I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 559
◈ 559. [[Evil Side] Impregnable (8)
Standing on the castle wall, Ash looked down with cold eyes..
I saw the enemy general running towards the castle wall alone..
“…….”
A faint sigh escaped Ash's lips as he crossed his arms..
In fact, Ash did not choose to delay the fight..
‘There was no other way than to delay it..’
No matter what method was chosen other than delay, the damage was bound to be significant..
The Fallen Knights, like the vampire army encountered in Year 1, are a monster army that benefits from battle..
During the battle, casualties occur on the human side, and the Fallen Knights provide supplies..
It was the same in games. When a battle took place, it would fill the hunger gauge of the fallen knights..
There was no way to avoid battle in the game, so I had to cry and fight in a short battle..
Even if it was such a short-term decisive battle, the damage increased like a snowball..
But this is reality.
As soon as Ash encountered the fallen knights, he shifted his tactics to delayed warfare..
‘If they just bide their time without fighting, they will self-destruct due to the curse of hunger..’
If you can avoid it, it's best to avoid it..
In the end, the battle with the Fallen Knights came down to 'how long can we bide our time without engaging in battle?'.
And, as a result.
Except for Pendragon, the corps commander, all the fallen knights ate each other and were wiped out..
Click, click, click-!
And now, the last fallen knight was running towards the castle wall..
Ash's eyes glowed coldly as he glared at the enemy general..
***
Click, click, click-!
Pendragon galloped away, leading the corpse horse..
Toward the enemy's wall that stands firmly before our eyes.
I don't know the odds of winning. There is no brain left to calculate how many enemies there are or how much more one can fight..
I'm just hungry.
I'm so hungry I feel like I'm going crazy.
‘……no.’
Is this really hungry??
What exactly are you hungry for??
What is it that you have lost, and that you are always looking for by digging through other people's corpses, what is Daejoint?…….
《……hot.》
A grin crossed Pendragon's lips..
We've already come too far to look back and understand such things..
He just wants to eat, chew and tear. I just want to fight, die, kill..
How far did I go with my words while repeating that?.
Now that the castle walls are quite close,.
《hmm?》
A familiar feeling of déjà vu struck Pendragon. Pendragon raised her eyes curiously and looked straight ahead at her..
On the walls, do not intercept..
Just like at the forward base on the first day of deployment... … don't attack.
《……what.》
The embarrassed Pendragon let out a blank voice..
At that time, there were no enemy troops at the forward base. Everyone had already run away except me. So it was natural that there was no interception..
But now, there must be an enemy city beyond here - royalties..
There are fully armed soldiers standing on top of the castle wall..
Despite this, the air is eerily still..
It was extremely quiet, as if they didn't care whether the pendragons attacked or not..
《Why don't you intercept?.》
The Fallen King gritted his teeth..
《Why aren't you trying to kill me?!》
Even though the monster shouts, the human does not answer.
Just a cold glare.
Pendragon was truly puzzled..
I am used to the fearful gaze. The curses and insults of those who will soon die to you are like seasoning to meat. A look of resentment is as sweet as dessert.
But now, what are the looks from the people on that wall?.
insensitive.
As if he wasn't a threat at all, no.…….
As if it's not worth dealing with at all.
《why-!》
Pendragon screamed evilly.
Already within range of the artillery on the castle walls.
However, the human soldiers just glared at the Pendragon and did not react in any way..
《Hurry and fire your guns at me, sending arrows and bullets flying! I mean, try your best to stop me.!》
“…….”
《Go to war! Battlefield! Give me life! to me! hurry-!》
Pendragon roared and ran towards the front of the castle wall..
《I'll let you kill me, so let me kill you too.-!》
and.
“hate.”
A cold answer came back from the castle wall..
“I won't fight you.”
Pendragon suddenly looked up and saw Ash standing expressionless..
“I won't share a single union with you..”
《what…….》
Soon, a shiny anger flashed through Pendragon's panicked eyes..
《Okay, then I'll bite you by force from here.!》
The castle wall was already a short distance away..
Pendragon prepared to hit the horse's back. He was going to soar up like this, drive his man-eating sword Xcarnival into the castle wall, and climb up the castle wall in one go..
however.
“Until there.”
Ash waved his hand lightly.,
Zeng-!
I heard the magic sound.
A halo appeared in the air, and the space was shattered - the magic evaporated from Pendragon's entire body..
《This……!》
[Elemental Deconstruction].
It was the ultimate skill used by Junior, the wizard standing next to Ash..
patter!
The corpse demon that had gathered magical power to forcibly move the corpse was shattered. The pendragon that fell from its horse quickly regained its balance and, without any hesitation, continued to rush towards the castle wall..
“I don't know if you had subordinates, but if you were alone.”
Ash looked down at the Pendragon like he was looking at a bug and chewed it up coldly and spit it out..
“There's no need to fight.”
《……?!》
“Corrupt King Pendragon.”
Ash asked with a sneer and mockery..
“Are you hungry??”
《what?》
“Well, you must be hungry. Because you fallen knights are always hungry, no, hungry for human flesh, and brain-broken bastards..”
Keying-
Making eye contact with Pendragon, Ash prepared [Mystical Eye of Command]..
“Then eat the meat there..”
Ash raised his hand and pointed,
“It's there, isn't it? The human flesh you enjoy eating.”
