Episode 95. [Devil worshipers, street fighting – 6]
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Strangely… no matter how many people die Even though it was a cruel ‘raid’, it could not help but be considered a ‘sport’ and a ‘show’ to those outside the area.
And the most interesting event among them was by far the player-versus-player competition, or ‘PVP’.
“Hey! Turn on the TV right now!”
“Huh?”
“Oh, quickly! I’m joining Lee Hyeon-wook and Okita Kaito!”
“what? Is that real? Wow! “This must be fun!”
At the same time, betting sites were opened and gamblers gathered.
And surprisingly, Okita Kaito was the top dog with (-280). In other words, it was judged that there was a very high possibility that Lee Hyun-wook would lose, as he had to bet $280 to win $100.
This was because ranked players from all over the world had previously dismissed the rumor of the ‘Sword Saint Beater’, saying that it was just a rumor.
No matter how good Lee Hyun-wook was, the prevailing opinion was that it was impossible for the ‘control’ group to beat the ‘warrior’ group one-on-one, even physically, due to the design of the system.
And now was the moment for its reality to be proven.
***
Okita Kaito closed his eyes and took a slow breath.
‘4 minutes and 51 seconds to go…’
What the Shadow Baron wanted was to buy time until the 5 minute ‘Shadow Link’ cooldown was filled. Even though the skill was completely blocked by an unidentified item thrown by Lee Hyun-wook, the second time would not have been in vain.
“It’s 5 minutes for the Sword Saint! Just hold on!”
“Hey! “You’re not rolling your eyes again, are you?”
Yes, Okita Kaito was planning to go one step further.
‘…I will kill that guy within that time.’
He remembered the last fight vividly.
‘At that time, I was honestly careless.’
There has never been anyone who has been able to block the greatest blow of
the Subspace Strike .
Even Guk Pyo-seong, a former sword master who was considered to be the pinnacle of swordsmanship, was unable to calculate the blow and gave up his clothes! So, at that time, I had the confidence that I could cut off anyone’s head with a single sword, but that was… in other words, I was letting my guard down.
‘Now I give my all from the beginning.’
He held a katana in his right hand and a dagger in his left.
“Oh, my punch must have hurt a little. Can you tell I was prepared?”
Lee Hyun-wook said that as if he had noticed Okita Kaito’s strategy.
Yes, it was true.
When Lee Hyun-wook caught the ‘underhook’, he couldn’t use the long sword at all. This dagger was prepared for just such a moment. ‘No matter how bad it is
, Even if you get close, you can win as long as you can use your sword.’
Okita Kaito kicked the floor without answering.
Whoosh—His feet and sword rushed in quickly, carefully and precisely.
Lee Hyun-wook stepped back and slightly moved his left hand.
All kinds of weapons rained down from the AD-1 floating in the sky.
Boom . —!
At that time, the shadow claws extending from under the Shadow Baron’s feet flew towards them, and an AD-1 was crushed and crashed.
Then Seo Eun-ha and Kim Se-hee ran towards it.
“Lee Hyun-wook, we’ll take care of that guy, so focus! ”
Seo Eun-ha fired Holy Light and Kim Se-hee fired Blade of Wind. And the AMT snipers waiting nearby continued to attack.
In this way, a one-on-one duel environment was created.
Sh—sh—sh—sh—sh——!
Dozens of swords and spears flew towards Okita Kaito’s back and side. But that was an already predicted attack pattern.
“-no use!”
Hmph——!
When Okita Kaito swung wide horizontally, a strong sword wind was created as if it were an explosion, sending the weapons flying back and forth.
There were several blades that came through the cracks in the curtain of wind, but he sensed them and even calculated their speed
. ! Chang! Chang! Chang!
His sword, moving like water, bounced off the flying weapon, broke it, and broke it, digging deeper and deeper into Lee Hyun-wook.
‘I can kill that guy.’
No matter how powerful the firepower is,
the person who pulls the trigger is just a piece of soft flesh.
In other words—_
Just one cut and it’s over!’
Chang! Chang! Chang! Chang!
