Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 155

Episode 155 [Unexpected Omens – 1]

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“…Well, it’s not good to deal with gargoyles in this kind of environment. “It didn’t happen.”

The person who said that was team leader Lee Kyo-jun. He was standing one step behind the red line on the floor, shining his flashlight at the ceiling. There, 3m tall monster statues were hanging like bats. There were a total of 12 gargoyle objects.

“And above all… the moment you step here, a barrier is created and you cannot escape. A security facility of this magnitude would cost at least tens of billions of dollars, so I spent some money.”

Most of that money would have come from lobbying, and some would have come from the national treasury.

“Why don’t you just wait until a proper tank team comes? “If you get tangled up in something like that in this small space and get hurt somewhere, it’s a loss.”

Lee Kyo-jun glanced at Lee Hyun-wook. Of course, it was absolutely not that I couldn’t trust Lee Hyun-wook. However, there was no need to take risks in an environment that was absolutely unfavorable.

Director Woo Seong-moon always told him that Hyun-wook Lee’s safety comes first above all else. Well, it’s unlikely that he will suffer, but you never know, right?

‘Lee Hyun-wook… is the strongest weapon that must not be lost no matter what.’

Not long ago, Lee Kyo-jun was worried that Lee Hyun-wook was putting too much power on him, but now he had no choice but to honestly admit it. It can’t happen without him.

Therefore, Lee Kyo-jun did not want Lee Hyun-wook to take on such chores.

However, Lee Hyun-wook had already brought in an AD-2 and was preparing for battle.

“Team Leader Lee, we need to start a fire quickly before the rats leave their burrows and scatter.”

“Ah, but there’s no need to overdo it…”

“Don’t worry. “We can take out about a dozen gargoyles in an instant.”

After saying that, he went inside the red line. Then…

– Caution! You have entered the ‘Level 2 Magical Security Area’.

* This area is off-limits to all except registered players.

And of course, Lee Hyun-wook’s mana pattern was judged to be inconsistent.

At that moment, the tunnel turned red and a siren erupted from somewhere.

Ae—a—a—aeng——!

“Wait a minute! Anyway, just in case, please come with my teammates—”

But it was already too late. A barrier sank behind Lee Hyun-wook’s back, restricting entry and exit. Then, the gargoyle statues on the ceiling wriggled and

their red eyes glowed.

Stone debris fell from all over his body and his joints spun.

– Grade 2 Gargoyle (LV：71)

Kaaaa——!

Twelve rock monsters began lashing out their stiff tongues at Lee Hyun-wook.

‘He’s about level 71 now . Even if you attack a bunch of them, they can be wiped out.’

Lee Hyun-wook summoned all 4 Mowglais from the subspace of AD-2 behind his back.

Then, he created metal and connected the handles of the two Mowgleis.

Two pairs of ‘double-edged swords’, a 2-ton original and a fake replica. “Uh… what is that again?

”

Outside the barrier, Team Leader Lee Gyo-jun asked with curiosity.

“Um, should I say Mowglai propeller?”

“yes? Propeller? Ah, that’s what it looked like…”

Lee Hyeon-wook, who had two giant swords that were perfectly symmetrical from top to bottom, gave it a rotation.

Hung—Wh—Wh—Wh—Wh——!

Then, centrifugal force was applied to the massive weight, and the helicopter’s It began to have a powerful rotational force like a rotor. The gusts created by the violent rotation filled the tunnel, and those standing outside the barrier had no choice but to cover their heads with both arms and step back. “Huh!

”

To—do—do—do—do——!

It really sounded like two huge helicopters were taking off right in front of me.

Hyunwook Lee advanced the ‘Mogley Propeller’ with an opening of 5m.

At the same time, 12 gargoyles kicked up the ceiling and flew towards Lee Hyun-wook.

‘You can’t avoid the 5m rotating blade in this narrow place.’

The moment he opened his left hand, the Mowglei propeller swept away the gargoyles.

Bur—bur—bur—bur—bur——!

That was the end. With a single gesture, 12 gargoyles were torn apart and scattered in all directions, leaving a pile of rubble on the floor as if it were a building demolition site.

Team leader Lee Kyo-jun, who had been unable to hide his worries earlier, only made a shy expression.

“Huh… Well, I trusted you, but I told you to be careful just in case.”

At that time, Lee Hyun-wook lifted his body into the air and flew towards the ceiling.

