The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 90
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In every situation, there is something called ‘atmosphere’..
For example, in an imminent situation, there was bound to be tension like the eve of a storm as if something was about to explode..
And sensing that and acting ahead of it was a pretty important skill in life..
That is often called ‘notice’..
‘But fuck, was that even in that conversation just now??’
In the dark hallway, there was no doubt in Lee Hyun-wook’s voice that rang there..
He approached, calming down the frightened female researcher while maintaining appropriate alertness..
No matter how much you think about it, that was not the attitude of a warrior who came to commit massacre..
That's why, looking down at my subordinates falling down with a small pop sound,…….
‘Wow, this is ridiculous.…….'
Taejun Choi was thinking such nonsense. It was such a contextless scene..
But maybe that's because I was denying it so tightly..
‘No one knows what the group is doing here.!’
Access to this 'Silver Line' research facility was completely controlled until the accident occurred..
Additionally, all researchers have made a contract with the devil, and will 'die' if they reveal anything related to it..
‘In other words, our information cannot leak. I don't even know about the Gukwang Group that is providing the funds.…….'
Because I had such firm thoughts, I had no fear of being attacked.,
That's why I didn't realize that I was being 'deceived'..
“Bye, doctor! Ugh—"
2At the sound of the second attack, two people standing near the safety door were impaled by something and fell to the ground..
Jeopuk- Jeobuk—
Beyond the wall, footsteps slowly approach from the hallway. And soon, he appeared in front of the safety door..
Black combat uniform, metal armor protruding from the skin, one sword and one shotgun on the back are noticeable..
And above his right shoulder, a single silver arrow was spinning slowly..
At the tip of the arrowhead, I saw the appearance of a ferocious hunting dog, as if it was about to pounce at any moment..
Taejun Choi looked at the face of that man, Hyunwook Lee..
"......."
His eyes were clear and unwavering..
In other words, there were no feelings of anxiety or doubt whatsoever..
‘As expected, that guy knew our identity and attacked us with very firm judgment..’
In other words, Choi Tae-jun sensed that there was no way to persuade that man..
Jeopuk- Jeobuk—
He entered the lab without hesitation, and the eight researchers hesitated and retreated..
Seeing that confident appearance, Taejun Choi took a step back with joy in his heart..
‘Okay, come in more like that.…….'
And the moment Lee Hyun-wook stood in the center of the lab, he pressed the remote control he was holding in his hand..
thud—!
Then, behind Lee Hyun-wook, the safety door closed by itself, and then something came down from the ceiling..
It was two automatic turrets. This confidential facility even had such ignorant things installed..
And then beep—when the second button was pressed, merciless machine gun fire began..
Ta-da-da-da-dang——!
However, the turret's muzzle rotated on its own and scratched several researchers..
"100 million!”
“Wow—!”
But Taejun Choi expected that to happen..
"listen carefully! From now on, I will accept the power of ‘Master’ and kill him here.!”
He shouted and pulled out the 'smoke bomb' he was hiding behind his back and threw it on the floor..
Pu—huh—!
Gray smoke billowed out with a small explosion..
Choi Tae-jun hid himself inside and ran to the woman who was unconscious and tied to a chair..
"Wow—!”
"Turn it off—!”
Immediately after, the researchers' upbringing began to distort in a bizarre way..
The devil's seeds received 'power' in return for human sacrifice to the devil 'Molech'... … Although they were alchemist players, they were now able to demonstrate greater strength than most warrior players..
thud! thud! thud! thud!
They stamped their feet violently and rushed towards Lee Hyun-wook..
"I'm dying—!”
It was then.
Qua—de—de—de——!
Suddenly, a panel on the ceiling was torn off, and bundles of cables and wires fell down at once..
The 'copper wire' that makes up the electric wire is also metal, and it bound the researchers according to Lee Hyun-wook's will..
“Shut up——"
However, even though the tough gable was wrapped around his entire body, it seemed like he wouldn't be able to hold it for very long..
Jjol—evil—!
