Steel Eating Player - A Player Who Eats Steel

Chapter 149 Paldasan, The Secret of The Dragon Labyrinth 3

At present, to maintain power and power, what is the most important thing to consider?

" ... ... This might sound arrogant, but it must be an image. And, perhaps, the most important problem. "

Master Edward Woods of the giant guild defines it that way.

Even a politician who has the sovereignty of a country, the leader of a company that makes a lot of money in the world, or the strongest player with extraordinary power, will never be able to receive good treatment if his image is damaged.

"The image is a commodity. If it's not good it will be sanctioned and may be eliminated gradually.

Stipe Marine, Lee In-ja from, who listened to it, nodded his head.

" ... ... In the future, our position will decline and we will lose priority in bidding for gate raids."

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Edward Woods put a tablet PC on the table, a little nervous.

A news article appears on the screen, and the title ... ...

– Overall evaluation of the Players and Slayers Guild was reduced by 14 points to 64 points, the Steel Lane disaster?

'Players' is an American media company, and is a media with a big influence in the world of players.

There, the value of the Slayers Guild was lowered. The reason was that he attracted too much attention before attacking the dragon, but lost his unique image as a dragon killer when he was defeated by Steelein. And they even labeled it as 'Steel Line Disaster '.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the vision of the Slayers Guild in the future must be blurry.

"Still, if we manage to attack this maze, we will be able to erase some of the failures of the past ... "

With that intention, Edward Woods provoked Stilane.

Although somewhat forced, he still carried his name and entered the competition system once more.

If we win here, we can close it well with a score of 1-1.

A few hours later, news that Steelein would attack Mount Paldal's labyrinth entered.

– [Breaking News] Do you know competition with Slayers? Steelein, we will go to Mt. Paldal tomorrow.

"Well, it looks like Steelein is in a hurry to start attacking the maze? "

That's what Amanda Anderson said when watching news articles on her smartphone.

" ... Well, in the end, in front of the last room, you will be blocked like us. "

And like this, he will get three pointers and leave in vain.

"So is information about 'people who qualify ' collected properly? "

Edward Woods asked, and the lieutenant stood from the strategy table in one of the suites.

"Yes! Dozens of guilds send you information, so we will soon be able to determine the target! "

Yesterday, at a press conference, Edward Woods asked the Korean community to help find players together, while promising a large prize. Then, in this country alone, 21 private guilds have also offered cooperation with several government agencies, and now they are taking over all kinds of information.

Evidence of this phenomenon is that many people hate Stilane even in Korea.

'Okay, just like this, and soon we will find the key to breaking the last door. '

Edward Woods still feels uneasy, but he expects victory this time.

And about an hour later, the long-awaited news finally arrived.

"—Bos, level 71 paladin player, I found it! "

Hearing the lieutenant's cry, Edward Woods, who was standing by the window, turned around.

"Okay? Where is the contact? "

"Mr. Hwang, there he is!"

Mr. Hwang, that person is an executive at a Korean government agency.

He was a representative of the Korean government, who asked Edward Woods to attack the dragon.

"He will be here now. "

And after a while, a group of suits visited the Slayers suite.

Haha— how are you?

It was a middle-aged man who came with a cheerful greeting, 'Mr. Hwang' Hwang Yeon-soo, head of the department.

He unbuttoned his jacket and sat on the sofa in front of Edward Woods.

"Yes, when I was looking for it, I discovered that Eun Seo was a level 71 paladin from AMT. Correct? There is no way there are two people on the Korean Peninsula who really fit the conditions said by DS. "

A level 71 paladin player in the country, he is the key to the labyrinth's last door.

Edward Woods sipped his coffee as calmly as possible, then opened his mouth.

"If you are an AMT member, how can Mr. Hwang be the one to handle? "

"That ... there is one problem, maybe the woman is related again to Lee Hyun-wook."

At that moment, Edward Woods's calm cracked — and his eyebrows twitched.

"Haha— what surprised you? Dont worry. No matter what your relationship is, aren't they soldiers? If from above, you have to peel it. One of the generals directly from there is our line. "

Edward Woods nodded. Can be trusted if it comes out like that from the other side.

