Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 691
◈ 691. [STAGE 40] Time to counterattack (2)
a few days ago.
When Crown first heard Ashe's request to awaken Jormungandr. And when he heard the request to bring Jormungand into this battle.
the crown thought.
‘Is he crazy??’
No, of course I knew he was crazy. This was a truly crazy request..
As Ash said, among the monsters currently remaining in the Lake Kingdom, Jormungand was the only one that could compete with Night Bringer..
But how do you wake up the wounded, sleeping earthworm (that's what the Crown calls it) from the mythical era, buried underground, and even if you do, how can you get it to participate in the war??
“He owes money to our monster front..”
Ash said this in a calm tone..
“I especially owe a big debt to Damian. He helped a guy who almost died recover, and even brought him back alive..”
“Do you think the monster will return the favor??”
“Well, because that snake friend said first with his own mouth, ‘I will not forget.’ It would be good if you liquidate this when you need it..”
“Debt repayment may not be something you can do whenever you want..”
Even if the Crown blows the flute to wake Jormungand from his sleep,.
It was more likely that he would completely forget about the small amount of silver. The thinking of monsters was very different from that of humans, even more so in the mythical era..
I will not regard favor as grace, I will not regard resentment as resentment, and I will not remember such small things..
On the contrary, as he woke up, he could have followed his instincts and resumed heading north, destroying the Crossroads..
“I'm betting on the possibilities.”
But Ash didn't waver.
“Jormungand is neither good nor evil. It's close to the natural phenomenon itself. So it's a gamble worth taking.”
“…….”
“If it can be a variable, it's good anyway..”
In the end, the Crown raised both hands.
“I'll try my best, but don't expect too much..”
“Very excited, Crown..”
Ash grinned mischievously and patted Crown on the back. Crown was startled and shook his shoulder. He had no idea where he was suddenly acting friendly..
‘When you're cornered, you're the type of person who desperately reaches out to wherever you want.…….’
Crown, who had been laughing at Ash as he headed deep into the Lake Kingdom, immediately hardened his expression..
Because he was the same as himself, clinging to vain hope and struggling to grasp at straws..
I want to protect my younger sister from the inevitable corruption... … Because it was the same for me to dream such an unattainable dream..
“…….”
Crown sighed, adjusted his flute, and headed to the 'deepest crypt' where Jormungand was sleeping. It was not far from the bottom village..
“Okay, let's give it a try..”
The end of the world was just around the corner anyway..
And waking up a sleeping snake with the sound of a flute and making it dance was actually something that clowns always did..
***
Afterwards, the Crown continued to play the flute for several days to wake Jormungand..
Jormungand was struggling and suffering. Every time, the entire basement trembled. However, it took a while for him to wake up, perhaps because of the serious injury he sustained earlier..
Crown did not give up and continued to awaken the snakes of the world..
Ash's expedition is defeated.
Ash fell to the bottom of the village and became a dragon with the blood of the black dragon..
While losing again in the second match,…….
Crown worked hard to awaken the monster from the mythical era. and.
Kugugugugung Palace!
I finally opened my eyes.
Shaking the entire Lake Kingdom, the World Serpent raised its gigantic head from its underground crypt..
Jormungand, who was awakened by the sound of a human flute rather than by nature, seemed to be in a worse mood than ever before..
The snake glared at Crown with clear murderous intent in its two half-open, yellow eyes..
Surrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-!
A hot snort along with an eerie breathing sound pushed the crown away. But Crown was calm and relaxed..
“The destruction of royalties has arrived.”
At this point, 48 hours have already passed since Night Bringer landed on royalties..
The destruction of Crossroads became clear. Still, the Crown did everything it was asked to do..
“Snake of the world, you owe royalties… … And I heard you owe a debt to that sniper..”
《……!》
Jormungand's eyes turned cold as he flicked his long tongue. Crown continued.
“If this continues, the sniper will die too..”
Crown didn't expect his words to work as he spoke, but.
