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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 184

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“……Now, what suddenly happened??”

Once again, a terrorist attack targeting Steel Lane occurred in front of everyone..

However, this time again, Steelein displayed an uncanny response ability and subdued the assassin, Connor O'Neill..

“Wow, I thought I was going to get caught without a move, but they caught me in reverse.……."

"But this means that the ruler of the sand castle was a member of that evil organization.?”

"Wow, is that right? Crazy, what are they really doing??”

The players who watched the scene closely were looking up at Steele Rain floating in the sky with bewildered expressions..

Whoa whoa——

However, the Connor O'Neill sand that filled the area was blowing here and there with the wind and pouring down like rain, making visibility unclear..

That's why I couldn't figure out what strange phenomenon was happening around me.…….

Gurgling— Gurgling—

that…….

“—uh? There, everyone step back.!”

"yes?”

"Get off the ground you're on right now! What's going on there?!”

When a wizard player sensed a change in mana and screamed, the players looked around with expressions asking what he was talking about..

Gurgling— Gurgling—

Before we knew it, the ground around the giant fortress where the players had gathered had turned into an unidentified 'black mud'..

"uh? What is this?”

From there, the foul smell of a rotting corpse began to rise, and the surface began to boil and wriggle, a dynamic and threatening movement as if it would explode at any moment..

Gurgling— Gurgling—

And the area is getting bigger and bigger..

"Ugh—it smells like rot! What's happening again??”

"Come to think of it, didn't some system message appear earlier??”

"that's right. that… … Was it a place of death? I think I heard that somewhere……."

They quickly switched to battle stance and guarded their surroundings..

and…….

"uh? Now, wait a minute! Is that thing alive??”

A titan corpse appeared to be writhing.

The guy was on his knees with his head down, and the veins near the nape of his neck were moving..

"Oh, that can't be... … We confirmed and killed them all. It's not like rigor mortis or anything like that.?”

That statement was soon denied..

“—omg!”

The titan's neck muscles tensed, and then he raised his head and stretched out his hand..

That's it…….

The thing let out strange groans and crawled on the floor with blank eyes to snatch the players..

“Wow—Joe, zombie.?”

Yeah, a 15m zombie, that's exactly what it felt like..

And they weren't the only ones like that..

Before we knew it, the titan corpses lying around were writhing and waking up, and the players who were investigating the titan corpses scattered around due to the looting operation had no choice but to be instantly surrounded by a green eye glow..

"oh my god……."

"Uh, we need to get out of here quickly.!”

They ran to avoid the huge grip reaching down from above their heads..

The players, who had been moving around so frantically, soon realized that they were treading in the mud again..

And from within—

"Ugh— wow, what is this?!”

Black hands sprouted up and grabbed their ankles, and then a denizen of hell crawled out and attacked the players..

Right now—

"Kwaaaa—my legs.—!”

That was just the beginning, and things like orc skeletons and troll skeletons came out in droves and surrounded the area in all directions..

Some of them were carrying huge jars, and when we opened the lids of the jars,…….

Pushy——!

Black smoke and the breath of the abyss burst out and spread quickly..

If you inhale it, you will fall into all kinds of curses, and eventually you will have no choice but to act sluggishly..

"—Ugh!”

"Mom, the body……."

If that happens, the ability to avoid will be clearly lost..

“Ugh— oh, no.!”

Like small dolls being lifted up by the hook of a claw machine, the players' bodies were caught by giant hands and soared into the sky.........

Right! Right now!

Such terrible sounds continued to ring out from outside the field of view, blocked by sand dust and black smoke..

"Damn it, we have to go up there, up the wall.!”

They ran toward the castle walls—the giant's citadel, avoiding the hands of the zombie titans and the zombies climbing from all directions..

The stairs there were not for humans, so each step was as high as a wall, but it was not at a level that made it impossible to climb up..

But as hundreds of terrified people gathered in one place, traffic jams broke out and physical fights inevitably broke out..

"Pfft! Everyone, let's calm down and go up slowly one by one.!”

"Ugh—I'm losing my mind.……."

No matter how elite the players were, they were all addicted to the breath of the abyss, so they had no choice but to fall out of control..

This was resolved to some extent as the leaders of each group rushed in and attempted to lead, but as the footsteps of the titan zombies got closer behind them, the voices losing their senses increased..