“Where are you going now?”

“…I feel like there’s something here.”

[Object Information]

– Name: Synesthesia Mirage Curtain (Hero)

– Effect: Disguises a certain space as a ‘Synesthesia Mirage’.

Lee Hyun-wook grabbed it.

Chin—

‘It’s a concrete texture that doesn’t feel uncomfortable at all. It’s like just touching the ceiling.’ .’

But even this feeling was disguised. Lee Hyun-wook grabbed a part and pulled it, and then he heard the sound of something snapping. Then, one side of the ceiling slid down, as if peeling off a skin, revealing the hidden reality.

“…Uh, is that a door?”

Lee Hyun-wook was holding a black curtain in his hand, and there was an iron door hanging from the ceiling.

“Yes, I think the real safe is here.”

There were various security devices installed there as well, but it didn’t take long to tear them down.

bang!

Lee Hyun-wook tore off the 1.5-inch magic metal door and went inside.

It was an attic-like space, and all kinds of things were piled up.

‘Okay, just looking at it, it’s a warehouse of items for Hwang Yeon-soo’s slush fund?’

There were many valuable things, but I couldn’t take them carelessly.

This was because I did not know which would be the decisive evidence.

“……hmm?”

However, there was one item that particularly stood out.

“What, is that a sword too?”

It was a large rusty sword, slightly larger than a 2.3m Mogley.

[Item information]

– Name: A completely cooled sword

– Effect: Can absorb heat and emit ‘heat’.

“This… has potential. “It looks like an item?”

Otherwise, there was no way such miscellaneous items would have been left here.

When I looked a little more closely, a sword with a similar design came to mind.

It was a sword so massive that an ordinary human could not wield it, and featured a sword body as dark and red as magma, and when it hit the ground, it transformed the entire area into a volcanic zone…. “Could it be… Surtur’s

sword, Levatein?”

There was a popular belief that the fire giant ‘Surtur’, who appears in Norse mythology, burned the whole world with a flaming sword during Ragnarok, and that the sword’s name was ‘Levatain’. ‘I had no idea, but it seems it passed through the hands of Hwang Yeon-su

. ‘This is it?’

Later, while wandering around here and there, it eventually ‘releases its potential’ in the hands of Inferno.

Afterwards, the necromancer kills Inferno and obtains this item.

‘I don’t know how to unlock the potential of this sword, but it’s probably related to fire, right?’

So, no one was able to unleash its potential, but Inferno succeeded.

Lee Hyun-wook decided to take this large sword with him, even if he didn’t know anything else in this attic.

‘It’s too important an item to just use as evidence.’

After that, a small USB was found inside a small magic safe inside the attic.

Lee Kyo-Jun connected the USB to his laptop, looked at the contents, and laughed.

“Wow… Director Hwang, he was quite meticulous after neglecting his work, huh?”

The contents inside the USB were truly shocking. All sorts of illegal acts that could have blown away many of the country’s influential figures were recorded in great detail.

In other words, it could be said to be a decisive piece of evidence—a smoking gun.

“Huh—at this level, it’s not just water cleaning, it’s going to cause a major disaster, right?”

Lee Kyo-jun kept chuckling with an excited expression.

With this, the justification for pruning the rotten branches of this country was provided.

Now all he had to do was watch Woo Seong-moon do the sword dance.

***

The next morning, Lee Hyun-wook went to the Order Tower . I was sitting watching internet news

– [Breaking News] Yeonhui-dong’s ‘Panic Room’ Presumed to have involved a number of political, financial, and corporate figures.

There is an expression that says ‘the country is turning upside down’ as a common idiom, and the entire nation is interested and shocked. It often appeared when an incident worthy of outrage occurred.

Now was exactly such a moment.

Capturing the dragon – conquering the labyrinth – attempted assassination of Lee Hyun-wook – even the Yeonhui-dong gate…

It was a series of big issues that could literally attract the attention of the entire nation. In front of the true nature of the villain revealed in the finale, the public’s anger became a storm.

As the presidential order had already been issued, Woo Seong-moon mobilized all his administrative power and began to round up the suspects from the political, financial and corporate circles involved in the ‘Yeonhui-dong Gate’ incident. .

– The public snorted at the claim of ‘socialization’ by some at the Yeonhui-dong Gate, saying, “This is unacceptable.”

