A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 4



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Steel eating player chapter 4
Namsan, Yeongnae Gate Occurrence-1

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At 3:30 in the morning, someone approached Lee Hyun-wook’s bed.

“······Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, you have to get up.”

It was a nonsense.

“Oh, it happened.”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyun-wook was the first 3rd night shift and was up about 10 minutes ago.

Every day, before going to bed, swallow the metal and wake up again by the time the absorption is complete and swallow another.

In order to grow as quickly as possible within a given environment, I was in control of my sleep.

‘So now my eyes open by themselves at this point.’

-Metal absorption is complete. (Plain metal)

* Controllable metal weight has been increased. : 61g

-Currently maneuverable’metal’ weight: 1,358g

By completely absorbing the metal-lock that I ate before going to bed, I gained 61g.

‘It must be at least 3kg to lift a spear or a long sword.’

It would be quite useful to move multiple daggers simultaneously and attack enemies from all directions, but to deal with large monsters the size of an Orc, a powerful shot was required.

It was difficult with a dagger alone, and it was best to manipulate a great sword or a long spear and put it into a vital spot, and to play a part in the battlefield, you had to reach that level as quickly as possible.

He rummaged through the drawer and pulled out something.

It was a broken lock, as expected, and swallowed it.

gulp-

‘······Hmm, now there are 6 left.’

On the first day of my return, I scraped as much absorbable metal as possible, such as broken locks or metal hinges, at the company’s collection center, but now they are almost all gone.

Again, good quality metal could not be obtained in the military. That said, it wasn’t a good choice to disclose how to increase your skills and get officially “supplied”.

‘It’s not yet the time to let the world know.’

The fact that F-class can grow will be revealed in the next few years.

There was no need to advance that time at all, and if it was hard, unexpected problems were likely to arise.

‘If this fact becomes known…, he will also grow faster.’

There was one worst villain I wanted to grow up as late as possible.

A disaster-like guy who killed Busan’s best player, “Inferno,” and his teammates and captured Busan, which had been fortified in just three hours…… Maybe more than Lee Hyun-wook….

Necromancer, Commander of the Dead

If possible, it was also best to remove it before it grew.

And for the future, it was necessary to refrain from disclosing information as much as possible. Information that has been quickly disclosed will be a hint to the enemy.

‘And tonight, because the incident breaks out…… I have to go on vacation in about 3 days.’

He thought of this and that and wore combat uniforms and combat gear, commonly referred to as janggu-ryu.

The combat suit of the unit to which Lee Hyun-wook belonged, and the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Anti-Marie Brigade was black. As the Wisu area is around Seoul, street battles are mainly held, so the camouflage color appropriate for it was black.

“I…… Corporal Hyun-wook Lee, are you ready?”

In the dark, a quiet whisper came from the corner of the dormitory.

It was the voice of Park Joon-mo, the vice shooter at the post office today. Like the youngest, he seemed to have finished preparing quickly.

Lee Hyun-wook got up silently and walked toward the door, and Park Jun-mo followed him.

As soon as I entered the administrative group, the deputy on duty, Gwak Jin-cheol, stared at me blatantly.

‘Hey, look at the expression.’

It was truly a spectacle.

Still couldn’t get rid of it, it was full of grumpy.

If it were usual, he would have thrown at least a word here, but I couldn’t seem to be able to do that because I could see the attention of officer on duty, Lieutenant Eun-ha Seo.

Well, if that noble paladin cares how much, it’s going to be around 4 am, but isn’t he even sleeping? The guy who usually dozes off…

“······Big, officer on duty, a worker is here.”

Seo Eun-ha, who was reading a book at Gwak Jin-cheol’s report, raised his head. Although she was a popular FM, her eyes were half closed to see if she could easily overcome the drowsiness of the dawn.

“Yes, this is the third chord?”

“Yes that’s right.”

Using the keys worn by the officers on duty and the deputy on duty, they opened the’a space weapon box’.

Ooh-oh-

The weapon box in the form of a small vault, but its interior emit a mysterious light as if it were connected to another world. As such, all AMT armaments were kept in a sub-space, not in the actual storage.

“Now, each of them ships their weapons.”

Lee Hyun-wook put his hand into the weapon box of the child space.

Then, a message appeared in front of me.

-Qualification of the 〈Army Armory〉 has been confirmed.

* K2C1 rifle (289007-B)

* M9 Greatsword (Enchant)

Unlike general military units, the AMT is permitted to use “personal weapons”. As each soldier has different characteristics, it was possible to equip and use weapons that match those characteristics.

