The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 208
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King of Black Orcs.
World Boss Monster Stonox.
The name of an entity that shook the entire great nation of China to the point where it could not recover, and further plunged the entire Northeast Asia into fear..
Although the Black Orc Army's invasion of the Korean Peninsula failed, Stonox gave up the kingdom and disappeared... … Rather, it acted as a greater fear..
It meant that such a large boss monster was wandering around the world somewhere..
And just now it has been proven that that notoriety does not exist for nothing..
Even though the monster army advancing towards the camp was stranded, didn't they suddenly attack alone and create a way out??
It was as if he was a general from an old legend..
But now, such a powerful boss monster…….
「Ugh—」
He was lying face down on the dark red ground where the heat from the magma had not yet cooled down, and his blood was pouring out..
One of its arms was completely cut off, one of its legs was twisted, and all kinds of swords and spears were stuck all over its body..
The scarred body was bound with ‘Gleipnir’..
The end of a fiercely defeated enemy.
It couldn't have been anything other than that..
In front of them, a man slowly came down from the air..
Still Rain, Hyunwook Lee.
He who defeated the Black Orc army once finally defeated the Black Orc King..
It's very easy too.
"what......."
The other players who were watching this looked dumbfounded..
"what happened?”
“……You just disarmed the black smoke.?”
Stonox's unique attack method that turns into black smoke..
The past few battles have proven that it is quite difficult to attack..
Electric current attacks were also blocked, and due to the nature of smoke, wind attacks seemed to be compatible, but even that was blocked..
However, Lee Hyun-wook's attack, strangely enough, subdued him very easily..
That's because Lee Hyun-wook knew how to attack that guy in the first place..
‘All monsters have definite weaknesses. There is a strategy. It just takes trial and error to figure it out..’
In the past life, humanity fought against it several times and was defeated in equal numbers. Based on the big data accumulated in the process, Kim Se-hee and other members of the Black Tiger unit succeeded in assassinating him..
Lee Hyun-wook also helped with the operation in many ways..
"What, what, what happened??”
Kim Se-hee landed next to Lee Hyun-wook and asked..
Now that I think about it, in her previous life, it was her destiny to be with Stonox. However, this life took a completely different turn and led to the current situation..
“But what did you just spray? She guesses it worked, right??”
Just now, Lee Hyun-wook scattered something into the black smoke..
Immediately after that, he attacked, and effective damage began to be inflicted on Stonox, and he was completely suppressed..
"When this guy turns into black smoke, it doesn't turn into black smoke itself. The black smoke is just a trick.”
aka devil's shadow.
The black smoke is drawn like a curtain and an ‘overlapping space’ is created within it. And avoid attacks by going in and out of it..
Because it existed in a different space in the first place, it was impossible to attack it..
If so, the priority was to break down that overlapping space..
So what Hyunwook Lee sowed was ‘mana reflux stone’ that he had obtained in large quantities from China not long ago. When he ground it into fine powder and scattered it, the flow of mana in the area stopped..
'Then, the subspace magic of spatial overlap is broken..’
In other words, Stonnox was unable to avoid Lee Hyun-wook's attack, and his actions slowed down as his entire body was covered with steel weapons, and his arm was cut off with a single blow from Mogley..
“and… … Still, that boss monster was caught quite easily. I guess I'm weak because I'm a warlock..”
"Yes.”
As she said, Stonnox's defense was relatively weaker than expected. That is why they always had escort troops with them. Sumakt, the battlefield that Lee Hyun-wook handled in Seoul, was one of them..
However, they all died during the invasion of the Korean peninsula, so the current one is practically half of its size, so if you know how to attack it, you can catch it easier than you think..
Lee Hyun-wook looked down at the guy..
The guy looked up at Lee Hyun-wook..
「Leader of humans, kill me gracefully..」
As befits the setting of an emperor, his tone was noble until the end..
Lee Hyeon-wook also lifted the moglai without much hesitation. He was no longer the final boss, but rather a mid-boss. There was no need for him to engage in useless conversation..
puck—
With one blow, its head tumbled down the slope..
