Episode 212 [ Final Battle – 4 ]
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When Lee Hyun-wook passed through the White Hall and arrived in Suwon, there was still quite a bit of time left until he arrived in Seoul. Inferno occurred. I took out two Levitains.
Go—o—o—o——
She walked forward and slowly tilted the large sword larger than her body in both hands from side to side.
Then, the sword body, which seemed to be made of hardened magma, rose up and—
Puff—Uh—Uh—!
Immediately afterward, a huge pillar of fire rose to the left and right as if it were exploding, giving the appearance of spreading wings.
It was beautiful and powerful, like a fire bird from mythology such as the Phoenix or Suzaku.
And as she moved her hands, it seemed as if the wings had begun to flap…
Quad-de-d——!
As the two flame wings touched the buildings on both sides, the outer walls crumbled like sand castles. The rebar inside melted like cheese, and commercial buildings of about 4 to 5 stories collapsed.
“—Pfft! I can’t breathe….”
“Oh, go inside!”
Ahn Min-tae’s team, who were standing behind her, couldn’t handle the heat even though they were quite far away and ended up throwing themselves into the subway entrance. Then, they tumbled down the stairs and
entered the cold air of the basement, and only then did they start to be able to breathe. “ Wow
crazy… that’s Inferno!”
“I’ve watched a lot of old performance videos and he looks much stronger than that!”
The reason was definitely the two red giant swords, Levathiin.
Every time she swung Levatein once, the streetlight tree building collapsed, and the asphalt within the range began to boil, eventually catching fire and emitting toxic gas. .
And the undead who were swept away by that red blow were reduced to ashes and scattered. As
they advanced with that much firepower, no matter how many they had, it was not an obstacle.
Kkeeeee——
!
Still, the undead army did not stop and continued to attack me. Stepping on the ashes of her comrades, she charged towards the inferno. She threw and fired different weapons, but…
P-s-s-s-s…
Whatever it was, the flames wrapped around her body. It melted when it touched the ‘Flare Field’.
And ‘Levatain’ not only had strong fire power, but also had an option to increase fire-type abilities, so the area and temperature of fire that Inferno could handle had clearly increased. Also,
she About a dozen players were approaching.
“—Protect Inferno!”
They were fully armed with heat-dissipating items and could handle the heat. As can be seen from the fact that they were well-armed, they were members of the Inferno attack team.
They were performing a mission to assist Inferno in wiping out enemies to her heart’s content by casting defensive magic on her and providing close range cover.
“The quadruple shield has been applied to Inferno!”
“Be alert to your surroundings and protect the boss!”
No matter how strong a weapon is, if it does not have protection, it will be destroyed by enemy attacks.
Therefore, many players were bound to come together to protect the main dealer, and at this moment, there were only 18 players guarding Inferno, and their average level was 69.
Inferno opened his mouth as he returned to them.
“Lee Ho-jin.”
“Yes sister! Please speak! “I can hear you!”
The man named Lee Ho-jin took a step closer to Inferno in the dynamic air. Anything more than that was difficult.
“Be more careful than usual. My abilities have increased several times.”
“yes! “For some reason, you’re hotter than usual!”
Without answering, she made the flames even more fierce.
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Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was also watching the scene through the live video of the magic drone.
‘…As expected, I did a good job replicating Levitain.’
Alain Giam He brought all kinds of expensive bribes to approach Lee Hyun-wook, and among them was an item called ‘Extreme Replica (Special)’, which had the effect of replicating a ‘legendary’ grade item with 50% function.
Lee Hyun-wook thought about where to apply it for quite some time.
As expected, the most suitable one was his main force, Moglai… but rather than blindly increasing the number of Moglai, he had to make the optimal choice considering the demon lords and necromancers he would face in the future.
‘They both have something in common: they control multiple monsters.’
And since the most suitable range attack attribute when dealing with human tactics was by far ‘Fire’, Lee Hyun-wook’s choice after making such a judgment was ‘Sword with restored heat’, or ‘Levatain’.
