Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 200

200 times. [Super gap, skirmish – 2]

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「Mr. Lee… It’s been a while since I called you and ordered you to land. “Are you selling it?”

The round sphere floating in front of Lee Hyun-wook’s head was complaining and emitting mana.

And from above, piles of dirt were flowing down with a loud sound, and if you looked closely, you could see that the entire ceiling was creating a convection current like water.

“Isn’t that what you do best?”

“What? Digging is my specialty? Are you ignoring me now?”

“No… isn’t that just a victim mentality on your part? “I think you should be proud of your abilities, but you’re not just digging the ground, you’re moving mountains.”

Lee Hyun-wook responded to Maru’s complaints and took several items, including the ‘Yeoui-bong’, from Jang Jun-geol’s body, which was split in half.

‘Did you think Yeouibong would come rolling in on its own?’

“…That’s all right, but can’t we just stop putting them in sub-space? Do you know how frustrating it is to be in there? “I really hate being locked up.”

“I’m sorry, but I only ask for help in times like this. Who could be more helpful in an operation like this than you?”

That thing was an intelligent spirit, but it was also in the form of an item, so it was ideal to store it in subspace and then take it out to use. Hududududu—

At

that time, about thirty meters above my head, a passage was dug, and several voices began to flow in along with the sunlight. Lee Hyun-wook grinned.

“

Look, you’re the best in this field, right? “If it weren’t for you, it would have taken hours to escape.”

Lee Hyun-wook continued to console and comfort Maru. Since he had a history of going on a rampage and had strong trauma towards humans, we needed to keep his mentality in check.

‘This guy will be a great help to me until the end, but he is under a contract with me and not my dependent…’

And that was working to a certain extent.

“Well, I’m a bit like that.”

Lee Hyun-wook lifted himself up and escaped through the passage.

Then, the mountainous area that was completely devastated unfolded.

With just one drop of Mowray, mountain peaks collapsed, landslides occurred, and the terrain in the area was greatly distorted.

The mountain path he had walked down was covered with rubble, and hundreds of trees had been uprooted and scattered all over the place.

This was the power of a 100-ton mass weapon.

‘At this level… if you apply the holy sword to Moglei and then shoot it with a Gauss gun, you may be able to blow away the flower of death in one blow.’

Of course, they would try to prepare for that too.

When Lee Hyun-wook lifted his body into the air and climbed over several piles of stones, he saw the members of the Hope Guild settled in a relatively wide area. They were in the process of suppressing and arresting the [Jin] guild members.

And there were several airships floating overhead, and a significant amount of mana was spreading out from the pillar-like objects protruding from the top of them and spreading throughout the area.

Woowoowoo——

It was a wide-area mirage magic and silence magic that would conceal the area.

In other words, the outside world would not have been aware of the tumultuous situation taking place here.

Lee Hyun-wook asked Maru to pick out the ‘mana reflux stone’ from the underground tunnel and then put aside his complaints and approached Kim Se-hee.

“Ah, you’re finally here!”

Meanwhile, in front of her, Alain Gidam was kneeling, his hands and feet bound and a gag in his mouth. As

Lee Hyun-wook approached, Kim Se-hee took the gag out of his mouth, and at that moment, he screamed with a very excited expression.

“— Damn it! Oh, it’s a misunderstanding! Hey, Steele… I really have no idea what’s going on! I know I’m responsible for this, but… I was fooled too! I never thought they’d pull a trick like this! “I didn’t even know!”

“Think about it carefully. How much have I invested in you so far? But would I do something like this? So, let’s talk with me step by step. Then all misunderstandings will be resolved.”

Although he was complaining with all his might, Lee Hyun-wook noticed that his eyes kept moving slightly and looking around.

Such a reaction was bound to occur when looking for a way to escape or waiting for someone to save the person.

“Hmm…”

Lee Hyun-wook thought it was most likely the latter.

“…Is there someone else around here?”

Alain Giam’s eyes wavered at Lee Hyun-wook’s question.

“Huh? What is that….”

Lee Hyun-wook immediately launched ‘Hugin’ and ‘Munin’.

– [The One-Eyed King’s Insight] set (2/2) is activated!

* While Hugin and Munin are active, all senses are maxed out. It rises up to 80 times. It can also ‘see through’ a certain density and volume, and when it detects strong mana, it can recognize the form of the being in question. It didn’t take a few seconds. “…I found it

.

”

Lee Hyun-wook found a player using the stealth spell under the fallen leaves among the trees in the forest in the distance.

– Player (LV：63)

* Villain

Then, he slowly lifted the Yeoui-bong in his hand.

[Item information]

– Name: Yeouigogeumbong (Legendary)

– Effect

1) Expansion: When mana is infused, the size of the Yeouibong changes by 1cm per mana.

