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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 214

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- From now on, I'll take charge..

At that moment, everyone looked up at the sky.

“Well, that is……."

It’s 3 PM, the sun is still shining strongly… … Countless things were floating in the sky, blocking the sunlight, and countless shadows were cast on the ground.…….

Huh—huh—

They were not swords, spears, arrows or anything else, but sharp bladed weapons, that is, weapons made of metal..

And that strange phenomenon meant only one thing..

"……It's stillane. he came.”

He came, and his power began to overtake this place..

“Hahaha—now we live!”

“Big—the hero has come to catch the devil lord!”

At this, the nearby players all cheered, and Inferno and Han Ju-hwa, who were preparing for the final fight, also stared blankly at the scene..

"......."

Lee Hyun-wook, he gave her the strength to wash away the nightmare..

But just now, even the power he gave us reached its limit, and just as the nightmare was about to reappear... this time, he appeared in person..

'......I think that person can protect everyone..’

He said a few words as he appeared. But there was a deep calmness and coldness in that voice.…….

‘It's like he's seeing this whole situation through..’

For some reason, Han Ju-hwa felt her trembling heart calm down when she heard that voice. It was the first feeling of stability she had felt in a long time..

"after......."

She exhaled hot breath, cooled her head, and looked at the enemies, not Lee Hyun-wook..

"Okay, all I have to do is... … It's not a fierce fight, it's a smart fight.”

She suppressed her helplessness and prepared for a battle to win..

In addition, Ahn Min-tae's team, who had taken refuge under the stairs at the subway entrance, also flew a Mana drone to check the situation outside and quickly rushed outside..

"Ah, Team Leader Ahn! He… … I came again this time!”

At this, Ahn Min-tae chuckled as if it were absurd..

"Ha, the timing of his appearance is perfect, both now and then.……."

Countless numbers of metal weapons hang in the sky.

They heaved ever so slightly and rotated slowly, like cavalry horses trotting ahead of a charge..

As soon as the rider's hand gesture fell, he would rush forward and crush and pierce everything he touched..

“Wow, something is strange.……."

However, Ahn Min-tae, who was slowly examining them, could not help but feel a strange sense of strangeness..

This is because the omen of the steel rain seemed to have changed significantly from before..

He soon realized what the strangeness was..

“……what! Why is that so big??”

“yes? What do you mean?”

“Look at those swords, they're huge.!”

In other words, the things that are decorating the sky and preparing to attack are not mounted troops... … I realized it was a tank unit..

"Ah, I understand. Ha, they're all Moglet..”

They were all large swords, over a hundred large swords..

“……Oh my god, does that make sense? uh? It's real!”

"Crazy, the worst steel rain of all time is coming..”

Also called steel rain, in Korean, steel rain... … The nickname came from Lee Hyun-wook's powerful use of skills..

A technology that sends hundreds or thousands of steel weapons into the sky and rains them down to punish a vast area... … And the only four Moghlays mixed in between them could be said to have overwhelming power..

It was known to the public that each weapon could be called a 'mass weapon', and that there were a total of 4 weapons..

While it was scary for the enemies that there were as many as four pieces, it was also fortunate that it was not more than that..

But what on earth is that scene??

“Wow, it would be a big deal if that spilled out.……."

In other words, even if it was an ally, it was not a situation where he could only admire it, and Ahn Min-tae immediately turned to his teammates and shouted..

"All troops, prepare for impact.!”

"yes?”

"Right now, put up a magic shield and prepare for the aftermath.!”

Soon, the world would turn upside down.

At that time, the jockey's hand—Lee Hyun-wook's hand—leaned forward..

“—It has begun!”

Then, the tips of the swords of the moglais, who were standing vertically, slowly tilted and aimed at the brimstone rag golem.—

Immediately after, giant swords began to be fired in a frenzy..

Hung— Hung— Hung— Hung—

A violent wind followed their trail, blowing away the heat and black smoke that had been rising from the ground..

Like the carpet bombing of a bomber squadron, long, thick chunks of metal are drawn down by gravity..

However, what is different from carpet bombing is that, rather than being struck at random and devastating a large area, the bombs can be precisely hit at a single point..

Boom——Boom——Boom——Boom——!

Hit—a sulfur-fired tattered golem, even though it fell on its squishy flesh, a loud explosion rang out and blood and pus burst out. Every time that happened, the heavy guy couldn't stand it and took a step back..

To prevent it from falling, it spread its six arms left and right and grabbed the buildings, causing the outer walls to crumble..

That's it——!

‘After all, even if it is 10%, Mowlay is still Mowlay..’

Lee Hyun-wook was quite satisfied..

