I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 507

It’s nothing much.

Even while watching the giant eye in the sky blink and the Bird King get crushed in one blow, I tried to think that way.

It’s nothing much. It’s a terrifying power, but it’s not something I can’t handle.

In the game, Baekya was a troublesome boss monster.

That’s because she had the only ‘instant death’ skill in the game. That giant eyeball candy wink show she just did was exactly that.

However, as powerful as the skill was, it clearly had several drawbacks.

The number of times it could be used was limited, the cooldown time was long, and most importantly, it was a single-target skill.

It couldn’t instantly kill all targets within a certain range. Only one at a time. It was guaranteed to kill the target it captured, but still, it was just one.

‘The skill animation is a bit disgustingly scary, but that’s all it is!’

I glared at the eye in the sky, grinding my teeth.

Even so, it’s a monster I’ve already faced in the game.

It’s still within my range of attack…!

Kieeeeeeek!

As the Bird King fell, the rest of the Bird King’s legion cried out in unison, as if resonating.

Then, thousands of bird monsters flew towards Baekya like missiles. At that, a clear sneer appeared on Baekya’s lips.

《You who don’t know your place, spreading your wings in the sky.》

The sleeves of the Jiangshi Lich’s [a reanimated corpse] robe fluttered wide to the left and right,

《I shall show you the joy of my fall from grace.》

From her sleeves, thousands of talismans poured out.

The talismans folded themselves into the shape of paper airplanes, then flew in beautiful curves like guided missiles, each seeking its own sacrifice.

Swaeeeeeeek!

Thousands of bird monsters and thousands of talismans collided with each other.

And,

Kwaaaang!

The entire sky turned white.

Intense heat and blinding light shook the area. I instinctively raised my hand to shield my face from the light and heat.

A moment later, when the heat and light subsided and I looked up at the sky with a sullen expression.

The bird monster legion was no longer in the sky. Instead,

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Thud thud thud…

The corpses of the bird monsters… were falling like a blizzard.

Shredded pieces of flesh fell like hail, and blood poured down like a rain shower. And the burnt feathers slowly filled the air like snow.

Above this surreal scene, Baekya was still floating in the sky.

Above her head, the same giant eye was staring with a chilling intensity.

“…”

It’s nothing much. It’s nothing much. It’s nothing much…

“…Shit.”

I stopped repeating it in my head and cursed without realizing it.

How the hell am I supposed to beat this bastard?

This is the 3rd in command of the monster legion.

A mage comparable to a fighter jet, even with the boss monster buff… Faced with the power of a magic grandmaster that surpasses even the Black Dragon in terms of pure firepower, I was momentarily stunned.

It was then. The giant eye in the sky, which had been staring blankly, suddenly moved.

Whirr-

Thud!

The bizarrely rotating red pupil stared directly at this side of the fortress wall.

At me, standing in the center.

《Heh heh.》

Baekya smiled nonchalantly, with the instant death skill locked onto me.

…I didn’t back down.

I knew that if Baekya wanted to, and if that giant eye just closed and opened its eyelid once, I could die. But I didn’t back down and glared back.

Because I know.

That she needs me. That this is just a simple threat.

《You’ve got guts, I see.》

Baekya waved her hand, and the giant eye slowly began to close.

With the eye as a backdrop, Baekya opened her mouth.

《I kept my promise, player. I’ve shown my sincerity, now it’s your turn to keep your promise.》

“…”

《Kill the other me. The deadline is until the next invasion begins.》

Baekya covered her mouth with her long robe sleeve and chuckled.

《If you kill the other me by then, I will become your ally.》

“…”

《If you don’t, I’ll come back here… and trample your precious front lines, along with your precious people.》

Her body disappeared as if melting into the darkness that had taken shape.

《I’ll be waiting, player. I hope we can maintain a good relationship in the future.》

And Baekya completely disappeared.

The giant eye also slowly disappeared into the darkness of another world that covered the sky.

