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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 167

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Before I knew it, the Mediterranean Sea was spreading out outside the window..

‘We are now halfway to Rome, Italy..’

Whoa whoa——

But even then, the Red Players and convoys still showed no signs of movement..

The cabin has been quiet for quite some time without any noise, and so far it has been swimming smoothly in the clear sky without encountering a single turbulence..

The passenger plane that rattled gently every now and then was like a rocking chair, and most of the players were gazing into the gentle peace..

But this was the calm before the storm.......

‘Now it's time to move on.’

Lee Hyun-wook closed his eyes and continued to closely watch their actions through Mana Messenger hacking..

Behind two walls, economy class, there are bombs that might explode at any time... … There were 11 terrorists on board..

Even eight of them were Italian civil servants with name tags indicating that they were convoy officers, so no one could tell what they were up to..

‘They'll probably wait until they're in international waters before taking action.…….'

An accident that occurred on the sea would be difficult for even neighboring countries to respond to, so it was the perfect moment to put the secret plot into action..

- ……Where are we now??

A convoy's voice came into his ears..

- Let's see, ah, it's almost point A..

- Then, there are about 15 minutes left until point B, so I guess I should get ready quickly.?

'15Because you are a person…….'

Clap 1

This sound… … It looked like the pistol magazine had been opened and closed..

In this way, they were secretly preparing their weapons and preparing to move..

‘Then, shall I start slowly??’

Lee Hyun-wook opened his eyes..

When I turned my head, I saw the companions disguised as unfamiliar faces with their eyes closed..

But I didn't fall asleep. Since Lee Hyun-wook had warned them of this situation in advance, he was tense and preparing for battle..

When Lee Hyun-wook stood up, Kim Se-hee opened her eyes..

"Wait, I need to go to the bathroom..”

“……Has a big signal arrived??”

At first glance, it seemed like a story about a bathroom, but there was a secret message hidden inside..

Lee Hyun-wook nodded and headed to the bathroom..

Clap 1

He locked the bathroom door and closed his eyes. And he hacked the 'mana detector' around him and quickly turned it off..

As soon as more than a certain amount of mana is used on board, 'mana detectors' placed throughout the plane sound an alarm..

And using active skills onboard an aircraft was a serious crime in almost every country..

‘Still, small amounts of mana usage, such as mana connection, are not detected..’

Because the essential magic equipment on board emitted a small amount of mana, a minimum standard for mana detection was set to filter it out..

And Lee Hyun-wook's mana connection did not exceed that standard..

At that time, a flight attendant's voice was heard outside the door..

“……Oh, why is this happening all of a sudden??”

Apparently, a warning message was sent to the crew as soon as the mana potato device failed..

In other words, it will be restored soon... … Lee Hyun-wook quickly summoned an item from the imprint on his wrist..

Sssssssssssssssssss——

It was a steel box, and what was inside was a small ‘subspace creation device’..

The AD-2, which he usually used to store items, was so bulky that he separated the subspace creation device from it and made it portable..

Hyunwook Lee took out a few items from there..

Among them was the ‘Ring of Gyges’..

[Item information]

- Name: Ring of Gyges (Hero)

- Effect: When infusing mana, you become invisible for 30 seconds. (Cooldown: 30 minutes)

Even though he only becomes invisible for 30 seconds, he is still at hero level..

As such, skills related to stealth were very rare, and even assassin players could not easily obtain them..

‘But now, in this plane, there is a Quinae that can become invisible for 15 minutes..’

Of course, the ring of Gyges completely hides even the ‘presence’ instead of being invisible for only 30 seconds..

However, it can be suppressed anyway by a person with a certain level of skill if he pays a little attention, so the performance of 'Quinee' can be said to be overwhelming..

Lee Hyun-wook stuck the ‘Gwyneth Ring’ deep into his inner pocket, re-imprinted the subspace creation device on his left wrist, and closed his eyes again..

Cheeeeee…….

Then, the bottom surface melted and a large hole was created. A 'fly eye' was inserted into the hole and a thin steel plate was placed on top to close it..

‘Create a path leading to the cargo area like this..’

After completing a few preparations as planned, I went out of the bathroom..

"After that, it's done.”

"Wasn't this replaced some time ago??”

"So why already?……."

Finally, it seemed like two crew members had succeeded in fixing the mana detector hanging on the ceiling..

'......It was close..’

The two greeted Lee Hyun-wook without any suspicion..

Lee Hyun-wook also gave a glance and then slightly turned his head to look toward the economy class..

At the very end, I made eye contact with a large escort officer..

He mutters to the bald man next to him..

- ……When that kid goes in and sits down, he moves..

- Okay, but among the players on the plane right now, what is the highest level??

- 41It must have been something like that. Since it is also a priest family, it can be said that there is no one who could become an obstacle..

- So, it's all just the assholes, this is it.?

Of course, Lee Hyun-wook and his party had even lied about their level by boarding with disguised identities..

- Well, no matter how high the level is, if you don't have a weapon, you can easily suppress them..

Hyunwook Lee entered business class and sat down. And he handed Kim Se-hee a ballpoint pen..

