I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 28
◈ 028. [Free exploration] Dried drainage ditch
A few dozen minutes of walking along the outskirts of the city walls followed by an unknown person..
“You must not follow such an unknown monster! It must be a trap!”
Lucas said this to me every five minutes. What kind of cuckoo alarm is this? It creaks like a knife every five minutes..
“It's okay, it's okay. Let's just follow along.”
I tried to coax and soothe the party and move it forward..
How long did it take to walk like that? Nameless suddenly stopped his legs. All of the surprised party members stopped and raised their weapons..
“It's here.”
Anonymous pointed towards the castle wall..
Upon closer inspection, there was a drainage facility there. Although it has long since dried up and lost its function,.
Nameless took the lead and went into the drain..
“Entering here leads into the city. It's slippery so be careful.”
Bow down, enter the narrow drain, and walk for about 5 minutes..
Suddenly the space became wider. I straightened my back and looked around. The location of this place appeared in the system window..
[Area 1: Dried drainage ditch]
We finally arrived at the first area of this Lake Kingdom dungeon..
It was a place where the entire city's drainage facilities were gathered..
It was completely dry, not a drop of water flowing, and the winding drain pipes were intricately intertwined, stretching out like a maze..
A magic stone with a permanent lighting spell was embedded in the ceiling and brightened up the space..
Beneath the magic stone lay a pile of stones similar to the one in the backyard of my mansion..
When I approached and raised my hand, the pile of stones spun around and rose up. Soon the teleport gate was activated..
[‘Area 1: The ‘Dry Drain’ base has been connected.!]
position.
A safe zone where monsters cannot enter, and is usually installed at the first point of the zone..
If you connect the teleport gate, you can continue exploration right from here..
Finding hidden bases throughout the city, connecting teleportation gates, and repeating exploration and return becomes the basic routine of free exploration..
After seeing that the teleportation gate was connected, Lily's eyes turned and begged me..
“Can't I go back from here?! yes?!”
“Yeah, no..”
Would you have come with a full party to collect supplies just to clear the road this far? I have to clear at least one section..
As I was trying to comfort Lily, who was begging to be sent back, the nameless person standing over there said indifferently..
“The directions end here. From now on, you must proceed by your own will..”
“Thanks for the guidance, anonymous..”
After hesitating for a moment, Mu-myeong let out a long sigh..
“I'll warn you. This Lake Kingdom has already been completely consumed by nightmares. The further you advance, the darker the darkness will become, and the more powerful the monsters will become..”
Unlike his dry voice before, this time he felt genuine concern..
“Nevertheless, if you must head into the abyss, let me give you one piece of advice:.”
Nameless whispered each word with force..
“Never, ever, turn off the light..”
“…….”
“I wish you blessings on your future path..”
With only those words left, the name slowly walked away and disappeared into the darkness, eventually disappearing completely from sight..
Lucas, who looked at such an unknown person with wary eyes until the end, muttered..
“What was it, that woman? How is she living in this city below the lake??”
“well…….”
At that time, Damian, who was close behind me, sounded slightly frightened..
“Prince. The darkness here is strange. I can't even see beyond with my own eyes. like… … It feels like the darkness is alive.”
“…….”
“But that woman… … Without a torch, how does she wander around in this darkness?”
I couldn't answer..
This dungeon is full of secrets that even I, who cleared this game on the hardest difficulty, don't know about..
But one thing was certain.
“We will meet again. Let's ask then.”
Here at the bottom of the lake, we will meet again.
Either as an enemy or as an ally. whatever form it takes.
***
At the first base, we completed light maintenance..
I quenched my thirst with water and ate a bite of preserved food..
“Well, well, I can get home safely.……?”
Everyone looks fine except Lily, who is shaking and crying..
Jupiter gently reassured Lily..
“Don't worry, girl. This old lady will take responsibility and keep you safe..”
“Me, really? Will Lord Jupiter protect me??”
“Well then just trust me.”
I was wondering why that old lady was acting like that.,
“Instead, give me 1,000 Adel as protection money..”
Sure enough, they are getting ripped off.…….
“I'll pay! I'll give you cash right now.!”
I hurriedly stopped Lily who was trying to take out her wallet. stop, stop!
“Hey Jupiter! What kind of money are you extorting from this kid?!”
“Sheesh, I got caught..”
Jupiter muttered and backed away. This old miser is really!
I sighed and comforted Lily..
“Really don't worry, Lily. Everyone will be able to return safely..”
“I really do, Your Majesty.……?”
This is the first exploration area. In reality, the difficulty level is quite low. If it had been so dangerous in the first place, would they have brought you, who has difficulty moving around??
After calming Lily down, I looked closely at the system window..
[Area 1: Dried drainage ditch]
- Clear progress: Normal room 0/3 Boss room 0/1
- Acquired treasure chest : 0/2
Area 1, Dried Drain.
As it is the first exploration area, the structure is simple..
It is a simple dungeon consisting of three regular rooms and one boss room. It's a straight line so you don't have to get lost..
The player must start from the base and proceed through the dungeon until the exit, the boss room..
Normal rooms can be skipped using tricks, but boss rooms must be cleared through battle..
“Okay, everyone ready.?”