“……With this, one of the monster species that killed the most humans has been destroyed..”
Brian Thiel said behind his back..
As an analyst player who has studied monsters around the world for a long time, he was amazed as if he was encountering a historical scene..
"I thought it would take about 5 years……."
As expected, his judgment was quite accurate. In fact, if it weren't for the variable named Lee Hyun-wook, it would have been targeted about 5 years later..
"Anyway, it seems like everything is being sorted out now..”
Bang—bang—bang—bang—
The most difficult enemy, Stonox, was taken care of, but the battle against thousands of monsters was still in full swing..
Lee Hyun-wook turned his head and looked at the battlefield..
The momentum has already passed perfectly..
Up in the sky, mechanical dragons and dozens of airships were controlling the air superiority and bombing indiscriminately..
Kwa-and-and-and——!
In particular, although it was a mechanical dragon that had not yet been serviced, it still showed overwhelming firepower. Each time it circled and unleashed its firepower, dozens of titans fell down..
And so, various troops advanced towards the enemy camp, which was unable to regain its senses after being hit by a barrage of bombings..
「Let's go——!」
First, Talos and the giant soldiers who jumped out of Laputa landed in the middle of the enemy lines, like airborne troops..
Thump—thump—thump—thud—
The moment those large bodies weighing hundreds or even a thousand tons each stepped onto the ground, the thinly solidified magma was crushed and bounced in all directions, but they moved without any problem, as if they were just wading through a swamp, and formed a formation..
And the weapons they are holding are not swords or spears, but machine guns... … It also looks like a multi-barrel machine gun commonly represented as a ‘minigun’..
Soon, the barrel began to rotate slowly.…….
Two-two-two-two——!
spit fire.
It started firing thousands of rounds per minute and tearing everything within range to pieces..
That wasn't all.
「Titan Breaker ready to fire!」
At Talos' command, the particularly large giant soldiers waiting in the rear knelt..
The square device mounted on their backs opened and closed with a clanging sound. It looked like a rocket launcher.
「launch! Smash it to pieces! Hahaha! chaos! Destruction! oblivion!」
Fu—su—su—su——!
A bunch of gray smoke billowing out from there. They tracked and intercepted the titans like guided missiles..
bang-! bang-! bang-! bang—!
Dozens of titans collapsed at once..
The sight was truly like a giant battle robot that appears in science fiction, so it felt like the genre had changed..
"and… … It feels like a completely different world now..”
"Just the way of modern warfare… … No, it's a future game..”
Players who had been fighting by squeezing out magic based on cold weapons held out their tongues in front of the firepower of magical engineering that had reached its peak..
And on one side, the Agaidica and the Ancient Red Drakes advanced like cavalry, cutting through the titans and trampling the hordes of black orcs and ice trolls..
Just by looking at it, it clearly looked like a cavalry, but soon it kicked off the ground with great momentum and started to bite the titan's neck. From then on, the image of a pack of wolves was projected..
Most players didn't know why they became allies. But I felt very fortunate that we were not enemies..
Meanwhile, the second reinforcement force was on board the airship fleet that appeared with Laputa, and they also entered the battle..
"—let's go too!”
"I can't be pushed aside by monsters and robots.!”
And the attacks from high-level players from all over the world were working very effectively..
They advanced using the traditional raid method they were good at, hunting down the titans one by one. Although it may be lacking in firepower, it was the safest and most certain method..
Within.......
"They run away.!”
In the end, the monster army chose to run away..
“Keep following! Kill them all!”
They scurried in one direction like a flock of fleeing rats..
The target was the hole they had crawled out of..
"shit! run away underground!”
"You have to catch as much as you can in it.”
but…….
quaddd——
From that vicinity, some vines began to grow..
And in just a few minutes, it grew rapidly to a size that could be called a forest..
green wave.
As its name suggests, it rose like a green wave and rushed towards the fleeing monsters..
