The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 431



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Episode 431: Invasion of Seoul (3)

Pavabababang… … .

Red trails decorating the sky.

It was a fairly familiar trajectory for our legion.

After the day of destruction.

Those trajectories mostly pierced only the enemies of the Legion.

Despite the tremendous noise, the light felt very reassuring to the soldiers.

But not now.

“The shelling is coming!”

Because the bombardment was directed at none other than us.

The firepower of modern military is literally enough to turn mountains upside down.

No matter how powerful an Awakener is, if they get hit directly by that bombardment, they won’t be able to avoid serious injuries.

“Prepare to intercept!!!”

[Command order – ‘Intercept’ rings out.]

But, I guess I should say that it’s fortunate.

We have already had experience responding to such shelling.

“Initiate interception!”

Lights fired from the ground against the red trail.

The barrage of magicians and archers intercepted the shells pouring down from the sky.

Pavabababang… … .

A myriad of lights collide in the sky.

The debris spreads across the ground.

Some debris flew over our heads.

Some more debris flew nearby and destroyed a building.

There were also shells that almost made it through that interception and reached us.

Crunch-

Even that.

The awakened warriors came forward and dealt with it.

‘I thought my experience in attacking an artillery battalion would come in handy.’

Combat techniques against human weapons.

If it was my first time experiencing it, I might have been a little confused, but not now.

Most of the soldiers here now have been with the unit since its inception.

They faced the bombardment, reenacting their experiences from back then.

No, to be exact.

‘It’s better than before.’

At that time, the only way to move forward was to block attacks.

It’s a little different now.

Because our unit is stronger now than it was then.

“Jang Hong-su!”

“Yes! Private Jang Hong-su.”

In the chaos as shrapnel from exploding shells swept over our heads.

I grabbed a soldier and shouted.

“Did you see where the shelling just happened?”

“Yes! I remember it was on top of those buildings and towards the mountains in the distance.”

“The distant mountains may be okay, but your magic will probably reach the nearby buildings, right?”

“Yes? That’s… … that’s true.”

I said, fixing the head of the helpless guy towards the building where the shelling had occurred.

“Then what are you going to do? Get ready quickly and shoot.”

“Ha, but Corporal Shin. Unless the battery moved on its own and fired at us… … there should be artillerymen there.”

“I know.”

I looked straight into the guy’s eyes and said.

“But we have to do it anyway.”

“… … .”

Private Jang Hong-su looked at me with a slightly pale complexion.

He nodded and said.

“I don’t know the exact reason… … but if it’s Corporal Shin’s order, then there must be a reason.”

Pavababababang!!!

The artillery positions positioned throughout the rooftops of the buildings begin to be destroyed one by one.

You could tell without even looking what had happened to the artillerymen who had been manning the battery there.

“… … Over there, the tanks are coming!”

“This is driving me crazy.”

Seoul’s counterattack did not end there.

As the artillery fire toward us continued, the full-scale ground forces on the other side began to move in.

‘The roads in Seoul were clean and well maintained.’

Tanks and armored vehicles carrying armed soldiers.

It won’t take long for them to reach us.

“Everyone, prepare for battle.”

“… … .”

“Can’t you hear? Everyone, put your weapons up!”

I ordered an engagement against the approaching water defense soldiers.

However, the soldiers’ expressions were not good.

‘It must be because of the direction of the unit I caught.’

Our unit did not fight against humans.

Even though they may come into conflict with humans.

Our enemies are ultimately the monsters that invade us.

Because humans, who are of the same species, were meant to cooperate at some point.

That direction became the values ​​of the unit members after the destruction.

This is what makes them hesitate to attack humans now.

This time they didn’t attack us first.

Because there are people riding openly over there.

Me too.

If it were normal, I wouldn’t have given the order to attack humans.

No… … To be exact, I guess I shouldn’t have given such an order.

But still.

The reason why such an order could be issued was simple.

‘The assassin I saw earlier.’

We’ve had quite a few encounters with them, repeating the same moments over and over again.

And every time, Private Seo Su-hyeok did not hesitate to kill if necessary.

I remember clearly the faces of the enemies who died at that time.

‘That person was the one that Private Seo Su-hyeok killed before.’

And then, in the next repeating time.

I now remember that people I thought were dead were alive and moving again.

When the same time repeats itself.

People from Seoul who were clearly thought to be dead came back to life as if nothing had happened.

If my prediction is correct, then probably they are.

‘Probably, from the beginning… … .’

Crack.

When I was thinking like that.

“… … Damn it, I can’t help it.”

“Sergeant, this is your order. Fight!”

Beyond the artillery battle taking place in the distance.

A full-scale close combat between friendly soldiers and the water defense unit began.

* * *

Doo doo doo doo doo… … .

Valid… … .

Boom… … !

“Keep shooting!”

“Recall the battle against the Blue House! You just have to deal with them like the monsters you faced back then!”

On one hand.

