Chapter 116 Auction House, African Civil War-2
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Lee Hyun-wook is walking fast along the black market alley following HPA members.
-... ... right alley, nothing more.
Mana messenger Sophie Green voiced the voice of her colleague David.
He was far ahead and acted as a kind of lookout.
" ... No matter how close this environment is and eat it, it will be upset as long as it happens. Even street cats that regulate trash cans in the alley have their own rules and use their claws. "
Sophie Greene whispered.
The general description is that the black market is a lawless world and a place full of violent crime, so despite the killings, the impact is not significant.
However, Chennai's black market here is a little different.
Lee Hyun-wook remembered the armed players who were deployed like guards throughout the black market.
'They are members of the 〈Indra's Spear〉 guild who control this place. Alias market manager, market guard ... ... '
As long as only one guild has hegemony, order is maintained by force.
But just now, Lee Hyun-wook killed all the gangsters, including William Phil.
In other words, when there is a cruel massacre on the market, then "market guards " will move immediately.
"Even...' The Eundozu League' seems to have a close relationship with the guild."
I have to do that. 'The Eundozu Federation ' CAR military is currently under international economic sanctions, so weapons cannot be imported or exported via ordinary lines.
As such, the black market, which is an illegal route, will supply the necessary supplies, and will certainly maintain close relations with the black market.
But then, a strange noise was heard in Lee Hyun-wook's ear.
-... ... You mean the children who died there were arms dealers from Africa?
-What, you say? You said you bought a lot of Living Armor and loaded it on board, but why did you suddenly look for everything?
- Damn, if you want to fight, they will fight on their own land, making us tired too ... ...
Lee Hyun-wook is tapping 'all Mana messengers around him with bugs in the sky,
One of them is mana messenger, and the sound of conversation like that flows.
'In this conversation, the market guard is clear. '
He slowed down and grabbed Sophie's shoulder.
"Sophie, you have to turn left at the next intersection. "
Lee Hyun-wook has prepared it since he made a statement.
But hearing his words, Sophie showed a strange expression.
"Yes? What does that mean suddenly? The direction of our hostel is —"
"— The market guard will immediately enter the right side. "
And after a while, David who walked forward and watched around said the same thing.
-Right alley, market guard appears, turn left.
Sophie was forced to look surprised.
From a distance, I found out before David walked in front ... ...
"Huh? What? How do you know first? "
"There he is ... it's a skill. "
Maybe it's a reasonable answer, but Sophie looks confused.
"Oh, if so, what skill makes you know the authenticity of potential items? "
The potential item he is talking about is 'White Lotus Painting Statue No. 8', and it seems that Lee Hyun-wook also considers that the fact that hidden stage keys are part is also caused by certain skills.
Lee Hyun-wook gestured to shrug without answering. That is a tacit affirmation.
"Wow ... ... It seems like you have very diverse expertise. By the way, how is it? "
Player skill gains are usually limited according to one 'line '.
For example, among fighters, those who have the characteristics of holy power are often referred to as 'paladians', and most of the skills they can obtain are related to close combat, defense, and divinity. In other words, it grows along 'skill tree ' called 'Tree Technology '.
In this case, the possibility of acquiring skills related to "acquisition of information " for Paladins is very small, and characteristics that focus on "weapon strength " such as Lee Hyun-wook are the same.
'This woman wondered at the time. '
In fact, many of Lee Hyun-wook's skills are not in accordance with common sense.
This is because it absorbs the metal object and receives the effect 'transferred '.
'In this case, my ability to absorb metal is very deceptive. '
Shaping skills by absorbing the abilities of items, monsters, and players like Lee Hyun-wook,
Growth methods like this will later be referred to as "predation growth privileges ".
Among non-level growth methods, these are the best characteristics with unmatched growth.
'And the most terrible thing among them ... ... it must be a necromancer. '
That person ... ... New skills acquired with "cannibalizing " player.
It must also be level 80 or higher or eat the core of the game, which is a characteristic of growth outside the level.
' ... ... Many S class players become prey. '
That is one of the reasons the necromancer is so strong.
After thinking for a while, Lee Hyun-wook opened his mouth.
"Well... I don't have a little skill based on my characteristics, most of them are skill items. "
Because the predation growth privilege is unknown now, Lee Hyun-wook seems reasonable.
"Ah...you seem to have a lot of very good stuff. "
Because most items with skills are 'hero ' classes, that is also a great thing.
"Well, that's why I'm eyeing hidden stages to get quality items like that. "
"Hey ... that's the easiest way to increase your strength. But, are you very diligent? You plan to go to Africa and do the "farm item " at once ...."
