I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 594

Crack… Crack…

I crammed dozens of ice spirits into the core of his being, his spiritual core.

Starting from the Fly King’s chest, his entire body began to freeze.

The tentacles thrashing wildly from all over his body, the wings that were regenerating and trying to take flight again, all froze white and stopped moving.

“Hoo…”

I took a step back, exhaling a long breath that was so white it almost looked blue.

I could see my flagpole, deeply embedded in his spiritual core, and my flag, frozen as it fluttered on the pole.

And below that, the Fly King, frozen and dying.

There was a clear sense of satisfaction. I spoke with conviction.

“…I won.”

I succeeded in killing the boss.

Whether it was luck, coincidence, or a fluke, I somehow managed to kill this damned monster.

I trembled, grabbed the flagpole, and leaned forward. A terrible chill pierced my entire body, but I was too exhausted to move.

I squeezed my eyes shut, and when I forced them open, my eyelids were so frozen that it was difficult to see.

“…?”

I saw something strange.

Even though his entire body was frozen from the spiritual core, the fuse that had started at the edge of his body was still burning towards the core.

“What…”

His self-destruction hadn’t stopped. It was still in progress. I gritted my teeth and glared at the monster.

“Could it be, this is…”

《Yes.》

The Fly King smiled, frozen blue.

《It was a lie.》

“… !”

《It is true that I would self-destruct 15 minutes after the start of the battle. However, I could only stop the self-destruction if I won, not if I lost.》

The Fly King let out a satisfied voice.

《But I lost, and now the self-destruction cannot be stopped. I will die with you. Then, as a result… the monster called Fly will have won against humanity.》

“…”

《The world will know that it was the fly that ultimately destroyed humanity.》

Listening to the monster’s nonsense, I lamented my own stupidity.

Why did I believe the monster’s words so readily?

Was it because I felt an unknown desperation in the way he looked at me? Was it because I resonated with his genuine hostility, that he was born to fight me?

‘No, that’s not it.’

It was because I had no other choice.

Just 15 minutes. A monster that would self-destruct and blow up the entire Crossroads after that.

To do anything about this guy, I had to defeat him first. So I poured everything into winning.

However, I had no plan for what came after.

There was no way out.

《To think you would actually defeat me in 15 minutes… you are amazing. I respect you sincerely, even though you are my enemy.》

The Fly King’s words slowed down. There was no longer any light in his completely frozen compound eyes.

《So… I will give everything I have to defeat you…》

“…”

《Checkmate, guardian of the human world…》

The monster took its last breath.

《It is my victory.》

Swoosh…

The Fly King died, as snow swirled around him.

With trembling hands, I pulled out my pocket watch. There were less than five minutes left.

‘I won’t give up…!’

There was still time, and my limbs could still move.

Then I would fight. I had to fight.

I had to fight, but…

When I turned my head, I saw people above, below, and beside the Fly King, looking up at me with exhausted faces, covered in blood.

My strength gave out.

This entire grand battle had only taken 10 minutes. It was the result of all the heroes on the front lines giving their all, burning themselves out completely.

And now, everyone was exhausted. There was no more strength or way to fight.

‘How do I stop the Fly King’s self-destruction?’

It was a self-destruction with the power to blow up the entire city. It wasn’t just empty words; the amount of magical power boiling inside him was proof of that.

From the start, he had gathered even the magical power he would have used in battle and invested it in self-destruction. The amount of magical power I could feel was enough to burn down not only Crossroads but the entire surrounding area.

‘It’s impossible to stop it. Then I have to move it far away from the city…’

But he was a monster even bigger than most airships.

Who on earth could move such a monster, and how?

‘Is this the end?’

I couldn’t see any way out. I took a long breath and closed my eyes.

Was this game over?

“…”

Then, finally, I.

What should I say to my people?

I rolled the words around in my mouth, then slowly opened my eyes. I looked around with difficulty.

“In five minutes…”

I stammered, opening my mouth to the people looking at me.

“In five minutes, the Fly King’s corpse will explode, and its power and range will be more than enough to cover the entire city. We will probably all die.”

I chose my words.

So.

Let’s all give up and rest now.

Let’s close our eyes and accept death.

You all worked so hard.

You fought well. I’m proud of you, I’m glad I could be with you, even though we are defeated, the world will not forget our struggle…

“…”

The words that had come up to my throat stopped.

Instead.

“…Don’t be ridiculous.”

I swallowed those flowery words.

Instead, I spat out a curse.

“Don’t be ridiculous, you bastards!”

I grabbed the frozen flagpole with my bare hands and shouted.

“I won’t give up! I’ll fight until the moment my breath stops!”

Not yet.

The game is not over yet. The game is still going on.

Then, me, and you all-

“In five minutes, we have to get this monster’s corpse out of the city…!”

Let’s fight.

“Everyone, gather your strength! Push the corpse out of the city!”

We have to fight.

“Until the end of our lives, until the end of the world! Don’t give up! Struggle!”

I shouted as if spitting blood.

“Fight…!”

This was an order, and

“Yes!”

My subordinates followed faithfully.

All the fallen heroes and soldiers, as if they had promised, simultaneously rose to their bloodied feet and rushed towards the Fly King’s corpse.

“Push!”

“Out of the city-!”

