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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 776

◈ 776. [[Unknown] In a destroyed world

I lost on stage 50.

The final strategy failed, and the world was destroyed..

15 years have passed since then.

In a destroyed world, survivors still survive..

And still, I'm rebelling.

From the fate of destruction that has already arrived…….

***

“…….”

While organizing my clothes, I looked in the mirror..

15Through my black hair, which has grown long due to years of not cutting it properly, I can still see my young face..

After inheriting the power of two dragons, I no longer grow old..

But you can feel the passage of time that cannot be hidden in your deeply sunken, tired eyes..

For some reason, I am now.

My father who is already dead... … It looks a lot like Traha..

“…….”

I left behind a mirror that was heavily cracked and had dirty stains..

I had to attend Lily's funeral..

***

Lily's funeral was held simply..

For 15 years after the world was destroyed, Lily was a great help to us even though she couldn't move her legs..

She distributed insufficient supplies appropriately, placed insufficient manpower in the right place, and supplemented the lack of warmth with her fire magic..

Without her, the remnants of our World Defense Front would not have been able to carry out even their final resistance activities..

However, she seemed like she would always be strong and strong, but she recently got sick and was not able to hold out for long..

“This is a good reward..”

Looking at Lily's face lying on the frozen pile of firewood, Sid sighed calmly..

“In a world like this, it's possible to die with your limbs intact, in the arms of people who care for you, while basking in a bonfire... … How fortunate it is.”

“…….”

Even in the face of his mother's death, Sid remained calm..

It wasn't bravado or pretending to be strong. Really, Sid thought it was a good thing Lily died like this..

This child who grew up in a destroyed world truly thinks so..

And in reality, death from illness was a relatively intact last resort. Compared to the gruesome deaths of other heroes who fell before us,…….

In a world like this, the funeral method that could completely protect the rest of the dead was cremation..

The other method was that the body could not be maintained intact for various reasons..

We prepared Lily's funeral near the outer entrance of the cave we were using as a hiding place. We collected firewood, which was scarce, and sprayed oil that was difficult to find..

At that time, a hero who was wary of the surroundings approached me and slowly opened his mouth..

“majesty.”

When I turned around, there was a woman with dark blue hair standing in an undertaker's outfit..

It was Elise, the funeral swordsman and one of the few skilled warriors left in the current World Defense Front..

She wore an eyepatch over her missing right eye and a magic prosthetic hand in place of her missing left arm, and the sword on her back was the same as it was 15 years ago..

The weapons of previously deceased colleagues were kept in the sword coffin..

Also the relics of Serenade, her owner and my lover, whom she lost. It would have been preserved in Elise's sword coffin..

“majesty.”

While I was momentarily dazed thinking about the serenade, Elise called me again..

Even though the world has already been destroyed and Everblack has become a non-existent country,.

Elise called me to deliver. Even though it's a good world now with regards to social status. Even though my coronation will never take place.

“If you start a fire this big, the 'bastards' will find out..”

“…….”

“Even so, their siege is gradually narrowing. If we start a fire this time and they can pinpoint our location, we'll have to abandon this hideout we managed to find..”

‘It has been only a week since the remnants of our World Defense Front moved to this cave to avoid being pursued by the 'bastards'..

It was the most comfortable hideout I had found in a long time. It was a place where it was a waste to give up..

But anyway, I can only hold on for a few more days. After that, you'll eventually get caught by them and have to find a new hideout..

As has been the case for the past 15 years.

“There's a hiding place to move to next, a place to keep an eye on.?”

When I asked, Elise, who had hesitated, slowly nodded. I also nodded my head..

“We can't throw Lily's funeral in vain. Even if we have to move the hideout a little earlier than planned, let's send Lily off properly..”

“……All right.”

There was clearly a faint sadness in Elise's eyes as she retreated..

Although she has already witnessed the deaths of numerous colleagues and taken care of their weapons, Lily's death seems to be painful for her as well..

Funerals in this era were really nothing special. In a world that has already perished, what can we do by praying for the blessings of the afterlife?.

Just quietly mourn and light the fire.

‘……In the past, priests would bless the afterlife, soldiers would fire blank bullets into the sky, and I would recite verses..’

I suddenly remembered the funerals of the world before destruction..

Now that I think about it, when was the last time you recited a verse?.

After the destruction, so many people died and proper funerals were not given, I stopped reciting poetry for the dead..

As much as I cared for Lily, I wanted to say at least one phrase..

“…….”

Now, I can't even think of a good verse. I kept my mouth shut..

After everyone's mourning, it's time to light the fire..

Sid, who was standing next to me with an emotionless expression, snapped his fingers. Then the firewood underneath Lily caught fire magically..

We watched Lily engulfed in flames until the end..

She has been my companion since I first faced the black spider army at the forward base 18 years ago..

Lucas and Damian, who were together during those times, are now either dead or missing..

The departure of the last senior hero, Lily, made me feel sick to my stomach..

The fierce magic flames soon died down, leaving only bone dust where Lily lay..

Sid waved his hand lightly once more, and the wind blew, causing even the bone dust to scatter and disappear..

This was a funeral of destruction, and it was the cleanest ending I have seen in the past 15 years..

That's right too.

Squeak…….

Squeak squeak.

After the destruction, this world became infested with those ‘bastards’..

