Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 140
Episode 140 [ Disaster Prophecy, Hunting Preparation – 2 ]
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Laputa’s add-on ‘Giant Disease Research Institute’ It was a structure that could be operated in airship mode in case of emergency.
So, the Black Orc army captured it for some reason and was using it as an airship.
‘Probably, when the dwarves appeared in the Shanghai Black Orc Kingdom, they brought this airship with them.’
I heard that a certain dwarven race had the misfortune to open a gate in that land and appear.
And, given the setting, the dwarf race often appeared in possession of gnome mementos.
Anyway, the shape has now changed to ‘add-on mode’, so it now feels more like a building than an airship. If you look up from the ground, it looks like there is a small circle next to a large circle.
“The Colossus Research Institute is a two-story disk-shaped structure, with a diameter of 23m at its widest side.”
Talos’s ‘speaker’ was following me, floating in the air behind my back.
Since he could control the entire facility, he scanned the facility in an instant and reported.
Immediately after Hyunwook Lee took his first steps into the building, bright lights grew from all directions.
Un——
– You have entered the ‘Giant Disease Research Institute’ in Ed No. 3.
“The first floor is a hangar and the second floor is a laboratory.”
A long hallway stretched out as if we were inside a spaceship, and large rooms lined up on the left and right.
The hangar on the first floor literally seemed to be a place to store giant soldiers, but it was currently empty.
Instead, all kinds of miscellaneous items that appeared to be traces of Black Orcs were lying around in a messy manner.
Because it hadn’t been cleaned yet, there was a foul odor, as if you had entered a pigsty.
“I guess those bastards didn’t ruin this facility or anything?”
“Although the Black Orcs have occupied the facility for a long time, there are almost no signs of damage to the entire facility.”
In fact, there was no way the gnome’s state-of-the-art facility could be damaged so easily.
But among the miscellaneous things, there were also things that appeared to be parts of the Colossus Soldiers rolling around…
“ Ah! That looks similar to the body I like.”
Yes, it looked like the same model as the ‘Bronze Sentinel’ that Talos is currently using for combat.
‘This is where combat machines like the Bronze Sentinel are made.’
In other words, this facility could be used to mass-produce bronze sentinels.
The opportunity to produce a magic machine corps had finally arrived.
Lee Hyun-wook went a little further inside. But…
“Um… why is this place locked? ?”
A blue lock icon was floating in front of door ‘0’, the largest door inside.
“This place is particularly big… and there’s even a magic shield, right?”
As I got a little closer, a system message appeared before my eyes.
[Igloo No. 0: In storage]
“I see what’s inside Talos. Can you check it?”
“Because it is currently in a secure state, I cannot confirm it. “I guess you’ll have to open it yourself!”
“Well, no one but me can open it at will…”
Even though the Black Orcs had been in possession of this airship for a short period of time, it seemed like they were never able to open this door. It may be new, but it was a part that showed how great the gnomes’ technological prowess was.
Lee Hyun-wook approached the door and placed his hand, and the magic circuit engraved on the door glowed blue.
Push——
Soon, the heavy door opened by itself with the sound of pressure being released from inside the door.
And inside the completely open door…
Goooooo——
There was a sword-bound giant of enormous size crouching.
In the darkness, a smooth, blue-black metal body sparkled in the light.
It has a rather plain design without any decorations or even the slightest protrusions…
However, it creates a much more old-fashioned yet strong feeling.
And, knowingly or unknowingly, a strange aura was blooming.
‘That…’
Lee Hyun-wook instinctively took a step back. I wasn’t overwhelmed by its huge appearance.
This was because the terrifying moment I encountered this giant in my past life came to mind like a conditioned reflex.
On the contrary, Talos shouted excitedly as if he had found a treasure.
“Q(°0°)Q oh oh oh——I never even dreamed that that thing would be here!” A
surprised emoticon appeared on the ‘speaker’ screen and spun around.
As this guy’s violent reaction proves, that giant was… the main body of Talos.
‘The moment I saw that, I flinched involuntarily, so I guess the memory of that time must have been strong…’
The sentinel that the members of the Guardians of the Past Life encountered when they infiltrated Laputa…
A whopping 26.5m tall Orihalcon giant attacked me. Lee Hyun-wook remembered the moment he ran.
‘Even that Hantaesan was hit by that giant and flew out of Laputa.’
Lee Hyun-wook also had no choice but to frantically run away to avoid the kick, as if he had turned into an ant.
