I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 261

Crossroads. Downtown.

“Go! Slime-!”

With my resounding shout, a large, tri-colored slime flew and snatched a werewolf’s head.

Krrrk?!

Squish! Squish!

The slime enveloped the werewolf’s head, blocking its breathing. The werewolf struggled wildly, trying to tear the slime off, but ultimately failed.

Thud!

It collapsed, suffocated. Nice!

“Excellent! Tri-color!”

Squish! Squish!

At my praise, the tri-colored slime curled into a ball. Is it happy?

[Captured Beast: Lv.20 Tri-color Slime (R)’s loyalty has increased by 1!]

“It really was happy!”

The tri-colored slime smoothly climbed onto my shoulder, then opened a subspace and disappeared inside. Good work, buddy!

My 2nd skill, [Become Mine].

Once per stage, this skill permanently subjugates a beast affected by [Eye of Command] under my command.

It would be beneficial to use it consistently each stage to add one to my forces, but various events have overlapped, preventing me from using it properly.

I used this skill when killing Selendion in Stage 5.

In Stage 6, the airship came and wiped out all the enemies.

I couldn’t participate in Stage 7 because I was away in the Imperial City.

Stage 8 was my first season back, so I was too busy to find the right timing…

It was only in Stage 9 that I entered the [Slime Room] dungeon during free exploration and managed to capture a tri-colored slime.

That slime is this guy. ‘Tri-color’!

‘I don’t need to build a separate facility, and it seems to use a mysterious subspace as a waiting room, like an inventory.’

It’s such a convenient setup, but who cares? As long as it helps with the strategy!

I hurriedly ran again, dashing into the city. Where’s the next werewolf!

Grrr-!

As if on cue, one jumped out from a dark alley.

“Uwaaak! You scared me!”

Startled, I screamed and shot out a magic blade, but it charged at me even with the magic blade embedded in its body. Why is it so tough?!

Thump! Thump!

“Ugh!”

The werewolf and I tumbled down the alleyway. The werewolf’s strong hands wrapped around my neck, starting to choke me.

Squish!

The tri-color slime popped out of the subspace and covered the werewolf’s face, cutting off its breathing.

But regardless, the werewolf didn’t let go of my neck.

‘A silver stake…!’

I aimed the stake launcher, my emergency measure, at the werewolf’s side, but.

‘Ah.’

I had already used it. The launcher was empty.

I had been in constant battles with werewolves in the back alleys. There were no more measures left.

Squeeze.

“Kuh, kuk…!”

Ugh, this is dangerous, it’s really getting dark….

Swish! Swish!

Then, I heard the sound of air being cut, and several silver arrows flew through the air, embedding themselves in the werewolf’s neck.

Krrrk…?!

The dying werewolf collapsed to the side, bleeding.

I gasped for breath and raised my upper body. Ugh, I almost died!

“Your Highness!”

It was Damian who shot the arrows and ran to my side. He was holding a crossbow.

“Thanks for saving me, Damian… but did you come all the way here?”

“I ran out of ammunition for the long-range magic rifle, and my magic is depleted. I thought it would be better to get closer to the battlefield.”

Damian had the pistol-type magic rifle Cerberus, the submachine gun Woodpecker, and silver arrows at his waist.

Certainly, if that’s all the equipment he has left, it’s better to be deployed closer to the battlefield.

“The other reserve units are searching in the opposite direction! I’m going to occupy a high point near here and start firing….”

Damian looked up and surveyed the surroundings.

I also looked around. Let’s see. The closest tall building is….

“There!”

The chimney of the public bathhouse nearby looked the highest. Damian immediately nodded and headed that way.

“I’ll provide support fire from there! Please do your best, Your Highness!”

“Okay, thanks! Damian!”

I watched Damian’s back as he ran towards the public bathhouse, and suddenly felt a chill.

How did I get this far into the city?

How many werewolves are left?

Can I defeat them all before more damage is done?

“Aaaah!”

“Help me! Please-!”

Suddenly, I heard a sharp scream. Startled, I ran towards it. What is it!

Near the public bathhouse, there was a barracks, and in an open space around the barracks, two old men were running away in a panic.

“What’s going on!”

I shouted, and the two old men, recognizing me, quickly said.

“L, Lord! A m, monster! A white-furred monster is over there!”

“The soldiers tried to stop it, but they were all slaughtered…!”

“And then?!”

I asked sharply, and the two old men looked at each other and muttered.

“A skinny, limping young man is blocking that monster….”

“He was fighting incredibly well. He was protecting us until just now. But now he said he couldn’t hold on anymore and told us to get out….”

“……!”

Skinny. Limping.

I immediately knew who it was. I gritted my teeth and ran towards the open space.

“Hurry home, lock your doors, and hide!”

Not long after running into the open space, I found the monster and the human confronting it.

《Kuaaaaaa!》

A blood-soaked white werewolf howled,

“Huk, huk, kuh….”

And Kureha, also covered in blood.

Kureha’s entire body was already mummified. [Meaning his flesh was decaying and turning to dust.]

I could see flesh and muscle turning to dust and scattering from his body. How is he holding on with that body?

Thud-!

Then, the white werewolf charged at Kureha. I quickly intervened, swinging my staff and shooting out a magic blade.

