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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 215

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"Pfft—let go of this.!”

The one screaming so desperately was a necromancer..

“Hey you bastard, if you don't stay still you might break a few more teeth..”

The thing was tangled in white chains created by Emilia Müller, twisting its body around and whimpering..

But I didn't dare break the chain.

Because it is made of 'Holy Light', not only is it impossible for dark players to escape on their own, but the more they struggle, the more the chains dig into their bodies..

"Pfft!"

As the Necromancer was virtually neutralized, the Ghosts and Undead that were under his control also stopped..

In other words, the battlefield came to a standstill..

Soon, Lee Hyun-wook flew next to him and landed..

And as he slowly raised both hands…….

Hung— Hung— Hung— Hung—

Dozens of Moghlay swords lined up above his head, and of course the direction the sword points were aimed at was the necromancer..

‘Kill it immediately without taking any more time..’

According to Lee Hyun-wook's will, the Moglay began to approach the head of the necromancer, who was kneeling like a madman's sword..

Huh—huh—

As each piece is a massive chunk of metal weighing a ton, it makes a strange sound just by swimming in the air... … It felt as bloody as a pack of wild beasts approaching with low howls..

"Wow——!”

In response, the necromancer buried his face between his legs like a herbivore surrounded by a pack of wolves and let out a desperate scream..

at that time—

「stop——!」

A shout rang out and made the entire Seoul tense..

It was a voice filled with deep dignity..

And of course, his true identity was the devil..

In the distance, the Demon King, who was motionless and surrounded by a black protective shield, began to fly quickly in this direction..

'……That guy was quite embarrassed too..’

He was the one who had been floating in the sky above Seoul, sending out his subordinates to kill time, and only working on 'harvesting souls'..

However, he boldly stopped the work he had put so much effort into and started running hastily, as if he were running out in socks..

That's right, the necromancer was the devil's main weapon..

'……Gordon Price, both when he was in human form and after becoming a demon lord, he used the necromancer to handle things..’

In other words, he was in danger of losing the core force that had driven his victory, and if that happened, he would not be able to plan for the future... … I was trying to change the situation somehow..

"If you come any closer, this guy dies..”

Lee Hyun-wook's voice wasn't that loud, but the Demon King must have understood, and the approaching Demon King's Castle slowly stopped..

In order to buy time for the 'Gauss' ship, which can shoot down the Demon King's Castle, to approach, Lee Hyeon-wook did not kill the Necromancer right away, but took him hostage to block the Demon King's approach..

At this point, even the Demon King Castle could have been dropped in one go..

「I have a suggestion for you..」

The guy must have been in a hurry, so he made a suggestion out of nowhere..

「How about you stop this fight and make a deal with me??」

In other words, it meant stopping the fighting and negotiating..

Lee Hyun-wook snorted at those words..

“Ha—I wondered what you were talking about… … It's an obvious trick..”

Lee Hyun-wook turned his head as if there was nothing to see..

「Wait, listen to me and you'll think differently..」

The solemnity he had shown when dealing with the world had gone, and he was a devil who was petty, holding on to his trouser legs and ejaculating..

Lee Hyun-wook sneered at this..

"Well, I don't owe you anything, so how can the deal be made??”

No matter how you look at it, this was just a ploy to waste time..

I couldn't give the Necromancer, who I had already captured, an excuse to lose even one chance..

And, the Gaussian arrived nearby.—

Lee Hyun-wook dropped his left hand without hesitation..

however—

「This is the essence of this game——!」

The Demon King's cry flew in at that split-second - at that powerful single word, Hyunwook's Moglei narrowly stopped in front of the Necromancer's forehead..

“Wow - black - black—”

The necromancer burst into tears..

"Of this game… … It's stagnant……."

Since it was one of the ultimate goals that Hyun-wook Lee was pursuing, Hyun-wook Lee stopped Moglei without realizing it..

As if he thought his move had worked, the Demon King spoke again with a strange laugh..

「You too would have received something called the ‘Main Quest’. huh? Am I right??」

When Lee Hyeon-wook surpassed his previous life's control over metal, the name of the unidentified quest that appeared before his eyes was the main quest..

The contents are…….

[main quest]

- Second chance at life, duty, destiny…….

congratulations! You are doing great with your second life opportunity..

Thus, we were given the destiny to advance to the ‘end’..

Witness the key elements of this world and take a step closer to the truth!

1) Track down the 'Black Gate' that is open somewhere in the world..

2) Past Life—Defeat the 'Dimension Shifters' who will come from the first world.. (2/3)

3) Encounter ‘■■■’ who knows the truth of this world..

