The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 444



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Episode 444 Promotion Ceremony (2)

“The mission is the defense of the territory, territorial waters, and airspace of the Republic of Korea, which were previously handled by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Corps. The symbolic name is… … the Steel Corps.”

“… …Loyalty.”

Lieutenant Kim is receiving the effects of [Living Up to Expectations].

A commander with abilities beyond imagination.

“Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok, I will follow your orders.”

“You have your fair share of troubles. You’re not a lieutenant anymore.”

“Excuse me, Lieutenant General Kim Hyun-seok. I will follow your orders.”

Still.

How did that order come to him?

He accepted the order, saluting with slightly trembling hands.

“Well, if that’s what General Kim thinks.”

and.

It didn’t end there.

“I don’t know if you remember me. I’m the head of the special police force. I saw you once in that conference room… no, how many times?”

“Yes. I remember.”

Led by Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan.

Those in charge of each force in Seoul step forward.

“The position of special forces leader. You do it.”

Starting with the police special forces.

“The local police force is a group of people who stand up to protect themselves. So… … in a broad sense, it means that you are also qualified to join the police force.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Chief of the Crime Prevention Corps. Please take good care of me.”

Autonomous neighborhood watch.

“We fight for a society where people can sleep soundly. Just remember that.”

Counter-terrorism unit.

“Brother. Even so, isn’t he in the army?”

“… … Well. The most important thing is the spirit of the Marines, right? Those guys are more than enough.”

Marine Corps Homecoming Association.

In addition to that.

All the high-ranking people and organizations we met.

“This is a position that has become one of obligation and no authority. Please take good care of it.”

All of them.

They transfer their authority and position to Lieutenant Kim Hyeon-seok.

“Ah. I’m sorry, but I can’t give you the position of head of state.”

“What? Jin-hwan, you don’t like that place?”

“Still, that’s true. Isn’t it a bit strange for the acting acting director to appoint the next person as he pleases?”

The last one left was Vice Minister Yoo Jin-hwan.

He said with a smirk.

“The position of head of state will be… … later, after the world becomes normal.”

he is.

He is the one who said that he is not satisfied with the fact that he is the head of state.

“Please let us decide again through due process.”

Whichever method you prefer.

It seems like they were separate.

like that.

When all appointments are completed.

Lieutenant General Kim Hyeon-seok looked at Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan and said.

“Why… … It seems like the workload is too much for a single corps, Lieutenant General Kim.”

“What can I do? If you want to criticize, you have to criticize. You didn’t come in knowing that the military is a place like that, right? Lieutenant General Kim.”

and.

After saying that, Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan turned his head and looked at where the soldiers were standing.

“Is that Private Shin Young-jun?”

No, to be exact.

He looked at me standing inside and said.

“… … Loyalty. Private Shin Young-jun.”

I answered the call with a stern expression.

Okay then.

Lieutenant General Kim Myeong-hwan smiled faintly.

“Thank you.”

I brought that up.

It was a rather sudden thank you.

I accepted the greeting without saying a word.

“no.”

What he is trying to say.

Because I had a vague idea.

“It was a destruction that we failed to even endure. Perhaps it wasn’t easy for you to overcome this destruction either.”

“… … .”

“In that process… … there must have been many situations where it was advantageous to neglect one’s duties.”

As you said.

It was not without temptations.

We were definitely strong among humans.

There has never been a time when we were strong enough to overcome this destruction.

and.

There was never a moment when I didn’t have the option to get stronger faster.

If you embrace a little bit of conscience.

There were plenty of options to become stronger than you are now.

-… … You’re obsessed with useless things.

past.

Private Seo Su-hyeok once told me that.

Some soldiers representing the guy.

Let’s throw away the obligations given to us by a country that has already fallen into ruin.

That would be more advantageous for survival.

He had made me an offer several times.

But still.

“I heard that radio.”

A soldier’s duty.

Protecting people.

“Even in these times… … you never forgot that duty.”

we are.

He did not give up that duty.

To be honest.

There were a few times when I even thought, “Is this right?”

When soldiers lose their lives.

There were many times when I regretted not doing it that way.

“Thank you.”

All those regrets.

At this very moment, I felt like I was disappearing.

A respectable soldier.

A distant boss for us.

“Thank you so much for not letting go of that obligation.”

He.

Because you have supported our choices so far.

“Sergeant Shin Young-jun.”

“yes.”

“I have one last order for you… … No, can I ask you a favor?”

In that regard.

I answered in a firm voice, standing at attention.

“Loyalty. Give me your orders as you wish.”

“Haha. That’s probably going to be a pretty tough request.”

His last request was.

As the saying goes, it’s not easy.

“I hope you will not forget that duty in the future as well.”

at the same time.

There was no need to ask for it.

“… …Loyalty.”

“Yeah, yeah. Loyalty.”

Let me give a light salute.

Lieutenant General Kim also accepted the salute gently.

“everyone!!!”

Lieutenant General Kim Hyeon-seok saw the sight.

Shout out loud.

“Salute to the fallen spirits of our patriotic heroes!”

All members of the unit.

Salute to the last residents of Seoul.

“Loyalty!”

and.

That was the last one.

Parsasasak.

The appearance of Seoul residents barely maintaining some semblance of self-respect.

Turn to dust and scatter.

Tsk tsk tsk.

