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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 125

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Hyun-wook Lee was standing tall at 6,000 feet in the air, looking down at the Black Orcs' 'troop concentration area'..

The tens of thousands of black orcs gathered there were seething noisily, as if they had touched a colony of ants. If you stretch out your foot and step on it, it feels like hundreds of animals will be crushed at once..

‘And it actually happens.’

Lee Hyun-wook just blew away hundreds of black orcs with a single blow..

The ‘mass weapon’ Mogley dropped from a low altitude crushed the ground like a cake.,

Immediately after, the creatures that had gathered on top of it were mixed up in the waves of dirt and buried alive..

coo coo coo coo coo coo coo……

The sand that rose from the impact is still fluttering and making noise-like noises..

And the moment he attacked them, a system message appeared before his eyes..

- (!) Quest has arrived.

[war quest]

- The beginning of a great war, is it the end or prosperity?…….

War, you have written a chapter in the first chapter of the saga..

As a result, we become caught up in an inevitable storm..

However, keep in mind! Defeat is the end, victory is prosperity.

* Compensation: Differential payments depending on war ‘achievements’

+) Preemptive strike privilege: Increases all abilities in enemy territory (+50%), additional reward when winning the war

‘This… … The participation trigger for the war event worked..’

Originally, the moment the Black Orc army landed on the territory of the Republic of Korea, this message should have appeared before the eyes of players within the Korean Peninsula. That was the ‘normal route’ for this event..

However, Lee Hyun-wook chose the ‘hidden route’ of a preemptive strike..

As a result, I was able to receive a special benefit called the ‘preemptive strike privilege’..

‘hmm. It's additional compensation…….'

In the first place, Lee Hyun-wook had no idea what kind of reward he would receive for clearing this enormous war event. In his previous life, the Orc army occupied Jeju Island and the southern coast, leading to a long war.…….

‘……At that time, it ultimately failed to be restored..’

In other words, the war was lost. The power of the Black Orc Kingdom was that great..

Afterwards, he succeeded in assassinating the King, Stonox, but that was an achievement unrelated to the war events..

‘No country has ever won the war against the Black Orc Kingdom.…….'

But this war was different from the start..

'Right now at this moment… … Victory, the first step is done very well..’

Lee Hyun-wook raised his head thinking that..

Only the dark clouds that filled the sky were visible to him..

But he sensed something beyond that.

'Now there's one last step left.’

Just before his appearance, the two Mowglei that destroyed the podium and the magic shield were 'replicas'..

In other words, the 'original', twice as heavy as that one, was preparing to drop from the 'warbox' in low orbit..

Lee Hyun-wook concentrated his mind and stretched his senses toward the distant sky..

‘It's faint, but I can feel it. A huge cube-shaped chunk of metal…….'

Although he was a whopping 160km away, there were no obstacles to prevent mana transfer and he even placed three 'magic relays' in between, so he was able to maintain 'synchronization' with the warbox..

At that time, I hear someone's urgent voice in my ear..

- Chick— Ma, Master! Wow, wyverns are flying!

It was Yeo Sang-min. He was now controlling Fridwen..

“……Yeah, I felt it..”

Lee Hyun-wook exhaled slowly… … Inside the warbox, the ‘chains’ that were restraining Mowglei were broken..

Tongue——!

I didn't hear that sound or see anything, but I knew.

A 2-ton giant sword began to fall from the sky..

It enters the speed of sound in just a few seconds, passes through a layer of high-density air, and is forged by frictional heat..

And as it gets closer to the Earth, it absorbs gravity and gains tremendous weight..

Hyunwook Lee felt like he had stepped on the accelerator pedal of a truck with all his might..

Also, the brakes were broken... … Now even Lee Hyun-wook can’t stop..

All I can do is accept everything that stands in my way and wait for it to stop on its own.…….

keeeee——!

When I open my eyes, there are screaming sounds coming from under my feet, and dozens of black wyverns are approaching..

