Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 267
◈ 267. [STAGE 10] Humans and Monsters (2)
Dawn breaks in the distance.
But the square in the center of the city was brighter than the eastern sun..
torches lit up.
And citizens gathered with weapons.
Citizens erected flimsy barricades on the main streets of the central square and were cautious of their surroundings, holding weapons in a sloppy posture..
I was speechless when I saw that..
These are not soldiers.
They are just ordinary people who just live here..
“If you don't defend yourself when you need to. If you don't step up and take your own life.”
As I looked at that scene in a daze, I heard an old, thick voice in my ear..
“No one will protect me unless I show the strength and will to do so..”
When I turned around, it was a familiar dwarven blacksmith..
“I said something like that and everyone followed suit..”
“……Kelly Bay.”
“We distributed the remaining weapons from the blacksmith shop to the citizens. We lit the lights as loudly as possible and had everyone huddle together and watch each other's backs..”
Kelly Bay, holding a large war hammer in his hand, raised his beard and grinned..
“We successfully defeated several werewolves that came this way. Citizens are safe.”
“…….”
“Hey, why are you looking so gloomy? I can't praise you.”
I dropped my gaze..
If only I had done it a little better.
If that were the case, there would have been no need for citizens to come forward and fight..
“This is a city on the front line against monsters. On a fictional day, soldiers are losing their lives fighting monsters..”
Kelly Bay must have read my thoughts as she slowly opened her mouth..
“If you only hoped to enjoy peace while living in a city like this, its citizens would be true thieves..”
“…….”
“If I am protected by someone else's life, I must be prepared to sacrifice my life as well. That's the way in my country.”
Maybe that's the way the dwarven kingdom works..
but…….
“It's already been several decades since I've lived here in this fortress city, my lord.!”
An old woman holding a pickaxe laughed and said.
“Even during the reign of the previous lord, there were several times when they came in and caused chaos! Even back then, citizens worked together to beat down the monsters.!”
“…….”
“I've defeated even more monsters! Are we afraid of wolves??”
“……Thank you.”
I smiled softly at the pretentious old woman..
“Thank you for surviving.”
Citizens holding their torches high while protecting each other's backs.
Regardless of age or gender, people grab weapons to protect their own lives..
The appearance was magnificent, thankful, and even sublime..
As the commander-in-chief of this front... … It was also true that it was something I never wanted to see..
“I'm sorry.”
When I clenched my fist, my nails dug into my flesh..
“I'll do my best to make sure this doesn't happen again..”
Children were running across the square, giggling and holding poker cards in their small hands..
Does this situation feel like play to children?.
At the head of the children was Hannibal, Kelly Bay's assistant. The young N-rank hero led the children and disappeared down the alley..
The sound of children's laughter echoed in the square where the sun was shining..
I watched it from afar and muttered..
“I will do my best to create a world where you don't have to hold weapons..”
okay.
To create such a world, I…….
***
When the morning sun shines blue.
In front of the north wall.
Lunared was dead.
The silver-red maned werewolf was killed cleanly, with a large fist mark left in the center of his chest..
I quietly looked at the monster's corpse..
The end of the monster who boasted that he would destroy the world was so quiet and meaningless..
Kureha had also passed away..
Even though the curse was completely gone, he still looked like a wolf monster. Kureha, small and dwarfed, closed her eyes peacefully..
And in front of him, five members of the punishment unit, including Kuilan, stood..
“…….”
The curse that Kureha harbored returned to each member of the punishment unit..
5They all grew taller, gained muscle, and had red hair growing on their bodies..
It did not look like a werewolf. He was closer to a human than that..
This is probably because the wolf's blood has been diluted through generations of interaction with humans..
But it was clearly a mixture of that of an animal..
Beast Man).
It was exactly the type of Werebeast race I had seen in the game..
“This is the true face of our tribe.”
Kuilan slowly opened his mouth. The voice became even deeper..
“Wolf beastman. The original form of the Danpunglang tribe.”
“…….”
