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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 110

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Red-hot molten iron was running across the runway like waves. The asphalt where it flowed boiled and smoke rose..

Kk—le—le—le—le——

- Hey Mr. Lee! What is that doing?!

Han Tae-san's voice filled with irritation was heard. But no matter how bad I was, I didn't want to shower with molten water, so I had no choice but to step back..

"Now that... … I'm not controlling all of that.?”

Kang Seo-yoon asked while hanging on Friedwen’s lamp door..

‘As expected, you have a good sense of vision.?’

Like her question, that was beyond Lee Hyun-wook's ability to control metal..

"Since that is also a liquid, some of it is flowing on its own..”

If the metal is made into a liquid state and moved, the sticky molten metal sticks together and can flow in an amount that is more than the metal can control..

Also, it was possible to force the overall flow by controlling only a part of it..

For example, simply by applying force to the edge or sloping the bottom, a kind of 'waterway' was formed and allowed to move in one direction..

Kk—le—le—le—le——

Hundreds of tons of controlled molten iron attacked the skeleton army..

yes——

At that moment, the priests of death gathered their strength and unfolded a black dome. It was the wide-area shield skill that easily blocked Lee Hyun-wook's steel rain..

'……We can break through this time..’

Lee Hyun-wook created a whirlwind of molten iron and hit the black dome..

Also, I focused my energy on just one point..

Burr-burr-burr-burr-burr——!

A persistent whirlwind attack that feels like digging into an area with a drill.,

Then the black dome began to shake uneasily..

‘Okay, it works..’

But that wasn't the end.

Lee Hyun-wook took out the last ‘secret’ he had hidden away..

[Skill information]

- Name: Auror (Saint))

- Grade: D

- Effect: Consumes mana (10) to grant ‘Aura (Saint)’ to a specific weapon..

* ‘If you swallow a certain amount of 'metal with divine power', your skill level will improve..

‘It seems like it's been a while since I've used this.’

In other words, from now on, it has become a whirlpool of sacred molten iron..

T-uh-uh——!

Eventually, the black dome cracked and one part fell apart..

Molten iron snakes into the hole like a red dragon..

The place where the dragon's head is heading is the center of the devil's army.,

Where the priests of death gather,

Above it, a red dragon pours down like a waterfall..

Per—uh—uh—uh——!

Lee Hyun-wook accelerated the whirlwind without stopping and completely crushed the enemies..

De—de—de—de——!

They didn't seem to have the talent to stop that terrifying phenomenon..

De—de—de—de——!

Just like that, 20 priests of death were literally melted away at once..

"......."

-.......

Unlike when Han Tae-san was active, silence continued this time..

If what Taesan Han showed was superhuman strength,,

What Lee Hyun-wook created was a catastrophic destructive force..

Although it was a different area, it was visibly a landslide victory for Lee Hyun-wook..

- uh! There, the green light surrounding the skeletons disappears.!

The 'aura' was lost due to the annihilation of the priests of death..

"Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, now we have control over metal… … It's possible?”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded and closed his eyes..

Before you know it, the skeletons are wearing helmets and iron armor.,

They were all included within Lee Hyun-wook's control..

In fact, this was Lee Hyun-wook’s true show time..

Hyunwook Lee stood at the ramp door of Friedwen and looked down at the runway..

And slowly, I raised my left hand..

‘shredding—’

Soon, the spectacle of thousands of skeletons exploding all at once unfolded..

***

On the 12th floor of a building, a man stood in front of a window with drooping blinds. He was keeping a close eye on the front door of the building across the street..

"uh? came out!”

Then, as if I had caught something, I quickly lifted up the Mana Messenger..

Chic—

“……This is crow 2, the mother bear comes out of the den..”

Then, an SUV parked behind the building hurriedly started the engine, and the man sitting in the passenger seat lifted up the Mana Messenger..

“Big, this is Black Rat 1. Let’s start tracking down the mother bear..”

The people who were secretly pursuing someone were informants of the ‘Special Secret Police Bureau’, a secret intelligence department under Woo Seong-moon..

However, ‘Mother Bear’ Ki Baek-jun was also aware of their pursuit..

