Steel-Eating Player - Chapter 92
Episode 92. [Devil Worshipers, Street Fight – 3]
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Kwa—ang——!
With the first explosion, the hallway—the walls, ceiling, and floor were torn to shreds, scattering all kinds of debris.
At the same time, the gray shield deployed by the warlock disappeared, and the 7-8 people in the lead were thrown away as if they had been hit by a truck. The fresh blood they spilled spreads hazy, and the narrow hallway is covered in a thick mist of blood.
“Oops!”
“Kwaaaa—”
But that wasn’t the end.
Once again, an explosive sound rang out right after the bloody clanking sound of the pump, but most people couldn’t hear the sound properly. This was because the beeping tinnitus filled their ears after the previous shot.
However, what was happening before our eyes was clear. The four people who were unable to quickly escape into the room were caught in the follow-up shooting and fell to the ground.
“Cough!” “Cough!”
Seo Eun-ha coughed and took a step back. A cloud of dust filled the hallway as if it were a sandstorm, and inside it
was a thick, bloody smell.
“Kkeakkeak—save me… keak!”
“Ugh—sorry for my sin!”
Then, all kinds of screams came in, all tangled up and desperately flowing in.
“Ah…”
At that moment, Seo Eun-ha realized that they were people after all. But their screams were quickly disappearing one by one.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff. !
6 knives. That was because the knife containing ‘holy power’ flew sharply like a wasp and landed on the back of their necks. It even tracked down those who had escaped into the room and finally cut off their breath. The situation was resolved in just a few seconds
. “…….”
Seo Eun-ha felt a strange sense of repulsion as she looked down at the scene.
“That gun… it’s a bit weird to use it on people…”
The unidentified shotgun used by Lee Hyun-wook was the commonly used gun .
It felt like an ‘inhumane weapon.’ It was so cruel that its use could have been banned… However,
there was not a single hesitation in Lee Hyun-wook’s eyes as he pulled the trigger.
“Yes, the destructive power of this is excessive. However, since these are people who do things that are not normal for humans, I think they were punished appropriately.”
Lee Hyun-wook spat out some cruel words and walked into the bloody hallway. Six knives circled over his shoulders, guarding his surroundings.
“If these people are left alive, many more people… including civilians, will die silently and painfully.”
Lee Hyun-wook knew what the devil worshipers were doing and what they were going to do in the future. Not a single one of them should be left alive. They
were beasts disguised as humans who sold their souls to the devil.
Seo Eun-ha, who had not played PVP PK often yet, would be horrified. It was a decent scene, but in the future, we would inevitably see more cruel things than this –
and an era in which we would have no choice but to do it ourselves would soon
arrive. ‘As time goes by, wars between players will become more frequent.’
In the future, a war that could be called the [World Player War] will break out.
Meanwhile, Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo came up to the 6th floor.
“Wow—
”
They were surprised by the terrible scene that decorated the hallway, but they approached Lee Hyun-wook with expressions more familiar than Seo Eun-ha.
“There are a few more people in the room at the end.”
Lee Hyun-wook found a particularly strong-looking iron door at the end of the hallway. And he sensed three metal pieces moving inside.
“I can feel mana on that door, so it looks like it’s covered with a magic shield.”
“Yes, I will break through. This will be possible.”
I was planning to do door breaching using a shotgun. No matter how much protection magic was in place, it wouldn’t be able to withstand the firepower of this ‘Black Rhino’, even if it wasn’t at a tolerable level. Clap—”Everyone stay back
.
”
Hyunwook Lee aimed the gun near the handle and pulled the trigger.
Kwa—ang——!
It was a room I entered properly, but the door was intact. Still, it seemed like there was a shock as the protective shield on the outside faded and the door rattled
.
Clap—Lee Hyun-wook pulled the pump again.
Kwa—ang——!
The subsequent shooting caused the door to collapse, creating a small gap. Hyunwook Lee sent ‘Fly Eye (Prototype)’ through the gap.
Wing——
It penetrated into the room, using the whitish dust as a smokescreen.