Meanwhile, it was Lee Hyun-wook who was targeted by the forces that planned such a conspiracy, and it was Lee Hyun-wook who tracked them down and eliminated them in one blow, so his image was naturally improving. .

– Lee Hyun-wook Not only will we kill monsters, but we will also eliminate cancerous elements of the country?

– With bipartisan support pouring in for Lee Hyun-wook’s actions, which can only be explained as a savior,

is the Internet filled with jokes about Lee Hyun-wook being the next president?

Considering this public opinion, it seemed that there would be no brakes on Woo Seong-moon’s sword dance.

‘But strangely, some of the people with lesser charges are not mentioned?’

Among the ‘list’ that Lee Hyun-wook knew, there were some who avoided Woo Seong-moon’s sword dance.

‘I guess… I think Director Woo tamed it and made it a hunting dog?’

They were certainly people who had committed great, unforgivable sins, but it was impossible to blow them all away at once. Rather, it was strategic to cajole some of them and use them as ‘minions.’ I’ll take care of the evidence I haven’t been able to secure and ask for it.

Of course, if the situation stabilized again in the future, they were destined to become Tosagupeng.

‘Boldly use and boldly remove, that is Woo Seong-moon’s style.’

At that time, the door to the Order Tower opened and Seo Eun-ha and Kim Se-hee came in.

“This place is really spacious. I walked for a really long time…”

“But there are spaces that aren’t open yet.”

“Oh yeah? “How much is this in terms of real estate?”

It seems that Kim Se-hee guided Seo Eun-ha around Laputa.

However, Seo Eun-ha was pushing a stroller, and inside it was a huge blue dragon egg. She carefully parked the stroller to one side.

“Lee Hyun-wook, do you know when this egg will hatch?”

“Um… I don’t know. “For now, you must continue to pay attention.”

“I know, that’s why I’m taking you with me like this.”

Lee Hyun-wook honestly didn’t know much about the hatching of dragons. The Russian Dragon Knight who owned that egg in his past life was someone who didn’t have a very deep relationship with Lee Hyun-wook. ‘But from what I heard at first glance, you said it hatched about a month after securing it

? ‘

In fact, even that wasn’t accurate information, and as the dragon’s safety was at its most vulnerable right after hatching, no information was revealed to the public. “Anyway, the

most important thing is to stay next to the egg.”

“Hey, how many times do you say that? “I feel like a hen laying eggs.”

“Hmm, there are many better expressions, but why bother saying that…”

“Hey, hey, do you know that I feel more oppressed than being a soldier?”

And part of the attack company commanded by Seo Eun-ha was scheduled to be absorbed into the [Black Swan].

In other words, just like in her previous life, Seo Eun-ha joined Lee Hyun-wook’s team.

“Well, anyway— I hope you continue to take good care of me in the future.”

If she goes public with Lee Hyun-wook’s support and hatches a dragon, she…

‘… will become the best tank, even better than in her previous life.’

***

The next day, Lee Hyun-wook was heading somewhere after receiving a call from the blacksmiths.

“Master has arrived.”

The auto lift Hyunwook Lee was riding stopped and the front door opened.

Pushui—

A huge space appeared before my eyes. That place was the ‘main dock’ on the first basement level of Laputa.

This was the largest single space in Laputa, and when the upper ceiling was opened, it was a hangar directly connected to the ‘aircraft port’, and dozens of airships could be loaded.

But now, completely different things were filling that wide space.

That was… two corpses of black dragons about 70 meters tall.

Gray dwarves and blacksmith players were gathered in one corner.

“No, if you use that part like that, it will be a loss—this idea is a lazy dwarf too!”

“Ah—these human children are just talking without knowing anything!”

They were probably discussing how to cook that huge ingredient, and Hyunwook Lee carefully went inside so as not to disturb their constructive discussion.

Meanwhile, Kang Hee-seol was circling around the dragon and watching.

“Hey— this! Didn’t I tell you not to go near the mouth?”

Kang Hee-seol, who was looking at Aji Dahaka’s head at Kang Jeong-du’s shout, took a step back.

That was quite dangerous because the powerful acidic breath was still pooled in the ‘breath room’ inside the dragon’s body and was escaping little by little. So, a fence was built around it. A no-access sign was put up and several magic shields were placed around it.

“Ah! don’t i know that? “Everyone is wearing safety equipment, so don’t worry!”

