Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 149
◈ 149. [STAGE 5] 155 people
Of course, the 'suicide' I command does not mean simple physical destruction..
He ordered true death, destroying even his spiritual core..
《Ah, ugh.……!》
A painful groan came from Celendion's mouth..
With its own heart pulled out, it is repeatedly destroying its own spiritual core..
《Haha, ahhh……!》
‘‘Absolute command’, as the name suggests, gives an absolute command..
Celendion was faithfully killing himself until the very end, just as I told him to..
All the humans surrounded him and quietly watched the vampire king's demise..
Some people had faces of cheerfulness, while others had a hint of pity..
Some people widened their eyes as if they didn't want to miss anything, while others turned their heads away unable to see any more..
When Celendion had only ten lives left, he vomited blood and cried out..
《Please, stop! I'd rather kill you with your own hands!》
“…….”
《Please! With a gun made from Orlop! Shoot my heart with Nightmare Slayer!》
Celendion shouted at Damian. But Damian turned his head away..
《Castles are good weapons too! Cut off my head! No, cut my body to pieces! If sex is a weapon, it deserves it.!》
The monster appealed to Lucas and Evangeline, but the two knights just stared at the monster expressionlessly..
《In that case, just a silver weapon! No, anything else is fine! Humans! kill me with your hands!》
The soldiers flinched at Selendion's shout, but no one stepped forward..
Because I ordered you to just watch..
Never touch that guy. He told me to let him die.
Celendion cried out in sorrow as he continued to commit suicide, reduced to nothing more than a spectacle..
《please! Ask me for an honorable death……!》
“You're talking about honor, you leech.”
I laughed coldly.
“You're a monster, you'll fall like a scum.”
A deep despair appeared on Celendion's face..
heat.
nine.
eight.
seven.
six…….
As his remaining life diminished, Celendion's face gradually aged, and by the time he had five lives left, he had that of a complete old man..
The panic gradually disappeared from the guy's face. Has he given up now? His voice has become heavy..
《In my mansion in the depths of the Lake Kingdom, I tried to commit suicide every morning..》
Celendion smiled bitterly as he watched his spirit core crumble in his hands..
《But now I understand. It was just entertainment. To that extent, I was able to do it because I knew I wasn't really dead, just a play to confirm that I was alive..》
“…….”
《Maybe it was what you said. human.》
He looked up at me with the wrinkled face of an old man..
《I just got bored with my long life and became numb to everything... … So maybe I was just looking for a new stimulus..》
four.
《In the face of real death, I'm scared now.》
three.
《But because this sense of fear was unfamiliar and real death was looming before my eyes, I finally realized..》
two.
《At this moment, I really... … That I'm alive.》
one.
《Thank you, human. No, thank you. ash. for killing me.》
“You're fucking sick until the end..”
I ground my teeth..
“Go to hell, monster.”
After being resurrected with his last life, Celendion destroyed his own spiritual core for the final time..
Clang-!
A sound like breaking glass is heard.,
《ah.》
Celendion looked into space and muttered softly..
《Finally, it's the end…….》
flutter.
Celendion collapsed to the floor like a straw bale..
《……To thank you for killing me, I'll give you some advice…….》
Staring into space with open eyes amidst a sea of blood, he muttered slowly..
《The Nightmare King knows everything. He's a higher level being…….》
“……?”
《So don't try too hard to resist Him.…….》
Celendion's blood-red eyes slowly closed..
《It's useless anyway…….》
“What nonsense is that?…….”
As I was about to ask again, I stopped..
The fallen Selendion no longer moved..
“…….”
I quietly looked down at him.
A vampire lord, leader of a legion of monsters, and stage 5 boss monster..
This is how Celendion, the worst enemy of all the monsters I have ever encountered, died..
“after…….”
I let out a dry sigh and slowly looked around..
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
Heroes and soldiers were seen covered in blood and injuries..
They were all looking at me with faces like they didn't know what to do now..
As the hatred for the enemy cooled and the adrenaline drained away, everyone realized it too late..
The scars left behind on us.
Falling everywhere... … the death of a colleague.
“…….”
heavy.
It's so heavy.
But this is the weight that commanders on the front lines must bear..
Clenching my fists and biting my molars, I slowly opened my mouth..
“Pick up the corpses of your allies. Create a list of war dead. Identify damage to castle walls and water-based equipment..”
Mechanically, assign tasks that must be done.
“Retrieve magic stones from enemy corpses and reap loot.”
People don't break down if they have something to do in front of them..
So I gave the command.
Afterwards, as he did after every defensive battle, he tried to recite something hopeful..
“…….”
quit.
Instead, I spat it out briefly..
“the war is over.”
I didn't say we won. no, i couldn't say.
lost too much.
Victory was a victory, but it was a victory with only scars..
Looking at the ruined castle walls, covered in blood, and the corpses of our soldiers lying miserably in various places..
Gritting my teeth, I managed to spit it out one more time..
“the war is over.”
***
The bodies of our soldiers began to be recovered from the castle walls..
I forced my two legs, which were shaking from loss of strength, and slowly walked on the castle wall..
“…….”
Junior was sobbing and holding his breath next to Jupiter's body..
- Welcome to the Crossroads branch of the Continental Mercenary Guild, Your Highness!.
I passed by him..
Bodybag and Burnout were wailing next to the bodies of Old Girl and Skull, and Godhand had his head down and his mouth tightly shut..