‘Would you like to see what I’m doing?’
Hyunwook Lee looked around the room through the eyes of Fly Eye.
“Damn what on earth is that thing shooting? Is it a cannon?”
“I don’t know! “It looks like they’ll attack soon, so get your magic ready!”
Four devil worshipers had taken cover by building a barricade of furniture and were pointing their weapons at the door. However, Lee Hyun- wook had no intention of walking obediently
into their range .
But…
‘That…’
For some reason, they were holding a woman.
That woman was even Choi Tae-jun’s hostage, Goo Hyo-min.
‘Actually, I can’t see Taejun Choi… He was probably trying to negotiate with the Gugwang Group here, but he escaped in a hurry by some means when we raided him. But you were in such a hurry that you left Gu Hyo-min behind?’
They couldn’t have expected a raid like this at all, so it was understandable.
“Hey! I don’t know who is outside, but if you come in without permission, you will die!”
“Oh, and the granddaughter of the Guguang Group is being held hostage!”
Hearing those shouts, Lee Hyun-wook wondered how he could safely save Gu Hyo-min.
‘Shall I manipulate and deal with the metal in that room?’
However, since it was an ordinary metal, the probability of failure was bound to be high… If you couldn’t defeat it in one go, you would be out of luck.
Then suddenly, Park Jun-mo caught my eye.
“Park Jun-mo, would you be able to instantly fill the entire room with enough electricity to temporarily paralyze the nerves without killing anyone? So much so that not even an ant could escape
.”
“Ah… well… I think I can do that.”
He looked slightly hesitant, but soon regained his confidence and nodded.
In the meantime, his abilities continued to grow as he was struck by lightning, and the time he spent at Laputa’s ‘surreal training ground’ was not short.
Now I had some confidence.
“Huh—”
Park Jun-mo let out a long exhale and his expression became quite solemn.
Digging——!
Soon, blue electric currents came out from his grasp, and they began to come together like skeins of thread.
Then, the moment he stretched out his hand toward the hole in the door, it was sucked right into the hole.
And soon the room was filled with bright blue light.
Pa-ji-ji-ji–!
At the same time, Lee Hyun-wook pushed the metal door away with ‘metal control’ and entered the room with six knives at the head.
“Ugg-!”
The four devil worshipers in front were looking at Lee Hyun-wook in a stiff posture, as if they had been electrocuted. However, their hands did not move as intended and Lee Hyun-wook threw an ‘iron ball’ at their foreheads.
Buh-buh-buh-buck–!
He fired the knife at the back of the hand of the fallen guys and pinned them to the floor like stuffed insects.
“Kwaaaa—”
Then he checked the faces of each person one by one.
“…You’re the Black Mask Itaya Shigenori, right?”
“Pff—do I know myself?”
“He was wanted by the Republic of Chad for $950,000, right? That’s $470,000 that you had with him during the ‘Osaka sacrificial incident’ last year… or is it going to go
up even higher?”
These people were the [Old Goths], a group of devil worshipers active in Japan. They were quite vicious and committed all kinds of bizarre crimes, through which they received a kind of ‘sponsorship’ from the devil they served. Lee Hyun-wook transformed a few iron beads and used them to kill the devils
. and tied her feet.
Meanwhile, Kim Se-hee checked Koo Hyo-min’s condition.
“I think the hostage is okay. “There are no injuries anywhere.”
It was probably because of some drug that he kept passing out.
“Where is that person, Taejun Choi?”
Seo Eun-ha asked that, but they didn’t answer.
“Oh, you will be sent to Saint Dom in the Republic of Chad.”
At Lee Hyeon-wook’s words, their expressions turned pale.
“Ugh! The only thing I can do is send this saint to that crazy bitch…”
“No! Please just kill me!”
Saint Emilia Müller gains ability growth by ‘punishing’ dark players. Therefore, for them, Saint Dome had a reputation as a heinous place where the worst fate awaits. “But no matter how I look at Lee Hyun-wook, it looks like Choi Tae-jun is not here
. ? “Seeing that Gu Hyo-min is here, I think I heard him…”
Seo Eun-ha said as she searched the inside of the room.
