The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 203
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In his past life, when Lee Hyun-wook was just realizing his abilities and growing into a prosperous player, the channel selected and announced the ‘Top 10 Worst Monsters of All Time’..
‘At that time, I had a vivid dream that one day I would be able to defeat those worst monsters, and I actually conquered some of them. but… … The person who came in first place was not met until the end..’
But now, this guy was coming right in front of me..
Lee Hyun-wook raised his head and looked at the guy..
Thump—thud—
A giant man over 5 meters tall with long red hair hanging down to his waist was climbing the hill with three other giants..
His name is…….
- Guardian of the Red Volcano Agaidica (LV)：214)
* Demon King's Colony, Potential Spell 'Explosion' Applied
The worst monster known as ‘Ranker Slayer’…….
It was a nickname given to the world's best strategy teams that were deployed to catch him and restore California, but they all ended in vain..
‘……And it couldn't be conquered in the end..’
Under the leadership of the U.S. government, attempts were made to invade this land and its territory four times, but all failed. Therefore, even Lee Hyun-wook did not clearly know his weaknesses..
- Chick—Sniper Team Standby.
Team leader Kyo-jun Lee’s voice was heard through Hyun-wook Lee’s Mana Messenger. However, there was no way they could stop a level 214 player by sniping, so it was just a formal defense..
Thump—thud—
Before I knew it, they were just around the corner..
Thump—thud—
They were clearly human in appearance, but their body size was not enough to describe them simply as 'big'..
It is about 5 to 6 meters tall, and the skeleton is thicker than you can imagine, giving it an overwhelming weight... … In other words, there was a sense of intimidation..
"Shit— did you call that a polymorph??”
Ailee Holm, Canada's representative player, who was standing behind Lee Hyun-wook, muttered..
Like Edward Woods, she also participated in the battle to reclaim California four years ago, so it seemed inevitable that she would have some ill feelings toward the Ancient Red Drakes..
"No, if you're going to do it, you should adjust your eye level. Anyway, reptiles have no sense, so I won't........"
Meanwhile, the players who came out with Lee Hyun-wook to contact the guys were all trying to suppress their anxiety..
"I… … Steele Lane, just in case, those are the other wave-born races we've been dealing with... … So, it will be on a different level from Black Orcs or Dark Elves. Since they were born in the first wave, they would have enjoyed more time..”
The person who said that was Brian Thiel, the world's greatest analyst..
"And in my eyes, it's roughly a measure of how powerful the thing is. approximately… … It seems to be in the early 200s. It seems like you've become much stronger than the past 4 years..”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
In his eyes, more accurate information was visible..
‘……Level 214 to be exact, it is at the level of a normal dragon, but it may be much more difficult here..’
This was ‘Red Volcano’, the territory of the Ancient Red Drake..
And the abilities of beings with the modifiers 'Savior' or 'Guardian' are greatly improved when they are in a specific area. Just as Lee Hyun-wook has doubled his ability in Seoul based on his ‘Savior of Seoul’ achievement..
and—
Ku—gu—gu—gu——
“……I feel this?”
Everyone could feel a strange vibration..
It was changing its amplitude to follow the footsteps of the four enemies approaching here, specifically Agaidica, the Guardian of the Red Volcano..
"And the temperature is rising..”
Maru, who was in the small bag on Lee Hyun-wook's waist, explained it accurately..
「What, what… … Magma suddenly flows from beneath the ground, right? Be careful because you never know when this might explode.!」
"Yes, I sensed it too..”
Lee Hyun-wook also saw the general trend with Hugin and Munin..
‘This entire land is geared to his advantage. In other words, it is his territory..’
That guy was a monster designed that way from the beginning. It's like a natural disaster that must be overcome in order to reclaim this land... … If a battle broke out, magma would rise through the floor..
"Okay, let's stop here..”
Everyone stopped at Lee Hyun-wook’s words. They looked at the four Ancient Red Drakes approaching with both anxiety and hostility in their eyes..
At that time, Edward Woods spoke in a low voice..
“……If something happens, come near me because I will open the Dragon Heart Shield without permission..”
He had the 'Dragon Heart Shield', known as the most powerful mana shield..
"after……."
