I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 60

Monsters in this game are largely divided into three types.

First, common monsters.

They make up more than 90% of all monsters. Almost all monsters fall into this category.

They’re just crazy beasts that are hell-bent on killing people, nothing special.

Second, elite monsters.

Also called Elites, these are selected from among the common monsters.

In the lore, they are individuals that have survived for a long time and gained experience, making them much stronger than others of the same species.

They are adjusted to high levels and receive various stat bonuses.

Some of them even grow into sub-boss level individuals, also known as Named.

If a boss monster does not appear, these guys sometimes take on the role of the boss for that stage.

And finally, third, boss monsters.

They are true monsters that are on a different level from the previous two categories.

They are commander-class monsters that lead their respective monster legions, and are often high-intelligence individuals with command abilities.

However, the bigger problem than their high intelligence is their overwhelming power.

As befits the pinnacle of a legion, they possess immense power that is hard to believe comes from a single entity.

That’s why,

Gooooooo-!

The summoning magic that brings forth a boss monster is treated as a cheat key, even though it’s one-time use.

The boss monster I summoned—the giant steam golem—emitted a ferocious driving sound.

Thump-! Thump-! Thump-!

Following that, it began to charge alone towards the 50 or so golems that were rushing towards us.

If the advance of 50 golems felt like a high wall approaching, this guy’s charge felt like an island cutting through a raging sea.

Originally, the top priority for monsters is to kill humans, but.

They are particularly sensitive to ‘traitors.’ The golem legion’s gaze turned sharply towards the boss golem.

Gooooo!

Gooooooo-!

The sight of the giant golems rushing towards each other was surreal. Is this some kind of super golem war?

They quickly approached to the point of almost colliding.

Bang-!

They collided in an instant.

Armor fragments and broken parts scattered into the air.

The boss golem rampaged like a lion among a pack of hyenas.

Every time its long, thick limbs, like pillars of an ancient temple, slashed through the air, one of the enemy golem legion was smashed and rolled grotesquely on the ground.

However, no matter how much a lion rampages, hyenas do not back down.

The golem legion numbers 50.

No matter how much they are inferior in individual combat power, when the numbers reach this point, the total combat power far exceeds it.

Goooo! Gooooo!

Even as they were crushed by the boss golem’s fists, the rock golems and steam golems desperately reached out, trying to inflict even a little damage on the boss golem.

That effort soon paid off.

Crack! Crunch!

The boss golem’s fingers were twisted in a bizarre direction and dangled loosely.

It was the result of the golems counterattacking the moment they were hit by a fist.

The boss golem, momentarily stunned, was immediately swarmed by other golems.

The golem legion climbed all over the boss golem, beginning to exert force to tear off its armor.

“……”

I swallowed hard as I watched the scene.

It was like a praying mantis being eaten by a swarm of ants.

‘From the start, I didn’t expect the boss monster to defeat all of them.’

No matter how powerful the giant steam golem is as a boss entity, the enemy golem legion is also a large monster. Moreover, there are 50 of them.

It can’t take them all down alone.

While that friend is taking down as many enemies as possible and drawing their attention-

“Let’s escape in this gap.”

Running away is the best option.

“Huh?”

Evangeline, who was gaping and watching the monsters fight each other, asked back. I nodded.

“That guy is one-time use anyway. While he’s buying us time, we have to escape.”

I didn’t come here to win. I came here to survive with her.

I gestured with my chin towards Evangeline’s legs.

“How are your legs?”

“They’re okay to walk on. Full sprints are still impossible though…”

“Then let’s run.”

“Eek.”

Legs can be healed, but once you lose your life, there’s no going back.

I took out another one of the many regular potions I had brought and poured it on Evangeline’s legs.

Sizzle-

White steam billowed from the wounds and sprained areas. Evangeline gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes… !”

I took the lead and ran, with Evangeline closely following behind.

The direction was north.

Towards where the horse I had tied up was.

“Ugh?!”

But we hadn’t even run a few steps when Evangeline gasped and looked back. I followed her gaze.

Whirring-

Magic stone golems.

Two magic-specialized golems were floating in the air again, aiming their arms at us.

It seems that magic attacks don’t work well on the boss golem, so they’re targeting us.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

That wasn’t all.

About 10 golems, having scattered widely to the left and right to avoid the boss golem, were running after us.

“Tch!”

I clicked my tongue.

“They’re not going to let us go easily.”

“Magic attacks, coming-!”

Along with a flash of light, red beams shot out from the magic stone golems towards us.

Evangeline put her arm around my shoulder and lowered my posture. Then, she raised her shield and deflected all the incoming beams.

Bang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!

The beams, ricocheting off the shield, exploded on the ground around us. I grumbled.

“Lowering my posture is good, but do you have to adjust it to your height? My back already hurts.”

“Well, who told you to be so tall? Then stand up straight and take all those hits!”

Bickering is fun, but the magic bombardment is threatening. I urgently gave a new command to the boss golem.

“Attack the magic stone golems first!”

Gooooo!

The boss golem, surrounded and beaten by the golem legion, flashed its single eye.

It raised its cracked arms and aimed at the magic stone golems floating in the air, firing beams of magic from its fingertips.

