Steel eating player chapter 191

 
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The players, the protagonists of this game, are granted several ‘powers’ at the same time as they awaken.
And the ‘position’ or ‘occupational group’ is decided according to the combination of those abilities.
In other words, names such as warriors, archers, and wizards are classified by humans and are called ‘characteristics’ or ‘family’.
To explain a little more, if the ‘close combat’ ability and the ‘defense’ ability are classified as a ‘knight’ class, if you acquire the ‘holy’ ability from there, you can become a very rare and powerful player called a paladin.
‘In that sense, the name of this guy’s ability is not a Necromancer.’
It was just a ‘nickname’ given to him because of his appearance of controlling the undead.
Perhaps the Necromancer’s ability is classified as ‘death control’.
And every player has a different appearance depending on the abilities they build up as they grow up.
Just like Lee Hyun-wook can build up divine power in his body and give his weapon divine power.
‘If I had built up the power of the dark type, I would have been a completely different person.’
So, while the saint was healing his wounds and instilling divine power, an unexpected phenomenon occurred.
According to her explanation, “the power to control death” could be reorganized based on divine power.
‘Come to think of it, the power of death based on divine power… … There was such a thing as  .’
It was an item based on Norse mythology, and it was possible to summon a ghost warrior named ‘Einherier’ and further conscript dead players into ‘Einheri’.
In a previous life, a guild in Norway who obtained such an item killed many players to stop the advance of the Dark Elf Kingdom, and then conscripted them as Einheri… … Still, it did not stop the destruction.
‘Wait a minute, if this guy is hostile to the Gordon Price who exploited him… … Perhaps he could have obtained the   and made the holy ghost warriors to wield it.
‘But this is only a hope… … .’
Beyond whether this guy hated Gordon Price, it was questionable whether he was still sane.
First of all, it was the first priority to save information, neutralize the ability to deal with the undead, and then dig up information.
“But was this bastard still trapped inside this strange device?”
Emilia Muller asked, pointing to the sphere-shaped capsule that contained the Necromancer.
“Um… I don’t know, but it seems to be the case under the circumstances.”
“I don’t know what he did, but the magic circuits in his body are artificially manipulated.”
She shook her head with a frown on her forehead.
After all, it seemed that this guy was forced to act through some bizarre method.
“Twt— I don’t think I can do this anymore…”
And it seemed that he couldn’t come to his senses right now, so the interrogation had to be pushed.
But it was then.
– Chic— All commanders, you must immediately come to the wall where the flares went off.
This voice was Colonel Kim Kang-seok.
When I turned my head, an orange flare was rising from above one of the walls.
– It has been discovered where those unidentified beings have disappeared.
***
“Hey, crazy… … .”
It was Kang Seo-yoon who spit out so much evil.
She clenched the bow around her shoulders with a nervous expression.
“Now, did those strange guys… hit the giant’s fortress?”
They were watching one video together through the hologram projected by the mana crystal.
“It happened about ten minutes ago.”
That scene was absolutely shocking.
Just now, the beings who had fought them here appeared in the sky about 19 km away.
It was the fortress of a giant named ‘The Fifth Battlefield’, and it was presumed that the titan boss monsters ‘Atlas’ and ‘Kronos’ were there, and it was originally the last battlefield for Titanomachia… … .
Hung— Hung—
The sky over there was covered with a huge film of wings.
“Is that a dragon?”
“I think so.”
“No, but three…”
Hyunwook Lee replied to this.
“… … It must be a Bone Dragon.”
He was the strongest undead who was not brought out here because he was wary of Lee Hyun-wook’s holy sword. They looked down on the 5th battlefield and sprayed black breath, and the titan hoplites were seen falling.
“Why are you attacking that way?”
“… … Are you trying to intercept our ball?”
However, after a while, the battle ceased and a necromancer was seen entering the giant’s citadel.
