Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 558
◈ 558. [[Evil Side] Impregnable (7)
The weapons and teeth of the Fallen Knights were pierced through Ash's entire body..
However, soon after, the fallen knights noticed something strange..
《Flesh… … It doesn't bite me.》
《This……?!》
The next moment, Ash scattered like a shadow and disappeared..
A footsteps was heard behind the panicked Corrupt Knights, and then Ash appeared again..
He was fine, without a single wound, and this time, instead of holding a sword and shield, he was holding a long staff in his hands..
“Where are you looking? that's fake.”
《this guy……!》
《shallow tricks!》
The various evil magics unleashed by the fallen knights tore Ash to pieces..
However, this Ash also scattered like a shadow. And then I heard a new voice again.
“That's fake too.”
kill again,
“That's fake too.”
Even if I kill you again.
“That too is fake.”
Ash appeared with a new calmness, covering his mouth and smiling..
Only then did Pendragon realize. All of the Ashes that have appeared so far are either covering their mouths or hiding their faces in shadow..
The voice was coming from further away. further south…….
Pendragon ground his teeth..
《alter ego… … Is it true?.》
“okay. These are my remnants.”
everyone is welcome.
It was his alter ego summoned by Ash using his ultimate [Frontmost Flag]. It has substance and can even fight battles, but is completely independent from the main body..
Without getting tired, the fallen knights tried to attack the newly appeared clone, but Pendragon stopped them..
I was already exhausted from hunger, so there was no reason to play around with the enemy's pranks..
Ash's voice chuckled and moved away..
“Well, I'm waiting. Crawl up to my castle wall sometime. You cannibals!.”
《…….》
“Well, if you still have the spirit to do so..”
Ash's other self, who was laughing with his mouth covered, also disappeared into the shadows..
The fallen knights glanced at Pendragon as if asking why he didn't follow the voice and go south, but Pendragon thought that was also Ash's trap..
We had to reach the north as quickly as possible, but there was no need to wander south due to the enemy's tactics..
Pendragon shouted, encouraging his subordinates who looked dissatisfied..
《Now, everyone, pack your bags! go north immediately.》
And Pendragon led his knights.
In the opposite direction from where Ash appeared..
《There will be no rest from now on. I also eat while walking. Let's go to royalties as soon as possible……!》
***
A boring wasteland continues..
How long did I walk along the desolate field?.
As hunger returned, the fallen knights began glaring at each other with red, bloodshot eyes..
Who among these will you kill and eat next??
Who will be more delicious??
《……!》
It was then. The fallen knight who was walking in front was startled and pointed forward with his hand..
《see!》
《what?!》
《It's a castle wall! Finally, it's royalties.……!》
Let’s all rush and see each other, it was really true..
A fortress with gray walls stood trembling on the barren land. And on top of the gray walled fortress, robed troops were waiting..
《It's smaller than I thought.》
Both the fortress and the troops stationed there were smaller than Pendragon expected, but it didn't matter..
Finally - an opponent that can kill and eat has appeared.
Even though Pendragon didn't tell them to, the fallen knights drew their weapons without any hesitation. Pendragon roared..
《let's go! Let's have a feast on their corpses.-!》
The seven fallen knights kicked the ground with terrifying force..
Going to school-!
The earth exploded with a kick, and the seven fallen knights shot forward like lightning..
Even though they were slow to move long distances, the ability to sprint explosively over short distances was comparable to that of any monster, making them a fallen knight..
The fallen knights rushed towards the fortress like angry rhinos..
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
The defensive turrets installed on the castle walls burst into flames. At the same time, the troops standing on the castle wall fiercely fired various magic spells, arrows, and bullets..
《Hahahahaha!》
Pendragon accepted the attacks with a smile..
As the man-eating sword Xcarnival in his hand flew through the air, the attacks pouring in on him were all swallowed up.’.
Other fallen knights also swung their tentacles to kick away arrows and continued to charge, swallowing bullets with their slimy skin..
The crossfire from the fortress was strong, but it was unable to stop the fallen knights at all..
In the end, the fallen knights easily reached the castle gate.,
《It's the king's journey! open the way-!》
Pendragon roared and plunged his great sword into the castle gate..
Zeng-!
Evil magic swirled around, and the thick castle door split open wide inward. It was not a power that a human could produce with a sword..
The seven fallen knights entered the fortress, laughing loudly..
I was already going crazy with joy at the thought of slaughtering and devouring the soldiers with terrified faces..
however,
《……?》
something was strange.
Inside the walls, there was no city, or at least no fortress structure. It was just the same wasteland as outside..
As if a castle wall-sized line had been built on an empty wasteland.…….
《uh?》
As Pendragon and the Fallen Knights looked around at the incomprehensible situation, they heard a familiar voice..
“I'm sorry.”
Looking over there, the soldiers on the castle wall all took off their robe hoods..
“This too is fake.”
There, everyone has the same face.
Ash's clones were standing there..
The clones all covered their mouths and laughed at the same time..
“Do you know exactly where you are now? I don't know?”
《…….》
“At the southern end of this place, which I had never been to before, I had been lost and misjudged the direction for several days. If you go north again from there, Crossroads will appear.?”
Pendragon gritted his teeth..
