I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 547
◈ 547. [STAGE 31] Too Young To Die (2)
“I'll sort out all the miscreants here with the soldiers..”
I ordered Lucas.
“You bring elite heroes... … Rescue Mikhail.”
If the heroes are missing, it will be difficult for the soldiers alone to deal with the hundreds of scarecrows.,
It is also difficult for heroes alone to deal with the corps commander who has absorbed most of the power of the forward base troops..
Both become burdensome. But, I don't have time now. I have to do it.
“Yes, my lord..”
That's why Lucas nodded without saying a word and gestured to his other colleagues..
As if they had been waiting, Thorkell, Nobody, and Chain came out, and… … Janice stood up. he asked a little concerned.
“Can you move, Janice? I'm not overdoing it.?”
“It's not unreasonable at all.”
Zenith, who had just recovered from exhaustion, looked tired, but smiled with her typical old man's grumpy smile..
“Also, doesn't the presence or absence of a healing priest have a significant impact on tactics?.”
“…….”
That was correct. And right now, it's a situation where everyone has to push themselves too hard anyway. I nodded..
I gently adjusted the slope of one wall of the magic fortress, and the four heroes slid down the wall..
and,
“……Phew.”
Hannibal stood on the edge of the castle wall, catching his breath..
I lightly tapped Hannibal on the shoulder..
“You are important in this operation, Hannibal. Just do what I told you in advance..”
“Yes, Your Highness……!”
Gritting his teeth, Hannibal followed behind the men in front and went down the castle wall as if he was riding a snow sled..
And finally, Diarmuddin.
“…….”
The old wizard stroked his beard and glanced silently in my direction. He suddenly said this.
“See you again, Prince Ash..”
“……?”
I raised my eyes in confusion and shook my head..
“sure. I'll have to watch it again. I'll catch up with you soon.”
“Please don't be too hasty..”
Diarmudin smiled inexplicably, kicked the ground, glided through the air, and went down the castle wall..
As I watched the heroes rushing towards the Scarecrow Commander, I turned back to the regular soldiers..
“Well then, let’s summarize it quickly.!”
Standing on the side of the castle wall most crowded with scarecrows, I activated [Kraken's Ring].
“Summons-!”
Then, a magic circle formed in the air, and the strongest cephalopod monster that could be summoned only once per three stages fell down..
Kwagwagwagwang!
Kuoooooooo!
The Kraken roared after completing its descent. The entire area trembled violently, shaking the advanced base, which had already taken a lot of damage and was collapsing..
‘I want to release all the captured monsters, but.’
Since I can't manage the loyalty of all of them, if I unlock several of them, they may end up fighting each other and attacking their allies, causing chaos, so I only unlocked the Kraken that can definitely be de-summoned..
“Come on, this is a quick fix! Let's quickly sweep these away and go help our friends.!”
I climbed on the Kraken's back and shouted as I saw the scarecrows pouring down..
“Let's go-!”
***
In the forest a little far from the forward base.
Mikhail was dying.
He was being held in the arms of the scarecrow commander, and the last remaining essence of his soul was being sucked out..
‘……Well, it doesn't matter.’
With his face stained red from spitting out blood over and over again, his eyes downcast and unfocused, Mikhail thought..
‘Even if I go back, I'll die anyway.’
He is the crown prince of Vermilion..
If you fail, your status will be immediately revoked, and the blood of the griffin injected into your body will also be recovered. In other words, all the blood is sucked out of the living..
No matter what happens, your life will die. It's just that the time has moved forward a little..
‘If I'm going to die like this, I'd rather die then.…….’
I remembered the time not long ago when I was captured by a moving forest army..
Chained by the corps commander, Elder Tree, Mikhail had to watch his subordinate knights fly in to save him..
Watching them die horribly, one by one. With open eyes.
If he had died that day, when he experienced his first failure, he wouldn't have had to suffer so much..
No, maybe he died sooner than that... … His men wouldn't have died trying to save him..
