The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 117
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about 10 minutes ago.......
Lee Hyun-wook was flying above the clouds on a Pridwen..
At that time, the sound of someone talking was heard in his ears..
- Hey, isn't that a crow??
- Did you leave this baby's eyes in India? Where can there be a crow in this sea??
- No, it's true. Look over there! in the clouds.......
- Hey, it's just a sea bird. If it's black, is it a crow??
That was the voice of the deck crew of the Ndoz Alliance's container ship 'Black Factory'..
Lee Hyun-wook heard a voice on the ship even from above the clouds through the Hugin-Mana Messenger hacking connection..
But his interests lay entirely elsewhere..
'Okay, I can sense it..’
His metal grip began tearing through the containers on the deck..
Inside, a total of 280 pieces of ‘Living Armor’ were chained together. Rather than restraining the giant armored giants, it was meant to keep them in place so they wouldn't hit each other when the ship rocked in the waves..
‘In other words, it can be easily broken..’
Meanwhile, the moment the presence of Living Armor was 'detected', a system message appeared in front of Lee Hyun-wook's eyes..
- You can secure ‘master authority’ for the corresponding Living Armor..
'Sorry, just a gift for the puppeteer... … everything, i have.’
- ‘Master authority’ for Living Armor has been secured. (23/23)
A total of 23 Living Armor units came under Lee Hyun-wook's control..
Coincidentally, I used the 'Attribute Bloom' that I got as a reward for ranking first in the Jeju Island Raid a few days ago, and as a result, the grade of 'Signal Core' went up one level from D to C, so this number was possible..
[Skill information]
- Name: Signal Core
- Grade: C
- effect
1) Transcendent Sense: Increases metal control. (+40%)
2) Centurion Force: Maximum number of followers increases. (+20)
* When you meet hidden conditions, your skill level improves..
‘The maximum number of followers has been increased by 10, so you can now control 23 Living Armor units..’
In addition, the metal control of ‘Transcendent Sense’ also increased from 30% to 40%..
Soon the Living Armor was activated—the magic circuits engraved on the body began to glow.,
Light blue light leaking through the gap in the container was visible even above the clouds..
- huh? There seems to be some kind of light coming from there.?
- ……Hey, what is this? hey! Open this container here.!
There was no way the deck crew wouldn't notice that..
At that point, Hyunwook Lee opened the door to Friedwen's lamp..
Whoa whoa——!
As the cold wind blew into the ship, Sophie and the others looked at Lee Hyun-wook in surprise..
"uh… … Hyunwook Lee, what are you trying to do??”
"I'll go down first..”
Their eyes widened at those absurd words..
"No wait, that's part of the plan to retake this ship.?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded once and really flew out of the airship..
"uh… … That guy just jumped off without a parachute or anything.?”
No matter how much of a player he was, if he jumped from this height, he would die instantly..
They held out the window and looked down.
Before we knew it, Lee Hyun-wook’s appearance had disappeared beneath the clouds..
Sophie is a shooter type player and sensed the heat and followed Lee Hyun-wook's fall..
However, the speed of his fall was not as fast as expected..
'……Wait a minute, it's flying.?’
He freely controlled his fall speed and flew towards the ship, the Black Factory..
Then, as the clouds flowed by, his appearance was briefly revealed.…….
"Yes, it's gone?”
His appearance disappeared in an instant..
"Ah, no, now I can fly and hide.?”
The types of abilities possessed by one player, Lee Hyun-wook, were so vast that it made no sense..
‘In fact, it is the same as having the abilities of an entire attack team on its own..’
I've never seen that type of player before... … No, have you ever heard of it??
There are many players who reach the peak of one branch and show overwhelming use of it..
But that didn't mean he had the versatility to handle everything on his own..
‘Of course, it is said that chaebol players buy all kinds of items and use various skills.…….'
In Hyunwook Lee’s case, even though the level was different, it was clearly different..
No matter how much money you had, it would have been impossible to use that range of diverse skills..
‘In other words, it's on a different level.…….'
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook landed lightly on the bridge of the Black Factory..
The crew's attention was drawn to the light leaking from inside the container on the deck..
