A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 157



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Steel eating player chapter 157

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Lee Hyun-wook was standing alone in a huge room, dark.

He closed his eyes and stretched his metal control as far in all directions as he could.

It detected a random—all nearby metal, but…

‘… … You really don’t have one?’

Beyond this room, there was not even the smallest metal in this area.

It was an independent space in Yggdrasil, made up of only the trunk of a divine tree.

‘Then it’s okay to open here.’

Of course, Lee Hyun-wook could not detect anything other than metal, such as soil or stone, but Donald Harris, an S-class spirit magician, summoned the ‘Earth Spirit’ and thoroughly reviewed the nearby stones and soil.

At that moment, the wind spirit flew in and caused the words of Donald Harris from afar into waves.

– Hmm, if it’s an elemental colony, I can actually control it, but… … .

A whopping S-class spirit magician would be able to subdue the runaway spirit colony.

– … … But if you do, you might end up being part of my family.

As I said earlier, Donald Harris was “banned” from the Elemental Realm of the Chad.

His family members who share mana with him—the spirits were also not allowed to enter the elemental realm.

– But really… … Can you control it?

“Yes, it is possible.”

Donald Harris is one of the best elemental experts in the player world, and his concerns are not easily dispelled. Even if there were no materials with earth properties around, taming them was another matter.

– By the way, your metal control skill… … Never use it under any circumstances.

His words were not a joke, if he used a skill such as ‘Rigidization’ prematurely, his whole body could be torn apart. To that extent, the spirit’s ‘property dominance’ was the strongest, ready for self-destruction.

– No matter how much you think about it, you must have ‘spirit affinity’ or ‘spirit control’ to be able to control it… … .

“Yeah, I know. But I have one item that can do that.”

– Hmm, I don’t know what it is, but if there’s a problem, I’ll intervene, so know that.

“Yes, thank you.”

Lee Hyun-wook approached a wooden box on one side of the room.

hey—

When I opened the wooden box, there was a large glass tube inside.

‘This is the city cleaner.’

At first glance, it looked like a vacuum tube amplifier, with quite complex devices and magic circuits intertwined in a glass tube. Dozens of earth spirits were trapped inside in the form of a ‘hive’.

[Item information]

– Name: Spirit Prison (Skilled)

– Effect: You can trap the spirit of the state. (43/50)

‘More than anything else, the spirits who love freedom, including 43, are locked up in this small barrel… … .’

It’s been years since I was forcibly locked in that narrow place, how can I not be angry?

No, it was strange not to go crazy, and most of them must have already gone crazy.

That was not all. Those 43 animals were ‘bound’ as a single entity and could not be separated.

It was a failed piece of experimentation to create a ‘Spirit King’ with common spirits.

‘The moment you open this, angry spirits will come out and start running rampant.’

Lee Hyun-wook carefully turned and unlocked the lid-shaped lock on the top of the Spirit Prison.

That moment-

Whoa—–!

Like a fragmentation grenade exploding, the entire elemental prison exploded.

“ね—!”

Lee Hyun-wook flew several meters, and at the moment of the fall, he rose up by rolling on the floor.

As this is the first time for Lee Hyun-wook to open this, I did not expect such a reaction.

“Damn… I didn’t know it was going to explode like this…”

His right hand was torn and bleeding. For the above reasons, Rigidization could not be activated, but because the body was greatly strengthened with ‘strong bones’ or ‘dragon power’, it was able to prevent the hand from flying completely.

Go-oh-oh-oh–

From within the spirit prison where only the front and the bottom remain, black energy rises and swirls.

‘They come out.’

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah——!”

“Aaaaah——!”

“Kyaaaaa–!”

A whopping 43 voices, including children, men, and women, filled the space.

Among those voices, the ones that stood out the most were the shouts of hate towards Lee Hyun-wook.

“Human, human, kill—”

“Let’s cut it with a stone and bury it in the soil—”

“Uh, where are you?”

“Wait a minute, you mean you want to kill me without even knowing it, now?”

Lee Hyun-wook raised his hands to emphasize that he had no intention of fighting, but to no avail.

“Yeah, all humans are killed!”

“Vengeance on the wicked people!”

“Oh, I was sleeping well, what?”

