Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 431
◈ 431. [[Free Exploration] Attack on the Magic Tower (3)
Midnight Sun is Lich.
A lich is a wizard who gains immortality by turning himself into undead..
These crazy wizards who plunge themselves into the abyss of the dead to avoid death each have their own reasons for becoming lichs..
There is an intuitive reason for fear of death, and there is also a subversive reason for gaining stronger black magic power..
Among them, the reason why Byakuya became a lich was simple. He still had a lot to research..
As a sorceress from the Lake Kingdom, she devoted herself to magical research until the end of her life, but faced death without ever seeing the end..
To see the end of the research. She herself became undead - a lich.
The problem came after that..
About ten years after she became a lich, the entire Lake Kingdom sank beneath the lake..
Since he was not a living person and thus not cursed with eternal life, Byakuya continued to study magic as a lich under the Lake Kingdom for the next five hundred years..
However, the undead body is not immortal either..
Her body, left with nothing but bare bones, gradually began to disintegrate..
So, three hundred years after becoming a lich, Byakuya began looking for a new body..
At first, he used Eastern magic to transfer his consciousness into the body of a Jiangshi..
Although this new body was strong enough, Byakuya was aware of the finite nature of the physical body..
- Anyway, even if I transfer to a new body, it will collapse again someday... … I need a way to preserve my sanity so I don't have to move around at all..
Thus, Byakuya began researching ways to transform his ego into a global brain and perpetuate it within the magic machine..
After a long time, the research was successful.
Byakuya succeeds in converting his consciousness into data and uploading it into the magic tower's mechanical system..
If the wizard who pursues immortality is a lich, then the woman who has become a lichen and remains inside the machine will also still be a lich..
So, Byakuya still called himself a lich - game users called him a cyber lich..
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After explaining his past in detail,.
《Your enemies out there... … Byakuya, the leader of the Nightmare Corps, is not me..》
Baekya continued as she guided us to the botanical garden on the rooftop of the Magic Tower..
《Strictly speaking, he had the same ego as me, but he rebelled against me... … Another Naji.》
……That's the sound of a dog eating grass?
When everyone made the same expression, Byakuya smiled bitterly from within the magic panel..
I don't know how the skull makes that expression..
《I transformed my consciousness into a mechanical device. And I have been researching this work for a while... … He ordered me, who had a physical body, to commit suicide..》
When Byakuya uploaded his consciousness into a mechanical device, two Byakuyas were created in this world..
The midnight sun of the material world remaining in the body of Kangshi, who has continued to study..
The midnight sun of the cybernetic world, where he obtained the immortal spirit he had hoped for..
In order to maintain the uniqueness of existence, and as agreed in advance, the midnight sun of the electric world ordered the midnight sun of the material world to commit suicide. however.
《But the other me refused to commit suicide.》
The midnight sun of the material world refused death..
If you think about it, it's natural.
A lich is someone who runs away from death and seeks immortality..
Even if another me persists in the electric world, there would be no reason for ‘me’ to die in reality..
《At that moment we became separate entities..》
“…….”
《The 'other me' who refused to commit suicide escaped from the magic tower and killed all the numerous ancient wizards who had been resurrected by the devil... … He rose to the position of head of the wizard army under the Demon King..》
I knew the whole story because I had read the game setting book..
The rest of the colleagues looked confused, as if they still didn't understand. I applauded.
“To put it simply, this lich's mind has split into two, one is the good guy here and the other is the bad guy we need to kill. okay?”
Evangeline’s face brightened..
“and! It's suddenly so easy!”
《Hey, it's not that simple.…….》
Byakuya sighed softly in the panel..
《……no. In fact, you could say that's it. Because what I’m asking you to do is the same thing..》
Binggrrrr. The wheeled mechanism stopped and looked back at us..
Rich said during the panel:.
《‘Please kill the ‘other me’.》
Nightmare Corps Commander Rank 3rd - Magic Emperor White Night.
This cyber lich asked us to kill someone who was like him before he was differentiated..
《We couldn't kill each other. Because we completely know each other’s moves… … So I need someone else's help.》
“…….”
《If you do that, I will grant you whatever you wish for me. If there is any help I can provide, of course I will do so..》
Anyway, of course, all the nightmare commanders have to be defeated..
If you can get help from the skeleton in this machine in the process, you should be willing to do so..
But, out of pure curiosity,.
So I asked without realizing it.
“Can I ask why??”
《huh?》
“There is another reason why I want to kill you?”
I'm also Ash, and I'm also a fan of classics... … Is it because it was copied and added?.
I became curious about her intention to kill another self..
Then the white night looked at me intently.,
《I look in the mirror and see if the me in the mirror moves differently than I do..》
opened my mouth.
《That would be very unpleasant?》
“…….”
《How would you feel if you were walking down the street and met someone exactly like you??》
There is something called a doppelgänger..
An old superstition that if you see someone who looks exactly like you, you will have bad luck..
Does everyone have an instinctive hatred towards beings like me?.
《I have to be unique. If there is another me to replace me, there is no reason for me to exist.?》
“…….”
《So, I have no choice but to kill another me like me..》
I shrugged and nodded my head loudly..
“Accept the request. Instead, I would like you to promise full cooperation..”
《You don't have to worry about that. Just say anything.》
“good. Then first…….”
I pointed to a large box in the corner of the botanical garden..
“Please open that treasure chest.”
twinkling.
‘The box that emits light that says, “I have an expensive body,” looks luxurious and is locked with several complicated-looking mechanical devices..
Byakuya readily responded to my request..
《of course. Since you have cleared this ‘Magic Tower’, you have the right to open that box..》
profit-
Cheolkeong!
Almost as soon as the words fell, the box began to open..
A dazzling golden light spread out from the open box, emitting dry ice-like smoke..