It was clear that this was a secret facility of a devil worshiper group, but without Choi Tae-jun, this operation would have failed. “ Yes
, but he was probably in this room just before we came in. … yes?”
Lee Hyun-wook asked, crushing Itaya Shigenora’s thigh.
“Ugh!”
But he couldn’t answer. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t. Because as a devil worshiper, if he revealed internal secrets, he would be immediately treated as ‘dead.’ “It’s okay. I already know that there were about three
more people.”
Just before Lee Hyun-wook smashed the hallway, he felt the three ‘moving metals’ inside suddenly disappear.
In other words, it meant that someone had teleported to another space with magical power.
“Let’s take a closer look inside this room.”
Soon, a suspicious item was discovered under the bed.
“Lieutenant Seo, could you please take a look at this item?”
What kind of mirror was that? Seo Eun-ha picked it up.
Then…
– Caution! You have come into contact with an item imbued with dark power.
“…That’s right, this is an item filled with the power of the devil.”
As a paladin player, she was able to sense the black energy emanating from the mirror. She also had knowledge of the dark series, which can be said to be the main enemy of the divine series. “And the purpose of this mirror is a kind of ‘passage.’
”
“yes? “If it’s a passage…”
Kim Se-hee asked, and Seo Eun-ha continued her answer, recalling memories of the ‘Holy Knight training’ she received while being dispatched to Saint Dome when she became a C grade. “So, if you go inside here, the devil’s realm will unfold, and there you will be
. When you reach a certain point, you face a door leading outside…”
At that moment, Seo Eun-ha’s face slowly crumpled.
“…In other words, there must be a mirror somewhere that becomes the door on the other side. Choi Tae-jun said, “Go inside and go somewhere else. To put it simply, we’ve already
missed it. Devil worshipers secretly travel to and from the area through this, and it’s almost impossible to catch them.”
But Lee Hyun-wook shook his head.
“No, I didn’t miss it. “They will come out again.”
“what?”
“I found out that this group was hiding out in other places as well. So we sent troops there too. “The mirror item that serves as the exit is probably there.”
He said such absurd things very confidently, turned on his cell phone, and checked text messages.
– You have taken over the hideout of the bad guys in the black market. (Go)
The message came from her high-evolution cannon phone in Redhall Village. Lee Hyun-wook called her.
– Yes, it is advanced evolution.
“I am Lee Hyun-wook. I received a text saying that it was handled well.”
– Yes, just like you said, I checked the enchantment shop in the corner of the market and it was indeed a base for devil worshipers. How did they know about this? There have been a lot of cases of children going missing recently, and it was
these bastards’ doing. Even if it’s a black market, we can’t allow these bastards to exist!
Go Jin-hwa said this with a huff. Even though the black market in the Demon World was a lawless place where people died easily, crimes targeting children were unacceptable.
“More than that, you properly secured a mirror-shaped item, right?”
– Yes, that’s right. It looked like they were going to perform some sort of ritual when they took it out at the right time, but anyway, they sprinkled ‘holy water’ on it and then sealed it in a wooden box containing sacred power.”
“good job. It may not function in that state, but it is dangerous if you touch it carelessly. You could get sucked into the mirror. “I will send someone later, so you can hand over the mirror then.”
After Lee Hyun-wook finished the phone call, he looked at Seo Eun-ha.
“And it looks like we just got hold of that other mirror.”
She couldn’t hide her surprised expression as she looked up at Lee Hyun-wook.
“How could you do something like that…”
She had always felt as if Lee Hyun-wook was seeing through everything and manipulating it as he pleased.
Now, in that mirror , The guy who went inside lost the exit, so he had no choice but to turn around and come out again through this mirror, which was the entrance.
“But… are you really sure that’s the exit?”
To be honest, she still wasn’t relieved. If I had guessed even one mistake, I could have missed him like this.
