The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 158
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While walking the streets of Yggdrasil, Lee Hyun-wook received some rather shocking information..
- ……The Spirit King's daughter has been secured..
The people who were talking like that were some players who were with the dark elves..
They were probably the villain's henchmen who were helping the Dark Elves infiltrate..
‘But what does this mean, that you have secured the Spirit King's daughter??’
To put it simply, he kidnapped the Spirit King's daughter... … It could be interpreted as.
That means it seemed like they knew about the existence of the Spirit King and wanted to use it.…….
'……Is this an intention to make the Spirit King go berserk??’
If humans kidnapped his daughter and threatened him, he was not the spirit king who would stay quiet..
An operation was underway to use that to shake up Yggdrasil from the inside out..
‘I thought there was no way they would just recklessly advance, but I never thought they would start a scheme like this already........'
Dark Elf Legion, Titanomachia, Spirit King's Runaway…….
If those triple hardships overlapped, even Lee Hyun-wook had no way of doing anything..
I'm really glad that I noticed the plot in advance, but I couldn't make a hasty move..
‘The first priority is to find out where the Spirit King's daughter is being held.…….'
As long as there was a hostage in the opponent's hands, it was necessary to exercise caution..
If I made a mistake, the hostage and the Spirit King's daughter could have been in danger..
Hyunwook Lee began to follow the dark elves very carefully..
And after a while…….
- Owl here, we have a problem. I… … They say there is an eyewitness..
- what? What are you talking about?
- When securing the Spirit King's daughter, a woman who appeared to be her roommate witnessed the operation..
- shit… … so what happened?
- We missed it, so a second team is currently tracking it. I will find it and remove it soon..
I dug into this black conspiracy and found a crack..
***
Yggdrasil, the largest city in the Republic of Chad, is currently the richest city in the world..
“Ha—but why am I so poor??”
Jack Hamilton, a level 16 wizard player who lives there, complained while drinking beer..
Just as there are always 'slums' in developed cities, slums also existed here in Yggdrasil..
As the status of this brilliant city grew, low-level player workers flocked to it from all over the world. They began to live together in an area called the 'Blessed Area', which was far from the World Tree and had a low mana concentration, without much merit, and formed a slum called 'Rutlet Town'. Jack, who had just turned 20, was also a resident of Rutlett Town and a worker at a mana potion factory..
"At first, I was full of dreams and hopes... … Bro, I don’t have to live like this for the rest of my life.?”
He complained, and the man he was drinking beer with, Max Robert, clicked his tongue..
"Hey, stop whining and just work hard. And if I get cut this time too, I don’t know then..”
"Brother, don't worry about that. It's a job my brother introduced me to, and I'm prepared to die for it..”
"Okay, please… … And if you make some money and get some equipment, I'll give it to our guild.—”
"—oh! Is it real? There is no need to say anything later! Nice, I’m going to live really hard now too.!”
It's been 3 years since he woke up as a player and ran away after being persecuted while living in his aunt's house. Although he didn't have any special talents, he had a dream of one day joining a proper guild and hunting monsters..
bang! bang!
“……huh? What does this mean??”
It was a knock on the front door..
"Jack, is there anyone visiting at this hour??”
"uh… … I don't have anyone other than my brother.?”
"Who is it at this late hour? It's not like I got a girl?”
"I wish I could do that too, but no.”
bang! bang!
But the sound is too rough. And there were no visitors coming at this time..
"jack? I don't know what kind of woman she is... … I guess you're very angry?”
He put on the coat he had left on the floor and walked to the door..
Meanwhile, I instinctively filled my right hand with mana..
As in other slums, the security here was not very good.…….
however.......
"—jack! jack ! it's me!”
It was a familiar voice, and an urgent voice..
Clang—Jack hurriedly opened the door..
There was a crying girl standing outside the door..
“……Hannah, what's going on??”
Hannah Tate, she was Jack's close friend in Rutlett Town..
