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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 185

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‘The last opponent I will face is... … There is a high probability that you will become a necromancer..’

Ever since Lee Hyeon-wook returned, he had assumed that was his ultimate goal and had been devising a way to defeat him..

Thus, he prevented the assassination of the necromancer's natural enemy, the saint, and with her help, he won his first encounter with the bastard on Ganghwa Island..

‘But it will be different the second time we meet.…….'

Since they had already felt the power of the saint's sacred power, the villain side would have mobilized all means and methods to develop their ultimate weapon, the necromancer..

In other words, it was not possible to rely solely on Emilia Müller's divine power as before..

But it was true that she was still the irreplaceable 'answer'.

Because without her, there is little way to weaken the Necromancer's power of death..

‘Therefore, the correct answer is to maximize her divine power rather than devise other methods. using everything I can…….'

Before Hyunwook Lee went to the Dark Elf Kingdom, Emilia Mueller and Donald Harris were sent to Yggdrasil to prepare a 'Necromancer Welcome Party'..

that…….

'……After borrowing the power of Yggdrasil, the saint changes all the water in Lake Chad into holy water and opens a wight hall inside Lake Chad..’

In other words, the water from that huge lake, imbued with divine power, is poured onto the battlefield..

‘Everything.’

Then, as promised by the Water Spirit King, the ultimate skill called 'Great Flood' is used to turn the lake water into waves and whirlpools..

Moreover, since this place was inside the ‘Giant’s living quarters’, the undead army would not escape, but would wander around in the sacred flood and disappear..

That was the turning blow given by Lee Hyun-wook to the necromancer who would emerge in a more powerful state..

Shoot ahhh——

Now, inside the Wight Hall, the Water Spirit King, Emilia Müller, and Donald Harris came down in air bubbles and lined up in the air..

They all expressed different powers with both arms raised toward the ground..

Wooooow——

As a result, hundreds of thousands of tons of holy water twisted in the air, creating dozens of water whirlwinds..

Kwa-and-and-and-and——!

It crashed down, shattering the entire undead army and causing a dent in the floor..

In just a few tens of seconds, the entire area was submerged in water, and the water spun counterclockwise, creating a huge whirlpool that chewed up everything it swallowed..

'At that rate, I won't be able to endure it..’

Although it was hard to see, the undead submerged in the flood would have their flesh decomposing and their bones decomposing, like a piece of meat in hydrochloric acid..

‘Of course, you should not think that this is the end..’

Because the amount of holy water was so large, the saint's sacred power was bound to be diluted, and the necromancer's power of death was also overwhelmingly strong..

So, while submerged in holy water, the undead would still be holding on, repeating decomposition and regeneration..

‘Still, you can stop him if you don't let him get out..’

No matter how easily a fire is extinguished, if it is submerged in deep water, it is as if the flame cannot spread..

'……And that fire will go out one day.’

But then, one by one, the hands of the zombie titans began to emerge from the surface of the water..

Although there was nothing to hold on to, they struggled and rose to the surface, and the undead legions began to rise above the water, holding on to their bodies..

‘also… … The power of those giants is so great that they can even defy the power of Mother Nature..’

But there was no way I wasn't prepared for that..

Rumble.......

Suddenly, lightning poured down from the dark clouds that covered the sky, hitting the zombie titans and pushing them back into the water..

T-that-that-that——!

In the air, Prydwen's lamp door, Park Jun-mo was holding Mjolnir and guiding lightning..

Following his hand gestures, the electric current that seeped into the water flashed and created a strangely shaped picture..

Electric currents swirled around in the current, which was difficult to escape from, electrocuting the zombie titans and making them stiffen..

And Kim Se-hee also created waves through the wind and swept away those who came up to the surface of the water..

‘I'm going too.’

After Hyunwook Lee sculpted a huge metal weapon, he gave it level 3 sacred power through 'Argetlam's' skill 'Command of the Noble One'..

- Argetlam's skill 'Command of the Noble' activates.!

And after lining them up in the air, we intercepted the undead crawling out of the water one by one..

puck——!

A 3m iron stake filled with level 3 holy power crashed into the head of a zombie titan that was struggling to break through a rough stream of water with a dull sound..

