The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 161
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The entire building collapsed due to Lee Hyun-wook, but the movement inside did not stop..
"Forest managers, grab the reins of Mother Nature and unleash its absolute power.!"
The dark elves ‘Forest Elementalists’ lined up in the darkness underground emit a black aura..
After swallowing a certain fruit, they were able to use magical power beyond their limit..
So he summoned a number of forest spirits and exercised his power over plants........
"ruler! Give suffering to the forest's loyalists and have them burn their bodies.!”
However, all of the forest spirits had purple magic chains around their necks, and their small bodies were shaking like aspen trees and screaming desperately, as if they would disappear at any moment..
「Wow——!」
「Car, I'd rather kill you!」
This cruel scene was the so-called 'Black Elementalist' elemental art that exploits spirits..
「Wow…….」
The lower-level spirits could not last several minutes because they were forced to draw more power than their limit..
There were many instances where spirits that had exhausted their strength disappeared as if vaporized.…….
"Thirteen people have just disappeared! Open two additional spirit cages to make an all-out effort.!”
Then, one of the 'spirit prisons' piled up on one side was opened and 10 forest spirits were dragged out..
As such, the dark elves seemed very accustomed to using forest spirits as consumables..
Based on such strange power, the forest spiritists sowed the seeds of the green wave, made it grow rapidly, and succeeded in holding up the collapsing ceiling..
Then, they began to squeeze through the remains of the building..
“Oh, the spirit magic of the ‘forest keepers’ who have reached the limit of spirit control is beyond imagination..”
Meanwhile, Mario Lima, a middle-aged man wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a representative of the villain, could not help but be impressed..
Since he was also a black elementalist, this scene was both familiar and surprising..
“To secure this level of spirits... … I need to get more excited about collecting.?”
At those words, the female dark elf 'Flos Ruber' who was standing next to him snorted..
"Oh, you don't know, this is so common in our blessed forest, so it's very easy..”
"The forest used to be called Berlin. I've been there a few times in the past too..”
“Tsk, your ugly and dirty city center has long been destroyed by Mother Nature that we fostered..”
"Ugh, no problem. If you have this much awesome power, you should be willing to give up that city..”
Mario Lima was constantly amazed as if he had come into contact with an advanced culture, but his true intentions were different..
‘If you catch these and study them... … It's going to be a pretty good piece of work.?’
He suppressed the bitter laughter that came out as he fantasized about this and that..
In fact, it was he who created the 'city vacuum cleaner' based on a colony of earth spirits.,
This time, I fell into happy thoughts for a moment about what to make with the spirit of the forest..
But now, he had to focus on taking on his worst opponent: Steelerain..
'I can't believe I'm being held by that bastard again, huh. This is getting quite interesting.?’
To be honest, I never dreamed that Steele Rain would appear and interfere this time too..
But that wasn't all the plan the villain had prepared, so he wasn't in a hurry just yet..
"Anyway, since the plan went awry, I'll move to my seat for the second plan..”
He said that and turned his head, and a small portal was created in the corner..
“now… … We need to hack the soft part of the Yggdrasil root and find out Nidhogg's location..”
They planned to free Nidhogg, a dragon trapped beneath the roots of Yggdrasil..
For the future war, various plans were made to shake up Yggdrasil from within..
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Meanwhile, a green wave began to surge through the rubble of the building and cover the ground..
"and… … Did you say that the one who ruined our plans and ran away up there was Steele Rain??”
Plos Louver asked, looking up at the sky, and Mario Lima nodded..
“Yes, I sent you the materials last time. As you can see, he is unpredictable and very annoying..”
Along with Steele Lane and Donald Harris, a wall stands in the way of the cause of the group called Villain.…….
"So, you work with steel? It's a great ability, but it's probably a very useless joke to me..”
Of course, metal equipment was often used to cut down trees and cut bushes..
But if you think about it, you had to hit it for a very long time to cut down just one tree..