Swords and spears rained down along Lee Hyun-wook’s fingertips, but they did not become an obstacle to Okita Kaito’s advance. He cut them all in two and bounced them away, narrowing the distance between him and Lee Hyeon-wook. And finally, Dan
. He stretched out his sword
two steps away
and reached a striking distance, and a match was made. Kaito Okita swung his sword in succession without using subspace. And Lee Hyun-wook’s movements caught his attack .
It was a scene that surprised the world.
‘Yes, I admit that I am not an ordinary person!’
Kaito Okita also had no choice but to admit it. Lee Hyun-wook’s understanding and sense of the sword was by no means at a normal level.
No, it was in fact the highest level.
It was not a characteristic related to melee weapons, and he had this level of sense. To be honest, I could not understand how this was possible. ‘
…But no matter what, it doesn’t work for me!’
However, Okita Kaito was the best of the best, so he firmly believed that the blade that would be stained with blood at the end of this fight was his.
Chang! Chang! Chang! Chang!
At the time when he was frantically dividing the sum, he opened and closed ‘subspace’ and his The sword disappeared and then reappeared inside Lee Hyun-wook’s sword. Instead of using it from the beginning, he engaged in a frantic attack and defense, looking for an opportunity! ‘—It’s the end!
‘
In that split-second, metal sprouted near Lee Hyun-wook’s shoulder.
It turned into a long blade and struck down Okita Kaito’s sword.
‘What?’
Next, blades sprouted from all over Lee Hyun-wook’s body and shot out.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
‘What! How can daggers shoot out of his body!’
An attack combining rigid body transformation and metal transformation. This was unexpected.
Kaito Okita took a step back to avoid the daggers.
Then, in reverse, Lee Hyun-wook advanced and swung his sword.
Chang! Chang! Chang! Chang!
It was as if the tide of battle had turned. It was a scene:
“Okita, don’t you think you came in too hastily this time?”
And that was right. Suddenly …
Woong
– All kinds of
metal sculptures were surrounded by
him
.
On the other hand, it felt like I was standing in the middle of an ant hell.
“Wow, when did you do this…”
“It would be a mistake to think that when dealing with me, it’s one-on-one.”
Hundreds and thousands of weapons move as if they are alive and breathing. He is clearly a single man, but the power he wields is the scale of an army corps.
Okita Kaito lowered his posture and prepared for their attack.
However, instead of a sword rush, a sarcastic word came out.
“Okita Kaito, you… can’t beat me in the first place.”
Lee Hyun-wook spoke softly as if teaching a child,
“You must have thought that you lost because you were careless at that time, right?”
He was quite taken aback by the words that seemed to have penetrated his heart.
“Shut up, I’ll tear you to pieces in no time…”
Lee Hyun-wook grinned, and Okita Kaito’s eyebrows twitched.
“Think about it carefully, I had to protect the saint at that time. ? So I couldn’t fight the way I wanted. But…”
Lee Hyun-wook slowly raised his left hand holding the sword.
For now, I can only do it my way.
Then, other metals—thousands of metal pieces made in several battles so far—were Lee Hyun-wook’s hands. They gathered behind my back.
Go-oh-oh-oh-oh——!
They gathered together in a spiral shape, forming a huge whirlpool. And the shape changed from time to time, as if they were carrying black waves on their backs, or carrying volcanic ash on their backs. It seemed like it was there.
Go—oh—oh—oh—oh——!
It was almost like an ‘Aura.’ A wave of awe-inspiring light fluttering behind the back of a transcendent being— But as its volume and area gradually increased, It was close to the haze of hell driven by the devil.
Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-!
The sound of the metal pieces colliding together in a thick mass was loud. No matter how brave a person may be, he cannot advance towards that place. It is heading towards the crusher. It was no different from walking…
“Where… can you break through this and aim for my heart?”
Lee Hyun-wook suffered from numerous assassination attempts in his past life.
That’s why he needed Seo Eun-ha as a shield.
But she wasn’t always by my side.
‘So this is what I came up with in my own way.’
Surrounding the body with a steel storm to prevent the opponent from approaching
. Some called this ‘Iron Swarm’.
