The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 176
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Lee Hyun-wook knew better than anyone else how cleverly the villain had taken over the world and how he wielded that power..
That's why I couldn't reveal their identities carelessly..
Like this now-dead man, William Caine, the influence of villains was reaching all over the world..
In other words, if he were to rush in carelessly, he could face a backlash and end up in a dead end..
For that reason, rather than directly touching the villain, he focused on steadily increasing his power and influence..
Of course, clashes with villains occurred from time to time, and each time they won big and narrowed the gap..
As a result of growing up and experiencing all kinds of events,…….
'……Now it is possible to go head-to-head with the villain..’
Now, with his fame at its peak and the world's attention focused, it was the right time for revelation..
“……I have been fighting a secret group for a long, long time..”
At his first words, confusion spread across the faces of the players gathered around him..
“Uh, what did you just say??”
"huh? Who are you fighting with??”
Well, when asked what this was all about, they suddenly said it was a secret organization, wasn't this an unexpected development??
It would take quite a lot of words to convince the world of this ridiculous conspiracy..
Still, he couldn't spill everything hesitatingly, so he chose his words calmly..
"Experienced players will realize that I didn't kill this guy..”
Hyunwook Lee pointed to the body of William Kane lying scattered on one side..
He had a torn back of his head, but Lee Hyun-wook had never attacked that area..
‘However, it will be quite difficult to explain it because it is presented to the world as if I was killed..’
But then, Brian Thiel nodded and stepped forward..
“……He died from a 'latent spell'. I can see the author's signature.”
Since he is a grade A analyst player, he noticed this quickly..
This was unexpected support and saved Lee Hyun-wook from having to explain..
"Yes, that's right. That's a forbidden spell of the dark side. It's not something I can write..”
“then… … Are you saying that the former EPU leader is a stooge of some kind of force??”
He started getting involved in Lee Hyun-wook's revelations as if he were an MC. However, his question did not feel like a rebuttal or cavil. He was more of a response, but it felt like support..
‘Brian Thiel, who served on the European Reconstruction Committee after Titanomachy, is assassinated by the Shadow Baron..’
Lee Hyun-wook remembered that this man also had a list of high-ranking figures who had been eliminated by the villains..
And, despite his position as the leader of the Omega team, he did not keep Lee Hyun-wook in check much after the 'giant slalom'. Rather, he emphasized that Lee Hyun-wook had an overwhelming force and argued that they should join forces..
'I don't know much about this man, but he seems to be opportunistic yet realistic..’
In other words, he now believes in Lee Hyun-wook, and it seemed like he was planning to stick with Lee Hyun-wook..
'Okay, that worked..’
Hyunwook Lee made eye contact with Brian Thiel, nodded, and then looked into a camera lens..
"This isn't just about EPUs. The organization's spies have infiltrated all over the world. In other words, the organization has been taking root in various parts of the world for a very long time and slowly encroaching on the world..”
The remark was so unconventional that it started whispering here and there..
"And, in fact, all of you have continued to witness the evil acts committed by that organization. … … Kaito Okita, devil worshiper, Shadow Baron, Baekjun Ki, Pitbull Brothers, necromancer of Ganghwa Island, etc. The world is still unable to find out why they suddenly committed terrorist acts and considers it to be just a mystery.."
As the names of the villains known to the whole world appeared one after another, everyone's eyes widened..
Lee Hyun-wook took a step forward, paused for a moment, and then opened his mouth again..
“……They're all part of that secret society I'm talking about..”
Everyone who heard that part would have felt something click into place. It was the moment when the unexplained terrorist acts that had occurred so far were tied together into a single framework for the first time..
Even those who expressed surprise at Lee Hyun-wook's first words looked strangely shocked..
"And today, the hellfire that hit me is an extension of all those events..”
This was the explanation of the cause of the ‘Hellfire incident’ that had just occurred..
“……So, they tried to assassinate you because you knew about the existence of that secret society..”
"Yes, and do you remember what happened a while ago, right after the Korean Dragon Labyrinth raid??”
