Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 105
Episode 105 [ Okinawa, Unlucky Event – 5 ]
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Kojiro Kodo and the tornado he created gnaws at the mountain. In front of the eating scene, those surrounding the place from four directions were momentarily mesmerized.
A miracle where just one person can control a disaster that shakes nature.
Who wouldn’t be amazed when they look up at that scene?
But….
Qua—and—and—and—and——!
Now the entire mountain was evaporating.
This scene… was on a different level.
Vibrating explosions, smoke, and
flames rise as if a volcanic eruption has occurred.
Fu—boo—boo—boo—boo——!
And eventually, magma pours down.
“…what what!”
It was Kodo Kojiro who shouted that. Everyone else just opened their mouths and marveled at the destruction unfolding before their eyes.
Ku—gu—gu—gu—gu——
They all realized that the person who caused it was Lee Hyun-wook.
And Nagano Tai, who was on his way to get the ‘winter clothes’ after receiving Kodo Kojiro’s order, also stopped and stared there.
“You couldn’t believe that… they used that heart?”
Lee Hyun-wook The ‘snapping’ work he obsessively did came to mind.
“Oh, so preparing for that…”
She admired the man named Lee Hyun-wook once again, as many people had until now, and at the same time felt a strong sense of heterogeneity.
‘He.’ ‘What exactly is the man?’
Then I realized one thing:
“Mr. Kodo… lost completely.”
I was already losing a few moves and didn’t know it.
And something catches her eye.
A stream of thick black smoke rising from the mountain peak, a single flash of light cutting vertically into two halves as if cutting a carpet—
that was Lee Hyun-wook’s giant sword, Moglai.
It was obvious what it was aiming for…
Qua—ah— ang——!
The incident came to an end with that attack.
– congratulations! You survived the [Unlucky Event]! With that system message, the dome began to disappear.
***
Lee Hyun-wook looked at the message that appeared before his eyes.
– congratulations! Lucky rewards will be given! (1st place)
Before he knew it, there was a hammer in his hand.
– Obtained ‘Mjolnir (Legendary)’.
[Item Information]
– Name: Mjolnir (Legendary)
– Effect
1) Steel Thunder: When thrown, the destructive power increases significantly.
2) Returning: It returns when the owner orders it to return.
3) Thunder God’s Wrath: Emits a powerful electric current.
This was the weapon of Thor, the god of thunder in Norse mythology.
‘…I’m sorry to Han Taesan, but I have this too.’
According to the original history, the ‘3rd Rescue Team’ in which Han Tae-san participated played a big role in this unlock event strategy, and Han Tae-san got this.
Lee Hyun-wook took over all of his weapons, including the ‘Secret Armor of Mananan Mak Rir’ obtained during the last Seoul Station Unlucky Event.
‘I get to wield the hammer of the thunder god Mjolnir…’
Lee Hyun-wook was feeling uncharacteristically thrilled.
This was a truly ridiculously strong item.
‘It reminds me of the time when Han Tae-san dropped it from thousands of feet to catch a black dragon that appeared in Suwon.’
At that time, Mjolnir hit the creature’s torso—it bounced off and crashed to the ground. As a result, the entire 20-story officetel building collapsed.
At that time, the one who killed the black dragon was Lee Hyun-wook’s Moglai, but Han Taesan’s single blow blew away the dragon’s mana shield.
“Wow… what is that?”
Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo looked at Mjolnir with admiring expressions.
As it was a legendary grade, it gave off a unique aura at first glance.
Meanwhile, the two people took 3rd and 4th place, respectively, and grabbed a few pieces of Orihalcon. In fact, that alone was enough. It was definitely an incredibly valuable reward, but… I couldn’t help but notice that it didn’t attract much attention.
“Strangely enough, I can feel a tremendous amount of energy there.”
Park Jun-mo felt the power of Mjolnir as it was an electric control ability.
‘With this, the synergy with Park Jun-mo will increase further, right?’
And after a while, the Self-Defense Forces’ AMT troops entered the dome.
They inspected the shelter and controlled the civilians, and
the 1st and 2nd rescue teams returned to [Okinawa Rescue Operation Headquarters].
There, Hyunwook Lee faced Shinjiro Kodo.
“…….”
He looked at Lee Hyun-wook with a somewhat blank expression.
And he asked in a rather short and rough tone.
“Lee Hyun-wook… what on earth did you do?”
His tone was almost accusatory.
Perhaps he was trying to suppress his rising irritation.
“What do you mean?”
“How on earth did you think of blowing away that chill?”
