I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 502

Let's Go Get Some Gear (2)

It dropped.

A robe….

The SSR-grade item that the last magic goblin dropped was a robe, a piece of equipment for magic users. The black fabric with gold embroidery made it look incredibly high-end at first glance.

Let’s see, the name is.

[Past Future (SSR)]

“What the heck?!”

I was so surprised that I shouted without realizing it.

The final mage defense gear, [Past Future]!

This robe has ordinary stats, but it’s considered the ultimate defense gear because of one special option: ‘It can draw on future magic power.’

– You can borrow magic power from three days in the future. The more magic power you borrow, the more you have to repay in three days.

You have to pay it back later, and even more than you borrowed. But being able to draw on magic power when you’re in a pinch is a huge advantage.

Especially in this damn defense game, where you often need to use all your resources, this robe is very useful because you can use more magic right away, even if you’re a bit under the weather a few days later.

“……It’s not armor……”

Lucas looked down at the robe with gloomy eyes, but then,

*Whisk!*

Junior rushed in and snatched the robe.

Junior’s eyes were filled with a terrifying greed for a moment… That’s right! He’s like his mom, with that gold-digging negative trait!

Without a word, Junior nimbly put the robe on. Then, with a blissful expression, he spun around in place.

“It’s a beautiful night~”

Technically, it’s still daytime outside… Well, the dungeon is dark, so…

And Lucas’s face was even darker than the dungeon. I couldn’t stand it, so I patted Lucas’s shoulder.

“Lucas, I told you before. I’m preparing your armor separately.”

Lucas looked at me again with hopeful eyes, but I decided to be honest.

“However, you can’t get that equipment right now.”

Lucas’s ultimate armor is equipment that can be obtained in the deepest part of Area 9.

Today, I was trying to get armor that he could use until he got that armor, but it was a grand failure…

“So… let’s make some armor together at the blacksmith for now.”

Currently, there are two routes to craft equipment: Kellybay’s magic blacksmith and Crossroads’s regular blacksmith.

Kellybay’s magic blacksmith generally produces better quality, but it’s slow. And right now, they have other equipment orders to fill.

On the other hand, the Crossroads’s regular blacksmith is not as good as Kellybay’s in terms of quality, but it’s much faster to produce. This is better for Lucas, who needs armor right away.

I also got a lot of SSR-grade magic cores from yesterday’s box opening. Since custom crafting is possible, I can fill it with only the options Lucas needs.

Lucas seemed a little disappointed, but when I comforted him, he soon returned to his composed face.

“Understood, my lord. I acted too childishly.”

“No! I understand perfectly.”

Everyone has a desire for items. Actually, I didn’t say it, but I’m a little disappointed that none of the equipment I could use came out today.

But even after I comforted him, Lucas closed his eyes tightly and shook his head.

“Blaming the equipment, coveting the equipment… I seem to have forgotten my duty as a knight for a moment. I apologize, my lord. Unworthy Lucas will gladly wear whatever you bestow upon me, even if it’s just rags.”

“No, I’m not giving you rags. I’ll get you a new one from the blacksmith…”

I imagined Lucas wearing rags for a moment. He would probably wear that tin helmet again, saying he was ashamed…

‘That’s just a pervert.’

The other party members also comforted Lucas.

“Of course, Sir Lucas! The armor made at the blacksmith will be great too!”

Junior shouted brightly from behind. But saying that while dancing around in the SSR-grade robe he just got is a bit of a flex.

“That’s right! Our Crossroads blacksmith’s equipment is top-notch!”

Damian said, as if introducing a local specialty. But you’re also flexing with [Venom Fang (SSR)] in your arms and [Black Queen (SSR)] on your back.

Lastly, Evangeline… Huh?

I thought she might be tap-dancing in [Snow White] again, but surprisingly, she was quiet and not flexing anymore. She just had a mysterious smile on her face.

“Hmm, even rags are fine, huh…”

Both Lucas and I stared at Evangeline, who was smiling like that, with fear. What, what is it? Why are you smiling like that?

“Senior. Today’s exploration doesn’t end with this goblin room, right?”

