Steel eating player chapter 172

 
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The world’s attention was focused on Europe, and   that occurred there.
But so far, only disappointing news has been spreading.
It is said that reinforcements are being prepared from all over the world, but it will be a few more days before they arrive in Europe and enter the front line…
Thus, the comfort of the civilians trapped in the shelters of the city occupied by giants was like a lamp in the wind.
However… … .
– [Breaking News] Stilane, appeared in Rome… … Titanomachia’s participation in the unannounced war? “No one knew.”
Stilane, in effect, the first victories have been given that he has appeared in Rome, hunting the titan hoplites and rescuing isolated civilians.
– Is he here again? Stilane, the world’s attention is focused on whether Roma’s activities are true or not
Even so, wasn’t the world in a state of chaos because of his sudden appearance in Yggdrasil City and slaying another black dragon?
Shortly after that,   broke out, and the voices of the citizens of the world who wanted him to be active were getting louder, but at the same time, he really took action as if he responded to that voice.
But at first, it was only considered a rumor.
“Hey, does it even make sense to jump in such a sudden, no matter how much Steelein? It’s just nonsense, so don’t worry about it.”
Timothy Jackson, editor-in-chief of a press in the United States, also snorted after hearing the report.
To be honest, no matter how rookie Stilane is, it’s not like they’re jumping directly into such a dangerous place to rescue civilians… … Isn’t it a very difficult scenario to understand?
And above all, there were a lot of fake reports like that, such as where Stilane appeared and what he did, so we had no choice but to start doubting it.
But if there was solid evidence, it was different.
“I… Timmy, you should take a look at this.”
His subordinates brought a video, and the moment it played, his eyes widened.
“Huh? Gee, that’s true! No, why is that man all of a sudden going to Rome and beating the giants?”
He stuck his tongue out at the assault of the metal giant on the screen.
“Huh, how can you still beat a level 110 super-sized monster like that? Ah! This is not the time to be like this, hang this on the main portal quickly!”
– [Breaking News] Stilane’s trip to Rome turned out to be true after confirming the existence of a video
– The rescue operation that even the giant guilds of the EPA are reluctant to, the world’s citizens pouring in the support of Steelein, which was carried out alone
“He is…”
Then the whole world began to praise Stilane once more.
Without any corruption or any request, he was just silently saving the world, so it perfectly suited the image of a ‘hero’ that the world wanted.
However, a few hours after his performance was reported, some guilds belonging to the EPU started sending press releases to the press.
The content was that they too were holding the titan hoplites, and that they were even more active than Stilane.
“…Huh? They seem to be doing something urgently all of a sudden, why?”
Timothy Jackson, a veteran in the industry, sniffed at their intentions.
Then the subordinates nodded their heads.
“That’s it. It looks a little cheesy. They seemed to be really jealous of the rivalry between DS and Steelein, but… … .”
“They say they are the heroes who carry the world, and they look restless like a teenage star who cares about the number of SNS likes… … .”
However, as soon as I checked the attack video attached from there, Timothy Jackson, who took a bite of the donut, opened his mouth and the donut fell on the desk.
“Wow… what? Is this for real?”
“If this is real, isn’t it really great?”
“Joe, it’s not rigged, right?”
The video contained the process of five players hunting four titan hoplites, and it was showing an astonishing hunting speed.
“It’s like a perfect task force just to catch a titan! Wow… where the hell did you hide that much firepower?”
First of all, something brown was flowing like a river on the road and tied the legs of the four titan hoplites like anacondas.
Kudded——!
「ね一 What is this!」
“It looks like you are in the mud!”
They began to use force in embarrassment, but the more they did, the thicker the brown restraints.
And in the end, both legs were completely restrained, making it impossible to move.
“What, what is that, you can’t solve it?”
“Uh… I don’t think it’s solid?”
After looking a little more closely, I could tell it was ‘sand’, and found that the sand was pouring out of a red jar hanging from the man’s back.
“Wow, how can so much sand come out of that little jar?”
“… … At first glance, this is an unusual item. Maybe not legendary?”
Immediately after that, a black beam of light rose from somewhere, bent like a magnet, and accurately hit the eight eyeballs of the four titan hoplites.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
In other words, after blocking the foot, it was to take the view.