With that word, I must have convinced Lee Hyun-wook why he was so eager to attack the hidden stage.
After a while they went to an old hotel some time later.
Sophie, room 311 on the third floor, knocked on an old visit twice, three times.
Scream
"Well, Sophie ... ... There won't be a mouse on her back, right? "
The black man asked through a slightly open door.
As I heard before, this man is the West Indian branch HPA liaison agent.
"Yes, I've checked it for sure, so don't worry. "
"And here it is, Lee Hyun-wook ... Right, I know just by looking at his face. "
He recognized Lee Hyun-wook if he had been contacted before, and smiled and asked for a handshake.
"An honor. The steel fleet that you showed off a while ago is really cool. "
"Oh thank you."
"I want to ask where I got the amazing thing from, but I will be patient for now. "
Even after entering the hostel, they held their breath for a while and watched around.
And after concluding that there was no need to worry about the current raid, Sophie opened her mouth.
"Lee Hyun-wook, that is ... This is the authority to attack 〈Vishnu Labyrinth 〉."
He paused, then continued, as if determined.
" ... ... I can give 100% whole, not just 10%. "
Lee Hyun-wook is waiting for this offer.
And I have already estimated how it is.
"Well, all power transfers ... This is quite unconventional, but certainly not free, right? "
"Right, instead of providing it, I want you to help us, a little more. "
Maybe it was an unreasonable request, so Sophie avoided Lee Hyun-wook's gaze.
"So ... in the Civil War in the Central African Republic, you want me to fight on the side of the resistance forces? Is that what you mean? "
Lee Hyun-wook asked directly, and Sophie faced Lee Hyun-wook with a firm face.
"Yes, that's what I mean. Please destroy the idiots from the 'Nndoz League ', CAR tyrants. "
Suddenly, everyone in this room looked at Lee Hyun-wook with a nervous expression.
With the firepower he has shown so far, he is able to compete with an army of African players.
In this case, it will suddenly look like a sturdy rope from the sky to them.
Then Sophie continued with interesting words.
" ... ... Our strength, namely the strength of resistance and HPA alone cannot defeat the Ndozu League. So, I tried to get help from the guild 〈Old Peace 〉 by selling hidden stage attack tickets. "
"Well ...but why are you pointing me, not a guild of that size? "
"Huh, that's because their movements are suspicious. Initially, you said you would expel the N-Dozu League, but suddenly they tried to maintain peace ... "
The words 'ah' are different and 'uh' are different. And 'reinforcements ' and 'peacekeeping forces ' are very different.
In other words, he would believe in someone named Lee Hyun-wook rather than a suspicious Old Peace Guild somewhere.
Lee Hyun-wook, who has heard it so far, nodded softly.
"Yes, good. Resistance, I can help. "
HPA members cannot hide their surprised expressions whether their acceptance is so happy that it is unexpected.
"Really?"
"Ha-Steel lane is on our side ...."
"Oh my God, thank you."
They each have a different admiration.
"But I will be sure of this. I can't be on the battlefield for long. "
"Yes? Uh ... war can't end quickly, right? "
"I will intercept the enemy's core forces for a short time and make war impossible."
In other words, the Ndozu League will lose its strength and fall, so that the resistance forces will take care of it.
In fact, this is also a condition welcomed by the rebels.
Because, when bringing in outside forces, what was most worrying was the interference of internal affairs after the victory.
"Yes. Whatever happens, you only need to change the charter so the rebels can win. "
Lee Hyun-wook has no intention of extending it.
'It only takes two days after arriving at CAR.'
The CAR Civil War has just passed one step, and the real event is 〈Vishnu Maze〉.
***
Lee Hyun-wook called Go Jin-hwa and sent him back to Korea first because something had happened.
He could not hide his shame, but it was Lee Hyun-wook's decision, so he followed him without saying anything.
And 30 minutes later, Hyun-wook Lee and HPA members left the hotel and left the black market.
"But you still have to be careful. The Indra Spear Alliance spread throughout Chennai. "
They took the van that had been prepared beforehand and moved to the dock where "the hiding house " was located.
On the way, Sophie began to explain the current situation in CAR— Central African Republic.
CAR, a landlocked country in Africa, where civil war took place repeatedly before the world turned into a game,
And now, it is the military player 'League Ndozu who holds the dominance of the country.
" ... His people are demons. "
Sophie defines the Ndozu League like that.
They called their own players and forced them to work as miner players at 'Underground Steel Mining Site ', and those who opposed this cut off their hands and feet and sent them to 'Mana Extraction Plant'.
