Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 778
◈ 778. [[Unknown] In a destroyed world (3)
Fortunately, the survivor group was not hostile to us..
No, it was more friendly than hostile..
That's right too…….
“Prince Ash! How long has it been since this??”
Because it was spherical.
Miller Aryan, the king of the Aryan Kingdom, welcomed me warmly and offered to shake my hand. I held his gaunt hand and shook it..
“Miller. Long time no see. It's good to see you alive.”
“Because we Aryans are used to this kind of weather! No fucking blizzard can kill this Miller Aryan.!”
His once strong, muscular body had shrunk ungainly, but his brightly shining eyes were the same as 15 years ago..
I didn't bother to ask him how Yun was doing. Because in this world, there is nothing more foolish than asking about someone who is not there..
After briefly chatting about how we had been doing, I brought up my original purpose..
“Can I get some medicine? There are many injured.”
“Because it’s medicine… … We don't have enough, but we will still add..”
Miller ordered his men to collect medicines..
The swarthy, dead-eyed subordinates nodded vaguely and disappeared into the dark shadows of the city..
After sending his men away, Miller leaned closer to me and lowered his voice..
“So, Prince Ash. Of course, you probably have it.?”
“yes? What do you mean?”
“Of course, it's a one-shot turnaround.!”
Miller clenched his fist with his only remaining arm..
“A single blow that can defeat those cursed monsters that cover this land and save the world... … ! You probably have it?”
“…….”
I was speechless..
There is no such way.
The world has already been destroyed. It can never be restored to its former self again..
Even though I knew it, I wandered around looking for a possible miracle. If you didn't believe that such a miracle exists, there would be no reason to live..
So, it was best to answer like this:.
“……Still, I'm looking too.”
Miller's face, which still had a smile on it, hardened..
In my voice, in my face... … It must have been a sign of resignation and fatigue..
“I see, I see.…….”
He smiled vainly while stroking his unruly beard..
“Prince Ash, I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but I'm sure you'll find it. No matter where or how long you search, if you…….”
Silence fell.
An awkward atmosphere filled the area between the bonfires. Huh! Miller cleared his throat and was delighted to see his men returning from afar..
“Oh, my men are coming over there... … Hello, how much medicine is left??”
Gradually. Gradually.
but.
Instead of medicine, the subordinates who came close were holding blades in their hands..
Moreover, the number was much larger than those who initially dispersed. It seemed like all the colleagues scattered throughout the city had been gathered together..
“…….”
Elise, me, and Sid sat calmly in front of the campfire and glanced at the survivors who had come rushing in and surrounded us..
Miller was visibly upset..
“These guys, what are they doing now??!”
“…….”
“Isn’t it a place to welcome and welcome precious guests? Can't I put down the knife right now?!”
“Your Majesty, please step aside..”
Among those who surrounded us, a middle-aged woman with rough bones chewed and spat while adjusting her rusty kitchen knife..
“We all know it. Prince Ash, this man was the commander of the World Defense Front..”
“…….”
“This man had a responsibility to protect the world. If this man had done it right, the world wouldn't have ended so horribly..”
I gently closed my tired eyes. A middle-aged woman screamed hoarsely and miserably..
“Prince Ash, it's because of you! It's all because of you! If you had done it right, the world would have been fine and my children wouldn't have had to die so horribly.!”
“…….”
“All these failures are your fault! Then you have to take responsibility! Why are you still shamelessly alive?!”
The survivors who surrounded us approached us one step at a time..
The hideous-looking weapons catch the light of the bonfire and receive hostility... … It shone red..
“I repent with my life.”
“…….”
“At least die now! To my children who died first... … ! This world died first! I want you to apologize!”
Miller stood up and shouted..
“These guys! stop being stupid!”
“Don't stop me, Your Majesty.!”
“Isn’t the world over anyway? … Stop being polite.!”
“Let's kill these bastards and eat as much human meat as we can for the first time in a long time.……!”
Miller's restraint was of no use..
The next moment, the survivors who had been slowly closing the distance all shouted and rushed toward me..
I didn't avoid it. This is because I had several means to block the attack, and moving to avoid it was tiring..
But something completely unexpected happened..
Sigh! Puff poop poop……!
Miller, who came in between, received the attacks that came at me with his body..
