Steel-Eating Player Chapter 9

9. Itaewon 2-dong, gate blockade operation – 1

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Lee Hyun-wook found the target right away, but it still took about 5 minutes. I looked around and pretended to be worried.

This is because it seemed very strange to make a choice as soon as you walk in.

“Oh Lieutenant B, please use that 554 sword again.”

Hyunwook Lee recited the serial number of the stand.

“okay.”

Oh Jeong-tae operated the management device and the mechanical device moved and took out the item. Oh Jeong-tae then drew and confirmed the information…

“······Hmm, Hyunwook, I don’t think this is a good idea?”

he asked, tilting his head.

“Isn’t it because you’re F-rank that you’re smart about choosing good items? This is before you own it, so even if you are discharged, it belongs to you. Did you know that?”

He asked because he thought the value of the item was low, but now that its potential has not been revealed, the item information that the player can check will be very shabby.

“Yes, I knew and chose it. It’s okay, so give it to me.”

“Really? I ask again. Even if I regret it, I don’t know.”

“Yes, I will decide on that.”

Captain Oh Jeong-tae nodded with a bitter expression.

“Then what do you know? I can’t help it. Oh, I’m sorry.”

As such, no one yet knows what value this item has.

“Now take it.”

When Lee Hyun-wook accepted the item, brief information appeared before his eyes.

[Item information]

– Name: Cloud Sword

– Effect: Absorbs water and emits ‘water fog’.

‘It’s quite light.’

At first glance, it looked like a bronze sword, but it was longer than that. The sword body was about 70cm long, which was the perfect size to swing with one hand.

And the blade had a unique wavy pattern, and at first glance it felt like Damascus steel.

‘The center of gravity is just right, and it’s definitely a weapon that Youngjun Choi would like to use.’

Later, after Choi Young-jun’s main weapon was damaged, he quickly took out anything from the battalion’s armory and used it, and at that time, he caught this ‘cloud sword’ in his hand.

And with an accidental opportunity, he unleashes the potential of this weapon.

‘I’m sorry, Choi Youngjun’s second sword, but I have to get it first.’

The real name of this item, which was revealed after the potential was released, was ‘Unsa Amsu’.

In the myth of Dangun, the three weather gods who came down to earth with Hwanwoong are Pungbaek, Usa, and Unsa. Among them,

Unsa, the god of clouds,

and his dark hand, the female beast.

‘If you interpret it as Unsamsu, it means a sword-like entity hidden in the clouds.’

What is a sword hidden in the clouds?

That meant thunderstorm

.

In other words, when the potential is unlocked, the power of lightning can be used.

‘The combination of steel and lightning was the best.’

Most metals are conductors, so electricity flows very well.

In other words, if you hit the metal controlled by Lee Hyun-wook and make it flow, it becomes a more powerful weapon than you think.

‘Above all, it can escape the limitations of physical attacks using metal.’

In this way, the steel contained lightning.

***

Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Kim Kang-seok placed the drip coffee he had brewed in front of Warrant Officer Cheon Myeong-ho.

“thank you. “Wow, it smells good.”

“As expected, you have sense. These are premium coffee beans from Guatemala.”

Warrant Officer Cheon Myeong-ho was a fairly important figure within the AMT, and whenever he visited other units, he would be invited by the unit commander for refreshments.

“I think this is probably my first time seeing Warrant Officer Cheon since the ‘Battle of Gwangmyeong Ogre’.”

“Yes it will. “That was already two years ago.”

“It’s already about that time. “I had just reached grade B.”

As the two were early members of AMT, they fought together on many battlefields.

“How is it that the Black Tiger Unit is doing well these days?”

“This place always suffers from lack of manpower.”

After some formal greetings such as asking about the current situation, the main topic soon came out.

“Hmm, I guess the reason you visited our unit was Sergeant Choi Youngjun?”

Youngjun Choi was, of course, that name.

“Oh, that’s right. “There are rumors about that friend.”

“Yes, it’s great. But this is because I am on vacation… If you had contacted me in advance, I would not have wasted your precious time…”

“Thank you for your consideration. However, if this comes up suddenly and is proposed, there is a high chance that the person involved will be embarrassed and momentarily tempted to sign the application for a non-commissioned officer position. It’s a kind of psychology. Haha, kids these days are all trying to join guilds, so they are even coming up with their own persuasion strategies.”

Cheon Myeong-ho smiled shyly.

“Tsk, these days, even if you become C-rank, the guild will take you, so it has to be that way. But Choi Youngjun will think positively. “Because I am a friend who understands the honor of a soldier.”

Starting with those words, Kim Kang-seok started telling stories about Choi Young-jun.

Although his tone was quiet, the content was closer to boasting and publicity, but in fact, it was a recommendation for the talent he had trained.

