The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 441



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Episode 441: Assistance

Fallen soldiers.

actually.

If I were to try to wake those soldiers up by myself, it would have been a very difficult task.

‘[Special sauce] has the power to touch your emotions.’

It is a very powerful force, though.

There were clear limitations as well.

‘It only touches on emotions. It doesn’t have the power to force or take action.’

Those who are in deep sleep.

There is no emotion that can wake someone from that state of sleep.

If we really have to be picky, it would be like Lieutenant Kim, who shakes off his regrets on his own.

It’s hard to organize your mind just by the emotions you get from cooking.

If it were original.

After somehow feeding him that kind of food, all he could do was beg him to please open his eyes.

“Get ready, Lieutenant Kim.”

It’s a little different now.

“… …Loyalty.”

What is here now is.

Because I wasn’t alone.

‘Go.’

I placed my hands on the finished dishes.

I muttered quietly to myself.

[Five loaves and two fish]

Okay then.

I feel the magical power inside my body rapidly draining away.

A dish made with all my heart.

The act of copying it more than a hundred times.

Of course, the amount of horsepower consumed was also considerable.

[Lv.40 War Cook]

[Top-level cooking skills]

Level up.

My level as a chef has also become completely different from before.

Paaaaak!

Even though the finished dishes were being placed on top of the soldiers’ bodies.

I didn’t feel like I was pushing myself at all.

“… … .”

and.

Lieutenant Kim’s expression changed awkwardly as he looked at the dish.

“What is that?”

The dish I made was… …actually quite familiar.

A dish that I didn’t have to do after my cooking skills improved to a certain extent.

but.

For me, it was the first dish I learned.

A diet that boasts more powerful effects than anything else at a time like now.

“It looks like jjambbap.”

“you’re right.”

Jjamppong.

So, it was a military diet.

‘Those guys are trapped in an illusion created by their godmother.’

then.

I had to make it so that he could break free from that illusion.

To do that.

‘I had to make up my mind to break free from that illusion.’

It is never easy.

To accomplish that, two prerequisites had to be met.

First, they will realize that they are in an illusion.

Second, you have to be able to make the decision to break free from that sweet fantasy.

Even Lieutenant Kim was able to do it because he had become an unbelievable iron man due to the effects of [Living Up to Expectations].

An ordinary person would never be able to escape from that sweet fantasy on his own.

Yes, to a certain extent.

By myself, at least.

‘A dream where I can erase all my regrets.’

then.

The way out of that dream is actually simple.

“We need to make them realize the reality.”

I activated my skill while looking at the dishes placed on top of the soldiers’ bodies.

[Forced feeding]

The dishes placed on top of the soldiers’ bodies.

It seeps into the body.

‘Have you ever fallen into a sweet but vain dream…?’

and.

I looked at the sight and thought.

‘In fact, there were many attacks even without this one, right?’

For example.

It was like that when I first enlisted.

Until I had some time to adjust to the unit… …every day was like hell.

On the first day of training, I fell asleep while listening to the sobbing of my fellow trainees sitting next to me.

okay.

The only time I could forget about those difficult times was when I was sleeping.

Because in my dreams, I could forget the harsh daily life in the military and re-experience my memories in society.

Literally.

A dream that is both vain and sweet.

and.

What brought those who were lost in that sweet dream back to reality.

should.

“All soldiers… … !”

I can hear it in the morning.

“rising!!!”

It’s so noisy.

It was a wake-up call.

[A military-style set meal with a deep sense of loyalty, prepared with the devotion of a heroic chef]

The jjambbong they just ate.

A dish whose effectiveness has been proven through my own experience.

There.

“Why don’t you wake up quickly!!!”

A man who became an incredibly powerful commander thanks to the effects of [Living Up to Expectations].

Lieutenant Kim’s orders ring out.

Okay then.

“Ugh… … Ugh.”

“This taste… … .”

“It’s delicious… … . It’s delicious, but… … .”

From the mouths of those who were intoxicated with sweet dreams.

Painful groans begin to flow out.

This type of skill’s resistance increases as the target’s stats increase.

Even I, who had the highest stats in the unit, couldn’t withstand those two combinations.

In order to carry out that order, I was able to partially understand how to use the divine powers that I had not been able to use properly myself.

‘I’m a sergeant, and I’m working like a dog even in this state. Is this while you guys are sleeping?’

