The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 190
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The tip of Lee Hyun-wook’s left hand was aimed at the necromancer..
Immediately after, a gale blew from the distant sky, and a ray of light was fiercely shot towards him..
Huh—huh——!
100t, legend, dragon slayer, holy sword… … It's a strike with all the best options..
A sufficient preheating process was performed for this single shot. It was for this moment that I took out all the undead that were protecting him and attacked him like crazy, destroying half of his magic shield..
‘Now, I can't avoid it.’
Even though Lee Hyun-wook thought so, he concentrated as much as possible to counterattack the necromancer's resistance..
But this guy… … Surprisingly, he was confused and said he just covered his face with both hands.?
In other words, it seemed like he had completely lost the will to fight. Such an appearance was very unexpected even for Lee Hyun-wook. How could that necromancer become so weak after facing just one failure?…….
‘But it's not that I don't understand..’
Lee Hyun-wook knew a miserable boy who was hidden behind the terrible name of Necromancer..
A biological weapon created by evil people, not of my own will... … Therefore, that may have been the true form of the puppet necromancer, who could not be revealed because he had never been defeated..
‘And that… … It's the last time.’
Still, I didn't feel sorry for him..
However, just before Mowglai was struck by the guy,—
Chu—aak——!
“Ugh!”
A huge hand came out from behind the guy's back..
"—huh?”
The moment the huge palm unfolded, dozens of magic circles sprouted up and distorted the space. Thus, Mogley was flown away not through physical force, but through the curvature of space.—
Suddenly——!
By just one inch, it only grazed the bone mask, not the necromancer's head, and crashed to the floor..
‘What kind of magic is that??’
Still, an enormous amount of energy flowed through the ground, turning it upside down, and its body was thrown out..
When he got up from the ground, the bone mask fell in two, revealing his face..
“Black—huh......."
He had a youthful face that had not yet shed its boyish appearance. It was hard to believe that he had driven a world to destruction, but his eyes were bloodshot and weak, as if he was about to burst into tears..
That guy glanced at Lee Hyun-wook with his dejected eyes.—
"I really... … I can't do it alone.”
I said that to someone again, as if I was pleading..
"yes……."
And then he even nodded, as if he was listening to someone's answer..
‘……Who are you talking to??’
Lee Hyeon-wook felt ominous at that point and moved Moglei again..
‘Please, I just hope there is a mental breakdown..’
But then—
"Wow——!”
The guy let out a loud scream, and blood poured out from the back of his neck..
After piercing the skin like that, something long came out and started writhing..
Choo choo choo——
‘……tentacle?’
It was a strange pipe worthy of being called that..
There was a red eyeball at the end..
Gurgling— Gurgling—
It looked up at Lee Hyun-wook..
He frowned at that disgusting gaze..
‘What is that?…….'
And that information was visible in Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes..
- Quasi-transcendental body (Demon King in progress))
This time too, it was a ‘quasi-transcendant’. In other words, it meant that they were the same type as the ‘dimensional shifters’ that appeared earlier..
‘Then at least you're a player.…….'
But no matter how I looked at it, it didn't look human..
However, it didn't look like a polymorph or body deformation..
It just feels like a strange monster..
Another strange thing was that instead of the level, the words ‘Demonization in progress’ were written..
Lee Hyun-wook could hardly fathom the meaning..
'From now on, things are outside of my experience and things I don't know will come out. … … you have to be nervous.’
at that time—
「Wow, I didn't plan on showing up this quickly... … This world is so strangely twisted.」
It made a strange voice and there was silence for a moment. Everyone here couldn't figure out what the hell that was, so they couldn't say anything and just looked at each other..
“……What are you??”
The person who asked that question was Lee Seong-yoon, and his voice rang out softly through loudspeaker magic..
Then the tentacle's eyeballs turned and looked at Lee Seong-yoon..
「Ah—my old friend, Seongyun! I didn't expect to see you again so soon, but I'm glad to see you again.」
“what? Friends... … Are you talking about me now??”
The tentacle's eyeball made a laughing sound as if it were a joke..
However, that strange greeting was a big hint to Lee Hyun-wook..
'Wait, what if he's a villain, controls a necromancer, and says he's a friend to Seongyoon Lee?…….'
