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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 135

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The second life that Lee Hyun-wook gained, there was only one direction..

Become stronger than your previous life and never experience the failures of your previous life again.…….

So he focused on growth in all his newfound time..

Devouring metal, gathering items, and seizing opportunities..

As a result, we have created a new future that is several times stronger than our previous life..

"......Ugh, how did we get to this point??”

William Bernard, who had no way of knowing this, was in a state of bewilderment or, worse, mesmerization. He felt as if he had literally jumped into hell, nothing like the past he knew..

"I heard that history might be a little different... … This is not a little bit!”

He let out a growl and glared at something flying above his head..

The huge steel hand created by Lee Hyun-wook falls as if it were swatting at an insect..

The weight alone was tens of tons, and each finger was as thick as a human body..

Hung——

William Bernard paused for a moment and then lifted Mowglai up..

"Well, it's just a lump of metal.!”

With his strength, he could have shattered any chunk of steel that came at him..

The moment I swing that 2-ton giant sword with all my might as if it could split a mountain.—

"uh?”

The giant metal hand became limp and 'melted' again.…….

Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!

In an instant, it turned into hundreds of thorns and poured down like rain..

"As expected, it’s stupid.?”

Lee Hyun-wook evaluated him that way as if he knew him well..

"shit!"

He fell backwards, kicking the floor, and the place where he was standing instantly turned into a field of thorns..

But that wasn't the end.

T-that-that-that-that-jeong——!

Crushing, the metal filling all directions explodes at once, sharp fragments fly..

"Pfft!"

Next, the 'Unsaamsu' that was flying in close distance emitted an electric current..

Phage support——!

He blocked the flow of electric current penetrating his skin with energy, tied it to his upper body, and fell backwards..

But no matter where he fell, Lee Hyun-wook's trap was laid there..

“Damn—damn—damn—!”

Everywhere, everywhere, was filled with metal under Lee Hyun-wook's control..

‘this… … Totally devoured like before.’

This was a very familiar experience, and nightmares from the past began to come back to me..

He targeted Lee Hyeon-wook several times to avenge his brother, but failed each time..

Like right now.......

‘No, I'm much stronger than I was back then, so if I just aim for it once, I can win..’

He was wary of a major attack like Mogley and was waiting for his chance to come soon..

But then something hit him on the back of his head..

Zeng——!

He fell forward, feeling a weight that was completely different from the metal that had hit his body until now..

“omg!”

Although his eyesight became dizzy, he kept his spirits up and avoided the ensuing attack by rolling on the floor..

As I turned my head, I saw a hammer with a short handle rising up into the sky..

"Is that the tomb, Mjolnir? No way, even Mjolnir……."

That wasn't all.

Whoosh——!

A sound ripped through the air from the right corner, and he barely managed to cover himself with his moghlay..

go go go go——!

At that moment, a disk-shaped blade scratched the surface of the Mowglei and bounced off..

A red afterimage follows the spot where it passed, like a long line of paint..

"Crazy, it's Sudarsana?”

With this, three legendary grade items have already appeared..

It wasn't just the three moghlays that we had to be wary of..

‘Wait a minute, this is a lot more dangerous than I thought.!’

Even if you are the best warrior player, it is impossible to withstand the barrage of legendary weapons..

‘Damn it, focus on defense rather than offense first..’

He concentrated on Moglei and transformed the 'ki' into self-defense energy, surrounding his entire body..

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga——!

The strong energy shield that bloomed from his body repelled all the flying metal pieces..

This way, you can ignore the miscellaneous metal weapons and only focus on the legendary weapons..

‘Although Mowglai's power will be significantly weakened, it will be able to neutralize his attack..’

But even that thought was careless..

Whoosh——

Immediately after, some metal penetrated his self-defense equipment with great ease..

He reflexively raised his forearm and covered the nape of his neck..

An arrow landed in my forearm and burrowed in like a bug..

"Pfft! Have you already secured ownership of the Pale Note I shot??”

Because it had the effect of ignoring magic resistance, it even cut through self-defense weapons like tofu..

and—

“Ugh!”

Then another pain came from my side..

"What, what?……."

When I turned my head, there was an arrow in my side like the one stuck in my forearm... … There was a pale note stuck in it..

The fact that there was one more was unexpected, so I couldn't react..

“야—이 개새끼야! How many items do you have?!”

However, he did not miss Lee Hyun-wook's position while avoiding attacks coming from all directions..

‘calm down… … Blink Rush, one chance comes when the cooldown ends. Now 13 seconds…….'

Soon, the time has come.

flashing—

The moment he hit the ground, his body disappeared in the air and instantly appeared 50 meters away..

Flashing — flashing—

Then, there were two flashing waves, and once again it succeeded in reaching right in front of Lee Hyun-wook..