And since it was made up of orihalcon, it had ridiculous magic resistance, so much
so that even if hundreds of magic bullets were bombarded, it couldn’t even make a scratch.
‘When they were enemies, they were the worst, but now they belong to me…’
Meanwhile, Talos was crying, unable to control his emotions.
“Master Ma, this is my real body that I use during battle!”
Until now, Talos had been in ‘non-combat mode’. Of course, I hacked the Bronze Sentinel and used it, but that was only a last resort solution and I needed this to really unleash this guy’s power.
“Can you control that now?”
“It… has been left unattended for too long, so a synchronization process seems necessary.”
Soon, a spark appeared above the head of the Orichalcon giant. It must have been Talos trying something, but it took some time to see if there was any resistance. This took. After about a minute…
Ugh——
Soon the Orichalcon giant lifted its head and blue eye lights turned on.
Then, the area near the ceiling opened and the 26.5m tall giant was able to raise his body.
– Talos ‘Battle Mode’ (LV：170)
‘Level 170…’
If this level was possible, it would play a significant role in the upcoming dragon hunt.
“How about there are no functional problems?”
“He must have been wandering around for a very long time, but he’s perfectly fine!”
“Then can you join the battle right now?”
“But to use it properly, it seems like it will take some getting used to!”
“Yes, if you can’t use that expensive body properly, you can’t just melt it down and use it for something else….”
Lee Hyun-wook sensed that this giant weighs a lot. It was 1415 tons, and a significant portion of it was made up of orihalcon. It may have been more than the amount of orihalcon released on the market, but I didn’t know. “Wow! I’ll
work hard and do my part!”
Of course, if it’s a giant god soldier of that level, it has to be melted. Even if you want to, you won’t be able to melt it.
***
The next day, Lee Hyun-wook visited the ‘Arsenal’ construction site in the mountains of Gangwon-do. He had
previously been briefed that the construction of the Arsenal was scheduled to be completed within a few weeks.
Until recently, it was densely covered with trees . What used to be a mountainous area has now turned into a huge military base.
Dozens of buildings were lined up on the reclaimed land, surveillance towers were rising here and there,
and trucks were lining up on the well-paved roads, dumping all kinds of materials. And
there was a huge ‘magic shield’ spread throughout this space. It
was so wide that it prevented attacks by monsters in the mountains.
It also blocked observation from the outside through ‘mirage magic.
‘ If you look from outside the space, it will still look like a dense forest.’
Lee Hyun-wook was looking down at the construction site from a nearby mountainside.
“……When the work is finished today, you can say it is about 78% complete.”
This woman who reports to Lee Hyun-wook is a special team leader, where Lee Hyun-wook is nominally the team leader. Song Yoon-ah, deputy team leader of the secret police department’s [Black Swan] New Town Planning Office, was in charge of managing and supervising the construction of the armory.
“If things continue as they are now, I think we will be able to hold the completion and launching ceremony in 13 days.”
“Oh, there’s no need to have a completion ceremony. There’s nothing good about making a big fuss.”
“Still, I think a small event may be necessary to boost the morale of the employees working here.”
is it? Lee Hyun-wook nodded without thinking.
At that time, a certain blue energy bloomed at a construction site, and everyone turned their heads towards that place.
Soon, all kinds of construction materials that had been piled up on one side suddenly floated up as if they were attracted to a magnet… and then,
clang, clang,
as if they were being assembled with Legos, they interlocked and a single building was completed.
‘It is also the ability of a top-level Architect player.’
In the game, you could easily build a building with one click.
The amount of money received for building a building in one go is tens of billions of won.
Even though the cooldown was 240 hours, it could still be called a walking construction company.
‘As expected, because there is support from the government, everything is resolved quickly.’
Dududududu——
At that time, two AMT helicopters flew in from the west and landed on top of the simple helicopter port.
The people who got off there were none other than Director Woo Seong-moon and the team leaders under him.
They checked where Lee Hyun-wook was and began to approach at a somewhat hurried pace.
‘But Director Woo… you seem very tired these days?’
Although I was still at the correct age, it was not my fault that I looked much older these days. No matter how strong a person was, he would have suffered greatly from the series of disasters that kept coming.
‘It’s a series of things that are difficult to handle unless you know the future in advance like me…’
As it was a position where he felt greater responsibility than anyone else, it was strange if he had a good complexion.