“Uh, just that bullet… … is it?”
“I don’t think it’s just a bullet.”
“Yeah, it’s Matan, how can you be so accurate?”
“… … Is that also an item?”
And finally, a giant body covered in lion skins sprinted off the floor and flew off.
“… … Hey, Hercules, what is it?”
It was definitely the costume of ‘Hercules’.
And all kinds of buff skills were applied to his body, which was the skill of the famous S-grade buffer Nisha Kaif.
In this ‘Omega Team’, she was hired to bring out the full potential of the members.
right pole one right pole
Soon, black energy erupted from his body, his muscles began to expand, and he sprinted off the floor and swung a black wooden blunt weapon in a very large trajectory.
However… … .
Wow one billion——!
How powerful was that power, it smashed the head of the titan hoplite with a single hit.
Wow one billion——!
Wow one billion——!
One after another, one by one, in just one room… … .
Then, the video ended with a scene in which ‘Hercules’ was relaxed and stretched.
“… … What, what, what happened?”
The process was so fast that I had to run it over and over again to check it accurately.
In any case, the main point was that it took only 39 seconds to kill the four animals.
When I watched the video about the fourth time, Tim Jackson smiled and bit the donut.
“Ha… I’m going to show you a picture of this.”
“Yes? What picture are you talking about?”
“Man, can’t you just look at it?”
“Uh… um…”
“The two lights that will save this catastrophe, the chariots, etc. What, if you create a competitive structure in this way, how heartbreaking and exciting will the world be at the same time?”
No matter how brutal an incident such as war, disaster, or crime, it was an event that the media could not miss.
But, if there is a competition for good between the two groups of heroes… … It couldn’t have been the best situation to get the number of views.
“And the kids from the EPU side also sent us a press release like this, didn’t they send us an article like that?”
“… … Oh, is that so?”
“Hey, look at this, otherwise, there is no way to emphasize the phrase comparing Stilane’s attack time with their attack time in bold.”
“Oh, I see…”
He chuckled, put the donut down, and nodded.
“Let’s see where we can go, and if you grow it like this, you can do it overwhelmingly better than Stilane… This, Edward Woods was also broken in the past, right?”
“Oh, it was.”
“This time, it seems like he has sharpened his teeth, so it’s going to be more fun. It’s ironic. It’s more fun than any other show…”
In that way, all over the world began to report on the activities of ‘Steel Lane’ and ‘Omega Team’.
And after the OMEGA team’s hunting video was released, the public’s evaluation has changed significantly.
– Is Steelein’s performance just a trailer? Real heroes set out on a giant hunt! The so-called ‘Omega Team’ reveals a spark of hope in the world… … .
– [Breaking News] Omega Team, starting with Vienna, Austria, is going to recover Europe.
– EPU Chairman “We will mobilize all available resources to support the Omega Team, they are the hope of mankind beyond Europe.”
– Omega Team, which showed more than Stilane, claims to be the vanguard of Titanomachia!
As such, the ‘Omega Team’ has begun to emerge as a hope and a solution to this situation.
Hyunwook Lee also heard the news in Rome.
He analyzed their weapons by repeatedly watching a 39-second video featuring the Omega Team on his smartphone.
“Wow… to be honest, isn’t it a great level?”
“Yeah. They’re much faster than us, aren’t they?”
On either side of Lee Hyun-wook, Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee were voicing admiring voices.
“Well, if I had to ask, there are five people over there, not more than the boss, but it’s because we don’t have enough…”
They had caught 19 titan hoplites so far, so they knew better than anyone how great it was to catch 4 in 39 seconds.
‘… … Yes, it’s absurd.’
And to be honest, even as Lee Hyun-wook, I couldn’t help but be surprised.
This is because all kinds of ‘legendary’ grade items that did not appear at this time were being used in the video.
‘Just what you see in this video right now is the Hercules armament set, the food, and even Ak-Kelte… … .’
In his memory, they were supposed to appear at least two or three years later.
‘That means that the giant guilds have been hiding those items for quite some time.’
Anyway, the players armed with such legendary weapons were the strongest players belonging to the huge guilds in Europe.
