Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 103
Episode 103 [ Okinawa, Unlucky Event – 3 ]
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Lee Hyun-wook’s maximum firepower unfolds in the sky, A shadow was cast. There were as many as 30 airdrop devices,
and the total number of weapons contained there was 3,000.
If it rained down, it could never be avoided.
Then Kato Shinichi got scared and took a step back.
“Why why… why are you doing this to me—!”
“…Shinichi Kato, that’s not your name, is it?”
From the moment this man appeared, Lee Hyun-wook noticed everything.
Since he already knew that this was an event where doppelgangers would appear, it was natural that there was a high possibility that someone approaching alone was a doppelganger.
However, there was a separate, more accurate, or perfect, ‘foundation’. .
– Unidentified entity (LV：98)
That was the system message.
‘It is also [Insight Lens].’
Like this, NPCs and monsters could not deceive his eyes. This was the result of swallowing the ‘Eye of Horus’, a legendary item. At that time, Nagano
Taiga grabbed Lee Hyun-wook’s shoulder.
“Huh? … Now wait a minute!”
“Nagano, get out of the way.”
“Is that real? “Didn’t Mr. Lee Hyun-wook give it to you by mistake?”
She also had the existence of a doppelgänger in mind, but a conversation a while ago convinced her that Kato Shinichi was a real person.
‘…Yes, it was a very clever move.’
It was the same for Lee Hyun-wook.
When she brought up the name of the escapee she suspected of being a doppelganger—Koga Shizuoko—the bastard said he was ‘dead’ for waiting. As a result, he is convinced that Shizuoko Koga outside the dome is a doppelganger, and at the same time, he unconsciously imprints himself in the mind that he is not a doppelganger.
It was actually a very simple principle.
It is like when a person who is a suspect in a case testifies about another suspect’s crime, he or she knowingly or unknowingly receives less suspicion.
‘As a person who uses people, he can see through people’s psychology.’
Lee Hyun-wook walked towards him.
“Hey, let’s talk a little more…”
Instead of answering, Lee Hyun-wook shot out a note from his waist.
Hiss—!
Sigh!
Funny enough, the guy got hit by that arrow.
“Kwaaaa—please…”
Then it falls to the floor.
And he groans proudly and presents a helpless figure.
“—Look at this?”
Lee Hyun-wook was so dumbfounded that he laughed.
Those who were watching couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Don’t do that! “You’re not putting up any resistance!”
“Hey! If you do that so recklessly…”
Well, if you only watch this scene, it looks like Lee Hyun-wook is catching a live person.
‘This guy is aiming for that.’
But Lee Hyun-wook did not stop.
“Then, try acting with this.”
Whoo!
This time, what was thrown was a ‘Moglai’. If
he caught it with his body, he would have been cut in half
. As expected, he didn’t do that.
No
matter how much it was an act, he wouldn’t want to die.
Gigi . Support——!
Some kind of red shield surrounded the guy, and Moglei bounced away.
“…You can block it, right?”
With that, the atmosphere changed.
“Uh…”
Those who were trying to stop Lee Hyun-wook stopped with a blank expression.
Shinichi Kato is an archer player. There was no way he could have used that kind of magic.
In other words, that… could not be Shinichi Kato. This meant that it was high.
Immediately after, the guy laughed and stood up.
“…What the fuck—I thought I could easily eat all the human bastards… What kind of dog-eat-dog situation is this…? …”
Before he knew it, his eyes were turning red.
And black smoke flowed from his mouth.
Subsequently, his hands and legs grew longer and his fingernails grew.
It was clear now. That wasn’t a human.
– The boss monster ‘Trickster’s Servant-1’ has appeared!
“Damn boss monster!”
“omg! It’s real!”
At the same time, heavy footsteps began to echo from all directions.
Thump—thud—thump—thud—
These were the incarnations of Eldjotun, who were digging a trap at the end of the road. This time, as many as sixty of them came in from all directions.
“Prepare for battle—!”
Tai Nagano shouted and raised his staff.
However, the players were unable to respond in unison.
“Pfft — sorry, but we don’t have any mana anymore…” Currently,
the only ones who can move are those who have taken the ‘Twilight Clover Potion’. Only the warrior classes… the rest were virtually defenseless.
“Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, can you clear an escape route… huh?”
But that wasn’t the end of the beings they had to deal with.
Why—a—a—a—a——!
A swarm of insects flying in the sky of this area—monsters emitting plasma from their tails—began to come from all directions.
