I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 557
◈ 557. [[Evil Side] Impregnable (6)
3 days on horseback from Black Lake to Crossroads Main Castle.
However, on the first day of the expedition, the Fallen Knights caught and ate most of the horses they brought with them..
In the end, I had to move on foot, but since the Fallen Knights themselves were not very fast, the movement was quite slow..
In the end, it took five days to travel north on foot. Even though I walked day and night, I still couldn't see the Crossroads..
And it took 5 days, in other words……
It also meant that he killed five of his subordinate fallen knights..
《Now, just walk a little further and you'll see the damn royalties..》
Pendragon said from the front. Pendragon was riding the only surviving corpse horse..
Seven fallen knights were following on foot..
Eight if you include the Pendragon..
After killing five of their colleagues, the remaining eight were diligently heading north. And Pendragon was still confident that this number would be enough to destroy Inse..
Because they are monsters from Ikkitousen.
Because they are monsters that can kill and devour anyone as long as they fight..
《Almost there... … Now, just a little further... … You'll be able to fill yourself up with their meat.…….》
The fallen knights drooled at Pendragon's encouragement..
Even though they had feasted on their companion's meat only a few hours ago, they were quickly feeling hungry..
And it was the same with Pendragon. The Fallen King gritted his teeth..
‘Quickly, quickly, quickly… … ! This means that the walls will come out... … ! Whatever comes out, we'll crush it and eat it up, so come out in front of us.……!’
however.
Even after walking all day, the royal wall did not appear in front of them..
Finally, the road ended, and what spread out in front of them was a wide cliff..
《hmm……?》
《uh?》
《King, what is this?……?》
Listening to the puzzled voices of his subordinates, Pendragon did not understand the situation and stared at the cliff in front with his eyes wide open..
I was definitely walking in the direction of true north. We have been moving forward using the sun as our azimuth..
Why did I get lost??
《……!》
Pendragon suddenly realized something and pointed upward..
《sun.》
《yes?》
《Shoot your attack towards the sun! hurry!》
The fallen knights did not understand their king's orders, but they faithfully carried them out..
Wedge! patter!
Various evil magics were shot into the air. OK.
Sigh.-
The illusionary magic was peeled away like a curtain was torn..
The shape of the sky changed drastically, and the sun finally found its proper position. The hateful sun was shining down on them from a completely different place..
《……Since when?》
Pendragon muttered because it was absurd..
《Since when have you been messing with us? An illusion realm of this scale... … Since when?……?》
An illusion magic was placed in the sky - above the heads of the fallen knights, to be exact..
The road from Black Lake to Crossroads was cleverly redirected through construction..
As a result, the Fallen Knights completely misjudged their direction and were wandering in the wrong place..
It was a time when the panicked fallen knights stopped in place, not knowing what to do..
《……sniff.》
A fallen knight twitched his nose..
《It smells like oranges... … It's flying.》
Afterwards, the other fallen knights also detected the scent and turned around one by one. Everyone's mouths were watering..
It smells like oranges..
from back there.
《Great, it has a fruity scent. not far away.》
《It looks delicious…….》
《gulp. gulp. gulp.》
One by one, the fallen knights turned in that direction as if possessed. Pendragon said angrily..
《You idiots! I heard you have to go north! Where are you going now... … hey!》
The fallen knights turned around and headed south..
To the south was a wide field. The fallen knights craned their heads and shook their heads to find the source of the orange scent..
Despite the strong scent of oranges, there were no orange trees in sight. instead.
《Great, great! excuse me!》
Karrrrr-
young children.
They were holding hands and playing with each other..
《It's human! That too a young human……!》
《Yes, it will be delicious! It looks soft!》
《I will eat it! I'm going to eat that!》
Pendragon shouted at the back of the fallen knights who were running and spitting..
《Don't chase me! Even if you look at it, it’s a trap! Don't touch me!》
There is no way there are children in a place like this.!
However, the fallen knights ignored the king's orders and ran after the children. Their ears, blinded by appetite, could no longer hear anything..
《Hehehehe! Got it, got it! This guy!》
A fallen knight ran after the child, who was laughing and moving away, and stretched out his long arms..
A hideous tentacle poured out from the arm and wrapped around the child's ankle, knocking him down..
《Where should I start swallowing you, you bastard! This guy!》
The fallen knight raised his sharp teeth like those of a carnivorous beast and was about to bite the child's collar in one go, but stopped..
It was hard.
It didn't have any of the softness typical of a child, and it felt hard in my hand, like wood..
When the fallen knight came to his senses and looked down at what was in his hand, it was not a child..
《……wooden doll?》
It used to move with the liveliness of a child, but now its true identity has been revealed, and it was nothing more than a wooden doll..
Karrrrr-
Ha ha ha ha ha-
Children running away in all directions with innocent smiles.
No, dolls pretending to be children.
《He's a puppet master! It's their work! You can't chase!》
Pendragon realized the situation and shouted, but the fallen knights were already out of their minds..
《I'm going to eat it!》
When one of the fleeing wooden dolls jumped forward, the fallen knight who was running after it also threw himself after it..
To the cliff at the end of the field.
Craddangtang! thud! bang! Kwazijic……!
《…….》
Pendragon looked down with a cold face at his subordinate falling down the cliff..
