I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 37
◈ 037. [STAGE 2] There is no business due to volume (2)
many.
There are too many.
I swallowed dry saliva as I looked down at the waves of rats flocking to the castle walls..
It feels like you're standing on a harbor, not a castle wall..
It's above a stormy port, where the turbulent waters are just beginning to surge..
Kirik! Kiriririk!
A gray wave of monsters rushed towards the castle walls, then broke into pieces like waves hitting a breakwater..
This is because concentrated fire poured down on the castle walls..
“shoot!”
“fire-!”
The soldiers, covered in sweat, kept shouting. Afterwards, shells and arrows rained down outside..
pop! Pubung!
patter!
The rats were burned by explosions and pierced by arrows..
When they were far away, it was difficult to hit them because they were small and quick..
As we get closer to the castle walls, the accuracy of our shells and arrows increases..
Is that all? Barricades are also installed more tightly around the walls..
In particular, the fragments of the Ghost Knight's great sword that had been removed from the castle wall were playing a useful role..
It was common to see street rats falling after stepping on metal fragments..
‘It's not bad, it's not bad.’
I moistened my dry lips with my tongue..
‘The wire was pulled much faster than expected.!’
The kill zone was neutralized too quickly, and the rats crossed the field and reached the castle wall. It was much faster than expected.
Even if the neutralization of the kill zone was an unexpected event, it was my mistake not to properly calculate the running speed of the four-legged beast. shit.
‘Still, the defensive battle is progressing easily..’
I glanced over the castle walls..
The rat monsters quickly reached the castle walls, but the soldiers did not panic and were intercepting them one by one as they had been trained..
This was partly due to the accumulated experience from the previous stage, but it was also partly thanks to the large number of veteran soldiers who had joined the team..
“Wake up, kids! Give strength to your butt!”
“Don’t overdo it already! Just a few hours left until it's over! Go and drink some water.!”
“Are you going to feel discouraged because you couldn't hit the cannon that well? Just making a fire net has the effect of making the monsters retreat! keep shooting!”
He is playing a great role as a mentor next to the young mercenaries..
Even if I don't give detailed commands, it's attacking the rats effectively..
And what are our party members doing?.
“Left defense line! The fire net is shallow! What are you doing! shoot straight!”
Lucas is commanding the front lines..
If I direct the direction of the entire front, Lucas gives detailed orders based on my instructions..
Even if I, who still don't know much about mercenary techniques in this world, give random commands, Lucas understands them perfectly and gives orders accurately. You're competent, main character..
Cheolkeong!
Fu shoot! Fu shoot! Push shot!
Damien is sniping.
Slowly but surely, it is breaking through the heads of the rats approaching the castle walls..
Damian's strength is ultra-long-distance precision shooting, so there is a feeling that his ability, which is close to cheating, is fading in a volume war like this..
It is meaningful just to steadily and steadily build up the kill count. Cheer up!.
“1Burn Gravity Field Artifact, will be down in 3 minutes! Please prepare gravity field artifact number 2.!”
Lily is in charge of managing water-based artifacts in the field..
The way he raises his voice and moves around busily seems to appeal to people by saying, 'I'm working hard.'.
I'm sorry, Lily. No matter how much you need it, you have to go to the front line.…….
For some reason, it seemed like Lily was looking in my direction with desperate eyes, but I tried to ignore it and looked away..
Next is the last member of our main party, Jupiter..
“Hey, everyone is having a hard time..”
“…….”
lying down.
On a cot provided inside the castle wall, with both legs stretched out,.
I told him to rest and wait, and he was really resting very comfortably. Is this your living room??
“Oh my, oh my! My back hurts from trying to gather some magical power! Oh my gosh!”
When I glared at Jupiter, he groaned and grabbed his waist..
“…….”
I just grinded my teeth in silence. Since he is a precious wizard, I can't say anything... … Hey.
“Get to work properly later, Jupiter..”
“To say the obvious!”
Jupiter, who winked with his only eye, picked up the drink next to him and began to drink it through a straw. I hate this grandma…….
Anyway, thanks to the efforts of everyone except Jupiter, the battle line is holding up well, even though it has been pulled tight..
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
In particular, the power of the automatic turret was at the level of nothing..
Although it has the disadvantage of quick ammo consumption and a long time to reload,.
While activated, it displayed absolute power. It was possible to annihilate rats with low levels and weak durability en masse..
“Eoyu is pretty, Eoyu!”
I affectionately stroked the automatic defense turret, which was on its third reload. Just keep doing it like this..
The corpses of rats are piled up in a small hill in front of the castle wall..
I nodded, looking down at the cruel yet exhilarating sight..
‘If it stays like this, you will easily clear the stage.!’
Is it finally possible to clear it without any accidents for the first time??
It was a moment when I was just thinking these carefree thoughts..
“……?!”
In the corner of my vision, I saw something.
Startled, I turned my eyes towards him..
A man dressed as a minstrel with a cone hat was standing there..