With incredible strength, researchers tore off dozens of cables as easily as spider webs..
Before they knew it, their eyes had lost focus, and brown horns had sprouted from their heads..
Wow——!
Lee Hyun-wook could tell that they were no longer human..
- Child of Fall: Stage 1 (LV) 43)
When information appears in the ‘Insight Lens’ like this, it means that it has been ‘monsterized’..
One strange thing was that their level gradually increased..
- Child of Fall: Stage 2 (LV) 49)
‘As time passes, it receives the power of the devil and becomes stronger..’
Hyunwook Lee fired a pale note at the guy closest to him..
deeply—!
However, the pale note did not penetrate the guy's head and he grabbed it with his hand..
Hyunwook Lee tried to bring back the Pale Note, but he couldn't escape from the researcher's grip..
‘also…….'
Weapons that did not contain ‘holy power’ did not work well for the tribes receiving the devil’s protection..
"Hyunwook Lee, the player who controls steel... … I don't think there's anything in here that could be your weapon.?”
Choi Taejun said that from beyond the smoke screen. Before he knew it, he was tying up some woman..
"You're going to need a lot of magic metal to kill these guys, but all we have here is stainless steel..”
Lee Hyun-wook seemed not interested in such words and pointed to the woman who Choi Tae-jun had walked into..
"Is that woman, Gu Hyo-min, the granddaughter of Gu Kwang Group??”
"How far have you known about this bastard? … Who sent it?!”
Lee Hyun-wook took a step forward without saying a word..
"Well, it doesn't matter. You will die here because of your arrogance in coming in without a weapon..”
At those words, Lee Hyun-wook chuckled..
"I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken... … I didn't come empty handed.”
"Hey, whatever you brought with you won't be able to break through that safety door. The security in this facility is not average..”
He chuckled. That safety door was not made of metal, but an object made of a material item called ‘Stone from the Tower of Babel.’ This item was specially manufactured for the security of this facility and is not easily breached..
"But that security is meant to stop people.?”
“what?”
"Where people cannot pass... … There are so many holes.”
Soon, the researchers who tore off the bundle of cables began to rush towards Hyunwook Lee.,
At that moment, a loud noise began to sound above their heads..
Qua—and—and—and—and—and——!
It was the sound of a lot of metal crashing back and forth..
“……What, what?!”
A huge number of pieces of metal used when dealing with ghosts.,
Some of it had been brought in through the building's vents..
He 'transformed' inside the ceiling, causing it to tangle into a spiral of thorns. Then, like a stalactite in a cave, a metal spike pierced the ceiling and grew rapidly, striking the researchers..
Deep—! Deep—! Deep—! deeply—!
They were hit on the floor with long thorns piercing all over their bodies..
Wow——!
The stake flew towards the heads of the struggling guys and delivered the finishing blow..
They were metal enchanted with ‘holy power’, so they were fatal to them..
"......."
Taejun Choi, who was left alone, could not help but have a blank expression for a moment..
"Sigh, damn it! Don't come any closer! this woman dies!”
"......."
"A piece of metal for nothing. Ooh, don't even think about moving! If I give her strength, she will die instantly.!”
Taejun Choi took a step back with the fainted woman in front of him and took out something from his chest..
It was a small ampoule..
He pulled the lid off with his teeth and swallowed the contents..
OK…….
"Wow——!”
With a desperate scream, his entire body turns red and swells up like a balloon..
wow – wow—
Bones deform, skin stretches, and hair grows..
Soon, it became a giant 3-meter buffalo—like a Minotaur..
"K—you bastard… … Ugh, I'm going to kill you someday.!”
With those words, he slammed into the wall on the right and easily broke through it..
thud-! thud-! thud-! thud—!
Then, the wall beyond that, and the wall beyond that, continued to crush the wall and run somewhere..
Looking at such a reckless escape, Lee Hyun-wook did not take any action..
"Yeah, run hard, we'll catch up soon……."
What he just drank was an awakening potion using ‘nectar’, which is called the drink of the gods..
