The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 121
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A single foreign player ended a war that had lasted for years.
This was the result of destroying the enemy's main force in just one battle..
"under… … Really, I finished it on my own..”
Among those watching the scene, Sophie Green let out a sigh..
To be honest, I thought it would be difficult for even Lee Hyun-wook to attack the 'Central Hangar' alone..
Therefore, I tried to persuade Lee Hyun-wook to wait for support from the resistance and then launch a diversionary operation..
However, he said it was okay and walked straight into the enemy camp without any time to stop him..
That was only 15 minutes ago.
In other words, the situation was over in 15 minutes..
"Oh no, are there monsters like that all over the world??”
Bowie Bertrand, the second-in-command of the resistance, shook his head with an expression of bewilderment rather than joy..
It was an overwhelming force that made the protests they had waged over the past few years seem meaningless..
I was almost embarrassed that I had pointed a gun at such a scary man not long ago..
"Among those monsters, it is the most popular monster these days... … Honestly, it doesn't make sense..”
It was a self-evident fact that weapons made of low-grade metal could not be his opponent..
‘However, there are bound to be limits to such power.…….'
No matter how good your ability was, it was natural to face the absolute limit of mana depletion..
Therefore, using skills carefully and with the highest efficiency was a common virtue of a master..
But he didn't see anything like that..
‘No, I don't think there was even any sign of trying to control mana in the first place.…….'
He just ruthlessly trampled on his enemies using all the firepower he had..
'That man… … Is there such a thing as a limit??’
I've already been surprised like this several times, and the more I watch from the side, the more my doubts grow, rather than my understanding..
‘As expected, Hyunwook Lee… … It is certain that something exists outside of common sense..’
While Sophie was admiring this, resistance reinforcements arrived behind her..
A parade of 31 trucks in total was the main force of the resistance..
“—All troops disperse by team to wipe out the remaining troops.!”
Under Bowie Bertrand's orders, the resistance advanced into the central hangar, which was covered in gray smoke..
however.......
“……Everything is dead here too! They're practically wiped out, guys.?”
"But what on earth did he die of? There are almost no signs of battle.?”
"From what I heard earlier, they said that the targets went to see him and killed him..”
Because the central hangar was already destroyed, the resistance took over the facility without shedding a single drop of blood..
Next, a sinkhole tens of meters deep was discovered in the center of the enemy camp..
"What, this isn't just a hole! There is a lot of space down there too.!”
"Wow, these bastards, when did they build an underground facility like this??”
Several players, including Sophie, went down the sinkhole through 'floating magic'.
and…….
"Uh, Steele Lane is over there.!”
Lee Hyun-wook, soldiers from the Ndoz League were scattered around him..
Perhaps the last battle was fought here..
But among them, one particularly large corpse of a giant caught my eye..
"Uh, wait… … That person is definitely Lyon Noir.?”
The moment they saw the half face split vertically, everyone was shocked..
Lyon Noir… … There was no way the resistance fighters knew about the strength of that barbarian player..
"omg! That man couldn't even be hurt by most attacks, so how could he?……."
Resistance soldiers who had fought the man several times looked in disbelief..
"And look at this big guy! He even died in a 'giant form' state.!”
"her… … If he's in his giant form, he can kill an ogre with his bare hands.……."
The giant they had never dared to face is slaughtered like a pitiful animal. Although he was an enemy, he was still the strongest player in his country, so his miserable death was bound to be quite shocking..
"And that sword over there……”
Meanwhile, the giant sword Mogley was floating quietly in the air behind Lee Hyun-wook's back.,
I could tell even without seeing it in person that Lyon Noir was cut in half with that very sword..
"Hey, if that sword destroyed the Sentinel Tower with one hit, would you believe it??”
"yes? Anyway, how do you destroy a tower with a sword??”
"also… … You guys, this actually happened before reinforcements arrived..”
They looked blankly at the stranger who had saved their country and expressed various admirations..
"……Sophie, have resistance reinforcements arrived??”
