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The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 52

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Qua—ang——!

Amid the explosion of bombing sounds, Lee Hyun-wook stands tall on his own two feet..

The villains stared blankly at that scene..

"......."

How on earth was it possible to untie that thick rope?,

And where did that spear that pierced those two orcs like a skewer come from?,

I had a lot of questions, but I didn't have time to worry about them right now..

Because I felt that that man was not ordinary..

“……Damn it, ring declaration!”

A bald man wearing a leather jacket put his hands together at Choi Min-seong’s shout..

Then golden light burst from his body.,

A rectangular translucent box was formed in a space of 10 m2 around..

yes—!

- A 'Duel Force Field' is declared in the area..

* 300For a second, you will be ‘cut off’ from the outside world..

"Ring, declared.”

The duel field was a martial arts skill called 'Ring'..

It was used to 'close' a certain space and trap the opponent while beating them up..

Meanwhile, the spear of Achilles that Lee Hyun-wook flew was currently stuck in the orc's body outside the space..

Lee Hyun-wook pulled it, but,

Tongue—

As expected, I couldn't enter because it was blocked by the translucent duel force field..

"and… … Where the hell did you get that window from??”

“Mr. Lee Hyun-wook was so kind in telling me about his abilities, so I cleaned up all the metal pieces and prepared myself... … Still, you were hiding a secret. ha ha ha… … After all, he is a thorough person..”

"......."

"But, that window… … Can't I take it out any more? 1 is the end?”

Choi Min-seong still spoke confidently, but he no longer approached Lee Hyun-wook..

It was not ruled out that Lee Hyun-wook could be hiding something else..

Also, I noticed an abnormal phenomenon occurring in Lee Hyun-wook’s body..

Skin that has become like armor, and a certain energy surrounds it.…….

Even at first glance, I could see that it was not an ordinary defense skill..

"ah? I can't believe I said with my own words that I'm weak because I'm a control type... … It was a deception?”

Choi Min-seong held his head with a dumbfounded expression..

"But, no matter what, I'm going to fight in this narrow space with 4 to 1 on the topic of control.?”

With those words, all four villains took out their weapons..

It appears that their weapons were not taken when they were kidnapped; none of them were metal..

"Heeheehee—! Things get more interesting?”

The first person to rush in was Jihyun Park, a woman who seemed to be out of her mind..

She jumped over her two colleagues and hurled a bone dagger at Lee Hyun-wook..

"die—!"

The movement was extremely fast, like a hunting cat..

however…….

Phage support——!

"Oh my gosh—!”

A blue whip flew from somewhere and wrapped around her body.,

He fell straight down, hitting the ground headfirst and shaking his whole body..

“4It's 2! I have one too, you bastards.—!”

It was Park Jun-mo..

His arms were still tied behind his back, but the electric current extending from his palms stretched out and moved like a long tail. As expected, the number of current control senses was increasing day by day..

"shit! What are you doing? Kill me right now!”

Choi Min-seong shouted like that and launched a ‘magic missile’..

Shoo shoo shoo shu——

6The projectiles flew toward Lee Hyun-wook and Park Jun-mo like guided missiles..

“this—!”

Park Jun-mo spread his electric whip wide like a net, canceling out two magic missiles..

On the other hand, Hyunwook Lee just stood still..

Te—the—the—dong—

The magic missile hit the target, but it evaporated from around his body..

"What, what?!”

This was because his entire body was covered with a thick ‘mana shield’..

In the meantime, it was upgraded by absorbing 'Orihalcon'..

At that time, a man with messy hair rushed towards Lee Hyun-wook and raised a wooden club towards his head.

“Fuck—why don’t you stop this too!”

There was dark red energy floating around the tip..

‘It is a weapon enhancement skill..’

Since that was applied, it was safe to say that it was not a simple wooden club, but a heavy mace..

Lee Hyun-wook concentrated his strength on his left arm, lifted his elbow, and collided with it..

Wow - billion—!

The thing that broke with a bloody hitting sound was a club..

"Okay, I blocked it..”

“……uh?"

The guy was embarrassed for a moment and hesitated..

That was stupid..

As always, Lee Hyun-wook did not miss the opportunity..

His left foot flew towards the guy's neck..

Bah—each—

A Brazilian kick with all metal control, the blow crushed the guy's cervical spine..

"Such a bastard—!”

