Steel eating player chapter 173

 
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Dresden, Germany, the elegant city center of Baroque architecture is now empty.
This is because that place was selected as the stage for the second act, ‘Great Battle’ of  .
The only thing that filled the city where there was only a sense of silence was the sound of some earth emanating from the plains in the distance.
Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump
In the high vibration, on the roof of a building, a man stood in front of the camera and raised his voice.
“Yes! I am now in Dresden, Germany, the site of the second act of  !”
He turned his head and pointed somewhere.
From this rooftop, you could see beyond the city center of Dresden to the green meadows in the distance.
“There are dozens of titans gathered on the plain about 4 km from here, and they are still gathering! EPU explains that the number has reached a maximum of 155!”
He shook his head as if tired.
“Gee, until now… the Titans who had moved as a team of three or four are gathering together to form a true army. The raid experts….”
at that time-
“One!”
The cameraman screamed in an instant and instinctively raised the camera focus. The reason is
hong one
Because something was flying from the sky.
“Hey, what is that!”
Then the reporter also reflexively turned his head,
Soon, after witnessing it, he muttered in a low voice.
“Uh-mi, isn’t that a missile?”
A huge rod-shaped object falling from the sky… … It crashed into the building next door.
Kwa-Ian——!
“One call! Go, suddenly something flew in!”
With his jacket over his breathing apparatus, he peered through the hazy dust of the building next door, and found a huge iron pole in the center of it.
that… … It was a window, not a pillar.
About 20m long… … .
The moment they confirmed that, the reporters and cameramen had no choice but to completely forget about the live news broadcast.
“Mi, crazy! Ti, it’s the titan’s spear! How else do you know we’re here to attack!”
Then, the huge windows flew in like a hail of rain, and they began to destroy all the buildings in the area.
shed–! shed–! bang–!
In a single blow, the entire building collapsed.
Without any explosion, only mass and acceleration dismantle concrete buildings like sandcastles.
It wasn’t a javelin, it was like a bombing.
I don’t know why this is happening all of a sudden, but something seemed against the intention of the titans.
“Damn, Bill, come this way!”
Still, the reporter was a wizard player, and immediately threw the mic, then pulled out his wand. What he cast was a short-range teleportation spell.
woong
Their bodies instantly warped to a place about 100 meters away, and the broadcast connection was cut in an instant.
“One Bill, over there, over there! Come on, take a picture!”
“Wait a minute, the connection is… uh!”
“Dear viewers, we’re all right! And look over there!”
The camera moved violently at his gesture, and then focused on the north, near a four-lane road.
The road crossed a wide plain, and at the end of the plain was a hill… … .
Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump
From there, huge heads wearing helmets were rising one by one, and soon they grew into dozens.
Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump
The titan hoplites, armed with spears, shields, and armor, were advancing, shoulder to shoulder, forming a shield wall.
And, perhaps because of the long shadows cast by the sunlight passing to the west, I felt an optical illusion as if the entire castle in the Middle Ages was moving.
“…Bo, can you see me? They’re all titan hoplites, and now, for some reason, they’re advancing to Dresden!”
And soon enough, I could tell what they started javelin towards.
Two one two one two one two——
Large transport helicopters named NH90 appeared in a row from the southern sky.
hong one hong one
A 20-meter spear flew towards them, and the two leading generations could not avoid it.
Tung——!
A large transport helicopter was threaded like a skewer through the giant spear, and it flew far to the south of downtown Dresden and crashed to the ground.
then one
Qaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
This time, a number of teleports fell from the sky, and countless numbers of players ran out of it.
There was no need to think deeply about who they were. It was the most popular group of players today.
“Huh! That person…”
At the front, a large man dressed in lion skin walked out with a black club on his shoulder.
Looking at the scene, the reporter shouted.
“…Everyone, this is ‘Omega Team’! They have arrived here in Dresden! So, the Titans and Humans, the greatest forces from both sides, have gathered in one place!”
He turned his head and looked directly at the camera, then added a word.
“It looks like the great battle will start from now on!”
