Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 241
◈ 241. [[Free Exploration] To the Demon World
After the exploratory operation meeting was over, it was late evening..
“Ugh~”
“ate well.”
“I heard that your chef is really good at cooking.?”
Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit returned to their barracks quarters, pounding their swollen bellies..
Ash fed them at every strategy meeting, and the ingredients were of higher quality and tasted better than the meals served in the barracks, so the members of the punishment unit would eat until their stomachs were full..
I returned home in good spirits, feeling full..
“Have a nice trip, guys.!”
As I entered the accommodation, the smell of warm food... … Kureha was waiting.
Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit were embarrassed and trembled..
“Huh, bro? What's going on here??”
“They said I didn't need any more treatment at the temple, so I left the hospital..”
‘Excluding the curse, Kureha's body had recovered enough to no longer need to be recuperated at the temple..
Although the temple recommended that she continue to stay, Kureha insisted on leaving the hospital, saying that she had to take care of her younger siblings..
“Do you know how much I was worried that while I was gone, you would eat only half a meal, not clean, or wash your clothes??”
“uh… … Um, that's it…….”
“Sure enough, what does this accommodation look like? My brother always said that, right? You have to live like a human being, like a human being!”
Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit thought at the same time as they saw Kureha starting to nag..
‘Are you a grandmother?…….’
“Anyway, my brother cleaned and did the laundry..”
Indeed, the lodging, which had been dirty for five men just using it, was clean and sparkling, and the mountain of laundry had been cleanly washed and laid out in an orderly manner..
The five members of the punishment unit applauded in admiration for Kureha's outstanding living skills..
Kureha smiled warmly and gestured inside..
“Now, are you hungry after working late? I also cooked a meal.”
……And there was a meal for five people on the table..
Kuilan, whose complexion turned pale, waved his hand urgently..
“ah… … Hey bro... … We ate a lot and came back…….”
“Eat a lot, but eat a lot! At your age, once you run, you get hungry. You can eat more.”
“No, I really ate a lot.…….”
“Besides, you're going on another expedition tomorrow? I need to eat a lot and be strong. Come on, sit down quickly.!”
Kureha grabbed Kuilan's arm as he tried to wave his hand in an attempt to reject it..
“Look at this, this! After all that hard work, look at how much weight you’ve lost! There's nothing but bones and skin.!”
Just bones and skin?
The rest of the punishment unit broke into a cold sweat as they looked up at Kuilan's huge size..
Where in the world are these huge bones located?……?
Anyway, Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit, who could not resist Kureha's pressure, were forced to sit at the table..
“Eat, eat a lot! Eat more and grow up, my cute little brothers!”
Kureha, smiling like a kind grandmother, tore the food into pieces with her own hands and placed them on Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit..
“eat.”
“…….”
“Eat it.”
In the end, the five members of the punishment unit had to swallow their second dinner..
Kureha forcibly caught the members of the punishment unit who were running away screaming that they couldn't eat anymore and made them sit down, and forced all the food into the mouths of the members of the punishment unit..
***
“It's good that you're feeling better, bro.…….”
Outside the barracks quarters. rest area.
Kuilan, who was panting and clutching his bulging stomach from overeating, looked anxiously at his older brother standing next to him..
“Aren’t you overdoing it? As soon as I was discharged from the hospital, I started cleaning, doing laundry, and eating..”
“…….”
“Thank you, but you don't have to feel too burdened by taking care of us. Brother, please pay more attention to your body..”
“Since my body became like this, I've been causing trouble to you all this time..”
Kureha was holding a cane she had received from the temple. It was because walking was uncomfortable due to the mummified left leg..
Kureha stabbed her left leg with the tip of her cane and muttered bitterly..
“When you can, you should do everything you can..”
“…….”
Kuilan, who was looking at his brother silently, grinned..
“Once we regain our homeland, we will be able to lift the curse on our bodies. Until then, just be patient, bro..”
“……okay.”
Kureha cast her gaze far north..
“I can't wait to go back to my hometown…….”
