Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 687
◈ 687. [STAGE 40] Which one?
Lucas couldn't move..
In fact, he came here not hoping for victory in the first place..
I didn't expect to win against this powerful enemy..
I just wanted to pierce this monster's heart with my sword and inflict as much pain as possible..
Just as his master spilled his blood, he just wanted to make this monster suffer the same pain..
But now I know.
Your sword refined with darkness cannot hurt this evil dragon, which is darkness itself..
‘Let alone victory... … I can't even struggle.’
Lucas, who realized the hopeless gap, was frozen like a statue..
And as if he had lost interest in Lucas, the Night Bringer slowly turned his head and looked towards the Crossroads again..
《Keep pouring out attacks that won't even reach you, you vain avengers..》
Still, the remaining heroes of the special team did not give up and continued to attack Night Bringer's body, but Night Bringer did not care..
《In the meantime, I will destroy your world.》
Night Bringer let out a low sneer and prepared for the next attack..
The evil dragon's eyes glowed and the surrounding air shook ominously, and darkness, magic, bombardment and roar were charged one after another..
“……no.”
Lucas belatedly stretched out his hand towards the black dragon..
“stop-!”
However, the Night Bringer doesn't care one bit, no matter how desperately Lucas screams and swings his sword..
They began pouring all their attack methods towards Crossroads..
***
Kugwagwagwanggwang-!
All the bombardments poured down by the Night Bringer directly hit the walls of the Crossroads..
The barrier was turned off, and all the artifacts went down with a surge of electricity..
The wizards' magic barrier melted, the priests' divine power protection was broken, and the spirits summoned by the spiritists disappeared..
The reinforced walls were broken, collapsed, and poured down. On it, knights and soldiers holding shields fell one after another..
The fall of Crossroads was already a matter of time..
The destruction of royalties was already a matter of time..
《Ughhh……!》
Central part of the southern wall.
Here, Skarian was desperately receiving the ‘forged chestnuts’ poured out by his father..
The surrounding castle walls had already been swept away by the swirling night, leaving no trace, and only the area where the Skeylians were able to take the attack with their bodies was barely able to maintain its shape..
Kwasik! Quack! Kuwagwanggwang-!
Even that was a limitation.
Although they were blocking the 'forged night' with Skyrian's own defensive abilities and the artifact [Shining Dark] made from Aipian's spiritual core, they were noticeably pushed back compared to before..
Night Bringer has already finished all the nights and fairy tales in the world, and its output has been at a level that is difficult to even estimate. It's amazing that I've endured this long.
《My father… … Really, it looks like you're angry all the way through.……!》
Skyrian muttered with difficulty as he repeated the attack on his scales and regenerated them again..
There was a hill of peeled and broken scales beneath the oriental dragon's body..
“Aaaah! I'm Yongni!”
Violet screamed from somewhere far away..
Violet was hiding behind Parekhian, and although Parekhian also had considerable defense power, parts of his body were damaged and turned red in the face of the subsequent Night Bringer bombardment..
However, he did not back down even an inch and firmly protected Violet. Of course, whether that was the case or not, Violet was already ready to die..
“After all, why not use the ‘method’ you prepared now?……!”
《no!》
Skarian sharply refused..
《That method is not a way to avoid a crisis, it is a means to win… … It's meaningless if you don't use it at the very end, at the decisive moment.!》
“but!”
When one side of the castle wall was reduced to ashes by the black magic that passed right next to it, Violet cried and muttered..
“If this continues, I'm going to die anyway.……!”
《……Pfft!》
What the heck!
‘The 'forged chestnuts' struck one after another like waves, blowing away all the scales on the upper part of the Skyrian's body as if they were being scraped off with a knife..
Even in the face of terrible pain, Skarian endured. But unfortunately, the artifact next to it did not..
Pacchik, Pacchichik…….
Bubble bung!
Unable to withstand the darkness that Night Bringer struck like a whip, the artifact [Shining Dark] shattered..
And the moment [Shining Dark]'s assistance disappeared, the Skyrian could not hold out any longer..
《Hahahaha……!》
A Skairian who had been hacked to pieces by the sharp night fell down with blood gushing from his entire body..
After defeating the guardian who had been protecting the castle wall so far, 'Forged Night' attacked to lay waste to the entire southern wall..
At this moment, Skarian sensed that the Crossroads was destroyed..
The entire fortress will collapse, and the lives of all those who remained on the walls will evaporate. Now the world is covered in complete darkness…….
Taat-!
but it wasn't.
“Uriyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!”
Shield knight representing Crossroads.
This was why Evangeline Cross put her shield in front and jumped in front of the pouring ‘Forged Night’..
