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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 191

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The players, who are the protagonists of this game, are given several ‘abilities’ upon awakening..

And depending on the combination of abilities, the ‘position’ or ‘occupation’ is determined..

In other words, names such as warrior, archer, and wizard are classified by humans and are called ‘characteristics’ or ‘classes.’

To explain further, if you have the 'Close Combat' ability and the 'Defense' ability, you are classified into the 'Knight' series, and if you additionally acquire the 'Holy' ability, you can become a very valuable and powerful player called a Paladin..

‘In that sense, this guy's ability name is not Necromancer..’

It was just a 'nickname' given to him for his appearance in controlling the undead..

Perhaps the necromancer's abilities can be categorized as 'death control'..

And every player grows and changes in appearance depending on the abilities they accumulate..

Just as Lee Hyun-wook can accumulate divine power within his body and give divine power to weapons..

‘If I had accumulated dark powers, I would have looked completely different..’

So, while the saint was healing the man's wounds and infusing him with divine power, an unexpected phenomenon occurred..

According to her explanation, the 'power to control death' may be reorganized based on divine power..

‘Come to think of it, the power of death based on divine power... … There was something like.’

It was an item based on Norse mythology that could summon a ghost warrior called 'Einherier' and further conscript dead players into 'Einheri'..

In a previous life, a Norwegian guild that obtained such an item committed suicide and conscripted many players into the Einheri to prevent the advance of the Dark Elf Kingdom... … Still couldn't prevent destruction.

‘Wait a minute, if this guy has animosity towards Gordon Price for exploiting him... … Maybe he could save the and make the holy ghost warriors take charge..

‘But this is just wishful thinking…….'

Beyond whether this guy would hate Gordon Price, I doubted whether he would even maintain his sanity..

First of all, the priority was to save them, neutralize their power to control the undead, and then dig up information..

"But this kid was still trapped in this strange device.?”

Emilia Müller asked, pointing to the spherical capsule that contained the Necromancer..

"hmm… … I'm not sure, but it seems like that's the case..”

"I don't know what I did, but the magic circuits in my entire body have been artificially manipulated..”

She shook her head with her forehead furrowed..

As expected, it seemed like this guy was forced to act through some strange method..

"Tsk—I don’t think this can work properly anymore........"

And since it seemed like he couldn't come to his senses right now, it seemed like the interrogation would have to be postponed..

But that was then.

- Chik - All commanders, please come to the castle wall where the signal flare was fired immediately..

This voice was Colonel Kim Kang-seok..

I turned my head and saw an orange flare rising from one side of the castle wall..

- It was discovered where the unidentified beings had disappeared to..

***

“Oh my, it's crazy……."

It was Kang Seo-yoon who spit out such evil words..

She clutched the bow slung over her shoulder with a nervous expression..

"Now, those strange guys from earlier... … Hit the giant's fort?”

They were currently watching a video together through a hologram projected by the mana crystal..

"It happened about 10 minutes ago.”

That scene was beyond shocking..

Just now, the beings that fought them here appeared in the sky about 19km away..

It was a giant's fortress named 'Battlefield 5', and it was assumed that the Titan boss monsters 'Atlas' and 'Kronos' would be there, and it was originally supposed to be the final battlefield of Titanomachia.…….

Hung— Hung—

The sky there was covered with a huge film of wings..

“Is that a dragon??”

"I think so..”

"No, but there are 3 of them……."

Lee Hyun-wook responded to this..

“……I think it might be the Bone Dragon..”

It was the strongest undead that was not brought out here due to caution against Lee Hyun-wook's holy sword. They sprayed black breath overlooking the ‘Fifth Battlefield’, and titan hoplites were seen falling..

"Why are they attacking that way??”

“……Are you trying to steal the ball from us??”

But after a while, the battle stopped and the necromancer was seen entering the giant's castle..

I couldn't look closely at the magic drone cam, but it seemed like I encountered titan boss monsters..

And then, out of nowhere, a huge portal opened, and the video ended with everyone entering it together..

The magic crystal stopped working with a clicking sound, and there was silence for a while..

No matter how much I thought about what that scene meant, it was so shocking..

"......At first glance, it looks like those two groups are holding hands and going somewhere.?”

A man said, and Lee Hyun-wook also thought so..

'I never thought I would capture a monster…….'

Until now, villains have often communicated with monsters, and black orcs and dark elves have also been the targets. But it was only a way to please the monsters and satisfy their desires..

No matter how villainous the monster was, it was difficult to handle because the monster was a being with a clear ‘purpose’..

however…….

'……Is that one of the devil's abilities??’

Isn’t the Demon King a being who can literally be called the king of monsters??

If so, he must have a unique ability, and it could be subjugating monsters..

"Oh, so what happens to Titanomachia??”

A woman asked that. She was a guild master from Poland.

"It would end only if all five giant fortresses were captured.……."

"Well, it says the quest is still in progress..”

"So, our purpose hasn't changed..”

"Seriously, it makes sense for the monster to give up the event and disappear.?”

The castle owner disappeared, but a flag had to be planted on the castle..

