Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 368
◈ 368. [STAGE 15] Suicide Squad (2)
Before the rescue unit enters the forward base.
Kali-Alexandr has already discovered an emergency teleportation gate on top of the gun emplacement..
Since I enjoy observing the occupied territory from the highest point, I accidentally discovered it while standing on top of the gun emplacement..
The magic stones of the teleport gate are cleverly mixed between the bricks that make up the battery..
Originally, he was going to destroy it right away, but the Goblin God King's intuition, strengthened through countless battles, stopped him from doing so..
I had a feeling that this gate could actually be used in reverse..
The battery was intentionally left empty, and the surrounding area was tightly packed with troops. And he told me to monitor the use of this gate..
I thought it would take a day at the earliest - I didn't expect the humans to return in just a few tens of minutes..
《Human soldiers move in groups of 5..》
A decoy unit engaged in a noisy battle north of the forward base..
And, the rescue unit escaping from inside the forward base..
Kali-Alexandre muttered calmly while standing on the castle wall and looking down at them..
《What we killed were the two stragglers. It is reasonable to expect that there will be more people in the same group remaining..》
It was as expected for Kali-Alexandre..
More stragglers were hiding, and the humans were carrying out an unreasonable rescue operation to save them..
《This side lost 2,000, but that side only lost two, so the exchange fee is too much..》
Kali-Alexandre waved her hand. The goblin amirs who understood his command saluted in unison..
Human heroes running toward the battery, and a goblin army surrounding them like a whirlpool..
Watching this, Kali-Alexandre lightly flicked her fingertips..
《Should we try to adjust the troop exchange ratio between each other to be more reasonable?.》
***
The Holy Grail Exploration Team, Shadow Unit, and Lily ran towards the battery..
Meanwhile, goblins were crowded around..
Although the decoy unit was luring a significant number of goblins outside, the number inside the forward base was still far too large..
“Okay, let's see…….”
Verdandi's green eyes, standing at the head of the group, gave off a vivid magical light..
“It's a goblin-!”
Spreading light green afterimages, Verdandi ran forward at terrifying speed..
Behind her trail, which moved like a flash of light, all the goblins fell down, blood spraying from their necks..
As an SSR-level assassin and a combatant from the fairy royal family, her combat power was fearsome..
but,
“Haha, haha, haha!”
As the goblins continued to flock and the battle dragged on, Verdandi quickly became exhausted..
Innate Disadvantages of the Assassin Class.
Although it is powerful in one-on-one situations and short-term fights. Vulnerable in one-on-many situations and long-term battles.
The conditions were unfavorable, and it was a burden for her, a pure dealer, to take on the top role..
The remaining members of the Holy Grail Exploration Team that paved the way ahead were also consumed in an instant..
so,
“Haaaaaap-!”
Lily was perfect for this situation..
Grumbling-!
Lily's 2nd skill [Fire Wall] exploded..
A huge wall of flame rose up on the right side of the party, and all the goblins running towards it were burned at once..
The true value of the wide-area flame wizard, the natural enemy of the mass offensive corps, was clearly revealed..
As the goblins burned to death with ridiculous efficiency, Verdandi whistled without realizing it..
“Your girlfriend is kinda weird?!”
“It's too much for me!”
“Don't say it to my face, haha! ha! Because I'm embarrassed!”
Moving in Godhand's arms, Lily poured a series of magic potions into her mouth..
Since I am a fire mage with the worst fuel economy, I had to just keep drinking in this situation..
The group finally arrived at the battery..
At the entrance to the battery, goblin corpses were piled up in a hill..
And Thorkell, covered in armor with goblins and his own blood, was seen slashing down another group of goblins with his shield and great sword, killing them..
“Thorkell!”
“go up, come on……!”
After bringing everyone including the Holy Grail Exploration Team, Shadow Unit, and Lily into the battery, Thorkel followed along, blocking the goblins from the rear..
On top of the battery, the remaining warriors of the Leper Slaughter Squad and the goblins who had climbed up were struggling fiercely..
The top of the battery was a mess, perhaps due to a large-scale attack..
But relief flashed on everyone's faces..
Now all you have to do is escape through the teleport gate..
“I can't believe they succeeded in such a ridiculous operation.…….”
Verdandi was about to say something, but stopped..
peeing-
An ominous sound rang out,
nettle liquid!
Kwagwagwagwang!
The entire battery shook with the explosion..
The goblins began firing the captured cannons at the battery..
Most of the cannons left at the base were extremely damaged due to human soldiers setting themselves on fire, so they often failed to fire properly and exploded on the spot..
But the goblins didn't care. Ignorantly, I continued to fire shells..
The battery continued to shake and the flames of the shells rose right next to it. Verdandi shouted..
“Activate the gate! escape immediately……!”
It was then.
thud-
A heavy vibration came from the bottom of the battery.,
Kwagwagwagwang-!
There was a huge explosion accompanied by a huge explosion..
After waiting for all rescue units to enter the battery, the goblin suicide bombers who were on standby were deployed all at once..
Although the power of each explosion was poor, the number of goblin suicide bombers that Kali-Alexandr used to blow up the battery exceeded one hundred..
The battery, which had been weakened by the previous bombardment, could not hold out..
The lower part of the battery melted, and the entire battery collapsed..
All members of the rescue team standing on the top floor of the battery also fell helplessly down..
***
“Mmm…….”
Lily blinked blankly..
When I barely managed to hold on to my flickering consciousness and raised my upper body, I saw a scene that seemed somehow familiar to me..
The entire building collapsed all the way to the first floor..
The remains of the collapsed battery formed a wall surrounding the area, making it feel like one was trapped in a well..
‘This…….’
1years ago.
