Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 276
◈ 276. [Free exploration] Wolf’s den (3)
It was a white gloved hand that blocked my fist.
So, a hand floating in the air was blocking my fist..
“……?!”
In front of me as I panicked, another part slowly began to form on my hand..
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-
Flies and mice, crows and fog…….
All kinds of ugly, black things that suddenly appeared from all directions gathered together and formed wrists and forearms, then merged into the upper and lower torsos, and so on, forming the rest of the body..
Within a few seconds, a large man was standing in front of me..
A black coat and a black fedora.
And the white crow mask.
It was a monster wearing a crow mask with a long beak like a medieval plague doctor..
It had such a distinctive appearance that I was able to immediately tell who the other person was..
‘Here comes the big guy.’
master of plague.
Black Plague One).
Opener of wounds, shaped pain, screaming pus…….
‘……A named monster with all kinds of disgusting titles such as.’
Commander of the Plague Legion.
The name is Raven……!
Paaat!
Raven lightly sprayed her hand and pushed me back with her fist..
A bloody silence fell between me and the Lord of the Plague. We silently glared at each other..
Salome looked back and forth between me and Raven with wide eyes and squealed..
《Hey crow! Why are you here now? I almost died!》
《Shut up, big girl..》
Raven growled in a deep, cracked voice..
《Even though he is a nightmare corps commander, he is troubled by an ordinary person like this... … Be ashamed of yourself to the King of kings..》
《Hey, Iik! But this guy, my mental control isn't working.!》
《What? your mental control……?》
Under the crow's mask, the monster's eyes sparkled..
《Looks like you have something hidden, human..》
“There are so many, monsters..”
Raven's tone sank deeper as she calmly shook her hands and answered..
《……Ah, I see. Now I finally know your identity.》
“Is that so? You're pretty quick to figure it out..”
I sarcastically matched his theatrical tone, but Raven wasn't fazed at all..
《ash. Ash 'Bonehater' Everblack. You are the one who opposes the King of kings..》
“I'm a little embarrassed that I have so many fans. Should I at least give you an autograph??”
In front of me who continued to sneer, Raven flapped the hem of her coat and spread terrible evil energy in all directions..
《Right here and now, I will turn you into a handful of blood with my power.-!》
The black, sticky fog that spewed out from Raven's body covered my body at once..
Blood spurts from the skin of my body touched by the fog, blisters sprout, tumors and rashes spread like fire.-
“Damn, I did a triple side kick and fell asleep..”
……couldn't.
I got irritated and waved my hands with magical energy, and the black fog that had covered my body dissipated all at once..
There was no longer a trace of the plague that covered my body..
《what……?!》
A startled Raven let out a confused voice. I swiped away the fog around my face with my hand..
“Wow, this was a bit disgusting. mask… … No, it would be nice to have at least a gas mask..”
《How on earth did you... … ! my plague……!》
“Sounds like the plague.”
I scoffed and glared at the crow masked monster..
“You are not the main body, but an alter ego.?”
《……!》
“What the self-immolation spreads is not a real plague, but a fake one. It's phantom pain. I know everything.”
I know everything about the named monster's skills and behavior patterns..
‘Raven can create clones identical to herself..’
Skill name, [Phantom Pain])].
Raven can create clones and appear on multiple battlefields at the same time, spreading the plague over a wide area..
If you listen to this point, it seems like a monster with no answer..
Every monster has a strategy point..
What Raven's body spreads is a real plague, but what her alter ego spreads is a fake. It's just a hallucination.
If you do not have the means to distinguish this, you will be helpless as the hordes of plague spread out in all directions..
If you can distinguish it, you will be able to rule out the alter ego and pinpoint the location of the main body - putting an end to this nightmare horde..
‘And the phantom pain that an alter ego emits is a type of mental condition abnormality..’
It's the same as the illusion of a dream demon..
It can be completely offset with my passive skill [Indomitable Commander].
