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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 128

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Black tentacles came from deep underground, and they were climbing up the building..

quaddd——

“crazy… … Where on earth did that come from??”

Kang Seo-yoon, who jumped from a half-tilted building and landed on the ground, fired an arrow..

The shape of the tentacle could not be clearly recognized because the city center was covered with a thick layer of whitish dust..

Still, as she is a shooter type player, she quickly analyzed the appearance of this giant monster..

‘Crawling out from deep underground.’

It seems that the basement floor of the surrounding building was destroyed as it was summoned from an underground facility..

That is why buildings that could not withstand the load had no choice but to collapse like sand castles..

She then took a closer look at the appearance of this monster using the skill ‘Hunter’s Eyes’..

And finally, I was able to confirm its identity to some extent..

"uh… … It's a snake?”

At the end of a series of long, smooth curves that resemble tentacles, red eyes appear..

Hehehe——!

Then, its mouth with its prominent fangs opens wide and bites down on the outer wall of the building, crushing it..

quaddd——!

Such a large shredder did not have the same head..

In a hole in the ground, a total of nine strands stand up and flutter behind the pale dust..

'That… … hydrada!’

As a top-class monster of Hydra, it was difficult to face even a world-class ranker..

Even Kang Seo-yoon, ranked 4th in this country, I had only heard about, but it was my first time seeing her in person..

'Damn, if it gets fully summoned and starts poisoning, the problem becomes bigger..’

In mythology, the Hydra's venom was famous for causing even gods to commit suicide..

If we don't stop it now, it will soon spread a terrible poison throughout this city..

‘My attack... … Will it work??’

Even though Kang Seo-yoon had such doubts, she lowered her posture and protested..

Qua—and—gwang——!

The moment her arrow hit the guy's fourth head, a powerful explosion occurred..

But he didn't budge.

Tsutsutsutsu——

He just closes his eyes for a moment, opens them again, and starts rolling his red eyes back and forth..

Kang Seo-yoon quickly hid behind a truck..

Clap—

Then, he operated the switch on the arrow sheath and replaced the tip with 100% pure orihalcone..

If you aim for the eyes with this, you could inflict effective penetrating damage..

- Okay, everyone calm down! Just by looking at that, it's a giant boss monster, right? I know this because I was bitten by something like that a while ago, but I can never deal with that kind of thing on my own, so let’s not be arrogant! huh?

At that time, the voice I heard in my ears was Oh Kyung-pyo..

he was right.

For the first time in a very long time, it felt like I was facing someone I couldn't dare to show off..

- So, getting everyone together in one place and being systematic is what we do best.?

"after… … But I don't have time. The summoning will be completed soon..”

- Representative Kang, don’t forget that the person who will summon that thing is here..

"Yes. As expected, the boss monster... … If you are a player, you must be a summoner with a higher level of spirit..”

If the summoner was a black orc, it would have been at least a boss monster level shaman..

And there would be formidable warriors to guard him..

"So, is that kid in the basement??”

This voice was Han Taesan. Before he knew it, he was standing behind Kang Seo-yoon..

Then he shook the dust off his clothes and walked towards Hydra without hesitation..

"hey! Don't be arrogant, let's all play together!”

However, Han Taesan didn't listen to those words, but raised his head and looked somewhere..

“Tsk— Lee Hyun-wook, that bastard is here again.……."

"huh? Lee Hyun-wook came here, so what happened to Ganghwa Island??”

- Um, I heard that Lee Hyun-wook is currently at the forefront of the Ganghwa Island raid operation. Where is he??

It was Oh Gyeong-pyo who asked that question. He was listening to the status of the battle on Ganghwa Island in real time..

“then what is that?”

Han Taesan raised his index finger and pointed to the sky..

Rumble——

Before I knew it, thick dark clouds were filling the Seoul sky, and lightning flashed within them..

Kang Seo-yoon also nodded..

“That looks like the lightning skill that Hyunwook Lee used.……."

She also witnessed Lee Hyun-wook using something like that during the Jeju Island Phaethon Raid..

Why-ae-ae-ang——

At that time, a siren began to sound overhead..

"uh… … It sounds like it's coming from Laputa.?”

- It seems like they're telling us to avoid this, so let's retreat quickly.!

They instinctively distanced themselves from Hydra..

At that moment, the world turned white..