Lee Hyun-wook spun his body around and prepared a 'counter back kick' towards the bald man who was entering his square. But as if it sensed the movement, it jumped backwards and fell away..

"after… … I guess you know how to do some martial arts?”

The guy said that as if he recognized Lee Hyun-wook's close combat skills, then raised both hands and guard..

"It's been a while since I had to get my bearings and fight, what about this? Inhale!”

He closed the distance momentarily and threw out two left-hand jabs..

When Lee Hyun-wook took a step back, he threw a straight right hand with his back hand..

However, Lee Hyun-wook did not dodge, but instead grabbed the fist flying toward his face..

chin—

“……Oh, hold on.?”

"No, I'm going to break it.."

"what?"

Shut up—!

"Wow—!”

Indeed, the man's fist was mashed like a boiled potato..

Although it wasn't visible on the outside, it was because sharp thorns sprouted from inside Lee Hyun-wook's palm. Lee Hyun-wook turned his wrist sharply, crushing his fist even more miserably..

Kwazizi—!

"Shut it off……."

Lee Hyun-wook swung his right hand at the guy who was so distracted..

Chow—bad—!

Sharp nails slit my throat.

that was the end.

It took less than 30 seconds for the two men to collapse like that..

"iced coffee……."

Choi Jun-seong, who was preparing for the next spell while confronting Park Jun-mo, had a mesmerized expression on his face..

As I watched the short fight, I realized there was no chance of victory..

Lee Hyun-wook approached him..

"Where is the barrier-generating object??”

"Fuck it, don't tell me……."

Before the best answer was even over, Lee Hyun-wook cut off the guy's neck..

Half a beat, no, one beat was a quick punishment..

"Off—?”

Maybe it was unexpected, but he made a bewildered expression and fell forward..

‘Unnecessary arguing is not good..’

The reason was because the leader, Choi Jun-seong, was able to memorize the ‘suicide spell for all of them.’.

The villain places various ‘safety devices’ on the members of the organization to maintain secrecy..

As with the previous five butchers, it was a 'latent spell' that burned the brain, and leaders loyal to the organization, such as Ki Baek-jun and Choi Jun-seong, had the right to cast such spells..

In other words, if you get rid of those guys first, you can interrogate their subordinates..

"Ugh......."

The woman whom Park Jun-mo knocked unconscious, Park Ji-hyun, wriggled and moaned..

Lee Hyun-wook grabbed her neck and lifted her up..

“—Keck!”

"Come to your senses, you're the only one left.”

“……Save me, save me!”

At that request, Lee Hyun-wook nodded..

"If you cooperate, of course they will let you live..”

"that is… … Really?”

Looking at the reckless behavior, the depth of thought seemed rather shallow..

In other words, it was a good figure for baking and boiling..

"Yes, we are soldiers protecting our country. I have no intention of committing unnecessary murder..

"Okay, okay, first of all, take my hands off me.……."

Sometimes, a white lie is necessary.

If you are bound by morality, you cannot defeat a villain outside of morality..

After a while, Lee Hyun-wook and Park Jun-mo opened all the prison doors and took the people out..

The number was probably about two hundred people..

"Okay, everyone, shush — just stay calm and follow us..”

Park Jun-mo led them and gathered them in one place..

Most people were in a state of panic, but fortunately no one acted unruly..

‘Kim Se-hee will arrive soon with a rescue team..’

In fact, Lee Hyun-wook had all of his troops on standby nearby, in addition to his 15 troops.,

They were ordered to storm into the department store immediately after the aerial bombing was over..

This was a third plan that Taesan Guild and other players were completely unaware of..

Lee Hyun-wook had planned all of this even before he contacted the Taesan guild in the first place..

“Park Jun-mo, you are here protecting civilians and waiting for the rescue team..”

"Yes, I understand!”

"And, you know how many more of those terrorists there are still? be careful.”

There were a total of 6 people who identified themselves as members of the Taesan Guild. 4 of them came here together, but the remaining 2 stayed behind. And we found out by interrogating Park Ji-hyun that one person was pretending to be from another guild..

In other words, there were still three people left to kill..

"Ah, yes! I will be careful.”

"Then I destroy the barrier creation device and go straight to the rooftop..”

"yes! Take care of yourself!”

