The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 188
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‘Now, we have reached the final fork.’
Lee Hyun-wook thought so..
I returned alive and captured the necromancer whom I thought was my final opponent when I started living my second life..
Of course, the black man Gordon Price still remained, but since he had captured the necromancer, all of his weapons had been neutralized, and he had effectively won..
But at this point, another worry began to fill my head..
‘Now I have to pursue the main quest..’
Lee Hyun-wook was on a quest to face the truth about the game that was encroaching on this world..
For whatever reason, the person who created and runs this game only gave Lee Hyun-wook another chance..
'……Why did I have to return to the past??’
It was a question I always had in the back of my mind, but it was difficult to even guess because there had been no hints until now..
But there was just one keyword that made me suspicious.…….
'……At least it is clear that all of this is related to the keyword..’
Hyunwook Lee looked at the second dimension shifter in front of him, Ricardo Oliveira..
Ricardo Oliveira, a dimension shifter who is a so-called ‘semi-transcendent’ player.…….
‘This guy probably knows some of the information I'm curious about..’
So, Lee Hyun-wook thought that rather than killing him right away, he needed to capture him alive and interrogate him..
Of course, it wasn't going to be easy.
"Wow, is it really possible that everyone gathered like this to welcome me? This is a bit burdensome even for me, who is used to being the star of the party.……."
Even though the guy was joking, he took a step back with a nervous expression on his face..
As he had said earlier that he thought he had come to the wrong place, he must have realized that he was at a disadvantage and was alert and preparing a response..
Lee Hyeon-wook watched the guy's movements with Hugin while also being alert for another possible attack..
This situation was clearly overwhelmingly advantageous. He surrounded him on all sides, so if he tried to do anything foolish, he could turn him into a beehive all at once..
‘But if you let your guard down, you could get hit. Still, he was 8 years ahead of his time. You may be holding an item that can help you get out of this situation..’
Hyunwook Lee knew well about ‘Blood Road’. He was able to create all kinds of demonic beasts through his blood, which contained the power of death..
In other words, although he appears to be alone now, he was equipped with a way to summon relatives from all over his body..
‘The future Blood Lord I saw was capable of creating a werewolf from just a few drops of blood.…….'
Of course, it would be impossible to summon infinitely as it would consume a significant amount of mana, but it was a threat enough..
That's why Lee Hyun-wook didn't get closer and focused on blocking the hole through which the guy could escape..
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap—
First, the Living Armor moved and surrounded the guy, and naturally the ROK AMT forces joined in around it..
And the hundreds of metal weapons floating in the sky were lined up tightly with their blades hanging on the floor, as if they were going to pour down at any moment..
“……Blood Lord, I want to ask you one question..”
Lee Hyun-wook took a step closer and spoke..
"So, are you trying to interview me??”
Although he was still a brave guy, Lee Hyun-wook felt that his body was full of strength..
"Why did you come to our dimension? I know you're from another dimension.”
“Oh, that's a completely unexpected question. But asking that means he already knows of our existence. William Bernard, that bastard, did you a good job after coming over first? Anyway, that's it.……."
The guy who was talking like that suddenly twisted his body acrobatically and started running in the opposite direction of Lee Hyun-wook..
“I won't tell you! Tsk tsk! I'm going!”
Of course, a siege network was formed at that point as well..
However, it could be said to be the weakest part, as several Living Armor and ROK AMT soldiers were standing by with their weapons raised..
‘As expected, I'm not one to give up easily.!’
Lee Hyun-wook fired a pale note at the guy’s legs..
Whoosh, whoosh
However, its back split open and a huge palm came out from there. It looked like wings, and it blocked Palenote..
Sigh, Sigh.
And blood vessels protruded from the wound and entangled Palenote..
“under! Do you think I wouldn’t have blocked that fly-like arrow??”
Then I opened my black coat..
“Now, surprise 1!”
Then a shudder arose from both sides, and hundreds of bats poured out like a waterfall and scattered in the shape of a fan..
Together, together, together, together.
- Red Blade Bat (LV：61)
Their claws were as sharp as scythes, and Living Armor and players standing in their range were torn apart..
