The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 154
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Immediately after, Commander Jeong Sang-sik took something out of his personal safe..
"Big—this is it, a portal creation device to the panic room in Yeonhui-dong.……."
It was something that looked like a car key. He held it and made a bewildered expression once again. I knew that everything would end from the moment I passed this..
“Commander, I'm sure you haven't made up your mind yet.?”
"Oh no! This also opens only by recognizing my own mana pattern.……."
When Lee Hyun-wook asked, Jeong Sang-sik cleared his throat and breathed mana into it..
- Beep—
A beam of blue light came out from there and illuminated the wall, and a portal was created there..
yes——
"Is this the den that those rats used to love? They will all be eradicated today..”
It was Lee Kyo-jun who said that, not Lee Hyun-wook. Immediately after receiving Lee Hyun-wook's call, he mobilized the entire Bihyeongrang team and deployed them throughout Seoul. Now, if they only took control of the panic room, they planned to immediately and urgently arrest the 'members' who came and went there..
"The more I think about it, the more amazing it becomes. These bastards, I knew they were having a secret affair, but I never thought they were plotting something crazy like this. I have to kill them all today.……."
As Lee Gyo-jun is Woo Seong-moon's closest associate, he was quite indignant at their plot..
They were not unaware of the movements of a secret private organization called ‘Row Myeonghoe’..
However, as numerous incidents have occurred in recent years, there has been no room for internal operations, and no conclusive evidence has been found, so preemptive response was not possible..
But this time too, Lee Hyun-wook, who must have been busier than anyone else, brought the evidence..
Lee Kyo-jun once again realized how great an ally named Lee Hyun-wook was..
"Team Leader Lee, I will go in first and check the internal situation. If you attack it blindly and the other side notices and reacts, it will be a pain in the ass..”
And before entering the portal, Lee Hyun-wook placed a metal necklace around Jeong Sang-sik's neck..
"You know what that is without me telling you, right? Be careful with your every move.”
Jeong Sang-sik nodded stiffly, feeling the cold texture of the metal..
"Well then, let’s go in first. I will follow right away..”
Jeong Sang-sik entered the portal, and Lee Hyun-wook followed right behind him..
yes——
Immediately after, the entrance to the panic room that unfolded before my eyes was much larger than expected..
'It's decorated like some kind of hotel.?’
It has a much more luxurious interior than most high-end hotel lobbies, with statues lined up on both sides and a chandelier hanging from the high ceiling..
“Tsk—you're playing quite a lot of childish play house..”
It was truly a jaw-dropping sight. What did they do in this space after decorating it? It was probably a dirty pleasure that society did not allow..
‘I also only saw what this place looked like through photo evidence..’
Immediately after the identity of this place became known to the public, extreme evidence was destroyed. Through the ‘Hellfire’ skill, the entire mountain where this place is located was blown down..
There must have been something they wanted to hide, so it seemed like it would be a 'smoke gun' to catch them..
"There will be a few 'resident managers' coming soon, let me talk to them.……."
At that time, the front door opened and large men in suits came out..
"uh! What's going on, General Jeong??”
- Player (LV：61)
After that, I saw two more people..
- Player (LV：48)
- Player (LV：41)
They seemed to be the ‘managers’ who were always on standby here, as Jeong Sang-sik mentioned earlier..
"So, are these guys the only security here??”
"It's not that many, but there's probably one or two more in the security room.……."
When Lee Hyun-wook asked too openly, Jeong Sang-sik nodded with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and the eyes of the guards looking at the two people turned quite sharp..
"General Jeong? Don't you know that unauthorized guests are not allowed in??”
"ah! Director Kim, that’s… … It only takes a moment, can you turn a blind eye??”
Jeong Sang-sik spoke with an awkward smile, but the other person shook his head firmly..
"This is the overriding rule decided at the VIP meeting, so it must be followed. The very thing that brought me here in the first place... … This is a problem that we cannot just turn a blind eye to. And I don't know who that guy is, but it won't end with just clamping down on his mouth.."
Because he was wearing his hat tightly, they did not recognize Lee Hyun-wook's identity..
But perhaps instinctively sensing a threat, their hands crawled to their waists..
'Armed with a pistol, also a vs. player pistol..’
And considering that their level was high for an administrator, they were players with quite impressive past records, and they seemed to be hounds who took on Hwang Yeon-soo's dirty work..
“—Uh, don't come closer..”
As Lee Hyun-wook took a step closer, they prepared to take out a pistol from their waist..
"Wait a minute, I have something to show you..”
“……yes?”
"This is very important. Please take a look at this..”
They were wary of Lee Hyun-wook and slightly lifted his jacket..
I caught a glimpse of a pistol, a pistol made of adamant..
