I Became The Tyrant Of A Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 585

Booooooom……!

The Fly King roared.

After causing all the airships, the pinnacle of humanity’s magical engineering technology, to crash, the monster continued to advance at the same pace, seemingly without any particular emotion.

“……”

Everyone on the wall froze, stunned by the shocking reality that the entire airship fleet had been shot down.

Ash, who always forcibly held everyone’s minds together, was not present on the wall right now.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the soldiers, terrified by the worst monster ever approaching, threw away their weapons and ran away.

But they didn’t. Everyone stayed in their place.

This was because they were all elite soldiers gathered from all over the world, veterans tempered on the monster front.

However, despite that—they couldn’t bring themselves to move.

The soldiers barely managed to stand their ground, but they didn’t take a fighting stance.

The monster would soon approach within range, but they weren’t even ready to prepare for interception.

They just stared with wide eyes, looking up at the approaching monstrous figure.

At that moment, a sharp voice rang out.

“Artifact team, prepare to activate all artifacts-!”

It was Lily.

The senior mage was giving orders to the artifact team, but she was raising her voice as if for everyone on the wall to hear.

“It’s approaching within range soon! Everyone, get a grip-!”

Lily’s voice was almost pleading.

“Don’t forget why we’re on the wall……!”

At those words, everyone snapped to their senses.

Why do soldiers stand on the wall?

Of course…… to protect the world behind the wall.

To protect all the fragile and small things behind the wall from that great destruction.

Only then, a beat late, did Evangeline also shout.

“Artillery, aim-! Prepare for crossfire-! Everyone, prepare for battle-!”

As if a group of people had been released from petrification, the soldiers began to move.

Their hands were shaking, their legs were trembling, and their vision was blurry, but they loaded the cannons, aligned the aiming lines, and gripped their weapons as they had trained countless times.

“Hoo……!”

Lily, watching the scene on the wall where they were barely starting to move again, turned her head sharply to the side.

“[Start Over!] is being used!”

At Lily’s shout, the alchemists of the artifact team struggled to pull out a metal plate about the size of a person’s upper body.

The SSR-grade [Super Special Rare] water-type artifact, [Start Over!].

If you shine this golden metal plate on an enemy, you can forcibly move the opponent whose whole body is captured in the frame to the starting point of the wave—the end of the southern field.

Due to the restriction of one use per stage, boss monsters have been quick to throw their subordinates to take the hit instead, or evade it altogether. It was an artifact that hadn’t achieved much success from its first use until now, but…….

We have to use even this now!

“Artifact, activating-!”

The Fly King’s figure filled the metal plate as if it were captured in a camera lens, and the alchemists aiming at the Fly King activated the artifact.

Woo-oong-!

The metal plate glowed white. Soon, with a ‘click!’ sound, it would send the Fly King back to the end of the southern field.

Even if it was a meaningless action in the face of his tremendous speed, if they could buy even a little time in the face of that materialized destruction……!

If they could create a ‘variable’!

Click-!

The artifact activated.

But what the huge golden plate captured was not the Fly King’s main body.

It was a giant fly that suddenly cut in front of the golden plate, blocking the view.

Screeeeeech!

This hideous monster, a mutated fly that had emerged from the Fly King’s main body—as if the characteristics of a praying mantis, a beetle, and a bee were all mixed together—blocked the front of the metal plate with its body and disappeared from view.

It had taken the effect of [Start Over!] instead and was forcibly moved to the end of the southern field.

Lily, looking at the photo taken at the time of activation left on the metal plate, burst into frustration.

“Again, again?! If it’s a top-tier artifact, at least do something properly……!”

Immediately, Lily’s eyes widened.

“Huh?”

The giant fly that had attacked covered most of the Fly King’s figure with its body.

However, some parts of the Fly King that it couldn’t cover remained in the captured frame.

The infinity-shaped wings.

‘Could it be, no way……!’