“When the full moon is bright, it turns into a wolf, and when the old moon is waning, it turns into a human.…….”
Kuilan looked down at his hairy fist and muttered bitterly..
“We can't stay here on the front lines anymore, Your Majesty..”
“Why??”
“Look at us. You're half wolf.”
Kuilan shook his head..
“I don't think I can be called human anymore..”
“It is not your birth, race, or appearance that determines what you are..”
I said to them the same thing I said to the monsters a moment ago..
“What you decide is... … What thoughts do you have and what actions do you have?.”
“…….”
“you are human.”
I nodded..
“If you want to be human, you must be human..”
What makes a person human,
What makes a monster a monster.
The standards will be different for everyone. But here on the front, the definition is mine.
To me, the five members of the punishment unit are ‘people’ who must be protected..
If they want to do that.
“……If so, Your Highness. I have one request..”
Kuilan slowly lifted Kureha's body, which was lying on the floor, into his arms..
“My older brother... … Can I bury Kureha in the graveyard of this city??”
“…….”
“One day, when I get my hometown back, I will bury it there. Until then... … I want to bury it here. Because this grave site is an honorable place..”
“of course.”
I quietly looked down at the corpse of the dwarf wolf monster in Kuilan's arms..
I can't find any traces of what I was like when I was human, but why? He still seemed to be smiling softly and peacefully..
“He is a warrior who sacrificed his life to protect this front line. Let's give him a funeral with the highest honors..”
“……Thank you.”
Kuilan bowed his head to me and slowly walked towards the grave site on the west side of the city..
“Then, I will bury my brother..”
Kuilan led the way with Kureha in his arms, and the rest of the punishment unit slowly followed behind..
The red-furred beastmen quietly walked away as their backs were greeted by the pale morning sunlight rising from the east..
It was the back of ordinary people grieving over the loss of their brother..
At least that's how it seemed to me.
***
Crossroads. back street.
This is where the morning sun slowly dispels the darkness that has fallen on the city..
“…….”
“…….”
Junior, Raina, and Camus were still tense, protecting the citizens..
The number of citizens who were originally four had suddenly increased to dozens..
As we tried to stop werewolf attacks as much as possible throughout the night, the number of citizens who fled under their protection quickly increased..
The soldiers who joined us also swallowed dry saliva and looked around..
Everyone was on high alert as they feared there might be additional attacks..
And as soon as the sun rises.
Dang-! Dang-! Deng-!
A slow bell rang in the middle of the city..
It was the bell that signaled the lifting of the emergency. All the monsters have been exterminated. Cheers poured out from the citizens all at once..
“hurray!”
“we lived!”
“Thank you, mercenaries! Thank you very much!”
“Thanks to you, I saved my life!”
Citizens rushed to greet heroes and soldiers..
Junior smiled bitterly and received the greeting. She could not shake the feeling that she was the cause of the fall of the West Gate..
‘But fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any further damage in this area..’
Thanks to the desperate protection of Junior, Raina, and Camus, all citizens were safe..
Under the leadership of the soldiers, citizens returned to their homes one by one..
Junior bit his lip as he looked at their faces bright with relief that they had survived..
It was then.
sreung…….
The sound of a blade cutting through the air.
Whiiing-
The sound of dry wind blowing in response to magical power..
And, the killing energy that falls like frost)…….
Junior sensed these and turned around in surprise..
“?!”
and found.
An alley where all citizens have left. In this place where the morning sun is shining, but deep shadows still create darkness..
Camus and Reina, who were now facing each other, were quietly aiming their swords and magic at each other..
Junior, embarrassed, quickly intervened..
“What are you doing now??!”
“…….”
“…….”
“The fight is over! All monsters have been exterminated! There's no need to fight anymore!”
But it seemed like he couldn't hear anything Junior said. Camus and Raina only glared at each other, coldly honing their killing intent..
Junior couldn't understand.
“We are humans! We're all human beings with a common enemy, a monster.!”
Just a little while ago, we fought shoulder to shoulder against monsters..
“It means we're on the same side! We are beings that can understand each other.!”
