Episode 132 [ Ancient God, Main Quest – 2 ]
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‘Main Quest….’
achieved in previous life The moment I surpassed my control over metal in this life, the main quest arrived.
Lee Hyun-wook checked the contents once again.
[Main Quest]
– A second chance at life Duty Destiny….
Congratulations! You are doing great with your second life opportunity.
Thus, we were given the destiny to advance to the ‘ending’.
Witness the key elements of this world and take a step closer to the truth!
1) Track down the ‘Black Gate’ that is open somewhere in this world.
2) Past life—Defeat the ‘dimensional shifter’ who will come from the first world.
3) Encounter ‘■■■’ who knows the truth of this world.
The ending The ending to this hellish game… who would deny being able to see that?
‘But they were all vague goals, so I was worried about how to track them…’ The fact that
the main quest content was updated at this time meant that some trigger had been activated.
‘And Sumakt—capturing the loyal servant of the Old Gods, does that mean it has something to do with the Old Gods?’
Other than that, there wasn’t anything special to point out at the moment.
In Lee Hyun-wook’s memory, the exact identity of the ancient god was not revealed until quite a long time into the future.
That would mean that in the past life, the full-scale battle with the Black Orc Kingdom occurred much later than now.
He didn’t expect that he would be dealing with the boss monsters of the Black Orc Kingdom so quickly.
Anyway, even in my past life, a large-scale event related to the ancient gods was scheduled to begin…
‘… but it was put on the back burner as the great war between players broke out, I guess?’
Perhaps events related to the Old Gods did not take place until after he died and the villain was victorious?
In other words, the identity of the ancient god was shrouded in mystery even in Lee Hyun-wook’s future knowledge.
But for now, defeating the enemy in front of me was more important than worrying about problems that could not be solved.
Thump—thump—
The sound of the footsteps of a giant named Sumakt, the Old God’s loyalist, was getting closer.
In order to put that guy to sleep, I prepared a special attack called ‘Ge Borg’, but I only had one chance.
As the opponent was an opponent, if he couldn’t kill him instantly with one hit… everything could have been in vain.
‘All I can do is one hit.’
Therefore, it was necessary to put in some effort to prepare that sure shot…
The first step was to run as far away from the guy as possible.
“Fuck it, step faster!”
A convoy of AMT military trucks was driving at full speed through the empty city center.
Woooooo——!
“If we keep doing this, we’ll get into range, so step on it even more!”
“It’s impossible because the lead vehicle is right in front of us!”
“Damn… why is that big guy so fast?”
Major Kwak Yong-jun, commander of the 1st company, shouted and looked at the side mirror.
Thump—thump—thump—thump—
A huge monster running through the city, shaking the earth… It
was clear that this scene was something you would only see in a Hollywood monster movie.
“Keep that entire army in mind! “I must never get as close as before!”
There was no way I would have the courage to get close to him after seeing him blow up the entire Seoul Station. The remains of the blown building rained down on Cheongpa-dong like a meteorite, devastating the entire area.
Meanwhile, troops from the 5th squad of the 1st company were inside a truck.
“…….”
They all had a frightened expression, but there was a gradation to that extent.
The more senior the soldiers were, or to be more precise, the soldiers who had experienced the 4th wave, the more they displayed a certain sense of resoluteness.
“Hey Kang Min-seok, you don’t look like you’re going to throw up, do you?”
“That’s not it!”
“I asked because your expression looked like it was going to burst out at any moment.”
As Ahn Min-tae said that, he patted the shoulder of Private Kang Min-seok, the youngest member of the squad.
The sound of death coming from behind, but Ahn Min-tae was particularly calm.
“Ah… Sergeant Ahn Min-tae, aren’t you worried about that? ”
Ahn Min-tae seemed a little pretentious to that question, but he answered honestly.
“No, I’m not throwing up, but I feel like I’m going to pee.”
How could you not be scared when you could be blown away by a truck and land in another neighborhood?
“If such a monster is following me and I can’t do anything and I’m not scared, wouldn’t that be foolish?”
“Ah…”
“But… you heard that we are not running away, but moving to the operational area, right?”
He grinned, showing a certain confidence in his last words.
Colonel Kim Kang-seok had previously preached that this process of escape was just a branch of the next operation.
“…That means there is a sure way.”
He spoke solemnly, and Corporal Choi Tae-yong, who was listening next to him, chimed in.
“That method will be centered around Hyun-wook this time too, right? “We know the feeling, right?”
Then, some soldiers started giggling, which was inappropriate for this situation, and Kang Min-seok was still puzzled.