That's it.......

The guy lost strength for a moment and was swept away by the current and sank..

As such, as a necromancer, there was no way to escape the Holy Flood, and as time passed, its regenerative power would decrease and it would eventually disappear..

‘But this is not the end.’

Even though Lee Hyun-wook completely won, he still did not relax his nerves..

The necromancer he faced was a battlefield magician who created twists and turns in extraordinary ways, just like he is now..

Because they didn't know what kind of magic he would perform, those dealing with him couldn't relax their nerves, and even if they were so alert... … In the end, everyone was defeated.

Because that was something Hyunwook Lee experienced firsthand, he could never let down his guard..

'He must have prepared a plan B. No, he might have even prepared a plan C..’

And sure enough.......

pop——!

With an explosion, something tore through the surface of the turbulent flood and jumped out..

Shoot ahhh…….

It was a huge circular object about 30 meters long. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a plant seed or shell, with long plant roots writhing at the bottom..

At first glance, it looked like a giant jellyfish was flying..

Lee Hyun-wook found out what it was..

‘That… … The flower of death, the necromancer's mobile base.’

It was smaller than Lee Hyun-wook remembered, but it was surprising that he already had that kind of skill..

‘When it grows to its final form, it will become a flying city comparable to Laputa..’

Soon its shell opened and purple petals bloomed, dotted with red spots here and there..

At first glance, it looks as if it is full of poison, a splendid yet shady appearance. …….

Tsu—tsu—tsu—tsu——

A strange sound came from there and something green flew around..

At first glance, it looked like pollen, but…….

‘No, it's not pollen..’

Lee Hyun-wook looked at it closely with Hugin’s eyes..

The green flying object whose shape is unclear is none other than a ghost... … It was a specter..

They were wandering around the flower of death, making sobbing noises..

And in the center of the flower, a being wearing a black robe slowly rose up..

- Uh, is that the controller of death??

Kim Se-hee asked through Mana Messenger..

Such a special appearance seemed like the person running the legion of death had appeared himself..

In other words, there was a high possibility that he was a necromancer..

However, Lee Hyun-wook's Eye Insight Lens printed out accurate information about what it was..

- Representative of Death ‘Lich’ (LV：206)

Like the 'Banshee' follower of death who appeared earlier on Ganghwa Island, he was originally a player, but was a member of the necromancer who was 'monsterized'..

In other words, it seemed like the necromancer did not appear directly this time, but rather sent his subordinates to fight the battle..

At that time, the lich's voice rang out loudly..

「You really didn't expect this kind of attack, my master says. It was quite surprising to me.」

A magic circle in the shape of a mouth appeared above its head. It was some kind of loudspeaker magic..

And when I saw them speak so calmly, I could see that they still had cards left..

「But, it will end there. Stillane, now we will make you one of our family..」

Lee Hyun-wook looked around from Hugin's perspective and prepared for a planned counterattack, and saw that the senior lich was taking something out of his chest..

'……what?’

It looked like some kind of skull..

As he breathed into it, the skull's eyes began to glow green..

- I can see another skull bowl that that skull bowl took out.?

Emilia Müller, her somewhat uneasy voice flowed into the Mana Messenger..

"yes, i see it.”

- that… … I don't feel good. Just like the spare tire, I don't think it's prepared to be replaced if my head breaks, so be careful..

Seeing her complaining like this, it seemed like it was probably an anti-good power item..

‘It's probably Grigori Azazel, an item from that series. I expected something like that to come, but it probably wouldn't be able to influence the saint to any degree........'

Hyunwook Lee brought Hugin a little closer, set his perspective on it, and was able to check its information using the Insight Lens..

[Item information]

- Name: Skull of Grigory Azazel (Legendary))

- Effect: Infuse the power of death and when you point to a person in the 'area where the caster's voice is heard', the divine power of that person is greatly reduced for 10 minutes.. (-50%)

* However, this ability does not work on those who have ‘Archangel’s Noble Phantasm’ of legendary level or higher..

‘Damn, it's legendary level.?’

Until now, the Grigori Azazel series has appeared several times, but at most it was at the level of Mystery or Heroic..

But this time, it’s legendary level… … The villains had prepared the best card to subdue the saint..

