The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 132
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‘main quest…….'
The moment I surpassed the metal control I had achieved in my previous life in this life, the main quest arrived..
Lee Hyun-wook checked the contents once again..
[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..
The ending, the ending of this hellish game... … Who would deny being able to see that??
‘But since they were all vague goals, I was wondering how to track them.…….'
The fact that the main quest content was updated at this time meant that some trigger had been activated..
‘And Sumakt—capturing the vassal of the Old Gods, so does that mean it has something to do with the Old Gods??’
Other than that, there wasn't anything special to point out at the moment..
From Lee Hyun-wook's memory, the exact identity of the ancient god was not revealed until quite a long time into the future..
That means that in the past life, the full-scale battle with the Black Orc Kingdom took place much later than now..
He didn't expect that he would be able to deal with the boss monsters of the Black Orc Kingdom so quickly..
Anyway, even in my past life, a huge event related to the ancient gods was scheduled to begin.…….
'……As the great war between players broke out, it took a backseat, I guess.?’
Perhaps events related to the Old Gods did not take place until after he died and the villain was victorious??
In other words, the identity of the ancient god was shrouded in mystery even in Lee Hyun-wook's future knowledge..
However, defeating the enemy in front of me was more important than worrying about problems that cannot be solved at the moment..
Thump—thud—
The footsteps of a giant named Sumakt, to be exact, the faithful servant of the ancient gods, were getting closer..
In order to put that guy to sleep, I prepared a special attack called 'Ge Borg', but I only had one chance..
If you can't kill your opponent with one hit... … Everything could have been in vain.
‘All I can do is one shot..’
Therefore, in order to prepare that sure shot, it was necessary to put in some effort.…….
The first step was to run as far away from him as possible..
"Damn, step on it faster!”
A convoy of AMT military trucks was speeding through an empty city center at full speed..
Wooooow——!
"If you keep going like this, you'll get into range, so step on it even more.!”
“Well, it’s impossible because the lead vehicle is right in front.!”
“shit… … Why is that big guy so fast??”
1The company commander, Major Kwak Yong-jun, shouted and looked at the side mirror..
Thump—thump—thump—thud—
A huge monster running through the city, shaking the earth.…….
It was clear that this scene was something you would only see in a Hollywood monster movie..
“Hey, keep all troops in mind! You can never get as close as before.!”
After seeing the scene where it blew up the entire Seoul Station, there was no way I would have the courage to get close. The remains of the blown building fell like a meteorite in Cheongpa-dong, devastating the entire area..
Meanwhile, troops from the 5th squad of the 1st company were inside a truck..
"......."
They all had frightened expressions, but there was a gradation to that extent..
The more senior the soldiers were, or to be more precise, the soldiers who had gone through the 4th wave, the more resolute they were..
"Hey, Kang Min-seok, it’s not like you’re going to throw up.?”
"Well, that's not it.!”
"I asked because your expression looked like it was going to burst out at any moment..”
As Ahn Min-tae said that, he patted the shoulder of Private Kang Min-seok, the youngest member of the squad..
The sound of death came from behind, but Ahn Min-tae was particularly calm..
"I… … Ah, Sergeant Ahn Min-tae, aren’t you worried??”
To that question, Ahn Min-tae seemed a little pretentious, but he answered honestly..
"No, I'm not throwing up, but I feel like I'm going to pee..”
How can you not be scared when you could be blown away by a truck and land in another neighborhood??
"A monster like that is following me, and I can't do anything. If I'm not scared, that's stupid, right??”
"ah……."
"however… … You heard that we are not running away, but moving to the operational area.?”
He grinned, showing some confidence in his last words..
Colonel Kim Kang-seok had previously preached that this escape process was only a branch of the next operation..
“……That means there is a sure way..”
He spoke solemnly, and Corporal Choi Tae-yong, who was listening next to him, joined in with one word..
"That way, our Hyunwook hyung will be the center again this time, right? We know the feeling?”
Then, some soldiers started giggling in a way that was inappropriate for this situation, and Kang Min-seok was still puzzled..
“Well, is that really true? How to catch that monster……."
He also watched Lee Hyun-wook dismembering the monster called Hydra earlier..
But what even he, a private, can know... … Sumakt was a monster of a different dimension..
"Yeah, it looks like the proper raid will start soon, so keep an eye out, it'll be a good experience..”
