I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 260

After leaving his homeland, Kureha traveled across the continent, teaching Kuilan everything.

The warm scent of freshly baked bread.

The softness of a feather-filled pillow.

The beauty of the four seasons…

And, the martial arts passed down through their clan.

It was as if he was trying to refill everything Kuilan, who had been used as a vessel of curse, had never experienced in his life, even taking from his own share. He wanted to give everything he had.

But there were two things he didn’t give.

The final secret technique of the clan’s martial arts.

And… the curse.

Kureha’s curse, which would mummify the part of the body where he used its power.

Kuilan persistently asked his brother why he wouldn’t teach him those two things. Kureha would smile wryly and avoid answering.

But Kuilan had a vague idea.

That Kureha knew both the secret technique of the martial arts and how to transfer the curse.

He just wouldn’t tell him.

***

In front of the northern wall.

“Kuilan! Are you even paying attention?!”

Evangeline’s sharp shout snapped Kuilan back to his senses.

Wolf King Lunared was right in front of him. Ten sharp claws of the monster legion commander tore through the air, rushing towards him.

“Kuh!”

Kuilan barely managed to deflect the attack with his counter skill, [Maple Leaf Flow].

Kieeeng!

Lunared’s claw attack was redirected back at him.

Lunared stopped his arm with his brute strength, preventing his own attack from slashing him.

《Still, you haven’t forgotten the essence of the martial arts I created, my descendant!》

The Wolf King smiled contentedly, his crimson eyes gleaming.

《But if you keep spacing out, you’ll die-!》

“……!”

Lunared charged again. Kuilan tried to get out of the attack range, but the Wolf King’s claws were already flying relentlessly.

In that moment, Evangeline intervened.

Tskagaak-!

Evangeline’s shield shone brightly, absorbing Lunared’s attack. It was Evangeline’s first skill, [Damage Save].

Following that, Evangeline thrust her lance forward with force.

It was an attack skill, [Damage Payback], that released the damage accumulated by [Damage Save].

《Haha!》

Lunared scoffed and blocked the attack with his claws, quickly creating distance.

“Haa, haa!”

Evangeline, who had exchanged blows with the enemy commander in an instant, yelled.

“What are you doing, Kuilan! He’s the enemy boss! Get a grip!”

“Sorry, I’m sorry, Sir Knight.”

Kuilan apologized while looking down at his hands. His large hands clenched into fists and then opened again.

‘I feel like I can grasp it.’

A certain realization.

The next step in the martial arts he had honed his entire life felt like it was right in front of him.

‘But, I can’t reach it.’

It was as if something was blocking him…….

“He’s coming again! Everyone, reform the formation-!”

Evangeline shouted sharply. The other party members all adjusted their battle stances, and Kuilan also raised his fist a beat late.

Taat-!

Lunared, who had leaped into the air, gathered strength in his entire body.

Under the dazzling moonlight, red currents gathered around the silver-red werewolf. Lunared laughed wildly and stretched his arm forward.

《I’ll wipe you all out at once-!》

A huge red magic blade was created and shot forward.

It was Lunared’s wide-area skill, a technique called [Red Moonlight Slash].

Evangeline narrowed her eyes. She had already heard all about the Wolf King’s attack patterns from Ash.

So- she waited.

For this very moment when the Wolf King used his wide-area attack skill!

“Huuuuh-!”

Evangeline, having gathered her breath, had white magic blaze from her entire body.

Kneeling on one knee, Evangeline slammed the shield in her left arm into the ground.

Flash!

Following that, Evangeline’s white magic scattered over the bodies of 10 allies, forming a rectangular shield shape.

It looked as if each member of the 10-person party had a magic shield attached to them.

[The Last Fortress].

It was the ultimate skill Evangeline had acquired.

The first effect was to grant the [Damage Save] effect to her allied party members.

Tskakaak-!

The red magic blade that Lunared shot hit all the party members.

However, it was shattered by the magic shields that Evangeline had placed on them.

And, the second effect.

Gooooooo-!

The damage accumulated by protecting the allied party members with [Damage Save] – was gathered into her lance.

A tremendously huge torrent of light gathered on the lance in Evangeline’s right hand.

The swirling energy looked like a giant blade itself.

A defensive skill that protected the entire party and absorbed damage. And an offensive skill that returned that damage to the enemy.

An ultimate skill that achieved both the goal of protecting allies and striking the core enemy at the same time!

“Eat this-!”

Evangeline, raising the giant light lance, charged alone towards Lunared. It was as if a giant fortress was running towards the enemy.

Kwagwagwagwang!

The light lance slammed into Lunared, and the ground cracked, rose, and exploded with a roar.

It was several times more powerful than the existing [Damage Payback].

Evangeline, with her lance thrust forward, was panting.

It was the first time she had actually used this skill, so she couldn’t quite gauge its power.

‘Did it work?’

However.

《Excellent, Lancer.》

From within the smoke of the earth, which was engulfed in magic and blazing, the Wolf King’s eerie laughter could be heard.

《But- your lance cannot keep up with the excellence of your skill.》

“……!”

Evangeline shuddered and looked at her lance.

From the fierce battles, the shaft and tip of the lance were slightly bent.

This dispersed the impact point and prevented the damage from being fully concentrated on one point.

So- he endured it.

Hwaaaak!

Lunared broke through the smoke and charged. His claws were all cracked and his whole body was covered in blood, but he was smiling.

“Kuh?!”

Evangeline hurriedly swung her lance horizontally, but,

Ching-!

Lunared blocked it with his claws and lunged into Evangeline’s arms.

All of his remaining claws were broken, but Lunared didn’t even flinch.

Thwack!