In the first place, it was not expected that someone would come down from the sky in this vast ocean..
Lee Hyun-wook infiltrated the mission..
“……Open the container where the light comes from and check what's going on.!”
There were a total of 5 people inside, and a man who appeared to be the captain was holding a microphone and giving orders to the deck..
‘And around here... … There are 8 people in total.’
I already had a lot of 'Clying Eye' infiltrated a few minutes ago.,
The location of enemies not only on the deck but also within the ship was thoroughly mapped out..
The zipper of Lee Hyun-wook's backpack slowly opens, and something flies out from inside..
That was a total of 20 Adamant Stars..
At Lee Hyun-wook's gesture, they scattered in all directions and dug into various parts of the mission. And like a guided missile, he slit the necks of the eight players who were in his mind..
In that split-second moment—the sailors who had been hit by an unexpected blow were unable to react and collapsed to the ground..
“omg—!”
The only surviving captain pulled out a pistol, but Lee Hyun-wook's hand was faster..
Right now—
He grabbed the captain's wrist with his left hand and grabbed the captain's neck with his right hand..
And he even showed delicacy in holding the metal control of the pistol's strike..
“Wow—big—”
"Shhh, don't open your mouth.”
"big… … you, who are you?”
"If you want to live to hear that, don't you think it's better to keep your mouth shut??”
Before he knew it, 10 adamant stars were spinning behind Lee Hyun-wook's back..
It also spins faster and faster and shakes as if it might shoot out at any moment..
"From now on, you will broadcast on board whatever I say..”
"......."
"But if you try to be brave and spout nonsense, you'll die before you can say even half a word..”
The captain swallowed dry saliva and nodded..
Lee Hyun-wook grabbed him by the back of his neck and forcibly turned his head out the window..
"I order all crew members to gather on deck immediately..”
"……what? Everything, well, what are you trying to do??”
yes—!
At that moment, two Adamant Stars flew in and stopped narrowly near the captain's face..
"omg!”
If he had been just a little closer, both ears would have been cut off..
Wham—wham—wham—wham——
That sharp spinning sound that rings in my ears... … The captain felt like his legs were giving out..
“……Ah Okay! That's how you do it!”
He quickly grabbed the microphone and began broadcasting in a trembling voice..
- Ah, it's the captain... … All crew members, to the upper deck immediately... … Let's gather together.
Soon, crew members began to appear from all over the ship..
A total of 31 people, all of them had a puzzled expression as if they were wondering what was going on..
“……Except for essential personnel such as aircraft and engine room, everyone is gathered in one place..”
Following the captain's explanation, Lee Hyun-wook began a 'suppression operation' in earnest..
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap—
23 Living Armors walking out of the container with the sound of metal clashing…….
"uh?”
The flight attendants were staring blankly at that scene..
"How is that thing moving now??”
"If you're 23, it's not impossible unless you're a puppeteer.?”
At that moment, something fell one after another on the deck and a loud bang sounded..
"Oh, I'm surprised.!”
Two in total, it was some sort of iron box..
“……Where did that come from again??”
"hey! Any of the tanks over there should go check it out.!”
Following the deck captain's instructions, a large tanker approached the iron box..
"Uh, there's something like a commendation inside.!”
"What, commendation? hey! Who is the guy who writes the commendation! Don't play that quickly—”
Chow—now—now—now—now——!
Adamant stars growing inside, a total of 70,
They sweep past the assembled crew..
"Wow——”
It also swept low across the floor, and about a dozen people fell to the ground in an attack aimed at their legs..
Slap! Gradually!
Then, 23 Living Armor units advanced and began to kill the crew members..
"Wow—!”
"Wow, what is this all of a sudden?!”
It was a clean infiltration and complete suppression without a single mistake..
***
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap—
23The living armor is walking on its own feet and entering the container..
The difference from before was that there was a lot of blood splattered on the surface of the armor..
"......Sure enough, he even has puppetry skills.?”
Looking down at the scene from the bridge, Sophie looked at Hyunwook Lee with a dumbfounded expression..
"Well, it's similar, but not like that. But why do you look at it like that??”