The two magic stone golems, noticing the change, also switched their target to the boss golem.

Fling! Fwee-bee-bing!

Koo-gwa-gwang!

Soon, the sky over there was filled with a downpour of magical beams firing at each other.

I whistled. Good, no more magic attacks are coming this way.

But it seems that running while blocking attacks has slowed us down a lot.

And in that gap, the pursuing golems had almost caught up to us.

Goooo-!

A rock golem, having caught up right behind us, charged while letting out a hideous roar.

“Tch!”

Evangeline clicked her tongue, then leaped into the air with the momentum of her run. She spun her body halfway in the air and thrust her spear backwards.

Thwack!

The white-glowing spear tip pierced the rock golem’s chest precisely, and the moment it touched the magic core, it caused a huge explosion. Bang!

Pulling the spear out of the golem that was exploding into pieces, she spun back halfway with the recoil of the explosion from the spear tip.

Landing facing forward, Evangeline started running again next to me as if nothing had happened.

Only the hair swaying along the trajectory of her body proved that the stunt was real.

I clapped my hands without realizing it.

“Wow, that was awesome.”

“D-don’t praise me so suddenly!”

Evangeline, who was weak to praise, blushed.

I wanted to tease her more, but there was no time for that.

Thump! Ku-gu-gung!

Other golems were rapidly approaching one after another. There was a limit to how much time we could buy with Evangeline’s stunt.

“Where is the horse?!”

“It’s right there!”

I reached out my hand forward. The horse I had brought was tied under a tree not too far away.

Hee-hee-hing!

The horse, terrified by the golem horde rushing behind us, cried out. It started to struggle, as if trying to run away on its own.

Don’t do that, just stay still for a moment, friend. Let’s run away together…!

That’s when it happened.

Fling! Fwee-bee-bing!

Red beams flew and struck the area around the tree where the horse was tied.

Kwa-gwa-gwang!

Immediately after, a terrible explosion and smoke obscured our vision.

“What-”

When I hurriedly looked back, I saw one of the magic stone golems raising its hand towards us.

Even while being bombarded with magic attacks by the boss golem, it had been keeping us in check. That nasty bastard…!

“Damn it!”

I looked forward again. When the pillar of fire that had shot up subsided, there was no trace left of the tree or the horse.

We stopped. Evangeline, her face pale, slowly looked up at me.

“Do we have any means of escape left?”

“…I do have a Plan B.”

Actually, I didn’t have high hopes that we would escape safely. So, Plan B was my original plan.

“What’s Plan B?”

“What do you think it is?”

I turned around. The golems that had been chasing us were right in front of us.

Adjusting the Lucky Strike on my hand, I grinned.

“Taking them all down.”

“Huh?! This entire golem legion?! Just the two of us?! Senior, are you out of your mind?!”

“If we want to live, this is the only way.”

From here to Crossroads, it takes 30 minutes by horse. About 2 hours on foot.

And 2 hours is more than enough time for those monster bastards to catch up and kill us.

I glanced down at Evangeline.

“It’s either die or faint anyway. Are you in or not?”

“…Ugh, seriously!”

Evangeline, who had turned around to face the golems with me, readjusted her shield. I patted Evangeline’s back.

“Good. Evangeline. I’ll give you instructions on the tactics we’ll use from now on.”

Bang-!

Immediately after, a steam golem’s fist struck Evangeline’s shield. Evangeline endured the blow, holding onto her shield while suppressing a groan.

“You focus on defense. Only use your spear when [Damage Save] is full. Got it?”

“Then who’s going to attack?!”

“Me.”

I cracked my left hand and then thrust it forward. The tip of my fist touched the golem’s chest.

Ding!

Lucky Strike activated, and the slot began to spin in the corner of my vision. What will it be!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

0, 7, 2!

72 damage!

Crack!

The golem’s chest armor shattered, and I seized the momentum, plunged my fist inside, and tore out the magic core.

Thud!

The golem, with a gaping hole in its chest, fell helplessly to the ground. I nodded.

“Like this.”

“What’s the principle behind that fist?!”

Principle?

There’s nothing but the blessing of the dice god.

Crack! Crunch!

I dealt with the two rock golems that rushed in next using the same method.

Evangeline blocked, and I finished them off with Lucky Strike in one go.

The problem was what came after.

Gooooo!

Two steam golems, one on each side, attacked simultaneously. I urgently instructed.

“Take down the one on the right with [Damage Payback], and block the attack from the left!”

“Yes!”

Evangeline acted faithfully according to my instructions.

The white-glowing spear pierced the right golem in one go. At the same time, the shield blocked the attack from the one on the left.

I swung my left fist at the chest of the left golem whose attack was blocked. Then the slot started spinning, but.

Ding!

0.

The ones digit, 0.

At that moment, I felt a strange sensation.

Ding!

0.

The tens digit was also 0.

It was the same feeling as when I got the 777 punch.

A gamer’s intuition screamed. This is not good. Run without looking back.

But the slot is already spinning.

And the last, the hundreds digit is.

Ding!

0.

“……”

000.

“Ah.”

Finally.

At last.

It’s finally here.

Damn it.