T-that-that-that-that-jeong——!

Soon, hundreds of lightning strikes hit the hydra trying to squeeze out of the hole..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

At first glance, it's not a falling light, but an overwhelming amount of electric current that feels like a stream of water pouring down... … The remains of the collapsed building bounced around and hit the buildings in the area..

That wasn't the end.

Phage support——!

The lightning that struck like that did not discharge, but rose again and turned into a huge electric sphere..

In that state, it wraps around the entire body of the hydra and tangles noisily, frying the whole body..

The hydra's body cooks quickly, as if it were placed in a giant microwave oven..

“hmm… … Could it be that this kid was taken around by Lee Hyun-wook??”

Taesan Han clicked his tongue and looked up at Laputa..

Park Jun-mo, along with Lee Hyun-wook, was also receiving public attention..

However, it did not show overwhelming power like Lee Hyun-wook..

"When did that guy become this big again??”

however…….

Cheeeeee.......

"shit......."

Despite being hit by such a huge barrage of electric current, the Hydra was completely unharmed..

Before I knew it, the monster's gigantic body was covered with a black veil..

“……At that moment, someone applied a significant level of defensive magic..”

And after that, several black orcs appeared..

Pushy——

At the same time, Hydra's nine heads and 18 red eyes emerged from the smoke..

***

As many as 105,000 ‘magic metal items’ were buried throughout Ganghwa Island..

If you take into account what was buried on other islands, the amount was truly astronomical..

‘Securing this amount of weapons in a short period of time was only possible because the government took action..’

This was the result of the military arsenal operating at full capacity day and night over the past few days at Lee Hyun-wook's request..

'......Since the people's tax money has been replaced with my firepower, I have an obligation to use it properly..’

Meanwhile, most of the 105,000 were occupied by a new weapon called 'Fire Trap'..

[Item information]

- Name: Fire Trap (Advanced)

- Effect: Caution! When a large impact is applied to the center, a 'flame explosion' occurs..

The operation method of this item was set to 'peony explosion' rather than 'mana injection'. Although this was dangerous to handle, it had the distinct advantage of being able to induce a 'chain explosion' by investing a small amount of mana..

In other words, if the burial was done well, Lee Hyun-wook could have blown up all 105,000 by himself..

And just now, it came true.

And that too perfectly…….

Ku—gu—gu—gu.......

The Ganghwado Island seen from the sky was absolutely miserable. All sides are covered in hazy gray smoke and it is boiling. It is like looking down at a lump of burnt charcoal..

And the coast and some of the flat terrain where the Black Orc troops had been concentrated were completely turned upside down, as if they had been plowed by a huge plow. There are constant cries of despair coming from there..

In addition, system messages announcing public acquisition were coming up in front of Lee Hyun-wook..

- Earn achievement points by killing black orc warriors. (+4)

- Earn achievement points by killing black orc warriors. (+7)

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

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‘This trap alone killed 2,105 animals in one go..’

That only applies to the numbers that clearly took their breath away..

‘If you include the number of people maimed by the explosion, the number will be several times higher..’

In other words, they succeeded in giving the invaders enough of a blow that they lost their senses. No matter how brave the Black Orc was, there was no way he could stay sane with the explosion erupting beneath his feet..

But that alone could not be said to have brought victory..

There was a need for a clear conclusion that could put an end to this war..

‘Yes, starting now is important..’

- Chik—The landing operation on Ganghwa Island begins..

Wooooow——

Soon, the air convoy, led by the steel fleet, began to advance..

In addition, hundreds of rubber boats waiting at sea started up all at once..

The empty Ganghwa Strait was suddenly covered with all kinds of things..

It was a quick attack, like a pack of hyenas who witnessed a water buffalo falling sick..

All of them move quickly and emit all kinds of magic towards the black dome..

Dozens of magic shots focused on just one point.......

Bub-bub-bub-bub-bung——!

Soon, one side of the black dome crumbles and rainwater pours out like a broken glass window.,

- 3-1 A crack has appeared! infiltrate there!

The black smoke that covered Ganghwado Island has dispersed, but gray smoke from the explosion remains thick. The ROK AMT landing force used the phenomenon as a 'smoke bomb' and advanced boldly..

bang——!

