Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 676
◈ 676. [STAGE 40] Forgotten Season (2)
Night Bringer and Dusk Bringer,
The first black dragon and the last red dragon.
As people looked at the point where the two dragons' breaths met, they thought that at once..
When the world was created in the beginning, wasn't there this light and this heat?.
That much dazzling light and breathtaking heat poured out from the point where the two breaths collided..
Quaaaaa-!
In the face of Night Bringer's mythical breath, Dusk Bringer unleashed a cruel counter breath..
However, the difference in output between the two breaths was remarkable. In an instant, the collision point was pushed away..
A heat source that emits tremendous heat and light has approached the Crossroads. In people's eyes, it looked like the destruction of the world..
The collision point, which had been pushed back endlessly, has now arrived right in front of the Crossroads walls. The walls, boiling red, lost their shape and poured down like a snowman under the sun..
“iced coffee…….”
but,
“AA AA AA-!”
In the face of impending destruction, Dusk Bringer endured..
Even when the horn melted from the immense heat and fell to the floor like candle wax, the skin melted and the blood evaporated to create a red mist - it continued to vomit in the face of Breath..
The ancient bandages that wrapped her entire body radiated an endless ominous light, supplying a curse to her body..
Dusk Bringer died, came back to life, died, came back to life, and continued to breathe..
The destruction stopped right in front of the gates of the Crossroads. Destruction knocked hard, but the Dragon Lady holding the doorknob did not open the lock..
Even if she herself burned to death along with the door, she never let destruction in..
Saaaaa…….
The Night Bringer's breath, which felt like eons, has finally stopped..
Dusk Bringer, which held out until the end, collapsed on top of the badly ruined southern wall..
Suddenly!
At that time, someone caught her fiery body as she was about to fall..
“sister.”
I couldn't see anything with my eyes burned by the light and heat, but when I heard the other person's calm yet weighty voice, I immediately recognized who it was..
“……traha.”
“Are you okay??”
Dusk Bringer chuckled at the emperor's question..
Are you asking that even after seeing this?.
“Yeah, it's okay. If you rest just a little, your body will regenerate thanks to the curse of immortality, and then the next breath... … I won't stop you.”
“…….”
“So, put aside your unnecessary worries and use me as harshly as you always do to your people..”
“sister.”
“Until Ash returns, I will do whatever it takes... … Because I will protect this city…….”
To Dusk Bringer, who mutters in a dying voice.
Traha said colder words than saying that he would rather protect the city even if he had to die..
“This city… … I think I'll have to give up on Crossroads..”
“…….”
my eyes were opened.
My blood suddenly cooled, and my consciousness, which had been trying to subside, rose to the surface. Dusk Bringer gritted his teeth and raised his head to face Traha..
“……what?”
On top of the charcoal-like castle wall, where the heat is soaring... … Traha was holding Dusk Bringer, wrapped in his cloak, in his arms..
The man who rules half the world spoke once more in a cold voice without any elevation..
“You must abandon the Crossroads and retreat. right now.”
***
The will of the kings had already been gathered together..
“Let's abandon Crossroads.”
Except for a few opponents, everyone was of the same opinion..
“There is no reason to stop him in this city anymore..”
The reason they have been camped out at Crossroads to stop monsters is that this was the best place to stop monsters..
But what about now.
In front of the Black Dragon's ultra-long-range breath, Crossroads had lost both its strength and function as a fortress..
It's just a big target that can't move and gets beaten up..
Even the World Defense Front's main force and air force fleet have been completely wiped out..
The reason and power to stop the black dragon here were lost. Retreat was warranted.
“It seems better to draw him further into the continent, then surround him and take him down all at once..”
“Let's move north, gather troops, and prepare troops at a nearby fortress..”
“He's already close. We'll reach the Crossroads in a day and a half. Transport manpower and materials to the rear as quickly as possible before then.…….”
bang!
At that time, someone opened the door of the bomb shelter where the kings were gathered and came in..
