A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 156



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Steel eating player chapter 156

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“That’s right, hmm— maybe a dark elf… you don’t know?”

The Dark Elf Legion’s Conquest of Europe… … It was one of the big events to come.

However, the current Dark Elves were weak. Therefore, it was a period of quiet retreat in the eroded area of ​​Berlin while maintaining a secret friendly relationship with the German powers.

At this time, the powerful Germans hid their existence in exchange for supplying valuable magical material items from the Dark Elves, and they had a knack for controlling a huge group of monsters without seeing blood. Previously, he tried not to follow the path while watching the Red Drake horde or the Black Orc kingdom shaking up a country.

Later, it became clear that such a thought was nothing more than arrogance. The Dark Elves’ army, which has developed without any damage over the years, has swallowed Europe in one bite… … .

But all that would happen in the next few years.

‘But what the hell… … Why is the Dark Elf Legion moving already?’

Earlier, Donald Harris reported that his European spy network had captured the movement of a dark elf corps. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the target was the Republic of Chad, and that a large-scale intercontinental portal magic was being prepared.

It was obvious who was responsible for such a grandiose conspiracy.

‘…After all, villains must be working and controlling the Dark Elves.’

But still the question was not resolved. When the Dark Elves are not yet ready for war, what’s the point of starting a war now?

If he appeared as a threat to the world in an imperfect state, he would rather be attacked—the Dark Elf Kingdom is now weaker than the Black Orc Kingdom.

After the death of Donald Harris’ messenger—Vedrepolnir, Hyunwook Lee was troubled.

‘Obviously, there was a certain reason, so it was a bold move. What is that?’

However, the answer was found surprisingly quickly.

– … … Oh, this is the site of the gate outbreak in Vienna, Austria!

Order Tower, breaking news on TV. It was to convey a raid taking place anywhere in the world. Lee Hyun-wook was immersed in his worries and listened only to the sound.

– Can you see me over there? Super large monsters have appeared from the first eruption!

News like this was a daily occurrence in many parts of the world.

Therefore, as a Korean watching the news, it seemed to pass without much excitement.

It will just feel like an incident or accident taking place in a distant foreign country.

thump- thump-

However, looking at the giant who filled the inside of the screen, Lee Hyun-wook frowned.

‘Maybe that… … .’

It was a giant about five stories tall—about 12 m tall, with one peculiarity: his attire resembled that of a Greek soldier. He was wearing a Corinthian-style bronze helmet with red feathers, wearing a red cloak, and holding a spear and a shield.

Then, the giant threw the iron spear towards somewhere—

bang–! bang–! bang–!

Three gothic buildings were pierced in a row and collapsed.

It was not a boss monster, but an overwhelming destructive power for a normal monster theme.

There was only one monster of that type, as far as Lee Hyun-wook knew.

‘That’s… … Are you a titan skirmisher?’

Titan Skirt, it wasn’t a regular monster that appeared at any time,

It could be seen as a harbinger of a catastrophe called that would take place in the future.

After appearing all over the world, named titans appear in Europe.

In other words, it could be said that he was also an existence that should not appear at this time.

‘then… … has been moved forward.’

Perhaps because of Lee Hyun-wook’s performance earlier, the Angra Mainyu Corps—Aji Dahaka also appeared several years earlier. And even that was cleared up… … .

‘… … The next scenario is about to begin.’

And the villains noticed it and could guess that they were trying to use it.

When Titanomachia begins, the whole world’s power will be focused on that event, so the Dark Elf Legion was to advance into the Republic of Chad at that time.

‘So… … This is a great opportunity to take over the Republic of Chad, isn’t it?’

From the villain’s point of view, the biggest obstacle would be two.

The first of them was by far Lee Hyun-wook, who made their plans in vain several times.

And the second is Donald Harris, “Administrator of the World Tree” and Emilia Muller, “Saint”, two magnates from the Republic of Chad, who have traditionally been the primary targets for villains to be eliminated.

Eliminating Lee Hyun-wook failed over and over again, and he only provided nutrients for Lee Hyun-wook’s growth. Then, this time, we are aiming for the Republic of Chad.

Either one must be dealt with, but their future plans will be complete.

‘But you can’t let it be like that… … .’

Lee Hyun-wook quickly noticed their plans, and was planning to take a preemptive response.

‘Usually a bold strategy is gambling. That gamble, I’ll turn it into a piece of crap… … .’

***

Hyun-wook Lee offered to help Donald Harris in the war, and he gladly welcomed it.

