The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 71
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An unexpected attack is always effective..
Timing that catches the eye, tactics unknown to the enemy, new concept weapons, etc.,
When launching an offensive using unfamiliar methods, the enemy had no choice but to lose his ability to respond..
‘Therefore, dealing with players, or PVP, is a very difficult area..’
Monsters that have been attacked once are easy to deal with again as the 'raid' strategy has been established, but unexpected situations are bound to occur frequently as players prepare creative skill-item combinations..
‘That's why the Shadow Baron's extraordinary portal skills always work..’
In the same sense, when the 'air drop device' erupted from Lee Hyun-wook's hands and rose into the sky, the dozens of gunmen who were rushing towards the saint had no choice but to stop without realizing it..
“……What is that?”
Because it was an item they had never seen before..
and there …….
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!
No one expected that 10 iron balls would burst out and fly towards them..
"—uh?”
"Damn it, damage!”
It was a shocking scene, as if a dozen shotguns had fired 12-gauge bullets at once..
"100 million!"
"Ugh!"
About half of the assailants were left bleeding in the attack..
‘However, iron balls alone cannot retire players of that level..’
It was unreasonable to expect the destructive power of a bullet to be propelled by a gunpowder explosion..
Of course, unlike the bullets of ordinary weapons, it was clear that iron balls made of this magic metal could neutralize the most basic defense shield called 'barrier' applied to monsters and players..
But that's it, honestly, the 'killing power' wasn't that high..
Lee Hyun-wook knew that better than anyone else..
‘Anyway, the most important thing in the first attack is to shake their gaze..’
Sure enough, many of them bowed their heads and covered their heads, wary of the iron balls..
The real attack started now..
Lee Hyun-wook tilted his left hand palm up and his right hand tilted his palm down..
Then the iron ball changed direction in the air, half moving down and half moving up..
In other words, they were placed under their feet and above their heads, and then…….
"shredding!”
burr burr burr burr burr burr burr burr burr burr burr burr——!
Iron beads with a diameter of 4.5 cm exploded all at once..
The scene felt as if dozens of land mines exploded on the floor and dozens of grenades exploded in the air at the same time. The guys had no choice but to shower with metal pieces..
"Ahhh - my, my eyes—!”
"Ugh, my legs, my legs……."
Only Okita Kaito detected the attack and leapt back and swung his sword..
Hung——!
A sword wind arose, and all the pieces of metal flying towards him flew away..
However, there was no gunman who could show such sharp response ability..
While they were losing their senses, a pale note was fired at Lee Hyun-wook's waist..
Shhh——!
Magic arrows cut through the chaos and pierced the backs of each of their necks one after another..
Sigh- Sigh- Sigh- Sigh—
Unlike iron balls, Palenote is an item with certain killing power. Some of them blocked the metal pieces with a magic shield, but they were useless in front of Palenote, which ignores 'magic resistance'..
With just 3 combined attacks, half of the team collapsed before we knew it..
"No, this is just the beginning. What if I'm already half asleep??”
Lee Hyun-wook said that and closed his eyes..
The detection target is two airdrop devices, which contain 30 weapons each, for a total of 60 weapons..
- 'Airdrop Device (Prototype)—'Synchronized' with 'Small Subspace Creation Device'.
* The available actions are listed below:
1) Item storage
2) Item shipped
Because Lee Hyun-wook was ‘mana-connected’, he was able to use ‘sub-space’ even without direct contact..
- 1Small subspace device (stored item) : 60)
* Mowglai (Hero))
* Spear of Achilles (Hero)
* KG19 (Advanced)
[……and 57 other items]
- 2Small subspace device (stored item) : 60)
* KK11 (General)
* Ordinary long sword (normal)
* solid window (normal)
[……and 57 other items]
Without needing to check the details, he pulled them all out at once..
Weeeeeee——
A subspace portal opened on the bottom of the airdrop device, and all kinds of weapons began to fall..
Hung— Hung— Hung— Hung—
Just before they hit the floor, they turned and lined up in the air.,
It was like a formula car on the starting line, ready to jump out at any moment..
Lee Hyun-wook recovered only one of them, the Achilles spear, and engraved it in his left hand..
Then, the moment you extend both hands in front and give the starting signal,
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——!
A total of 59 weapons were fired horizontally..
At the center was the giant sword ‘Mogley’..
Bur—bur—bur—bur—buck——!
That huge piece of metal cut six people in half with just one straight movement..
And the remaining 58 weapons each found their target and hit them with their pointed heads..
Puff, Puff, Puff, Puff, Puff, Puff, Puff, Puff.——!
Dozens of people fell to the ground, like infantrymen under machine gun fire..
The High Guard, including Peter Clark, could not hide their surprise at that sight..
"No, that's ridiculous.……."