The swaying saliva of mana filled with life rushed in like a wave and surrounded Lee Hyun-wook.

However, Lee Hyun-wook stood tall and smiled.

“So… how are you going to kill me with what?”

At that moment, the spirits who were pouring out rapping like rapping were silent all at once.

「……」

The spirits were floating in the air and slowly rotating, it looked like they were looking around.

“… … Uh, no, no!”

“How could this be?”

“There is no stone, no earth, no iron!”

They realized that none of the substances had certain ‘properties’ that they could differ from.

“No, that’s absurd! A space like this cannot exist unless it is in the sky or in the sea!”

Even his anger so strong that he lost his reason had to be crushed in front of his helplessness.

“If you are looking for something like metal, how about this one?”

At that time, an item appeared from the engraving on Lee Hyun-wook’s right wrist.

Sissy Sissy——

“—There it is, there it is!”

That was the ‘Iron Golem’s Core’. It was also metal, so they reacted sensitively.

‘Metal Production—’

Lee Hyun-wook then created a metal in the hand holding it.

“Oh— humans make metal!”

However, they were immediately sucked into the core of the ‘Iron Golem’ without any time for the produced tribes and spirits to snatch them. Thus, a very small iron golem of 105 cm and 25.5 kg was born.

“Oh, it’s a metal doll!”

“I have that!”

Since that was the only metal in this place, 43 earth spirits rushed forward.

It was as if they had found an oasis after crossing the desert, struggling with thirst.

– caution! The master right of the ‘Iron Golem’ is lost due to an unknown force!

Yes. A total of 43 earth spirits possessed the ‘Iron Golem’ at the same time.

‘Okay, I got caught.’

Just then, Hyunwook Lee took out another item from the left engraving.

[Item information]

– Name: Golden Reins of Athena (Hero)

– effect

1) Battlefield Controller: For 15 minutes, the maximum speed increases significantly. (+50)

2) Breeding Spiritual Creatures: If you fill this reins with monsters, you can tame them as ‘family members’.

It was an object used by Bellerophon, a hero in Greek mythology, when taming Pegasus.

Hyun-wook Lee hung it on the small iron golem, who was still wobbling as if he had not yet adapted.

– Use Athena’s golden reins to ‘capture’ the monster. (Step 1)

* Temporarily greatly reduces all abilities of the monster. (-30%)

“Aww— let this go—”

He started running around, but now he’s just a little metal doll weighing 25.5kg.

Lee Hyun-wook took the photo with force and then wrapped the reins twice around his hand to hold it a little tighter.

– Use Athena’s golden reins to ‘capture’ the monster. (Step 1)

* Temporarily greatly reduces all abilities of the monster. (-30%)

And the longer this golden rein is worn, the greater the reduction in the monster’s ability.

‘And in the end, I can completely subdue it and make it my own.’

However, Lee Hyun-wook had no intention of subjugating it by force. It was because he could not draw out the spirit’s power to the maximum if he did, and he could be betrayed at any time, so it was very dangerous.

“Now, why don’t you all calm down and listen to me?”

“Hey hey— let go of this—!”

“I got caught again this time… … .”

“No, I don’t want to be locked up again!”

“If you sign a contract with me, I can grant your wishes!”

“what? Did you guys make a contract with us?”

“You don’t deserve that!”

“By the way, don’t you need to listen?”

“Yes, listen, your wish… revenge, right?”

“Shut up-!”

“I’m not going to kill any human, but I’m going to help you kill the person who imprisoned you?”

At that point, it was felt that the resistance had softened somewhat.

“Uh, now what, what?”

This seems to have stimulated their desires properly.

“What did you say you could help me with?”

“Ah, it’s frustrating… … Just listen!”

In the midst of various voices flowing out, there were also voices that had not yet let go of their reason.

After releasing some pressure on the golden reins, Lee Hyun-wook spoke in a very relaxed voice.

“You guys, remember? A place called the Spirit Magicians Association, and the Black Elementalists…”

The Black Elementalists here meant those who subdue the spirits by force and treat them like slaves. Those with such an inclination carried out a terrible experiment on these 43 spirits.

‘The current deputy president of the Spirit Magicians Association, and the woman who will later become the head of … … .’

