A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 201



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Steel eating player chapter 201

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Now, the attention of the whole world was focused on the battle between the Demon King and the Hero, that is, the ‘World Quest’.

In other words, as the shadow of the apocalypse fell over his head, he had no choice but to suffer from intense anxiety, and social safety nets were collapsing around the world and violent chaos was continuing.

At this rate, riots and looting took place every day to the extent that it could be evaluated that we were approaching the end on our own feet, and the community of mankind was slowly paralyzed.

– Do you choose the path of self-destruction in front of the global village ‘Demon King Shock’… … Damaged by daily riots

But even in the midst of such chaos, there were still those who did their best in their work and kept their positions… … Soldiers were also one of them.

And now, late at night, near the Armistice Line, the northern border of South Korea…

Ta-da-da-da–!

Some gunshots rang out one after another along the ridge.

Ta-da-da-da–!

It was always a serious problem to hear gunshots ringing there.

A group of AMT soldiers were running up the iron stairs amid the tangled resounding of all kinds of explosions and gunshots.

“Hey, you’ll be caught like this!”

In the distance, they could see the light of their destination, the post.

“Huh- huh-”

But just a dozen meters behind them… … .

quee— quee—

The monsters with clear eyes in what kind of bullshit… … Hundreds of ‘Death Villagers’ were chasing after them.

quee— quee—

They were climbing up the steep iron stairs with bizarrely broken limbs like articulated dolls.

“Huh- huh- don’t give up, it’s a choso soon!”

The one who shouted that was the lieutenant-class shocho chief running at the front.

“Hey, about a hundred meters left!”

But at that moment—

“-Ouch!”

The soldier in the back was eventually caught by the hands of the dead villager, lost his balance and fell backwards.

“Sa, save—”

He vanished into the hordes of the death dweller, grabbing the nod of his head.

But there was no time to worry about his well-being.

“Aww—”

The waves of death rushed in without hesitation as if they could not satisfy their hunger after swallowing one person, and then another one was dragged in.

At this rate, it was only eaten one after another.

“Hey, you bastard!”

In the end, a few in the back row gave up recklessly running away and raised their weapons.

“—Group 2, prepare for counter-fire!”

It was said that it was the second lieutenant-general of the rank of sergeant.

Then, the head of the head of the head office turned his head in amazement, and the chief of the assistant chief pulled the trigger and shouted at him.

“—Chief Sophie, go ahead! We’ll stop this place!”

Bullets enchanted with divine power erupted from his muzzle, pushing away the inhabitants of death to some extent.

“Huh— Viceroy, no!”

But it was only a temporary effect.

“You have to listen to me! If those terrible things go south, millions of civilians will die! Go ahead and ask for help, as soon as possible—”

Chosowon, who had been together for more than a year so far, started committing suicide. As their commander, Socho felt my heart sinking.

However, the words of the chief of Buso were right a hundred times.

Countless number of undead monsters… … They appeared without any foreshadowing.

Just 5 minutes ago, an unidentified vibration sounded from the nearby ground, and a report came in that a large pit had been created.

From there, the undead poured out like a flock of dogs.

It was a completely unexpected attack.

No matter how many surveillance cameras were installed, it was impossible to see through the ground.

In other words, the Republic of Korea’s defense network itself is not prepared for this situation now, so we had to make time to respond as much as possible here.

further… … .

‘If you bomb the entrance of the cave where they come out now and then send in the Holy Troops, you can minimize the damage!’

Therefore, the person who knew the location had to make an accurate report to the superior units. It could be said that it was the most perfect initial response.

“… … Everyone, I will never forget you!”

In the end, he managed to ignore the screams of his men behind him and ran to the post, and the guard opened the gate of the guard post.

“Cow, the chief of the small, the chief of the vice chief and the chief of the chiefs…”

“Close the door now and activate the magic shield!”

At his words, the guards hesitated and closed the iron gate.

tongue—

Go called a signalman and instructed the superior units to communicate.

And as soon as they were connected, they shouted in a hoarse voice.

“—This is A44 AMT Post, an unbearable amount of undead monsters are coming over the propulsion barricade! Chick— Z, request support immediately! Also, the Holy Bomb was confirmed to be useless!”