Lily turned her head again to look at the Fly King.

And, surely.

Some of the infinity-shaped wings that were in the captured frame had been lost, as if torn off.

“……!”

Because the Fly King was not a single entity, but a monster made up of countless flies.

The flies that were in the captured frame were helplessly affected by the effect of [Start Over!] and were forcibly moved away from the main body to the end of the southern field.

For a moment, the Fly King’s huge body tilted to the side, and the wings that flowed in an infinity shape swayed precariously.

Boooooooom……!

But as if nothing had happened, new flies flew in and restored the wings, and the Fly King regained its balance as if it were a lie.

However, everyone here saw it clearly. It was a fleeting moment, but they saw him falter.

That monster is by no means invincible.

There is a part to attack, it exists……!

Booooooom!

Screeeeeech-!

“Flies are approaching! Artillery unit, fire! Melee unit, forward-!”

The giant fly monsters that emerged from the Fly King’s body began to pour onto the wall like a flood, and the cannons, ballistae, artifacts, and everyone on the wall began to fight back.

And at this moment, a faint hope was swirling in everyone’s faces.

That there was a part to attack on the enemy, in other words.

It meant that Ash would exploit that weakness……!

***

“I see, the wings……!”

Inside the Geronimo.

This was the sight I saw while approaching at full speed, chasing after the Fly King. The Fly King faltering for a moment after being hit by [Start Over!].

I nodded.

“Let’s shoot down the wings and make him fall!”

Immediately, a rebuttal flew back. It was Kelson.

“During the first sortie of the airship fleet, what do you think we targeted first on that monster’s body? Of course, it was the wings!”

“……”

“But there’s a special turbulent flow of magic swirling around those wings, so our bullets didn’t even reach. Besides, the Fly King has a barrier now, and as we just saw, even if we damage it, it gets restored! In this situation…….”

“We will forcibly meet the conditions.”

I glared at the back of the Fly King’s head visible through the window of the Geronimo. That thing is really huge.

“At this rate, the Fly King will cross the Crossroads. If he crosses behind the wall, it’s over…… Junior, what are the calculation results?”

Junior, who was sitting in front of the instrument panel, busily scribbling something on parchment, answered.

“Thanks to the Fly King faltering once, we bought some time, but even so, the Fly King’s main body will reach the wall in 5 minutes! In other words, in 5 minutes…….”

It’s over.

We have to shoot him down within 5 minutes and drop him on the southern field in front of the wall.

Kelson continued to argue the impossibility of the plan.

“The fact that the Fly King’s wings were damaged just now was more like a lucky effect due to the special nature of that artifact! Besides, there’s a barrier……!”

“Then let’s make it a lucky effect again with the special nature of the artifact.”

I tapped the floor of the airship we were riding with my toe.

“Because the Geronimo has a great one attached to it.”

At the bow of the Geronimo, the artifact [Unbreakable Belief] is attached.

The function of this Nightmare Slayer artifact, made from the magic core of the ghost pirate commander, is twofold. The first is stealth, and the second is that it cannot be destroyed (Unbreakable).

This second effect is optimized for ramming tactics, and theoretically, it has the ability to shatter even the barrier of Alcatraz [a high-security prison, often used as a metaphor for an impenetrable barrier].

In other words, it can also break through the Fly King’s barrier……!

Kelson was dumbfounded by my explanation, his mouth agape.

“That’s just theory, and it’s never been proven even once……!”

“Kellybay!”

I called out to Kellybay.

Kellybay, who was silently holding the Geronimo’s handle and steering the ship, glanced back at me. I smiled.

“Let’s do a ramming show that you were crazy about.”

“You son of a bitch…….”

Kellybay yanked the Geronimo’s throttle to the limit.

“As expected, ramming with our flagship is the romance of the final battle! I love it!”

Thud-!

The thrusters spewed fire, and the Geronimo sped towards the back of the Fly King’s head. Meanwhile, I looked around at my subordinates.

