The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 426



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Episode 426 Investigation (2)

While Lieutenant Kim and two privates were attending the meeting.

I used [Environmental Fairy Tale] to hide myself and went out to search this bunker.

‘I’m not feeling well, though.’

Somehow, I could handle one dish or so.

I looked around the bunker’s hallways.

‘CCTV.’

There were CCTV cameras all over the hallways that appeared to have been there from the beginning.

but.

‘It doesn’t seem to be working.’

They even maintained that army.

Apart from that, maintaining communication capabilities in this world today has not been easy.

If it’s just voice, it would probably be possible to do it through a wire.

Complex signals such as CCTV footage quickly break down even through wires.

in other words.

‘It’s a good thing for me.’

There were soldiers standing all over the bunker.

After approaching the soldiers without knowing

puck.

“Ugh… … !”

Let’s hit the back of the neck with the handle of the knife.

Soldiers falling without even offering much resistance.

No matter how bad my physical condition is, most of these people are ordinary people who haven’t even woken up.

Excluding the equipment called guns, it is at a level where even a level 5 country can be easily subdued.

“Hey, come on.”

After I laid down those soldiers.

They placed the dishes one by one on top of the body.

“Enjoy these.”

[Forced feeding]

After confirming that the food has seeped into their bodies.

I spoke to them as they passed out.

“I have some questions.”

“… … Shut up.”

Gyeonggi-do also tried it once.

As a result, the effects of my cooking have become quite strong.

“Whatever… … whatever.”

If you feed [honesty] food.

Even if the opponent is unconscious.

Even if it was just a snort, he answered my question.

“Okay. Now, my first question. There seem to be too few Awakened people in Seoul. Is there a reason for that?”

“… … Awakening, the aptitude… … is small… … .”

“Oh, so there aren’t many people with the aptitude for awakening?”

In that regard.

There was only one answer I could give.

“… … What is that?”

You’re a natural.

Because it was the first time I had ever heard that.

“Those who are born with the talent to kill monsters… … and awaken… … .”

“yes?”

If you’re talking about zombies, then I can understand to some extent.

Zombies couldn’t awaken as they hunted unless they accidentally killed the main body inside them, so it was a hit or miss situation.

but.

“There are cases where you can’t awaken a monster even if you kill it normally?”

“Only a very small number of people have the talent to become an Awakened One… … I, too, tried killing monsters… … but I failed to awaken.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Even among those few, there are few who can reach high levels… … .”

Even.

It seemed like there was a level limit that could be reached depending on the awakening.

‘Seoul is the only place where different rules apply?’

This is nonsense.

I asked the next question, thinking there must be some other reason.

“I’ve asked this question to someone else before. He kept it a secret from me. Is the topic of awakening aptitude and such a thing a secret between you guys?”

“That’s not true… … No. It’s information that every citizen of Seoul knows. However… … The captain said that things related to awakening should never be revealed to outsiders… … .”

“……colon?”

“I told you not to ask any more questions if you kept the topic from me… … . I don’t know why I asked you to hide it, but… … .”

Seoul has different rules than other regions.

That’s why they wanted to hide it from outside forces.

‘The one who is their leader knows.’

This means that they recognize that it is strange that different rules apply only to Seoul.

“Besides, is there any information that your leader has told you to hide from other local figures?”

“… … Additional construction of the bunker. It was a fairly large-scale construction project, so most people knew about it… … but they told us not to tell anyone.”

Construction of a bunker.

Maybe this is the shield that Gwangil was talking about.

“Other than that… … security for the G-3 area inside the bunker.”

“Area 3?”

“It’s a secret area inside a bunker where even the Awakened are mobilized to stand guard. You must never tell anyone about that area… … .”

The number of awakened people in Seoul is extremely small.

A space where such awakened people are mobilized to stand guard.

It wasn’t hard to guess that there was something important there.

“Where is that area? What’s in there?”