However, in the case of Lee Hyun-wook, there was only one dagger that was “enchant”. Aside from being an F-class, it was because they didn’t have a clear ability to deal with specific weapons.

“Well, Corporal, are you all that?”

Lieutenant Seo Eun-ha also carefully asked if he was puzzled.

“That’s right.”

“······okay.”

Most AMT scenes are armed with “items” such as a great sword or spear. Right now, Park Joon-mo, who is next to him, is also holding a small tree, “Wand,” as a wizard…. Lee Hyun-wook only looked shabby.

If the firepower was weak like this, the K2C1 rifle, the official weapon, had to be used as the main weapon.

Of course, it was not possible to effectively suppress monsters with normal weapons, but it was still able to inflict some effective damage to small monsters such as “goblin” and “kobold”.

The two were led by Lieutenant Eun-ha Seo, and distributed ammunition at the “ammunition station” at the entrance of the barracks.

“30 idol bullets, no more.”

“30 idol bullets, no more.”

The two guards checked the magazine and combined. A total of 30 rounds, live ammunition.

“Yes, always pay attention to the safety of the control stick and the direction of the muzzle, and as there may be gates at any time in the premises as well as in the nearby area, please do not take a glance at the thought of saving the lives of your comrades.”

Seo Eun-ha’s very serious dialogue… Lee Hyun-wook laughed bloodlessly at that appearance. This is because it was very different from Eunha Seo, who he remembers in the distant future, and she later hated such a hard military system.

But at that moment, I made eye contact with her.

“······Huh? Corporal, what’s funny?”

Seo Eun-ha’s eyebrows are distorted.

“it’s nothing.”

“······Yes, stay upright and go to work.”

“Yes, I understand.”

She finally walked into the barracks.

Lee Hyun-wook laughed again at the appearance of walking stiffly wearing a stiff beret.

She was 176cm tall, so what looked very majestic seemed rather ridiculous. Of course, in the eyes of others, it would be a real soldier.

‘As a result, Seo Eun-ha was in the midst of being sincere at this time.’

It was funny that Seo Eun-ha was such a boring person.

Well, officers who have just been appointed will be like that….

‘It’s fun to see the dark history of a person you know well.’

Of course, we didn’t know each other well at this time.

If you think about it, it’s a class gap that you can’t get close to in the first place, between Corporal and Lieutenant, F and B…

However, a few years later, Hyun-wook Lee realized how to grow his skills and grew up, and he was appointed as the team leader of a guild’s ‘Gate Attack Team’. Surprisingly, Eun-ha Seo enters the team as a new recruit.

However, I was a bit nervous about what I had been through so far, and even though I didn’t know if it was because I just entered the guild right after the dismissal, I was somewhat clumsy like a newcomer.

Even at a drinking party, when he was drunk, he complained that it was difficult and was salty…

‘Hey, Lee Hyun-wook! Listen carefully! My sister… Black! Sister! Should I live so badly at you? When I was the lieutenant! Huh? You were only private! Oh, you know? You can’t do that to me! Huh ah….’

Whenever I fought, I took a position that was too aggressive and said what I said several times, but it seemed that it was piled up, and in the end, it was only bursting once.

‘Well, I got closer to each other on that day.’

However, the figure that remains in Lee Hyun-wook’s memory, Seo Eun-ha’s ridiculous figure… began to spread into another memory.

Lee Hyun-wook tried to shake off that memory, but failed.

‘Damn it.’

It was Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, which turned into ruins.

She was crying even then.

‘Lee, Hyun-wook Lee…… surely, buy, live…… protect….’

However, not alcohol, but crying, limp in his own blood.

“······.”

At the moment, Lee Hyun-wook felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

She was also killed by the villains.

It was also the main tanker and died while defending Lee Hyun-wook, who was the main dealer.

***

The station to which Hyun-wook Lee belonged, and the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Horse Brigade, was located in the middle of Namsan Mountain.

The unknown phenomenon of’gate’ does not know when and where it will open. Therefore, AMT units are deployed throughout the city center like this, and as soon as the gate opens, they are dispatched for initial action.

‘But today, the gate opens in Namsan, not the nearby city center.’

The opening of the gate in the military garrison was an occasional occurrence.

And it was better.

It was possible to attack the gate with little civilian damage, and on the other hand, it was because the by-products of the gate could be eaten entirely by the military without the need to share it with civilian guilds.

