I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 576
◈ 576. [STAGE 35] Find The Way (4)
The dwarves quietly, without making a sound, began to dig a tunnel leading down..
Junior, who was watching the scene, quietly asked:.
“Well, do I really have to go down? Up or sideways?”
“As I scouted and looked, the higher I went, the more maggots there were than 'food'. And next to it…….”
Kelly Bay pointed to the side..
“See for yourself.”
There was a small hole in the wall that Kelly Bay pointed to. Wind was seeping in through the hole..
Junior gasped as he looked outside through the hole. The ground was so far away.
“Oh, that's really high.…….”
“If you escape this way, you will all fall to your death. So I have no choice but to dig down further..”
As soon as he finished speaking, a hole opened downward. Everyone carefully looked down the hole..
There was a new room downstairs. There were plenty of other prey who had been caught paralyzed. Fortunately, there were few fly eggs..
Junior swallowed dry saliva. How much further down do we have to go like this??
It hides from irregularly moving adult flies, runs away from maggots that irregularly pour out of the eggs, and continues downward by digging a burrow.……?
“……Is it possible to escape like this??”
“If there is another way, let me know, genius wizard..”
Junior sighed in response to Kelly Bay's question..
“……No, I don't have any.”
Even if they escape through a hole in the side and use wind magic, it is close to impossible to land everyone safely. Even after landing, you will be chased by the fly chase team..
However, even if you try to shoot magic in this stomach with a reckless mind, you will be subdued before you can deal a fatal blow to the Lord of the Flies..
Now, as Kelly Bay said, it seemed best to gradually dig a way out of metallurgy..
“If you know, here you go. Let's move. I think the room below is safe..”
Survivors who could move lifted up those who were still paralyzed. At this time, Junior urgently headed to the small hole in the wall..
“wait a minute.”
Junior shot his magic element through the hole. The magic elements that were fired stuck to the outside of the hole and emitted different types of light..
Kelly Bay tilted his head..
“what is that?”
“It's my magic element signal. You'll find it at Crossroads. Then we can announce our survival..”
Kelly Bay clicked his tongue..
“Big. I think it would have been better not to do that.?”
“yes? why?”
“If they found out we were alive, they might go out of their way to send a rescue team to save us..”
“…….”
Junior, who was silent, looked at his magic element sparkling outside with serious eyes..
“……But, you never know. Will our presence here lead to a new strategy?.”
Anyway, it's the enemy's stomach..
They don't yet know what kind of variable they can be..
“It is best to convey as much information as possible to His Highness Prince Ash... … I think it's more important.”
Junior turned around and smiled confidently at Kelly Bay..
“Anyway, let's find our own way to live.!”
Kelly Bay thought to herself..
How can you smile like that even in this situation?.
Junior, this kid has also become quite bold.…….
***
As I returned from the scout tower to the manor house, I was lost in thought..
Although trapped in the stomach of Lord of the Flies, Junior survives..
And the fact that Junior is alive means that other heroes who were captured earlier may also be alive..
‘The flies were indiscriminately sweeping away everything that could be used as food... … . Does this mean they won't kill you right away?.’
I also remembered what it looked like when the Insect Busters were captured earlier. Is it a method of paralyzing them with a poisonous needle and then kidnapping them into the stomach?.
‘food. Captured alive. and stored in the stomach…….’
Suddenly, a battle against an army of monsters from before flashed through my mind..
Stage 8. slime army.
Kuilan and the punishment unit were eaten by the Slime Emperor..
The strategy I chose to save them at that time was…….
“……!”
A new idea suddenly occurred to me..
I hurried into the back yard of the manor house. First, we need more information.
And in the backyard,
Giggeek, Gikkigeek…….
Baekya, who had just transferred his consciousness to the body of a fly, was staggering and trying to move his body..
Since I didn't have time, I went to the side of the staggering Parisian midnight sun and asked in a stern tone:.
“can i move?”
《……I feel like throwing up…….》
Because it had no speech organs, Byakuya gathered only the slightest amount of magical energy to answer. It's amazing to be able to use magical power like that with the body of a fly..
“First, tell me what information you can get from that fly..”
《Specifically, tell me what you want to know... … . Ugh, organizing is hard.…….》
I first asked for the necessary information.
“Where and how are the kidnapped ‘prey’ stored??”
《The stomach part of Lord of the Flies... … This is a hatchery and warehouse. Food is brought here... … In order from top to bottom of the ship…….》
In other words, the closer you get to the bottom of the boat, the more recently caught the prey is..
If Junior and the survivors escape, they will most likely head down. If you go up, it's the enemy's base..
“…….”
After gathering my thoughts for a moment, I faced the midnight sun of Paris..
Now it was time to confirm the biggest purpose of putting Byakuya into this body..
“What do you think when you go in? Can you take control of Lord of the Flies??”
Baekya was silent for a moment and answered slowly..
《…… The subject that moves Lord of the Flies is collective consciousness. It's the collective thought system of countless flies..》
“You too are a fly now. Doesn't that mean you can join in there??”
《When an individual fly comes in contact with the Lord of the Flies, its consciousness merges with the collective consciousness... … Maybe my consciousness will be sucked into it too..》
Is it combining computing power like a connected computer?.
《You can try deodorizing it, but... … Honestly, I can't guarantee... … I don't know how strong their collective consciousness is.…….》
“You have to do it, Baekya..”
《Honestly, I don't want to go... … It's terrible to be this little bastard, but the worst case scenario is if my consciousness gets eaten by them.…….》
“white night.”
《Instead of doing this, just provide me with the corpse of a human wizard. I am the Great Emperor of Magic. I will help you with magic. huh?》
I let out a light sigh..