How come this composition is the perfect counter for me, you duo? This is why ban picks are important.?
《……I don't know how they destroyed my self-immolation technique and my phantom pain, but.》
Raven spit out a boiling voice, and black energy surged from her entire body..
《There is one thing that has been overlooked, O King of Kings..》
“what is that?”
《This alter ego's physical power alone is enough to tear you to death.……!》
Raven's large figure approached with great strides..
Well, that might be true... … . In the game, each clone had quite high health and attack power. First of all, I think I'll be stronger than I am now..
‘But that's my case, a weak EX-level commander..’
What about an SSR grade highest dignity assassin character??
flashing-!
As I thought, in a flash of light, Verdandi appeared next to me..
Salome, who was still in the corner, gaped at the sudden appearance of Verdandi..
《What, what?! The passage was closed so that it could not be used again, so how did it come back?……?!》
“All you can say is, “What did you do earlier?” or “What did you do?” you guys.”
I chuckled. At the same time, I glanced at the dagger that had been strapped to my waist and was now in Verdandi's hand..
[flash knife]. Flash Dagger.
The current owner is Verdandi, but I brought it into this room with me..
Verdandi used the special ability of this dagger to teleport next to me. It is a dagger with many real applications..
“Verdandi, your colleagues?”
“Everyone was rescued safely..”
Standing in front of me, pointing a dagger at the monsters. Verdandi tried to recite bluntly..
“……Thank you so much, Ash..”
But her voice, suppressing her emotions, had a dull tone to it..
I chuckled. Thank goodness. I can't believe they were all rescued..
Salome pointed at Verdandi..
《You, elf... … ! You're breaking your alliance with me.?!》
“Don't sound like an ally, dreamer. Because I was never on your side from the beginning.”
《radish, moore……?!》
Verdandi spat fiercely..
“Certainly, as you said, humans and elves may have a hostile relationship on earth. But if you face a common enemy called a monster,…….”
Verdandi glanced back at me. A smile slowly crossed her lips..
“Enemies of enemies can become friends.”
I smiled too.
Raven, who had been staring at us silently, slowly gained momentum. Raven spat out, completely loosening his fighting stance..
《……I will step down.》
《What, what, what?!》
《Now that the phantom pain has been sealed, there is a limit to this clone's combat power. The odds of victory are low, so it makes sense to retreat..》
《Hey, hey! So, let’s run away instead of tail?! Embarrassingly?!》
《…….》
《In this situation, what about your body?! Where are all your men??!》
Raven, who had been silently ignoring Salome's harsh words, glared at me..
《We'll see you again soon, player... … ash.》
“When third-rate villains retreat, they say that line and run away..”
I waved my hand..
“I won't catch you. Quickly make it dirty and ugly..”
Kwasik-!
As soon as she finished speaking, Raven hit the wall with her fist, and a large hole appeared outside..
Well done!
White crow wings sprouted from Raven's back..
Raven grabbed Salome's back and flapped her wings as she fled out of the building..
It's a shame that we missed the opportunity to end Salome, but.
When Raven's clone appeared here, there was virtually no way for me to stop the two from retreating..
The purpose of coming here in the first place has been achieved. Let's not overdo it.
《Yiiiiit! Just wait and see, Ash.!》
Salome squeaked, looking ugly, hanging from Raven's fingertips..
《Because I will definitely trap you in my dreams!》
“Are you like a third-rate villain? It's not just empty words, it's true. How come?…….”
《I am Master Salome, Master Salome! By calling you this, you will surrender your stomach and obey! Just wait and see-!》
The sight of Raven and Salome faded away..
I clicked my tongue. Try it for 100 days. Will my passive skills come off?.
“…….”
I watched the two nightmare corps commanders who were now far away, and bit my lip..
The number of encounters with nightmare corps commanders has increased incomparably compared to before..
From now on, you may have to deal with them not only on the boss stage, but all over the place..
