The Military Chef of a Ruined World - Chapter 456



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Episode 456 Treatment.

{Haha! It must have been easy for the Legion!}

“It’s not an easy task.”

We did as the ‘doctor’ requested.

After defeating ‘The Tenacious Avaros’, he returned to Gangnam with the guy captured.

-Let go, let go… … . These nasty mongrels… … !

Before I knew it, monsters appeared from inside.

The scene of Avaros, who is struggling while on the ground, being subdued and dragged somewhere.

{You say it wasn’t easy when you finished the job in less than a day? How humble of you, Commander.}

Even the ‘doctor’ who had asked me to do this job didn’t seem to think that I would be able to complete the task in just half a day.

He was speaking in a voice that was particularly memorable.

“… … Not humble, Inma.”

As you said.

It was never easy to subdue that guy.

‘How can you be that strong, damn it.’

To be honest.

That guy was much harder than any monster I’d encountered while subduing military units so far.

Not only are the attacks from the unit members who have been strengthened to the max through cooking not working properly, but they are also not working properly.

My approach of trying to attack secretly through [Environmental Fairy Tale] was also detected and blocked like a ghost.

‘When he swung his fist while saying that he had caught thousands of demons hiding in the environment… … I really thought I was going to die.’

This is Seoul.

It is the most important land in Korea.

Compared to military units in other areas of relatively low importance.

The monsters occupying the military base in Seoul may be stronger.

It was to the point where I felt amazed at Jang Young-woong for surviving in a place like this for over a year.

{I’m curious again. How on earth did you catch that guy?}

Still.

There is one reason why I was able to subdue that guy.

‘Jung Soo Ah’s spirit eyes are a good match for my eyes.’

The vision that Jeong Su-ah showed through the spirit.

It was because the characteristics I had were applied to that vision.

“… … That guy’s strength seems to come from those unique tendons.”

{like?}

“Those tendons had incredible elasticity. They were probably reinforced with some kind of magical power. That’s why they were able to display such amazing athletic ability despite their size.”

Thanks to that, I was able to figure out the guy’s weakness in advance.

It was only by persistently exploiting that weakness that we were able to successfully subdue it.

“Instead, the parts where the tendons pass seem to have thin leather for elastic movement. If you cut mainly around those parts, it’s easier to handle… no, it’s easier to cut.”

{Hoooo! So?}

“We started by cutting the tendons in the ankles using members of a unit specializing in undercover operations.”

My [environmental fairy tale] was something I quickly figured out.

That’s because I was a cook, not an assassin.

‘We fed dishes specialized for ambush attacks to the unit members who were already specialized in undercover operations.’

Even the monsters trained with wild instincts.

It was only at that moment that he was able to confirm his enemy’s attack that a blade flew towards his ankle.

‘To be honest, I thought that was the end of it.’

The subjugation became more difficult than expected because the guy started to kick the ground with his hands and started to rampage.

However, since I knew where the weak point was, I was able to overcome it by cutting off the tendons in his hand.

{Oh my goodness. I’ve heard rumors that the Legion’s strategies are amazing… … but to figure out that information in an instant and dig into it.}

“Anyway, it wasn’t an easy fight for us either. So.”

The face of the ‘doctor’ who was talking to us.

The face changes to a torn, sullen expression.

{Haha, of course. Now I have to pay the price!}

“… … .”

{Come inside, Commander.}

Although it looks a little ugly.

The feeling is pure joy.

{Treatment… … no.}

The ‘doctor’ smiled happily.

{Start evolution.}

He led me to the operating room.

* * *

There was nothing special before going into surgery.

No, I should say there aren’t any.

‘It’s so un-special that it’s actually surprising… … .’

The place where the ‘doctor’ settled down was an area in Gangnam where hospitals were densely packed.

The operating room that the guy guided us to was also prepared at one of those hospitals.

{The medical facilities of the native species are also quite usable. This would be the right place to treat the native species.}

“… … Do you know how to write it?”

{Roughly speaking? At my level, I can figure out the purpose of equipment I’m seeing for the first time.}

Anyway, like that.

I went into the operating room.

Krunt… … .

“Those guys?”

{These are the kids who will perform the surgery.}

“… … Those guys are in charge of my treatment?”

{Is there anything strange?}

“… … .”

A man who doesn’t know my body at all…

No, I’m not leaving it to anyone else, I’m leaving it to a monster.

It wasn’t that there was no tension, but… … .

“… … No, that’s enough.”

I have prepared for any eventuality.

I lay quietly on the operating table.

I saw the monsters that had entered the operating room approaching me.

{If you close your eyes for a moment and open them, it will all be over.}

……hmm.

That’s what I said though.

I’m a pretty high level Awakener.

The more the Awakened One’s abilities increase, the more they increase.

Immunity to drugs and abilities is also increased.

‘Even sleeping pills won’t work.’

The guy said lightly that if he closed his eyes for a moment and opened them, it would be over.

Perhaps, it would not be easy for even the most powerful monster to put me to sleep… … .

{It’s over.}

“……uh?”

I was thinking that.

I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them again.

I was lying in a hospital room, not in the operating room where I had been until just before.

* * *

“What, what. It’s over already… … Ugh.”

{It’ll still be a little sore.}

I don’t even know what happened.

Anyway, it looks like the treatment he was going to give me has been roughly concluded.

{Please lie down and rest for the time being, Commander.}

I turned my gaze and looked around.

And the first thing I discovered was.

Standing at my bedside… … .

-Crunch… … .

Horrible looking.