"Ash, Jack……."
But she was looking around, sobbing sadly, wondering what was going on..
"Now, come on in..”
Jack felt an unusual energy, let her into the room and started looking around..
A low-rise apartment complex built with cheap concrete without a single streetlight... … A pale darkness obscured by the light of Yggdrasil in the distance... … The night streets of Rutlet Town were dreary and eerie..
'Who is there??’
It was self-evident that all kinds of crimes occurred in that ant-like alley..
It seemed like something had happened to Hanna... … There was nothing immediately visible..
"Oh, you're Hannah, right? Hey, what are you doing out here at night? Have you ever……."
Maes, who had been looking at the two with suspicious eyes, realized the seriousness of the problem when he saw Hannah's face..
“……uh? What's wrong with your face? What's going on??”
She collapsed on the floor and let out a sob and gasp. She seemed to be in a hurry.
"jack… … Yes, Jane……."
If it was Jane, it was the name of a woman who met at the potion factory some time ago and came to live with Hanna..
It was very suspicious that she was still hiding where she came from, but she was a beautiful girl with greenish hair and eyes that shined like jewels, giving her a mysteriousness that made her seem not to be human..
"huh? What happened to her??”
"Jane... … I was kidnapped……."
"—what? What did you say just now??”
A crack appeared on Jack's face, who was secretly in love with her..
"Ha, Hannah, calm down and say it again. What happened to Jane??”
Max held out some lukewarm water, and after drinking it, Hannah opened her mouth again..
"While I was at the grocery store... … Men came flocking to me……."
"what? Who, who does that to Jane? She had someone she was looking for all this time?”
"I don't know about that. however… … The men saw me and chased me..”
She said that and started sobbing again..
"Jack, this... … The situation Nicole was joking about, no.?"
Another new name came out.
Nicole… … She was, of course, the same age that went to the potion factory..
However, after only 3 days of showing up, he was fired for absenteeism..
I remembered Jack as a somewhat strange and strange guy..
Anyway, we talked quite a bit in those few days.…….
“……Prophecy, I'm talking about it?”
She said with her own mouth that she could see the future.
"Yeah, he said something would happen to Jane and a stranger would save her.—”
At that time, Max covered Hannah's mouth with his palm..
“—Shhh, be quiet..”
Since he was a shooter type player, his senses were more sensitive than others..
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
Indeed, a heavy sound was coming from outside the door. This building, built entirely of cheap concrete, had no soundproofing whatsoever, so the sound of lawless footsteps flowed through the walls and got on my nerves..
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
Also, Max could briefly hear the conversation outside.…….
“……Damn, they're gonna rip the door down and come in.”
Max whispered, and Jack and Hannah's pupils fluttered..
"Tongue, bro, I can use teleportation magic.!”
At best I could move out 30m, but it was the only way to escape this room..
However, since Jack's level is only 16, it takes quite a while to cast the teleportation spell. Max knew that, so he decided he had to buy some time, so he approached the front door..
“brother? What are you doing now? It's dangerous.!”
“—Shut up and cast that quickly.!”
Max motioned for me not to approach and picked up his weapon from the wall—a crossbow..
Clap—
The moment he raises his crossbow—
bang—!
With a loud explosion, the thin iron door was crushed and a large figure in a black suit rushed in..
"Who, who are you?!”
pick!
Max reflexively fired a bolt, but the big man raised his forearm and easily knocked it away..
"Damn it—try blocking this one too.!”
Max shouted and cast a spell on the crossbow, and intangible magic arrows shot out..
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
but…….
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
The moment the magic arrow touched the translucent mana shield surrounding the giant's body, it all evaporated..
"That's it.?”
He reached out and knocked Max's crossbow away, then grabbed Max's neck with his other hand..
"Tongue, bro! no!”
"Fast, quickly, run away—.”
Wow—
His neck turned to the right angle.
"no!”