The battle against them has begun in earnest..
***
The elevator shaft was closed, so Verdandi and I went down to the first floor through a hole in the wall..
It was a little high because it was a three-story building with a considerable ceiling, but Verdandi picked me up and put me down easily..
1In the hall on the first floor, rescued NPC prisoners were sitting with blank faces, wrapped in blankets and robes..
My party members were handing them water, dry food, etc..
“Guys!”
Verdandi shouted and rushed over. Where she headed, elves with light green hair were squatting with haggard faces..
NPC party. It was a Holy Grail expedition..
“Guys, are you okay? Come to your senses?”
“…….”
“It's me, Verdandi! Do you recognize me? huh?”
However, the elves cast their glazed gaze down and showed no reaction to Verdandi's words..
Verdandi's face was as if his courage had collapsed. I stood behind her and gently opened her mouth..
“It will be fine.”
“yes?”
“You've been trapped in a dream for a long time. Given enough time, everyone will recover slowly..”
Even in games, heroes who were under the mental control of an army of dream demons suffered from aftereffects. But as time passed, everything recovered..
They also need time. Time to adjust to the shock of being thrown from a sweet dream into cold reality.…….
“…….”
I handed Verdandi, who kept his mouth shut, the bag I had brought with me..
“Take it, Verdandi..”
“yes?”
“It's a sunflower seed. When I said I was looking for it, things kept coming in..”
Verdandi took the bag with both hands without any hesitation. I smiled softly.
“Share it with your colleagues.”
“…….”
“Don't spare it. entire.”
Verdandi slowly took out sunflower seeds from his pocket and placed them in each of his colleagues' mouths..
The elves who were dazed soon began to munch and eat the sunflower seeds..
Are there any memories in sunflower seeds?.
Tears fell one by one from the corners of their dried eyes..
Life slowly began to return to the eyes of the exhausted elves..
“Haha, what is it, really.”
Verdandi, who was watching this, rubbed the corners of his eyes and put a sunflower seed in his mouth..
“Everyone looks so stupid…….”
Then, slowly, like a hamster, he began to eat the sunflower seeds little by little, like a child saving candy..
I stand behind and watch this in silence..
“In my hometown... … In Yggdrasil, the capital of the Elven Kingdom, sunflowers were blooming everywhere..”
Godhand came up behind me and opened his mouth quietly..
“It was the largest production area of sunflowers on the continent. Now it's all burned down.”
“…….”
“The children ate the sunflower seeds, and the adults made their drinks with sunflower honey. In the peaceful times, there were always sunflowers in the scenery of my hometown..”
In short, it's a food of memories for elves... … Is it called soul food?.
Suddenly, I also remembered a memory from my childhood..
When I went to the countryside with my parents during the holidays, there were plenty of sunflowers blooming on the streets..
My family would eat sunflower seeds together in the car on the way home from a stop in the countryside..
I turned on old pop music on the radio. Humming along.
“…….”
Now it's a scene in my memories that I can't get back from..
Are those elves seeing the same scene?.
After watching the Holy Grail expedition team cry, laugh, and eat sunflower seeds, I turned back..
The three shadow troops were seen looking at the senior elves with an awkward look..
“Now, you too.”
I took out another bag of sunflower seeds from my pocket..
“You had a hard time. Have a snack.”
Body bag, burnout, and god hand that were watching.
The shadow unit smiled awkwardly and began to forget the sunflower seeds..
I heard from God Hand a while ago that Body Bag and Burnout are the generation born after the fall of the Elven Kingdom. but,
“it is delicious! It reminds me of the old days.!”
Bodybag said, smiling with his chubby cheeks.,
Nod.
Burnout nodded loudly in agreement..
Although the forms may be slightly different, each of them will have memories of sunflowers..
Even though races and environments are different, everyone in the world has their own memories of soul food..
I grinned and put a seed in my mouth..
It tasted a little different from Earth's, but it wasn't bad..
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