Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 156
◈ 156. [Side Story] Nightmare Slayer
“What was the ‘secret order’ you received from above??”
Godhand said he received a secret mission before being dispatched here..
What was the mission and who gave it?.
need to check this.
“Yes, Your Highness. I'll tell you everything.”
Godhand told me the contents of a secret message he received from his superiors right before he was sent to the southern front while he was on death row..
“……indeed.”
It wasn't anything great. It will blend into the southern front. Monitor the movement of the front lines and report any abnormalities. Cooperate with the chief priest to keep secret information..
“And, one last command:.”
“what is that?”
“that… … It was a command I couldn't quite understand..”
Godhand looked at me and carefully exhaled..
“Keep a close eye on the lord's aide, Ader.…….”
“……?”
Suddenly something so unexpected came out that I froze..
Not me, but Ader? why? why?
‘no way…….’
Ader is a person related to the system of this world... … Do you know??
I urgently asked more.
“The person who gave the order?”
“2This is Prince Fernandez..”
He's a good guy after all.
I narrowed my eyes. As the older brother said, I think we will have to meet face to face and talk sooner or later. I think we have a lot to say to each other..
“I'm sorry for not telling you earlier. I only apologize, Your Majesty.…….”
Godhand mumbled, his head almost hitting the floor. I clicked my tongue quietly..
“If you apologize, stop taking pictures of my hair for no reason, and show me with your future actions..”
“of course. majesty! What can I do??”
I spoke simply to God Hand who was desperately asking..
“Be my spy.”
“……!”
I grinned at God Hand, who was shaking in shock..
“You know what I mean, right? From now on, you will have to become a double agent for me..”
A little while ago, Margerita said this in a communication with the central government:.
- ‘I've been caught. sorry.
In other words, it means that no one but yourself was caught..
In other words, God Hand secretly leaked the word that he had not been caught. Of course, this is what I ordered..
The center will judge that ‘Marjerita has been caught, but Godhand has not been caught yet.’.
And they will try to somehow utilize God Hand, the only remaining intelligence line on the southern front..
Taking advantage of this, God Hand is used as a double agent..
“Contact the center separately using your own network. You haven't been discovered by Prince Ash yet..”
“…….”
“From now on, you will report to me everything that the central government tells you to do, and you will deceive the central government by doing as I tell you. can you do it?”
“Of course, your highness..”
Godhand did not hesitate.
“We will do it. To the honor of our race.”
I smiled as I faced God Hand, who nodded heavily..
‘Well, it might not be that easy..’
The opponent is, in name, a secret department under the direct control of the imperial family. It is also an intelligence unit led by the Minister of Public Administration..
Since Margerita has been caught, it is natural to suspect that Godhand's intelligence line is alive..
From now on, Godhand will be constantly questioned by both the imperial family and this front as to whether he is a traitor or not..
I'm thinking of transferring Ader's surveillance back to Godhand right now..
And in the unlikely event that they showed signs of betraying me and causing harm to the Southern Front, I planned to eliminate them using the 'leash' I was given in the beginning..
‘What should I do? This is Undercover's fate.’
In addition, I was able to obtain a lot of information from God Hand about the Aegis Task Force's intelligence system and the center..
As if God Hand wanted to prove that he was completely on my side, he revealed all the information he knew, even the information that was not asked..
After digging up enough information. I nodded and looked around at the three shadow troopers..
“Lastly, I have one more thing for you to do..”
I muttered heavily to the three who were looking at me with focused faces.
“Only the three of you can do it, but it's something all three of you will risk your lives for..”
***
About an hour later, I came out of the living room..
“Seniors.”
Evangeline, Damien, Junior, and Lily were waiting outside the door..
I made eye contact with each one and nodded..
“I think everyone's mind is confused by the sudden events today..”
No one answered, but it seems like what I said was true. Everyone looked embarrassed and lowered their gaze..
In particular, Lily's complexion was dark. It seems quite shocking that Godhand tricked him..
“First, let me tell you the conclusion..”
I decided that reinforcements would come from the center. He also talked about the decision to embrace Margerita and Godhand rather than reject them..
“It's true that they deceived us, but those friends... … Because I followed the imperial order..”
Anyway, they were also loyal to the empire. Between the center and the frontier, I was just on the side of the center..
But this is the frontier, and the party members who are making eye contact with me are also people of the frontier..
Even if we all ultimately move for the empire, there are bound to be differences in our perspectives on the empire..
“I won't ask you to trust them again right away. I ask you all to keep your eyes open and watch them..”
“…….”
“They will prove to themselves whether they can become our colleagues again..”
The party members nodded silently..
I clapped my hands to lighten the heavy atmosphere..
“Come on, I understand you're all exhausted, but let's do what we have to do..”
A week from now, the defensive battle begins..
I don't think Fernandez won't send reinforcements even after hearing my threat, but you never know..
‘We cannot just rely on reinforcements and remain silent. In case reinforcements do not come or are late, we must also prepare defenses here..’
We will prepare all possible defenses so that we can fight a defensive battle on our own..
I distributed the roles to the party members in the next defensive battle and told them what to prepare for..
After a brief meeting.
I asked before dispersing everyone who was tired..
“Oh, and each of you, tell me what type of equipment you want to have..”
Everyone looked at me with wide eyes. I grinned..
“I will make everything for you.”
In Stage 5, as much as the loss was great, there was also a lot to be gained..
It was time to open the reward box and go to the blacksmith to request equipment production..
***
Considering farming efficiency, it is right to open the box first and then ask the blacksmith to make equipment, but this time, due to circumstances, I decided to visit the blacksmith first..