The two men made eye contact dozens of meters into the air. I could see Lee Hyun-wook’s eyebrows twitching..

‘Okay, I got it.!’

At least there was no 'Gleipnir' this time.

‘If there's anything else, it won't be as good as Gleipnir.!’

All it takes is a single blow, he swung his Mowglai, confident of victory..

At that moment, black smoke appeared from both of Lee Hyun-wook’s wrists..

"What else??“

A pair of spears and a shield were created in both his hands..

‘But this time I'm faster!’

2t's large sword avoided the shield and struck Lee Hyun-wook's head precisely..

'done!’

With a bang, the unlucky guy's entire body had to be cut in half with a sound..

But isn't there a hollow, lifeless sound as if it was struck with a toy sword??

A reaction this vain was not blocked by the defense shield..

“......invincibility?"

Only then did I realize that the shapes of those two types of items were quite familiar..

That is none other than the 'Achilles' Armor Set', which makes the user temporarily invincible..

“Wow, this fucking baby, it's really different……."

A sneer appeared from his mouth, as if it were unfair rather than embarrassing..

At this moment, I felt like I was having a childish nightmare for the first time in a long time..

deeply——!

But Achilles' spear was stuck in his abdomen.,

The deep pain made me realize that this moment is reality..

- caution! you have suffered irreparable harm.

"Jeez, damn it.……."

Heels were pouring down from somewhere..

It was probably the support of the villains of this era..

But this wound could not be healed by itself..

He hesitated and took a step back..

But before I knew it, it was in Lee Hyun-wook’s hands… … There was a shotgun in his hand..

"what is that again?”

Before I could stop thinking, a red magic circle appeared on the muzzle of the gun..

Qua—ang——!

explosion… … In an instant, my vision became blurry..

Qua—ang——!

I drank too much again, and my tinnitus rang..

‘This is dangerous!’

I couldn't see anything, but I was rolling on the floor and struggling to get away from the gun..

Just now, I was pierced by Achilles' spear and some of the self-defense equipment covering my body was used up..

Powerful bullets that penetrate the gap... … He had a hunch that if he kept getting hit by this, he would die..

Qua—ang——!

Another hit was allowed, and he felt his body go flying like a kicked can. Even as she was floating in the air, she focused her senses and sensed the sound of the wind tearing — and swung her mogul ray in that direction..

Zeng——!

Even while losing sight, he struck down a Mowlay falling from the sky..

But then something—perhaps Mjolnir—hit his spine..

Sigh——!

He fell to the floor and rolled around. Both arms were dislocated and shins were bent at a right angle..

‘I followed it..’

Due to repeated shocks, the spirit I had barely held on to is fading away..

At that time, I felt someone carrying my body, kicking the floor and flying..

"Oh, come to your senses! Judging by the way you're just pointing it at me, I guess I'm right, you idiot........"

This voice was identical to his own. That is, it was William Bernard..

"under… … He showed up so fucking cool and then what the heck is this??”

Looking over his shoulder, he saw his older brother, Harry Bernard, flying away from his fight with Han Taesan..

As the villains began to take action and targeted Lee Hyun-wook, Lee Hyun-wook also began to respond..

A melee broke out between the players, and it seemed like the villain side was being pushed back at the moment..

“Phew—thank you, past me… … After all, the only one I can trust is myself??”

"Shit, when you get out of here you're going to explain how the hell this happened.?”

But even in his daze, he suddenly shook his head..

"No, I'm sorry... … You won't be able to get out of here, you……,"

"huh? me? only me? why? I don't think that's a very good thing to say.?”

"Those are all good words. Because I will work hard for you and surpass you.……."

deeply!

At that moment, something pierced past William Bernard's abdomen..

“Ugh, why on earth……."

Mowglai, it was the future William Bernard who held the sack..

A one-line system message appeared in his eyes..

- (!) Transcendence Quest has been updated.

And I felt the life force being sucked into me..

- congratulations! By absorbing the ‘self’ from another dimension, all abilities increase significantly.. (+50%)

"after… … I'm sorry, but killing my past self is one of my transcendence quests..”

“Wow— big……."

"Don't be too disappointed. It's all a meaningless life. If you know the truth about this game……."

But then…….

- caution! A 'death haven' has been declared in the area!

Suddenly, such a system message flew in front of everyone's eyes..

Cluck—cluck—

Before we knew it, the ground in the area had turned into black mud..

The battle stopped for a moment, as if everyone had witnessed that strange scene..

Soon the loud noise disappears and there is only a strange silence..

Meanwhile, the only sound was the sound of bubbling mud..

"come……."

Somewhere, one of the villains muttered something like that..

The reinforcements called 'Mansion Underground' had arrived as scheduled..

