I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 403
◈ 403. [Side Story] Oath
Shoot ahhh!
The boat turns and cuts through the current..
Sewer pipes were connected to various parts of the Lake Kingdom, and Sword Demon and Changgui skillfully steered the boat and changed its direction to take a large detour..
“Whenever there is a flood, there is a place where the water flows back..”
“I will return to the heart of the Lake Kingdom through there..”
Well, actually, it's completely dark, and the direction changes suddenly, so I can't tell if I'm going up or down, or if I'm on the right or left.…….
Anyway, there was nothing else I could do on this boat, so I just trusted the two highwaymen and stayed calm..
And, after running through the darkness for a long time,-
Wow!
The water seemed to rise for a while, and then the boat was suddenly thrown into the air..
Even while I was freaking out, I quickly looked around. How familiar is this place?.
“here is…….”
Skyscrapers soaring high, drenched in rain... … . And the darkness rippling like waves…….
“……10It's the fountain square in the center of the district.!”
I have truly returned to the deepest part of the Lake Kingdom..
“You got it right!”
“Every time the fountain here overflows, a lot of sediment flows back like this.!”
It's not that it's not, the fountain that had been gushing clear water just a few days ago was filled with black water and was flowing backwards..
No, anyway. I thought the fountain was ridiculously big. I never thought it would be big enough for a ferry boat carrying five people to jump out this way.……!
“This fountain was a place that boasted the level of magic in the Lake Kingdom. It was a place where sewage was pumped, purified, and sprinkled using water purification magic..”
“But in a world like this where the whole heaven and earth is submerged in turbidity! Even the famous water purification magic cannot withstand it, and the fountain in front of the castle has no choice but to give off a foul smell like a sewer.!”
“If the world gets to this point, slaves like us and royalty will all end up giving off the same stinky smell.?”
“Kill, that's why you're so beautiful like a queen!”
“Ah, this old man is the mastermind again.!”
The two highwaymen chatted peacefully and landed the ferry next to the fountain..
The flooding may have reached its peak, but black rain is pouring down from the sky, almost like a torrential downpour. The area around the fountain is very flooded..
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.”
After waking up in the pouring rain, I spit out the rainwater that got into my mouth..
This isn't acid rain, right? No, I think it would be worse than acid..
《……His Royal Highness.》
At that time, Mason called me in a slightly nervous voice. why?
Mason pointed across the street with bloodshot eyes, and I frowned when I saw that direction..
white smiling mask.
The masked army - the Nightcrawler unit was approaching this way wearing raincoats..
The white faces floating in the heavy rain are very eerie..
The five of us were nervous and prepared for battle, but soon we realized that our opponent was not normal..
The members of the Nightcrawler unit all stumbled as if they were injured, and even fell or fell forward while walking. What, why are you like this??
Crown, who was leading them, came in front of me and took a deep breath. Only then did I realize why they were like this..
His face, visible through the mask, had a multi-colored rash, and his body, visible through his clothes, was discolored black..
It happened.
Raven's Plague.
“Where are you going, Ash?……?”
Crown asked with difficulty..
There is no need to say it again. I answered succinctly.
“To kill Raven.”
“…….”
Shoot ahhh-
On the black, dead streets of the city, the only sound is the sound of rain hitting the ground..
Crown, who was glaring at me, coughed violently and slowly straightened up. and he said.
“We will cooperate.”
“……!”
“Now he is spreading the plague indiscriminately throughout the kingdom... … Each monster army was hiding in its own base, and my men and I tried to stop them somehow, but they were already defeated..”
Crown clutched his mask and his hands trembled..
“The pain of the body rotting is bearable, but the mind melting... … It's hard to hold on…….”
“For saying that, it's moving well.?”
As soon as I caught it, I immediately went into a state of hallucination and almost died. Even though they stumble, they walk well..
Then Crown smiled bitterly from behind the mask..
