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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 164

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The moment the white airship, Prydwen, entered the huge hole in the ground, Maru gathered up the remains of the buildings lying around and tightly filled the hole..

Wow!——

「I blocked it with as much force as I could, but... … Did I gain a second or two??」

It was a skeptical judgment, unbecoming of Maru..

That's right, didn't Nidhogg climb up the ground and the building with his bare body in the first place??

No matter how tightly you plugged this hole, it would have to tear a piece of paper to get in..

"Still, you could be caught by 1 second or you could succeed........"

Lee Hyun-wook said that and turned his head to the rear..

Just before coming in here, I saw him soaring into the sky like he was having a fit, so Nidhogg came chasing after him..

‘If you are caught in this narrow passage, there is no answer..’

At the end of the war, the conflict with Nidhogg was advantageous because the battlefield was open to the sky..

If you collide in this narrow space, you won't be able to survive even 10 seconds.…….

'……We must do everything we can to get rid of it..’

Hyunwook Lee lifted up the Mana Messenger..

"Oh, Mr. Harris, can you hear me??”

- Damn it, can you at least tell me before you do something else? Why on earth did you go into that hole??

"Sorry, I don't have time. And I need your help right now..”

- Yes, I had a rough idea of ​​what the situation was. Nidhogg, as I see him flying away in a huff, it looks like he's hiding something great in that hole. Can I tighten the roots so he can't get in??

"yes, that's correct.”

Now, Friedwen was navigating through a dark, tangled passage, following the guidance of Emilia Müller's 'Holy Light'..

Wow!——

Soon, the passage behind Prydwen began to narrow, and the roots of Yggdrasil tightened, and now not even a rat could pass through..

Donald Harris, he was exercising his authority as manager of the World Tree..

‘But that's just a temporary gain in time..’

According to Donald Harris, the reason the monster Nidhogg was able to be imprisoned in the Root Prison was because he was in a weakened state and the most powerful holy relic called 'Saint Dom' was placed on top of it..

However, once freed and fully restored, the World Tree's sprinkling was just a bit of an annoying spider web, and Saint Dom's sacred power was nothing more than an unpleasant heat..

just as expected.......

Kwasik—Kwasik—

A bloody sound begins to approach from behind..

The sound of digging up the ground and tearing up roots.…….

Kwasik 1 Kwasik 1

It was like there was a metal grinder on my back..

Also, the sound was accompanied by angry breathing..

「How dare a human being despise me?!」

"ah……."

The moment they recognized that voice, everyone instinctively let out a groan..

"Go, suddenly I feel sick……."

Lee Hyun-wook was fine because he had the 'mental barrier' he gained as a dragon slayer, but other people felt like their bodies were losing strength..

"Okay, everyone come over here and look at this light.!”

Fortunately, Emilima Müller created a white flame that removed the ‘status abnormality’. If you stay near it, you can escape the fear of Dragon Fear..

but…….

Kwasik 1 Kwasik 1

The roar behind us quickly got closer, and everyone couldn't help but feel it..

There are only a few seconds left until that terrible sound reaches overhead.…….

"Fuck, I'm sorry, I can't go any faster.?”

Kim Se-hee, who had become thoughtful, shouted at Yeo Sang-min, who was controlling Friedwen..

"Damn it, how do you get around this twisty road so quickly? Ugh……."

He was also in a very sensitive state, so even as he screamed, he increased his speed..

This would make it difficult to control the airship and greatly increase the risk of hitting the wall, but it was decided that it was better than getting chewed up by Nidhogg..

Kwasik 1 Kwasik 1

Nidhogg, on the other hand, seemed to be traversing such a complex passage at incredible speeds, but with senses that were superior to those of a human, he was able to freely pass through the winding passage like water..

If his roots had not been closed by Donald Harris, he would have already been caught and torn to pieces..

at that time…….

quaddd——!

On the back, the most recently tightened root was torn as if a curtain had been opened, and red eyes appeared through it..

「I found these bugs——!」

Digging through the torn roots, its huge body approaches like a dark cloud..

"No, he followed right behind me.!”