At that time, Lee Hyun-wook opened his palm and—
"huh?"
4The guard could not react to the non-threatening movement..
Buck-buck-buck-buck——!
"eww......."
The iron ball flew in a curved line and hit their chin. It flew at a fairly fast speed, so they lost consciousness for a moment, as if they had been hit squarely with a heavy hook..
Immediately after that, Lee Hyun-wook gave metal control to the front door handle and pulled it..
Tongue—
As the door swung outward, an iron ball flew through the gap..
A man standing behind him was looking at us with a blank expression. Before he could even see what had happened, an iron ball hit his temple..
Then, further in, about 30 meters ahead, an iron gate was forcibly torn off..
"uh……."
Inside it seemed to be the situation room of this panic room, and two people were holding pistols out..
bang! bang! bang! bang!
An orihalcon-plated warhead was fired, but Lee Hyun-wook blocked it with a torn iron door..
"Damn it, call the host right now!”
It meant Hwang Yeon-soo, the host, and the representative of the 'members' who use this place..
If the situation here became known, problems would inevitably arise in future emergency arrest operations..
but…….
A-A-A-A-River——!
With a single gesture from Lee Hyun-wook, all the electronic equipment in the room was crushed, and even the Mana Messenger he had taken out as the next best option was crumpled like paper in his hand..
"No, that's ridiculous.……."
The iron gate, crumpled into a ball, flew towards them with devastated expressions..
bang——!
‘5My name is over.?’
No moving metal was detected inside the building, so it seemed like the cleanup was complete..
Lee Hyun-wook 'created' metal from both arms and tied up the limbs of the unconscious managers..
"eww… … What are you, you bastard??”
At that time, Director Kim came to his senses and the person in charge of panic room management asked:.
"—General Jeong! What the heck is going on! Seriously, did you betray me??”
"greatness........"
"If they find out about this, they will never be able to handle it.!”
Lee Hyun-wook chuckled and raised his hand.,
"I don't think you, superiors or subordinates, have a clue about the situation..”
“……what? Who the hell are you?”
"Still don't know who did something they couldn't handle in the first place??”
Lee Hyun-wook took off his hat and looked at Director Kim. His eyes became rabbit eyes..
“Lee, Hyunwook Lee... … Okay, why are you here?……."
"And you guys need to talk to me for a minute too..”
“Haha, if you're thinking of placating us, there's no way around it.!”
"Yeah, that's what everyone said at first.……."
At that time, Lee Kyo-jun and Bihyeong-rang's team entered the panic room..
"Team Leader Kyojun Lee, I’m sorry, but I have one favor to ask of you..”
"Yes, you can say anything. Our entire team is on emergency standby..”
“Could you please call some healers? Enough to save even the dead..”
Since I don't have much time, I planned to keep the conversation short and sweet..
***
Meanwhile, the members were all shaking with anxiety. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable as Lee Hyun-wook took the hitman away after preventing the assassination they had planned..
- Director Hwang, we… … It's really okay?
"under… … Rep. Park, wouldn’t I have prepared for this much??”
Accordingly, whenever the members of the Women's Association's host, Director Hwang Yeon-soo, contacted me, they strongly urged me to just keep quiet because anything I was worried about could never happen..
however…….
"I… … Director, would you like to see this??”
His confidant, Manager Park, held out his smartphone..
- [Breaking News] Lee Hyun-wook points out influential figures in Korea as the mastermind behind the Paldal Mountain terrorist attack (1 report))
Hwang Yeon-soo's face, which was displeased but not anxious, was cracked..
“……huh? What does this mean again?？”
At 8:30 p.m., such news was posted simultaneously on various media outlets..
In this case, it meant that a specific force was intentionally manipulating the media..
“Huh— Manager Park, this looks like a plan to shake us up. Check it out first..”
and…….
- [Breaking News] President orders search for those behind “Lee Hyun-wook’s assassination attempt”
What does it mean that the president's name is mentioned and public power is mobilized?…….
"Director, I think Director Woo Seong-moon smelled the smell and came forward himself..”
After hearing Manager Park's report, Hwang Yeon-soo shook his head and laughed..
"Ha, that old man, he just takes Lee Hyun-wook’s words and makes a lot of mistakes.?”
But his face still showed a strange confidence..
"Anyway, even if they assumed we were behind it, there would be no evidence..”
"Yes, all conversations and transactions so far have been in the panic room..”
No matter how bad the circumstances are, as long as there is no evidence, there is no chance of serious harm. Who were the people involved in this in the first place? This situation would have been resolved quickly..
“Okay, so I tell the members to just keep their mouths shut. It looks like they're trying to make a big fire over there, but you can just crouch quietly and get up again when the fire goes out..”
however…….
"Boss, boss, we're in big trouble.!”