The very next day, Hyun-wook Lee decided to go to the Republic of Chad and immediately prepared for departure.

There he planned to discuss future measures with Donalds Harris and Emilia Muller.

‘actually… … It will be persuasion rather than discussion.’

In Lee Hyun-wook’s head, he had a plan to deal with this situation.

Donald Harris’s help was desperately needed to make it happen.

Perhaps it was the most difficult to convince the stubborn hermit.

‘Still, because I showed you something, you will believe me.’

“Master, the preparations for Friedwen’s departure are complete!”

At that time, at the report of Talos, Lee Hyun-wook went out from the Order Tower to the airship port.

“Boss, we are all ready.”

Again, on this trip, Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee were going to be together.

“By the way, why are you taking such a dangerous thing?”

Kim Se-hee pointed to Friedwen’s lamp door. There was a box with the sticker on it, and it was none other than the elemental bomb ‘City Cleaner’.

“But on the day that it explodes, even the boss says he can’t control it.”

The moment it opens, it pulls all stones, soil, and metal in the area and disassembles it. It was a dangerous item among dangerous items that could cause an unprecedented large-scale accident if done wrong.

“That’s right, but when I get to Yggdrasil, I have something to write about.”

Last night, as I was making plans for the future, I thought of a way to use that dreadful thing.

After a while-

“Master, portal creation is starting in the nearby sky!”

“Yeah, Donald Harris came to pick us up himself.”

About 20 meters above the roof of the Order Tower, a huge two-way portal opened.

Soon there appeared a white hawk, Vedrepolnir, belonging to Donald Harris.

Beep—!

The guy circled around the sky and started to cry loudly.

He seemed to be signaling Lee Hyun-wook to come in quickly.

“Come on, let’s get going.”

Lee Hyun-wook was the first to get on the Freedwen, followed by Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee. And in the cockpit, as always, Yeo Sang-min’s alter ego was sitting.

“Then, let’s go!”

woo woo woo–

Fridwen took off and slowly began to rise in altitude, and he could see the white god Yggdrasil floating above his head, over the portal open to the sky. It felt foreign, as if observing a tree from a distance through a telescope hole.

“Wow— looking through the portal like this, that tree is huge!”

As if Park Jun-mo was riding on a ride, he looked at it with a blank expression on his face.

“I really didn’t know that I would go to Yggdrasil myself.”

Yggdrasil was the safest city and the most beautiful city today, and it was the best tourist destination where you can receive various ‘blessings’ just by staying.

“Huh— right!”

At that time, Junmo Park got up from his seat as if he had remembered something.

“… … He, come to think of it, I don’t have that passport, so isn’t that illegal entry?”

At those words, Se-hee Kim tickled her tongue.

“Hey, Donald Harris came to pick us up himself, so what’s the deal?”

“Ah… Is that so? But if I get lost, what should I do?”

Those words seemed sincere, and Lee Hyun-wook and Kim Se-hee shook their heads at the same time.

“Come on, we’ll go through the portal in 10 seconds!”

All of a sudden, Fridwen’s player (船首) approached the White Hall, and at that moment, Vedrepolnir, who was flying in front, turned around and shot something like a blue marble at Fridwen. When it touched the bow, a translucent membrane wrapped around the entire hull.

Uh-!

“Uh… what did you just do that?”

“Perhaps ‘cloaking’ magic.”

Lee Hyun-wook answered Kim Se-hee’s question.

“Ah, did we hide ourselves?”

“Yes. There is no need to expose it.”

Naturally, it was never good for Stilane to inform the world of Yggdrasil’s visit. If the world’s attention is drawn to it, unnecessary noise will occur and cause fatigue, and above all, it will be valuable strategic information for someone.

“—Pass the portal!”

The moment he passed through the White Hall, the landscape on the ground changed in an instant.

“Wow… … .”

The first thing that caught my eye was the sacred tree Yggdrasil, which was several hundred meters high.

“Bird, it’s a lot bigger than I thought.”

White stems, thicker than most skyscrapers, stretched out endlessly, breaking through even the clouds, and lifting their majestic, green branches above the pure blue sky. Thus, when viewed from a distance, it caused the illusion that there was a forest above the clouds.

“Huh— it looks like you covered a city with a dome.”

Not a single handful of sunlight got in because the branches, several kilometers long, completely obstructed the sky. It would be a daunting feeling just saying this, but the leaves of the world tree gave off a faint light, and ironically, the ‘shade’ was covered with light.