“Wow——!”
They flew into the sky and covered the sky..
And that wasn't all, swarms of insects began pouring out of the mouths of the red-bladed bats, resembling black smoke..
Why?——
Also known as the Vampire Fly, it was a bloodsucking insect that the Blood Lord cultivated in the bodies of his followers..
They covered the sky with fog and blocked Hyeonwook's barrage of steel weapons..
‘If it spreads, it will be bothersome..’
Lee Hyun-wook kicked off the floor and stretched out his left hand toward the guy..
The bracelet on his wrist expanded and wrapped around his body..
“一ugh! This is Gleipnir.?”
It is a legendary grade item that can be incapacitated for up to 10 minutes once hit..
However, it had one strong drawback: it could be easily unraveled if a third party intervened..
Zech—
At that time, a black hand rose from the shadow of Ricardo Oliveira and quickly released Gleipnir..
- Shadow Vampire (LV：113)
That strange being was a member of the ghost family, living in the shadow of its owner..
“Ha, don't look at me like water, you bastard! I've been in more crazy fights than you can imagine! It means that it is prepared for almost any move.!”
He made a proud expression, took out a dagger from his pocket, and cut my wrist..
Thump—the blood spurted out like a fountain, splitting up in the air and clumping into dozens of clumps, each forming a certain shape..
- Blood Lord's Elite Werewolf (LV)：99)
There were a total of 43 of them, and they were much more powerful than the 'current' Blood Lord's descendants..
In this way, the future Blood Lord would surprise and summon hordes of demonic beasts draped all over his body..
So, if the necromancers were a legion of villains, Ricardo Oliveira used to be called a commando..
but…….
“……Well, maybe that's not all?”
Lee Hyun-wook said as if it were laughable..
It didn't feel like much of a threat to him anymore. Because he has surpassed his past life..
"If that's all you can do, you'd better stop resisting... … There's no need for both of us to get tired.?”
Next, the guy started taking out items one by one, as if offering a rebuttal to Lee Hyun-wook's disregard..
"You bastard... … The steel emperor of this era, no matter what variables you have and how you become stronger, you cannot defy the eight years of time in this world.."
Actually, that was perfectly correct..
'Yes, you can't go against it by normal means..’
However, Lee Hyun-wook fell into the category of ‘abnormal’.
Next, Ricardo Oliveira brought out something..
It was some kind of metal sphere, and Lee Hyun-wook recognized it..
That's none other than…….
[Item information]
- Name: Dormant Munin (Legendary))
- Effect: Works when infused with mana.
It was 'Hugin''s partner, 'Munin', and Lee Hyun-wook nodded with delight without even realizing it.
“Okay, that's it. Take out more.”
“……what?”
"There's more to it than that. Take it all out somewhere.”
Lee Hyun-wook remembered some of the useful weapons the guy used, and then briefly thought about how he would use them in the future..
Maybe this was what shopping felt like.
"What is this bastard doing now?……."
While gritting his teeth, he took out one more useful item he had..
It was something that looked like glasses..
[Item information]
- Name: Lens of Horus (Craftsman))
- Effect: Strengthens the power of Eye of Horus fragment number 1 by 30%..
This item was made by processing Eye of Horus Fragment No. 1 through hextech..
Just like Lee Hyun-wook usually uses, he maximizes his information ability by combining Munin and the Eye of Horus and gives orders to his subordinates based on that, that was his fighting method..
“Yeah, that's it.”
“……Who are you that you keep discussing my items??”
Lee Hyun-wook couldn't help but drool over both items..
As he smiled and clapped his hands, a crack appeared on Ricardo Oliveira's face..
“……Me, don’t look at me with such greedy eyes! Do you think I'm a sick gazelle? Get rid of all those nasty kids, join me one-on-one and I'll make you realize that you're in that same situation.!”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded lightly and stretched his hand back. There, mercenary soldiers were gathered..
"If you've taken it all out, now... … it's my turn.”
At Lee Hyeon-wook's hand gesture, the dragon soldiers opened the iron box they were carrying on their backs and took out the spear and shield inside..
