A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 87



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Steel eating player chapter 87
〈Alchemy Factory, Blood Magic, Plague-2〉

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Players belonging to AMT are of a lower level than those of private guilds.

That was the general gaze that worked when dividing the player’s hierarchy.

However, in terms of “bottle” or not, even as an officer, he was treated better than a medium-sized guild, and in the case of a special class, a number of “rankers” belonged to it.

〈999 Special Mission Battalion〉 was such a place.

They are elite player troops specialized in counter-terrorism operations, and receive unenviable salaries and treatments for large guilds. That’s why it has great pride and is gaining popularity.

Such they were put into the fire site of the Gangdong-gu Alchemy Research Complex today.

This had to be taken as a bad signal.

This is because the incident was not a simple accident, but implied the meaning of “terrorism.”

-Breaking news! Five minutes ago, at 14:55, the scene of the fire at the Alchemy Research Center in Gangdong-dong is news that the operation vehicle of the 〈999 Special Mission Battalion〉, which is widely known as the nation’s best player counter-terrorism unit, is coming in. According to police officials, there are a number of unidentified bullies in the scene of the fire… … .

In this way, all the media reported the seriousness of the case based on their actions.

Then, the police delivered a secret through an official announcement.

The site was occupied by an unidentified terrorist group,

Currently, hundreds of employees were held hostage.

Thus, the Republic of Korea turned over again.

But, underneath, something wriggling in the basement… … .

The real threat was not yet noticed by anyone.

***

“… … Look over there! It’s the Cobra Squad!”

“Other real! They came!”

Gangdong-gu Alchemy Research Complex terrorist site,

Such a cry was heard at the player armed forces unloading from a bulletproof truck.

The Cobra Squad is a team specializing in ‘sniping’ among the 999 Special Mission Battalions, and has solved a number of serious situations at home and abroad with the team leader as the A-class shooter player.

click! click! click! click!

With the appearance of the Cobra Squad, reporters lifted the camera first.

“—The article with their photos was a scene that couldn’t be missed because the click-through rate was extraordinary.

Cobra Squad! I believe!”

“Ask for good results again!”

There were even reporters who cheered with self-interest.

Like this, these were also players who were joining the ranks of the “heroes” of Korea.

However, their faces covered by face masks were crumpled.

“Hah……what a fucking situation is this on a good day?”

“That’s right. What kind of cubs are playing hostage these days…”

The reason is that the main goal of this operation is to rescue hostages.

No matter how much this was 〈999 Special Mission Battalion〉, hostage play was a headache.

“Damn, that’s the guys armed with guns too.”

Normal firearms are not a threat to the player, but are more dangerous to civilians than anything else.

And no matter how good the skill is, you can’t turn the muzzle aimed at the hostage’s head.

In other words, the way to expect “negotiation” was inevitable, and the operation had to be very long.

“Ha……it’s good for the eyes to be troublesome.”

They soon gathered in the operation command post, and the operation team leader, Lieutenant Colonel Oh Seong-hun entered.

He was an A-class wizard-based player, and he was a person with thick bones in counter-terrorism operations.

“Okay, everyone’s seated, so let’s start the briefing.”

It was Oh Seong-hoon, who has solved dozens of counter-terrorism cases so far, but now his face is dark.

And the first word he gave was also more pessimistic than ever.

“… … Things are worse than expected.”

When he operated the remote control, the projector turned on and a screen appeared on the screen behind his back.

It was a picture of the lab as if it was taken with a drone camera,

Inside the window, masked terrorists were armed with AK-47 rifles.

“The number of terrorists currently identified is 18, armed with automatic rifles and explosives. And…… Some hostages are said to be wearing bomb vests with mana circuits.”

With that said, the entire crew had no choice but to harden their faces.

“Ha, crazy…… a mana circuit bomb!”

The mana circuit bomb, the explosive switch was ignited the moment the caster’s life was cut off.

If there is such a thing, ‘sniping’, the most important method in counter-terrorism warfare, becomes impossible.

In other words, it was safe to assume that there is virtually no “helpless” way to rescue hostages as of now.

“A pair…… these are pretty big bad guys, what’s the identity?”

“That too……there is no information yet, and it is unclear where it has penetrated.”

“Hah…… Then what do they want? Shouldn’t we just listen to this?”

When faced with such a challenge, it was best to have a smooth “negotiation”.

“There are no special requirements yet, and I’m just repeating that if I do it, I will kill everything.”

It’s a hostage play where the reason for the unidentified terrorist group is unknown… … .

It was a moment when the room for “negotiation”, the first stage of the hostage rescue operation, was broken.

