Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 681
◈ 681. [STAGE 40] Conditions of a hero
Southwest from Crossroads.
Damian, newly assigned to the observation tower, frowned as he climbed the stairs toward the top of the tower..
“huh?”
A flash of light flashed far away in the damp darkness of the south..
‘light?’
Damian narrowed his eyes and looked there..
A series of fireworks, flashes, and roars rang out from the south..
‘what happened…….’
As Damian urgently climbed to the top of the observation tower, the flash of light transformed into a huge pillar of light and soared up..
“What the hell is this… … what…….”
Damian saw clearly..
The pillar of light soars to a great height, reaching all the way to the veil of darkness that covers the sky..
The curtain of darkness in contact with the pillar of light vibrated violently. The sky trembled and the air rang..
The air on the top floor of the observation tower also suddenly became violently rippling, making breathing difficult..
Observers who had been observing with telescopes from the observation tower watched this strange phenomenon with their mouths wide open..
Damian desperately raised his eyes and tried to figure out what was happening at the source of the pillar of light..
But darkness and light, flame and heat, and unsettling ancient magic mix together... … Even with the world's clairvoyance, I couldn't see the inside clearly..
Eventually, the pillar of light slowly disappeared, and the area that had been brightened for a while was once again immersed in gloomy darkness..
“…….”
Damian glanced toward the veil of darkness touched by the tip of the pillar of light, then observed the darkness again..
Other observers also raised their telescopes and looked into the darkness, but nothing was visible in the pitch-black darkness..
But Damian didn't move and tried to see through the darkness..
In a landscape where time seemed to have stopped, everyone waited with bated breath for several hours..
thud…….
A sound rang out.
An unidentified sound echoed throughout the earth. The other observers were left agitated and confused as they could only hear sounds and see nothing..
But it was clearly visible in Damian's eyes..
thud… … . thud… … . thud…….
In the pitch-black darkness, the black dragon began to advance again..
No, it wasn't a black dragon that was moving..
thud……!
It was the whole night of this world.
The entire great wall of darkness hanging over the south stretches out endlessly, like fingers, tentacles, and rakes, expanding its power.…….
It was creeping up towards the north, covering the entire world..
***
Time passed helplessly..
The time for the next breath was approaching. And Dusk Bringer, who was supposed to block the breath, disappeared beyond the teleportation gate and never returned..
As soon as Dusk Bringer went missing, an emergency meeting was held, and the policy decided was as follows:.
“please leave it to me.”
Thorkell.
A shield warrior who was the leader of the leprosy eradication corps and is currently the commander of the World Defense Front's hand-to-hand combat unit..
If he uses his ultimate, he can withstand any attack for 10 minutes - the strongest man on the World Defense Front..
Thorkell decided to receive the breath with his body on the front line..
“I'll try to hold on.”
“……Mr. Thorkel.”
“This is a way to repay the kindness we received here on the front lines. I am thrilled that this opportunity has come to me..”
Thorkell was happy, but Evangeline, who was also part of the close combat unit, was upset..
Because he knew that he would not be hit, but would still feel the pain..
“But I can only hold on, I need other measures to 'block' his breath..”
Thorkell's ultimate skill, [Humans are not born to be defeated], has the miraculous power of not taking any damage for a certain period of time, which can be said to be the grace of the goddess..
But he just doesn't get hit.
Thorkel can nullify any attack that an individual can take, but it is ridiculously insufficient to block the black dragon's breath that sets the entire city on fire..
Perhaps if Thorkell is able to stop some of the breath when it comes, the rest will destroy the city..
So the operation was established.
thud!
Kelly Bay brought his ship artifact, the huge Siren statue [Solid Superstition], on a cart..
“This Nightmare Slayer has the property of being ‘never destroyed’. You'll be able to withstand the black dragon's breath..”
Kelly Bay looked up at the statue with a complicated gaze..
It is a keepsake of his son Kellyson, and the last fragment of the airship Geronimo, which was like another child..
“I'll attach a handle to it and modify it so it can be used as a shield. Other shields can't hold up anyway. take this with you.”
“thank you.”
In the previous battle of Lord of the Flies, Thorkell's body withstood the attack of Lord of the Flies, but his armor and shield were all shattered..
The same would be true in front of the black dragon's breath. It couldn't be better than this if you had an unbreakable shield..
Kelly Bay asked cautiously..
“I have to deal with two Nightmare Slayers at the same time. Is that okay??”