“If not… there is a way to enter the mirror world right now and catch them…” “
No, that’s not good. This would be a very advantageous environment for devil worshipers. No matter how much Lieutenant Seo does, he can’t do anything in here. “It will be difficult to exercise
divine power . Don’t worry, I’m sure.”
Actually, it is crazy to fight against a devil worshiper in the devil’s realm. It is the same as the undead entering the sanctuary and trying to capture the paladin. In other words, it was obvious that they would be
‘cursed’ as soon as they entered, but Gu Hyo-min, an important hostage, was here. That must have been the reason why I had no choice but to leave it behind.
“Okay then… Now, when the troops arrive this way…”
That was then.
Pussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
! Black smoke billowed out with considerable pressure from the surface of the devil’s mirror she was holding, causing her to lose sight of the mirror.
“What!”
She tried to grab it somehow, but…
“Ugh—”
Because of the burning pain in her hand, she ended up letting go.
“It looks like they reached the exit faster than they thought. But since the exit didn’t open, they assessed the situation and
quickly got out before this side was blocked.”
Lee Hyeon-wook said that and pushed down the security window on the window, breaking
it.
But the smoke rose much faster than expected, filling the room and even flowing into the hallway. It felt like I was in a car
sinking into the water .
– Caution! If you are exposed to the ‘Abyss Fog’ for a long time, your stats will decrease!
“Damn it! “At this rate, I should just jump out the window!”
Kim Se-hee’s Hani created a gust of wind and pushed them away, but there was a limit.
The group exited the room and entered the room on the other side. Lee Hyun-wook broke the window, threw the captured devil worshipers outside, and
jumped down himself, using his metal control to land safely. And he even helped Seo Eun-ha, who jumped down, land.
“Team Leader Kim, those two will land on their own!”
Kim Se-hee and Park Jun-mo had very little metal in their bodies, so Hani, not Lee Hyun-wook, lifted them up and they slowly landed on the ground.
Ko—o—o—o——
Before I knew it, black smoke was rising from the upper floors of the eight-story motel building, as if it were engulfed in flames.
And several magic drones approached nearby. AMT troops waiting near the military model were dispatched.
Lee Hyun-wook immediately summoned ‘Freedwen’ and then took out 12 ‘AD-1’s and surrounded the building. And opened the ‘magic exit’.
Ki—ing——
“…Lee Hyun-wook, what are you trying to do?”
“I’m going to blow up the building now.”
“what?”
It was foolish to give time to devil worshipers. Among high-grade black magic, there was a range of magic that had a long casting time and a high cost, but whose strength was so strong that it could not be compared to that of a magician of the same class.
‘And the named warlock is also in there now.’
That’s why I didn’t intend to give them time to think.
“Everyone, watch your head.”
Qua—and—and—and—and——! The
12 AD-1s circled around the 6th floor and frantically rained down all kinds of projectiles, including iron beads and iron stakes. The projectiles that were fired went back and reloaded, following Lee Hyun-wook’s hand gestures. In other words , it
was an almost infinite firepower.
After hundreds and thousands of blows were struck without stopping, it was natural that the entire sixth floor was completely crushed, and the outer wall of the building began to crack with a crackling sound. Qua—and—
and— And—and——!
Sosa continued for about 3 minutes… Whatever it was, everything on the 6th floor seemed unable to maintain its shape.
And how long had passed like that…
Kaaaaaa——!
A loud noise began to echo inside the building.
“You crazy… what else…”
The sound was so loud that all the windows were crushed and the alarms of cars in the parking lot rang like a chorus.
“Yes. “Isn’t it time to stop holding back and come out?”
Lee Hyun-wook had an intuition when he saw the level of the noise.
Taejun Choi That guy had transformed into that cow-shaped monster.
‘And if it’s like this, you’ve eaten nectar again.’
If you consume this item, called the drink of the nectar god, you will temporarily gain tremendous strength. However, if you misuse it, you will receive an irreversible ‘curse’ and could even die.
