The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 439



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Episode 439 Lieutenant Kim (1)

{I know you have some talent, but.}

The godmother spoke in an angry voice.

Just the aftermath of that anger.

There is a huge vibration all around.

{The power you hold is ultimately infinitely small. No matter how high your goal is, it is very small now.}

No, it’s not.

At first I thought the ground was shaking because of the godmother’s anger.

It was only after a while that I was able to notice that this vibration was occurring in a different place.

{After all, you are just a mortal now. Your limitations are also clear.}

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

{Get buried in that limit. You worm.}

Okay then.

What you see there is.

“Again?”

Tanks and soldiers.

They were the same old enemies I had been dealing with since I came here.

‘The words are all very clear. In the end, you’re going to suppress it with physical force, right?’

then.

Rather, it is more comfortable for me.

Rather than using strange abilities, it’s better to defeat someone physically.

“… … No, just a moment.”

But, a little later.

I was able to realize that this was not something that could be easily overlooked.

That makes sense.

“I know the army is coming.”

With the soldiers of the Capital Defense Command that I have fought with so far.

If there’s anything a little different.

“Why are you coming from there?”

That’s where the troops come from.

Not in Seoul… … .

‘Gangwon-do.’

Right where I came from.

The point was that it was in the direction of Gangwon-do.

* * *

The military power of the Republic of Korea is surprisingly quite strong.

Because Korea was a country with a military power that could be counted on one hand among the top ten in the world.

And, among such military powers of the Republic of Korea.

The majority of the force was army power.

Of course.

There is only one reason why we must maintain such a strong military force.

It was to guard against the obvious enemy that was located to the north.

That’s why.

Most of that powerful army force is on the front lines fighting the enemy.

in other words.

‘Gangwon-do.’

They were all gathered in Gangwon-do.

And now.

[Suppress the enemies occupying Seoul!]

“I’m really going to die.”

From Gangwon Province, where most of the powerful South Korean military forces are gathered.

A huge number of troops.

They were heading south, targeting me.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo… … .

What you see in the distance are combat helicopters approaching at incredible speed.

And that’s not all.

Paaaaang!

It flew across the sky at such a speed that it was difficult to even see it properly.

Leaving its trajectory in the sky.

‘Even fighter jets.’

It is evaluated that an ordinary human being would never be able to fight against it.

Even the air forces.

Just now.

I think I know why that godmother was so confident.

‘[Godmother] is a deity who deals with regret… … that is, the past.’

That’s why.

That’s what he’s bringing up against me too.

‘All military units of the past.’

If our country’s military wasn’t that strong.

The power that the godmother could pull out from the past wouldn’t have been much either.

“… … What kind of military force is this strong!”

Not now.

Just like when Jang Young-woong attacked us, the Seoul water defense company was able to step forward.

If the godmother exerts her power a little too much.

It was said that it was possible to recreate the soldiers of Gangwon Province and use them to subjugate me.

‘In other words, that power is also being achieved through Jang Young-woong.’

of course.

It’s not like there was no way to deal with it at all.

‘There will be a limit. You just have to endure as much as you can and push yourself to that limit.’

Every time I eliminate that army.

Jang Young-woong’s power will be consumed.

Every time we destroy this city.

Because Jang Young-woong’s strength will be diminished.

There probably isn’t much left to that limit.

The last time I saw Jang Young-woong’s face, it was quite haggard.

If there is a problem.

“I have limits too… … ?”

No matter how much the guy has limitations.

The fact was that it was impossible for me to withstand that attack alone.

To begin with, I am a non-combatant.

Because this kind of work wasn’t my specialty.

then.

There is only one answer.

If the problem is that I am a non-combatant.

A combat expert.

“All troops! Prepare for battle!”

My unit members.

I’ve been working hard to raise it for times like this.

But it was to utilize my legion.

“… … All members of the unit?”

……however.

“… …Guys?”

I turn my head.

I looked at where the unit members would be.

What’s there is.

“… … !”

Laying on the floor with eyes closed.

It was the appearance of the unit members.

* * *

“no way.”

Fallen soldiers.

When I saw that sight, my hair stood on end.

Yeah, that’s right.

My godmother, who showed me such painful visions.

It’s not like she can exert that power only on me.

‘Other unit members too… …!’

Other unit members too.

That I have no choice but to be exposed to the attacks of that great mother.

“Ha, haha… … Follow me.”

“If you go this way… … there’s a place where food is stored… … .”