“Haha—it’s simple. You just have to always think about strategies.”
“…What?”
“And that’s what a raid is.”
He let out a sigh and laughed.
“Ha—Raid… That’s ridiculous… Who would think I’m an amateur? “I don’t know that, so I’m asking you…”
His tongue seemed to get longer, and Lee Hyun-wook cut off the conversation.
“—Ah, I’ll tell you what I want.”
“…what?”
“Have you forgotten that fun bet you suggested?”
Through this strategy, I obtained legendary grade Mjolnir.
And now it was time to receive the free gift.
***
– Ah! Rescuers are coming out from inside the dome now! Look over there! The first rescuers… Ah! It’s Kodo Kojiro!
At that moment, the Japanese archipelago was engulfed in cheers. All kinds of cameras were swarming around, telling the world of the proud return of heroes.
Lee Hyun-wook listened to the radio in the car on the way to the runway.
It was a Japanese current affairs program, but it was translated into Korean. – Looking at
the situation now, it appears that the 2nd rescue team’s operation, that is, delivering debuff removal items to the 1st rescue team, was successful. – Yes, it looks like that at the
moment. Also, considering that the strategy was completed very quickly, it seems that Kodo Kojiro was successful. It looks like they demonstrated their power properly.
They only looked at the face value and decided that everything went according to plan.
– Ah! It’s the power of the man called ‘Waist Gain’, right?
– Yes, it’s a bit odd, but it’s definitely a point of pride for Japan.
But The real truth that came after that embarrassed them.
– This is the news that just came in. Oh, I can’t believe it. The number one contributor is not Kodo Kojiro… but Lee Hyun-wook!
Lee Hyun-wook That name came back to me with intensity once again.
– Ha… This is not good. It’s really not good.
– If this happens, the great reward that everyone was hoping for…
– Yes, you can’t help but see that Lee Hyun-wook swallowed it. –
This, this, why is Lee Hyun-wook’s support? It is inevitable that questions will be raised about whether they accepted it. Japan is in real trouble.
Among them, there was also a ‘confrontation’ that Kodo Kojiro proposed to Lee Hyun-wook. I guess it was like promoting it through my mouth, so that story became known. There would be no way to stop it from spreading.
“But what betting item did you receive? “I saw earlier that the nose and face of the person had turned red, so they said that wasn’t possible, right?”
Kim Se-hee laughed and said that the scene was fun.
In response, Lee Hyun-wook took out something.
Ugh——
It was a red bead, and dense mana was gushing out from inside it. And I could vaguely feel the heat.
[Item Information]
– Name: Salamander’s Orb (Hero)
– Effect: Grants the power of ‘Salamander’ to the item.
“Wow… a hero grade ‘Orb’ is really precious, right?”
In general, the grades of ‘orbs’ are usually divided into levels 1 to 5. The
orb that Lee Hyun-wook bought to cash in at the PX item shop was a low grade of 5, which was the lowest ‘normal’ item in terms of item grade, and was 2 above. The grade and level 1 were about ‘rare.’
“Yes, an orb with the ‘name’ of a spirit like this is really rare.”
It was the highest grade orb, also known as the ‘named orb’.
And this was more valuable than most hero grade items.
This is because it is an item that can add tremendous options to a hero grade item, and it has become the standard for ‘end spec’ now that it is virtually impossible to obtain legendary grade weapons.
“I remember two years ago, the man came on TV holding it and told the panelists to touch it. I never thought I would see it like this….”
As Kim Se-hee said, when Kodo Shinjiro got it, he showed it off on TV, which was a big help in Lee Hyun-wook’s choice. ”
But that man didn’t even use it and kept it . “There was.”
“Perhaps he was waiting until he got the right item.”
“Anyway, what are you going to use this for?”
“Hmm… maybe. “I think I might use it for Mowglai.”
In response to Lee Hyun-wook’s explanation, Kim Se-hee stuck out her tongue as if imagining something.
“Wow, crazy…”
That giant sword is imbued with the power of the fire spirit ‘Salamander’…
“…just thinking about it is incredible.”
“Yes, I’m looking forward to it too.”
In my previous life, I had used the orb of ‘Undine’, the wind spirit.
So when I swung it, a storm-like sword wind was blown out.
‘But now that I have Kim Se-hee, the power of the wind is sufficient.’
And since I happened to obtain the ‘Salamander’s Orb’ this time, I decided to try incorporating the power of ‘fire’ into Moglai. Lee Hyun-wook was also excited to see
what kind of skill would be created.