‘They’re troublesome swarms of magma flies.’ They are
huge bugs that can reach 1.5 meters from head to tail
, and they eject dense magma from their bodies.
‘They will fly over our heads and scatter magma.’
Lee Hyun-wook immediately changed the ‘Fridwen’ to a shield.
If it broke, there was no technology to repair it yet.
And he lowered the altitude of the AD-1s to protect the overhead.
“Everyone gather in the center and deploy a magic shield. .”
“…Is there a way to stop that?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded at Tai Nagano’s question.
“I will sweep it away in one fell swoop.”
“yes?”
“At that time, magma may explode, so gather in the center.”
Tung— Tung— Tung— Tung—
At that time, iron boxes fell into the subspace of AD-1.
A total of six. They opened with a clanging sound.
Inside were a bunch of cross-shaped shuriken.
And Lee Hyun-wook’s hand gestures. One by one, they soared according to each other.
[Item Information]
– Name: Adamant Star (Advanced)
– Effect
1) Rotation: Acceleration is automatically increased when rotational force is given.
2) Eradication: ‘Penetration power’ for small monsters increases. . (+50%)
These are shurikens of the highest hardness made by pounding them with Hephaestus’ hammer based on Red Hole mountain adamant and dungeon steel alloy. They are also equipped with excellent options for wiping out swarms of insects. “Team Leader Kim’s ‘Wind
‘ Summon ‘Sword of’ as much as possible.”
“…Yes? Ah yes!”
“And match my attack with the Wind Sword. If you do that… experience points will rain down like rain.”
Immediately after, Lee Hyun-wook slowly raised both hands. Then, the adamant stars that emerged around his body began to rotate. As
time passed by 1 second and 2 seconds, the acceleration increased.
Wham—wham—wham—wham—wham——!
They rotated at high speed and howled menacingly.
The air around them was distorted and a gust
of wind arose. Kim Se-hee also raised her wind sword in response.
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——
The wind spirit Hani danced on her shoulder. Then, a dozen small whirlwinds appear in the air, and
the
wind condenses within them, forming the shape of a translucent blade.
“Yaaaa—!”
Next, Park Jun-mo, who was standing next to him, also poured out bundles of electricity from his 10 fingers, formed them into a net, and lifted them up.
Ku—gu—gu—gu—gu——!
Steel wind, current,
all of them come together as one, rotating, shaking, and flashing.
“…Wait.”
And it begins to tangle roughly at an increasingly faster rate.
Soon, when a swarm of magma flies overhead approached,
“—Grease everything!”
Both hands of the three people simultaneously turned towards the sky.
The storm they created together hit the swarm of magma bots.
Qua—da—da—da—da—da—!
And this attack was not a ‘rambling’.
He closed his eyes.
And synchronized with ‘Hugin’ mixed in AD-1.
– Your senses become ‘congruent’ with ‘hugin’.
His senses are expanded 50 times. As a result, each movement of the 175 ‘Adamant Stars’ is embodied in a delicate and clear manner, and the metal objects expertly pursue the enemy as if they were living birds of prey. And it grinds and grinds again mercilessly.
Until the hundreds of magma flies are swept away…
Qua—da—da—da—da—da—!
—Just 15 seconds was enough.
Red flesh was flowing from the sky and magma was pouring down.
In the thick smoke rising from the contact with the asphalt, three members of the Korean team, including Lee Hyun-wook, were sweeping the battlefield.
Then, even the incarnations of Eldjotun were toppled and ground one by one.
“…….”
The other players watched the scene in fascination.
‘Item abilities and appropriate strategies… perfect.’
It was a harmonious offensive that harmonized the three elements necessary for the raid.
“You crazy! How dare this human subject—!”
The boss monster Trickster’s minion-1 screamed in anger.
But he also could not avoid the all-out attack of the three people.
They rained down on him.
“Geuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu00!’”
The guise had a red shield around its body. But before I knew it,
a Moglai was falling on the guy’s head.
T———!
The moment the tip of that heavy sword hits the shield, a ‘shockwave’ is created and a huge shock wave spreads across the area. I won. The red shield cracked and shattered the next moment.
“No!”
Mogley stuck his head through the crack. He
then slashed at the guy’s body and pierced him.
“—Boo!”
Pa-ji-ji-ji–!
Next, Park Jun-mo’s electric current turned into a whip and wrapped around him.
“Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook, I held you tight!”
And before he knew it, Lee Hyun-wook was floating in the air above the guy’s head.
With the muzzle of his Black Rhino shotgun pointed at the guy…
Qua—ang——!