But for some reason, even they seemed scared..

Cluck—cluck—

and… … Something rose out of the mud and grabbed William Bernard's leg..

"huh?"

It was a hand.

"What the fuck is this?!”

Because he was half out of his mind, he didn't even notice it sticking to his body..

Cluck—cluck—

Looking at the form, at least it wasn't Lee Hyun-wook's skill..

Cheeeeee——!

Rather, all the metals coming around were being oxidized..

“Wow, this power is amazing……”

Coo! coo!

Dozens of black hands wriggled like snakes and wrapped around his entire body..

‘can't move.’

At that time, a black-haired woman climbed out of the mud a few meters away..

Tsutsutsutsu——

A pure white naked body covered in mucus as if it were a newborn, blue veins sprouting and writhing on the pale skin. Her eyes were as red as rubies, her teeth were as sharp as an animal, and her tongue was as long as a snake..

This cold beauty... … He realized who this woman was..

"Ship, banshee, wait—don't kill me.!”

Then the woman’s eyes lit up..

"huh? what… … Baby, you know me?”

The woman slowly approached him and stretched out her long tongue to trace the back of his neck..

"Can't you tell just by looking at me? It's William Bernard! huh?”

He spoke as if he were begging, but the woman smiled with an indifferent expression..

"I'm sorry, but you just killed the real William Bernard.?”

The woman called Banshee turned her head and looked at the floor next to her..

William Bernard of the past lying on the floor after being pierced through Mowglei,

His body was being dragged into the mud by black hands..

“no!"

At that time, Harry Bernard's scream was heard from somewhere..

It seemed like I had finally found out that my younger brother was dead..

"—Banshee, what are you doing to my sister?!”

But the banshee ignored the scream and looked at the future William Bernard..

He opened his mouth with difficulty..

"I'm from the future! Well, if you save me, I'll tell you what's going to happen—ugh.!”

A black hand covered his mouth..

"Do you know that I was suffering too much for something like that? Like a complete idiot... … Phew!”

The banshee made a pouting expression and turned its head away as if it had lost interest..

"My master wants me to kill him and make him a more loyal subordinate. What do you think? It's not cool?”

Her cold hands come up and stroke my face..

‘ah…….'

The owner of this woman he knew, the so-called 'child in the basement of the mansion', was not someone he could easily communicate with..

‘You need to talk to the Chairman, not this woman or the owner..’

But he knew there would be no chance..

‘Fuck, I entered through the transcendence quest first and failed like this.…….'

Before I knew it, the dead man's hands were wrapped around his entire body and his long fingers were sticking into his mouth..

“Wow! Wow! Ugh!”

Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was also looking at the strange scene..

'That is…….'

- Follower of Death ‘Banshee’ (LV：143)

That woman who looked like a player at first glance was an NPC in the system, that is, a monster..

He was probably originally a player, but became someone's servant and became 'monsterized'..

'……First of all, for the main quest, I have to kill the dimension shifter..’

Lee Hyun-wook launched an all-out attack against Banshee..

Most metals melted like smoke as soon as they touched the black slush.,

If it was sculpted a little thicker, it could somehow hold up and take a physical hit..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

Then she frowned and disappeared as if sinking into the ground..

Lee Hyun-wook took aim at that gap and fired two fail notes..

Sigh! deeply!

This time, he pierced William Bernard's neck with precision.,

- congratulations! You have successfully reached the first branch of the main quest.!

‘First of all, it's done.’

Immediately after that, some of the metal was fashioned into chains, tied to Mogley, and pulled..

Tongue——!

The huge sword flew fiercely and landed in his grasp..

- You have obtained Mowglai (Hero).

The Mowglei he had used in the future had crossed the dimension and returned to his hands..

With this, there are a total of 4 Mowglai..

But then the banshee reappeared, looked up at Lee Hyun-wook, and was smiling..

“Ah, the owner said there was a good ingredient he was looking for, and it was him.?”

William Bernard's blood ran across the floor and crawled up her naked body. They tangled and turned into blood-red scale armor, and a red staff bloomed from her right hand..

Then, some skeletons began to crawl out of the black mud that spread behind her..

Slowly! Less and less!

- Priest of Death (LV). 112)

A total of 6, similar to the priests of death in the evil legion fought at Jeju International Airport..

‘But the level is much higher.’

Even after that, black hands rise above the mud..

Gurgling— Gurgling—

The second troll skeletons to appear were all carrying jars........

'That… … It's the Abyssal Breathing Jar seen in the Temple of Death found in CAR.?’

Immediately after, their lids opened all at once and black smoke burst out..

Pushy——

As if sea fog was rolling in, black fog began to quickly encroach on the area..

"Damn, what is it?!”