The cracks that appeared all over the world.

It gradually grew in size.

yet.

Bam… … !

As if glass were breaking.

All the cracks exploded loudly, plunging the whole world into pitch-black darkness.

* * *

I am in that darkness.

I looked up at the sky.

‘universe.’

Every time the repetition by that hero begins.

I looked up at the sky from here.

I felt a presence there staring at me.

I should have been terrified.

but.

Not now.

Unlike before.

I didn’t feel the gaze looking down at us from the sky.

and.

A universe where no gaze is felt.

‘beautiful.’

In that night sky.

The stars were shining beautifully.

and.

Between those sights.

Filling the field of vision.

A status window appears.

* * *

[You have succeeded in demolishing the sanctuary created by the otherworldly being!]

[This is a miracle rarely seen in the entire universe.]

[A miracle that will make even those who are called heroes stick out their tongues!]

[Achievement: Pushing the Divine]

[Those who achieve great things will be given a fitting reward.]

[A potion that increases ability levels is given as an achievement reward.]

[Potion of Ability Increase (Strength) – 5]

[Potion of Ability Increase (Agility) – 5]

[Potion of Ability Increase (Magic Power) – 5]

[Potion of Ability Increase (Luck) – 5]

A ridiculous number of potions.

[‘Top Grade Ingredients – Fragments of an Ancient Meteorite’ will be awarded as an achievement reward.]

A top-grade ingredient, one of the ingredients used to make this potion.

There.

[‘Characteristic Enhancement Ticket’ is awarded as an achievement reward.]

‘… … !’

Something I haven’t had for a while.

Up to the trait enhancement ticket.

‘crazy.’

and.

It didn’t end there.

[Title – The Opponent of Divinity]

[You who fought against the outside being with a human body and made it retreat!]

[This is certainly a great achievement, but the beings of the other world are extremely greedy and cunning.]

[They will never give up their interference in this land in the future.]

[Beware of otherworldly beings and crush them!]

[Never tolerate their interference.]

[effect]

[All abilities used against enemies with ‘Divinity’ gain a 300% bonus.]

“… … This is.”

Very simple yet.

A title with powerful effects.

But, unfortunately.

I didn’t have time to read all of it.

Paaaaah!

Before I knew it.

Because the universe that had been filling my eyes was disappearing.

* * *

And a little later.

Let’s open our eyes again… … .

“ah.”

What I see before my eyes is.

The extent of the destruction we’ve just caused.

It collapsed so miserably that it was nothing.

“……indeed.”

Now.

It had fallen to such a degree that it was difficult to even recognize its shape.

“Is this… … [the real] Seoul?”

It looked like the old capital.

* * *

When the godmother stepped aside,

The other world she created, which had been covering reality, also disappeared.

That is to say.

The story is that the city right in front of you is Seoul.

“……oh my god.”

“Sergeant Shin, this is. This is.”

The soldiers who saw this sight clenched their teeth and said.

“Isn’t that too much… … .”

“… … .”

As you said.

Right now, the scenery of Seoul is… … .

It got to the point where I thought, ‘This is too much.’

Buildings that were so destroyed that their shapes were difficult to recognize.

The few remaining buildings had what looked like the eggs of an unidentified giant reptile stuck all over them.

Kwung, kwung… … .

All over the land, something like magma was flowing, though no one knew where it had originated.

Above them, there were monsters roaming around whose power could never be underestimated.

Black smoke is rising everywhere.

The smoke fills the sky.

In the pitch-black sky, a flock of hideous-looking birds were flying around.

-Keeeeeek!!!

The screams of monsters echo everywhere.

The vibrations from the territorial fight between monsters were ringing.

This is it.

More like, reality.

‘It’s close to hell.’

Kwak… … .

‘The level of destroyed cities I saw in Gangwon-do was… nothing.’

The magic I saw in Gyeonggi-do was concentrated in the outskirts.

The monsters that appeared in this small land of Seoul… …turned the entire city into a devil’s paradise.

“… … What do you want to do, Sergeant Shin?”

Private Seo Su-hyeok frowned and said after seeing that sight.

“There are too many monsters, and the situation looks dire. We came here with a small force before, thinking there were friendly forces here… … but now.”

“Yeah. I guess we can’t do it alone.”

Even if we mobilize the entire army.

It won’t be easy to conquer this city unless we bring that Vimana.

Because Private Park Tae-jun’s prophecy was also weakened.

“Then, would you like to return?”

“No. I have something to do before that.”

It is impossible to stay here for long.

so.

“We’re going through Gyeonggi-do. Our target is southern Seoul.”

“Yes? Why you?”

“If you go over there, there will be people looking for you.”

fortunately.

It’s unclear whether the monsters are aware of their territory, as the number of monsters that venture outside the boundaries of Seoul is not that high.

We headed to Seoul, moving through the outskirts of Seoul and the Gyeonggi-do area.

Okay then.

“Who are you… …?”

A crowd of people could be found gathered near the southern border of Seoul.

An old woman who looked quite serious looked at us with a suspicious look.

The eyes of those looking at us were filled with a wariness toward people they were seeing for the first time… … .

In fact, they were quite familiar characters to me.

“Are you also here at the invitation of the government?”

Survivors from other areas.

I received the invitation message from Jang Young-woong.

These were the people who came here.