Just before arriving here, he used the 'duplicate' function among his newly acquired skills to repeatedly clone a 50-ton hero grade Mogley..

As a result, 154 5-ton ‘Mogleys (mass production type)’ were obtained..

Of course, as they are called mass-produced types, passive skills that increase abilities such as 'Ganggol' have been deleted, and active skills are only 10% effective..

however.......

Thump—thud—

"What, what… … He didn't fall down!”

"Wow, are you still walking after getting hit like that??”

50Even though a large part of its body was damaged, the m-sized figure began to move forward again without any problem..

And the haphazardly raised lumps of flesh moved like liquid... … Isn't it a way to push out the moglays deeply embedded in the body??

Ahn Min-tae's teammates who were watching clicked their tongues..

"Wow, you really are a proper zombie.!”

"If the fire doesn't work and you don't die even if you get hit like that,……."

At that time, Ahn Min-tae stretched out his hand and silenced them..

“Hey, don't make a fuss. That's not all.”

Soon, Lee Hyun-wook's left hand, which was aimed at Lee Hyun-wook's guy, was slowly clenched into a fist. What that means is—

“……shockwave—”

With that one word as a catalyst, a total of 89 Moghlays in the guy's body released a shock wave all at once..

Burr-burr-burr-burr-burr——!

A total of 89 shock waves occurred simultaneously at one point, causing the guy's body to inflate like a balloon and burst..

Pieces of its flesh flew hundreds of meters away, some even kilometers away, and fell like hail..

Poo-doo-doo-doo.......

In addition, a huge hole was dug in the ground, and the buildings on the left and right rose into the air like sand castles swept by a gust of wind..

"Pfft!"

At that moment, Ahn Min-tae's team ran down the subway entrance stairs again and quickly activated the magic shield..

On the ground, the sidewalk blocks flipped over and poured down the stairs, pounding on the magic shield..

Thong—thong—thong—thong—

If you were just one step late, you would have been hit by lightning..

"Wow, did that really blow up with one hit??”

“……Inferno was great, but it's also Steele Rain.!”

“If I just kill that pig zombie, it's over, right??”

At this, Ahn Min-tae was also happy and shouted that it was the end..

However, Lee Hyun-wook was not yet relieved..

'……It's not over yet.’

He looked at the pieces of corpses strewn on the floor..

Gurgling…….

They wriggled and moved like caterpillars, and before we knew it, they were tangled together again, forming a large clump..

In other words, it was a signal that recombination would soon occur..

Using all of Hugin and Munin's senses, he quickly scanned the piles of rag golem flesh scattered around..

‘You have to find it before it's too late.’

and…….

'—found.’

He then moved the index finger of his left hand, and as a result, a foot of Mogley floating near his right drew a curve and flew toward the place where his eyes were focused..

puck—!

And then he crashed into a large pile of flesh... … At that moment, weren't the pieces of flesh scattered everywhere trembling as if they were complaining of pain? this was a good sign.

“Okay, that's correct..”

And when I looked closely, the appearance of the flesh was quite different; it was covered in black smoke..

‘That's his core.’

It was protected by a very powerful black magic spell to prevent it from being destroyed by most attacks. However, Moglei was given the ‘Holy Sword’ effect.…….

Passsss——

In one blow, it disappeared into a pile of ashes, and the piles of writhing flesh stopped moving and began to turn into ashes..

Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his hand and collected the Mogleis..

‘This is how to attack the rag golem..’

Usually, the moment a typical undead monster is touched by divine power, the power of death contained in that part disappears and it even loses its unique regenerative power..

Therefore, it is known that the most perfect way to deal with the undead is 'holy power'..

However, for the Ragged Golem created with the highest level of necromantic magic, that thick flesh is just an outer shell, and it protects it by condensing the power of death into its core. Therefore, it could not be easily destroyed with divine power, and many paladins were sacrificed to that guy..

'In other words, after tearing it to pieces, you have to find the core and take a good hit before putting it back together..’

If you didn't know this method, you would have had a hard time dealing with the rag golem and had to go through trial and error.…….

'I studied necromancers for a long time in my past life..’

So I knew his skills in detail..

Of course, in the end, he lost due to lack of absolute power.…….

'……Not anymore.’

I was confident of winning several times..

‘I am superior to him in every way..’

Lee Hyun-wook looked around with the eyes of Hugin and Munin..

Soon, I discovered the 'Zombie Hippogripho' sitting on the roof of a building, and a figure hiding on top of it... … That being was none other than a necromancer..

I couldn't see his face because of his unique skull mask, but he must have had a puzzled expression on his face..

'You're just a puppet…….'

The necromancer from Lee Hyun-wook's past life, the cold-blooded leader of the Legion of Death, was all fake and was ultimately just a servant of Gordon Price..