Oh my gosh!
A night like blades rained down on Evangeline’s shield..
All of the ice that had formed on the Cross family's shield was destroyed, and Evangeline's pure white armor [Snow White] could not withstand it and was torn apart from the outside..
“Ughhh!”
But Evangeline screamed and endured..
Evangeline knew better.
The moment this attack is allowed, the southern wall, the Crossroads, and the human world... … The fact that it all ends.
therefore,
“I… … I will protect it……!”
Even while coughing up blood, Evangeline deployed her shield and cavalry spear forward..
Absorb the darkness with the [Damage Save] of the raised shield, and emit darkness again with the [Damage Payback] of the cavalry held in the other hand, offsetting the oncoming darkness..
‘‘Forged Night’ was the decisive battle of the black dragon that could never be stopped without the assistance of special protection or devices..
Evangeline used her special magical power operation mechanism to block it with only one body, although it was only for a short period of time..
Oh my gosh-!
But the miracle was short-lived.
When the momentary 'night of forging' ended, Evangeline collapsed in place, blood pouring from her entire body..
“ah…….”
The split shield fell into pieces and fell to the floor, cracks widening on the beautiful armor..
The chestnuts that could not be completely blocked spread out to the surrounding area and cut the castle wall like tofu..
Kugoogung, Kugugoogung……!
The castle wall, which had been cut cleanly, collapsed downward, raising a cloud of dust..
“…….”
Evangeline barely turned her shaking, bloody face back and looked around..
‘The central part of the southern wall, which took a direct hit from the 'forged chestnuts', was devastated and its original form was no longer visible..
flutter…….
Just one flag.
Right behind Evangeline, the black flag without any emblem symbolizing the World Defense Front was badly torn and fluttering miserably in the winter wind..
Evangeline's green eyes filled with tears as she looked up at the black flag waving behind her..
‘all those days…….’
Gooooooo……!
At the far end of the southern plains, the Night Bringer opened its large mouth. Then, the air stirred and breaths gathered together..
It seemed like the intention was to finish off this fortress city with that terrible breath..
‘all our fights…….’
Evangeline turned her head again and stared blankly at the black dragon, but her eyes slowly fell..
‘It ends in vain like this.’
Evangeline quietly closed her eyes..
There was no anger. There was no sadness.
I've been fighting for a long time, and I'm just tired, tired, and in pain..
So, now…….
For the last part, let go of everything and just relax.…….
- Life is short. Don't regret it, just waste it hard?
at that time.
Something someone said resonated in my head.
“…….”
Evangeline slowly opened her eyes again..
And he tightly grasped his shield, the entire outer part of which had been blown off, leaving only the iron armor on the handle..
I gritted my teeth, lowered my emerald eyes, and gave strength to my kneeling knees..
Not yet.
It's too late to let go, saying you've done everything you can, but... … This life is not over.
‘In order not to regret……!’
Even if I only have a few seconds left to live.
‘To live the way I want to live, I'm willing to waste……!’
Decided to fight until the last moment, when Evangeline raised her head.
Suddenly a voice was heard from the sky.
“I say.”
Tired, haggard. and rested a lot.
“This is right here.”
It was the voice of a man that everyone here on the front line missed..
“……It is the forefront of the world.”
flashing-!
Following the man's magic starter words, a wall of magic bloomed in the air like a flower bud..
The gray magic wall with a geometric shape was built layer by layer, filling the empty space in front of the Crossroads in an instant..
right above it.
Quaaaaa-!
The Night Bringer's breath poured down..
The breath of black flame flickered and shot out with the power to set the entire world on fire..
However, even as the expanded wall of magic melted, they continued to hold on by joining together again..
When the breath radiation that felt like eons ended, the magic wall still stood intact in front of the Crossroads and did not allow the breath to pass through..
widely…….
Then a man came down from the sky in a smooth motion and stepped on the castle wall..
“…….”
Evangeline blinked blankly, not understanding the situation..
This man standing straight in front of him with his back to me... … lang syne. It was because he looked exactly like the back of the man who came to his father's villa to save him alone..
“Seniors?”
Evangeline muttered without realizing it..
OK,
“……sorry.”
the man looked back.
“It's very late.”
“……!”
Evangeline shook her shoulders in shock..
It was definitely the man he knew..
This was the man who, over the past few days, had made everyone in this castle sob with grief over loss, and had been unable to sleep with hatred and resentment toward the monsters who had lost him..
But this man in front of me was no longer the man he used to be. Evangeline knew intuitively.
He wears a black chain coat, and his entire body underneath is covered in old, ancient bandages. Eerily bright golden eyes flashing between disheveled black hair.…….
