Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 677
◈ 677. [STAGE 40] Forgotten Season (3)
today.
Crossroads. north gate.
“…….”
King Aryan returned with the people who had run away. Miller Aryan looked ahead with a stern face..
In front of the North Gate, the kings of the World Defense Front were looking at themselves with devastated expressions..
Miller Arian calmed his expression shamelessly, then went in front of the kings... … He spoke in a calm and polite voice as never before..
“I want to entrust myself to the World Defense Front again. My soldiers, and all those who left with me, all mean the same..”
“…….”
“If I can defeat the black dragon, I will do anything. give me another chance.”
“I don't know what caused the change of heart, but Miller.”
Traha stepped forward and let out a soft sigh..
“We also decided to retreat..”
“……what?”
“I decided that the battle at Crossroads could no longer continue. We will retreat and move north to push the front line upward..”
The city was already busy..
Miller's eyes widened as he saw the men preparing to vacate the fort..
“No, no, no.!”
Miller came striding forward and shouted at Traha..
“We must fight here, Traha! Don't bite the wire!”
“But, Miller…….”
“If you get bitten by a wire! The longer there is no daylight in this world, the longer!”
dump!
Miller Knelt Before Kings.
“The North is dead.”
“…….”
“Here, as quickly as possible… … ! If you don't defeat the black dragon! The Aryan Kingdom, and all the northern countries... … You'll be covered in snow and freeze to death.!”
Only then did the kings learn why the people of the Aryan Kingdom had returned..
“I apologize like this.”
Miller knelt down and bowed to his crowned head..
“I would like to apologize for my selfish cowardice. So, please… … Please fight here..”
“…….”
“Aryan, North... … Please don't abandon Crossroads.……!”
The kings exchanged perplexed glances..
No matter how you look at it, it's a situation where you have to retreat. After listening to Miller, I realized.
The northern part is covered in snow right now, but after that?
How many days will grace remain in this world? Even if you escape, isn't destruction already up to your chin??
Traha muttered in a voice full of lamentation..
“Even if I stay here... … Who on earth is going to stop that evil dragon??”
OK,
“We will stop it.”
This time a voice came from the city..
When everyone turned around, the heroes of the expedition team, led by Lucas, were walking there..
Everyone was injured and wearing bandages. But only his eyes were seething with an eerie subdued hatred..
“We have a plan, Your Majesty..”
Lucas, who had shown courtesy in front of the emperor, reported in a dry, voiceless voice..
“Two more times. If you block the breath two more times, the black dragon's body will reach directly in front of the Crossroads..”
“…….”
“Then we will kill him. The operation is set, we have the power, the skills and the will to do so..”
After briefly explaining their operation,.
Lucas glanced around and saw Dusk Bringer standing at the end of the group of kings..
“Just two more, please hold on.”
“…….”
“Whether you allow it or not, whether you abandon Crossroads or not, we will remain here anyway. And we're going to execute this operation..”
Lucas calmly spat out words that could sound disrespectful towards the emperor..
“Please decide whether you will help me or not, Your Majesty..”
“……sir lucas.”
Traha clicked his tongue and looked at Lucas and the heroes under him..
“Is there a reason to do this??”
‘It was clear what the phrase ‘to this extent’ meant..
darkness.
Lucas and the heroes who followed him all had a noticeable darkness in them..
He was wearing like a cloak a deep and terrible hatred and resentment that was not even present when he was with Ash..
revenge ghost)…….
Under the pretext of protecting the world, they were actually pushing themselves beyond human standards to avenge Ash..
“Because His Majesty the Crown Prince said so..”
When Ash's story came up, Lucas' voice was filled with animal-like enthusiasm..
“This is the entrance to royalties. This is the world's final stopping line.”
Point of No Return- Point of No Return.
If you abandon this place. If you give me this place.
the world is ending.
Lucas could tell intuitively. The moment the black dragon crosses the Crossroads and heads north, there is no longer any hope for humanity..
When the night gets darker, there will be no more light in this world..
“So, take his word for it, I'm just trying to kill him here..”
“Is that really the reason??”
“…….”
“You're not just looking for a place to die.?”
The emperor's eyes met Lucas' eyes..
The emperor's eyes, which had lost their absolute glory, were no longer golden. It was the same deep black as his son..
And in the place where the glory was lost, there was skill, fatigue, regret, and pity..
“…….”
Somehow, that gaze seems like that of my father who died a long time ago..
Lucas lowered his bright blue eyes and avoided eye contact..
Traha turned to the kings with a soft sigh and opened his mouth..
“This is a repeat of what I said before. There's only one thing for us to decide.”
The kings' eyes grew tense, their teeth clenched, and their fists clenched..
“Die quickly or die slowly. In the end, that's the only problem in life.”
Northerners on their knees.
Vengeful ghosts who surrender themselves to the darkness.
Even kings who are worried.
Traha looked at them all once and smiled, revealing his characteristic molars..
“Everyone here, have the courage to be buried together in the grave.?”
***
12After some time.
It's been 48 hours since Black Dragon's royalties landed..
thud… … . thud… … . thud…….
As the great darkness crossed the forest, all the trees it touched were uprooted and rotted or withered and fell..
Behind the darkness moving northward, it was no longer possible to observe anything in the south. A foggy night falls and everything is immersed in darkness..
thud……!