《Then why did you show up and provoke us last night?…….》
“okay. To twist it one more time, to make you lose your way even more..”
Immediately after, Ash's clones turned into shadows one by one and disappeared, and even the walls of the castle turned into particles of magic and began to disperse..
“Pendragon. If you had hidden in the darkness of hell and tormented me with unlimited supplies, you and your knights would have been one of my most feared enemies. Because there is no monster more specialized in killing ‘humans’ than you..”
《…….》
“However, you marched out blindly without properly understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your corps. He was unable to properly solve even the most basic of the military's basics, logistics, and did not even know exactly where the enemy's castle was..”
Ash's voice was thick with mockery..
“Well, since he didn't know that, he must have done something like go on a campaign in winter when he was alive and eat his men when he ran out of food..”
《…….》
“You may be powerful as a warrior, but you are disqualified as a commander. Not to mention your subordinates who are lost in the darkness and maddened..”
Ash's voice slowly faded away..
“Now, open your eyes wide again and look at the sky. Which is north and which is south. can you be sure?”
《…….》
“Get out of this never-ending quagmire and come to my city. Embracing that cursed hunger.”
Soon, Ash's voice and the walls disappeared completely. There was only a desolate wind in the wasteland..
《……here.》
Pendragon muttered blankly..
《Where exactly are you??》
Where exactly are they wandering in this remote southern region right now??
Pendragon belatedly tried to find his subordinate who knew how to see geography - the long-haired Corrupt Knight, but soon realized that.
I ate it up.
On the first day of departure.
《……Puheap.》
A smile escaped my lips without me realizing it..
《Ha ha ha ha ha!》
Pendragon covered his face with his hands and laughed. Although his men looked at him in confusion, he couldn't stop laughing..
When I was a human, the advice my human subordinates gave me while risking their lives suddenly came to mind..
Don't go out in winter.
Make sure you pack enough food. Value those who are knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. Cherish the lives of your soldiers…….
……Above all else, do not take war lightly. Rule your country with peace…….
The old man who had been nagging so annoyingly was the first to be eaten with his head when he came back as a monster..
《iced coffee.》
Looking back,.
Not a single piece of advice was kept..
Whether during life, now, or at any time…….
《……let's go.》
Nevertheless, in the end we have no choice but to go north. Pendragon took the lead, whimpering..
《With royalties, let's go.》
《…….》
The Fallen Knights' perspective on Pendragon had suddenly changed..
Not with fear and loyalty, but with resentment and criticism..
And with appetite.
***
Over the wasteland, through the swamp, through another forest, night came again..
Meal of the Day - The time has come to choose today's victim..
But today the atmosphere was different than before..
《My loyal knight who will volunteer to be eaten by his comrades, please come forward..》
Towards the Pendragon who spoke indifferently with his back turned.,
Sreung! Clap!
Swords, spears, scythes and tentacles were aimed..
《……What are you doing??》
Pendragon turned his bloodshot eyes inside his helmet and looked back at his subordinates. The fallen knights equally glared at Pendragon with bloodshot eyes..
《maharaja. Isn’t it all the Great King’s fault that the situation has come to this point??》
《what?》
《This is what the enemy commander said. Even in our past life, the great king unreasonably ordered us to go to war in the winter, and we all ended up in this mess, right?.》
In front of the speechless Pendragon, the other knights wiped the saliva from their mouths..
《So, apologize, apologize, your majesty..》
《Kihi, kihihihi... … . I wonder what the king's flesh tastes like.…….》
《Since you're so big, we'll probably eat you for two days.…….》
Sreung! Grumble!
Everyone drew their weapons..
Pendragon and the fallen knights that follow Pendragon, three in total..
And four fallen knights who are hostile to Pendragon..
The fallen knights divided into two sides pointed their weapons at each other. Pendragon raised his mouth viciously..
《My knights. Put away your weapons now. Then I will forgive you as much as taking off one of your arms..》
《Kihihi, kihihihi.》
《Great King, put away your weapons... … . Then I will at least leave you with your head intact.…….》
Pendragon shook his head and lifted the great sword in his hand upward..
《Things that even this grace does not know.》
《The one who made us like this... … You can't say things like that.!》
next moment.
Going to school-!
The seven fallen knights rushed towards each other..
Then, they started fighting, letting out roars and screams, biting and chewing each other..
***
…….
How much more time had passed since then, Pendragon stopped thinking..
Standing on top of a corpse horse that couldn't run properly, with half of its flesh blown away, the Pendragon stumbled and headed north, north..
After walking and walking like that, with my whole body exposed to the scorching southern sun,…….
《ah.》
Finally, the huge castle walls came into view..
This time it was definitely a crossroads..
《I finally passed it. That winter mountain…….》
Pendragon smiled brightly and looked back..
《Look, my knights! finally we reached!》
but there was no one there.
There is only one body left, that of a subordinate who was dragged tied to the back of a corpse horse..
Even then, only bones remain..
《this.》
Pendragon, who was in a daze, muttered helplessly..
《Where have all the people, soldiers, and knights who followed me gone??》
Immediately after, a hollow smile appeared on the mouth of the Fallen King..
《Oops. I ate it all…….》
Pendragon chuckled and grabbed the corpse horse's reins..
And then, he started running towards the walls of the Crossroads alone..
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