The Dark Elf army led by Clypheus Griseo, the second prince of the Dark Elves, was ambushing the rear and then attacked..
“—Don't leave a single one behind, capture them all.!”
They tied up the few remaining monsters and dragged them into the vines, and the sound of squeezing juice began to sound..
“……finished.”
Cheers were heard from everywhere..
"we won!”
The players could not hide their joy. They couldn't help but be impressed. This was because the overwhelming allied forces of monsters achieved a complete victory with almost no damage to our troops..
‘Yeah, it was perfect..’
Lee Hyun-wook thought so..
‘And to stop me, he used so many things.’
And all the power that Lee Hyun-wook prepared has finally arrived..
In other words, the time had come to start a proper counterattack..
'......I am sure now. I am stronger than that guy.’
That's why, rather than confronting Lee Hyun-wook directly, he is anxious to somehow complete the privilege called 'Devil's Castle'..
At that time, the airship ‘Ship of Theseus’ approached Hyunwook Lee. Of course, the one who got off was Donald Harris..
"Mr. Harris, are you ready for what I asked you to do??”
Lee Hyun-wook had asked him a favor a long time ago..
He pointed to Laputa, an aerial city floating in the sky and emitting white light..
"Yes, Mystiltain. That horrible thing was safely stored away in Laputa..”
Mystiltein, a weapon that can kill a god.
It was imbued with the nourishment of Yggdrasil, a mythical weapon, and finally blossomed into a weapon..
"I think that's really crazy stuff. therefore… … You'll have to handle it with special care. There's no way that the tip of the knife I'm holding won't dig into my flesh..”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded and walked to the middle of the battlefield..
Players who applied in the second round, including Lee Seong-yoon, Kang Seo-yoon, Han Tae-san, and Kim Kang-seok, were gathered there..
And on the left, a group of Ancient Red Drakes, and on the right, a group of Dark Elves were waiting far away..
And some players showed signs of anxiety, as if they were concerned about their approach..
Because of the fundamental difference between players and monsters, they could not mix easily even though they fought together..
Still, the goal was the same.
Devil.
killing him.
"I know we don't have much time, but we should start counterattacking right away.?”
Seongyoon Lee said.
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
"now… … It's time to pull the queen out of the anthill.”
“It’s an ant cave… … It must be quite complicated inside..”
Some players groaned at this..
Players entered the gate and conquered an unknown world - a dungeon, but conquering the dark underground was the thing they were most reluctant to do..
A narrow, dark place full of traps.
Such places were the most difficult battlefields..
And it was also the place where the most victims occurred..
At this, Lee Hyun-wook shook his head..
“There is no need to go directly into the anthill..”
At the same time, two beams of light fell from the sky..
bang--! bang——!
Everyone was shocked by the shock..
From afar, a wave of wind approached and a cloud of white dust rose with it..
“woah—”
“Wow, I’m surprised..”
"Are you Morgley??”
Lee Hyun-wook shook his head..
"With similar weight, I mounted a few more on the warbox..”
"ah… … But where were you attacking??”
That was the spot that Lee Hyun-wook struck with the Mogley when he first came here. Therefore, right after it was properly crushed once, a tectonic shift occurred and the ground was further weakened.—
Lee Hyun-wook took the players towards it, and there was a huge sinkhole in the middle of the mountain... … No, we actually faced a basin-sized pit..
quaddd——
At that time, the piles of rocks that filled the hole began to crumble. Maru used her power. Next, Seongyoon Lee lifted out the entire pile of rocks through ‘gravity reversal’..
OK.......
"uh? I see a pillar!”
"That looks like some kind of historical site..”
Inside the pit, huge structures that could be called buildings were lined up along the walls..
"......It's not a historical site, it's our city.”
It was Agaidika who said that..
He spoke with a frown on his face, as if he was bitter that their home was being destroyed like this..
But I couldn't help it.
“Agaidika, where is the Demon King's castle being built??”
He closed his eyes briefly at Lee Hyun-wook’s question..