Fascinating content that will tell you the ending of this game and the truth.…….

'Are you saying that the devil, Gordon Price, also experienced this? In that case, he too will regress... … No, that's not it. If so, they would have expected that I had regressed and responded, but there has been no such movement at all so far..’

Soon he continued speaking..

「……Even though the details of that main quest are somewhat different, I also received and completed it at one time. And that means only one thing.」

"......."

Lee Hyun-wook looked at the Demon King in silence..

Its huge eyes were facing Lee Hyun-wook..

「you… … In this dimension, it is the test subject that receives the most attention from ‘them’..」

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook frowned..

“……Experiment, what does that mean??”

I received the same answer when I tortured the second dimension shifter, 'Blood Lord' Ricardo Oliveira, and asked him many questions..

The purpose of this game seems to be an experiment, and more precisely, to create a transcendent.…….

But Ricardo Oliveira didn't seem to know any more..

「This game is an experiment and we are the test subjects..」

To that extent, Hyunwook Lee also expected it..

Hyunwook Lee asked about the information obtained so far in context..

“……Transcendent, is this an experiment to create something like that??”

Transcendent, that title seemed to be the reward that a player could face at the end after clearing this game..

And what that means is…….

「Haha—as expected, you speak well. Yes, transcendence… … That means becoming a god..」

God)

Everyone in the world was now hearing this absurd and shocking story..

And I heard the members of the Wight Tree Guard standing behind Lee Hyun-wook muttering..

"what? Poetry, God... … Is there really such a thing??”

"however… … I can't explain it without the power of God.”

「Yes, gods exist. In the first place, this game, who could create such a ridiculous and at the same time miraculous phenomenon??」

Around the time when 'games' were applied to this world and began to be influenced by its extraordinary phenomenon... … Modern science collapsed without being able to come up with any explanation..

Then people's attention returned to religion, which had been treated as superstition, and numerous religious groups began to offer different interpretations... … They each said that the trials were sent by the god they believed in..

In this way, when interpreting the identity of this game, what cannot be left out is the divine being, the Absolute..

‘Since this phenomenon cannot be explained with the knowledge possessed by mankind, it is natural to go for the easy interpretation that it is God..’

Hyunwook Lee asked a more fundamental question..

".....Is this game the process of being reborn as a god? So then, why are the gods who created this game trying to create new gods??”

「Well, I've only met them once. Anyway, for some reason they are picking out equals among us humans, this game is an experiment and a contest, and me and the dimension shifters... … To put it simply, you can say that you are a preliminary passer..」

“……So, you destroyed one dimension and became a 'quasi-transcendent,' and this time, if you destroy our dimension, you become a transcendent, or god.?”

「Yes, it means you will eventually walk this path too..」

Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to stop at that part..

‘The path I will walk... … This is the path the devil walked?’

He thought he was carving out a path of his own will. But on the other hand, it could be that we were being manipulated by a huge inflection point called ‘regression’ in the first place..

‘In the end, am I just a word on the game board?…….'

When Lee Hyun-wook seemed to be conflicted somewhere, the devil came out to tempt him as if he had been waiting..

「Now, so… … I will guide you to the path of transcendence. I will pass on to you what I know, so follow me and be chosen by the gods, that is best for you..」

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook chuckled..

“……In the end, you want to destroy this world.?”

「Yeah, that's the ending you'll face anyway. It is to become the final winner in this life-and-death experiment. therefore… … When you and I hold hands and arrive at the 'ending', I become a transcendent, and you become a quasi-transcendent. That means we both win..」

The expressions of Emilia Müller and Wight Tree Guard, who were listening to that conversation, could not help but harden..

They looked at the back of Lee Hyun-wook's head with tense expressions, and Emilia Müller came closer and asked quietly..

"No way, saying something like that... … It's not like I believe it.?”

Lee Hyun-wook thought for a moment, then opened his mouth..

“……Honestly, to some extent I believe.”

He knew that the devil's words were not a complete lie..

"yes? what is that……."

"What I experienced is consistent with what he says. I can't explain it all, but it is.”

"So, you're not trying to agree to that, are you? Well, you don't have to worry! 'Cause I know you're not that kind of person……."

But Lee Hyun-wook could not answer..

he was worried.

If that is true, then I really hope that an absolute being chose me and walked the path to becoming a transcendent... … If you want to destroy a world…….

‘……Can I resist that will??’

「Hey, Stillane, don't be hard on yourself. You can't resist anyway. Follow the route determined by this system and see a certain ending... … It's either deleted or both..」

"delete……."

「Deleted means discarded due to experiment failure..」

Lee Hyun-wook raised his head and looked around..