Then, something passes over their heads..
Wooooow——
It was a square flying object, AD-2, known from the outside as Steele Rain's 'Weapon Box' or 'Iron Cloud'. A total of 22 vehicles were advancing head-on toward Sumakt against the ranks..
"Well, it looks like it's starting soon.?”
They all opened up subspace and fired steel weapons like missiles..
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!
But that wasn't enough to even scratch the guy's tough skin, and as he swung his hands around as if swatting away insects, a strong wind arose and the AD-2s were pushed far away and thrown into the building..
bang—!
In one of them, a near-miss situation was created in which the 5th squad was stuck right next to a truck..
"......."
At this, Kang Min-seok's face couldn't help but harden even more, and Ahn Min-tae smiled shyly..
"uh… … I guess it hasn't started yet? ha ha ha—”
Before I knew it, I had passed Sookmyung Women's University Station and reached Samgak area..
- Chick—start your delay operation here..
Colonel Kim Kang-seok's voice rang out from the Mana Messenger in all vehicles..
Then the troops of the 1st Battalion got out of the vehicles and moved in perfect order..
- All troops, prepare for wide-area skills!
It was a player force that was superior in both quantity and quality compared to when Lee Hyun-wook was in the unit..
4After the Tea Wave, it was expanded and reorganized into a special counter-terrorism unit, so it was clearly stronger..
- Attack 2nd platoon enters the subway!
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was in the first car along with Colonel Kim Kang-seok..
The two got off together and looked towards Seoul Station and the approach of Sumact..
"Hmm, I guess my team will need more time to finish the work..”
"Yes, I'm buying time, but... … Please as soon as possible.”
After Hyunwook Lee said that, he soared into the sky..
Thump—thump—thump—thud—
Even though I widened the distance at full speed, it was already hundreds of meters in front..
He lifted up the Mana Messenger and opened his mouth..
“Taesan Han, are you ready??”
- What kind of preparation is preparation? I am already used to it..
Han Tae-san, who was at the forefront, was wearing the ‘Megingijord’ lent to him by Lee Hyun-wook..
- But where on earth did you get this? This is the real deal, this…….
He rubbed the Megingijjord with his hand, as if he was lusting after it..
"……I'm just borrowing that for a little while..”
After emphasizing it again, Lee Hyun-wook took out the world tree's hook from AD-2 and placed it at his feet..
"I'm going to tie this to his body somehow, so please do that..”
A combination of two items, Megingijord and World Tree's Hook, multiplies Hantaesan's mighty power..
At least one passenger plane would have been able to be pulled around as if by hand..
"Now, let's start the raid..”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, mana began to fluctuate in various places..
- Okay, I'm ready too!
Oh Gyeong-pyo was the first to throw a magical javelin that was about 4 meters long..
Next, Kang Seo-yoon made a protest, and Mana fluctuated around her..
Next, Anyang Duo combined their mana to create 16 magic circles..
Each person prepared the most powerful skill they could use..
Soon, the troops of the 1st Battalion joined in and all kinds of magic was prepared.,
The very moment the Sumakt reached the ‘Triangular Area Intersection’—
"—launch!”
All kinds of magic pours over it and a variety of haze blooms..
Bub-bub-bub-bub-bung——!
But strangely, the speed of its advance did not slow down much..
thud! thud! thud! thud!
No, isn't it better to speed up and attack all those attacks head on??
"uh?”
When you see blood pouring from the whole body like a waterfall, there is damage, but it is ignored..
"Shit, that's not Godzilla……."
At that time, a black vortex began to form around the bone hammer in his right hand..
"Oh, here it comes, that's it.!”
This time it was not an ordinary wind pressure attack, but a magic storm filled with black shimmer..
As if waiting, mana shields bloomed everywhere..
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
As the storm scrapes the ground, buildings in the area are lifted like toys and soar into the sky..
As if it had been scraped off with a plow, Yongsan Elementary School, which was directly exposed to the area, was completely deleted..
"Wow—”
Some magic shields melted away and AMT soldiers emerged in droves..
-no!
Friedwen was suddenly floating in the sky, and Kim Se-hee threw herself into it..
This was because the victims were soldiers from her successor, the 2nd Company..
She and Hani controlled the wind and lifted those who were floating in the air..
But even if they were rescued like that, not everyone would have survived..
- Just like this, we guide him up to Line 6..