Aimed fire. The guy’s body hit the ground.
Qua—ang——!
I fired again and the asphalt was dented and the guy’s body was crushed.
Kwa—ang——!
The last shot… the red glow evaporated from the guy’s eyes.
That was the end.
– Boss monster ‘Trickster’s Minion-1’ We defeated it!
Its body turned into powder and disappeared, and
a single black stone was left lying in its place.
[Item Information]
– Name: Unidentified Black Core
– Effect: Unknown
‘This is an item that creates a doppelganger. am.’
But for that, a considerable level of alchemy was needed.
‘…It will come in handy someday.’
But this wasn’t the end of this unlocking event.
– Congratulations! You have ‘updated’ the escape conditions.
* Defeat the boss monster (1/2)
* The ‘Hell Heat Wave’ in Muspell Port is neutralized. (-80%)
‘ Okay, there wasn’t just one boss monster here.’
Lee Hyun-wook already knew this.
“Uh… isn’t it over yet?”
“Yes, probably.”
Still, it was clear that the situation was much better.
“The debuff has definitely gone away!”
“Huh… Is it worth living?”
As I dealt with the boss monster, the heat inside the dome clearly went away.
“Wow… “Everything we bought is thanks to Lee Hyun-wook!”
“Yes, that’s right, thank you so much!”
They expressed their gratitude to Lee Hyeon-wook with an expression that seemed like they would buy it.
“Well, it’s okay to say hello, but I hope you can help me with my work.”
“Yes? Uh… what can I do?”
Lee Hyun-wook silently pointed at the monster corpses.
Creep-cradle-cradle-
he began to capture his heart again.
“No, why on earth is this…”
***
“―Here it is!”
I encountered the real first rescue team near Urasoe Shelter 2.
They heard the sound of a battle nearby and sensed that a second rescue team had arrived, so they rushed to provide assistance.
“But this time… it won’t be a doppelganger, right?”
Tai Nagano asked in a whisper. Lee Hyun-wook shook his head as if he wasn’t sure, but nothing caught the Insight Lens.
Then, when he entered the shelter, many refugees were gathered.
“…Look, is the rescue team here again?”
“Then what do you do? “You’re equally isolated, right?”
They still couldn’t shake their anxiety. In fact, even the S-rank players had no choice but to be pessimistic since they were trapped like them.
And someone walked out between them.
The man with long hair down to his shoulders and a sharp look
was Kodo Koshiro, the second-ranked Japanese player.
“Ha, I never imagined you would come as a second rescue team…”
He did not hide his surprise when he found Lee Hyun-wook.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Kodo. I heard that Japan is safe, so I thought I would travel to Japan someday, but I never thought I would end up here.”
Kodo Koshiro’s eyebrows twitched at Lee Hyun-wook’s words.
It was a sarcastic remark of “Japan is safe” that he had said to Lee Hyun-wook in an interview before the start of the dome.
“Big—”
But he couldn’t show that he was offended.
Kodo Koshiro was the one who started the fight in the first place.
And the priority was to end the situation.
The two ended the war of nerves and briefly shook hands.
“…By the way, what kind of boss monster did you kill?”
“Yes, but according to the system message, there is one left.”
“Um… I have something to show you, so please come with me.”
Kodo Koshiro led Hyunwook Lee to the roof of the shelter building.
“Do you see over there?”
He said that and held out the telescope.
“There are two portals, that mountain and that mountain. “It’s a double gate.”
As he said, there was a gate at the top of two peaks at the foot of a low mountain.
This is a phenomenon that also occurred during the last ‘Seoul Station Unlucky Event’.
“From what we have observed here, all the monsters so far have only appeared on the left side. That means one is still waiting.”
“Then there must be the remaining boss monsters at the gate on the right?”
He nodded.
“Now that the hellish heat wave has subsided, we will resume our attack. The sun will set soon, so we plan to move as soon as the sun rises. What do you think?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded at his suggestion.
“But Mr. Lee Hyun-wook…”
“Yes?”
“…I have one request.”
He looked around at the people gathered around him and began to raise his voice even higher. Most of them were Japanese players.
“Isn’t this human trial we’re going through a kind of game?”
“And people are enjoying this game as entertainment .
“Not only the players like us, but also the civilians watching.”
“…Well, I guess there are people like that.”
In response to Lee Hyun-wook’s answer, he chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
“No, most of them. The Okinawans who are trapped here are in despair, but what about the people outside? They may look worried and sad on the outside, but in reality… they will be gathered in front of the TV and chatting with the people around them to fully enjoy this Buddhist scenery. ”
Now that I think about it, Koshiro Kodo was such a weirdo. He used to argue that this terrible disaster was ultimately just entertainment and that we should just enjoy it.