“… …what’s inside it.”

The guy who answered my questions obediently.

Starts to frown.

“I don’t know either.”

“You don’t know?”

“The only one who could go inside was… the captain.”

“… … .”

The guy who shuts his mouth after saying those words.

That’s all the information this guy knows.

It’s the deepest place.

“Tell me how to get there.”

“After turning right… … .”

I’m where this guy was talking about.

I headed to the deepest part of this bunker.

* * *

The bunker was more complex than I had thought.

Because strong food puts a strain on my body, the effects of the food I ate were rather weak.

[Environmental fairy tale] will not last long.

I was leading my body with some discomfort.

The result of running as fast as possible before the effect wore off.

I was able to get to the place the soldier said.

and.

[Food ingredient identification (reinforcement)]

[Primate – Human Species]

Standing guard in front of it.

A group of people could be found.

‘Of course. Of course, boundaries will be set up.’

According to what the soldier said, it is a space that not even soldiers can enter.

It’s strange that no one stands guard in front of it.

If they were ordinary soldiers, I could subdue them as quickly as I subdued that soldier.

The problem is.

[Intermediate Defender Lv.21]

‘Until the awakened ones.’

Awakened people, who are hard to find in Seoul.

What’s more, there were quite a few high-level Awakened people guarding the entrance.

‘It’s not something I can handle alone.’

My physical condition is not normal right now, and I cannot properly use the buffs from cooking.

Since my stats are relatively high, I should be able to deal with one or two people.

Not only were there a considerable number of Awakened beings guarding that place, but there were also a considerable number of soldiers nearby.

‘I really didn’t want to use it.’

After thinking about it for a moment,

He rolled his feet and tapped the floor, muttering.

“I guess.”

Even when I first came to Seoul.

I had in mind the possibility of forming friendly relations with the humans here.

That’s why.

It was necessary to avoid mobilizing as much power as possible without letting others know.

If there is one thing that is fortunate.

“You guys have to handle it.”

-Please leave it to me.

Here now.

Except for those guards, there’s no one to see.

Swish… … .

The shadow beneath your feet spreads out widely.

Inside the deep, dark bunker, shadows were already spreading everywhere.

Kwajik!

“… … Creak!?”

“What!?”

For my bodyguard to fight.

The optimal environment.

“Enemy… … Keuk!”

Shapes emerging from the shadows.

Because of those shapes.

Those standing guard were quickly subdued without even realizing that they had been attacked.

‘A security force that included some high-level Awakened people.’

No matter how much of a surprise attack it was.

Originally, they wouldn’t have been weak enough to be dealt with in an instant like this.

Even if we mobilized our own troops, there would have been some fighting.

but.

“Well done.”

-Ah. I am honored to finally be able to help my master.

Not now.

“You are to keep an eye out for people approaching this place. If anyone does come, subdue them appropriately without letting them know you are there.”

-yes.

I guess I should say I’m lucky.

After the fight that happened in Gyeonggi-do.

In my shadow… … there were quite a few useful subordinates.

“then…….”

With a squeaking sound.

I opened the old iron door and went inside.

“Let’s see what’s there.”

… … And then, at that moment.

I couldn’t help but frown.

That makes sense.

‘This smell.’

Since coming to Seoul.

I just kept thinking that this Seoul looked so normal.

But, this place.

“… … the smell of a corpse.”

The only one in Seoul.

Absolutely desolate… … .

All that was left was the smell of death.

* * *

“Here.”

The moment you open the door and step inside, you feel the horrible, thick smell of death.

When I first smelled it, I thought they were piling up corpses here.

“There’s nothing?”

Actually.

Inside was an empty space.

It’s just dark and wide.

A space that is truly empty, without any special structures or anything like that.

The floor was made of cold, damp dirt, typical of deep soil.

The ceiling seemed to be made of concrete, but it was covered in dust and mold, as if it had not been maintained for a long time.

So I couldn’t help but wonder.

