A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 66



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Steel eating player chapter 66
〈Conspiracy, quest, demon-3〉

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Artist’s Note) In order to correct the part that felt somewhat accidental in the contents of episodes 63~65, the following corrections were made. Sorry for the confusion.

1) Hell Grasp: This plant-type monster that occurred in the underground parking lot is not a simple expense. It is a setting that ‘Hellfire’ occurs throughout Seoul as the ritual to summon a demon called Abadon proceeds.

2) According to number 1 above, the government was also aware of the ‘helling phenomenon occurring throughout Seoul.

Even when Lee Hyun-wook contacted Woo Sung-myeong, he did not know at all, but was aware of the situation to some extent.

3) However, since the government could not find the’Event Map’, it did not recognize that the meaning of this incident was’Summon Abaddon’.

Baekjun Ki, Master of the Taesan Guild, was on the phone with someone right now.

“The Abaddon summons will proceed without a hitch. Yes, the current quest progress is 61%.”

The content was about the demonic summons currently taking place in Seoul.

“As you may have heard, the Republic of Korea government was also continuously requesting relief from the’Saint Dome’. The 4th wave was blocked, but the undead monsters were still infested. But at this time, we recognized the demon summons… …the saints did not appear. It’s weird not to do it.”

St. Dome was the world’s largest “sanctuary” just below the World Tree of the Republic of Chad.

Priests and Paladins living there were among the best in the world.

Therefore, for villains who use the power of the dark series, it was the number one enemy that must be removed.

“More than anything…… there’s no need to see Seoul, the city where Laputa appeared, will be more ruined? That’s not only the government of this country, but the world’s desired direction…… Such all kinds of interests will surely call out the saints and have a large-scale cleansing skill. I will write it.”

Okay, the key keyword in this case was actually not “demon summons” but “saint summons”.

“There is honestly no way to stop the summoning of the devil or Abaddon in any way other than the power of the saints. In the next 36 hours, all the needs of the Disaster Fragments will be met. Until then, someone on this land has found 20 secret places hidden across Seoul. Finding… Isn’t that nonsense? Haha—”

He smiled and shook his head as to what he had heard over the phone.

“……And I have prepared the next plan just in case. You don’t have to worry.”

***

“And…… I would like you to give access to the government’s 〈1st Armory〉.”

Lee Hyun-wook’s proud request, Woo Sung-moon, had no choice but to feel puzzled.

“No. 1 armory… … .”

At the time of the wave, he provided 〈2nd Armory〉 to the Steel Company.

It was a timely choice. As a result, it helped save Seoul.

Of course, not a few items were lost due to the operation, but it was to save Seoul, and there was no way that a few dozen items would be wasted.

If it’s just a question… … I couldn’t understand why I needed it at this moment.

What we need to do from now on is to trace the hidden “event map”.

In simple terms, you’d have to move quickly, so a lot of weapons were just a burden.

“Now in this situation……Is there a need for a lot of weapons to be mobilized?”

To that question, Lee Hyun-wook shook his head.

“Oh, you’re misunderstood. You don’t need as many weapons as last time.”

He opened his index finger.

“I only need one thing.”

“Well, what… … .”

“We need a’fugin’ that is known to be stored in the 1st arsenal.”

Huginn is one of a pair of crows raised by “Odin,” the supreme god of Norse mythology, and is known to travel around the world, raking all kinds of information, and passing it on to Odin.

Based on such a myth, the item called Hugin was also implemented as a legendary item specialized in’acquisition of information’. And it was the property of the current Korean government through several routes.

With Hugin, all senses—or specific senses, could be expanded by up to 50 times.

And if that ability is applied to the current Lee Hyun-wook, the range of the detection ability of 〈Devil Chase〉 will also increase by 50 times. Thus, it would show overwhelming efficiency in tracking the’event map’.

‘You think of Hugin here… … .’

Woo Sung-moon remarkably admired.

Lee Hyun-wook, the more I saw it, the more he was a great person.

Especially, even at a young age, he had a mature insight.

However… … After all, I wasn’t fluent in everything.

‘Of course, even if you know a lot, you won’t know everything… … .’

Knowing the existence and function of Hugin, I instantly thought of how to use it,

The fatal problem hidden behind the item called Hugin could not be known.

For an instant, I put my hopes on this man, but it seemed that I couldn’t entrust everything.

Woo Sung-moon shook his head with a bitter expression.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, I’m sorry, Hugin, that item is currently virtually inoperable.”

“… … Can you see why?”

“Fugin, of course, yes, it’s definitely an item that has a tremendous effect as well as its fame….”

In Hugin, there was one fatal flaw that was not disclosed.

“……That item consumes a lot of mana just by expressing its function.”

Usually, the skill built into the item did not consume mana, but there were exceptions.

“Unless the total mana is 10,000 or more of the Archmage level, you can’t keep up to 5 minutes even if you’re wearing the top-level’mana tank’. So, you can’t use it at all.”

Had it been easy to use in the first place, it would not have been put in the arsenal that way.

