The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 50
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ku—gung—!
As the building shook with a loud noise, anxious groans came from everywhere..
"Uh, mom… … scared……."
A child of about seven or eight years old cried and fell into his mother's arms..
"The teacher said that bad monsters can't enter the school........"
This is an elementary school near Oksu Station, and in case of emergency, the entire building became a shelter..
As there were many apartments nearby, they were currently accommodating a huge number of refugees.,
In particular, there were more than 1,000 people gathered in the main auditorium on the second floor alone..
"Mom, black… … We're all going to die?”
"no, that's fine. Players will protect us.”
The mother hugged her child and leaned against the wall..
and prayed.
There was only so much a civilian without any power could do.…….
thud-! thud—!
A series of loud noises rang out, gradually getting closer..
It meant that the battle taking place outside was going in a bad direction..
"By the way, mom. Players……."
"Yes, it sounds like the players are hard at work scolding the monsters..”
"That's not it... … I think the players are scared.”
"huh?"
The mother turned her head to the child's words..
Suddenly, I saw a hallway beyond the open door..
I could see armed players rushing to and from the place - shelter guards..
Their faces were crumpled and filled with embarrassment..
That was ‘frustration’ by another name..
The reason is that…….
“……The magic shield in the right hallway has been breached.!”
"what?”
Because I faced the worst situation..
"shit! Let’s move there first! The wall must never fall down!”
The shelter security commander led 10 security guards and ran toward the right hallway..
All windows in the hallway were blocked with 'iron shutters'..
However, since the magic shield was broken, such physical blockade alone had its limits..
coo—ungh—!
This time a much louder roar shook the entire building..
The impact was not on the magic shield, but on the building itself..
"driving me crazy! Then the wall collapses……”
Qua—ang—!
Words have become seeds.
One side of the hallway in front collapsed, and rebar and concrete poured into the hallway..
and… … The shadow of something huge standing outside the wall was cast into the building..
"Jeez, damn it.……."
The guard hesitated and stepped back..
"Ugh—! What does this smell like?!”
An indescribable stench poured into the hallway..
The smell of rotting corpses—an extremely unpleasant smell, as if hundreds of bodies were rotting at the same time.…….
While everyone was panicking at the stench, a huge hand came into the hole..
"omg!”
It was a hand as thick as a pillar that was half rotted and its bones were exposed..
When it grabbed hold of the wall and pulled, it was torn apart as easily as a Styrofoam box..
quaddd…….
"Oh my god……."
When the hole in the wall widened enough to see the sky, the monster's face was finally revealed..
3A green giant reaching floor height—
It was a zombie troll.
Woooooo—
Also, although it was not visible, I could tell through the screaming noises outside the wall that a huge number of zombies were surrounding the building..
“……Hey, shoot it first.!”
The guard captain said so and measured the arrow and shot it out the window..
After that, all the guards poured out all kinds of magic..
They all hit—but the guy didn't even flinch..
The wound on his face healed in an instant, as if rewinding a video..
The guy seemed angry and swung his fist at the exterior wall of the building..
Wow - billion—!
Debris from the building came flying like a shotgun, wiping out a classroom..
"Well, I don't think there's anything we can do with our weapons.!”
One of the security guards almost cried..
It was true. A monster that keeps recovering no matter how many times you attack it.…….
Not even a single shelter guard had the weapons or skills to kill something like that..
In other words, since the magic shield has been torn down, there is no way to prevent their infiltration..
‘finished…….'
The guard captain felt an indescribable sense of helplessness and lowered the bow he had raised..
It was then.
- Chick— … … If there are any survivors, please respond..
A small voice rang from somewhere.
"—uh? Captain! A voice comes from Mana Messenger.!”
The guard captain hurriedly lifted the mana messenger on his belt..
"W, this is the A Elementary School shelter! is there anyone there?”
For the next few seconds there was no answer, just static..
It was a short time, but to them it felt like minutes..
- Chick — currently being attacked by ‘zombie trolls’, is that correct??