“But you really didn’t want to give it away, so how did you get it? ”
Lee Hyun-wook smiled.
“Well, when I returned to the country and was interviewed, I was told that I would testify in great detail about what happened, so I gave it out in a fidgety manner.”
Then, while telling me to watch my mouth, he gritted his teeth and disappeared.
“What… You don’t like it when it’s known that you lost?”
Lee Hyun-wook shrugged his shoulders as if he wasn’t sure.
“Wow… that guy was really vain.”
She once had Kodo Kojiro as her role model. Of all the players who used the wind, he was the best.
“Now what… I just have to watch and learn from the side…”
“Yes?”
“No, I will work hard from now on.”
***
– The hero of Seoul saves Japan and returns home! The news coverage of Lee Hyun-wook’s return to Korea was filled with excitement and fans were flocking to the area to show their support!
– Lee Hyun-wook, who became the world’s solution beyond Seoul! Finally entering the ‘Korean Player Ranking’! What is his first ranking…?
Beyond saving the country, he promoted the country’s pride, and
the name Lee Hyun-wook has now become a source of pride for the Republic of Korea.
And this country was on the side of treating heroes properly.
– Do you no stillaine? Hyunwook Lee joins the Do You No club!
However, there were many times when it was too good and it was a problem.
“I’ve never signed up for anything like that…”
However, as his fame grew, there was something to be careful about.
‘This time too, the risk is getting bigger.’
It was clear that the villains were preparing another plot.
He saw heroes torn apart by the malevolence of villains.
‘…You can’t let your guard down.’
Therefore, Lee Hyun-wook asked Director Woo Seong-moon to strengthen security not only for himself but also for those around him, such as Park Cheol-soo and Kang Jeong-du.
‘Still, if it’s about Bihyung’s team, it’ll be the best security.’
After that, I stayed in Laputa for a while.
And he steadily swallowed metal….
– Current weight of metal that can be controlled: 1059 kg
Finally, although it is limited to Seoul, it is now possible to control 1 ton of metal.
So…
– Congratulations! Acquired ‘characteristic skill’ by succeeding in breaking through the 3rd potential.
[Skill Information]
– Name: Metal Melting
– Grade: D
– Effect: Consumes mana to ‘melt’ a certain amount of metal.
* The amount of mana consumed varies depending on the number of targets to which the skill is applied.
Following crushing and deformation, it was melting.
It literally melts.
And the ‘molten iron’ that melted was also metal.
‘In other words, it is possible to handle metal in a liquid state at all times.’
It was very useful. Not only did it become an unpredictable and strange weapon in battle, but it could also be freely created into any shape in an instant by combining metal fusion and metal transformation.
“The battle will be a little easier from now on, right?”
On the one hand, I looked back on the memories of the war, collected current events, checked future plans based on them, and predicted variables. At that time,
TV news flowed into my ears.
– …Kim-Walter, the brightest comet of this century. It is approaching the Earth. You will be able to see it in a week.
This news is an astronomical phenomenon that has been introduced occasionally for a few days, so it was an out-of-this-world story that no one is interested in.
However, only Lee Hyun-wook knows the extraordinary reality. There was.
‘…the meteorite [Phaeton] is about time to come.’
Another event came from outside the universe.
This world turned into a ‘game’.
And the phenomenon was not limited to Earth. An
event arrived from somewhere far away in space.
That was the identity of that comet.
– …On the 21st, Kim-Walter is scheduled to come very close to the Earth and miss it by 31 million km. NASA judged this object to be a potentially dangerous space object and monitored its movement, but said there was little risk of collision. And an unprecedented space show…
no, it cannot be missed.
It crashes down on this land.
‘And there were not one meteorite, but two.’
It was now observed as one. However, at some point it split into two. And the two were events with different characteristics. ‘One was a
disaster and the other was a blessing…’
The place where the meteorite fell was a catastrophe. However ,
another meteorite brings enormous wealth.
In this game, many elements are divided to such extremes.
In a way, fate is completely divided by ‘luck’.
However, if you know in advance… you can ‘choose’. .
In other words, he was able to attract the meteorite of blessing.
Lee Hyun-wook called somewhere.
“How are you, Ko Jin-hwa?”
“There is an item I would like you to obtain from Southeast Asia. Its name is probably… [Okeanos Guidance Device].”
***
Lee Hyun-wook asked Park Cheol-soo to purchase forest land in the mountainous area of Gangwon-do. However, the area was large, and Park Cheol-soo called, surprised. –
But… wasn’t this land worth anything? Monsters are coming down from the mountains anyway. It’s hard to control, so all the residents have left, so the area around here is practically a dead land. Are you saying you know this and want to buy it?