“Because, in essence, a forest in nature cannot be destroyed by processed metal or anything like that..’
No matter how many metal weapons are used, clearing a forest at Mother Nature's level is difficult..
And this is especially true if the forest can continue to grow with special power..
"Since he is nothing but prey to me, I will personally make him the food of the forest..”
She said that and walked forward, and vines gathered under her feet..
quaddd——!
A huge flower bud bloomed between the vines, wrapped around her body, and soared into the sky..
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Near Lake Chad, two tornadoes were shaking violently as if they were about to collide at any moment..
‘……If the Spirit King and the manager of the World Tree face each other, this city will be destroyed..’
Just now, Prydwen carrying the Spirit King's Moon and her friends flew into the western sky..
If only she could face the Spirit King, she could have resolved this situation..
But that's it.......
Kkudduddud——
Bundles of green vines rising from underground had already engulfed dozens of buildings..
Lee Hyun-wook, Kim Se-hee, and Park Jun-mo were floating in the air, looking down at the scene blankly..
'however… … Even though the secret operation went completely wrong, they are still trying to fight behind enemy lines.?’
Considering that, Lee Hyun-wook's guess was that the villains' plot was still ongoing..
‘Otherwise, there is no way he would choose a sit-in over a flight when his plan was completely ruined..’
To find out what that other number was, I had to look through the vines..
"We have to stop that from now on. however… … You seem like a bit of a difficult opponent..”
"Well, when have you ever not been picky? I'll say that and wipe it all out by myself.?"
Kim Se-hee floated in the air, took out two daggers and said,.
"I'd like to, but this time it's really difficult for me too..”
at that time—
quaddd——!
Between the green waves that encroached on the area, something that looked like a light purple flower bud rose up and stood tall like a tower. The bud opened slightly, and a person inside revealed an elegant figure..
An elegant woman with long flowing silver hair stood tall and raised her red eyes..
- Dark Elf Forest Manager Flos Ruber (LV)：119)
I already knew that woman was here, but upon double-checking, my tongue clenched..
‘Tsk, then again, the most difficult person for me is coming in person.…….'
In my previous life, the dark elf army conquered Europe, destroyed Yggdrasil, and then advanced to the Middle East..
At that time, the human coalition forces formed a cordon on the border between Israel and Jordan to block them..
‘And I fought that woman three times on the battlefield in Jerusalem..’
Lee Hyun-wook was defeated by that female dark elf several times. No matter how many steel weapons he rained down on him, he could not stop the ever-growing flood of man-eating creatures..
‘In the end, it was only stopped when Inferno joined in and burned down the entire Green Wave.…….'
Common sense suggests that the best thing to do when dealing with a forest elementalist is a fire-type attack..
However, there were not many fire-type weapons that Lee Hyun-wook could use..
There are a few 'fire traps' in the AD-2, but they alone do not inflict significant damage..
‘The only thing that's effective is Chlorine Storm, one of Mjolnir's skills.…….'
But expecting everything to be sorted out with that one shot was relying on luck..
‘We need to use that as an opportunity to target the forest elementalists inside those vines..’
Even now, the problem was that this place was not anywhere else, but near ‘Yggdrasil’..
A being filled with enormous vitality greatly increases the growth rate of all plants in the area..
Since it has already taken root once, 'Green Wave' will continue to grow with the same blessings..
‘In fact, it may be more difficult than dealing with them in their home base..’
That may be the reason why an elite unit called forest elementalists were sent here.…….
'therefore… … This situation is not advantageous at all. But you can catch me off guard.’
Lee Hyun-wook came up with a number based on his past life experience and then looked at Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo..
“Those vine bundles are a kind of forest. So soon all kinds of monsters will pop out..”
Then small flower buds soared, and other dark elves appeared within them..
- Dark Elf Druid (LV)：62)
A total of 14 people… … They tame monsters native to ‘Green Hell’ and use them as weapons..