***
However, the battle did not take place.
Up until now, the ‘Omega Team’ had made a bold preemptive attack as soon as they saw a group of titans, but for now, they had no choice but to face each other from a distance.
This was inevitable because as many as 88 titan hoplites were holding each other’s shoulders and using a shield wall like a fortress wall.
It was named ‘Deus Phalanx’, which could be interpreted as the square of the shield of the gods.
And even now, the portal was opened from time to time and three or four more joined each other, and the three were getting bigger and bigger.
At that time, the omega team’s operating tent… … .
“… … It’s savage to bump into it.”
It was a man named Brian Thiel from England, the nominal leader of the Omega Team.
As an ‘analyst’ player, he did not directly participate in the battle, but he was the person who devised all the strategies and strategies up to now.
“Um… to break the ‘Phalanx’ in the first place, it requires a fairly skilled strategy, but if you refer to the performance of the Roman ‘Legion’ who broke that… It attracts you.”
Even in his explanation, the four members of the Omega Team had a very sullen expression on their faces.
All of them were called the strongest players in different countries, so they all had thick pride, and they were unable to harmonize with each other.
Still, like veterans, it was fortunate that hands and feet fit together without any communication.
“Hey, don’t mumble words that only appear on Wikipedia, come up with a plan and bring them back, a little.”
It was Alexander Chekhov, a man covered in lion skin and lying on an extra bed.
Evil one
He stuffed a bar of chocolate into his mouth and chewed it whole.
As he was 213 cm tall, he ate a huge amount of calories before and after the battle, so he was constantly eating something even during the operation meeting.
“Well, we need to be a little more careful this time. It’s a war event.”
“Well, if you think about how to eat it for too long, the stilelane bastard may suddenly come and take it and eat it. That bastard specializes in it.
As such, their goal was to attack   as well as contain Steelein.
“Haha, there’s nothing he can’t do anyway. That ‘Deus Phalanx’ has an incredibly thick shield on its own, so no matter what he throws at it, it won’t break through. So it’s virtually impossible to attack the flanks. And… ah, this is something that only my eyes as an analytics player can see.”
“… … No, doesn’t that mean we don’t have to do the same?”
This time Conor O’Neill, a young white man called the Ruler of the Sand Castle, intervened.
He seemed tired of making and tearing down some sand structures on his hands again and again.
“Ha-I’ve been a little bored since yesterday, really… … .”
For this energetic and rebellious young man who has now become one of the best in the world despite being just 20 years old, these operational meetings just seemed boring.
Watching such complacency, Brian Thiel suppressed a sigh.
“So, what I’m saying is… you have to be careful. In the first place, a big event of this size, even a war event, can’t be captured just by smashing it, right?”
“Uh- wait a minute. Then we don’t have to go to the plains where they are encamped and fight them, don’t we just have to lure them to a city like this?”
This time, Nia Wilson, a black woman wearing a tight baseball cap, asked.
She swung a pistol back from her grip.
“So, no matter how giant you are, there are so many obstacles in the city that you can’t make such a dustproof room. For me, there are many places to climb and cover, so it’s easy to shoot.”
Nisha Kaif, an Indian S-class buffer sitting next to her, nodded as if sympathizing with her.
But Brian Thiel shook his head.
“All of us, didn’t you see the war quest and the system message before coming here?”
[War Quest]
– Titanomachia Act 2 ‘The Great Battle’
At this moment, the titans began to gather in one place.
When their shields are stacked in one place, an unstoppable advance will begin.
Defeat their morale before they fully assemble!
1) Securing ‘Victory Flag’ for more than 1 hour within 72 hours (in progress)
2) Defeat the boss monster ‘Krios’ (in progress)
* Compensation: Differential payment according to war ‘features’
– caution! When the ‘No. 1’ goal fails, the morale of the ‘Titans’ greatly rises and their combat power greatly increases.
“Based on that content, if we look at the current situation…”
He slightly walked through the operating tent.
Then, in the distance, over the horizon, a red beam of light rose and I saw something touching the sky.