“That’s why. How about you and I, as the leads on this TV show, providing one more entertainment for the viewers? “Anyway, if there is no ‘hell heat wave,’ it won’t be difficult to attack.”
“…I’m not sure what you mean.”
He smiled and looked straight into Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes.
“…It’s a battle between you and me. Isn’t it wonderful?”
“…….”
“It will be a significant stimulus to both Korea and Japan in particular.” “Now
, let’s make a bet on
who can kill the boss monster first—” Let’s bet each other’s items.”
It was ridiculous to bet in this situation.
“If you don’t want to do something, I have no intention of forcing you.”
Right now, Japan’s pride was completely shattered.
The first rescue team, which started ambitiously, failed.
And, of course, Lee Hyun-wook from Korea participated in the secondary rescue team.
He even performed an amazing feat and saved everyone.
‘…If it ends like this, it’s a shame.’
Kodo Koshiro thought so.
From then on, no matter how talented he is, even if he achieves the top spot in contribution, Lee Hyun-wook will be in the spotlight in context.
And Japan’s reputation, including his own, falls clearly.
So what can be done to dilute this situation?
‘…to create a more provocative story.’
First, Kodo Koshiro proposes a match to Lee Hyun-wook.
Its results are divided into two parts.
First, he didn’t have confidence, so he rolled his tail and refused.
Second, he accepted the offer, but ultimately lost miserably.
The moment he makes this suggestion, one of the two will inevitably come true.
‘What the entertainment public is most interested in is not who is heroic, but who defeated whom and how.’
That was the reason why people are crazy about PVP.
What other gossip would be more interesting than
adding ‘VS’ to the heroes leading this world ?
In other words, just by suggesting this, Lee Hyun-wook’s performance is followed by his name as “the one who lost in the battle with Kodo Kojiro.”
‘Lee Hyun-wook, I will remain behind your name forever!’
Kojiro Kodo was a man who wanted to be the main character of this game.
“…What are we betting on?”
“How about any hero grade weapon you both have?”
“…….”
“I wanted that huge sword.”
Then, an exclamation of ‘gasp’ erupted from those around them.
It was a different level to bet on a hero grade weapon.
“…….”
Lee Hyun-wook pretended to be worried and held out his hand.
“Hahaha! Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, you also have a large distribution, right?”
So, out of nowhere, a mini game started.
***
“……No, are you really confident?”
Kim Se-hee asked with a worried look.
Lee Hyun-wook said he took down one boss monster with his incredible wit and firepower, but he couldn’t beat Kodo Kojiro with pure firepower. “You know
that guy is top-notch when it comes to single firepower, right?”
Hyunwook Lee nodded.
Kodo Kojiro, ‘Hurrigane’, an S-rank player with the ability to control the wind.
True to his nickname, he causes a hurricane and sweeps away everything.
Two years ago, while attacking an open gate at Hokkaido’s Akan National Park, it destroyed 100 hectares of mountainous land in just 10 minutes — its destructive frenzy earned it the nickname “Hurgain.”
“I’m a wind elementalist, so I’ve done a lot of research on that guy, so I know that he’s not called Huri Gain for nothing. His firepower is as good as Inferno’s. It’s going to be difficult.”
But Lee Hyun-wook just nodded silently.
“No, but why do you accept such a ridiculous bet?”
Lee Hyun-wook only shrugged his shoulders and did not give any specific answer.
“No, my boss, it’s been a while since I’ve been frustrated…”
But inside… I was feeling happy.
‘Koji Kodo, what hero level did he have?’
He had no intention of losing this absurd bet.
‘…Loki’s prank and trap of deception is not over yet.’
Originally, in history, the second rescue team failed because they were fooled by the doppelganger.
After that, Han Tae-san, the king of Kwon, was put into the 3rd rescue team.
That was when I noticed the existence of the ‘doppelganger’…
‘But even that Han Taesan team ended up struggling.’
The reason was that another ‘deception’ remained.
At the moment when the ‘Hell Flame’ subsides and we let our guard down, the final trap that no one expected, a large-scale trap, opens.
Hyunwook Lee had been continuously making ‘some preparations’ for that very moment from the moment he entered this dome.
But to make a bet at such a time…
‘…I’m just thankful.’
It seemed that the name Lee Hyun-wook would be engraved in infamy
in the Japanese archipelago .