Soon, the darkness also dissipated… and snow began to fall from the sky again.

The corpses of the bird monster legion piled up in the southern plains, the feathers falling on them, and the snow… I stared at this cold and desolate scene with my mouth shut, then slowly turned around.

I saw my soldiers, still bowing their heads and not moving as I had ordered.

And among those soldiers, I also saw my heroes, staring at me with pale faces.

“…Uh.”

Especially shocked was Junior.

“How are we supposed to fight such a being…?”

“…”

“That kind of magic… I’ve never seen anything like it, even the Vampire King’s magic wasn’t at that level…”

“…”

“Do we really have a way to fight such a vicious mage, Your Highness?”

“Of course.”

I answered immediately.

“There is a way.”

As always, the game exists to be conquered.

Even if the path to that conquest is as narrow and treacherous as threading a needle, it definitely exists.

I brushed the snow off the shoulder of the soldier in front of me with my hand. And I commanded.

“Everyone, raise your heads!”

The soldiers raised their heads in unison.

Their faces hardened as they saw the falling pieces of monster flesh and feathers, but I gave them a bright smile.

Certainly, the magic Baekya had shown a moment ago was terrifying.

But in the future, Crossroads, the monster front, will have to face even more vicious and terrible enemies.

This is just the beginning of the third year.

We can’t let our hearts break at this level.

“Why do you all look like that! Isn’t this a free win? You can be a little happier!”

They say the most delicious food in the world is the food someone else buys you.

The enemy had eliminated the bird monster legion, which would have been much more difficult for us to deal with. This is not a situation to be depressed about.

“Besides, our enemy has revealed their hand to us.”

It was more like showing off than revealing their hand, but anyway.

I raised my voice.

“Our job doesn’t change! We’ll keep doing what we’ve been doing!”

The backstories of a world I don’t understand, the powerful enemies, the path to the true ending that isn’t clearly visible-

It doesn’t matter.

I’ll just clench my fists tightly, punch the closest guy in the jaw, and move forward step by step.

I turned back towards the fortress wall.

Staring at the plains where feathers and snow were falling in a chaotic mess, I spat out.

“Prepare for the next defense battle!”

***

[STAGE 24 – CLEAR!]

[Level Up Characters]

– None

[Deceased Characters]

– None

[Injured Characters]

– None

[Acquired Items]

– Bird King Magic Core (SSR)

– Bird Monster Legion Magic Stones: 554

[Stage clear rewards have been distributed. Please check your inventory.]

– SR Grade Reward Box: 5

>> Get Ready For The Next STAGE

>> [Next STAGE: Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise Again]

***

After the battle ended. Dawn was breaking in the distance.

The subordinate heroes gathered at the lord’s mansion. I had summoned them to decide on our future course of action.

They all looked tired from staying up all night, but no one looked sleepy.

That’s because… they had just witnessed what the enemy nightmare legion commander had done.

She had single-handedly torn apart and killed the entire bird monster legion. Baekya was definitely different from the monsters we had faced so far.

‘This is a mage.’

There had been enemies who used magic before, but Baekya was an outlier among them.

She was a classic mage who had not pursued other means of combat and had focused purely on magic.

As a result, her combat level in other areas was close to 0, but her mastery of magic was ridiculously high.

‘Enough to tear open the sky at will.’

Trying to erase the eyeball candy I had encountered today from my mind, I began to explain to my subordinates.

First, I explained why Baekya had stepped in to defeat the bird monster legion today.

The legion commander Baekya and the magic tower lord Baekya, these two divided beings, wanted to kill each other, and the legion commander Baekya had stepped in to fight today as a show of sincerity for me to kill the magic tower lord Baekya.

As soon as I finished speaking, Evangeline jumped up with a kyaak-.

“Are you saying you’re going to betray the magic tower lord Baekya?!”

“Betrayal… that’s a bit harsh. More importantly, why do you call her that? Baekya ‘nim’?”