"And, of course, the answer to dealing with subordinates is to deal with 'spell casters'..”
I had to target the 14 dark elf druids and the boss monster, Flos Ruber. And above all, those who are still destroying the spirits underground and growing the green wave.…….."
"The key to this battle is to deal with those guys somehow, so you'll have to take advantage of the opportunity..”
Easier said than done, it was impossible to target them through the ground covered in green waves..
However, at Lee Hyun-wook's words, the two people looked determined and drew their weapons..
"And Park Jun-mo, when I give instructions, he uses Mjolnir’s ‘Flame Storm’..”
Park Jun-mo firmly grasped Mjolnir, which was in his right hand, with both hands..
“Yes, I will be alert and waiting.!”
At that moment, the dark elf druids took out what looked like an oak barrel and opened the lid..
"Uh, what is that??”
Inside, things that could be described as a swarm of bees are starting to come out.?
Why—ae—ae—ae—!
‘Those barrels... … It's a pocket space.’
Pocket space was a high-dimensional subspace where even living things could reside..
Inside that wooden cylinder, a fairly large insect nest had been created..
- Green Hell Poisonous Bug (LV)：34)
It's only level 34, but it's a different story if the number reaches thousands..
And unless that barrel was closed, it could have easily multiplied several times..
The swarm of insects came in a wide fan shape, billowing like black fog..
The first to move was Kim Se-hee..
“Ugh—that’s disgusting…but… … I'll take care of that.!”
She sensed the winds that had secretly flowed earlier and pulled them as if pulling reins.,
At that moment, the wind that had been flowing loosely moved violently, creating a gust that tore through the area..
Chow—now—now—now——!
The swarm of flying insects was ground up as if it had been run in a blender, and green blood poured down like rain..
"Did you see that woman? I guess he's a wind elementalist.?”
“Oh, let's catch them and make them kill each other with their own spirits.!”
He often said such terrible things that did not fit the noble character of the commonly known elf..
Meanwhile, Kim Se-hee's blow was great, but it only grazed one side..
Park Jun-mo came next. Since he had no flying skills, he waddled forward as if he was swimming..
"after! Well then, I'll try to use what I've been practicing.!”
Electric currents flowed from both his hands and coalesced, forming several spheres..
“Hehehe—!”
They shot forward and, at regular intervals, released electric currents in all directions..
Yep! Yep! Yep! Zeng!
It functions like a kind of automatic turret and destroys anything that approaches it. If you hit a swarm of insects flying close to each other, an electric current passes through their bodies and many of them are electrocuted..
"oh… … Park Jun-mo, you’ve improved quite a bit.?”
As the two people demonstrated their skills in succession, the approaching swarm of insects significantly decreased..
'As expected, both are best for dealing with large numbers of people, so I'll keep the druid in check..’
Lee Hyun-wook left the forest druids to the two people and turned to Flos Ruber..
「be careful… … That woman is stronger than any elementalist I've ever seen except the World Tree administrator.!」
Maru felt Flos Louver's overwhelming 'spirit control' and became very wary..
"You're not even an elementalist, but you have a pretty good spirit, right? i can tell.”
Her voice spread through some magic and could be heard clearly from hundreds of meters away..
"But that's stupid, if you don't have the power to control the spirits, it's just a waste of mana..”
She stretched out her pale fingers gracefully, and they wriggled from the floor like a sea anemone..
Hyunwook Lee soared higher into the sky and created a Mogley propeller to give it rotation..
To, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.——!
2A metal rotating body weighing 4 tons pulverized all approaching vines..
“Oh, it's an ingenious use of one's abilities, but such clumsy tricks will only last one's life for a short time.!”
Flos Ruber clicked his tongue and this time raised both hands. Then, among the green waves, plants that looked like bamboo mushrooms rose up, opened their mouths, and spewed out something..
Choo choo choo——!
“Everyone be careful!”
