A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 77



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Steel eating player chapter 77
〈Hextech City, Laputa-1〉

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Lee Hyun-wook was standing in front of the huge door, the first’safety box’.

“Captain Lee, that key is the key to open this door here, right?”

Lee Jung-jun asked, and Lee Hyun-wook nodded.

Then everyone’s eyes were young.

“Oh, too…….”

Lee Hyun-wook grabbed the guardian of the ruins and inserted the silver key that came out into the huge left door-vault 1.

Cheolkup!

The exact engagement, soon the huge door slowly opened.

Kugugugu——

“Five!”

A soft light came out from within.

Lee Hyun-wook first walked into it.

It was a pure white space.

It had a structure like a corridor that did not match the name of the vault, and all kinds of items were on display on the left and right.

Hope Guild members looked at them and were admired.

“Wow, that one over there, doesn’t it look like each one is an expensive item?”

“So at least it looks like a rare level, but maybe there’s a hero level too?”

It was a natural phenomenon for them to have their eyes wide open and saliva flowing on their lips at the same time as it is difficult for ordinary players to have even’rare grade’ items.

However, the members of the Cheonghwa guild had no choice but to satisfy their appetite.

“Huh… … It’s brilliant. But there will be nothing that will fall for us, right?”

“Well, how much would you do if you put all of this here… … .”

This item will be distributed after the dungeon attack, but since Lee Hyun-wook’s ‘contribution’ is overwhelming, most of them will be owned by the Hope Guild.

‘Every item here is pretty good, but the only thing that really matters is one at the end.’

Lee Hyun-wook reached the end of the room, in front of a piece that looked like a huge glass box.

But when I looked closely, it wasn’t glass that was wrapped around the box, but a translucent “barrier” and a metal sculpture in the shape of a wide eyeball, the size of two palms, was placed inside.

– caution! Only those who have access to the vault can access it!

Here,’the right to access the safe’ meant the key to this room held by Lee Hyun-wook.

In other words, Lee Hyun-wook could pass this barrier, and he boldly put his hand in and grabbed the item.

Uh–

[Item information]

-Name: Horus’ Eye Sculpture #3 (Legendary)

-Effect: Lets you see things you can’t see in the usual way.

* Collecting all the ‘pieces’ will unlock your true power.

‘… … I think I’ll get this early.’

Lee Hyun-wook felt that he was getting stronger faster than expected.

Horus is the god of the sun in Egyptian mythology, whose eyes are considered a kind of talisman with various symbols and are called the’king’s eye’ that sees through everything.

As with such a background setting, it is a legend-grade item on the subject of’sculpture’, which is not complete, and is implemented as an item specialized for’information acquisition’ like’Fugin’.

However, if Hu-gin actually senses’what exists’, it sees’what does not exist’.

To put it simply, by gaining the abilities of the “analyst” player, you could see the level of the monster, hidden information of the item, and detailed information of the gate.

‘And that’s a huge advantage today.’

The state, guilds, companies, and other large forces run multiple’analyst parties’ and make every effort to raise the level.

‘That is natural. In any world, information is power… … .’

“Game information” that only analysts can see is power,

Power leads to opportunities.

‘And if I absorb this… … My eyes change this time.’

Lee Hyun-wook put Horus’s eyes deep in his inner pocket.

Somehow, since there was some experience that collapsed when the’ether engine’ was formed, it was right to absorb it in a safe situation after the dungeon attack was completed.

Now, all of this was a scenario that Hyun-wook Lee knew.

‘now… … It’s time to open the next room.’

Lee Hyun-wook left vault 1 and stood in front of vault 2.

This was an unknown space that even Lee Hyun-wook did not know.

“No way, can you open it there?”

Park Moo-han asked with a puzzled expression.

“Yes, I got it as a hidden quest reward that I got.”

“Oh, I see…….”

Lee Hyun-wook convincingly circumvented the reason for opening this place, and then took out the “Master Key of the Ancient Heritage” and put it in the keyhole of the door.

Screaming

Vault 2 opened like that,

Inside, it was several times larger than the first vault.

“Hmm…….”

However, unlike Vault No. 1, the landscape unfolded, and no matter how much I looked at the dishes, nothing could be called “item”.

“That’s weird. It looks like there’s nothing…?”

“Okay. I thought this was a better safe…….”

The guild members of the hope that followed could not hide their disappointment.

