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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 168

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“……We approached point C. Now we slowly lower our altitude to greet the ‘seagulls’..”

The convoy leader, Marvin Cater, said this and looked out the window..

I could tell at a glance that the sea was getting closer beneath my feet and the clouds above my head were receding, and that my flight altitude was getting lower..

"No, but why don't these bastards come up??”

As he suddenly checked his watch and spoke, another convoy officer took out a Mana Messenger..

Currently, these are the only convoys left in economy class, the rest are scattered throughout the cargo hold, business class, and cockpit..

"......I will contact you again.”

Marvin Cater nodded and looked at Raybiz, the woman sitting in the back seat..

She was looking out the window while wearing the adamant knuckles he gave her..

‘By any chance, you're not upset because I was late in bringing you my item.?’

Marvin Cater was joking around a bit too much with her, but he couldn't help but notice her secretly..

‘Although it looks calm at first glance, that bitch's actions are truly shocking. And since they don't think of us as colleagues, you better be careful..’

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of her, and I couldn't sleep because of the tension from the first time I took charge of this operation..

That's how much notoriety the Ray Biz had, and their skills went without saying..

A whopping level 81… … Isn’t he one of the top 100 players in the world??

If she even wants to pursue that strange 'hobby' I mentioned earlier... … This plane was going to be a bloodbath, and she didn't know if she and her men would get mixed up in it too..

"I… … Captain, I'm not receiving any communication from the guys in the cargo bay? Could it be that a mana disturbance has occurred in this area??”

"What, are you showing off your meager knowledge? Tsk, I thought the Mana Messenger was so easily disturbed.?”

"ah……."

"These bastards must have lost track of time as they stuffed passengers' items into those small pockets. Hey Victor! Go down to the cargo hold right now, tell them to come up quick!”

he shouted towards business class.

However, a man named Victor, who was standing at the entrance holding an automatic rifle, did not move as if he did not hear what was said..

"hey!”

"......."

I shouted this twice, but there was no way you didn't hear me..

"......."

Marvin Cater noticed something strange and looked at his subordinate. He adjusted his automatic rifle and entered the aisle leading to business class..

That one, that one, that one.

"Hey, what's going on??”

And the moment I got a little closer, I saw a large black stain beneath the feet of Victor, who was standing tall and unharmed..

it was a pool of blood.

In other words, he died while standing..

“……shit!”

The moment he raised the muzzle and was about to take a step back, a black writhing motion spread along the floor and wall and climbed up his body like a snake..

Phage support——!

"Ughhhhh——!”

It was an electric current, and he fell backwards, trembling, unable to do anything..

"—what!”

Marvin Gator lowered his posture and took out his weapon, a wand..

And then I slowly turned my head and looked at Raybiz..

She was watching this happening with a sad expression..

"What kind of situation is this... … Marvin, were you just a loudmouth??”

"Damn it, can't you just stop talking about it later and help me out? All my kids went to the cargo hold and I was the only one left.……."

Then she turned her head and looked at two men who were other Red players. The two men were her subordinates, so they got up from their seats while complaining..

"Ha, bother……."

They each held a sword and a wand in one hand.

Then, Marvin Cater raised his voice..

“—Fuck, listen to everything! If you have false hopes and act recklessly now, you will all die for real.!”

There are a total of 22 player passengers currently in economy class, and it was clear that the will to fight was blooming in their hearts, so Marvin Cater gave such a strong warning..

"And you must have noticed who the woman over there is, right? This is Ray Biz, a rabid dog that was once infamous! If you rush in with a selfish desire to win,—”

"Hey—don’t just sell my name. I'm starting to want to kill you first..”

“……Oh, okay, so why don't you help me out yourself? huh? i ask you.”

She sighed and stood up. Then she suddenly grabbed a middle-aged player sitting nearby by the collar and lifted him up........

“Ugh—why are you like this?……."

Right now—

bit the back of his neck.

He rolled his eyes and foamed at the mouth, blood streaming down his face and staining his white shirt red..

Tsk tsk—

"Well, what are you doing?!”

"Wow——!”

Screams erupted from all directions, but they quieted down again when Marvin Cater whipped out a flame from his wand and scolded him..

“Write—”

Raybiz drank a lot of blood, wiped his mouth, and smiled strangely..

And before I knew it, her eyes were turning red..

‘That's the power of the devil.......'

That's why she was called a mad dog, she was a 'devil worshiper'.

By taking a living sacrifice like this, you could borrow the power of an unknown devil..

That moment—

Right now—

Isn’t there some kind of energy blooming in her body, and the floor she steps on is making a dent??