As he is the guardian of this land, does he communicate with the land itself??
Soon he opened his eyes and turned his head to the right..
"It's a little further to the right. And you have to pass through 3 cities..”
“3City of dogs? what is that?”
"Our cities are built on multiple levels.”
“That means it's on the 3rd floor. The depth is?”
Since the weights and measures of the Ancient Red Drake race are not metric, I made a rough guess after hearing several explanations........"
"I'm told it's about 4km deep.……”
The players who heard that clicked their tongues..
“4km... … It's much deeper than I thought..”
"No, what kind of city is that big??”
Then Agaidica explained with a displeased expression:.
"That place was our temple, called the heart of the land. It is a place where divine power resides and governs the entire region. however… … He's taken control and is plotting something sinister..”
"So, how much time does it take until the Demon King Castle is completed??”
Lee Hyun-wook looked down the pit and asked..
“……I didn't hear exactly, but I heard at first glance that it would end today..”
It meant there wasn't even one day left..
No, maybe just a few hours..
‘How can I break through and get down as quickly as possible??’
The worry was actually meaningless..
As was done before, the method of raising Mowlay back to low Earth orbit and slamming it down was the best physically..
However, penetrating through as much as 4km of stratum was bound to have limitations in many ways. Of course, if you keep going, it will eventually break through.…….
"I think if you can penetrate it with a Mogley drop, the other side will respond as well. If you don't have time, you need another method.”
It was Seongyoon Lee who said that..
As he said, it may not have been difficult to physically break through, whether it was a Mogley fall or another attack. However, the Demon King's side would also endure by continuing to use a magic shield..
"Direct entry may be the answer. I'm not breaking it down for no reason. If we search carelessly, our path could be blocked..”
Seongyoon Lee’s argument was correct..
That method might not be close to the answer at the moment..
‘But that too is a waste of time. and the most dangerous.’
Lee Hyun-wook thought quickly and thoughtfully for a short period of time.,
Soon an idea occurred to me..
He quickly lifted up the Mana Messenger..
Chic—
"This is Team Leader Lee..”
- yes please say.
Kyojun Lee was the team leader..
"Please connect Kang Hee-seol..”
After a while…….
- yes Did you call me??
It was Kang Hee-seol.
She seemed very excited as the numerous magic engineering weapons she created were in great use..
"I need to modify a weapon..”
- Uh, a dog? What is it?
"Sudarsana.”
- uh… … Wasn't that already completed? I haven't used it yet, but I'm remodeling it.?
Lee Hyun-wook had previously asked the Gray Mountain Dwarves to make Sudarsana into a giant weapon, and it was currently made into a cannon-shaped weapon..
However, Lee Hyun-wook planned to use it in a different way..
"Sudarsana rotates at incredible speed when used. Convert it into some kind of motor. ASAP.”
***
"gasp— gasp—"
Rachel Hardy took a deep breath and lifted the hiding spell..
She couldn't use stealth magic, but the bracelet she was wearing had that effect..
Since she had been living as a wanted person known as a Red Player, she was equipped with a lot of items necessary for escape..
That's why I was able to escape like this even in this mess..
And next to her, a large man suddenly appeared..
As expected, the hiding state was lifted..
"shit! How many weapons does that bastard have hidden away?!”
Anton Blachowicz, a large man, appeared and let out a curse..
"Shh! shut up! You don't know how sensitive Steele Lane's two crows are.?”
“Oh, right. sorry.”
They hid behind a mountain of rubble and surveyed the battlefield..
There was already not a single monster left..
It's not just a partial retreat... … It was annihilation.
"That's a mess.”
"You're screwed..”
The two people muttered at the same time.
Then something fell from the sky, creating a large hole..
Steele Lane and the players went there and started scooping up dirt..
"shit… … I'm planning to open a path underground. I know that there is a devil's castle down there..”
Rachel Hardy said.
"That Drake bastard told me! Damn it, Rachel, I told you how close it was to the completion of the Demon Castle.?”