Flame magic flew from somewhere and was aimed at the rubber boat, but fortunately, all of it missed. Since visibility was blocked, it was virtually impossible to hit the small rubber boat crossing this long strait..

- Chic - Identify and destroy snipers, anti-aircraft weapons on the coast and in the mountains.!

The snipers lean out and raise their bows and crossbows from the magic aircraft, which is capable of stable hovering. And the 'anti-aircraft weapons' that survived Lee Hyun-wook's 'blasting' are destroyed by concentrated fire..

- Seal team 1 lands successfully, private houses are on full alert!

- Seal Team 4 successfully lands, occupies the right mound.!

Through the stream of communications, it was known that the landing operation was proceeding successfully..

- 11In the o'clock direction, 9 black orcs appear, shoot to suppress them.!

Sh—sh—sh—sh——!

The Black Orcs, already devastated by the explosion, cannot offer much resistance..

“—Priest 2nd Platoon deploys a magic shield on the entryway of the follow-up landing force.!”

“3Prepare for enemy attacks by forming a shield wall on the downhill slope in the city direction.!”

The operation to seize the island was carried out systematically according to the ‘scenario’ that had been practiced several times in the past few days..

Thus, in just five minutes, hundreds of AMT troops landed and took up positions across the island..

Immediately after, blue beams of light appeared all over the coast—teleports began to fall one after another..

Qua—ah—ah—ah——

The ones who walked out from within were the ‘support players’ who had gathered at Gimpo International Airport..

Among them, the teams capable of long-distance teleportation seemed to have boldly arrived first..

"Phew—this is the island controlled by the black orcs, right??”

"Wow, crazy! You really blew up an island all by yourself.?”

They look around, draw their weapons and take up positions as teams..

However, unlike the previous AMT landing unit, it seemed relaxed and somewhat grumpy..

"Now, come to your senses and prepare for the raid quickly! You have to eat at least one more?”

"Everyone, don't forget that this is a big event, this is truly a chance you'll never have again.!”

I shouted this greedy line and started hunting down the Black Orcs that were still alive... … The offensive was truly powerful. Maybe I became strong because of greed.…….

"oh! These guys are barely holding up for an orc.?”

"Hey, don't let your guard down. Still, I heard that elite black orcs are quite strong.?”

“Hahaha— So, you’re probably an orc, right? Die you bastard—!”

Sigh—!

About a hundred black orcs in relatively good condition arrived, but they were quickly eliminated..

Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was just looking down at the scene in the air..

"and… … Look at that kid, Steele, he's just watching leisurely like he's some kind of general.?”

"Really, doesn’t that mean he has already accumulated as many ‘accomplishments’ as he can? I'm a little unlucky……."

"Hey, I just killed a few with that one shot, but now I'm going to just relax and have fun..”

But in fact, Lee Hyun-wook was surveying the center of Ganghwa Island through Hugin..

If this level of air raid was carried out, the boss monsters would prepare for ‘Phase 3’..

If you don't seize that moment quickly, you could allow an unexpected counterattack..

however…….

‘It's strange... … Didn’t Stonox come directly??’

The center of Ganghwa Island was still covered in thick black smoke, but there was no sign of Stonox..

No, other than that, I didn't even see any other boss monsters..

‘Uh, that is?’

At that time, some suspicious traces were discovered in his field of vision..

Inside the black smoke, there were numerous black orc corpses scattered around..

But there were no traces of an explosion on the ground there..

He probably used some kind of skill momentarily to defend against Lee Hyun-wook's 'blasting'..

Yet so many black orcs are dead in one place?…….

'That… … It was used as a sacrifice..’

The 'sorcery' used by Black Orcs has the same root as 'black magic'.

However, witchcraft came at a certain cost. And the price was mostly 'human sacrifice', and the Orc King Stonnox used the overflowing troops as expendables, borrowing the power of the ancient gods..

Now, clear traces of hundreds of sacrificial animals have been discovered in the center of Ganghwado Island..

However, as Lee Hyun-wook observed, no wide-area skills or summoning skills were detected..

That means…….

'......It is a large-scale space movement magic..’

Lee Hyun-wook hurriedly turned on Mana Messenger and called Yeo Sang-min..

"Yeo Sang-min, check what’s going on in Laputa right now..”

Yeo Sang-min's alter ego now exists in both Fridwen and Laputa..

Therefore, both sides were immediately aware of the situation..