2) Fighting Victory: All abilities increase by 10% and the barrier value increases by 5% every 5 minutes immediately after the start of the battle. ‘This is a weapon that

suits me very well.’

In the first place, it was made of metal, so it was easy to control, and at the same time, the size change unique to Yeouibong was affected by the amount of mana, but Lee Hyun-wook has an overwhelming amount of mana—’—he can increase and decrease the size of Yeouibong more freely than anyone else

. ‘You can.’

When Lee Hyun-wook infused mana into it, its length and volume instantly increased, and a gust of wind swept through space.

Hung——!

“Huff!”

Kim Se-hee, who was standing right next to him, was also so surprised that he even took a step back.

“…I thought the KTX had passed by.”

Bang——!

It stretched up to hundreds of meters, crossed the valley, and crashed into the ridge on the other side. Five or six old trees were crushed like trampled weeds by the blow. Then, when

Lee Hyun-wook moved his hand—

ku—gu—gu—gu. —Gu——!

A long scar was drawn on such a huge mountain. It was as if a line had been drawn on green paper with a large brush. “Oh my god…

”

It was an overwhelming power with a different meaning from that of Mowglei. .

If Moglei applied explosive force to a single point, Yeouibong crushed a larger area.

“Wow—it’s like shaving a mountain.”

It was a scene that felt quite appropriate for Kim Se-hee’s expression:

“Okay, I got it.”

Lee Hyun-wook launched himself and went over to Yeouibong. Then, I slightly lifted the Yeouibong and saw a human figure lying face down among the crushed trees.

“Phew—”

It was a man wearing a strange purple mask.

As expected, Lee Hyun-wook recognized who he was.

‘…It’s Viktor Gagarin, right?’

Like Gordon Price, he was a mind manipulation player using ‘telepathy’ and ‘mind control’ and was one of Gordon Price’s main associates.

‘I think he was dispatched to a surveillance station here, but if this guy shows up on the scene in person… it looks like the villains are in trouble, too?’

Since the damage caused by Lee Hyun-wook was so great, it was unlikely that any of the characters would remain.

Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his hand towards the guy.

But that guy also stretched out his hand towards Lee Hyun-wook…

Ugh——

At that moment, a strange movement covered my eyes, and I felt a strange headache and nausea. And isn’t Viktor Gagarin disappearing before your eyes?

‘…It’s a fucking hallucination.’

Lee Hyun-wook realized that he was suffering from a condition. And unlike regular debuff skills, there was no warning system message.

As it was literally a mind manipulation skill, it was meant to prevent the opponent from recognizing it.

However, even if Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes could be deceived, he could not deceive Hugin and Munin who were floating in the sky.

Lee Hyun-wook quickly transferred his senses to the two magic engineering crows, mobilizing all of his senses other than sight….

Sak- Sak- Soon,

he detected the slightest sign of human presence and determined its location.

At that moment, a shot of pale note was fired from Lee Hyun-wook’s waist and—

poof—

passed straight through the guy’s thigh.

“Pfft!”

The guy lost his balance, rolled on the floor, and eventually fell down.

Metal was created in Lee Hyun-wook’s grasp, turned into barbed wire, and began to wrap around the air.

Lee Hyun-wook lifted the man up and dragged him forward.

“Holy shit… I never thought Hugin and Munin would be like this…”

Lee Hyun-wook approached the guy, took out a glass bottle, and poured it on the guy’s head.

Cheeeeeee—

this is a saint. It was a holy water that granted a purification skill and had the effect of dispelling latent spells.

– (!) The ‘latent magic’ that was on you will be purified.

“You can no longer die at will.”

“So, if you want to make the last memories of your life a little smoother, it would be best to cooperate as much as possible.”

***

Pridwen and the airships are floating above the clouds.

And Friedwenn….

“Uh! “I found it.”

Kim Se-hee shouted that while searching the bodies of the two villains.

And he held out something to Lee Hyun-wook.

“It was that shady guy wearing a mask.”

It was a mana messenger.

Kim Se-hee came to the side and asked in a low voice.

“But you can find the location of the Demon King’s Castle with this? To me, it just seems like a mana messenger.”

“Yes, it’s just Mana Messenger.”

“…ah?”

“But since it’s just a mana messenger, there is a loophole and you can take advantage of it.”

“Hmm… isn’t Mana Messenger the best secure communication channel?”

She still had a questioning expression.

“Do you know that this Mana Messenger is also a hextech item?”

“Yes, I know that much.”

The ‘Mana Messenger’, which is commonly used around the world today, was not an item that could be farmed from monsters, but a magic engineering item developed by humans. And when it first came out, it caused a huge sensation.