The artillery fire of the water defense soldiers pours down on the legion.

These are soldiers who have already fought against many monsters.

They knew how to deal with life forms that transcended humanity.

and.

“The fire is tolerable, but… … those tanks are the problem.”

A soldier looked at the place where the water defense soldiers were gathered.

He seemed to have decided on something, and he spoke while adjusting the helmet that covered his face.

“All squad members.”

“Yes. Private Lee Byeong-min.”

“I’ll destroy those tanks and come back. Please cover me from behind.”

“Yes! Everyone, cover the squad leader!”

Amidst the barrage of artillery fire from the water defense soldiers.

Some high-level Awakened people were running through the middle of such saturation at incredible speed.

“Ugh!”

[Martial Arts – Hancheon Sword A+]

Kwaaaaang!

“Hey, in one blow?”

“Destroying a tank with one blow is something even monsters couldn’t do… …!”

Swinging a knife, not a gun.

They even split a tank made of thick plywood in two.

The soldiers of the water defense company screamed in shock when they saw that sight.

“A number of tanks are approaching from the outer road!”

“Park Dae-won, Lee Han-il! Bring your squad members and go out! That road must never be opened!”

“It looks like there was an artillery unit on the other mountain too! It’s too far away for our wizards to deal with!”

“Lee Su-yeon! Bring all the squad members and destroy the cannons!”

“I’ll be back soon.”

On one side,

The soldiers moved forward and backward in a hurry, following the orders of Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

“Air defense positions 11, 14, and 15 have also been destroyed!”

In another serious matter.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan and his subordinate officers were racking their brains to devise a way to hunt down the corps.

“You’re holding out so nonchalantly while being bombarded like this… …!”

“Those guys… … They’re not human, they’re monsters. No, they’re worse than monsters!”

“Don’t be afraid!”

Legionnaires who appear so inhumane that it’s hard to believe they’re human.

The faces of several of the water defense soldiers who saw that sight turned pale.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan shouted with a cold face.

“They are destroying our batteries first. If they were truly superior enemies, there would be no need to destroy our batteries like this.”

“That means.”

“The fact that we are destroying the battery means that our artillery fire is also burdensome to them!”

He said, pointing to a military map.

“The soldiers’ personal weapons may not cause much damage, but the artillery fire is certainly a threat to them. And, at this point, the most effective strike is being made here.”

“The 3rd Artillery Battalion.”

Unlike the air defense positions placed on the rooftops of buildings.

A large artillery battalion established in a mountainous position in the northwest.

It was also the only artillery battalion currently positioned to fire at them.

“If the firepower of the three batteries continues to accumulate, they won’t be able to hold out either.”

Towards that legion.

It was also a unit that projected tremendous firepower.

“On the other hand, they must also be aware of the firepower of these three batteries.”

“We absolutely cannot afford to lose these three batteries. If there are any enemies heading that way, we must stop them at all costs!”

Peeeeeeeing… … .

A legion of 100 Awakened beings.

The Capital Defense Command, comprised of countless soldiers and armored forces, may have become stronger than before its destruction.

The fierce battle between the two military forces continues.

Guns and shells flew everywhere, and magic responded by decorating the sky.

Tanks and armored vehicles raced down the road, and soldiers wielding huge bayonets charged toward them.

“Check for signal flares in the west!”

“What is the signal?”

“Black signal flare… … .”

like that.

How long has it been since the battle began?

There was a single signal flare shot into the sky.

“This is the signal to fall.”

“… … Where did you send it?”

War between the armies of the Republic of Korea.

The outcome of that battle was surprising.

“3rd Artillery Battalion… … 3rd Battery… ….”

“… … .”

[Steel Legion] had the upper hand.

“That’s ridiculous. The 3rd battery has already been subdued?”

“How far is it from where they are… … . Besides, I’m sure we’ve already sent as many reinforcements as possible.”

Even if it is made up of non-awakened people.

They are heavily armed with firearms before the destruction.

It was an army with a solid system.

“A report came in from a soldier in a nearby air defense position. A dozen soldiers, led by a woman wielding a giant axe, stormed into the battery… … and all the firearms were destroyed… … .”

“… … .”

If the enemies were ordinary Awakened ones.

The soldiers of the Capital Defense Command would have had the upper hand even against more Awakened beings than they did.

“I thought that if we were ordinary Awakened people… we could just deal with them like we would with monsters.”

Even if the opponents are awakened beings with strong powers of their own.

Because it was a powerful army with enough strength and experience to never be pushed back.

If there is a problem.

“These authors are no ordinary awakened beings.”

“… … .”

The enemy they are facing now is an elite force comprised of only the strongest soldiers in the legion.

Among them, there are even those who are facing a level 30 wall… … .

Beyond being strong, they were Awakened beings with overwhelming power.

“… … I’m sorry.”

A man who was in the middle of commanding a battle.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan put down the loudspeaker and spoke in a timid voice.

