The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 69
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In his previous life, Hyunwook Lee was a ‘slow starter’. It took quite a while for him to discover how to grow his abilities and grow into a hero, so there were many incidents that he did not experience directly..
‘But that doesn't mean I don't know about those events..’
Lee Hyun-wook made a painstaking effort to make up for his somewhat late start..
Capacity growth and combat training were natural, and acquisition of information and knowledge was also not neglected..
'He also worked in the Guardian Intelligence Department and collected all kinds of information..’
Thanks to this, he knew very well about the events that occurred before his actions..
He even contacted insiders of the villain faction and stole their information..
This was the reason why he knew the villain's movements in great detail..
But now, this was something I had never heard from anyone..
Lee Hyun-wook looked at the saint, Emilia Müller..
Currently 27 years old, a striking beauty, but now her appearance is a mess..
A woman named Priest, one of the world's best, actually appears to be somewhat sickly..
Matte hair, dark eye shadow, bloodshot cheeks, cracked lips,
But now, only the eyes were very clear..
‘……Trying to see right through me..’
She seemed to be watching Lee Hyun-wook's reaction as she mentioned the word 'villain'..
To be honest, I flinched a little on the inside, but on the outside I looked puzzled..
Of course, it would be foolish to claim here that you know..
"Well, if it's a villain... … Are you like a villain in a cartoon??”
In response to Lee Hyun-wook's sly question, Emilia remained silent for a moment, but then opened her mouth..
"really… … I don't know? Really?”
"Honestly, I'm not sure what villain means.."
"Then, have you ever heard of ‘Guardian’??”
"......."
"Wow, if you were really the hero who stopped the 4th wave, you wouldn't know this.?”
I even know the correlation between villains and guardians..
And the mechanism by which the ‘quest’ is activated…….
As far as Lee Hyun-wook knows, this woman is neither a villain nor a guardian..
If so, it means that the information was obtained in a different way..
"Yes, that's right. A hidden quest to become a guardian appeared in front of me, but I declined..”
During the Seoul Station Unlucky event, a 'hidden quest' to become a guardian appeared after killing Yang Joo-seop, but it stopped. At that time, there was a warning message that if you refused, you might not get another chance, so there was no news after the wave ended and the demon summoning was stopped..
"why? Doesn’t everyone know that quests are incredible opportunities? Why did you reject it??”
"I see the system as the culprit that ruined the world. I don't want to play with it..”
"ah… … ‘Anti-systemist’, very surprising..”
As Lee Hyun-wook gave a plausible explanation, Emilia nodded..
"So, is the governor the guardian??”
I know it's not true, but I asked that..
"No, I just… … I was close to someone who was a guardian. Yes, so I thought you were a Guardian and wanted to ask you something… … Ha, I guess I said something pointless. Shit, forget what I just said..”
As expected, this woman has ‘special information’. But now she couldn't ask what it was.
"Huh, anyway, right now, the monitoring of the ‘Wight Tree Guard’ that I requested earlier is more important..”
“……As you can guess, the traitor inside is the ‘villain’ mentioned earlier..”
She seemed to hesitate, but then slowly nodded..
"yes it will.”
"Villains, who are they??”
Lee Hyun-wook pretended not to know anything and asked that question..
"that… … I don't know the details either. All I know is that it's a secret group trying to exploit the system to take over the world, and the person I trusted the most... was murdered by them..”
A little bit wrong. It's not about exploiting the system, it's about providing opportunities..
'By the way, the person whom the saint trusted the most…….'
As expected, it was Nicholas Steele, the squad leader of the Wight Tree Guard..
‘The man was one of the original members of the Guardians.’
He was also the first 'Chairman', but suddenly disappeared during a dungeon raid..
They said they searched the dungeon for several months, but could not find a body..
No matter how much I think about it, it was a very meaningless ending.…….
Years later, after Gordon Price's identity is revealed, it is revealed that it was all a ruse..
‘In other words, Nicholas discovered Gordon's identity and gave the saint some advice..’
So the villains tried to get rid of Emilia, who knew something.…….
However, as long as the tycoon named Gordon Price is in control of the Guardian, there would be nothing she could do... … It would have been best for her to just stay hidden and protect herself..