“This is the Sword Art of Qi Control, you bastard!”

Not really!

Thwack! Thwack!

The magic blade embedded in its torso, and the white werewolf’s crazed eyes turned to me.

It’s a bit intimidating since it’s a high-level elite monster, but damn it, am I just going to stand here and watch?

“Tri-color-!”

I grabbed the tri-color slime that came out of the subspace and threw it like a baseball.

Squish! Thud!

The tri-color slime immediately covered the white werewolf’s face, blocking its breathing again.

I could see the white werewolf struggling, unable to breathe. Good!

“Kureha!”

“Y, Your Highness…?”

Kureha, surprised to see me, widened his eyes. I quickly supported him from the side.

“Let’s retreat for now. It’s too dangerous for the two of us to take on this monster.”

Kureha is a martial artist who has lost his combat ability, and I am a commander with poor combat ability.

Somehow, I could handle brown or gray werewolves, but white ones are on a different level. It’s best to run now-

Shwaaaak!

Then, a terrible sound was heard.

Surprised, I turned around and saw the white werewolf tearing my tri-color slime off its head.

The monster curled the tri-color slime in its hand,

Crack!

…and crushed it.

Ding!

[Captured Beast: Lv.20 Tri-color Slime (R) has died.]

“Tri-coloraaaaa!”

I couldn’t help but scream.

That damn monster! How dare you do that to my Tri-color! We’ve overcome so many hardships together! I was dreaming of raising it well and evolving it into a Slime Emperor, you damn bastard!

Grrr…!

The white werewolf turned its eyes towards us. I stopped my random thoughts and swallowed hard.

Damian probably hasn’t reached the sniping point yet, and I’ve already sent out the scouts to gather information from other places, so there’s no one around.

How am I supposed to catch this bastard in this situation?

Thud-!

The white werewolf, crouching low, charged at us on all fours. I quickly summoned a [Provocation Turret] to draw its attention.

“……?!”

But there were no magic cores in my inventory. I fumbled in my inner pocket and suddenly realized.

Tonight alone, I had thrown nearly 10 magic cores, repeatedly building and dismantling shield turrets.

In the process, I had used up all the spares I had.

Grrr!

“Damn it!”

In a hurry, I made eye contact with the monster and used [Eye of Command].

This is a game of chance, so I can’t be sure in this situation… but I have no choice!

[Using Eye of Command.]

[Make eye contact with the target of the skill.]

The world slowed for a moment, and the unique light blue interface of the skill usage spread out over the world.

[Target Acquired: 1]

[Please state the command.]

“You damn monster, you will….”

With all my magic and wishes, I shouted with all my might.

A command that was relatively easy and could subdue it immediately!

“Drop and give me push-ups-!”

Flash!

The remaining magic in my body was completely depleted.

I didn’t have much magic left because I had been rolling around all day.

Along with the sensation of my heart throbbing, a nosebleed burst out, as expected. Kuk!

[Command Difficulty: Easy]

[Comparing the user’s intelligence stat with the target’s magic stat.]

[Determining the success rate. Starting a resistance roll….]

Ding!

A light blue flash appeared before my eyes, along with a sound effect indicating the completion of the judgment.

I tasted the bitter taste of blood and gritted my teeth. The monster was already right in front of me.

Did it work?!

[Judgment Complete!]

>Failure: 1

[The command is not executed.]

…What.

“Oh, sh-”

That’s why you can’t trust games of chance! These bastards always fail at least once! Damn it!

Whether I cursed or not, the white werewolf rushed forward with terrifying speed and leaped off the ground.

‘First, I’ll evade with the blink dagger-’

I pulled out a dagger from my inventory.

The SSR-grade dagger [Flash Knife] that I got from a box opening a few days ago. Its ability is to teleport to the location where the dagger is stabbed.

I was about to throw it to the side to avoid the attack, but I stopped. This dagger only teleports the user.

Then I might be able to evade, but Kureha can’t…!

Thud!

Then, Kureha snatched the blink dagger from my hand. Huh?

“A blink dagger. I’ll borrow it for a moment.”

“Huh? Uh, uh?”

Does he know how to use the blink dagger? But what is he going to do with it?

Kureha threw the dagger he took from me towards the white werewolf.

The white werewolf, which was in mid-air, couldn’t avoid the dagger throw.

Thwack!

The dagger weakly embedded itself,

Flash-!

And right there, Kureha teleported with a flash.

Slam-!

Cutting through the moonlight, Kureha’s flying kick landed on the white werewolf’s abdomen. He pushed the dagger deeper with his toes.

He replaced the run-up he couldn’t do because his body was mummified with the blink dagger’s teleportation function! Is he a genius?!

It was a perfect kick, like a picture.

Blood gushed out of the white werewolf’s mouth, and the last remaining muscle and flesh on Kuilan’s right foot turned to dust and scattered.

If his body had been intact, that one kick would have killed that monster. It was that perfect of a stance.

But.

“……!”

It’s not intact.

Even if the stance is perfect, there is no strength left in his body.

The impact was insufficient, and the monster endured.

Grrr…!

Spitting blood in mid-air, the white werewolf sharpened its claws and thrust them forward,

Thwack!

Piercing Kureha’s abdomen.