After arriving at the guard post and working shifts with the previous worker, Lee Hyun-wook checked the watch.

-am 04:05

‘Did the gate open about 10 minutes later?’

Lee Hyun-wook reached out with a waist dance and opened the cover of the great sword.

“I…… Corporal Hyun-wook Lee?”

At that time, Joonmo Park spoke to me.

As Lee Hyun-wook looked at Park Jun-mo, he hesitated and hesitated, as if trying to say something.

“I, I, because there was one thing that I happened to hear.”

At first glance, the story seemed to be prolonged.

But now I couldn’t afford to talk seriously.

“Wait a minute, shh.”

“······.”

Soon the case will break out.

“What did you just hear?”

“······Yes?”

Park Jun-mo turned his head and looked toward the iron fence.

In the dark, only an orange light emerged from time to time.

“Oh, I’m good…….”

It was natural. I haven’t heard anything yet.

However, as if there was something really, Lee Hyun-wook started to light a lantern through the ridge.

“No, it’s not the iron fence side. In the back, I heard it from the ridge in the premises.”

“If so, maybe…… is it not like an elk?”

Lee Hyun-wook shook his head and grabbed the walkie-talkie fixed on his shoulder.

Beep-big-

“Command and control room, this is the 5th post. I sensed a suspicious sound. Please check the nearby CCTV.”

This walkie-talkie shared frequency with all guard posts and command and control rooms in the premises.

After a while······.

Beep-big-

-Chi-jik- This is no problem as a result of checking the command and control room, CCTV, but it is spread to all guard posts in case of emergency. Do not take a glance at the border work, and be sure to keep the border between the four weeks.

Beep-big-

-Cheek- Uh, still, we plan to use the ‘Abnormal Wave Observer’ when identifying another anomaly… Uh, keep an eye on the cause of the problem and stay out of the guard post until the cause of the problem is accurately identified.

When the “Abnormal Wave Observer” referred to here is operated with a “player-made item” made with magic engineering, mana waves within a certain area could be observed.

In other words, it was a machine that detected whether or not a gate occurred. Of course, I couldn’t use it carelessly because I needed a lot of’mana stones’ when I used it once.

Lee Hyun-wook stood up for a while and then radioed again.

“This is guard post. The popularity continues to be felt from the direction of the sixth post. It’s a lot of popularity. Request CCTV reconfirmation. It doesn’t appear to be a normal wildlife movement.”

Lee Hyun-wook said so and pulled the bolt.

Cheek-

The sound of reloading, the chamber swallowing a bullet, resounded violently.

“uh······.”

As a result, it was natural that Park Jun-mo’s expression turned white.

“······Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee?”

The sound of bullets being loaded is the most feared by soldiers than anyone else.

Lee Hyun-wook even had a clue.

‘It’s time to start.’

In fact, Lee Hyun-wook also couldn’t detect anything.

However, the series of reports I have made to the command and control room so far have been a kind of “cooking rice” to move quickly one step.

This is because it is too late to move to the area immediately after the gate is fully opened and the commotion occurs.

As Lee Hyun-wook descended the stairs of the guard post, he gestured to Park Jun-mo to follow him.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee? Can we do this?”

Park Joon-mo was embarrassed, but he couldn’t do it, but he followed Lee Hyun-wook.

Just then…

Beep-big-

-Cheek- Oh! This is guard post #6! There was a problem! Many unidentified creatures approach!

As if waiting, an urgent radio came in.

“uh! Corporal Hyun-wook Lee! If it’s the sixth post…”

It was just the place where Lee Hyun-wook said that he had identified an abnormality. It was also a place only 800m from the 5th post.

Park Jun-mo looked at Lee Hyun-wook.

Was it real that he saw it?

Lee Hyun-wook was staring in the dark.

‘It started.’

In the distance, in the dark, I could see a purple flutter.

It was just in front of the sixth post.

“Ugh! Crab, gate!”

Park Joon-mo also screamed without knowing whether he caught it.

Soon, a group of goblins pouring out of that gate occupy Post 6. The guards respond, but in the end the guard post is captured and they are wounded seriously.

‘Fortunately, at that time, Seo Eun-ha arrived, and the first soldiers were spared their lives.’

In that case, Seo Eun-ha was recognized for his quick response and received the battalion commander’s commendation.

‘I’m sorry, but I will take it this time.’

Lee Hyun-wook raised the muzzle.

At the same time, in his waist dance, a great sword began to rise slowly and into the air.