Except for the dragon, it is a top-tier flying monster with no opponents in the sky..

However, as long as Lee Hyun-wook is standing in a higher sky like now and the concept of 'gravity' is valid,.

Piiiiii——

To him, it felt like nothing more than a swarm of insects that could be easily stomped to death..

Soon, a large hole opens on one side of the dark cloud above his head..

A ray of light protrudes from there, drawing a straight line and leading to the floor..

Burr-burr-burr-burr-burr——!

Collision, Moglei, with a lot of gravity, hits the black wyvern formation head on and pierces it..

Cutting, everything that was on the line of its fall is cut in two and thrown out in all directions..

- Wow, crazy…….

It is excessively powerful, as if a swarm of flying moths has been slashed with a sword..

- Earn achievement points by killing the Black Wyvern. (+22)

- Earn achievement points by killing the Black Wyvern. (+23)

- Earn achievement points by killing the Black Wyvern. (+21)

'It goes up very steadily.?’

From his recollection, the merit score of a war event was not something that could be raised so easily..

I felt like I could achieve the maximum contribution to the war event just with the points I accumulated here and now..

‘Still, I find it absurd that a large monster, a wyvern, can be defeated so easily..’

He had become so strong that the feat he was performing seemed foreign to him..

Qua—ah—ah—ang——!

Then, Moglei crashes into the ground and an explosion occurs..

Hyunwook Lee extended his left hand toward the ground..

There was still one more step.

‘shockwave—!’

Coo-ooh-ooh——!

Formidable shock waves erupt from Mowlay buried deep in the ground, causing an earthquake..

The ground, already weakened by two impacts, begins to crack like a spider web..

And in the distance, a building tens of stories high collapses, emitting a hazy haze..

It was truly a scene so powerful that it could be called punishment..

‘But it's only the beginning.’

If this air raid is a course meal, then the three drops of Mogley are merely an appetizer..

Before I knew it, Lee Hyun-wook had two weapons in both hands..

In his left hand was ‘Mjolnir’ and in his right hand was ‘Sudarsana’..

Both are legendary-level weapons capable of ‘returning’ when thrown..

- ‘Mana’ is permanently reduced when using Sudarsana.. (-500)

This was an over handicap of ‘Sudarsana’.

For a typical player, a permanent reduction in mana total would have been a fatal blow..

‘But I can quickly recover by swallowing mana stones for a few hours..’

Hyunwook Lee first lifted Mjolnir in his left hand..

Hold it—and his powerful electric current sweeps through his body..

I raise my hand, overcoming that oppressive feeling..

Rumble——!

Lightning flashes within the dark clouds that have already bloomed thickly..

And the moment he swings his left arm, dozens of lightning bolts strike him down..

The target is a horde of black wyverns scattered here and there, lightning striking them on their backs.—

T-that-that-that-that-jeong——!

It was very effective. Wyverns caught in a lightning strike lose their minds and fall..

That alone wouldn't have wiped them out, but it would have repelled a swarm of annoying mosquitoes..

‘But just defeating it isn't enough to satisfy me.…….'

Next, pick up Sudarsana with your right hand and throw it..

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry——!

With the sound of the wind cutting, a 2m wide red trace is drawn, alternating between straight lines and curves. That is no ordinary impact. Chakra, a powerful 'mana blade' that breaks down everything it touches into particles..

keeeee——!

The target is a black wyvern that avoided a lightning strike, and a circular blade that precisely cuts through their wings.—

Chow—now—now—now——!

The last 11 that were lucky enough to survive are eliminated cleanly..

- Earn achievement points by killing the Black Wyvern. (+21)

- Earn achievement points by killing the Black Wyvern. (+21)

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In a short period of time, 55 wyverns fell in vain like a swarm of bugs hit with insecticide..

The sky has once again become completely Lee Hyun-wook's..

Lee Hyun-wook then shifts his gaze to the ground..

3The three craters created by the Mowglai form the vertices of a triangle..