And when I found out that fact, the reverence I felt for it disappeared and I started to feel like an unscrupulous prey..

‘Today, I hunt you..’

Lee Hyun-wook prepared to chase the guy..

***

“……Sis, I failed..”

The Necromancer, the being who brought destruction to a world, was trembling with fear. This is because there has never been a time when we were pushed back so overwhelmingly..

So, the Demon King gave another command..

「......Can not help it. Open the 'Gate to the Underworld' now.」

The necromancer was somewhat surprised by those words..

"Uh, that’s… … Is there no need to hide it anymore? You suddenly used it, tied him up, and tried to kill him in one hit with Mystiltain..”

「It's true that we can't afford to hide it anymore..」

“ah……."

The 'Final Potential Breakthrough' skill that a player gains when he or she reaches the peak, of course the Necromancer also had that..

“……I've only used it once so far, but the time has come to use it again..”

「Yes, and the moment I used it was the moment I killed the Iron Emperor, the final obstacle... … The current steel emperor... … No, stillane is several times stronger than then, but it will still work..」

The necromancer nodded at this..

“Yeah, he can't block that skill..”

「Of course, there is a saint nearby, but unless she obtains the final potential skill, she will not be able to close the gate to the underworld. Just when we arrived in this dimension, the saint stopped the Hundred Ghosts Night... … The gate to the underworld is on a different level..」

"Yes, even if ten saints come, they won't be able to catch all my ghosts..”

Soon the necromancer caught his breath and slowly raised his black scythe—Squitte, and his eyes began to glow green... … He was beginning to prepare for some powerful skills..

「But keep in mind, the sacred tree will arrive with Laputa soon..」

The Demon King's eyes were watching Laputa, which was slowly approaching from a distance..

The sky was still sealed with a red chain due to 'Sky Castration', so a huge flying vehicle like Laputa had to cut it with an electric attack and move forward..

Therefore, it seemed that it would still take a considerable amount of time until the war arrived..

「Before that, the goal is to take as many lives as possible. Don't go out of your way to kill him..」

“……all right.”

At that moment, the shape of a green key appeared on the squite held by the necromancer..

He laid it down, stabbed it in the air, and slowly turned it to the right..

Then a loud clanging sound rang out,.......

thud——!

At that point a huge green rectangular portal opened..

- caution! The 'Gate to the Underworld' opens in the area..

and…….

Go-oh-oh-oh-oh——

Cries began to flow from within..

Kya-ah-ah-ah-ah——

Ah ah ah ah ah——

The mixed cries of countless crowds of women, men, children, and the elderly engulfed Seoul..

And the next moment, a huge number of purple ghosts began pouring out from inside the door like a waterfall..

At first glance from a distance, it looked like a purple haze was starting to cover the sky. However, if you look closely, you can see that the human figures are tangled up here and there, swimming in the air..

Kya-ah-ah-ah-ah——

Ah ah ah ah ah——

A scene as if one side of hell had flooded the earth... … Following the necromancer's control, they began to engulf the city center like waves..

"You can't stop this!”

He shouted, glaring at Steele Lane in the distance..

They were all 'ghost-type' monsters that could not cause damage through physical attacks, and among the divine powers, they could only be removed with 'light' type magic..

In other words, it could be said to be a perfect match for Stillane. This was because all the weapons he had were based on physical strength..

And sure enough, Steelein's response was to simply extend his left hand and start shooting at Mowglai..

That was the best attack he could make..

“Haha—that’s not enough.!”

Soon, the Mogley and the ghosts collided, but—

Hung——

As expected, the giant swords passed through the air in vain..

「Tie Steele's feet with those, and in the meantime, turn around the undead army and destroy the shelter to get as much life as possible. Don't forget that this is why you came here..」

rattle- rattle—

As instructed by the Demon King, he advanced the Ghost Legion and at the same time turned the Undead Legion to attack the shelter from a different direction..

It looked like we could soon tear down a few shelters..

「Okay, more rampage..」

Steelein then quickly changed his plan and began sending Mogley towards the Necromancer, who was hiding at a considerable distance..

As with all enemies that had faced the Necromancer so far, they decided to attack the main body since they had no talent to deal with his legions..

In other words, it was a very familiar reaction to the necromancer..

“If you attack me so clearly, I won't stay quiet either.!”

However, hundreds of undead surrounding the necromancer oxidized, and were absorbed by the necromancer, soon turning his body into black smoke..

Go—oh—oh—oh——

This is a movement technique called twilight, which causes the necromancer's body to temporarily become intangible..

In other words, it cannot be damaged by physical attacks..

