The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 373



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Episode 373: The Magic Mirror (3)

“… … Here.”

“Is this the Monster Land of the North?”

The Demon Realm is the closest place to the barrier.

But in fact, the area wasn’t that wide.

The entrance to that magical realm.

The large area near the barrier was called Monsterland.

This place alone is overflowing with incredible monsters.

Unlike in the past, now the snowstorm has cleared.

Although the snow was piled high, I could guess what it had looked like before.

“… … That ordinary city became such a ruin.”

“fizzle.”

When someone brings up such a thing.

The person next to him pointed out in a low voice, poking him in the side.

“Be quiet. This is the entrance to the Demon Realm.”

“……ah.”

“You never know how many monsters there might be around. You have to act as quietly as possible… … and carefully.”

The number of people gathered is in the thousands.

Originally, it was a force that could defeat any group of monsters.

… … Gulp.

Let’s enter Monster Land.

People seemed visibly nervous.

There were two reasons.

first.

No matter what, they are running away from the enemy.

‘Up until now, we’ve been blocking it as best we can using the fortress as a base, but… … .’

‘Those giants were unbelievably strong.’

‘If the fortress is now emptied… … it won’t be long before we’re chased.’

The monsters of ice and the giants leading them are still chasing them in real time.

Until recently, when the source was attacked, these people’s morale was on the rise.

Repeated battles with the giant had drained their morale to the ground.

and.

The second reason is… … .

‘… … It’s good to avoid that giant, though.’

‘Isn’t it like going to the tiger’s den to avoid the wolf?’

Where they are heading.

Because it was a place that was difficult to call safe compared to the dwellings of those giants.

Monsterland is the place where most monsters gather.

Even the place they are headed to is none other than.

“Just coming here is tantamount to suicide… … and now going to the Demon Realm.”

The devil.

It was a place where monsters that could not withstand the cold and escaped settled.

If you say you moved to avoid the cold, you may feel weak.

That’s not to say those monsters are weak.

After all, no matter how strong the monsters are, they are all affected by their environment.

Even those monsters of the cold were equally weak to heat.

For the people of Gyeonggi-do.

The status that the Demonic Realm possessed was enormous.

‘A place that even the president of the association failed to conquer.’

No, did it just fail?

The expedition team returned from the Demon Realm, miserably broken.

All they brought was testimony that it was a place that no human could ever reach.

Let’s listen to the eyewitness accounts left by those who visited the Demon Realm at that time.

It really felt like it was describing some kind of hell, not this world.

The people of Gyeonggi-do feared the Demon Realm more than the source of the cold air.

That’s why.

When Shin Young-jun first insisted that he should head to the Demon Realm.

People dismissed it as nonsense, but… … .

“But it’s something that all the leaders met and decided on. There must be a reason.”

“… … What on earth are you thinking about?”

Finally, now.

All survivors in Gyeonggi Province packed only the bare minimum.

I even threw away that barrier and was crossing Monsterland.

Even though it was clearly an act of suicide to anyone who saw it.

The reason I chose to do that was simple.

“You have to trust Youngjun.”

It hasn’t been long since a man named Shin Young-jun joined the association.

It is not known exactly what he was doing before then.

Only the humans of the Northern Branch or those close to them could hear about his past.

“Youngjun… … said he came from the Demon Realm.”

“… … No matter how much I think about it, it’s an unbelievable story.”

He.

The past of surviving for several months inside the Demon Realm.

“You may not believe it, General, but we have confirmed that it is true. Mr. Young-jun… … survived for several months beyond that magic realm.”

About that story.

People who didn’t know much about Shin Young-jun nodded their heads slightly, although they were dumbfounded.

“It’s absurd, but… … I guess so.”

“You have to be at least that strong to be able to show that kind of strength.”

I can’t believe that he survived beyond the demon realm.

Because the achievements he demonstrated were also unbelievable.

“Youngjun… … He probably didn’t have such great abilities to begin with. He probably gained those powers while surviving in the Demon Realm.”

“… … .”

“Even in the weak times, he is someone who survived alone in the Demon Realm. Perhaps… … he might have the know-how to help humans navigate the Demon Realm.”