He was one of the key villains that Lee Hyun-wook had to deal with someday.

“I remember, that bad girl—!”

“I have to kill those children… … .”

Whether captured by force or persuaded, they knew who their enemies were.

Hyunwook Lee focused his attention on that very point, anger—stimulating the most intense desire for revenge.

“Yeah, I’ll give you a chance to kill them, I promise with my life.”

“that is … … Me, really?”

“No, don’t trust me!”

“But I want to get revenge!”

“And I will take away all the Spirit Stones from their children, and help you become the Spirit Kings.”

Just as humans have the desire for self-actualization, all spirits have a dream to become the spirit king.

“But how good are you to make such a promise!”

“Yeah, you’re saying we should trust someone who isn’t even a spirit magician?”

“Haha— yes, yes…”

At that time, Hyun-wook Lee made metal from his body to make 2 kg of iron beads.

– Use Athena’s golden reins to ‘capture’ the monster. (Step 1)

* Temporarily greatly reduces all abilities of the monster. (-30%)

“Oh, it’s steerable metal!”

“Can you steer? Where, if you can.”

The earth spirit colony began to pull the metal, and Lee Hyun-wook stretched out his left hand.

Uh–

An iron ball vibrating to and fro in the air… … .

hook— chin—

But in the end, the place he arrived at was in the palm of Lee Hyun-wook.

“Uh, what!”

Now, their strength has been reduced by half, and their anger has subsided.

Lee Hyun-wook’s ability to control metal was able to outperform these guys’ ability to control attributes.

“Huh— that’s a pretty good level of metal control!”

“What, you seem stronger than us?”

And the beings called spirits were quite proud of the ‘region’ they were dealing with.

In that sense, if you beat them in the battle for strength of the earth attribute, there is a high chance of getting recognition.

“Yeah, with my strength, can’t we kill them together?”

“Honestly, I think this is possible… … .”

“Then why are you doing such a good thing?”

「Ugh! I doubt it, let’s kill it first!」

“Of course, you can’t do that for free, and you have to help me.”

“After all, it’s a plot to use us! Whoa!」

“They deceived us like this, you can’t be fooled!”

“Ah— it’s noisy! Just listen to the end!”

“Calm down and think about it. I was the one who freed you from that spirit prison in the first place.”

“Something like that… … Is it the same?”

“Then, I must have attacked those Black Element Talists and took them?”

“Ah… … is it?”

“Of course you haven’t seen it in person, but it’s true. So it’s not difficult twice.”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, the spirits began to quiver. It was probably like a meeting (?).

And since I was even suppressed by Lee Hyun-wook in the first place, there seemed to be no reason to worry for a long time.

After a while-

“Okay, I’ve decided!”

It was the voice of an innocent boy, hard to believe that he had just gone wild.

A little 108cm tall metal doll waving its arms and speaking, it really felt like a kid.

Come to think of it, it was the voice that did not let go of reason among the many voices before.

“Let’s make a temporary contract! You’re not a spirit magician, so your subordinate contracts are very limited!」

“Who— I’m glad we still talked about it.”

“And now I’m going to come out as a representative and talk to you, so be aware of that!”

At that moment, a system message appeared in front of Hyunwook Lee.

– Would you like to make a ‘contract’ with the Elemental Hive of Earth? (Y/N)

* Earth Elemental Hives will now have the right to ‘share’ your mana.

* You are not an Elementalist, so you cannot get additional effects.

Anyone can make a contract with a spirit, but unless it’s a spirit magician trait, it’s virtually nonexistent. Sure enough, as a player, there was no need to borrow the power of a spirit that was out of date and did not fit well.

‘But if it’s a spirit of the earth, it will achieve the best synergy with my abilities.’

blah blah–

After removing the metal from the iron golem, Hyunwook Lee recovered only the core.

However, strange symbols began to be engraved on the surface.

‘The item information has been changed.’

[Item information]

– Name: Elemental Vessel (Special)

– Effect: unknown

Since Lee Hyun-wook is not a spirit magician, he needed a separate space for the spirits to stay.

The spirits of the earth have transformed it so that the core of this iron golem can do its job.

“Okay, from now on, your name will be… Maruda.”

Maru, in pure Korean, means ‘world’.