After maintenance time was over, I looked around at the party members and nodded..
“At our party's current level, we should be able to beat it without much difficulty. let's go!”
We lined up and left the base..
Lucas in the front, me in the second. After that, it was Lily, Jupiter, and Damien in that order..
As soon as we left the base, tremendous darkness descended. The darkness came crashing down like a wave.
All party members reflexively raised the torches or lanterns in their hands upward..
The pouring darkness finally flinched and retreated..
“…….”
“…….”
There was silence among the party members..
I said emphatically.
“Let's move forward.”
we moved forward slowly.
It was an endless passage of winding drain pipes..
Even though it was a dry place without any moisture, for some reason there seemed to be a damp and damp feeling..
Lucas groaned as he lifted the torch and examined the pipes on the wall..
“A hallway connected to a sewer pipe... … Okay. How far does it lead??”
“It's over soon.”
As I said, the road soon ended and a spacious room opened up. This is the first room in this exploration area..
The dungeon in this game is basically composed of rooms and passages..
Random events take place in the room, such as battles with enemies, discovery of items, and encounters with NPCs..
And the event in the first room here is…….
Cheek!
Kirik! kirick!
It's a battle.
As soon as we entered the room, about a dozen giant rats crawled out of the walls, floor, and even the ceiling..
“Heeeeeee?! Mouseyyyy?!”
Lily was even more shocked. You have a lot of weaknesses.…….
[Dried Drain - Room 1]
- Annihilate your enemies!
- Lv.3 Giant Rat: 14
It is a level 3 monster. There are a lot of numbers, so you can't let down your guard, but it's never difficult..
“Lucas. Take charge of the vanguard. Don't go on the attack, focus on defense. Hold your position and only block those who come close..”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Damian, shoot. These guys have hard skulls, so aim for the eyes or neck..”
“Yes, prince..”
“Jupiter, Lily. Save your firepower. Only attack those who break through Lucas' defense line..”
There is no need to waste the magical power of wizards here..
Jupiter and Lily stayed back and gave battle orders to only Lucas and Damian..
Lucas stood in front with his longsword drawn, and Damian raised his crossbow. Jupiter and Lily took a step back..
Then what do I do??
I guess I'll just have to look around, whatever. I turned my back and stood comfortably..
profit!
Kiriririk!
A swarm of giant rats rushed in from all directions. Spreading red-colored eyes.
In response, Damian fired his crossbow..
Fu shoot! Push shot!
The arrows flew smoothly through the air and landed precisely in the eyes of the rat..
kiek?!
Crunchy soup!
The corpse of a gutter rat, killed by a single blow, rolled dully on the floor..
However, as I've said repeatedly, Damian's sniping is accurate but not fast..
By the time the arrow felled the third rat, the others had already reached Lucas..
“Hmm!”
Lucas swung his sword horizontally for a long time..
flashing-!
With a flash of light, the leading rat was decapitated and fell to the ground..
Lucas' level is already 29. As an SSR level character, his stat growth rate is also outstanding..
In terms of specifications, the rats were already no match for them..
Flash! flashing-!
Every time the sword light flashed through the darkness, one by one, the gut rats rolled around, spraying blood..
The giant gutters were unable to overcome Lucas' defense line, and were steadily taken down one by one by Lucas' sword strikes and Damian's sniping attacks..
In an instant, even the last rat was cleared away..
Lucas wiped the blood off his sword, and Damian sighed and put down his crossbow..
I grinned..
“Good job everyone~ No big deal?”
“Iknow, right. It was easy compared to how nervous I was..”
Damien smiled with a slightly tired face..
The enemies I faced so far were the Black Spider Army and the Living Armor Army..
Compared to those ugly guys, these street rats are so cute..
At that time, Lucas, who had inspected the fallen corpses of the rats, shouted at me..
“Thirteen in total, Your Majesty. Shall we collect magic stones??”
“no. The rating is low and there are only a few entries… … huh?”
Before speaking, I stopped. Thirteen.?
Apparently there were fourteen in the information window.…….
Cheek-!
That moment.
I heard crying overhead..
“?!”
When I looked up in horror, my eyes met two red eyes falling from the ceiling..
It was the last giant rat. He approached me while hiding in the darkness of the ceiling and then lunged at me..
Maybe I was targeted because I was the lowest level..
“Prince?!”
“Oh my, it's late……!”
Damian and Lucas let out confused sounds..
It was too late for Jupiter and Lily to cast their spells..
The distance between me and the rat was so close that if I used magic, even I would get caught up..
‘What should I do? What should I do?-’
It was then. Suddenly, my mind wandered to the gloves on my hands..
SSR grade lucky weapon, Lucky Strike.
Come to think of it, I was wearing this..
The situation was tense and the decision was made quickly..
“Err, I don’t know.!”
This is the same!
No matter how much you play the game while excluding variables, there will eventually come a moment when you have to leave the coin toss to the goddess of fate..
Thinking that it was now, I thrust my fist forward with all my might..
My fist touched the rat's chin,
Tiriring.
At that moment, a slot machine interface appeared in the corner of my vision. what?!
0The three panels numbered from 7 to 7 rotated vertically quickly and then stopped one after another. Tiring. Tiring. ring!
And the number that came out was…….
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