It was an unidentified phenomenon that started when ‘Titanomachia: Great Battle’ was held yesterday.
“That light indicates the location of target number one, Victor Flag.”
In fact, as a result of aerial observations, a flag was planted on the runway at Dresden Airport, about 7 km from here.
“It is said that if we secure it for more than an hour within 72 hours, we will receive a huge buff for this event only. Oh, now we have 64 hours left.”
“If it’s the other way around… do they get buffs?”
“Yeah, that’s right. It has to be stopped somehow. I think the design of this event is that way.”
Hearing these words, Alexander Chekhov jumped up from the cot.
“Ha-bastard, the situation is terribly complicated… … So what. What do you mean, huh? A little simpler.”
That was then.
Pu one woo one woo one woo one!
A trumpet sounded loudly.
However, it was not an ordinary trumpet, and it shook the entire city center of Dresden with a reverberant sound that was much louder than most speakers in the concert hall.
“Ah, what a surprise!”
“What else does this mean?”
“… … It’s ominous, but let’s go out.”
As they came out of the operation tent, an EPU official ran and held out a tablet PC.
“One Omega Team, check this out!”
The tablet PC was also linked with a magic drone, and a screen was displayed observing the titan troops standing a few kilometers away.
But two titans came out of the group, and they were walking this way, weren’t they?
One of them had a very different outfit from the others, especially the red feathers on the Corinthian helmet were bigger and more glamorous.
In other words…….
“I think that guy is probably the boss monster Krios… It seems to mean that the commanders should meet like a rotation.
A revolving war was an old-fashioned way of fighting in which two camps fought with all their might in one area.
And before such battles, there were often talks between the commanders of both sides.
“… … Why are you asking to see me?”
“Maybe it’s not a good story.”
***
Shortly thereafter, the commanders of both camps faced the plains north of Dresden.
The scene where the representative of the human side of 1.8m and the representative of the titan side, who is about 19m, stood facing each other was somewhat unsettling, because if the conversation did not go well, they would rush and trample on it.
And now, the world was paying attention to this scene.
There were dozens of magic drones floating in the sky on the human side, and half of them were from various broadcasting media.
With that in the eyes of the whole world, Brian Thiel, who became the representative of mankind, walked forward.
As he wasn’t a combat player, he looked up at a titan ten times larger than himself, and his legs were trembling with instinctive fear, but he politely greeted him while holding his breath.
“……Hello, I’m Brian Thiel, the representative of humanity.”
However, the golden-bearded titan-Crios was pounding with the momentum to rush and trample him at any moment.
“… … Did the bugs have names too?”
As expected, that normal conversation would not be possible was something he expected.
“…if it comes out like that, it seems that your friends have been bitten by a lot of our bugs.”
「You guys dare to despise the titans, and then you want to step on them and kill them right away… … .”
Krios threatened, revealing his teeth, and Brian Thiel unknowingly took a step back, but he had no intention of backing down.
Because right now, this scene, literally the whole of mankind, was watching.
“Well, Chi, didn’t the aggression come from there? …ha, I’m tired of talking like this with monsters who don’t even know who they are, now…”
He shook his head while making his last words small.
“No territory is allowed for a trivial race like you. This land will now be ours, and you will be reduced to our food.”
“Yeah yeah- Then why did you say we’ll see each other separately?”
“You guys said that we were ‘hunting’ our titans… … I’m trying to show how absurd that is, the gap between you and us.”
“Um, that’s…”
“Before the two camps see a match, they each have one great warrior to fight one-on-one.”
At that moment, a system message appeared in front of Brian Thiel.
– The titan tribe ‘Krios Corps’ has proposed a one-on-one duel. (Y/N)
* caution! In case of rejection, the morale of the titan troops is improved.
‘Ah… … Is it a sub-event?’
He pondered for a moment.
No matter how much I thought about it, the one-on-one confrontation with the Titans was crazy.
There’s only one Omega team that can do that… … From the other side, not a regular titan, but a much stronger one would come out as a great warrior, so the risk was too great.