How cruel ...
'Mana extraction binds the player so that it cannot move and then extracts mana from the body. '
And every time which is restored naturally ... ... pull it out to death.
As an analogy, it turns living humans into mana generators.
His inhuman behavior is known throughout the world, and criticism from countries around the world continues.
But that's all. In the end, the work of others, the world, is quickly forgotten after being angry for a while.
"Ha ... ... Hell is actually ignored, where all evil deeds are done. "
However, the player's humanitarian alliance does not see such a situation alone.
However, because they are ultimately "human rights organizations ", they do not have the power to change their predecessors.
At present, it is best to support resistance from outside.
"Oh, but I hope I don't have to reveal my identity until the decisive moment. "
When the van stopped in front of the warehouse on the side of the dock, Lee Hyun-wook who wore a mask said so.
"Uh ... does that mean not telling us? "
"Yes, is there a risk of information leakage? "
"Ah...."
"Sophie, if that happens, the enemy will prepare a way to catch me."
In many ways, it's not good to reveal that Lee Hyun-wook is here now.
'Because it also tells the criminals that I emptied Laputa ... ... '
Of course, if something happens in Seoul, you can use "emergency return " Friedwen.
However, no matter how secret, it is the safest way.
"By the way, we ... we have to report up. "
Their initial mission was to win the bid "White Lotus Painting Statue No. 8" at the auction house.
If it has been secured, a contract with guild 〈Old Peace〉 will be fulfilled.
In other words, to choose Lee Hyun-wook over the Old Peace Union, it is necessary to consult with superiors.
Regarding this, Lee Hyun-wook concluded in one word.
"Sophie, please report that you haven't gotten the item for now. "
He looked at Lee Hyun-wook with an expression asking what he meant.
"If you do that, won't the contract with Old Peace be automatically terminated? "
"No, it will be ... ... "
"After that, I will arrive and immediately meet the leadership of the resistance. "
He made an expression of difficulty, but in the end, Lee Hyun-wook had no choice but to do it.
I borrowed a big man's hand like this, but it wasn't difficult at least once to swear by the upper line.
After a while, as Lee Hyun-wook wanted, Sophie reported the failure of the operation to the upper parties.
By the way ... ... Shortly thereafter, an unexpected problem arose.
"Huh, here, the stuff is a bit tangled. New orders come right away. You said you couldn't secure the item, so there was no need to return now ... So support operations in this area. "
It was an operation to attack the "container ship " Ndozu Federation, which would soon leave Chennai Harbor, from the sea.
I heard something like that at first glance when William Tell appeared, and Lee Hyun-wook also found out.
"Damn, what kind of support can we give to the three of us for the mission, what the hell? "
"Hey, what does this mean? If you fail on an important mission, you flush down the toilet, what! "
When demotion or punishment is given to the upper levels, they roar loudly.
Even with this noble human rights organization, its internal state does not seem to be different from the situation in guilds in general.
"Ah, this is ... Lee Hyun-wook, is that okay? Somehow, I have a place to go. "
They saw Lee Hyun-wook's look. However, Lee Hyun-wook doesn't seem to care.
"By the way, didn't I tell you from the start? "
"Yes? What do you mean? "
"Troublesome stomach, I'll take care of it. "
That's what Lee Hyun-wook said right after William Tell was handled in the black market alley before.
However, they will not know that the situation will be like this.
Sophie after seeing that luck was on their side, she began to explain the situation.
"Now, what is loaded on the ship is 'puppet weapons ' which will be supplied to someone called 'mastermind '."
"Puppet that... is the famous mercenary involved in the CAR civil war? "
"Yes, four months ago, the Ndozu Federation hired him, and since then resistance has continued to suffer defeat. "
In the current CAR civil war, the superiority of the Ndozu League was extraordinary due to two reasons.
'As far as I know, these are the two tactics of the Twins Enchantress and the Mastermind. '
Among them, 'Mastermind' is an unknown mercenary player who has never revealed his identity.
When he appeared on the battlefield, he was always famous for sending his own alter ego, 'spring doll '. In addition, monsters such as "Living Armor" and "Battle Wax Dolls" are used in groups to form a group of dolls.
"You really are a troublesome player. His body is not on the battlefield, but you control the troops and drive him away. "
In the final battle, 65 war wax statues and 40 living armor were deployed to forcibly break through the firepower of the rebels — in just one day, seven villages occupied by rebels were captured.