But for some reason, he looked even more nervous than when he was attacking Aji Dahaka. At that time, he was more confident than anyone else, but his attitude was uncharacteristic of him in many ways..
‘……Do you have bad memories??’
A little while ago, he said that he had been captured by the Ancient Red Drakes four years ago..
No matter how strong the player was, it was bound to be difficult to control the trauma..
Lee Hyun-wook also cringed without realizing it when the necromancer appeared from beyond the dimension, so I fully understand that feeling..
Thump—thud—
Soon, Ancient Red Drakes approached about 10 meters in front and looked down at Hyunwook Lee and the players..
"......."
There was a moment of silence between the two groups.…….
Lee Hyun-wook stepped forward and raised his voice..
“—We are not here to fight you.!”
The players couldn't help but look somewhat puzzled at his words. I haven't given them a separate perspective yet..
Instead of going into battle blindly, Lee Hyun-wook was planning to persuade the slave soldiers who were captured by the helpless Demon King and who had the 'explosion' potential magic implanted in their heads to join his army..
however.......
“Cluck— To fight, weren’t you guys no match for us in the first place? Even though they came so close and killed everyone, it looks like they haven't come to their senses yet.."
The person who said that was Drake, an elderly man standing on the far right..
- Chahalis, Eastern Ruler of the Red Volcano (LV)：193)
* The devil's descendants
I wonder if he is the leader of this negotiation, and as he steps forward, he opens his mouth... … Isn’t this a provocation that has nothing to do with negotiations??
“Oh, now that I think about it, some of you guys are familiar with me.?”
The guy seemed to have a very good memory, remembering the battle that took place four years ago and even the faces of the players who participated at the time..
Then, chuckling, he raised his long, wrinkled hand and pointed at Edward Woods, who was standing behind him..
"Ohh—your guy, it’s him? That kid that was captured and brought to my den under the big rock on the west side, and had all his tears and snot drained out of him..”
"......."
“Clunkle—did you think I wouldn’t remember? Our heads are several times bigger than yours..”
Edward Woods made no comment..
But his expression slowly became pale..
He said he was taken hostage by these guys four years ago..
I don't know what happened then, but it seemed to be a humiliating incident related to that old Drake, Chahalis..
And Chahalis started to rise even further..
"At that time, your sister and brother, who had come to rescue you but were instead caught in a trap, I cooked and ate well. Cluck— Human flesh is covered in all kinds of artificial scents like perfume and shampoo, but sometimes it's good for your health..”
Wow—
We don't know if those horrible words were true, but Edward Woods's veins were showing on his temples, so unfortunately it seemed to be a provocation that reflected some truth..
Hyunwook Lee held out his hand to Edward Woods to calm down and then went forward..
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
"oh… … You are that famous person?”
However, Hyunwook Lee made eye contact not with Chahalis, but with Agaidica, the ‘Guardian of the Red Volcano’, who was standing a little further back..
The eyebrows of the guy who now looked like a young man slowly twitched. And, perhaps due to increased vigilance, a strange vibration in the ground—the turbulence of magma became more intense..
Ku—gu—gu—gu——
Lee Hyun-wook didn't know how to attack him. For as long as he was alive, he was alive too..
However, he was fully aware of the progress of the conflict between humanity and the Ancient Red Drake, which had been going on for many years, and had some understanding of the interests of the major boss monsters..
For example, Chahalis, who is currently taking the lead in negotiations or provocations, is a second-in-command within the tribe and was a greedy character who wanted to rise to the position of ‘warchief.’.
Because of that, in his past life, he had a secret affair with humanity, and was a selfish opportunist who even thought about providing information to humanity and bringing down the existing power..
‘But now it's just the opposite.’
Because of that greed, Chahalis would have betrayed his race, sworn allegiance to the Demon King, and reigned as the new leader of the Ancient Red Drakes..
In contrast, Agaidica, a being with a sense of duty solely to protect the race, was humanity's worst enemy in its past life.,
'......Now maybe we can join forces against a common enemy. No, I'm sure you will..’
A few weeks ago, the devil attacked this place. At that time, Agaidica resisted until the end, but was ultimately defeated..
And in order to protect the race in some way, paradoxically, he had no choice but to obey the devil.…….