“I don’t think we can stop the authors.”

In that regard.

The man who had been watching the battle opened his mouth.

“We have already called in reinforcements. Other armed groups in Seoul will be arriving soon, so it would be too early to give up.”

“That may be true. But before that, the core forces of the defense force will probably all be blown away. The northern part of Seoul that we have been protecting so diligently will be reduced to ashes.”

A middle-aged general with a bitter smile.

“It was a nice-sounding army… … They kidnapped men who had no intention of listening to them and forced them to follow their orders, saying that since there was a war, the reserve forces had to follow their orders. I thought I had raised them to a satisfactory level in a year… … But it seems that it wasn’t enough.”

“… … .”

“It is regrettable that the unit was annihilated, but I think it cannot be helped. What is truly regrettable is… … that I failed in my mission to defend Seoul.”

He was a man who listened to his own words silently.

I looked at Jang Young-woong.

“You told me that day when you saved my life that there is no one who can do this job as well as I can. To be honest, I wondered how you could say that with such certainty.”

“I still think the same.”

“Is that so? I’m sorry, but I couldn’t live up to your expectations.”

In that regard.

Jang Young-woong, who had been listening to the story quietly as if lost in thought, shook his head and said.

“It’s not your fault, General.”

“Thank you for your words, but the commander is responsible for the defeat.”

“That’s what I’m saying. After all, I’m the one who gave this order.”

Kim Myeong-hwan looked at Jang Yeong-ung’s face.

Jang Young-woong muttered, covering his face as if lost in thought.

He said something like that.

He put his hand into his bosom, took out a pistol and said.

“It’s not your fault, General, so don’t blame yourself. If you really want to be specific, it’s my fault.”

He fiddled with the gun.

He began to mutter to himself in a small voice.

“… … You’re acting like that before we even made contact. Did you figure out that that attack was my doing?”

“… … A hero? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“If that’s true, then how on earth did you find out? No… … Even if he was a monster, if we sent our Awakened ones as assassins, would someone as powerful as Lieutenant Kim Hyun-seok have been able to sense that we were attacking him? … He might have been so caught up in his determination to eliminate Sergeant Shin Young-jun that he ended up doing something too hasty.”

He muttered all the way there.

He nodded and said.

“I had a rough idea of ​​their power, but it was my fault for creating a situation where we could engage in combat.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Who is Private Shin Young-jun? What do you mean by assassin?”

“It’s nothing, so don’t worry about it. I’ll explain it anyway.”

Crunch.

“You’ll forget it soon.”

Taaaaang… … .

* * *

“How much longer do we have to fight, Corporal Shin!”

The soldiers who were fighting looked at me and shouted.

Now, the legion was not the entire legion, but only 100 elite soldiers.

“If things continue like this, reinforcements will arrive!”

On the other hand, Seoul’s forces were not limited to those water defense soldiers.

All of Seoul’s forces spread out nearby were rushing to this place.

“Fight as long as you can!”

“Fighting for a long time… … It’s impossible to annihilate them all!”

“I know, Inma.”

In the first place.

My goal wasn’t to annihilate them.

I looked at the scene where the battle was taking place.

Due to the fierce fighting.

I could see nearby buildings being destroyed even faster than our soldiers could destroy them.

‘As much as possible.’

What I want is for this fight to continue.

The goal was to cause as much damage as possible to the land.

“But, even though it’s not a problem right now, we’ll soon be affected… …!”

“Don’t worry about that.”

If there is a problem.

If this battle continued, even the most elite of the strongest legions would be hunted down one by one.

But I wasn’t worried about that part.

“Probably. It’ll end before then.”

Taang… … .

In the midst of a battle.

A gunshot was heard from a distance.

Not in the middle of a battle, but far away.

Sounds coming from where the enemy commander is staying.

“This road must not be opened! Block it!”

Due to the ongoing fierce fighting.

The other soldiers didn’t seem to know what the gunshot meant.

I knew it.

Kugugugugugugugugugu… … .

“uh?”

“This earthquake, what the heck… …!”

A few moments later, gunshots are heard.

A huge earthquake begins, as if the world around you is collapsing.

“… … ?”

“The enemy soldiers… … are gone?”

The soldiers who were attacking us just a moment ago.

It disappears in an instant.

“Lieutenant Kim!!!”

“Oh, I see.”

and.

I looked at the scenery and took a bite of beef jerky.

“Remember everything that happened here!”

[Command Order – I remember… … .]

* * *

Percussion.

“Is this Seoul?”

do.

The moment my feet touched the ground in Seoul.

I ignored the headache that was building up in my head.

I looked around urgently.

and.

I thought as I looked at the scenery before my eyes.

“Umm… …what should I say.”

But I hated it so much and it was annoying.

The only strategy that came to mind.

“As expected, compared to old Seoul… … there are still places that are destroyed.”

“Well, isn’t this pretty good?”

That strategy is… … I guess.

I think it was the right answer.