And just below the stem of Yggdrasil—near the exposed root, there was a white wall as an off-limits area, the only structure there was the world’s largest sanctuary, St. Dome, where Saint Emilia Muller resided.

Then, on the periphery, skyscrapers in the city center were neatly lined up, and magic labs, often called ‘Matowers’, rose above the height limit of the building and glowed like a lighthouse. If you look further than that, you can see that there was not black smoke, but a mysterious beam of light from the chimneys of various factories installed in the suburbs.

This is the world’s youngest born city and the most magical city… … .

“… … It is .”

Everyone was mesmerized by the appearance of a truly unrealistic and ideal city.

At that moment, a white hawk ‘Vedrepolnir’ flew over Fridwen’s cockpit window.

bang! bang!

Then, somewhat nervously, he pecked at the window and opened his beak.

“—What are you doing? You’re not going to keep this old man flying, are you?”

Having said that, he turned around and flew back to the shadow of the World Tree.

“The landlord doesn’t seem very friendly, so I’ll follow you soon.”

Saying that, Yeo Sang-min launched Friedwen, and soon entered the shadows.

“Wow… it feels like a little bird.”

As we approached Yggdrasil, this gigantic airship felt infinitely small.

As Park Jun-mo put it, it felt like a bird and flying through a tree.

“Come on— we’re going to land soon, so hold on tight.”

After about three more minutes of flying, Bedrepolnir landed on a broad branch.

Its branches were as wide as a runway, apparently being used as some sort of airship port.

woo woo woo–

When Friedwen landed on a branch, a large door opened at the tip of the branch, the ‘stalk’.

From there came Donald Harris, an old man in a white shirt and jeans.

And after that stood the head of St. Dome, St. Emilia Muller.

In this way, the three people the villain wants to kill the most are gathered in one place.

***

“…We must strike first.”

Donald Harris, who was following Lee Hyun-wook’s words, raised his head.

He tilted his head, wondering if he had heard something wrong.

“Uh, what, did you just say first strike?”

Buried on the sofa, Emilia Muller asked, scratching her frizzy blonde hair.

I met her after a long time, and she was hiccuping in a drunken state.

Still, I was only grateful to come out with a bare mind for important events.

“Hiccup— I’m not drunk… that sounds a bit odd.”

Tak— Donald Harris puts the mysterious car down on the wooden table.

– Absorbs unknown power to slightly increase mana recovery speed. (+10%)

Just smelling the incense was a huge thing that increased mana recovery speed.

“If you’re talking about a first blow, you’re going to hit Berlin’s green hell, right?”

“Yeah, isn’t that the dark elf’s hometown? That’s out of the question.”

“Well, do you have the power to do that? It’s deep underground, so you know it’s impossible to preemptively strike like that, like you bombed Shanghai, right?”

“It will be difficult for me alone, but if Mr. Harris and I work together, it will be possible.”

At those words, a light anger spread across Donald Harris’ face.

‘Donald Harris is still extremely reluctant to leave Yggdrasil.’

Like Hyunwook Lee, Donald Harris must have experienced countless conspiracies and threats targeting Yggdrasil, so he was extremely reluctant to go outside. If he leaves, Yggdrasil’s defenses will be greatly weakened.

In other words, he was always worried that someone might steal this treasure called Yggdrasil.

He savored the tea for a long time without answering, then looked into the air and opened his mouth.

“Well, don’t you think that if I’m away, someone’s more likely to take advantage of it? How many villains are there in this world, and that’s just giving me a chance.”

“Yeah, I’m considering that too. In that sense…”

Lee Hyun-wook paused for a moment, and the two looked at Lee Hyun-wook.

“… … I convince the ‘Water Spirit King’ in Lake Chad.”

Donald Harris’ eyebrows twitched at those words.

On the other hand, Emilia Muller’s expression was unrecognizable.

“What now— the Water Spirit King? What is that?”

As Yggdrasil was born here and the ‘mana ecosystem’ was created in the area, the spirits migrated beyond the dimension. And in Lake Chad, right next to Yggdrasil, there are powerful water spirits.

“…how do you know that naughty bastard?”

The existence of the Spirit King was not well known to the public.

“That’s right, just as Mr. Harris sees things that others cannot see through the World Tree, such as the disaster to come, I also see many things through Laputa.”

Donald Harris still looked disapproving, but nodded.

“… … But that’s going to be troublesome, because I lost him and Chuck.”

Lee Hyun-wook didn’t know exactly, but at first glance, it was said that Donald Harris, an S-class animist, and the Elemental King… … The two, ironically, never had a good relationship.