That’s what I was like.

As for the other unit members, it was obvious.

“Ugh.”

They.

That the sweet dream you are experiencing is not reality.

“Oh, it’s morning.”

at last.

That they were soldiers who had to work like dogs while belonging to the legion.

“… … Ah. Then that’s right.”

“You said it worked out so well, it was a dream.”

Now that I’m awake.

You will realize it.

* * *

“Phew… … .”

Soldiers holding their heads as if they were dizzy.

These are the guys who were just now immersed in a sweet dream.

It’s like I suddenly woke up from that illusion.

The resulting sense of loss and emptiness must be beyond imagination.

“I know you’re confused, but you need to come to your senses.”

but.

I didn’t have the luxury of comforting those guys.

I shouted at the soldiers.

“There’s a sound coming from over there. Can you hear it?”

“This sound… … .”

No matter what.

Those soldiers are among the elite in the legion.

“It’s the sound of battle.”

“Is this the military again?”

“okay.”

Apart from the fact that I was sleeping just a moment ago.

After coming to his senses, his appearance was that of an elite member of the legion.

“The enemy is coming to attack us. And that enemy is… …the front-line units of the Republic of Korea.”

“… … You’re not talking about us, are you? I get the gist of it.”

“I managed to block it somehow for now. But I don’t think I can block it for long.”

To my words:

The soldiers calmly began to pick up their weapons scattered on the floor.

“Then we will join you. It will be tough since they are the frontline units, but if we are together with you, Sergeant.”

“No, no. Don’t go that way.”

“yes?”

What’s coming down from the north?

It would be the very front-line army before destruction.

“Even if you go, you can’t stop it.”

Even if about 100 Awakened people here join.

Absolutely unstoppable.

‘We have already called in reinforcements.’

Those reinforcements will probably be coming from Gangwon Province.

If you look over there, you can see that the military is coming down from Gangwon-do.

It was questionable whether reinforcements would be able to arrive properly amidst the supernatural powers created by [Godmother].

“The task is simple. Everyone, bring your extension cords.”

so.

My job was simple.

Rather than being simple, it was something that had been going on for a while.

“Destroy this city as you have been doing.”

* * *

Boom!

“Sergeant Shin!”

“why!”

“I am following it because it is an order!”

According to my orders.

Soldiers who continue to destroy.

“What on earth is the meaning of this action!?”

but.

Some of the soldiers muttered, unable to hide their puzzlement.

‘It means.’

I thought to myself about that question.

Even though Jang Young-woong rewinds time several times.

I continued to destroy this Seoul.

And of course,

‘It wasn’t something I did without thinking.’

When I first properly suspected and investigated this Seoul.

There was one strange thing.

‘They seem obsessed with maintaining the original form of Seoul.’

A report passed on to me by one of the soldiers.

I understand that Jang Young-woong tried to survive in Seoul.

I also understand that you tried your best to overcome that destruction.

but.

‘For some reason, they maintained the appearance of Seoul in the past.’

That appearance.

Despite being extremely ineffective at surviving destruction.

Even though it was largely destroyed in several battles.

In the next iteration, the appearance was neatly restored.

As I expected.

It would take quite a bit of effort to restore it to that extent.

Of course.

‘There must be a reason.’

maybe.

Jang Young-woong himself may not have been aware of it.

As if he didn’t even notice that his child wasn’t getting older.

By my godmother.

It must have been manipulated so that we didn’t even notice that it was inefficient to maintain Seoul’s original form.

then.

The story goes that the being who forcibly maintained the original form of Seoul was the Godmother.

‘Right now, the godmother is exerting her power on this world through that Jang Young-woong. So then.’

I was wondering why

I soon came to one conclusion.

‘The scenery of Seoul that my godmother created was also created by Jang Young-woong.’

To be more precise.

‘This scenery is the embodiment of the [ideal ending] that Jang Young-woong had in mind.’

That’s why.

No matter how serious the destruction may be.

In the next repetition, the perfect appearance was reproduced again.

and.

then.

‘If that perfect appearance were to collapse.’

I looked up at the sky and muttered.

The sky over Seoul, once peaceful, was filled with black smoke and flames from battles between monsters and military units, as well as the destruction of their own soldiers.

It seems far from an ideal ending.

Maybe that’s why.

Damn it… … .

‘This scenery too… … can’t it be maintained any longer?’