“Hmm… … Is it too bizarre? What does that mean? Everyone is mad about it.”

“… … It doesn’t mean much.”

“And is it a condition of the contract that you give it a name?”

“No, just use the floor.”

Shortly thereafter, on one side of the room wall—stalks began to open from side to side.

And from there, Donald Harris walked in.

“…you, maybe a prophetic trait?”

He asked that question, and Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to make a puzzled expression.

“Other than that, how do you do such a bizarre thing every time?”

“Haha— right? It’s always a little bit of luck.”

“Honestly, I didn’t expect you to tame a spirit colony…”

He said, with a frown on his face, a bit annoyed.

But what was beyond that expression was a strange wonder.

“Hmm—it seems that Emilia praised her so much that she fell for a man……”

***

“So, I’ll give you a first-class spirit stone as a down payment, right?”

Maru asked in the backpack behind Lee Hyun-wook’s back.

“Yeah, so stay quiet a little bit. It sounds like I’m talking in the air.”

Hyunwook Lee was walking in Yggdrasil’s ‘commercial district’. And, of course, he was wearing a camouflage to hide his identity, but he needed to be as careful as possible, as his surroundings were all around him.

“Hey, should I have written in the contract that mutual communication was important?”

“… … You’ve been imprisoned in the Spirit Prison for so long, so why are you so fine?”

“Hehe—don’t you think this is the crazy look?”

Oh, it could be.

“Anyway, first-class spirit stones are always good for you, aren’t they?”

“It is, but… … Do you feel that it is a bit expensive for a contract advance?”

‘0| Son, are you a little quick-witted?’

The reason for trying to save the expensive top-grade spirit stone was for a certain request.

The very next day, I was going to enter the Elemental Realm of the Chad, and I had to leave these guys to guide me.

‘At that time, it may become out of control as I have to leave everything to this guy’s guidance.’

Perhaps those crazy spirits might have a different mind, so it was necessary to hold onto their heart.

That way, it was money. If you stick to this person, good things will fall… … .

“Hmm, anyway, just be quiet for a bit.”

Hyunwook Lee was looking down at the magical city of Yggdrasil in the Republic of Chad from Hugin’s point of view.

I’ve visited this splendid city several times in my previous life, but it was the first time I’ve seen it as intact as it is now.

Buildings with a sense of refreshment with the appropriate combination of white and blue gave a strange sense of stability.

‘When I first came to this area, it was after several major terrorist attacks.’

And at that time, the atmosphere was atrocious because the saint, one of the axes of Yggdrasil, had also been assassinated.

‘Isn’t this when the South Tower was fine?’

The South Tower, the name of the horse tower to the west, was high enough to be seen from a distance.

Later, when the World Wizard Players Forum is held there, a villain launches a terrorist attack.

“Oh— that Elementalist over there has a lot of potential, isn’t it?”

At Maru’s words, Lee Hyun-wook turned his head to one alley.

There was a stall in a dark alley, and the owner of it was a player.

– Player (LV: 34)

And all three people standing in front of him were also players.

– Player (LV: 29)

– Player (LV: 41)

After all, there were as many players on the streets of Yggdrasil as there were ordinary people.

It was probably because players from all over the world came to study or travel.

‘But when the invasion begins, they’ll all run away… … .’

There were few players who were just enough to plunge into a disaster that had nothing to do with them.

However, at that time, an unexpected variable was caught in Lee Hyun-wook’s field of vision.

“Huh?”

This time it wasn’t a player, it was a monster.

To be precise, it was a monster that was ‘polymorphed’ as a player.

Even that… … .

– Dark Elf Spirit Sorcerer (LV: 61)

“… … What else is this?”

And it wasn’t just one or two of them.

We are walking at a certain distance, in a car, drinking Coke at a restaurant…

– Dark Elf Forest Warrior (LV: 59)

– Dark Elf Forest Hunter (LV: 41)

– Dark Elf Forest Hunter (LV: 48)

Apparently, the Dark Elves had come to conduct a preliminary investigation before the invasion.

‘If that’s the case… … Did you unintentionally step on the tail?’

Lee Hyun-wook began to secretly follow them.

And as a result of overhearing their conversation through Hugin, I caught a shocking word.

– … … The elemental king’s daughter, secured.

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