When Lee Hyun-wook opened his mouth, the resistance fighters' conversation stopped and silence came..
"yes that's right. however… … What on earth are you doing here??”
Sophie asked, looking around. This place was like the ruins of an old ancient civilization..
"It seems to be a secret testing site for external forces supporting the Ndoz Alliance..”
Hyunwook Lee said that and pointed somewhere..
"—omg!"
The moment they turned their heads to follow his fingertips, everyone was shocked. I witnessed water tanks lined up on both sides of the altar where the Red Drake bones were placed, and hundreds of corpses in them..
It was a harrowing sight to see. Only then did the smell of the drug hit her nose..
"Um, what is that... … What on earth was going on here??”
No matter how horrendous the aspects of this civil war were, it made no sense to treat people like that..
"Damn it, how could you do such a horrible thing... … They were really demons……."
The sight of evil deeds that no human being could ever commit.……
Sighs filled with evil broke out here and there..
"Sophie, we need to mobilize our troops and search this place thoroughly..”
"Ha—yes, that should be it. Because maybe there are survivors..”
Inside, there might be a clue to catch the necromancer's tail..
Lee Hyun-wook exercised his metal control and scanned his surroundings..
Then, multiple metals were detected inside one wall..
‘There's a secret space inside there.’
He swung his moghlay and knocked down a brick wall..
When I went inside, I found a small laboratory with nothing special..
On one shelf, a large flask contained a human skull..
‘This is also evidence of warlocks experimenting with strengthening the undead..’
They must have left in a hurry when Lee Hyun-wook's air raid began..
Next, I found a fairly large safe in the inner corner of the laboratory..
‘This safe is metal, but my metal control isn't working..’
It looked like it was probably covered with a fairly high-class magic shield..
However, after hitting it a few times with a moglai, I was able to remove the magic shield..
Suddenly!
Inside the safe was an iron box, which itself was an item..
[Item information]
- Name: Paracelsus' Alchemy Set (Heroic)
- Effect: When using this tool, various alchemy skills are greatly improved..
'oh… … I guess they moved in such a hurry that they even left something like this behind.?’
An alchemy set item, this was a fairly rare item. This was because with just one item, multiple alchemy skill levels could be expected to increase. However, it is a ‘Hero’ level..
‘Great. There were plans to establish an alchemy research institute in the future.…….'
For this purpose, he was promised alchemy-related technical support from Gu Hyo-min, the granddaughter of Gukwang Group and an alchemist player, and he also planned to build an alchemy factory on the site of an armory in Yaji, Gangwon-do..
‘An item like this will be a great help in developing alchemy..’
However, other than such small income, no evidence could be found to trace the necromancer..
‘Well, if the Necromancer is the final weapon planned by the villain, he will completely hide its existence........'
In other words, these regional facilities would not only be located here, but would also be hidden all over the world..
Still, just knowing that necromancers were already growing was a huge benefit..
'……I've been thinking about how to deal with that guy for a long time..’
And now, the requirements to make it happen have been met..
‘What I couldn't achieve in my previous life... … Create a magic machine corps enchanted with divine power to stop him..'
The necromancer, the leader of the army of death to be faced in the near future…….
I was planning to make sure I was ready to eat that guy..
***
As this world became like a game, ordinary weapons virtually lost their power..
Still, the cutting-edge equipment that concentrated human wisdom still had many uses..
For example, satellites were a better means of obtaining information than any other item..
"......."
Woo Seong-moon was sitting in his office watching the video filmed by the military satellite..
In front of him, Team Leader Lee Gyo-jun, who reported in with the video, stood..
“4This video was filmed at 6-hour intervals from 11 PM a day ago to the present..”
Red dots in thermal imaging camera footage captured by military satellites—the distribution of life was changing.
"This is an empty lot in southwest Shanghai, and unusual trends have been observed for a week now..”
6The red dots gradually increased and became darker every hour, and each dot was a black orc..
And in the lower right corner, the total number of red dots detected is displayed..
- 5,814
3As of an hour ago, a whopping 5,814… … That's how the video ended.
