The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 81
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When a battle is imminent or in the midst of a battle, human attention is focused solely on the weapons the enemy is holding. Being on high alert for the most threatening—that was the natural response..
"Why does my candle and gun turn on their own?……."
Clap—clack—
In other words, the moment when your weapon was aimed at you was a perfect ‘exceptional case’..
That's why I became temporarily dazed and my judgment was clouded..
And that wasn't the end.
Wow!——!
A strange phenomenon began where the pistols floating in the air were crushed and stretched like clay..
"—Ugh!”
The 'metal rope' thus created flew in and stuck to the robbers' necks, filling them like a 'restraint', and they instinctively raised their hands and tried to tear it off.…….
"No, don't move..”
Hyunwook Lee said that and pointed to a gun part floating in the air..
T-huh——!
At that moment, it broke into pieces in the air, scratching the ceiling and walls..
gulp—
Upon witnessing the scene, the robbers felt like they had become plaster statues, unable to even move..
"I can't help but feel what would happen if I gave mana to the dog collar on your neck.?”
"So, you will become a good guide dog from now on..”
As Lee Hyun-wook took one step forward, they took two steps back. He was already completely overwhelmed..
"Ooh, what the hell do you want from us?!”
9The person who seemed to be the leader of the three robbers asked that question. They attack first and then ask what they want... … Lee Hyun-wook found the situation quite absurd, but it was true that he wanted something..
"I need you to help me find someone..”
"what? Who is that??”
Lee Hyun-wook's goal was to become a player who would become the best part of Laputa's huge facility. However, he was currently being treated poorly deep down below, under the stigma of being classified as F.
And where he lives.......
"I came to meet the owner of . From now on, I'm going to the village inside the gate.."
"what? Well, a village inside a gate, what is that?……."
Those guys looked quite surprised at those words..
'what… … What's going on?’
The leader of the robbers' mind had turned completely white..
He was just trying to rob a foolish passerby..
But it's ridiculous that I was quickly overpowered by those guys.…….
‘Boy, you already know about us?’
However, it could not be said that these two men approached intentionally..
Because, obviously, they approached them targeting them first..
‘But what on earth is this?……’
It was a situation where I really couldn't understand a single thing..
“……what? where? Ooh, we don't know anything about that place.”
Lee Hyun-wook snorted at the clumsy way of pretending..
"Isn't it time to realize that it's not a situation to pretend not to know??”
"......."
“I know that there is an 'abandoned gate' underground here and there is a village inside it..”
A gate is a door that connects to the world called ‘dungeon’ where monsters live..
And after completing the strategy, if you destroy the 'World Stone', the gate will be closed..
But what if… … What happens if you leave it as is without destroying it??
‘The gate does not close and erosion occurs in the area..’
However, the World Stone is not as fast or widespread as a 'wave' that directly acts on the Earth's ground, and simply creates a few hundred meters around the gate similar to the environment inside the gate..
'Next… … There is nothing special. nothing happens.’
Therefore, there were often cases where the land inside the gate was used without closing it..
In a way, it was like acquiring a large amount of unclaimed land, so I couldn't help but be greedy..
‘However, this is agreed upon and regulated as an illegal act in.’
This was because leaving the gate unattended for a long period of time was bound to be a major risk factor..
However, many countries secretly had unattended gates.,
Large terrorist groups also used it as their hideout or secret garage..
"Honestly, it's probably not that big of a secret, but rumors are already out there.?”
"that… … Like you said, it's just a rumor.!”
Lee Hyun-wook tightened the restraints around the necks of those who held out until the end..
"No, I already knew, so don't be silly and just quickly show me the way..”
“Wow! Sigh, damn it… … Ah Okay!”
In the end, they had no choice but to take the lead and go down the iron stairs..
As we went deeper, layer by layer, the crowds gradually decreased.,
By the time we reached the fifth basement level, people had completely disappeared..
I had to walk for a long time along a quiet passage where the only sound was the sound of water drops falling somewhere..
Meanwhile, the robbers secretly exchanged glances..
However, all of those small movements were caught in the eyes of Lee Hyun-wook, who obtained the.
"……Okay, here it is..”
The leader of the robbers said so and reached for a lever connected to a pipe.,
When I turned it, I heard something clicking and the back wall began to open..
coo coo coo coo coo coo coo——!
In a secret space beyond a thoroughly hidden wall, a purple gate was open there..
And there were two guards standing in front of them, holding automatic rifles..
“No, brothers! Uh, what happened?!”
They seemed to have figured out the situation through CCTV and shouted and raised their guns..
But the next moment, the muzzle bent at a right angle with a squeak..
"Uh, huh? What, what?!”
Then they quickly took out another weapon.…….
"Oh, no! Don't do anything stupid! There's something like a gun or bomb around our necks now.!”
The leader of the robbers shouted that and the guards had no choice but to lower their weapons..
So, finally, I came across a gate that had been neglected for 11 years..
"Okay, now… … This gate here is our… … It's a village.”
“Our village,” he said, and there was some anxiety in his words. Should I say that he looked like a bully when he attacked me with a pistol, but suddenly he seemed like the head of a family?…….
‘Well, maybe the head of the family is right..’
The Red Hall organization was clearly making a living through illegal methods..
But there was a historical reason why it had to be so..
Since the world turned into a game, numerous events have occurred..
Among them, it was not uncommon for players to oppress players..
Especially in the early days, the player world was not as stable as it is now and was a very rough world..
There were frequent battles for supremacy to control the ‘unknown power’ of players that appeared out of nowhere..
'I was too young at the time to remember, but they were practically gangsters..’