- Oh, I just heard from Seoul Station… … It seems like an unidentified giant monster has been summoned..

Now I think I know what's going on.

The moment the explosion occurred here, they seemed to have changed their strategy in an instant..

He probably judged that a long-term sit-in was meaningless after a significant number of troops were retired..

The goal is to achieve the desired goal by directing all remaining power to the key target..

Lee Hyun-wook took out several items from the subspace of an AD-2..

That was the ‘Iron Golem Core’ obtained from CAR..

A total of 5, Lee Hyun-wook scattered them all over Ganghwado Island..

And let's give mana—

Blah blah blah——

Pieces of metal scattered everywhere begin to coalesce around the iron golem's core..

They fused so quickly that four iron golems were born in an instant..

- Obtained ‘master authority’ for the Iron Golem. (4/43)

"uh… … What is that all of a sudden?”

The players around him looked puzzled..

However, one of the biggest ones was the ongoing 'convergence'..

[Item information]

- Name: Ancient Iron Golem's Core (Hero)

- Effect: When infusing mana, it attracts surrounding metal and becomes a 'golem'. (Depending on the amount of mana injected and the amount of surrounding metal, the size of the created golem can be expanded up to two times..)

'Was this guy's original size about 12m and 1,000 tons? But he can go twice that?’

This meant that a huge steel golem measuring up to 24m and 2,000 tons would be born..

And now, there was truly a huge amount of metal lying around here..

105,000This was because the ‘fire traps’ of the dogs were oxidized throughout the island..

There was a huge amount of metal left over from making a monster of that size..

And Lee Hyun-wook threw a few items on top of it, as if sprinkling salt..

They were iron stakes made of 100% pure adamant, and they weighed about 30 kg. Of course, compared to the size of that guy, it is a trivial amount. How many fingers can I achieve at most??

‘However, it is an effective enough amount to form a single weapon..’

Lee Hyun-wook molded 30 kg of adamant into a single spear point..

Other metals were then brought in to form a 20m long pole - the two were joined together..

Blah blah blah——

At that moment, the half-completed ‘Ancient Iron Golem’ grabbed the spear..

thud——!

24As soon as the m-sized metal giant took one step, an earthquake shook the entire Ganghwado Island..

And with each step, pieces of metal buried around fly out and expand the body..

It was a spectacle so great that it brought this fierce battle to a complete halt..

"Crazy, how hard is it to get that iron golem core intact? What is that big thing??”

"No matter how you look at it, Lee Hyun-wook is controlling it... … Ugh, how is that possible??”

But the scene that happened next was even more incomprehensible..

"......huh?"

A hook came out of Prydwen's lamp door and began tying up the golems' bodies..

"I'm sure you're not trying to transport that thing by air.?”

"Even that huge weapon box was teleported like that by hanging on a hook.?”

"Hey, it must have its own portal opening technology.……."

No one expected what Lee Hyun-wook was going to do..

His body, which was floating in the air, slowly moved and entered Prydwen's lamp door..

"Director Woo, I will go toward Laputa. Please clean up after yourself..”

And at that moment, Pridwen and the iron golems disappeared at the same time..

***

bang——!

2,042A t-sized metal giant landed in the airship port of the Order Tower, causing Laputa to shake..

「(X_X) Ouch! Rain, the airship port... … Partially damaged, master.…….」

Talos' startled voice came into my head..

And I could hear the voices of gray dwarves chirping in the distance..

「(+_+) oh! What is that beautiful giant??」

"Yeo Sang-min moves to a spot with a good view of Seoul Station..”

Yeo Sang-min controlled Friedwen and went out of Laputa's dome..

I soon looked down at the scene taking place near Seoul Station..

“……Hmm, it looks like a few buildings are empty.?”

And among the mess, Hydra, a nine-headed monster snake, could be seen looking down..

"Did you know that when Hercules captured the Hydra, he pressed down its head with a heavy stone??”

Hyunwook Lee muttered like that and controlled the Ancient Iron Golem..

Thump—— Thump——

It moved its heavy body slowly and stood near the railing of Laputa..

“I guess I should let you know that rain isn't the only thing I can drop.”

At that moment, the 2,042-ton metal giant threw itself into the air, holding a 20-meter adamant spear..

A huge shadow was cast at Seoul Station..