‘It’s proving that my choice was right.’
But I couldn’t just feel relieved.
‘So far, we’re just doing a good job of blocking it, so don’t expect much more than that.’
Even if Inferno had two Levitains in his hands, if the Demon King and Necromancer responded properly, he could have been defeated in an instant.
Since they have already experienced killing Inferno once…
‘For example, they could take out something like Mystiltein or the Spear of Longinus.’
Both items are said to have killed a god, and based on that motif, they were implemented as the strongest weapon capable of ignoring all barriers and killing the player with a single blow.
And Lee Hyun-wook predicted that the Demon King would have brought at least one bag of that item from his dimension.
‘…He’s probably hiding it so he can use it on me.’
However, depending on the situation, the plan could be changed and used against Inferno.
If it even hits Inferno… all the countless defenses protecting her become meaningless.
‘You can even die with a single blow.’
In other words, Seoul will fall into hell again.
That’s why Lee Hyun-wook had to move as quickly as possible.
– Chick— Zeus Ex Machina starts charging.
Lee Hyun-wook turned his head and looked out the window.
Boom – Boom –
A blue giant soldier bigger than most buildings on the ground was moving.
Park Jun-mo boarded Zeus Ex Machina and prepared to break through the seal of ‘Sky Castration’.
“But I’m glad it’s working again.”
It was Zeus Ex Machina, which had been destroyed by Stonox during the previous battle.
However, in order for Laputa to pass through, a fairly large hole had to be made and it had to be moved somehow in order to attack with that much electric current, so even now, blacksmiths including Kang Hee-seol rushed in to inspect it.
‘And there’s something to check before entering Seoul.’
Lee Hyun-wook looked again at one of the system messages that appeared before his eyes—the contents of the second level of the hero’s privilege.
– Congratulations! As [World Quest: Invasion of the Demon King] begins in earnest, the ‘hero’s perk’ has been strengthened to ‘level 2’. *
The Demon King gradually evolves every time he takes a life.
1) All abilities increase significantly (+400%)
2) Resistance to all status abnormalities increases (+200%)
3) The Demon King’s special barrier is increased. You can ignore it.
4) You can receive the ‘transfer’ of an ally player’s abilities.
‘Among these, you must check this 4 times.’
He raised the Mana Messenger:
“…Please send some AMT soldiers to Prydwen now.”
Through them, Lee Hyun-wook planned to test out the new ability of the warrior’s perk, number 4, ‘Ability Transfer.’
Soon, a ROK AMT captain and two lieutenants came to Lee Hyun-wook.
“—Loyalty!”
The tall male captain saluted.
I didn’t know all three of them well, but seeing as they had been carefully selected and sent by Director Woo Seong-moon, they were probably trustworthy elites.
Lee Hyun-wook explained the whole story to them.
Then….
“I….”
The female lieutenant holding the staff behind her raised her hand.
“…It appears that it can also transfer power to that warrior to us.”
She said, looking into the air, possibly at a system message.
It seemed that the trigger for the skill was automatically activated for players who were determined to be in the same faction as the hero.
“Then can I just accept this ‘transfer’?”
“Would you please do that? The term transfer of ability literally means transferring ability. And I don’t know if I can give that ability back.”
The three people nodded at the same time at Lee Hyun-wook’s words.
“Yes, of course.”
“In moments of crisis like this, shouldn’t we focus our strength where it’s needed most?”
“I agree.”
This was a noble response at the same time as it was bold.
“It must have been a difficult choice, but thank you.”
Their levels were 43, 45, 51 respectively, which could not be said to be low.
In other words, it was an ability that had been gained by going back and forth from the firing line for at least several years, possibly more than a decade. A number that is equivalent to the lives of those who have devoted their entire lives to it… Even though it might disappear entirely, I willingly agreed.
