The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 177
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One day, the world suddenly became like a ‘game’..
In that endless disaster, humanity hoped for an ending..
But that's just an old story…….
Now that the whole world has adapted to the game and sees it as a new order, talking about the end has begun to be seen as either the outdated values of an old person or the reckless courage of a young person..
"......Let's see the end of this game.”
It's been a long time since the 'end' was mentioned like this in a world that has changed so much..
No, someone probably spoke up, but it didn't have this much of an impact..
"okay! This game is actually abnormal.?”
“……I forgot about it, but it has to end someday..”
"And if it's Stillane, maybe it's really……."
The ‘end’ spoken of by an overwhelming hero who has already saved the world several times had a different weight..
"-Okay, let's finish it.!”
Soon someone shouted that, and cheers erupted from everywhere..
"that's right! We can't live like this forever.!”
“If what you say is true, I will help you too.!”
"I can't have my children live in a world like this.!”
Of course, not everyone would agree with Lee Hyun-wook's opinion, and some would still be jealous of him..
‘But it's important to have momentum. Now, there's a lot more I can control.’
From now on, there will be more people who want to be with Lee Hyun-wook than those who keep him in check..
Of course, there is the problem of filtering out villains who come in hiding.…....
'……As the saying goes, you can’t make soybean paste because you’re afraid of maggots..’
Now, it could be seen that the world was under Lee Hyun-wook's control..
'But ending them doesn't solve everything..’
Sorting out the world's villains wasn't really the 'end'..
'……Those who killed me in my past life will come back stronger..’
AKA ‘Dimension Shifters’…….
We had to prepare for their visit now..
Otherwise, the past life would repeat itself..
***
- Stillane makes a surprising statement after thwarting an assassination attempt against him... … The reality of the ‘evil organization’ is?
- Will a 'Unified Humanity Army' be created to respond to the 'Monster Allied Force' centered on Steele Rain??
- The world cheered at the heroic declaration of ‘Steelrain’ following an overwhelming show of force.!
Like this, the world was heating up after Lee Hyun-wook’s ‘declaration’..
And it was encouraging that it led to action, not just reaction..
- After Steele Lane's speech, players from around the world continued to declare war.
- Declared dispatch of 121 players from Russian guilds, “We support the unity of humanity”.”
- Edward Woods' guild announces the start of the advance from Normandy, France tomorrow morning.
Players from all over the world who had been sheltering in place lined up to participate in the war after Lee Hyun-wook's declaration..
They began hunting down the remaining titan hoplites, and the results exceeded their expectations..
- [Interview] Average level 49 players, how did they hunt Titan Hoplites??
Titan Hoplites, a huge level 110 monster, were considered impossible to deal with unless you were a fairly strong player group. However, after many trials and errors,…….
- Titan Hoplites, is it possible to ‘raid’ even if you are not high level? Start sharing strategy.......
Even low-level players participated in Titanomachia, speeding up the recovery of Europe..
- UK Statistics “The average level of Titanomachy players increased by 11”
- Giant slayer? There is a surge in interest in growth-type achievements that can be obtained in Titanomachia.
Of course, it was inevitable that a considerable number of players were sacrificed in the process, but it was positive that humanity's power was actually increasing through this big event..
Lee Hyun-wook also raised the level of the Hope Guild members by leading the Steel Fleet and hunting Titan Hoplites around Germany. The third act of Titanomachia will open soon, so I had to try to increase my power before that..
And that evening, the South Korean government also officially announced the deployment of player troops..
- Large-scale Korean troops dispatched to Europe, fleet carrying 1,801 AMT troops and 688 civilian guild troops departs
Among them was the guild that Lee Hyun-wook was secretly waiting for..
'……Okay, they showed up on time..’
Lee Seong-yoon and Kang Seo-yoon's , they would have performed a hidden quest to obtain the key to end . It was an anti-titan weapon called ‘Hecatoncheires’..
‘If you have that, you will be able to conquer the final battle of Titanomachia much more easily..’
And about two days later, the phenomenon that announced the final chapter of finally began..
