I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 739
739. [STAGE 45] Flying Dead
「Mikhail, stay there.……?」
To the voice of one of the queens, Mikhail urgently picked up the receiver and answered softly..
”yes, i am here.“
「Sorry, I went out on deck earlier... … She encounters a zombie monster that sneaks up on her, and drops the monster outside the airship, but in the process, her older sisters are bitten..」
”…….“
「The infection spread quickly. And, I got bitten a little while ago too.…….」
Despite his pale complexion, Mikhail spoke with an unwavering voice..
“don't worry. are you okay.”
「But, Mikhail……!」
“We made it through hell in our hometown. Even when I thought it was all over, there was a way.”
Mikhail said with confidence.
“Trust me. I'll save you.”
The queen on the other end of the phone cried..
「I love you, Mikhail…….」
“me too. So, don't worry, just wait..”
pop-
communication was lost.
“…….”
Mikhail put the receiver down, took a deep breath, and looked back at me..
“Prince Ash.”
“…….”
“can you tell me There is a way.”
There was a glimmer of earnestness in Mikhail's eyes..
“I am here... … I don't have to lose my former colleagues and other brothers and wives. tell me.”
I nodded immediately..
“don't worry. Because I have a way.”
Then I called out to Macmillan..
“Lord Macmillan! When will communication be possible with Crossroads??”
“We have just entered the communication area. Available anytime.”
“Connect right away.”
Communication was established with Crossroads, and I called Chief Priest Rosetta..
I didn't have to wait long before Rosetta came running and received the signal. Since it was already wartime, all heroes had been mobilized..
「This is Rosetta, Her Royal Highness Crown Prince Ashe..」
“Rosetta Priest Chief.”
I asked bluntly.
“Can you tell me about the ‘cure’ method for the zombie plague??”
This opponent is a zombie monster.
Of course, we were also taking measures against zombie infection in case any of our troops were injured..
This world has established a magical civilization solidly built on a system called magic. Countermeasures have been established at the national level to deal with all kinds of factors that afflict humanity - monsters, epidemics, and natural disasters..
The zombie plague is no exception..
「There is a combination method for treating the zombie plague established by the church. But, as I said before.」
Rosetta repeated what she had heard before in a businesslike tone..
「Since the symptoms and lesions are different every time the zombie plague spreads, the treatment needs to be additionally adjusted depending on how much mutation has occurred..」
“You have to see the patient in person.?”
「That's right. And in the meantime…….」
‘It was not possible to study the disease by bringing in the ‘patient’..
That's because they were all monsters that had already been zombified..
Several corpse samples were obtained and brought to the temple, but no meaningful research data could be derived from completely dead specimens..
Whether it was an infected person or a zombie that died and came back to life, a living sample was needed..
“Good. I'm on my way home right now with an armful of patients..”
「Are there any survivors of the infection? If you bring us to the temple, we will immediately identify your symptoms and prescribe medication..」
“The number of patients exceeds 100.”
The crew of La Mancha and the Sky Knights.
In total, more than 100 people are infected..
For a moment, Rosetta became speechless. I asked emphatically.
“Is it possible to treat it??”
《……Our priest always has only one word to say, Your Highness..》
Rosetta spat out coldly and functionally..
《I will do my best. Transport the patient as quickly as possible.》
“I'll go soon.”
pop.
After ending the communication, I saw Mikhail standing next to me..
“Once you get to Crossroads, there will be a way. Hang in there.”
Not only is Rosetta, the leader of the Goddess Church, present, but healers from all over the world are on standby..
I don't know, but I'm sure Crossroads is much more adept at this type of treatment than the Imperial Capital..
“……I will, Prince Ash..”
Mikhail took a deep breath and shook his head..
“I too am a king now. I need to be dignified. I'll gather myself and wait.”
So, after the communication with Rosetta, the atmosphere on the bridge was about to become more moderate for a while..
“Fortunately there is a way.”
Macmillan opened his mouth, wiping his cold sweat-covered face with a handkerchief..
“Why don't you worry about whether we can safely return to Crossroads??”
“what?”
At the same time as I asked a question out of nowhere,,
thud!
Kwasik-!
The bridge door shook violently..
When everyone turned around in horror, they saw a scene of infected people crowding outside the bridge, screaming and pounding on the door..
Kwaang!
Wood clatter……!
The iron door began to buckle due to repeated impacts. Those standing at the bridge door hesitated and stepped back..
If this continues, it won't last long and the door will break..
“The bridge door is only a secondary issue..”
Macmillan said as he operated the magic panel to check the situation inside the ship. I gritted my teeth and asked.
“Don't spin around, speak straight, Lord Macmillan. So what's the real problem??”
“……The engine room has been occupied..”
Macmillan showed a view of La Mancha's engine room on a magic panel..
The crew members, who had already infected each other, were sitting down in a dazed state, sobbing..
“The resident alchemist in charge of managing the magic furnace was also infected. and…….”
“And what? Tell me quickly.”
“Output is dropping due to main horsepower.”
For an instant, a cool silence filled the bridge..
Macmillan continued..
“It seems that the switch went off while fighting the infected person in the engine room. Output continues to decline. We are currently holding on with auxiliary horsepower, but if things continue like this, it will be difficult to maintain flight..”
“remote control?”
“I tried it, but it doesn't work. You have to go and reset it yourself..”
thud! thud! thud!
