The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 430



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Episode 430: Invasion of Seoul (2)

“Huhhhh… … !”

A soldier wielding a giant sword as long as his body.

He was frowning deeply and straining his whole body.

The muscles that can be seen slightly under the military uniform are bulging as if they will burst at any moment.

“[Cutting down Mt. Taesan]!”

Let’s swing all the strength we’ve gathered in one stroke.

Kwagagang!!!

A huge crack appears in a large building.

A tall and large building that seemed impossible to bring down with the strength of ordinary humans.

A building like that gets hit by a soldier.

Kookookookookung… … .

“It’s falling apart!”

“Yes, Private Lee Han-il… … Destroying a building with one blow.”

“Stop exclaiming and everyone move to the side!”

It was shattered terribly.

And that wasn’t all.

“O red burning karma… … .”

The more time you invest in a wizard’s magic, the more powerful it becomes.

A giant fireball, created with all of the might of a soldier, heads towards a tall building.

Kwakwakwakwang!!!

With that one magic spell.

A building that had seemed fine was burning and melting as if it had been hit by an air raid.

“Keep breaking it!”

“Tear it all down!”

and.

Such incidents continued to occur in the northern part of Seoul.

“Sergeant Shin.”

All over Seoul now.

It was being indiscriminately destroyed by the legionnaires.

And what.

If it’s obvious, then it’s obvious.

“Is this… … something that really has to be done?”

“……hmm.”

How do those who are perpetrating that destruction feel?

It was quite complicated.

“It’s like.”

Some soldiers spoke as they looked at the landscape of Seoul being destroyed by them.

“It looks like we… … are invading Seoul.”

That’s definitely true.

‘I’m better off because I still have the memories that were reset several times.’

For me.

I can assure you that Seoul is not a normal place right now.

So I felt a little less guilty about destroying it.

But, from the soldiers’ point of view.

They had just come from Gangwon-do to Seoul.

Come over after hearing the invitation from Seoul.

Seeing the beautiful scenery of Seoul.

Perhaps, they had an expectation that someone they knew might be alive in Seoul…

“Is it still a bit difficult?”

“… … If it’s the sergeant’s order, all the unit members will follow it. But.”

In that situation.

Suddenly, an order was received to destroy Seoul.

“Honestly… … I’m not feeling very good.”

Up until now, the Legion has only fought against monsters.

It’s not just me who’s been fighting humans for a long time.

Originally, legionaries were those who restored destroyed civilizations and built buildings on ruined lands.

Now, they have taken the opposite position and are now destroying perfectly good civilizations of the past.

Something that can feel quite unpleasant.

no.

Actually, it’s not someone else’s story…

“so do i.”

“yes?”

“Then what? Will I feel good?”

This situation is even.

It was an extremely unpleasant situation for me as well.

‘I didn’t want to be like this either.’

I looked at the collapsing buildings and thought.

It’s a memory that has been covered up over and over again.

Still, every time I first arrived in Seoul.

My feelings after seeing a perfectly good building were always the same.

‘I was shocked at first.’

And then after that.

‘I was excited.’

After the day of destruction.

A society that was completely destroyed by the appearance of monsters and zombies.

I was convinced that the concept of a nation had collapsed long ago, and that there were likely no survivors in Seoul.

however.

‘The fact that it wasn’t like that… made me so happy.’

A civilization and a country that were thought to have collapsed.

The capital of this country, which was like a symbol of civilization.

The fact that at least the external form remains intact.

I always felt great joy.

‘I was filled with hope that if I worked with them, I might be able to overcome this destruction.’

Although it was a little humiliating to know that there were others who had overcome this destruction more easily than we did.

It was very encouraging to know that so many people were alive.

I used to hope that if I worked well with them, I might be able to survive this destruction.

‘It’s sad and regrettable, though.’

now.

“But we have to do it anyway.”

The scenery that gave me that joy.

I had to break it with my own hands.

“……All right.”

Boom!

fortunately.

The soldiers followed my orders well, even though they expressed some complaints.

‘You’ve never suffered any losses by following my orders before… … So this time too, you’ll feel unpleasant but have no choice but to follow them.’

The trust built up between me and my unit members was that thick.

but.

‘Perhaps… … this order may have diminished that trust a little.’

that.

There will be many soldiers who will not be happy with this order.

Unfortunately, that didn’t mean I had the luxury of calmly trying to convince them.

“… … Something feels strange.”

“huh?”

Meanwhile.

A soldier muttered as he looked at the building he had destroyed.

“The attack just now… … I think there was a bit of hesitation in it.”

“What? I understand, but it’s Sergeant Shin’s order, so why are you hesitating?”

“No, that’s not the important part.”

“huh?”

What is before your eyes.

It was a building that had collapsed terribly.

“I hesitated too much at the end, so it wasn’t a proper attack. But… … .”

he is.

He muttered strangely, looking at the building he had destroyed.

“A building that looked so fine… … collapsed like this because of an attack of this magnitude?”

“… … ?”

“like.”

Until just a moment ago, he seemed perfectly fine.

A landscape that has now become a ruin.