"……What on earth is going on??”

“under… … My head is pounding..”

All of these players were considered to be the best players in the world, but they looked like they had no idea. What happened over the past few days was so incomprehensible that it was difficult to put into context..

Naturally, their eyes could not help but focus on Lee Hyun-wook, who knew the most..

"I'll get that information..”

“……yes? How do you know?”

It was Kang Seo-yoon who asked that question..

"Didn't I take you hostage??”

“Ah, that man……."

She glanced at Lee Seong-yoon..

There was no change in his expression.

Lee Hyun-wook knew the intention of that exchange of glances..

'Maybe they recognized him as a blood lord..’

And the Guardian knew he was a villain..

“……Yes, let me talk to him for a moment..”

Lee Hyun-wook left behind the numerous eyes looking at him and entered the Fridwen..

***

- It's literally a total mess, the end of the endless big event is destruction.?

- Players all over the world have testified one after another that they received the ‘World Quest’…….

- What kind of monster is the Demon King? And where does it come from?

The whole world was noisy and was slowly turning into despair. Still, unless you were European, it was something that happened in a far away country and had nothing to do with you..

However, this ‘World Quest’ had ‘World Game Over’ written on it, i.e. destruction of the world..

- caution! If goal ‘3’ is failed, it becomes ‘World Game Over’.

If this incident is not handled properly, not just one city will be destroyed like the wave, but the entire world will be destroyed..

It was only natural that when such a story spread, the whole world would fall out of control..

Soon, the highest level of alert was activated throughout the world and all players took up arms..

- Preparations for battle with devils around the world begin... … But where is the devil??

And along with the devil, another keyword was mentioned, and that was ‘hero.’.

- Well, from what I hear now, warriors are elected by vote.?

- Yes, there are rumors that it has the ability to kill the Demon Lord..

Likewise, the broadcast also covered the topic..

- Well, big events always come with special strategies. For example, before the adult dragon appears, the subadult appears first, giving it the power of 'Dragon Slayer'..

- So, the hero is the right person to defeat the demon lord, that's an obvious story..

- Yes, from the beginning, every aspect of this game was based on fantasy and was a bunch of clichés..

- Well, then… … From now on, who should be elected as the hero is the question. Based on current information, any player who meets certain conditions can apply for Dragon Boat Election, and all players have the right to vote. however… … There is only one person that comes to mind?

The vast majority of people in this world were thinking of just one person as the person who would solve this situation..

- Stillane, I hope he pulls off a miracle again this time.…….

***

However, about an hour later, guild masters and influential players from around the world issued a joint statement..

It was titled.

And Master Heinrich Volkov of a leading German guild held a press conference..

- ……This time, the situation is serious. However, no one in the world could have predicted this situation, and we still do not know what is happening. Only one person knows, Stillane.

He was an old gentleman with a white beard, a first-generation player trusted around the world..

- However, he has not disclosed any information so far. They are literally monopolizing it. What that means is that you're not really serving the world, but you're seeing the world as competition..

He is a member of Alain Gidam, and since Alain Gidam has been the face of criticism for Lee Hyun-wook for too long, his image has become poor, so this time he took charge..

- But how can we trust such a person and entrust the fate of this world to him??

To put his words into one word, it was that Lee Hyun-wook should not be given the power of 'Hero'..

- I, and many like-minded players, demand this from Hyunwook Lee. From now on, disclose all information to the public and share your weapons, including Laputa. Well, the direction in which the huge ship called humanity should go cannot be entrusted to just one person... … Please, trust humanity. Only then will players around the world, including me, be able to trust and follow you..

While listening to the broadcast, Alain Gidam was in a helicopter heading to where Lee Hyun-wook was..

'......Old man, you are taking care of yourself..'

A quest appeared in his eyes..

[Hidden Quest]

- The last, greatest revolutionary…….

1) Assassinate a specific player, ‘Lee Hyun-wook’. (Proceeding…….)

* Reward: Promotion (Official Villain))

This was a quest I received when I opened the 'black invitation' I received from an unidentified man some time ago..

Yes. Now he has become a villain candidate. And they were aiming for Lee Hyun-wook’s life..

‘I don't know how things are going now, but…….’

The whole world was in an uproar over the 'World Quest', but no such quest came to him..

What does it mean that all players in the world got it in common and were excluded?…….

‘In other words, that guy called the Demon King is also a villain like me..’

He looked out the window and smiled slightly..

'……If the devil rules the world, of course the world will revolve around players..'

Therefore, Alain Giam intended to contribute greatly to the victory of the Demon King..

By eliminating Lee Hyun-wook, who will soon be selected as a hero..

Therefore, the role of ostensibly keeping Lee Hyun-wook in check was passed on to someone else..

‘I am now a pro-Steelane faction..’

He planned to follow Lee Hyun-wook from now on and support him both materially and spiritually..

So I slowly approached him and planned to hang a noose around his neck..

Of course, even if Alain Giam, who had consistently criticized Lee Hyun-wook until now, approached him, there was no way he would readily accept him. But since Alain Giam did not know that, he was fully prepared..