“Wow!”
“miller?!”
Several blades entered his old, thin body and were pulled out with blood..
Not only me, but also the survivors who held out the blades were embarrassed..
“Your Majesty! why!”
“Ugh, huh, huh.……!”
Miller chanted as blood poured from his wounded body..
“Who on earth threw stones at this man?……!”
“……!”
“Everyone who was on that front knows. If it weren't for this man, the world would have been destroyed long ago. Because of this man, there was hope in this world.…….”
Miller held up one empty arm..
During the battle with the black dragon, its burns were revealed. He still considered the wound a badge of honor..
“I remember. That miraculous moment when this man returned sunshine to the world…….”
“…….”
“So, if you're going to throw a rock at this guy... … Huh. Kill me first. Before I die, never……!”
The survivors were embarrassed, but their expressions slowly changed. The hand holding the blade gained strength..
“That's right, I'm getting tired of your crappy old days, Your Majesty.…….”
“Lastly, fill the hungry stomachs of the people and go..”
“Kill all four! Let's feast tonight!”
Even in a situation where all the people he once led betrayed and turned to swords, Miller stood with trembling legs as if he were trying to protect me..
I stood up and put my hand on his shoulder..
“……Thank you, Miller.”
“Heo Eok, Heo Eok, Prince Ash…….”
He looked back at me with trembling eyes..
It was a time when everything was tested..
Humanity, beliefs, banners, will, everything…….
It was the same for me too. In this lost world with no hope, I was about to give up on finding salvation.
I was trying to accept my fate of slowly withering away..
But even in times like these, there are still people who truly believe in me... … This old king showed.
So, I said it with sincerity..
“thank you.”
Did you read the look in my eyes that was regaining my will instead of resignation?.
A smile slowly formed on the corner of Miller's bloody mouth as he looked at me blankly..
“Yeah, I see... … . In that case… … That's it…….”
dump.
Miller collapsed..
The old king is dead.
I quietly looked down at him as he fell dead in his own blood... … I looked around at the survivors who had surrounded us again..
To those who grab the blade and reveal their various hatreds and desires. spoke quietly.
“Monsters kill. people protect.”
“……?”
“That's my lifelong belief.”
I reached out my hand towards them..
“And yet, I want to protect you.”
“…….”
“It's not too late. Everyone, put down your weapons. Please, don't be a monster. remain human.”
Especially in times like these.
Someone must remain as a light. Someone must remain as a beacon. Someone must remain the flag..
If the destruction of the world is my responsibility, then it must also be my responsibility to preserve the last of humanity..
It will also be my responsibility to rekindle that spark in people..
“Don't be a monster like them.”
“…….”
“Even though it is hard and difficult, still… … Let's live as humans until the end.”
The expressions on the survivors' faces were varied..
Those who burn their hatred even more fiercely as if it were nothing, those who are agitated and embarrassed, those whose eyes tremble…….
I waited calmly in front of these people who were confused and making a fuss..
However, in the end.
“Do not be ridiculous! I will kill you, Prince Ash.!”
After the faint emotions evaporated, what remained in the eyes of the survivors was deep-rooted hatred..
“Go to hell with your fake nonsense! Miller, that old man is dead, so there's nothing to worry about anymore.!”
“I'm willing to become a monster to survive in this hellish world.!”
“Meat, meat, give me meat!”
……okay.
This must be reality.
Still, I tried to persuade them until the end. I tried to make at least one person find the opposite sex..
But, that was then..
thud…….
Something sounded far away.
“……?”
Everyone turned their heads in that direction as if they had made a promise..
thud… … . thud… … . thud…….
The heavy sound got closer little by little..
The survivors swallowed their panicked screams and dropped the blades in their hands one by one. Confusion and despair appeared on everyone's faces..
Everyone knows the identity of this sound..
“majesty!”
Elise urgently stomped on the bonfire and extinguished it..
“hide!”
Elise led Cid and me and hurriedly ran behind the pillars of the ruins..
thud… … ! thud… … ! thud……!
At the same time, the sound began to gradually become stronger..
As if something very heavy was rushing down the ground..
And the next moment we hid behind the pillar-
Kugwagwagwagwang!
All the collapsed ruins of the building were crushed, and three gigantic statues appeared along with a cloud of dust..
