The Military Chef of a Ruined World Chapter 598: Serum

“Justasthought!”

hegranddukecriedoutasifsothinghadfinallyclicked.

“herewasnowaysooneasexceptionalasyouwouldsimplyvanishwithoutanyplanatall!”

Shrrrack...!Boom!

hemassivetendrilskepthurtlingtowardthegrandduke.

Blockingthoseattacks,thegranddukeshouted:

“thoughtyouhadtobealivesowhere,butcouldneverfindyourpresencenomatterhowhardsearched.”

Boom!

“owunderstand.fcourseyouwouldbeimpossibletofindlikethis!”

Boooom...!

“Youwerehidinginsideatoy!”

hetendrilsmovedwithterrifyingspeedandprecision.

nfact,judgingonlybytheprinciplesandtechniquecontainedwithinthosemovents,

eventhatgranddukewasnotworthyofcomparison.

nthepast,

Ariellahaddescribedsabellaassooneexceptionalevenamongallthegranddukes.

thadnotbeenbecausesabellawassooneclosetoher,andsoshehadpraisedsabellaoutofaffection.

fanything,toAriella,sabellahadbeenanobjectofhatred.

venso,

Ariellahadbeenforcedtoacknowledgesabella’sability.

“hankyou...o.”

...heproblemwasthis.

“hankyou,Sister!”

omatterhowextraordinarythetechniquewas,

therewerelimits.

Craaaaack...!

neoftheblacktendrilsflyingtowardthegranddukewasseizedinthegrandduke’shand,

andthemusclesinthatarmswelledtoagrotesquedegree.

hegrandduke’sappearance,whichhadresembledthatofarefinedmiddle-agedfigure,twistedintosothinghideous.

“Becausecouldneverfindyouintheend,hadnochoicebuttostruggleandsearchforanotherthod.”

hereasonthegranddukehadsetouttoconquerthisland wasbecauseofthepowerofthe97%ConquestWar

embeddedinthegrandduke’sheart.

hatpowercouldneitherberemovednorendured.

venifthegranddukerestoredAriella’srankanddevouredher,

Ariellawouldneverobedientlyacceptthatrank.

Andso,therehadbeennochoice.

heremaining3%oftheConquestWarhadtobecompleted.

But.

owthingsweredifferent.

“othinkyouwouldrevealyourselflikethis!”

Ariellahadregainedherrank.

Andontopofthat—

thegrandduke’sbloodhiddenwithinherhadnowrevealeditspresence.

Craaaack...!

hemassiveshadowresisted,

butseparatefromtechnique,

thedifferenceinsheerpowerwasfartooobvious.

Pullingthatshadowin,thegranddukeadvancedtowardAriella.

“Donotworry.”

hegrandduke’seyeswerefilledwithpassion,

andthatattentionwasfocusedsolelyonthesingledropofbloodflowingsowherethroughAriella’sveins.

“nyourplace,will...theProgenitor...”

...Right.

Fortunatelyfor.

“randDuke.”

“...?”

hegranddukewassofocusedonthatblood thattherewasnotevenroomtospareaglanceatthesurroundings.

“Youhaven’tforgottenourpromise,haveyou?”

“You...?”

hatantallthegrandduke’sattentionwasfixedonthatbloodalone.

***

Justbeforethegrandduke’shandcouldreachAriella,

calledouttothegranddukeasapproachedwhilehidingmypresenceas[]muchaspossible.

“Youhaven’tforgottenourpromise,haveyou?”

ntruth,

separatefromsabellapermittingAriella’sascension,

wecouldhavehiddenherpresenceifwereallywantedto.

Allwehadtodowasaskhertogobackundergroundintothatmistmanaagain.

But.

Ariellaandhadchosentorevealherpresenceonpurpose.

hereasonwassimple.

'fit’sabeingonthelevelofagrandduke...there’snowayitwouldn’thavesensedit.'

herewasnowaythegranddukehadfailedtonotice

thepowerswellinginsiderightnowasifitmightburstatanymont.

hemontapproached,

thegranddukewouldhavetriedtoeliminatefirst.

But—

“...!”

And.

hatwasstilltruenow.

“Youbastard!”

hegranddukenoticedmypresence,eyeswideningasitturnedtoward.

tlookedreadytorushatthatveryinstant.

But.

Shrrrk...!

“!”

Unfortunatelyforthegrandduke,

soonewastheretoholdthosestepsinplace.

“Wheredoyouthinkyou’regoing...”

Craaaack...!

“randDuke.”

“Marquis?”

Massiveblackpillarsturnedintowhipsandboundthemselvesaroundthegrandduke’sbody.

fthegranddukehadbeenfartheraway,

thennomatterhowremarkablethetechniqueandprincipleswithinthosepillarswere,

holdingthegranddukewouldnothavebeeneasy.