Marvin Cater swallowed dry saliva as he watched the scene..

“Ha—I don’t know if I’m going to fall like this.……."

81level… … Even if everyone in this room came at us fully armed, she would kill them all with just those little knuckles..

In other words, her escape mission could not fail if it failed from the moment the convoy officers intervened and released the magic restraints..

“……Please be careful so the plane doesn't crash..”

"Well, I have 'self-defense skills' so I won't die if I fall from here..”

"......."

After saying those cruel words, she walked towards business class and everyone held their breath as they looked at her back..

It was like watching a moving bomb. To put it another way, every movement that woman made meant that there was a high possibility that this plane would crash..

"Hey, you can kill everything over there.?”

“……Yes, yes, it’s okay to pull out your tongue and gouge out your eyes..”

"No, I've opened the head quite a few times, so I'll have to look at the chest this time.—”

That moment—

Huh—huh——!

A gust of wind blew out in the business class, and her body was pushed backwards..

Tongue—

She stopped with her right arm extended backwards, grasping the wall, and the area she touched opened a hole as if it had been pierced by an awl..

"ah… … This is getting a little heated……."

She shook her head and chuckled..

"Oh, I guess you'll just strike first.?”

Her judgment was correct, and soon a woman came running out of the business class at incredible speed, with a huge amount of electricity wrapped around her body..

"uh……."

In response to that bizarre form of charging, two of Raybiz's subordinates reflexively stepped forward, but were soon forced to stop..

It was a defeat.

The woman moved like air, climbing the walls and ceiling and passing between the two men in an instant..

Chow—bad——!

In an instant, a fountain of blood gushes from the nape of the two men's necks and splatters like paint spray on the ceiling..

"Holy—fuck—where did you get that weapon?!”

Marvin Cater, who could not see the scene, waved his wand forward, and the moment a red flame formed at the tip of his wand.—

Sigh—

One step ahead of him, her body soared like lightning and landed a flying knee kick on his head..

“—Ugh!”

His body spun two or three times in the air and then flopped haphazardly onto the empty sheet. gasp — he exhaled, and his teeth fell from the back of his head..

Still, as a B-rank wizard player, I had a magic shield around my body, so I didn't faint..

Just like that, the woman who knocked down three people in just a few seconds while swinging around in a narrow space at an overwhelming speed that no one could dare to keep up with—Kim Se-hee stopped in the middle of the economy class, holding her short dagger backwards..

"after......."

bang——!

At that time, the aircraft shook with an explosion, and Kim Se-hee's body was pushed five or six meters away..

She felt the shock go through every part of her body and immediately felt nauseous..

The impact was so strong that five or six seats were uprighted and torn apart, and the passengers sitting near them were uprooted and scattered all over the place..

“Wow—!”

Fortunately, a few of the windows were cracked, but not broken..

And because the altitude was quite low, the difference in air pressure between inside and outside was not that great, so not everyone would be sucked out through the broken window like in the movies..

Anyway, that huge wave was just Ray Biz extending his fist..

"Hey Marvin, you really don't seem to be doing your job..”

"what?”

"That woman is at least level 70. It means that even the smallest details, such as the passenger list you obtained, were all wrong..”

"Pfft… … Chi, seventy, ma, that’s ridiculous..”

Is there a player here who reaches Grade A??

“……Anyway, you're no match for me..”

She smiled bitterly and raised both hands, and Kim Se-hee adjusted her dagger and wrapped the wind around her body..

“……Ah, you're an elementalist.?”

When she clenched her fists, a tremendous amount of energy was released, causing the aircraft to shake violently and groaning sounds to be heard everywhere..

"please… … Rain makes planes crash—”

“—Marvin, if you say one more word, I'll blow a hole in the wall..”

Phage support——

At that time, the electric current that flowed from inside the business class passed through Kim Se-hee's body and rushed toward Raybiz like the maw of a huge shark..

But Rayviz didn't avoid it, he blocked it with his whole body..

Phage support——

The electric current, which is not easily discharged, stuck to her body like a swarm of piranhas, crushing the self-defense force indiscriminately, but unfortunately, the regeneration speed of the self-defense force was much faster..

"Hmm, this seems like a current control ability... … It looks like he can't give his all because he's scared that the plane will crash... … You look scary just by looking at it.?”

She pushed through the current as if wading through a slightly strong stream of water, narrowing the distance by a few meters with just one step and arriving right in front of Kim Se-hee..

"Pfft!"

Kim Se-hee tried to widen the distance by floating her body in the air, but Raybiz's fist ended up in her abdomen..

“omg!”

Her body floated up and flew all the way to business class, landed on the ceiling and fell flat on the floor..