“Well, she just gave me this awesome armor, of course I have to add ‘nim’!”

Evangeline, who had received [Snow White] from the magic tower lord Baekya, seemed to be on her side already.

Berndandi, who was standing next to her, was the same.

“The magic tower lord Baekya gave us the Holy Grail… the sapling of the World Tree that she had been preserving. It’s troubling to betray such a person…”

She’s already been fed a lot. These two are already on the magic tower lord’s side.

I clicked my tongue inwardly. In fact, I had also received a lot of help from the magic tower lord Baekya. She had synthesized a small Everblack staff for me, which I had used effectively in the Imperial Capital Conquest Battle.

“However.”

Lucas, who had been listening, opened his mouth in a cold voice.

“It is true that the legion commander Baekya seems more useful.”

“What is the basis for that thought?”

“The magic tower lord Baekya is only holed up in her tower. On the other hand, the legion commander Baekya can lead her legion and move directly. She even declared that she would rebel against the Demon King.”

Lucas was trying to assess the situation calmly, setting aside what he had already received.

“It’s not great to say this, but haven’t we already extracted everything we can from the magic tower lord Baekya? Her value is decreasing. On the other hand, the power that the legion commander Baekya showed today is immense. If we can make her our ally…”

“No, Uncle Lucas! That’s a bit harsh! What about the chivalry you learned at the academy, chivalry!”

“I don’t think it’s necessary to apply human morality to monsters.”

The reception room quickly became noisy. The heroes began to discuss which side of the two Baekyas they should take.

After a while, Evangeline screamed, clutching her head.

“Ah, I’m confused! They both have the same name, so I don’t know who’s who! Let’s split the names!”

“Okay.”

I clapped my hands.

“Then let’s call the Jiangshi who put on the magic show today Blackya, and the robot we met at the magic tower before Soyya.”

“The name Baekya is completely gone… And what is Soyya?”

“It’s something. Something delicious. I’ll make it for you later.”

I apologized inwardly to the magic tower lord Baekya… no, Soyya, who had suddenly become Soy Sauce Stir-fried Vegetables.

I then calmed the chaotic atmosphere.

“Actually, choosing one side is a challenge in itself. You saw Blackya’s magical power today. Soyya is the same. If she fortifies that magic tower properly and blocks us, it won’t be easy to take her down.”

In the first place, the condition of this branch quest is to ‘kill one of the Baekyas with our own hands’.

This is where the problem lies.

To fulfill Blackya’s request, we have to destroy Soyya’s magic tower in free exploration, but sieging that impregnable magic fortress is a difficult task in itself.

To fulfill Soyya’s request, we have to defeat Blackya and the Lich Legion in a defense battle, but I can’t even imagine how much damage we would take if we faced such a great mage on the front lines.

“So, it’s difficult to fulfill either side’s request.”

“That’s right.”

To make either of them our ally, we would have to endure massive damage. But.

“But think about it. The reason they’re trying to entice us is because they can’t kill each other. So they’re trying to use us to kill each other. But after we kill one of them.”

I smiled meaningfully.

“Will we still be of any use to them?”

Lucas frowned.

“…Are you saying they’ll betray us too?”

“Isn’t it stranger if they don’t?”

Whether it’s Blackya or Soyya, once they kill their opponent and become the real Baekya. They won’t need to cooperate with us anymore.

That’s how it was in the game – the Lich Legion and the magic tower would side with us for a certain period, but ultimately they would betray us.

In the end, they are destined to fight and kill each other.

This was the risk of making them our allies that I had mentioned before, and the reason why I had been hesitating and agonizing over my choice until now.

Either one would be useful while they were our ally.

But in the end, we have to kill both of them.

“Then what do you intend to do with them, my lord?”

I grinned.

“We have to repay them for what we received.”

Both of them had shown me enough sincerity.

Now it was my turn to repay them with chaos.