The Wolf King’s huge hand grabbed Evangeline’s shield, forcibly opening her guard.

Following that, his other fist, filled with red magic, struck Evangeline’s abdomen.

Kwaddeudeuk!

“Kuh……?!”

The armor parts were already completely gone.

The golem armor, with only its frame remaining, could not provide proper defense.

As the Wolf King’s fist pierced through her chest plate, Evangeline’s abdomen was struck, and she coughed up blood, bending her body like a shrimp.

“Ugeuek…… Kuh!”

Evangeline, who was spitting out nosebleeds and hemoptysis [coughing up blood], trembled and tried to counterattack by swinging her lance, but,

Ppeoeok!

Lunared’s fist struck her abdomen once more.

“Ah.”

Her vision went dark.

Evangeline, bleeding from her nose, mouth, eyes, and ears, slumped down.

The lance rolled out of her hand, and the young knight’s spirited green eyes lost their light and sank blankly.

《If you’re in charge of the defense line, you shouldn’t stick out alone. For the sake of your allies, and for your own sake.》

Lunared chuckled and raised his fist to deliver the final blow.

《Your defeat was decided the moment you ran at me alone, trying to counterattack, Lancer.》

Chaeng-!

Broken claws were pulled out from Lunared’s fingertips, and new claws grew like blades.

Lunared struck them down at Evangeline’s neck.

Tskak-!

God Hand, who had desperately rushed over, blocked it by crossing his two iron bars.

Lunared’s claws easily shattered God Hand’s iron bars, but God Hand immediately reassembled the iron bars and continued to defend.

Pshoo! Pshoo!

“Stop him!”

“Protect the knight-!”

Following that, Burnout’s sniper fire and the Execution Squad attacked Lunared, wielding their respective weapons.

Lunared chuckled and stepped back.

“Bodybag! Move Evangeline to the rear! Saintess! Heal her immediately!”

Following God Hand’s instructions, Bodybag urgently moved Evangeline to the rear with telekinesis magic, and Margherita began to pour healing magic with a pale face.

Evangeline’s injuries were severe, and she had even lost consciousness due to shock.

Margherita was pouring all of her divine power into her, but the situation was not improving.

And, the rest of the party members who were facing Lunared as well.

Puk! Peoeok!

“Keheok!”

“Kkuaaak!”

Were collapsing.

The reason these 10 people had been able to fight Lunared so far was entirely because of Evangeline.

One of the most outstanding tanks among the numerous SSR-grade heroes in this world.

Therefore, conversely- if Evangeline fell, the front line could no longer be maintained.

The battle situation, which had barely maintained a balance, began to be pushed back in an instant.

The Wolf King was rampaging and laughing wildly, and the defending heroes were being pushed further and further into a corner.

‘What should I do? What?’

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Looking at the huge enemy approaching him, Kuilan clenched his teeth and tightened his fists.

‘How can I defeat this monster?’

***

In front of the southern wall.

“…….”

Saaaaaa…….

Lucas’s ultimate skill, [Full Body Descent], ended.

The golden aura disappeared from Lucas’s body, which had exhausted most of its magic, as if a fire had gone out. Lucas let out a long sigh and loosened his stiff neck.

The knight’s entire body was covered in monster blood and flesh.

Around him was a mountain of corpses.

The bodies of werewolves, slaughtered by Lucas’s sword strikes, were piled up, forming a small hill. There were easily hundreds of them.

But.

“…….”

There were still some left.

Krrr…….

Krrr!

More than 80% of the werewolf legion that had rushed to the southern wall had been wiped out, but about 20% still remained, surrounding Lucas.

Even if you count them lightly, there were well over a hundred.

Moreover, the White Werewolves.

Two elite monsters, second only to Lunared in the werewolf legion, appeared late.

They had waited for Lucas’s strength to wane and deliberately appeared on the battlefield a beat late.

‘This is bad.’

Lucas took out a magic potion and quickly poured it into his mouth, clicking his tongue.

‘It’s harder than I thought.’

It was naturally the first time he had used [Full Body Descent] in a real battle.

He had expected there to be aftereffects, but he had no idea it would be this exhausting, as if his entire body was being squeezed.

His entire body was aching with muscle pain, and the magic he had scraped to the bottom was not recovering even after pouring potions.

At this rate, he wouldn’t be able to use [Willpower Strike], let alone [Tenacity Step].

‘……I guess I have no choice.’

Lucas, glaring at the wolves slowly closing the distance, put the [Holy Longsword] he had been using back into its scabbard and drew another sword that was hanging at his waist.

[Karma Eater].

A weapon that converts alignment stats into sword energy.

“Haaa…….”

White breath began to escape from Lucas’s mouth as he lowered his waist.

Through his disheveled blonde hair, his blue eyes gleamed like those of a beast, and a hazy vapor scattered behind him.

‘Beastification.’

A way to get closer to a monster in order to kill it.

– By the way, Lucas.

– Don’t use beastification anymore. I’m afraid you’ll become a werewolf too.

The words his lord had said to him, worrying about him, suddenly came to mind.

A bitter smile crossed Lucas’s lips.

He knew it was dangerous.

But, he had no choice if he wanted to protect them.

Even if it meant stepping half a foot into the realm of monsters……!

Hwarereuk-!

Sword energy began to burn from the blade of [Karma Eater].

Lucas, gripping his sword and baring his fangs, smiled savagely, distorting his lips.

“Let’s start round two, friends.”

Pung! Peobeobeong!

Support magic and artillery fire poured down from the walls towards the monsters.

As if they had made a promise, the remaining werewolf packs poured in from all directions.

Kicking off the ground, Lucas charged forward like a beast to meet them.