‘Written, this is a trickier situation than I thought…’
Lee Hyun-wook slowly backed away, feeling ominous.
“Now… everyone, prepare to leave this place.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the wall of the building collapsed.
Then,
something huge jumped out of the building.
The moment it landed on the ground, the asphalt bounced, the pipe buried beneath it broke, and water spewed out. I lost.
Kaaaa——!
It was a cow-shaped monster with red horns. It
had a muscular body that looked to be about 15 meters long, a tail that looked like a harpoon, and black shimmers rising from its entire body…
That thing . It was the ‘incarnation’ of the demon ‘Molech.’
“Crazy—what is that!”
Kim Se-hee was horrified and raised two daggers, and
Seo Eun-ha swallowed dry saliva and lowered her shield.
“Uh…”
Park Jun-mo looked like he was in a daze. Electricity was flowing from his hands, and he looked like he was about to urinate.
“That… that’s not what we’re dealing with!”
That’s what Seo Eun-ha shouted. As the leader of AMT’s strategy platoon, she faced all kinds of giant boss monsters in the dungeon. And as a B-grade tank player, she also competed with them on the front lines. But she had a gut feeling that she couldn’t face that thing
. “…and Lee Hyun-wook, you too will have a hard time.
”
Seo Eun-ha looked at Lee Hyun-wook and carefully said that.
Lee Hyun-wook knew that it would be foolish to hastily evaluate this man, but she was confident that her intuition would not be wrong this time.
And this time, Lee Hyun-wook also nodded in the affirmative.
“. ..Probably so.”
– Taejun Choi: Incarnation of Molech (LV：90)
‘A whopping level 90…’
In order to compete with a monster of that level, you would have to step up to the level of King Han Taesan.
“Taejun Choi, you chose to become a monster in the end. ……”
That was the result of overdosing on nectar.
Thump—thump—thump—thump—
It came striding towards the group. It seemed to narrow the distance by at least ten meters with each step.
Lee Hyun-wook’s AD- 1s fired projectiles, but they could not pierce the thick skin of Moloch’s incarnation.
‘As expected, it is level 90. Ordinary attacks do not work.’
It waved its arms as if it had been stung by a mosquito—and then a black magic circle was drawn on both of its hands. And from there, a huge fireball shot out. Bang—!
Boom—
!
Those two shots set the sky on fire, killing three people. AD-1 crashed in vain.
“Lee Hyun-wook can’t do it either! “We must retreat now!”
Seo Eun-ha said urgently,
“Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook… Is there no way?”
Park Jun-mo asked nervously.
He was scared, but he hadn’t given up yet.
Because every time something like this happened…
“No, no.”
It was because Lee Hyun-wook gave the answer just like now.
“Junmo Park, what did I say about the basics of raiding?”
“Yes? Ah! You should use all that is available!”
“So what do you have that you can use now?”
At those words, Park Jun-mo raised his eyes and looked around.
“What can you handle best?”
Question again At that time, Park Jun-mo’s gaze focused somewhere.
“—Ah!”
“Junmo Park, the modern city is the best stage for you and me.
At this, Park Jun-mo also widened his eyes and nodded.
“yes!”
“Now then, let’s begin. “The two of us have to come together.”
“yes!”
Lee Hyun-wook stretched both his hands upward, and
Park Jun-mo followed suit.
What they focused on was the ‘wire’ running through the alley.
This was the old city center where telephone poles were still standing, and
the wire hanging there was also made of metal.
Lee Hyun-wook was floating in the sky. The long
metal
strings—
crack
!
It wasn’t just one strand. Dozens of electric wires followed his hand and wrapped around the neck, limbs and limbs of the incarnation of Molech.
Aaaah——!
That alone caused the current to flow and make the thing flinch.
But the real attack started now.
“Jun-mo Park, don’t worry about the power outage, just bring everything…”
Hyun-wook Lee said and looked at Jun-mo
Park. Don’t let it go——!
His eyes were bright blue.
“…That huge piece of meat . “Fry it.”