- 3Is the prince a good person? Is he a good person??
- He seems like a good person?!
- You saved our lives in the first place! Even if you have dark intentions, it's acceptable if you do this.~
I passed by him..
The three Old Hunters tanks were helping to collect the corpses of their allies even though they were severely injured..
Worse priests forcibly placed them on stretchers and escorted them to the temple..
I stopped in front of the body they had just finished cleaning up..
Old Hunters' wizard Janich. And it was the corpse of five members of Dion's mercenary group..
In contrast to his gruesome death, Dion's face was seen peacefully with his eyes closed..
- Please send me to the front line. We will show you that we can do just as well..
I passed by him..
The deputy leader of the Twilight Legion was sitting quietly on his knees next to the leader's body..
The old soldier was staring blankly at the face of his lifelong comrade..
- There are no more monsters flying in from the south, so there's no need to maintain fire nets anymore, right?!
I passed by him..
The corpses of soldiers were lined up in an orderly manner..
Some were burned, shattered, or swept away by explosions, leaving no trace of them..
Soldiers shed tears as they collected the bodies of their dead comrades..
- The prince has arrived!
- My lord! My lord! Lord!
- best commander in the south!
- A man born to kill monsters!
I passed by him..
It doesn't collapse. It must not collapse.
Because I am the commander.
It's natural for people to die on the front lines..
I've lost it before and I'll lose it again.
So, even when everyone else cries, I have to stay strong.
A simple guard post was installed at the watchtower at the corner of the castle wall. When we entered there, Lucas, Evangeline, and Damien were waiting for us..
“The list of fallen soldiers has been prepared, my lord..”
Lucas held out the document in his hand. I accepted it without a word..
“…….”
Is it because I'm tired? I can't read the text.
I was trying to concentrate somehow to read the content, but Lucas cautiously called out to me..
“lord.”
“hmm?”
“It's just us here.”
When I looked up, I saw Lucas smiling faintly with a haggard face..
“You can stay comfortably..”
“…….”
Evangeline and Damian also smiled softly at me..
“That's right, senior. Because it's just us... … You don't have to endure it.”
“We're in the same party, prince..”
“…….”
My legs felt weak..
As I was about to stumble and fall, the party members caught me and sat me down on a chair..
“I could have saved more.”
I covered my face with my trembling hands..
“If I had been a little more thorough, I could have saved him from dying..”
“lord.”
“If the free exploration route was planned more tightly. If you farmed the equipment to its limit and equipped it. If reinforcements were brought from the capital at all costs,.”
Know.
“If only the regular soldiers had been made to retreat faster. If only Dion mercenaries had been trained more thoroughly. If only I had been more alert when taking time with Celendion. If Junior had been perfectly protected so that Jupiter would not have to step in,.”
Know.
There was no better way. There was no better trick. There is nothing more foolish than wondering what if something has already happened..
but.
but someone died.
A colleague died. People who cried, laughed, and crossed the line of fire together passed away in front of me..
If you stretch out your hand, death is within reach..
“Even though it was inevitable during the Black Spider Army. It wasn't this time. I could have changed it. At least one more person could have been saved. But, me. Because I'm not good enough.”
My eyes grew hot. I closed my eyes tightly and gritted my teeth..
“I… … If only I had done a little better…….”
“Lord, you did your best..”
Lucas said warmly in a hoarse voice..
“everyone knows that.”
Damian and Evangeline's hands gently caressed my shoulders..
“So, don't blame yourself too much..”
I covered my face with both hands and sobbed quietly..
I cried for a long time, squeezing out tears and snot..
My party members also cried with me..
9 heroes.
146 soldiers.
This was the number of people written on the list of war dead that day..
***
[STAGE 5 - CLEAR!]
[STAGE MVP - Jupiter Junior (SSR), Ash (EX)]
[Level up character]
>main party
- Ash (EX) Lv.41 (↑5)
- Lucas (SSR) Lv.44 (↑3)
- Evangeline (SSR) Lv.44 (↑3)
- Jupiter Junior (SSR) Lv.53 (↑3)
- Damian (N) Lv.41 (↑3)
>sub party1
- God Hand (SR) Lv.41 (↑3)
- Body Bag (R) Lv.36 (↑3)
- Burnout (SR) Lv.34 (↑5)
>sub party3
- Free (R) Lv.34 (↑3)
- Sentence (R) Lv.33 (↑3)
- Violet (R) Lv.33 (↑3)
[Dead and Injured Characters]
>main party
- Ash (EX): Minor injury
- Lucas (SSR): Minor injury
- Evangeline (SSR): Minor injury
- Damian (N): Minor injury
>sub party1
- Old Girl (R): Dead
- Skull (N): Death
- Burnout (SR): Minor injury
>sub party2
- Dion (N): Death
- Ayla (N): Dead
- Rock (N): Death
- Hessen (N): Death
- Chey (N): Death
>sub party3
- Jupiter (SR): Death
- Jenić (R): Dead
- Free (R): Severe injury
- Sentence (R): Medium
- Violet (R): Critical injury
[Acquired Items]
- Bloodline Legion Magic Stone: 520
- Vampire Magic Core (SR): 7
- Vampire General Magic Core (SSR): 2
- Vampire Lord Magic Core (SSR): 1
[Stage clear rewards have been paid. Please check inventory.]
- R-rated reward box: 5
- SR grade reward box: 7
- SSR grade reward box: 3
>> Get Ready For The Next STAGE
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