Hearing the calm voice of Colonel Kim Kang-seok, the troops began to quickly retreat on foot..
At that time, five of Lee Hyun-wook's AMT transport trucks were lifted and thrown towards the guy..
It was heavier than it looked because it contained various metal weapons.…….
‘This is easy now.’
Just before, by absorbing nectar, all abilities temporarily increased by 310%..
- Current steerable metal weight: 46,108 kg
Transport trucks flew towards him, then crumpled up into balls, like paper..
Then, a strange phenomenon occurred where it unraveled again like a skein of thread, and that was… … They were chains..
Chow la la la——!
Because of its size, it was slow to react, and 16 chains were tangled around its limbs..
but…….
Ka—ang——!
Just by twisting the body, the thick chain broke in vain..
'……This is the result I expected.’
In the first place, it didn't make sense to restrain a guy like that with an ordinary metal chain..
But Lee Hyun-wook did not stop. If you cut one, he hangs two..
And even if it was broken, it was woven back together using ‘transformation’ and ‘fusion’ in that split second..
The guy was shaking his body back and forth as if he was annoyed, and his gaze naturally diverged..
'Okay, that's it..’
Meanwhile, he secretly sent a hook from the World Tree and succeeded in tying it to both of its arms..
And, he finally reached 'Line 6'.
- Chick—he reached the checkpoint.
- Received, exploded.
at that very moment—
Bang—bang—bang—bang——!
A series of explosions occurred underground, shaking the entire area, and at the same time, three moglais fell from the sky and hit the ground around Sumakt—the floor on which they were standing collapsed..
Ku—gu—gu—gu.......
Line 6 in the Samgak area is on the 4th floor underground, and a bomb was exploded there, collapsing the entire building..
As a result, the 14-meter-tall giant sank into a deep underground facility..
That's it——!
Like a brown bear stuck in a hole, only part of its upper body was exposed to the ground..
Taesan Han, pull down his arm.!”
At that time, Han Taesan pulled with all his strength the hook of the world tree that was hanging on the guy's right hand - the vine part..
Messssssssssssssssssssssssss——!
The asphalt he was stepping on turned over like mud..
「Master, let us begin.!」
Talos and Living Armor were hanging on the left arm, pulling the vines as if playing tug-of-war..
Just like that, both of his arms were pulled to the sides, leaving his body defenseless..
- Pfft! Lee Hyun-wook, don’t you think this is enough??
Han Tae-san's voice sounded like it was urging, and it seemed like he couldn't bear it any longer..
But you shouldn't be hasty.
'……never twice.’
I have to kill it with one hit somehow..
‘Exactly, aiming for the heart!’
Lee Hyun-wook exhaled and grabbed the hand that was floating in the air right next to him..
"Emilia, please focus on me..”
- I'm glaring at you more soberly than ever before.!
The saint, Emilia Müller, was now in the Fridwen..
support support——
Lee Hyun-wook blew mana into ‘Ge Bolg’ and an enormous pain went up his arm..
"Pfft......."
However, it was a bearable ordeal for Lee Hyun-wook, who even endured the pain of having his entire body reshaped..
‘Okay, that's it..’
He slowly raised his arms and assumed a javelin throwing stance..
As if I was tied to a spring, even pulling was too much..
It seemed like a tough mana chain was binding various parts of the spear..
support support——
However, I managed to pull it out and aim the tip of the spear at him..
- caution! There is concern that serious physical damage may occur if Gebolg's skill 'Spear of Death' is used.!
Red warning message blocking your view,
Lee Hyun-wook seemed to see through it all.,
I threw the spear with all my might..
To—bang——!
A roaring sound as the air was torn and then disintegrated, a red straight line shot out from Lee Hyun-wook's fingertips and stretched hundreds of meters, and the recoil crushed Lee Hyun-wook's left hand and dislocated his shoulder..
At that moment, Lee Hyun-wook had an intuition..
With this one shot, the war will end.
'......!'
But isn't his right hand raised??
「omg! no——!」
Before I knew it, the Living Armor was all rolling on the ground, and three of Talos' four arms were completely pulled out and spinning in the air. The bastard had torn off his bound left hand..
That huge hand reached forward to block the crab Bolg..
If Bolg got stuck in that hand, the only thing I would have done was lose one arm..
'no… … can control.’
Lee Hyun-wook closed his eyes and fully felt Bolg moving away quickly..