"ah! Come to think of it, when your group came out of the labyrinth, a large-scale freezing spell exploded. Ha, that's a terrible story. But who are they and why do they do this??”
This time, it was Brian Till who asked questions like the MC.…….
‘……There is no need to testify in such detail to the whole world now..’
Lee Hyun-wook knew a lot about the villain, but that didn't mean everything was groundless..
If even one of the revelations turns out to be unfounded, public opinion can easily turn around..
Rather, it would be like giving them a political opening, and the villains would mobilize all the methods they have in their power, including politics, the media, and the economy, to accuse Lee Hyun-wook of being a false agitator..
‘In other words, we still have to keep the world's attention and build up trust while slowly eating away at the villain..’
So what are the benefits that should be pursued through these revelations??
'That is a successful resolution of the big event we are facing now. For that... … need troops.’
It's not over yet. Now it was important to win the war..
Because the villain will also risk his life and death and invest a lot of resources in this big event..
‘No matter how hard I try, a complete victory is impossible at this rate..’
From now on, what we have to deal with is a coalition of titans, dark elves, black orcs, and villain forces. A huge number of monsters will emerge from all over Europe, so we also have to prepare a considerable number of troops..
‘And when I infiltrate the dark elf kingdom, I need a front line to attract attention and time..’
After Hyunwook Lee finished thinking, he looked at Brian Till and opened his mouth..
"This organization is behind the movement of the Dark Elf Legion..”
At those words, Brian Till's eyebrows, who had maintained his composure until now, shook violently..
If it is true that the conspiracy carried out by the unidentified 'evil organization' is not at the level of a terrorist organization but the one that caused a catastrophe that threatens the entire world, does it make sense that the world did not know??
“……Hey, that's kind of ridiculous..”
"Seriously, how can you collude with a monster??”
Of course, there were many people who did not believe. No, maybe it was the majority..
However, Lee Hyun-wook also expected this and prepared the next card..
"I have secured the evidence..”
At the same time as Lee Hyun-wook's answer, an earth-shaking vibration began to approach from a distance in the darkness..
Thump 1 Thump 1 Thump 1
This is a feeling I have become very familiar with now... … It was the footsteps of a giant. The searchlights turned in that direction, and in the darkness beyond the multi-magic shield, a reflective metal body could be seen..
"Mr. Till, could you please open the magic shield surrounding the camp for a moment??”
Brian Thiel held up the Mana Messenger with a blank expression upon Lee Hyun-wook's words..
“……Vigilance team leader, please disarm the magic shield now..”
As the magic shield was removed, the Orichalcon giant Talos approached in just a few steps..
「Master, we have arrested the bad guy who ran away and was hiding in the forest.!」
The guy bent his knees and opened his palms, and at that moment, gasps erupted from everywhere..
"omg! Oh, those pointy ears... … That monster, right??”
"That looks... … It's definitely a dark elf!”
Yes, the monster known as the Dark Elf was clearly captured by Talos..
“Pfft! Let go, let go, let me go!”
It struggled in Talos's grasp like a grasshopper caught in a man's hand..
"This dark elf is the one who activated the Hellfire magic scroll and escaped..”
Lee Hyun-wook secretly planted a 'Fly Eye' inside the man's clothes to track his location.,
The process was recorded with another 'Fly Eye' and even secured complete evidence..
When Hyunwook Lee gestured, a video was played on Talos' face..
The content was a scene in which a man used a magic scroll near Steelein's quarters, then quickly escaped Team Omega's camp and went into the nearby forest, but suddenly his pouch exploded and he was injured and caught by Talos. But after being captured by Talos, didn't he take on the form of a dark elf??
“……What, what is that?!”
"Huh, that's real?”
These players were surprised at first, but…….
"Damn it, then we were being played by the dark elves.?”
“No, that's not true, there's a traitor lurking within us.!”
Soon I realized that I had been deceived by someone all this time and I started to get angry..
At that time, Lee Hyun-wook took a step forward again, and the murmur soon died down..
‘Now, on to the last part..’
