I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 51

Our party stood before the door of the boss room.

It was the first proper stone building I’d seen in this back alley. Judging by its size, it seemed like it was probably a warehouse.

Like the shacks we’d passed, the entrance to this stone building was sealed with an iron plate. Or rather, it *had* been.

“Something… seems to have broken through the seal,” Lucas said, carefully feeling the torn iron plate with his hand.

It was exactly as he said. The iron plate that had sealed the door was ripped open from the inside, as if something had burst out.

Whatever was inside, the seal hadn’t been much of a deterrent.

I gestured inside.

“Looks like this is the way. We should go in.”

The party members’ faces all turned pale. Damian and Evangeline, in particular, looked reluctant.

“D-do we really have to?”

“C-can’t we just go back…?”

“Quiet, you youngsters. We’ve come this far; we can’t turn back without seeing the boss monster’s face.”

I patted Lucas on the back.

“Forward!”

“Yes, sir.”

Lucas, after swallowing hard, approached the entrance of the stone building and pushed the door open.

Creak-

The rusty hinges let out a ghastly sound. The broken, half-remaining door opened with difficulty.

Our party entered, maintaining our formation.

Contrary to the ominous atmosphere outside, the inside was surprisingly intact. Well, relatively intact; it was still a mess.

‘It’s wide and tall.’

The interior of the building, which appeared to be a warehouse, was spacious. It was wide from side to side, but the ceiling was especially high.

It was almost as high as a three-story building.

However, there were no storage items that should have been in a warehouse.

The wooden shelves that would have held the storage items were all rotten, and only a few of the remaining ones were still in their original shape.

Lucas examined one of the shelves that was lying haphazardly on the floor and narrowed his eyes.

“I see traces of moss on the floor, walls, and furniture. It seems this place has been flooded for a long time. And then it was abandoned… Was there a flood or something?”

“Well, it’s under a lake. It’s not surprising that it got wet.”

I replied casually, using the lantern in my hand to illuminate the surroundings.

“More importantly, we’re already in the boss room. Don’t let your guard down.”

“Your Highness, over there.”

Damian grabbed my sleeve tightly. I looked down at Damian, saying, “Huh?”

“What is it, Damian?”

“There… it’s there.”

“What is?”

“…”

Damian pointed to the inside of the warehouse with a trembling hand, and when I looked in that direction, I gasped.

It was there.

A golem, incomparably larger than any of the golems we’d faced before.

It was lying on its side on the floor of the warehouse, like a person.

Ding!

Immediately, a system message appeared before my eyes.

[Hidden Back Alley – Boss Room]

– Defeat the boss!

– Lv.20 Giant Steam Golem

– This boss has breakable parts with rewards.

Area 2 boss monster. Giant Steam Golem Bayanbulak.

‘Why does it have a person’s name again?’

Following the sewer manager Paleg, who was the boss monster of area 1, this boss monster also has a person’s name. Is there a reason?

There was no time to wonder. A chilling mechanical sound began to emanate from the lying golem’s entire body.

Whoooom…!

As if waking from a nap, the golem, which had been lying on the floor, slowly raised its body.

《Oh dear, look at that. I dozed off again.》

A mechanical voice flowed from the golem. My party members and I all raised our weapons and prepared for battle.

Thump, whoooom…!

The golem, having risen, was in a strange posture with its back bent.

Even so, it was incredibly huge. Its head was almost touching the ceiling.

It was about twice as tall and three times as big as the steam golems we had faced before. What is this ridiculous size?

Evangeline, who was staring up at the golem with her mouth open, muttered.

“Hey, can you share some of that height?”

Seriously, is that what she has to say in this situation?

Whoooom-!

The golem, having fully risen, slowly extended its two arms forward.

《Well then, let’s start cleaning again today.》

The next moment, red magic fiercely gathered in the golem’s two outstretched hands, and then,

Ziiing-!

It shot out.

Red beams of light.

The beams of light flew at an incredibly fast speed, but Lucas and Evangeline were already prepared.

Evangeline, who had rushed forward, raised her shield and blocked one beam of light, and Lucas deflected the other beam with his sword.

Ping! Pibibing!

Kwaa kwaa kwaang…!

The beams of light, scattered in all directions by the shield and sword, stirred up the inside of the warehouse.

The furniture inside the already messy warehouse fell over, raising dust.

“Light magic, huh? It’s rare to see these days.”

Jupiter, who hadn’t been intimidated by the boss monster’s size, seemed tense after seeing the magic.

“Your Highness, how… can you give us instructions?”

“Of course.”

I had a perfect grasp of the strategy for the giant steam golem.

‘No, there isn’t a single monster in this game whose strategy I don’t know!’

I’ve fought this guy to death. There’s nothing to be flustered about!

“The golem in front of us is big, but the principle of attack is the same as the previous ones. Destroy the magic core!”

Of course, it’s not that simple.

I spoke loudly so everyone could hear.

“However, this guy has magic cores scattered all over its body because of its size. Both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, chest, and head. It has a total of 10 magic cores.”

“Ten?!”

“Does that mean it’ll keep rampaging like this until we destroy all ten of them?!”

Evangeline and Lucas, who were barely blocking the continuous beams of light, were horrified. I grinned.

“That’s what it takes to completely defeat it. But!”

I pointed to the magic core shining in the golem’s palm.

“If you destroy a magic core, that part will stop moving.”

“Ah…!”

“First, we need to target those two hands that are shooting magic!”

Krrrrrr!

Before I could even finish my sentence, Jupiter summoned lightning.

“Understood! Then this old man will go first!”

