I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 4
◈ 004. [STAGE 0] There is a hole to emerge
“Immediately cut off the head of this rude bastard who insulted the royal family and commander-in-chief.!”
When I ordered Ken to be executed, Lucas' face turned white..
“Me, your majesty! Ken is a great knight of the Empire, although he lost his temper for a while due to fatigue from the series of battles.!”
“…….”
“He fought most valiantly in the preceding battles. Please be generous.!”
“I guess you didn't hear my command, Lucas..”
Of course, I had no intention of killing Ken here..
How do you kill a party member, a knight, when you only need one soldier? No, I'm not a crazy person who just kills people in the first place.?
“Cut off Ken's head right now, right here. It's an order!”
But more than that, there was a need to firmly control the command system here..
In the first place, the Ash I possessed was an incompetent idiot..
This place was going to collapse tomorrow, so there was no way to gain the trust of my subordinates in one night..
In the end, there is only one way to get them to follow me..
Nothing but fear.
It is a handshake of bad hands, a bad hand of bad hands, but there is no other way than this..
“ken!”
Seeing that I had no intention of changing my mind, Lucas looked at Ken in confusion..
“What are you doing! Please apologize to Your Highness right away.!”
“Pfft…….”
“Ken! hurry! If you are a knight of the Empire, be polite and apologize to His Highness the Prince.!”
Ken, who was flinching, slowly lowered his head..
“I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I was overly excited. Please forgive my rudeness..”
“ken.”
I looked at Ken with a stark cynicism..
“You must have thought that, right? They're all going to die here anyway, so what difference does it make if they die by my sword or the spider's claws?.”
As if he had hit the nail on the head, Ken's shoulders trembled violently. I continued to grin and smile..
“But, it's different. they are very different.”
“……?”
“If you die fighting a spider, you will remain a knight, but if you die rebelling against me, you will remain a traitor..”
I pointed to the end of the hallway. Ken's face turned pale when he looked there..
There was a pigeon cage at the end of the hallway..
Jeon Seo-gu (傳書鳩)).
These were pigeons that had been flying around with letters requesting rescue forces for the past few days..
The black spider army did not attack the birds in the sky, so Jeonseo-gu was functioning properly..
It looks like this side will be wiped out before the relief army arrives... … Anyway, what I'm saying is,
“If you die dishonorably, it will also be a burden to your family back home..”
If you cheat on me, I won't just kill you, but I will also report that fact to your home country. Then your family will suffer as well..
I was making outright threats..
The fact that Ken has a lot of family to support has already been figured out by looking at the [character list]..
Now Ken's face had gone from white to swarthy. I whispered kindly.
“Dying isn't the end, Ken. To think even after death.”
“I, I, am truly sorry, Your Royal Highness.!”
Ken is now down on his knees on the floor..
“Please be kind to me.……!”
“The crime of daring to humiliate the royal family in front of their faces deserves the death penalty..”
I shrugged..
“Taking into account the difficult circumstances of the war and the fact that you have been active so far, I will skip this time..”
“Thank you, Your Highness…….”
I wondered if Ken had messed up and caused fragging, but fortunately that didn't happen. Just kneel quietly and obey me.
‘I'm glad it worked.’
I secretly sighed to myself..
It doesn't matter if it's boring. It doesn't matter if it's fatal.
This was a gambling place. If things turn out differently than I intended, even just for a moment, we will all die anyway. Fortunately, it appears that the suppression was successful..
“Come on, and if possible!”
I looked around at each party member and nodded..
“Wouldn't it be better for us all to survive together than to die together??”
It was so obvious that there was no need to ask for consent. The party members nodded in confusion..
I stretched out my arms in front of them..
Carrot behind the whip.
Behave like a dog once, and then be honest and humble..
“No excuses! Due to my fatal mistake in judgment, our military is currently on the verge of annihilation..”
Everyone's eyes widened. It's probably the first time I've seen this psycho prince admit his mistakes..