"How on earth can you use so many weapons so freely?……."
Although he was clearly guarding the 'gap' alone, his firepower was like that of dozens of men combined..
Despite trampling dozens of enemies, he did not move a single step..
‘Do you really think you can stop it on your own?…….'
Peter felt sweat forming on his hands as he looked at Hyunwook Lee's back..
‘Yes, please… … I hope you prove that I underestimated you.…….'
While he was thinking that, Lee Hyun-wook's fierce offensive came to an end..
There was nothing alive in his net, and a sea of blood had already formed..
Now, only the two men, Lee Hyun-wook and Okita Kaito, were glaring at each other..
'……It's real from now on.’
Peter thought so.
Even if Lee Hyun-wook wiped out dozens of people in one go, it was useless if he couldn't stop Okita Kaito..
No, in the first place, the rest were just bait to buy time for him to approach the saint..
visor——!
The only collision sound that rang out at that moment was Lee Hyun-wook's first strike..
He moved his Palenote and aimed at Okita Kaito's back, but he knocked him off very easily..
‘After all, I'm not the kind of person who can fall for such a shallow trick.…….'
Lee Hyun-wook did not move the giant sword Mogley..
There was no way a person as skilled as Okita Kaito could have been hit by such a blunt attack. That's why he didn't plan on showing off his specialty, which is manipulating a lot of metal and throwing it at the guy..
‘If you worry about that... … Your head can fly off in an instant.’
When dealing with the best swordsman like that, using multiple metal weapons is actually poisonous..
Rather than concentrating on attack, I had to focus on one move after another and defense, but I was able to protect my neck..
That's why Lee Hyun-wook focused only on Okita Kaito to experience the explosion of sensation through 'Hugin'..
“hey! I don't have time to relax, but you probably didn't hear me say there were 5 minutes left.?”
From behind, the Shadow Baron shouted.
It seemed like it was slowly becoming difficult to block the government's reinforcements on my own..
And the expression of the traitor standing next to him, Carlos Belfort, also became stiff..
However, Okita Kaito still had a relaxed expression..
"Don't worry, I'm done analyzing that guy, so it'll just take one swing and it'll be over..”
He was openly saying that he would kill me with one blow..
‘This means that I believe in subspace art..’
It is a fraudulent 'deception technique' that cut off the heads of many powerful people, including the Sentai sword master Guk Pyo-seong..
A mechanism that can never be counteracted unless you understand its operating principles.…….
'But I know the principle well. The moment that fails, he'll panic..’
Lee Hyun-wook was already holding the Unsa Amsu in his right hand, but he pulled out one more sword..
But Kaito Okita, who was looking at that scene, suddenly frowned..
“Ha, dual sword style... … That's funny, do you know what that means??”
He felt bad about having two swords drawn against him..
"Having more knives is not a good thing—!”
After saying those words, the guy kicked the floor..
widely—
The distance narrows by several meters in an instant..
Lee Hyun-wook raised both hands and two swords and took one foot back..
At that very moment— the blade flew towards the right nape of Lee Hyun-wook’s neck.,
Lee Hyun-wook took a blocking stance by raising the sword in his right hand, Unsamsu..
However, there was no clash of arms.
yes—
The sword disappeared into subspace for an instant, then passed through the Unsuamsu and reappeared..
Just before that guy’s knife touched the back of Lee Hyun-wook’s neck.—
Chae-ang——!
An unexpected crash sound sounded..
"—what?”
It was Lee Hyun-wook's second sword, KG19, that blocked Okita Kaito's dagger that passed through Unsaamsu..
"How on earth did you……."
"why? It's my first time seeing dual swords?”
Usually, if you swing your weapon at a weapon, you think you've blocked it and prepare for the next move..
That was normal.
That's why all swordsmen had no choice but to be helpless at Kaito Okita's strike, which cut through the sword. However, as if Lee Hyun-wook knew it, he moved both swords at the same time to defend the same area. So he passed one, but got caught in the other..
‘It is impossible to use subspace twice in a row in that split second..’
Okita Kaito took a step back and adjusted his posture..
"you… … What is it??”
He kept his expression as calm as possible, but couldn't stop his facial muscles from twitching..
That meant it was hot, or to put it another way... … It meant that I was embarrassed..
Lee Hyun-wook looked relaxed and smiled..
"This is Won, it wasn't Geomseong, it was some kind of slut.?”
When he said that sarcastically, his eyebrows twitched..
"What, now? Hey, yabawi……."
"What is Geomseong doing while committing such a crude fraud? … Do you have a conscience??”
“……Right now, I'll rip you to death!”
The guy turned on the light in his eyes and rushed at him, swinging his knife towards Lee Hyun-wook's head..
visor——!
This time the two blades clashed quite honestly..
‘This is a collision.’