“Since every day is hell anyway, even if that plague melts your mind and shows you more hellish hallucinations... … It's not so much that I can't stand it. It just gets a little more terrible.”
He's bluffing, but even as we're talking like this, Crown's men are falling down one by one..
“……I'll have to hurry. explain the operation.”
Crown winked at me. I opened my mouth.
“The key to Raven's strategy is always one thing. We have to attack its body directly..”
“But I don't know where its body is wandering now..”
“yes. therefore… … You just have to make it so that he has no choice but to come..”
I explained my strategy to everyone..
While listening to my strategy, not only the Crown and Nightcrawler units, but also my party members looked dumbfounded..
okay. Just by hearing about it, this must be a perplexing strategy that makes you wonder if it will work..
However, I am a player on the human side who has defeated four nightmare army commanders so far..
Past achievements prove it.
In this world, there is no commander better at killing nightmare commanders than me, and no hunter is as skilled at dealing with them as I am..
When my explanation of the strategy was over, Crown let out a long sigh..
“That's absurd. That's really it, that Raven…….”
“I'm not going to follow you?”
At my question, Crown glanced towards the city..
“You know what, Ash? The King of Kings does not intervene in the civil war between monsters..”
“…….”
“And now, in front of the rampaging Raven's plague, the plague is spreading throughout the Lake Kingdom, but the other nightmare corps commanders do not want to suffer unnecessary damage and hide in their home base..”
The Crown stared at me again..
“So, the only person who can actually kill Raven is... … It would be you.”
Still, I'm glad this guy is quick to notice..
Finally, Crown nodded heavily..
“good. Don't follow that strategy. When do I start??”
I grinned.
“just now!”
***
In the pouring rain, Raven's consciousness was blurred..
If he used to be a ‘plague-bringer’, now he has become a ‘plague itself’..
Both body and soul are lost, and all that is left is a self that wanders without knowing where to go..
Just swirling anger.
Hot air rushed over the cold city, and the polluted air swirled according to Raven's will, slowly rotting everything around..
Kugoogung! Kugugoogung Palace……!
Buildings with collapsed pillars fell sideways like dominoes..
《This isn't it…….》
Standing among the collapsing old towers, Raven chewed and spat with unclear pronunciation..
《It's not like this…….》
This Lake Kingdom was destroyed five hundred years ago. It's been a long time since it became hell.
No matter how much a place like this is rotted and rusted, the plague will not be effective. It is no different from sprinkling a few drops of ink on black drawing paper..
《I am… … The world where people live must be rotted.…….》
So, yeah.
Let's go outside.
Instead of going to hell under a lake like this, go to the bright world.
Let’s throw hell into the daily lives of lively people who are happy and basking in the sunshine..
Because the reason he became a plague lord was…….
《……uh?》
Raven let out an idiotic groan..
What was it?
Why did you start studying decay??
There was a time when he was an ordinary person and an ordinary doctor. There was a time when he enjoyed a peaceful daily life no different from others..
But, why……?
Like this, it happened?
《I guess it's good.》
Raven moved herself like an ugly, seething smog, and began to slowly head towards the ground - the main gate of the Lake Kingdom..
Yeah, what does the past have to do with it? Let's trust our instincts for now.
If you head a little north, there is a world of humans..
《Did you say Crossroads?……?》
I heard it's a small city, but there will be quite a few lives to kill and rot..
I didn't get permission to go to war from the King of Kings, but now it's okay to be like the King of Kings. Just being able to rot something alive is enough..
because…….
because… … He said he became the plague lord because…….
《-Ugh?!》
It was then. Raven suddenly sensed something and stopped..
His dark figure, heading towards the ground, turned backwards..
《……What is this?.》
His consciousness was staring towards the depths of the Lake Kingdom - Area 10, where his base is located..
《No way, this is……?!》
***
Lake Kingdom Area 10. 'Farm’.
Because everything is melting, rotting, and collapsing, this land seems more appropriate to be called an explosion site rather than a farm..
flutter-!
I planted the flag.