"yes! you're right! It's us!”
In a moment filled with despair, did a ray of hope appear??
The guard captain began to beg to that voice that he did not know who it was..
"I don’t know who you are, but please, please! Please lure this monster away! Over 3,000 civilians are currently sheltering in this shelter! If this continues, we will all die.!”
- Chic—don't stand near the wall, step back.
"yes?”
- We're going to eliminate the zombie trolls. Please step back to avoid harm..
At those words, the guards looked at each other..
Zombie trolls, how can you get rid of monsters like that?…….
It was an impossible scene in their minds..
But if you're a really strong player, it's probably possible.,
They retreated without saying a word..
"Captain, look over there.!”
One of the security guards pointed out the window..
Into the wide playground of the school, someone was walking in..
There was only one man in a black combat uniform..
“……It's AMT?”
But the only weapons he had seemed to be the two swords behind his back..
However, what is unique is that both palms are raised towards the sky.—
"If you are a warrior, it will be difficult to catch zombie trolls no matter how high your level is.……."
The man was approaching confidently, but I couldn't help but be worried..
The first to greet the man were a group of ‘inhabitants of hell’.
Wow
The guys who were pounding on the exterior wall of the building poured into the playground as if they were attracted by aggro..
The number is about thirty,
It was difficult for most players to deal with it alone..
But then something strange started to happen.
“uh?”
The zombies fell down one by one before they even got close to the man..
Blood poured from their heads.
"what… … What did you die of??”
In fact, the man did not take any offensive stance..
He was just slowly walking towards the zombie troll..
“……ah! It's an arrow!”
“what?”
"excuse me! If you look closely, you can see that the arrow is floating in the air and moving on its own.!”
The guard captain also discovered it..
Sigh-i-i-ik—!
An arrow was flying freely and pierced right through the zombie's head..
"Does he use telekinesis? It looks really strong!”
The arrow did not move with any kind of momentum..
Like a truly living creature, it moved in an irregular orbit, intercepting zombies one by one, and in just 30 seconds, dozens of zombie corpses were scattered over the movement..
"But that level of destructive power alone won't be enough to handle the zombie trolls.……."
That scene was pretty amazing, but it wouldn't work for zombie trolls.,
It seemed like there was a need for firepower strong enough to blow away that solid giant in one blow..
The guard captain raised the Mana Messenger just in case..
“—iced coffee! Zombie trolls are impervious to most attacks and recover quickly from wounds.!”
- Chik: I know. Don't worry, just step back. There may be a lot of blood.
With those words, the man's palm, which was facing the sky, slowly turned over..
At that moment, something fell from the sky.
'……black pillar?’
For a split second, the guard captain felt that way..
A black pillar-like object fell as if grazing the troll and hit the ground..
T-billion——!
The moment the earth-shattering sound rings out,
The zombie troll's giant head fell off with a thud..
"uh?”
The headless body slowly tilted to the right, with fountains of blood pouring out in all directions..
coo—ungh—!
dead. And that too in just one shot.......
"tea, beheading——!”
Yes, the giant who seemed like he would never die was beheaded with one blow..
The guard captain opened his mouth and looked at the man walking this way..
His palm, which had been facing the floor, flipped once again and pointed towards the sky again, and following the gesture, an object that I thought was a black pillar rose into the air..
Ugh~
It was a 2m 10cm long sword..
"......."
Everyone stared blankly at the wondrous scene..
The great sword, or rather, the great sword, glided while lying horizontally, cutting down all the remaining zombies, and then stood tall in the air behind the man's back..
Its noble appearance was like a giant cross..
Immediately after that, military trucks began pouring into the stadium..
There were 13 units in total..
- Chick - Rest assured now that you are safe.
***
“……By any chance, the Steel Company, is that right??”
When the AMT troops entered the school, a person called the shelter security commander asked that question..
Lee Hyun-wook tilted his head..
"Yes, that's right. But how did you know?”
"Well, you haven't figured it out yet? The government is informing you through Mana Messenger..”