And he intervened in the trajectory of the movement of that mass of steel - gently adjusting it..
At that moment, the crab that was flying in a straight line made an elegant curve and deflected away from the guy's left hand..
and—
Uh-uh-uh-uh——!
The black spear penetrated into the chest, a body filled with divine power that could not be pierced even by an all-out attack..
Immediately after, there is a moment of silence.
Pfft-uh-uh-uh——!
Soon, a thorn-like black ray of light pierced through the guy's chest..
Then, black rays of light burst out, piercing the nape of the neck, the eyes, the forehead, and the essence..
Even during that horrible process, he couldn't even scream..
This is because the entire head disappeared before a single word could come out..
"......."
No one could move their body or open their mouth..
Everyone was just staring blankly into space..
The reaction was… … It was waiting for some system message.
- congratulations! You have successfully completed the war quest.!
* Rewards are paid according to merit points. (First place)
Soon, a system message appeared that intuitively announced that the war was over..
and——!
At that moment, cheers erupted from all directions..
Lee Hyun-wook fell to the floor as if he was falling..
“omg——"
And he let out a breath like a death sentence..
Heels fell like rain on his head..
‘……done.’
My whole body was crushed, but I survived thanks to the saint's intensive care..
Now it was time to grab the huge reward..
- congratulations! You have achieved a special achievement.
[Achievements List]
6) war hero
- Condition: Achieve maximum achievement in the war event.
- Effect: All abilities increase when participating in a war event (+50%)
'A war hero... … I hope I don't have to write anything in the future.……..'
Then, the first place reward for the highest achievement began to appear before his eyes..
- Obtained Argetlam (Legendary).
It was a gauntlet, and it was softly flowing with a luxurious silver light..
One thing that was unusual was that there was only one side of the right arm..
[Item information]
- Name: Argetlam (legendary))
- effect
1) Command of the Noble: The ‘Level 3 Holy’ effect is granted to all weapons and all members..
2) Healing Power: When placed on a wound and infused with mana, it exerts a '2nd level healing' effect..
3) Clive Solis (requires conditions): Not currently active.
This is a gauntlet inspired by the prosthetic arm that replaced the severed arm of Nuada, the king of the gods in Celtic mythology. As it is an item imbued with the power of the great god, it was truly a great option..
'And granting divine power... … It's exactly the option I wanted?’
Then the second reward appeared.
- ‘Obtained ‘Relics of an Ancient Country’.
* This item is bound upon acquisition..
A star-shaped chunk of metal with bells hanging from the ends of branches branching in eight directions..
Jangle— Jangle—
It was a ‘paljuryeong (八珠齡)’, commonly called a bronze bell..
[Item information]
- Name: Relics of the ancient nation
- Effect: Unknown
‘What is this?’
Judging by the fact that I couldn't intuitively understand its contents, it seemed to be a puzzle-type item..
But for some reason, I felt like I had seen this whole situation somewhere..
'this… … It feels similar to when I first got Laputa’s master key.?’
This war event was as large as the 4th wave..
In other words, the compensation would be at a similar level..
But the reward did not end there, so I kept the item in my arms for a while..
- congratulations! You have successfully completed the exclusive quest.!
* Ancient Ruins Laputa's 'Master Authority - Colossus Research Institute' is unlocked.
In the distance, a Gnome-made airship that had crashed near Seoul Station was seen rising into the air..
It was a giant god disease laboratory that itself was an 'add-on', and it would probably merge with Laputa on its own..
But this wasn't the end.
‘Come to think of it, only this time I did three quests at the same time.?’
- congratulations! You have obtained a hint for the main quest..
at las… … It was the moment I got the first hint of the main quest..
Something that looked like a black bead fell onto Lee Hyun-wook’s hand..
- You have acquired an unknown black fragment (special)..
However, just before confirming the information, an urgent voice came from Mana Messenger..
- Chic— Hyunwook Lee, can you hear my voice??
It was Colonel Kim Kang-seok..
"Yes, I hear you well..”
- Just now, Director Woo urgently contacted me from Ganghwa Island.…….
Perhaps a system message was sent there saying that the war event was over..
- It's not accurate information, but it seems like a 'transcendent object' was born there, so I'm asking you to come quickly..
“……yes?”
- There are a lot of wolves gathered there, so I guess I shouldn't be late.…….
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