“Are you shouting so loudly because this bitch now knows how to hammer?”

In fact, Kang Hee-seol had already reached the highest level among blacksmiths. In the first place, she had extraordinary potential because she was chosen by seven dwarven craftsmen to become an ‘Eldersmith’ one day. Most of the recent high-performance items were her work. ”

— “Oh, the water lord has come!”

When she spotted Lee Hyun-wook, she turned on the lights in her eyes and ran to him. Then he started chatting about how he wanted to use that valuable material and gave his own presentation.

“…I think it would be good to use dragon teeth to make a ‘dragon bottle.’”

It’s Yong-a-byeong… Even Lee Hyun-wook couldn’t help but be interested in that part.

As a soldier born from the dragon’s teeth, he would become the strongest member of the family.

‘It will certainly be useful, but if you meet a necromancer, your control may be taken away.’

In terms of setting, Yongahbyeong is close to the ‘undead’ who uses the body of a dead being as material. In other words, no matter how much master authority was secured, there was a high risk that it would be taken away by the necromancer.

But….

“But just because dragon soldiers aren’t fun at all, I’ve been looking at the equipment at the [Giant Soldier Research Institute] lately, and I’ve been looking at how they fuse with the iron golem’s core to make mechanical soldiers suitable for use by the water lord. I think we can make it. What do you think?”

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes lit up.

“…Is that possible?”

“Well, you have to try to find out, right?”

“Okay, would you please study that direction?”

“Oh— oops! I’ll do my best!”

Kang Hee-seol was excited and swung the hammer around.

Next, he had a favor to ask of Kang Jeong-du.

“Director Kang, first of all, could you make armor out of Aji Dahaka’s leather?”

“Yes, I was just checking to see which part of the leather would be suitable.”

Of course, Lee Hyun-wook had a significant level of unique defense skill called ‘Strong Body.’

‘No matter how much it is, it can’t be compared to the dragon armor.’

And if you put on dragon armor on top of your hard body, your defense will double.

“And if possible, I hope you don’t touch the dragon heart yet.”

“Yes, it’s not the job of a craftsman to mess around with things that are outside of the topic as an experiment.”

Edward Woods barely used the heart of a subadult dragon as a magic shield.

‘That’s because they consider the Dragon Heart to be nothing more than a massive mana generating device.’

To be honest, at first glance, it just looked like an overwhelmingly powerful mass of magical power.

But that was because the player couldn’t interpret the ‘adjective’.

Once that knowledge is gained, the uses of the Dragon Heart become truly endless.

‘For example, a magic jukebox that dispenses the highest level magic like a vending machine…’

There is no way to interpret the idiom yet, but it would be found soon.

That night…….

“A portal was detected in the sky near the Master!”

In response to Talos’ urgent report, Lee Hyun-wook hurried up to the rooftop of the Order Tower.

Light flashed among the gray clouds hanging in the black sky in the west.

Lee Hyun-wook hurriedly launched Hugin and caught a bird flying.

– Bedrepolnir (LV: 112)

‘That’s a falcon that lives on the World Tree… that is, a member of Donald Harris’ family.’

Hung——

It seemed like a message from Donald Harris had arrived.

‘Now I guess I should get ready to hunt Nidhog, right?’

As promised to Donald Harris, it was time to hunt down Nidhogg beneath the World Tree.

‘It won’t be difficult if you have 3 dragon slayers and dragon equipment.’

Soon, the white falcon ‘Vedrepolnir’ landed on the railing right in front of Lee Hyun-wook.

But doesn’t he do the voice of Donald Harris?

“How are you doing, Steele? Do you recognize who I am?”

“Mr. Harris, you flew here yourself?”

“No, not directly, but this guy is conveying my voice.”

But the news he brought was unexpected.

“The steelane issue has become more complicated…”

“Yes? What’s going on?”

“It looks like the Republic of Chad will be invaded.”

Lee Hyun-wook’s eyebrows twitched. As far as he remembers, that never happened.

“So, since we are preparing for war, I guess we will have to postpone the attack on Nidhogg.”

“Who on earth is attacking the Republic of Chad?”

“So, hmm—maybe a dark elf… you don’t know, do you?”

3rd Wave—The Green Hell of Berlin’s Eroded Area…The ‘Dark Elf Legion’, which was growing in power underground, seemed to have made its debut earlier than expected.