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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 130

◈ 130. [Side Story] Two steps to hell

Two days left until the stage starts.

I came to the Lake Kingdom dungeon with all four parties under my command..

Over the past week, I cleared two dungeons in District 4. [Library] and [Court] were the targets..

The dungeon was full of ghouls and fallen bloods, and there was a vampire lurking as a boss monster..

The library's boss was a vampire who specialized in blood magic, and the court's boss was a vampire who specialized in hand-to-hand combat..

There were some dangerous moments, but we cleared it safely..

Now all party members have accumulated enough experience on how to deal with blood relatives..

So today I came to the last remaining District 4 dungeon, [Grand Park]..

A wave-type dungeon where you have to fend off monsters pouring in from all directions in a wide open space without any obstacles..

‘This place requires at least 4 parties and 20 people..’

Currently, there are exactly 4 parties in Group 1. There are 20 people.

I brought them all in because I thought they were worth doing. And actually my judgment was right.

That's it!

Ahhhhh!

Although hordes of monsters flocked from all directions,,

puck! Pow! Took bang-!

Tankers formed a circle and used their shields to blow off their chins.,

Fu shoot! Fu shoot! ping-!

Rumbling… … Kuwagwanggwang!

Archers and wizards attacked from all directions and destroyed the guys..

The party members perfectly defended against the repeated monster waves without any difficulty. That's great.

In particular, the performance of the newly joined party was dazzling..

Old Hunters.

This is a party of middle-aged mercenaries led by Jupiter, with a solid composition of three tanks and two wizards..

The two veteran wizards took turns unleashing attack magic..

Jupiter's fellow wizard was a freeze magician, and a continuous rain of ice and thunderbolts poured down on the heads of the monsters..

“Cough!”

Jupiter sometimes stole nosebleeds, and the power of magic was weaker than before..

Anyway, it was effectively frying the monsters. It's obvious that you're overdoing it…….

“…….”

Junior glanced at the old lady..

Junior is secretly bleeding into a handkerchief and emitting magic..

This is something that my grandmother and granddaughter are very good at doing..

Anyway, the regular monsters were easily annihilated..

The last of the wave were four Fallen Bloods. They came rushing here one by one from all directions..

I instructed each party to deal with them one by one..

visor! Whip! Kwasik……!

10extra back.

Fallen Blood's level was quite high, so everyone had a hard time, but in the end, they all were defeated without any injuries..

“Do it, you did it…….”

Dion, who plunged the silver dagger into the neck of the last Fallen Blood, gasped harshly and muttered..

“I really messed it up. we……!”

The other three parties also struggled, but not as much as the Dion mercenaries..

Although there are some that consist only of N-rank heroes,.

Basically, all 5 members of Dion's mercenary group are Melee characters, that is, melee heroes. Plus there is no magic striker..

However, as we had been steadily training, we combined defense and attack to push Fallen Blood, and eventually succeeded in killing it..

“How can you grow this much in such a short period of time? great.”

I patted Dion on the shoulder. Dion nodded his head loudly with an emotional expression on his face..

“Thank you, Your Majesty.……!”

“You have nothing to thank me for. Because it is the fruit of your efforts..”

I meant it..

If you were playing a game, you wouldn't have even bothered to look at them, but they were five ordinary N-ranks..

I never thought he would grow into a decent main player..

‘Humans have potential that cannot be seen just by looking at the stats window..’

I thought to myself as I looked at the Dion mercenaries who were in chaos, hugging each other and high-fiving..

‘As a commander and a lord, I must see real people, not system windows..’

The Dion mercenaries gave me such an obvious but valuable realization..

Not the numbers in the system window, but the living, breathing people in front of you... … That I have to see it with my own eyes.

The battle is over. The dungeon has been cleared..

Take a break for a while. After recovering all the loot.

After gathering the party members and preparing to return to Crossroads, I raised my voice..

“With this, I cleared all sectors of Area 4 of the Lake Kingdom dungeon..”

4Cleared all three dungeons in the area..

In other words, you have cleared all dungeons that can now be conquered. I got all the experience points I could get..

‘I did everything I could.’

The equipment setup was completed, and all traps and artifacts were installed on the castle walls..