It was a monster that looked like it had been made by a child forcibly piecing together various toys.

{It might be boring to lie down, but please bear with it for a little while.}

“… … .”

{Well, isn’t there blood with a strange healing power circulating inside the commander’s body? He’ll probably recover quickly. Originally, the blood’s power was quite low, but thanks to the surgery, a lot of that power should have returned.}

I guess so.

The voice ringing in my head also seemed to be coming from that monster.

‘Are there any other monsters that can be used as terminals besides that bat monster?’

Just looking at that hideous sight is unimaginable.

It looks like that guy was taking care of me.

anyway.

I said, looking down at my body.

“Is this the end of the treatment?”

It’s a little sore though.

A body that looks completely different than before.

{To be exact, this surgery is over. It went very well without any problems.}

In that regard.

I couldn’t help but tilt my head.

“The surgery is over. So there’s still more left?”

{… … It seems like the commander has a tendency to say absurd things often.}

To my words:

The ‘doctor’ responded with an attitude that seemed rather bewildered.

{No way. Did the commander think that the condition of his body could be cured with just one surgery?}

“Uh… … Are you saying that’s not true?”

{Oh my god. How can you be this shameless?}

Looks a little angry.

‘Doctor’ answers in a voice that sounds like a sigh.

{Sometimes there are patients like this. They live in such a mess that their health is ruined, and they hope to be cured with just one rough treatment.}

“……greatness.”

{As I said last time, the commander’s physical condition is beyond imagination. It must not be easy to ruin one’s body like this. To expect a body like this to be completely cured with one or two treatments… … Isn’t that being too greedy?}

I felt it last time too.

I feel like I’m getting scolded by the doctor.

I felt strangely intimidated and couldn’t even refute him.

{So, get some rest and recover quickly. Then we can talk about the next treatment.}

“So, if my physical condition is cured now, will I go straight to the next procedure?”

{What are you talking about.}

but.

What followed next left me unable to resist retorting.

{To proceed with the next treatment, you must pay for the next treatment.}

“what?”

I said with my eyes wide open.

“Are you saying that I have to pay a different price for each of those multiple treatments you mentioned?”

{That goes without saying. I can’t work for free either.}

“This kid… … !”

I said, unable to hide my anger.

“I don’t know why you asked me to catch that monster, but that Avaros guy is incredibly strong! If you tried to catch him yourself, hundreds, thousands of your subordinates outside would be torn to pieces!”

{That’s right. That’s why I gave up on capturing it myself.}

“In my hometown, that monster was called the Immortal Avaros! I caught that guy and handed him over… … and all it took was one treatment?”

To my words:

The doctor answered with an unusually unpleasant tone.

{Immortal… … you said?}

“what?”

{I didn’t know he was called by such an extravagant name… }

Rather than being mad at me.

A tone of voice that seemed angry at the monster called Avaros.

{Anyway, the commander took that guy down. Contrary to its ridiculous name, it wasn’t actually an immortal monster.}

I wonder if my thoughts were not a mistake.

The guy soon calmed down and spoke calmly.

{I think I gave you a treatment that was worth the price. If you don’t want to continue the treatment, you can refuse. I won’t stop you even if you leave.}

“This kid… … !”

Such a shameless attitude.

Angered by that attitude, I reflexively got up.

{However, I wouldn’t recommend it.}

and.

I raised my body like that… … at that very moment.

{I can guarantee that the effects will be as long as you continue receiving my treatment.}

“… … .”

The anger that had been building up in me just a moment ago has completely disappeared.

I stared blankly at my hands.

“What is this… …?”

{Haha, I guess you can feel it already.}

After returning from Gyeonggi-do… … .

Every time I moved my body, I had to feel a strange creaking sensation.

I’ve been using [Frenzy] several times in Gyeonggi-do.

The damage that has piled up on my body.

As the burden accumulated, my body began to feel alienated, as if it was not my own.

but.

That was only a short while ago.

“That’s ridiculous.”

All that alienation.

It disappeared like a ghost.

{I told you that it would be good if you got treatment. I’m not lying.}

“How… how can this be?”

No, rather.

I feel like my body is performing better than ever before.

“Is it possible for things to get this much better…?”

If it were restored to the level before I left Gyeonggi-do, I could understand it.

This wasn’t to that extent.

{Hmm. Are you curious about the treatment process? There’s nothing I can’t tell you.}

And, to my question.

The ‘doctor’ answered nonchalantly.

{I’m talking about the monster that the commander brought me.}

“Abaroth?”

{As the Commander said, he was quite a big shot. It was quite surprising to me that the Commander was able to figure out his strengths. In fact… … that strength was the very reason I asked you to bring him to me.}

I wonder what the guy is talking about.

I looked at him with a puzzled expression.

{As I said, the commander’s entire body was already a mess. It was not something that could be cured even with treatment. Even if some outstanding doctor came, not me… … it would be absolutely impossible unless he was a god of medicine.}

“but.”

{You might be wondering how it got so much better?}

surely.

The guy said from the beginning that it was impossible to return my body to its original state.

but…….

‘I said more than that might be possible.’

At first I didn’t know what it meant.

{The answer is simple.}

Now.

I thought I knew what it meant.

{If it can’t be cured… …then you can just replace it with a better one.}

“……what?”

{It can’t help but feel bigger. Well… … .}

In that regard.

I felt goosebumps.

{The current legion commander’s tendon is the one that the legion commander praised so highly… … .}

“… … .”

{Because it belongs to [Abaroth].}