“Ha— he must be confused, he's doing something obvious..”

「Don't let down your guard though, don't forget that you tried to retreat in the twilight state before and got caught by that guy..」

Yes, even when he first arrived here and faced Steelaine, the necromancer tried to escape using 'Twilight Flower'..

However, Mjolnir's 'Rain God's Fury', which was given the Holy Sword effect, exploded, and they turned into a net and were caught in the air..

"hmm… … But now the sky is blocked, so I won't be able to use that lightning skill. And since no one uses that electricity, he won't be able to create a net to chase me. Also, I don't feel any strong divine power nearby..”

he was right.

Now, clearly, there was nothing that could stop Twilight..

Hung——

He moved between buildings in a twilight state, moving ghosts and undead..

The whole of Seoul began to be ravaged by the power of death..

***

Lee Hyun-wook remembered an old thought..

In my previous life, it was a desperate moment when the necromancer's army of death had conquered Busan and was moving north to Seoul..

He and his comrades prepared for the final battle in Seoul..

A few days ago, even at the moment when Busan collapsed, we reserved support and prepared for the final battle, and all the items we had collected and all the surviving players fortified Seoul..

And finally, we faced the army of death south of the Han River... … He summoned all his strength to unleash his final rain of steel. There were all kinds of high-grade items mixed in, and he believed that he could cause a great deal of damage..

however…….

‘At that time, the door to the underworld opened..’

Ghost-type monsters that cover the world…….

Lee Hyun-wook's attack drew a void in the air..

And the ghosts overtook our allies.…….

'……was a crushing defeat.'

That was the battle that took place right before Lee Hyun-wook's death..

The scene was now being reenacted..

Purple ghosts that covered the whole world…….

They sensed the vitality of living beings and flew in like a swarm of bees..

“Hey, what is that! Shoot! shoot anything!”

However, the players' attacks were almost impossible to hit them..

"—Also, run away!”

"Damn it, I need divine power.!”

The surest way to catch them was 'Holy Light'... … As always, in the face of the necromancer's enormous power of death, divine power was bound to be insufficient..

"Pfft! I'm out of my mind... … I think I'm going out……."

And as soon as the ghost came near, players began to fall into abnormal states and lose power..

At this rate, Laputa was likely to be defeated before it arrived, and if that were the case, the shelter would collapse helplessly, leaving many victims..

And the Demon King, who had gained enough vitality, was able to open the portal again and escape..

but…….

'Yeah, I was waiting for you to write that..’

Lee Hyun-wook secretly smiled..

He fully expected that after the Necromancer used the Gate of the Underworld, he would dodge his attack with Twilight Flower..

Because they probably know that at this moment, there is no way to stop Twilight..

No, to be precise, Lee Hyun-wook intentionally hid it..

Hung— Hung— Hung— Hung—

He chased after the necromancer, who was in twilight mode by firing all his metal weapons. Of course, his weapons couldn't do any damage to the intangible guy..

Just one holy sword was able to hit the twilight flower, but it only distorted it for a moment, and the twilight quickly turned around and ran away..

Nevertheless, Lee Hyun-wook persistently dispersed his metal weapons and began to drive the guy away..

'Okay, just a little more—just a little more.—’

And within those metal weapons, there were also metal items that were not weapons.…….

That's right…….

[Item information]

- Name: Room of Solitude (special)

- Effect: Unknown

‘It's a pocket space.’

Lee Hyun-wook mixed it with the Mogley and brought it closer to the Necromancer's Twilight Flower..

yes—

And finally, the moment it got close enough to the thing—Lee Hyun-wook gave it mana..

OK—

Uh-uh-uh-uh——

Inside, white light burst out..

At the same time, dozens of white chains spewed out.…….

Cherrrrrrrr——

They flew like snakes and entangled the necromancer in his twilight state..

And it was not a physical chain, but was made by molding divine light.—

"Wow—!"

The twilight flower tangled in it swayed uneasily, and soon a necromancer entangled in white chains was pulled out from within it..

And then, a voice was heard in the white light..

“Shit— I’m not a Pokemon, what is this?!”

A woman clad in brilliant white light appears with such harsh complaints... … She was a saint, Emilia Müller..

And after that, the Wight Tree Guard, including Peter Clark, came out together and landed on the roof of a nearby building - scattering Holy Light in all directions, pushing away the Ghosts..

“Everyone, be alert to the surroundings and ensure the safety of the saint.!”

Emilia Müller then threw the Necromancer, the being bound by her chains, to the floor of the roof..

thud——

Then he walked over and stomped on the man's neck..

“This—you bastard… … finally got it.”

Sigh——!

Her foot struck the necromancer's face, crushing his skull mask..