Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 486
◈ 486. [STAGE 23] Seed (2)
After her mother, who was cursed by a sea dragon, died after giving birth to her youngest child, Medusa..
Stheno and Euryale decided to raise their younger brother, but the difficulties were endless..
Both Stheno and Euryale were still little girls. Not only was it difficult to raise a child, but also to make a living..
- Mite… … ! mite……!
Whenever little Medusa cried with her eyes covered, her two older sisters stood by the cradle, not knowing what to do..
Still, the girls desperately raised their younger siblings..
Feed them, burp them, hold them, put them to sleep, and sing them lullabies.…….
And when Medusa fell asleep again, the two girls took the boat and fishing gear their parents had left for them and went out to sea..
Raising children and making a living were all extremely harsh. But Stheno and Euryale did not give up..
……time has passed.
Just as Stheno and Euryale grew into adults by raising their younger siblings, Medusa also grew up as a child..
Even in this hot southern region, I had to cover my eyes to prevent myself from using the magical eye of petrification and wrap myself tightly to hide my hideous body..
The two older sisters carefully looked after the youngest, and the three sisters lived happily looking after each other..
On a night when there are few people and the stars are rising... … The two older sisters took their younger brother to the beach..
He then untied the cloth that bound Medusa's eyes and showed her the outside world..
- Look, Medusa..
The two sisters held Medusa's metal hand tightly as they looked up together at the Milky Way that filled the sky..
- The world is so beautiful.
Medusa took a breath..
The sky I looked up at was dazzling.
The surface of the sea that reflected the sky was also so brilliant that it made my heart tremble..
And the faces of my two sisters were reflected in the water..
Although Medusa could not make direct eye contact with her sisters, she made eye contact with her sisters reflected in the sea water and looked at each other..
The two older sisters were as lovely as the sky and the sea. Her own flesh and blood, sacrificing everything to raise her younger sibling.…….
However, Medusa herself.
His own face reflected in the water was hideous..
snake's head. Torn mouth. Long tongue. Metal limbs and furry body…….
A monster, so different from her pretty sisters.
Because they were born as such monsters, the two beautiful and kind sisters have to live in pain..
That fact broke young Medusa's heart..
- Don't be sad, my baby.
The tears that flowed from Medusa's eyes immediately turned to sand and fell..
Hugging Medusa tightly from both sides, Stheno and Euryale whispered.
- We are happy to be with you.
- So I hope you are happy too.
The three girls cried together and laughed together.
……There was a night like that.
It was so long ago that not even the three monsters can remember it well anymore..
***
thud… … ! thud… … ! thud……!
The monster's heavy footsteps echo through the hallway..
As if searching for something, the monster was wandering around inside the temple..
“…….”
Lily was curled up under the desk in the priest's office, covering her mouth with one hand and holding her sleeping child tightly with the other..
Thorkell's voice, which had been screaming loudly while trying to stop the monster just a moment ago, can no longer be heard. Maybe he was killed by that monster?.
She wanted to run out of the temple while Thorkell bought her time, but she couldn't use her legs..
I couldn't go far by riding in a wheelchair and pulling the wheels..
So I hid here in a hurry, but I wasn't sure if this was the right decision..
‘If your legs were fine…….’
If so, would he have been able to run away with the child?.
Covering her mouth with a trembling hand, Lily continued her thoughts..
If my legs were fine, if I worked in the field rather than in an office job and was better at using attack magic, either that..
God Hand… … If Carlisle was alive.
Lily gritted her teeth. What use is there in these meaningless assumptions?.
“…….”
Lily quietly looked down at the face of her sleeping child, Sid..
It was a boy. Her hair was red like her mother's, and her now closed eyes were light green like her father's..
The birth process was so painful that I even hated the child..
But once this little life was in my arms, all I could think about was protecting this child at any cost..
thud… … . thud… … . thud…….
The monster's footsteps became distant. It seemed like he had left to search another section of the temple. If I was lucky, I might be able to escape the temple like this..
Lily sighed in relief, but Sid in her arms twisted his body..
“cadet… … ah…….”
Lily was very nervous, worried that Sid might cry. But fortunately, Sid only tossed and turned a few times, and eventually she fell asleep again, cooing..
‘phew…….’
When Lily felt relieved as she gently rubbed the sleeping child's back..
Kwasik-!
I heard the door to the priest's office being torn off..
The color drained from Lily's face..
thud… … ! thud… … ! thud……!
The monster that entered the priest's office approached us with strong footsteps..
Lily slowly bent down her trembling body and held the child in her arms..
‘Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry…….’
I was saying this to my child, but I was also saying it to myself..
I felt like I was going to cry. It was sad, painful, and painful. But Lily bit her lip and held back her tears..
Compared to the hardships I've experienced so far, this is nothing much..
And compared to the hardships I will go through while raising this child, this won't be a big deal..
So don't cry. don't cry…….
Lily closed her eyes tightly as she thought to herself..
thud……!
The monster that entered the center of the priest's office, Stheno, stopped..
《……Crunch.》
Stheno stopped in place and slowly looked around..
In fact, the time that Stheno stood there after entering the priest's office was only a few seconds. But to Lily it almost felt like hours..
thud… … . thud… … . thud…….
The sound of Stheno walking away rang again. Lily slowly let out the breath she had been holding as quietly as possible..
It's passed, it's passed, you'll be safe now…….
“……Ugh.”
It was then.
“Mite… … ! Mites……!”
Sid burst out crying..
It seemed like he couldn't breathe properly when he was buried in Lily's arms. Lily was shocked and tried to get Sid to stop crying.,
slap-!
Craddangtangtang!
It's already late.
Steno, who flipped his body 180 degrees and flew back, picked up the priest's office desk with one hand and threw it to the side..