There would be a temporary increase in abilities, so it was difficult to deal with it now..
Of course, it would be possible if you tried to catch him somehow, but Lee Hyun-wook did not do that..
No, strictly speaking, it didn't feel like I was intentionally letting go..
‘If he goes out and creates controversy, I end up benefiting more..’
The chase for Taejun Choi began and the benefit that could be gained from catching him was what Hyunwook Lee aimed for..
First of all, the woman that Choi Tae-jun stole, Gu Hyo-min, is the granddaughter of the group president of this research institute, and the reason for kidnapping her was likely to be insurance during the escape to another country, or as a kind of hostage..
‘Obviously, the Gukwang Group will ask me to rescue them..’
As originally planned, Gukwang Group will negotiate directly with Taejun Choi and help him escape..
However, since Lee Hyun-wook made a great performance this time, there was a high possibility that expectations would be placed on Lee Hyun-wook..
Since he was ranked second in the Korean business world, there was a lot to take away..
That wasn't the end.
‘I even know the benefits of his escape route..’
There was no way the people who created this situation could have done it without anyone behind it..
Devil worshipers from all over the world were connected to each other.,
For this plot, a group of foreign devil worshipers had entered the country and were waiting nearby..
In other words, Taejun Choi was going to be a kind of giant bait to clean them all at once..
"Anyway, the things you can get here, you already have in your hands.……."
He picked up a card key. That was Taejun Choi's ID card..
I had just moved and snatched up a piece of metal from the mess..
Hyunwook Lee entered the lab and soon came across a locked door..
I put Taejun Choi’s ID card there..
- Beep—authenticated.
The door opened and the light turned on. The sterilization room was full of all kinds of equipment..
And there was a glass box in the center, and a red shimmer was spreading out from within it..
Go—oh—oh—oh——
It's a liquid just by existing.…….
"Nectar, the drink of the gods, one cup is one set, so there's about half of it left.?”
After getting this and going through various experiments, it seemed like about half of it was left..
The capacity seemed to be about 150mL..
When Hyunwook Lee applied his ID card to the device attached to the glass box, the glass box opened..
I carefully lifted the small bottle inside..
- Acquired the divine drink ‘Nectar’.
[Item information]
- Name: Nectar (Legendary))
- Effect: Unknown
An item with the motif of the drink of the gods appearing in Greek mythology,
There is a legend that if a person drinks this, he or she can become immortal or become a god..
‘But if you believe the legend and just drink it, you will definitely die..’
This consumable item also has a huge 'over handicap' like other legendary grade items..
‘The prerequisite for absorbing this is enormous vitality, and if you lack even a little bit, you die..’
Later, King Taesan Han drinks this and gains defense power close to immortality..
Of course, that didn't mean he was invincible. There are also weapons that can pierce the power of God..
There were so-called Godslaughter weapons, most notably ‘Misteltein’, which is now owned by Lee Hyun-wook..
'Anyway, depending on how you mix this nectar, you can fully utilize it..’
Since it was the domain of 'alchemy', there was a need to pioneer the field of alchemy in the future as well..
And a situation was being created where the clue could be taken away by the Gugwang Group, a pioneer in the field of alchemy..
He got a few items from inside the lab and then went out..
***
"under……."
Lieutenant General Kwak Sang-pil, commander of the AMT Special Operations Command, sighed after arriving at the scene of the incident..
At first I thought it was just a hostage situation, but something really crazy was happening..
"under… … How can demons like that come out from the basement of the alchemy lab??”
Who on earth could have predicted such a situation, but someone had to take responsibility for this..
And he knew very well that his name was included in that category of responsibility..
Also, there was one more thing that bothered him..
It was none other than pressure from the Gugwang Guild..
‘Ha, this is the first time I've seen that old man lose his temper like that.…….'
In this way, Kwak Sang-pil had a collusive relationship with the Gukwang Group family.,
After I am discharged from the military, I was promised a position as an executive in Gukwang's item division.,
Unfortunately, this situation occurred half a year before retirement..