Thump—thud—

The feeling of fear was much greater because their appearance was obscured by the 'breath of the abyss' and could not be seen clearly..

"Uh, we need to get out of here.!”

"Shit, open a massive teleport quickly.—!”

thud——!

At that time, something jumped over the giant's castle and stood tall next to the players..

「—Everyone, please stay calm.!」

It was Talos, the metal giant of Steelein..

And the guy had both hands full of spears, all of which were giant spears belonging to titan hoplites..

「I'll stop this place, so just avoid it.!」

Saying that, he threw the javelin and pierced one of the titan zombies right in the chest, near the heart..

thud——!.

He fell backwards, but immediately got up on the ground..

Ugh.......

Since they are literally ‘undead,’ they cannot die..

No, to be precise, since it was already dead, it could not be retired simply by targeting vital points and destroying the organs that could sustain life..

'And since he is a member of the Necromancer family, no matter how much his entire body is torn to pieces, it will be reassembled again..’

Lee Hyun-wook looked down at the scene and clicked his tongue..

'also… … No matter how much you think about it, it can't be anything other than a fraudulent ability..’

Lee Hyun-wook's ability to control metals could also be said to be deceptive. However, there was no comparison to the necromancer's ability to control death..

This guy actually had the strongest ability..

‘So we have to end this guy before he gets stronger than he is now..’

Lee Hyun-wook was anticipating and preparing for his second encounter with the necromancer..

However, one problem was that he did not know what the exact timing would be, and Lee Hyun-wook selected the moment that the guy would aim for as much as possible and anticipated one 'essential condition'..

'That's when as many titan corpses are piled up as possible..’

That will be the time when the Necromancer's power of death will be at its peak..

So, I predicted that he would most likely appear right after attacking each giant fortress..

And without dragging it on for too long, he appeared like this right now, right after the first attack was over..

This was the most unexpected timing..

'I thought they would attack when me and the United Human Army were more exhausted, but they attacked now... … Is it to prevent him from joining Lee Seong-yoon’s side? Or does he have some plan??’

Anyway, I couldn't avoid the fight I was facing..

If we don't stop it here and now, the titan zombies will form a line and it will become even more difficult to deal with them..

‘Okay, we're done..’

Chic—

He took out the Mana Messenger..

"Ah, this is Lee Hyun-wook. I would like to address each group leader. Please evacuate all troops to the top of the Giant Fortress as quickly as possible. And then use a transport plane to get out of here..”

- Chick—Are you retreating??

This voice was Brian Thiel, leader of Team Omega and A-rank analyst..

His figure came into Lee Hyun-wook’s field of vision..

He was already standing on top of the giant's castle, looking down at the scene unfolding on the ground..

"That's not it.”

- So you're saying you're going to fight them? Those… … Looks like those guys that appeared in Ganghwa Island... … I feel like I'm much stronger than then.

As he is an analyst player, he would have studied what happened during the Ganghwado incident for a long time..

So, no matter how much Lee Hyun-wook was, he seemed to have decided that it would be difficult to deal with that power of death..

He gave advice in a cautious voice..

- Steele, back then it was the Black Orcs who used that unidentified death power, but this time it's the Titans. I'm presumptuous, but right now, things are looking really bad..

That was an accurate analysis.

‘Yes, black orcs and titans are worlds apart..’

If all the titan corpses lying around there were resurrected, there would be no way to stop it..

“I have a plan……."

But then—

Hung——

"huh?"

A zombie titan was flying in the sky..

There was no way that wingless giant could fly on its own, so someone must have thrown it..

It flew towards Talos and clicked its tongue at Hyunwook Lee..

'Holy shit…….'

He tried to knock it away by flying at the mogley, but it was already too late..

Puh-uh-uh——!

As if several tons of high explosive bombs had been detonated, a huge explosion of flames erupted, blowing Talos hundreds of meters away and crushing the giant citadel as well..

And players in that radius were killed or injured in the heat storm..

- Oh, no…….

- Ooh, my team was wiped out.!

- Please do something, please!

Through the Mana Messenger, the despairing voices of each group's leaders flowed..

The attack just now was a 'corpse explosion' using zombie titans..

Now, I couldn't waste any more time. If the giant fortress collapsed further, Lee Hyun-wook's operation could have been aborted..