“If so, does that mean that the purpose is not at least’money’?”

“Yeah, maybe I’m taking time to get some technology out of the lab.”

A vague situation in many ways… … A sigh flowed from place to place.

“So, for now, I will continue to talk with them and focus on grasping their intentions. Meanwhile, Team 2 Elementalist Duo puts spirits into the building and examines the internal situation.”

In the end, it was all about just “watching” for now.

Not as short as two hours passed without being able to do anything like that. It was a natural reaction for the media to start expressing doubts about the police, who couldn’t cope with anything.

-… … With 298 hostages now known to be held inside the Institute Building B, police officials say they are attempting to negotiate with terrorists. However, for more than two hours, there has been no progress in negotiations, and the safety of the hostages has not been confirmed.

In addition, 〈Cobra Squad〉, which gained fame by successfully carrying out the previous two counter-terrorism operations, has been mobilized, but they also have no particular trend, so there are few clues to solving the problem… … .

“Ssang, the civilians look like pieces of meat. How do you get in there?”

“Ah, Sergeant Koo, the main tank should always be cool, not excited.”

“Nemiral, if I’m cold, will there be a mana shield for the hostages inside?”

While listening to the news report from the car radio, the members of the Cobra squad sharpened their teeth.

“Hah……Hey, when our ransom is soaring, does this shit happen?”

As the reporters responded earlier, the “Cobra Squad” was gaining tremendous popularity.

It was because he got into the ranks of heroes by solving the last three operations very nicely.

If another thing was taken care of this time, their stock prices would rise to the sky.

And in other words, it meant that if it failed, the stock price could plummet overnight.

“Oh, this is the timing shit, really.”

They weren’t entertainers, but they had no choice but to care about the fame that spreads in the world.

Because that reputation determines one’s “random price.”

Although a state official, a successful player was able to negotiate a ransom with the state.

In other words, the grade was money.

“Oh, I was thinking of going to the guild attack team leader after having been in charge for about half a year and paying a little ransom…”

“Ah, do you think the team leader will let you go? You will have to do it for two more years.”

At that time, a loud sound began to come from somewhere.

Dudududu——

“……Well, what are you talking about? Isn’t that a helicopter?”

Oh Sung-hoon, the leader of the operation team, who was looking at the operation board inside the command post, asked,

An administrative deputy slightly lifted the tent at the entrance of the command post.

A helicopter was landing on an empty lot about 50m from here.

“Well…… there wasn’t any news that someone was coming?”

If it’s enough to appear in a helicopter, he’s a pretty high-ranking person

Oh Sung-hoon, who was in charge of this operation, had no choice but to feel an instinctive grudge.

At that time, Oh Seong-hoon’s deputy belatedly delivered the news.

“Well, team leader! An emergency order has just been issued from the top!”

“It’s about working in cooperation with the support forces that will arrive soon.”

Oh Sung-hoon frowned at the words.

“… … What? I don’t have a shortage of troops right now, but what kind of support troops are you suddenly? Who order is that?”

“Uh…… the general manager called me directly, and that’s the Blue House order.”

“My wife, the Blue House…….”

Here, the Blue House did not mean the President, but meant 〈National Gate Response Strategy Office〉, an organization directly under the President.

Intervening directly from there… … This was quite unusual.

‘Is there anything in the basement of that research institute?’

Therefore, Oh Sung-hoon had such doubts.

“So, didn’t you tell me who the great support force you’re going to put in?”

On the one hand, I was excited about who was the great person the Blue House dispatched.

“Well, it’s an AMT soldier…… Sergeant, Sergeant Lee Hyun-wook.”

***

In the helicopter going to the site, Lee Hyun-wook told the current situation to team leader Lee Kyo-jun.

“… … It is difficult to rescue hostages because the terrorists even mobilized the “mana circuit bomb”. And as a result of checking the on-site CCTV, there is no sign of external penetration, so I suspect the use of the portal.”

However, all of them were already known.

And they knew the hidden facts that even these people didn’t know.

‘The terrorists who occupied the institute in the first place are not an outside invasion, but an inside rebellion.’

An alchemy research complex operated by a research foundation established by the second-largest business group 〈Gogwang〉,

There, they were developing a technology that maximizes the efficiency of an energy source called’mana stone’.

‘But it was only a camouflage membrane, and it was actually a blood magic secret research facility.’

Blood magic (血魔法), literally a type of black magic with blood as a medium.

‘The business started after getting 〈Nectar〉, a drink from the gods in Greek mythology…’

Thus, they aim for the obvious hopes and tasks of mortals, such as’immortality’ and’evolution’, but since the magic of realizing the mystery is a real time, it was considered possible.