The helmet worn by Thorkel is also a Nightmare Slayer cast from the Goblin God King's magic core, [Original Sin]].
If two Nightmare Slayers were used at the same time, an enormous burden would be imposed that the criminal could not bear..
“it's okay.”
Thorkel smiled bitterly..
“Because I too have already surrendered myself to the darkness..”
“…….”
Everyone was equally saddened by the loss of Ash..
Even Thorkell, who has always quietly and sincerely devoted himself to the world defense front, is seething with revenge..
“The Night Bringer's breath has a 12-hour cycle, and its output steadily increases with each new shot..”
The wizards and alchemists who had been analyzing the Night Bringer's breath explained while flipping through charts with confusing numbers..
Lily, who attended the meeting as their representative, opened her mouth..
“If it rises to the same level this time, even if Thorkel blocks it first, it will ricochet... … I don't know if it's right to say it was a ricochet. Anyway, you can completely destroy the Crossroads with just the dispersed breath..”
“if?”
“You must anticipate the ricochet path and establish a secondary defense line. We need a defensive measure to block the Black Dragon's breath in this second line.…….”
thud!
Someone came up behind them and placed the large shields in their hands on the floor..
Miller Aryan was the king of the Aryan Kingdom. Before he knew it, he had changed into white furry armor..
What he put down on the ground was a large ice shield and several smaller ice shields..
It was a unique structure that could be transformed into a huge ax by attaching the handle..
“These are the eternal snow and the thousand-year snow, the treasures of our kingdom, the shield and the axe. According to legend, it is ice taken from the top of the world in ancient times..”
Miller tapped the surface of the ax blade, a shield emitting white cold air, with his fingertips..
“It boasts near-invincible resistance to all types of fire. Even if it's just the breath of a black dragon, you'll be able to withstand it to some extent..”
“Are you saying you want to give me this sad news??”
“Not only will I provide it, but I will also participate in the war myself..”
In response to Evangeline's question, Miller silently lowered his desperate face..
“In the first place, no one but the king of the Aryan Kingdom can handle the ice cap..”
“…….”
Among the defensive tools currently available on the front line, this shield provided by Miller was most likely to withstand the black dragon's breath..
Miller's suggestion was adopted..
Lily continued her explanation..
“great. Then, place perennial and millennium snows at each point where a ricochet is expected. Forms a second line of defense.”
“Can you accurately derive the expected point, Senior Wizard??”
“Sure, acting commander. The waveform of the Black Dragon's breath has already been analyzed..”
Lily gestured and Bodybag brought a large piece of paper and spread it out on the table..
The breath that had been analyzed by all the wizards and alchemists on the front lines over the past two days had been interpreted one by one with complex formulas..
“Its breath is strong, but even so, if you get hit five times, you'll start to see things on this side too..”
Lily pointed south on the map and drew a straight line toward the Crossroads..
“And the black dragon's breath traces an almost completely straight line from launch to strike. If Sniper Leader Damian from the observation tower specifies the exact coordinates, place Thorkel at the end of the southern field. First, block the breath.”
Lily explained the operation quickly and concisely..
“Here, the shield that Thorkel will use, [Solid Superstition], will never be broken. Breath waveform analysis has been completed. Predicting the ricochet trajectory itself is not difficult..”
Lily then placed her hand near the center of the southern field..
“Set up a secondary defense line at this predicted point and hold out with ice shields..”
“Can you stop it with that??”
“no. Here it will ricochet and disperse once more. A third line of defense must also be established. It's here.”
Lily pointed in front of the southern wall of the Crossroads..
“Artifacts have already been installed here. All remaining barriers and barricades on the front line have been deployed..”
All the artifacts that had been stored up in the meantime were used up in hundreds, and now even that was at an end. But it was no time to save.
“I'll organize it. This is an operation to defend against the Black Dragon's sixth breath. In the first round, Thorkel withstood it with [Solid Superstition], and in the second round, he guarded the ricochets of the breath with ice shields. Block the 3rd bullet ricochet using all remaining barriers and artifacts..”
“…….”
“In this way, the black dragon's breath is dispersed, ricocheted, and fragmented in three stages, and is finally neutralized and blocked..”
The kings who heard the reckless strategy groaned..
Emperor Traha, who sat quietly and listened, asked:.
“The probability of success is?”
“low.”
“If you fail?”
“The city will burn, we will die.”
Lily spoke calmly and put away the chart and paper..