When the kings turn around, they see Dusk Bringer radiating heat from under his cloaked body. And then Trahaja walked slowly behind him..
“I!”
Dusk Bringer suddenly shouted..
“I… … I'll keep blocking that guy's breath.!”
“……Prince Bringer.”
“I saved it this time too, and I can hold it off any number of times in the future! So, this city…….”
Dusk Bringer's legs went weak and he collapsed to the floor, leaning his shoulders against the wall..
“You must not throw it away. This city… … of that child…….”
“grandee.”
But the kings' opinions did not change.
“The Grand Duke must also retreat together..”
“…….”
“Humanity doesn't have much left to fight it now. Grand Duke, you must not waste your time here. Recover your body and prepare for the next battle together.…….”
“The further north he goes, the stronger he becomes..”
Dusk Bringer tried to sound fierce, but everyone noticed that her voice was trembling..
“As time goes by, you become assimilated with the night, and your strength increases endlessly... … Are you retreating from here? Then it will become that much stronger. How on earth did he get to fight later??”
“So, do we have any way to deal with him now??”
“…….”
“The entire force is dead or wounded. All the measures we had prepared were completely destroyed. And above all, Prince Ashe, who has led us all this time... … Not anymore.”
Dusk Bringer gritted his teeth. the kings continued.
“There is no one or way to fight. Now the best thing to do is to retreat, the worst thing to do is to fight and die. Don't you know, Grand Duke?.”
ash will return.
Because I promised myself.
So, everyone please stay here..
Please die here with me, on this front…….
I couldn't bear to say those words. Dusk Bringer slowly lowered his head..
Because even she didn't know..
Is there really any meaning to all this death?.
Will Ash, who walked down the thorny path of death on his own, really be able to return?…….
Dusk Bringer lowered his head and remained silent. Her kings left her alone and began to plan her retreat once again..
Treeha stood quietly behind Dusk Bringer..
It was then.
“lung, majesty!”
A soldier rushed over in a huff and bowed down in front of Traha. Traha looked down at the soldier with puzzled eyes..
“What's going on??”
“That, that…….”
The stuttering soldier gave a devastating report..
“The people who left for the north earlier... … It's coming back again.”
“……what?”
At the unexpected report, all the kings also looked this way. The soldier continued..
“Everyone who left the Crossroads and headed north is returning. With the people of the Aryan Kingdom at the forefront... … I mean.”
“No, what does that mean? Didn’t the Aryan Kingdom lead the departure??”
Isn't it the Arian Kingdom and its king, Miller Arian, who said they could no longer fight in this battle, and who, after being angry and making a fuss, withdrew from the World Defense Front and returned to their hometown?.
Following the departure of the Aryan Kingdom, many small kingdoms and forces left together..
That was already 12 hours ago.
But they came back?
“Why are you coming back instead of running away? Has there been a coup? Miller Ariane?”
“That is…….”
The soldier continued his report in awe..
“King Miller Aryan is leading everyone from the front..”
“……?”
Everyone in the room looked bewildered..
“no…….”
Even Traha of the world said this with an expression of absurdity..
It was one word that answered everyone's doubts..
“why?”
***
6time ago.
North from Crossroads. On the snowy road.
“……what?”
Miller Arian's mouth dropped open as he led the forces that had escaped from the World Defense Front back together..
He asked repeatedly the large communication magic device in front of him..
“what… … ? Once again, report straight.”
「Tremendous snowfall and avalanches are continuing, Your Majesty.!」
It was a device that could use emergency communication magic. Just as the priests of the Goddess Church secretly used communication magic, the Aryan Kingdom was also operating this device..
Even when Yun was ordered to return home, he communicated with his home country through this device..
At that time, he was in a position to give orders from his home country, but now Miller Arian is in a position to hear about the situation in his home country..
And the situation in the Aryan Kingdom was urgent..
