The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 103
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Lee Hyun-wook's maximum firepower unfolded in the sky, casting a shadow. As many as 30 airdrop devices,
The total number of weapons contained there was 3,000..
If it poured down, it could never be avoided.
Then, Shinichi Kato was scared and took a step back..
"Uh, why, why... … why are you doing this to me—!”
“……Shinichi Kato, that's not your name?”
From the moment this man appeared, Lee Hyun-wook noticed everything..
Since we already knew that this was an event involving doppelgangers, it was natural that there was a high possibility that someone approaching alone was a doppelganger..
However, there was a separate, more accurate, or rather perfect, ‘foundation’..
- Unidentified entity (LV)：98)
That was a system message.
‘As expected, everything.’
Like this, NPCs and monsters could not fool his eyes. This is the result of swallowing the ‘Eye of Horus’, a legendary item..
At that time, Nagano Tai grabbed Lee Hyun-wook's shoulder..
"uh? … … Now, just a moment.!”
"Mr. Nagano, get out of the way..”
"Is that real? Hyunwook Lee didn't give it to you by mistake.?”
She also had the existence of a doppelganger in mind, but after a conversation a while ago, she became convinced that Kato Shinichi was a real person..
'……Yeah, it was a very clever twist..’
That’s how Hyunwook Lee saw it too..
When she brought up the name of the escapee she suspected of being a doppelgänger—Koga Shizuoko—the bastard said he was 'dead' for waiting. By doing so, he convinces Shizuoko Koga outside the dome that he is a doppelganger, and at the same time, he subconsciously imprints in his mind that he is not a doppelganger..
This was actually a very simple principle..
It is like when a person who is a suspect in a case testifies about another suspect's crime, he or she knowingly or unknowingly becomes less suspicious..
‘Since he is a man who uses people, he can see through people's psychology..’
Lee Hyun-wook walked towards the guy..
"Well, wait a minute, let's talk a little more.……."
Instead of answering, Lee Hyun-wook shot out a pale note from his waist..
Whoosh—!
deeply!
Funny enough, he got hit by that arrow straight away..
"Kwaaaa— please, please……."
Then, it falls to the floor..
And he shows off his helpless appearance by groaning as if to show off..
"—Look at this?”
Lee Hyun-wook was so dumbfounded that he laughed..
Those who were watching couldn't help but be shocked..
"Don't do that! You're not putting up any resistance.!”
"Hey! If you do that recklessly……."
Well, if you just watch this scene, it looks like Lee Hyun-wook caught a live person..
‘This guy is aiming for that..’
But Lee Hyun-wook didn’t stop..
"Then, try acting with this too..”
Huh—huh——!
The one that flew this time was ‘Moglai’..
If you receive that in your body, it will be cut in half.,
ter—uh——!
Of course, he didn't do that..
No matter how much I act, I don't want to die..
support support——!
A red shield surrounded the guy, and Mowglai was thrown out..
“……See, you can stop it.?”
This changed the atmosphere..
"uh……."
Those who tried to stop Lee Hyun-wook stopped with blank expressions..
Shinichi Kato is an archer player. He couldn't have used magic like that..
That means... … It meant that there was a high possibility that it was not Shinichi Kato..
Immediately after, the guy stood up with a grin on his face..
“……Damn—I thought I could easily eat all those human bastards... ... What kind of crazy situation is this?......."
Before he knew it, his eyes had turned red..
And black smoke flowed from his mouth..
Then the hands and legs grew longer and fingernails grew..
Now it was clear. That wasn't a human.
- Boss monster ‘Trickster’s Minion-1’ has appeared!
"Damn it, it's a boss monster.!”
"omg! It's real!”
At the same time, heavy footsteps began to sound from all directions..
Thump—thump—thump—thud—
They were the incarnations of Eldjotun who were digging a trap at the end of the road. This time, as many as sixty of them came in from all directions..
"ready for battle—!”
Tai Nagano shouted and raised his staff..
However, the players were unable to respond in unison..
“Pfft—sorry, we're out of mana now……."
Currently, the only ones that can move are warriors who have taken the 'Twilight Clover Potion'... … The rest were virtually defenseless..
"Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, can you open a way for us to escape... … uh?”
However, that was not the end of the beings we had to deal with..
Why-ae-ae-ae-ae——!
Swarms of insects flying in the sky in this area—those monsters emitting plasma from their tails began to come from all directions..
‘A swarm of magma horseflies, they are troublesome people..’
A huge insect measuring 1.5m from head to tail.,
They eject dense magma from their bodies..