They didn’t die easily even with ‘Christmas’ to see if they weren’t normal undead monsters, and even if they came back to life, it was confirmed.

‘It means that there is a priestly family of death here, and it cannot be stopped by weak divine power.’

As his main specialty is ‘raid analysis’, he understood how serious the situation was.

‘This is at the level of any big event.’

Then, a roar sounded nearby.

The lantern of the post was returned to the vicinity.

“her…….”

About five hundred meters from here, countless undead were attached to the watchtower along the ridge like a swarm… ….

Kah-ga-ga-river–!

Unable to withstand the load, the reinforcing bars were bent, and the watchtower was slowly tilting.

And around it, black ripples could be seen like waves in the night sea. Hundreds of thousands of red eyes hung in that shimmer.

In other words-

“I, that’s all… … .”

The number of undead monsters in this area alone is enough… … No, considering the fact that it didn’t even come into view, it could have reached several hundred thousand.

And even….

thump- thump-

“Crazy, is that oh, ogre?”

It was even mixed with an ogre skeleton.

Then, finally, a reply came from the senior unit.

– Chick— Stay there as long as you can, reinforcements will arrive soon.

It was an answer no one expected.

The Socho promptly questioned this.

“… … Watch Commander, this is not normal! You need to check the situation here right now and precisely by all means! This is a national crisis!”

But…….

– Chic— We’ll take action soon, so wait!

“Such a bastard…”

He felt like his heart was about to explode. On the other hand, anxieties began to soar as to whether the superiors were responding complacely.

In the old days, even when the Korean War broke out, didn’t the beautiful initial measures provoked a bigger fire?

‘It doesn’t matter if I die here, but only if I know the proper location of the portal can the damage to civilians be minimized.’

He put the mana messenger to his lips again.

“I request the bombardment and the dispatch of the Holy Special Forces right now! I know how to end this situation early!”

However, this time a completely different voice appeared.

– Chik- Chief Socho, I’m Kyo-Jun Lee, Team Leader of the National Gate Response Strategy Office.

A fairly high-ranking person, even a well-known person, suddenly appeared.

He had heard somewhere that he was overall supporting projects related to Steelein.

– Chick- I know what happens there is unusual. However…….

His voice was somehow calm.

– Chic— We sent something unusual too, so if you hold on a little longer, it will be resolved quickly. So, to lead the troops well, to endure as much as possible—

So Cho-jang was about to say something, but realizing that there was no point in arguing any longer, he threw the mana messenger on the floor.

“… … How the hell are you going to solve this situation so quickly?”

It was a command he could not understand even a single handful.

He smirked and looked around. Then there was the sound of the outpost’s magic shield being attacked.

Tongue— Tongue— Tongue— Tongue—

Soon, even this outpost would be eroded by undead waves.

Even if anything great comes to support them, even if the reinforcements stop the waves of undead, they won’t be able to save them… … The superintendent felt an indescribable helplessness.

He opened his mouth as he looked back at the remaining primary wishes.

“… … Everyone, I’m sorry. I was incompetent.”

But then—

Hung——!

A gust of wind blew and struck the post.

“ね!”

“Ouch.”

No, it rocked the entire ridge.

Then something huge flew overhead.

Hung— Hung—

“uh?”

“I, that is…”

There was no need to think about what it was.

“I-Isn’t that… a dragon?”

The strongest monster that shook the world over and over was floating right above his head, so who wouldn’t know? However, the scene was unreal enough to be considered an illusion.

“… … I wonder if it’s a big event featuring dragons?”

It was clear that it was such a misleading situation.

In the first place, who would consider a dragon an ally?

However, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

Ki-i-i-ing–

Beams and flames erupted from the body of that gigantic and majestic being, followed by the ground, and white explosions erupted in a row, piercing huge holes throughout the mountain.

Kwa—wa—and—glow——!

Then, a shock wave that seemed to uproot the mountain came crashing down on the post, and the building was destroyed.

With just a few rooms, the tens of thousands of undead that covered the post had disappeared like melting snow. And in its place, only the holy white haze remained.

“Ah-”

At that time, Sochojang sighed briefly, as if he knew what it was.

“…well, he went out.”

“Yes?”

“He’s trying to save everyone again this time.”