"Everyone, follow my instructions and do everything you can to rescue the players and bring them up to the Giant Fortress. Then call a transport plane and escape. After that... … Leave it to me.”

Lee Hyun-wook said in a cold voice..

‘If things continue like this, even the players will become victims to my strategy..’

At that time, Maru’s voice flowed into Lee Hyun-wook’s ears..

「The work is finished, everything is blocked. I even took care of the area that just exploded in a strange explosion..」

Lee Hyun-wook switched to Hugin's perspective and the giant's castle came into view at a glance..

And Maru has just completely filled the holes and cracks in the fort that were lost during the battle..

With this, the Necromancer's undead army was now trapped within the giant's fortress..

Of course, destroying it wasn't difficult, but that wasn't what Hyunwook Lee intended..

‘……Inside, I will make all of them become Buddhas..’

He lifted up the Mana Messenger.

Chic—

“……So, let's get started.”

***

“I killed them all and then they came back to life.……."

ROK AMT Commander, Lieutenant General Choi Jeong-cheol clicked his tongue while standing on top of the giant's fortress..

As he said, he made great sacrifices and hunted down over a hundred titans, but they were rising again..

Also, it is reinforced with undead that cannot be easily killed.…….

Looking down from here, you can see at a glance the advance of the giant zombie titan and the enormous number of various undead troops writhing beneath its feet..

That scene was truly more terrifying than any horde of monsters I had ever seen..

"—I rescued all players with this!”

Finally, following Lee Hyun-wook's instructions, all players succeeded in climbing onto the giant's fortress..

However, the number seemed distinctly low..

"hmm… … Is it really all there??”

"Yes, everything else… … I became undead.”

Although it was only a short period of time, there were quite a few casualties..

And now they are enemies.

“under… … I guess this is what the saying “mountains beyond mountains” means..”

At that moment, light exploded in the sky and a white ring began to form..

It was such a famous scene that cheers erupted from everywhere..

"Yes, it is Whyte Hall after all.!”

They all knew that the situation had turned around when the White Hall opened in Ganghwa Island and the saint appeared..

And in common sense, divine power tends to suppress the dark power of death..

In other words, I believed that if the saint came, she would be able to melt that undead army..

"Okay, I have to believe in the combination of Saint and Steele Rain.—!”

"Please trample on those motherfuckers!”

But Brian Thiel was still anxious..

‘The owner of the power of death that I see has grown many times more than before..’

He had a special eye as an analyst, and was able to obtain various information about skills just by looking at him..

‘Ganghwa-do, it can't be compared to back then.…….'

I don't know how much the saint, Emilia Müller, had raised her divine power so far, but even if she appeared, it would be a much harder fight than before..

He raised his head and looked at Hyunwook Lee, floating in the air, near the wight hole that was being created..

‘Steele Rain… … You probably didn't expect this situation, and the reason you're evacuating all the players and trying to fight it alone is because you have a plan.…….'

He was both excited and worried about what it would be..

'……No matter how much I think about it, I can't think of a way to deal with that huge army of undead..’

At that time, Whyte Hall was completed..

- caution! An ultra-wide teleport ‘Wight Hole’ opens in the area..

"......huh?"

However, one strange thing was noticed..

Normally, the Wight Hall was supposed to show the view from the other side, and if you were to call a saint, you had to be able to see the view of Yggdrasil... … This time, I only saw a bluish background.…….

Qua—ah—ah—ah——!

"Uh, that… … It's water?”

Yes, that blue background was all water. It was truly an overwhelming amount of water. They started pouring out of the hole like a waterfall..

‘Could it be that the wight hole was opened underwater? … … why?’

And he caught one more unusual thing.

It was said that a very powerful divine power could be felt in that water..

in other words—_

"……No way, that's all holy water?”

I never once thought that such an overwhelming amount of holy water could exist..

And the stream stopped in the air and began to twist and swirl..

‘What is that again?…….'

In the distant sky, dozens of water whirlwinds were created, and they crashed down on the undead army like gliding dragons..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

- caution! The Water Spirit's Wrath 'Great Flood' begins in the area.!

"......Stillane, what on earth have you prepared??”

Just like that, a great flood containing divine power arose and began to wash away all the impure forces..