“Bellatoldsothing.”

But.

hegranddukehadapproachedAriellaonitsown.

“Shesaidalarakisachildfullofbloodandplayfulness,likeapuppy...andthatyouhavetokeepatightholdonsuchchildren.”

Craaaaaaaaaack!

hatwasthereason Ariella’sshadowshadbecocapableofrestrainingthegrandduke.

“...Whatareyouthinking?”

Atthatfact,

thegranddukelookedatAriellawitheyesfilledwithsuspicion.

“Whenfleeingfromshouldbeyouronlyconcern,whywouldyoudothis?”

Fromthegrandduke’sperspective,

ifitcouldonlysecuresabella’sbloodwithinAriella,

thenitwouldundergoafurtherascensioninrankandmoveontothenextstage.

Anyonewhoknewthat wouldunderstandthatanenemyofthegranddukeshouldbehidingsabella’sblood.

Buttheresultwastheopposite.

“ouseSister’sbloodasbait.”

twasdangeroustoanabsurddegree.

And.

ftheyweretryingsothing thatwasworthtakingarisklikethat,

then—

“Whatexactlyareyouplanningtodo...?!”

—anyonecouldguess

thattherewardwouldbejustasgreat.

'Ah,damnit.'

And.

Underthatgazefullofsuspicion,

lookeddownattheobjectinmyhand.

[SerumContainingtheDevotionandMiracleofanApostle-Classealer]

Asmallvialfilledwithredliquid.

nthepast,

itwasthedicineucahadmadetohealmybody.

Andatthesati...

'ucadidtellnottousethisunlessabsolutelyhadto!'

hiswassothing

ucahadhopedwouldavoidusingifatallpossible.

***

...Whenfirststartedthinkingthatthegranddukehadtobebroughtdown,

thethoughtinmyheadhadbeensimple.

'owthehellamsupposedtokillsothinglikethat?'

heobjectivedifferenceinstrengthwasfartooobvious.

venifsohowmanagedtoisolatethatthingallbyitself,

thatwouldbenothingmorethanthestartingline.

hegranddukebeingalonedidnotancouldactuallydefeatit.

'hedifferenceinstrengthistooobvious.'

Anenemyevenstrongerthanthenearlyperfectbodyucahadcreated.

Andunlikethatone,

thisenemydidnothaveanyclearweakness.

ventheonlyweaknessesitdidhave—sunlightanddivinepower—wereblockedbythatredmist.

herewassimplynowaytodefeatit.

'But...whenthinkaboutit.'

But.

hemontthatthoughtcato,

amorybrushedpastmymind.

'herewasatiinthepastwhenthoughtthesathing.'

Anenemythatwasoverwhelminglystrong.

hedifferenceinpowerhadbeenobvious,

andhadoncefacedsoonefarbeyondanythingcouldhandlealone.

But.

haddefinitelysurvivedthatenemy.

twasnotbecausehadbecostrongerthanthatenemy,

oranythinglikethat.

'fusethatthod.'

hadonlyfoundonewaytosurvive bystrugglingdesperatelytostayalive.

And.

'tmightworkthistitoo.'

fusedthatsathodnow,

thoughtthatevenagainstthisgrandduke,mightsohowhaveachance.

venso,

hadstillspentalongtiwonderingwhethertherewasreallynootherchoice.

Andforgoodreason.

'venifitworks...theresultcouldbeirreversible.'

Becauseitwasanexcessivelyrecklessthod, onewithnotellingwhattheoutcowouldbe.

But.

Whatelsewassupposedtodo?

'hisistheonlythod’vegot.'

hen’vejustgottotryit.

Withthatthought,

lookedattheitemthatwouldletattemptthatthod.

[SerumContainingtheDevotionandMiracleofanApostle-Classealer]

heserumucahadmadefor.

[hiswasaworldonceruledbyadivinityofdicinethatcouldreviveeventhedead.]

[Andtheonewho,eveninthatworld,receivedmoreofthatdivinity’sfavorthananyoneelsecreatedthisserumforasinglepurpose,usinganyansandthodswithoutrestraint.]

[eniusessotiscreatemiraclesnooneelsecouldevenimagine.]

[Andwhenthatgeniusbecossoabsorbedthateventheirownmindcollapses,freeofallrestraint,thatbecosevenmoretrue.]

[venifwhatisproducedistheproductofgrotesquemadness.]

[Whatthatgeniuscreatedstillpossessedavalueworthyofbeingcalledamiracle.]

Whenucamadethisserum,

ithadbeeninastatethatwasntallyalittlebroken.