《…….》
Jormungand tightly closed his half-open eyes, and then they completely opened. and.
Kugoogung, Kugugoogung……!
I just got up and started climbing up the cliff..
“what.”
Rather, it was the Crown that was embarrassed..
“This happens?”
***
12 hours later.
Southwest of Crossroads. observation tower.
“Pfft…….”
With the broken pistol under his chin, Damien was preparing to kill himself..
The last of the Night Bringer's secondary heads came right in front of Damian with its huge mouth wide open..
Damian would rather die cleanly than be ridiculed by the monster..
thud! thud! thud!
Boom, coo goo goong……!
A sound as if the world was collapsing rang out along with the trembling ground surface..
Damian tightened his grip on the trigger. Tears streamed down her closed eyes..
‘Van, finally by your side…….’
That moment.
- Don't forget the promise you made back then.
The unforgettable girl's voice rang in Damian's mind..
- I decided to adventure all over this outside world. Let's see the whole wide world in our eyes.
to the end of the world…….
We decided to go together.
“…….”
When he remembered the promise, Damian's hands stopped shaking..
And followed by.
- It's a command, my trigger.
The commands he heard from the man he followed during their first battle passed through his ears..
- Blow that damn monster's face off.
Damian opened his closed eyes..
A white flash flashed inside the big brown eyes. A sob-filled moan escaped through clenched teeth..
“I am…….”
It's not because it's someone's request..
It's not because it's someone's order..
“by my will……!”
He decided that way himself..
Toward the target of your life... … To fly away.
“I will live-!”
So, until the very end..
Don't give up, just fight……!
Clap-!
Damian pointed the gun aimed at his chin forward. Now the evil dragon's mouth was right in front of his nose..
“Wow-!”
At the same time as Damian shouts and fires the last bullet of [Cerberus],
Kugwagwagwagwang-!
The ground in front of me rose soaring..
Jormungand's huge mouth split the ground and swallowed the Night Bringer's secondary head..
The World Serpent flashed its silver-grey scales and soared up to the height where the observation tower stood just a moment ago..
“……uh?”
Damien blinked his wide-open eyes blankly as the dirt and sand poured down like rain..
I couldn't understand the current situation. I couldn't figure out why the monster I met a few years ago had reappeared here now..
Damian, who opened his mouth slightly and was embarrassed, heard a low-pitched voice that was pleasant to hear..
“Are you alive, sniper?.”
The laughing clown jumped down from Jormungand's body - Crown shook the dust off his body and suddenly said:.
“They say they came to pay off a debt..”
“yes yes?”
“Snake of the world, to you. They say they came to pay off a debt..”
When Damian looked up with a start, Jormungand swallowed the Night Bringer's secondary head in his stomach and stretched out his long tongue..
The two pale yellow eyes of a huge snake... … Is the feeling that I'm smiling softly an illusion??
“I'm really grateful, but... … You don't really owe me anything.…….”
“……When the snake comes to return the favor, accept it calmly. If you refuse for no reason, you will incur resentment..”
“Hehe! Thank you, I really appreciate it.!”
When Damian bowed low, Jormungand made a sound like he was satisfied and headed towards the collapsed observation tower..
Other auxiliary heads of the Night Bringer were lying in the remains of the observation tower..
The connection points of these heads were damaged by Damien's sniping, but the remaining injuries were not serious, and even the damaged parts were recovering on their own..
In other words.
gulp! gulp! gulp!
They were all very fresh, meaning they were good food for Jormungand..
Jormungand swallowed all six of the Night Bringer's auxiliary heads in succession and flicked his tongue..
It was shaking its large body from side to side as if it was trying to digest it, and it looked like it was dancing strangely..
“It was moving north at an insane speed, and it felt like death trying to keep up with me..”
Crown also sat down next to Damian, who was sitting blankly, unable to believe he was still alive..
“With this, between us... … The debt from our first meeting has been paid off, sniper..”
“yes?”