‘flare whip—!’

Soon, six red whips sprouted from those three points..

And then goes on a rampage, tearing the entire area to shreds..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

It was an impressive scene, as if three red roses bloomed and then withered in an instant..

- Earn achievement points by killing black orc warriors. (+5)

- Earn achievement points by killing black orc warriors. (+6)

- Earn achievement points by killing Black Orc elite warriors. (+11)

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- It was gloomy with all the dark-skinned guys gathered around, but it seems to be getting a little brighter now.?

This voice was the commander of the 3rd Port Horse Brigade, Major General Choi Jeong-cheol..

"Yes, I need to pour more red paint..”

- good idea. Can I also contribute a little bit now??

"yes! I would be grateful if General Choi could show us what he can do.!”

Choi Jeong-cheol was currently standing near Friedwen's lamp door..

He raised his staff towards the sky..

The red ray rises from the edge, and energy gathers at the point where it stops..

Go-oh-oh-oh-oh——

The temperature in that space changed suddenly, a convection current occurred, and a gust of wind blew through the area..

It grew to a diameter of over 50 meters in the blink of an eye..

‘Semi Armageddon, long time no see..’

4This is the skill that wiped out the hordes of ironclad beetles and destroyed the Blue Dragon Mountain in one fell swoop during the second wave..

‘And there is much more serfdom than there was then..’

He probably gathered all the mana he could to create the most powerful blow..

"Then I will also contribute..”

Lee Hyun-wook said that and closed his eyes again..

'Warbox, teleportation—'

At that moment, a huge shadow appears from within the dark clouds, and soon something sticks out its head..

Go—oh—oh—oh——

The one who opened the dark clouds in the sky like a stage curtain and appeared... … It's a huge square cube..

‘Crazy, it looks like an entire building was lifted.…….'

Lee Hyun-wook, even to him, it was a very strange scene..

The intricately tangled magic circuits on its surface glowed, creating a sense of mystery..

It is an amazing scene, as if an alien civilization's spaceship has appeared in the sky of mankind..

‘I never thought a teleportation function would be included in such a large warbox... … I didn't expect this either.’

This was the work of the Gray Dwarves..

As they were exceptional in their ability to create huge objects such as airships and super-large weapons, they contributed greatly to the creation of this super-large masterpiece called 'Warbox', and the teleportation function was one of them. As a result, he was able to instantly summon the warbox that was in low orbit behind his back..

"Now… … Put everything into it and clean up after yourself.”

1A subspace opens at the bottom of the warbox and the AD-2 in the 30s, and white light is emitted..

If you look up from the ground, it will look like the sky is lit up with lights.—

But if you just stare blankly at that scene, you will be swept away by the pouring steel rain..

Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!

A total of 1,355 ‘Fire Spears’ pour down to the ground..

And under Lee Hyun-wook's command, it spreads and falls evenly over a wide area..

Burr-burr-burr-burr-burr——!

'blasting—'

When he bestows mana, a red flash appears from the edge..

Pop—pop—pop—pop—pop——

Carpet bombing rained down by bombers, there is no other suitable metaphor other than that expression..

- This time it's my turn!

Semi-Armageddon has soon reached its maximum and is leaning towards the ground..

Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!

The moment it touches the ground, the whole world turns orange..

- Now it's worth seeing?

Just like that, the red colors created by the two people fill the ground, and red waves overflow..

The ground, which was gray just a moment ago, is boiling and glowing dark red..

Meanwhile, a series of system messages popping up in front of my eyes informing me of public acquisition..

Lee Hyun-wook took care of 3,151 black orcs and 121 black wyverns at this location..

If we add to this the number of people killed by Choi Jeong-cheol's semi-Armageddon,…….

'……Even if I couldn't do it, I would have caught 4,000..’

In other words, I burned a third of their troops in one place..

‘But I can't stay here forever. I have to leave quickly..’

The reason this attack was effective was because it was literally a surprise—the enemy was caught off guard..