Until then, whenever mana scattering occurred due to a gate, all electronic equipment was paralyzed, causing a major disruption in communication.

“Then, since we now have the highest level of magic engineering, we will be able to hack the Mana Messenger and track its location.”

Lee Hyun-wook said that and brought out a rather large box.

Inside, there was a complicated square machine connected to it, and at the center of the machine were several mana stones that appeared to be used as batteries.

Lee Hyun-wook connected a mana messenger to it.

Clap—

‘Oh no. ‘I was concerned that it might be useful someday, so I suggested a direction to develop it a long time ago, and they made it right.’

Lee Hyun-wook knew the history of magic engineering to some extent, so he was guiding the development of technology by presenting blueprints to blacksmiths. “Ah, so… it’s

similar to the principle of tracking a phone?”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded and sent mana communication to someone using his mana messenger. The other person was Kang Jeong-du, the head of the research center that developed this item.

After explaining the current situation to him, I requested mana tracking.

– Yes, you can track it right now, but it will take about 30 seconds, so please stay connected.

After extracting the mana pattern of another mana messenger that has been connected to this mana messenger at least once, an automatic connection is attempted there.

Then, like a radio wave, the mana moved forward in waves, and dozens of magic satellites placed in orbit detected the flow and specified the coordinates.

After a while, the results came out.

– The Mana Messengers who have transmitted and received information from the Mana Messenger are spread out in three locations: Pyongyang, Egypt, and northern California.

“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

Lee Hyun-wook immediately connected mana communication to team leader Lee Kyo-jun.

“Team leader Lee, please drop the ‘mana measurement device’ at the three locations I’m calling you. And please detect the ‘power of death’.”

Lee Hyun-wook called out the three locations, and Team Leader Lee Gyo-jun immediately controlled the mana satellites and dropped a ‘mana measurement device’ on those three locations.

About an hour passed and the results arrived.

– …The power of death was detected in the divine power filter of the mana measurement device in two places: Northern California and Pyongyang, North Korea.

I don’t know why the power of death was detected in two areas at the same time, but it was highly likely that the place with the strongest power of death was in Northern California, where the Necromancer, or the Devil’s Castle, was located.

And as far as Lee Hyun-wook knew, there was a huge underground cave of the Ancient Drake race in the mountainous terrain of northern California.

‘They may be building the Demon Castle there to defend against my low-orbit Mowlay drop.’

But there was one question.

Why was it that the power of death was detected even in Pyongyang?

‘They’re doing something close to me.’

Hyunwook Lee asked team leader Kyojun Lee to explore those two areas as much as possible.

Anyway, this made it possible to pinpoint the location of the Demon King’s Castle.

“…Did you find out the location of the Demon King’s Castle with that?”

The person who said that was Viktor Gagarin. The guy was completely tied up, looking at Lee Hyun-wook and grinning.

Jump!

Lee Hyun-wook threw an iron ball and hit it in the guy’s mouth, causing three or four teeth to fall out.

“Oops!”

“If you laugh so recklessly in front of me, do you think that just because I have the hero’s privileges, I’m as benevolent as the hero in the story?”

“Huh… that’s not true, but it’s more unsportsmanlike than I thought, isn’t it?”

“If you open your mouth one more time… I won’t crush your remaining teeth like I do now, but I will insert an iron core into them and turn them out little by little.”

Then, Alain Gidam, who was standing next to him, looked at him, closed his mouth, and slightly lowered his head.

However, even as blood flowed from his mouth, Viktor Gagarin had no intention of keeping his mouth shut.

“I heard where the person called the Demon King came from.”

“So I was curious, are you really from there too?”

“Ugh, how much does that seem to be true in my opinion? Otherwise, how could such an overwhelming task be accomplished? And especially this magic engineering… How on earth could such overtechnology be achieved?”

Lee Hyun-wook created a wire with one hand and approached the guy. However, the guy instead seemed excited and talked louder. “But no matter how

good you are, it seems like your fundamental starting point is different from that guy called the Demon King… You are the Demon King.” You will never be able to hit the castle. In the end, the Demon King’s Castle will be completed and the Demon King’s legions will increase endlessly! “You will be defeated in the end!”

As Lee Hyun-wook’s hand moved his fingers, the wires moved like snakes, forcing the guy’s mouth open and digging into his teeth.

“Ker—Ker—Ker—”

Grump— Grump—

And when the fourth tooth was pulled out, Lee Hyun-wook’s mana messenger rang.

– Chic— This is team leader Kyojun Lee.

“Say yes.”

– Chic— As you mentioned, as a result of a detailed inspection of the North Korean area where a lot of the power of death was detected… we observed an unfavorable phenomenon in Pyongyang. “What is that

?”

– This… I think you should see it for yourself, so I’ll send you a video right now.