And as another disaster was predicted, there seemed to be no time for his complexion to recover.
“…I heard that an adult dragon, too, is scheduled to appear in our country.”
Director Woo Seong-moon’s first words explained why he came here in person.
Hyunwook Lee had told us about the World Tree manager’s prediction of disaster.
“Is that true?”
Lee Hyun-wook slowly nodded,
“…I feel like going to a shaman to see if there is a devil in this land.”
Since we stopped the invasion of the Black Orc Kingdom, the next thing is the Black Dragon…
If there is an operator in this game, it is clear that he or she holds a grudge against this country.
“If that is true, we are discussing whether we should call in a British dragon slayer.” It was.
Three years ago, a sub-adult red dragon appeared in London and devastated the area.
At that time, British player Edward Woods’ strategy team managed to hunt him down.
He later revealed that he had achieved the ‘achievement’ of becoming a [Dragon Slayer].
He also joked that if a dragon comes to visit in the future, he will catch it and raise it like a pet iguana.
Thanks to his impact at the time, he was in charge of advising on conquering dragon-type monsters, and it was an undeniable fact that if a dragon appeared, he would be the best opponent.
“If Dragon Slayer has that effect, he will respond much better than anyone else.”
Lee Hyun-wook pretended to ponder those words and then shook his head.
“Hmm… I don’t think that’s necessary.”
“…Do you really think so?”
“As always, we must be careful about borrowing external forces.”
You, Team Leader Lee Kyo-Jun, took a step forward.
“We have to be really careful this time. “Isn’t the dragon actually like the final boss?”
This world has been turned into a game, and the format is based on fantasy.
And in fantasy, it is often depicted as an absolute being called a dragon.
A life form that is stronger than any other life form and is practically a god…
Dragon. It was no wonder that everyone’s faces turned pale just by the name.
“Have you already thought of a strategy?”
A strange feeling appeared in the eyes of Director Woo Seong-moon as he asked that question.
He always looked at Lee Hyun-wook’s expression right before disaster struck. He
felt that this time was no different from before.
Lee Hyun-wook slowly nodded and Woo Seong-moon smiled strangely. .
Lee Hyeon-wook raised his head and looked up at the sky.
“The easiest way to catch flying things is to let them fall to the ground.”
During the migration of gray dwarves, they easily subdued gray wyverns by tying their wings.
However, even if mosquitoes were eliminated with pesticides, it did not mean that eagles could be eliminated.
‘Yes, it is safe to say that there is a gap between the gray wyvern and the black dragon.’
So what do you need to do to drop the dragon?
‘Simple. Just use a much more powerful tool and tie its wings.’
He raised his left hand.
Blah blah blah——
Two thin lines of metal protruded from the rigid palm and twisted around each other.
This is how the steel wire was born, tying Hyunwook Lee’s index and middle fingers together.
“We are going to make a very large steel net to catch the dragon.”
However, there was a strange look of surprise on the faces of those who heard those words.
Then they looked at each other as if this made no sense.
“Anyway, if a dragon is not just a large bird, would it be possible to catch it that way?”
Everyone nodded at Lee Kyo-jun’s words.
The size of the sub-adult dragon that appeared in London, England three years ago was 34.2m.
A video showed a double-decker bus flying away with just the light flap of its wings.
With what kind of rope can you tie wings with that much power?
“That’s true, but I’ve already acquired some pretty sturdy materials.”
“First, I plan to weave a lot of 100% adamant wire.”
The daily mining volume at the adamant mine in Redhall Village, secretly managed by Lee Hyun-wook, had recently risen to 11 kg. It would be quite useful if we could use it to weave wire.
“Hmm… I wonder if even Adamantra can subdue the dragon…”
However, the response is still skeptical. Hyunwook Lee also nodded.
“Of course, adamant alone won’t work.”
“No, then what are you going to do…”
But then—
wow——!
A strong wind rose, casting a huge shadow overhead.
It was the appearance of the Gray Dwarves’ super-large airship [Grey Slug].
“Ah, it’s just here.”
“…yes?”
“The dragon hunting materials I ordered have arrived.”
The lower part of the [Grey Slug] opened and several boxes came down hanging from the lift.
“Boss, everything has arrived!”
Lee Jeong-jun, the man who came down from the lift with the box, shouted that.
Next, he opened the first box, and what was inside was…
“—a total of 5.5km of world tree vines!”
