen soul, the progenitor and king of Belsnickel, resides there.]

A body so huge that even other giants look like children.

No, big isn’t everything.

What’s more important is the aura that emanates from that body.

[Battle Power Meter]

‘sodomy……!’

The magical power that emanates from this body.

It was a color I had never seen before.

Even.

‘There is another color inside.’

Deep inside that body.

A slightly darker color was faintly shimmering.

-Hey, stop.

-The King… … Unlike us, he has not yet opened his eyes.

As you said.

If you think about it, the stronger the seal, the slower it is released.

It will be a long time before that being opens its eyes.

Unlike the other guys who were the first to wake up from their soul seal.

This king guy still looked like he hadn’t come to his senses.

And, if I say this the other way around.

‘The only chance to easily deal with such a formidable opponent is now…’

A monster with a blue-class body.

If you come to your senses, there is a monster right now that could potentially become a great threat to humanity.

Ugh.

In front of my eyes.

I was exposing my neck defenselessly.

-no……!

I somehow managed to climb onto that body.

He pointed the blade at his neck.

“… … At this point, the knife probably wouldn’t have gone in.”

An incredibly strong and powerful body.

If it were original.

Even if we were to say that we have [Advanced Short Sword Skill] now.

With an injured body, it would have been difficult to inflict even one proper wound on this body.

… … If there is one thing that is fortunate.

one.

-Your Majesty… …! Only our King!

This guy is the king.

and.

If the opponent is a king.

[Title – King Slayer]

[All types of effects against leader-level entities increase by 100%.]

My strength is.

It becomes a little more efficient.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk… … .

Crack, crack.

Crunch, rustling-

“Oh, that’s so fucking hard to cut!”

-Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

My blade.

He dug into the giant’s neck.