‘Even though the guild they belong to is an extremist group called  , that doesn’t really matter. Whatever their purpose, it is true that they are one of the most important weapons against the catastrophe that threatens the world… … .’
But there was only one problem.
‘that… … One of the members of that Omega team is a villain.’
His name is Connor O’Neill, an Irish S-class player, aka ‘the lord of the sand castle’, and as his nickname, he was a man with the ability to control the sand.
‘By the way, I’ve already got the legendary item, Sikyang (息壞)… … It will be quite difficult to deal with.’
In Chinese mythology, shiiyang (息壞) means living magical sand that grows endlessly in Chinese mythology.
Connor O’Neill, carrying a jar of such a thing on his back, boasted such a powerful firepower that he was called the ‘God of the Desert’.
If he was determined and started spewing sand, he could sink a city into a sandstorm.
‘also… … The villain side is also planning to use this opportunity properly. Perhaps at a critical moment in the war, he and other villains will betray and seek the back of the Humanity Union… … .’
Namely, Titanomachia and the Dark Elf Corps… … In order to take advantage of those two big events, the villain also seemed to be squeezing out the last force.
‘Then, if we solve this problem properly, we will have no choice but to expose the bottom of their arsenal.’
As the number of villains Lee Hyun-wook has defeated so far is considerable, their power must have been cut considerably.
Of course, as the final weapon, the Necromancer, was still there, he could never relax.
‘He must also appear in this war, and he must have prepared a way to neutralize the saint based on the last fight… … It will never be an easy fight.’
After swallowing one adamant, Lee Hyun-wook got up from his seat, holding his breath.
Then, about 2m away, he stretched out his left hand toward the giant sword floating in the air.
Uh–
It slowly approached Lee Hyun-wook.
Now, this moglay weighs a whopping 50 tons.
In-depth attention was required, as it could cause several buildings to collapse like dominoes if they moved incorrectly and given acceleration.
But even if this is a situation where only half of the power is still available, who will believe it?
– (!) Some of the power of ‘Moglay (Legendary)’ is limited because certain conditions are not met!
‘Ha, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt that I lack metal control… … .’
Yesterday, Mowglay reached mass liberation (Phase 4) and weighed 50 tons.
However, prior to that, one moglay achieved ‘Dragon Slayer’ (level 3) and upgraded to ‘legendary’, and mass liberation was also ‘strengthened’.
‘That’s doubled the hero’s rank.’
So, mass liberation-strengthening (step 4) is… … .
‘… … Originally, it should be a whopping 100 tons.’
However, since I didn’t have that much metal control, I stayed at 50t without the 2x reinforcement applied.
‘And that’s not the only problem.’
Number 1, Mowglay from a previous life (legendary) is 100 tons
No. 2, the original Mowglay (hero) in the present life is 50 tons
No. 3 or 4, replica moglay is 25 tons in two bags
The total is 200 tons, but… … .
– Current steerable metal weight: 58,051 tons
‘… … I still don’t have enough control over the metal, so I can’t even handle all four of them at maximum weight.’
For this reason, the remaining 3 sacks had to maintain ‘Mass Liberation’ as ‘Stage 3’ except for ‘Mowglay (Legendary)’.
Of course, as long as the control of the metal increases, you can always raise the level.
‘In that case, I’ll have to focus on improving my metal control for a while… … .’
But just in time, there was one way to sharply increase metal control.
That was to raise the level of the giant slayer’s ‘achievement’.
[Achievement List]
8) Giant Slayer (Level 1)
– Condition: Hunt 10 or more Titans.
– Effect: All abilities (+20%), total mana (+20%), stun immunity (+30%)
‘This achievement goes up every time you catch 10 more, and the effect increases by an additional 2%.’
This was one of the best rewards you could get during this event.
Of course, it’s safe to say that there are very few players who can catch that many Titans… … .
‘I am possible.’
Hyun-wook Lee was sitting on a sofa in an empty hotel right now. He took a cup of coffee, took a sip, and closed his eyes.
Then his gaze shifted to the Roman sky. It was, again, the point of ‘Hugin’.
Whoa whoa–
A group of titan hoplites could be found in the city center, about 2 km away.
