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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 76

◈ 076. [Side Story] Crisis is an opportunity

Immediately after returning from free exploration. late afternoon.

Crossroads downtown. Temple.

“…….”

In front of the treatment room, I clicked my fingers and relaxed..

As soon as the exploration was over, everyone came here to receive treatment. It was because everyone received minor injuries in the last battle..

Among them, Jupiter's injury was especially significant..

It seems that the damage was great because he was forced to block the joint attack of two wizards of a higher level than himself..

“…….”

Tduduk. Tdu-duk-duk.

I kept cracking my knuckles..

My mind was dizzy with anger towards those guys, but at the same time, embarrassment was filling my stomach..

‘Whether it's living in a dungeon under the lake or a hostile NPC that can't be recruited... … Anyway, they are the same human being..’

have to fight with humans.

This is a completely different aspect from the battles so far..

No, it's not just the aspect..

‘It's a matter of value.’

I placed my clasped hands on my chin and frowned..

‘In the meantime, we fought monsters. to protect people.’

But now I have to fight people too.

To protect people, you have to kill people.

‘It's not a question of PVE or PVP. This…….’

I bit my lip..

Of course, there were battles with hostile NPC forces in the game as well..

I used my characters to kill enemies one by one with maximum efficiency, steal items, and gain experience..

But this is reality now.

It means that they are clearly living, breathing human beings..

Can I defeat them like I do with monsters??

“…….”

In Stage 2, when I told you to shoot the Pied Piper. Damian hesitated and ended up not shooting..

I am having the same concerns as Damian back then..

If it's to survive. If it's for clearing.

Is it okay to fight with humans??

Is it okay to kill humans??

“majesty.”

At that time, Saint Margerita and her priests walked out of the treatment room. I quickly got up.

“Is the treatment finished??”

“yes. Fortunately, no one's life is in danger..”

Margerita wiped her blood-soaked hands with a towel..

“but… … Jupiter is currently in a state of magical energy runaway due to the aftereffects of excessive use of magic..”

“Mana runaway? It's not that dangerous.?”

“yes. This is a state in which magical power goes out of control and eats away at the user's body. If you're not careful, you may not be able to use magic for the rest of your life..”

It's a similar situation to the coin-operated sword or something like that in martial arts..

It is the most dangerous injury that a wizard can sustain in the game. Even if I got caught, I ended up getting caught..

“You absolutely need to calm down for a while..”

“okay…….”

I had a bitter taste in my mouth..

Jupiter was the best core force of this stage..

However, due to this injury, he is out of the stage at least. If you're not lucky, it's out for the season..

‘I never thought bad news would hit like this…….’

After adjusting my expression, I asked Margerita..

“Is it possible to visit??”

“Jupiter is not possible. You are currently in critical condition..”

“okay…….”

I looked shyly toward the hospital room..

I wonder if I got too angry just because I exploded the negative trait, Golden Ore, earlier. I feel bad.

“Others have completed treatment. You'll have to go outside first..”

“Thank you always. here…….”

After paying a generous donation as usual, I left the temple building..

Lucas, Evangeline, and Damien were waiting for me at the temple entrance. I approached them with a bright expression..

“It was a lot of hard work. How is everyone??”

“We are fine, my lord. How about Lord Jupiter??”

I spoke honestly..

“The injury is quite serious. I won't be able to return to the front for some time..”

“Is it that much?…….”

“You should be glad that it ended like this. If I were to be honest, we all almost died there..”

But the faces of the party members were not good..

An unidentified hostile force living in a dungeon. And a friend's injury…….

Everyone might be upset.

I crossed my arms and raised my voice in front of those party members..

“Let me tell you up front, guys. I'mma show them how hot it is.”

The party members looked at me with wide eyes. I nodded loudly..

“Since you dared to touch Ash, the prince of the empire, and his royal party, you must pay the price..”

I'm serious.

If they were monsters who couldn't understand what I was talking about, I could have avoided it..

But since the other person was human, we planned to take revenge so that they would never target us again..

‘Taking a life is something to think about.…….’

Anyway, we should fuck them as much as they fucked us..

but.

“But that's not right now.”

Preparation must be perfect.

“After getting through this stage safely and being fully prepared, I'm going to go kill those guys..”

Revenge is best when eaten cold..

Rationally and carefully, sharpening my sword and equipping myself with bullets, I wipe them out in one fell swoop..

Until then, you should remain calm. We have to solve the stage in front of us right now..

“So everyone, take a break today. Don't think complicated anymore.”

I ordered the party to disperse..

I sent the hesitant young guys away to their respective quarters. Go quickly, eat, wash your feet, and go to sleep.!

***

I'm back in the mansion, trudging up the stairs to my room..

“Phew…….”

Well, I did brag like this and that..

‘What should I do with this defense?……?’

Jupiter is missing from the party. You can fill the empty spot in the main party with Lily right now, but.

…….

“……hmm. It'll be okay?”