Now I just leave the results up to heaven..

‘Either you succeed in clearing it and survive, or…….’

or not…….

I swallowed my words and clapped my hands..

“The defensive battle is in two days. Until then, rest well.”

Everyone looked exhausted from the forced march of the past few days, but they were proud of the sense of accomplishment of successfully clearing three dungeons in a row..

I smiled too.

“Everyone worked hard! Let's go back!”

***

[Free exploration ends!]

[Level up character]

>main party

- Ash (EX) Lv.36 (↑1)

- Lucas (SSR) Lv.41 (↑1)

- Evangeline (SSR) Lv.41 (↑1)

- Jupiter Junior (SSR) Lv.39 (↑1)

- Damian (N) Lv.38 (↑1)

>sub party1

- God Hand (SR) Lv.38 (↑1)

- Body Bag (R) Lv.33 (↑1)

- Old Girl (R) Lv.33 (↑1)

- Skull (N) Lv.30 (↑1)

- Burnout (SR) Lv.29 (↑1)

>sub party2

- Dion (N) Lv.27 (↑2)

- Ayla (N) Lv.26 (↑2)

- Rock (N) Lv.25 (↑2)

- Hessen (N) Lv.25 (↑2)

- Chey (N) Lv.25 (↑2)

>sub party3

- Jupiter (SR) Lv.42 (↑1)

- Jenić (R) Lv.32 (↑1)

- Free (R) Lv.31 (↑1)

- Sentence (R) Lv.30 (↑1)

- Violet (R) Lv.30 (↑1)

[Dead and Injured Characters]

- doesn't exist

[Acquired Items]

- Lesser blood clan magic stones: 120

- Intermediate blood clan magic stones: 38

***

I look at the twenty names spread out one by one..

Because I don't know how many people will be left at the next settlement window..

We look at each item carefully and carefully..

I repeated everyone's names in my mouth and murmured prayers..

live.

survive.

***

mansion. my room.

Resting alone, I was looking at the system window..

I activated [Dark Event Tracker] by manipulating the system window..

This time, I want to know in advance what kind of terrible event is going to mess with me..

however.

[Dark events do not occur in this stage..]

“Eh?”

I wondered what was going on, but the reason was ridiculous..

[This is the maximum difficulty level applicable. Difficulty cannot be increased any further than this.]

The reason was that it was already incredibly difficult and they couldn't make it any more difficult..

Oh my god. Should I say I have a conscience or not??

I'm just resting like that,

Suddenly!

“Yeongjuni! The messenger sent to the capital came back with an answer.!”

Ader suddenly came into my room and said that. I jumped up..

This time, he sent dispatches and even had them run various errands that needed to be done in the capital..

So the round trip speed was slower than usual. But I came back before the stage started..

“what? Send reinforcements?”

I asked without any expectations anymore..

Sure enough, Ader smiled bitterly and shook her head..

“My position remains unchanged. They can’t send it to me..”

“Damn you bastards... … I said clearly, this is an ultimatum... … If you don't send reinforcements, I'll show you my best behavior.…….”

He gritted his teeth and growled. It really comes out like this until the end.…….

“after… … good. I wasn't even counting it in the first place..”

After shaking my head and cooling down my thoughts, I gestured to Ader..

“What else was left to you??”

“yes. While Pabal was in the capital, I contacted the merchant and the architect whom you mentioned earlier..”

A new merchant in charge of distributing Maseok. And the architect who will be entrusted with the exterior of the hotel to be built in Crossroads..

I entrusted Paval with the task of contacting us here and delivering my letter..

‘It's all so far in the future.…….’

In a situation where we don't know what the immediate defensive battle will be like, we have to lay the groundwork for the future..

It feels like playing chess in the fog..

Ader read the reply from the top and the architect..

“Everyone says they are considering it positively, but the situation on the southern front is still unstable, so it is difficult to come easily..”

“what… … I knew you would get that answer.”

Sounds like a positive review. I just turned it down because I didn't want to take on the job in such a remote area..

I sighed heavily..

“As expected, I should stop by the capital and bring them all back..”

“Lord, will you go to the capital? But aren't you too busy with defensive battles and other things??”

