Steel-Eating Player Chapter 106

Episode 106 [Blessing and Disaster, Two Meteorites – 1]

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Laputa’s general artificial intelligence The name of Talos was inspired by the ‘bronze giant’ from Greek mythology.

‘So there is actually a body in the form of a giant.’

Lee Hyun-wook remembered when he infiltrated Laputa during the war. At that time, Talos

was the highest level boss monster, reaching a whopping level of 165

in the form of a 30m-tall Orichalcon giant .

‘…That was probably a legendary grade object, right?’

He predicted that the body was also one of Laputa’s ‘lost treasures’ and that a quest to retrieve it would one day be launched.

But now… a slightly different plan came to mind.

That was the inspiration I got from looking at another giant.

Thump—thud—thud—thud—

The ‘Bronze Sentinel’, a war machine made with gnome technology,

was equipped with an AI that was much more backward compatible than Talos.

‘In other words, Talos will be able to control that.’

Lee Hyeon-wook looked at the guy approaching this way and slowly backed away. It was because if he provoked him and the giant cannon on his right arm fired, it could damage the surrounding area.

‘It’s a Gray Dwarf-made gun…’

I’ve never seen its firepower in person, but it was formidable. That’s why I carefully summoned Friedwen so as not to scratch his nerves.

Ugh—

But when Prydwen was summoned, there was a commotion behind him.

“Lee Hyeon-wook! If a battle breaks out here, there is a risk of loss of life! We will issue an evacuation order to the surrounding area, so please wait!”

One of the secret agents of the Bihyeongrang team who was protecting the employees of Kang Jeong-doo’s research institute shouted that. But Lee Hyun-wook shook his head.

“No. There will be no fighting here.”

“…yes?”

He silently stretched out his left hand,

and the Prydwen’s ramp door opened, and four hooks flew out from the towing device—the Adamant Crane—and it flew in.

Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!

Four hooks hit the creature’s limbs. It was tied up by itself.

“…No matter how strong you are, you won’t be able to untie it.”

[Item Information]

– Name: Hook of the World Tree (Skilled)

– Effect: If you hang the ‘hook’ on the end of a vine somewhere and give it mana, you can very easily pull it in with mystical power.

The hook that tied the wings of a group of wyverns not long ago. It was in.

The thing twisted its whole body and pulled the hook back.

Ging—Ging—

But Fridwen didn’t move at all. On the contrary, when Lee Hyun-wook gave him mana, its body began to be dragged into the air. Meanwhile,

Lee Hyun-wook . floated his body into the air and entered Pridwen’s lamp door while using ’emergency return’.

‘If I do this, I can drag that guy to me.’

– Emergency return to ‘Laputa: Order Tower’!

Ugh——

In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed to a bright blue sky.

It was a familiar scene change by now.

It was a teleportation to the airship port of the Laputa Order Tower.

Boom!

The Bronze Sentinel It was tangled in the world tree’s hook, dangling in the air, and was thrown onto the airship’s port as if being dragged.

Kang! Kagagaga——!

At the same time, its blue eyes flashed and the heavy artillery was raised.

Chijijiji——!

Gunshot . Strands of seething red energy—

even Prydwen can’t guarantee if they hit them.

“Damn it—Talos!”

“Yes, I’m ready!”

At that time, the guy trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

‘Okay Talos will take control of that monster’s head.’

But it didn’t seem to happen instantly.

The gun was heated up as if it had reached its critical point.

‘—It’s fired!’

At that moment, Lee Hyun-wook launched the Pridwen, and its body shook and the direction of the gun’s muzzle changed, but red-hot flames spewed out.

Kwa-a-ang–!

“uh!”

A red flash flew towards the upper residential area below… and shattered the objects the dwarves were building.

Light——!

Lee Hyun-wook couldn’t confirm what it was, but considering that it was 5 meters high, it was a fairly large object. I guess… Still, fortunately, no one was caught up in the bombardment…

“Oh! Ouch! no-!”

“What kind of lightning is this!”

The cries of dwarves were heard from a residential area in the distance.

They threw away the beer cans they were holding and ran hurriedly.

‘Well, it will be fixed soon…’

But… it seemed like they would have to make something new instead of fixing it.

After a while . The Bronze Sentinel was subdued by Talos.

The blue eyes that were like the eyes of a monster became somewhat round.

Even at first glance, it was clear that the intention to attack had disappeared.

“The unique ‘unconditional attack response’ imprinted on the Master Sentinel was displayed. It has been removed. You will now be able to subjugate it through control.”

– You can secure the ‘Master Authority’ of the ‘Bronze Sentinel.’

As Talos explained, the ‘Centurion Force’ of the [Signal Core] functions and can be made into a subordinate. A message came to mind. This was the first time I used this function since the Living Armor was subjugated during the 4th wave.