Lee Hyun-wook drove the Iron Swarm and walked forward.
Ka—ga—ga—ga—ga——!
With each step he took, the asphalt in the area was torn to shreds.
“Wow, do you think that kind of trick would work?”
Huh—ugh——!
Okita Kaito sent a powerful sword wind and took off some of Lee Hyun-wook’s iron swarm. But that was only a moment, and the steel aura that had been pushed away for a moment was soon restored to its original state.
‘…What is so heavy?’
Kaito Okita felt that each and every small piece of metal flying around Hyunwook Lee’s body was heavy. It seemed as if someone was tightly grasping the small, light things floating in the air.
The reality was an incredible level of metal control.
‘Lee Hyun-wook… He has become much stronger than the last time we met.’
Okita Kaito lost his direction of action and had no choice but to stop.
That meant… it was a situation of a single person.
Ka- go-go-go-go–!
‘Is it even worth fighting against that alone with a sword?’
It was like stepping into hundreds of blades.
‘Holy shit… how…’
Okita Kaito slowly realized. Lee Hyun-wook had grown at an unbelievable rate during this time, and now his sword had become a lump of hard-tanned steel that could not be broken… And the moment his will
broke like that, everything was resolved.
Lee Hyun-wook rushed forward, and Okita Kaito took a step back.
Lee Hyun-wook’s iron swarm came together and swords and spears were produced and fired, and Okita Kaito waved his sword and struck them down in order to survive.
visor! visor! Jump! visor! Jump!
But that was all it took to block it. Even the pieces of metal that had been smashed with a knife came together and flew back into swords and spears.
‘Do you really have enough mana to keep shooting all this?!’
Okita Kaito screamed inside.
visor! visor! visor! visor! visor!
No matter how I thought about it, an offensive of this magnitude would have meant running out of mana.
‘It’s a scam… It’s a scam!’
And the Iron Swarmer continues to expand like a nightmare.
Its shadow fell over Okita Kaito’s head.
“— It’s a fucking scam!”
Just before it devours Okita Kaito like that—
“Sword Saint, take a breath and look for an opening!”
A shout like that was heard from somewhere. When Lee Hyun-wook turned his head, an old man rose from the rubble of the collapsed motel building.
Lee Hyun-wook recognized that face.
‘That old man is a Japanese black magician called Shinshoku.’
He was a strong player who maintained the 13th place in the Japanese rankings until he was revealed to be a ‘devil worshiper’ and was expelled from the player world.
Purple light exploded from his wooden staff, coloring the area, and a
tentacle-like writhing ray of light flew in, accompanied by a strange sound.
Tsu— Tsu— Tsu— Tsu— Tsu——!
‘Damn it [Abyss Whip]!’
It was a high level black magic. It was a powerful special move that ignored most defenses except divine power as it was a cost-effective ‘borrowed magic’ that was used by borrowing the devil’s power rather than using one’s own skills.
Tsu— Tsu— Tsu— Tsu— Tsu——!
Increased Lee Hyeon-wook’s mana shield to the maximum level.
Then he brought in Mogley and used him as a shield.
But it wasn’t enough to stop it.
‘Damn it, we have to use up all the Iron Swarm!’
If that happened, Okita Kaito would have been missed again.
Kwa—ang——!
At that time, something blocked the ‘whip of the abyss’ and an explosion occurred. A pale white light rose from within the purple rays.
Woowoowoo—— Seo Eun-
ha, a female knight in gray armor, stood holding a shield.
Her gray armor was bubbling and melting.
“Quick! Lee Hyun-wook, hurry—”
Yes, Seo Eun-ha was still the best tank.
“Yes! “Hold on a little!”
Hyunwook Lee focused his attention on Kaito Okita again.
He was still trapped inside Lee Hyun-wook’s ‘Iron Swarm’.
bang-!
I tried to break it by shooting out sword energy inside it, but it was impossible.
‘Even if I think about it, it’s difficult to deal with.’
No matter how much you break it, it will eventually become smaller metal.
In other words, its size never decreases.
Lee Hyun-wook fired a fail note into it. Okita Kaito allowed the attack as if his concentration had already been dispersed.