From the point of view of the magic drone cam, I couldn’t take a closer look, but it seemed like I had encountered the titan boss monsters.
And out of the blue, a huge portal opened, and everyone went inside, and the video ended.
With the sound of a pick, the magic crystal stopped working, and there was silence for a while.
It was because it was so shocking no matter how much I thought about what that scene meant.
“…At first glance, where do these two groups seem to go hand in hand?”
A man said, and Hyunwook Lee thought so too.
‘I’m sure I’ll be able to recruit monsters… … .’
Until now, villains often communicated with monsters, and black orcs and dark elves were the targets. However, it was a way to please the monsters and satisfy their needs.
Even as a villain, the monster was a being with a clear ‘purpose’, so it was difficult to handle.
However… … .
‘… … Is that one of the Demon King’s abilities?’
The Demon King, isn’t he a being who can literally be called the king of monsters?
If so, there must be a unique ability, and that could be subjugating monsters.
“Uh, so what happens to Titanomachia?”
A woman asked so. She was a guild master in Poland.
“It was supposed to end when we captured all of those five giant fortresses…”
“Well, it says the quest is still going on.”
“Then, our purpose has not changed.”
“Hey, does it make sense for monsters to abandon the event and disappear?”
The castle owner disappeared, but the flag had to be planted in the castle.
“…what the hell is going on?”
“under… … My head is throbbing.”
All of these players were considered the worst players in the world, but they had an expression that they couldn’t get a sense of. What has happened over the past few days has been so incomprehensible that it is difficult to pinpoint the context.
Their eyes naturally focused on Lee Hyun-wook, who knew the most.
“I will get the information.”
“… … Yes? How do you know?”
It was Kang Seo-yoon who asked that.
“Did I not take the hostage?”
“Ah, that man… … .”
She glanced at Lee Sung-yoon.
He didn’t change his expression.
Lee Hyun-wook knew the intention of that gaze exchange.
‘Perhaps he recognized the Blood Lord.’
And the Guardian knew he was a villain.
“… … Yes, I will talk to him for a moment.”
Lee Hyun-wook left behind many eyes looking at him, and went inside Fridwen.
***
– Truly a total chaos, will the end of the endless big event be destroyed?
– All players around the world testified that they received the ‘World Quest’… … .
– What kind of monster is the Demon King? And where do you come from?
The whole world could not be noisy, and it was slowly dyed into despair. Still, until  , it was not directly related to me, which happened in a distant country unless I was a European.
However, in this ‘World Quest’, ‘World Game Over’, that is, the destruction of the world, was written.
– caution! If the ‘3’ goal fails, it will be ‘World Game Over’.
If this case is not handled properly, the entire world, not just one city, will perish like Wave.
It was only natural that the whole world fell out of control when such a story spread.
Soon, the highest level of alertness was triggered around the world, and all players began to arm themselves.
– Start preparing for battle with demon lords around the world… … But where is the Demon King?
And along with the Demon King, another keyword was being mentioned, and that was ‘Brave’.
– Well, from what I’ve heard now, warriors are elected by voting, right?
– Yes, there are rumors that it has the ability to kill the Demon King.
As such, the   broadcast was also dealing with that topic.
– Well, big events are always given special strategies. For example, before the dragon adult appears, the sub-adult appears first and becomes the power of the ‘Dragon Slayer’.
– So, the hero is the right person to defeat the Demon King, so it’s such an obvious story.
– Yes, because in the first place, every aspect of the game was fantasy-based, clichéd.
– Well, then… … From now on, who should be elected as the hero, that is the question. Based on the information now, any player who meets certain conditions can apply for the charter election, and everyone has the right to vote. However… … Is there only one person that comes to mind?
The absolute majority of the world thought of only one person who could solve this situation.
– Steelein, I hope he will do a miracle again… … .
***
However, an hour later, guild masters and influential players from all over the world issued a joint statement.