After a moment of silence.
Kureha changed the topic..
“So what do you think, little brother? A life of working and getting paid?”
“It's not as bad as I thought?”
Kuilan grinned and shrugged his shoulders..
“Although it feels uncomfortable, like wearing clothes that don't fit. It doesn't feel bad.”
“Because we never had a chance to live a life like this. I'm glad you got this opportunity..”
Immediately afterwards, Kureha let out a sigh..
“Except your job is too dangerous... … How about exploring tomorrow? It's not dangerous?”
“well. According to His Majesty the Prince, it seems like it will be quite a tough battle... … I'm so lucky?”
Kuilan smiled at his brother..
“Because I inherited my brother’s great fortune. So tomorrow will be okay too.”
“…….”
“The name of Kureha of Good Fortune, Kureha of Miracles... … Because Kuilan took over. So don't worry and wait, bro..”
Kureha slowly raised her left fist and thrust it forward..
“Come on, take some more. my luck.”
Kuilan grinned and raised his fist..
“I won't refuse. Gladly.”
The brothers' fists hit and then fell in the air..
***
next day. Early moning. manor house.
As the party members arrived one after another, Kelly Bay himself came with the silver stake launcher I ordered. I hope your back gets better?
Clap!
“oh wow, it works.”
As I was testing the silver stake launcher on my arm, Kelly Bay asked with a worried look on his face..
“Are you planning to attack the ‘inner checkpoint’ today? It must be pretty tight there..”
“Still, you have to cross it to enter Area 6. It's going to hit at some point anyway, so I guess I'll just have to pull out the bull's horn.?”
“Hmm, that’s true, but… … Be careful though. Because I saw a lot of kids who couldn't get over that and fell asleep..”
Kelly Bay asked, “Ah!” She made a noise and took out a small pouch from her arms and handed it to me..
“And on the way, give this to Nameless..”
“What is this??”
“Magic whetstone. Because Nameless may need to take care of his sword while I'm away underground. That guy's sword is so old that it needs frequent maintenance..”
I thought I might run some errands on the way, so I took it..
“Now that I think about it, what is that nameless sword? It's just emitting light... … It's such an incredible magical weapon that it uses such power.?”
While watching the ending of this game, I was curious because I had never seen a weapon with such power before..
It has the power to easily chew through any SSR grade weapon..
Then Kelly Bay laughed quietly.,
“That old sword, I know what it's called?”
asked a strange question.
I just blinked. well? Just looking at its power, it seems like it would be named something like a legendary sword from mythology.?
“What is it?”
“‘It's an ordinary iron sword'.”
“Ex……?”
“It's an ordinary old knife with no abilities other than being strong..”
“But how does such an ordinary sword produce such power??”
In front of me who was puzzled and didn't know what to say, Kelly Bay humorously shrugged his shoulders..
“well? Ask anonymous himself about that..”
I frowned in dissatisfaction..
No, why does everyone in this town avoid spoilers??
***
[Now Loading… … Teleporting.]
[Tip - The difficulty of the Lake Kingdom dungeon increases significantly starting from area 6. Please enter after being fully prepared.!]
***
flashing-!
Lake Kingdom. base camp.
As I landed in this place that was now as familiar as the back yard of the mansion, I saw a small crowd of people gathered for the first time in a long time..
Teleport NPC Grandma Coco and our party's guest character, Verdandi. and…….
“cotton!”
Dungeon Merchant NPC, Unknown.
I greeted him warmly and approached him, but, wow. something was strange.
“Ah, Ash. You came.”
The unknown person who greets you warmly... … It was dirty.
Just a few days ago, it was washed clean(?) and put out, but as if it had never been done before, Mumyung's entire body was covered in dust and blood, and his white hair was messy and spread out in all directions..
Her beautiful face, like a doll, was covered with hair..
I did my best without even realizing it..
“No, it was washed cleanly, so why is it so dirty?!”
“Cleanliness is a luxury in this hell.”
Nameless answered calmly and scratched his head in confusion..