“If you buy the land, what’s the point of speculation?”
– Are you living this land… because you have something to use it for?
“Yes, we have the right to attack there.”
Not long ago, we negotiated with Gugwang and obtained the right to attack the mountainous region of Gangwon-do. And Team 1, Team Sehee Kim, and Team 2, Team Jeongjun Lee, from the Hope Guild also attacked the gate that occurred there twice. – Hmm… let’s say that
. The distance is a little too far?
“I… have other plans.”
I couldn’t tell you that a meteorite was going to fall there.
Ungh— Ungh—
“Brother, I got a call through Mana Messenger, so wait a minute…”
The moment Lee Hyun-wook hung up the phone and opened Mana Messenger— –
…… Water Lord! Wow! We’re in big trouble here at the lab!
This was Kang Hee-seol’s voice.
“huh?”
– That robot! This is just— ugh! Ooh, it’s moving!
“what is this sound?”
Lee Hyun-wook immediately summoned Friedwen and returned to Laputa—using the wide-area drop device, he arrived at the Gangjeongdu item production and research center.
bang–!
As soon as he got out of the teleport, he heard an explosion.
When I turned my head, a warehouse building was collapsing.
“…uh what?”
He ran with the Pale Note floating in the air.
“…here!”
Kang Hee-seol’s voice was heard from somewhere.
Blacksmiths, including Kang Hee-seol, were gathered near the office building. Fortunately, Secret Service agents broke in and evacuated the victim.
Thump—thud—
and heavy footsteps began to echo from the warehouse.
bang–!
With a loud noise, something tore open the outer wall of the warehouse and appeared.
Thump— thud—
It was a rather familiar metal giant, about four meters tall. It had a long, wide head like a tower shield, and magic circuits embroidered all over its body… That was the ‘Bronze Sentinel’ that Lee Hyun-wook caught at the gnome’s ruins.
But it looked quite different now.
It had all kinds of devices attached to its back, shoulders and arms.
It seemed that all sorts of magical engineering items were attached to it.
And in particular, the ‘big gun’ on his right arm really stood out.
‘Damn, that’s the work of a gray dwarf.’
If it’s a Gray Dwarf weapon that specializes in making super-large weapons…
‘…if that thing fires, there’s going to be a real uproar!’
Also, unusual energy flows out from near the heart.
It meant that the power source that moved that giant was not common.
“…What is that monster?”
Kang Jeong-doo was restless at Lee Hyeon-wook’s question.
“Isn’t that the engine the boss gave you last time?”
“Ah, are you talking about the eight kings of Mokwang?”
I entrusted Kang Jeong-doo with the ‘Mokwang8jun’ that I had recently acquired.
No matter how precious the item was, it would be more helpful for technological development if it was used for research rather than what Lee Hyun-wook himself had. But… “With
that
… I can kill that giant.” “Have you brought it back to life?”
“Yes, it was just a test, but I didn’t think I would survive.”
“But… they’re armed with all kinds of weapons?”
“Yes, that’s correct too.”
Hyunwook Lee covered his head.
– Strangely remodeled ‘Bronze Sentinel’ (LV. 120)
‘Oh… but its level is 120…’
Considering that the ‘Incarnation of Molech’ I faced not long ago was level 95, that is incredibly ignorant. It meant that he was a very strong person.
‘Maybe my firepower won’t work.’
If we put all our firepower into it, we could somehow make it retire, but it would inevitably cause major damage to the nearby city center.
In other words, you might have to ask someone for assistance.
‘That would also require a fairly high ranker.’
But suddenly a thought occurred to me.
“Oh, by any chance…”
He turned on Mana Messenger and contacted Yeo Min-sang of Laputa.
“Tell Talos to connect with this mana pattern right now!”
– Yes? Oh yes!
Chijijiji——
Then a noise was heard, and then another voice was heard.
“Yes, Master! Mana Messenger connection completed.”
“Talos, you are the best artificial intelligence created by gnomes, right?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Then, can you control an artificial intelligence lower than yours? Of course, it seems like it was created by a gnome, but it can’t speak.”
“I’ll have to check that, but it doesn’t seem difficult. If it doesn’t have language skills, it won’t be a very high-level AI.”
Lee Hyun-wook looked at the giant approaching.
“Well, if you do this…”
Boom— Thump—
‘…this actually worked out well?’