What’s noticeable is that there are two huge tunnels to the right. And there were some magic circuits engraved on the floor.

‘It looks like an exit… … .’

It looked like a way to send something huge to the outside. And there was a square’platform’ in front of it, so it looked like a fighter jet or a spaceship was anchored… … There was only a small object on the wide platform.

that’s… … .

“Uh, hey, there’s something!”

“Well? shield… … No?”

Yes, it was a shield.

However, it was a scene that I couldn’t understand why the little shield was lumped on top of such a large platform.

‘… … Something is weird.’

There was a high possibility that a trap was hiding in this strange scene.

“Stop, everyone wait there.”

At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, everyone stopped near the entrance.

Blah blah——

He wore rigid boots all over his body and even put on a mana shield.

Then he approached slowly, dropping an iron marble on the platform.

Tuk

Then slowly rolled out to the place where the shield was.

“…….”

However, no reaction occurred.

‘… … There is no such thing as a trap.’

Lee Hyun-wook climbed up the platform and approached the white shield,

I put my hand on it.

-Obtained Friedwen (Legendary).

‘What, is it just a shield?’

Lee Hyun-wook looked around again.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange where it was placed.

But nothing else was visible.

‘By the way, was it a legend, was the myth grade too greedy?’

Of course, even if it was a legend-grade item, it was tremendous value, but it was a door that couldn’t be opened in the previous life, so there was a feeling that I was expecting a little.

Lee Hyun-wook left the regret and checked the item information.

And at that moment, I had no choice but to frown.

[Item information]

-Name: Friedwen (Legendary)

– effect

1) King’s Shield: Greatly improves the defense of the entire ‘class’ for 5 minutes. (+50%) * Cooldown: 30 minutes

2) Shape conversion: It is possible to’shape conversion’ with a small non-process.

It was skill number 2 that caught his attention.

‘… … What? Is this going to be unfair?’

Unfair (飛空銳) means a means of movement that uses magical power to fly.

“Why and how the shield is unfair… … .”

Friedwen, Lee Hyun-wook did not know the story of this item.

It appears in Arthur’s legend, used interchangeably as King Arthur’s’shield’ or’ship’.

That’s why both versions were implemented in this game. It is also like this in one item.

‘Anyway, this… … It’s awesome, right?’

In the present age, there were few real “unfair” in the world.

“Theseus’ Ship” of the Chad Republic

“Oryonggeo” of the KOR AMT Holy Knights

‘Geun Dooun’ of the 〈Jecheon Daeseong〉 Guild in China

But it was just four generations.

‘By the way, I can’t test this feature here.’

There are too many eyes to look at to present a new item.

If this fact became known to the world, it would be a headache.

That’s why I have to hide it right now… … .

And one more thing, the moment you found this item, the quest was completed.

– Congratulations! You have successfully attacked the hidden quest 〈The Way of the Successor of Ancient Civilizations〉!

* One ‘Master Authority’ of Ancient Ruins Laputa will be unlocked.

‘Well? Master authority… … .’

[Laputa: Master Authority]

1) Emergency Return: Return to Laputa’s’Order Tower’.

*’Friedwen’ is required to use this function. (Waiting for reuse: 1 hour)

It seemed that I could get some authority on’Laputa’ through this hidden quest. Having a’master key’ seemed to provide an opportunity to get everything one at a time like this.

‘… … Now, I can tell you that I’m the manager of Laputa.’

When I first met Woo Sung-moon after the wave, he secretly approached him and asked him if he had anything to do with Laputa.

‘But at that time, I took off pretense because I didn’t know.’

This is because, at the time, Lee Hyun-wook had little authority, and if closely ties with the government, there was a high possibility that he would be wielded in many ways. Of course, even so, Woo Sung-moon would have been paying close attention without giving up the thought that Lee Hyun-wook had something.

But now the situation has changed quite a bit.

Lee Hyun-wook could now properly exercise his “Laputa Administrator” authority because he had made achievements that would not be swung over by the government’s power.

Lee Hyun-wook looked back at the players.

“……Now, let’s continue attacking the dungeon.”

Of course, the first priority was to attack this dungeon.

***

After 49 hours of entering the gate, the dungeon attack was completed.

All had returned safely without a single victim.

“… … Now, here is the World Stone.”

Park Moo-han presented the World Stone to the analyst player of the Chunghwa Guild side. Now, by analyzing this, we were able to measure’contribution’.