Should we say that they mutually reject each other like the same poles of a magnet?

And since the purpose of the spirits to migrate to Lake Chad was to receive the benefits of a huge mana source called Yggdrasil, they would cling to the roots of Yggdrasil and absorb mana whenever they had a chance, but Donald Harris’s personality could not tolerate that.

Donald Harris was reluctant to do so, and eventually bloodshed with the spirits of the Lake Chad, he said. In other words, rather than a relationship that deserves to be entrusted with the master bedroom, it was more like an enemy.

“Mr. Harris, you can’t make everyone your enemy just because you’re out of control.”

“……”

“The Spirit King of Lake Chad is a neutral monster, so-called NPC, so isn’t it something you can control?

At that, Donald Harris snorted.

“Huh— are you going to convince him? Are you talking about meeting that rogue boss? That’s because he’s a one-sided and self-righteous guy, so it doesn’t make sense, right?”

Yes, the two of us were facing each other and growling, so we had no choice but to feud… … .

‘But the more obvious the needs are, the easier it is to convince them.’

First of all, the existence of the ‘Spirit King’ was both a raidable boss monster and a cooperative NPC, and Lee Hyun-wook remembered some of those ‘cooperation routes’.

‘And in such a scenario of the king of spirits, there is a key NPC called the daughter of the king of spirits.’

Out of curiosity, he turned into a human and came out into the human world, and after falling in love with humans, he was an obvious character who became a bridge between spirits and humans.

If you find her like that and build a good affinity for her, there will be a number of advantages… … .

‘You don’t know where you are right now, and it takes a long time to build a relationship.’

So, it seemed that I had no choice but to go to the rather difficult next-best solution.

“Mr. Harris, if you are the Elemental King of Lake Chad, will you be able to block the army from attacking here for a long time? Even if the side wants a little bit too much, it will be positive for Yggdrasil to maintain a long-term alliance through reconciliation. ”

Hyun-wook Lee persuaded Donald Harris on several other grounds.

In the end, Donald Harris, the most important thing for this one-eyed man was Yggdrasil himself.

Therefore, when we tried to emphasize the importance of ‘first strike’ in carrying out war, it was eventually passed.

“Ha- yes, I think you are right. If they strike a surprise before they’re ready for war… … I’m sure you can lower your war-fighting ability… … .”

Donald Harris, who had acknowledged that, suddenly shook his head again.

“But there is one problem, and there is no way to contact those spirits… anymore.”

“Yes?”

“When we met last time, he was stealing mana from the root of the World Tree, so I kicked him out a bit rough… Big, he hasn’t come out of the physical world since then, right?”

Lee Hyun-wook calmly nodded as if he had already expected this.

“Then we have no choice but to visit there.”

But again, Donald Harris made a negative remark.

“No, that’s not possible. Over there, the Spirit Realm is a place that humans cannot recklessly enter.”

He scratched his chin in embarrassment, and then continued.

“… … The spirit world is a strange space that is separated from the physical world in which normal living things live, so it is a strange space where the general sense cannot find a direction. So, although an enemy level A or higher spirit needs to guide you, you can’t get lost… … .”

“If you look at what you’re saying, is there any reason why you can’t be Mr. Harris?”

“Yeah, as much as I kicked them out, they’ve completely blocked my access, so I can’t get them into the spirit world with my mana pattern.”

It was commonly referred to as a ‘ban’.

“I can’t go in directly, so I need an A-grade guide spirit…”

‘Kim Se-hee is also a spirit magician, but Honey hasn’t reached Grade A yet.’

A player would have to be level 85 or higher to become an A.

It was difficult to find a reliable spirit magician of that level.

‘By the way, there is one way.’

For this very moment, Hyunwook Lee had something prepared.

‘… … I use a city vacuum.’

The elemental colonies of the earth contained within them, if they were normalized, they would have been grade A.

‘I tame them and use them as guides.’

But, as I have said several times before, it was the worst kind of madness.

Because it was forcibly locked in a spirit prison, it ran wild the moment it was opened, dismantling all stones, soil, and metal in the area, eventually getting tired of the grass and annihilated. And it is safe to say that there is virtually no place in the human world that is free of stone, earth, and metal.

‘But there is only one.’

That’s right… … Here, it was in the World Tree.

A huge building made entirely of wood… … .

‘If it’s not here, even if you take them out, you can’t do anything.’

In this place, their actions didn’t work, so we could have a serious conversation.

And if the conversation doesn’t work, you can tame it by force, the traditional way.

Steel eating player chapter 156