And above all, it was because the ‘final boss monster’ was not here..

Orc King Stonox... … It is a level 175 world boss monster..

‘He will appear soon.’

Lee Hyun-wook thought like that and turned his head to look at the horizon..

As befits its title as the final boss monster, it sits on the throne of the labyrinth and observes the entire situation..

However, with the situation being so ruined, I had no choice but to step forward myself..

As soon as I thought that, black smoke was billowing from the western sky..

They swayed violently like living beings, tearing apart the skyscrapers..

‘shit…….'

In the center, a black orc was seen with a red aura all over its body..

however…….

Even though it was so far away, I felt like I was making eye contact with it..

And for some reason, a dispiriting, instinctive fear came over me..

‘This… … It's Fear.’

It is the fundamental fear emitted by beings of a different rank, such as fear and dragons..

In other words, it meant that they were of a different class..

Shaaaaa——

Then, an alien whisper lingers right near my ear..

- caution! All abilities are greatly reduced due to ‘Ancient Peer’.. (-20%)

- caution! I am planning to arrive in the area.!

- caution! All defenses are greatly reduced by! (-30%)

- This isn't good.…….

"Damn it, he's coming.”

The devil's shadow, the black smoke, tangles here and there, forming a certain shape..

that… … It's one dragon. It flies in at super speed with its mouth wide open..

Of course, it was not a real dragon, but a wide range of attack skills in the form of a dragon..

Well, it's coming like a storm much faster than you think.!

'—block!’

Lee Hyun-wook hurriedly moved AD-2 and built it in front of him like a brick wall..

Quadadadada——!

At the moment of collision, 18 AD-2s are torn apart and escape Lee Hyun-wook's control..

“—Pfft!"

Lee Hyun-wook, who took cover behind him, was thrown back and landed at the bottom of the Pridwen. Even though his entire body was wrapped in steel fire, several of his bones were crushed, possibly due to the devil's whispers..

- hey! Are you okay??

"Pfft… … yes, it's still ok.”

However, it was not certain whether the second attack could be prevented..

- Now, don’t you think it’s time to go back to the base??

General Choi Jeong-cheol also shouted that as if he understood the situation..

"yes! I need to go back right now!”

One thing I regret is that there were a few things I couldn't show..

'I haven't been able to use Mjolnir's new skill or Sudarsana's chakra explosion yet........'

If I had used that, I might have been able to kill a few thousand more..

However, if you hesitate, you may be consumed by witchcraft and may not be able to return..

Lee Hyun-wook took out the World Tree vine from Friedwen and connected it to the ‘War Box’..

Then he lifted his body up and entered the lamp door..

- Uh oh… … If you don't go quickly, I think you'll get caught.?

Yeo Sang-min makes a crying sound..

Gooooooo——!

Before I knew it, the black smoke had turned into the hand of a huge beast and had reached a very short distance away..

They were going to snatch the whole Pridwen and crush it..

However, Lee Hyun-wook was faster..

"emergency return—”

The next moment, everything that was floating safely under the dark clouds disappeared like a mirage..

The devil's shadow, which became the claws of a huge beast, drew a futile line in the air..

" ......."

King Stonnox, the red-eyed black orc, looked into space with an expressionless face..

Then I turned my head and looked down at the 'troop concentration area' that had become a sea of ​​fire..

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"Hehehe—that was close.?”

General Choi Jeong-cheol stretched out his hand and lifted up Lee Hyun-wook, who was lying face down on the lamp door..

"Hyunwook Lee… … It’s been a while since I last saw you, but the feeling has definitely changed, right? I'm sure he was a soldier in my unit not long ago, but now I feel like I'm facing someone very high..”

He said that and tapped Lee Hyun-wook on the shoulder..

"haha… … But this war should be considered just the beginning.?”

His expression darkened considerably..

Lee Hyun-wook nodded..

"Yes, it won't be all black orcs gathered there..”

At the troop concentration point in Shanghai, over 15,000 Black Orcs gathered there..