Perhaps because Lee Hyun-wook did not want to be interfered with, and asked Kim Kang-seok to block external contact as much as possible, no significant communication was received through Lee Hyun-wook's Mana Messenger..
At that time, the guards standing behind the guard leader approached with their mouths wide open..
"and! Was it really a steel company??”
"So, it is true that the erosion factor has been removed.?”
It was a reaction as if I had met a celebrity..
"haha… … yes, that's right.”
“Wow—how on earth?……."
"They were real heroes! thank you!”
“please! Please save Seoul!”
Lee Hyun-wook smiled sheepishly, but sighed inwardly..
‘Kang Seo-yoon, you’re bothering me.…….'
Lee Hyun-wook had a hunch that she was conveying the activities of the Steel Company in all directions..
It seemed like they were planning to unite the players in the wave zone based on that good news..
Of course, the intention was good, but it was also true that it was bound to be annoying in many ways..
"So since when has this place been under attack??”
Lee Hyun-wook looked around the elementary school building and asked..
There was not a single place that was healthy enough to be considered brave enough to hold out..
It was nice to see how much that 5m tall monster was pounding..
"I was attacked for about 3 hours, yes, that long..”
"Thank you for your hard work.”
"haha… … But you killed that guy with just one hit and saved us..”
The guard captain looked into space and shook his head as if recalling that scene..
‘Yes, from my perspective, it was a terrible blow..’
Lee Hyun-wook was once again impressed by the strength he had felt for the first time in a long time..
A zombie troll that had to be fired at with hundreds of weapons until yesterday was dispatched with just one shot..
Mowglai is really... … Needless to say, it was the best.
“……soldier man!”
At that time, a child's voice was heard from inside the main auditorium where the refugees were gathered..
He was holding on to the trouser legs of the Steel Company members who were standing at the entrance to the main auditorium..
"......Please help me, please help me!”
Everyone's eyes turned to the guy at the sudden shout..
"Kid, what's going on??”
Park Jun-mo bent his knees and was at eye level with the kid..
“Black… … Please, please, my friends... … Save me, please save me.”
While crying and ejaculating, Park Jun-mo stroked the kid's head with an embarrassed expression..
"huh? friends? where are my friends?”
At that time, a woman who appeared to be the child's mother followed behind. She grabbed the child's arm.
"ah! Sorry you’re busy! Hope, you shouldn't bother the soldiers.!”
"Haha—it's okay. What happened to Hope's friends??”
Hope’s mother looked embarrassed at Park Jun-mo’s question..
“Ah, that……."
The guard captain explained this on his behalf..
"A refugee caravan coming here was attacked by monsters on the way. We were waiting with the door open, and, oops—nearly a hundred people ended up not getting in..”
"Ah, Hope’s friends back then……”
Park Jun-mo’s expression darkened..
"yes that's right.”
“……It must have been a big sacrifice..”
But the guard commander shook his head..
"However, this is a bit strange. Yes, something was different.”
"yes?”
"It seemed like an intelligent monster... … They kidnapped more than a hundred people without killing a single one. I think there might be some other purpose..”
After hearing those words, one piece of information came into Lee Hyun-wook’s mind..
'Multi-racial warlock, they're around here as expected..’
The Black Magic Society was a monster organization that strengthened black magic by offering humans as sacrifices to evil spirits..
And if Lee Hyun-wook remembers, they were also the ones protecting the erosion factor..
In other words, it meant that I had come to the right place..
"Um, but how did they capture over a hundred people so easily? I'm sure he would have resisted. Was there that many monsters??”
"that is… … There were a lot of them, but they sprayed something that looked like strange black smoke, and everyone fell to the ground. Even the players. So I was dragged away without any resistance..’’
Then Park Jun-mo looked at Lee Hyun-wook..
"Could this be... … Isn’t that it??”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
This was a phenomenon that the Steel Company also experienced on its way here..
The manhole cover opened at the point where you had to slow down, and black smoke billowed out of nowhere..