“But now is not the time to dwell on the mistakes we have made. It's time to think about how to survive from those spider bastards..”
I looked at each of their faces one by one..
Lucas, Lily, Ken, and... … Damian is still squatting over there, sobbing..
The faces of those who are destined to die tomorrow, but who will resist with me.
“And, I have a way to drive out that black spider army..”
Lucas' eyes widened at my words..
“yes? Is that true, Your Majesty??”
“okay. It may seem like a thread, but I have a sure chance of winning..”
Agitation spread among the party members..
I don't know if it's because I was surprised to hear that there was a chance of victory, or because I was shocked by the crazy prince's nonsense, but one thing is certain..
“only once! Just once, won't you trust me and follow me??”
The truth is that you all have to follow if you don't want to be executed anyway..
***
After setting the mood.
“From now on, I will explain your role in tomorrow's battle..”
I sat the party members in a huddle in front of me and began to explain..
“First of all, Lily.”
“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”
Lily's eyes lit up as if she was listening to me..
But her face became stiff at my next words..
“You serve as the ‘shield’ of this party. As the main tank, block the spiders' attacks.”
“……yes?”
Lily asked back as if it was absurd..
“Oh, Your Highness the Prince. I'm a wizard, and I'm also a fire type attack magic user.……?”
I ignored Lily's annoyed retort and turned my attention to Ken..
“And, Ken.”
“Yeah, yep!”
“You secretly infiltrate the middle of enemy lines and confuse them..”
Ken, who had the same face as Lily, pointed to himself..
“yes?! Me?! Penetration?! derangement?!”
“Next, Damien.”
As expected, I ignored it and turned my head towards the next party member..
The most important and most insecure member among us. It was Damian, the healing priest..
“You become the ‘sniper’ of this party..”
“…….”
“You must snipe the enemy's most important target..”
Damien was shedding tears, but he looked up at me as if he was astonished by these words..
“Lastly, Lucas. You command the remaining soldiers to maintain the front line..”
“…….”
Lucas' mouth was wide open while listening to the crazy role distribution. Well, the reaction is as everyone expected..
Amidst the silence, it was Lily who cautiously expressed her opinion..
“Well, to sum up what the Prince said... … As a fire attack mage, I stand on the front line and take charge of tanking..”
“okay.”
“Ken, a shield knight over 2m tall, infiltrates into the middle of enemy lines and carries out secret operations..”
“yes.”
“And Damian, a healer who has never held a bow in his life... … They're sniping?”
“Yes. Good to hear, Lily..”
“I may be presumptuous, but may I ask you one question, Your Majesty??”
Lily looked up at me with a look of genuine concern on her face..
“Did you get a head injury in a daytime battle??”
It was obvious that everyone was thinking the same thing even if they didn't say it..
Of course it sounds crazy. I instructed the wizard to tank, the shield knight to disrupt, and the healer to snipe..
However, this is a stage that cannot be cleared using normal methods..
Then there is no other way than to wake up like a crazy person.?
“Your suspicions are valid. Surely, if you just listen to it, it will seem like another self-destruction show by the mad prince..”
Everyone's shoulders shuddered in unison, as if they really thought that..
“But you all have the 'ability' to carry out the missions I have instructed..”
I grinned and looked around at the faces of the party members..
“Was I wrong??”
“…….”
Lily, Ken, and Damian exchanged looks with puzzled faces at my words..
***
A little while ago, before gathering the party members. my accommodation.
I was looking at the stat window of the party members..
First of all, my escort knight and the protagonist of this game. lucas.
[Lucas (SSR))]
- level : 25
- Title: Prince's bodyguard/main character
- Occupation: Intermediate Knight
- Strength 25, Dexterity 25, Intelligence 10, Stamina 25 Horsepower 10
‘Wow, look at the beautiful stats..’