That was hundreds of poisonous stings. Just one hit can paralyze the affected area for 10 minutes..
In my past life, Israel's top player unit was completely wiped out after taking advantage of that..
As the small needles flew in a wide spread, it was difficult to avoid them and a large shield was actually needed..
Lee Hyun-wook urgently created a shield by creating metal and tried to cover all three people........
「I'll stop something like that, so do something about that woman.!」
At that moment, Maru crushed the roof of one building and lifted it up entirely..
Kwasik 1
They were broken into small pieces and scattered widely across the ground, and the poisonous stinger got caught in the pieces of stone..
“……Of course, it’s useful.”
「Barely usable? I saved you!」
But that wasn't the end.
「Something is coming again!」
This time, purple flowers bloomed, and some spheres came out of the flower buds..
pop! pop! pop! pop!
As the spheres exploded one after another in the air, the shadow of Yggdrasil was colored in colorful colors..
It looked beautiful on the outside, but if you got caught inside, your skin would melt like cheese..
Lee Hyun-wook quickly soared into the air and escaped the radius, but he was worried about the other two..
‘Damn it, I can't even pay attention to those two..’
Still, Kim Se-hee was able to fly freely with the wind, but Park Jun-mo, who had no movement skills, was floating in the air and floundering..
Fortunately, Hani flew over and saved him..
"Oh, anyway, Park Jun-mo, it takes a lot of work.!”
“……Ugh, sorry..”
"You focus on offense first, I'll defend!”
However, Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo, the two worked together better than expected..
"Then I will intercept those flowers, so please send me flying towards the ground.!”
At Park Jun-mo's words, Kim Se-hee strongly pushed his body to the ground. The spheres were flying towards him, but Kim Se-hee fired a gust of wind and changed its orbit, while Hani moved his body..
"Aaaah, I'm going, I'm going!”
At that moment, numerous electric spheres thrown by Park Jun-mo poured towards the purple flowers.,
Bang 1 boom 1 boom 1 boom 1
As soon as it hit, a blue electric current burst out, crushing the area and causing the purple petals to melt..
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was moving forward while turning the Mogley propeller..
“Yes, come—!”
Before I knew it, I had reached a distance of about 100 meters from the flower bud where Flos Ruber was sitting..
As Lee Hyun-wook approached, she raised the corners of her mouth and raised both hands..
"Stillane, I've already heard a lot of stories about you..”
"......."
“That means… … I'm familiar with your weapons..”
She said proudly, spreading her arms wide as if to say, “If you want to come, come.”.
Hyunwook Lee paid no heed and opened the subspace of 12 AD-2s..
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.——!
Hundreds of weapons furiously rushed towards a single point..
but…….
“Yes, steel rain, I knew it would come out with such an obvious attack.!”
She clenched her hands and raised them above her head, as if pulling out something..
Kkudduddud——
Then, a 'green wave' rose vertically from the ground, creating a huge green wall..
At first glance, the continued violent movement reminded me of giant green waves..
“Where can you penetrate me??”
The bunch of vines began to wriggle like snakes and block the incoming metal weapons..
Empty! Empty! Empty! Tongue!
"Of all your weapons, I know that just being careful with that huge sword is enough..”
However, the only ones that defeated the Mowglai were a few metal weapons..
The remaining hundreds of metal weapons were buried in bundles of vines..
Hyunwook Lee gave him metal control to pull them out.…….
Gurgling— Gurgling—
"Tsk tsk, it’s no use..”
No matter how much force I applied, it wouldn't come out. His weapons had become tangled in his vines..
“No matter how hard you try to pull it out, it's no use. This vine is strong enough to destroy buildings..”
As if being sucked into a swamp, Lee Hyun-wook's weapons completely disappeared into a bunch of vines..
Hyunwook Lee closed his eyes and used his metal control to sense where the metal weapons were..
'They are all being dragged underground. I'm trying to hold it in place so it can't be taken out..’
