Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 380
◈ 380. [STAGE 15] Last prayer
A goblin army has poured into Crossroads City..
Currently, the most crowded place in the city was the temple, and the goblins caught the scent of humans and flocked to the temple..
bang! Kwasik! Kwakwang!
There are two doors in the Temple of the Crossroads..
One large front door and one small back door.
Both doors were lined with goblin corpses and were blocked by barricades made of hastily stacked chairs and desks..
Outside the barricade, the bloody sound of goblins striking their weapons rang out..
“Whoo, whoo!…….”
Thorkell, the leader of the leper extermination squad, let out a heavy breath and glared at the just-closed main gate of the temple..
His bandaged body was covered in the goblins' blood and his own blood from his open wounds..
But Thorkell had no time to care how dirty his body was..
“Everyone who can fight, take up arms!”
Thorkel looked inside the temple and shouted..
But how many of the wounded soldiers are fully capable of fighting, and how many of them are equipped with weapons in the temple?.
Thorkel had a hunch as he quickly grabbed a kitchen knife from the temple dining room and tied a round table to his left arm instead of a shield..
If the rescue army doesn't come, everyone in this temple will die..
And with the monsters flocking here, there is no hope for a rescue army..
“give orders, give orders.”
But that doesn't mean I can just lay down my neck and die quietly..
Thorkel quickly handed it over to his Leper Slayer party members..
“You block the back door. The road is narrow and the fence is high, so even the four of you will be able to stop it..”
“Then the captain…….”
“I, along with other wounded soldiers, will block the main entrance here..”
The good news was that the temple fence and stone walls were enchanted with holy protection..
The goblins didn't even try to climb over the fence, but tried to break through the gate. Thanks to this, defensive tactics were able to be established..
Body Bag and Burnout, who were in charge of installing barricades, were additionally building obstacles throughout the temple..
Throughout this defensive battle, wounded soldiers who were brought in also joined in, one by one, holding weapons..
As instructed by Thorkel, the remaining four members of the Leper Killing Squad left to defend the side gate..
Thorkel hastily organized the soldiers gathered in front of the main gate and placed them at defensive points..
“I will help too!”
Margerita, the chief priest, rushed out and shouted..
“I know how to use shield magic. It will help you.”
“…….”
Thorkel wanted to tell her to go inside, but there was no time..
Quaguagwang-!
The barricade blocking the main entrance was smashed..
I didn't expect it to last long, but the breakthrough was much faster than expected..
It seemed like the suicide bombers among the goblins had blown up the barricade..
“Let's push them out.-!”
Gritting his teeth, Thorkel rushed forward. Body Bag, Burnout, Margerita, and other wounded soldiers desperately helped him..
A fierce battle took place.
Although there were many wounded, there were many skilled soldiers. The goblins that invaded the temple were knocked down..
Thorkel and Burnout crushed the goblins with overwhelming combat power..
Margerita cast a shield spell on the soldiers, and Bodybag continued to restore the barricade using telekinesis..
For a while, it seemed like they could easily stop them..
kirick!
Wow!-!
That was until goblins suddenly appeared from behind..
“what?!”
“why from behind!”
“I think the back door was opened.……!”
Thorkell gritted his teeth as he cried out..
It was just as he felt. As the defense at the front gate was strong, the goblins concentrated their attack on the back gate..
Although all of the leper extermination squad members who guarded the back gate were heroes skilled in combat, they were unable to last long due to their injuries and lack of proper equipment..
In the end, all four people resisted until the end and met their end..
And the goblins pouring in through the breached back gate attacked the front gate defenders from behind..
“We must retreat, retreat-!”
It was impossible to fight while surrounded in front and back. Thorkell finally gave up defending the main gate and shouted..
“Inside the building! hurry!”
The survivors managed to find a way out and retreated into the temple building..
Thorkel closed the door, locked it, and shouted as he blocked the doorway with a barrier..
“Block the windows, gather people in one place! right now!”
But there was no need to gather people.
Everyone was gathered in the central hall corridor, shaking and praying..
Soldiers who were so badly injured that they could not fight, and priests who were incapable of fighting were praying to the goddess, trembling at the impending death..
“…….”
Outside, goblins were screaming fiercely and trying their best to open the locked door, but inside the temple was quiet..
I was embarrassed because this gap was unfamiliar. Thorkel slowly walked inside the central hall..
was there.
The goddess statue.
He always watched from afar, but never saw him up close... … the face of the goddess.
“The goddess…….”
Thorkel muttered blankly..
“……You had this look on your face..”
The goddess's face was pitiful, as if looking down on something pitiful and sad..
Immediately after, my eyes started spinning..
“ah.”
Only then did Thorkell realize that he was bleeding..
A sword and a spear were stuck in each of his backs. It looks like a goblin threw him on his back while retreating..
His dull skin didn't even feel the attack. But the damage was evident. Thor Kell knelt in a pool of his own blood..
“Mr. Thorkel!”
Margerita rushed over to him, pulled out the sword and spear from his back, administered healing magic, and bandaged him..
Margerita's priestly clothes no longer had any trace of their original color, and they were dark red with the blood of the wounded soldiers. Thorkell muttered as he watched her struggling..
“Stop it, saint. Now there's nothing... … It makes no sense.”
“…….”
“we will all die here.”
Thorkel slowly closed his eyes..
“It was a terrible life.”
“…….”
“I suffered from leprosy all my life, was ostracized, and was criticized. And in the end, he is killed by goblins..”
“…….”