"Master, the chase has caught up. It's an SUV in the back 2 lanes..”

The female wizard player sitting next to him said so..

“……Tsk tsk, you're playing detective really well.?”

He put on his sunglasses and leaned his head on the seat as if he was annoyed..

"And the truck will arrive soon. I'll get ready to go.”

"Yeah, they're watching you from all sides, so make sure you don't show it off..”

"Yes, we will ‘rendezvous’ discreetly..”

Before they knew it, a large trailer came next to the sedan they were riding in..

The two vehicles naturally kept their distance and ran for about a minute..

And at an intersection, a signal came on and both cars stopped..

"Now, let's start short-distance teleportation..”

She started chanting a spell and a pale light filled the car..

yes——

The next moment, Ki Baekjun was sitting in some dark space..

That place was none other than the trailer running next to it..

The trailer then turned left and the sedan turned right..

Government watchdogs will naturally go after sedans.

That is, until it goes to an abandoned factory in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do..

'By the time I realize that, I will already be in Laputa..’

At that time, a man walked out from inside the trailer..

“Master, I'm going to Seoul Station now..”

“Okay, did our commandos arrive safely??”

"Yes, we have already arrived on the scene and are circling the area..”

"They are animals, not humans. You have to be careful.”

"Yes, I order you to be careful and control it again..”

Laputa was floating above Seoul Station..

Therefore, Seoul Station had to be taken over first..

"And in the basement… … You must have planted that seed well.?”

“Yes, if you give your money, it will grow in no time and reach Laputa..”

Their plan was systematic and proceeding without any problems..

Soon, we would be setting foot in Laputa..

***

Meanwhile, there was Park Jun-mo in Laputa..

"No matter how much I think about it... … I think I showed a lot of things that I didn't like..”

He was sitting on the railing of the airship port and looking at the sky..

But what happened was that he had a downcast face..

"That's why Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook was also in a bad mood, and that's why he left me here. Because it's obvious that I'll show off again.…… ."

Lee Hyun-wook always took Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo with him. however… … Unlike usual, only Park Jun-mo was left out of this Jeju Island attack..

The reason was because Lee Hyun-wook told me not to come..

They told me to stay in Laputa instead.…….

“No, why? … why……."

At this moment, Park Jun-mo felt an uneasy feeling for some reason. This was how he felt in elementary school when his friends went to a PC room except him..

When I thought about it, I thought this was some kind of demotion..

"Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook is like a benefactor to me, but I can't repay the favor... … Without even noticing it, I continued to whine like a private. So I thought there would be an accident if I took a guy like that with me.……."

Lee Jeongjun, who was listening to the story, shook his head..

"Oh, that's not it. Mr. Junmo, you have gone too far..”

"Then why did you ask me to stay here??”

"Uh, um… … Here, you are prepared for something to happen..”

“……Here, anything could happen?”

Park Jun-mo said that and looked around..

In all directions, there is nothing but blue sky.

This was a place where not even a single bird could visit..

Lee Jeong-jun also couldn't hide his embarrassed expression..

"Well, I guess that means you prepared weapons like that??”

The 'Rain God's Mace' was installed at the location he pointed to..

"And he also asked me to take care of my security..”

Before leaving for Jeju Island, Lee Hyun-wook called Lee Jeong-jun..

And he asked me to take care of Laputa's security while he was away..

‘Well, that's probably just a precaution to some extent.…….'

Thong—thong—thong—thong—

At that time, I heard the sound of a ball bouncing from somewhere.,

In the distance, at the airship port, a bronze giant was bouncing a basketball. Talos, the head AI of Laputa, seemed to be enjoying his new body..

Well, who would come in here if something like that is guarding it??

"......Well, I don't think anything will happen to me either..”

"So. I was placed in a place where nothing would happen..”

"no… … after… … I'm hungry. Let's eat..”

bang!

It was the sound of a basketball hoop breaking and it was already the third time..

***

At that time, the steel fleet landed on the runway of Jeju Island International Airport..

"Everyone listen carefully! From now on, we will make this area a sanctuary.!”