“As if the building had originally been destroyed.”

“What does that mean?”

“… … No. Even I think it sounds strange. It must be my imagination. I’m sorry for talking nonsense.”

but.

I thought as I listened to the soldiers’ conversation.

‘That’s nonsense.’

That’s the story.

I don’t think it’s all nonsense.

{stop!!!}

And then,

{Warning! Soldiers in front, stop any further sabotage!}

There was a loud noise coming from far away.

A loud, slightly crackling sound, as if shouting through a loudspeaker.

{I know you are soldiers from the Legion, Gangwon Province! Why are you trying to destroy Seoul!}

I turned my head in the direction where the sound came from.

The shape of a person can be seen in the distance.

Although it was far away and hard to see, the voice sounded quite familiar.

‘Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.’

How did he come running so quickly?

A middle-aged man covered in sweat was looking at us with an urgent look in his eyes.

* * *

{You are soldiers, you are the ones who have the duty to protect and defend this country!}

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.

At least according to my newfound ‘taste buds’.

He was always honest with us.

He showed us a great favor.

{But instead, you are destroying the nation’s capital. What kind of nonsense is this! I don’t know the reason, but stop the destruction! If there is a reason for this destruction, then let’s talk about it… }

Even though most of the active-duty soldiers would have died.

Just looking at the fact that they have built such a perfectly constructed military base.

{… … Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok! Are you there? Sorry, I just skimmed through your personal information.}

As a commander, his abilities are beyond imagination and he is a person worthy of respect.

The ‘hunt’ that took place in that bunker was so horrifying that I still get goosebumps when I think about it.

{I know that both of your parents are people who have devoted themselves to the country! Can’t you talk to us, even if it’s just to see their faces? … !}

And, that’s him.

Now he was shouting at us, his voice mixed with tears.

I thought to myself with a bitter smile at his words.

‘Even after seeing this, I still want to resolve it through dialogue… … .’

If this were normal, it would be a situation where we would first try attacking.

Perhaps, that’s why he was thinking positively about us, who were fighting silently in Gangwon-do.

“… … Private Shin?

“What do you want to do?”

If only we could break through that barrier, they might have tried to help us in some way.

Although he was a person I was grateful for in many ways… … unfortunately.

“Ignore it.”

“yes?”

I betrayed his kindness.

I decided to completely ignore General Kim Myeong-hwan’s words.

“Ignore what they say. Keep destroying.”

“……yep.”

The soldiers looked a little uneasy.

Without refusing my orders, they began to continue their acts of destruction.

Okay then.

{… … Is that really so? A year… … seems to have been a long time.}

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan let out a sigh mixed with regret.

He then said with a laugh.

{I guess… I think I was the only one who felt a sense of closeness, thinking that we were fellow soldiers.}

“Ignore it!”

{Those who fought for the people even when the support of the country was cut off. I wondered if there was any way to help them, and thought of them as comrades fighting to overcome this destruction… … .}

“Instead of worrying about those words, destroy a little more!”

{Come to think of it, it was my fault for blindly trusting and being friendly to people I had never even met. I, too, made a ridiculous mistake as a commander. So… … .}

In that voice.

The sobbing and hesitation disappear.

{I no longer consider you comrades.}

and.

The next voice that rang out was not directed at us.

{To all the troops!}

As the head of the Capital Defense Command.

It was a voice shouting to his soldiers.

{We have confirmed an enemy invasion from the northern border! The enemies are the [Steel Corps], the successor to the 12th Corps, the rulers of Gangwon-do and the ones in charge of defending the entire province! They are a clear group of traitors who have forgotten their mission to protect the country and are indiscriminately destroying Seoul!}

As you said.

We were nothing more than rebels to them.

{As of this moment, the Capital Defense Command is ready to prepare for an invasion! All artillery battalions are to aim at the coordinates mentioned below, and all battalion combat units are to move to the northern border area immediately!}

At the voice of Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.

A few soldiers looked at me with anxious eyes and said:

“Sergeant Shin! I could understand destroying the building, but… …!”

“Do we have to fight them too?”

A voice that hopes that won’t happen.

I could well know what answer they wanted.

but.

“okay.”

“… … .”

There was only one answer I could give.

“The shelling will come soon. Prepare to respond.”

I gritted my teeth and looked at the soldiers preparing for battle, thinking.

‘The military.’

The power that Seoul possessed was different from that of other powers.

An army comprised of non-Awakened, not Awakened.

Before destruction comes to this world.

The South Korean military itself was made up of ordinary people.

‘I did have a fight with those soldiers in that underground bunker, though.’

actually.

The main force of the modern army was not infantry.

The main battlefield of the South Korean army was not inside a narrow underground bunker like that.

We have yet to experience their true power.

Although I felt regret and sadness inside.

On the one hand.

I felt a little bit of triumphant spirit rising.

actually…….

‘I was curious too.’

We, [Steel Corps], have grown up as descendants of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

In this destruction, I have been growing my own army with all my might… …my army.

indeed.

That is our strength.

{Fire!}

How would you compare it to the actual South Korean military?

Because it’s time to find out.