It was a Pendragon..
《……?!》
As Pendragon slowly realized what he meant, Ash mercilessly used [Mystical Eye of Command].,
“Ash 'Bonehater' Everblack commands you.-”
ordered.
“-Eat yourself, monster.”
Kiiiiing!
A blue flash flashed, and [Commander's Demon Eye] made a successful decision..
[[Elemental Deconstruction] reduces the opponent's magical power to a negative number, and links with [Mystic Eyes of Command], a type of mental control..
This combination has been a winning strategy that has never failed, and it worked perfectly this time too..
And the target, Pendragon, was forced to listen to Ash's orders..
Stand tall!
Pendragon stopped right in front of the castle wall.,
《Ugh, ugh.……?!》
I raised my trembling hands..
and,
Quack!
He opened his mouth wide and bit his own hand..
The Fallen King's fingers and the back of his hand were chewed and swallowed in one go..
A grotesque scene unfolded, with blood and flesh splattering. The soldiers couldn't bear to see any more and looked away, but Ash was glaring at them without even blinking..
《Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…….》
Even as he felt the terrible pain, Pendragon realized at the same time:.
it's good.
delicious.
I can't believe something this delicious was this close to me.…….
Left alone, the curse of hunger that had been suppressed for so long immediately took over Pendragon's thoughts. The pendragon began to eat its own body as if it were a glutton..
Jeokjeok, Jeokjeok, Jeokjeok…….
“…….”
Looking down at that horrible sight, Ash suddenly thought:.
In Greek mythology, there is a story about a man named Erysichthon..
As a result of his sin of insulting the gods, he became sick with a ghost's disease and ate and ate, squandering all his possessions.…….
In the end, it chewed up all of its own body and only the crackling teeth remained. Such an old story.
[[Mystical Eye of Command] quickly lost its effect, and [Elemental Disintegration] also evaporated and disappeared..
If Pendragon had stopped harming himself at this point, he would have suffered at most a minor injury to his arm..
However, the Pendragon, which had already gone crazy with its appetite for human flesh, continued to eat its own body..
“If I wanted someone else's flesh, I should have been prepared to lose my own too..”
Ash thought quietly..
“Hope you enjoy your last supper, monster..”
How much time has passed.
The pendragon stopped only after it had devoured all the flesh within its teeth. He could no longer even maintain his human form..
《……This is what it felt like.》
I collapsed on the field in front of the castle wall..
Whether it was swallowed blood or spit-up blood, the pendragon laughed helplessly with its red-stained mouth..
《Those who were ripped off by me felt like this.》
“…….”
《Strange, strange, truly strange…….》
Pendragon muttered in a hazy voice amidst the sea of blood I swallowed and poured out..
《No matter how much it gets torn, it still hurts... … No matter how much I eat, I'm still hungry…….》
“…….”
《Now, come here. Together…….》
The Corrupt King's polluted voice slowly faded away..
《Let's all sit together... … have dinner…….》
Pendragon no longer had a voice..
The end of all monsters that loudly declared that they would destroy the world was vain and pitiful, and Pendragon was no exception..
“……after.”
Ash, who was looking down at the enemy commander who was in danger, raised his hand and waved it..
“Situation over. disperse the soldiers.”
“Yes, my lord..”
“The enemy's body is disposed of according to the monster disposal manual. Burn it without leaving a single speck behind, and retrieve anything useful. … … and.”
Ash's hands tightened as he climbed onto the castle wall..
“Send the party to the Lake Kingdom District 8 chapel..”
“…….”
“First, retrieve the bodies of the six fallen soldiers. so that we can hold a funeral.”
“honorary name.”
Lucas bowed his head..
“I will follow your orders..”
***
《…….》
Imp Corps Commander Law was reading the report of this attack..
《How can you defeat that fallen knight without fighting a single battle?.》
The little devil's eyes were extremely serious..
《No, rather the opposite. If a battle broke out, he would be at a disadvantage, so he used every means possible to avoid it.…….》
widely.
Rowe closed the report and stroked his chin with his small hand..
《……And I knew in advance the fatal weakness of the Fallen Knights..》
The fact that the Fallen Knights suffered from this curse of hunger was a fact that even the other monsters in the Lake Kingdom did not know..
But of course Ash knows this weakness... … The strategy was established based on the curse of the Fallen Knights..
If he had not known about this curse, Ashe would have laid out a defensive line at the forward base as he had done before, and then the Fallen Knights would have traveled north safely without experiencing supply problems..
The most important element of war. information.
From this information, Ash was overwhelmingly ahead..
Looking at the battle records so far, it was clear that he knew all the strengths and weaknesses of every monster army..
‘This is the same no matter which corps you send in the future..’
It was clear that Inse's guardian would destroy the monsters' strengths, amplify their weaknesses, and defeat them somehow..
Until now, the guardians of Inse have never once allowed monsters to pass beyond that line..
The same method as before will only continue to fail. It was only after three attempts that Rowe realized the truth..
《So, what next??》
The adjutant who was snooping next to me tilted his head and asked. Rowe took a deep breath and then let it out..
《Here too, you just need to cover up your weaknesses and amplify your strengths..》
《how?》
《It's simple.》
Law snatched up the scepter that was lying next to his desk. And then he grinned..
《A sword that sends two legions out at once.!》
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