This meant that 5,814 black orcs were gathered in one place..
"Hmm, is the main force of Black Orcs gathering in this place right now??”
"Yes, that's right. That place is a concentration of troops called Red War Rock.. ”
"under… … This definitely seems like they're preparing for war.……."
And that wasn't all.
The video that followed was not a thermal imaging camera, but an actual photo..
As expected, it was a photo taken by a military satellite, and it looked like creatures with wings flying in groups. At first glance, it looked like a small flock of migratory birds. however… … The moment I realized that what they were sitting on was a skyscraper in Shanghai, the scene began to look quite different..
that… … It was a group of hundreds of ‘wyverns’..
The rulers of the sky, each individual measuring over 30 meters, were gathered in hundreds..
"Hmm, it's a wyvern.……."
In other words, if they invaded this land, aerial infiltration through wyverns was likely..
"Are you really planning on launching an all-out war now??”
Just a few months ago, the Black Orc Kingdom declared war on South Korea..
Since then, Black Orcs have infiltrated this land twice and committed terrorist acts..
Public opinion was agitated to not just tolerate this but to launch a retaliatory attack.…….
However, it was wise to avoid a full-scale war at all costs..
But now it seemed like that wouldn't be possible.
It seemed that the Black Orc race was trying to take 'Laputa' at any cost..
And maybe the war itself was an unstoppable ‘event’..
At times like this, there was one name that came to mind..
“……By the way, has the location of Team Leader Lee Hyun-wook been confirmed??”
"Yes, I looked it up and it says that I entered Chennai, India under that identity..”
Lee Hyun-wook's disappearance did not last a day or two, but this time the period was rather long..
"under… … Really, I'm afraid I get a little too self-indulgent sometimes..”
Team leader Lee Kyo-jun still can't hide his disapproval whenever he evaluates Lee Hyun-wook..
"Team Leader Lee, don’t worry too much. Is the Lee Hyun-wook you know someone who would do something stupid??”
"Not really. But, I can't contact you at such an important time..”
Woo Seong-moon smiled at that part..
"Yes, in the end, isn't it a shameful thing to say because we desperately need Lee Hyun-wook??”
“……That's undeniable. This country needs Lee Hyun-wook's strength in many ways.."
In this way, at some point, a player named Lee Hyun-wook became essential to this country..
"But this time, I heard that player Lee Seong-yoon is also in Korea..”
"That's right, he contacted me the night before yesterday and asked to have dinner with him tonight..”
“……Oh, is the gravity wizard finally taking on this important task??”
Team leader Lee Kyo-jun looked somewhat excited, unlike when Lee Hyun-wook was talking about it..
Lee Seong-yoon, an S-class player who controls gravity, is the strongest player in this country in name and reality.…….
No matter how prominent Lee Hyun-wook's performance has been recently, Lee Seong-yoon's achievements were on a different level..
"Well, I don't know if it will help you, I'm a very busy person.……."
Whether Lee Seong-yoon would step forward or not was something we would have to discuss later when we met..
"yes? Even so, there is a war crisis, so why not pretend not to know??”
"That person has a national dream greater than the existence of the country..”
Woo Seong-moon was well aware of the man’s noble sense of purpose..
But no matter what, Woo Seong-moon's principle was that we must take care of our country first..
"Me, manager? however… … That preemptive strike operation that Hyunwook Lee mentioned last time..”
Not long ago, Woo Seong-moon predicted a war with Black Orcs during a meeting with Lee Hyun-wook..
There, Hyunwook Lee said something surprising that no one had thought of..
"Really magic missile bombing... … Is something like that possible??”
"In theory, there's nothing you can't make if the conditions are right..”
Until now, no one had been able to take on the challenge because the conditions had not been met at all..
However, Lee Hyun-wook was preparing quite plausible conditions..
"but… … I honestly don't know if I have time to prepare for it now..”
Since Lee Hyun-wook was not here, it was impossible to know how his plan was progressing..
'No, maybe… … Maybe that's why I went to India.’