‘Why on earth was I still alive, causing so much harm to those around me?…….’
The scarecrow commander's satiated breathing sounded in Mikhail's ears. It seemed that this terrible harvest was coming to an end..
I wanted to die quickly.
I hope the end comes quickly…….
It was then.
“It'll be a little hot..”
The voice of Diarmudin, Lord of the Ivory Tower, rang out,.
Grumbling!
Flames sprang up..
The magic flames that rose from the ground in a circle exquisitely burned only the body of the scarecrow commander, right behind Mikhail's back. It was incredibly sophisticated control..
《Wow?!》
As the fire engulfed him, the scarecrow commander, a monster born from wood, could not stand and had to move his body. Naturally, harvesting also stopped..
“The power added by Prince Ash is amazing..”
Diarmudin muttered, surprised that the power of his own casting was much higher than usual..
Lucas shrugged as he shot forward like a bullet..
“Now you know? My lord is such an amazing person.!”
“It's true that you're an amazing person, but now is not the time to brag about it.……!”
Thorkell, who has the best tanking ability among all Crossroads heroes, but has the worst mobility, shouted in a gasp..
The warlock Chain grabbed Thorkell's body with an arm made of darkness and threw him forward..
Thorkell's massive body, including his armor and great shield, was launched like a siege catapult..
《These seabirds! Just back off! Isn't it during the harvest?!》
The scarecrow commander, who easily retreated and avoided Thorkel's hand-to-hand attack, roared..
《Do not disturb! I'm about to swallow the essence of essence that remains at the bottom.……!》
“I know, I know! When you drink cocoa, it gets sweeter and thicker towards the bottom of the cup, right? That's why I like the stuff piled up at the bottom of the cup.!”
A voice rang out in the air..
The panicked scarecrow commander jerked his head up. The blind swordsman Nobody was falling right on top of his head..
“That's why you have to tip it over right before you drink it all so you don't get upset.-!”
Warlock Chain deliberately threw Thorkell loudly and then secretly threw Nobody..
Nobody smiled brightly, showing his yellow teeth..
“Because I’m in perfect condition today! It's almost like opening both eyes! Be prepared!”
A long sword flashed and was pulled out of the blind swordsman’s scabbard..
Tsukaak!
A slash that can cut through anything as soon as it touches it was struck..
As Nobody said, his slash drew an accurate path like never before and was aimed perfectly at the head of the Scarecrow Corps Commander..
《Pfft?!》
The scarecrow commander desperately tried to avoid it, but he was already within the attack range..
The problem is that when cutting down the walls of the forward base, the long sword was cut in half..
The range of the blade was shortened, and taking that into account, I struck closer than usual and slashed - but even so, the length was not enough..
Take a look-!
Nobody's slash cut off the head of the Scarecrow Corps commander..
only half.
Nobody ground his teeth as he felt the enemy's neck tremble without being able to cleanly cut it off..
“Damn it, I was in good condition…….”
Powok-!
Nobody fell backwards after being hit by the Scarecrow Corps Commander's roughly sprayed arm..
Nobody flew far away, breaking several trees in the forest that hit him..
After a while, he ended up on the dirt floor, coughed up blood, tried to get up, and fell with his head on the floor..
“Nobody!”
“Ugh, this doesn’t work.…….”
Lucas gritted his teeth..
It was a surprise attack, and although it succeeded in landing a significant hit, it failed to kill the enemy general with a single blow..
‘Still, it has to end now.!’
Going to school-!
[Lucas, who used [One Step of Persistence], was shot like a bullet..
In the knight's hand, the [granted sword] formed a blade of light, imbued with the [Strike of Will] and flashing dazzlingly..
Now that the enemy has allowed an effective hit, the end is imminent.!
Lucas raised his sword forward and struck the fastest blow straight into the scarecrow commander's side. No, I tried to do that..
Bingle.
The scarecrow commander easily turned his body sideways and placed Mikhail, who was hanging on his chest, in the path of his sword..