"I see. Still, I want to see him and convince him directly. "

"Yes? Does the Dragon Killer really need to move? "

"No matter how much we can handle, we must show respect to those who help us. "

"Uh-huh— Anyway, you are from the gentlemen's country, so you are full of manners! "

This is a serious problem that depends on the fate of the Murderers, and can never be solved. It is more appropriate to convince women who are considered 'people who qualify ' than to secure them unconditionally through violence.

'It shouldn't be complicated by making things feel bad without any results. '

By the way, I was wondering if that person had anything to do with Stilane ... ... I couldn't help feeling worried.

"Anyway, if DS wants to do that, I will tell the general and install the bridge. "

At his call, Lieutenant General Jeong Sang-sik, commander of the Seoul Operations Command, flew military helicopters like a group waiting for 5 minutes.

"No, Commander, I have a general's face, so can I fly directly like this? "

"Aigoo— why didn't you run when our Hwang Director called? "

Edward Woods took a helicopter and immediately moved to Seo Eun-ha.

Doo doo doo doo–

Battalion 1 of the 3rd Horse Brigade in Namsan arrived ... ... Battalion commander, Kim Kang-seok, stood in front of the helicopter port.

"Loyalty — Commander, what is this ... "

Suddenly he got a call and ran out of the residence, so he was stunned.

"Uh, Kim Kang-seok, do you know who these people are? "

A little further, Edward Woods and his group are glancing at this side.

" ... Yes I know."

Kim Kang-seok's expression when he saw them was very good. It is common knowledge that he has a close relationship with Lee Hyun-wook. Jeong Sang-sik patted his shoulder and nodded.

"Hey, Kim Kang-seok, take good care of your facial expressions! This is a chance for you too. Do you see men in suits there? "

I saw a middle-aged man slowly getting off the helicopter. He saw this and smiled.

"Yes, isn't that Hwang Yeon-su, director of the Alliance Support and Cooperation Agency? "

"Yes, and ... ... I am the next national gate response strategy director. "

In other words, it was intended to bring down Woo Sung-moon.

"Ah...."

"Why? Do you think that won't happen? "

" ..."

Soon a presidential election will be held, and Oh Tae-moon, head of the Alliance Support and Cooperation Agency, is considered a strong candidate for president.

It was thanks to the 'image ' which he built step by step while establishing close relationships with many private guilds.

And, as always, those in power are always on the lookout for Woo Seong-moon's strong authority.

However, once he takes power, he will realize that he must lose his power.

However, if a player who later becomes president is born, then that does not require a gate of domination.

'Especially, Tae-Moon Oh has been building close relationships with private guilds for a long time. One of the reasons they encourage Oh Tae-mun is to eliminate dominant gates like thorns to expand the family ... ... .'

It seems that the Woo Seong-moon collar, which has trained and controlled large civilian guilds, is slowly cracking.

More than anything, the counterattack from the guild got stronger because they blew up the entire guild. It's impossible to reveal the true species of self to the public, so they seem to tame the Woo Seong-moon guild.

'Ha- You have blocked so many threats, but you have slept inside ... ... ."

Kim Kang-seok could barely resist the deep sighs that emerged from inside.

However, as if the unpleasant emotion was revealed on his face, Jeongguk-sik chanted his tongue.

"You, decide where you will survive, friend! Don't you expect a man like Lee Hyun-wook to do well just because he does it well?

He said it with a smile of meaning.

But his fate is not long-lived, is this suddenly?

" ... Yes? Commander, what do you mean? "

"What? What do I mean? That's just a joke. "

He patted Kim Kang-seok's thick shoulder and then spoke as if to rebuke him.

"Do you know how many enemies you have? I thought you liked me and tried to please me, but in the end, what did you do? You came out of the military right? This is not a strange world, even if someone kills you immediately. I'm walking around ... who has nothing but eyes? "

"And it's also dangerous to give up too much power into the hands of a very young bastard. So far, I can perform well, but it's all possible because I have monopolized! Kim Kang-hiks, don't be fooled. "

Kim Kang-seok had bad intuition at the time.