“—Pfft!”
A pale note stuck in his thigh.
And then Lee Hyun-wook jumped in.
This was also a surprise attack aimed at the perfect opportunity ,
and tsk—!
Lee Hyun-wook’s sword cut off his left arm.
“Kwaaaa—! ”
The katana Okita Kaito was holding fell to the floor. Next, the iron swarm wrapped around the guy’s body and tangled around, restraining him.
It looked as if it had been grabbed by the hand of a steel giant.
“That’s a lie… That’s ridiculous! It’s all a scam!”
He screamed and struggled, but he couldn’t tear the well-knit steel prison, and soon Lee Hyun-wook’s fist flew into his face. Lee Hyun-wook’s hard-bodied fist
was
like hitting with a sledgehammer. This was something Okita Kaito didn’t want to experience again. It was a situation like an unforeseen nightmare. His teeth fell out of his mouth.
Sigh!
Just two hits… Okito Kaito’s eyes rolled back and his body sank.
“…….”
In that way, it was a miserable, miserable defeat for the Sword Saint Okita Kaito.
And it was the moment when his nickname as the Sword Saint Beater was proven.
– Congratulations! You have achieved a special achievement.
A message came to mind, but there was no time to check it.
Lee Hyun-wook just held both hands . I lifted it up.
Qua—and—and—and—and——!
The Iron Swarm moved and flew towards the other two.
“Holy shit—!”
Shadow Baron and Shinshoku resisted fiercely.
Shadow Baron opened the ‘Shadow Trap’ and used dozens of shadows to block all the metal flying in. However, when the dart-shaped ‘Divine Source’ was stuck around it, the Shadow Trap stopped. It evaporated.
“Fuck Lee Hyun-wook, what the hell are you——!”
He felt helpless and cried out.
‘As expected, this is a perfect counter to that guy.’
Most of the Shadow Baron’s skills were space magic that used the shadow world, so there was nothing he could do if he made good use of this divine source.
Soon, the Shadow Baron was grabbed by Seo Eun-ha’s collar and thrown onto the asphalt, while Shinshoku and his student also raised their hands and surrendered.
Just like that, three of the worst Red players were caught in this land.
Lee Hyun-wook took a breath and thought to himself.
‘Okay… the bounty must be good.’
***
“Haha… It’s not just any scenario from beginning to end… This is literally a perfectly written hero story, isn’t it?”
Director Woo Seong-moon was closely watching all the events that occurred in Seoul throughout the day. And now I smiled happily.
“Lee Hyun-wook, indeed Lee Hyun-wook…”
Lee Hyun-wook was the only name he was interested in recently.
I couldn’t understand how such a super talented person had been hiding without anyone knowing until now and only now emerged, but whatever it was, it was important that he was on the same side as the Republic of Korea at this moment.
“He’s so quick and mysterious, as if he already knows everything. I’ve met all kinds of players, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this… He surprises me every time.”
However, the aides sitting at the long desk in front of him had a slightly different feeling. They could not hide their hard expressions.
“…….”
To be honest, Lee Hyun-wook’s performance was clearly bizarre. Such a person was out of self-interest. It was fortunate that he maintained a friendly relationship with a government agency rather than chasing after a large private guild.
However, that was exactly what I was worried about.
“Well… Manager, honestly, I’m a little worried.”
It was team leader Lee Gyo-jin who said that.
“…Lee Hyun-wook is growing up so fast. He’s been caught keeping Laputa in silence for too long, and he’s been a little unruly even before that. I’m worried that Lee Hyun-wook will grow up so much that he might run out of the fence and go on a rampage. He’s still young. “Isn’t it possible that I may harbor misguided ambitions?”
In this way, not only team leader Lee Kyo-jun but also individual aides expressed similar concerns. It was a vague concern that Lee Hyun-wook’s stronghold might cut off the strong chain of this country called Woo Seong-moon. “…How could this country maintain stability
? “Did you?”
This was because the efforts and dedication of Woo Seong-moon and several government officials completed and maintained a very solid ‘fence’ when public authorities around the world were unable to properly control the players’ forces and suffered chaos. However, at that point, Woo Seong-moon nodded
.