In order to protect people, we put aside past benefits and watched each other's backs..
“We are the same human! But why are they fighting each other?! why!”
But then they try to kill each other again as if nothing happened?.
Junior couldn't understand. So she tried to stop it. but.
“Don't ask the obvious, baby.”
The two had no intention of backing down..
Camus tightly grasped the handle of his sword. Her vengeful eyes twinkled eerily through her disheveled hair..
“Why are they trying to kill each other??”
Reina loaded the magic tip of her finger aimed at Camus and spat out mercilessly..
“……Because we are human.”
Taat-!
Camus kicked the ground and rushed in quickly. Reina calmly fired a magical bullet of wind with her fingertips..
Camus grabbed Junior, who was trying to block him with his body, and pushed him aside. At the same time, she split the flying magic bullets with her sword and Camus advanced..
Return to school! Going to school-!
Camus cut off all the wind's magic bullets with the tip of his sword and reached Reina's sight..
However, his current sword was not the spell drinker he originally used. It was an ordinary sword that couldn't absorb magic..
Clang……!
When it reached right in front of Reina, the long sword that had blocked the last magical bullet from the wind shattered, scattering metal fragments in all directions..
Camus smiled bitterly, holding his empty hand in front of him..
“……You always can't take the last step.”
Powok!
A bullet of wind fired from Raina's fingertips pierced Camus' chest..
Raina fired three more magic bullets into the body of Camus, who was coughing up blood and collapsing, without mercy..
Camus couldn't even scream and fell backwards..
“Mr. Camus!”
Junior rushed over in a hurry..
Camus, who was staring into space with blank eyes, with a hole in his chest and stomach, muttered softly to Junior..
“don't forget.”
“…….”
“Do not forget me.”
Camus, holding Junior's hand with his bloody hand, uttered his last words..
“Don't forget Camilla's kingdom..”
Camus stopped breathing with his blank eyes raised..
Junior was devastated in the sea of blood from the people of his hometown..
“…….”
Reina, who was quietly watching the scene, slowly turned around..
He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. But he couldn't figure out where he spilled the matches..
“hot.”
Blood oozed from the bandage covering my stomach. It looks like the injury suffered by Camus last time hasn't healed yet..
“It hurts, damn it…….”
Laughing helplessly and chewing on an unlit cigarette, Reina stumbled and disappeared into the darkness of the back alley..
***
[STAGE 10 - CLEAR!]
[STAGE MVP - Lucas (SSR)]
[Level up character]
>main party
- Ash (EX) Lv.48 (↑1)
- Lucas (SSR) Lv.51 (↑1)
- Evangeline (SSR) Lv.51 (↑1)
- Jupiter Junior (SSR) Lv.57 (↑1)
- Damian (EX) Lv.51 (↑1)
>sub party1
- Kuilan (SR) Lv.50 (↑1) (3rd job advancement possible!)
- Tuesday (R) Lv.43 (↑1)
- Wednesday (R) Lv.43 (↑1)
- Becky (R) Lv.43 (↑2)
- On the Rocks (R) Lv.41 (↑2)
>sub party2
- God Hand (SR) Lv.45 (↑1)
- Body Bag (R) Lv.40 (↑1)
- Burnout (SR) Lv.39 (↑1)
>etc
- Lily (R) Lv.32 (↑2)
- Margerita (R) Lv.36 (↑1)
[Dead and Injured Characters]
- Camus (SR): Dead
- Evangeline (SSR): Critically injured
- Damian (EX): Minor injury
[Dead and injured captured monsters]
- Kureha (SSR): Dead
- Tricolor Slime (R): Death
[Acquired Items]
- Werewolf Legion Magic Stone: 274
- White Werewolf Magic Core (SR): 4
- Werewolf Corps Commander Magic Core (SSR): 1
[Stage clear rewards have been paid. Please check inventory.]
- SR grade reward box: 2
- SSR grade reward box: 1
>> Get Ready For The Next STAGE
>> [STAGE 11: Enemy of Enemy]
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