“Even if this thing is outside of Laputa, it won’t go out of control again, right?”

“Yes, a part of me has been cloned and installed, so I will follow the master’s commands, but since I am a clone, my ability to carry out commands is limited.” “Yes, that is enough

.”

Lee Hyun-wook looked around the body of the bronze sentinel.

‘First of all, the body has a blue tint, but it is not true bronze, but an alloy of adamant and mithril. This is called gnome bronze, I guess?’

When I encountered this at the gnome ruins, I didn’t dare to think about destroying it. I could feel its overwhelming strength.

‘I have a proper tank.’

And it uses the ‘Mokwangbajun’ as a power source.

Its first effect, articulation, was its function.

1) Articulation: Demonstrates powerful magical ‘output’ and when connected to a means of transportation, movement speed increases significantly. (+50%)

“Try running somewhere.”

When Lee Hyun-wook gave the order to move, the 4m tall, 855kg large figure stood up and started running over the 150m high airship port. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom

!

It could have been at least 90km per hour

. It seems to have been made based on a single Agni crystal, and it is at least more powerful than Black Rhino…”

It wasn’t something that could be struck repeatedly like Black Rhino,

but it still contained heavy firepower like a true ‘Po’.

“Good . ….”

With this, I obtained a level 115 boss monster mercenary.

“Talos and I think this was a foldable one?”

When this first appeared, I remembered it being rolled up like a ball.

“Yes, it has that function.”

“Okay, fold it well and mount it on the Pridwen.”

It was the moment when a giant robot was added to the aircraft.

***

A few days after that day, Hyunwook Lee’s player rankings were announced.

– At the same time as the ranking update in the third quarter of this year, the domestic ranking search site was paralyzed. Traffic surged with unprecedented interest in Lee Hyun-wook’s ranking…

– Seoul’s savior ‘F Grade’ Lee Hyun-wook’s first ranking was 17th!

– Is the first ranking of 17th place for Lee Hyeon-wook, the best new player of all time, appropriate?

‘Hmm, 17th place…’

Lee Hyun-wook did not trust the ‘player ranking’ as well as the ‘player rating’. Both of them were just artificial systems.

And the method of determining rankings was also very ambiguous. It is said to be based on the player’s past achievements and the results of the past year’s strategy, but the standards are unclear, so questions abound with each update.

‘It doesn’t really matter what rank you place, but I still think it’s a little salty.’

Lee Hyun-wook was not the only one who thought so.

– Lee Hyun-wook’s ranking is only 17th? Is it the player association’s conservative standard? The opaque ranking method has once again surfaced…

Many people responded that they couldn’t understand it.

At that time, a loud noise began to sound beneath his feet.

Ku—gu—gu—gu—gu——!

He was now floating in the sky aboard the Friedwen.

The identity of the roar was a whirlwind caused by Sehee Kim.

“Is that… the skill you gained when you reached level 60?”

Now, this was a dungeon inside a gate open in a mountainous area of Gangwon-do.

Two attack teams from the Hope Guild, Team 1 led by Jeong-jun Lee and Team 2 led by Se-hee Kim, began a joint attack, with Lee Hyun-wook observing. And now, at the end of the attack, a group of orcs

. A battle was going on, and a whirlwind fell on their heads.

Among them, Hani was dancing happily, and

blades of wind were shot out following its movements.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga–!

Those ! Cutting the floor, cutting down trees, and tearing flesh.

I could see five or six orcs falling in an instant.

Of course, compared to the power of Kodo Kojiro that I had witnessed a few days ago, it was a trivial attack, but it was definitely an encouraging enough growth.

She Recently, she took the grading review again, and as a result, she achieved a 4-step increase in grade from 4th tier of C grade to 5th tier of B grade. However, her potential has not yet been

awakened.

‘Well, now she needs to increase her assassination ability as well. uh.’

The reason she was so great in her past life was because of her ‘assassination’ ability.

‘She was both a wind elementalist and a master of assassination…’

She appeared with the wind, shook the enemy’s camp like a storm, tore the target to pieces, and then returned with the wind again. They disappeared together.

That’s why their enemies had to fall every time the wind blew.

Up until now, they had only faced very difficult opponents, so their unique close-combat skills were not displayed, but when they ran in a place that matched her level, they showed their true teeth like this. She was clearly showing it.

Cho—ah—ah——!

She flew with the wind and cut the necks of four orcs.

‘As expected, she was fast.’

Lee Hyun-wook looked at her movements with Hugin’s eyes.

‘But the core is still lacking.’

There was no feeling that the accuracy of the ‘assassination’, that is,

aiming at the optimal point at the best time, was perfect.

Perhaps it was because she had not received proper assassination training?

Originally, she would have had to undergo assassination training in the [Black Tiger] unit.