「Just yesterday, daylight disappeared in the central part of the continent, and at dawn this morning, even the northern part was covered in night.……!」
“All you have to do is survive without light for a few days! Well, it's no big deal-”
「As soon as daylight disappeared, temperatures began to plummet! I thought the snowfall was increasing, but now the snow is pouring down so much that I can't see in front of me.!」
Miller Ariane's already white face became even more bloodless..
「The snow is accumulating so much that buildings are collapsing under its weight, and the snow accumulating from the top of the mountain range is also unable to bear the weight and is falling as an avalanche.!」
He thought this Black Dragon invasion was a southern problem only..
I believed that it would end at some point, with the southern continent burning and lives lost in the south..
He decided that Northerners' blood could not be shed for problems that had to be solved in the South, and he returned home after being scolded..
but it wasn't.
The black dragon cast a curtain over the skies around the world and stole daylight from the world..
Then, the northern part, which lost daylight last, began to suffer first the damage from General Dong's visit..
Miller Arian realized too late..
It was my own misjudgment.
The world has never been divided along directions. That was just a human standard..
The destruction that had enveloped the entire world was hitting everyone equally without discrimination..
「As it is… … I can't last much longer like this, Your Majesty! The whole kingdom… … Freeze…….」
The communication started crackling and,
「If this continues, everyone will die... … Your Majesty, what should I do?-」
pop.
It was cut off.
“…….”
I slowly put down the disabled communication device..
Miller Arian slowly looked back. His men and the kings who had fled with him were looking at him with thoughtful faces..
King Aryan's eyes closed tightly and then opened..
He was a short-sighted and narrow-minded person who did not like to suffer even the slightest loss, but he was by no means a fool..
“……The black dragon.”
He knew what he had to do now..
“We must defeat the black dragon.”
“Lung, Your Majesty…….”
“Everyone, we have to go back! To the crossroads!”
The other kings who came here with him protested..
“What the hell does that mean, Miller?……!”
“Heavy snow is a northern thing. As a Westerner, it's none of my business.!”
“We have already lost our will to fight. Go back there! We'll go back to our hometown like this…….”
sreung!
But they couldn't speak.
Before we knew it, Miller Arian had taken out a large ax and was aiming the blue blade at the kings..
“All of you must go back and fight on the front lines against the Black Dragon..”
“Hey, Miller! Find reason! The problem that can be solved like this-”
“Shut up. Because I always maintain my senses.”
Miller Aryan was a selfish king.
He hated it when his country suffered even the slightest loss compared to other countries, and he could not bear a situation where he had to make sacrifices for other regions that his country did not belong to..
That is why.
This was the result of the most ‘selfish’ decision for one’s country..
“Return to the World Defense Front!”
Miller Ariane roared with a cracked voice..
“The world… … must save the world!”
***
《I'm going back?》
Looking at the people of the Aryan Kingdom and other minor kingdoms, who are urgently preparing for a retreat..
The Black Dragon's Sunlin, Skeyrian, looked like he was dying of fun..
They were fleeing to the north together, but in just a few hours they changed their attitude and went back to fighting again..
Is this what it feels like to watch ants struggling right next to each other in a collapsing anthill after being hit by water??
Skyrian, who was covering his mouth and laughing, looked to the side..
《Is this what you did, Violet??》
By spreading the illusion realm, showing illusions to the kings, giving them a reason to fight again and forcing them to retreat..
Maybe Violet followed this evacuation procession for that purpose??
Skarian asked as he thought about it..
“yes?”
The black dragon's claws, lying close on top of Parekhian..
Violet, who was chewing beef jerky with a foolish expression, blinked curiously..
“It's not?”
《…….》
“I didn't do anything? Oh, by the way.”
Parekhian and Violet had already left the evacuation procession and were hiding in the grass..
Violet placed her finger on her lips and made a hissing sound..
“We keep running away, right? Can I hide here for a moment??”
《……Ahhh.》
As he looked at Violet, the smile on Skalian's lips grew even deeper..
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