Of course, this reaction may have been possible because they were members of the Bihyeongrang team fostered by Director Woo Seong-moon and were armed with patriotism and a sense of duty.
When they stretched out their hands towards Lee Hyun-wook, a blue shimmer spread from their fingertips and permeated Lee Hyun-wook.
Then…
“Uh—half of my abilities just disappeared.”
“…So do i.”
On the other hand, Lee Hyun-wook’s abilities have improved slightly…
– The event buff ‘United Power (Stacks: 3)’ is applied.
* All abilities increase according to ‘stacks’. (+3%)
* The ability The maximum number of stacks is 500.
* The player level required for this ability is 40 or higher.
* This ability is maintained only during ‘World Quest.’
In this way, half of the abilities of the three players were lost, but the ability increase obtained by Hyunwook Lee was only It was a figure that could be considered 3%.
However, Lee Hyun-wook’s thoughts were different.
‘This… is enormous.’
It is 1% per person, but can be used up to 500 people.
‘That is a 500% increase.’
Lee Hyun-wook looked blank for a moment, wondering if this made sense since it meant that a whopping 6-fold increase in ability was possible.
But he couldn’t just like it. The fact that he had this much benefit was a benefit similar to that of the Demon King… perhaps even more deceptive. This is because it can be seen that this is given.
‘The hero receives the abilities of his colleagues. And the demon king… absorbs the life force and gains an increase in ability.’
So, the plan was to swallow Seoul whole.
In any case, in order to build up a stack of this buff called [United Power], the hero must have fellow players who trust him and give half of his abilities… and there are as many as 500 players of level 40 or higher. It was necessary.
‘Hmm… honestly, it’s a difficult condition.’
Who would willingly hand over half of their abilities to a hero? And where would they save 500 people like that? Compared
to the Demon King, who would gain an increase in ability by semi-forcibly stealing the lives of others, it was bound to be a very difficult condition. .
But…
‘…I have it.’
Lee Hyun-wook turned his head and looked at Laputa, drawing dozens of airships filling the sky. Their shadows were so numerous that they made downtown Suwon dark in broad daylight. Also, the players who had gathered to fight alongside Lee Hyun-wook aboard them
. The number of people was in the thousands, and among them, there were quite a few who believed in Lee Hyun-wook and were ready to sacrifice themselves.
Chik-
“Director Zhou, I have a little difficult request for you.”
Lee Hyun-wook carefully sent a mana message to Woo Seong-moon.
Then……
– Chic— If there is anything I can do at this moment, there is nothing difficult.
Even though I hadn’t even heard what the request was yet, I agreed early on.
As always, Woo Seong-moon risked his life in this war. And he believed that the victory or defeat of this war depended on Lee Hyun-wook, and he supported Lee Hyun-wook both materially and spiritually. If it meant giving up his life, he would give it up.
And it wasn’t just Woo Seong-moon who had that mindset. Almost all the players here were like that.
Lee Hyun-wook suddenly realized something.
‘…real heroes who are ready to die for the world.’
These people fought until the end even in their past life and died.
It was selected only from such people.
Lee Hyun-wook asked Woo Seong-moon to gather 497 players of level 40 or higher who could transfer their abilities to him.
And within a few minutes, 497 people were selected and gathered in front of Lee Hyun-wook. Most of them were members of the Bihyeongrang team under Director Woo Seong-moon, but there were also quite a few who were not.
“Well, if it’s about saving the world, it would be better for Steele Lane to have it than for me to have it.”
“…It’s a bit uncomfortable, but the Korean government said they would take responsibility and compensate.”
It didn’t take long before he said,
“Will you accept the event related to the hero in front of you and transfer your power to Steelaine?”
At Director Woo Seong-moon’s words, without any hesitation, they all followed the explanation of the system message that appeared in front of them and began to transfer their abilities to Lee Hyun-wook.
So many lights flew in, whoosh, and Hyunwook Lee was stuck to his body.