‘So, those who have a lot of money but have little life left have invested generously.’

With the enormous support of such people, experiments were conducted that broke the taboo by mobilizing all kinds of methods.

And among the contents of the experiment, there was also a study of’objects’ containing the power of’demons’.

‘… … As time goes by, researchers fall into the temptation of the devil one by one.’

The group of demon worshipers thus formed, they were the ones that caused this incident today.

At that time, the helicopter landed on the vacant lot.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, you’ve arrived. It’s probably your last mission as an AMT soldier?”

Lee Hyun-wook still had the’duty mission period’ left. Under the protection of Woo Sung-moon, he is actually working like a civilian, but he was officially an AMT soldier. That is why he was still wearing AMT combat uniforms.

Lee Hyun-wook got off the helicopter, covering his face with a mask.

The fact that he came here should not be leaked to reporters.

At that time, someone walked out of the command post. AMT black combat uniform, lieutenant colonel rank.

“Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, I’m Sung-Hoon Oh, the leader of the operation team. You’re a soldier, but you’re not actually a soldier now, and you’re a person who’s going to be a huge giant in the future.

He spoke somewhat sarcastically and reached out his hand.

“… … I don’t care. You can do whatever you are comfortable with.”

Lee Hyun-wook said so, and held the lieutenant’s hand as a sergeant.

Now, there was no need to bend over to the military officers.

Following Lee Hyun-wook and Oh Sung-hoon, he entered the operation command post.

“As expected, the savior in Seoul is different, but different. Do you want to participate in the operation while riding the Blue House connection?”

In fact, Lee Hyun-wook thought that after a certain amount of time, he would come out to Woo Sung-moon.

But unexpectedly, Woo Sung-moon first contacted me and asked me to resolve this hostage play.

It was said that Lee Hyun-wook’s “metal control” could neutralize the hostage criminals’ “firearms”…

‘Once, the fact that Woo Sung-moon asked for himself… … It means that he is also aware of something.’

It seems that Woo Sung-moon was expecting some of the disasters that swelled here.

However, it was still impossible to stop the catastrophe from erupting.

“My ability is specialized in rescuing hostages, so I was dispatched after receiving an order. Thank you very much.”

“……Specialization, how can you help to rescue the hostages?”

The day stood at Oh Sung-hoon’s repeated questions.

It was worth it.

Counter-terrorism experts themselves are wasting hours, out of nowhere—and they appear alone and say they can fix it.

‘Yes, they will have no choice but to be anxious about the situation and myself… … .’

Not surprisingly, all the members of the special forces in the command post opened their axes and looked at Lee Hyun-wook.

“What I can do is simple. I can control the guns of the hostages.”

“Oh, can you literally think of pulling the trigger in terms of physically limiting it?”

“Yes, you can bend the muzzle or make the inner bolt inoperable.”

At that time, a snort was heard from one side of the command post.

“No, no, I would have dealt with it in the first place with a gun, we’re not stupid…….”

It was a captain-class man who muttered so much.

His name is Gil-Hyun Lee,

Seeing that he was holding an arrow, he seemed to be an archer, perhaps a member of the Cobra Squad.

With his arms folded, he stared at Lee Hyun-wook.

“Hey, hero Nari, have you ever heard of a mana circuit bomb?”

“Yes, I heard that too, and it also requires bombs and metal triggers in the end.”

Lee Hyun-wook replied without hesitation.

“And when you look at the bomb vest in the picture taken by the drone camera, it looks like the same model that happened in the hostage play in Hersson, Ukraine, 8 months ago. It’s made in Hungary. It is connected to the caster’s body by’mana’ and when the caster dies,’mana’ The circuit’ is going to be the way the’trigger switch’ is pressed.”

“…….”

“In other words, I can control that metal trigger switch.”

This is easy to say, but in fact, it was a problem that required a high degree of concentration.

However, Lee Hyun-wook had the confidence to do it. It was because I had already done it.

“And if there’s another way…… so even if it’s a type of magic circuit that doesn’t require a metal trigger, you can defeat the magic caster without killing it.”

“… … how?”

“Everyone will have a bunch of metal objects on their body.”

Almost all objects and weapons in this world are made of “metal,”

Therefore, unless Lee Hyun-wook is specifically prepared, it can be overpowered with only his hand gestures.

Upon hearing that far, Oh Sung-hoon nodded.

“Well, that’s good. In the first place, your order isn’t something we can object to.”

He, too, would not like Lee Hyun-wook’s appearance, but the success of the operation was more important than his personal feelings. And on the one hand, I wanted to confirm with my two eyes the true face of the’hero’, which only had this rumor.