It was titled  
And Heinrich Volkov, the master of  , a powerful guild in Germany, held a press conference.
– … … This time, the situation is serious. But no one in the world could have foreseen this event, and we still don’t know what is going on. Only one person, Stilane, knows that.
As an old gentleman with a white beard, he was a first-generation player trusted around the world.
– But he hasn’t released any information so far. I’m literally reading it. What that means is that you’re not really serving the world, you’re seeing the world as a competitor.
He belongs to   centered on Alain Gidam, and Alain Gidam has been playing the role of a face criticizing Lee Hyun-wook for too long and his image has deteriorated, so this time he was carrying a gun.
– But how can you trust such a person and entrust the fate of this world?
To put his words into one word, it was that he shouldn’t give Lee Hyun-wook the power of a ‘hero’.
– I, and many players who agree with me, ask for Lee Hyun-wook. From now on, make all your information public and share your weapons, including Laputa. Big, we can’t entrust the direction of the huge ship called humanity to just one person… … Please, trust humanity. Only then will players around the world, including me, trust you and follow you.
While listening to the broadcast, Alain Gidam was in a helicopter and was heading to where Lee Hyun-wook was.
‘…You’re an old man, you’re taking good care of yourself.’
A certain quest was floating in his eyes.
[Hidden Quest]
– The greatest revolutionary who appeared last… … .
1) Assassinate a specific player ‘Lee Hyun-wook’. (Proceeding…….)
* Reward: Promotion (Official Villain)
This was the quest I received when I opened the ‘Black Invitation’ I received from an unidentified man some time ago.
Yes. Now he is a villain candidate. And he was aiming for Lee Hyun-wook’s life.
‘I don’t know how things are going now, but… … .’
The whole world was in an uproar because of the ‘World Quest’, but such a quest did not come to him.
All players in the world got it in common, but it was excluded, which means… … .
‘In other words, it means that the devil king is also a villain like me.’
He looked out the window and smiled softly.
‘… … If the Demon King rules the world, of course the world will revolve around the player.’
Therefore, Alain Giam was planning to make a big contribution to the victory of the Demon King.
By eliminating Hyun-wook Lee, who will soon be selected as a hero.
Therefore, the role of ostensibly checking Lee Hyun-wook was passed on to someone else.
‘I am now a pro-Stylanian force.’
He was going to follow Lee Hyun-wook from now on and support him both physically and mentally.
So I thought I would slowly approach him and put a noose around his neck.
Of course, just because Alain Giam, who has consistently criticized Lee Hyun-wook until now, approached him, there was no way he would readily accept it. But he was not Alain Giam who didn’t know that, so he prepared everything.
It was items, that is, bribes.
First, it was a golden twig.
[Item information]
– Name: Extreme Replica (Special)
– Effect: Imitates items below the legend level and reproduces them with a 50% effect. (Cannot be modified)
It was a replica crafting item that was so difficult to obtain, and that was a whopping legendary level.
Besides that, there was one more. It was a silver shield.
[Item information]
– Name: Aegis (Legend)
– effect
1) Absolute Defense: Forms an absolute barrier around 10m for 180 seconds. (Standby for reuse: 12 hours)
2) Medusa’s head: Makes enemies within 50m in a ‘petrified’ state. (Standby for reuse: 12 hours)
‘If I can put these great items that I have been hiding and hiding in his hands, no matter how much I hate him, I will be able to get closer to him. Yeah, not like that… … .’
Alain Giam, one of today’s most powerful players, knew how to move humans.
Almost all humans are driven by money, and almost all players are drawn to good items.
He has seen many times that this law applies equally to any hero, no matter how noble.
‘And it will be a moment when we need to reinforce our fighting power ahead of the battle with the Demon King, so I can’t refuse.’
***
Meanwhile, Hyun-wook Lee was having a long conversation with Ricardo Oliveira in Friedwen.