"Gordon earlier said 7 hours, so there must be about 6 hours left..”
"hmm… … I think I can handle that much..”
Rachel Hardy frowned at those words..
“……Anton, please don't be too optimistic. You said earlier that the old man orc would show up and everything would be resolved. But fuck, what is this situation??”
But Anton Blachowicz did not give up..
"No, think about it carefully. The most powerful destructive power Steelein can use is dropping that big sword.?”
“……yes.”
"With that, can you dig into that very deep cave where the Demon King's Castle is? You might be able to shake the ground and make it collapse, but that's about all you need to do is lay down a thicker magic shield.?”
"......."
"It won't be difficult to hold out for 6 hours like that, and once the Demon King Castle is completed, His Majesty the Demon King will gain strength and launch a counterattack. There is still hope. enough."
It made sense, so Rachel Hardy didn't question it..
“……I hope so too.”
"It will happen. Even if Steele Rain brought her mogley father or moglay grandpa, she wouldn't be able to make it through there in six hours. His Majesty the Demon King must have calculated everything and selected that place..”
"Okay, so don't get excited. Now, honestly, I feel uneasy when you do that..”
But then…….
“huh? Looks like they're doing something strange over there.?”
Rachel Hardy discovered something.
"......I took out all 4 moghlay. what?”
The mere appearance of that ignorant giant sword sent chills down the spines of the enemies. But since there were four of them gathered in one place, I couldn't help but get nervous..
At that time, Steele Rain launched four Mogleys into the sky at the same time..
He then created metal from both hands and made it look like a cable.…….
"……To weave?”
4I started weaving the large sword handle together..
It also had a strange shape, with the tips of the four swords having one dot..
“……What are you trying to do??”
"Well, but what else did you bring up?.”
Meanwhile, Stillane took out another item..
“hmm… … Looks like a gold pipe.”
“……Pipe, is it an item??”
However, the item started to get longer and longer........
Huh—huh——!
In an instant, it grew to an enormous size and created a gust of wind..
“omg!”
The size and thickness had grown so much that it felt as if a building had soared before my eyes. It's probably over 100m..
Only then did the two realize what it was..
“……W, it’s Yeouibong.!”
“But it can grow like that?”
Yeouibong, an item that increases in size according to mana injection..
How much mana does it take to get that size??
“……But what are you trying to do with that??”
It was still a series of unknown actions..
Stillane attached a piece of woven mogley to the end of the female pole. He even had the ability to melt metal, so he was able to stick it together as solidly as if welded it..
"Are you making a long window??”
“……I don't think it will become more powerful like that..”
Even if you pounded the ground with that thing, it would have been difficult to break through 4km of ground..
At that time, an airship flew that way..
Then, he went to the top of Yeouibong, near the end, opened the lamp door, took out a circular mechanical device, and placed it on top..
Tongue—
Steelein then came forward and attached the circular device to the end of the female pole..
Clap—
As a result, a strange object was completed, with four mogleys attached to the lower part of the female pole and an unknown circular mechanical device attached to the upper part..
"......Fuck, what on earth are you trying to do??”
Rachel Hardy muttered, suppressing her impatience..
Steele Lane, not anyone else, was combining legendary weapons... … Obviously whatever was going to happen was going to happen.
At that time, Stillane slowly raised both hands and pushed the object into the pit..
thud.......
And after a while—
Wing—wing—wing—wing——!
With that sound, doesn't the circular mechanism at the top of Yeouibong begin to shake??
And from within, a dark energy burst out along with red light..
“……Wow, that's a lot of energy.!”
Such a powerful force made the huge Yeouibong rotate counterclockwise. That too very quickly.
Then, the four moghlays attached to the ends began to dig into the ground, receiving all the power, rotational force and gravity..
Qua—de—de—de—de——!
"ah……."
Only then did I know what Stillane was trying to do..
“crazy… … That's a drill.”
Sudarsana as a motor.
With Yeouibong as the axis.
Drill the moghlay.
In an instant, the shaft began to open..
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