Those were items, so to speak, bribes..

First, it was a golden tree branch..

[Item information]

- Name: Extreme Replica (Special)

- Effect: Imitates items below legendary level and reproduces them with 50% effect. (Cannot be modified)

A replica crafted item that was so difficult to obtain, it was also legendary grade..

Besides that, there was one more thing prepared. It was a silver shield.

[Item information]

- Name: Aegis (Legendary))

- effect

1) Absolute Defense: Forms an absolute shield around 10m for 180 seconds. (Cooldown: 12 hours)

2) Medusa's Head: Puts enemies within a 50m distance into a 'petrified' state. (Cooldown: 12 hours)

‘If I put these incredible items that I have been hiding and hiding in his hands, no matter how much I hated him until now, I will be able to get closer to him. Yeah, of course…….'

Alain Giam, one of the most powerful players today, he knew how to move people.

Almost all humans are driven by money, and almost all players are attracted to good items..

He had seen this rule apply equally to all heroes, no matter how noble they were..

‘And since this will be the moment to strengthen your combat power ahead of the battle with the Demon King, you won't be able to refuse..’

***

Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was having a long conversation with Ricardo Oliveira inside the Fridwen..

"Wow, wasn't this enough? I think I said everything.……."

And there was a puddle of sticky blood under his feet, which gave me an idea of ​​its contents..

"So, in your dimension, after the group called Villain won, something called the Transcendence Quest came out.?"

“okay……."

"And the goal of that transcendence quest is... … Destroying another dimension?”

Ricardo Oliveira chuckled at Lee Hyun-wook’s question..

"Ha, fuck, that’s right? I'm telling you calmly because it's all over anyway..”

When Lee Hyun-wook slowly raised his left hand, the guy was startled..

“Okay, then let me ask you one more question..”

"......"

"Do you know anything about why this game started??”

“Ugh, is it still time to wonder about that??”

When Lee Hyun-wook slightly twisted his left hand, the guy wriggled like he was having a fit..

"Wow! Ah, okay! Ugh one”

Ricardo Oliveira, who coughed up a handful of blood, staggered and opened his mouth..

“Pfft, but I don't know, I'm just guessing.!”

"It's okay to guess, so tell me everything..”

He gasped and closed his eyes as if thinking for a moment..

“……Said one of us went through the first Black Gate and met someone.”

"Is he Gordon Price??”

"Oh, are you from this era? How do you understand context so well??”

Lee Hyun-wook looked down at the guy in silence..

"Yeah, whatever... … I heard back then that this game was some kind of experiment or something.?”

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook tilted his head..

“……What do you mean by experiment??”

"I don't know that either! For real, don't move your hands!”

Lee Hyun-wook slowly moved his left hand and rotated the piece of sacred iron in the guy’s stomach..

“Ugh, really, I don’t know! Yeah, but the result is transcendence.!”

Transcendence, I heard earlier, is that it means turning all the powers of one dimension into one..

In other words, the worst possible ending is that only one player survives after sacrificing all of humanity.…….

'……This is truly the last quest worthy of a villain..’

I understood it because they were the ones who massacred humanity and brought destruction to the entire world in the first place..

‘But why did I regress, and why am I being told to stop these guys??’

In that sense, what the absolute being that controls this game wanted was not just massacre..

'Even the villains don’t know this..’

Lee Hyun-wook thought he had nothing more to gain from this guy and stood up..

"Hey, then... … I will help you, so why not save me??”

Lee Hyun-wook ignored those words and walked toward Friedwen’s lamp door..

“If this continues, I will die from failed quest. If that happens, won’t you be sad too??”

As I heard earlier, the dimension shifter had 24 hours to kill a human from this dimension or it was game over..

"No, I already got everything I could from you..”

He said so and placed an iron gag on Ricardo Oliveira's mouth..

"Eup— Eup— Eup—"

“I brought some pretty good stuff, I'll put it to good use..”

Lee Hyun-wook stole all of Ricardo Oliveira's items..

Among them, there were several items that became Lee Hyun-wook's bones and flesh..

‘It is the first sculpture of Munin and the Eye of Horus..’

These were the two information acquisition items that were most helpful in Lee Hyun-wook's victory so far..

And among them, I swallowed and absorbed the ‘Eye of Horus Fragment No. 1’..

- congratulations! By satisfying special conditions, the ‘Insight Lens’ skill is greatly strengthened..

[Skill information]

- Name: Insight Lens

- Grade: B

- effect

1) System analysis (3): Hidden ‘system information’ can be accurately interpreted.

2) Clairvoyance: Vision is greatly improved.. (+500%)

* When you meet hidden conditions, your skill level improves..

As a result, the Insight Lens skill has reached level B and the 1st system analysis effect has reached level 3..

If so, it means that you can now see more detailed information.…….

Hyunwook Lee looked at Ricardo Oliveira..

- Quasi-Transcendent (LV)：143)

* Demon conqueror, villain, dimension shifter

As expected, one more line of information was added, and it was quite important..

‘Now there will be no more bugs around me..’