“Huh? Oh, no. Since we’re here, I was thinking of exploring a little deeper…”

“But you can’t go exploring like that with Lucas uncle being bare-bodied. He needs to wear some temporary armor.”

“That’s right…?”

“I happen to have a very good temporary armor!”

Evangeline clapped her hands with joy.

“Great! I’ll lend it to you for free! Hehehe!”

Temporary armor?

I didn’t understand right away and just blinked, but Lucas’s face turned pale.

“Wait a minute, that temporary armor isn’t…?!”

***

“I knew this day would come, so I kept it well-maintained!”

Base camp. Blacksmith.

Evangeline ran to Kellybay and made a request. Kellybay, as if she had been waiting, took out a piece of equipment from the blacksmith and slammed it on the table.

“It’s Bone Armor!”

“……”

Lucas, who was examining the crude-looking old bone armor placed in front of him, shouted.

“No, isn’t this what Evangeline used to wear?!”

It was the very armor with a single piece of defense that Evangeline wore before Snow White.

“Don’t worry, I’ve readjusted the size to standard! If you’re going to wear it, I’ll make additional adjustments right away!”

“No, that’s not the problem… !”

Lucas trembled and tried to protest, but I smiled brightly and gave him a thumbs up.

“Great, Lucas! This Bone Armor is really good! It’ll be fine until the new armor is finished!”

“M-My lord! That’s not the problem… !”

Then, Evangeline smiled wickedly and tapped the Bone Armor with her hand.

“You said you’d wear even rags, right?”

“Huk?!”

“And what did everyone say when I got this armor? They said it was cool, right? They said it was awesome, right? Then Lucas uncle will be happy to wear this armor, right? Right?”

Evangeline’s green eyes flashed menacingly. As if to say, ‘You’ll experience the humiliation I’ve been through,’

Standing in front of the old, musty-smelling Bone Armor, Lucas trembled. I patted Lucas’s back.

“We’re going to explore a little deeper today. Just wear it for today, Lucas.”

“Kuhuhuk… !”

After hesitating, Lucas finally put on the Bone Armor with a shudder.

‘Wow.’

He had a sophisticated, cold city knight vibe, but when he put on the Bone Armor, he suddenly turned into… a primitive ancient jungle bandit.

I muttered to myself without realizing it.

“Clothes really do matter…”

“Pfft!”

Evangeline couldn’t hold back her laughter at the image gap, and Damian and Junior also tried desperately to hold back their laughter with their faces turning red.

Finally, Lucas looked at me with pleading eyes, holding a helmet made of a dragon’s skull. I nodded firmly.

“Performance first!”

Does looking good save lives? Performance is the top priority!

In the end, Lucas, who had put on the bone helmet, looked nothing like a blond, blue-eyed protagonist. He looked terrifying.

Moreover, since it was originally worn by Evangeline, the armor was a bit small even after adjusting the size…

‘If I had him wear this on stream, the viewers would go crazy.’

Even though I’m far from being a fashionista and my fashion sense is terrible, I know this.

This is… a pervert look…

“…I’m sorry, Evangeline.”

When I apologized quietly, belatedly realizing my mistake, Evangeline smiled and whispered.

“It’s okay. Seeing Lucas uncle like that makes me forgive everything.”

In the end, he wore the full set of Bone Armor.

Somehow, Lucas, who was clearly pissed off, drew his sword and roared.

“For my lord, this Lucas… ! I will gladly become even more unsightly!”

No, I don’t think there’s any look that could be worse than that…

I thought it but couldn’t bring myself to say it. Lucas continued to shout with a mix of tears.

“Who is the monster we’re facing this time?! I’ll kill them all-!”

***

The monster group for this Stage 24 has already been identified by other parties’ free explorations.

The Bird Monster Legion.

It’s time for the flying monster legion to return.

“These guys are called birds, but their behavior is practically like a swarm of locusts.”

As we entered the depths of the dungeon, I explained the ecology and habits of the Bird Monster Legion.

“They’re giant magical mutant bird swarms that devour any living thing in their path.”

They’re tough, big, have self-regeneration abilities, and most of all, they’re fast.

They’re the fastest of all flying monsters.