Lee Hyun-wook had a hunch..
‘Okay, the next blow comes from the other hand..’
But I didn't turn my eyes towards it..
'If he knows that I noticed, he'll come up with another move.—’
In fact, I could feel it even without looking away thanks to the expansion of my senses..
The fact that his right hand was grasping the air, that he was pulling out a katana from subspace, and that it was falling like a thunderbolt toward the left side of Lee Hyun-wook's neck—I could feel it in every detail..
However, Lee Hyun-wook did not intend to avoid the attack..
If the sword-to-sword battle continued, nothing good would come to Lee Hyun-wook..
In other words, I had to raise my game..
‘receive, hit.’
He let go of the KG19 he was holding in his left arm, concentrated all his strength on his left arm, and grabbed the back of his head with his palm. It was a martial arts 'blocking' stance, covering the entire head with one arm..
Since it is a technique to block a punch, it would be crazy to assume this stance when blocking a weapon.…….
‘It's a different story if your body is as hard as steel.!’
Ka— river——!
The sound of metal being torn was heard as its blade hit Hyunwook Lee's lower arm..
"Pfft—"
The damage was stronger than expected, the strong body was crushed and the blade tore Lee Hyun-wook's muscles..
Fortunately, it ended there..
Because the rigid body was so thick, there was no unfortunate incident where the entire arm was cut off..
‘Now it's my turn!’
Immediately after, KG19, which was free-falling toward the floor, was shot toward the guy's lower body..
This time it was Lee Hyun-wook’s deception ‘Hidden Sword’..
However, the guy took his foot back with incredible reaction speed and narrowly avoided it..
‘No, there's still one more step.!’
Sigh——
A little while ago, the spear of Achilles was engraved on my right wrist.,
It popped out and aimed for the guy's abdomen..
As expected, the guy succeeded in catching the blow and quickly twisted his body..
However, due to repeated ‘unexpected moves’, my concentration and posture were already disturbed.—
Okay—!
Achilles' spear succeeded in cutting through the creature's side..
“Ugh!”
The guy hesitated and tried to step back..
However, something fell behind him and blocked his escape route..
thud——!
That was an airdrop device..
"shit!”
Another unexpected move, the guy's eyes shook..
He took a step to the left and tried to escape..
At that time, a male and female cloud flew towards the guy’s head..
visor——!
Of course, he knocked it off easily.…….
"uh?”
It wasn't Lee Hyun-wook who wielded it..
Just pretended to swing it with metal control.
‘I can't believe I missed this—!’
The guy was embarrassed once again. If it were normal, it would have been something I would have noticed..
After giving a kind of 'fake motion', Lee Hyun-wook ran up close and put both arms under the guy's armpits. And he hugged the guy's torso tightly..
It was the so-called ‘underhook’ posture..
If this happens, both of his arms will be completely blocked. In particular, due to the nature of the sword, where the blade only extends outward, attacks were limited..
"Ugh, what are you doing?!”
The guy was on the brink with both arms blocked..
However, all he could do was hit Lee Hyun-wook's back with a 'pommel'..
"……When did I ever say I would fight you with a sword??”
Lee Hyun-wook lifted the guy’s body and slammed it to the ground..
Wow - billion——!
Due to the tremendous impact, the guy lost his grip on the knife..
From here on, it was not a battle between swordsmen, but actually entered the realm of martial arts..
Lee Hyun-wook climbed on top of the guy's body and moved like a river, instantly applying an armbar..
“Ugh——!”
The arm-breaking technique, Okita Kaito seemed to have no martial arts knowledge to defend against it..
Right now——!
Eventually, the guy's arm broke and the bone popped out of the skin..
"Wow——!”
Lee Hyun-wook got on the guy's upper body again and started pounding..
Sigh! Sigh! Knock knock!
The guy's body was surrounded by 'strength', but he couldn't withstand the punch that made him strong..
“Huh— wow— wow—"
One hit, one hit, every time Lee Hyun-wook's pounding hit the guy's face, blood burst out from his face..
"Oh no, that's ridiculous……."
Carlos, watching the scene, opened his mouth and shook his head..
"Oh no, I've been waiting for this moment for 4 years……."
Rather than die, the saint... … Geomseong was dying.
Sigh! Sigh! Knock knock!
A historic moment when a giant named Geomseong could die from a punch.—
Chow—left—left—left——!
Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to step back as a shadow crawled from somewhere and a black awl came out..
The next moment, the shadow enveloped Okita Kaito and dragged him somewhere..
“Ha— Damn it, Sword Saint… … What on earth is this?……."
It was the Shadow Baron. He rescued Okita Kaito..
"Fuck—even if it went down, it went down really well, yeah.?”
"Oh no… … Still to break through……."
The guy shook his head as if he couldn't admit it and glared at Lee Hyun-wook with bulging eyes..