Because they are not living things, they move forward without fear and 'capture ' village perfectly. After shaking it up like that, the army of advanced players of the N'Dozu League infiltrated ...
" ... ... I can't stop it even though I know it. It has no absolute firepower. "
The three HPAs who saw the scene shook their heads at the same time.
"Ha ... it's very annoying, but today, departing from Chennai, if live armor loaded on a container ship arrives at CAR, it will really... inferiority that cannot be changed. "
Even in Lee Hyun-wook's memory, the power of "puppeteer " is quite huge.
Of course, that is not comparable to Necromancers, and that is worse than "Magic Machine Forces " Kang Hee-seol.
Still, it's clear that being called a one-person corps is a good force.
The most ideal way to deal with players who has "class " like that is ... ...
' ... ... That's too simple. This prevents an increase in family speed. '
A puppeteer has a limit on the number of puppets he can make.
That's why I have to find monsters that can 'guarantee master authority ', like Living Armor.
In other words, the answer is to block the increase in strength by attacking container ships.
"I ... But, if you want Lee Hyun-wook not to reveal his identity as you wish, it will be a little difficult to ask for help in this operation. When you attack the ship, you have no choice but to do so to reveal its identity. "
Sophie said so, with a bitter look.
He later said the container ship had strict restrictions. In other words, even though they invaded from the sea, the resistance would be enormous, and in the meantime, there was a high probability that Lee Hyun-wook's whereabouts would be revealed.
But Lee Hyun-wook shook his head.
"Oh, it's OK. I will be able to attack more quietly than you thought. "
" ... ... No matter how many, Lee Hyun-wook's unique metal boxes, will you realize it when you see it? "
In the eyes of third parties, Lee Hyun-wook's firepower was very good, but it was never kept a secret.
"I will not attack from outside. "
" ... Yes? "
"So, I'll shake it from the inside. "
"No way, did you say you would sneak into that ship? "
"No, that's not it."
Lee Hyunwook's continued affair made the three people's expressions filled with doubt.
"Are you sure there are many Living Armors on that ship? "
"Yes? Ah, well, that's the most suitable 'puppet' that a puppeteer can get. "
Lee Hyun-wook's last words afterwards were even more strange.
"If I capture that container ship ... ... Give me some things from that ship. "
***
A few hours ago, there was an accident where William Tell and his party were slaughtered on the black market.
Container ships "Black Factory " from the Ndozu Federation, which is anchored in Chennai, depart normally.
In fact, they have to immediately reach CAR, and must strengthen the power of the puppeteer.
And when the ship entered the high seas, five rubber boats blocked the path.
"after ... ... You get on Black Factory there. But can't they find us? "
"It's OK, they won't see it because we have applied stealth magic. "
They are also HPA members who are in charge of attacking and taking over the Black Factory.
They watched a giant container ship approaching from the end of the horizon with binoculars.
"Well ... I feel unwell, team leader. I'm better protected than I thought. "
At that time, a middle-aged man raised his binoculars.
It is true, at first glance, they are armed thicker than they thought.
The number of guards on the deck is around 20 people ...
There is even a myriad of items in the form of supporting firearms installed.
If I accidentally approach the ship, I will not be able to break my bones and turn to ashes.
"Damn, you said there was a commotion in Chennai? I think it's because of that ...."
"Yes, I think that's the cause. Isn't this difficult? "
Armed beyond imagination. Only 26 people here ... It seems impossible to penetrate.
At that time, someone's voice entered into mana messenger they were.
-Beautiful— Oh, this is Sophie Green.
"Hey, I heard you support our operation, where are you? "
-You are close now.
He looked around, but nothing was seen.
"No, but what happened in Chennai? Target's defense has been strengthened! "
– Alright ... ... First of all, are we discussing the operation? We will attack first —
Hi! What are you talking about? Hey Green, do you know we are leading this operation? "
-... ... We will give a signal, when we prepare to get on the ship.
"Oh my God, what are you talking about! Do you intend to damage the operation? "
-Sorry, but it's too long to explain ... ... I think it will be faster if I just show it.
"What?"
– now ... ... Do you want to see the deck?
The head of the operations team picked up binoculars while saying ... ...
" ... eh?"
An incomprehensible scene is taking place on the deck.
The container is mounted on a container ship, in which the puppet is handed over to the puppeteer.
But it opened the door, broke the chain, and walked out.
"That, living armor ... No?"
"By the way, why is it moving now? "
Giant armor, magical circuits engraved on their bodies, emitting sapphire light.
And he began to kill the deck soldiers who were on guard.
Rebellion on a ship that was not suspected by anyone began.
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