Damian stuttered in confusion..
“Debt? you owe me…….”
“You didn't shoot.”
Crown answered bluntly..
“When we first encountered each other on the battlefield... … You saw me as a person and didn't shoot me..”
“…….”
“That too was a debt..”
Damian just blinked in confusion..
I didn't even understand why it was a debt..
‘Even though you say that, didn't they fight to the death after that?……?’
Anyway, he was someone I couldn’t quite understand..
Crown glanced at Damian through his mask..
“Have you still not killed anyone since then? Is it still non-killable??”
“……I've never killed an enemy, but I actually killed an ally... … I once shot you to make you feel comfortable..”
Even during the Battle of the Imperial Capital, where the fate of the empire was at stake, Damian would subdue his opponents if they were humans, but he never killed them..
He shot Jackal in the head while he was captured by the Fallen Knights to comfort him, and during the Lord of the Flies and Night Bringer battles, he sacrificed his life several times to comfort his seriously injured allies..
A bitter smile appeared on Damien's lips..
“The reason I couldn't shoot the person in the first place was because I was a weak coward. It's not because I have grandiose beliefs like killing myself.…….”
“……Right.”
Crown said after peeking into Damien's clear eyes..
“Your eyes are still noble. I can't believe I've been in this hell for 3 years..”
“yes?”
“As long as your heart is noble, your eyes will continue to shine.”
“what is that…….”
“…… Well, it means that if you live a good life, good luck will come to you. Sometimes snakes rise up from the ground like this. Eat the dragon's head.”
Crown, who let out an incongruous white sound, looked straight ahead..
“Looks like they ate it all up there..”
Perhaps thanks to Jormungand absorbing the Night Bringer's auxiliary heads, the nerve processes that were damaged two years ago began to recover immediately..
Now it has almost sprouted like a giant horn..
Crown approached Jormungand and communicated with him through the sound of a flute, scratching the back of his head..
“In the meantime, I was speeding up to save you, but now I'm going to slow down a bit because I'm trying to digest the swallowed heads. Night Bringer is one step ahead of us.…….”
Jormungand slowly lowered himself. Crown, who stepped on the snake's scales first, held out his hand..
“Well, but you'll have a better chance of winning if you digest the devoured head and fight the Night Bringer. You will also have to recover while traveling north..”
“…….”
“What are you doing. Are you not going to ride??”
“Oh no! I'll ride. wait a minute!”
After hastily collecting the magic guns that had fallen to the floor, Damian held Crown's hand and climbed onto Jormungand's body..
Kugugugugung Palace……!
Jormungand resumed his journey north with the two guests on board..
Damian quietly pinched his cheek while looking at the dark forest passing quickly from side to side..
The battle lines were in disarray as they were hit by the strongest and worst monster known as the Night Bringer. To Jormungand, to the Pied Piper…….
‘maybe, really…….’
Damian swallowed dry saliva..
‘There might be some left, the odds are good……!’
It's not over until it's over.
Damien looked towards the far north, gathering his mind after almost collapsing but managing to pull himself together..
The final battlefield was getting closer..
***
today.
“Wow!!”
“You crazy snake-!”
Damian and Crown screamed at the same time and jumped down from Jormungandr's back..
Crown wanted to swear, 'You crazy snake, let us get off first and then attack', but there was no time..
thud-
There was a dull crash sound and,
Kugwagwagwagwanggwang……!
What followed was a terrifying explosion, and all land surfaces in the area were torn into pieces and shot up into the air..
Jormungand rushed forward with all his might and rammed his huge body right into the Night Bringer..
《Jormungand! How dare you……!》
《……north, go.》
Jormungand rolled his yellow eyes as he climbed up the Night Bringer's body..
《disturb, dragon.》
The dragon and the snake roared at each other, spitting out night and earthquakes..
With an ear-piercing explosion, the ground was torn apart and the mountain ranges in the area began to collapse..
A battle from the mythical era was being recreated here once more..
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