They were tearing down a building, probably with a survivor in it.
“… … Okay, I found another group.”
At his words, Sehee Kim and Junmo Park stood up from their seats.
“No, I’ll wait this time.”
“Yes?”
“This time, I’ll just take care of it myself.”
“uh… … You’re not going out, are you in this state?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded his head with his eyes closed and stretched out his left hand.
bang–!
Then Mowglay smashed the window and flew out.
“No, you don’t have to open the window…”
And it rises vertically, towards the sky.
Whoa whoa–
When it reached an altitude higher than the clouds and higher than Hugin, the giant sword stopped slowly…
whiz–
Soon it was tilted and the tip of the sword pointed toward the floor.
and fall in the direction of gravity.
Whoa whoa–!
It was fired furiously towards its target like a ballistic missile, and the distance narrowed in an instant.
The four titan hoplites that were tearing down a building did not respond.
Wow one billion——!
The whole upper body of the man who did that flew away.
“uh?”
“What, what!”
The other three raised their shields with bewildered expressions. However, no presence was detected that attacked him anywhere.
I just saw a heavy sword circling around a bell tower and flying again… … The moment they caught it, they felt the fear of death.
“Ugh! I shouldn’t hit that!”
「Raise the bur, the room, and the shield to block it!」
‘With that kind of thing, you can never stop it.’
Zeng——!
A direct hit pierced the body with the shield, then pierced the neck of the guy standing behind him.
“Turn it off… … .”
When Lee Hyun-wook shook his left hand slightly in that state, Mowglay was swung with a bell, and the head of the last man standing next to him was severed with one blow.
One seat——!
“… … It’s finished.”
Lee Hyun-wook slowly opened his eyes and said.
“Yeah? G, really?”
About 2km away, sitting on a sofa in the hotel, moving his left hand a little was enough to kill four titan hoplites.
However, Lee Hyun-wook did not use Mowglay’s skills such as ‘Shockwave’ or ‘Mana Explosive Sword’ recklessly.
They were also ‘strengthened’ in proportion to mass liberation, as they could go beyond leaving huge pits throughout Rome’s city center and even destroy nearby shelters.
’39 seconds… … .’
He said that it took the Omega team to get rid of a pair of titan hoplites.
But honestly, if Lee Hyun-wook did his best, he was confident that he could easily overcome that level.
But even now, that’s enough, he didn’t have to reveal all his powers to the world.
If the secret weapon hidden over there was revealed… … Lee Hyun-wook was going to hide it until the right time came.
***
Two more days have passed since then.
[Achievement List]
8) Giant Slayer (Phase 3)
– Condition: Hunt 30 or more Titans.
– Effect: All abilities (+24%), total mana (+24%), stun immunity (+34%)
‘I’ve caught 34 fish so far… … .’
Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo were also given the first stage of the giant slayer, so it could be said that they caught a total of 54, and thus succeeded in disposing of all the titan hoplites in Rome.
“… … I, thank you so much!”
The middle-aged man who said this was a high-ranking civil servant in the city of Rome with the title of Director of Shelter Safety Management.
“I express my gratitude on behalf of the city of Rome. We will never forget this grace!”
He almost cried, expressing his gratitude over and over again.
And behind him, a large number of fully armed players were gathered, all of whom were isolated in Rome.
Of course, no matter how many they gathered, they did not have the discretion to deal with level 110 super-sized monsters.
However, as Lee Hyun-wook cleaned up the area, he came out with confidence and began to build a defensive line in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
“Yes, I wish you good luck.”
Lee Hyun-wook said so and lifted his body into the air.
There Fridwen was waiting, and Talos stood tall behind him.
Someone took a picture of that scene and uploaded it to the internet, and based on that photo, numerous articles were mass-produced.
– Steelein retakes Rome in 3 days!
But the news was soon buried in a bigger issue.
– OMEGA team retakes Vienna, Austria’s capital, then moves west “Next target is German city center” Advance like a tank!
– Omega team enters Munich… … Munich citizens cheered for the appearance of true heroes
– Team Omega, show off their potential by simultaneously facing 15 groups of 3 Titan Hoplites in Munich!
They were definitely faster than Lee Hyun-wook.
