I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 108

“Uh, well, you see….”

Damian, who had teleported to the base camp in a hurry at my call, looked dumbfounded.

“Are you saying we’re going in there?”

“Yep.”

Before us was a magic door that was scattering golden particles everywhere.

It was the door to the ‘Golden Room’ that Old Lady Coco had opened.

Damian seemed nervous, as it felt different from the teleport gates we had seen so far.

“And, is it just us? What about Juju?”

I gave a cool reply to Damian’s question.

“I didn’t call her.”

It’s not a dungeon that particularly needs a mage.

“Did you not call her because she didn’t look well?”

“That’s part of it, but….”

She’s got the same gold-obsessed trait as her grandmother, you know.

And this dungeon is the Golden Room. If we went together, it would be chaos, right? It’s wise not to bring her.

‘Actually, we don’t even need knights here. Damian is enough.’

Damian could probably solo this. It’s not difficult in the first place, just an annoying event dungeon with gimmicks.

I equipped Damian with a magic rifle, and I had Lukas and Evangeline carry large empty sacks.

Lukas and Evangeline looked uneasy when they were told to go in without swords or shields.

“My lord, wouldn’t it be better for us to have weapons?”

“That’s right! We don’t know what might pop out inside!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. You don’t need them. You’ll only regret it because they’ll be too heavy.”

“Huh? Heavy?”

“When we come back, those sacks will be full, and if you carry weapons, it’ll be much heavier.”

Lukas, Evangeline, and even Damian all looked like they didn’t understand.

I ignored them and took the lead. You’ll all understand when you see it.

“Alright, let’s go! Let’s get some loot!”

I jumped into the entrance of the Golden Room first.

Flash-!

***

[Now Loading……Teleporting.]

[Tip – Wow! Golden Goblins!]

…….

I get low-key annoyed every time I see that tip, is that normal……?

***

Thud!

As soon as the teleport ended, we were in a wide, circular dome-shaped room.

Shimmering, shimmering.

Everything was dazzlingly shiny, as if it had been plated with gold. It felt like gold had been spread like paint.

“Whoa?!”

“What is this!”

The party members who followed me were shocked. I rubbed my eyes, which were hurting from the golden light, and explained.

“This is an event dungeon, the Golden Room. The rules are simple.”

Just then, a cluster of light flashed on the opposite side of the room, and three monsters appeared.

Kikik!

Kikikik! Kikik!

Three small monsters making sharp, annoying laughs.

“……Goblins?”

Evangeline, who recognized the monsters, pointed her finger.

“Those are goblins, right?”

“They’re goblins, but a bit different.”

“Oh, they are. Their skin is sparkling gold.”

Weak individually, but cunning and living in groups. Goblins.

They’re a type of them, but these guys are a bit different.

“They’re Golden Goblins. Among goblins, they’re especially crazy about jewels and precious things, and….”

Thud!

Before I could finish my sentence, the three Golden Goblins kicked off the ground and started running along the walls at an incredible speed.

“……Fast, tough, and annoying bastards.”

“…….”

“…….”

Lukas and Evangeline slightly opened their mouths as they watched the goblins running at a speed that was almost invisible.

At the same time, a system window popped up in front of my eyes.

Ding!

[Event Dungeon – Golden Room]

– Catch the Golden Goblins!

– Remaining Time: 59 seconds

“The rules are simple. If you catch those guys within the time limit, you get items.”

The time limit is one minute.

There are a total of three Golden Goblins running around the room.

They’re disgustingly fast and disgustingly tough.

Usually, you can barely catch one of them, and even if you’re lucky with mob control, two is the limit, but.

“Damian.”

We have a cheat here, you see.

“Snipe.”

“Yes, sir!”

Damian took out his magic rifle, took a sniping stance, took a breath, and then,

Bang-!

He shot.

The magic bullet flew and accurately hit the trajectory of one of the goblins running along the wall,

Thwack!

Kieek-?!

Piercing its chest.

The Golden Goblin collapsed to the floor, scattering gold coins everywhere instead of blood.

“Nice shot!”

I love the all-seeing eye cheat, it’s so OP [Overpowered]!

Next to me, the two knights were chatting.

“Every time I see it, it’s amazing, Sniper. How do you even hit them?”

“Hmm. Damian, me, and the Prince have been through thick and thin together since the forward base. I’d say our bond as party members is on a different level than yours, missy.”

“Hey, why is this old man suddenly picking a fight……?”

I gestured with my chin at the bickering pair.

“The time for chitchat is over, knight duo.”

The knights looked at me with wide eyes. I grinned and pointed to the corpse of the Golden Goblin.

Flash!

Swish, swish, swish-!

As soon as the death notification appeared, the Golden Goblin’s corpse turned into light and showered a ton of sparkling items everywhere.

“…….”

“…….”

I gestured with my chin at the two who were gaping at this spectacle.

“Pick them up.”

Even while we were doing this, Damian kept repeating his aim and snipe.

Bang!