“We've been fighting a bit more intensely for the past few days, and it's like this again..”
“It's not just that you're dirty?”
The red ribbon that Ader had tied the other day while fixing her hair was shaking miserably in her messy white hair..
Still, I didn't throw that away and left it hanging..
I gave the magic whetstone I received from Kelly Bay to Nameless..
Nameless took it with joy and immediately began sharpening his old sword..
“I was already here because I needed to work on my sword..
I was in trouble because there was no Kelly Bay... … You came at the right time, Ash. thanks.”
“I was just running an errand…….”
Nameless held a whetstone and sharpened the blade with magical sparks flying..
I remembered what I heard from Kelly Bay earlier. I'm hesitating whether to ask about the identity of that old sword or not..
Anonymous glanced at me.
“I heard it from Verdandi. They said they would attack the Naeongseong checkpoint today.?”
“huh. I was thinking of slowly entering the depths of the dungeon..”
“hmm…….”
Anonymous let out a faint moan..
“I'd like to stop it if possible, but... … That's why I can't go beyond forever.”
I blinked..
You want to stop it? why?
“Take care, Ash. The deeper you go, the darker the darkness becomes..”
Nameless repeated the advice he had given many times..
“Never, ever, turn off the light..”
“…….”
“I wish you luck.”
That greeting somehow sounded more ominous today..
Nameless began to focus on polishing his sword, and leaving Nameless and the base camp behind, my party members and I headed out..
deep into the dungeon.
6Zone, toward the inner checkpoint.
***
Let's leave the final area 5 and enter the beginning of area 6..
“uh?”
“This…….”
“What, what?.”
The party members all let out surprised sounds..
It was because I felt as if the darkness surrounding me was getting stronger all at once..
It feels like the night sky is approaching the ground..
The pitch-black ceiling is getting closer and closer, as if it's sinking, making it difficult to breathe.…….
shakily, shakily.
Crunch Crunch Crunch Crunch Crunch…….
The sound peculiar to the darkness here, like bugs gnawing, had now become loud enough to be blatant..
“From here, we enter the depths of the Lake Kingdom. Also called the Demon World... … It’s a ‘real’ dungeon..”
Verdandi, who had been serving as a guide at the front of the group, looked back at us with an unsmiling expression on his face..
“Having spent over a hundred years here, I have seen the deaths of many adventurers. Many of them lost their lives here..”
“…….”
“Skilled and talented people fell, unable to overcome the wall of depth here..”
Verdandi raised the lantern in his hand even higher and began walking ahead again..
“I sincerely ask you to pull yourself together... … I hope it doesn't break down.”
Trying to endure the eerie feeling, walking through the jungle-like darkness.
We delved into the Lake Kingdom.
After pushing away the clinging darkness, I managed to get inside.…….
“……ah.”
finally arrived.
On a long castle wall surrounded by a huge shadow like a mountain range in the night.
‘Is this the inner city of the Lake Kingdom?…….’
at that time,
“……?”
I saw something strange.
The condition of this wall that separates the inner and outer walls of the city... … something was strange.
The bricks that made up the castle walls were not stacked on the ground..
It was pulled out from the floor, floating in a heap in the air, ignoring the laws of physics..
If it was just this, I might have skipped over it..
“what…….”
The problem was that the bricks were stacked together in a heap..
“What is this?…….”
person.
Thousands, no, tens of thousands of human figures shrouded in black shadows like darkness.…….
Countless human-shaped ‘things’ are stacked on top of each other like bricks… … It was floating slowly in the air..
Like a wall built up to the sky.
Not only Kuilan and the members of the punishment unit who lack dungeon experience, but also Lucas, Damian, and Evangeline who have been trained by defeating various monsters..
Even me.
I was frozen and unable to move in front of this surreal and bizarre sight..
As I watched, I heard Verdandi muttering in a bitter tone in my ear..
“From here, the real hell under the lake…….”
It was dizzying before my eyes..
“It's a deep demon world..”
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