‘This woman thought I became a Guardian candidate right after I stopped the 4th wave and was planning to use me to dig up information about Gordon Price? I was trying to do something..’
If you think about it, it was a considerable gamble and a struggle in a difficult situation..
"So, is that why the president usually behaves in a somewhat strange manner??”
"Well, I'm not really one of those people who is suited to the nickname 'saint'.……."
She hesitated and nodded. As expected, the crazy behavior was disguised as well..
"The crazy thing that stands out is because I tried not to make anything happen outside of Saint Dome. As long as I'm sane, will people leave me alone? They'll be calling me out here and there..”
No one could kill the saint inside the Saint Dome. Because, those who grant her access to her Saint Dom must take her 'sacred oath' spell so that no one can harm her..
In other words, no matter how villainous he was, he had no choice but to bring her out in order to assassinate her..
“……But I couldn't ignore this incident..”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
‘Too bad.’
There is this inside story, but the world ended up remembering her as just a crazy woman........
“But to me, who has never seen such an incredible thing before,……”
Lee Hyun-wook said as if it was a burden, and she smiled and nodded..
"sorry. Honestly, it's a gamble. I feel like if I don't gamble now, I'll never have a chance.."
When there were no numbers in sight, a glimmer of possibility emerged..
First of all, it is clear that he is not a villain, and he is an unspoiled new face who operates ‘Hugin’.,
She was ‘betting’ on Lee Hyun-wook..
“So can you do me a favor? under… … If I were to be like this to you, whom I met for the first time,......."
For the first time, she made a sad expression. There was a feeling of helplessness..
She is one of only 31 known S-rank players in the world..
However, it is a trait that cannot fight on its own... … You must always be protected by someone.
‘It seems like there weren't many people he could trust and rely on..’
Well, the person he trusted the most died of betrayal, and he himself suffered assassination threats several times afterwards..
They even knew that there was a traitor inside, so building up power would have been a luxury.…….
Lee Hyun-wook looked into her eyes, then smiled and nodded..
"great. Fortunately, it looks like you made the right bet..”
Emilia's eyes widened at those words..
"You can trust me. but……."
“Um, yes?”
“……You must believe in us not just today, but always in the future. Wouldn’t there be many times in the future where I would receive help from that great saint? Today, I will definitely make you into debt and collect it over time..”
Lee Hyun-wook was so confident that he made the request as if he had already succeeded..
because…….
‘I already know who the traitor is.’
From the beginning, I was planning on punishing them even if she didn't ask for it..
Emilia looked at Lee Hyun-wook blankly and nodded slowly..
"Okay, as much as you want. Rather, I feel more at ease in a business relationship—hiccup—”
The hiccups burst out again, and Emilia covered her mouth with her hand..
"Ah, it's been a while since I said something nice... … Hiccup! Ugh… … . Well, anyway, when we go out, everyone's going to be really curious about what we were talking about.?”
She picked up the whiskey bottle again..
"A crazy, lustful saint fell in love with the story of the hero who stopped the wave, and tried to seduce the hero, but she never achieved her goal. how is it? People won't be shocked and ask more questions.?”
Then he undid a few buttons on his blouse..
Lee Hyun-wook made an embarrassed expression for the first time..
"No, that's... … Is this an excuse that makes sense??”
"Why would I do something crazy? Do you know the psychological term ‘nerd score’??”
"What do you usually disguise yourself as?……."
“I wonder? I can tell you more when I really trust you.."
She said that, staggered over, and helped Hyunwook Lee up..
"It will stick together naturally..”
Then he came close to Lee Hyun-wook’s right arm..
‘It seems like the idiot-like appearance isn't entirely a lie.…….'
After the conversation, the two people came out of the VIP room.,
Seongmoon Woo and Peter, who were waiting in the hallway, frowned at the same time..
“……Ah—Peter! I guess I've lost a bit of charm these days.—!”
She irritated her tongue-tied voice..
"yes? what is that......."
"I tried to get some hero energy before casting the wide-area spell, but ok, that's it.!”
Peter Clark, leader of the Wight Tree Guard, blushed at those words..