Then what if you turn into an enemy?.
I am not naive enough to trust again a monster who already betrayed me once..
“White night, you have to go.”
《what?》
The next moment, I linked [Mystic Eyes of Command] and [Become mine!].
When Byakuya came to his senses, a magic restraint similar to a dog collar had already been placed around his neck..
Paris - White Night Became My Capturing Monster.
“Even if you are trapped in the body of a fly, you are dangerous. No need for safety devices.”
Although it is pitiful, the midnight sun is also a monster that wants to destroy this world..
And in the future, if given the chance, he will destroy the world and ascend to heaven. I guess I should at least keep the leash on..
《You……!》
“Anyway, the current situation is better than being stuck in the dark, right? Don't complain too much. ruler.”
Baekya, who was trembling, spat out words with difficulty..
《……If I just go alone, the chances of failure are too high. We need to shake his consciousness. Disruption is needed……!》
“don't worry about that.”
I slowly chewed and spat it out, still glaring at the dark southern sky..
“I'm going to cause a big disruption..”
***
Before dawn, dawn.
I called all the heroes belonging to the front lines together..
Although it was the middle of the night, the heroes gathered without making a sound. Everyone was well aware of the seriousness of the situation..
“……First of all, good news. Junior is alive.”
Some heroes were startled by my words. I continued..
“Flies paralyze their 'prey', capture it alive, and then store it in their stomachs. In other words, all of the comrades captured earlier have a chance of survival..”
After looking around at each hero lost in thought, I suddenly called out one person's name..
“Kuilan.”
Kuilan immediately took a step forward. I smiled and asked the Beast King a question..
“Right after you joined the front here... … I remember when I was fighting the slime army.?”
“Of course, boss..”
Kuilan grinned. The members of the punishment unit standing behind him also had awkward smiles on their faces..
Stage 8. Kuilan and members of the punishment unit were eaten by the Slime Emperor who climbed onto the castle wall..
“At that time, the captain himself came to save us..”
“It did.”
I was intentionally eaten along with Kuilan and the other members of the punishment unit to save them. And together, they successfully escaped through Slime Emperor's ship..
“It was a reckless act, but it was actually something I did with confidence in insurance..”
I took the scroll out of my pocket and waved it..
“The stomachs of large monsters are judged to be ‘dungeons’. And I had this dungeon escape teleportation scroll..”
The casting time is over 10 seconds, and you have to give up all rewards from the dungeon. Because the conditions for use are strict. Actually, I barely used it in the Lake Kingdom dungeon..
It's a different story in the belly of a monster..
You can safely escape from the enemy monster's body, so why is 10 seconds of casting time long, and what's important about the reward?.
“The same goes for this Lord of the Flies. The stomach must be a dungeon, and if so, you can return safely with this scroll..”
I looked around at the heroes and nodded..
“Now you know what I'm trying to say?”
Lucas, who has always been with me in my reckless strategies, was the quickest to respond..
“……Are you going to intentionally use the strategy of getting eaten by the Lord of the Flies??”
“That's correct.”
I nodded..
“The alchemist team has already completed the analysis of the paralyzing poison used by the flies. The antidote will also be combined soon. After taking this antidote in advance, we were kidnapped by flies... … Move into the belly of the enemy and begin operations..”
The heroes' faces turned pale. I continued speaking regardless..
“There are three reasons why we are carrying out this operation. First, it is a disturbance. A separate operation is currently being prepared that could deal a major blow to Lord of the Flies..”
To recreate the situation in history where the Lord of the Flies was defeated. White Night is preparing an operation to infiltrate the collective consciousness of Paris..
“For the success of this operation, the consciousness of the Lord of the Flies must be disrupted. So we have to wreak havoc in its belly..”
I took a deep breath and said the second reason..
“Second, deal damage to their production facilities..”
“……!”
“They seem to be pouring out indefinitely, but like all other monsters, they originate from nightmares. In other words, reproduction is impossible. In other words, if you run out of eggs... … No more new flies are produced.”
I grinned and unclenched my fists..
“Even if the first operation fails, burn as many eggs as possible and destroy the hatchery directly to increase your chances of winning in subsequent battles..”
If you are allowed access to the production facility, you should actively use it. If it goes well, it can cause great damage..
“And third. Rescue of comrades who were captured earlier.”
As soon as I said that, the dwarves nodded with wide eyes..
The wizards who had been with Junior and the party ‘uncles’ who had been with Chain also nodded firmly..
“…….”
Valen, the head of the Southern City-State Alliance who recommended Insect Busters to me, also looked serious as he stroked his beard..
“This reckless operation was carried out for the above three reasons..”
I looked around at the heroes one more time..
“If you've heard this far, you'll know well, but this is practically a suicide mission. I can't guarantee my life.”
Even if there is an escape scroll and the Lord of the Flies is in a stomach where it is difficult to attack directly..
Anyway, this is the enemy's base. That doesn't change the fact that it's an insanely dangerous operation..
We don't know what variables will emerge. In the worst case, the deployment itself may fail and there is a possibility that everyone will be wiped out..
And, the enemy is so impregnable that it is necessary to use this strategy..
“therefore… … We will only accept applicants.”
I took a breath and closed my eyes tightly..
“Everyone close your eyes.”
“…….”
“I repeat, the possibility of death is higher than survival. There is no need for large numbers in the first place. There is no need to be ashamed of not going on this suicide mission. We also need a lot of people to fight on the walls..”
“…….”
“Nevertheless, those warriors who are willing to go to hell, raise your hand..”
After a short silence, when I opened my eyes.
My heroes were raising their hands with their eyes tightly closed..
It was power.
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