Lee Hyun-wook smiled brightly at him..
"I just beat you... … Since you didn't win with the sword, you can continue with the swordsmanship..”
"Instead, from now on... … He's a swordsman beater..”
Hyunwook Lee said that and picked something up from the floor..
"And this, I have as a souvenir..”
It was a tooth.
Okita Kaito raised his trembling hand with a bewildered expression and groped the inside of his mouth..
Several teeth were missing..
“Ugh… … Lord, I will kill you.……."
However, the fact that the Shadow Baron rescued the Sword Saint meant that he stopped protecting the rear..
"—Hurry up and move!”
Soon, government agents began to flock into 'Saint's Park'..
"Damn, even if it was very twisted, it was twisted tightly.……."
The Shadow Baron disappeared using an unidentified escape technique while supporting Okita Kite..
“Uh— now, wait a minute.—!”
It was Carlos who shouted that..
But the next moment, his head exploded..
The villain side got rid of someone who was no longer needed..
***
- A Holy Field will be deployed in the area.. (100%)
With such a system message, white light covered the entire Seoul..
And, in the northern sky, the red clouds blooming near Dobong Mountain disappeared as if melting..
As expected, the demon summoning was prevented when the Holy Field developed..
"Cough! Cough! eww……."
Emilia Müller seemed to have used up all her strength and collapsed on the floor..
Peter ran and helped her up..
"Blood, Peter… … Quick, quick, have a drink……."
Peter sighed as he looked for alcohol as soon as he came to his senses..
"Emilia, come to your senses. It was just really dangerous..”
“……yes?”
"Hyunwook Lee, if it weren't for that guy, we would have been finished..”
At those words, Emilia raised her head and looked around..
"ah......."
A terrible scene unfolded before her eyes..
Everywhere… … It was a sea of blood everywhere..
Then, as the bloody smell hit her nose, she felt dizzy..
"Ah, in the end, really……."
She turned her gaze like that and made eye contact with Lee Hyun-wook..
“ah……."
she could tell.
Lee Hyun-wook listened to his request perfectly........
“……Uh, I'm hurt.?”
Blood was flowing from Lee Hyun-wook's left hand..
It wasn't just a little, it was literally leaking..
She quickly ran over and grabbed Lee Hyun-wook’s left arm..
"Oh, it's okay……."
"no. I know this better. It's not a good wound..”
yes——
Heels, those were the heels of a saint. The wound began to heal quickly..
"No, Emilia! It is dangerous to use more divine power in the current situation.!”
Peter tried to stop her, but she shook her head..
"Peter, I'm fine. If it weren't for this person, he would have died..”
"......."
Seeing Emilia's serious expression for the first time in a long time, Peter took a step back..
"you're right. In fact, this person once again visited Seoul… … And saved us too."
Peter looked at Hyunwook Lee..
"thank you. actually… … Shame on you, I doubted you.”
After saying that, he looked around with a bitter expression..
"shit… … It all happened because of my carelessness. Everyone like this……."
"Peter, I don't know what's going on yet, but let's move the dead members to St. Dom first..”
"Oh, no way……."
"If we borrow the power of the World Tree... … We'll be able to save a few people..”
Damn Emilia Müller was saying that with perfectly normal eyes..
"That's possible... … Would you like to?”
"It will be hard, but it will be possible.”
With a combination of a saint and a world tree, it was possible to resurrect the corpse as long as it was not severely damaged..
However, if you are not a bastard Emilia Müller, but a saint in your right mind.…….
Peter made eye contact with her..
Her eyes were very clear now. To the point where she feels strangely different.
“……Yes, I understand.”
Peter nodded, looked at Hyunwook Lee once, and then walked away..
When they were left alone, Emilia looked up at Hyunwook Lee..
“……My gamble paid off. Just like you said.”
"Yes, I was lucky in many ways..”
"I expected it, but it really is like this……."
There was a glimpse of fear in her eyes. Fortunately, she was able to stop the assassination attempt, but there was no way she could be at ease considering that such a tragedy had occurred while she was unconscious..
"thank you… … Actually, I was half giving up..”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded and opened his mouth..
"Emilia, honestly, you owe me a lot..”
"Oh, sure… … That's a huge debt. It's priceless..”
"So, from now on, I'm going to ask you to do a few things. Of course you will listen.?”
She nodded repeatedly..
"Sure. Just say anything.”
Lee Hyun-wook looked around once and spoke in a low voice..
"we… … Let's create a secret organization..”
"yes? What if it was a secret organization?……."
Emilia couldn't help but make a puzzled expression..
Lee Hyun-wook spoke very softly, like a whisper, in her ear..
"Don't you need a team to eliminate the root of this so that something like this doesn't happen again in the future??"
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