As far as Lee Hyun-wook knows, there is only one player who meets all of those conditions..
'……Could it be that Gordon Price??’
Did that guy end up exploiting necromancers and end up becoming a parasite??
‘But this is just a shallow guess..’
Looking at such a bizarre appearance, it was a bit of a stretch to project Gordon Price..
yes——
At that time, the pupils of the tentacle's eyeballs dilated, and two huge hands sprouted from behind the necromancer's back, emitting red rays of light. They were divided into dozens of stems and scattered into the sky..
Qua—ah—ah—ah——!
"—Pfft!”
Everyone floating in the air, including Lee Hyeon-wook, quickly escaped..
The rays stretched out in a straight line and whipped up the dark clouds that were filling the sky like whipped cream..
「This is really... … It's stranger than anything I've ever experienced. Who would have expected this time zone to be so picky and resistant? I don't understand, what variables led to this? Ah—is this why William Bernard died within an hour of falling over??」
Muttering quite chattily, it continued to emit beams of light..
「Well, it doesn't matter anyway..」
Qua—ah—ah—ah——!
Another beam of light attack caused the AD-2s in the sky to fall..
‘Damn, there are too many rays..’
It was so powerful that even Lee Hyun-wook had to focus on dodging rather than counterattacking..
And for Lee Hyun-wook, who had to dominate the air, it was the worst offensive..
But Lee Hyun-wook felt that it was a means of check rather than a means of attack..
It felt like he was pouring out random attacks to somehow push away those who surrounded him..
In other words, the offensive would have to stop at some point, just as the bullets ran out..
‘I'll try to run away before that happens..’
just as expected—
「You, the world will oxidize into the nourishment for my transcendence the moment I gain full power..」
With those words, two red magic circles overlapped and bloomed beneath their feet..
Wooooow——
“That's space movement magic.!”
It was Lee Seong-yoon who noticed it. As he is the pinnacle of the wizard lineage, he reads the flow of mana..
Then Kang Seo-yoon pulled the bow string and shouted..
"That bastard is running away! You'll be defenseless while I cast that, so pour it all out—!”
Thong—thong—thong—thong—
The bow she shot and the weapons Lee Hyun-wook flew were blocked by a black shield and oxidized..
"……what? Use two high-ranking spells at the same time?”
Normally, long-distance space movement magic was an extremely difficult technique..
It was to the point that a grade A wizard player had to pour all his mana into it..
That's why the 'World Bridge' that opened the 'Wight Hole' was fraudulent..
And that was possible because we borrowed the power of Yggdrasil..
In addition, the casting time was long, so it was difficult to see it as an emergency escape, and you were helplessly exposed to attacks while casting. That was natural. Otherwise, it would be a common loss of balance.…….
A scene that completely shattered common sense regarding such wide-area mobility technology occurred before my eyes..
Surrounding your entire body with a large, strong magic shield and using long-distance teleportation at the same time?…….
yes——
Soon, a black ray of light rose from the floor, surrounded the necromancer, and soared into the sky..
"......."
It disappeared and for a few seconds the whole world was filled with deep silence..
“Ah, no, there are all sorts of things! That makes sense?”
Even the best players here looked like they couldn't understand it..
However, Lee Hyun-wook knew why such ‘double casting’ was possible..
‘……It was probably started after adding different magic to the Dragon Heart..’
And in a past life, many dragons were hunted and dragon hearts were left behind..
They were spread out here and there, but in the end, the ultimate winner would dominate..
In other words, like Lee Hyun-wook, who monopolized the world's items, he had a strangeness that went beyond common sense..
Lee Hyun-wook sighed and sighed. It was the first failure he had experienced in quite a while..
‘Damn, I thought this would be my last fight here.…….'
However, another fight was left due to unexpected variables..
‘And that's someone I don't know... … Moreover, he is a stronger opponent than me..’
In other words, the engine that had allowed Lee Hyun-wook to run like a runaway locomotive had disappeared..
But Lee Hyun-wook wasn't afraid or worried. The reason he was strong wasn't just because of regression..
He had greater talent than anyone else before he had the privilege of regression in the first place..
He exhaled slowly, raised his head, and took a glance at the chaotic battlefield..