“I’ll explain the plan.”

Everyone here is already tired and exhausted from fighting all day, but there’s no choice. We have to push them.

“We will break the Fly King’s wings and make him fall. The obstacles currently presented to this goal are three. Barrier, turbulent magic flow, and the refill of fly bastards.”

I said one by one, folding my fingers in turn.

“We’ll break through the barrier with a ram.”

The Fly King’s barrier is already within reach.

“Junior will eliminate the turbulent magic flow with elemental decomposition. Junior is almost out of magic now, so other mages will assist.”

Junior smiled weakly, and Bodybag, who had placed his hand on her back, nodded.

“And after destroying the exposed wings with Diarmuidin’s fire magic.”

Diarmuidin smiled as if his turn had finally come and puffed out his chest.

“We’ll go straight into the fly refill point with the Geronimo and kill all the fly bastards that are regenerating the wings.”

Mutated flies flew in from all directions to stop the Geronimo, but the Geronimo pulled up its barrier and charged in roughly.

The Fly King’s barrier surged right in front of us. I frantically waved my hand.

“That’s all. I won’t take questions! Everyone, hold on tight to anything!”

It’s an opponent that doesn’t have a way to attack in the first place.

Then what can we do? It’s just symptomatic treatment.

Just like prescribing medicine according to the symptoms, we have no choice but to smash whatever he throws at us!

“Let’s do some cool part destruction……!”

At the same time as I shouted, the bow of the Geronimo collided with the barrier on the Fly King’s back.

Bang-!

Everyone inside the airship floated in the air for a moment.

Crackling!

The artifact attached to the bow, the siren-shaped statue [Unbreakable Belief], emitted a dazzling light and began to tear apart the barrier.

Booooooom……!

The Fly King let out a rough roar and concentrated the barrier on his back, but so what?

“This ship has relics left by monsters who were crazy about ramming tactics! And a pilot who is crazy about ramming tactics-!”

Thud-!

At the same time as my shout, the barrier on the Fly King’s back was torn apart, and the Geronimo plunged straight into his back.

The sight of the fly monsters constantly rotating in an infinity shape came into view.

Around them, a strange turbulent flow of magic was spreading in all directions, disrupting all approaching aircraft.

“Kuh?!”

The Geronimo was also caught in the turbulent flow and shook uncontrollably. Barely suppressing my nausea, I shouted.

“Junior! I’m counting on you!”

Junior had a calm expression.

She had already finished casting the magic with [Lord of Crimson] before entering the barrier, and had even completed the target setting.

Junior chuckled and activated the magic.

“I think I should get a medal as much as my mom did.”

Clang-!

A dazzling halo appeared in the air, and the space shattered…….

Whoosh!

The turbulent magic flow surrounding the infinity wings completely disappeared.

The Geronimo regained its balance in an instant. The airship succeeded in flying right next to the infinity wings.

Chee-ik!

The hatch of the airship opened, and Damian and Diarmuidin took turns sticking their heads out.

In this place where a mercilessly strong wind was raging, Damian fired his magic guns in all directions to stop the approach of the mutated flies, while Diarmuidin finished casting.

“To dare to put the symbol of infinity on your body…….”

Flames flickered in the eyes of the arrogant old mage.

“I wanted to burn it all along anyway.”

Tap!

The old mage’s wrinkled finger snapped with a light sound, and,

Thud-!

A tremendous tornado of flames burned thousands of flies that made up the Fly King’s wings at once.

Since thousands of flies were stuck together, the flames spread to each other without any chance to escape.

The inside of the airship became hot with the tremendous heat. I barely managed to cover my face with both arms.

After the heat subsided, I lowered my arms and looked ahead.

“I told you, Prince Ash.”

The huge body of the Fly King, slowly falling towards the ground, emitting a long trail of black smoke behind it, was visible.