Those who were pushed out during that period of upheaval had no choice but to hide in the shadows..
In other words, in a way, the Red Hall organization is an unlucky group of people who were pushed out of the power struggle.…….
‘Anyway, it is true that it has now become a lawless group, so you need to be careful..’
Before entering the gate, Lee Hyun-wook approached Park Jun-mo and whispered to him..
"Park Jun-mo, you go in first. And remember to take precautions when entering the gate.?”
“……Ah, yes!”
When Jun-mo Park entered Cheongdam Red Gate, his first attack operation, he remembered the admonition to always look above his head. So he took a deep breath and began to engage all his senses..
"Now, through the gate, we will enter your village. If you make a fool of yourself……”
Just— Lee Hyun-wook snapped his fingers and 11 people flinched at the same time..
"What happens, you know?”
But Lee Hyun-wook knew well that these guys would definitely pull off that foolish trick..
Soon, one by one, they entered the gate, and Lee Hyun-wook was the last to enter..
Whoa whoa——
The first thing that greeted me as I entered an unfamiliar world was the harsh sandstorm..
This was a rugged wilderness area reminiscent of the Arizona desert in the United States..
“hmm… … It's not a very nice neighborhood.?”
The leader of the robbers snorted at Lee Hyun-wook’s brief sentiment..
"No, there is no better place for outsiders like us..”
It was a statement full of dissatisfaction with the world..
‘Well, if you grew up in a place like this, your view of the world would not be the same..’
This man was in his early thirties, and probably came here in his teens..
The current large guilds that have pushed them into such a corner,
In such a situation, hatred toward the government, which failed to provide any protection, must have developed..
"Okay then, let me guide you to that nice town.?”
So we started moving along the desolate canyon..
how long has it been…….
'……Yeah, they're starting to do some tricks.?’
Lee Hyun-wook could feel it. The robbers suddenly exchanged more looks.…….
That's why he quickly transformed his entire body into a rigid body and wrapped a mana shield around it..
And just then, one of the robbers stomped hard on a rock..
Clap—!
Then, with the sound of a machine engaging, both rocks opened and something that looked like a pipe came out..
That rock was a ‘foothold’ that set something in motion..
“—done!”
With the joy of a robber, at the same time, a blue beam of light began to extend from the coffin..
Phage support——!
It was a trap containing lightning magic..
They activated it over their heads—they planned to be swept away by the current along with Lee Hyun-wook..
So, if they all faint, their companions will come and take off these restraints.…….
however.......
"Ugh——!”
Pa-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja——
When Park Jun-mo turned his eyes, a bunch of electric currents came together like a ball.,
"Shut up——!"
When he raised his arms, the electric sphere shot into the distance, into the sky, and disappeared..
"after......."
"Park Jun-mo, well done.”
"yes!"
Lee Hyun-wook already knew that there was a trap like this here..
‘And there were quite a few of these. No matter how much you have a mana shield, you can still get hit over and over again..’
However, this time, I was able to enter with confidence because I had a clear countermeasure in the form of Park Jun-mo..
Meanwhile, those who thought the electric trap would solve everything were dumbfounded..
They looked at Lee Hyun-wook with trembling eyes..
"I think you forgot what I said.……."
Lee Hyun-wook lowered his voice and looked back at the robbers..
“Kak—!”
The restraints placed around their necks began to buckle and strangle them..
“Pfft, pfft.—"
It was then.
Goo-gu-gu-gu——!
A vibration began to sound from across the hill in front..
That's similar.......
"This is the sound of horses’ hooves… … Isn't it??”
Even before Park Jun-mo’s horse stopped, a dozen horses, or cavalry, appeared over the hill..
Dungeon Coursers, as they are often collectively called, were giant horses that grew up in dungeons..
And among them, a woman drew a great sword and shouted..
“there, stop—!”
That woman was a face that Lee Hyun-wook knew..
This was Go Jin-hwa, the first daughter of Go Jun-cheol, the boss of Red Hall..
‘That woman is someone I can communicate with..’
Lee Hyun-wook raised both hands to express that he had no intention of fighting..
Then Go Jin-hwa pulled the reins and slowed down the horse..
"shit! Who are you that came in here??”
"I'm sorry, I didn't trespass, I just came to see you..”
"what? What bullshit is that! I knew where this was and just came in like that.!”
Lee Hyun-wook sighed and shook his head..
"Calm down and listen. Because you were the ones who brought in the guns first..”
“……what? gun beak?”
Her eyebrows twitched and she looked at Lee Hyun-wook's captives—probably his subordinates..
"No way, there will be robbery again... … Ha— yeah, where, tell me.”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded and turned his head to look at the dungeon scenery..
"There is something spreading in this dungeon right now.?”
Go Jin-hwa’s eyebrows twitched at those words..
“……what?”
"It's a black vine that eats trees..”
"Well, how do you do that?……."
"I can remove that..”
Go Jin-hwa’s eyes trembled at those words..
Around this time, there was an 'event' that was eating away at the area..
‘It is a kind of self-cleaning effect that occurs when the player dominates the dungeon..’
As a result, more than a thousand people living in this dungeon were in danger of losing the home they had lived in for many years..
‘The person who solved that problem was... … It was Taesan Guild..’
Thus, this underground organization came to be used as a limb of the Taishan guild..
But today, all that was going to change.
‘I take these people who are a major axis of the underground economy into my hands..’
Lee Hyun-wook planned to use this land as the last bastion against the villain..
For him to do so, he needed to control every aspect, and this was one of them..
And above all, there was one ‘hidden stage’ in this dungeon..
‘Even the people who still live here don't know that..’
It was an adamant mine where legendary metal poured out..
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