At that time, Park Jun-mo was scared and spewed out electricity from both hands, and the world turned blue in an instant..

Phage support——!

As if this passage had become a high-voltage wire, an enormous amount of current flowed through the entire passage, so much so that the roots of Yggdrasil were charred black and caught on fire..

but…….

green onion—ja 1 ja 1 character——!

Nidhogg, who was caught up in it, didn't even blink an eye and just stuck his head in and rushed at him..

"At this rate, you will be caught soon! I pour it all out!”

Lee Hyun-wook exploded with all his 'Fire Traps', Kim Se-hee fired blades of wind, and Emilia Müller spewed out arrows of light..

They all gave everything they could.

Kwa 1 and 1 and 1 and 1 Gwang——!

But Nidhogg was not pushed back at all..

If the straight section had continued, the breath would have melted Pridwen entirely... … Fortunately, the curved section appeared at the right time..

「All is futile, accept death——!」

At that moment, Friedwen accelerated to maximum speed..

"—They're all here! Hold on tight!”

Wooooow——!

When Yeo Sang-min pulled the control stick, the gnome engine unleashed its maximum power, and the surrounding air became distorted like plastic..

Immediately after, I passed through a straight section of hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye..

Hung 1!

“It's done!”

The deep and wide darkness that not even the saint's holy light could illuminate proved that a wide cavity had finally opened up after passing through the narrow passage..

Immediately after, Yeo Sang-min sharply turned the control stick, and Friedwen increased his altitude and climbed near the ceiling..

At the same time, Hyunwook Lee jumped out of the lamp door and shouted at the back..

"—Emilia, hurry and find the Life Vessel.!”

If you destroy it, there is no need to deal with Phase 2, and Nidho dies instantly, ending the strategy..

‘It took too long for me to notice it in my past life, and Nidhogg destroyed dozens of cities..’

Dragon slayers from all over the world united to face him, and despite delivering several fatal blows, he did not fall..

The reason was that, through advanced death magic, he had separated his ‘source of life’ from his body and hid it somewhere..

Right here, in the root prison where he was trapped.…….

If we hadn't known that, Nidhogg would have been the worst disaster. But on the other hand, if you knew that… … Rather, it may be the easiest prey to attack..

「What on earth does this guy know, how dare he come here?——!」

Soon, the thickest root at the entrance to the root prison was torn off and Nidhogg rushed in, his mouth wide open at the same time..

'Shit, I'm trying to shoot dragon breath!’

If you get hit by that, you will die instantly..

No matter how large the cavity was, it was extremely dangerous because the area that could be avoided was limited..

‘But on the other hand, he also becomes defenseless..’

In a way, Dragon Breath was like a huge artillery piece..

In order to unleash that enormous firepower, there was no choice but to maintain a relatively fixed posture in order to withstand the equivalent reaction force..

Simply put…….

‘A big attack always leaves a big gap.!’

Lee Hyun-wook summoned the AD-2 engraved on his left wrist, took out Balmung from it, mixed it with other weapons, and sent it scattering near the guy's head..

‘perhaps… … I can take a hit.’

Meanwhile, a black shimmer was boiling inside the guy's throat, and a pillar of black fire burst out..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

When it hit near the ceiling, Yggdrasil's roots began to melt, and it whipped its head around, scattering acidic breath in all directions..

This entire cavity is filled with acidity and the spirit of death..

"Ugh, everything is scattered.!”

The party jumped off the Pridwen and dispersed, and Lee Hyun-wook gave Mana to the Pridwen and turned it into a shield..

And at that very moment

deeply!

Balmung landed in his left eye..

「Wow——!」

As mentioned earlier, Lee Hyun-wook's strike aimed at the gap that opened up in the fixed position was an accurate hit..

'Okay, I hit you hard..’

Of course, I will use recovery magic soon, but I only bought time by temporarily disabling one eye..

"Now is the time, Emilia! Hurry up and find it!”

"Damn, I'm looking! But it's too wide!”

While Nidhogg was pulling out Balmung from his left eye, Lee Hyun-wook summoned ‘Hugin’ and launched him into the sky, and began to explore the darkness with his transcendent sense..

