I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 442

“Or you can all die together.”

My words froze the banquet hall with a chilling silence.

The silence was broken by Kellyson’s short laugh.

“Ha! You’re quite the exaggerator.”

The dwarf king stroked his curly golden beard, glaring at me.

“The world will be destroyed by monsters? For the past hundreds of years, we’ve been holding them back on this small front line. They’re nothing special. Even if you suddenly start making such a fuss…”

“The reason why Fernandes is causing such chaos is also because of those monsters.”

I spoke calmly, with my hands behind my back.

“The ones destroying the world are the monsters that have been suppressed on this front line. Believe it or not, this is the truth.”

“……!”

“They say seeing is believing… Rather than telling you a hundred times, it’s better to show you once.”

Just then, the banquet hall door burst open,

“Your Highness!”

Soldiers rushed in, looking urgent.

“Reporting! A report from the reconnaissance unit! Enemy monster groups have entered visual range! They are rapidly approaching the southern wall!”

“What’s the estimated time until their first wave reaches our firing range?”

“30 minutes!”

“Understood. I’ll be there soon.”

After dismissing the soldiers, I looked around the banquet hall and smiled faintly.

“This is perfect. Would you all like to see it for yourselves?”

Kellyson swallowed hard.

“See… what?”

“A ‘part’ of the enemies that this front line has been holding back… the ones that will destroy the world.”

I pointed outside the open banquet hall door.

“Since you’ve come to visit the monster front, you should see the local specialty, the monsters, before you leave, right?”

***

I led the kings up to the southern wall.

I thought about having telescopes prepared, but there was no need.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Du-du-du-du-!

The monster army, kicking up dust clouds in the distance, was clearly visible to the naked eye.

The monsters, with their chitinous legs extended like claws, were rushing towards the human wall. Their identity was… spiders.

This defense battle, stage 21’s monsters, were the ‘Red Spider Legion’.

A subspecies of the Black Spider Legion we faced in the tutorial, they were more agile mutants compared to the black spiders. Their armor was thinner, but their mobility was significantly higher.

‘They’re supposed to appear in the third year…’

Was it because the Black Spider Legion was annihilated in the tutorial? These guys crawled out earlier than expected.

Chwaaaar-!

Thousands of spider monsters poured into the field in front of the wall.

They flashed their single eyes, opened their pointed mouths, and showed their hostility towards humans.

“This is…”

“Good heavens, they’re real monsters.”

“What is this number…?”

The kings who followed me up were sweating profusely, looking flustered.

Their faces turned pale in the face of the absolute and unconditional murderous intent the monsters were exuding.

Those who had come to support during the war with the goblin army looked a little better, having fought battles in this area, but they were just as bewildered.

Goblins are a concept similar to a natural disaster that exists even in modern times.

But the spiders standing outside the wall now were real ‘monsters’ that existed only in ancient legends.

“Y-you see, Prince Ash.”

Kellyson looked at me, his face glistening with sweat.

“I, I understand your intention, but isn’t this too dangerous? Let’s go back inside…”

“All troops-!”

I ignored him and commanded.

“Prepare for battle!”

“Yes, sir!”

Lukas, who received my order, shouted even louder.

“Prepare for battle! All troops, to your positions-!”

Clack! Clack! Clack!

My highly trained soldiers stood in their positions on the wall.

The cannons, now numbering in the hundreds, were lined up and ready to fire, and the ballistae and artifacts were also ready to be launched at the monsters.

The hero parties, who had been assigned their respective missions in advance, also stood at strategic points on the wall, waiting for the monsters to approach.

“Even if they’re a subspecies, their basic nature is no different from the black spiders.”

I said, gauging the distance to them.

“We’ve already faced these monsters. We know their weaknesses well.”

Lukas nodded at my words.

Only eight humans survived the Black Spider Legion in the tutorial.

But the tactics against the spider legion that those eight survivors passed on were ingrained in the minds of thousands of people here.

All that sacrifice,

All that time,

None of it was in vain.

“There’s no reason to be afraid.”

I commanded.

“Let’s crush them!”

Yes, sir-!

The soldiers responded with a heavy shout,

Du-du-du-du-!

At the same time, the vanguard of the Red Spider Legion entered the range of our cannons.

They were lured into the kill zone, where they were horribly entangled and roaring.

Kieeeeeeek!

It was the same awful cry I hadn’t heard in a while.

I curled the corner of my mouth and raised my hand, then thrust it forward.

“All troops, fire!”

“Fire!”

“Fire-!”

With Lukas and the soldiers echoing,

Bang! Pubububung-!

A deafening explosion rang out, and hundreds of cannonballs were fired.

The terrified kings covered their ears, hunched their shoulders, and ducked. I chuckled. They’d have to get used to this noise soon enough.

The fired cannonballs rained down on the monsters’ heads,

Kwa-kwang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!

The crossfire that our Crossroads was proud of tore the vanguard of the monsters to shreds.

But the Red Spider Legion was a top-tier monster legion. There was a limit to stopping them with just the firing range in the kill zone.

Kieeeek!

Du-du-du-du-!

As expected, they burst out through the thick smoke.

The Red Spider Legion had thinner armor than the Black Spider Legion, but they were much faster mutants.

If they were hit directly by a cannonball, they would be one-shotted without exception, but the probability of avoiding a direct hit was higher.