“As far as possible, as far as possible…!”

The vanguard heroes pushed the monster’s corpse with their arms, backs, and shoulders. The mages helped with various spells.

They laid logs from the collapsed buildings under the monster’s corpse, dragged the monster’s corpse onto the frozen ice…

Using all sorts of methods, the Fly King’s massive body slowly began to be pushed out.

I also slid down the Fly King’s corpse, then gritted my teeth and pushed the corpse with my subordinates.

But – it was slow.

The monster was heavy and huge. It was almost impossible to move him far outside without proper tools or equipment.

Only a few minutes left until the self-destruction.

There was not enough time to bring tools, equipment, or reinforcements. It was realistically impossible. This was a meaningless struggle.

‘I know, I know!’

While pushing the corpse, I screamed and yelled with everyone.

‘I know, but…!’

If struggling is all we can do in this damn world.

Even if it’s ugly, foolish, and stupid… we have no choice but to do it…!

“Uaaaaaaah!”

Just as I was screaming and squeezing out every last bit of strength to push the Fly King, suddenly.

Whoosh.

-Suddenly, the corpse was lifted.

“Huh?”

Everyone was bewildered.

The monster’s corpse, which everyone here was pushing with all their might, was suddenly lifted into the air. I turned around in surprise.

Thud, thud…

It was a golem.

The fragments of the collapsed and shattered south wall had merged into the shape of a giant human… then, it pushed its two arms under the Fly King’s corpse and slowly lifted it.

Someone muttered in a daze.

“Where did a golem come from…?”

“I’ve never seen a golem this big…”

I held my breath. Only I knew the identity of that golem here.

From the Party Blacklist.

SR-rank Golemancer, Candler’s ultimate skill.

[Summon Giant Soldier].

“Candler?!”

Candler was standing on the golem’s shoulder.

Her disheveled hair was flying in the snow, and she was wearing her usual candelabra crown on her head.

“Ugh…”

The construction materials she and her golem had been carrying were nothing compared to the weight of this monster.

The golem’s arms trembled. Its bent legs wouldn’t straighten. The golem’s body was cracking everywhere from lifting the massive monster’s weight.

Candler screamed.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

It was clearly too much. Candler was controlling the golem, spewing blood from her nose, eyes, ears, and mouth.

“Stop, Candler! No more…”

I couldn’t finish my sentence.

The golem, having lifted one leg off the ground, stretched it forward with difficulty, then-

-Thud.

It touched the ground.

The next leg also kicked off the ground and moved forward – touching the ground.

It repeated the two movements.

It was running.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The golem was running.

The golem, which had been staggering and unable to keep its balance, just like its limping master, finally began to run smoothly and regularly.

Outside the city walls.

Towards the southern plains.

“Actually, I didn’t hurt my head.”

Candler, standing on the golem with a face that was covered in dried blood but looked much more relaxed, muttered.

“I don’t limp, and I’m not uncomfortable. It was all a lie.”

“Candler…!”

“I was so scared of the monster that I wanted to run away, but I didn’t want to be called a coward, so I needed an excuse to run away, so I lied to everyone that I was hurt.”

Flick-

One of the candles on the candelabra crown on Candler’s head went out.

“I didn’t want to fight those monsters again. I was so scared that I felt like I was going crazy. So I lied and ran away from the front lines.”

Flick-

The next candle went out, and

Flick-

The next candle went out too.

“But, I realized. I realized when I saw people risking their lives to save a coward like me.”

There were not many candles left lit.

Candler smiled, even as she coughed up blood from her nose and mouth.

“Living like a coward is more miserable than dying.”

“Candler…!”

“I’m still scared. I’m so scared that I can’t breathe. My heart is beating so fast that I feel like I’m going to collapse and die right now.”

Flick-

Only one candle was left.

“But… I was happy in this city, in this world.”

Candler muttered in a fading voice, fueling the golem with the rest of her life.

“I, too, a little bit…”

***

The golem, having left the city, ran across the southern plains.

Just one more step.

Just one more step.

Having long since exceeded her limits and almost lost consciousness, Candler tried her best to keep the golem going until the very end.

And.

Flick-

The last candle flickering on Candler’s head finally went out.

‘Just one more… step…’

Even as she collapsed, she managed to make the golem take one more step.

Then, Candler, who had completely lost consciousness, fell limply to the side on the golem’s shoulder.

Thud…

In the center of the southern plains, the golem slowly collapsed.

The golem’s posture collapsed as it lost power and stumbled, and the golem collapsed forward, starting from its lower body.

From the golem’s hand, which was turning back into its original form of bricks and steel fragments, the Fly King’s corpse slipped and fell to the ground-

Thud thud thud-

Taat!

It was caught.

Jeronimo, who had flown in at low altitude in an instant, caught the Fly King’s corpse with the back of its hull.

The two propellers, which were like its symbol, had long since stopped, and the thrusters at the bottom of the hull, which had been pushed to their limits, barely held the weight, spewing black smoke and flames downwards.

Kellybay, who was looking out of the hatch, shouted towards Candler.

“I received it for sure…!”

A smile appeared on Candler’s lips.

The giant golem completely disintegrated and collapsed, and behind the golem, Jeronimo, carrying the Fly King, was launched.

To the south.

A little more, to the south-