I had an image in my mind of Lily crying and holding onto the leg of her pants, begging her to take it off, but I'll just pass it over for now..

The problem is the difference in combat power.

‘Lily is also a good mage, but she is not as powerful an area dealer as Jupiter..’

Lily's skill is strong against a single entity rather than dealing wide-area damage..

And above all, the efficiency of MP.

The number of miscellaneous mobs that can be defeated when using magic is different..

There is a reason why Jupiter is a wide-area dharma that is often used until the latter half of the third year..

‘The Gargoyle Legion has high physical defense and low magic defense. The defense situation is similar to those from Living Armor. If you don't have Jupiter, you'll have to fight with your main guns away. how should…….’

With my head spinning like that, I went up to the second floor of the mansion.,

“Yeongjuniyim!”

Ader jumped out..

“Big deal! I'm in big trouble!”

I dodged Ader who was rushing at me and stepped forward. zero difference.

“Wow!?!”

Ader tripped and tumbled awkwardly down the hallway..

I scoffed as I kicked the guy's butt, which was stretched out ugly and squirming, with my toe..

“You little director, you haven't been around much lately. What were you doing? Are you doing your job correctly??”

“Well, of course! Leave the city administration to us! No, that's not important.!”

“What's more important to you than city administration?.”

“It's a much bigger deal than that! Something that may be the worst event of this stage has happened.!”

“What are you doing?.”

I snorted..

It's a bigger deal than the party's main wizard getting injured.?

But the next words made me widen my eyes too..

“The prisoners escaped, no, they escaped.!”

It was because it was my first time hearing it..

“……prisoner?”

I didn't know what to say, so I just blinked and finally asked..

“Who is the prisoner??”

***

After listening to Ader's report, I pressed my temples in pain..

“So, I kept requesting reinforcements from the capital, and the answer came out of nowhere..”

“Yes, yes!”

“What they were sending was not reinforcements, but five death row inmates..”

“That's it!”

“And while these five heinous criminals from the Imperial Army, who were sentenced to death, were being transported to Crossroads, they overturned the carriage they were imprisoned in and all five escaped.…….”

I glanced at the glass window leading to the outside of the mansion. It's already dark.

“……It happened around noon today. No arrests have been made to date. Is this the story??”

“You are correct, my lord! You are the king of summary!”

“Is the summary a problem now, you rotten bastard?!”

I grabbed Ader by the collar and rocked her back and forth..

Ader let out a sound like a deflated balloon..

“Why did the capital send condemned prisoners instead of reinforcements? Why did the convoy abandon them in the middle? Why couldn't you prevent this in advance? This name-only director is a bastard.!”

“I-I have no power in this world! I can't read into the future!”

“Is incompetence a passive thing, you idiot! Then tell me what will be helpful first! I don't know anything more about this?”

A death row inmate delivery event. First of all, this is my first time experiencing this event..

Is there any information Ader can give me??

“I also don’t know the cause and effect of how things happened in the capital and ended up like this.…….”

As my eyes grew cold, Ader added urgently:.

“Ha, but I can give you information about the five death row inmates in question! I already have your profile in the system. check it out.”

“Should have said that from the beginning.”

I opened a system window and began looking for profiles of death row inmates. Let's see…….

“and.”

Then Ader lowered her voice..

“Even if they are death row prisoners, they are the ones who were ‘sent when we requested reinforcements’ from the capital..”

I glanced over and saw Ader smiling wickedly..

“If the lord can be persuaded well, do you know? Will it be a useful ‘real reinforcement’?.”

“……!”

When looking for new talent to hire, I made it clear:.

It doesn't matter if it's a ghost and not a person.

As long as you're good at killing monsters, maybe ghosts? They say they're willing to take on demons or zombies..

But death row inmate?

It's so much better than ghosts, demons and zombies.?

My thoughts were completely solidified when I checked the profiles of the five death row inmates..

“embrace.”

I quickly scanned the profile and spoke to Ader with a solemn look on my face..

”Whatever it takes, recruit these bastards..”

“Even though he is a violent criminal from the imperial army??”

“It's better to be from the imperial army than from an enemy country, and it's better to be a criminal who can communicate than monsters who can't communicate..”

Better than the gargoyle monsters that will attack in a few days..

More than the white-masked enemy that ambushed us from beneath the bottom of the lake..

Anyway, these friends who have room to bake are better..

‘More than anything, it’s okay..’

ability.

That too a lot.

“So, Mr. Incompetent Director. It's not like we're really at a loss as to where these guys ran off to.?”

When I glared, Ader scratched the back of her head sheepishly..

“We deployed reconnaissance units everywhere from noon, and received a report just before the lord returned home..”

“Where did you say it was??”

“It is a hill north of the city. It's not that far, but it's a bit remote..”

“There's no need to delay. Guide me right away.”

I straightened my clothes and smiled..

“Let's have a meeting with the people who were kicked out of the capital together..”