Everyone knew who he was referring to, even if he didn’t say the old fashioned way.

In today’s world, there was by no means one person who best suited the modifier of salvation.

Hung—

And while hitting the mechanical dragon’s fan, it sprayed jet engines and headed north.

Dozens of airships and dozens of military helicopters followed.

***

About an hour after that, breaking news flew all over the world.

“I gave you enough chances.”

It was another message from the Demon King. This time, it was to intimidate mankind by borrowing the broadcasts of mankind.

“I reached out to tame and guide you who do not know the truth of this world. But you have exposed your teeth to me like an untamable beast… … I want to punish you for being savage.”

At that moment, the TV screen lit up the “flower of death” floating in the sky over Manhattan.

“The first punishment will be given to one city… … This city will disappear from history as of today.”

Then came the news anchor’s voice, “Oh my God—”.

A few days ago, the Demon King, who took the whole of Manhattan hostage, threatened to rain poison gas and poison rain over the entire city if he saw an escape procession.

So, a huge number of civilians were still isolated in Manhattan, and the US government announced several times that they were in contact with the Demon King, but there was no progress.

And just now, the Demon King has declared the execution order.

LIVE in the US was reporting this news in a more gloomy atmosphere than ever.

– … … An estimated 640,000 people are currently isolated in Manhattan, New York City. While the US central government is preparing to respond, there are still unanswered questions about how to prevent this horrific catastrophe, amid fears that it will be like pouring oil on the fire.

And after a while… … .

– Ah! About 30 seconds ago, a week ago, the news is that black smoke has started spraying from the Flower of Death!

– Five… … May God bless everyone there.

Two CNN anchors sighed in turn.

Soon, the lower part of the ‘flower of death’ on the screen opened, and black smoke came down like a curtain and began to fall toward Manhattan.

If it reached the ground and spread, no one would survive, it was practically a human insecticide.

Soon it reached the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan, and the surface of the skyscraper began to boil and melt.

kooded——

Now, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get it back.

– Ah- God, please save us… … .

But at that moment—

Uh–

The black smoke stopped in the air… … On the contrary, isn’t it starting to flow toward the sky? It was as if someone was rolling up the curtains.

– Ah? uh… … .

– now… … .

The two anchors were also just bewildered, as no information had yet come in.

– Uh, what happened?

– … … It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it seems to me that gravity is reversed. Oh, of course, I would like to inform the viewers that this is not definitive information.

– uh… … If gravity is reversed… … .

– If you look over there, you can see building fragments soaring into the air as well, as if they were free-falling.

It wasn’t long before his reasoning turned out to be true.

– Ah! The news is that gravity wizard Lee Seong-yoon and the world tree manager Donald Harris are now on the scene! They have stopped the Demon King’s attack on Manhattan!

Soon, the screen changed, and a dozen people standing on the roof of a building were seen.

They were starting all kinds of skills while looking at the flower of death, and black smoke was being controlled like that.

– If so, did the saint come to Manhattan too? To remove that black smoke, it’s not enough to just float it into the sky, and it seems like you’ll need a very strong divine power!

At that time, before the words could be finished, a hole was pierced in the sky. The so-called Wight Hall, a super wide teleport that borrows the power of Yggdrasil, was opened.

– Oh, it seems that the saint has arrived before I can tell you!

However, contrary to their expectations, the saint did not appear.

Instead, something completely unexpected appeared… … .

– Uh, that’s… … .

– Oh, my God… … .

Both anchors let out a sigh at the same time.

It was the magical engineering city of Laputa.

However, it was quite different from what they knew.

– But something seems to have changed… … .

– Ah! I am a tree! If you look closely, you can see a tree towering over the center of Laputa! But it’s not just a tree… It’s a divine tree of Ganghwa Island!

– Oh, no, it’s a crossover of a transcendental object and a transcendental object… … Is that possible?

– … … I don’t get it either, but has Steeleane worked within our common sense so far? He always came out with more than he could have imagined!

– But if it is a divine tree, wouldn’t it be enough to offset the power of death?

The power of darkness was often compared to fire and the divine power to water.

And in general, the divine power is superior, but depending on the degree, the dark type subdued the divine power, just as a very strong fire evaporates water.

