Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 751
751. [STAGE 45] Assuming awareness (2)
Glory Knights are no longer able to fight as combatants..
But Hecate thought to herself as she volunteered to act as a decoy..
‘It hurts the same as other people..’
All of the retired soldiers staying here are the same, unable to move properly and fight valiantly..
However, there is one crucial difference between other soldiers and Glory Knights..
‘we have nowhere to return.’
No hometown, no family, nothing left. Even the little bit of relationship that remained was intentionally deleted..
The Glory Knights are a group of knights who are tuned only to be loyal and die for the Emperor..
If Ash hadn't forcefully held on, he would have left this place anyway, melted somewhere in the shadows of the world and disappeared without a trace..
‘But other people are different from us.’
Chain is a representative example..
My life as a wizard has ended, I lost all my friends, and I am languishing here, saying I have no place to return to... … In fact, doesn't he have a wife and daughter in his hometown? Plus, a grandchild was born this time..
They are different from themselves. They have people and places to which they can return..
If someone has to die, there really is nothing… … It is right that they, who were the ghosts of the empire, should die in their place..
So, the Glory Knights took on the role of luring the strange monsters that poured into the barracks, and after forcing those who opposed them into a room on the second floor, they carefully came down to the first floor of the barracks..
《Ahhh? Ahhh…….》
《Ahhh! Ah ah ah ah ah!》
《ah. iced coffee. Ahhh. iced coffee. ah.》
The monsters were flowing into the barracks, their teeth chattering all over their bodies..
The Glory Knights exchanged glances with each other. As we had been working together for a long time, we quickly became in sync..
‘You must lure as many monsters in the area out of the barracks as possible..’
Make sure that as few monsters as possible remain in the barracks..
So that veterans gathered in one place can last as long as possible..
The World Defense Front never gives up on its comrades... … Commander Ash will definitely dispatch a rescue team this time too..
So, to help other veterans hold on until then, Glory Knights will attract as much attention as possible..
“now!”
Hecate, who gave the signal, was the first to run out, followed by the rest of the Glory Knights, scattering in all directions..
Even though the curse was removed, they were no longer able to fight as proper combatants..
Still, they were the Glory Knights, called the elite of elites and the knights of knights..
《ah? Ahhh?》
《Ah ah ah ah ah-!》
It wasn't a difficult task to lure out the weaklings of the monsters..
After scanning the inside of the barracks, the five Glory Knights dispersed and ran out, followed by monsters of different types, making strange cries..
‘Okay, we took out most of the guys who had infiltrated the barracks.…….’
If you keep running away while guiding them like this, you will be able to take enough time..
Hecate was just thinking that..
《iced coffee… … Ahhh!》
A monster far away trembled and,
Sigh.!
A tentacle stretched out from the middle of the body at once..
Because it was a completely unexpected attack, and because I lost all ability to react to this surprise attack.…….
“Big black?!”
Hecate had to be held captive by the tentacles around her neck..
While Hecate, who was out of breath, was struggling and screaming, the other monsters that had narrowed the distance each shot out their tentacles and bound Hecate's hands and feet..
“Pfft… … ! What the heck……!”
It wasn't just Hecate.
All of the Glory Knights, who were trying to escape by running in different directions, were tied up and struggling by the monster's surprise tentacle..
The monsters slowly closed the distance towards Hecate, who was bound by dozens of tentacles..
“Ugh……!”
With her vision blurred due to her inability to breathe properly, Hecate sensed her end..
I had no regrets in life. but.
- After this battle is over, why don't we go on a date together for a while??
The face of Lucas who suggested that suddenly came to mind..
‘For the first time, I was asked out by that bastard..’
I died like this without even being able to check what thoughts were inside me..
The vain hope that he might come to rescue me like the prince in a fairy tale suddenly passed me by..
- If it weren't for war, of course I would put everything aside and run to save you. But now I am the master's bodyguard and the adjutant of the front commander. I have a place to protect.
That blunt voice came back to my ears at the same time..
Hecate smiled bitterly and slowly closed her eyes..
‘Well, I also have no luck with men until the end.…….’
The monsters that got closer opened their chattering teeth as wide as possible and thrust them towards Hecate..
And, that was the time..
flashing-!
There was a blinding flash in the sky..
Immediately after, a beam of light fell to the ground, and the strange monsters that had wrapped their tentacles around Hecate were hit by the beam of light and fell backwards, screaming..
The tentacle was released. Hecate barely caught her breath and looked up at the sky with blurred eyes..
‘who……?’
Did Lucas really come, sensing his crisis??
But what appeared was not the prince from a fairy tale..
“Lie down-!”
With a dazzling thunderbolt-
Jupiter Junior fell from the sky.
***
Pachick! Pachichichik!
All the monsters were fried and the remaining lightning splashed on the floor..
“Phew!”
Junior took a deep breath, straightened his knees, stood up, and looked around..
Not only Hecate, but all other captured Glory Knights were safe. It was the result of Junior concentrating his mind to the limit and pouring out a precise magic bombardment on the area..
“…….”
Hecate sat down and looked at Junior with a blank expression. Junior snorted..
“why. I was disappointed that it wasn't Sir Lucas.?”
“Oh no…….”
“Sir Lucas couldn't come because he had another important mission. Instead, I came like this.”
Junior smiled and jokingly joked..
“It's okay to say thank you?”
But Hecate didn't answer, and glanced toward the alley outside the barracks with a still nervous look on her face..
《Ah ah ah ah ah!》
《Ah, ah, ahhh!》
Perhaps in response to the heat of magic, more monsters began to flock in..