3A while ago, Koo Han-cheol, chairman of Koo Kwang Group, called me directly..
- hey! Sangpil Kwak, you are the person directly in charge of this Gangdong-gu site.?
79For a very old man, his voice was very loud..
"Yes, old man, it's up to me.!”
- Then you know that my granddaughter is in it.?
“……ah! Is that so??”
- Fuck, don't you know that important thing? anyway! Whatever you do, bring that child, Hyomin, to me with all limbs intact! If you do well, you're the boss, otherwise there's no juice.!
‘Crazy, who created this situation and why are they putting the blame on me??’
But I had already entrusted my future to him, so I had to do as I was told..
But no matter how much he thought about it, there was nothing he could do..
The best thing to do right now is to close the site and prevent any secondary damage.,
It was crazy to push troops into that unknown hole..
In that respect, the only hope is…….
"Is there any news from Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook yet??”
"Yes, I understand it's still inside..”
"under......."
Yes, it was Lee Hyun-wook..
A hero called the savior of Seoul suddenly appeared and prevented disaster..
But right after that, he suddenly threw himself into the pit..
No one knew the reason for such sudden behavior..
But everyone had the same thought as they watched the scene..
‘Please, I hope he puts an end to this case.…….'
But somehow, the bad news came first..
"Yes, Commander! You should take a look at this!”
Some news is playing on the cell phone held out by the exclusive adjutant..
The phrase “report screen” was a CCTV screen in the tunnel..
After a while, the screen shook violently, and the left wall collapsed.,
From there, a huge monster jumped out..
"This tunnel is 890 meters away from this laboratory. It's probably a monster that escaped from the lab.."
"what? Damn… … So what is that? It looks like a cow, right? Is it like a minotaur??”
"At first glance, it looks like a monster... … Look near the right arm there..”
The huge cow monster had something wrapped around it..
that… … He was a man who wore a gown and had long hair..
"Oh, no way... … Are you kidnapping a woman??”
"Yes, but it is presumed that the person making the impression is Goo Hyo-min, the granddaughter of Goo Kwang Group..”
Hearing those words, Kwak Sang-pil rubbed his face with his palm. Of course…….
"under… … Man, I'm going crazy... … So what is that? I haven't received any information?”
"I couldn't figure out what that was, but it looks like it escaped from the lab..”
It was then.
"—Commander!”
An officer with the rank of major came into the operation tent shouting that..
And with a raised hand salute, Kwak Sang-pil delivered the news he had been waiting for..
"Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook just came out of the pit.!”
***
"Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook! This way!”
After Lee Hyun-wook came out of the pit, he was guided by team leader Oh Seong-hoon..
When I looked around, I noticed that the installation work for the ‘holy relic’ was in progress..
"Are you trying to cast a wide-area blessing on the entire region??”
"Yes, we are working on it now and it will take about 12 hours..”
Almost all of the monkfish hordes were killed by Lee Hyun-wook, but there were still a few left..
And above all, there was still a cloud of black smoke rising from the corpses of the monkfish around here..
If you come into contact with it incorrectly, you will be transformed into an inhabitant of hell, so some sort of purification is needed..
And the airship Oryonggeo, the flagship of the KOR AMT Holy Knights, was floating in the northern sky..
"Oh Ryonggeo, the Holy Knights have arrived.?”
"Yes, they say they'll be on site in 6 hours..”
At that time, I saw some high-ranking people rushing towards me from the front..
At the center was Two Star, Commander Kwak Sang-pil..
"Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook, my name is Commander Kwak Sang-pil.!”
As he said that, he suddenly extended his hand to Lee Hyun-wook, and Lee Hyun-wook held it lightly without making a formal statement. Despite such an attitude that went against military basics, Kwak Sang-pil did not seem to be offended much..
In this way, Lee Hyun-wook's position and achievements could no longer be dismissed as a soldier..
"This way, come this way! I'd like you to talk to me for a moment.……."