Probably, the firepower of the Omega Team itself was enormous, but it was because many large guilds were providing full support.
– The overwhelming firepower of the Omega Team 5, estimated to have killed a total of 91 giants so far… … .
It looked like there were only five Omega Team members active, but behind that, hundreds of players must have been assisting the operation.
It wasn’t that bad. It was only natural that we would do the best we could to prevent this catastrophe.
However… … .
“Sir, look at this for a second.”
While traveling north in the Friedwen, Se-hee Kim suddenly held out her smartphone.
It was a live broadcast screen of some news, and at first glance, it seemed to be the site of the OMEGA team’s activities.
However, at the top, the phrase [Mega Team, Stilane mentioned] stood out.
And with the corpse of a titan hoplite in the background, a large man was holding a microphone.
– … … Dude, uh, can I use this broadcast to say a word to that Stilane, that friend?
– Yes, you can.
– Stilane, my name is Alexander Chekhov. Well, of course you know.
He was a level 91 Berserker player, famous for being the second best bruiser after Taesan Han.
However, now he is wearing the best tank item set called  , which greatly increases his strength and stamina, and he is also wearing Nisha Kaif’s buff all the time, so he must be the best bruiser in the world now.
He was the representative of the Omega Team, and he was referring to Lee Hyun-wook during the live broadcast.
– … … I wanted to contact you separately, but there is no way. Anyway, the recapture of Rome was good. Also, do you have a name?
He scratched the cheek with his thick finger and opened his mouth again.
– But I wonder if there’s any reason to move like a lonely wolf on your own. That looks pretty cool, but… … Uh-huh, you know that’s not what’s important, right?
“……”
In that passage, Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee, who were watching together, noticed Lee Hyun-wook.
– Well, if you really want to save this land, not just to look cool to the girls sitting in front of the TV like a gay K-pop star… … .
After making a very solemn expression on his face, he uttered his last words.
– I want to tell you to come under us and fight together. That’s what it really is for the world.
“One ha, do I have to say something so unlucky?”
Kim Se-hee let out a complaint, and Hani, who was sitting on her shoulder, raised her middle finger toward the screen of her smartphone.
‘what… … The inside is clearly visible.’
They were now provoking Lee Hyun-wook under thorough calculations and telling them to come under them.
Of course, he didn’t really want Lee Hyun-wook to join, but he was trying to rise to a higher place by using the fame he had built up so far.
And within a few days, the world recognized that the Omega Team was stronger than the Steelein.
But then
Go one oh oh one oh——
On the screen, behind Alexander Chekhov’s back, he could see a red light rising from quite a distance.
Hyun-wook Lee suddenly lifted his head and looked out of Fridwen’s window and saw the same red beam of light rising from the northern sky.
– Huh? What else is that?
While both on-screen and off-screen looked at the scene with an expression that they couldn’t understand, only Lee Hyun-wook noticed the significance of the phenomenon.
‘… … The second act of Titanomachia has been opened.’
Since they caught a fairly large number of Titan Hoplites, it could be said that Phase 2 of this event had begun.
‘The   will start soon.’
Until now, small-scale local battles were waged against the titan hoplites that appeared all over Europe, but now they are gathered together to form a true army.
‘… … Hundreds of those giants gather in one place and advance in a square called  , and it becomes impossible to deal with them in the conventional way.’
In other words, it could be said that the ‘war’ with the titans called   had just begun.
But then, a system message appeared in his eyes.
– (!) You automatically participated in the war event ‘Titanomachia: Great Battle’.
“Uh, can you see this now?”
and… … .
– The ‘War Hero’ achievement effect will be activated.
“Oh, then I saw this…”
[Achievement List]
6) War Heroes
– Condition: Achieve the maximum achievement in a war event.
– Effect: All abilities increase when participating in a war event (+50%)
‘If you do this well… … You can even take 100 tons.’
In that passage, Hyunwook Lee imagined.
A phalanx square formed by hundreds of titans… … A hard attack like that mountain range… … .
‘… … No one can break through.’
However, if you put a 100-ton wand of God down on it and then explode a shockwave proportional to it… … Can the phalanx be maintained?
Steel eating player chapter 172

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