Wee wee wee——

Soon a strange sound covered the world.…….

「Ah, I ask you to follow the will of Grigori Azazel and bring out the greatest darkness from the brightest light... … The follower of the light of hypocrisy who hears this voice will surely lose that light.…….」

Lich, his evil voice entered everyone's ears through loudspeaker magic..

At that moment, Emilia Müller's moans were heard, and Lee Hyun-wook raised his head and looked at her..

In a bubble of air, she was kneeling in pain.

- Ugh, holy shit.…….

“Did that affect you??”

- Half of my abilities were sealed for 10 minutes. Ugh, how can they be easily checked like this? What on earth is that?.......

That means that the currently favorable balance between divine power and the power of death has been broken.…….

That's it——

Soon, numerous shadows were seen writhing beneath the waves of the flood..

「So what do you do now? Ugh 1」

- Damn, I got a response right away. Hey, you bastards, are you saying you’ve made a living??

"......."

- under… … What now? 10 minutes is too long.

"……First of all, take care of yourself. They won't stop by just holding you down..”

Eventually, Emilia Müller came down on top of the giant's castle, and wight tree guards lined up around her..

Among them, 12 High Guards gathered together and prepared to cast 'Barrier of Faith', an absolute defense shield to protect the saint..

"I guess I'll have to either hold on like this for 10 minutes or deal with that lich..”

- ……10If you hold on, everything could end in failure..

"Yes, I guess so..”

So dealing with the lich would be the answer, but it wouldn't be easy... … This is because knights in black armor stood tall around him..

- Guardian of Death ‘Death Knight’ (LV：155)

- Guardian of Death ‘Death Knight’ (LV：156)

- Guardian of Death ‘Death Knight’ (LV：171)

- Guardian of Death ‘Death Knight’ (LV：165)

'There are already 4 Death Knights... … There must have been a case of disappearance of high-ranking knight-type players for a while..’

That wasn't the end.

Puhuaa——!

In the end, the giant bones succeeded in escaping by wading through the waves of the sacred flood... … It was no ordinary skeleton.

- Red ossified ‘Bone Wyvern’ (LV：118)

They spread their huge tentacle wings and soared high into the sky..

There are 16 of them in total.…….

‘He's slowly pouring out his hidden cards..’

And there were many undead clinging to their backs, feet, etc., and as their melted bodies came out of the holy water, they were quickly being reunited..

Little by little, little by little

If this were to happen, the plan to neutralize the Legion of Death by submerging them in the sacred flood for a long time would have been in vain..

and…….

- Damn it, Stillane, we've got a problem here.!

What an urgent voice, that voice was Peter Clarke..

Hyunwook Lee turned his head and looked at the giant castle where Emilia Müller was..

There, a wight tree guard was protecting the saint, and a figure was running towards them at great speed..

- Zombie warrior blessed with death (LV). 179)

‘That… … Okita Kaito.’

He appeared as a zombie on Ganghwado Island and cut down numerous players, eventually cutting off Oh Gyeong-pyo's arm..

And now, the bones seem to have become even more strengthened, in a red ossified state.…….

‘That sword is Balisador.?’

Balisador (Balisada), a magical sword from the legend of Charlemagne, was known as a sword that could cut through objects..

That sword also followed that motif, and could be seen to have a similar effect to the subspace sword technique he enjoyed using during his lifetime..

Okay——I

At that moment, he swung his sword at the two paladins blocking his path, and the sword passed through their shields and armor and beheaded them both in one blow..

Bung—Bung—

And two more arms sprouted from behind its back, each holding a sword of quite high rank..

Holding a total of four swords, he ran up the long castle wall and swept away the paladins who stood in his way as if he were cutting them down..

“Ugh!”

"omg!”

He was even wearing a necklace that appeared to be an item from the Gregory Azazel series..

It weakened the divine power within a certain range..

In other words, the paladins had no choice but to have the talent to stop him..

'They made that guy a specialist for assassinating saints..’

In the end, the defense line of the Wight Tree Guard was falling apart..

"No, it's coming at you at breakneck speed! We must quickly put up the ‘wall of belief’!”

"—Hold on longer! I still need more time!”