This world was his second world..

The half-ruined city center of Seoul... … However, in this life, it was a space that he had protected and could protect in the future..

He looked at the city and opened his mouth..

"however… … Did you know that, Gordon Price?—”

At that moment, there was silence..

And the Demon King's big eyes shook a little..

「……what?」

That's right, he didn't tell anyone who he was. But his old name was mentioned... … He couldn't help but be embarrassed.

「You, now... … What did you call me??」

Lee Hyun-wook looked up at the Demon King..

"Did you say that if I don't walk the same path as you, I'll be deleted??”

「…….」

"If so, I've already been deleted once..”

His left hand was lifted up…….

"And that too, by you.”

At that moment

deeply——!

The holy sword, the Mowglai containing its power, cut off the necromancer's head and then rotated once, splitting his body in half... … Without a word, the necromancer died instantly..

「No way!」

The devil's roar that shakes the whole world

At the same time, the lower part of the Demon King's Castle lifted up and released rays of light all at once..

Qua—and—and—and——!

The rays tore the city center apart, tall skyscrapers collapsed and buildings collapsed one after another..

“……But why on earth was it restored like this??”

Hyunwook Lee was deleted. But it was restored again.

That was something I still can't explain.…….

‘Perhaps what the being called God wants is not the kind of half-baked ending advocated by the Demon King..’

Lee Hyun-wook thought so and used one skill..

Then, a large amount of mana burst out from his body and covered the entire area..

At the same time, a system message appeared in front of everyone..

- caution! ‘Steel Zone’ begins in the area!

This is the third of Lee Hyun-wook's final skills, and it opens a 'zone' that allows unlimited metal control within a certain area within a certain period of time..

In other words, there are no longer any limits..

‘—I feel it, every single piece of metal around here feels perfect.’

He slowly closed his eyes..

His senses reached everything within 2km..

The rebar embedded in that thick concrete and the copper wires of the high-voltage lines flowing underground... … And all the objects and metals scattered around the building.…….

He sensed every metal in this space..

‘and……

He slowly opened his eyes.

‘……Everything, nothing left, can be controlled.’

Wooooow——

Also, before he knew it, Friedwen, who had been waiting behind the building behind him, rose to higher altitude, and a Gauss ship was mounted underneath it..

- Chic— Gauss is ready to launch.!

It was powered by Prydwen, and the area near the rails was in a blue-hot state, and soon—

T-uh-uh--I

One bullet was fired, Mogley..

A single flash of light stretched all the way to the Demon King’s Castle..

The straight space was crumpled by the shock wave..

Even in this melee, the buildings that had been lucky enough to hold on stumbled, and all their windows were broken and flying around..

Crushing them into small pieces once again, more than a hundred Moglei began rushing towards the Demon Castle..

Soon, the Moglei fired from the Gauss Gun hit the Demon Castle—the black magic shield was torn apart. One by one, the Mowglei were thrown into the gap that opened up..

Then, as shockwaves exploded one after another, the huge Demon King Castle was pushed back and landed on the roof of a building..

thud——!

「Pfft—you mean I killed you before??」

“Yes, I did.……."

Lee Hyun-wook’s body slowly rose into the air..

Following his gesture, the Mogleis fell all over the Demon Castle, where the magic shield was broken, and blood spurted out..

In the end, the Demon King lifted the 'castration of the sky', and the red chains that were sealing the sky began to break..

After that, a black portal was created in the sky..

Go—oh—oh—oh——

「……Hyunwook Lee, I don’t know what bullshit you’re talking about, but if you know me, you know that I won’t give in so easily. So I'll make sure you regret it.」

He said goodbye as if he was planning for the future..

But Lee Hyun-wook had no intention of accepting that greeting..

"That's what I said to myself when you killed me... … Do you remember??”

Lee Hyun-wook raised his head and looked up at the sky..

At that moment, a shadow appeared behind him and started to stand up... … Something incredibly large was soaring into the air..

The shadow has completely engulfed this area..

“—uh? Hey, what is that?!”

"Huh, that's an amazing scene.……."

Ku—gu—gu—gu.......

Those were the buildings that had collapsed in the previous battle..

Masses of rebar and concrete, each weighing tens of thousands of tons.......

They began to rise in droves, dropping pieces of concrete, and lined up behind Lee Hyun-wook..

"You taunted me by saying that if I had grown up a little more, I could have dropped a building on your head like a meteorite........"

Soon, the buildings followed Lee Hyun-wook’s hand and soared higher.—

“Now—what you said became a seed..”

Like a meteorite, it started crashing down towards the Demon King's Castle..