Backwhenitwoulduseabsolutelyanyansnecessarytoachieveitsgoal.

oputitbluntly,

ifyoucomparedtheucaofnowtotheucafrombackthen,

theonefromthepastwouldhavebeensomuchmorecapablethatcomparisonitselfwouldhavebeenaningless.

And.

hiswassothingcreatedbythatthing.

Sonaturally...whatwasinsideit

hadnotbeenbornfromanynormallineofthought.

Pop!

hatwaswhy,

eventhoughhadbeentoldnottouseitunlessabsolutelyhadto,

hadalsobeentoldthatifthingsbecaunavoidable,thenwouldhavetouseit.

“hk...!”

hatwaswhy,

evenwiththecapalreadyoff,couldnothelphesitatingforamont.

“don’tknowwhatyou’retryingtodo...!”

“Mylord!”

“Donotthink...wewillallowitsoeasily...!”

Ariella,resistingassheheldthegranddukeinplace.

hegrandduke,lookinglikeitmightbreakfreeandlungeoutatanymont.

Seeingthat,

threwawaymyhesitation.

ulp.

tossedthecontentsofthevialintomymouth.

Srrr...

heredliquidbornfrommyownblood sliddownmythroatandflowedbackintomybody.

[Skill-Absoluteastehasactivated.]

[heeffectsofconsudfoodaregreatlyincreased!]

o,drugswerealsoakindoffood.

Becauseoftheskillpossessed,thepowercontainedwithinitwasenhancedanotherdegree.

Andtheeffectsofthatdish werejustabouttospreadthroughoutmyentirebody...

rightatthatmont.

Ding!

[Awarning!Awarning!Awarning!]

Astatuswindowappearedbeforemyeyes.

[hecompositionalratiooftheelentsconstitutingtheawakenedone’sbodyhaschangedrapidly.]

And.

ookingatthatssage,thought:

[Usecaution!]

ucahadtoldwhileexaminingmybody.

hereasonhadnearlydiedwasbecausehadlostallthevitalenergyhadbeenbornwithasahuman.

And...

thereasonwasstillaliveinspiteofthat wasbecauseofthebloodofanotherracethatmadeuproughly49%ofmybody.

[fnotaddressedimdiately.]

And.

fyousaidthatinreverse,itbecathis:

hereasonwassufferingfromalackofvitalenergy wasbecauseoftheweakhumanbloodthatmadeup51%ofmybody.

Andthereasonhadsurvivedevenaftermyvitalenergywasdepletedwasbecauseofthatotherbloodmakingup49%ofmybody.

nthatcase—

[Yourracemaychange!]

—didn’tallhadtodowasreversewhichsideheldcontrol?

twasanincrediblysimplethought...

andanincrediblystupidone.

***

“...!”

Asthegranddukestaredatinshock,

feltthechangeinsidemybodyandspoke.

“Youmadeapromise...didn’tyou?”

hatbastardhaddefinitelymadeapromise.

otjustanypromise,either.

thadspokenan[ath]infusedwithmana.

“oway...!”

thadprobablyantitasnothingmorethanemptywordstocoaxAriella.

Fromthestart,ithadintendedtodevourAriellaonceshehadgrownenough.

tprobablyhadneverevenimaginedthemontwouldcowhenitwouldhavetokeepthatpromise.

[Awakenedne:ShinYoungjun]

[Class:WarChefv.45]

Butwhatwasitsupposedtodo?

“hemontamrebornasanoble...yousaidyouwouldshareyourbloodwith.”

“Youbastard...!”

[Race]

[Primate-uman?]

Apromiseisapromise.

Shouldn’tyoukeepit?

[Race]

[ampire(Primate-uman)]

Crack,craaack...

hatswollenbody.

hecenterofitbulgedoutwardbyforce.

Riiip!

hethickskintoreopen.

Andfrominsideit—

Puhwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!

acrimsonwave burstoutlikeanexplosion.

***

[Warning,warning,war—]

Bzzt...

[Duetotherap—idchangeinthebo—dy,ther—aceisch—anging———.]

Bzzt,bzt...

nthepast,

hadoncetthosewhohadstoppedbeinghuman becausetheyhaddevouredtoomanyothers.

Andbackthen,learnedsothing.

hehumanbodyisweakerthanyouwouldthink.

tiseasilycorruptedbythemanaofotherbeings.

fyoudevourotherbeingschaotically,consumingtheirbloodandfleshandfillingyourownbloodandfleshwiththeirs,

thenbeforeyourealizeit,thehostandguestreverseplaces,

andyouarenolongerhumanatall.

Andhadlearnedonemorethingwhentpeoplelikethat.

Bzzt...

[fyoudonotcan—celatthist—]

hatinfrontoftheireyes,

abrokensystemappears likethis.