No longer human, but emitting divine glory.
With a sad smile on his pale face, he somehow looks a little older, but on the contrary, younger... … this man.
Evangeline asked cautiously..
“Senior, that’s right… … please?”
“…….”
the man didn't answer.
I just look at everyone on the castle walls, including Evangeline, with a sad gaze..
“……haha.”
Evangeline laughed helplessly..
Actually, it didn't matter. Is this person in front of you a real senior, or is it an illusion reflected in the light? either way.
“Seniors. remember?”
I'm just being honest.
What I've wanted to say ever since this man disappeared. Even if it’s random and random.
Because I felt like if I didn’t say it now, I would never be able to say it again..
“My senior always praised me as the best shield knight in the world. But now I know. Actually, my shield is... … It's too small.”
“…….”
“In front of that huge monster, in front of this big world, there is only so much that this small shield can protect. What I can do is really so insignificant..”
Colleagues too.
castle wall.
city too.
The world too.
Nothing could be properly protected with this small shield. Evangeline suffered a painful loss after losing the man she wanted to protect..
How small and shabby you are.
“look.”
Evangeline looked back. On her tragically collapsed castle wall, all she could protect was a torn and fluttering black flag..
“In the end, what I was able to protect was… … All there is is this torn flag.…….”
“……That's enough.”
The man bent down in front of Evangeline, made eye contact, and smiled faintly..
“thank you. You protected me wonderfully..”
“…….”
Evangeline blinked blankly..
what?
What on earth did you protect??
Without further elaboration, the man walked forward and stood in front of the torn black flag that was shaking miserably..
He then took the black flag and carefully tied it to the empty flagpole he was holding..
The man, who now became the flag bearer and headed forward with the black flag waving, stood at the edge of the castle wall and looked back again..
“…….”
On the walls, under the walls.
Everyone who was still alive was looking at him with disbelief..
“Thank you for watching over me for such a long time. everyone.”
The man grinned..
“Now is the time to fight back.”
***
South of Crossroads. end of the field.
At the feet of the Night Bringer.
“Huh... … Heo Eok…….”
Lucas, who fell from the same eye level as the Night Bringer to the floor, was covered in blood..
I tried my best to somehow stop the Night Bringer, but it was no use..
It steadily poured out the night towards the Crossroads, and finally prepared its hateful breath again..
Lucas threw his whole body to block the breath, but his entire body was torn apart by the swirling blade-like night and he fell down onto the black dragon's body..
In the end, he fell all the way to the guy's feet, and the sound of the breath being fired was heard in the ears of Lucas, who was lying on the ground shaking in pain..
Quaaaaa……!
“…….”
Lucas, who was looking at the dirt floor, closed his eyes tightly..
Crossroads would have been destroyed..
In the end, nothing was achieved.
Protecting the world and avenging the master. everything failed.
‘iced coffee.’
everything is over…….
It was at that time that Lucas was shaking slightly, with his forehead resting on the dirt floor..
“They said I would become the greatest knight in the world.…….”
Suddenly.
I heard a voice from ahead.
“Why are you staggering around here looking like a mad dog, escort?.”
“……?”
Lucas slowly raised his head..
Through his hair covered in blood and dirt, he first saw Crossroads unharmed.…….
A man flew towards the crossroads with a light movement and landed in front of him..
“ah……?”
A foolish voice came out of Lucas' open mouth..
Will you forget me in your dreams?.
The image of the owner who has served his entire life.
“Ah, uh… … ah…….”
But, but - wasn't this man dead??
Are you seeing something in vain right now??
To come to his senses, Lucas slapped himself and shook his head roughly..
And after I became convinced that the man in front of me was real,.
Blue flames flowed down Lucas's cheeks, under his bright blue eyes, which gave off a beast-like light..
“Ah, big……!”
Choking back tears, Lucas desperately tried to piece together human language..
Due to the excessive use of beast shoes and the mental contamination of the magic sword, Lucas' mind was tangled like a tangled skein..
However, I managed to create a sentence by weaving together each letter with all my might..
And asked.
“who… … ten, are you?”
“…….”
“Is this your highness? or not… … Sir, is it you??”
The point of remembering a childhood promise, or that strangely sharp vocabulary is the master of the past... … It was ‘Your Highness’..
However, that gentle expression, kind eyes, and soft voice were definitely those of ‘Master’..
So Lucas wasn't sure..
Is this man in front of me ‘Your Highness’? Or is he ‘lord’??
“well…….”
Then the man smiled faintly, tilted his head to the side... … whispered mischievously.
“Which do you think it is??”
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