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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 277

◈ 277. [[Free Exploration] The Enemy of the Enemy (2)

Among the rescued NPCs, there was another familiar person..

“majesty!”

A large man wearing a jackal mask ran towards me, panting. A smile spread across my face as I recognized the other person..

“jackal!”

5NPC boss of area dungeon [Fiery Colosseum].

It was Jackal, the gladiator king I met before Stage 5..

“You were alive.!”

“If Your Majesty hadn't come to save me, I would have died. They are all your blessings..”

As soon as he came in front of me, the jackal fell flat on the ground..

“Please accept me! Euratcha!”

I covered my mouth and laughed. It was nice to see his polite yet quirky attitude..

I comforted him and talked about his current situation..

After being defeated in battle by Selendion's vampire army.

While waiting for me in the ruined Colosseum and restoring my power, I was attacked by Luna Red's werewolf army and brought here..

‘Why did I get beaten only by the nightmare army commanders?.’

In other words, it can be said that the Jackal has proven how strong he is, as he is still alive and well after only meeting two nightmare corps commanders..

When I comforted him in that way, the jackal immediately denied it..

“No, we were sorted out in rank. what.”

“ranking order?”

“I must say that I clearly felt that although I was stronger than most of the boss-level monsters in this town, I was no match for the nightmare corps commanders.…….”

The jackal waved his hands as if he had been completely robbed..

“Even then, the Colosseum, its home base, was completely destroyed... … Looks like it's time to go back to being a normal adventurer, Jackal..”

Their base was destroyed and their power was lost. Boss correction naturally disappears..

The jackal was now reduced to the level of a slightly stronger NPC adventurer..

I smiled at the jackal who was complaining that he seemed to have lost some muscle..

“Anyway, where are you alive to see?.”

“sure. Even if you end up in a field of shit, life is better... … No, this is a hellish dungeon..”

I nodded at him who was joking cheerfully..

“Jackal. So, if you have nothing else to do, why don't you help me with my work for a moment??”

The startled jackal jumped up from his seat and shouted..

“Of course, Your Majesty! Just ask me to do anything! This jackal's life is already yours.!”

***

Returned to base camp.

[[Wolf Den] We could have conquered more dungeons, but the priority was to recover the rescued prisoners in a safe place..

When we returned to the base camp with dozens of NPCs, the empty base camp immediately began to come to life..

“Oh my~ All the idiots who left home are back..”

Grandma Coco of the cut giggled as she saw this. I quietly approached her grandmother Coco and handed her her pocket..

“What is this?”

“This is the item you requested. Materials for building a teleport gate.”

We rescued the prisoners, and obtained all the materials for building the teleport gate..

This means I completed two side quests in one trip..

Grandma Coco, who was looking at me humorously as I smiled brightly, smiled..

“This is quite a handsome young prince. Work is done like lightning.”

“I hope the gate construction goes by lightning, grandma..”

“Hey, don't worry. I also have an impatient personality..”

As I shared the spirit of ‘Palari-ppalari’ with Grandma Coco, I felt happy inside..

Hey, does your grandmother have any Korean ancestors?……?

After finishing the conversation with Grandma Coco, I turned around and saw NPCs finding their places and repairing damaged buildings and huts all over the base camp..

The punishment unit and shadow unit were assisting in the work..

Kuilan and Godhand, and Jackal and Verdandi..

The four of them were standing together and talking to each other..

‘Come to think of it, Jackal also strangely has a connection with our party members..’

Jackal is from the beast people. Here, he was an agent of the intelligence department, which can be said to be the predecessor of the Aegis Special Forces..

It has a relationship with both the penal unit and the shadow unit..

“…….”

Only each other will understand the hardships of different races living in the human world..

I sat back, leaving them to talk amongst themselves..

“Ttttttt~! Wow, you feel sore..”

I went outside the base camp, stretched and caught my breath.,

“ash.”

A refreshing female voice was heard..

When I turned around, I saw a woman with white hair covered in a tattered robe slowly approaching..

“Looks like it was resolved smoothly..”

The woman who spoke gently had a smile on her face. I grinned at him.

“cotton!”

The dungeon merchant NPC was unknown..

Unknown, who walked gently, nodded as if he was relieved as he looked at the other NPCs in the base camp..

“I'm glad everyone is safe..”

“Even though he was held captive by monsters for a long time, he was still fine..”

I swallowed my words when I saw the name's blood-clotted hair and the hem of the robe with ugly knife marks..

“Right… … You attacked the plague army.?”

Somehow something was strange.

If Raven and the main Plague Corps had been guarding the wolf den together, the rescue operation would have been much more difficult..

There was no trace of their legion, and only Raven's clone appeared. Thanks to this, he was able to easily rescue the prisoners..

It would make sense if someone attacked their stronghold and left to defend it..

Then again, anonymous?

“right. I raided their stronghold..”

Nameless nodded his head in acknowledgment and slowly turned around..

“But I didn't do it alone.”

Jeez. Jeopuk.

Someone walked out of the darkness behind the unknown. My eyes widened as I recognized the other person..

“you……!”

The man who stepped out of the shadows was wearing a long conical hat and a black bard's outfit..

White smiling mask on face.

Long gray flute in hand.

When I realized the other person's identity, I blurted out in surprise..

“‘The Pied Piper’……!”

“Didn't you say it out loud before, Ash??”

In a low-pitched voice that I haven't heard in a long time, the man said his own name again..

“‘I asked you to call me ‘Crown’.”