In that sky.

A distortion I’ve seen before.

It was as if space had been torn apart… …black holes were appearing.

‘That crack.’

It was the first time I saw that crack.

It was when I visited Yeouido.

and.

‘When that hole appeared above Yeouido, Jang Young-woong had come out of his fantasy and had performed several repetitions on this land.’

Jang Young-woong was the medium through which the power of the great mother was exerted.

He is, after all, a level 30 awakened character.

It was not perfect as a medium to exert the power of the Godmother.

That’s why.

‘As a result of using up all that power over and over again… … an error occurred in the next repetition.’

The consequences of that error.

It’s that hole right there.

‘This is an illusion created by the godmother.’

Covered over reality.

This is the ideal ending that Jang Young-woong envisioned.

then.

That hole was created by an error.

Outside of that, maybe.

‘reality.’

As the ideal ending that Jang Young-woong dreamed of gradually crumbled away.

The wall between reality and fantasy.

It started to fall apart.

“Keep destroying!”

In the process of destroying things several times and forcibly restoring them.

Jang Young-woong’s strength must have been greatly exhausted.

actually.

When he spoke to us, Jang Young-woong’s face was very haggard.

At that point, Jang Young-woong’s power would have already reached its limit.

“Just a little more!”

The godmother continued to restore this scenery.

That probably won’t be long either.

Soon.

If we could shatter all these illusions.

You might be able to escape to the reality outside of it… … .

-… …Master.

When I was thinking like that.

There were numerous sounds coming into my shadow.

I felt the presence and said with a bitter smile.

“Can’t you stand it anymore?”

-……sorry.

and.

I stared blankly at the sky.

It’s still faint in the distance.

-Our time… …is over.

Red sunlight.

It was slowly rising.

‘sun.’

It’s not for nothing that they say “wake up” when waking up the soldiers.

As a result of the prolonged fighting in Seoul.

Time passed and it was already morning.

The Night Nobles are a very powerful race.

There was a strong penalty that it lost most of its power in sunlight.

“The monsters are retreating!”

From far away.

I hear something approaching.

“Ugh… … I don’t know why you’re suddenly stepping back, but it’s good news for us!”

“Keep moving forward!”

Fantasy characters created by the godmother.

Perhaps, in reality, the soldiers of the Republic of Korea have already died.

“Suppress the rioters occupying Seoul!”

They.

To fulfill their duty to protect the country.

It was coming towards us.

‘……Shit.’

I looked at the cracks that had appeared in the sky.

A vastly increased number of cracks compared to the beginning.

“There’s not much left.”

Until this illusion is completely demolished.

It was proof that there really wasn’t much time left.

But what if those soldiers come after us?

Even our unit members have no choice but to focus on defense against soldiers with that number and equipment.

Even if we do that, we won’t be able to last long and we’ll all be wiped out.

We haven’t even reached our goal.

I was trampled mercilessly by soldiers armed with a sense of duty.

You will be forced to kneel under the command of the godmother who is taking advantage of that sense of duty… … .

{Aha, indeed.}

With that thought in mind.

At that very moment… …where I was frowning.

{I wondered what was happening when the hole suddenly grew bigger… … Hmm. It was an interesting sight.}

Beyond the hole in the sky.

A being was seen poking its head in and opening its mouth.

* * *

The moment when the ideal landscape that Jang Young-woong dreamed of was destroyed.

Cracks are starting to appear.

and.

{Hmm, what an interesting sight.}

Appeared from beyond the crack.

One monster.

‘That guy… … .’

I looked at that sight and muttered in a daze.

“That bat monster guy back then… … .”

{It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Commander. No, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Commander.}

The hole that appeared above Yeouido.

A countless number of monsters poured down from beyond that hole.

{I guess you’ve noticed the ominous nature of this place now.}

The one who commanded those monsters… … .

A monster with ugly eyes.

{I’m glad my advice last time was helpful.}

It was at this point that I was able to sense that this space was an alien world created by my great-grandmother.

Because what that guy said gave me a hint.

and.

{Come to think of it, I unintentionally caused trouble for you last time.}

The guy looked down at the entire space.

He nodded briefly and said.

{I don’t know if you can call it an apology, but… }

Countless cracks appear in the sky.

From that crack… … .

{I’ll try to help you a little.}

“what?”

-Creeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!

Countless monsters.

It started pouring down.