Lily curled up on the floor and Sid in her arms were now clearly exposed..
“…….”
Lily thought, with no cover anymore and the monster right behind her..
How long can you last if you activate your flame skin??
If you wait until the monster gets closer and then use fire magic on it,?
Can you do it? Can you win? Can you protect this child??
‘……It's not a question of possible or impossible.’
Lily's body, which was in tatters from the difficult labor of the past few days, began to swirl through magic channels..
‘I'll make it.’
She decided to take on the challenge..
I decided to face my life.
therefore… … can't give up.
Whether it's a monster behind your back, or the entire world, or whatever.-
“I am… … I decided to live with this child.……!”
At the same time, the monster stretched out its hand, and the moment Lily was about to raise her magic power,.
Clang-!
This time, on the side where Lily was facing forward, the window of the priest's office broke and someone shot inside like a cannonball..
“Hey, monster!”
It was Zenith who burst inside with flying glass pieces. Zenith stretched out her legs with the same momentum as she flew inside and scolded..
“God doesn't want it (Deus Non Vult))!”
A dazzling divine power rushed to Zenith's feet and took the form of metal boots.-
Wow-!
He hit Steno's chin like that..
Steno, who was completely focused on Lily and Sid, allowed the surprise attack and fell backwards..
“At best, both the mother and the child were saved, but now the monster is acting like a villain?…….”
Zenith, standing between Stheno and Lily, murmured and adjusted her fighting stance..
“It's a shitty neighborhood, Crossroads!”
“……Chief Priest?”
Janice winked at Lily, who was muttering in bewilderment..
“Sorry I'm late, Lily. I also jumped out as soon as I heard the baby crying..”
“No, rather… … Can you fight monsters??”
“Even so, I made a name for myself as a heresy interrogator in my childhood. Well, it's been a while since I haven't used my body.…….”
Inside Zenith's priest's clothes, which were tattered after being crushed by a collapsed stone wall, the stigmata engraved on her back radiated white light..
“What should I do? If the situation is like this, all the reserve forces should come out..”
As soon as those words fell, Steno twisted his body grotesquely and stood up..
《……ah.》
Stheno opened his mouth and stammered..
《baby.》
Going to school!
Steno was still trying to rush towards Lily and Sid as if he couldn't even see Zenith. But Zenith was not an easy opponent..
“Uh-huh! I’m here to tell you good things! Take a listen!”
Zenith snuggled into Steno's arms, put her hands together as if holding a spear, and made a motion as if she was stabbing it into Steno's stomach..
“God wants it (Deus Lo Vult))-!”
This time, the stigmata engraved on Zenith's chest radiated light, and Zenith was suddenly holding a long spear of divine power in her hand..
Puuk!
A spear of divine power was stuck in Stheno's stomach..
Steno, who stumbled once, roared wildly and swung his arms towards Zenith. Zenith hurriedly deployed his divine power armor once more, but,
“Wow!”
Craddangtang! Kwakwang-!
I couldn't stop myself from falling after being hit by Steno's attack..
《Crunch……!》
Stheno, who removed the obstructionist, glanced ahead..
But Lily and Sid were no longer there..
“Wow!”
Lily and Sid were suddenly caught by the black magic power and were pulled out through the broken window..
“That's right! That's right! Got it-!”
Outside the window was the temple's courtyard, and there stood the Blacklist's warlock..
The black magic that moved as the warlock made the shape of his hand snatched Lily and pulled her out..
“burn it!”
The warlock sat Lily down on the hand of the golem standing right next to her. A golem wizard was sitting on the other hand of the golem..
The warlock shouted.
“Run, you thing! as far as possible!”
“That's the way it is anyway?!”
The golem wizard let out a squeak and smiled awkwardly at Lily..
“I've had many guests on the Golem, but this is my first time with a newborn baby and his mother... … Hold on tight! It won't be as comfortable as a cradle!”
thud! thud! thud!
The golem began to run away quickly..
Kwasik-!
《Kyaaaaa!》
Stheno, who broke the wall and jumped out, looked in that direction and roared, gathering strength in his legs to chase after him..
That was right then..
flashing-!
One island struck down.
He was a blind swordsman who was hiding and waiting on the second floor of the temple. The long sword that came out of its scabbard made a smooth slash, and the attack accurately tore out both of Steno's eyes..
《Kyaaaah, ahhhhh?!》
Stheno was in pain, covering his blood-soaking eyes with his hands..
“Oh my, my. I aimed for her neck again, but I cut out her eyes..”
The blind swordsman, who fell badly on the floor after jumping and slashing, grinned..
“Well, it's better than missing.”
At that time, Thorkell came running out from the hallway..
“omg… … ! Wow, is everyone safe?! Sorry, I fainted for a moment.…….”
The chin of his helmet was tattered as if he had been hit hard, but Thorkell still had a bright look in his eyes..
And followed by.
Taat……!
Lucas, who came running through the temple entrance, pulled out his sword and joined us..
Lucas lowered his head as he looked at the people standing in front of the monster..
“There is no shame in this. It's a monster I should have stopped. Because of my mistake, the temple…….”
“Acting Commander! I thought you were dead! I'm glad to see you alive!”
Zenith waved her hand cheerfully as she came out of the priest's office through the completely shattered wall..
“This crazy monster has been targeting Lily and her unborn child since a while ago. We must prevent it as much as possible.”
“It will happen.”
Five people stood one after another in front of the monster..
Lucas. Thorkell. Janice. And a black magician and a blind swordsman from the blacklist..
The affiliation and composition were a mess, but it was still one party. There were 5 people.
Lucas looked around and smiled faintly..
“That's a good number for hunting monsters..”
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