A being that reads the negative emotions that come out when people are hostile to each other and appears to hunt people..
One of the worst monsters of the Doomsday Era-
“Tamjinchi……!”
Huge statues of rooster, snake, and pig heads with flashing red eyes raised their respective weapons. And he said in a low voice.
《Always greedy,》
《Always full of anger,》
《Always foolish. Oh human.》
the three said at the same time.
《Come here, let's go towards Nirvana together.》
And then they started hunting humans..
Hwii profit!
pucak-!
Every time the giant scimitar, double pole, and Samo danced, the necks and heads of the survivors who had been alive just moments before were separated, and blood was sprayed in all directions..
“Wow!”
“Run away, run away-!”
“Tamjinchida! They can't win! hurry up…….”
The man who was shouting was caught by the hand of a giant statue, and his upper and lower body were ripped off..
The man continued to scream long after his lower body was thrown away..
“You damn monsters! Then you took my children-”
The middle-aged woman from earlier rushed towards the giant statue, holding a kitchen knife..
The next moment, she was struck by the Colossus' fist, and the middle-aged woman's blood and flesh exploded in the air, splashing everywhere..
a massacre occurred.
Those who quickly hid in the ruins like us survived, but those outside were brutally murdered..
“Pfft!”
As I slowly activated my magic, a embarrassed Elise stopped me..
“Your Majesty, what are you doing?!”
“But, people……!”
“We can't defeat those monsters right now! Don't you know! Now we have to hide and wait for the opportunity to escape.!”
Then Sid muttered softly..
“……It's too late to run away anyway.”
“what?”
“There's more coming.”
Sid looked around with eyes filled with subtle magic light and chanted..
“Even other monsters.”
“……!”
Shoot ahhh…….
From the other side of the earth covered in ash, the earth approached, undulating like waves..
no, it wasn't a wave.
It was a countless swarm of rats..
In the center of the group of rats was a huge lump of flesh..
“Mosin Rat……!”
It was the monster that I often called the Great Rat Mother, the mother of all rats..
That meant that the main force of the rat swarm that had devoured this world had arrived here..
“Wow!”
“A swarm of rats! A swarm of rats appeared!”
“If you get swallowed, it's over. Run away quickly.……!”
Those who tried to run out of the city were scared and tried to come back into the ruins, but it was already too late..
A wave of rats attacked at a speed much faster than that of humans and attacked the survivors..
Those who were swallowed by the wave could not even scream, and in a matter of seconds, all their flesh was torn off and their blood sucked..
In an instant, dead bodies rolled across the floor..
And it didn't end here.
Shut up! Shut up! Compactly!
sound of horseshoes.
Four centaurs appeared with the sound of horses' hooves as if they were flying. Each of them was wrapped in plague, fire, water, and ice..
“4th Captain of Apocalypse Knights…….”
It's really a sight to behold..
As I was shaking, Sid added,.
“This is not the end.”
“what?”
When I turned around, Sid's face was paler than ever before..
“I'm looking this way. It's coming this way.”
Sid's eyes trembled as he looked at me..
“‘The 'real' enemy……!”
next moment,
thud-!
The sky split with an earth-shattering roar..
As the sky, burning pitch black and always billowing with black smoke, split, the darkness of the other world was revealed through the gap..
There, countless eyes were blinking ceaselessly, peering at the ground through cracks..
And along the path in the sky, under the clouds and under the starlight... … Two beings came down.
“……!”
One of them was a woman with her face covered by a morning veil with burnt ends..
The hem and sleeves of the dress she wore were burnt, and the high crown on her head was also scorched and blackened..
Even her long white hair that seemed to drag on the ground had blackened ends..
‘The lake princess who can't sleep’.
My worst enemy, once my best friend.
And next to it…….
《It's been a while, Ash..》
Wearing a charred mask from which black smoke constantly spews out, a crown made of thorns is worn on top of the smiling mask..
Dressed in white royal robes with black ends, and a white cape with black ends.…….
There was a clown.
I chewed up his name and spit it out.
“crown.”
Then, the clown wearing the crown grinned behind his mask and asked:.
With a low, profound voice that is easy to listen to…….
《how is it. Have you gotten used to this nightmare life now??》
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