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I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 769

769. [STAGE 48] It’s a disaster (5)

Doo doo doo doo-!

Four cavalry units galloping northward.

These white, red, black, and blue knights, each symbolizing plague, war, famine, and death, distorted their surroundings in an evil way just by their presence..

The ground trampled by the white knights rotted away at once, and fire spread along the path the red knights ran on. Around the Black Knights, plants and wild animals withered and died, and finally, the Blue Knights…….

Click, click, click.

I just run quietly.

Unlike the other three cavalry units that announce their presence by noisily laying waste to the surroundings, the Blue Knights gallop along quietly..

Winter is coming, kicking the frozen winter land, quietly heading north..

“…….”

I clicked my tongue as I looked at the particularly white and frozen road the blue knights took..

I know.

Those kids are the most dangerous…….

***

a few days ago.

After Stage 48's opponent was confirmed to be Apocalypse Knights,.

I divided our troops into four units. Tanks, dealers, wizards, and healers were evenly distributed to each unit..

And in addition to the unit I would command, I appointed Thorkel, Evangeline, and Lucas as commanders of each remaining unit. All three were tanks and at the same time heroes with experience and talent in commanding troops..

Thorkel's unit was assigned the Red Knights of War, Evangeline's unit was assigned the Black Knights of Famine, and Lucas' unit was assigned the Blue Knights of Death..

“If you do, my lord?”

“Let me stop the white knights of the plague.”

It is a personnel arrangement that has its own reasons..

First of all, I am immune to plague. Thanks to the persimmons that Salome once fed me, pestilence cannot invade my surroundings. So, just by existing, I become a counter to the white knights..

‘If you try to fool me, do you think it's as good as Raven?.’

I clicked my tongue, remembering the plague brew of the crow mask that I defeated with Salome..

Next, the Red Knight of War.

These guys are driving the war. In other words, flame properties.

However, even though it deals with flames, it is only an additional effect. It's like embers igniting along the running trajectory..

Their special advantage is the ability to wage war using overwhelming physical power..

Out of the four units, they are the best at hand-to-hand combat..

Among our field commanders, Thorkell is the best to deal with. If Thor Kell is a purified Nightmare Slayer who can easily command the entire army under his command through [Original Sin], he should be able to put up a decent match against these guys..

“…….”

‘Hearing the word ‘war’, Thorkel suddenly stroked the helmet he wore, [Original Sin]..

The owner of that helmet... … And the Goblin God King who lost all of his former companions. Did he even remember the battle with that guy?.

“I will follow your orders, Your Majesty..”

Thorkel bowed deeply and stepped back..

Next, the Black Knight of Famine.

True to their name, these guys cause droughts and dry out the mountains and rivers. In other words, it is a water property.

It is not about actively using water to exert strength, but rather about taking moisture away from the opponent and the surroundings..

And water is life.

They are troublesome people who easily drain their lives..

Evangeline smiled sarcastically..

“Hehe, with my moist charm, it's arranged for that reason, to prevent their famine.?”

“no… … It means to survive with the fat stored in your round belly.…….”

“What are you saying??!”

Of course it's a joke.

The Black Knights' leader has a pattern of attempting wide-area life absorption-life drain targeting our heroes. It was arranged to counter this with Evangeline's ultimate skill, [Last Fortress]..

“If that's the reason... … No, but I barely have any belly fat anymore?! Instead, I have great abs.?!”

Evangeline patted her stomach in frustration and looked at Lucas..

But Lucas looked at the layout of the map with a serious face and then asked me:.

“What are the powers of the Blue Knights, my lord??”

“death.”

I nodded and sighed..

“And there's a chill in death.”

It reminded me of a pile of sheets I saw at a forward base a long time ago..

The terrible chill I felt at that time suddenly cooled the back of my neck. But without showing it, I nodded..

“Blue knights extract cold energy every time they take an opponent's life..”

Every time a life is taken from our side, the Blue Knights surround themselves with the cold energy extracted from that death..

But this is not just cold… … It is a chill that is literally extracted from death and reaches the soul. Mortals exposed to this cold are wounded in their souls..

If the snowball rolls properly, at the end of the battle, their entire bodies will be covered in black cold, making them look like they are wearing ice armor..

So, if you ask me, it has ice properties..

“Do you have any idea how to deal with these guys??”

“……We need to reduce the damage to our allies as much as possible..”

“Accurate.”

I nodded to Lucas’ answer..

As allies' damage increases, the Blue Knights gain more frost and gain more strength..

You must bide your time by reviving as many allies as possible..

“…….”

ice. And the more the lives of allies are taken, the stronger the enemy becomes..

Suddenly, Celendion came to mind. The battle with the Vampire King who led the Frost Ghouls was like this..

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them..

Yes. All of these are hardships we have already experienced once. It's an ordeal that has already been passed..

Are you going to give in to this adversity now?.

“Lucas. You and your unit must not engage in direct combat with the Blue Knights..”

I handed down the tactics..

“Me, Thorkel, and Evangeline's troops will destroy each enemy's troops and then join your side. You and your unit's role is to take as much time as possible and hold them in place with as little damage as possible..”

“…….”

Lucas listened to me with deep, thoughtful eyes..