These items were called “over handicap”. Obviously, it has a huge function, but it has a ridiculous penalty, so it is virtually impossible to use the item of Amul Complex… … .

But at that point, Lee Hyun-wook smiled quietly.

“Director Woo, I will be able to do it.”

“… … Yes?”

Woo Sung-moon wondered how many times today he asked, “Yes?”

Whenever he faced some difficulties, Lee Hyun-wook was advocating that only he could do it.

I wondered if I was making fun of myself.

“… … You mean, you mean, the total mana is 10,000 or more?”

“Yes, I’ll just say yes.”

“Huh— What is this… … What achievements have you made… … .”

Lee Hyun-wook’s mana is currently 59,441, and even the “recovery speed” was overwhelming.

An engine created by digesting the Dwarven Great Mountain engine, the’ether engine’

Now, it was natural that his heart was the power plant of Mana itself.

Woo Sung-moon, who didn’t know the inner story, was an expression that he couldn’t understand.

“… … I’ll say it again. I hope you can trust me.”

Woo Sung-moon gazed at Lee Hyun-wook’s face.

‘For sure… … I am full of confidence. There is a basis.’

Woo Sung-moon slowly nodded.

“… … good. But first, let’s bring Hugin and test it.”

When Woo Sung-moon looked away, the wizard’s assistants opened the portal to the 〈1st Armory〉.

After a while, a government agent came out of it with a large hard case.

“Now, this is Hugin.”

A high-ranking wizard in the position of security officer unlocked and opened the multiple security magics that hung there.

Screaming

Inside it was a black sphere the size of a bowling ball.

Lee Hyun-wook took it out carefully.

-Acquired’Dormant Hu-Gin (Legendary)’.

[Item information]

-Name: Hugin in a dormant state (legendary)

-Effect: Activates by infusing mana.

Lee Hyun-wook grabbed the object with both hands and injected mana.

Ooh ooh ooh——

Then the sphere slowly unfolded =, and suddenly it became a black crow.

Of course, it was never an ordinary crow.

Not feathers, but scales—no, brilliant blue light sprung up from the body that looked as hard as metal. Then, a curious eye glow slowly emerged from the eyes, creating a strange atmosphere.

‘And this is, in fact, a setting of a mechanical creature made of ancient hextech.’

So, in the future, Kang Hee-seol and the seven dwarves produced an ‘imitation’ based on this,

Dozens of clones Hugin and Munin were floated in the sky and made into the eyes of the Magic Machine Corps.

Of course, even though I couldn’t catch up with this’original’.

-‘Fugin’ is activated, and’all senses’ expand up to 50 times.

* Mana reduction per second: 24-120

When the effect of this item is increased to the maximum, a whopping 120 mana is consumed per second.

However, Lee Hyun-wook’s heart was currently able to produce 98 mana per second.

‘As a result, 22 per second… … Okay, I can hold it for almost an hour.’

He closed his eyes and felt a “sensory explosion” caused by Hugin.

-Your senses become’matched’ with’fugin’.

He felt his senses exploding, spreading in all directions.

The sound of a bug crying from a corner far away… …

The smell of the trash thrown on the floor… …

Now, even the ringing of the aircraft passing over here was clearly recognized.

“after…….”

I wondered if it would feel like this when I became a beast.

Lee Hyun-wook closed his eyes and sent Hugin out of the underground parking lot.

Shhh!

“Oh uh—”

As the legendary-grade item disappeared out of sight, government agents began to voice embarrassment.

However, Woo Sung-moon calmly observed Lee Hyun-wook’s reaction.

In line with Lee Hyun-wook’s current Hugin, he was flying toward the sky.

Whoa

How much did it go up like that… … .

‘… … see.’

In Lee Hyun-wook’s field of view, the scenery of Seoul was overlooked.

And in it, some black swaying energy was felt.

-Discovered the quest goal,’The Devil’s Secret Altar’.

-Discovered the quest goal,’The Devil’s Secret Altar’.

That’s right, the 〈Devil Chase〉 buff functioned and marked the’target of the quest’.

Lee Hyun-wook actually laughed because he was absurd.

‘No, if it’s this much, I think I’ll find it too soon?’

As a test, I just blew the Hugin, but I’ve already found two.

The harmony of the skill obtained by digesting the legendary grade material item and the legendary grade information item,

In a way, it was natural that this level of ripple effect occurred.

Meanwhile, Woo Sung-moon and his assistants were staring at him blankly.

He closed his eyes and laughed at what he was seeing.

“Wow, it’s been 5 minutes already…….”

“No, what the heck is mana…….”

Just then, Hu-gin returned and sat on Lee Hyun-wook’s shoulder, and he opened his eyes.

Ki—Ying——

In his ear, he heard a certain engineering sound ringing in the hugin.

This proved that Hugin can be operated without difficulty.

Lee Hyun-wook folded Hugin and turned it back to the sphere-dormant state, and looked at Woosungmun.

“Director Woo, I think I can manage it enough.”

“Huh— Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook, you, the total amount of mana …….”

Woo Sung-moon stopped talking after asking like that without knowing it.