As expected, according to what I heard from Park Ji-hyun, an 'altar' for a multi-ethnic black magic meeting was installed in the rooftop garden. In other words, the 'boss monster' and 'erosion factor' were right there..

Lee Hyun-wook immediately entered the department store..

Thanks to the faint sunlight streaming in from somewhere, visibility was secured to some extent..

The interior that was revealed was so disorganized that its original appearance was unrecognizable..

Tree roots were sprouting everywhere, and insects that were not of the earth were crawling around..

‘I feel like I'm in a crypt.,’

At that time, three goblins holding torches appeared at the end..

Squeak! Squeak!

When they spotted Lee Hyun-wook, they cried out and raised a crude arrow..

But the arrow could not be fired.

It was because the arrowhead moved backwards and stabbed me in the neck..

Lee Hyun-wook gathered up all of their iron weapons and moved forward..

But after those guys, there were no monsters blocking the way..

After the aerial bombardment, when the Steel Company's offensive began, it seemed like everyone flocked there..

‘Not only is he not very intelligent, but he is a mixed bag of various races..’

Boss monster—though under the control of a powerful high-ranking warlock,

As low-intelligence races lived together, there was no proper system..

Therefore, when confusion arises, things start to move as they please, like this, five minutes ago..

And targeting that point was one of the raid methods of the Multi-Race Orb Magic Society..

Thus, Lee Hyun-wook was able to reach his destination very easily..

- Machine room: No entry except for authorized personnel.

According to Park Ji-hyun's testimony, there was a 'barrier creation object' right here..

Clap—

When I opened the door and entered, two large orcs were standing there holding what looked like sledgehammers..

Ugh—?

They seemed to be guards guarding the barrier creation device..

The two guys snorted and blocked Lee Hyun-wook..

"Get out of the way, there's no time.”

Of course, there was no way they were a threat, and Lee Hyun-wook knocked them out in an instant and searched the inside..

Soon, inside the complicated pipes, I discovered a strange device emitting a blue light..

Huh—huh—

‘This is it.’

A small sphere was placed on top of a square black pillar..

And there was a bunch of red roots coming down from the ceiling and clinging to it..

It seemed like the energy emitted from this sphere was being absorbed and sent to the rooftop..

quad——!

Without much hesitation, Lee Hyun-wook ripped out the root and pulled out the entire device..

coo coo coo coo coo coo coo.......

At that moment, the entire building shook..

It may be an ominous sign for some, but for Lee Hyun-wook, it was an auspicious sign..

‘It is the sound of the barrier disappearing..’

- ‘You have destroyed the magic barrier spell maintenance device..

- ‘You have acquired the ‘Dwarven Great Mountain Engine (Legendary)’.

A destruction message and an acquisition message appeared at the same time..

however… … That item was of ‘legendary’ grade..

"Hmm, anyway, I really didn't expect to get this here.……."

Hyunwook Lee took a closer look at the sphere named ‘Dwarven Great Mountain Engine’..

I tried destroying numerous 'barrier creation objects', but most of them were in the form of 'mana crystals'..

In other words, it was just a kind of battery with purified mana like a mana stone..

However, this was a very delicate mechanical device designed and manufactured using ‘magical engineering’..

It was an ‘infinite power device’ that was too good to be used to maintain a barrier..

‘Now that I think about it, I was flying around with something like this, I guess.?’

Gate Sentinel, a very large airship called the aircraft carrier of the sky,

That huge monster flew between continents with three engines like this..

I heard somewhere that it is actually a nuclear power plant-level power source.…….

Hyunwook Lee gave it metal control just in case..

Then, it slowly rose into the air..

‘It's metal. then… … Can you absorb it??’

It's about 5cm in diameter, but if you open your mouth wide, it'll be just a bite away.…….

For some reason, swallowing a power source at the level of a nuclear power plant felt a bit uncomfortable..

Anyway, it was something that could be absorbed if swallowed, as if it were being sucked in when trying to swallow it.,

It was worth a try since it was an item that could not be absorbed if a warning message appeared..

Lee Hyun-wook narrowed his eyes and put it in his mouth..

gulp—

Okay, I got sucked in..

- (Unknown time) remaining for metal hops.

‘unknown time…….'

I've only seen this message once.

Lee Hyun-wook clicked his tongue as he recalled that time..

‘I don't know what's coming, but I think it's going to be something scary........'