Woo Seong-moon was now well aware that each of Lee Hyun-wook's actions contained great meaning..
***
Bangui, the capital of CAR, Hyunwook Lee was crossing there in an old wagon..
"I think it's sorted out to some extent now..”
Sophie Green, sitting next to him, opened her mouth at his words..
"Well, Supreme Commander Muhammad Makhachev, the leader of the Ndoz League, has not been arrested yet, and his nephews, the Enchantress Twins, are also missing. But the situation is very good..”
Stillane, the Ndoz Alliance was completely destroyed by an unexpected blow with that name..
It was a natural result as the number of troops in the central hangar reached 70% of the entire Ndoz Alliance..
Even if the ‘Enchantress Twins’ were alive, there was nothing they could do without armored weapons..
In other words, the war had already completely turned to the resistance side..
"Virtually all of their CAR's infrastructure is gone, so they can't even dream of raising it..”
Accordingly, the resistance's provisional government entered the capital 'Bangui' and began establishing a new administration..
The CAR people had been supporting the resistance for a long time, so everything went smoothly..
It took a total of a week to get there..
Meanwhile, Hyunwook Lee obtained the right to conquer the hidden stage of ‘Vishnu Labyrinth’ as promised.,
Two days ago, we succeeded in attacking with the help of several CAR players..
It was a fairly difficult gate, but it did not pose much of a threat to Lee Hyun-wook..
‘Hidden stages aren't that difficult as long as you know what's inside..’
In my past life, I had experience conquering hidden stages similar in style to Vishnu's Labyrinth several times..
Therefore, we successfully completed the attack without any major crisis, and the time has finally come to return to Korea..
"Well, but... … What was the reward for conquering the hidden stage??”
"Well, it was okay..”
To Sophie's question, Hyunwook Lee gave a short answer while looking out the window..
"Now that I think about it, if it's a hidden stage where obtaining the entrance key is so difficult, the reward would be pretty good... … How was it? At least hero level... … Well, it's rude to ask something like this.?”
Sophie was giving a sneaky look as if she was joking, but Hyunwook Lee just nodded dryly..
Looking at that scene, Sophie thought to herself.
'……Wow, I guess the compensation wasn't very good.?’
If a really good item came out, it was bound to show up on your face..
At least for hero level, its value could not be put in monetary terms..
‘At least it won't be below hero level, but it may still fall short of expectations.…….'
However, Lee Hyun-wook's inner feelings were significantly different from her expectations..
‘……It's even more amazing than I thought.’
After Hyunwook Lee returned to his dorm, he took out the item he had engraved on his wrist..
It was a ‘chakram’, a circular throwing weapon..
[Item information]
- Name: Sudarsana (legendary))
- effect
1) Returning: Returns when the owner orders it to return..
2) Chakra Release: When thrown, powerful energy is released along the movement path..
3) Chakra Explosion: Spins at high speed at one point and explodes with destructive energy..
First of all, ‘Sudarsana’, this item was already expected..
This is why I came here in the first place..
‘If you use this well, you can create a weapon of deceptive firepower..’
In this way, it could have dealt a huge blow to the Black Orc Kingdom..
However, Lee Hyun-wook also did not know what other items would be released..
However, some truly unexpected luck came..
Lee Hyun-wook took something out of his pocket..
At first glance, it was a stick-shaped object that looked like a tree branch..
And there was not just one, but two..
[Item information]
- Name: Top-quality replica (special)
- Effect: Imitates items below hero level and reproduces them with 50% effect. (Cannot be modified)
"I can't believe I got two of these at once.……."
This was a surprising result even for Lee Hyun-wook..
Lee Hyun-wook took out the Moglei from AD-1's subspace without hesitation..
‘As expected, there is nothing to which this can be applied except Mowglei..’
- The highest quality replica imitates the ‘item (Mogley)’!
yes——
Then the two 'top replicas' began to glow and become increasingly bulky..
And the next moment, three large swords appeared in front of Lee Hyun-wook..
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