Ugh"—!”

The players who breathed it fell into a 'curse' and moaned in pain..

"Soo, my breath… … I can't rest!”

“Sigh—cast a purifying spell on me.!”

Most players fled the area immediately after the dimension shifter attack..

However, those who remained and the ROK AMT troops alone numbered over a hundred..

"Hey, look over there! The area around Shindansu is fine.!”

"Pfft— everyone come to your senses and let’s go over there.!”

They regretted not running away quickly and ran towards the shadow of the Shindansu tree..

It was then.

Wow——!

A zombie swordsman rushed towards them with his sword drawn..

"uh?”

Chow—bad——!

Three people's heads were cut off in a single blow..

"omg! Be careful—ugh—"

Then two more heads were cut off..

They were all B-grade players and above, but none of them responded..

In other words, it was an overwhelming ability that could not be considered as a mere zombie..

"I'll stop it, so everyone jump to the top—!”

In the end, Oh Kyung-pyo stopped the zombies..

Lee Hyun-wook watched the scene and shouted in shock..

"—Oh Kyung-pyo, no.!”

But it's already too late.

visor!

Oh Gyeong-pyo's spear blocked that guy's sword..

At that time, two bony arms shot out through the zombie's back near the wing bones..

And each arm held a Kukri..

They swung towards Oh Gyeong-pyo's blind spot..

Chow—bad——!

"Pfft?”

In that split second, his head was spared from being blown off, but his right wrist was cut off..

If Han Taesan hadn't uprooted the tree and thrown it, his head would have been blown off later..

"No, that… … It's not him?”

Some people recognized the identity of the zombie..

- Zombie warrior blessed with death (LV). 141)

The zombie with such a strange name had still rotted away, so its facial skin was well preserved..

'Okita Kaito.......'

He was caught by Lee Hyun-wook, and now he should be imprisoned in the player prison..

But why did he appear in such a miserable state?…….

It seemed like someone had stolen it from prison and 'used' it for a completely different purpose..

‘And it's obvious who the subject is…….'

Lee Hyun-wook looked at the black 'realm' that was taking over the ground with hostility..

Gurgling— Gurgling—

An unidentified ‘black mud’ was rushing in like an ebbing tide and encroaching on the area..

The world seemed to have changed completely because the change was so secret that no one noticed it..

A strange and unpleasant sight filled my field of vision, as if I had fallen into hell in an instant..

And writhing movements were captured here and there in the black landscape..

Woooooo——

There were skeletons summoned from within the black mud, but only a very small number..

The bodies of the dead black orcs nearby began to rise one by one..

Some are zombies, some are skeletons, holding weapons that have fallen on the floor and turning on green eye lights..

Hundreds of people in the black fog... … Thousands of eye lights light up, forming the green Milky Way.

And, it continued to be added..

For the first time in a long time, Lee Hyun-wook felt a shiver run down his spine..

‘Necromancer… … The guy came.’

Yes, all of this was the power of the Necromancer, the commander of the Legion of Death..

‘crazy…….'

Lee Hyun-wook couldn't help but be surprised once again..

I knew he had already started working, but…….

‘……You're growing much faster than I thought.?’

Could it be that Lee Hyun-wook ruined the villains' plans one after another??

It seemed like they were speeding up the process of developing the ultimate weapon called the Necromancer..

‘Damn, if this happens... … Should've just brought her saint?’

Even he could not have predicted that he would encounter a necromancer here..

‘But this life... … I leave no regrets.’

I was facing a second life, leaving behind the regrets of my past life..

This time, I didn't plan on making the same mistake again..

He took out an item he had recently acquired..

Clap—

[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.

‘And just in time, I got some good stuff to counter him.…….'

Lee Hyun-wook infused mana into it..

- Argetlam's skill 'Command of the Noble' activates.!

Wooooow——

This item grants level 3 ‘holy power’ to all weapons..

Most players can use at most two weapons at the same time..

In other words, the actual scope of application of this item was only two..

But Lee Hyun-wook’s case was clearly different..

‘I can control overwhelming numbers.’

In this way, a huge number of weapons were imbued with sanctity..

"after......."

For some reason, Lee Hyun-wook felt his heart beating faster..

Finally, the necromancer's army appeared before my eyes..

In the face of the worst crisis I had been waiting for for a long time, ironically, I felt a strange sense of pleasure..

"I might… … Maybe I was waiting for this moment.”

In my past life, I couldn't stop the fire of death from burning everything and growing in size..

‘But this life will be different.’

Perhaps, while waiting for this moment, I have been working hard until now..

Slowly! Less and less!

When he opened his eyes again, countless legions of undead were gathering in front of him..

Behind Lee Hyun-wook, who was looking down at it, thousands of sacred weapons lined up..