It looks exactly like the battery that was loading the final bullets when fighting the Black Spider Army here.…….
“coming from the east!”
“Reinforcements in the south as well!”
“I need more cover.!”
“Holy shit, get down-!”
Here, the heroes of the rescue team were fighting desperately..
We all took quite a bit of damage as we fell from the top floor to the first floor of the battery, but right after that, goblins attacked us from all directions, so we had to grit our teeth and fight..
“Lily! You've come to your senses.!”
Godhand, who came running with a bloody face, smiled like an idiot. Lily struggled to get her body up..
“why… … Are you all fighting? If you escape through the gate……,”
“that is…….”
God Hand trailed off and looked to the side. Lily looked there too..
The magic stone that made up the teleportation gate was shattered. Godhand muttered bitterly to Lily, who was embarrassed..
“It looks like the gate was damaged during the fall. doesn't work.”
“…….”
“Everyone is fighting, but like this…….”
Wave after wave of goblins continued to attack from all directions. Hope was quickly draining from the faces of the heroes..
Lily gasped..
Is this the price of a futile challenge??
“……no.”
Lily clenched her still hand tightly..
She was one of eight survivors of the battle against the Black Spider Legion..
It reminded me of a time when I defeated the Black Spider Queen with Ash. At that time, in the same situation, Ash said:.
- Even if I burn to death, I have to roll the dice.
okay.
She is an ordinary person, but even for such an ordinary person... … have the right.
The right not to give up on a challenge.
It's still too early to give up.
“I'll fix it!”
Lily deliberately raised her voice loudly. The heroes around her looked back at her..
“I am a senior magician at Crossroads and the person in charge of the alchemy workshop artifact. I was also involved in installing the gate..”
Lily tied her hair tightly at the back and gathered the scattered magic stone fragments in front of her..
“Please buy me just a little time, just a little bit……!”
The heroes paused for a moment and looked at each other. and nodded.
Patter-patter……!
A frightening number of arrows came flying from all directions..
The battery was in the center of the forward base..
In other words, it was a place where all the surrounding goblins could see, and it also meant that it was the best place to attack..
The goblins surrounding them fired arrows all at once. It literally rained arrows..
“Take cover!”
“Take it away-!”
God Hand created a shield on the spot, and Body Bag kicked it away with telekinesis, but it was no use..
The rain of arrows fell like a shower..
The goblin's arrows were crude and not lethal, but the problem was numbers. Before we knew it, several arrows were stuck in the heroes' bodies..
But the arrow was rather cute..
The type of goblins that rushed over the collapsed battery wall was changing from regular infantry to cavalry..
The mobility and power of goblins mounted on mountain goats were several times that of infantry..
The heroes of the leprosy extermination squad, who were at the front to block the goblin rush, fell one by one, unable to bear the accumulated injuries..
The Holy Grail Exploration Team also fought hard with their stamina already depleted, but could not hold on and fell to their knees one by one..
We're out of arrows, potions, and even barricades for cover..
It was a time when everyone felt the shadow of death..
Kiiiiing!
With a clear operating sound, the collapsed magic stones rose up and created a magic door in the air..
“Repair completed!”
Surprised, everyone looked there. Lily was laughing brightly..
“The connection with the magic core was cut off, so the power supply wasn't working. I temporarily hooked up my horsepower circuit..”
“Lily……!”
“Everyone escape! hurry!”
Lily urged. In reality, everyone didn't have the strength to hold on any longer..
Verdandi, who came to the gate while supporting an injured party member, urgently asked:.
“Then what about Lily??”
“I have to hold the gate, so I'll escape last..”
In an instant, Lily and Verdandi's eyes met..
Biting his lip, Verdandi lowered his head and then smiled..
“……all right. See you later?”
One by one, the heroes retreated through the gate. Now all that's left are Thorkell, Godhand, and Lily..
Thorkel, who was blocking the barrage of arrows with his shield and body until the end, winked at the two..
“I am the last one... … ! Come on in!”
“I told you. I'm the last one because of gate maintenance. I'll follow you soon, Thorkell..”
“Unless you go first, I can’t go either. I don't want to leave anyone behind me anymore…….”
slap!
Godhand pushed Thorkel's back as he said that..
Thorkel was sucked into the teleportation gate with his eyes wide open..
flashing-!
“…….”
“…….”
Now only two are left.
There was silence for a moment..
Lily said in a trembling voice..
“Let’s go, Godhand. I'll follow right away.”
“…….”
“Go! I don't see anything difficult?!”
“Lily. You know what??”
Godhand slowly squatted down in front of Lily and smiled..
“Lily is not good at lying..”
This teleportation gate, whose magic core was damaged, is now operating with Lily's magic power..
The moment Lily lets go, the gate will close too..
therefore… … Lily couldn't escape from the beginning.
Godhand had already noticed this fact..
Closing her eyes tightly, Lily let out a sigh..
“I'm doing this to save you, Godhand. please go…….”
“…….”
“This is my last request, so…….”
“no, I do not want.”
God Hand responded easily and slowly came up onto Lily's hand..
It was the hand that operated the magic furnace of the teleportation gate..
“Call me selfish. Call him an idiot who trampled on your dedication and consideration. But, in front of you... … I don't want to lie to myself.”
“God Hand……!”
“I'd rather leave you alone and live with regret for eternity…….”
Godhand held Lily's hand tightly and slowly pulled it away from the gate's magic path..
Rumble…….
The magic stone that formed the gate collapsed like a lie..
God Hand held the hand of Lily who was speechless..
“Even just for a moment is fine. I want to be with you.”
“…….”
“lily.”
In this place where monsters swarm from all directions, covered in blood and ashes..
Godhand asked shyly, looking into the trembling eyes of his lover..
“will you marry me?”
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