' ... ... He said that some forces in Korea were gathering a desire to nationalize Laputa.'

I've heard of movements like that in politics and business from Woo Seong-moon before.

"Good — All right, should I explain the reason we are here today? "

Jung Sang-sik brought Kim Kang-seok in front of Edward Woods with a mechanical smile again.

"That ... General Seo's second daughter, Captain Seo, will he be at the current location? "

At that moment, Kim Kang-seok realized their intention.

'I already know it ... ... As Lee Hyun-wook said, do you need Seo Eun-ha to attack the maze? '

Realizing that, it was funny to see them chirping triumphantly.

This cruel act, Lee Hyun-wook had predicted it yesterday and gave a reprimand.

'Ha- these things, only their mouths are alive, so they can't even reach Lee Hyun-wook's toes, right? '

Kim Kang-seok smiled and slowly shook her head.

"I am very ... sorry, Captain Seo is not present. "

"Ah, huh? Hmm ... This is not a vacation, is it an assault operation? "

"Yes, this will take time, because this is in a very important operation. "

Hearing this, Edward Woods and Jung Sang-sik opened their mouths one after another with disappointing expressions.

"If so, can you know what type of surgery you are doing? "

"Yes, I think I should entrust Captain Seo a more important task! "

At that request, Kim Kang-seok answered with an expression as if he could not do it.

" ... ... It's a pretty important operation too, so it will be aired on TV soon. "

***

Two hours before the start of the labyrinth attack, Lee Hyun-wook received a call from Lee Kyo-jun, team leader.

– We continue to track players who have just arrived from abroad, and we have deployed a number of sniper teams near Mount Paldalsan. If a raid occurs, our team will respond quickly.

"Yes, thank you."

Lee Hyun-wook's security is the most important issue in the Office of the National Gate Response Strategy and Black Swan.

Isn't a day like this the best day for an assassination attempt?

Because not only were there two men and women who were eyeing Lee Hyun-wook, Black Swan did everything in his power to protect him.

'But to be honest, it doesn't mean the attack itself can be blocked from its source. '

No matter how hard I tried, I didn't know what skill and strange item would be used to approach me secretly.

The best way to prevent that is to make Lee Hyun-wook himself very strong.

'In order to respond smoothly in any emergency situation. '

And when he woke up this morning, he had grown even bigger.

– Congratulations! By meeting special conditions, the skills 'Insight Lens' were significantly improved.

'Who, is the absorption finally complete? '

It has absorbed 'Horus Eye Fragment No. 2' obtained recently.

Therefore... ...

[Skills Information]

– Name: Insight Lens

– Value: C

– affects

1) System analysis (2): You can analyze 'system information ' which is hidden deeper.

2) Clairvoyance (비里ᖅ): Vision acumen increases rapidly. (+400%)

* Skill levels are increased when hidden conditions are met.

No. 1, system analysis skills have been upgraded to level 2, and a description of "deeper " has been added.

'Well, I guess I have to use it to find out how much it costs? '

In addition, Claire 2 has been increased from 300% to 400%.

'By the way, I don't really remember writing this? '

This may be because observations using 'hookin' are far more effective.

At that moment, the door to the Tower of Order opened and Kim Se-hee entered.

"President, guild members are ready to attack and wait. If you are ready, leave immediately. "

Lee Hyun-wook stood from his seat and looked at Kim Se-hee's head.

"Huh? Why? What did you put on my head? "

on his head ... Are there no letters that cross your mind?

– Players (LV: 68)

'Ah, now you can even see the level of the player? '

In the first stage, only hidden information from monster items or levels can be known.

In addition, information about the wind spirit 'Hani' sitting on his shoulder is also displayed.

– Intermediate Wind Spirit (LV.68)

"Captain Kim, will you reach level 70 soon? "

"Hey, how do you know? Did I tell you? "

"I just guessed it based on the amount of training today. "

"Oh, is it possible? Because I'm a math giver ... "

It's just a level of information, but it will be useful in many ways.

***

In the entrance square of Mount Paldalsan, AMT troops were stationed there and guarded the area.

Meanwhile, many journalists from home and abroad gathered around the site.