Meanwhile, the infected people filling the hallways were screaming irregularly and pounding on the doors. Through the broken window, you can see blinking bloodshot eyes..
Macmillan glanced in that direction and continued..
“The estimated flight time remaining to reach the Crossroads was 1 hour, but if things continue like this, the main magic furnace will completely stop working within 30 minutes, and an emergency landing will have to be made..”
“…….”
Macmillan suggested something to me who was silent..
“majesty. What I'm trying to say is, if you have to make an emergency landing anyway, why not land safely beforehand?.”
“what?”
“It is too dangerous to fly until the time limit and then land. There is a high risk that the horsepower furnace will be completely turned off before then. Better to be safe in advance... … To be blunt, why don't we land right now??”
“But doesn't that mean you can't get to the Crossroads? Besides, the distance will be very far..”
“Instead, it can ensure the safety of this airship and the people inside it. Confirm the landing point and notify Crossroads, and reinforcements will come there..”
Macmillan's proposal was very safety-oriented..
It meant not taking risks for no reason. Land safely, call Crossroads reinforcements there, and hold on tightly to the bridge door. Then the situation can be resolved without further loss..
but…….
“That's why it takes so long.”
A one-hour flight by air means that it is an enormous distance that would take much longer by other means of transportation..
It will take time to suddenly gather reinforcements and dispatch troops from the Crossroads, it will take time for the deployed troops to reach the landing point, and it will also take time to sort out the situation and return to the Crossroads..
That's why it's too late.
“The current situation is a race against time. I need to buy even just one second more time.”
First of all, the main premise.
A group of monsters are coming north from the south..
In less than three days, these monsters will invade. We don't have enough time to defeat these guys, so it's not good to spend too much time returning to Crossroads..
And the second problem.
‘The longer the infection lasts, the worse it is for patients..’
You may be infected now, but in a few hours you could become a real zombie..
If they had taken him right away, he could have gotten better, but if there was a delay, treatment might become impossible..
Stopping monsters and treating patients are all a race against time. It must be resolved quickly and quickly..
“So what do you plan to do? Are you continuing to fly with auxiliary horsepower to the limit??”
Macmillan asked, I shook my head and then…….
I turned towards the bridge door..
“Isn’t it a problem that just needs to be normalized in the engine room??”
“yes? That's right, but…….”
“Then it's easy.”
thud! thud! thud!
I looked at the infected people filling the hallways and constantly knocking on the bridge door... … grinned.
“While suppressing the infected, go to the engine room..”
“……!”
Everyone on the bridge was shocked..
It seemed like he never thought about voluntarily going out into the open air full of infected people..
“There is no need for many people to come forward. Pushing forward as an elite few.”
I selected those on the bridge who were capable of combat..
“Me, Diarmudin, and Mikhail. Three will be enough.”
“Of course.”
“Okay, let's try to control our strength as much as possible..”
Behind Diarmuddin and Mikhail warming up.
Macmillan followed suit, urgently raising his hand..
“Your Majesty, I will go too..”
I blinked in surprise..
“But, Lord Macmillan. Then, navigation will be disrupted.…….”
“These pilots are the ones who fly the aircraft anyway. If the situation arises, an emergency landing will be possible..”
Macmillan laughed, his mouth quivering..
“Above all, wouldn't you need someone who knows how to handle engine room equipment?.”
“…….”
Macmillan is not a fighting man..
But he was a soldier who knew when to step up and what role he had to play..
“Anyway, I am also an officer. Combat training is received every year. At least it won't be an obstacle.”
I nodded to him as he adjusted his gloves..
“Okay, then let's go together..”
bang! Kuduk! Quaguagwang!
The bridge door was already half collapsed in the face of the infected's successive hand-to-hand assaults..
The four members of the death-defying team heading to the engine room sighed in unison..
If it were monsters that filled the hallway, it would be much easier to just kill them and move on..
This is an ally who has just been infected with the zombie plague. He must go only by suppressing it..
So it was going to be a much more difficult journey..
“The leader is Mikhail. Clear a path with bullets. Me after that. I will monitor the situation and give instructions. Macmillan behind me. Please guide the way to the engine room. Diarmudin at the end. Use your magic gently.”
Diarmudin, who was listening to my order, stroked his beard and laughed..
“Don't worry too much. I will adjust my strength to a moderate level so as not to hurt many people..”
No, it is also a problem that infected people get hurt..
‘Because if grandpa exerts too much force, the air itself is dangerous.…….’
I had to swallow my words. As the situation began to develop rapidly,.
Kwasik-!
Wow!
As soon as the bridge door was torn off, infected people poured into the bridge accompanied by screaming sounds.…….
Whoa whoa!
They all fell in the opposite direction, towards the hallway..
Mikhail rushed forward with both fists clenched and punched the infected people accurately in the solar plexus..
Perhaps because they were still humans and not zombies, the infected people who had been hit so hard in the solar plexus could no longer stand and fell to the floor with foam in their mouths..
‘It looks really painful…….’
The number of infected people gathered in front of the bridge door was about a dozen. Mikhail finished tidying up the hallway in an instant and shook his hands..
After the four members of the death squad escaped from the bridge, I nodded to the people inside the bridge and activated my magic..
I replaced the broken bridge door with my magic wall and turned around..
“let's go!”
There are less than 30 minutes left until the aircraft crashes..
Before that, you must penetrate the interior of an airship full of infected people and reach the engine room..
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