According to that analogy, the power of a saint could be the most powerful fire hose, or even a rain shower at times.

If so, what can the divine tree be compared to?

The powerful divine power, vitality, and mana it exudes was enough to fill the entire area and create an ‘ecosystem’.

And no matter how powerful the flames were, they had no choice but to lose their power when facing the lake or the sea.

Go-oh-oh-oh–

Soon after, Laputa, equipped with a divine tree, radiated a powerful white aura to the fullest, and began to approach the flower of death quickly.

It was a slow yet heavy movement, as if a battleship was approaching a battleship.

Tsutsutsutsu——

Then, the black smoke that had soared into the air due to the reversal of gravity quickly disintegrated and disappeared as if eaten by the white aura.

Also, on Laputa’s railing, Talos and many other giants stood tall with spears tens of meters tall.

“Come on, get ready—”

At the command of Talos, the largest colossus, 17 colossus took a step forward. And took a javelin stance.

[—Shoot!]

Hung— Hung— Hung— Hung—

The javelins fired by the giants, each 20 to 30 meters tall, were not actually javelins, but more like rocket cannons.

A total of 17 spears fired almost in a straight line, breaking through the half-melted magical barrier of the Death Flower—throwing around its petals.

Whoops— Whoops— Whoops—

It was a spear made by cutting the branches of a world tree.

In other words, it was like driving a silver stake into the heart of a vampire, and the flower of death withered so quickly that it could be seen.

Kudded——

Subsequently, a number of giants and players attacked the Flower of Death, and some jumped and engaged in a hand-to-hand battle.

However, the resistance of the Undead Corps, which was escorting the Flower of Death, seemed weaker than expected.

Probably because, in the first place, the Demon King and Necromancer did not pay much attention to New York.

It was the moment when it was proved that this place was nothing but a ‘fake’.

But apart from that, it was just a scene that the world would be truly moved by.

– Oh—God… … It’s an incredible scene.

– Hey, this time too, after all, Steelein did it!

– Yes, he’s here! He’s here to save New York and even the world! I wish him all the best for his victory!

But Lee Hyun-wook was not there.

***

It has been called by various names since the game started.

But the most famous name was California.

The first territories lost by mankind many years ago… … It was now an erosion area, covered with volcanic fields and red moors.

How much blood and sweat has humanity poured out to reclaim this land from the Ancient Red Drake?

But all that remained was defeat and sacrifice, and it was predicted that it would be difficult to reclaim the land within this century… … .

Now, 19 airships appeared in the sky over there.

It was called the “steel fleet”.

And Hyun-wook Lee was on the flagship ‘Friedwen’.

“I got a call from Lee Seong-yoon that I will be joining the New York side soon after cleaning up. And the Dark Elf Corps is also preparing to open the White Hall.”

It was Woo Seong-moon who said that.

He also accompanied this operation.

“In addition, additional reinforcements from each country will arrive one after another as soon as the ‘expedition camp’ is established.”

While nodding his head, Lee Hyun-wook was looking at the red mountain range that he saw out the window.

At that point, the very powerful death force was soaring, which was being displayed as a graph on one monitor.

There, there is the Demon King.

‘He tried to shake me up somehow, so he distributed his powers to Books and New York, but… … I blocked both places.’

And in the meantime, Lee Hyun-wook has reached the heart of it.

Is the Demon King feeling human-like impatience by now? That was normal, but maybe not, so I thought I’d give him another shot.

“… … Seeing that the owner doesn’t come out even though it’s been so noisy, I think I’ll have to knock on the door a little louder.”

Hyunwook Lee lifted Hugin and Munin into the sky.

And with a transcendent sense, he scoured the sky and sensed three huge masses of metal floating farther away.

‘… … War box, I feel it.’

A total of three War Boxes were positioned in low orbit.

And the lower part was opened according to Lee Hyun-wook’s sense.

Four Mowglays fell from there.

Soon, four lines were drawn from the sky to the ground, and the Great Mountains jumped out like a mere sandcastle.

It was a moment that changed the map in an instant.

Ku-gu-gu-gu——I

In a binge that seemed to twist the whole world, Hyunwook Lee raised the mana messenger.

“… … Now, the demon lord hunt begins.”

Steel eating player chapter 201