When Lee Hyun-wook appeared, highlights and questions flowed from everywhere.

"I am, Hyunwook Lee! Please take a moment to interview me! "

"— Did the DS press conference yesterday affect your decision to attack? "

But after glancing at him at a glance, he disappeared towards the mountain.

"Wow ... are you really not looking at me? Are you cool or not? "

"Alright, may I write an article about upsetting you because of a DS interview? "

However, Lee Hyun-wook's eyes looked at reporters through 'Hugin' who flew over the clouds.

' ... ... What's that bastard? '

To be precise, he was monitoring a suspicious man hiding among reporters.

– Players (LV.81)

As a player with level 81, it is a very high level for a reporter.

Therefore, the use of improved Insight lenses was found earlier than expected.

'There he is, he is at the top of the list at the moment. In other words, it must be a disguised identity. '

Hyun-wook Lee posted a post and hacked which messenger while looking at the man.

And after about 10 minutes, he heard a stranger's conversation in his ear.

– Jenny, the information just arrived. Is the article going well?

– Yes, you can post now.

– Alright wait for the confirmation first, may I use the 'urban vacuum cleaner ' prepared this time without any limitations?

– Alright, I told you to use it freely on the table.

At first glance it sounds like an ordinary conversation between seniors and juniors in the media.

However, Lee Hyun-wook caught a foreign word in the conversation.

'Wait a minute ... ... Did you just say city cleaners? '

In his memory, there is only one object with a strange name: 'City Cleaner'.

'that ... ... Isn't that the code name for Elemental Hive Bomb used by criminals? '

Hearing that, I drew my attention to a fairly large truck that they were riding. A truck weighing 5 tons with neatly painted black paint ... ... No matter how you look at it, it's a size that media staff can't see. drive.

'Is there a city vacuum there? '

City cleaners, to be exact, are a kind of magical prison that contains the highest level spirit colonies. However, if opened or broken to make angry spirits go wild, the effect is the same as a bomb.

Most important is 'Spirit of the Earth ' which is trapped inside the city cleaners. In other words, when he was angry, he crushed and sucked up all the stones, soil and metal around him, because that was the meaning of the city ...

' ... ... Even if you run rampant even for a short time, a disaster occurs where buildings collapse like sand castles. '

That terrible thing is a terrible object created when researching spirits in.

However, at the moment, alchemy is not a promising field, and the Gangdong-gu Alchemy Research Complex collapsed recently, and food supplies were cut off ... He might take the money and hand it over to criminals.

Initially, the film was released in central Manhattan about two years later, and destroyed the world's best city center.

In other words, the reason why such a terrible thing is here now ... ... It's not in Lee Hyun-wook's memory.

– If you use this, no matter how "he", you will have a party that you will never be able to buy.

– Yes, when you come out after work and feel tired, you will drink champagne.

– And that might be a little messy, right? Looks like the landlord is taking care of you.

'Hey, look at this ... .'

No need to think deeply who is meant by "he" here. That is Lee Hyun-wook himself.

It seems that the future has been changed by Lee Hyun-wook, and where the use of the object has also changed.

'Well, city cleaners will suck up whatever metal weapons I use ... ... .'

In other words, it is Lee Hyun-wook's hard counter item.

'First of all, did I say that I would write it when I came out? Should I change its use once more? '

First of all, after completing the labyrinth attack, he devised a plan to take over the large object safely.

'If you don't blow it up and calm the spirits in it, the possibilities are endless. '

However, before entering the maze, I left a review of it, and additional information was taken.

– After cleaning begins, the homeowner will also help you indirectly.

– I think the owner is more upset than us.

– There he is. You don't even dream that my house will eventually collapse, do you?

'Well ... ... Homeowners continue to be mentioned.'

Lee Hyun-wook in his previous life worked in the Guard Intelligence Department to track down criminal organizations.

Therefore, I can interpret roughly some of the codes mentioned here and there.

'Here, the owner, or host, often means internal collaborator. '

It means that in this country there are entities that work together.

Who the person is, to some extent, very prominent.

However, I have no chance to deal with it ... ...

'If this is the case ... ... Do I need to clean the water accidentally? '