‘It's in here, so you can find it right away..’

However, the size of the cavity was larger than most soccer stadiums..

Also, as this was a prison, Nidhogg must have put a lot of effort into hiding the 'Life Vessel' in order to avoid being discovered by the guards..

‘No matter what, you can't avoid my eyes.’

The combination of 'Hugin' and 'Eye of Horus', which are legendary grade information acquisition items, does not miss out on most information..

But at that time, Lee Hyun-wook sensed the tens of tons of front feet falling on his head and rolled on the floor..

Kwaang——!

A heavy impact reverberates through the ground as if a dump truck had fallen in the direction of gravity..

Lee Hyun-wook dodged the attack by rolling and rolling on the floor, then summoned Moglei to cover himself..

‘Damn, when this happens, there is no time to turn your eyes and senses elsewhere.!’

Hung——

Once again, the front foot flew out from a blind spot, like a heavy machine that had stepped on the accelerator..

Lee Hyun-wook turned the mogley that was covering his body and blocked the attack..

Tsk one tsk——!

Collided, Mowglai flew back hundreds of meters and landed somewhere with a loud bang..

Hyunwook Lee didn't have time to bring back his Mowglei, but lifted his body into the air and escaped the range of Nidhogg's front feet..

「Come here, I'll soak you in acidic juice and drink it for you.——!」

Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—

As Nidhogg's eyes glowed, magic circles appeared from all directions, clearly illuminating the darkness..

bang! bang! bang! bang!

Magic of all kinds, including fire, water, ice, earth, and electricity, pours out from all directions..

The entire cavity was indiscriminately bombarded, similar to spraying insecticide throughout a room to kill a single small insect..

"Pfft!”

No matter how much Lee Hyun-wook was, he couldn't avoid the carpet bombardment in this narrow space, and was eventually swept away by a single round of flame magic..

‘shit!’

The position and angle made it impossible to avoid the lightning striking above him. If I got hit by that, I would have been at least in a near-death state..

But for some reason, the lightning changed direction and struck a distant place..

"Uh, go ahead and avoid it.!”

This voice was Park Jun-mo..

He controlled and redirected the lightning..

At that time, a white line appeared in the darkness..

"Hahahaha!”

This time, the leader, Peter Clark, squeezed all his mana and unleashed the 'Heavenly Sword', which is said to be the Paladin's strongest attack skill..

A translucent white sword about 10 meters long appeared in the air, and when Peter Clark swung his sword, it moved as if remotely controlled and slashed at Nidhogg's back..

Tsk one tsk——!

but…….

「Haha, it’s laughable.…….」

Pow...——!

Pete Clark was thrown away by a huge flame and disappeared dozens of meters back into the darkness..

support——!

Next, Park Jun-mo fired a series of spears made of electric current towards the side, and Kim Se-hee scratched the other side with the sword of wind..

But it was all in vain.

Since they didn't even have a 'Dragon Slayer', they couldn't penetrate the barrier, and in order to inflict any meaningful damage, they would have to be beaten down for at least several tens of minutes..

And behind their backs, magic circles began to bloom one by one..

“No, avoid it.!”

Since the two of them had no defense skills to speak of, a proper hit could have killed them instantly..

Fortunately, Hyunwook Lee had some metal stuffed into their bodies just in case, so he pulled them out and threw them out of the attack radius..

At that moment, a bright beam of light shot up from behind Lee Hyun-wook and reached Nidhogg's face..

Zeng——

「—Pfft!」

The guy seemed to be dazzled, frowned, and turned his head into the darkness..

"Come to think of it, your eyes are more accurate! I'll stop it, so quickly find the location of that damn thing.!”

Emilia Müller shouted as she ran toward Hyunwook Lee..

Yes, she was right..

Lee Hyun-wook found it much faster..

"Damn, but……."

If Lee Hyun-wook leaves the battlefield and sets out to search for the Life Vessel... … No, if you look away for just a moment, there is a high possibility that all four of you will die..

Emilia Müller must have noticed Lee Hyun-wook's thoughts as she passed by Lee Hyun-wook and said,.