‘It was a trap. If she steps on it and passes out, she'll come and collect it later..’
Of course, Lee Hyun-wook immediately ordered to wear a gas mask..
However, those who could not react ended up inhaling the black smoke.…….
Well, fortunately or strangely, I was completely fine with no problems..
‘That's thanks to you.’
It has been proven that as long as you wear it, you can ignore most curses..
"hmm… … Those people are likely alive..”
The guard captain nodded at Lee Hyun-wook’s words..
"We believed that we would still be alive and asked some players to rescue us. They left a few hours ago... … Unfortunately, at that very moment, a zombie troll attacked..”
"Can you contact me now??”
"We sent a rescue signal when we were attacked, but there was no reply.……."
If you don't have the knack to deal with darkness-type magic, you'll just get caught and become a sacrifice..
"we will go.”
“yes?”
"We will rescue the captured people..”
To be honest, I'm probably secretly hoping for it, but the guard captain looked impressed..
“ah! Can you really do that??”
"Because that's our duty..”
"under… … thank you!”
When Lee Hyun-wook decided on a rescue mission, Park Jun-mo stroked the kid's head and said,.
"Hope, we'll get your friends, don't worry, okay? Understand?”
“……yes!”
The guy looked alternately at Lee Hyeon-wook and Park Jun-mo with bright eyes and nodded widely..
"You guys are heroes!”
Even though he hasn't succeeded yet, his expression brightened..
Park Jun-mo’s nose became sore for some reason..
I was once again thrilled that I was able to help the weak in need like this..
Lee Hyun-wook pressed the walkie-talkie and radioed the entire company..
"There is a gate nearby that is believed to be accompanied by erosion factors. prepare for search.”
As such, Lee Hyun-wook's real purpose was to be the second eroding factor there..
"Great, but since they are great people, they will take care of it, but as I said before, you need to be careful. It's a strange spell performed by those demons. I can't even contact those who went ahead.……."
The guard captain spoke with concern, but Lee Hyun-wook shook his head with a smile..
"Oh, that's okay. It won't work for us..”
They were planning to immediately destroy those who were confused because their weapons didn't work..
But then.......
- Chick— ah, can you hear me??
A voice came from the guard captain's mana messenger..
He held up the Mana Messenger with a surprised expression..
“……Uh, you guys from the Taesan guild, are you sure? Are you safe??”
- Chick—yes, that’s right.!
Taesan Guild…….
The moment Lee Hyun-wook heard that part, he had no choice but to revise his plan..
I guess not everyone in the Taesan guild is a villain.,
At least, there was a high possibility that they were limbs that moved under orders from Ki Baekjun..
Especially if you are a member of the Taesan guild in Seoul, which is not your area of activity........
‘And it was said that as soon as the Taesan guild members left here, zombie trolls attacked..’
Of course, it could have been a coincidence.
‘But as soon as we arrived, if we got a call back like this,…….'
There was a bit of a bad smell in this part..
‘Perhaps they were waiting for us by setting up an information network in the surrounding shelters regarding the factors causing the erosion..’
Ki Baekjun must be gnashing his teeth as he killed all five butchers and even destroyed the erosion factor.…….
- Chik- Because we were in the middle of a battle, Chik- couldn't reply to the message you gave us earlier. Did something happen? That's okay?
"There was... … It worked out well. ah! Here comes the steel company!”
- Chick—The Steel Company? By no means are you talking about the AMT unit that destroyed the erosion factor.?
"Yes, that's right!”
- Chick—Great! We're in a bit of a predicament and need some help.!
At those words, the guard captain looked at Lee Hyun-wook..
He asked me to answer directly..
‘This… … It's a trap.’
Several requirements, and Lee Hyun-wook's intuition, were shouting that out..
Lee Hyun-wook received the Mana Messenger from the guard captain..
and answered.
"……Yes, we will support you..”
But if you know it's a trap, it's no longer a trap.
And it would be quite the opposite.
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