‘It will fly above our heads, scattering magma.’
Lee Hyun-wook immediately changed ‘Friedwen’ into a shield..
This was because if it broke, there was no technology yet to repair it..
And the altitude of the AD-1s was lowered to protect the overhead..
"Everyone gather in the center and deploy a magic shield.”
“……Is there a way to stop that??”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded to Nagano Tai’s question..
"I will sweep it away once and for all.”
"yes?”
"At that time, magma may explode, so gather in the center..”
Thong— Thong— Thong— Thong—
At that time, iron boxes fell into the subspace of AD-1..
A total of 6, they opened with a clang sound..
Inside was a bunch of cross-shaped shuriken..
And according to Lee Hyun-wook's gesture, they took off one by one..
[Item information]
- Name: Adamant Star (Advanced)
- effect
1) Rotation: Acceleration automatically increases when rotational force is applied..
2) Extermination: ‘Penetration’ for small monsters increases.. (+50%)
These are shurikens of the highest hardness made from Red Hole mountain adamant and dungeon steel alloy and beaten with the hammer of Hephaestus. In addition, it comes with an excellent option for wiping out such swarms of insects..
"Summon Team Leader Kim’s ‘Sword of the Wind’ as much as possible.,”
“……yes? Ah yes!”
"And match my attack with the Wind Sword. If you do that... … Experience points will pour down like rain..”
Immediately after, Lee Hyun-wook slowly raised both hands. Then the adamant stars that emerged around his body began to rotate..
1Second, second, acceleration increases as time goes by.
Wham—wham—wham—wham—wham——!
They rotated at high speed and howled menacingly..
The air around it is distorted and a gust of wind occurs..
Kim Se-hee also raised the sword of wind accordingly..
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——
The wind spirit Hani dances on her shoulder..
Then, dozens of small whirlwinds appeared in the air.,
The wind condenses within it, forming the shape of a translucent blade..
"Yaaaa—!”
Next, Park Jun-mo, who was standing next to him, also poured out bundles of electricity from his 10 fingers, formed them into a net, and lifted them up..
Ku—gu—gu—gu—gu——!
steel, wind, electric current,
All of them come together as one, spinning, shaking, and flashing..
“……Wait.”
And at an increasingly faster rate, they begin to tangle roughly..
When a swarm of magma flies approached overhead,,
“—Everything, change it!”
Both hands of the three people pointed towards the sky at the same time..
The storm they created in conjunction attacked a swarm of magma flies..
Qua—da—da—da—da—da—!
And this attack was not a 'random attack'.
He closed his eyes.
And it was synchronized with ‘Hugin’ mixed in between AD-1..
- Your senses become 'unified' with 'Hugin'.
His senses are expanded 50 times. In doing so, he delicately and clearly embodies the movements of the 175 'Adamant Stars' one by one, and skillfully pursues the enemy as if the metal objects were living birds of prey. And ruthlessly grind and grind again.
Until I swept away the hundreds of magma flies.…….
Qua—da—da—da—da—da—!
—Just 15 seconds was enough.
Red flesh and magma poured from the sky..
Amid the thick smoke rising as they hit the asphalt, three members of the Korean team, including Lee Hyun-wook, were sweeping the battlefield..
Next, they knocked down the incarnations of Eldjotun one by one and ground them..
"......."
Other players watched the scene in fascination..
‘Items, abilities, and even appropriate strategies... … It is perfect.’
It was a harmony-like offensive combining the three beats necessary for raiding..
"Holy crazy! How dare this human subject—!”
The boss monster, Trickster's minion-1, screamed in anger..
But he also couldn't avoid the all-out attack of the three..
They poured down on him.
"Ugh—!"
It created layer after layer of red shield around its body..
But before he knew it, Mogley was falling on his head..
T--uh--uh——!
The moment the tip of the heavy sword directly hit the shield, a 'shock wave' occurred and a huge shock wave devastated the area. There was a crack in the red shield, and the next moment it collapsed..
"no!"
Mowglei stuck his head through the crack..
And then he slashed his body and pierced it..
"—Ugh!”
P—G—G—G——!
Then, Park Jun-mo's electric current turned into a whip and wrapped around the guy..
"Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook, I held you tight.!”
And before he knew it, Lee Hyun-wook was floating in the air above his head..
Shotgun, Black Rhino with the muzzle pointed at him…….
Qua—ang——!
Aimed fire, his body hit the floor..
Qua—ang——!