Krrrluk?!

Bang-!

Kieeeek!

One shot, one kill.

Thanks to Damian’s magic bullets that accurately pierced their weak points, all three Golden Goblins, who usually make you frustrated and raise your blood pressure, were easily caught.

Right after the last goblin collapsed to the floor, scattering gold coins.

Ding!

[Event Dungeon – Golden Room]

– Catch the Golden Goblins!

– Time until the room closes: 4 minutes 59 seconds

Pa-ra-ba-ra-bam~!

A fanfare sound played, celebrating the event dungeon clear. Thanks for the celebration, I guess.

Gold coins were scattered like rain where the goblins had died, and jewels and items were laid out all over the place.

“You’re the best, Damian.”

I whistled and patted Damian’s head. Damian smiled bashfully.

“Alright, let’s pick them up quickly~ We’ll be forced out in 5 minutes.”

They could have let us pick everything up leisurely, but they’re stingy and force us out after 5 minutes.

Lukas and Evangeline, surprised by my words, hurriedly started sweeping gold coins and jewels into their sacks.

Damian also quickly started picking up the sparkling things on the floor.

I picked up only the expensive-looking ones one by one from the carpet of gold coins and jewels.

There’s no way to take everything out anyway, so it’s better to take only the valuable ones.

Clink.

“Oh.”

Then I found it.

I carefully picked up a golden, shimmering magic core.

[Standard Grade Special Magic Core (SSR)]

Jackpot.

I carefully put the SSR-grade magic core into my inventory. I expected at least one to come out.

I checked to see if there were any more, but that was the only SSR-grade magic core. I found two more SR-grade magic cores.

In an instant, 5 minutes had passed. A door opened in the corner of the room, the same as when we entered. I clapped my hands.

“Alright, everyone, stop picking up. Let’s get ready to leave.”

“Ugh, there’s still so much left.”

“It’s a shame we can’t take it all……”

“The Prince has more gold coins. Let’s go.”

The moment Evangeline picked up a gold coin under her feet with a regretful look,

Flash-!

The golden door in the distance grew huge and swallowed us like the mouth of a monster. What the heck?!

And so, we were forcibly evicted.

***

When I came to my senses, we were back at the base camp.

“……So that’s how they evict us.”

I was still dazed when I heard Evangeline’s ‘Whoa-’ scream. What’s going on?

“My gold coins…….”

The gold coins in Evangeline’s hand were broken in half.

Did they leave only that because she picked it up last? The Golden Room is so strict.

“I’ve come to understand Jupiter a little bit…….”

Evangeline, who had placed the heavy sack on the floor, chattered.

“I never knew gold coins could be such beautiful things. I was half-hypnotized.”

“But you can’t secretly hoard them like Jupiter. I’ll distribute your share, so put it all out for now.”

“Tch.”

Evangeline immediately clicked her tongue and took out a few gold coins from her pocket.

This kid, she’s not just understanding Jupiter, she’s becoming like her.

Lukas handed me his sack with a confident face.

“This Lukas has not committed any dishonesty or corruption. All of my wealth belongs to my lord.”

“You should go off the rails a little sometimes, you know.”

His diligence is a disease, a disease! Stop being so righteous! Steal some gold coins!

“Prince, um…….”

Finally, Damian, who had been hesitating, handed me something.

“Could you give me this?”

“Huh? What is it?”

When I took it, it was a finely crafted glass lens.

“My eyes can see things far away, but it takes a lot of concentration every time.”

Damian explained, looking embarrassed.

“But if I make a scope with this, I think I can see more easily…….”

“…….”

I nodded and returned the lens to Damian’s hand.

“I’ll give you this and some extra gold coins.”

“Huh? Oh, no! The salary you give me is enough!”

“Enough my ass. Hey, if you’re a mercenary, you should be greedy for more pay.”

Just don’t become like Jupiter. Be somewhere in the middle of Jupiter and Lukas.

Anyway, since we swept up gold coins and jewels, I decided to give bonuses to the party members.

I decided to do that after going back to the mansion and counting the gold coins.

I gave a jewel to Old Lady Coco as a thank you for opening the gate, and I approached the blacksmith, Kellybay.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

He had already lit the furnace and was fanning the flames with the bellows. He seems to be full of motivation for work.

“I’ve got them.”

I took out three magic cores and placed them on the workbench next to Kellybay.

The standard special grade magic core I got this time.

And the two gargoyle chieftain magic cores I got last time.

A total of three SSR-grade magic cores.

“……You’re a very well-prepared friend. Your potential is so green, it’s practically sky blue.”

Kellybay, who had been examining the magic cores in his hands, curled up the corners of his mouth into a grin.

“Good! Then, now we only need the last material.”

I nodded.

“The Dark Crystal.”

“Do you know where to get it, sky-blue potential?”

“Of course.”

I turned my eyes towards the darkness outside the base camp.

“A boss friend nearby has it in his belly.”

Leaving the base camp, to the next area.

The time has come for free exploration.