It was a by-product of the World Tree, which was said to be impossible to obtain no matter how much money one had.
And it was a whopping 5.5km long… I couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
“No, how on earth can there be so many vines…” ”
That much. “If it’s a quantity, it can’t be converted into money, right?”
Donald Harris, the manager of the World Tree, was famous for being strict and exclusive about everything in the world.
Even when all kinds of great disasters occurred and devastated many parts of the world, he did not provide any support.
Therefore, the provision of such excessive World Tree items was bound to be a truly surprising scene.
Obtaining such a large amount was impossible even if the government stepped forward and negotiated.
“Is it true that Donald Harris personally decided to warn and provide support?”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded and took out the ‘World Tree’s Hook.’
“Now, from now on, we will remodel the vines of this World Tree in this way.”
[Item Information]
– Name: Hook of the World Tree (Skilled)
– Effect: If you hang the ‘hook’ at the end of a vine somewhere and give it mana, you can very easily pull it in with mystical power.
Scenes of using this item have already been revealed several times.
“Ah! Han Tae-san used this to tie one of the arms of the gigantic Sumakt and subdue it, right?”
“But didn’t Han Taesan just tie one arm at most?”
Even Han Taesan, the strongest player, could only tie up one of Sumakt’s arms.
This is despite the fact that he gained twice the strength by wearing Thor’s belt, ‘Megingijord’.
So wouldn’t it be virtually impossible to subdue a stronger black dragon?
“Hmm… Even if there are a few dozen warrior-type players hanging around… will that be possible?”
To that question, Lee Hyun-wook once again presented an answer:
“There is a guy among my subordinates who is putting in a lot of effort.”
As he said that, he raised his head and made a hand signal to someone.
Then, another lift began to come down from inside Gray Slug.
The thing riding on top of it… was human-shaped, so it looked like a giant.
thud–!
Even though I put it down very slowly, the ground caved in and dust rose.
Ugh——
“Huh?”
A metal giant, more precisely a giant made of orihalcon, slowly stood up.
Its dark blue surface reflected sunlight and shone like liquid in a vat.
And then two eye lights lit up on my face… and suddenly an emoticon came to mind.
「(^_^) Nice to meet you. “I am called Talos, the artificial intelligence assistant of the Laputa manager.”
“What is this…”
Every single number Lee Hyun-wook came up with was truly extraordinary.
“With the strength of this friend, if you pull the hook of the World Tree, you can pull tens of thousands of tons.”
“This is only a small part of it and there is still time, so we will continue to prepare.”
At this point, everyone had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.
No matter how much they worried or denied it, Hyunwook Lee seemed like he would come up with a counterargument.
‘And the most decisive number of all is in my hands.’
Even if it was possible to truly make the dragon fall, killing it was a different matter.
‘In my past life, gravity wizard Lee Seong-yoon reversed gravity and made it fall three times…’
But in the end, the damage was not enough and the thing flew again. I let it rise. In the process, countless players were revived and Suwon became an acidic land that no one could live in. In that respect, the
most necessary thing to kill the dragon was the power of ‘Dragon Slayer’. It had
already been done once. By destroying the ‘Dragon Heart’, beings imbued with the power of the dragon…
thus gaining the power to nullify the absolute ‘barrier’ unique to the dragon.
At present, Edward Woods and his spear are the only beings with such power. ‘But as of
yesterday, one has been added.’
That’s right….
[Item Information]
– Name: Mogley (Hero)
– Effect
1) Mass Release (1~5): Releases the sealed ‘mass’ and grants ‘strong bone’ to the user. 2) Shockwave: Generates a powerful shock wave. This destructive power is proportional to the number 1 mass released. 3 ) Mana Explosive Sword
:
The blade is given the ‘power of the typhoon’, causing a ‘gust’ in the next strike.
4) Space Cutter: A very sharp blade of wind is fired and cuts a large area.
5) Dragon Slayer: With the power to kill a dragon, it ignores some of the dragon’s power.
The Moglai that Lee Hyun-wook used in his past life….
Suwon sky . The same object that had pierced the head of the Black Dragon Aji Dahaka in “The Great
Sword” was now back in Lee Hyun-wook’s hand.
And like this, the ‘Dragon Slayer’ function was still effective.
‘If this Mogley is much easier than in his previous life, it would be much easier to pierce that guy’s head. You will be able to pierce through.’
He was confident of catching a big fish named Black Dragon Aji Dahaka.