“Is that really true? There is no way to catch that monster…”
He also watched Lee Hyun-wook cut up the monster called Hydra earlier.
But what even he, a private, could know… was that Sumakt was a monster on a different level.
“Yes. “It looks like the proper raid will start soon, so keep an eye out and it will be a good experience.”
Then something passes over their heads.
Woowoowoo——
On the outside, the square flying object was the AD-2, known as Steele Rain’s ‘Weapon Box’ or ‘Iron Cloud’. A total of 22 units were advancing head on against Sumakt.
“Well, it looks like it’s starting soon?”
They opened the subspace all at once and fired steel weapons like missiles.
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—!
But that alone wasn’t enough to even scratch the guy’s tough skin, and he held out both hands as if swatting away insects. As he swung this and that, a strong wind arose, and the AD-2s were pushed far away and crashed into the building.
Bang—!
One of them ended up landing right next to the truck carrying the 5th squad, creating a close call.
“….”
At this, Kang Min-seok’s face couldn’t help but harden even more, and Ahn Min-tae smiled shyly.
“Uh… I guess it hasn’t started yet? Hahaha—”
Before we knew it, we had passed Sookmyung Women’s University Station and reached the Samgak area.
– Chick— Delay operation begins here.
Colonel Kim Kang-seok’s voice rang out from the Mana Messenger in all vehicles.
Then, the troops of the 1st Battalion got out of the vehicles and moved in perfect order.
– Prepare all troops for wide-area skills!
It was a player force that was superior in both quantity and quality compared to when Lee Hyun-wook was in the unit.
After the 4th wave, it was clearly strengthened as it was expanded and reorganized into a specialized counter-terrorism unit.
– Strategy 2nd platoon enters the subway!
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook was in first place with Colonel Kim Kang-seok.
The two got off together and looked at the Sumakt approaching towards Seoul Station.
“Well, I guess my team will need more time to finish the work.”
“Yes, I will buy some time, but… please do it as soon as possible.”
After saying that, Lee Hyun-wook soared into the sky.
Thump—thump—thump—thump—
Even though he was running at full speed and widening the distance, he was already hundreds of meters away.
He lifted up the Mana Messenger and opened his mouth.
“Are you ready, Han Tae-san?”
– What kind of preparation is it? My body is already used to it.
Han Tae-san, who was at the forefront, was wearing the ‘Megingijord’ lent to him by Lee Hyun-wook.
– But where on earth did you get this? This is the real thing….
He rubbed the Megingijjord with his hand, as if he was lusting after it.
“…I’m just lending you that for a little while.”
After emphasizing it again, Lee Hyun-wook took out the world tree’s hook from AD-2 and placed it at his feet.
“I’m going to tie this to the guy’s body somehow, so please do that next.”
If you combine the two items Megingijord and the World Tree’s Hook, Hantaesan’s mighty power is multiplied.
It would be capable of pulling at least one passenger plane by hand.
“Now then, let’s start the raid.”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, mana began to fluctuate everywhere.
– Okay, I’m ready too! Oh
Gyeong-pyo was the first to unleash a magic javelin that was about 4 meters long.
Next, Kang Seo-yoon pulled a string, and mana fluctuated around her.
Next, The Anyang duo combined their mana to create 16 magic circles.
Each prepared the most powerful skill they could use.
Soon, the 1st Battalion’s troops joined in and prepared all kinds of magic, and
the sumakt reached the ‘triangle area range’. At that very moment—
“—Fire!”
All kinds of magic pours over it, and a variety of haze blooms.
Bub—bub—bub—bub—bung——!
But strangely, the speed of its advance did not decrease significantly.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
Why not speed up and attack all those attacks head-on?
“uh?”
Looking at the blood pouring from the whole body like a waterfall, there was damage, but he ignored it and came in.
“Damn, that’s not some kind of Godzilla…”
At that time, a black vortex began to form around the bone hammer in his right hand.
“Oh, it’s coming, that’s it. !”
This time, it was not an ordinary wind pressure attack, but a magic storm filled with black shimmer.
As if waiting, mana shields rose up everywhere.
Qua—ah—ah—ah—ah——!
As the storm scrapes the ground, buildings in the area are lifted like toys and soar into the sky.
Yongsan Elementary School, which was directly exposed to the radius, was completely deleted, as if it had been scraped up with a plow.
“Kwaaaa—”
Some of the magic shields melted away, and AMT soldiers emerged in droves.
-No!
Kim Se-hee threw herself into the Pridwen that was already floating in the sky.
The victims were her successors, the 2nd Company soldiers. That was because it was.