Soon, a video arrived on Lee Hyun-wook’s smartphone.

It was a video that seemed to have been filmed from the perspective of ‘Fly Eye’, and it seemed to have been dropped along with the detector in North Korea.

It raced through the half-ruined city center and entered a building. And…

gulp – gulp –

something dark and red was born in the basement there.

Soon, Fly Eye activated his ‘night vision’ and…

uh-uh—

It was a bunch of people tangled up here and there… Torn and melted skin and internal organs were all tangled up in a lump.

And on their skin were branded strange shapes, and magic circles that seemed to have been drawn with their blood were spread out on the walls and floor.

– This is the result of a search inside a building in Pyongyang where the power of death is radiating intensely, but I have no idea what it is.

However, Lee Hyun-wook knew what it was and automatically frowned.

‘…It’s the work of devil worshippers. ‘They begged the devil.’

For those anarchists who are scattered all over the world and who are insane, there is no leader as attractive as the devil… At

that time, Viktor Gagarin spat out his teeth and started talking again.

“Huh! You won’t even be able to approach the Demon King’s Castle in the first place. There is everything in this land that you need to protect, right?”

Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his hand and grabbed Viktor Gagarin by the neck and lifted him up.

“…You turned North Korea into a ‘death hive’?”

“Kuh, you really know everything, right? Ugh—then you know that a wave of death will soon come upon your world, right? The devil worshipers were very condescending, asking if they knew how many sacrifices were made to prepare it…”

North Korea became a virtually abandoned land after the world was turned into a game.

Some players became warlords and ruled the society. In the first place, it was a place with low administrative power, so every corner of the territory was overrun by monsters.

And any player in their right mind would try to escape rather than endure in such a place, and North Korea was completely turned into a wasteland.

However, there were people who came to visit such a land . They were devil worshipers.

This was because the entire world had come forward to hunt down the group that harbored that dark conspiracy.

Lee Hyun-wook also maintained that fact….

‘This time, I received an invitation from the devil king and decided to join the devil king’s side. ‘It stuck.’

Even Lee Hyun-wook could not have predicted that point. The

terrible spell called Death Hive is a gate created by tying people together and continues to summon zombies and ghouls until it is destroyed.

And such things are probably installed in large numbers throughout Pyongyang… or North Korea. There will be…

‘……Soon the undead army will move south. And that’s despite the continuous day and night.’

The only way to stop it was to find and destroy the death hive.

“…Steelane, more death hives have been completed than you can imagine. To stop it, you will have to mobilize a considerable number of troops and even a saint, and you will have to use your own force. “I’m going to have to use some, but heh—can you leave?”

Lee Hyun-wook put a gag on the guy’s mouth and clicked his tongue as if he felt sorry.

“…After all that happened to me, you still judge me arbitrarily?”

“what?”

***

After a while, the door to a hangar in Laputa opened.

thud!

A handful of lights came on to the place where the lights were off, creating a path, and along the way, a woman hurried in with a Mana Messenger to her ear.

“—Yes, of course. “It was already finished!”

She was Kang Hee-seol, and she started operating some equipment with a very excited expression.

Then, a mechanical hum began to fill the hangar.

“Ugh—you don’t have to worry because he’s my masterpiece and the monster that represents Laputa.”

She spoke confidently and placed her hand on a huge lever.

“Do you know how many weapons this bastard has on his body? It’s amazing. There are 20,000 bullets quenched with holy water, 44 holy missiles made from branches of the World Tree, and 4 Holy Light ray generators are installed. And in the throat… Oh, okay. “Can I just organize everything and send it to you via text message?”

Her hand pulled the lever.

Clunk—

Ki—i—i—ing——

Immediately afterwards, with the sound of a chain being dragged, a huge shadow rose up behind her.

Boom.

Then, white lights lit up all over its body, layer by layer… and at the end, two white eye lights began to push away the darkness.

Boom—

it was a modified mechanical dragon.

Clap, clank,

unidentified mechanical devices were attached to various parts of its gigantic body, and they began to move noisily as they received mana from the Dragon Heart.

It was clear at first glance that they were all weapons.

“…Are you a pilot?”

At that time, a shadow appeared behind Kang Hui-seol.

Creep, creak,

she turned her head and waved at someone standing at the entrance to the hangar.

“Ah! It just arrived!”

It was none other than Seo-eun.

She entered the hangar wearing full plates and a helmet in one hand. She

then looked at the mechanical dragon standing in the dark.

As a Dragon Knight, she could sense its ‘Dragon Heart’. And…

–

The ‘Dragon Riding’ skill is activated. (The dragon in question has the ‘holy power’ attribute under your influence.) The

sacred bomber prepared by Lee Hyun-wook was about to take off for the first time.