He slowly raised his left hand. Everyone swallowed their dry saliva because they knew the weight of that gesture..
However, unlike usual, his hand slowly closed and became an index finger, pointing somewhere..
“……Even at this moment, innocent civilians are being eaten by titans. And it is true that the Dark Elf Legion is preparing for war in the Berlin erosion area 'Green Hell'..”
At those words, the players around them let out anxious sighs..
“This means that at this moment, the monsters that have invaded our world are uniting and preparing for a war to exterminate us. If this is really a game, a so-called 'bad ending' is coming..”
Quite a few players nodded. Yes, there has never been a crisis of this magnitude before..
Even the ‘wave’, commonly called the worst crisis, was not limited to a localized threat.?
However, if this situation was ignored, all of Europe, and indeed the entire world, would be conquered..
“At this moment, groups of evil, even disguised as humans, are dividing us..”
As Lee Hyun-wook continued to speak, the players' eyes began to gradually become sharper..
Nowadays, players are seen less as heroes and more like a new nobility..
There were many players who cared about personal gain and survival rather than honor and responsibility..
However, in the end, they too were ‘human beings’ and had a fundamental sense of belonging to ‘humanity’..
That is, if there was any stimulus and motivation, quite a few of them would die on the battlefield..
‘I saw that it could happen. And I was one of those types.…….'
In a previous life, players who seemed to be only looking out for themselves stood up to the villain in the face of destruction..
They were miserably defeated, got up again and fought back, only to be defeated again and again..
It was Lee Hyun-wook himself who somehow survived and grew while the massacres continued..
‘It's quite a tragic history, but in this life, such trials and errors will not be repeated..’
Lee Hyun-wook took out an item from his pocket. it looked like a crystal ball.
[Item information]
- Name: Room of Solitude (special)
- Effect: Unknown
That was the 'pocket space' where the second prince was trapped some time ago..
Lee Hyun-wook floated it into the air and gave it mana..
Whoa whoa…….
Black smoke rose from there, and then something poured out and filled the sky. And then a soft mechanical sound rang out..
However, the shape was not visible properly as it was buried in the thick darkness of the night sky, and soon a few searchlights raised their heads and illuminated the night sky.
“That… … It's a steel fleet.!”
Only then. Dozens of airships came into view..
When Lee Hyun-wook summoned Talos through the ‘World Bridge’, the steel fleet also came along..
However, since we couldn't keep walking around with those huge objects, we used pocket space..
In other words, at this moment, all the power that Hyunwook Lee has accumulated so far has appeared in the sky of Dresden..
"一Everyone, I have an army..”
When Lee Hyun-wook opened his mouth again, the gaze that had been directed towards the steel fleet came back to him..
"And you… … It's a much stronger army.”
Lee Hyun-wook spread both hands and pointed to all the players gathered around him..
"If our enemies are united at this moment, we must be united too..”
Here and there, 'That's right!' Shouts poured out, and Lee Hyun-wook also raised his voice..
"So we must come together, advance, and fight to prove who is the true owner of this land.!”
But then, as if an incandescent light had been turned on in the sky, a white light pushed away half of the night..
As everyone's attention was focused on that overwhelming brilliance, Lee Hyun-wook's speech was cut off midway..
“uh?”
On the steel fleet... … Wight Hall, the World Tree's signature skill, a wide-area portal, has been opened..
Go, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A ray of light shot out from there and struck Lee Hyun-wook's back, and from that light, the two hermits of Yggdrasil who had rarely been seen in the world until now, Emilia Müller, the 'saint', and Donald Harris, the 'manager of the World Tree', appeared. He walked forward and stood on the left and right, behind Lee Hyun-wook..
"There's really no need to hide anymore. Rather, I should fight confidently..”
"Well, no matter what weird things you do, my promise of support still stands..”
Lee Hyun-wook made eye contact with them and then looked at the camera again..
"If you give me the strength to lead this war and the wars after it,……."
Stillane, he gave his last words to the world.
“……Let's see the end of this game.”
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