The words that Han Yi-seo blurts out while feeling nervous.

That was the reason why people followed Shin Young-jun to the Demon Realm.

“… … I never said I survived alone.”

“… … ?”

Shin Young-jun, who was walking in front, said that.

Those who were overwhelmed by the atmosphere of Monsterland had no time to ponder the meaning of those words.

* * *

like that.

A little later.

“Is this… … the devil’s paradise?”

“Gulp.”

They call it a place called the Demon Realm.

We arrived at the entrance to a large forest.

“Now that we’re here, let me give you a few pointers.”

The realm of the full-blown demonic realm.

Let’s arrive at the forest.

Shin Young-jun looked around at the leaders of each branch and said.

“First of all, you must trust me completely and follow me about what will happen here.”

“… … ?”

“If you don’t trust me and leave the formation, I can’t be responsible for your safety at that time.”

People nod their heads nervously.

Shin Young-jun nodded after seeing that and continued speaking.

“Secondly… … as you all know, I am human.”

“……huh?”

In that regard.

People answered with a slightly absentminded attitude.

“Well, of course it would be a person.”

“… … His abilities are a bit extraordinary, but is there anyone who doubts that?”

“Well, I’m glad you believe me.”

Shin Young-jun moves into the magic realm while smiling.

People followed him with trembling steps.

Ss …

Dismissal… … .

Even in Monster Land, I felt like there were an enormous number of monsters.

It was no match for the inside of the Demon Realm.

A huge number of presences can be felt around me… … .

And the movement of powerful magical powers.

‘What, what is this… … What the hell.’

‘That’s ridiculous. All these sounds are monsters?’

A number of signs that are far beyond common sense.

I guess it would be better if it was just a bunch of weak monsters gathered together.

‘This magic is… … .’

‘… … Each and every one of them is an incredibly strong monster.’

If only they were ordinary monsters.

Any Awakened person with some experience will probably be able to solve it.

But the problem is… … .

This is a devil’s paradise.

As it is a place where monsters from all over Gyeonggi-do gather.

The fact was that there were some who stood out even within it.

“Hey, hey guys… … .”

“?”

“Look at the sky.”

Let’s look up at the sky absentmindedly at what someone said.

A gap hidden by dense trees.

“What, what is that?”

“Is that a new… …?”

“Sarani.”

The shape visible through the gap.

People who saw that sight muttered in a daze.

“Where is that big bird…?”

A monstrous bird of enormous size that should be physically unable to fly.

The monster was looking down on the association members from above their heads.

-… … .

It seems like he’s interested in the humans in the association.

A monstrous bird that circles above their heads for a long time.

Gulp… … .

“Hey, wait a minute… … that’s not it.”

at that time.

One of the group spoke in a trembling voice.

“Isn’t that the ‘man-eating bird’?”

“If it’s a cannibal… … No way!”

past.

To overcome this cold, there was once a plan to conquer the warmest region, Ma-gyeong.

It was a strategy that the association president and his team tried their best to achieve.

The attack ended in miserable failure.

And then.

Some information has been revealed about the creatures within the Demon Realm.

“That guy can easily catch and eat a monster as big as an elephant… …?”

“It’s clear. It’s the monster that evaded the attacks of the firing squad leader, Jang Ji-han, and ate people… …!”

‘Man-eating bird’ is one of them.

Among the monsters the expedition team faced, it was extremely powerful and ferocious.

It was one of the names that the surviving raiders announced in fear.

That the bird was flying over their heads.

in other words…….

“Aren’t you trying to hunt us… …!?”

“… … !”

People who realized that fact were terrified.

A powerful monster that even the Association President’s expedition team could not defeat.

If that monster attacks them.

It is clear that enormous damage will occur.

‘Shit.’

‘It wasn’t like a demon was coming… …!’

The Ma Gyeong-haeng had no choice but to follow the leaders’ decision.

From the very beginning, people shed tears at the sight of such a powerful monster.

“I, I have to run away… … .”

Someone leaves the group.

I tried to escape from the magic realm.

“stop!”

“… … !”

A man discovers someone who is about to leave.

“What, stop… … .”

“I warned you.”

Youngjun shouted firmly.