Before I knew it, a swarm of rats had gathered around the entrance to the hideout cave. They moved like waves, surrounding us from afar, their red eyes flashing..

I don't know what the rats eat to maintain such numbers in this destroyed world, but one thing is for sure: they won't leave the bodies of my heroes alone..

In order not to insult the deceased, it is best to blow away the bone dust after cremation. At least Lily's death won't be tainted by those guys..

‘……Because he is a nobleman.’

I took a long breath, thinking of Lily, who had now disappeared from the world without a trace..

‘Because he is a nobleman…….’

I could feel a swarm of rats swaying like waves in the distance, slowly narrowing the distance..

I looked around and said.

“Let's move. to the next hideout.”

I can't handle it when the rat swarm starts to grow..

But what is more fearful than a swarm of rats is the ‘next’ enemy coming..

The rats are just the eyes, nose, and ears of the real enemies. It's just a scout run by the real enemy..

We must run before the real enemy comes..

The survivors had all already packed up. In fact, it was a time when there were no significant burdens left..

We began to move, following the lead of our guide, Elise. The swarm of rats that surrounded us all dispersed to make way for us..

Still with his bright red eyes fixed on us.

Trying to ignore the rats, we made our way into a frozen world where white ash fell like rain..

A black storm was approaching in the distance..

***

The road to the next hideout.

Wearing robes and capes all the way up to our heads, we are walking in the face of endless rain of ash..

The rain of ash was so strong that we could barely see straight in front of us, but we remained calm. In fact, it was ordinary weather that could hardly be called bad weather..

Because it was that kind of era..

“regret it?”

Suddenly, a question like that came from next to me..

When I turned around, it was Sid. The little boy was calmly climbing up the hill of ash, his feet sinking..

I asked back.

“Regret? Did you hold your mom’s funeral? So I left my hiding place and left.?”

“no.”

The boy's sharp eyes stared at me through the boy's robe..

“15Years ago, on the day of the last defense, you made that choice..”

“…….”

“In the end, Godfather’s choice made this world like this. regret… … Are you doing it??”

I was dazed for a moment..

15It was because I couldn't remember what my choices were years ago..

‘Then, when I reached stage 50, I…….’

‘Instead of killing the 'sleepless lake princess', he tried to save her..

To do that, I met the Demon King separately.…….

Strongly!

Instead of a moment of choice that didn't come to mind, memories of the disastrous consequences that followed the failure of the strategy covered my eyes like a tsunami..

burning crossroads.

The final boss who finally pushes through, 'The lake princess who can't sleep'’.

And the infinite that follows... … A truly endless horde of monsters..

The melting walls, the soldiers on top evaporating together..

“…….”

I tried to talk to the 'Sleepless Lake Princess' until the very end..

It was because I believed that it was the only way to reach the true ending..

But the final boss just swung his sword mercilessly..

At this time, Serenade pushed me away and instead was struck by the sword of the 'Sleepless Lake Princess' and died in my arms..

In order to escape me from the 'sleepless lake princess', Lucas stood by alone to block the enemy general. And the bloody fight continued until we were all sent out of the Crossroads..

I don't know the end.

“…….”

Thorkel died while guarding the castle gate until the end..

Kuilan, Kelly Bay, Verdandi, and Rompeler siblings maintained resistance until the end with the blessings of the race god, but eventually collapsed in front of endless waves of monsters..

Numerous soldiers and kings wasted time by imprisoning themselves..

to save me.

After escorting the group of defeated soldiers led by me to the outside of the Crossroads, Evangeline turned around and jumped into the Crossroads again..

He said he would meet an end worthy of the heir to the Cross family..

He said he didn't want to leave Lucas alone..

He rushed to his hometown, which was overrun with demons and monsters..

I don't know the end.

“…….”

On this day, the World Defense Front was destroyed..

And the world began to fall.

‘An endless horde of monsters led by the 'Sleepless Lake Princess' has burned all the land, seas and skies of the world..

We, the last remnants of the World Defense Front, tried to organize a resistance force to fight back, but they were infinite and we had lost all of our best..

Those who survived with great difficulty lost their lives one by one during the next 15 years of flight..

And so it is now..

The ground is frozen, the sky is burning. In a world that has already been destroyed.

We live because we cannot die.

I am looking for a non-existent reversal number... … I'm wandering through this hell.

“I heard it from my mom.”

Sid asked me again while I was silent..

“That day, before the final battle, I had a chance to kill that monster. But my godfather chose dialogue rather than war, and in the end the world became like this..”

“…….”

“Do you regret it??”

I was out of breath in front of the boy's glaring gaze..

“If I could take back the choices I made that day... … Are you going to revert it??”

“…….”

The answer did not come easily.

It was then.

“majesty!”

Elise, who was leading the group at the head of the group, shouted urgently..

“It's the enemy!”

Doo doo doo doo…….

The sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance and quickly got closer..

All survivors urgently drew their weapons. Elise screamed at the top of her lungs.

“This is Apocalypse Knights.-!”

As soon as a shout rang out, cavalry with flapping cloaks rushed in from all directions through a heavy rain of ash..

plague.

famine.

War.

death.

After the destruction, the enemies who had been harassing us horribly descended upon us like dark clouds and brandished their weapons..