Go one oh one oh one——
Hyunwook Lee stood at the lamp door of Pridwen and looked toward the horizon. A red pillar of light was rising from the southern region in the distance, similar to the phenomenon that signaled the start of the 'Great Swing'..
But this time… … The problem was that the pillar of light was rising from four points at the same time..
‘In other words, there are a total of 4 regional flags to occupy this time..’
Lee Hyun-wook knew well how the end of Titanomachia would unfold..
This was actually the reason why the unification of humanity was advocated along with the revelations at this time..
‘You must attack a total of 4 locations simultaneously. In other words, it is necessary to separate the wires..’
So, a complete victory was only possible if there were four armies that could keep pace with Lee Hyun-wook..
"Boss, that place is the Balkan Peninsula, central Greece.!”
Behind the scenes, Team Leader Lee Jeong-jun communicated with someone and reported that..
‘More precisely, it is otris acid..’
Mount Othrys, the garrison of the Titans in Greek mythology.
And that place becomes the stage for the final chapter of.
At that time
- (!) Quest content has been updated.
[war quest]
- Titanomachy finale ‘Siege of Mount Othrys’’
Through the past several battles, your forces have prevented the invasion of the Titans.
In the end, even the supreme titans stopped attacking and took a breather..
They will gather at ‘Mount Othris’ and expand their army..
Only by preventing it can a sure victory be achieved, so move forward there.!
1) ‘Secure a total of 4 ‘Victory Flags’ for at least 1 hour within 168 hours (in progress))
2) Defeat boss monsters ‘Kronos’ and ‘Atlas’ (in progress))
* Compensation: Differential payments depending on war ‘achievements’
- caution! When objective '1' is failed, the morale of the 'Titans' soars and their combat power increases significantly..
This time it was a great war, a siege, incomparable to the previous Act 2 ‘Great Battle’..
The problem here is that a situation has been created in which humanity has no choice but to be on the side of siege..
'And that’s as many as 4 places at the same time…….'
And as with almost all public battles, the siege side is at an overwhelming disadvantage..
"If this is what it says, those bastards are coming together and we have to attack them.?”
It was Emilia Müller who asked that question. Since joining Titanomachia with Donald Harris a few days ago, she has not had any alcohol in her mouth and has been complaining of lethargy as a result..
"Ugh, now the end is in sight... … I need to prepare for the after party..”
She stretched and got up from the military seat, and Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
“Yes, then… … Now we have to get together soon..”
Meanwhile, there were some strange men on board the Fridwen, and they were holding cameras..
"Now, Standby 一Steelrain is available for broadcast right now..”
They were none other than war reporters from a French media outlet..
Hyunwook Lee nodded, and the camera light came on..
"……Those of you fighting across Europe on behalf of humanity, the time has come..”
***
"Wow——!”
A man stretched and shouted, his voice echoing from all directions..
"Oh, how long do I have to stay stuck here? I feel like the parrot I had as a child!”
The Hispanic man who kept complaining was Ricardo Oliveira, a villain executive. He was one of the world's greatest red players, known by his nickname 'Blood Lord' rather than by his real name..
He lay on the sunbed with a bored expression and smoked cigars all day, leaving a pile of ashes on the floor..
"But can’t you just stop smoking? Isn’t it already an enclosed space??”
A woman walked up next to me and started coughing in frustration..
"After all, it's not a cigarette, it's a cigar, and I've been waiting for two weeks already, so this is the last one. And fuck, if it's this big, what difference does it make if you let out some cigarette smoke? Anne, don't make a fuss..”
He looked at his last cigar with a bitter expression, then lifted his head and looked at the ceiling. The only space in his vision was a gray ceiling, gray walls, and a gray floor..
"Ha, if I don't smoke this in this cage, there's nothing to do, so what should I do?.”
Yes. This square cube space was not the real world.
It was in a high-dimensional subspace called ‘pocket space’..
In other words, it could be seen that it was now in someone's pocket..
“……No, I'm afraid that if they keep doing this, they'll get a debuff like lung disease before they can even use it..”
She lost her temper and gestured around in all directions. There were a lot of iron bars lined up, and inside them, some furry beings were drooling with red eyes..
purr.......