‘Of course, you can refuse this.’
As it was a sub quest, it didn’t matter if I ignored it.
‘But it will affect the war situation… … .’
Even if it wasn’t, I couldn’t keep my eyes open and watch the ‘Deus Phalanx’, which was difficult to deal with, further strengthened.
That would be a fatal strategic failure… … .
‘Still, Alexander Chekhov… … As long as the boss monster, Krios doesn’t come out directly, you’ll be able to fight one-on-one.’
Wasn’t he the one who was wearing the  ?
In one-on-one, I could say it was the best.
‘I’ll have to trust that filthy warrior… …
***
“One, that would be fun.”
Again, Alexander Chekhov readily agreed and swallowed another chocolate bar.
“Then… the duel will start in about 18 minutes.”
“Huh? What, you’ve already joined the duel without even asking for my opinion?”
“I knew you were going to respond right away like this. I also believe in your victory.”
“You’re fucking rude, did you think I’d be impressed if I said that?”
But it was a very triumphant expression of his mustache chewing.
And after hearing the rumor that an event called a ‘duel’ had occurred, reporters flocked to ask questions, and Alexander Chekhov stood in front of them in person despite Brian Thiel’s reluctance.
And again… … .
“… … Hey, Steelein!”
Mentioning his name intensified the confrontation between Team Omega and Steelein.
“Yesterday I asked for that, but again… you didn’t get any answer, did you?”
He chuckled and shook his head.
“… … I found out that ttt t t 一 is also just a guy trying to get popular! I assure you, you are not a real man!”
He then tapped my chest.
“I’m going to a one-on-one duel with the Titans on behalf of mankind now!”
Then cheers erupted from all sides. His popularity has been skyrocketing in recent years.
In such a catastrophe, the public always wanted a strong charismatic vanguard.
“But where are you and what are you doing now? It’s disappointing that you’re not showing up even at such an important moment… I hope you continue like that, pretending to be a fake hero!”
After saying those words, he carried his weapon, the Olive Tree Club of Hercules, on his shoulder and walked towards the duel.
***
After a while… … With the eyes of the whole world focused, two beings stared at each other in the plains north of Dresden.
On the human side stood a whopping 213 cm tall Alexander Chekhov.
But no matter how much he was, he was only an infinitely small existence in front of the Titans.
Thump one Thump
At that moment, a titan came out of the pack and was approaching this way.
Overwhelming body of 16.9m… … And unlike the other titan hoplites, he was wearing black hard leather armor, and the scales appeared to be black Drake’s skin.
And he was holding a single mace, which was only about 5 meters long.
“Oh… you look a little different from the guys I’ve dealt with so far? But, well, if you grind one chubby one properly, you’ll be lying on the floor anyway.”
Alexander Chekhov was very arrogant.
That’s because, until now, no titan could withstand the bat he wielded.
“Hey! The pleasure of breaking a watermelon in chunks like you is pretty sweet, did you know?”
Even like that, he even provoked the titan side of the great warrior.
「……」
“Oh… I think it’s a pretty reticent style, then you guy, you won’t be able to leave a will.”
He said so and took a deep breath.
Go one oh oh one oh——
Then a huge amount of energy flowed out of his body, and he began to focus on his feet.
Kwa-Ian——!
Then, as if exploding, it kicked off the floor and was shot.
But one
Whoa——!
“ね!”
His body, which had been shot like a bullet, stopped when his jaw hit something in the air, and he tilted his head and looked down at his feet.
Then he realized that his feet had some purple chains on them.
– caution! You are caught in the ‘Wrath of the Prisoner of Tartarus’!
* The radius of action is limited for a certain period of time (5 minutes).
“Uh- what… … Do you use magic?”
This was completely unexpected.
He slammed the floor with all his might, but he was still bound by the chain and could not go beyond a certain radius.
And the Titan, standing outside that radius, gently raised the corners of his lips.
“Damn- If that’s the case, you can’t hit me!”
Meanwhile, the titan raised his right hand and stretched it toward the sky, and a blue light began to flow from his grasp.