Far above the southern horizon, no doubt.
I was standing still, looking at the front wall where the rats were running at..
‘After all, I didn’t see anything in vain earlier.?!’
I activated [Map Creation] among my properties.
The talents brought to this battle are [Attack Totem], [Defense Totem], and [Mapping].].
This is a trait I brought in to accurately understand the battlefield when it becomes chaotic, and I used it without hesitation now..
I had to find out who that guy was..
A wide dot-shaped map appeared before my eyes. I looked at the map of where the cone-hatted musician stood..
“!”
Normal monsters are indicated by a red diamond. Boss monsters display red skulls..
And that conical hat musician... … It was indicated by a red circle..
Won is an NPC character.
Red is hostile relationship!
“Holy fuck.”
Cursing flowed out of my mouth without me knowing..
It was only then that I realized the identity of the other person..
‘Hostile NPC intrusion? In stage 2?’
Various events occur during the stage. Because all kinds of variables make the game diverse..
Invading hostile NPCs is one of them..
Whether it's NPCs in the dungeon under the lake or other kingdoms hostile to the empire, all kinds of people interfere with the progress of the stage..
But now it's only stage 2! This is not the time for events like this to occur.!
“damian!”
There is no director around to question why the game design is like this. I urgently called Damien..
Damien, who was loading the next quiver into his crossbow, immediately came next to me. I pointed south with my hand..
“Can't you see that guy??!”
This time, Damian also saw it. Damian nodded his head..
“yes. Are you talking about that bard??”
“Shoot! right now!”
“yes?”
Damian was embarrassed and opened his mouth slightly..
“However, it looks like a person, not a monster.……?”
“That's not important now! We have to shoot quickly.!”
It's clearly an NPC from the Lake Kingdom..
And that outfit. That characteristic bard outfit.
I finally realized the other person's identity. This is a guy I know. I met him a few times while playing the game..
“You have to shoot him before he blows his flute.!”
I couldn't bring myself to shoot, so I grabbed Damian's hesitant shoulder and screamed..
“I told you to be my trigger, Damian.!”
“……!”
“If you don't want to see more people die, shoot that guy right now! hurry!”
But it's already too late.
In the few seconds Damian hesitated. The bard already had his flute in his mouth.…….
beep-
blew.
Even though it was a small flute, it made a sharp sound throughout the area..
kirick?!
Kiriririk?
As soon as the flute sounded, the rats stopped moving..
Thousands of rats all over that wide battlefield. all at once.
“uh?”
“what?”
“The rats stopped? what's the matter?”
Our soldiers, who sensed something strange, were also puzzled..
And the next moment,
Bleep-……!
A long flute sound rang out..
kirick!
Kiririk, Kirik!
Immediately after, bright red lights flashed in the eyes of the rats, and their four legs kicked the ground..
In the meantime, the guys who were busy just running towards the nearby castle wall.
Suddenly they started flocking to a point on the castle wall..
“They're coming to one point!”
I screamed and clung to the edge of the wall..
“where are you?! Where are they aiming?!”
“It's right next to the castle gate, in the middle of the castle wall! Well, that place……!”
Lucas, whose complexion became pale, trailed off..
“The repair was completed today.…….”
A cannon fired fire and a ballista fired a crossbow at the guys coming to one place..
But everything can't be stopped.
The change in their movements was too rapid, and the defense line's response was not able to keep up in time..
The soldiers quickly turned the cannon's gun and the ballista also turned, but it was too late..
In the end, the leader of those who crossed the moat reached the castle wall..
thud!
“……?!”
I became puzzled by the faint vibration running up my toes..
what?
What are you trying to do??
thud!
The gutter rats did not climb the castle wall. instead.
thud!
hit my head.
thud!
Hit your head on the wall.
On the castle wall that was repaired this morning.
thud! thud! thud!
rats hit their heads.
I pound my body against the stone wall until my skull shatters..
The leading rats hit the castle wall with their heads until their heads exploded, and then they collapsed, covered in blood..
Then the rats, then the rats…….
“Me, crazy…….”
“what are you doing?”
The soldiers, dumbfounded by this bizarre sight, mumbled dumbly..
But then I understood their intentions..
“These idiots…….”
Repairs to the walls were completed just a few hours ago..
Although everyone did their best in the limited time available, the condition of the castle walls was inevitably incomplete..
Because I only focused on filling in the flaws..
Inevitably, there is a gap..
And the gutter rats were digging that gap with their bodies..
thud! thud! thud!
Hit the wall with your head. He bent the iron plate with his claws. Chew a stone with your teeth.
dig out the castle wall.
Not any other monster. In a way only a rat can.
Hehehe-
There was an eerie sound of the iron plates surrounding the castle walls cracking..
I gritted my teeth and glared at the southern horizon..
Standing in the distance, the bard in the conical hat – the piper – was seen slowly lifting the flute from his lips..
I don't know if it's an illusion.
The guy looked like he was smiling.
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