They were all 'werewolves' and 'vampires' that had mutated based on the Blood Lord's blood. However, the reason why he was imprisoned in a cage like that even though he was the child of the Blood Lord was because he was mutated to focus on his physical abilities and almost excluded his mental abilities. To put it simply, he was in a state where even his parents could not recognize him..
"What are you going to do if the kids who are already smart don't listen to you anymore because they've inhaled all the cigarette smoke?.”
"Afterwards, don’t worry. Still, I taught you an amazing lesson in just ‘asking’.?”
In the battle that was about to take place, they would relentlessly aim for Steelerain's neck..
“And Anne, if you get bitten and die, I'll save you with some of my blood, so don't make a fuss..”
Ugh~
At that time, a pale light began to flow from the center of the tightly closed gray ceiling..
"Oh, something has finally arrived.?”
That was a phenomenon that appeared when something was ‘imported’ into the pocket space from the outside world..
Soon, a man walked within the beam of light, and a woman called Anne greeted him..
"Lord, this is a messenger from the Chairman. It is said that Titanomachia has now reached its final stage..”
At those words, Ricardo Oliveira shook his head with an expression of disinterest..
"after… … Other than that, aren't there other stories? There, nameless guy, come here.”
Then the man who came as a messenger walked carefully with a stern expression on his face..
That's right, because the area was full of monsters that gave off the smell of pleasure and blood.…….
"Yes, Blood Lord, which one… … You were curious.?”
“Huh, I heard that we were robbed in Germany again..”
"Yes, the Hellfire skill worked, but it was a complete failure..”
"He gave a great speech and gathered an army of players.?”
It had been over a week since he had been waiting here, but he was someone I heard news from time to time..
"yes… … So the situation has become more complicated..”
“Hey, then… … Aren’t we going to be destroyed again??”
He took off his sunglasses and got up from the sunbed, and the messenger blinked as if wondering what he was talking about..
"I've had this experience more than once... … There was a man named Mr. Ki in Seoul. He was acting like he was going to take care of everything, but he ended up falling behind Steele? But how can I not feel anxious when I'm trapped in this fucking ball in front of Steel Rain? huh?”
"......."
"Fuck, did you meet the Chairman recently? That bastard is not using me as a card to throw away.?”
He asked with an annoyed expression. But the messenger boldly shook his head..
"I am… … I saw it with my own two eyes.”
"huh? What do you see? Say it right.”
Although he cowered in front of an executive within the organization named Ricardo Oliveira, he was also a person of quite high standing within the villains. And he was also a level 68 assassin class player..
"Green Hell, the power of the dark elf army gathered there... … It is truly enormous. If they join this Titanomaki, no matter how many players gather, they will never be able to win..”
He patted his chest and said, as if he was guaranteeing..
“……58There are about 20,000 dark elves of that level or average level. And there are about 3,000 Black Orc elite troops brought by Black Orc King Stonnox..”
Ricardo Oliveira's mouth twitched when he heard those words..
"So, when that bastard, Steele, is frantic about beating up the Titans, Dark Elves, Black Orcs, and those kids who make sand castles... … At that time, I just have to sneak out and bite the guy's neck.?”
Like this, the villains invested heavily in this big event..
This time, I plan to get rid of all the troubles, including stillein, at once.…….
***
“一Ah! Now, this is Mount Othris in central Greece, the final stage of the Titanomachy.!”
A man standing against the background of Mount Otri, 1,728 meters above sea level, looked at the camera and shouted that. He smiled brightly, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses as if he were on a hike..
But when he moved a little, he saw black smoke rising from all over Mount Otri..
“And my name is Josh Paul, and I'll be broadcasting this big event.!”
He was a fairly high-level player at level 67 and a famous TV show host in Ireland. But today, as a special correspondent for , I was in charge of on-site broadcasting of the upcoming battle..
"The atmosphere here is very strange right now! It looks like a rock concert venue, an Olympic stadium, and a disaster site.!”