According to Kang Seo-yoon's orders, various sacred objects began to be installed..

The number of sacred objects used in this work alone was as many as 245..

“—All four-way connecting sanctuaries, north, south, east and west, have been installed.!”

- A ‘holy power’ is in the air in the area..

In this way, part of Jeju International Airport received a sanctuary buff..

"Well, now the undead won't be able to get to this place..”

Using this as a base, the air routes would be secured if the Priests fired 'Holy Light' into the sky over the area to push away the Red Wisps..

Everything seemed to be going smoothly.

however… … Not long after, I encountered another problem..

That was a warning system message that came out of nowhere..

- caution! is scheduled to begin in your area..

* Time remaining : 00:09:59

".......huh?"

The message flashed before the eyes of every player on Jeju Island..

"Oh, a chlorine storm... … What does this mean??”

“……Wow, I don't think the tone is very good..”

"That's natural. It was a warning in the first place. Ah, what is it again??”

And 10 minutes later, when the countdown ends…….

Per—uh—uh—uh—uh——!

“uh! what!”

Baeknokdam, Jeju Island, a pillar of fire rose from there..

It created a truly spectacular scene rising through the clouds..

Really, it was like a volcano erupting..

Immediately after that, a huge fever began to come down the mountain..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

"uh!"

The power of the craze could be seen at a glance even from afar..

The trees were uprooted and soaring into the sky.…….

Then, the wind blows through the city center and all the cars turn over..

Next stop was the airport..

"shit! Everyone, prepare for strong winds!”

Since it would take some time for the craze to reach the runway, wizard players prepared and deployed area-area magic shields in the meantime..

“Power—Damage behind a shield!”

Hwaaaaa——!

"Pfft! Hot, hot!”

However, many players suffered burns from the heat..

"omg! omg! Oh shit, what is this all of a sudden?!”

"No, the boss monster wasn't in Baekrokdam.?”

But it was ridiculous to cause damage to this point..

Still, since most of the players gathered here were rankers, they were annoyed but not confused and skillfully prepared for the next craze..

'……Chloride storm, that's phase 2 of this event.’

Lee Hyun-wook naturally expected this to happen..

The legion of demons that had made a deal with the boss monster Phaethon, and when they were all eliminated, the boss monster Phaeton the Flame Giant himself came forward..

And he doesn't wait for players to prepare for their strategy..

‘In other words, this is going to be some kind of timed mission..’

just as expected…….

- caution! is scheduled to begin in your area..

* Time remaining : 00:29:59

“……Damn, it's coming again?”

"But this time it's step 2!”

Like this, the level goes up gradually..

At first, stage 1 was just a strong craze..

‘But when it reaches level 5, the entire Hallasan Mountain will be burned down..’

In a previous life, the power that burned down 21 islands in the Philippine Islands.…….

And at the end, it creates a small sun..

In this way, world boss monsters become more powerful as time passes..

‘We have to kill him before that happens..’

Soon, Kang Seo-yoon urgently summoned the group leaders..

"Damn, if this happens... … You have to completely change your plan.”

The plan to establish a base here, secure the safety of civilians, and then slowly prepare for an attack had no choice but to be completely abandoned..

"And I was planning to wait until Inferno, who can control fire, returns after finishing the dungeon, but that won't work either..”

Now there is only one way.

"we… … We need to attack that boss monster as quickly as possible..”

That means you have to enter the raid right now..

"Ha, this isn't very good.……."

"If there are this many variables, there will be more variables..”

But Han Taesan was still triumphant..

"Better just kill it quickly and move on, okay?!”

He said that and glanced at Lee Hyun-wook..

"It's a bit annoying for me to beat up random mobs, so I get a bit carried away, but I'm really good at beating up big guys, right? Everyone, you don't have to worry."

It was said that although one-to-many would be defeated by Lee Hyun-wook, it was not one-to-one..

And it was natural.

'Han Taesan, there is no player that has that much of an advantage against the boss monster..’

He was the strongest among players who were capable of both 'dealing' and 'tanking', commonly referred to as 'Bruiser' or 'Deal Tank' type..