“Humanity and the world will perish..”
“…….”
“Instead, if I somehow manage to stop it just this once, next time it will be against the black dragon... … Can't we give it a shot??”
Next, the black dragon directly reaches the crossroads..
Finally, not only can we face monsters on this original front line, the walls of the fortress city..
The last hope of the World Defense Front - the special team commanded by Lucas has the opportunity to plunge the blade of revenge into the black dragon..
“…….”
Traha, who was silent, looked around..
In order to maintain the last possibility, a small number of kings and troops were sent north... … All the rest of the king and his troops remained here at the Crossroads..
If you can survive this breath, you will be able to launch a final counterattack with all of them..
If I can just hold on to this breath…….
“……Lord Thorkell.”
The emperor called quietly..
However, Thorkel did not realize for a moment that he had been called. That was because it was the first time I had heard the title ‘Gyeong’..
“Lord Thorkell.”
Thorkell, who had been blinking blankly, was startled when the emperor called him once more, and bowed down..
“Yes, yes! your majesty! sorry. Please state.”
“Please take care of me.”
Traha approached Thorkel, placed his hand on his shoulder, and whispered softly..
“The fate of the world rests on your shoulders.”
“……The grace that His Royal Highness gave me, the joy that this city gave me..”
Thorkel bowed his head deeply..
“And to protect the warmth of this world, which the saint enlightened me... … I will do my best.”
Thorkell spoke so eloquently that he was surprised..
Traha, who grinned and held Thorkel's shoulder tightly, made eye contact with everyone inside the conference room, nodded, and left the conference room..
Snowflakes were falling over Crossroads in the middle of winter..
As Traha let out a white breath from the corner of his mouth while looking at the sky, the adjutant who quietly approached him whispered lowly..
“your majesty. Emergency repairs to the flagship Alcatraz have been completed.”
“…….”
“Although it has been declared decommissioned, it is fully capable of flying to New Terra if His Majesty flies it himself. Please leave quickly..”
Traha looked back at his adjutant with sunken eyes. The adjutant spoke with an unwavering voice..
“It's too dangerous here.”
“…….”
“The Supreme Being of the Empire must not carelessly throw away his life. If you truly care about the world, your Majesty should be in a safe place. Haoni.”
“…….”
Traha did not answer right away but closed his eyes once..
After a while, the emperor's lips slowly opened..
“……Alcatraz, flight is possible immediately?”
***
Time goes by.
60 hours since Black Dragon's royalties landed.
Now in the thick darkness of the south, not far from the city…….
Whoops-
As always, the black dragon was ready to unleash its sixth breath..
And all of this was being accurately captured by Damian on the observation tower..
Even if he is assimilated into the endless night, Damien's eyes can see through the essence..
Even in the fog-like darkness, Damian figured out how the black dragon gathers its breath and where its breath is aimed..
“Urgent alert-! Nightbringer's sixth breath, in preparation-!”
The information was relayed to the Crossroads and to Thorkell, who was preparing his shield at the end of the southern field..
After confirming the predicted path of the breath, Thorkel and the shield installation team immediately moved the shield and fixed it on the floor..
[Firm Superstition] was a statue large enough to be attached to the bow of the ship. It sounds like a shield, but in reality it was no different from a huge wall..
No matter how great Thorkell's strength was, he couldn't hold it and swing it..
So the dwarves, including Kelly Bay, quickly fixed it to the floor and nailed it..
“I wish you luck.”
After finishing the work, Kelly Bay left the area, said this, and gave a thumbs up. Thorkel nodded silently..
“after…….”
When Thorkel took a breath and looked straight ahead..
Quaaaaaaa-!
The last breath that Crossroads had to block was already fiercely shooting towards the city..
It was a black flame of tremendous force..
Even though Thorkell had endured attacks from all kinds of legendary monsters, his breath was filled with such terrible hatred that it made his spine tingle for an instant..
“Ugh……!”
Thorkell closed his eyes tightly as he became afraid without even realizing it..
at that time,
- Welcome to Crossroads!
The innocent face of the prince smiling while saying that flashed through my mind..
“……!”
my eyes were opened.
Then, with my molars on the verge of breaking, I clenched them as hard as I could..
Thorkel held on tightly with both hands to the shield in the form of a giant statue planted on the ground, and let out a loud roar that consumed all his strength..
“Come on-!”
Oh my gosh!
An even more massive breath attacked Thorkell's huge shield..
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