They don’t have high specific resistances like gargoyles or wyverns, but the combination of ‘flying’ and ‘fast’ makes them a troublesome opponent.

“So, let’s learn how to deal with these guys while clearing a dungeon today.”

I continued my explanation as we entered the 7th area dungeon.

“The dungeon we’re going to is a small dungeon in Area 7.”

It’s the smallest dungeon in Area 7, with a limit of 5 people. With our current elite five, we should be able to clear it without too much difficulty.

Still, just in case, I carefully explained the tactics I had prepared to deal with them before entering the dungeon, but-

Caw! Caw!

Flap! Flap!

For some reason, the bird monsters in the dungeon were scattering and running away as soon as they saw us.

“What’s wrong with them?”

While wondering and catching the bird monsters one by one, we slowly realized.

The bird monsters weren’t afraid of us.

They were afraid of Lucas…

“Why…?”

Lucas trembled.

“Is my appearance so hideous that even monsters are scared…?”

No, even if it’s a bit unpleasant to look at, it shouldn’t have this effect…

While wondering, I suddenly went, ‘Ah!’ I realized the reason belatedly.

“Come to think of it, that Bone Armor was made from the bones of a Red Dragon subspecies, right?”

I remembered Kellybay explaining that when Evangeline got the armor.

“And it was the Red Dragon that wiped out the Bird Monster Legion hundreds of years ago.”

“Ah… !”

In other words, a natural enemy. A predator that wiped out their species. And this armor is made from the bones of that Red Dragon, so…

“That’s why they’re trembling just because you’re wearing that armor.”

It was an unexpected benefit of the Bone Armor.

I just had him wear it to stay behind (and Evangeline wanted to tease Lucas), but it turned out to be the ultimate performance item in this battle against the Bird Monster Legion.

Since it was so useful, Lucas couldn’t complain about taking it off anymore.

“Hwaaaaaaa!”

Lucas roared and diligently cut down the bird monsters that were running away from him. We quietly followed behind him.

‘This exploration is easy…’

We were able to clear one dungeon in Area 7 without much difficulty.

***

“We have more time than I thought.”

I checked my pocket watch and pondered.

Both the magic goblin room and this dungeon were cleared much faster than expected. There’s still plenty of time and the party is still in good shape.

“Should we scout a little more?”

“Let’s do it!”

“We’re too energetic to return like this.”

The other party members agreed, and I also wanted to get a little more efficiency since I had brought the elite party members, so I decided to do a little more dungeon scouting.

This was a mistake.

After leaving the safe zone of the cleared dungeon, we entered the dark back alleys of Area 7. After walking for about five minutes,

Evangeline, who was walking at the front with a torch, suddenly stopped.

“Evangeline?”

I asked with a puzzled look. Evangeline slowly scanned her surroundings with a frown and said quietly.

“Doesn’t something feel strange?”

“What?”

“The darkness…”

At that moment, I felt a breeze on my cheek.

“…is too thick.”

*Hoo-*

It sounded like someone was exhaling a cold breath.

And the next moment.

*Whoosh.*

It went out.

The torch.

It wasn’t just the torch. The lanterns that the other party members were holding, and even the torch with the never-extinguishing blue flame in my hand…

All of them.

The light that had never been extinguished in the past two years since entering this dungeon… all of it disappeared.

In that instant, I suddenly remembered the advice that Muyeong had given me when I first came to this dungeon.

– Never, ever, let the fire go out.

The light disappeared from the world.

“This is, no-”

The next moment.

Before I could say anything,

*Swoooooosh-!*

From all directions, a suffocating darkness with substance… surged towards us like a tidal wave.

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

Tyrant of the Tower Defense Game 디펜스 게임의 폭군이 되었다
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In the relentless pursuit of conquering an unbeatable tower defense game, a dedicated gamer finally achieves the impossible—only to awaken within the very world he just mastered. Now inhabiting the body of a noble exiled to a perilous border fortress, he faces relentless waves of monstrous adversaries. Armed with his gaming expertise and strategic prowess, he must rally heroes, fortify defenses, and navigate treacherous politics to protect his newfound reality. Dive into a thrilling saga where virtual tactics become real-world survival in "I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game."

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