"You know what's right above here, right? This is my home, Saint Dom! I can use that power, so don't worry, quickly.!"

Emilia Müller opened her hands, and at that moment, a white shimmer began to descend from the ceiling..

Go—oh—oh—oh——

All the sacred power contained in Saint Dome, the most powerful holy relic, was brought down..

Even so, the saint who possessed the strongest divine power was able to control more than twice as much divine power..

Her eyes began to glow white..

"Whoa, damn it, a stinky lizard like you was curled up at my feet.?”

Armor made of light was placed on her body, and her body slowly rose into the sky..

"For some reason, my dreams are always disturbed, but……."

It was probably due to drinking too much, but she blamed Nidhogg and unleashed her divine power to the maximum..

Woo one ooh one ooh one ooh——

Even Nidhogg flinched and adjusted his posture at the overwhelming divine power that was symmetrical to the power of darkness..

Cherrrrrrrr——

Soon, the sacred energy flowing from the ceiling took shape, and it turned out to be a chain..

It was several times thicker and several times larger than the chain that restrained 'Banshee' in Ganghwa Island not long ago..

They poured down like a white waterfall and began to envelop Nidhogg's entire body..

Cheeeeee——!

As the two conflicting forces collided, sparks and smoke appeared as if a short circuit had occurred..

「Jim, you dirty bitch, was always feeling the power of you. And he was always looking forward to the day when he would slaughter the four years, and today is that day.——!」

"Shut up, I'm going to cut you into small pieces and steep you in oriental snake liquor and drink it.!”

「Boo, you are blasphemous.!」

Next, white light began to converge near the ceiling, and a sphere was created that gave off light so intense that one could not dare to look at it, as if a white dwarf had appeared..

If you could look closely, you would see that it was a huge mace..

"Archangel's Punishment——!”

It was a more divine attack skill than the 'Sword of Heaven' that Peter Clark had previously displayed..

It was a blow filled with enormous divine power, enough to instantly kill even the necromancer if hit directly by it..

‘Of course, there was no chance to hit him directly..’

Because I couldn't break through the massive undead army that he was commanding..

But now, Nidhogg was alone and already bound by sacred chains..

Tsk one tsk——!

When the Archangel's Punishment hit Nidhogg's large head, black light began to spread out like blood from the guy's head..

The dark power it possessed disappeared as if evaporating..

「Shut up…….」

Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was scanning the area in detail through Hugin..

and finally…….

- (!) Hidden stage ‘Unidentified gap’ entrance

Disparate information was caught in his ‘Insight Lens’.

'I would have searched for this all day if I didn't have the Insight Lens.…….'

After Hyunwook Lee returned Moglei, he turned his head. Now it was time to touch the baton with Emilia Müller again..

But then

bang——!

From Hugin's perspective, he saw Emilia Müller flying behind him in the distance with a heavy drink. One of her arms was missing.

「No matter how strong the darkness is, it is lost to a handful of light, but conversely, no matter how bright the light is, it cannot push away the vast darkness. The burden is as dark as the universe…….」

Lee Hyun-wook kicked off the ground and flew up, melting several metal weapons and wrapping them around her waist and neck, giving her control over the metal..

And then I pulled her closer, embracing her body and dodging all the magic coming at me..

"Damn it, Emilia, come to your senses.!”

“Cough, oh fuck, I’m embarrassed........"

She hit Hyunwook Lee on the chest and blood poured out..

"what… … I didn't drink wine……."

"Don't talk nonsense, just heal..”

Lee Hyeon-wook flew towards the ‘unidentified gap’. Although her condition was not good, she had no choice but to go straight for now..

But one

Qua 1 and 1 and 1 and 1 and 1——!

The guy fired acidic breath at that point, and Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to hastily change direction..

"Ha, it's a bit difficult to do this.……."

In order to aim for the Life Vessel, someone had to stop that crazy guy..

But Park Jun-mo, Kim Se-hee, and Peter Clark alone were not enough..

「You bastards of insects, there is no escape for you, so you will have to bow your head before the burden and sacrifice your life force.!」

Lee Hyun-wook moved Balmung around on the guy's head to make him nervous, and thought about ways to create a 'gap' for the guy again..