However, the class that emanated from those items was unusual..
‘This is what I was planning to bring out as a surprise card during the battle with the necromancer..’
[Item information]
- Name: Saint Dragon Spear (Artisan)
[Item information]
- Name: Saint Dragon Shield (Artisan)
Lee Hyun-wook currently possessed as many as three dragon corpses..
And even now in Laputa, the development of items using that dragon as material continues..
This was the prototype.
However, because there were few players who could handle the dragon's unique level, 'commercialization' was not yet possible..
And that was the same for Living Armor and Iron Golem. The moment they grabbed those items, sparks exploded and they retired..
'However, only dragon weapons based on dragon teeth are not subject to such restrictions..’
This could be said to be the true power that can be gained by possessing a vassal called Yong A-byeong..
Chijijijiji——
When they held the dragon weapon, a faint spark appeared from their grasp, but it soon disappeared as if seeping away..
Just like that, the dragon soldiers armed with spears and shields made of dragon bones and scales advanced towards the Blood Lord's elite members..
“I don't know what they are, but they are from only 8 years ago! Wipe it all away.!”
As if he had not fully grasped the situation yet, Ricardo Oliveira also boldly ordered his subordinates to charge..
In this situation, rather than trying to win over Lee Hyun-wook, the intention was to attract attention and then try to escape..
But that was a big mistake.
This is a dragon soldier armed with a dragon weapon. Since it was originally a body part of a different living being, it was not something that could be easily destroyed in a head-on collision..
Wow——!
Monsters from both sides ran wild and tangled together..
Bur—bur—bur—bur——!
But in the end, it was the werewolves, descendants of the Blood Lord, who collapsed first..
They were virtually retired after being stabbed once by a spear made from a dragon's rib bone..
"What, what! My elite werewolves in one shot……."
The reason was that the spear of 'Saint Dragon Spear' was a branch of 'Sindansu', the sacred tree of Ganghwado Island..
In other words, it had a very strong sacred power, making it a blow that most undead types could not withstand..
"Those weapons were originally made to catch smelly undead like you..”
Lee Hyun-wook made numerous preparations just to catch the necromancer..
Although the process became meaningless, it was not completely useless..
"So, you are no match for me..”
Oliveira couldn't help but look dumbfounded as his family was wiped out in just a few seconds..
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook approached him..
“I can do it one-on-one like you said. So don't think about running away, just give it a try.”
He approached the guy without using the 'Holy Sword' effect..
Because I was planning on capturing him alive, but if I accidentally stabbed him with the holy sword, I could have died instantly..
The reason we attempted a one-on-one confrontation like this was to capture him alive..
“……How on earth does this bastard look at me and say he wants to fuck me??”
Sure enough, sparks flew out of his eyes..
Then, the guy lunged first, transforming both hands into the claws of an animal..
This is probably because Lee Hyun-wook was considered helpless in close combat, but Lee Hyun-wook in his past life was definitely like that..
But not anymore.
"Tsk, you still don't get it?”
Lee Hyun-wook lightly jabbed at the rushing guy..
Suddenly—
His jab and the gauntlet 'Argetlam' broke the guy's nose..
“Ugh!”
He held his nose and took a step back, but when Lee Hyun-wook approached him, he flashed his eyes and threw a 'Brazilian kick' as if he had been waiting. It was a deception that gave me the opportunity to hesitate in the first place..
chin!
However, Lee Hyun-wook lightly guarded his head by covering his head with his forearm, then grabbed his legs and lifted him up..
Blah blah blah——
Metal formed in his hand and climbed up his leg like a snake, coiling around one leg..
“Pfft, what—"
Hung!
"Wow—”
When Lee Hyun-wook flexed his hand, as if swinging a mace, the man's body was hit in chains and hit the floor..
Sigh——!
“Ugh!”
Sigh——!
And that scene was repeated as many as eight times, and the ground where the guy fell was caved in..
"Hehehe……."
No matter how great my physical ability was, I couldn't help but make the sound of wind coming out of my mouth..
“……ask again.”
Lee Hyun-wook tied the guy's limbs with chains imbued with divine power and then held the Pale Note to both of the guy's temples..