Flash-!

The pouring yellow lightning struck the golem’s right hand.

The entire right hand was charred black, and the magic core of the right hand, which had been exposed while shooting magic, was immediately shattered.

Thud-!

Following that, Damian’s snipe. He was aiming for the magic core of the left hand without me even telling him to.

The magic bullet flew and accurately hit the magic core of the left hand, and the remaining power pierced through the palm.

The right hand was charred black, and the left hand had a hole blown through it.

The golem, with its two hands in tatters, could no longer shoot magic.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Then the golem began to approach us, step by step. Its movements were slow, but its stride was large, so it would soon be close.

We had to take it down before that.

“Next are both feet. Take away its mobility. Lucas! Evangeline!”

“Yes!”

“I’m going!”

As soon as they confirmed that the magic attacks had stopped, Evangeline, who had lowered her shield, rushed forward first. Lucas followed closely beside her.

The golem, swaying, swung its long arms at the two knights approaching.

Kugwagwagwang!

The posture was clumsy, but the power was terrifying.

The warehouse floor where the trajectory of the arm had passed was dented, and the entire warehouse vibrated from the wind pressure.

‘The power is immense, but the movements are too big!’

Lucas and Evangeline easily evaded the attack and reached the golem’s feet.

《My back has been hurting a lot lately. Is it because I’ve been sweeping all my life?》

“What are you muttering to yourself, you scrap heap…!”

Evangeline, who had reached the right foot, jumped up and slammed her spear down on the magic core installed on the golem’s instep.

Crack-!

Evangeline’s spear, which had pierced through the instep in one go, shone white and then exploded inside the foot. It was [Damage Payback].

“I can’t lose…!”

Lucas’s sword, which had reached the opposite foot, also flashed with a light aura. It was [Willpower Strike].

Tsukaak!

Lucas’s powerful sword strike shattered the armor on the golem’s instep, and the following second strike cut the magic core in half.

Thump, kugugung…

The golem’s two feet stopped moving.

Then the golem slowly fell to the floor.

Even though it couldn’t use its hands and feet, it could still move its arms and legs, so it was planning to attack by crawling.

《I also want to go to the palace someday and learn magic. I’m tired of sweeping and cleaning this place like a machine.》

While continuing to make incomprehensible noises, the golem, lying on the floor, began to crawl slowly towards us.

Soon, when it reaches the range of those long arms, it will attack with melee attacks.

But I already knew this pattern and had ordered the party members to prepare in advance.

“Evangeline, come back here and defend! Lucas, you wait in that position and neutralize the magic cores on the golem’s legs. The magic cores will be installed inside the joints!”

As soon as my order was given, Evangeline ran back like a hamster. Lucas nodded over there and gripped his sword.

“Jupiter, Damian! Concentrate your firepower on one of the attacking arms first! Similarly, there is a magic core inside the joint!”

As soon as my instructions were given, the golem stretched out its arm. Due to its enormous height, we were immediately within its range.

Jupiter and Damian fired magic and magic bullets without hesitation.

Jupiter’s lightning burned the armor, and Damian’s snipe pierced the magic core exposed inside.

Kugwang! Kwagwagwang!

However, the golem’s huge arm, even as it exploded and burst, still fell on top of us.

Evangeline’s shield took the brunt of the attack.

Thwack-!

“Ugh-ee-eek!”

Evangeline staggered, letting out a strange scream.

Seeing the shield glowing fiercely white, it seemed that the power was too great to be fully absorbed even with [Damage Save].

“Are you okay, Evangeline?”

“Of course, I’m! Totally, fine! You know?!”

Evangeline, with a powerful shout of ‘Eeshyaaa!’, pushed the golem’s arm that she had received to the side and threw it away.

Kugugung…!

The golem’s arm, having lost its power, fell to the floor, raising a cloud of dust.

Evangeline turned to me with a triumphant face.

“How was it!”

“Awesome.”

I quietly gave her a thumbs up. Evangeline, who had asked for praise, seemed embarrassed and scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

There was a nosebleed flowing down below her small nose, but let’s just not mention it…

Kugung! Kugugung!

The golem tried to attack again with its remaining arm, but it could no longer adjust its posture.

In the meantime, Lucas had cut the magic cores of the golem’s legs in half.

It couldn’t attack us because it couldn’t move smoothly with only its arms.

《Someday, I will… develop cleaning magic… to make my fellow cleaners more comfortable…》

Nevertheless, the golem tried to attack us by rotating its arm, and Evangeline’s spear pierced the joint of that arm.

Kwagwang!

The damage that had been stored a moment ago was paid back as it was. The golem’s last arm was destroyed.

Now, Lucas also destroyed the magic core on the golem’s chest, which was unable to move.

He split open the armor on the back and simply stabbed his sword inside, and the magic core in the chest was neutralized.

However, even in this situation, the golem did not give up.

Kugugugu!

It tried to crush us by swinging its barely moving head.

As the huge head rushed forward, scraping the floor, I heard Jupiter and Damian gasp.

I, who had been preparing to dodge in advance, could move out of the way, but Jupiter and Damian, who were relatively slow, could be swept away.

‘Seriously! I just want to stay in the back and give instructions!’

I clenched the Lucky Strikes in both hands and stepped forward.

Lucas and Evangeline were far away, and I had no choice but to take the hit.

“I want to be a carry and just sit back and get carried~!”

Shouting my true feelings, I thrust my fist forward.

The moment my fist made contact with the golem’s head,

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The damage slot began to spin wildly in one corner of my vision.

What will it be this time?!