Therefore, it is a monster that can engage in a one-on-one confrontation with the boss monster.…….

"Hey, you don't feel too proud just because you did well once.?"

Lee Hyun-wook just smiled and didn't give any reply..

but…….

“Ugh! Why does my head keep hurting today?!”

Immediately afterwards, the steel fleet took off again..

And as I raised my altitude to several hundred meters in the air, I could see the second largest mountain on this land, the Korean Peninsula, at a glance. It was covered in gray smoke, but it had been somewhat washed away, perhaps thanks to the 'chlorine storm' a while ago..

"and… … Hallasan Mountain has completely become a heap of ashes..”

The Baeknokdam part was completely burned and turned dark.,

And I saw something writhing in the ashes..

They were moving trees, or more accurately, trees that had turned into charcoal..

- Screaming Poplar (LV). 73)

- Screaming Poplar (LV). 72)

Poplar, in Korean, is cottonwood. In Greek mythology, it was a monster modeled after Phaethon's sisters who mourned his death and turned into cottonwood trees..

“Now, let's ignore all of those and start looking for the boss monster..”

Kang Seo-yoon ordered the entire fleet..

"Well, if you start hitting that guy, of course they'll come running. Still, I don't have time to attack and climb step by step. Then, you will be completely ruined due to all the damage from the flame storm from earlier..”

It was a strategy that was possible because of the level of confidence in the members of the Steel Fleet..

Even if he is surrounded by a horde of monsters in the mountains, he endures it, and in the meantime, top rankers including Han Tae-san hunt boss monsters..

This was closer to a simple forced breakthrough rather than a raid..

But at this moment, it was clear that it was the most rational strategy..

however.......

"hmm… … It should definitely be noticeable around here..”

Currently, the steel fleet was overlooking Baeknokdam..

However, no objects were caught on their surveillance network..

"……There's no way you can't see that huge thing.?”

As its name suggests, the flame giant Phaethon was a monster over 20 meters tall..

There was no way it wouldn't go unnoticed when looking down at something like that from the sky..

In fact, isn't it the same size as a 15-story apartment??

"Now, everyone be careful. Just like what happened to the broadcasting station helicopter last time—”

But before she finished speaking—

Fu—hua—ah—ah——!

An explosion sounded from somewhere, a pillar of red fire rose, and before I knew it, a red hand was sticking out from the ashes on the western side of Baeknokdam..

- No, that bastard knew we were coming and set up an ambush.?

"—It's now!”

At that time, Kang Seo-yoon shouted as if she had been waiting..

Wooooow——

Soon, the lower part of the two airships, Steel 8 and Steel 4, began to open. For your information, the people on board there were ‘Water Wizards’ including Do Hee-seon..

Immediately after, something was created in the air and began to come together like a ball..

It was the ‘Great Water Ball’ with a diameter of 12m..

As many as five of them rose up and collided with the flying pillar of fire..

"Everyone hold on tight! collide!”

Pu—huh——!

The head-on collision of fire and water resulted in a huge steam explosion..

The airships nearby were pushed back dozens of meters..

- Hehe, I still blocked it.!

This was a defensive tactic prepared in anticipation of Phaethon's strike..

"Lady, open this back door right now.—!”

Han Taesan shouted and walked towards the lamp door..

Lee Hyun-wook followed him out..

“......huh?"

Then Han Tae-san looked at Lee Hyun-wook with a disapproving expression..

"Why are you doing that??”

“What, are you planning to go out too??”

“That's right.”

Crackling—

"Boy, I told you not to get cocky, I said?”

"Speaking of triumph, I don't act without evidence..”

"under… … You are a control type! I want to chase after that giant?”

It was common knowledge that the so-called ‘control series’ had weak defenses..

But sometimes common sense can become prejudice..

“You may not know this, but I also do a bit of tanking..”

Lee Hyun-wook said that and showed a strong body painting on his hand..

"Oh, is that what you did when you shook my hand? by the way……."

He very carefully held Lee Hyun-wook's hand, which had become rigid, with his thumb, index finger, and forefinger. Then there was a crack with a snapping sound..

Even the mana shield overlaid on its surface was crushed..