“If you leave this formation, I cannot protect you.”

In that regard.

The Awakened One, who was trying to run away, spoke with reddened eyes as if he felt wronged.

“Then now… … .”

“… … .”

“Are you saying you can protect me from that man-eating bird now?”

In the words of such an awakened person.

Shin Young-jun answered indifferently, as if asking why such a thing was being asked.

“Yes, I told you so.”

“… … ?”

“So, stop fussing and follow me. We have a long way to go.”

After saying something like that.

It’s as if they can’t even see the monsters flying around above their heads.

“… … .”

“Am I really just going to go?”

Shin Young-jun walks along with indifferent steps.

“Uh, what should I do?”

“Hey, for now… … let’s follow along.”

“That man said he came from the Demon Realm. So… … he must know something.”

like that.

People moved forward, conscious of the monstrous bird overhead.

How long did we walk like that?

The giant monster looked around at the group.

-… … Creak.

Looking at the front part of the group.

As if his interest had cooled, he flew back up into the sky.

“Poetry, the cannibalistic bird… … .”

“It’s getting farther away.”

The devil who swallowed up several of the central branch’s elite.

As the man-eating bird flew away, the people could barely breathe a sigh of relief.

“A, a mountain… … .”

“You were lucky. The raiding party was attacked as soon as the man-eating bird flew overhead.”

“Oh my god. How long has it been since I entered the Demon Realm and there’s already a monster like that… .”

People were relieved to think that they had survived.

But I couldn’t help but feel creeped out.

“This is the devil… … .”

“This time, we got lucky and the monster retreated, but there are more monsters like that… … .”

The place where that raiding party was defeated so miserably.

Because I realized once again that the monsters here are of a different dimension.

* * *

… … and after that.

Similar things have happened a few times.

Gooooo… … .

“That guy… … !”

“I’m sure. It’s the monster the expedition team encountered, the White Lion!”

A being that was said to have led a small group and overwhelmed the attacking force.

A winged lion with a white fur looked down at them from high in the mountains.

The swordsmanship of the elite troops who were part of the expedition force couldn’t even penetrate that hide.

It was an existence that the Awakened members of the expedition force kept repeating like a nightmare.

Goo-oong… … .

“Are you going?”

Even though the lion clearly spotted them.

He looked down at them for a moment, then turned and walked away.

“Okay, wait a minute. Everyone get away from the water!”

“… … ?”

“It’s a giant snake!”

The group was about to pass by the water for a moment.

-… … Shruk.

It is several tens of meters long.

A huge snake, probably over 10 meters thick, appeared from the water and looked at them.

An extremely cruel monster that is said to engulf those passing by the water with its tongue, drown them in the water, and then eat them.

Everyone was tense at the appearance of the monster.

-Shruk.

Swish… … .

“… … ?”

The giant snake looked at them for a moment.

Then he clicked his tongue briefly.

It disappeared into the deep water again.

“… … Something feels strange.”

and.

Only then did people notice something strange.

“Monsters… … .”

“They aren’t attacking.”

Should I say that it is not a magic mirror for nothing?

The presence of monsters around me was tremendous.

That weird bird flying in the sky.

A white lion that exuded tremendous power.

Even though it was weak compared to the giant snake that appeared at the water’s edge.

Strong enough.

A presence with an extremely ominous magical power was felt from all directions.

The number of survivors exceeds several thousand.

Unlike usual, I couldn’t hide my presence.

‘If it were normal, there would have been several battles with monsters hunting for prey… … .’

And yet… … .

“If I think about it… … it’s been like that since Monsterland.”

“We’ve never fought before, have we…?”

Since they entered Monsterland.

I haven’t been attacked even once.

“……what?”

“It’s strange. There are so many monsters… … Why.”

What people could feel was… … .

The presence of monsters can be felt around you.

Damn… … .

At the forefront of their group.

A man walking with his magical powers exuding as if he has no intention of hiding them.

“Shin Young-jun… … .”

“Doesn’t it seem like you’re avoiding that person?”

Ss …

Pavabababababak!

“I told you there was a long way to go. Come quickly.”

I was moving away from Shin Young-jun.

……like.

As if trying to avoid him at all costs.