***

“It's been a long time since I saw this.”

The Pied Piper... … Crown spoke in a low, relaxed voice..

I clicked my tongue in astonishment. Well, it's been a while..

The last time I saw it was before the start of Stage 5, when I was 'killing' this bastard and his subordinates who were occupying the base camp here..

“I really came back to life.”

“I told you. It is said that death is not permitted for the subjects of this lake kingdom..”

A self-mocking laugh came out from under his mask..

“All we can do is crawl like bugs here in the dark forever, unable to die..”

“……But it looks like it wasn't just crawling.?”

I saw Crown's bare skin not covered by clothes..

The entire body is covered in blisters and rashes. As if my entire body was covered in a materialized plague..

“Did you attack the plague army too??”

“…….”

“This is surprising. I thought you were a member of the Nightmare Corps all this time..”

The same goes for the invasion during Stage 2. The same goes for taking over the base camp and trying to kill us..

100Since they are a % hostile NPC force, I thought they were on the same side as the Nightmare Army. Wasn't it??

“I? They're the same as those monsters.?”

Crown's eyes flashed eerily beneath the mask..

“Don't say anything, player..”

“…….”

“I am from the Lake Kingdom. He is the last court musician, court jester, and court wizard..”

His hand holding the flute was clenched..

“What I want is for my country to regain its shine... … . He is willing to join hands with nightmares if necessary. And if need be, he can give you nightmares.”

Crown, who was growling, turned his gaze to the side. There was an unknown person there, standing expressionless..

“This time, by chance, our goals overlapped with this 'watchman'. So we attacked the plague army together... … It seems like it happened to benefit you too..”

While listening to the story, I shrugged my shoulders..

“In short, this time we were enemies of each other's enemies..”

I looked Crown in the face and tried to sound as friendly as possible..

“Can’t we continue like that in the future, Crown? There is no reason for enemies of enemies to cut each other..”

I'm serious.

I don't want to be hostile to the Crown and his subordinates, who come back to life even if you kill them..

They're not guys I like by any means, but if I fight with guys who can't die, I'm going to lose this camp. Especially if Crown is not part of the Nightmare Legion..

but.

“The enemy of my enemy... … Right. You could look at our relationship that way..”

Crown shook his head and muttered, glaring coldly at me..

“But Ash. Let me give you one piece of advice. The enemy of my enemy is never my friend.”

“…….”

“This time he helped you by accident, but next time he may be looking for an opportunity to kill you again..”

As expected, appeasement is not possible, the NPC is completely hostile.…….

Crown, who was staring at me bitterly, put on his conical hat..

“One way or another, you have reached the depths of the Lake Kingdom, Ash..”

“okay. And we'll go deeper.”

deepest place.

Towards the Lake Kingdom capital where the final stage is located..

Towards clear, towards the ending... … I will walk into this darkness without stopping.

“However, the depths of the Lake Kingdom are a completely different world from the hell you have been through..”

Crown stumbled backwards..

Blood dripped from his rotting body from the plague, but he didn't care..

“I'm not going to tell you not to get upset. Because I'm already past the stage of hearing things like that..”

“So what are you talking about for so long??”

“……If you're going to come in any longer than this, you'd better come prepared..”

“What are you prepared for? I'm ready to kill you one more time?”

Although he made a mockery of it, Crown calmly gave advice..

“Prepare to become a monster yourself.”

“…….”

“Adventurers who ventured deep into the depths always had one of two endings..”

Crown began to stumble and walk back into the darkness..

“Die as a human or survive as a monster.”

“…….”

“This is advice from the heart, young prince. It is also the final warning. It's not too late for you yet. Forget the darkness of the lake bottom here and enjoy the blessed life on earth..”

Jeez. Jeopuk.

The crown disappeared into the darkness again. I was quietly looking at the back..

“…….”

Suddenly I remembered Nietzsche's famous saying:.

He who fights monsters must be careful not to become a monster during the fight..

Because if you look long enough into the abyss, the abyss will also look into you..

“You're so scared of newbies, really.…….”

Clenching my fists, I lifted the corners of my mouth and smiled..

I decided to walk the path I had chosen, the way I thought..

It doesn't stop no matter what you say. never.

“……ash.”

At that time, an unknown person called me vaguely. I suppressed her sharp heart and looked back at her. why?

Unknown grinned under the hood of his robe..

“This time, rescuing my kidnapped friends was something I had been trying to do, but I was unable to do it due to lack of strength. but you did it.”

At first, Lunared, Raven, Salome... … Three nightmare corps commanders were kidnapping those prisoners together and occupying the wolf den..

Even if you were an unknown person in the world, it would have been difficult to rescue you alone..

However, during the last defense battle, Lunared died, and when Nameless and Crown took Raven away, Salome was left alone..

Luckily, I was able to go in and successfully rescue the prisoners. So, strictly speaking, I didn't do it all..

By saying this, I am trying to give credit to an unknown person.,

“So, it's hard to say it's a repayment for that, but…….”

Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk!

Moo- myeong took the stall out of his pocket and spread it out on the floor, then began to take out various items and place them on the stall..

In front of me with my mouth wide open, Unknown stretched out his hands..

“It’s been a while since I served you. Now, take your pick..”

“Are you serious?-!”

Dungeon merchant NPC gives away items for free! Part 2!

All kinds of gorgeous golden equipment flashed on the stall..

In front of the touching service for newbies, I ended up shedding tears. This is the true Old Bee!