That was her It must have been an opportunity to greatly improve my skills…

‘I need to think about ways to interact with them.’

Still, it was true that the growth rate was faster now than then.

After a while, the dungeon attack was completed.

Lee Hyun-wook landed Friedwen at the gate exit.

“No, Team Leader Kim, how are you growing so fast?”

The person who said this was Lee Jeong-jun, leader of the Hope Guild Strategy Team 2.

He had been moving with the Steel Company since the 4th wave and had been watching Kim Se-hee’s skills closely, so he could feel her growth.

“Now that I think about it, you and that friend, Park Jun-mo, are both no jokes. It seems like you go up a level every time you meet?”

And those two people had one clear empty set.

“Well, isn’t it because you’ve been hanging out with someone for a long time?”

“Ah, so it was because they were President Lee Hyun-wook’s closest associates.”

That was Hyunwook Lee.

At that time, he appeared behind them.

“Thank you both for your hard work. “It was even better than I expected.”

However, Lee Jeong-jun shook his head with a slightly bitter expression.

“I’m embarrassed because my team and I didn’t do anything special this time. “Team Leader Kim’s 2nd team contributed 74%… I will work hard.

” “That is also thanks to Team Leader Lee’s good support from behind.”

Kim Se-hee said with a wave of her hand, and

Lee Hyun-wook also nodded his head in agreement.

“Yes, I saw it from above too. The two teams worked well together.”

“Haha… thank you. “I will work harder in the future.”

Lee Jung-jun smiled shyly.

They finished servicing the equipment and came out of the gate.

“By the way, boss, why did you attend today?”

Kim Se-hee suddenly asked, and Lee Jung-jun also nodded.

“That’s right. As far as I know, it’s the first time.”

They seemed to think that there was another reason for Lee Hyun-wook’s visit.

Although there had been several attacks so far, they just gave us a few words of advice and a few item support and told us to take care of it.

“Um, no way… is there someone watching us?” “It’s not true, is it?”

“Are you here to see if there is any negligence on duty?”

The two people were talking about this and that, doubting Lee Hyun-wook’s intentions.

“Well, you never know when you might be notified of dismissal, so always be careful.”

Lee Hyun-wook joked like that.

However… it was true that there was a real purpose.

‘Soon, a part of [the Phaethon meteorite] will fall in Gangwon-do.’

Lee Hyun-wook fiddled with an item in his pocket.

[Item information]

– Name: Oceanus guidance device

– Effect: An item whose purpose is unknown.

– You can [evaluate] the item through the Insight Lens.

A while ago, I asked Go Jin-hwa to find this item.

Five days later, information was obtained that the item was scheduled to be sold as a prize at a black market auction house in Singapore, and Lee Hyun-wook again asked Go Jin-hwa to purchase it at all costs.

‘And it really came into my hands like this.’

As expected, Redhall Village’s ability to collect information and supplies was considerable.

Anyway, this was the item that ‘induced’ the meteorite.

In other words, the meteorite falls where this is.

‘I can’t believe something this important is being sold at black market auctions…’

The reason was the same as ‘ancient coins from the underground kingdom’.

At first glance, it was hard to tell its purpose.

‘It seems like the first person who got it didn’t have much notice.’

If you leave the ‘appraisal’ to an A-grade analyst player, you might be able to find out the hidden value, but instead, you would just dispose of it—

‘In a past life, a wealthy person in Vietnam bought this.’

So, the meteorite fell on the wealthy man’s private property…

‘It was a treasure chest that fell from the sky.’

It is truly a bundle of items of enormous value, and at the same time, it changes the environment in the area and allows special material items to grow.

‘Thanks to this, Vietnam’s economic power has increased significantly.’

Lee Hyun-wook remembered the interview he gave with a smile on his face.

He said he had a hobby of collecting items that were looked down upon at black market auction houses, and the moment he saw this item, he felt some kind of fate… It was the best luck in history, and there was an uproar for a while on the air.

Lee Hyun-wook intercepted that fateful opportunity.

“Actually, I purchased land near here.”

Lee Hyun-wook said as if declaring,

“Huh? “Land?”

“I came to see that today. Let’s all go together.”

“Ah, is it planned for development? “Have you heard any good news?”

“…It’s not like speculation.”

…Why does everyone think of speculation first when it comes to buying land?

***

Today, there is never a single day of quiet in the world.

That was natural.

Peace should not exist in games that pursue fun.

Someone once said.

It is natural that the villain side has the advantage in this game.

Because there must be conflict for the game to run.

That is why the villain is always ahead.

– Breaking news! Comet Kim was scheduled to pass by the Earth by 31 million km today on the 21st – Walter’s orbit has been greatly modified, and the NASA has announced that it has a 99% chance of colliding with the Earth. The

world is filled with fear as an apocalypse approaches from space.

And the real name of the meteorite was [Phaethon].