At that moment, the teleportation magic cast by Jack was completed and the magic circle on the floor began to rotate..
yes——
At the same time, the vision became blurry, and soon the two people were standing on the road behind the apartment..
"Damn it, bro……."
Max Robert, a neighborhood older brother who took special care of him.…….
But there was no time to feel anger or sadness..
"Uh, let's go!”
Since it only moved a distance of 20m, those unidentified assailants would have chased it down quickly..
"Those kids used short-distance teleportation.!”
"Damn it, quickly spread out and find it.!”
Since this was a place with poor security, some small and medium-sized guilds were claiming to be vigilantes..
But I only had to live in Rutlet Town for a few months to know that they couldn't be trusted either..
If you went looking for a vigilante group, there was a high possibility that you would be handed over to those gangsters..
"Huh— wow— ooh, what do we do now??”
"First, let's go to Uncle Hans' store.!”
The most trustworthy man in the area was Hans Couture..
He was once a competent combat player, but as he got older, he quit guild life and settled in Rutlet Town. The rumor was that the reason was to help the less fortunate..
His personality was so widely known that there was no one in this area who did not receive his help..
"Max suffered like that, but Uncle Hans is a level 46 warrior player.……."
In other words, no matter how gangsters or vigilantes he was, he couldn't be easily messed with..
The two ran towards Hans' general store without any hesitation..
Soon, at the end of the gray alley, a lone store waiting for light appeared..
"Wow, Wow, we're almost there, cheer up!!”
Hans was the only one who had the guts to stay open this late in Rutlet Town..
jingle—
They burst through the door, almost body-slamming, and felt a rush of cool air..
"Ah, man—!”
A large middle-aged man who was counting cash at the counter with a cigar in his mouth stood up..
“……Jack, who did this??”
He immediately realized that these two young men and women were being threatened by someone..
"Mo, I don’t know. They broke down the door of our house and came in, Max... … I killed it.”
Hans' eyebrows twitched at those words. Even though Rutlet Town is a very unsafe neighborhood, they break down the door of a house and kill someone... … I knew it wasn't normal.
"Jack, take Hannah and hide in the warehouse back there..”
“……If those kids come, I will help them too..”
"Jack, you little boy. you are still no help.”
He said that and put a golf bag on the counter..
What was pulled out from there was none other than a two-handed sword..
win—
He drew the sword slightly, then put it back, and set it at his feet..
"Go to the warehouse now, do you think you outdid them??”
"Oh, no, that's not it... … Uncle Hans, I'm sorry..”
I ran here to survive, but it was a huge inconvenience to Hans..
"If I'm sorry, I'll quickly get a job at a strategy guild and come out for volunteer work on the weekends..”
He grinned as he said that, and Jack smiled without realizing it..
As expected, Hans makes people feel at ease just by being with him..
‘Yes, if you are, you will protect us..’
Jack and Hannah went into the warehouse, and there was a small window in the door..
Through that, I was able to observe the inside of the store, albeit to a limited extent..
jingle—
After a while, a chime rang and the sound of lawless footsteps rushed in..
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
In a very quiet voice, Hannah asked who came in. However, the entrance and counter were not visible due to the product stalls..
"I can not see it well……."
Still, if you put your ear to the door, you could hear the conversation to some extent..
"I'm sorry, but today's business is over and I was just about to close.—”
"No, we're not here to buy anything, we're local vigilantes..”
“……These aren't faces I recognize, but they really are vigilantes.?”
Hans asked aggressively, and seemed to be speechless on the other end..
“……Two young men and women must have passed this way. Did you not see them??”
That wasn't a polite question; it was filled with outright hostility..
“Well, I didn't see it..”
In Hans' answer, a sly sarcasm was heard..
"Ha, you're being damned.……."
"......."
"I saw you all come in here..”
bang!
At that moment, I heard something crashing..
“Pfft—how dare you tell me where this is.—!”
I could tell that Hans was yelling and pulling out his sword..
bang! bang!