Deep in the depths, where the roots of the Green Wave lie, his weapon was restrained..
"Do you understand now? Your boastful reputation is nothing but a joke to me..”
As if everything was going according to plan, Floss Louver shouted with great excitement..
However, Lee Hyun-wook did not give up and fired hundreds of metal weapons once again..
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.——!
"hmm? this… … Are you dumber than I thought? Why can't I learn??”
As expected, Lee Hyun-wook did not stop, and he grabbed all the metal weapons and fired them at them..
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.——!
"Is that really the only thing you know how to do? Why don't you use that giant sword's skills without hesitation??"
Now he had a somewhat bored expression on his face, so he shook his head as if he was pathetic and even gave some advice..
"Yes, boss… … Ha, it doesn't work at all, so it's okay to pour that much into it.?”
Even Kim Se-hee, who was fighting nearby, expressed concern with a puzzled expression..
Lee Hyun-wook's strength comes from being able to continuously maintain multiple metal weapons..
But if it gets eaten by vines like that, doesn’t that mean losing those weapons??
Even if you use shredding inside there, it won't cause much damage..
In other words, anyone could see that Lee Hyun-wook was fighting a battle in which the losses were uncharacteristically severe..
however…….
“……Well, it's about time for a response.?”
Lee Hyun-wook still had a relaxed expression and did not stop his barrage of metal weapons..
"huh? What did you say just now??”
To Flos Ruber's question, Lee Hyun-wook answered with a smile for the first time..
"Let me tell you one thing, if you pick up anything and eat it, you will get sick..”
“……what?”
"Unfortunately, your species seems to have no such obvious lesson.?”
And then something really strange started happening..
Tsutsutsutsu——
The green wave that had been encroaching on the area was noticeably shrinking..
Like a bush sprayed with herbicide, healthy vegetation withers in an instant..
“……What's going on??”
Floss Ruber, who noticed the symptom belatedly, frowned and contacted someone..
The ones supplying power to this green wave were the elementalists of the underground forest..
- Whoops, forest keeper, we've all suddenly been given this strange curse.!"
"huh? What do you mean by a curse? The area where you are is not affected by the battle.!”
She closed her eyes and sensed what was happening below through her forest spirits..
and…….
- caution! I fell into Balmung's Curse 'Bridle of Pain (Level 3)'.
* Temporarily reduces all healing effects. (-40%)
* ‘Heavy’ bleeding occurs temporarily in various parts of the body.
* Temporarily, mental power decreases significantly, causing hallucinations and auditory hallucinations..
* Temporarily a ‘significant’ decrease in body strength. (-50%)
* ‘All abilities are reduced due to ‘evil spirit binding’. (-20%)
He noticed that his subordinates were given the above status..
Yes. Below, among the weapons dragged by the Green Wave was 'Balmung'..
‘In my past life, one of the ways that woman bullied me was by sealing the weapon like this..’
And cleverly, it deflected weapons with area-of-effect skills like Mowglai..
He knew exactly what kind of weapon Lee Hyun-wook would use and attacked it thoroughly..
However, because Lee Hyun-wook has never shown ‘Balmung’, he was unable to filter out the sword..
'......In other words, if you use that woman's tactics against her, you can completely outmaneuver her like this..’
In the end, the sword was sucked underground and began to impose a 'curse' on the area, and the forest elementalists who were responsible for the production of the Green Wave lost their power as they were pickled by the curse..
'Now the reproduction of green waves is noticeably weakened..’
Lee Hyeon-wook raised both hands, and four Moghlays and Sudarsanas lined up behind him..
and…….
Park Jun-mo, now is the time.!”
"Ah, yes! I'm going right away!”
At that moment, Park Jun-mo threw away Mjolnir and simultaneously casted ‘Flame Storm’..
Lee Hyun-wook dropped 4 Mogleys towards that point and used all his skills..
The earth shook for a while, and the forest collapsed into ashes..
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