"under… … Emilia, please—you are the face of Saint Dom..”
He sighed and came over and placed a large hand on the top of Emilia's head..
Then golden light powder fell from his grasp..
Whoa whoa——
It was even able to detoxify alcohol with the magic of recovering from the ‘purification’ state..
"evil! I told him to please stop casting purification spells on me.……."
Emilia sobered up for an instant, her shoulders slumped, and she looked like she had lost the will to live..
Lee Hyun-wook looked at her and was once again impressed by her acting..
"Now you need to get ready to cast Holy Field. You need to come to your senses..”
"under… … all right……."
Emilia muttered that and looked at Hyunwook Lee..
At the same time as the Holy Woman's operation to purify Seoul, an operation to hunt down villains within the Wight Tree Guard began..
***
At the officetel construction site on the outskirts of Seoul, secret footsteps were gathering towards the place..
They are counterintelligence agents belonging to the National Intelligence Service Player 3 Team.,
They were special agents who specialized in anti-player espionage..
And a little distance away from there, in an alley, a black van was parked..
- ......Hey, Team Leader Won! If you go in alone, you'll be dead.!
"under......."
- Please. The Black Tiger suppression team will arrive soon, so just wait until then.!
"Damn it, Director! Then didn’t I tell you that you’d miss it! How many times has it been already??”
Player 3 team leader Won Jin-soo got angry like that..
His team was tracking down Kaito Okita, the 'Red Player' known as the Sword Saint Assassin..
A few days ago, he entered the country illegally through Busan Port..
Since then, as huge incidents have occurred one after another, its existence has been somewhat forgotten.,
Their tracking operation continued without interruption..
But this guy is literally a new comer,
There have been more than one or two times when I wanted to catch his tail, but each time he just disappeared..
‘Fuck, I thought, how on earth could that be?…….'
As a result of investigating the scene, the 'Shadow Link' skill, or 'Shadow Baron', was also involved..
‘This is not normal! If we don't catch it quickly, something really big will happen.!’
A combination of ‘Shadow Baron’ and ‘Sword Saint Assassin’… … They were truly perfect assassins..
‘Someone will inevitably die. That's a huge giant too…….'
We have to stop them at all costs..
Won Jin-su, the person responsible for this incident, had no choice but to become impatient..
"Everyone, listen carefully, there is nothing we can do. We have to catch him..”
He ignored the director's orders and headed toward the officetel building holding a shield..
And entered the building very secretly..
"Okay—now let’s launch the drone..”
A magic drone with silence magic flew and observed the inside of the building.,
I found a man sitting cross-legged inside a building that was still bare bones..
Won Jin-su confirmed the scene through ‘goggles’ connected to the magic drone..
'......It's a guy!’
A man sitting cross-legged inside a building…….
Okita Kaito, he was right..
'Fuck, what on earth are you doing in someone else’s country?!’
He swallowed his teeth and gave a hand sign commanding 'Enter'..
Jeopuk- Jeobuk—
With him at the head, as many as 24 player agents climbed the stairs..
But of course, it would not be possible to subdue the infamous Sword Saint Assassin..
‘Still, I can hold out until the Black Tiger unit's suppression team arrives..’
Won Jin-su, he was ranked 194th in the Korean player rankings and was a B-tier 1 tank..
‘No matter how fierce his attacks are, it's not unreasonable to last a few minutes..’
Before I knew it, I had reached the 6th floor and was in front of the door where the guy was..
Won Jin-su kicked the iron door..
bang—!
The entire door fell over, and Won Jin-su used his shield to hit the inside..
In the darkness in front, I saw a guy still sitting cross-legged..
2412 of the 12 agents entered in unison and surrounded the guy..
Don't move!”
Soon Okita Kaito, he slowly opened his eyes..
"Okita Kaito! You are completely surrounded! If you resist, you will be reduced to dust.!”
In addition to the 24 players here, there were 3 sniper players aiming at him..
"......."
He stood up, raising his hands above his head..
'……what?’
This was a bit unexpected. A clear intention to surrender, isn’t that such a pure surrender?…….
Won Jin-su felt some uneasiness and tightly gripped his shield..