“Ugh… … Ugh—”

And he coughed up a handful of blood..

“Wow— Team Leader Kim!”

Even though I tried to block it as best as I could, my ribs were crushed and my internal organs were ruptured..

She wriggled and tried to stand up, but the shock seemed to have spread to her spine and she had no strength in her body..

In the end, I hit my head on the floor and lost consciousness..

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

And as if the impact of that one shot had created an element of instability in the aircraft, a loud alarm sounded..

chin—

At that time, Laviz took the second step and kicked the floor, and her body immediately arrived in the center of business class..

"omg!"

Park Jun-mo was right in front of him, and he was startled and tried to catch the punch by surrounding his body with electricity... … that was a mistake.

As expected, Rayviz ignored the current, and her left hook was aimed at his head..

Hung——!

If you get hit by that, unless you're a warrior type player, your head will explode like a ripe watermelon, and if that happens, even if a saint comes, you won't be able to save him..

But this time, a seed flew in and germinated, and a vine bloomed and entangled her body..

“Ha—what is this again??”

She turned her head, tearing at the vine in annoyance..

There were two black men standing there..

"......player right?”

She felt an alien power rising from them both..

Of course, I couldn't tell them apart exactly... … It was a strange feeling of antipathy towards the monster rather than the player..

“……Even if you're a prince, it's impossible without a bow..”

"Still, I can't stay still. You just have to wait until he comes..”

The two men had a brief conversation and then raised their hands..

However, his posture was somewhat clumsy, as if he was not skilled in hand-to-hand combat..

The Raybiz rushed towards them, and in just a few seconds, five or six sheets were crushed, the ceiling was broken, and equipment rained down..

bang! bang! bang! bang!

What flew away after all that tangle... … As expected, it was two men..

"Judging by the energy you give off, it looks like your level is quite high... … Too bad I don't have any weapons..”

As she guessed, the black man—Clypheus Griseo, the second dark elf prince—was of the archer line..

Therefore, even though it was a level 109 boss monster, it could not show much power in close combat..

"then… … Should I start my hobby??”

She smiled bitterly, showing her blood-stained teeth..

"First of all, you… … I need to take a bite from this cute little guy..”

The one she chose was Park Jun-mo..

She ripped off one of the steel frames that had fallen from the ceiling and threw it at Junmo Park..

Whoosh——!

Sharp metal flying at subsonic speeds... … Park Jun-mo didn’t have the wits to avoid it..

however—

yes—

"huh?"

It stopped in midair—

Whoosh—

Rather, it went backwards and flew towards Ray Biz..

visor!

"What is this again?—!”

She jumped back and swung her knuckled fists back and forth..

It looked like he was throwing his fists in the air as if he was shadowboxing, but every time he did that, a crashing sound was heard and something was thrown out..

it was an iron ball.

An iron ball was shot from somewhere and was targeting her, but even if she deflected it, it flew back in the air, drawing a curve..

Feeling both annoying and dangerous, as if she were dealing with a swarm of wasps, she raised her guard even tighter and focused her self-defense skills on both arms..

"Fuck—what, where are you??”

At that moment, her eyes stopped in one place..

About 7 meters away, I detected faint signs of presence in that empty space..

"Oh, are you hiding??”

If so, it was bound to show up soon. No matter how good an assassin you are, it would be difficult to maintain stealth for even a minute..

But even if I wait with my guard up and block the flying iron balls... … The guy didn't appear.

"Hiding for such a long time is not possible unless you are a 'Quinee'... … no way……."

Anxiety slowly built up in her mind..

‘It's okay, even if it's really Quinae, it has no choice but to show off its popularity..’

And she had a keen sense not to miss even the slightest sign of popularity..

‘Just one hit can kill you.’

At that time, footsteps were heard nearby..

And then I felt something heavy moving and the air being pushed out..

‘Okay, caught.!’

With her animal senses, she attempted to parry an object flying towards her..

Even if it was a sharp weapon, she could easily throw it away because her body was surrounded by powerful self-defense weapons..

After that, I prepared to throw a counter punch.—

Cha— evil——!

Her arm was cut off with one blow..

“ah?"

Then she realized.

He realized that the transparent object flying towards him was a huge chunk of metal weighing several tons.…….

‘Fuck— that makes sense.?’

However, even though I intuitively realized it, I couldn’t believe it..

Did you really swing something that heavy that fast? And who the hell could do that??

"Do, do, don’t make sense.—”

With those thoughts confusing her mind, all she could do was stumble backwards..

That moment—

Sigh!