“……It's just that I suddenly feel like the world is so irrational..”
At that time, David, who was inspecting the ship, came carrying something. It was some kind of metal box..
"Sophie, can you take a look at this??”
"This is very suspicious. Hey, it was in the captain's safe, but the lock was too tight.……."
Zeng!
Lee Hyun-wook ripped the lock of the box with a metal transformation..
“……It was filled, but it's gone?”
What was inside was a bracelet..
[Item information]
- Name: Bracelet of the Nameless King (Hero)
- Effect: Maximum number of followers increases significantly. (+20)
"Wow, it's a hero level item.?”
The moment she confirmed that information, Sophie couldn't hide her surprise..
It was true that even if it was a hero grade like this, it was difficult for ordinary players to even see it..
They looked around at the item with an expression as if they were wondering what kind of cake this was..
"oh… … This one has a ‘subordinate’ option, right? Sophie, isn't this a pretty rare option??”
"that's right. Ndoz League bastards, I guess they spent some money buying bribes to pay to the puppeteer..”
That was something unexpected even for Lee Hyun-wook. And it was also a coveted item..
"Sophie, I asked you to capture this ship and give me what's on it.?”
"Ah, I did, but… … No way now... … Are you saying you want to have this??”
Worry slowly spread across Sophie's face..
On the other hand, Lee Hyun-wook smiled and nodded..
"Isn’t this a good deal? You took the ship cleanly without any sacrifice..”
"And if I use this, it will be of greater help to our allies in future battles. Living Armor's simple and ignorant breakthrough power that the puppeteer you mentioned earlier showed, I would be able to do it too..”
Sophie reluctantly nodded. For her part, she had no choice but to accept Lee Hyun-wook's argument..
And in fact, this ship was occupied by Lee Hyun-wook alone, so he had no right to present it..
“under… … David, we've never found anything like that. Understand?”
It would be a pain in the ass if the higher-ups found out that she had handed over a hero-level expensive item to Lee Hyun-wook, so Sophie decided to use her discretion to completely erase its existence..
As a result, Lee Hyun-wook was able to control a total of 53 Living Armor units..
‘When I get back to Korea, I'll have to ask Kang Jeongdu to modify my living armor..’
Now, it seemed like the time had come to properly utilize ‘subordinates’ like Living Armor..
And for that to be born someday, it is necessary to study tactics..’
Meanwhile, the HPA members who came in the rubber boat were finally getting on the deck..
They could not hide their bewilderment, wondering how this bloodlessness was possible..
“……What on earth happened here??”
"Earlier, the Living Armorers didn't revolt.?”
After a while, a man called HPA's team leader came into the mission room and asked Sophie about the circumstances of the incident..
She simply replied that she had gained a good ally, but did not mention the name Lee Hyun-wook..
"Can I ask who you are??”
Soon, Alberto, a middle-aged man called the team leader, approached Hyunwook Lee and asked:.
Even on this ship, my face was covered with a mask, so it must have been very nerve-wracking..
"He's just a mercenary who works for money..”
Alberto frowned at Lee Hyun-wook’s insincere answer..
But I didn't dare to say anything bitter..
It was because I remembered the scene that happened on the deck a little while ago..
“……Yes, have a nice trip..”
That night, Sophie contacted CAR's resistance forces and coordinated a plan to join them..
"ruler… … The point of rendezvous with the resistance was set at the CAR-Sudan border..”
The problem here was how to get through Djibouti, Africa, the port of arrival for this ship..
A large number of Ndoz Federation officials would have been there, preparing to transport doll weapons..
"But it is true that there is no other place for this container ship to dock..”
"We have no choice but to sink this ship off the coast of Africa and land separately..”
That was the opinion of the team leader, Alberto..
Anyway, their plan was to prevent the doll weapons from reaching the puppeteer..
However, Lee Hyun-wook opposed those words..
"That's such a waste. If you have that, it will be of great help in future battles..”
"Look, if you screw up, we'll be shipping it to the puppeteer..”
"Yes, you are correct. however… … There is a way that works for me.”
After a while, Lee Hyun-wook brought the captain of this ship..