"yes of course.”
“Haha—thank you! As expected, men called heroes are different even if their magnanimity is different.!”
On the contrary, it was quite comical to see a lieutenant general flattering like this..
Of course, the main reason behind this was not Lee Hyun-wook's position, but the information that Lee Hyun-wook had..
However, what was waiting for him in the command barracks was not a conversation with Lieutenant General Kwak Sang-pil..
There, three men in suits were sitting there..
"Commander Kwak, could you please leave the room for a moment??”
At that question, Kwak Sang-pil looked at Lee Hyun-wook..
"Ah, Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook… … Are you okay??”
"yes, i don't mind.”
"Great, then… … I'll give you about 10 minutes..”
In a situation like this, they ask the top person to give up his position.,
I knew without asking who these unidentified people were..
‘They are the henchmen of the Chairman of the Gugwang Group..’
Lee Hyun-wook noticed that it was the line of Lieutenant General Kwak Sang-cheol's Gukwang Group..
"hello? We are like this.”
A man said that and held out a business card..
- Gukwang Group Strategic Planning Department: Director Heejun Han
"I heard that Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook infiltrated our research facility..”
"yes, that's right.”
"If so, perhaps in that—”
"—Gu Hyo-min, are you asking me if I saw that woman??”
Lee Hyun-wook asked a question, and Director Han Hee-jun's face became somewhat stiff..
"That… … how did you know?"
"Because I saw that woman kidnapped with my own eyes..”
That one word was enough to set the entire mood at this table..
Negotiations had not yet begun and Lee Hyun-wook took over..
Lee Hyun-wook leaned forward, looked Director Hee-jun Han in the eye, and spoke in a low voice..
"And the person who planned this was Dr. Taejun Choi.……."
"......."
"I think I know where the man took the woman..”
There was silence for a moment.
gulp—
The large man sitting next to Director Han Hee-jun swallowed dry saliva..
"......."
The employees of the strategic planning office, who are the confidants of the Chairman of Gu Guang Group, are clearly here to negotiate..
Did Lee Hyun-wook find Koo Hyo-min inside the lab?,
And Lee Hyun-wook, can he use this man’s abilities to find Koo Hyo-min?,
If possible, I planned to continue negotiations from then on..
‘But, as if he had been waiting, he struck first and mentioned Koo Hyo-min's name.…….'
Director Heejun Han realized that it was not just a matter of telling what he knew, but a certain number..
‘After all, this man… … It's a high level number. And hiding something.’
That's why I couldn't help but be even more nervous..
"that is… … Is that true? Have you seen Ku Hyo-min in person??”
"Yes, that's right. It's in the most secret research facility, you know, called the Silver Line..”
Lee Hyun-wook leaned back and nodded..
And, I said a word of remorse..
"However, it wasn't just Koo Hyo-min that I saw..”
"yes?”
"The Gugwang Group had a lot of very secret activities in the basement.?”
"......."
"Among black magic, blood magic is the worst... … I wondered if the Chairman's health was that bad..”
In the silence of Director Han Hee-jun, Lee Hyun-wook smiled as if he was exhausted..
"However, I think the biological experiment was too much. Was it about two years ago? There was an incident where several player workers from the Philippines went missing, and I never thought we would see the truth here.……."
They looked mesmerized by the information Lee Hyun-wook was pouring out..
And they were all very painful to the Gukwang Group..
Hyunwook Lee was in and out of the lab basement for at most fifty minutes.,
I couldn't understand how they gathered such information in such a short period of time..
"this… … This situation seems to be quite a fatal problem for Gukwang..”
Lee Hyun-wook was planning to negotiate properly like this..
'Gukwang, their title of second place in the business world is solid..’
they have a lot.
So there is a lot to lose.
‘And the cost of not losing them is considerable..’
Lee Hyun-wook was planning to sit down in a very uncomfortable place for them..
Soon Director Heejun Han opened his mouth..
"Mr. Lee Hyun-wook… … what do you want?”
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