However, Cheon Myeong-ho’s interest seemed to lie somewhere else.

“Battalion Commander, actually, I haven’t been able to watch that friend fight, so I can’t evaluate him yet.”

What he meant was that he no longer wanted to hear Choi Young-jun’s story.

“Ah, I forgot for a moment that Warrant Officer Cheon always judges by looking at things in person.”

“It is a terrible disease that I have. Well, by the way…”

Cheon Myeong-ho’s eyes lit up as he wondered what he was going to say.

“I accidentally discovered a very special talent in this unit yesterday.”

This was Chun Myeong-ho’s main point.

“Oh really? What kind of soldier are you?”

“Do you know Corporal Lee Hyeon-wook?”

“Oh, if it’s that friend…”

Kim Kang-seok’s eyes also shone. When the power entered the eyes of that size, it gave off a sense of intimidation like a beast.

“······He’s F-class, but he’s a rare real soldier.”

“······F-class but a born warrior.”

Both answered at the same time.

A born warrior and a real soldier were similar but different evaluations.

“ha ha ha! “I am proud that I resemble Warrant Officer Cheon’s insight even just a little bit.”

“I was not mistaken in seeing that the battalion commander thought so too.”

“Well, then, what made you look so favorably on that friend?”

In response to Kim Kang-seok’s question, Cheon Myeong-ho talked about what he witnessed, Lee Hyun-wook and Lee Won-seok’s duel training. Then, a darker color began to appear in Kim Kang-seok’s eyes.

“······Warrant Officer Cheon, are you planning on bringing that friend into the Black Tiger Unit?”

“It’s not that bad yet, but they did force me to give them my business card.”

“Hmm, anyway, I think it would be unreasonable for an F-class to carry out the important mission of a special warfare raid. Wouldn’t it be better if it was a normal AMT sergeant mission?”

At those words, Chun Myung-ho’s hand, which was lifting the coffee cup, stopped in the air.

“If it’s an ordinary non-commissioned officer, it seems like the battalion commander is also keeping an eye on him?”

Kim Kang-seok smiled faintly.

“of course. Not as a player, but as a soldier, like a great friend. However, I plan to wait a little longer. “Right now it’s just a feeling, but to be sure, I need to give it a realistic mission.”

“Then, can I also observe when such a mission is carried out?”

“ha ha ha! “I guess this means you’re going to compete with me in bidding for the original F grade?”

“I was ready to bet big a long time ago.”

A competition to recruit F-grade players has begun, knowingly or unknowingly.

***

“······Hu!”

Park Jun-mo was hanging on the iron bar, his arms shaking like aspen trees. He took a deep breath and pulled on the iron bar.

“Everyone stand-up!”

And fell.

“hey! “What do you only have?”

“omg! omg! Oh what? “Isn’t it five?”

“Hey, you didn’t even get halfway up. Honestly, these are four.”

Min-Tae Ahn, who was laughing like that, had just come down after completing six.

“Uh… I think my arms will break after three sets.”

As Park Jun-mo whimpered, Ahn Min-tae clicked his tongue.

“Tsk, tsk, it’s okay if it’s worth it. Yesterday, if it wasn’t for Corporal Hyun-wook Lee, you said you would have stopped breathing?”

“Black! That’s right. “Thank you again, Corporal Hyunwook Lee.”

Hyunwook Lee, who came down after completing 5 sets of 20, nodded.

Meanwhile, his body had increased considerably over the past few days. Now, even with clothes on, his muscular body was clearly revealed, and it was the result of exercising while drinking a recovery potion by squeezing out the missing reward points.

“Wow, you did 5 sets with 20 each…”

“Aren’t you doing better than most athletes at this level?”

The squad members couldn’t help but admire. It was probably the first admiration for him.

“But guys, don’t push yourself too hard from day one.”

Lee Hyun-wook said while looking at the squad members whining while hanging on the iron bar. But the guys shook their heads even though they let out a rough breath.

“I am still fine.”

“I can still do three more sets.”

“Then I’ll do just one more set!”

Everyone seemed to be determined somewhere.

I don’t know what effect Lee Hyun-wook’s appearance and words had yesterday, but seeing how many people who didn’t exercise before came out and pulled the bar, it seemed like he gave them a positive impression.

However, such appearances did not look good in the eyes of the other squad members.

“Hey, look over there, what are the support squad kids doing all together?”

When I saw the 5th squad members gathered in front of the iron bar, I snorted and passed by,

“······Hey, shush!” Corporal Lee Hyun-wook is here.”

When Lee Hyun-wook looked at him, he avoided his gaze.

Yesterday’s image of him overpowering the barbarian with such ease seemed to have been properly engraved in his mind.

