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I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 741

741. [STAGE 45] Flying Dead (3)

After a while.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok!”

I sweated profusely and looked at the infected people still camped out in front of me..

“really… … ! Hehehe, to me! Heo, it’s like hand-to-hand combat… … Don't make me do it.!”

Even though I wore a few crowns and gained many powers, my poor physical strength did not improve.!

Still, it has the ability to beat up knights who have lost their senses due to infection..

I swung my fist hard. I believed in the strength of the Sky Knights who attacked me, and thought that they would not die from my prince punch..

So, we were neutralizing them one by one, one by one..

The problem is that they are all hero-level strong. And there are as many as 50 people. Moreover, they are crowded in a narrow hallway..

And above all, it must be kept alive and subdued... … There is not much time left!

‘It's too late like this.’

The hallway is narrow, so it's not appropriate to summon an alter ego..

[I have already used [Mystical Eye of Command], but although temporary suppression is possible, it is difficult to completely neutralize it..

I am struggling with how to safely overcome them in the remaining time.…….

“majesty.”

Macmillan, who was standing behind me, called me..

Why do you do that? Let's look back.

“Since I don't have time, I'll use a rough method..”

Macmillan said so.

I brought my arm to the mouth of the infected person who was lying on the floor after suppressing him earlier..

The infected person, who was lying unconscious, reflexively closed his jaw..

Phuwak……!

McMillan's arm was bitten by the infected, blood splattering everywhere..

“Pfft……!”

McMillan gritted his teeth and endured the pain, then roughly pulled out his arm..

I couldn't understand the situation and just blinked foolishly..

“Lord Macmillan? what did you do now……?”

“Typically, it takes 5 to 10 minutes to lose consciousness after infection..”

Macmillan said, deftly taking out a handkerchief and stopping the bleeding from the bite wound..

“And infected people do not recognize fellow infected people as enemies..”

“……!”

“Since I have already been bitten and infected, the infected people in the hallway will no longer attack me, and the infected people in the engine room will do the same..”

Macmillan took a deep breath and stood up, glaring at the engine room across the hallway..

“I will go in alone and restart the magic furnace. And he'll be resting like dead in the engine room... … Please wake me up later..”

“Lord Macmillan… … Are you planning on doing this from the beginning?……?”

“Hehehe. Aren’t soldiers there to prepare for the worst situation?.”

Macmillan began to walk slowly forward..

“Then let's go.”

He approached the infected people head on with a nervous gait.…….

The other infected didn't even look at him. Actually, infected people do not attack each other..

I shouted and asked as he steadily walked away..

“Do you have anything to say to your family or something??”

If a cure is developed, people may come to their senses without any problems..

If not, maybe…….

“doesn't exist.”

Macmillan answered coolly and scratched the back of his head..

“That's because I'm an orphan and I'm not married yet..”

“Eh.”

Oh, I didn't know! For some reason, it felt like she had a wife and a lot of children.!

“Haha. Instead, please introduce me to a nice lady later. majesty.”

He glanced back and gave a charming wink with his unique grumpy face..

Macmillan walked with long strides and reached the front of the engine room.…….

Suddenly!

Opened the door and disappeared inside.

And after a while.

Giiiiiiing……!

A loud mechanical sound began to be heard from inside the engine room..

Then, a bridge crew member's voice was heard shouting from the speaker installed above the corridor..

「Successful restart with main horsepower! Success, Your Highness!」

Gooooooo!

I had the feeling that the entire space was floating slowly but surely..

“phew…….”

After breathing a sigh of relief.

“Okay then.”

Ttuduk. Tduduk.

Unwrapping my fists from their chainmail, I looked at the remaining infected before me..

“There will still be some time left until we reach Crossroads anyway... … Should I finish cleaning the ship??”

Shouldn’t we start treatment as soon as we get back?.

Before that, it was necessary to keep the patients calm..

Wow!

Kaaaaaa!

As I approached, the infected people rushed at me, screaming one after another..

“I exercised properly today, really.!”

I grumbled and grabbed the infected people one by one and beat them to the floor..

***

Crossroads. unoccupied hangar.

Giiiiiiing!

The aircraft carrier La Mancha, which successfully returned safely, lands and at the same time the lower hatch opens.…….

Rumble!

The Crossroad heroes who had been waiting in advance entered the airship with very nervous faces..

I waved at those subordinates..

“Howdy-.”

To my left and right are Diarmydin and Mikhail, both looking very tired..

The three of us had just suppressed and captured the infected inside the airship together. This is really exhausting…….

Lucas and Evangeline, who were fully armed with armor and shields and were entering the building, spotted me and shouted..

“lord!”

“Seniors!”

“Oh yeah, that's my brother. As you can see, I'm safe..”

Lucas and Evangeline had complex expressions of worry and concern, but now there are more important things than my safety..

“The infected person... … 104 people. 26 griffons. They've all been tied up. Transport everyone to the temple. The temple is ready to receive patients.?”

“I understand that Priest Rosetta is urgently preparing after receiving a call from the lord earlier..”

“That's good. Implement it immediately. Oh, just in case you don't get bitten while moving it. Because the main route of infection is through bites.…….”

It would be a big problem if something happens while moving. It was decided to use elite troops Lucas and Evangeline and white troops..

They wore armor all over their bodies, entered the airship, and began moving the trapped infected people one by one to the temple..

“I'll follow you too.”

Without resting even for a moment, Mikhail immediately went to the temple with the patients. Well, he deserves it, because his subordinates and wives are…….

“I will go too. I'll see you later.”

Diarmuddin also accompanied him. The old wizard will give the priests all the information they need..

“As soon as the Sky Knights joined, they marched out, saying they would support their lord.…….”