“—Tsk!”
As they entered Lee Hyeon-wook’s body one by one and accumulated, he began to feel a strange pain.
“Hu…”
He slowly began to accept the 497 powers.
And soon…
– Event The buff ‘United Power (Stacks: 500)’ is applied.
‘… Done.’
For the first time in a long time, Lee Hyun-wook felt a tremendous sense of elation. From his heart to his fingertips… he could feel the new power flowing like crazy, as if he had not yet adapted to it. ‘
At this level, I can move a lot more weapons at the same time.’
And then—
Pa —Now—Now—Now——!
A blue light exploded from somewhere.
“Aaaaa——!”
Zeus Ex Machina is now operational. Park Jun-mo moved a huge amount of electric current like a storm and struck the dome-shaped ‘Sky Castration’.
T-that-that-that-!
Then, the red chains surrounding the sky began to break one by one.
“—The passage is open!”
– Chick— The Steel Fleet advances toward Seoul.
Team leader Kyo-Jun Lee’s voice.
“Everyone get moving—let’s go again!”
And the players who lost half their strength also busied themselves and returned to their original duties.
Although he lost his strength, he did not lose his courage or mission.
Immediately, the five leading airships entered the hole and guarded the area. Next, Pridwen and Laputa, which Lee Hyun-wook was riding, moved in that order and entered under the sealed sky.
– Spread to the entire fleet. We head to Seoul at full speed.
The steel fleet advanced at full speed, revving its engines, and was able to enter the skies of Gwanak-gu, or Seoul, in just a few minutes.
Then….
– The effect of the ‘Savior of Seoul’ achievement is applied in that area. (All abilities + 100% stacking applied)
In this way, Lee Hyun-wook’s ‘Savior of Seoul’ achievement was activated.
‘If this happens…’
– Current weight of metal that can be controlled: 1002445kg
‘…It has been exceeded.’
Now it is 1000 tons.
It was a number that I could never have achieved in my previous life and that I could not even dare to think about.
However, the ability was achieved thanks to the enormous ability increase requirements of [War Hero] [Hero Perk] [Savior of Seoul] [Dragon Slayer] and the effect of items such as 4 Moglei.
And……
– Congratulations! I succeeded in breaking through my final potential and acquired a ‘characteristic skill’.
Until now, whenever Lee Hyun-wook’s metal control reached a certain amount, his existing skills were strengthened or he gained new skills. That was the most basic way to acquire skills other than level growth characteristics.
And just as I reached 1000t, I gained the skill once again and for the last time when I saw the words ‘final potential breakthrough’.
So this time, the reaction was quite different….
“Huh….”
Lee Hyun-wook felt a certain heat surrounding his entire body.
Strange distortions were occurring throughout the body, as if the structure of the body was being rearranged. As he shook his hands, people around him looked at him with concern.
But Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee were different. Rather, it was a welcoming expression.
“Oh, this reaction is like fainting… You’ve gained a new skill?”
This is because there have been enemies like this several times in the past.
The skill acquired with such a loud omen is…
[Skill Information]
– Name: Lord of Steel
– Grade: EX
– Effect
1) Strengthening: Increases the strength of all controlled metals. Significantly improves it. (Consumes 10 mana per 1 kg)
2) Duplicate: You can ‘duplicate’ metal items of hero grade or lower. However, the performance is limited to 20% and skill use is extremely limited. (Consumes 100 mana per item) )
3) Area: Forms a ‘steel zone’ within a 2km radius for 10 minutes. Within the area, it is possible to create, shape, and fuse metal without restrictions, and the weight limit of metal control disappears. ‘Each of them are tremendous abilities
. In particular, the cloning and domain skills are… worthy of turning the game upside down.’
If this were to happen, the demon king who flew to Seoul to outwit Lee Hyun-wook… would rather be reduced to a senseless beast that entered Lee Hyun-wook’s den on his own.