In return, with the 'explosion' potential magic implanted in his head, he has now become an irresistible puppet..
In other words, all pride and sense of duty were broken..
‘Still, intense anger will remain..’
But I couldn't dare to bring it out, so I was suppressed by lethargy... … So, Lee Hyun-wook was confident that he was ready to explode even more powerfully..
Lee Hyun-wook looked at that guy and opened his mouth..
"It's a pity that the guardian of this land has become a stooge for the guy who sold out his race..”
At those words, Agaidika just frowned as if she couldn't understand, but it was Chahalis who reacted. The guy rolled his eyes and exposed his teeth to Lee Hyun-wook..
"what? What does that mean now? What do you know that makes you talk so arbitrarily??”
Lee Hyun-wook completely ignored the guy and only looked at Agaidika..
"I know. You are the one who has to protect this land, right? All the inhabitants of this land must have believed that..”
"But what are you doing now? huh? You became the dog of the being that ravaged this land and massacred your species.?”
Even though Lee Hyun-wook continued to provoke, Agaidica’s expression did not change. But he could tell that his complexion was changing..
Then Chahalis came forward and blocked the gap between the two..
“……Great Guardian, please remain calm and do not fall for such obvious provocations.—”
Lee Hyun-wook smiled at that part..
"Okay, so I guess your goal is to just waste time? That's the reason why I'm trying to approach it this way and induce a trivial argument.……."
However, when Agaidika became excited by Lee Hyun-wook's provocation and it seemed like a battle would break out soon, Chahalis hurriedly intervened..
Knowing that this side wouldn't get angry, it was a ploy to keep talking even for a second and prolong more time as the devil ordered..
It couldn't have been a very funny scene..
“Haha, the proud guardian of the red volcano has become a mere pawn who can be discarded as a card to waste time just by playing with words... … If countless Red Drakes, who died not long ago and would have become skeletons, found out about this... … Tsk tsk—”
Even as Lee Hyun-wook poured out such provocations, he looked into Agaidica's eyes and sensed that the boy's pupils were trembling..
Now, the critical point has been reached…….
"you… … Shut that mouth.—!”
At that moment, the temperature in the area was felt to soar in an instant, and the ground cracked and magma gushed out..
Ph—huh—huh—huh——!
“Pfft!”
“—Avoid them all!”
Edward Woods, who was standing at the back, shouted that and gave mana to the necklace. Then, a huge red shield formed and covered the body of the group..
burbber burbber——!
In just a few seconds, the ground shook and magma rose like a red curtain and rushed like a tsunami..
"Shit, why are things going like this?!”
"If we're going to catch that bastard, we can't do it alone! Well, first of all, retreat……."
It was difficult for them to understand Lee Hyun-wook's courage..
Of course, I knew very well how great the name Steele Rain was..
Not long ago, the scene where a huge monster called 'Leviathan' was pulled out of the Arabian Sea and killed in one go was truly amazing..
However, it was literally a ‘raid’, an operation achieved by the combined efforts of many people under thorough calculation. In other words, it was a perfect script that could never come true in such an unexpected situation..
In the first place, boss monsters were designed to be captured by many players through much effort..
They all thought that if Lee Hyun-wook made up his mind, the Agaidica raid would not fail, but at least they were not fighting right now. That was crazy no matter who thought it..
‘As long as that monster bastard is not completely tied up, no matter how much he is a Mogley... … can't guess.’
Edward Woods knew very well from first-hand experience how powerful Agaidica, the guardian of the red volcano, was..
He could spit fire from his entire body, which had the effect of a jet engine..
So, even in the main body situation, it was as fast as a small flying animal, so it was difficult to hit it with bullets, let alone arrows..
However, if it were a relatively small and light giant, it would be much more advantageous in terms of speed... … It would have been impossible to hit it with a Mogley falling attack..
and then—
Tongue——
The moment the guy hit the floor, the floor caved and his body was instantly thrown out tens of meters..
There, Hyun-Wook Lee stood like a small wild animal in front of an approaching truck. The bastard's fist fell like a mace on his head..
Hung——!
Black smoke billowed from Lee Hyun-wook's left wrist, and before he knew it, he was holding the giant sword Mogley in his hand..