“Now, then, Sergeant Hyun-wook Lee, we have to match the autographs with the snipers on our side, so now…….”

However, Lee Hyun-wook shook his head before he even finished speaking his words.

“No, you don’t need sniper support. I’ll take care of it from start to finish.”

“-what?”

One of the sniper agents, Lieutenant Gil-hyun Lee, stepped up again this time.

“Now, you don’t need us? What kind of operation doesn’t require sniper help?”

The Cobra Squad, they pride themselves on being the best sniping squad.

That’s why I got upset at the saying that I didn’t need a sniper.

“Rather, it could be dangerous if there were disparate links between my controls. A sniper’s bullet or arrow could hit the metal I control and be grenade and hostage.”

Now, this blue young man was insisting that he would do this operation on his own.

“Hey, I know you’re good, but do it in moderation.”

Lee Gil-hyun said so, spurring his seat and woke up.

“Hah, to come and treat us as a bridesmaid… I know you’re a handsome person, but this is completely different from what you’ve been through. Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the best hero in our history, will not be able to fight against terrorism. But the hero is a hero. How long have you been called, the realm of others—”

“Lieutenant, stop—just do it there.”

“Ha- Manager, no, this is not the team leader. In this important work, such a child…….”

Lee Hyun-wook also refused to put up with this and threw a word.

“Captain Lee, I’m sorry, but it’s an important case, so I’m here.”

“What?”

“Because you’ve been doing nothing so far, you’ve been replaced.”

Those words were full of confidence.

“… … You’re crazy, let’s see how well you’re doing.”

Lee Gil-hyun said that and then went out.

***

Alchemy Research Complex Building B,

Eighteen terrorists held the AK-47 and were on the lookout.

At that time, a man jumped up among the hostages.

“Damn— Hey! This mount! Please, talk to me!”

Screaming

Four guns were aimed at him.

“How can you do this to us! Just say a word!”

“… … Dr. Oh, keep your mouth shut. Do you want to be thrown underground over there?”

“Hey, I’m a son of a bitch! You, know how much you earn, what are you doing?”

As you can see from this conversation, terrorists and hostages, they were once companions.

“Uh, how to eat a pot of rice… How to do that, to those monsters….”

He muttered that way and looked into the eyes of a man named Lee.

His eyes were somewhere strange. On the other hand, the black man shone with a dark red light.

“Yeah, too! Those eyes…… All of you are not normal!”

If you think about it, someday, there were rumors in the company.

Black magic research was conducted underground, and at 4 am every day, members of the department had a ritual of demon worship. It was literally rumors and there was no way to confirm its reality. But now this situation, and what is going on in the basement of the research center like hell… … All of that was real.

“You guys, you guys from the ancient relic research line, you’ve got your hands on strange objects and you’ve finally gone crazy!”

“Ha…… I can’t. Oh, doctor, you have to go down to the basement.”

When Lee said that, two terrorists approached and grabbed his arms.

“… … Oh, no! No! Put this!”

“No, so you’re silent. Why are you having a seizure all of a sudden?”

They dragged a man called Dr. Oh to the elevator.

Then I opened the elevator door, and there was no elevator, only dark darkness.

They threw Dr. Oh into it.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

His screams fell down there, getting more and more blurry,

Soon the moment the sound ended, a completely different strange sound came.

Kyaah ah——

The sound of boiling phlegm, the sound of biting something, and the sound of chewing and swallowing… … .

“…….”

Hearing the sound, the other hostages were forced to tremble.

At that time, a terrorist approached Mr. Lee.

He shook the mana messenger, making the impression that he was annoyed.

“Ha…… Chief, you’re saying you’re coming in for negotiations again?”

“Tsu, are you still not aware that this is not what we want?”

All they wanted was to hold on to the time, down there until some work was done.

“If you come up on your own, they say you’ll be shot at the hostages.”

“By the way, couldn’t those cubs approach them with stealth-like skills?”

“No, I’m not going to do anything to kill the hostages.”

He was so sure.

“In the first place, they don’t even know what’s going on underground, and they’ll only be watching one hostage life…”

But saying so, I turned my head.

At that moment, I noticed a strange face standing at the entrance of the building.

he is… … He was wearing a black combat uniform.

Jerk— Jerk—

Such a person shouldn’t be here, but is it because he was walking too proudly… … Mr. Lee momentarily blurred his judgment and stared at him for a few seconds.

“—You, you, what are you!”

He shouted somewhat late, so.

However, the answer that came back was so absurd.

“… … I came to negotiate hostages.”

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