Lucas, who was watching the situation being sorted out, sighed..

“Is it possible for something like this to happen right after departure?.”

“So, even more so, we need to make sure it gets better. Concentrate all your remaining capabilities to treat patients..”

“But, my lord.”

Lucas glanced south..

“I heard that the number of zombie monsters this time is not usually large..”

“…….”

“Even if we put all our efforts on the front line now to build a defense against the zombie army, it may not be enough. How about considering the seriousness of the task? There is no time to waste energy on a place like this. It is better to delay treatment a little and use resources to prepare for defense.…….”

“no.”

I shook my head..

“The Sky Knights will become an important force on our front lines in the future. If treatment for them is delayed and power is lost, it could actually be a bigger loss..”

“…….”

“Treating them is very important. and…….”

I rested my chin and spoke cautiously..

“I think this is the path that leads to the ‘strategy’..”

“yes?”

“Although it wasn't intentional, we were able to secure this many survivors infected with the zombie plague..”

I nodded..

“……Maybe there is a way to easily resolve this defensive battle..”

***

That night.

When I received a call from the temple, I went there and Rosetta, with a haggard complexion as if she had worked hard all day, greeted me..

“I have a report for you, Your Majesty. We discovered the cause, mechanism, and treatment of the zombie plague..”

“Long live the Goddess Church!”

This is why they call it God of Justice! I will donate a lot!

“This is because we were able to secure this many infected survivors. As you know, when you are attacked by a zombie and become infected, the bleeding and wounds are so severe that it often leads to death, but this time, you are lucky.…….”

Of course, we couldn't save everyone..

It is said that several infected people eventually died during the treatment process, and had to be revived as zombies and put into eternal sleep..

Rosetta added quickly in front of me, whose expression hardened..

“You can grieve later... … Anyway, while looking at the survivors, I was able to come up with a hypothesis, which needed to be verified later..”

“verification?”

“It was necessary to look at the actual infection process. So, I tried to bite it myself.…….”

I was looking at Rosetta, who was calmly saying crazy things, but she laughed bitterly..

“……While everyone was trying to stop him, one volunteer volunteered and got bitten instead..”

“He said he was bitten voluntarily.……?”

“He sacrificed himself for the greater good. There was no time to stop.”

I remembered Macmillan voluntarily biting off his arm in the airship earlier..

Really, everyone... … Why are you so desperate?.

“In any case, thanks to that volunteer, the principles of transmission and treatment were established.”

Should I call this the romance of a fantasy world or the barbarism of it?…….

Anyway, there was no need to say anything since it had already happened, so I walked calmly after Rosetta..

“And that idiot volunteer is this bastard..”

In the center of the temple corridor pointed to by Rosetta... … There was Janice, tied to his chair, struggling, with a gag over his mouth..

I opened my mouth slightly, and Rosetta calmly approached Zenith's temple with her index finger..

“Its self-healing and divine power were so great that it took an hour to become completely infected. Thanks to this, we were able to identify most of the zombie plague..”

“…….”

“Please hold me responsible for the drastic experiment later... … I will continue reporting.”

After catching her breath, Rosetta picked up some potions that were lying on the table next to Zenith..

“This zombie plague is spread by parasites.”

“helminth… … I said?”

“yes. And it's not just a parasite. It is a magical parasite originating from a demonic monster..”

I opened my mouth wider at the unexpected explanation..

Should we say that this is the origin of zombies in the fantasy world? … It's a magic parasite?

“The parasite burrows into the target's body through the infected person's mouth, infects the target's magic source and takes away the authority of the body..”

Rosetta continued her terrifying explanation..

“And when the target dies, the target's life force is taken away and transferred to the owner using the demonic power of 'sacrifice'..”

“What is it…….”

“Afterwards, the parasite moves the corpse with its remaining magic power, searches for the next victim, and spreads the infection indefinitely.…….”

Rosetta shrugged..

“Well, it's a parasite-type infection. I see you are using such a vicious method. Should we really call it a devil species?.”

“……Was the zombie plague that spread across the continent in the past like this??”

“We don't know that far. However, considering that the treatment combinations used at the time are still effective to some extent, it does not seem to be very relevant..”

Rosetta began mixing several potions..

It was clearly the process of a tired, middle-aged priest mixing a cure, but perhaps because of his extremely skilled hands, it felt strangely cool, like a bartender mixing a cocktail..

“I think this will do it.”

Rosetta stuck the finished cure into Zenith's gag and forced her to swallow it..

Zenith glared at us with bloodshot eyes, twisted her body wildly, and swallowed a scream.…….

“Haha! Cluck, cluck!”

I vomited something through the gag..

Rosetta deftly stretched out her tweezers and grabbed it..

Red, long and thin... … It was something like a tiny earthworm. Rosetta thrust it in front of my eyes..

“This is the parasite. Can you see the horn on the end? It's a symbol of the demon species..”

“……Okay, so can you clean it up quickly? It's a bit gross.”

At that time, Zenith, who was panting heavily, asked in a very hoarse voice..

“Okay, is it resolved??”

“I guess that's the case since you're speaking so calmly.”

It was a series of reckless events, but a solution was found..

Rosetta immediately gathered her priests and began mixing a cure..

I breathed a sigh of relief. This made it possible for all surviving patients to be cured..

“…….”

Immediately after.

I saw Rosetta. Rosetta was also looking at me with a meaningful smile..

“Rosetta. if.”

“yes. I knew you would ask.”

After transferring the parasite from the end of the tweezers to another glass container, Rosetta gestured toward the treatment on the desk..

“What happens if you pour this treatment on zombie monsters? … That's what you wanted to ask.?”