‘But it's a kind of advance guard.’

The advance force was completely destroyed by the airstrike just now. It would be a much better start before the inevitable war, but it would also be like messing with a beehive..

‘The main unit will move right away.…….'

And this time, this land would inevitably become a battlefield..

But Lee Hyun-wook wasn’t worried..

This is because they have touched the beehive and are ready to catch the bees that will fly in recklessly..

At that time, Friedwen landed at the airship port of the Order Tower..

Talos' voice came into my head..

「Master, the Iron Fleet's strike force is gathered at the airship port in the upper settlement area.!」

Lee Hyun-wook and Choi Jeong-cheol went down to the upper residential area..

There were 9 airships and 12 military transport planes waiting there, and in front of them, the Gray Dwarves and the Air Force Team were gathered and moving around busily. They were the crew of the so-called 'Steel Fleet'.

“3The first airship, engine maintenance has been completed.!”

“11The team boards airship number 4.!”

However, the moment they spotted Lee Hyun-wook and Choi Jeong-cheol, everyone stopped and turned their heads.…….

Wow——!

As if they had been waiting, enthusiastic cheers erupted..

"—It was really great!”

"Great—this is truly a great battle that will go down in history.!”

They also heard about Lee Hyun-wook and Choi Jeong-cheol's perfect strike..

Director Woo Seong-moon walked out from among them..

"General Choi, thank you for your hard work. Looks like you're still on active duty..”

"Hahaha— Director Woo would also do it if he rolled up his sleeves..”

After the two exchanged greetings, they turned their gaze to Lee Hyun-wook..

"......."

This… … It was an awkward scene, as if the two top commanders were waiting for Lee Hyun-wook to speak..

Lee Hyun-wook cleared his throat and opened his mouth..

"Director, are you ready for what I said??”

Woo Seong-moon nods his head to Lee Hyun-wook’s question..

"A total of two division-level troops have been deployed to islands in the West Sea, including Ganghwa Island..”

Then Lee Gyo-jun, who was standing behind Woo Seong-moon, asked:.

"But really... … Will the Black Orc forces land on that island??”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded without hesitation. There was confidence on his face..

"From what I know, yes.”

Lee Hyun-wook said that he saw some hints in the black oak 'ancestral relics' stored in Laputa..

Of course, that was a plausible excuse, and the source of that information was, of course, memories of a past life..

‘As far as I know, Black Orc invasions always start on islands..’

The first step of their invasion was to use a certain 'totem' to cause erosion in the invaded area.

Thus, they create a 'wasteland' terrain that gives them advantageous buffs and use it as an outpost..

Additionally, when 'one land' is completely eroded, a powerful buff effect called 'conqueror army' is obtained..

Here, a piece of land could be called an ‘island’ or a ‘continent’..

'And conquering an island is easier than a continent. Of course, the latter will have a bigger buff..’

2Even when it engulfed Shanghai right after the Tea Wave, Chongming Island was used as a starting point..

‘In a past life, when we invaded Korea, we attacked Jeju Island first..’

However, this time, we have a clear goal called ‘Laputa’, so we will hit a place as close to Seoul as possible..

In other words, they would take their first steps somewhere on an island in the West Sea..

‘Perhaps, using the devil's shadow, thousands of them will descend at once..’

That fraudulent skill was a skill that could only be performed by using hundreds of black orcs as 'sacrifices'..

If it was used, there was virtually no way to prevent the landing of the Black Orc army..

At that time, someone's voice came through Team Leader Lee Kyo-Jun's Mana Messenger..

- Chik—This is the 4th team of Bihyeongrang, and the ‘Fire Spear’ and ‘Iron Golem Core’ were buried in open spaces, mountainous areas, and coastal areas of all islands in the West Sea. All buried locations will be uploaded to a level 1 secure server. more—

“……The landmine planting you mentioned has also ended..”

No, to be precise... … There was no intention to stop the landing of the Black Orc army..