“……The guy surrendered. Restraint with magic square.”
But then, the guy's right wrist slowly twisted and took the form of 'grasping' something..
"Fuck you, Kaito! Don't move! move a little more—”
The assistant team leader, who was standing to his right, stopped mid-sentence..
Okita Kaito's right hand had suddenly fallen to the floor..
And in his hand was a sword..
‘Damn, when did it happen??’
Even though Won Jin-soo didn't take his eyes off the guy, he couldn't identify the movement at all..
The next moment, the bodies of the three people standing to his right, including the deputy team leader, collapsed..
Cheolpuk——
Two heads rolled into his line of sight..
One of them was the head of the assistant team leader..
‘……Subspace baldness surgery!’
A technique to pull out a sword from subspace and cut down the enemy at the same time,
That was the dagger that I had only heard about, that was said to have cut down the swordsman Guk Pyo-seong..
"Snipers—what are you doing?—!”
But there was no response.
Whoosh—— Whoosh——
At that moment, his sword moved twice more and several more people fell to the ground..
Blood spattered on Won Jin-su's left cheek, but he still looked straight ahead..
‘If you turn your head you will die.’
Soon his eyes landed on Won Jin-su..
Then he took a step forward and swung his sword..
Attack with a surprisingly honest trajectory,
'—can be prevented!’
Won Jin-su moved forward and gave the shield the ‘Spearhead’s Will’ skill..
A shield strengthening skill that can withstand even a troll's blow—the moment the two metal pieces are about to collide.,
'……It's gone?’
The knife disappeared from his grasp..
Yet the hand continues to move as if swinging a knife..
And the moment the trajectory crosses the shield,
in his grasp—
whiz——
The sword appeared again..
As if it was blinking, it disappeared for a moment and then came back..
‘Ah, subspace…….'
Won Jin-su understood the true meaning of subspace art..
But that was his last thought.
The blade passed over the shield and touched the nape of his neck..
Cha——evil——!
that was the end.
Now that Won Jin-su was dead, the rest were easy prey..
All 24 people were killed in just a few seconds..
And right after that…….
Shhhh——
Something rose from within his shadow and soon took on the shape of a man..
It was a man wearing a gray mask, holding a blood-soaked dagger in both hands..
Yes. He took care of the snipers..
He took one look at this place and was impressed..
"Hey, killing them all by beheading them, doesn’t that mean you have some weird obsession??”
"......."
"By the way, will you be nicknamed the Saint Assassin after the Sword Saint Assassin this time? haha—"
The gray masked man chuckled and asked that question.,
Okita Kaito slowly turned his head and looked at him..
It was a cold expression that did not reveal any emotion..
He put the knife he was holding in his right hand into subspace and walked toward the stairs..
“……The title of Sword Saint is passed down solely through sword-to-sword competition, and now it is mine. I am… … It's not a sword saint assassin, it's just a sword saint." ***
While final preparations are in full swing ahead of the deployment of Holy Field, Lee Hyun-wook activates ‘Hugin’..
giiiiing——
The round sphere instantly turned into an engineering crow..
- ‘Hugin' is activated and 'all senses' are expanded up to 50 times..
* Mana loss per second : 24〜120
Hugin took flight, and everything in the area came into his awareness..
‘Expanding your senses 50 times, this is truly an incredible ability..’
He returned his vision to his own body and moved his body lightly..
The heart is pounding, the blood is flowing, the muscles are pounding, and the lungs are inflating.,
Every single one of those detailed sensations felt very clear..
Ridiculous ability increase, hence the overwhelming penalty.,
Basically, it is an item that is virtually impossible to use during battle.,
'but i can.’
He slowly took out the male and female clouds from behind his back and held them..
‘Come to think of it, it's been quite a while since I last swung a sword properly..’
Since waking up from the past, he has been engaged in a kind of firefight based on his control of metal..
However, Lee Hyun-wook is a man who will later be called Geomseong, a talent recognized by Choi Young-jun.,
He was actually most confident in hand-to-hand combat wielding weapons..
‘Even if Kaito Okita gets through my firepower,…….'
Lee Hyun-wook slowly moved the tip of his sword..
'......can be prevented.’
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