‘Well, S.S.R.!’
I slowly stood in front of the box and took out its contents..
that… … It was a pair of silver bracelets and a pair of anklets..
I picked it up and headed towards Evangeline. And he smiled.
“It's yours, Evangeline..”
“yes? Oh, then this is it…….”
Evangeline was shocked and received the bracelet and anklet..
“Armor… … That's it?”
“okay. The ‘pretty’ armor you called out for..”
“but… … I can't see it through the armor.?”
I gave a chin gesture to Evangeline who looked puzzled..
Evangeline then looked puzzled, but threw off her existing armor and put on bracelets and anklets on her wrists and ankles..
“How does this function as armor... … Wow?!”
It was before Evangeline could speak..
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
White gloves began to appear like scales sprouting from the bracelets and anklets, covering Evangeline's entire body..
Slam! clank, click-!
In no time, a silver-white armor that covers Evangeline's entire body was completed..
The cloak that hangs from the shoulder armor to the back is also white as snow..
The helmet had a sleek shape like a bike helmet, and the front part was in the form of a transparent visor made of magic panels..
Evangeline's embarrassed face was clearly visible..
This rapid development of armor, which could be called a transformation, was completed in just a few seconds, and the final armor [Snow White] finally revealed its brilliant appearance..
“Wow, wow... … Wow…….”
Evangeline opened her mouth and looked at her body, perhaps because she sensed that it was a piece of shit..
《The crystallization of magical engineering in the Lake Kingdom - Barded Snow White..》
Baekya explained calmly..
《It's the armor I originally wore, with the strongest protection. I can't die before I complete my research, so to protect myself... … I made it by consolidating all the available technologies..》
Byakuya added, “I don’t need it now that I’ve lost my body, so take it for yourself.”.
“Wow, that was awesome……!”
Evangeline blinked as she examined the gauntlets carefully wrapped around the tips of her fingers..
I shook my head as I looked at Evangeline, whose item setting was finally completed..
[[Snow White] is an armor that gives off the best performance no matter who wears it, but it is especially compatible with Evangeline..
This is because many additional functions create synergy with Evangeline’s skills.…….
Well, I plan to verify this by using it in practice later..
Anyway, I happily look at Evangeline, who is happy with her new armor and bright eyes..
“lord.”
Lucas came up behind me and muttered darkly..
“Aren’t you being too partial to Evangeline?……?”
“Wow, I’m surprised.!”
I looked around in shock, and saw that all the other heroes were glaring at me with gloomy expressions... … These kids?
“No, no. I will take care of you all too.”
And you all got one item at a time during this attack on the Magic Tower! Rather, I’m the only one who didn’t get anything.!
However, even though they all got it, it was only SR grade equipment, and when Evangeline was the only one who took SSR grade (mostly final grade) equipment, they looked envious..
“I'm OK!”
Damian smiled brightly and held up the [Venom Fang] he had acquired earlier. That’s because yours is also an SSR grade item.……!
Anyway, let’s comfort everyone and say we will give them another good item..
Verdandi approached me cautiously..
“……Ash.”
“huh. It's already your turn.”
I turned my head to Byakuya and asked.
“white night. There's an object here called the Holy Grail?”
《huh? Holy Grail……?》
“I need it to defeat another you. I'd like to provide it to you..”
After thinking for a moment, Baekya thought, “Aha!” It made a sound and moved the mechanism to head into the botanical garden..
《That's what you're saying. It's in there. ruler. Follow.》
Inside the botanical garden, there was another glass door..
Following the guidance of the midnight sun, we entered it..
As soon as he entered the inner room of the botanical garden, Verdandi stopped in shock..
“what?”
“What's wrong, Verdandi??”
When I asked, Verdandi looked shaken and muttered..
“……It can't be possible, but it smells like home..”
“hometown?”
“yes. That too…….”
Verdandi frowned..
“The smell of the World Tree…….”
Verdandi was correct..
This is because the inside of the botanical garden was lined with trees that were difficult to see in the outside world..
“……It's not just a tree.”
Verdandi looked at the tree trunk and stammered..
After looking at the leaves and smelling them,.
Verdandi let out an embarrassed groan..
“This is the same species of tree as our elf world tree.……!”
However, the tree was dry, twisted, and dead..
It's as if the barely dead body was stuffed with magic. All life activities stopped... … It was frozen..
“I don't want to remember it, but.”
Kuilan growled, glaring at the red leaves of the maple tree next to him..
“This is the cursed maple tree in the hometown of our Maple Lang tribe... … It's the same paper..”
The maple tree was also dry and stuck, as if it had been stuffed..
Next to it was a metal tree that gleamed gold and stretched out in all directions. Dusk Bringer sighed..
“This branch made of gold... … It's the golden tree, the guardian tree of the dwarves..”
I muttered quietly as I looked at the blue coral reefs in the tank that filled one wall..
“And this is the blue coral reef of the mermaids..”
The golden trees and the blue coral reefs are all dried out, as if they were stuffed..
Even if they were already dead, the guardian beasts of the four major races were all gathered here in the magic tower..
why?
In front of us who were perplexed, Baekya suddenly stopped and pointed to each tree and spoke slowly..
《The guardian tree of the fairies, the evergreen tree of life... … evergreen.》
《The guardian beast of the beast people, the prime enemy of the struggle... … Evered.》
《The guardian tree of dwarves, the prize tree of wealth... … Evergold.》
《The guardian water of the mermaid tribe, the water of circulation... … ever blue.》
finally.
She took out a black twig and showed it to me..
《And the result of artificial magical grafting made by combining these four trees..》
That thorn tree, already dead and withered, must have been.
《……Everblack, the guardian tree of humanity.》
In the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Capital.
And it was the same tree I saw in the spirit world..
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