I could tell by the mutterings of the fallen soldiers.

Although she was attacked by her godmother, it was a little different for me.

If we really have to be specific.

“Is it similar to what happened to Jang Young-woong… … .”

My unit members now.

They are under the illusion that they can correct the things they regret.

That was a fortunate thing.

Because the story was that the soldiers weren’t feeling any pain.

‘But what should I do?’

That’s what happened to me.

I was able to somehow escape by swinging the kitchen knife with divine power.

It’s not like I can swing a knife at those guys.

“Cooking… … I guess ramen would be effective.”

I muttered with my teeth clenched.

“It’s not an effective force at times like this.”

They are put to sleep by the power of that [godmother].

If it were my cooking, I could probably resist that.

‘[Special sauce] is the power to control emotions, not the power to force action.’

Or putting ‘the feeling of wanting to face reality’ into cooking.

Or if you put in ‘the emotion that can shake off regret’.

To some extent, I can resist the illusions that the godmother shows me.

But that’s as far as it goes.

‘In the end, it’s just emotions.’

To the extent that you can wake up from that state.

It was difficult to impose such a force.

‘There is a way… … but do I have to use it here?’

Although, there were some methods that came to mind.

All of these powers are so limited.

The difficulty was that I had to conserve as much energy as possible.

I felt a cold sweat running down my face.

You just have to hold on somehow.

It’s a situation that’s impossible to endure.

“… … Damn it. I can’t help it.”

like that.

I want to solve this situation by releasing all the strength I have to save.

When I made up my mind like that.

“Ugh… … .”

“… … !?”

From far away.

I felt someone getting up.

“Uh, how?”

Let’s turn our gaze there, startled.

“Whew. I barely escaped.”

“You, how on earth!”

What’s there is.

“How did you wake up, Lieutenant Kim… … !”

It was Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

* * *

Soldiers lying on the ground.

They were lost in the illusions shown to them by [the godmother].

All past mistakes can be undone.

A ridiculously sweet temptation.

The sweet sight made me refuse to even wake up.

That must have made you fall into a deep sleep.

but.

Just one person.

“How did you wake up, Lieutenant Kim… … ?”

“… … Phew! Sorry, I have a headache, please just wait.”

Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

He is like me.

I overcame the illusion of that godmother on my own and opened my eyes.

It wasn’t like I did anything.

By one’s own power.

… … How on earth?

“It’s nothing special. It’s just… … .”

“just?”

“I just activated the skill in advance just in case that strange monster appeared.”

“……ah!”

Lieutenant Kim gets up, wiping away the cold sweat.

I knew what skill he was talking about.

[meeting expectations]

The power to actually demonstrate the abilities that others think Lieutenant Kim possesses.

But even so,

I never thought I would be able to overcome the interference of those outside beings.

“That vision seemed to show me things I regretted and give me a chance to fix all of those regrets. It was definitely a pretty sweet temptation. But… … there was a way to do it.”

There was a strategy for the illusion I experienced as well.

[Godmother] is a being that deals with the emotion called regret.

Letting go of that regret was probably my way of getting away from the attack I had suffered.

and.

How to overcome the illusion that has put the unit members to sleep now.

“It was simple. Just telling myself that I wanted to break free from that fantasy.”

I want to escape from the fantasy

That’s what I thought to myself.

‘Easier said than done…!’

The vision that the godmother is showing them is probably the same one that she showed to Jang Young-woong.

Sending them back in time and giving them a chance to fix all the things they regretted.

‘It must have been an incredibly sweet fantasy.’

and.

The human mind is not something that can be changed at will just because the person wants to.

When I was lost in that sweet fantasy.

You might even think about getting out of there.

Making the decision to break away is usually not a difficult task.

It was the same for me too.

Even though I knew that the way to overcome the attack I had been through was to shake off my regrets.

Because it wasn’t something that could be shaken off just because you wanted to shake it off.

He escaped by swinging the blade with divine power.

however.

“The past is the past. I decided that there was no need to change it. There was no point in changing the past, so I wanted to go back to reality. When I thought about that, my eyes opened naturally.”

“……oh my god.”

Lieutenant Kim.

That I overcame that illusion with the classic destruction method that even I had given up on.

“Oh, no. Even if that method worked, how did you know that it was an illusion?”

I was able to overcome my godmother’s interference because I was protecting my brain with [divine power].

If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have even noticed that the illusion was fake.