A mace, or something that felt like it, was stuck in his face. She hit him right on the chin and felt her brain jolt..

Sigh!

Then another shot hit the crowd..

The nose collapsed at a right angle and the teeth fell out..

Sigh! Sigh! Sigh! Sigh!

The mace-like fist began to beat her whole body without mercy..

As the unidentified assailant was still invisible, she began to slowly twist like an articulated doll, making strange movements as if she were popping alone..

“Ugh……."

Just like that, it turned into a mess and fell flat on the sheet..

"......."

Meanwhile, Marvin Cater, who was watching the scene, dropped the wand with a blank expression..

After a while, something stirred in the air in front of him and a man appeared..

"uh……."

He was holding a black helmet in one hand..

"Well, that's……."

That was the legendary grade helmet ‘Quenee’..

That man, Lee Hyun-wook, looked down at Marvin Cater without any expression and spoke quietly..

"Since it's all over, tell your man in the cockpit to come out as well..”

"Oh, no, no..”

But Marvin Cater chuckled, lifted his head, and pointed out the window..

"The altitude we are flying at now... … Strangely, it's very low, isn't it? I know why it came down like this?”

At that time, a voice came from the mana messenger on Marvin Cater's waist..

- Chick—I found seagulls and blue whales here. I will access it immediately.

"I think you're Italian. I guess you know him as 'Nuovo Ordine'.?”

It was the name of the most powerful mafia organization in the world..

A player crime organization established by La 'Ndrangheta, a corporate mafia in the Calabria region of Italy, by recruiting large numbers of players after the world turned into a game.…….

Doo doo doo doo——

Soon, a loud rotor sound was heard outside the window..

"I don't know who you are and how you stole Quine, but do you think you can deal with dozens of 'NO' gang members alone??”

"......."

"And in this vast ocean, there is no escape and no one can help! you are finished!”

Doo doo doo doo——

The sound of the rotors became more and more clear, and before I knew it, I could see five or six helicopters following on both sides..

Then Marvin Cater's expression became more triumphant..

"however… … Noubu Ordine is looking for talented people like you, so I can introduce you to someone quite high up in the organization. How about it? Now, what I mean is, only I can save you. I will work hard to show off your great skills, so as long as you don't do anything stupid... … you can live.”

He was fluttering hard out of fear that his life might be in danger..

Lee Hyun-wook nodded..

"Is there someone like that in that helicopter??"

He raised his left hand with an indifferent expression and pointed out the window..

"Yeah, the head of the southern branch is on there..”

That moment—

Caen!

"huh?”

Hearing a loud noise, Marvin Cater turned his head..

Kang! Kang! Kang! Caen!

For some reason, the helicopters that surrounded the aircraft on both sides... … They were all crumpled like paper and thrown into the sea..

……There isn't a single one left.

"This is it, I was tempted, but it ended up being a disappointment..”

and—

Tongue—

The cockpit door was torn off and someone dragged across the floor, the last of the convoy threatening the captain and co-pilot..

“Ugh— Ugh—”

There was something that looked like a dog collar hanging around his neck..

"Now this plane is going to Rome, normally..”

***

A few hours later, when I arrived in Rome…….

"under......."

Lee Hyun-wook could not help but sigh deeply..

Rome's international airport, Leonardo da Vinci Airport, seen below, was on fire..

Thump—thud—

And here and there, heavily armored giants were trampling players to death with earth-shaking steps and swinging spears to crush aircraft and buildings..

'……Titanomachia is progressing much faster than I thought..’

And the names of the titans are…….

- Titan Hoplite (LV)：110)

The titans that have appeared so far have been ‘skirmishers’..

In other words, it was meant to be nothing more than a kind of reconnaissance, a precursor to the Titanomaki..

However, the five or six titans that appeared now had the modifier ‘hoplites’..

It was a term referring to the heavily armed infantry of Greece and could be interpreted as the main force..

‘In other words, the Named Titan has appeared..'

For some reason, when we had just entered Greek airspace, the captain urgently said that all communications, including radio waves and mana, had stopped working..

The reason is probably that a number of large gates were created in Rome, causing strong mana scattering in the area..

And all of Rome… … No, perhaps the whole of Europe was under attack by such giants..

"hmm… … In this case, secret infiltration seems to have gone awry... … I think I'll have to change my plan a bit..”

Kim Se-hee, Park Jun-mo, and the two dark elves turned their heads at Lee Hyun-wook’s words..

"then… … We have no choice but to push everything aside and get to our destination..”

In fact, for Lee Hyun-wook, it was much easier to fight his way through a battlefield that he could control at will rather than a city that was so stable that there were many things to worry about..