Another subordinate opened the door and came in..
“……There is news that the members have been urgently arrested at the same time.!”
"what? Director Woo, you bastard… … Even though there is no evidence, they are coming out so recklessly.?”
Hwang Yeon-soo had just figured out what this trick was. The intention was to push things around without any evidence and damage the image of Oh Tae-moon, the next presidential candidate..
"It's a good thing you came here. It seems like they are deliberately trying to cause confusion..”
Still, Hwang Yeon-soo had taken refuge in a safe house after the previous failed assassination of Lee Hyun-wook..
"after… … Woo Seong-moon, how are you going to deal with it like this??”
However, in front of the next news, Hwang Yeon-soo's calm was bound to disappear completely..
- [Breaking News] ‘Yeonhui-dong’ hideout of the forces behind Lee Hyun-wook’s assassination attempt confirmed and currently being searched
And there was a photo attached, which was… … It was a picture of the entrance to the panic room..
Somehow, Lee Hyun-wook and Woo Seong-moon had already stormed there..
"Hey, what is this! Management team, there has been no contact from Director Lee.?”
"uh… … doesn't exist.”
“What on earth happened! Why was the panic room robbed so easily?!”
He lost his temper and blew up the TV with a fireball..
"Shit! It shouldn't be like this... … Manager Park, there are all the ledgers in the second safe over there.?”
In the ledger, all kinds of misconduct by the same members were recorded..
Bribery, sexual favors, murder by contract, etc... … These were materials that he had accumulated step by step in order to restrain and manage members who might rebel when he later took power..
In reality, the panic room is safer than anywhere else, so of course it was kept there..
however… … If that panic room was robbed, that would be decisive evidence..
“Damn, what kind of baby portal is robbed! This makes sense!”
"However, since it is in the secondary safe, it won't be revealed right away..”
At those words, Hwang Yeon-soo nodded with effort..
"Yeah, right……."
In preparation for situations like this, we prepared another secret space in the panic room..
perhaps… … Even Woo Seong-moon's side might not have been able to find it in the end..
"And in the secondary safe, there is also the ‘item’ that was supposed to be sent to the United States..”
"what? You put it all in there, but if you say it's that thing, I get it.?”
"that… … Considering its B-grade appraisal skill, it is a large sword of which only some information has been revealed.."
He then wiped his face, remembering what it meant..
"what? Fuck, why is that there? Didn’t they decide to send it to the US to be evaluated??”
"As you said last time, we planned to deal with Lee Hyun-wook first and then move him..”
Not long ago, Yeonsu Hwang received an item as a bribe from a large guild master. It was a whopping 2m long sword, and its performance was very poor compared to its ridiculous size..
However, the other side claimed that it was presumed to be a 'potential item'..
So, after some difficulty, I obtained and used an expensive ‘Grade B Appraisal Order Form’.…….
‘……It was a legendary, legendary level item..’
However, it was only revealed up to that point, and the detailed information was still unknown..
‘Whatever it is, it must be recovered. If you have that, you can live anywhere, even if it's not in this country. It's probably something everyone in this world wants…….'
A legendary grade item that is often compared to the price of an aircraft carrier, it was definitely not to be missed..
"Director Park, first prepare a way to go abroad. Haha, I guess I should avoid it for now..”
Then he got up and picked up his jacket on the sofa..
“……Once you've fled to a foreign country, maybe you can send the kids to retrieve it.?”
"Yes that's right! The entrance to the second safe is well hidden so you will never find it..”
***
Meanwhile, deep in the panic room, Lee Hyun-wook was standing in front of a tunnel with Jeong Sang-sik..
"This is the passage to Director Hwang Yeon-soo's personal safe, and if someone with an unregistered mana pattern enters... … They wake up and attack, so be careful……."
There were high ceilings and antique decorations that could be found in old European castles..
Among them, there were several giant stone statues with bizarre monster shapes..
Hyunwook Lee was able to check that information through the ‘Insight Lens’..
[object information]
- Name: Gargoyle Statue (Rare)
- Effect: ‘Monsterizes’ when an intrusion is detected..
There were a total of 12, which was a considerable level of security equipment..
'……But what is that thing attached to the ceiling??’
Meanwhile, something else was detected in Lee Hyun-wook's eyes..
It was in the corner of the high ceiling, behind the intricate decorations..
[object information]
- Name: Synesthesia Mirage Veil (Hero)
- Effect: Disguises a certain space as a ‘synesthesia mirage’.
Synesthesia mirages are not just visual illusions.
It was a magic that could disguise everything, including the sense of smell and touch..
In other words, if you use that, you can deceive all the senses of most beings.
However, it was not possible to deflect the legendary Eye of Horus..
‘If you pay attention, it looks like you've hidden something pretty awesome.?’
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