He said he wanted to remove the bull's horn, so he went to the magic blacksmith that night..
Lake Kingdom Dungeon. Safety base base camp.
I came alone this time.
flashing!
When I arrived here through the teleportation gate with a loaded cart, Kelly Bay came running in a huff, his beard stood on end, and he screamed..
“hey! I thought you all lost, Inum! There isn't much news!”
I laughed bitterly..
“sorry. It was late to come here because I was out of my mind and tired..”
“You damn bastard! You should also think about the people you are worried about! Is it that hard to send a message saying you did a good job??!”
“Okay, okay. From next time, I will contact you right away..”
I quickly handed out the items I had brought to Kelly Bay, who was spitting and getting angry..
“It's a little late, but I brought you a gift..”
“What a great thing you've brought to the table so you're so shameless?”
Kelly Bay, who was grumbling, stiffened when he saw what was being loaded on the cart..
It was a coffin.
A long wooden box containing a corpse.
“This……!”
I smiled at Kelly Bey, who was frozen and unable to move..
“Instead of making me a weapon to kill the vampires, I agreed to give them the head of their lord..”
“…….”
“I kept my promise.”
After taking a deep breath, Kelly Bay carefully approached the cart and opened the coffin..
Needless to say, what's inside is Celendion's corpse..
Originally, the corpses of monsters were incinerated on the spot after the magic stones and loot were recovered, but it was promised that Celendion's head would be given to Kelly Bay..
“…….”
Kelly Bay, who had been looking at the enemy's face in silence for a while, looked back at me with a slightly frightened expression..
“……But this bastard is dead?”
“yes. I'm sure.”
“Damn, the vampire bastard is lying in the coffin, so I can't tell if he's lying down or sleeping..”
bang!
Kelly Bey closed the coffin lid and lifted the coffin up. I asked purely out of curiosity..
“What are you going to do with that??”
“Is there anything to do while sleeping? It's not like I have a scary hobby of playing with corpses. There are no useful materials that can be mined from a vampire's body..”
Kelly Bay held the coffin and approached the large brazier..
“I have to burn it.”
As air was blown into the bellows, the flames in the furnace became stronger. The magical blue flames fluttering inside the brazier gave off a sweltering heat..
Kelly Bay placed Celendion's coffin in front of the brazier and sprinkled sparkling silver dust on the coffin..
The castle was probably made of debris and powder left over from making weapons..
“Euratcha!”
When the silver dust sprinkler was finished, Kelly Bay pushed the pipe with both arms as hard as he could and put it into the furnace..
Grumbling-!
The coffin that was sucked into the flames burned instantly..
“Look, brothers. This damned vampire lord who sucked the lives out of my brothers is dead..”
Kelly Bay scolded in a dry voice..
“Now free from his curse, fly away with peace of mind, fly far far away…….”
I watched from afar as the blacksmith paid his brothers' requiem..
“after! I feel a bit refreshed.”
Only after the coffin was completely burned down did Kelly Bay turn around. I asked him carefully as he wiped his face with a towel..
“Are you crying??”
“Hey! It's because it's hot, you rotten bastard. How hot is that fire?.”
Kelly Bay threw his towel into the corner in frustration and slammed his big hand on the table in front of him. Her grandfather's eyes were still red..
“Oh, old man, stop teasing me! Take out the loot you got this time. Let's take a look.”
I'm already here to ask you to make equipment for me..
I placed three magic cores emitting red light from my arms one by one on the table..
All three were emitting a frighteningly vivid light, but one in particular was shimmering with an unusual blood color..
As a result of the last battle, I was able to obtain 7 SR grade magic cores and 3 SSR grade magic cores..
Among them, three were SSR grade. These are the ‘Vampire General Magic Core’ from Alpha and Beta, and the ‘Vampire Lord Magic Core’ from Selendion..
“Monster bastards. Just in case it wasn't a monster that had been around for hundreds of years, the magic core was also spewed out something scary..”
Kelly Bay examined the three magic cores one by one, and especially looked at the 'Vampire Lord Magic Core', which was emitting a terrifying blood color, and then stuck out his tongue..
“It's the essence of Celendion. I could make a Nightmare Slayer with this.!”
“Nightmare Slayer?”
Come to think of it, Celendion also said that..
“What exactly is Nightmare Slayer??”
In response to my question, Kelly Bay raised his beard and grinned..
“What do you call the weapon that kills a dragon, or the person who kills a dragon??”
“Um, dragon slayer… … Joe?”
“yes. Then, if you change the target to the nightmare corps commander instead of the dragon,?”
Ah, indeed.
“If you make a weapon using the magic core from a legion commander-level monster, it becomes a Nightmare Slayer..”
“okay. And these have a power that is different from other equipment..”
In the game, it was just some good boss equipment. Is this place differentiated enough to be given such a grand name?.
Certainly, Ma Chong's 'Black Queen' has some crazy performance..
‘Is it possible to prepare one more piece of equipment equivalent to Black Queen? This is really shit.’
As I was thinking about it, Kelly Bay added a word..
“It also contains darkness that matches its power..”
“darkness… … No?”
Kelly Bay frowned at my question..
“What is it? My sniper friend was holding a bag of Nightmare Slayer, and he was using it without knowing it.?”
“yes?”
“The more you kill something with the Nightmare Slayer, the more the nightmare sleeping inside that weapon awakens..”
A shiver ran down my spine..
I stuttered and asked.
“What happens when you wake up??”
“Well, that nightmare mind. You can quietly lend your strength, or…….”
Kelly Bay humorously shrugged his shoulders..
“Might eat up users.”
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