At some point, the advance stopped..
The darkness slowly stretched out its trembling feet and firmly held on to the ground..
Gooooooo……!
Afterwards, the air trembled, magical power vibrated, and an enormous sound spread around..
Needless to say, Breath.
Climbing Night - Night Bringer was loading his fifth breath towards Inse..
“Huh, huh... … Ughhh……!”
However, the scouts of the scouting party who had to inform Crossroads of this fact.
Everyone was lying down and dying in the forest not far from the teleportation gate..
It was because the Night Bringer's morale had become too thick. Everyone who was watching was on the verge of going crazy or suffocating to death..
“Ah, huh, huh huh!”
A soldier covered in tears and snot desperately raised his twitching arms and pressed them to the floor..
“I need to know... … Do it, crossroads, know, do it……!”
The soldier bit the flesh on the inside of his cheek instead of his lips, which he no longer had anything to chew on. But let alone coming to my senses, I didn't even feel pain..
Somehow, my arms, which were trying to crawl towards the teleportation gate, lost strength. The soldier with his face in the dirt chewed the dirt and shed tears..
“Ahhh…….”
I was afraid.
Of course I was afraid of dying in a place like this, but now I was even more afraid when I imagined that vicious darkness trampling on the helpless people above the front lines..
I was afraid that the sacrifices of my colleagues would become meaningless. I was afraid that the glorious days of the front here were fading away..
The soldier was a veteran skirmisher who had participated in all battles in Crossroads since the day the Living Armor invaded after Ashe took office..
He has seen what kind of battles have been fought and what miracles have been wrought on this front..
All those days were falling apart.
So I was afraid, so…….
“Ughhh!”
After hitting the dirt with his forehead, he tried to crawl forward using his shoulders instead of his disobedient limbs..
“Urgent, urgent, urgent… … ! Night Bringer, next breath……!”
But it's far.
The teleportation gate is close, but I can't reach it with this body that doesn't move properly. If things continue like this, no matter how hard you struggle, it’s too late..
“please… … crossroads…….”
The soldier put his head down on the dirt floor and sobbed..
“The world… … Protect me…….”
and.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-
The sound of the teleport gate's magic stone being activated was heard..
flashing-!
Magic light flashed..
Jeez. Jeopuk.
The sound of footsteps getting closer.
The soldier thought he was already dead and was hallucinating, but he wasn't..
Someone approached and gently placed a hand on the soldier's shoulder..
“Shh, shh. are you okay. everyone is okay.”
It was a tired, but warm voice..
“Close your eyes. Just encountering that darkness is now polluting my mind... … But it'll be okay as long as I'm here. Take a deep breath slowly.”
The mere sight of that person brought the entire scout team to their senses. Strength returned to my disobedient body.
The soldiers stood up, breathing heavily. In the meantime, as the other person said, everyone's eyes were tightly closed..
If this person tells you to do it, you must do it... … For some reason, it was imprinted on everyone..
“Everyone has done enough.”
Someone tapped each soldier on the shoulder and made them hold each other's hands..
“From now on, leave it to me and return to Crossroads. Because the teleport gate still works. Go tell the truth about his breath.”
“…….”
“You can't open your eyes. Hand in hand, that's right. Go straight there.”
The soldiers followed his words as if they were possessed..
The teleport gate was right in front. The soldiers staggered one by one and returned to the Crossroads through the teleportation gate..
“Oh, and!”
The veteran skirmisher who was walking blankly at the end of the line suddenly came to his senses at those words..
“Do you have any cigarettes left??”
The scout hurriedly searched in his chest, took out a new cigarette pack he was carrying, and held it out behind him. The other person smiled happily and took the cigarette pack..
“This is it, this is it. thank you. I almost died from picking up shitty cigarettes in the basement and smoking them because they tasted so bad. As expected, Everblack is the best cigarette..”
“…….”
The skirmisher who was still standing with his eyes closed in front of the rotating magic door... … I stuttered and asked a belated question..
“who… … who are you?”
“huh?”
It's definitely a voice I've heard before. That's a voice I hear very often..
For some reason, it felt unfamiliar, as if I was hearing it for the first time. So the scouts had no idea who the enemy was..
It's a very familiar and even nostalgic voice..
This person… … Who was it??
“…….”
Then the other person was silent for a moment and,
“just… … one of your colleagues.”
He said that with a grin and pushed the skirmisher into the teleportation gate..
“I'm a forgetful old man..”
flashing-!
The magic light flashes, and the last skirmisher is pushed into the teleport gate..
The man turned around - Ash skillfully opened a new cigarette pack and took one cigarette in his hand. Then, he walked towards the Night Bringer with a calm gait..
《……?》
Night Bringer, who belatedly noticed Ash getting closer, flashed confusion, confusion, and joy in his eyes..
《player? how… … It's alive?》
“It’s been a while, Black Dragon. The bird I haven't seen has grown a lot..”
Ash clicked his tongue as he examined the breath gathered by the Night Bringer..
“Don't breathe fire in strict places.…….”
He waved the cigarette pipe in his hand..
“Light a fire here.”
《…….》
The Night Bringer's huge mouth, which was gathering its breath, opened wide as if it could not contain its laughter..
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