“Let’s see, the contribution…”

But the moment I analyzed it, the analyst player’s face hardened.

“Bar, team leader Park… this… Contribution…… How…….”

“Yes, well, that’s right. We were virtually a bridesmaid.”

He admitted so neatly and laughed.

It means that the total contribution of the Cheonghwa Guild, which has a whopping 51 people and three times the number of the Hope Guild, is only 21%.

‘Lee Hyun-wook… … For me, I couldn’t catch up with whatever numbers I used.’

Even so, Park Moo-han did his best with a sense of challenge. However, until the moment the boss monster stopped breathing, Lee Hyun-wook was overwhelming.

Thus, the Guild of Hope took almost all the rewards.

Among them, there was also the’potential item’ Lee Hyun-wook was aiming for.

[Item information]

-Name: Hammer with strange power

-Effect: The probability of being given a’skill’ to a crafted item increases.

‘Because it’s a latent item, it still looks insignificant, but when its potential is released, it will be reborn as a legendary item.’

Thus, if the deceptive effect of giving’skill’ to the crafted items was exerted, the forces Lee Hyun-wook created would be a tremendous force.

But then, somewhere there was a loud noise.

“—Uh =! There it is!”

There were many reporters crowded near the access road in the area where the gate occurred.

‘…….’

Somehow, moving with the Cheonghwa Guild side, it seemed that Lee Hyun-wook was leaking the fact that he was participating in this attack.

‘Oops, I’m going to be a little more confident in order not to expose my identity a little more… … .’

Cheonghwa Guild officials tried to restrain the reporters, but Lee Hyun-wook wasn’t even part of the Cheonghwa Guild, so he was fluttering.

Eventually, reporters rushed toward him.

“—Lee Hyun-wook! Please interview me!”

Lee Hyun-wook had been ignoring it so far, but his name and actions were still a hot topic in the world.

Lee Hyun-wook is not in contact with the outside at all, so if he gets an interview first, it is literally a jackpot, and the competition for coverage was fierce.

“I still know that you are a member of AMT, but what is the reason you started attacking with the Cheonghwa Guild this time?”

“Ah! No way, are you moving to the Cheonghwa Guild after the campaign? Lee Hyun-wook! Please tell me a word!”

Anyway, the media exposure is not good. Even getting this misunderstanding… … .

“Well, there was a story that one of my famous performances was the steel rain. Is that the name of the skill?”

“And Lee Hyun-wook is known as an F grade. How can he be so active?”

However, Lee Hyun-wook did not give a single answer and got into the car.

“Woo-I’ll leave right now!”

“Yes, please go.”

When the car started like that, Lee Jung-joon in the seat next to him suddenly spoke.

“Big, team leader, do you know that?”

“… … Yes?”

“Well, team leader, there are a lot of fans. Even just, there was a fan cafe.”

“Yes? You’re a fan…….”

“What should I say, because it wasn’t exposed so much, it seems like a mystical image was created. A real hero who doesn’t talk to me even after saving Seoul! That’s what the public sees. Haha…… The team leader is, too, checking the internet. Don’t you?”

“… … Yes, well, I rarely see it.”

“Look at this. The team leader’s popularity is greater than I thought. It’s mentioned a lot more than most popular rankers these days.”

Lee Jung-jun showed articles and reactions related to Lee Hyun-wook on the Internet.

Of course, there was a gap theory, but it was a somewhat deified atmosphere in that it saved Seoul.

‘If this is enough… … Rankers must be against me… … .’

And that day, a story related to Lee Hyun-wook appeared on the news.

-… … Lee Hyun-wook, there are many people who doubt that person. I did too. But I saw it with my own eyes. All the rumors about him are true… … Maybe more than that. Yes, that’s right.

The interview was made by Park Moo-han, the leader of Cheonghwa’s strategy team. As he was ranked 151st in the domestic ranking, he became a credible testimony.

As a result, rumors about Lee Hyun-wook began to grow once again.

-The mystical savior of Seoul, his skills begin to be proven!

-[Planning] F-class player Hyun-wook Lee, how did he become the best hero?

However, Lee Hyun-wook did not care about that.

That night, Hyun-wook Lee looked up at the night sky of Seoul, the giant object “Laputa,” shining there.

‘Before I let Woo Sung-moon know my manager’s authority, I have to go to Laputa first. And finally Friedwen, there was a way to go there… … .’

Finally, it seemed the time had come to take the first steps into that secret aerial city.