I smiled bitterly without answering and got up..

“Yes, since you are such a busy lord, I guess I should take a break and go back to work..”

“Oh my gosh. Then I will prepare the carriage. where would you like to go?”

“Temple.”

I opened the drawer of the cupboard and took out a bag of money I had prepared in advance..

“I have one last person to recruit for this defense..”

***

Temple.

When we visited late at night, Saint Margerita, the priest, looked quite surprised..

“majesty? What's going on at this time…….”

“The reasons people visit the temple may vary, but in the end, the goal is the same..”

I put my hands together in front of my chest.

“I'm praying for future salvation..”

I have no religion, but despite my shame, I hope for salvation..

May your next defense be victorious..

I hope that at least one person survives.

I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them and put the money bag I brought in my arms into the offering box..

thud! A heavy money bag fell to the floor of the offering box with a sound..

Margerita looked quite embarrassed..

“There are no party members receiving treatment today... … Why don't you donate?”

“Holy woman. No, Margerita..”

I slowly turned my head and looked at Margerita..

“You said it then. The fight here is a holy war. Fighting monsters to protect humans is a sacred thing..”

“…….”

“I dare you to ask. Don't neglect this temple, jump into it yourself..”

Margerita's eyes trembled violently..

Conditions for recruiting Saint Margerita.

Use the temple and make an offering every time. Achieve a certain amount through donations.

And I just made up the last amount.

Hospitals are always places where money is leaking out like water..

This is especially true for the Temple of Margerita, which operates in remote areas like this with only small donations for poor mercenaries..

My donations must have been like a lifeline to this place's poor finances..

Hospital beds were expanded, new blankets and sheets were laid, and clean bandages and gauze were brought in..

Since I took office as lord, the temple's facilities have been improving day by day..

Like it or not, this temple relies on my donations for its finances..

Margerita is now in a position where she can no longer refuse my request..

“This defense battle will be more severe than any other defense battle this city has ever fought. Soldiers who were treated by you just a few days ago may no longer return..”

I calmly, but cruelly, told what would happen next..

“Not only that, but the walls themselves could fall. When the vampires get over that wall, there will be a blood festival here..”

“…….”

“All Crossroads citizens may die. And when the Crossroads falls, the entire human world is in danger..”

I nodded heavily..

“Please lend me your strength, Margerita. I need your healing powers.”

Margerita, who stuttered for a while, finally managed to spit it out..

“I am… … She's just a country girl with no skills other than taking care of the injured..”

“…….”

“There is no such thing as the power to defeat the enemy. why me…….”

“margerita.”

I took a step closer to Margerita. Margerita shrugged her shoulders..

“A faster way than treating a patient is to prevent the patient from getting hurt in the first place..”

“…….”

“If you are on site you can do that.”

Skillset focused on heal and shield.

The best wide area healer in this game. A representative of non-R-rated heroes. saint margerita.

She looked up at me for a while with trembling eyes, bit her lip, and asked in a thin voice:.

“I am… … What can I do??”

***

This is how Margerita was recruited..

First of all, this is a limited-time guest character for this stage, but in fact, from now on, he can be called up as a party member whenever necessary..

If you need a healer, it will be useful..

This time, we formed two reserve parties by combining Lily, Margerita, and the eight new NR-grade heroes that had been expanded so far..

The party leaders were Lily and Margerita..

The Lily party will form the last line of defense in the rear, and the Margerita party will be in charge of transporting and treating the wounded..

After completing the formation of the reserve unit, I returned to the mansion and sat down at the desk in the office..

Traps installed in front of the castle walls and artifacts that have been repaired. Re-adjustment of the kill zone. evacuation of citizens…….

There seemed to be a mountain of work to be done before the defensive battle..

As I was finishing my work, the surroundings suddenly became brighter..

When I looked out the window, the sun was rising. I stayed up all night.

“…….”

I looked blankly at the eastern sky at dawn..

‘Sun, Can you please go a little slower??’

Of course, my wishes were cheerfully ignored, and the sun rose brightly to the ground..

The whole place became dazzlingly bright..

[STAGE 5]

- Until: Next 24 hours

Until the next stage, one more day.

There is only one day left.