Greece In mythology, it was the name of a boy who was the bastard son of the sun god ‘Helios’ and asked his father to pull the sun chariot. The boy tried to pull the sun chariot and

caused a catastrophe. Due to poor control, he flew too low and fell to the ground. In the end,

he incurred the wrath of the god Zeus and was hit by lightning and fell….

‘That meteorite is an event based on that story.’

Lee Hyun-wook was now in the ‘forest’ in Gangwon-do that he had recently purchased. It was truly a remote place with nothing but mountains visible in every direction. – Currently, there are 14 minutes

left until Kim-Walter crashes into the Earth, but as its orbit continues to be modified, the impact area is shrinking. The situation is not clear!

“…What is happening all of a sudden?”

“What do you mean a meteorite is really falling?”

Kim Se-hee and Lee Jung-jun, who do not know the whole story, could not hide their anxiety.

Lee Hyun-wook decided to confess the truth.

“I’m sorry for not telling you in advance, but… that meteorite is going to fall here now. That’s why I purchased this large forest area.”

Kim Se-hee and Lee Jeong-jun looked like they couldn’t understand those words.

“…Huh?”

“Now… what do you mean?”

Hyunwook Lee took out the [Okeanos Guidance Device] and showed it.

From the outside, it was a mechanical device in the form of a small box.

“This is the item that induces that meteorite.”

“Uh…”

“To put it simply, this meteorite situation is also a kind of ‘event.’”

Oceanus is the name of a river in Greek mythology and was like a ‘garage’ where the sun chariot docked when night came.

In other words, this ‘Okeanos Guidance Device’ pulls the part corresponding to the [Solar Chariot] of the Phaethon meteorite that will split into two.

“But how did you know and prepare for that?”

“Well… it’s a quest related to Laputa.”

It wasn’t true, but they had no choice but to accept it.

“Ah, as expected of Laputa…”

“No, but is it okay for us to stand here?”

Lee Jung-jun looked up at the sky with a blank expression. If that disastrous meteorite falls here as the news warns…

“…don’t we have time to stay like this?”

“Don’t worry, this will protect us.”

Hyun-wook Lee held up the Oceanos guidance device.

“Ah… I guess that’s true, right?”

Lee Jung-jun still had an anxious expression. In fact, it made no common sense to stand where a meteorite would fall.

– This is the news that came in now! After the meteorite broke through the lunar orbit, it is said that it split in two! But it’s still flying towards Earth…

“Well, there are two ways? So, do you both fall here?”

Hyunwook Lee looked up at the sky and shook his head.

“I don’t know that either.”

No, I knew it.

Zeus’s thunderbolt intercepts the sun chariot pulled by Phaethon.

At that time, the sun chariot shatters and control of the sun returns to Helios. But Phaeton was not safe.

He was scorched by fire and said ‘Erida’. If it

is the sun chariot that falls into the [Oceanos Guidance Device], then the other meteorite that falls into the [Eridanos Guidance Device]

is… ‘… Phaethon itself. .’

Phaethon, the Flame Giant… That was a [World Boss Monster].

It crashed into the Philippine Islands and caused a catastrophe.

‘That was also… a villain’s plan.’

The villain takes control of Asia, which was in such great chaos, from Shanghai

, where the [2nd wave] took place, to

Seoul, where the [4th wave] took place,

to the Philippines, where [The Fall of Phaethon] took place .

That was probably the scenario they had planned to take over Asia.

‘ I know that, but I cannot intervene in the Philippines.’

Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to wait and see what the situation was like. In the first place, the Eridanos guidance device would already be in the hands of the villain. Therefore, it was

important to build up as much strength as possible.

‘The meteorite that will fall here is a piece of treasure, so it is safe for the time being. .’

After a while, the eastern sky began to turn red.

Woo—woo—woo—woo——!

The vibrating skull echoed through the sky, making my head go blank.

The meteorite ‘Phaethon’ had begun to break through orbit.

– …just now. Here’s the news! It is said that the Kim-Walter meteorite, divided into two, has changed its orbit in an instant and is falling towards the Korean Peninsula!

– The expected impact area for the small fragment is the mountainous area of Gangwon-do, and the large fragment is expected to be Baeknokdam in Hallasan, Jeju Island… Chijiji ——

Lee Hyun-wook was shocked.

‘—Huh? Wait a minute, where did you just say the big piece of debris would fall?’

However, the voice behind it was not heard. The approach of the meteorite would have caused mana scattering throughout the Korean Peninsula and caused a communication failure. However, Lee Hyun-wook clearly heard that a

large

fragment, ‘Phaethon the Flame Giant,’

was falling into Baeknokdam on Jeju Island, Korean Peninsula. That……

‘…the location of the event has changed.’

Both
blessings and disasters falling from the sky were heading towards this earth.