[Item information]

- Name: Ballpoint pen (high-quality)

- Effect: Unknown

A strange item whose function cannot be determined even after looking at the detailed information, its true identity was a weapon disguised as a ballpoint pen..

‘If you give mana to it, it turns into a dagger..’

It was developed by Kang Jeong-du a long time ago for emergencies like this, but there has been no use for it until now..

Meanwhile, the convoys began to move..

They were the first to approach the armed crew members, summon them to the back passage, saying that there was a problem with the convoy operation, and then disarm them at gunpoint..

- ……Hey, what are you doing now??

- I guess this is the first time something like this has happened? Just keep your mouth shut and it will end well..

- town! town!

Then, two other convoys passed the business class and headed toward the cockpit..

Lee Hyun-wook sensed that there was an enchanted automatic weapon in their arms, and to prepare for an unexpected situation, he melted and twisted the 'bolt' and 'punch' inside the gun..

'Okay, this won't fire..’

Suddenly—

There was that sound, but the guys didn't seem to notice, so they subdued the crew members in the staff room at gunpoint and threatened them to open the cockpit door..

In such a coordinated and secret manner, he subdued all the crew members on board..

- Raybiz, I'm going to take off your restraints, so please don't go crazy..

Next, it seemed like the three red players were being unshackled..

It was then.

“……Damn, what are you doing??”

A passenger who saw the scene shouted that sound, which was heard over the wall and all the way to business class..

- yes?

- I'm a gunner, but I'm trying to fool someone right now.

- Hey, you better just keep your mouth shut..

- What, what? These are real, what are you!

- 입一 닥치라고 개새끼야!”

Sigh!

For a moment, various screams rang out, but they soon quieted down. Instead, an alarm started sounding from the ceiling..

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

This was the alarm sound of the mana detector. Perhaps one of the convoy officers used an attack skill and aimed it at the people in economy class..

- Oh, tell me to turn off all that noise.!

Soon the alarm went off, and two convoy officers entered the business class and pointed their guns in all directions..

Lee Hyun-wook's group and four other people were riding here, and they hesitated in surprise..

"Everyone raise your hands!”

"Fuck, hands up, I wanna rummage?”

Lee Hyun-wook raised his hand, turned his head, looked at the two black men and the dark elves, and gestured for them to calm down..

They had not yet accepted this situation..

"hey! Don't look away! This feels like a joke?”

"Oh no……."

Lee Hyun-wook shook his head and spoke in a hushed voice..

"Holden, should we move all these people over there? It would be easier to monitor if we gathered them all in one place..”

"No, they are still players, so it would be dangerous to make them move. First of all, I can't make it move at all..”

At that time, I heard someone yelling from the economy class side..

"Now, everyone, please be quiet and listen to my voice..”

This voice was identified by Lee Hyun-wook through wiretapping as a man named Marvin Cater, who was the head of the convoy..

"So, as you can see, there was a bit of a problem on board. I'll explain everything..”

"......."

"The problem is, this plane... … uh… … They say he was kidnapped by escaped Red Players. Look over there. These crazy people are now free. Doesn't it look very ugly??”

He chuckled wondering what was good and continued talking..

"But you don't need to worry. As a result of our conversation, he was surprisingly gentlemanly..”

"Damn, what the fuck are you saying? What are you doing now?”

pop!

At that moment, an explosion and a scream rang out..

Apparently, the passenger who was complaining, the man who had previously said he was a gunner, seemed to have been hit by a magic attack..

Soon, the smell of burning fibers and cooking meat came into the air, and even the sound of a fire extinguisher spraying could be heard..

"hmm… … I was buying it for a moment... … You are all good players, but it would be impossible to fight a fully armed red player like that with your bare body, and if you make a mistake, this plane will crash and end up in the Mediterranean Sea..”

"......."

"So, everyone just need to act wisely. Now, go ahead and watch Netflix. I promise you, I will drop you off safely in a remote location, even if it is not your intended destination..”

Of course that was a lie. Would you leave a witness at the scene of such a serious crime as if you were crazy??

Then, the entire crew was dragged to one side..

"Now, our proud crew, I have just one question for you. that… … Who has access to the safe in the cargo hold, which contains a lot of our passengers' valuables??”

All items for all passengers are collected during check-in and stored in ‘safe items’ in the cargo hold..

And the only people who could open it were the three or two people on board: the captain, the first officer, and the senior flight attendant..

“……It's me, it's me.”

A middle-aged woman raised her hand, and they began preparing to take her down one floor to the cargo hold..

- Raybiz, I'll be there soon with your toys, so just stay calm and wait..

- ……If anyone hears this, they'll think I'm a really crazy bitch..

- Um, wasn't it? Then why did you not only slit the heads of those old politicians, but also go to the trouble of pulling out their eyes and tongues? Don't you know I was so upset because of that??

- That's just a small preference, so don't associate it with my personality. So then, are all guys with a taste for fighting sports violent? I'm kind of interested in anatomy..

- Ugh, do you know that sounds more like an idiot? crazy bitch…….

After that conversation, I sensed three people going down one floor to the cargo hold..