‘Why are there guards in a place like this?’

I looked around the space for a moment, frowning.

He stuck out his tongue.

“Whew.”

The moment you take a deep breath.

I could taste the air passing by my tongue.

The intense scent of death.

“Is it this way?”

I walked to where the scent was most intense.

What’s there is.

‘It’s just a wall.’

It was just an ordinary wall.

The walls, like the ceiling, are covered in dust and mold.

If there’s anything special.

“Who was… here?”

The soil underneath was slightly dug up.

As if someone had been sitting there for a long time.

A hole dug exactly the size of a person’s body.

The smell of death filled this space.

It was coming out of that hole.

“Is this all?”

The sensation on my tongue was telling me there was something here.

This is all I could see.

It’s hard to protect it while even posting guards.

A space with absolutely nothing.

Even though I intruded into this place, I couldn’t find anything that could be harmful to them.

The leader of this place ordered that this place be guarded thoroughly.

‘There must be a reason… … .’

I couldn’t figure out what it was.

I thought about taking the time to look for more, but that would only be possible if I had some kind of foundation.

I thought about it for a moment.

He sighed and muttered.

“… … Well, even if I think about it, nothing comes to mind.”

That’s all the information I can get right now.

I couldn’t even draw any conclusions from this information.

“I’m thinking about that.”

but.

“It’s not my job.”

How to reach that conclusion.

It wasn’t that there weren’t any.

* * *

After finding out all the information I could.

Without hesitation, I turned around and went back the way I came.

“Lieutenant Kim! Don’t forget your position!”

Let’s go back to the conference room.

I saw people who were supposedly from the government talking nonsense to Lieutenant Kim.

Towards them, Lieutenant Kim simply folded his arms and responded silently.

-Lieutenant Kim.

I approached him and spoke to him.

I can feel Lieutenant Kim flinching.

-The reason why these people have so few awakened people is… … .

I calmly recited the information I had gathered into his ear.

-That’s all the information I can gather right now. So now.

After noticing that there was something strange about Seoul.

There needed to be a way to find out what was causing the nuisance.

First of all, I did some blindly collecting information.

Actually, I wasn’t smart enough to figure out anything from that information.

Still.

There was another reason why I worked so hard to collect information.

-I think you can use it.

That’s this guy.

Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

“Answer… … !”

“… … Excuse me for a moment.”

While the people on the Seoul side screamed.

Lieutenant Kim suddenly interrupted their conversation and put his hand into his bosom.

“… … ?”

People looked at him as if they were wondering if he was going to take out a cigarette.

What came out of that bosom.

“What is that?”

“……lunch?”

What he took out was.

It was a small lunch box.

Lieutenant Kim didn’t even care about people’s gaze.

He ate his lunch box silently.

“Phew.”

After finishing the meal.

I let out a satisfied sigh.

“… … What the heck are you doing… … .”

Such an absurd situation.

Those who were so flustered that they had forgotten to even speak, were about to hurriedly open their mouths again.

“There you are, Mr. Host.”

The first one to open his mouth was.

It was Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

“… … Are you talking about me?”

“Just answer one question.”

There was a firepower in those eyes that had never been seen before.

I looked at Lieutenant Kim and thought.

‘In the past, I would have thought this was just a show.’

Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok was clearly a decommissioned officer during his military days.

After awakening, his abilities as a commander became somewhat better.

He was still not the type of person to be entrusted with such an important situation.

but.

‘The conversation has been a little different lately.’

A while ago.

Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok reached level 30 without even knowing it.

Awakened individuals who reach level 30 gain abilities specialized for each individual.

And that’s what he got.

[Skill]

[meeting expectations]

[By consuming large amounts of magic power, you can demonstrate abilities that are similar to those evaluated by outsiders.]

“This isn’t the first time we’ve met, right?”

“… … !”

In that regard.

The expression on the face of the man who was moderating the meeting was filled with shock.