“Now that I have seen the face of the goddess for the first time, I would like to ask a question… … Why did you give me this pain?.”
Thorkel slowly put his hands together and let out a suppressed voice..
“Please tell me, as I have believed my whole life, that I am punished by heaven for the sins of my past life, and that I am being punished for the sins of my birth into this world..”
“…….”
“If there is no such cause and effect, a life filled with suffering like this... … It's so unreasonable, isn't it?…….”
But even when I saw her face and prayed for the first time, there was no answer from the goddess..
Instead, Margerita, who was tightly bandaged, spoke in a businesslike tone..
“I repeat, Mr. Thorkel. There is no such crime.”
Thorkel opened his eyes and saw Margerita. Margerita had a grave expression as always..
“There is no sin in your birth. What you suffered was not a punishment given by someone else..”
“Then why? Why did I suffer??”
“That's right... … Because that's the way the world is..”
After completing the first aid treatment, the saint calmly spoke..
“This world is inherently irrational and does not consider cause and effect. And it's painful.”
“…….”
“We are struggling together in this hell..”
Thorkell, who was at a loss for words, stuttered and asked,.
“So what are we to do in this terrible hell??”
“I have to struggle.”
Margerita smiled brightly..
“Until the end, with all my might.”
“…….”
“And in the end, I pray.”
Margerita held out her hand..
“Now, let me hold your hand..”
The saint's blood-soaked hand grasped Thorkel's bandaged hand. And Margerita lowered her eyes and prayed.
Thorkel looked at him blankly..
It was the first time since getting leprosy that someone had held his hand..
Praying with those hands is also.
bang! Kwakwang-!
The locked door of the temple shook violently. The sound of breaking windows rang out from all directions..
Goblins would soon flock into this corridor..
Cheonggang-!
The stained glass on the left and right sides of the door broke, and goblin archers rushed inside..
They shot arrows at the people in front of the statue with the bow in their hands..
Thorkell unconsciously tried to take the attack with his own body..
But, there was a hand pushing him away..
‘uh?’
Shoved aside, Thorkel looked at the person who had pushed him away..
It was Margerita..
She wrapped her body in shield magic and deflected the goblins' arrows. However, she had already used up all her strength..
Clang-!
I couldn't block the last arrow and the shield magic went off.,
deeply……!
The goblin's arrow landed on the priest's robe..
Margerita collapsed quietly without a moan..
While other soldiers rushed at the goblin archers and killed them, Thorkel held up the fallen Margerita in his arms..
The priests tried to heal her, but the area where the arrow hit was bad. The arrow tore through her left breast..
The priests shook their heads slightly as the healing magic did not work..
“why?”
Thorkell asked, truly unable to understand..
“Why, on behalf of someone like me? you……?”
“……I'm a priest, you're a patient.”
Margerita answered with difficulty with blood-covered lips..
“To save the patient... … We do anything because we…….”
“But I am a disgusting and dirty leper... … Why for someone like me…….”
“You and me, we're all the same.”
Margerita's voice quickly faded..
“We are all struggling to survive in this terrible world... … These are pitiful lives…….”
Margerita lifted her bleary eyes..
In a world that spread opaquely, a statue of a goddess was looking down at her..
“……Mr. Thorkel. The goddess you saw for the first time, what kind of face did she have??”
To Marherita's question, Thorkel answered in a dull voice..
“He had a face that looked like he was looking at something very sad and pitiful..”
“It's how you see yourself.”
“yes?”
“As I see it, the goddess…….”
A smile crossed Margerita's lips..
“You're smiling so brightly…….”
“…….”
“You too, with this smile… … It would be nice to be able to see it…….”
Margerita slowly closed her eyes..
And she didn't breathe anymore.
“…….”
Thorkel quietly placed her body on the floor..
Then I grabbed the kitchen knife I had put down for a moment and tied the table to my left arm again..
“The final prayer has already been posted.”
And, it was as luxurious as ever in his life - the saint held his hand and prayed with him..
“So now… … All that remains is to struggle until the end..”
Hearing those words, the wounded soldiers and priests who had been crouching in front of the goddess statue stood up one by one..
They all heard the conversation between Margerita and Thorkel. And we saw Margerita's death together..
There wasn't much need to say much. People finished their last prayers and held something in their hands.
For the last struggle.
If it's the only thing I can do in this terrible world, I'm willing to do it..
thud! Coogung! thud……!
The door of the temple shook violently as if it would break at any moment..
At that time, when the final resolve is made and everyone, led by Thorkell, prepares for the decisive battle.-
Tututututu…….
A low, rhythmic sound began to echo in the distance..
At first I thought it was the roar of battle and tried to ignore it, but gradually the sound got closer and louder. Thorkel glanced upward curiously..
‘what? mechanical sound?’
And the sound stopped moving in the sky above the temple.-
Doo doo doo doo-!
A deafening firing sound was emitted..
Everyone inside the temple was terrified and fell face down on the floor..
The tremendous roar and vibration continued for a while longer..
The sounds of bullets firing, the ground being dug up, and the goblins' screams rang so loudly that it was deafening..
After a while, the roar stopped. Thorkel realized that all signs of goblins at the door had disappeared..
Gradually. Clap.
Thorkel carefully removed the obstacles in front of the door, opened the lock, and looked outside..
“?!”
All the goblins gathered at the temple entrance were reduced to pieces of meat. And there were countless bullet marks on the floor..
“……What is this??”
Thorkel, who was perplexed, looked up at the sky. Before we knew it, evening was approaching and the sky was turning red..
And I opened my eyes.
“That is……!”
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