He fired again, cracking the asphalt and crushing his body..
Qua—ang——!
The last shot, from its eyes... … The red eye light has evaporated..
that was the end.
- Defeated the boss monster ‘Trickster’s Minion-1’!
Its body turned into powder and disappeared.,
There was only one black stone lying there..
[Item information]
- Name: Unidentified Black Core
- Effect: Unknown
‘This is an item that creates a doppelganger..’
But for that, a considerable level of alchemy was needed..
'……It might come in handy someday..’
But that wasn't the end of this unlocked event..
- congratulations! You have ‘updated’ the escape conditions..
* Defeat boss monsters (1/2)
* Muspell Port's 'hell heat wave' is neutralized. (-80%)
‘Okay, there wasn't just one boss monster here..’
Lee Hyun-wook already knew this fact..
"uh… … Is it not over yet??”
"yes, maybe.”
But it was clear that things were much better..
"Oh, the debuff has definitely gone away.!”
"after… … It's worth buying?”
As the boss monster was dealt with, the heat inside the dome was clearly gone..
"and… … Everything we bought is thanks to Hyunwook Lee.!”
"Yes, that's right, thank you very much.!”
They expressed their gratitude to Lee Hyun-wook with an expression that seemed like they would live..
"Well, hello, I'd like you to help me with my work..”
"yes? uh… … What can I do??”
Hyunwook Lee silently pointed at the monster corpses..
Creep – Creep—
So again, I started capturing my heart..
"No, why on earth is this……."
***
"―Here it is!”
Near the Urasoe 2nd Shelter, I encountered a real first rescue team..
They heard the sound of a battle nearby and sensed that a second rescue team had arrived, so they rushed to provide assistance..
"But this time… … It's not a doppelganger.?”
Tai Nagano asked in a whisper. Hyunwook Lee shook his head as if he didn't know, but he didn't notice anything getting caught in the Insight Lens..
Then, when we entered the shelter, many refugees were gathered there..
“……Look, the rescue team has arrived again.?”
"Then what do you do? You're in the same state of isolation.?”
They still couldn't shake off their anxiety. Well, even the S-rank players had no choice but to be pessimistic since they were trapped like them..
And someone walked out from between them..
A man with long hair down to his shoulders and a sharp look.,
He was Koshiro Kodo, the second ranked Japanese player..
"Ha, I never thought you'd come as a second rescue team.……."
He did not hide his surprise when he found Lee Hyun-wook..
"Mr. Kodo, nice to meet you. I heard that Japan is safe, so I had to travel to Japan someday, but I never thought I would end up here..”
Kodo Koshiro’s eyebrows twitched at Lee Hyun-wook’s words..
That was a mockery of Lee Hyun-wook's comment, "Japan is safe," that he had made in an interview before the start of the dome..
"greatness—”
But I couldn't show that I was in a bad mood..
It was Kodo Koshiro himself who started the dispute in the first place..
And above all else, the priority was to end this situation..
The two men ended their war of nerves and briefly shook hands..
“……By the way, I killed a boss monster.?"
"Yes, but the system message says there is one left.”
"hmm… … I have something to show you, so come with me..”
Kodo Koshiro led Hyunwook Lee to the roof of the shelter building..
"Hey, do you see?”
He said that and held out a telescope..
"There are two portals, that mountain and that mountain. It's a double gate..”
As he said, there was a gate at the top of two peaks at the foot of a low mountain..
This is a phenomenon that also occurred during the last ‘Seoul Station Unlucky Event’..
"As a result of what we observed here, all monsters so far only appear on the left side. That means one is still waiting..”
"If so, there will be the remaining boss monsters at the gate on the right.?”
he nodded.
"Now that the hellish heat wave has subsided, we will resume our attack. The sun will set soon, so I'm planning to move as soon as the sun rises. What do you think??”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded at his suggestion..
"But Mr. Lee Hyun-wook……."
"yes?”
“……I have one request.”
He looked around at the people gathered around him and began to raise his voice even higher. Most of them were Japanese players.
"Isn't this human trial we're going through a kind of game??”
He rhymed rather grandiosely, not knowing what he meant..
"And people enjoy this game as entertainment. Not only for players like us, but also for the civilians watching..”
“……Well, I guess there are people like that..”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s answer, he chuckled and shrugged his shoulders..
"No, most of them. The Okinawans trapped here are in despair, but what about the people outside? Well, on the outside I look worried and sad, but in reality... … In order to fully enjoy this Buddhist scenery, you will gather in front of the TV and chat with the people around you..”