Fighting against the strongest of the four enemy units only buys time..

Normally, this would be a crazy order, no different from a suicide order. But the one who ordered this operation was me, and the one who received the operation was Lucas..

I don't let my people die..

And Lucas is my ace in name and reality.

We have the capability to carry out this operation. That's why I trust and leave it to you..

“Take your time by protecting the forward base as much as possible. However, when the situation becomes difficult, without hesitation.”

“yes. I will retreat.”

Besides, which heroes will you give to Thorkel, Evangeline, and Lucas? After giving instructions on what equipment and how many soldiers to bring,.

Finally I said.

“Everyone, keep this in mind. In this battle, our role fighting from the forward base is only to break the brunt of the enemy..”

The three unit commanders looked at me and their eyes lit up. I nodded..

“There is no need to go to great lengths to annihilate it. It is enough to reduce the number of enemies and stop time..”

I taught them once more how to operate an advance base, something I've probably heard hundreds of times while running the monster front..

After emphasizing that we should retreat without regret when necessary, I clapped my hands..

“Well, there isn't much left! Let's do our best until the end!”

Then Evangeline suddenly thrust her fist forward. huh?

Looking at us curiously, Evangeline looked around at us without saying anything, just waving her eyebrows..

Lucas was the first to chuckle and put his fist on that fist, and only then did Thorkell and I realize his intention and also put our own fists together..

pot!

After lightly bumping each other's fists.

We went out to form our respective units..

***

today.

“This place…….”

I declared as I planted the flag on the ground..

“It is the forefront of the world!”

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Gray castle walls made of magic rose up from all around, and a fortress emerged on the empty plain..

Immediately, the heroes and troops under my command who were on standby quickly found their positions inside the fortress and began to be deployed..

“after.”

I took a short breath and looked around..

Even though the burden was reduced as much as possible in the previous battle, there was a fatigue that could not be completely erased from the faces of the heroes and soldiers..

It is not simply fatigue caused by the series of battles that unfold at the end..

The fatigue accumulated from endless fighting over the past three years is etched like scars on everyone's faces..

“…….”

It will all end soon.

I turned my head to the sky.

Of the two airships, La Mancha was kept in the air above where she could monitor all four forward bases..

Damian is also aboard La Mancha and has been entrusted with supporting fire for all four forward bases..

Considering that the distance between each forward base is extremely long, it is a nonsensical order, but Damian is a clairvoyant. It’s okay to leave something a little ridiculous to me..

Therefore, La Mancha and Damien will provide support to the four forward bases as needed. The same goes for the Sky Knights and Mikhail, which operate based in La Mancha. If the situation arises, we will come out and provide support..

The pirate warship Blue Pearl, which had recently joined, was attached to Lucas' unit. Since her enemy is the strongest there, she has prepared an airship as a means of retreat..

In addition, I think about the status and equipment status of the heroes assigned to other units.…….

“It's good to worry about other units, though..”

I heard a voice from behind.

When I turned around, I saw a bald dwarf walking towards me with unsteady steps..

“Anyway, why don't you worry about us first??”

“Kelly Bay.”

I grinned..

“The great Dwarf King is here, so why should I worry??”

“Inum, this has completely become a politician's tongue..”

Kelly Bay shook his head as if it was absurd and looked around the inside of the magic fortress..

“All the main heroes and soldiers were assigned to other units, and all artifacts and equipment were distributed... … It's just you, me, my men, and the volunteer army that recently joined..”

Kelly Bay looked south..

“It's really something we can solve on our own.?”

Doo doo doo doo-!

A cavalry unit with white cloaks waving appeared in the distance in the south, raising a cloud of dust..

White Knight of Plague.

The entire path along which this archer cavalry, all equipped with bows in their hands, ran was black and rotten. The pure white cavalry galloping over the blackened road was an eerie sight in itself..

I chuckled..

“I have to ask the opposite question, Kelly Bay..”

“huh?”

“I wonder if too much power has been gathered here. Wouldn't it have been better to scrape together the rest and support other units?.”

Kelly Bay opened her mouth slightly as if she was shocked by my bravado, but in fact, I was sincere to some extent..

The power of the dragon and the power of the divine power are saved for ‘clearing’, but.

Even if I don't use it, I'm already half a cheat character..

As I spread my arms out to the side, the magic wall next to me began to transform in an instant..

Slam! Slam! Clap!

thud-! thud-! thud-!

The transformation was completed in no time, and what was erected there was an automatic defense turret..

The number is exactly - one hundred doors.

‘The SSR grade magic core is also being consumed by missiles, and the rotten R grade magic core must be used in this situation.!’

This is a special move that only the commander-in-chief can use to deal with the resource saturation in the latter half of the game - turret bombardment.!

What are you going to do with the minerals left over when the game is over? I have to shake it all off and go.!

I winked at Kelly Bay, who opened her mouth..

“Let's do some fireworks, Kelly Bay?”

Then Kelly Bay clenched his fists and shouted.

“That's Joochi-!”

Clap-!

One hundred automatic defense turrets simultaneously spotted the enemy cavalry within range and turned their heads..

The next moment, a hundred gun ports spewed out dazzling blue-green fire all at once..