“omg! don’t make eye contact He might come running and kick him.”

“Or get on the back and choke it…”

However, Lee Hyun-wook didn’t care at all about what others thought. Because the real important thing wasn’t that kind of gaze.

‘It’s about time to explode.’

He checked his watch.

As he experienced once in the past, an order to launch an operation is soon given.

“Ahn Min-tae. Let’s go with the kids.”

“yes? Why are you already in? Is it not too far before the dinner meeting time?”

Ahn Min-tae asked with a puzzled expression.

‘I won’t be able to eat that dinner.’

Soon the gate would open in the Weisu area and monsters would pour out, so there was no way there would be time to eat.

“I saw the Operations Manager, who had just left work, going up to the main office. Seeing that he is wearing his main weapon, the ‘Long Bow’, it seems that he will be put into operation soon. “Our company is the ‘advance team’ this week.”

The advance team refers to the company that arrives at the operation site first after the 5-minute waiting period when the gate opens within the guard area.

“yes?”

“Is that true?”

And if it was something that would warrant the operations manager returning to the unit armed with his main weapon… no matter how much he thought about it, they all knew from experience that the only thing they could do was ‘operation’.

“Oh please, I hope not…”

however······.

‘This lie was plausible.’

It was a blatant lie that Lee Hyun-wook saw the head of the operations division, and that he was the head of the operations division armed with the main weapon.

I didn’t even know whether the head of the operations department would leave work, but it wasn’t a position that warranted leaving work this early in the first place.

‘Because it’s easier if I go in first and prepare.’

It is natural that it is much easier in many ways to mentally prepare and go up in advance than to rush up and prepare your gear after hearing the announcement of the operation. While the other squads were going about their normal daily lives without knowing anything, the 5th squad, with all 9 members in total

, It was able to be placed in the living room.

however······.

“hmm······.”

They believed Lee Hyun-wook’s words and slowly prepared their military uniforms, looking up at the speaker with a curious mind…

“Hmm…”

Nothing happened for over 5 minutes.

“Isn’t it too peaceful considering that Corporal Lee Hyun-wook, the operations manager, came in armed?”

While everyone was raising their voices in doubt, Ahn Min-tae glanced at Lee Hyun-wook and asked.

However, Lee Hyeon-wook had already packed all his military equipment.

“Ahn Min-tae. Then the gate will warn and open? All of you, get ready quickly.”

“That’s true, but…”

– Hook!

At that moment, the broadcast turned on and someone’s breathing was heard.

“uh!”

– ah! ah! The Operations Manager is spreading the word!

“This is the real Operations Manager!”

“Be quiet.”

Are Hyunwook Lee’s words true?

Ahn Min-tae swallowed dry saliva and waited for the next part of the broadcast.

-······All of the 1st Company! Emergency dispatch due to a gate in the Weisu area! Spread the word once again! Everyone in the 1st Company! Emergency dispatch due to a gate occurring in the guard area!

“······shit!”

“Quickly dress up!”

It was all true.

At the same time, someone started shouting in the hallway, and the sound of the 1st Company troops scattered throughout the barracks was heard running down the hallway to the dormitory.

“Ah!”

“Run quickly!”

AMT’s emergency dispatch was a common occurrence, but the urgency was always the same.

“Move quickly! “The longer you delay, the more civilians lose their lives!”

The 1st Platoon Commander’s shout echoed through the hallway.

“Squad 2! why are you so slow Where did you go and are you coming back now?”

“I’m sorry! I went to the PX…”

Literally, it’s an emergency call. Depending on where the person to be dispatched was, there was bound to be a marked difference in response speed.

In other words, the 5th squad, which had already gathered in the dormitory and prepared for dispatch, was able to respond more smoothly and thoroughly.

“Corporal Lee Hyun-wook, everyone is ready!”

“Okay, let’s move to the meeting point.”

Meanwhile, the other squads were still scrambling to pack their gear.

“uh? What are they doing, are they already leaving? Isn’t it 5 minutes? How are you so fast?”

“Wow, didn’t you know that much in advance?”

In their opinion, it was an unbelievable speed.

And the 1st platoon leader’s shout was heard from behind the 5th squad going down the stairs.

“hey! what are you doing! Do you have time to chat? “The 5th squad has already prepared and is heading down!”

The evaluation system of this military organization was usually a relative evaluation.

If there is someone who is good at it, the rest are just worse than him.

“1st squad, 2nd squad, you bastards! “You are still part of the first line of our company! Huh?”

This was the moment when the 5th squad led by Lee Hyun-wook, who had been ignored as the weakest, took the lead for the first time, albeit in a small way.

And Lee Hyun-wook could guarantee that the strides would get bigger and bigger.