At first glance, it was an ominous energy… … .
– caution! The ‘foot of Gaia’ appears in the area!
With such a system message, something began to appear overhead, in the sky.
“crazy…….”
that… … It was a huge foot that reached several hundred meters.
In an instant, the entire area was covered with shadows, and that was an indicator of the extent of the destruction in advance.
Go one oh oh one oh——
Looking up at the nonsense, Alexander Chekhov momentarily turned his head to look at Brian Thiel, who was standing in the distance behind him.
Up until now, he was a tactician and the words he was saying over and over were annoying me, but at a moment like this, I found his wisdom without realizing it.
But… … He realized that his expression had also been distorted by embarrassment.
“Ah…….”
Perhaps it was due to a very minor misunderstanding.
It is said that all Titans are of the ‘Warrior’ family… … .
All the Titans I’ve seen so far… … .
The moment he turns his head to the front again—
A huge foot slammed down and crushed him.
Qaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah——!
“……”
After one woo one woo one woo… … .
“……”
Immediately after that, there was only a terrible silence in the scene. None of the players gathered there could open their mouths, and only saliva flowed from here and there.
and… … Humanity around the world, who will be watching the broadcast, will also be shocked beyond words and fall into deep despair again.
In other words, it was a moment when the hopes of mankind were trampled on.
But then, someone turned around and said,
“Uh, Steelein!”
The moment the name was heard, everyone turned their heads. And all the cameras turned together.
“One what?”
Only then did they realize that a white, unfair price had come upon their heads.
“Damn it—why are you crawling out now!”
At that moment, a player belonging to the Omega team shouted so.
“What have you been doing until now, and now you’re here! Is it because you want to see what happens to us?”
Perhaps he felt resentful that Alexandre Chekhov had suffered, and he was trying to shift the blame.
Other than that, shouts of reproach came from all over the place.
Until now, the Omega Team had fought the Titans head-on, but the public opinion was formed that Stilane was sneakily evading.
“Why are you always so selfish?”
But then, someone’s voice came from behind the person who shouted like that.
“… … I am sorry for being late.”
“uh?”
There, Stilane was standing.
“Because I’ve been piling up something…”
He said so and started walking forward.
At his movement, everyone split to the side.
And the world started to get excited once again.
Steelein, then… … perhaps… … .
His footsteps stopped in front of Brian Thiel.
“Brian Thiel, I heard you are in charge of this place.”
“… … Yes that’s right.”
“Then I will make one request.”
“Yes?”
“Prepare to advance the entire force immediately, and wait for my order.”
Brian Thiel put on an incomprehensible expression at the so absurd remark.
And the members of the Omega Team, who were standing around them, also wrinkled their faces.
Probably, because Stilane’s words just gave them orders.
“Now… what are you talking about?”
“This war is to explain the strategy that can be won.”
“… … Are you planning to fight the titans on behalf of Alexander Chekhov?”
Still, Stilane shook her head and took a step forward.
“Why should I do that?”
“Yes?”
“You didn’t choose it because you longed for the honorable battle of one-on-one. Against those cannibal monsters.”
“Oh, no— of course not. If you don’t approve that sub-quest, the entire titan army will be strengthened.”
At that, Lee Hyun-wook nodded his head.
“I’ll shake those titans properly and weaken them, so prepare yourself for battle as I say.”
“No, what… … .”
Then he moved forward again and slowly raised his left hand.
At that famous gesture, everyone had no choice but to hold their breath.
“… … I’m not going to go out with the badge of representative of humanity, negotiate with them and set the rules, and I’m not going to make that skit.”
“Oh no, that’s… … .”
“Instead, even if it’s more violent… I’ll choose to break the rules and eradicate them.”
At that moment, Brian Thiel saw.
Where Lee Hyun-wook’s left hand is facing, that high sky, a single light floating in the vicinity of a low altitude…
And there, a handful of straight lines were drawn vertically, and the moment that line touched the ground—
Uh–
The plain where the titans stood was erased from the map.
Steel eating player chapter 173

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