Bang! Kwa-kwa-kwang-!

Thousands of red spiders, cutting through the flames rising from all directions, sprinted across the southern field.

“Hick…!”

“U, uwaaa…!”

The kings panicked as they saw the monsters rushing towards them in an instant.

Some trembled, and some turned around to go down the wall immediately.

Clack-

But the stairs leading down were blocked by the melee unit, including Evangeline.

Evangeline smiled brightly at the kings, and the kings turned to me with bewildered faces. I said calmly.

“This wall, where all our forces are, is the safest place.”

“……!”

“Don’t think about going anywhere, and watch until the end. This is the battle that this monster front has always fought.”

I thrust my hand forward.

“Ballista unit! Fire-!”

Swaeeeek!

Hu-du-du-duk…!

As soon as my command fell, hundreds of ballistae that were on standby fired large arrows.

The soldiers’ equipment proficiency and aiming skills were so amazing that even I was speechless.

The ballista arrows pierced the red spiders as they were fired, and slammed them into the ground.

“Artifact unit! Activate artifacts autonomously based on individual judgment!”

“Yes! Artifacts will be activated in the order set in advance!”

Lilly, who was on the front line even with her pregnant body, replied, and activated the artifacts with the alchemists on the wall.

Kiiiing!

From SSR grade to N grade, various artifacts emitted light in succession, and all sorts of debuff magic and active attack magic exploded one after another.

But- however.

Despite this textbook defense tactic, the kill zone-cannon-ballista-artifact combo, the Red Spider Legion managed to break through the southern field.

They died in the obstacles and traps that were densely installed in the field, but they finally succeeded in reaching the wall.

Kieeeeeeek-!

The crimson spiders, whose color was hard to distinguish from the color of the blood they shed, roared fiercely right below the wall.

Seeing them right in front of us, their hideous appearance became even clearer.

The kings looked like they wanted to run away immediately, but the back was blocked… and above all, it was already a matter of prestige.

If they ran away because they were scared in this gathering of border kings, what a laughingstock they would be.

So the kings couldn’t run away, and the siege battle continued.

The red spiders that reached the bottom of the wall began to climb up one by one.

The melee unit that stepped forward killed them one by one, and the corpses of the fallen spiders piled up densely below the wall.

But the number of those climbing the wall gradually increased.

There were no casualties yet, but a fierce battle was already underway on the wall.

But the front line itself was being maintained well…

“Uwaaaah?!”

Kellyson suddenly screamed.

When everyone looked at the spot in surprise, a red spider was crawling up next to where the kings were gathered.

There was no time for other soldiers to rush over and stop it. The red spider, which had nimbly climbed the wall, rushed straight at Kellyson-

Thwack!

It was hit in the jaw by Kellybay’s hammer, who had rushed in between them. The monster’s blood and chitin splattered everywhere.

Kieek….

The red spider collapsed helplessly, letting out a weak scream. The surprised Kellyson blinked his round eyes.

“F, Father?!”

“Shut up and get down, you idiot! They keep coming!”

The red spiders that had detoured through that route continued to climb up.

Thwack! Thwack!

Kellybay swung his hammer repeatedly, breaking the spiders’ jaws and protecting his son.

The situation was similar next to them.

Flash-!

With a lightning-like flash, Verdandi cut the throats of the red spiders that had climbed onto the wall.

By now, she had a dagger in each hand.

The fairy queen Skuld opened her mouth slightly as she watched her sister.

“S, Sister…”

“You’re not hurt, are you? Stay still. I’ll protect you.”

Even though she was connected to her sister by handcuffs, Verdandi wielded her daggers like a stunt, cutting down the red spiders.

The spiders that came to where the mermaid king Poseidon and the other kings were gathered…

Crack-!

Kuilran crushed them with a punch.

“Hup-cha-cha-!”

As Kuilran swung his fist and kicked, shouting cheerfully,

Crack! Pubububung…!

More than a dozen spiders exploded in an instant.

The other kings’ mouths dropped open at his extraordinary martial prowess. Kuilran shouted excitedly.

“These guys, they’re not monsters, they’re like water balloons! It’s fun to catch them so easily!”

In this way, the spiders that came to where the kings were were quickly dealt with.

“…I think this is enough.”

I looked to the side, watching the situation here.

“Damian.”

“Yes.”

Damian was waiting next to me. I gestured towards the southern plains.

“Take care of the boss monster.”

“As you command.”

Click-

Damian took out his magic rifle [Black Queen] and aimed it at the forest near the southern plains in the distance.

He took a breath and pulled the trigger in one go.

Ta-a-a-ang-!

A dazzling flame erupted from the muzzle, and a magic bullet was fired like a beam of light.

‘The Red Spider Legion also has the same weakness as the Black Spider Legion.’

I thought, watching the trajectory of the magic bullet flying across the sky.

‘They are a collective, and the individual entities have no thinking ability. And if you kill the leader entity that commands them – the queen – they all stop moving.’

And the queen’s location had actually been identified a long time ago.

Swaeeeek-

Damian’s magic bullet flew towards its target, drawing a unique and bizarre trajectory.

It was aimed at the head of the Red Spider Queen, who was hiding in the forest.

Kyaaaaaaaa-!

The queen entity’s desperate scream rang out,

Puhwak…!

Damian’s magic bullet mercilessly tore apart the Red Spider Queen’s core.