“greatness…….”

I thought it wasn’t time to ask about the details of this S-Class player right now.

And it was a great example to ask for information about each other’s abilities between players.

To be sure, there would be a couple of players around the world who could handle Hugin like that.

“Then, Mr. Woo, are you following my plan, right?”

Woo Sung-moon nodded without worrying.

Now, this response operation was centered on Lee Hyun-wook.

“So, tell us what you plan to do with Hugin and what you need.”

Woo Seong-moon beckoned, saying so, and advisors from each field approached and prepared to implement it.

“First of all, mobilize as many wizard players as possible.”

“Well, it would be nice if you can tell me specifically what kind of wizard you need.”

What to do as a wizard player, that alone was not a measure.

“Yes, you just need as many wizards to open dozens of portals across skyscrapers across Seoul.”

Lee Hyun-wook added one last word.

“… … Maybe you can finish it faster than you think.”

***

“—All teams will be on standby in 5 minutes!”

Lee Hyun-wook was standing on the roof of a building in Yeouido.

After him, Woo Sung-moon and other government agents were busy working on all kinds of work.

‘When you launch the fugin, all quest targets within a radius of at least 5km will be visible.’

However, the secret altar of the devil was now spread all over Seoul.

In other words, it was impossible to rely on Hugin’s flight to scan the whole of Seoul.

In the first place, Hugin couldn’t escape more than 2km from the user.

How to fix it… … .

“Currently, a total of 450 wizards have been deployed in 50 locations on the rooftops of skyscrapers across Seoul.”

As such, Lee Hyun-wook requested that 50 “portals” be opened throughout Seoul.

In other words, 50 points come and go as if it were a space jump, and ‘fugin’ is activated-it scans the area quickly.

Thus, accurately specifying the location of the “devil’s secret altar”,

The’assault team’ waiting in the area surrounds the building and waits for entry.

‘And after checking the locations of all the secret altars, they attack at once and at the same time.’

It was this operation that they noticed and looked at by minimizing the room to respond.

For this, 450 wizards and 85 assault teams were prepared.

It was an operation that would have been impossible if Lee Hyun-wook was alone, no, even if he had a large number of colleagues.

This was possible only because of the power of the “government”.

‘Also… … Putting the government on your back is also a tremendous advantage.’

And on the one hand, it was possible because there was a man named Woo Sung-moon.

A real bureaucrat dedicated only to the security of the country… … .

However, Woo Sung-moon was expected to be assassinated only two years later.

Since then, government power is overrun by the villain.

‘The governments around the world are already in their hands, and Korea is no exception…’

Of course, I was planning to prepare from now on so that it would not happen.

“3 minutes before standby!”

Soon, the wizards gathered in one place and started to develop a “two-way portal”,

Magical power was released from the ends of their wands and staffs, and they were united into a single point.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, I need to prepare it slowly.”

“Yes, I am already ready.”

“Okay, then I’ll give you a signal soon.”

At that time, Woo Sung-moon approached Lee Hyun-wook.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, I’m just telling you now…….”

“Yes?”

“Actually, I have asked the Saints for help to solve this problem.”

S-class Priest, Saint Emilia Müller, residing in the “Saint Dome” of the Duchy of Chad,

She has not responded to any relief requests in the past few years.

However, if the whole of Seoul was in crisis, the story would have to change.

In fact, even in her previous life, she participated in the restoration operation of eroded Seoul… … .

“Fortunately, a positive response came, and I was preparing to greet her.”

Yes, if it was the saint’s wide-area blessing magic, it could prevent hellish fire and block the summons of demons.

However, it was a problem because the cost required to deploy that one magic was astronomical.

“So, if there is any sign of failure of this plan…… I will wait for the arrival of the Saints without pushing too hard to avoid scraping. The most important thing is the safety of Seoul. Advantage…… Please keep in mind.”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded.

“There will be nothing to fail.”

And at this point, Lee Hyun-wook was convinced of the real reason for the villains’ demon summons.

‘It was also because of the Saint.’

Lee Hyun-wook was aware to some extent that they had hidden intentions in their movements.

The devil was certainly as powerful as the “World Boss Monster,”

No matter how, it was strange to summon the devil openly like this.

They advertised that they were summoning a demon, and made it possible to respond early… …

‘It is also a bait to attract the saint.’

Originally, as an extension of the 4th wave, the assassination of the saint was planned,

All of that went back to waste, so I came up with a new method.

‘But once I take care of this, there is no need for a saint to be mobilized.’

Then, a strong wind blew behind him.

“Complete deployment of two-way portal to line A3—!”

The portal was opened, and the air was fluctuating.

Soon Hu-gin returned and sat down on Lee Hyun-wook’s right side,

He turned and walked to the first portal.

‘Of course, they will not give up and will aim for the saint. You have to pay close attention to the variables.’

As such, Lee Hyun-wook always pondered and prepared for variables.

But in reality, Lee Hyun-wook itself was the biggest variable.

Once again, it was the moment when he turned the steering wheel of a truck named Villan in the reverse direction.