"Hey, did you see it? That's not enough. I saw that handshake.”

My God, has there ever been such a thing as shaking hands?…….

"I'm not worried about others, but honestly, you're a talent worth dying for.?”

Han Tae-san said and tapped Lee Hyun-wook on the shoulder..

"Ah, my child, you look like I used to see you when I was young.?”

At that time, the lamp door opened and hot steam rushed in, and Han Tae-san waved his hand as if telling him to go away and then dived..

"That bastard, anyway……."

Well, it wasn't an action I couldn't understand..

‘No, that's natural..’

Han Taesan was not an idiot and there was no way he could not understand the situation..

‘No, I have a bit of a stupid side.…….'

But even so, he was ranked 5th in the world..

His eyes were more accurate than most players..

‘But that's because I don't know what I've prepared.’

Today, Hyun-Wook Lee was planning to set up what is commonly called a ‘template’..

Lee Hyun-wook also followed Han Taesan and threw himself into the air..

- Ah-oh! Fuck you too, you’re so stubborn.?

I must have seen that, and I heard Han Taesan's voice..

That moment—

- caution! is scheduled to begin in your area..

* Time remaining : 00:00:03

Before we knew it, it was time for the second chlorine storm to begin..

And this time it would be many times more powerful than before..

- Chic— Entire fleet, climb altitude.!

With Kang Seo-yoon's voice, the steel fleet soared into the sky..

On the other hand, Lee Hyun-wook fell faster by giving his body metal control as if it were weighing him down, and in the distance he saw a giant of flame raising his body..

- Phaethon, the Flame Giant (LV). 128)

And his body started to heat up as if it was going to explode at any moment.—

Per—uh—uh—uh—uh——!

Really, it exploded..

No, the heat inside my body was expelled like a jet engine..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

The red heat flew into the forest of trees that had already turned into a pile of charcoal, turning it over once more. Lee Hyun-wook summoned Moglei and slammed it to the ground, then held on to it. And the heat wasn't a problem.

- ‘‘Helios’ protection’ is in effect..

He has special item No. 1 prepared for this moment..

"......oh! Baby, you really hold on!"

That was Han Taesan's voice..

About 10 meters away, Han Taesan stood in a low posture, enduring the heat..

He made eye contact with Lee Hyun-wook and winked..

And then, as if to show off, he started moving forward slowly.…….

The closer I got, the hotter it got, so I eventually stopped..

‘Tsk tsk, it would be even more embarrassing if I bluffed now.……."

Lee Hyun-wook shook his head..

"Mr. Taesan Han! Do you know the story of Phaethon in Greek mythology??”

Lee Hyun-wook suddenly asked.

"huh? What are you talking about? I don't know much about that.!”

"Hmm, aren't most high-level gates inspired by mythology? World-class rankers search for mythical sources before attacking........"

"—Oh, I don’t know! If you just hit them, they'll all die, so why look at that?!”

Yeah, I guess so.…….

"That bastard is going to get kicked once this heat storm is over, so watch carefully.!"

Lee Hyun-wook chuckled..

“Then let me tell you something.!”

"huh? what?”

"That's the weakness of that boss monster over there..”

“what? … … what is that?”

"Well, do you know what killed Phaethon in the myth??”

"Oh, I don't know—and I don't need that.—!”

Lee Hyun-wook paid no heed and continued talking..

“This is the famous lightning of Zeus.!”

Phaethon dragged the sun chariot as he pleased and disturbed the earth.,

Zeus got angry and shot him down..

The reason it fell to the ground was like that at the nuclear power plant..

"So, what should I do??”

In other words, Phaethon's weakness is 'lightning'..

However, lightning is like lightning, and there was no way that such a huge monster could be retired with an electric attack like Park Jun-mo's..

“So, what is another lightning that is comparable to Zeus's lightning??”

Lee Hyun-wook muttered that and activated the tattoo on his right wrist..

Sigh---——

Before he knew it, there was a hammer in his hand..

- ‘Mjolnir' skill 'Rain God's Wrath' is available for use..

U—r—r—r——!

Dark clouds were gathering from the far western sky..