《Ugh, majesty…….》
It fell, but the fallen knight was a fallen knight. Barely swinging his broken limbs, the fallen knight managed to crawl back up the cliff..
《It was a wooden doll... … Ugh… … It looked delicious…….》
《…….》
《Ugh, majesty?》
He looked down at his sturdy and foolish knight, covered in blood and struggling to catch his breath. Pendragon laughed..
《Looks like tonight's dinner has been decided..》
The next moment, Pendragon's great sword was pulled out of its scabbard and cut off the subordinate's neck mercilessly..
***
crackle, crackle…….
The sound of sparks splitting the silent darkness..
The fallen knights gathered around the bonfire ate in silence. Today's meal was from a colleague who fell off a cliff..
However, Pendragon was lost in thought without saying a word. The fallen knights glanced at him..
《Do you have no appetite, your majesty??》
《…….》
Pendragon let out a long sigh as he watched his subordinates living comfortably as if they had no worries in the world..
《They used various illusions to play with us. I lost at least a day..》
The plan was going wrong.
If time continues to drag on like this, the Fallen Knights, unable to withstand their hunger, will have to keep eating members, and when they eventually reach the castle wall, their power will be reduced accordingly..
《It would be okay if this was the end, but if the advance continues to be delayed like this,…….》
Pendragon was thinking seriously, but his subordinates pointed at the meal in front of Pendragon without notice..
《If you don’t have an appetite, can I eat that??》
《Me too, me too, me too.》
《Kihi. Kihihihi. Delicious, delicious.》
《…….》
Pendragon counted the remaining numbers..
Including myself, seven.
It's still okay. Not yet.
After eating, I walk again all night, as long as I reach the castle wall by tomorrow.…….
It was then.
“okay.”
Suddenly a voice came from behind.
“I played with you guys.”
《……?!》
The flagship fallen knights all drew their weapons and looked in that direction..
Jeez. Jeopuk.
The person who appeared there with the sound of footsteps was a young man with black hair and black eyes..
《guardian of royalties……?!》
It was undoubtedly Ash, the commander of the Inse side's defense force, the enemy general who came with a flag at that time..
Unlike back then, Ash was wearing a sword and shield..
Ash's face was hidden in shadow, but the voice he heard was unmistakably his..
“Each and every one of you is a powerful tank..”
《…….》
“A fearsome weapon base that can destroy the walls and massacre the soldiers stationed there the moment it touches them..”
It was a voice filled with clear ridicule..
“okay. As powerful as it is, it needs replenishment and is slow..”
《You guy…….》
“King of corruption. Do you know the word ‘Rasputica’??”
Pendragon blinked at the sudden and incomprehensible words..
Rasputitsa (Распутица).
Refers to roads that turn into swamps during the rainy season in Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Russia..
The ground becomes very muddy and mushy, making it difficult for people and vehicles to move, but this can also be used in war..
It is to prevent the advance of hostile forces. Tanks get bogged down, the advance slows, and supply lines become blocked..
“In short, the terrain is specialized for waging delayed warfare… … You could say.”
As time passes, the attacker's power decreases, but the defender can easily cook the stranded enemy troops..
“While dealing with monsters, I always wanted to use this delay strategy. I wanted to slow down your advance by turning all the roads into dirt. But it didn't happen. I know why?”
《…….》
“For most other monsters, ‘supply’ didn’t mean much..”
Most monsters don't even eat. It only moves using the essence of nightmare provided by the Demon King as nourishment..
Unless you are a vampire who uses blood as a power source, a dream demon who swallows other people's dreams, or a group of fallen knights cursed with hunger, the supply itself is unnecessary..
“Maybe it's a section where firepower is concentrated, but just slowing down the entire road... … It's not efficient. It has no meaning at all for other monsters that are small, agile, or flying in the sky..”
《…….》
“If they are going to keep coming and have to fight and kill anyway, we decided that it would be better to save money and expand water-based facilities rather than spending resources on a delayed war..”
Ash, who continued talking to himself, eventually smiled and gestured at the fallen knights..
“But you guys are different. Each and every one of them is a heavy tank, and without human flesh, it cannot endure hunger... … Because they are monsters that absolutely need to be supplied..”
so.
Ash planned this defensive battle as a delayed battle..
“You guys gave our Crossroads illusionist team a hard time today. Aren’t you looking forward to what traps await you tomorrow??”
Ash covered his mouth in the shadows and sneered..
The fallen knights slowly narrowed the distance towards Ash..
“As time passes like this, day by day, little by little, you guys will continue to eat each other and reduce your numbers..”
《…….》
“In the Lake Kingdom, where supply is infinite, there are no people as scary as you, but here in Inse, you are the idiots who destroy themselves by simply cutting off supply..”
Ash lifted his finger and placed it on his lips, grinning..
“You have already fallen into the quagmire I created - Rasputitsa..”
《It's good to show off, but you're the guardian of royalties..》
Pendragon roared..
《I think it's still a bit risky to declare victory.-!》
Taat-!
The fallen knights who were slowly surrounding Ash all rushed towards him..
The passing of the fallen knights was like a thunderbolt. Each of their hideous weapons and teeth meant to devour the living flew out wildly..
Ash urgently raised his sword and shield, but,
Clang-!
The sword splits,
Powok!
The shield was shattered..
and-
Kwasik! Sigh! Quad Deuk……!
The weapons and teeth of the Fallen Knights were stuck all over my body..
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