“Heh, huh, can’t we just do this? I, I think I said everything….”
And there was a puddle of sticky blood under his feet, which made me guess what it was about.
“So, in your level, after the group called the villains won, the transcendence quest came out?”
“okay… … .”
“And the goal of that transcendence quest… is to destroy the other dimension?”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s question, Ricardo Oliveira chuckled.
“Hey, fuck- Is that so? I’m just telling you that it’s over anyway.”
When Lee Hyun-wook slowly raised his left hand, he was startled.
“Okay, then I will ask you one more thing.”
“……”
“Do you have any idea why this game started?”
“Uh-huh, is it still time to wonder?”
When Lee Hyun-wook slightly twisted his left hand, he trembled like a seizure.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah”
Ricardo Oliveira staggered open, spitting out a handful of blood.
“Wow, I don’t know, I’m just guessing!”
“I’m fine with that guess, so tell me everything.”
He gasped for breath and closed his eyes as if to think for a moment.
“… … One of us went into the first Black Gate and said he met someone.”
“Is he Gordon Price?”
“Oh, are you from this age? How do you get that context?”
Lee Hyun-wook looked down at him without a word.
“Yeah, anyway… I heard back then, is this game some kind of experiment or something?”
At that point, Hyunwook Lee tilted his head.
“… … What do you mean by an experiment?”
“I don’t know about that! Oh! It’s true, so don’t move your hand!”
Lee Hyun-wook slowly moved his left hand to rotate the sacred metal in his stomach.
“I really don’t know, I don’t know! That, but the result is transcendence!”
Transcendence, what I had heard earlier, said that it was to unify all the powers of one dimension.
In other words, the worst ending in which only one player survives after sacrificing the entire human race… … .
‘… … This is the last quest like a villain indeed.’
It was understandable because they were the ones who slaughtered mankind in the first place and drove the entire world to destruction.
‘But why did I return, and why do I have to stop these guys?’
In that sense, what the absolute beings who control the game wanted was not just massacre.
‘This, even the villains will not know.’
Hyun-wook Lee stood up, thinking that he had nothing to gain from him.
“Hey, then… I’ll help you, can’t you save me?”
Lee Hyun-wook ignored those words and walked towards Friedwen’s lamp door.
“Hey, if I keep going like this, I will die of quest failure. If that happens, wouldn’t it be sad for you too?”
As I’ve heard earlier, the Dimensional Mover is game over if he doesn’t kill this Dimensional Human for 24 hours.
“No, I already got everything I could get from you.”
Having said that, he placed an iron gag in Ricardo Oliveira’s mouth.
“Eup— Eup— Eup—”
“I’ve come with some pretty good stuff, so please don’t use it.”
Lee Hyun-wook stole all items from Ricardo Oliveira.
Among them, there were several items that became bones and flesh for Lee Hyun-wook.
‘What a piece of Munin and the Eye of Horus No. 1.’
These were the two information acquisition items that were most helpful in Lee Hyun-wook’s victory so far.
And among them, he swallowed and absorbed the ‘Eye of Horus Fragment No. 1’.
– Congratulations! By satisfying special conditions, the ‘Insight Lens’ skill is greatly enhanced.
[Skill Information]
– Name: Insight Lens
– Grade: B
– effect
1) System analysis (3): You can accurately interpret hidden ‘system information’.
2) Clairvoyance (千里眼): Visual acuity is greatly improved. (+500%)
* The skill level is improved when the hidden conditions are satisfied.
As a result, the Insight Lens skill became grade B, and the effect of system 1 analysis became level 3.
If so, that means we can see a little more detailed information… … .
Lee Hyun-wook looked at Ricardo Oliveira.
– Semi-Overmind (LV: 143)
* Demon Servant, Villain, Dimensional Mover
Again, one more line of information was added, which was quite important.
‘Now, there will be no more insects entangled around me.’
Steel eating player chapter 191

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