“Yes, the stability of this country… what would this country be like now without him? This team leader and everyone… Are we truly qualified to support this country? We’ve done our best so far, but if a bigger crisis comes in the future, we will. We need a hero like that.”
Lee Kyo-jun opened his mouth and then slowly closed it.
“…Do you really think of Lee Hyun-wook as your successor?”
Because he had served Woo Seong-moon for a long time, he could tell his feelings.
He neither confirmed nor denied it.
The head of the National Gate Response Strategy Office, an agency directly under the President, was a political civil servant, but like other departments, he was ‘appointed’ every time the government changed. It was not, but a very special ‘succession.’
“How long can I stay in this position from now on?”
“Those of you who have been with me so far will be the next batters, but when thinking about the further future, Lee Hyun-wook will be one path.”
Woo Seong-moon, the pillar of public power in this country, was still healthy, but he could not live forever. The methods he created, such as controlling the large guilds with ‘system’ and ‘information’, were effective so far. And all of that had to continue. ‘ But
in the end, what is most needed to control a large guild is overwhelming and absolute power… As always, that is the key.’
That’s exactly what he didn’t have.
‘Absolutely powerful power and unsurpassable public control…’
He felt that kind of possibility in Lee Hyun-wook.
***
After all the situations that occurred in Seoul were over, Lee Hyun-wook I briefly reported the situation to Team Leader Lee Gyo-jun, who is Manager Woo Seong-moon’s representative.
And then I was asked a favor…
“Hmm…”
I felt very uncomfortable granting that request.
“That one word . “Honestly, it won’t be difficult, right?”
“Well, that’s true, but that’s not true.”
“Yes? It’s not true. What does that mean…”
“Team leader Lee, can you guarantee that?”
In response to Lee Hyun-wook’s question, Lee Gyo-jun blinked.
“But sometimes, you can give comfort to citizens with just a few words. “Isn’t that one of the roles a hero can play?”
“…I understand what a hero is. “It’s not difficult.”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded as if he couldn’t help it.
‘Well, it’s funny that he can’t even say a word like that…’
Immediately after, Lee Hyun-wook was surrounded by reporters.
“…uh! “It’s Lee Hyun-wook over there!”
“Hey wait a minute! Do me an interview!”
“Mr. Lee Hyun-wook, please say something now!”
As always, reporters came rushing in, holding microphones and asking all kinds of questions. But it didn’t seem like he was expecting too much.
click! click!
The photos taken here will probably be covered in an article today with a title like ‘Seoul’s hero Lee Hyeon-wook remains silent when asked by reporters’,
but…
“Oh! It’s stopped!”
“and! “Are you finally saying something?”
Lee Hyun-wook stood in front of the camera.
Reporters were excited just for that.
What did Lee Hyun-wook look like so far!
He hasn’t said a single word officially so far.
There were even rumors that he was a cyborg created by the government.
“…….”
Click! click! click! click!
In the silence of the reporters, Lee Hyun-wook slowly opened his mouth.
“……Seoul is safe.”
click! click! click! click!
He disappeared without saying a single word.
This was requested by the National Gate Response Strategy Office.
‘Well, it’s kind of misleading public opinion.’
That was the intention of asking for it. In recent years, people’s anxiety has been growing due to a series of shocking incidents in Seoul.
However, if the one word of the person who solved all those cases – and the first word uttered at an official event was ‘safety’…
– Lee Hyun-wook, who saved Seoul once again Seoul is safe!
– Lee Hyun-wook Historical first words “Seoul is safe.”
– ‘Lee Hyun-wook’ ranked 1st as the best player chosen by Seoul citizens
– Shock! Estimating the lives saved by Lee Hyun-wook in the past two months…
Just like Lee Kyo-jun said, a word from someone who is considered a hero brings a small sense of stability to many people. I could give it.
But…
ironically, just three days later,
the sense of stability that had been created disappeared completely overnight.
Suddenly, the Black Oak Kingdom of Shanghai
declared war on the Republic of Korea.
Their request was none other than Laputa.