Mikhail's empty gaze and Lucas' bright blue gaze met in the air..
“……!”
For a moment, Lucas was conflicted..
His cool-headed mind decided that it would be best to kill the scarecrow commander along with Mikhail..
but, but-
In an instant, the image of the man he was following appeared in Lucas' mind..
Ash's back, standing in front with a waving flag,.
“……Ughhh!”
It seems like the banner the lord wants to protect is right in front of him. He couldn't bear to stab it. So Lucas turned to his sword,
《To be stupid.》
The Scarecrow commander punched Lucas' stomach with all his might..
Kwaaaaang!
It sounded like a shell exploding..
At that moment, Lucas used [One Step of Tenacity] to jump back to reduce the impact, and even took the guard by pushing his sword into the path of the monster's fist..
Nevertheless, the blade of light shattered and Lucas fell miserably on the dirt floor after bouncing dozens of times on the floor, vomiting blood..
Even when only Mikhail's power was absorbed, the Scarecrow Corps Commander's power was enormous, but now that he has monopolized the power of the hundred or so men who were guarding the forward base... … It was truly a disaster..
To paraphrase Ash, it's status-drain.).
A monster whose single blow is like condensing the power of a hundred people..
《Even though the harvest is not complete due to your interference, my storehouse is already abundant..》
Half of the throat was cut, with the head tilted grotesquely over 90 degrees to the side. The scarecrow commander laughed loudly..
《When the surprise attack fails, you guys have no chance of winning..》
“Ugh, ugh……!”
《Now, come here. I'll eat you all too.》
The scarecrow rose easily from the ground and landed on Lucas. Lucas managed to get up, but he knew there was no escape..
“Hmm-!”
Thorkell intervened in the meantime..
Thorkel raised his huge shield and deflected the scarecrow commander's attack..
Kwaaang!
Thorkell barely held on, but his great shield was dented. Thorkell's nose was bleeding from inside his helmet, and one leg was on the ground..
If it weren't for Ash's buff, this single blow would have already resulted in death..
“Thorkell!”
“Fine… … Yes. Hurry up and do maintenance……!”
The second, third, and fourth attacks came one after another..
Just by lightly swinging the scarecrow's arms and legs, the ground was turned over and huge trees were uprooted..
“Ughhh!”
Thorkel activated his ultimate skill, [Humans are not born to be defeated] and held on..
The body was holding on, but the strong armor and shield were quickly falling apart..
“Sir Lucas! recovery!”
After finishing providing first aid to Nobody, Zenith rushed over and cast healing magic on Lucas as well, but the damage was so deep that it was difficult to fully recover..
Cheyne and Diarmudin somehow saw an opportunity to intensify the attack..
However, every time the magic flew, the Scarecrow Corps commander threw Mikhail in its path. Then Chain and Diarmudin had to grit their teeth and forcefully dismantle the magic..
“stop.”
Mikhail muttered as he watched the rescue team collapsing miserably in front of him..
“stop…….”
The scene before my eyes overlapped with the sight of my subordinates dying..
Mikhail's voice trembled..
“For someone like me, don't die……!”
The scarecrow commander was now standing still, waving his arms wildly, letting out a bizarre laugh as if he was happy..
Thorkell's legs, holding the shield, were almost stuck to the ground..
“You all have nothing to do with me.!”
Mikhail closed his eyes tightly, unable to see any more..
“Why are you giving up your life to save me?……!”
At the same time as Mikhail cried,
“Why did you try to save me? just…….”
A young voice was heard from next to me..
Surprised, Mikhail looked to the side, and there was a boy with messy hair..
In addition to its small size and ground concealment using the earth spirit,.
It was Hannibal who finally succeeded in secretly approaching while everyone was paying attention..
Hannibal placed his hands on the branches that bound Mikhail's body and smiled awkwardly..
“……just.”
patter!
The tree spirits immediately freed the Scarecrow's strong bonds, and Mikhail was finally free..
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