Now that I think about it, Koshiro Kodo was such a weirdo. They used to argue that this terrible disaster was ultimately just entertainment and that we should just enjoy it..
"So that's it. As you and I are the stars of this TV show, how about providing one more entertainment for the viewers? Anyway, if there is no ‘Hell Heat Wave’, it won’t be difficult to attack..”
“……I'm not sure what you mean by that..”
He grinned and looked straight into Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes..
“……It's a battle between you and me. Isn't it wonderful??”
"......."
"In particular, it will be a significant stimulus to both Korea and Japan.."
"Now, who catches the boss monster first?—”
Yes, let's make a bet. Let’s put each other’s items on the line..”
It was ridiculous to bet in this situation..
"Well, if you don't want to do it, I have no intention of forcing you..”
Now, Japan's pride was completely crushed..
The first rescue team, which set out ambitiously, failed..
And of course, Korea's Lee Hyun-wook participated as a second rescue team..
He even performed an amazing feat and saved everyone..
‘……If it ends like this, you're a mess..’
Kodo Koshiro thought so..
From then on, no matter how much he demonstrates his skills and even if he achieves first place in contribution, Lee Hyun-wook will be in the spotlight in context..
And Japan's reputation, including his own, falls clearly..
So what is the way to dilute this situation??
'……The idea is to create a more provocative story..’
First of all, Kodo Koshiro proposes a match to Lee Hyun-wook..
Its results are divided into two parts..
First, he was so insecure that he curled his tail and refused..
Second, he accepted the offer, but ultimately lost miserably..
The moment he makes this suggestion, one of the two will inevitably come true..
‘What the entertainment public is most interested in is not who is heroic, but who defeated whom and how..’
That's why people are so passionate about PVP.
Adding 'VS' to the heroes leading this world,
Is there any other gossip more interesting than that??
In other words, just by suggesting this, Lee Hyun-wook’s performance is followed by his own name, “the one who lost in the battle with Kodo Kojiro.”.
‘Hyunwook Lee, I will forever remain behind your name.!’
Kojiro Kodo was a man who wanted to be the main character of this game..
“……What should I bet on??”
"How about any hero grade weapon you both have??”
"......."
"I wanted that huge sword..”
Then, an exclamation of ‘gasp’ erupted from those around him..
A bet involving a hero-grade weapon was on a different level..
"......."
Lee Hyun-wook pretended to be worried, then held out his hand..
“Hahaha! Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, you have a large distribution as expected.?”
So, out of nowhere, a mini game started..
***
"......No, I'm really confident.?”
Kim Se-hee asked with a worried expression..
Although Lee Hyun-wook took down one boss monster with his incredible wit and firepower, he was unable to defeat Kodo Kojiro with pure firepower..
"You know that guy is top-notch in terms of firepower alone.?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
‘Waist Gain’ Kojiro Kodo, an S-rank player with wind control ability.
True to his nickname, he causes waist gain and sweeps away everything..
2A year ago, while attacking an open gate at Hokkaido's Akan National Park, a 100-hectare mountain area was leveled in just 10 minutes—a scene that earned him the nickname 'Hurgain' for his destructive frenzy..
"Since I am a wind elementalist, I have done a lot of research on that man and I know that he is not called by the nickname Hurgain for no reason. His firepower is no less than that of Inferno. he's going to have a hard time.”
However, Lee Hyun-wook just nodded silently..
"No, but why do you accept such ridiculous bets??”
Lee Hyun-wook just shrugged his shoulders and didn't give any specific answer..
"No, my boss, it’s been a while since I’ve been frustrated.……."
But inside… … was screaming for joy.
‘Kodo Kojiro, what hero level did he have??’
He had no intention of losing this absurd bet..
‘……Loki's prank, his trap of deception is not over yet..’
In the original history, the second rescue team failed because they were fooled by the doppelganger..
After that, King Gwon (孝王) Han Taesan was deployed as the third rescue team..
That was when I noticed the existence of a ‘doppelganger’.…….
‘But even that Han Taesan team struggles..’
The reason was because another ‘deception’ remained..
At the moment when the 'Hell Flame' subsides and we let our guard down, a final trap, a large-scale trap that no one expected, opens..
Lee Hyun-wook had been continuously making ‘some preparations’ for that very moment, from the moment he entered this dome..
But you made a bet at the right time like this.…….
'……Rather, I am just grateful..’
Apparently in the Japanese archipelago,
The name Lee Hyun-wook seemed likely to be engraved in infamy..
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