The color drained from Junior's face as he saw the monsters filling the alley..
“Why are there so many... … ! Hmm!”
pop! Bubbling bubbling!
Junior repeatedly summoned lightning and wind to blow away the monsters, but the number of monsters pouring into the center of the city was literally endless..
The monsters broke through Junior's magic and entered the barracks one by one. Junior poured out magic in succession to clear it, but the infiltration of monsters was gradually increasing..
‘As it is……!’
Next to the trembling Junior, Hecate barely stood up, holding her sword like a cane..
“I'll go out and attract attention..”
“yes?”
“Junior, please take the rest of the retired soldiers and retreat..”
Where should I run to attract the attention of the most monsters?.
Hecate, who understood the surrounding terrain, eventually walked out unsteadily..
At that time, Junior, who had an angry face and was shooting magic in all directions, let out a squeak..
“No, why are you so anxious to die, really! At most, people came to save me!”
“So are you going to give up your life, a precious wizard? To save a few broken veterans who can't fight anymore? Where is such a foolish calculation method??”
“I am not a broken retired soldier, but I have come to save my comrades who fought alongside me.!”
“You can't save the world with a weak mind like that..”
As Hecate coldly scoffed, Junior shook his head slightly..
“i know. This is a story that is far from the iron-blooded logic of fighting efficiently. But that's what His Royal Highness Prince Ash is... … This is the banner of the front line..”
“…….”
“Everyone here has been fighting to protect this weak ‘heart’. And because of that, we have remained human to this day..”
Hecate still walked forward. Junior shouted desperately.
“Lord Hecate! You really have no regrets in this world?”
“…….”
“There's really nothing I want to do in life.?”
Hecate's steps as she walked towards the swarming monsters stopped..
“……after.”
Hecate gritted her teeth and took a deep breath before spitting out in a suppressed voice..
“Yeah, there isn't any..”
“……!”
“Curse, swordsmanship, position... … , pride, mission, revenge... … ! I lost everything. My whole life is gone.”
The sword I trained for a lifetime can never be held again, and the desire for revenge I had built up throughout my life was forced to be laid down in the face of the era of harmony..
A retired soldier who had been denied a life in front of his time shouted harshly and asked,.
“Answer me, Junior. Then what value is it to me that I should live longer??”
“…….”
“I have lost both the sword and the revenge... … Now I don't even know what I am…….”
no.
In fact, Hecate knew the answer.
The person who has lost everything is nothing.
Since you are nothing, the best use is as a discard..
So Hecate tried to take another step without waiting for Junior's answer..
at that time.
“After losing everything.”
Junior answered..
“You just… … It becomes you.”
“……what?”
Hecate looked back with bewildered eyes. Junior nodded her head slowly..
“Not a curse inheritor, an avenger of an old war, or a knight of the empire. You're just 24 years old.”
“…….”
“What determines who you are is not your job, your career, the destiny you inherited, or the people you serve..”
Junior spoke again the story Ash had told him before..
“Who you are is determined by what you do next..”
“…….”
“So, please answer me. Lord Hecate. Is there really nothing you want to do? Even if it's trivial and insignificant, it's okay. Really, I don't have any dreams?”
“I am…….”
As Hecate hesitated, Junior grinned..
“For your information, my dream is to build a gorgeous villa with a swimming pool in the south and live a wonderful retirement there..”
Bewildered, Hecate sighed in vain..
“No, my dream is for someone younger than me to retire already.?”
“What do you think? Still, it's a wonderful dream.?”
Suddenly, the faces of the two people who passed on this dream to Junior appeared in Junior's mind..
a mother who was not a mother.
A teacher who was not a teacher.
That funny dream that the two of them had together, and that never came true when they split up.…….
Because it led to me.
“Later, when I buy a villa after retirement, I will definitely come and visit. I'll give you accommodation for free..”
“…….”
“Now that I've told you my dream, it's Lord Hecate's turn to tell me. hurry!”
Hecate staggered to a halt and shook her head slightly..
“……I've never thought about anything like what I want to do..”
“Then I'll start looking for it now..”
“Now come?”
Hecate asked, gesturing towards the monsters that had filled the alley right in front of her..
“The end of the world is just around the corner?”
“So, from now on.”
Junior nodded vigorously..
“We are still young, young, and just around the corner... … Because the end of the world hasn't reached us yet.”
“…….”
“From now until the end of the world, let's find together.”
“…….”
“No matter how ridiculous or absurd it is, I will be with you..”
Hecate's shoulders relaxed..
“Haaa…….”
Hecate let out a long sigh and turned towards Junior..
“I hate you, Junior..”
“yes. Don't like it.”
“I will never, ever forgive the kingdom of Camilla for killing my parents..”
“is it so. don't forgive.”
Junior also.
He will not be able to forgive the empire that burned his hometown and burned half his body..
“Please remember and never forget in the future. Between the Kingdom of Camilla and the Empire… … And the silver lining between us.”
“…….”
“And just like that, we live together.”
Junior slowly stretched out his hand forward..
Beyond the unbridgeable valley, beyond the cliff still too far to reach…….
As if asking for a handshake.
“FYI, I like you..”
“…….”
“From the beginning until now. And continue to do so. I want to be your friend.”
Hecate shook her head slightly and sighed again..
“Really. This is absurd..”
Next, Hecate slowly raised her hand and stretched it out towards Junior..
And the moment when two people's hands are about to touch-
Going to school-!
“……!”
Junior's eyes widened..
Right behind Hecate, all kinds of monsters that had broken through Junior's magic barrier were pouring down..
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