It was Josh Paul who packaged such a fateful moment so cheaply, and that was why he was so popular. As such disasters became a daily occurrence, repeating over a dozen years, even general viewers began to prefer stories told lightly as entertainment rather than stories told as tragedies..
"oh! Is that famous DS coming over there? actually… … DS must have had a lot to worry about, right? Ugh, I guess he's coming to a war led by Steelaine who broke him..”
Then, helicopters appeared one by one from all over the world..
Doo doo doo doo——
Each time, Josh Paul skillfully explained who was in the helicopter..
"Doesn’t this situation make you feel like superstars are showing up in limousines at an awards ceremony??”
He chuckled and continued to make a lame joke about having to set up a photo zone..
Anyway, other human players with high morale were gathering there. Those who had already defeated the Titan several times and had increased their confidence and level entered the final battle..
And AMTs from all over the world set up a cordon surrounding Mount Otris..
But then.......
"oh! Look over there! Steelein, the great hero who actually created this 'Unified Humanity Army', has arrived.!”
A group of about a dozen airships slowly approaching from the northern sky... … Everyone's eyes were focused there..
"Wow, it’s more dazzling than the appearance of any hero, and it’s literally like a king’s parade.!”
And with Donald Harris's airship 'Theus Ship' mixed in with dozens of large helicopters aboard the Wight Tree Guard, the scale was so huge that it felt like a fleet..
When he appeared, the ROK AMT troops who had arrived at the scene first were busy moving around and guarding the surroundings..
The commander of the force was General Choi Jeong-cheol, who was performing the duties of acting commander of the Seoul Operation Command in place of Commander Jeong Sang-sik, who had been transferred after the last 'clean-up', and was scheduled to be officially appointed soon..
Meanwhile, it was decided to send troops to Titanomachy, and he became Woo Seong-moon's closest aide..
Wooooow——
The moment the Iron Fleet's flagship Fridwen landed on the ground, ROK AMT troops approached and surrounded it with a magic shield. As there have already been several assassination attempts targeting him, every precaution was taken..
And the person leading the AMT troops was also a very familiar face, none other than Colonel Kim Kang-seok..
"Hyunwook Lee… … It's hard to believe that the commander of humanity was once my soldier. I think I was in charge of closing down kobold dungeons that appeared in downtown Seoul not too long ago, haha.”
The two men shook hands and felt a sense of worldly conflict..
However, bad news was delivered that instantly destroyed the friendly atmosphere..
"……Captain, this is news from the western watch.!”
A female soldier wearing a ROK AMT captain rank insignia ran over and handed out a tablet PC to Kim Kang-seok..
"It is a hilly area 11km west of here..”
At that place…….
“They say that all of that is presumed to be a dark elf army..”
An enormous army of dark elves was appearing from a very large portal..
"It looks like the titans and dark elves are joining hands, as expected..”
The results of the observation were shared by all player groups, and the buzz spread everywhere..
"Shit, they're all monsters?”
“……It's really the military itself.?”
"Huh, it must be hard to deal with just that.……."
Like this, the players who saw the scene all said dejected words..
It was analyzed that even targeting hundreds of titan legions would not be easy..
“omg!”
Then, a scene unfolded where another legion joined, and sighs came from all over..
“B, even the black orcs……."
Orc King Stonox, who went missing in Shanghai, China, appears with his royal guard..
In other words, the Titan Legion, Dark Elf Legion, and Black Orc Legion were stationed nearby..
Even though Lee Hyun-wook had already warned him, seeing that scene in person felt completely different..
"......Are we sure we've gathered enough??”
"That's right. I don't need more?”
Those who had been inspired by the victory reports of the past few days faced reality..
Soon, commanders from each group gathered together and held an emergency meeting..
Perhaps one group regretted their courageous participation in the war and decided to retreat..
In such a gloomy atmosphere, only the three of me and Lee Hyun-wook and his group had slightly different feelings..
“……Boss, it's time.?”
Kim Se-hee came up behind Lee Hyun-wook and whispered, and Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
‘As expected, a huge number of dark elf troops came to support..’
That means that the Dark Elf Kingdom has become what is commonly called an ‘empty house.’…….
‘now… … It's time to steal the whole kingdom.’
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