Jang Young-woong also didn’t realize at all that everything he had experienced was fake until I told him.

The same goes for the soldiers lying down now.

They probably have no idea that what they are experiencing is nothing more than a sweet illusion.

“That’s also an effect of the skill.”

“yes?”

“I can’t believe how overrated the leader of the legion is… … Even I can’t believe it.”

The reason was simpler than you might think.

“It seems that someone who is the leader of a legion is considered to have a strong mentality that can easily overcome even the slightest mental interference.”

“……ah.”

“While this skill is activated, I seem to be immune to most mental interference. This includes any interference that was previously inflicted. To be exact, it feels like I’m overcoming it with mental power.”

Position as the leader of the Steel Legion.

If there was someone who led such a force in this ruined world.

He is considered to have a strong mentality that can overcome any kind of mental interference.

In that regard.

I muttered with a hollow laugh.

“What kind of a fucking skill is that.”

“I think so too. Anyway… … .”

Lieutenant Kim looked around and said.

“It doesn’t seem like things are going well.

“… … Yes. That’s what happened.”

The enemy will soon be within striking distance of us.

On the other hand, our defense posture is not yet ready.

‘… … I can’t help it. I have no choice but to show it to Lieutenant Kim.’

It was surprising that Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok opened his eyes.

First of all, responding to them came first.

“Come out.”

-yes.

Boom!

I said, kicking the shadow.

Okay then.

“Hmm… … !”

The troops inside rushed out.

“My head hurts a little.”

“Is this the level of the problem?”

“No, not to that extent. It seems like something is trying to interfere with our minds… you know?”

The guard in the shadows.

And the head of that guard.

Ariella said with a slight laugh.

“No interference can be above the oath of the household.”

That godmother must have been trying to fool these guys by showing them illusions.

However, these guys are bound by a covenant with me and my followers.

‘Even the unidentified voice that had kept Ariella tied up in the bunker could not overcome this oath.’

Like other monsters that appeared in that military base.

Ariella was under mental control and was told not to leave the bunker.

Even that powerful mental control was shattered the moment this oath was made.

“Please give me whatever order you want.”

Regret, mental interference, and all that.

As my subordinates, it is my utmost priority to follow my orders.

“The task is simple. Stop the incoming soldiers as much as possible.”

“Hmm, master?”

“why.”

“Looking at the situation, it seems that those warriors are a reproduction of the forces that this country originally possessed… … .”

At my command.

Ariella said with a hint of concern in her voice.

“You know that I have some knowledge of this land, right?”

“I know. I heard that you have knowledge gained from drinking people’s blood.”

“If those troops are as I have in my head… … it might be difficult to stop them with just us?”

Of course, that’s natural.

Not just one brigade, but the implementation of all military units spread across the country.

Even if my unit and I fought against the water defense company.

These people were only a very small part of the national army, the Capital Defense Command.

Even that was nothing more than Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan forcibly reviving a annihilated military unit.

The water defense officers are those who focus solely on the defense of the capital.

The power possessed by the Water Defense Command was in fact extremely small compared to the entire military.

and.

Most of the power each country possesses stands at the borders of its country.

Those soldiers coming down from Gangwon-do.

These people would still be alive and well if they had not been suddenly defeated individually by that malice.

“I also have some new kids I got from Gyeonggi-do, and it’s the time for the nobles… … It’s also night, so I can fight for quite a while.”

“Yeah. From the moment the sun rises, I won’t be able to hold out any longer.”

The nobles of the night are ultimately nobles of the night.

The moment it’s not night, the guys will be pushed back helplessly by the national army’s firepower.

“It doesn’t matter. Just hold on for now.”

“… … I guess there is some way? If that’s the case.”

Kuuung.

An army of red-eyed monsters marches to stop the human army.

I looked at his back and thought.

‘It’s a method.’

To be honest.

Until just now, there was no such thing as a proper method.

I tried to resist in my own way, you know.

I never thought that such a demonstration of force would be possible.

but.

Not anymore.

“Lieutenant Kim.”

“okay.”

“Get ready.”

The current Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok has the abilities that others think are suitable for a corps commander.

And then, if so.

“Okay.”

There is no way I, as a true commander, could not have thought of the part I was thinking of.

The soldiers are all fallen.

The only ones left are me and Lieutenant Kim.

and.

Let’s say there’s a way to overcome this situation.

“Are you going to cook?”

Isn’t it already decided?