"This person will help us.”
The nape of his neck was filled with a metal 'restraint' made by Lee Hyun-wook.,
He even made wiretapping possible with the 'fly eye' he kept in his pocket..
In other words, I would never allow any nonsense to be done..
“……Yes, that's right! If you save me, I will help you avoid arrest.!”
The captain had decided to help transport the doll weapons on this ship to CAR..
He then explained in detail the process of transporting the doll weapons planned for the future..
"When this ship arrives at the port of Djibouti in eastern Africa, it will be loaded onto 12 trucks prepared there and taken to the military base of the CAR Ndoz Federation. At that time, I can fake the transportation plan..”
“……The majority of this ship's crew is dead, so they're bound to notice.?"
“Over there, other than a few managers like me, they won't notice because they don't know who the crew is..”
If that were done, all the living armor on board this ship could be stolen..
"......In return, would you please help me get safely out of the African continent??"
There was probably fear of retaliation from the Ndoz Alliance..
In response, Sophie placed her hand on the captain's shoulder..
"Don't worry about that. At HPA, we keep our promises.”
With this, Hyunwook Lee was planning to take all 280 pieces of Living Armor he obtained here..
***
It was expected to take approximately 8 days to arrive at Djibouti port..
During that time, Hyunwook Lee decided to swallow the adamant he had prepared in advance as if he were packing a lunch box..
‘Soon the time will come to overtake the metal control of your past life..’
- Current steerable metal weight: 3,491 kg
* Transcendent Sense (+40%) is in effect.
* Strong bone (+20%) is being applied.
* World Boss Monster Slayer (+5%) is being applied.
* This is an area where Seoul’s Savior (+100%) is not applied..
Even though it was not Seoul, it reached about 3.5 tons..
'The most I achieved in my past life was 4,145 kg..’
I thought I would probably break that weight within 8 days..
‘It's worth the effort while operating the furnace at full capacity. You'll have to suffer quite a bit though.......'
For eight days, Lee Hyun-wook locked himself in his room and focused on absorbing metal..
And seven days later, around the time we entered the Gulf of Aden…….
- Current steerable metal weight: 4,146 kg
“under… … done."
This was a moment that surpassed everything in my previous life..
But at that moment.
- congratulations! You have achieved a special achievement.
“……what?”
Lee Hyun-wook's face frowned at the achievement achievement message that appeared at an incomprehensible timing..
[Achievements List]
5) A person who has surpassed his past life
- Condition: Exceed the ‘core abilities’ you had in your previous life in your current life..
- Effect: Core stats—increased metal control (+20%)
"......."
Looking at the message, Lee Hyun-wook felt his heart sink..
Speaking of achievement names, how should I interpret this??
‘what's this… … If this happens, the reason I returned to the past is…….'
This means that all of this is ultimately caused by the system..
'……Honestly, it's not that I didn't doubt it..’
The most reasonable doubt as to how the miraculous thing called regression happened... … It was believed that there was a 'system' involved in ruining this world in an absurd way..
But that wasn't the end.
- (!) The main quest has arrived.
‘Wait a minute, the main quest... … What is this again??’
Lee Hyun-wook had never heard of such a thing existing..
‘……This also has to do with my regression..’
Lee Hyun-wook exhaled slowly and opened the contents..
[main quest]
- Second chance at life, duty, destiny…….
congratulations! You are doing great with your second life opportunity..
Thus, we were given the destiny to advance to the ‘ending’..
Witness the key elements of this world and take a step closer to the truth!
1) Track down the 'Black Gate' that is open somewhere in the world..
2) Past Life—Defeat the 'Dimension Shifters' who will come from the first world..
3) Encounter ‘■■■’ who knows the truth of this world..
* compensation
When clearing number 1 above: Myth grade item exchange ticket
When clearing number 2 above: Differential payment in addition to myth grade item exchange ticket
When clearing number 3 above: Hint about the identity of this ‘game’
‘identity of the game…….'
The reason Lee Hyun-wook returned to the past from death…….
Feeling that inevitable fate slowly being revealed, Lee Hyun-wook thought resolutely..
'......It's coming.’
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