"Why did you come to our dimension??”
Although he was now completely subdued, Ricardo Oliveira still had his eyes wide open and exuded a forced composure..
“Wow, it looks like a dog... … The second time I went over, I thought I would have a lot to eat, but I was completely spoiled.……."
Lee Hyun-wook sighed and lifted his left index finger, and the two Palenotes began to spin around and dig into his temples..
"Eugagaga一 Ah, okay! You can just say it!”
At Lee Hyun-wook's hand gesture, Palenote, which had been spinning like a drill, stopped and the guy slowly opened his mouth..
“Haha, why would a player do something dangerous in the first place? It's all a quest! Because of that damn quest, I was dragged around like a dog from start to finish.!”
“……Is the name of the quest Transcendence Quest??”
"How much do you really know? But if you tell me everything... … Are you saving me??”
"It depends on how well you explain it, so give it a try..”
"okay? Then I want to tell you something important that you don't know. Could you look over there??”
The guy grinned and pointed somewhere, and instead of turning his head, Lee Hyun-wook looked in that direction with Hugin's eyes..
What was there was a spherical capsule containing a necromancer... … There was a strange shimmer on top of it..
What a shadow it was.
Cluck — cluck—
And to be exact, it was a ‘shadow vampire’ who was a descendant of Ricardo Oliveira..
It was very secretly tearing off the hinges of the capsule..
Thump 1
Eventually, the capsule door opened..
Shoot ah…….
Some liquid poured out of it, and a boy was swept away..
That guy was a necromancer..
'Ah, if you do this…….'
When I first saw that guy, I only saw it on CCTV footage, so the 'dimensional shifter' summoning mechanism did not activate..
But now, I saw it with my naked eye.…….
- (!) Main quest has been updated.
- congratulations! You have reached the third branch of the main quest.
- caution! A third dimension shifter is scheduled to appear. kill him!
“Wook—"
Eventually, he started to feel nauseous..
“Hehehe, as expected, the condition for our summoning is for us in this dimension to come into contact with you, right? Thanks to that Mowglai who said you killed William Bernard, I figured it out just in case, but you're lucky! Ugh 1”
He touched the sunglasses he was wearing..
‘eye of horus…….'
With that, he confirmed Lee Hyun-wook's information on Moglei, and he seemed to have realized that it was an item brought by William Bernard from his dimension..
“Ugh, I didn't want the Necromancer to come over, but there's nothing I can do about it.……."
“……Even though I fell for you, I won't be a necromancer. It's hard to explain what a horrible monster that bastard is..”
At those words, Lee Hyun-wook was silent for a moment..
Then I shook my head..
“……No, I know very well..”
"what?"
This is because it was Lee Hyun-wook himself who faced that terrible monster the most and was ultimately trampled by it without being able to overcome it..
‘So, with the goal of fighting him, I prepared as much as I could..’
Lee Hyun-wook sighed and pulled the Moglei floating in the air. And he gave it a holy sword effect..
"I told you earlier, I made a lot of preparations to deal with smelly undead like you.……”
When Lee Hyun-wook raised his left hand, five or six AD-2s passed over his head, opened subspace, and started dropping things at regular intervals..
They fell free and landed in the mud filled with holy water..
Sigh! Sigh! Sigh! deeply!
It was an item that looked like a flag with the leaves of a huge world tree hanging from the end of a long pole, and white light spread out from there and colored the area..
- This applies to your region.
* All ‘Dark type’ attribute monsters are weakened.. (-25%)
* Damage of all ‘holy series’ attributes increases. (+35%)
There were as many as 24 items with that effect, turning the entire space into a sanctuary..
This was also one of the strategies prepared to attack the Necromancer..
And the holy sword Moglay soared high into the sky and lay horizontally as if it could be shot at any moment..
'……Doesn't even give you a chance to summon the undead..’
What it was aiming for was the Black Gate that was forming in the air, and the necromancer from his previous life who was going to jump out from there..
'And it only takes one shot..’
Like a catcher waiting for a tiger, Lee Hyun-wook laid all the traps, held his breath, and prepared for one shot..
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