“This land…….”
At the same time, declare.
“I declare it a territory of the empire.!”
Wow!!
The magic drained from my body, forming a gray fortress in the area..
Although it was a crude flag with random fabric attached to a crude iron rod, there was no problem in using the [Imperial Proclamation]. I grinned..
[[Imperial Decree Declaration] has the function of declaring an ‘occupation war’ along with the formation of this magic fortress..
If you win this 'war of occupation', you can forcibly take control of the region..
In that case, use [Declare Imperial Decree] at Raven's base. If you put it in a state of forced occupation,.
Raven, the owner of this farm, must know that an intruder has come here..
I also naturally realize that I am the only one who could do something like this..
Then, no matter where he is out in the world right now-
《Ashiiiiii-!》
There is no choice but to come back.
to protect one's territory.
And to kill me.
We didn't have to wait long before Raven appeared. He still looks terrible and procrastinates..
《After running away like a rat, you came back! Also on my farm! Without fear!》
“It feels a bit weird to hear something like that from someone who is a rat.…….”
It's not that it's not, but behind the thing flying in and out like black smoke, there are rats, bugs, crows... … The things that were there are half-melted and rolling around like jelly. It looks really ugly..
《If you come into my hands on your own, I would be grateful.…….》
Raven gurgled and floated in the air, gathering her strength.,
《I'll rot you away until there's not a single speck left, Ash.-!》
Sigh.!
Spreading stench and hostility towards me... … flew into my gray fortress.
“All right, Crown.!”
I winked at the Crown standing in front of me on the fortress walls..
“buy time!”
“Damn, is this the role after all?…….”
“You joined with determination, right? Come on, come on.!”
Crown cursed as he leaned forward and placed a gray flute in his mouth..
beep-!
The flute in Crown's mouth let out a high-pitched note..
When the sound of the flute sounded, suddenly the field mice, bugs, and crows that had been following Raven stopped following her and started attacking her..
It was a battle of the ‘Pied Piper’ Crown that I haven’t seen in a long time. The ability to forcefully control monsters with one's will.
however.
《You're a waste of money, and you don't even know the blessings that have been given to you.!》
Phuwak!
The monsters that rebelled against Raven all melted into blood in the next moment. Even though they were creatures that were once treated as their own, Raven was merciless..
After finishing cleaning up, Raven spewed out a thick poisonous vapor and headed straight towards us again..
In an instant, Raven's black, smog-like figure crossed the fortress walls..
“block it with your body-!”
Crown, who shouted, threw himself first, followed by Nightcrawler's body colliding with Raven..
Phuwak-!
No, I don't know if you can call this a 'collision'..
The members of the Smiling Mask unit were swept away by the plague, their skin rotted, their bones melted, and blood vomited from pores all over their bodies..
But, are the eternal beings.
They stood strong, enduring pain that ordinary humans could not bear, and Raven roared in rage, crushing them one by one with great care..
《good night! Stand! Try holding on for even one second longer! Wouldn’t that make me feel rewarded for cultivating corruption with all my heart?!》
As I watched this horrible scene, I took a deep breath..
What I'm going to use from now on is a special gimmick that can only be used once against Raven..
If you use it when there is no clear kill chance, you will only use up the gimmick, and killing Raven will become a distant and difficult task... … So I saw an opportunity.
There is no need to save anymore.
Raven's black figure grabs Crown by the collar, right before blowing poison into Crown's lips.-
I gathered my strength and said.
“-I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the service of humanity..”
OK,
Stand tall.
Raven's movements became stiff as if it were a lie..
The party members who were waiting around me with great nervousness, the Nightcrawler unit members who were covered in blood and dying, and Crown, who was grabbed by the collar by Raven.,
In an instant, everyone in this room was so obviously taken aback that it ‘stopped’.’.
But the most perplexing thing was Raven herself..
He paused as if he didn't understand what was going on, then turned his smog-like body towards me and muttered stupidly..
《uh?》
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