If things continued like this, I wouldn't be able to protect the saint, so I had to stop that guy first..

Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his hand towards the guy..

Then half of the metal weapons in the sky rained down on him..

visor! visor! visor! visor!

The guy ran forward without stopping and swung four swords, cutting off Lee Hyun-wook's metal weapon..

Take a look—

However, perhaps he was not as skilled as Okita Kaito when he was alive, and in the end, one Pale Note shot broke his ankle..

He sat down, rolled around on the floor and stopped, the stump of his ankle was bubbling and melting..

This is because all of Lee Hyun-wook’s weapons were currently endowed with level 3 sacred power..

yes——

However, soon the divine power was washed away, the green power of death took over, and the guy's legs were reassembled..

Less and less

He got up again and started running..

‘Is it really impossible to block the necromancer's power of death with level 3 holy power alone?…….'

It seemed like at least level 4 or higher divine power was needed to subdue the current necromancer... … The saint was the only one who could manifest to that degree..

Lee Hyun-wook raised the mana messenger while firing a metal weapon towards Okita Kaito..

"Emilia, I know you're not feeling well right now, but I want to ask you one favor..”

- Don't you know that I listened to you even if I cut off an arm? I completely believe what you say, so don’t hesitate and speak quickly.!

“Please give me the maximum sacred power buff..”

Even though her divine power was greatly reduced due to the curse of Grigory Azazel, it was still better than the level 3 divine power possessed by Lee Hyun-wook..

- Come closer to me.

As Lee Hyun-wook approached, Emilia Müller, who was surrounded by High Guard, stretched out her hand..

- Now, I will give you all the power that was granted to my knights, the Wight Tree Guard..

Wooooow——

A ray of light stretched out from her hand and touched Lee Hyun-wook’s chest..

- You have been designated as the ‘Great Warrior of Light’.

* As long as this buff lasts, divine power increases significantly.. (+500%)

This seemed to be the sacred buff worn by the wight tree guards..

That power was only applied to one person, Lee Hyeon-wook, and as a result, the certain power that emanated from the bodies of all of the Wight Tree Guards weakened..

'After all, a saint is a saint..’

Lee Hyun-wook was amazed by the deep divine power emanating from his body..

But that wasn't all.

- congratulations! ‘Clive Solis’ from ‘Argetlam (Legendary)’ is activated by satisfying special conditions.!

"......huh?"

Clivre Solis, that was the name of Argetlam's third skill, which was disabled until now..

But now it's activated…….

'......Was divine power a condition for activation??’

He checked the information on the gauntlet worn on his right arm, Argetlam..

[Item information]

- Name: Argetlam (legendary))

- effect

1) Command of the Noble: The ‘Level 3 Holy’ effect is granted to all weapons and all members..

2) Healing Power: When placed on a wound and infused with mana, it exerts a '2nd level healing' effect..

3) Clive Solis: Gives the ‘Holy Sword’ effect to only one weapon..

As Argetlam's main effect is related to divine power, it was not difficult to guess that the third skill, 'Clive Solis', would also be an ability related to divine power..

'……But I didn't know it was a holy sword option..’

If it is a holy sword, it is the strongest weapon against the power of darkness..

The most famous holy sword item known to Lee Hyun-wook was definitely ‘Excalibur’..

It was known as an option that could provide absolute power against the forces of darkness, but it was stolen and could not be recovered..

Now that I think about it, it was probably the villain's doing..

'anyway… … You're lucky..’

It was like I had acquired the skills I needed right now..

'In this way, even if the saintess leaves the battlefield... … You can change the situation.’

That is to say, the sacred power contained in the holy sword was greater than that of a saint, limited to the case of a 'direct hit'..

This was not a problem in terms of balance, because the firepower that a single player could exert with a single weapon was extremely limited..

However, it was different for Lee Hyun-wook..

He called for Mowglai number one..

‘And the holy sword I handle will be of a different scale..’

- Mowglei (Legendary) is designated as the Holy Sword..

Go-oh-oh-oh——

The dark black, rugged sword began to emit an incongruous brilliance..

He grabbed the sword and landed in front of Kaito Okita, who was running down the castle wall, blocking him..

chin—

"……I guess you're destined to die twice to me.”