She and Hani controlled the wind and lifted those floating in the air.
But even if they had been rescued that way, not everyone would have survived.
– They guided the guy up to the line of Line 6 like this.
Colonel Kim Kang-seok’s calm voice. The troops began to quickly retreat on foot.
At that time, Lee Hyun-wook lifted five AMT transport trucks and threw them at the guy. They
were heavier than they looked because they contained various metal weapons, but…
‘This is enough for now. do.’
By absorbing the previous nectar, all abilities temporarily increased by 310%.
– Current weight of metal that can be controlled: 46,108kg
The transport trucks flew towards the guy, crumpled like paper and balled up, and
then unraveled again like a skein of thread. I could see it… but it was chains.
Blah—!
Because of its size, it was slow to react, and 16 chains were tangled around its limbs.
But…
Ka-a-a–!
It just held its body. Just by twisting, the thick chain broke in vain.
‘…This was the expected result.’
In the first place, it didn’t make sense to restrain a guy like that with an ordinary metal chain.
But Lee Hyun-wook didn’t stop. If I cut off one, I hung up two.
And even if it was broken, it was woven back together in that split second using ‘transformation’ and ‘fusion’.
The guy was shaking his body back and forth as if he was annoyed, and his gaze naturally diverged.
‘Good.’
Meanwhile, he secretly sent the world tree’s hook and succeeded in tying it to both of its arms.
And he finally reached ‘Line 6’.
– Chick— He reached the checkpoint.
– Detonates upon completion of reception.
At that very moment—
boom—boom—boom—boom——!
A series of explosions occurred underground, shaking the entire area, and at the same time, three moglais fell from the sky and hit the ground around Sumakt—the floor on which they were standing collapsed.
Ku—gu—gu—gu….
Line 6 in the Samgak area is on the 4th floor underground, and a bomb was exploded there, collapsing the entire area.
As a result, the 14-meter-tall giant sank into a deep underground facility.
Soooo——!
Like a brown bear stuck in a hole, only part of its upper body was exposed to the ground.
“Pull down Han Tae-san’s arm!”
At that time, Han Taesan pulled with all his strength the hook of the world tree that was hanging on the guy’s right hand – the vine part.
Whoops——!
The asphalt he was stepping on turned over like mud.
“Master, let’s get started!”
Talos and Living Armor were hanging on the left arm, pulling the vines as if they were playing tug-of-war.
In that way, both of his arms were pulled to the sides, leaving his body defenseless.
– Pfft! Hyunwook Lee Don’t you think this is enough?
It seemed like Han Taesan’s voice was so urging that it was difficult to endure.
But you shouldn’t be hasty.
‘…never twice.’
You have to somehow kill it with one hit.
‘Aim for the heart!’
Lee Hyun-wook exhaled and grabbed the hand that was floating in the air right next to him.
“Emilia, please focus on me.”
– I’m glaring more soberly than ever before!
Saint Emilia Müller was riding inside the Fridwen right now.
Jijijiji——
Lee Hyun-wook blew mana into ‘Ge Bolg’ and an incredible pain went up his arm.
“Pfft. ……”
However, for Lee Hyun-wook, who endured the pain of having his entire body reshaped, it was an ordeal worth enduring.
‘I feel better.’
He slowly raised his arm and assumed a javelin stance.
It was as if he was tied to a spring, and even pulling it was too much.
It
seemed like a tough mana chain was binding the spear in various places.
But he pulled it back and aimed the tip of the spear at the guy. He was successful in doing so.
– Caution! If you use Gebolg’s skill ‘Spear of Death’, there is a risk of serious physical damage! A red
warning message blocking your vision. Lee Hyeon-
wook threw the spear with all his might
as if it were going to pierce through it .
Th—bang— —!
A roaring sound that splits the air and then disintegrates. A red straight line was shot from Lee Hyun-wook’s fingertips and stretched hundreds of meters, and the recoil crushed Lee Hyun-wook’s left hand and dislocated his shoulder. At that moment, Lee Hyun-wook had an intuition. This was one
blow
. If this happens, the war will end.
‘…!’
But wasn’t the guy’s right hand raised?
“Gasp! No——!”
Before I knew it, the Living Armor was rolling on the floor, and three of Talos’ four arms were pulled out and spinning in the air. The guy was tied up. The left hand was torn off.
That huge hand stretched forward to block the crab Bolg.
If the crab Bolg got stuck in that hand, it would only end up sending one arm flying.
‘No… I can control it.’
Lee Hyun-wook closed his eyes and fully felt Bolg moving away quickly.