I felt a bit bloated.

Hyunwook Lee headed upstairs, to the rooftop..

***

Meanwhile, the rooftop of a 20-story apartment overlooking a department store,

14 gunnery players, including Private Choi Tae-yong, were waiting there..

"Hey, who is that over there? I don't think they are our people.……."

Someone said that, and everyone turned their heads that way..

A line of cars appeared from somewhere..

3It was a K-1 53rd armored reconnaissance vehicle, 7 military trucks, and a steel company..

The follow-up troops that Lee Hyun-wook had set aside were entering the department store, and it was an incomprehensible scene for players who had never heard a single word about this..

"AMT, that's not your unit.?”

"ah… … yes, that's right.”

Taeyong Choi nodded in response to a question from one player..

Then, voices mixed with resentment were heard from everywhere..

"What happened to that? You didn't mention anything to us.!”

"Just like that aerial bombing, why are you deceiving the people who are risking their lives??”

"Steel Company, Steel Company, they're rumored to be great, so you're saying we're just going to make a fool of them??"

Choi Taeyong shook his head with an embarrassed expression..

"Oh, that's not it... … I'm fine too... … My commander will explain later.……."

At that time, something happened that made them look away with resentment..

"Uh... … Everyone look over there.!”

The purple shimmer surrounding the department store began to rapidly disappear..

“—done! The barrier has been opened!”

The shooter players cheered and raised their weapons..

Now that I was able to provide 'sniping' support as planned, it was time to focus..

"Okay, now let's take a dump on those bastards.!"

By the time they had settled down and prepared to shoot, the department store was clearly revealed..

Huge and bizarre trees were growing in the space where the rooftop garden would have originally been..

And there were tons of monsters crowded all over the place..

"Fuck, there are so many of them.……."

There seemed to be about two hundred of them, and among them there were also 5m tall giants and trolls..

But what stood out the most was the pile of black stones piled up in the very center..

It seemed to be some kind of 'altar' where warlocks made offerings to evil spirits.…….

"Hey, what is that??”

Gulp—gulp—

Above it, a red lump was writhing..

Upon closer inspection, it looked like a placenta, with skin and blood vessels tangled together..

And inside, I caught a glimpse of something huge wriggling..

"Just looking at that gives me a bad feeling.?”

"Something… … Looks like it will pop out soon.”

Players who have experienced numerous raids felt this intuitively..

This phenomenon usually means that a scary boss monster is about to appear........

But that wasn't the only ominous sign..

There was something like a ‘tentacle’ extending from the placenta, wriggling and sucking something..

And that… … He was a naked man..

"omg!”

Those people were now being offered as ‘sacrifices’.

The bodies of people who had died from having their body fluids sucked were piled up on one side........

There seemed to be more than a hundred people..

"Holy shit……."

Players felt deep resentment rising from deep inside..

"Damn it, it's sniping and nonsense, let's attack right now and just wipe it out.!”

The problem was that anger and fear came rushing in at the same time..

No one said the next word.

It was then.

"Uh, that person… … what?”

The door to the rooftop opened, and only one person walked out of it..

***

The moment Lee Hyun-wook opens the rooftop door and comes out,

A magic drone passed over his head and dropped something..

chin—

It was a military backpack.

It contained Lee Hyun-wook's armament and Mana Messenger..

With a single wave of his hand, he took out his weapon, equipped it, and turned on the mana messenger..

Woooooo—!

Then, looking at the dozens of monsters running towards him, he opened his mouth..

“Ah, this is the steel company commander..”

- Chick—I can hear you well..

"Wizards, are you ready for the plan??”

- Chic— Ready, awaiting orders.

The secret operation that had been prepared before the encounter with the Taesan Guild was now in its final stage..

Woooooo—!

Lee Hyun-wook paid no heed to the crowd of monsters and quietly closed his eyes..

So, we detected a ‘command vehicle’ approaching right in front of the department store building.,

A heavy sword resting on top of it, Mogley—he pulled it..

When he opened his eyes, the monsters had arrived right in front of him..

That moment—

Qua—ang!

As the Moglei crashed down, cloudy smoke rose, and the monsters took a step back in surprise..

Lee Hyun-wook grabbed the handle of the Mogley with his left hand and lifted the Mana Messenger with his right hand..

And gave only one order to the steel company:.

"From now on… … open the sky.”