‘A gap can be created somehow.’

However, the answer came from a completely different place..

Blah blah blah——

The ceiling, the roots of Yggdrasil opened, and two figures began to come down through the gap..

Steelein, leave that bastard to us and you finish your dark plan.!”

The two figures were Donald Harris and the Spirit King..

and with them …….

Qua—ah—ah—ah——!

A huge amount of water, probably from Lake Chad, poured down like a waterfall, soon forming into seven water columns and starting to push Nidhogg's body..

The collaboration between the Spirit King and the S-class elementalist was truly amazing, and succeeded in driving Nidhogg to the end of the wall..

「Wow, these are just random things.」

"Stillane, right now.!”

Before the Spirit King could shout, Lee Hyun-wook ran towards the ‘Hidden Stage – Unidentified Gap’..

When I looked at that spot, as expected, I couldn't see anything with the naked eye..

Not long ago, I remembered the 'home'-like keyhole I found in the Black Dragon's Labyrinth..

‘But I can't afford it now.’

He swung his Mowglai blindly at the wall..

bang——!

A bunch of roots burst open on the wall, and cold, foul air flowed out from inside..

Lee Hyun-wook put Moglei into the gap and used the principle of leverage to widen the gap..

Kwasik 1!

Finally, a space large enough for three or four people was revealed, covered in scaly pieces..

Perhaps Nidhogg created a space by removing his scales to prevent Donald Harris from detecting him..

Emilia Müller noticed this and stuck out her tongue..

“Wow, it's a very thick bar and has a protective shield. It's on the same level as the dragon's barrier. Shit, this is going to eat a baby........"

As expected, it was protected by the power of the dragon.…….

"No, I'll wake up soon so I'm getting ready..”

When the giant sword of Moglai and Dragon Slayer Level 2 touched the shield, it disappeared like tofu..

And in the center of that space, there was a huge black gem..

Go—oh—oh—oh——

Even at first glance, it was an unusual object with black shimmers wrapped around it like a belt..

"That's the Life Vessel……."

As Lee Hyun-wook took a step forward, Emilia Müller grabbed his shoulder with her remaining arm..

"—No, don't get closer..”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded and stepped back..

"Yeah, you can't get any closer..”

The 'Life Vessel', a vessel containing the lich's life force, is a top-level death magic that sucks out the life force of a living person like a magnet just by getting close to it..

Therefore, ‘purification’ through divine power was necessary..

Emilia Müller stepped in front of him..

"after……."

When she closed her eyes, a golden glow appeared from her severed arm, and then the arm regenerated..

Then, when she put her hands together, dense sacred power flowed out from her entire body, forming a barrier, and in that state, she took long strides toward the black jewel..

Wooooow——

As she slowly stretched her arms forward, purifying light poured over the Life Vessel..

Cheeeeee——!

Black smoke billowed out as if water had been poured on a pile of charcoal..

「Wow——!」

At the same time, Nidhogg's screams erupted, and it seemed to be working properly..

"Okay, now that's enough, let's destroy it quickly.!”

Lee Hyun-wook held the moglai with both hands and struck the black gem with all his might..

Zeng——!

At that moment, a tremendous amount of pressure poured out from within the black jewel and pushed away the 2-ton Moglei, but Lee Hyun-wook put his entire body into rigid form and pushed in the tip of the sword with all his might..

quaddd——!

Soon, clear cracks began to spread over the black jewel..

bang! bang! bang! bang!

Behind me, all kinds of loud noises were heard, along with the moans of the Spirit King and Donald Harris..

Even if they were one, if they collided with Nidhogg, they wouldn't be able to last long and would lose their lives..

Zeng——!

However, Lee Hyun-wook was a little faster..

100 million---——

The black gem was crushed, turned into powder and disappeared..

- congratulations! You have defeated ‘Nidhogg, the Arbiter of Death’!

- congratulations! You have achieved a special achievement.

- congratulations! By satisfying special conditions, ‘Mogley’ is granted a mysterious power..

Soon, all kinds of system messages came to mind..

And Mogley was changed to ‘Legendary’ level..