And he got involved in the movement trajectory of that lump of steel—
he gently adjusted it. At that moment, Bolg, which had been flying in a straight line, made a graceful curve and missed the guy’s left hand.
And—
blah blah blah . —Uh—uh—uh——!
A black spear pierced through the chest of the body containing the godhead, which even an all-out attack could not pierce.
Immediately after, there was a moment of silence, and then
—uh—uh—uh——!
Immediately, a thorn-like black ray of light appeared. It pierced through the guy’s chest.
Then, black rays of light shot out, piercing the nape of the neck, the eyes, the forehead, and the very essence. Even
during that terrible process, the guy couldn’t even scream.
Before even a single voice could come out, his entire head disappeared. Because.
“…….”
No one could move their body or open their mouth.
Everyone was just staring blankly into space.
The reaction was… waiting for some system message.
– Congratulations. ! You have successfully completed the war quest [Apocalypse or Prosperity?]!
* Rewards are given according to achievement points. (1st place)
Soon, a system message appeared intuitively indicating that the war was over.
Wow——!
At that moment, shouts came from all directions . Cheers erupted.
Lee Hyun-wook fell to the floor as if he had fallen.
“Gasp——”
and let out a breath like a death.
Heels rained down on his head.
‘…done.’
Although his entire body was crushed, he survived thanks to the saint’s intensive care.
Now it was time to grab the huge reward.
– congratulations! You have achieved a special achievement.
[List of Achievements]
6) War Hero
– Condition: Achieve maximum achievement in the war event.
– Effect: All abilities increase when participating in a war event (+50%)
‘He’s a war hero… I hope I don’t have to use it in the future…’
Then, the first place reward according to the highest achievement began to appear before his eyes. .
– Obtained Argetlam (Legendary).
It was a gauntlet, and it was softly flowing with a luxurious silver light.
One unusual thing was that it only had one side of the right arm.
[Item Information]
– Name: Argetlam (Legendary)
– Effect
1) Command of the Noble One: The ‘Level 3 Holy’ effect is granted to all weapons and all members.
2) Healing Power: When placed on a wound and infused with mana, it exerts a ‘second stage healing’ effect.
3) Clive Solis (requires conditions): Not currently active.
It is a gauntlet inspired by the prosthetic arm that replaced the severed arm of Nuada, the king of the gods in Celtic mythology. As it is an item imbued with the power of the great god, it was truly a tremendous option.
‘And granting divine power… is exactly the option I wanted, isn’t it?’
Then a second reward appeared.
– Acquired ‘Relics of an Ancient Country’.
* This item is bound upon acquisition.
A bell was attached to the end of a star-shaped metal mass that branched off in eight directions.
Jalang- Jalang-
It was a ‘paljuryeong (八珠齡)’ commonly called a bronze bell.
[Item Information]
– Name: Relic of an ancient country
– Effect: Unknown
‘What is this?’
Judging by the fact that I couldn’t intuitively understand its contents, it seemed to be a puzzle-type item.
But for some reason, I felt like I had seen this whole situation before somewhere.
‘This… feels similar to when I first got Laputa’s master key?’
This war event was as large in scale as the 4th wave.
In other words, the compensation would be at a similar level.
However, the reward did not end there, so I kept the item in my arms for a while.
– congratulations! You have successfully completed the dedicated quest [Reclaiming Laputa’s former glory]!
* Ancient Ruins Laputa’s ‘Master Authority—Colossus Research Institute’ is unlocked.
In the distance, a Gnome-made airship that had crashed near Seoul Station was seen rising into the air.
It was a Giant God Disease Research Institute that itself was an ‘add-on’, and it seemed like it would naturally merge with Laputa.
But this wasn’t the end.
‘Come to think of it, this time you performed three quests at the same time, right?’
– congratulations! You have obtained a hint for the main quest [No. 1: Black Gate Tracking].
Finally…it was the moment to get the first hint of the main quest.
Something that looked like a black bead fell onto Lee Hyun-wook’s hand.
– You have acquired an unidentified black fragment (special).
However, just before confirming the information, an urgent voice came from Mana Messenger.
– Chic— Hyunwook Lee Can you hear my voice?
It was Colonel Kim Kang-seok.
“Yes, I can hear you well.”
– Just now, Director Woo urgently contacted me from Ganghwa Island…
Perhaps a system message was sent there saying that the war event was over.
– Although it is not accurate information, it seems like a ‘transcendent object’ has been born there, and he asked me to come quickly. Goon.
“…Yes?”
– I guess I shouldn’t be late because there are a lot of wolves gathered there…