25The level stat limit is 25, but all items required as a knight are maxed out. My intelligence and magical power are not very low either. I'm not an SSR grade protagonist for no reason..
And as for the skills, let's see.
- Possessed Skills
> Passive: Man of Steel
> Skill 1: Strike of Will
> Skill 2: ??? (Open after 2nd job change))
> Ultimate: ??? (Open after 3rd job change))
The passive skill ‘Man of Steel’ increases basic defense and nullifies damage that would lead to death once per stage..
It can be said to be the best performance in this game where if you mess up, you die and the game is over. Since you are the main character, should I say it is insurance?.
1The skill ‘Strike of Will’ is also a luxurious morale option worthy of the protagonist, and is a skill that permanently accumulates stacks every time an enemy is killed..
In other words, the damage increases every time you kill an enemy..
3As the game progresses to the next year, this skill becomes as powerful as the ultimate skill of most other heroes. What kind of scam is this?……!
‘It's a shame that skill 2 and ultimate aren't unlocked yet..’
It is sufficiently powerful even at the time of the tutorial. After all, he is the main character.
‘Lucas confirmed, and the next…….’
Want to see me? I flipped the screen sideways.
[Ash (EX))]
- level : 1
- Title: 3rd Prince Mangnani
- Occupation: Beginner
- Strength 1, Dexterity 1, Intelligence 1, Stamina 1, Magic Power 1
“…….”
What is this bug?.
It was so absurd that I froze for a moment. But even if I rubbed her eyes and looked again, I didn't see anything wrong. what?!
No, what is level 1 in the first place? Wasn’t the lowest level in this game 5? And wasn't the minimum basic stat 5? Why are all the stats at 1??
‘Also, what is EX grade??’
It was my first time seeing this grade. Wasn't this guy's original grade N??
The character classes in this game are classified as SSR-SR-RN..
I was embarrassed because it was my first time seeing EX even though I had delved into this game to its limits..
‘Ash, 'I'... … The character has become different from the one in the game..’
I was embarrassed. I was embarrassed, but it could still be an unknown variable..
Do you know anything? In this hopeless situation, it might become an unexpected jackpot machine..
I worked hard to run the hope circuit and looked at my skills. Let's see.
- Possessed Skills
> doesn't exist
“…….”
No, calm down. Calm down and take a deep breath.
It's because I'm at level 1 now. As you level up and change jobs, you will gain skills and your stats will also increase..
I tried hard to think like that without stopping the slowly burning hope circuit..
I turned off the skill tab and opened the attribute tab..
Traits are separate from skills, and the habits or quirks a character acquires while growing affect their stats..
There is no limit to what you can get, but you can only equip up to 3 items..
When I opened the characteristics tab, I saw one characteristic..
- Mounting characteristics (1/3)
> map making
“Oh, there is.”
Fortunately, Ash's traits from the game were still there..
Map creation. I don't actually have the ability to draw maps.,
[Map Creation Lv.1]
- You can view the entire battlefield using a dot-shaped minimap. Can be activated once a day for 5 minutes.
These are the characteristics.
It's an ability that only players would have, but I wondered why the character had this.…….
‘Was this skill given from the beginning assuming that the player, like me, was possessed??’
Well, it wasn't a problem to worry about now. First, something to think about after overcoming the immediate crisis..
After confirming the existence of mapping, I quickly turned off my stat window. The numbers were so grim that I didn't want to see any more..
Now let’s take a look at the stat windows for the remaining three..
“Hmm, everyone is normal..”
Lily, Ken, and Damian were all average characters, so there was nothing else to look at..
Fortunately, Lily has decent stats for an R-rated wizard. Ken, an N-grade knight, and Damian, an N-grade healing priest, have stats that are just N-grade..
If these stats were all I could see, I would have given up on the strategy a long time ago. Because it's impossible.
but… … There's something special about Lily, Ken and Damian.
There was a 'prank' planted by the developer on the tutorial character that could not be used in the game..
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