The sound of the collision that followed seemed like a struggle had occurred..
No, it was a duel.
A life-threatening battle between high-level players…….
The match ended earlier than expected.
“……Old man, I guess you used some strength in your old days.?”
After that, I heard a chuckle..
I didn't want to believe it, but even Hans suffered..
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
They started coming this way.
And in this warehouse, there was no back door.
‘Shit, the teleport spell is on cooldown, what should I do now??’
He raised both hands, suppressing his pounding heart and outbursts of breath..
Fireball, a very basic attack magic that all wizards can use…….
All he could do was blow this door the moment it opened..
‘No, there is no way it will ever succeed... … It's crazy.’
Wasn't even level 46 Hans defeated in an instant??
‘But what can I do when I'm only level 16??’
None of his neighbors would be able to prevent this..
jingle—
at that time. The sound of approaching footsteps stopped at another chime..
“……huh? what are you?”
It was one of the gangsters who asked that question. Maybe someone came in.
"Well, who would come to the general store??”
The owner of the voice then said ‘customer’ and calmly entered the store..
"Hey, can't you see this now??”
"Well, things like that are common in this neighborhood.?”
"under… … He's a pretty funny guy, this one?”
After that conversation, the customer stood in front of the Mana tool counter near the warehouse and began to select items. Jack carefully got up and checked his appearance through the small window..
Black hat, black mask, black backpack, black walker... … At first glance, it looked like a tourist outfit..
"Hey, sorry, business is over..”
Behind him, a gunman approached and said:.
"Is that the owner? Or is the person who fell over there the owner??”
The customer asked without looking back..
"what… … Now I'm the owner so let's go?”
"That's great. I'm only going to buy this, so can you pay for it??”
What he held out was a small screwdriver..
At those words, the bald man grinned..
Then he waved his hand wildly..
widely!
The small screwdriver the customer was holding was knocked away..
"huh? What are you asking me to calculate? There's nothing?”
At the sly voice, laughter erupted from behind me..
Such a bully attitude... … No matter who it was, it was clear that it was a bad criminal organization..
"Or, you could even be charged with your life.—”
That moment—
Whoosh— whoosh—
A screwdriver flew down and stuck in the back of the gunman's neck..
"Ugh—”
A hoarse sound escaped his mouth, and the customer calmly pulled out the screwdriver..
"Well, it stays right here.?”
Poop— With a sound, blood spurted from the carotid artery like a fountain, and his body tilted to the left..
"I think you're an employee. Would you mind paying for me??”
At that moment, a heavy silence filled the store, and Jack instinctively held his head..
"Kill that bastard right now—!”
Qua—ang——!
A huge fireball swept through the store, accompanied by an explosion of alcohol..
With that blow, the entire stall collapsed and all kinds of items fell apart..
Immediately after, a large man in a suit rushed towards the man like a rhino..
“How dare you—the son of a bitch——!”
He was the one who killed Max and defeated Hans..
‘Big, big deal.!’
If he could blow away Hans in one go, he would have been level 60 or higher.,
‘You got another person involved for no reason.…….'
however—
Wow - billion——!
The moment when two fists, the large man's fist and the customer's fist collide exactly.—
“Kak—!”
The one who screamed was from the big guy..
bang!
The huge man's right wrist was completely cut off and he flew off and hit the wall.…….
bang—!
As if a bowling ball had hit and hit a large hole in the wall..
‘what happened?’
Before we knew it, a claw weapon that could be called a ‘nail’ had sprouted on the customer’s right hand..
"Kwaaaa— my, my hand—!”
At that moment, the customer's right hand struck the large man's chin, and blood poured out of his mouth..
"This is it, the service is a total mess..”
Then Jack saw.
"I tend to complain a bit harshly.……."
Two arrows shoot out from the guest's waist........
‘uh… … I think I've seen that somewhere before.?’
Clearly, it was a scene I witnessed somewhere and was strongly imprinted in my mind..
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