He laid it down and covered himself like a shield, and Agaidika's fist came down on it.—
Qua—ang——!
When the two heavy objects collided head-on, a shock wave so powerful that it was comparable to a shockwave was generated—everyone in the vicinity was thrown tens of meters away..
In addition, the ground, which had otherwise become soft due to the flow of magma, split and rose into the air, creating a huge hole starting from the point of impact..
“Pfft—”
Lee Hyun-wook also almost fell off, but managed to maintain his stance by pulling his body down with a rigid body strap..
At the same time, I fired two Pale Notes hanging from my belt and aimed at the guy's eyes..
Tuk—tuk—
But just by closing his eyes, aren't those thick eyelids flicking out pale notes??
At the same time, a column of magma rose from the floor and struck the AD-2, which was ascending into the sky. Before AD-2 was completely destroyed, Lee Hyun-wook poured out weapons from subspace, and among them, he held the shotgun ‘Black Rhino’ in his right hand..
Qua—ang——!
Then I aimed and shot at the guy's head, and it was a good hit, but all it did was push the guy back about 2 meters. Still, Black Rhino once boasted the greatest firepower, but now it was only used to push back enemies..
However, when dealing with monsters of that size, just being able to knock-back was a huge advantage..
Lee Hyun-wook pulled the trigger one after another..
Kwa—ang——! Qua—ang——!
However, a powerful blast of hot air came out from the fist he threw, sending the bullets flying back, and Lee Hyun-wook blocked them with the face of Moglei..
The—the—the—the—the——
Meanwhile, it lowered both arms to the floor and began absorbing magma. I don't know what they were trying to do, but it looked unusual..
However, rather than reacting, Lee Hyun-wook covered himself with Mogley and stared at Agaidica..
And opened my mouth.
“Hey Guardian—”
Lee Hyun-wook called him, but of course there was no answer..
Lee Hyun-wook didn't care and said one more word..
"if I… … What would you do if I removed the shackles placed on you by the devil??”
"......what?"
I had no choice but to react to those words..
"Even if you want to stand up to the devil again, you're in a situation where you can't, right? I can solve it.”
“……You're just wasting time..”
quaddd——
When the guy pulled his hands that had been planted on the ground, two large swords made of magma came up..
Hyunwook Lee smiled and nodded..
"Well, if you don't believe it, just make me believe it and that's it..”
Lee Hyun-wook launched the Mana Messenger into the air and brought it near his mouth..
"—Now, please shoot 'White Rain'.”
At that moment—the gun muzzles installed on the top of the airships flying in the rear skies turned in this direction..
Pop—pop—pop—pop—
Then he fired something, but it wasn't aimed directly at the Ancient Red Drakes..
They exploded in the distance... … Cold water started pouring down like rain..
Whoo-do-do-do——
They started falling like rain... … The expressions of some Ancient Red Drakes changed significantly after being hit by the rain..
They showed behavior such as smoothing their hair.
The reason is that the 'water bomb' was holy water with the saint's 'purification' skill applied, erasing the potential magic in the mind..
It was produced to remove debuffs on allies at once during the battle with the undead army..
Even Lee Hyun-wook didn’t expect it to be used like this..
'……Anyway, it's done.’
Agaidica's information reflected in Lee Hyun-wook's eyes has been modified..
- Guardian of the Red Volcano Agaidica (LV)：214)
* The Devil's Colony
Originally, the text written next to the Demon King's colony was deleted..
"Now, I have cut the devil's leash that bound you..”
Lee Hyun-wook threw the moglai into the ground and approached Agaidica..
"What to do now??”
Jeopuk- Jeobok—
Even though Lee Hyun-wook, whom he had been fighting with just now, approached very close, the guy did not attack and looked down at him with a somewhat blank expression..
“……Hey Guardian, what are you doing??”
Chahalis, who was looking at the scene, asked with a puzzled expression, but Agaidika did not answer. The guy looked a bit confused and slowly took a breath..
Lee Hyun-wook said as he got closer to the guy..
"I am the only one who can block the power of death that has devoured you and kill the devil who controls you. therefore......."
He stretched out his words and spoke in a low voice..
"Agaidaka, guardian of this land, do not miss this last opportunity to fulfill your duty..”
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