Traces of the necromancer's wall, which seemed so high, having been broken down, were scattered all over the place..
Now there are no regrets like I had in my past life. He is ready to do his best.
‘I will make you regret coming here, no matter what I do.…….'
But then, a system message appeared in front of everyone..
- (!) Quest has arrived.
"huh? What is this, a quest all of a sudden?……."
[world quest]
- The devil, the seed of the apocalypse from an unknown world…….
Demon Lord, many people have witnessed the being who will be called that..
The good news is that the Demon King has not yet gained his full power..
If we don't find him and get rid of him, this world could fall..
1) Elect a hero, a ‘warrior’, who will lead the subjugation of the demon lord. (Proceeding)
2) Attack the 'Devil's Castle' that will appear somewhere in this world. (Proceeding)
3) Defeat the final boss monster ‘Demon King’. (Proceeding)
* Reward: Differential payment depending on achievement in subjugating the demon lord
- caution! If goal ‘3’ is failed, it becomes ‘World Game Over’.
"What, devil? I'm just saying that's the devil from a cartoon.”
“……But what is ‘World Quest’? Everyone's heard this?”
“hmm… … I've done all kinds of quests, but this is my first time seeing this..”
They were all looking at Lee Hyun-wook with puzzled expressions..
“……This is my first time seeing this too..”
This wasn't a lie. It was something he had never seen before in his two lives..
'World Quest, is it literally a quest given all over the world at the same time??’
But what caught my eye even more than that was the very familiar word ‘demon king’..
Demon King is a somewhat childish word that refers to a being who is often the final boss in a fantasy world..
But now that the world has actually become a fantasy game, the weight of the word is bound to be quite different..
And experts used to jokingly say that the devil may appear one day. From the beginning, orcs and ogres appeared, and even demons and dragons appeared, so it wasn't a strange thing to say in context..
And then a word as familiar as the devil appeared before my eyes.…….
- (!) You can apply to be a ‘warrior candidate’.
* Elected through ‘voting’ by all players around the world.
‘I don't know what this is, but I'm going to need it when I deal with him..’
But the votes of all players around the world?…….
If this were to happen, there was great concern that a political debate would open up on this important issue..
But then, Emilia Müller came up next to me..
"Save me, that bastard.?”
Where she pointed, there was a boy lying among the wight tree guards..
Skinny, pale skin as if it had never seen sunlight..…
I didn't know how long that guy had been trapped in that capsule..
"That bastard controlled the undead army, right??”
“……I don't think it was of my own volition..”
Even so, if left alive, what kind of evil beast might he become?.
"So save me, don't. I'm dying now. I'm going to die soon.”
Lee Hyun-wook thought for a moment..
‘That guy might know something I don't know..’
So, I had to come to my senses and interrogate him..
'……If you are trapped within the sacred power of Yggdrasil, you won't be able to run wild..’
Hyunwook Lee looked at Emilia Müller and nodded..
“He can only recover by manipulating the power of death and exploiting someone's life force..”
“……Oh, now that I think about it, healing would actually be poisonous, wouldn't it be able to save someone??”
"That's not it, I'll just have to heal after purifying all the power of death..”
Lee Hyun-wook had never heard of such a thing being possible, but it was a different story for a saint..
"Then that guy's power will be greatly weakened..”
"Well, you could say it's actually castration..”
Lee Hyun-wook thought everything was fine and asked her to do the resuscitation work..
After a while, Emilia Müller injected divine power into the necromancer's body..
“—Ugh!”
The guy was in a state of death, spitting out blood from every orifice..
However, after about five minutes, Emilia Müller spoke in a somewhat embarrassed voice..
“Uh, uh… … How does this happen??”
“Why, what's going on? It didn't work out.?”
When Lee Hyun-wook asked, she looked at the necromancer with a blank expression, then tilted her head..
"hmm… … So, the realm of death is not necessarily a dark force.?”
"yes?”
"For example, some souls may be good rather than evil..”
Lee Hyun-wook still had no idea what she was trying to say..
“Why was it thought that necromancers had to deal with the evil power of death?……."
“So, what are you trying to say now??”
She laughed and pointed near the necromancer's heart..
"This bastard absorbed divine power and began to accumulate divine power..”
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