‘I guess I'll have to catch up now..’

I had to wait for the moment when they opened the safe and took out Quiene..

Lee Hyun-wook took out an iron ball made of adamant that he had kept in his pocket with a metal grip and dropped it on the floor..

widely—

At the same time, I slightly bent my back and winced.—

"Hey, don't fucking move!”

A convoy officer shouted and pointed his gun at me..

“……Sorry, sorry. What happened?.”

Lee Hyun-wook spoke in a very withdrawn manner on purpose..

"what? You bastard, did you drop something??”

"that is… … It's just a teaspoon."

"Ha, what level are you??”

"Me, me, I'm level 21.”

When Lee Hyun-wook recalled the level of disguised identity and spoke, the escort officer snorted..

"No, why is a 21 year old kid so foolish? How could you think of picking up a teaspoon in this situation, you idiot??”

But his reprimand did not last any longer..

Sigh, Sigh.

Lee Hyun-wook modified the dropped iron ball and forged it into a thin needle, and fired it very quickly, piercing the nape of the two men's necks one after another..

At that very moment, as if Park Jun-mo had been waiting, he passed an electric current under his feet, electrocuting the two guys..

Phage support——

Then, the muscles stiffened and the two men did not fall, and in the meantime, Lee Hyun-wook created a long bar through metal creation and applied splints to the joints of the two men..

‘Okay, this way you can stand it up like a mannequin and it will look like nothing is happening even from the economy class side..’

During that series of steps, fortunately, the others didn't seem to notice..

‘If you catch them off guard here, you might be able to wipe them out all at once.…….'

It was a big risk..

‘No matter what, Ray Bizman won't take it easy..’

That woman was level 81 and a very strong warrior player..

‘At that rate, I have no chance of winning in a narrow space... … This is even on an airplane.’

In other words, if you make one mistake, the entire plane could really fly away..

‘So, get Quinae first, and use it to assassinate that woman..’

Lee Hyun-wook took out Gwyneth's ring from his pocket and whispered softly to Kim Se-hee..

"Well then, I'll be back for a bit so be careful..”

At that moment, Lee Hyun-wook’s appearance disappeared..

Then, the business class bathroom door opened and closed slightly..

***

At that time, a huge black safe was installed in the innermost part of the cargo compartment..

That object had a very strong magic shield attached to it, so even a player could never tear it open with bare hands..

but…….

"Hey, what are you doing??”

"Ah, uh, yes! yes!”

With two guns pointed at him, the senior crew member had no choice but to place his hand on the safe..

yes——

Just like that, the safe item boasting the highest security was opened very easily..

"W, I opened it.”

Whoosh 1

At that moment, blood began to ooze from the senior flight attendant's neck..

She fell down holding her neck, and the long-haired man with his sword nodded to his subordinates..

"Okay, Paul, find the gray box in there and drag it out. He knows what it's like to be a eater?”

"yes! But I… … Can I take some of the passengers’ belongings??”

"Haha, you bastard, look at these greedy eyes..”

"Haha, where else can you get an opportunity like this? Isn't it difficult to set up items with our sticks??”

"Okay, I understand, so take out the box first..”

Then the convoy named Paul ran into the safe with an excited expression and soon found a gray iron box..

"Team leader, is this correct??"

"Okay, get it out quickly.!”

The Raybiz items they brought were contained here..

however.......

“Wow, this is heavier than I thought.!”

He tried to lift the box but failed..

"That's right, since it's a legendary level box, how could it have been wrapped tightly? Yes, it would be thirty to forty kilograms, but don't be weak..”

"Ugh, this one sucks! It's not that much, wow! Strangely, it doesn't budge. I would appreciate it if you could help me.!”

"Haha, look at what that idiot is doing... … Olynyk, please help me. a little.”

Eventually, one more person went in and lifted the box with Paul..

“Pfft!”

"omg!”

They both applied their strength together, but the box didn't sound strange..

"What on earth are you doing now??”

The team leader's face started to turn red at the sight of the two people..

"this… … It really seems like it weighs a ton..”

"Oh, or was it stuck to the floor? It really doesn't work!”

It was then.

“……Can I help you??”

An unfamiliar voice rang out, and the team leader turned the gun back and put his finger on the trigger..

Before I knew it, a Latino man was standing behind me among the cargo..

“……What are you?"

"I'm just a passenger. It seems a bit burdensome..”

He looked at the muzzle of the gun and slowly raised both hands above his head..

"I don't know where you came from... … The moment you try to use any skill, it becomes a beehive.."

But then

"uh……."

"What, what?!”

The two convoys in the safe screamed at the same time..

That's right, the iron box that had been so motionless suddenly floated into the air..

And one

"Tee, team leader!”

Sigh—

It flew like a bullet, hit the back of the team leader's head, and fell in front of an unidentified man..

"uh……."

Then, the moment he snapped his fingers, the box split apart, and a black helmet slowly emerged..

yes——

Although it was plain without any patterns, it was an item that exuded a certain class that could be felt as a player..

It was placed on the man's head by itself.,

"From now on, I will play the role of tagger..”

His appearance disappeared as if evaporating before my eyes..