I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 622

Dragon Blood Rampage.

It was a negative trait of Dusk Bringer that also existed in the game.

However, it only existed in name. When she was an ally, she never used it, and she never used it when she appeared as an enemy.

It was just a negative trait, so I only acknowledged that there was such a backstory.

The activation condition is difficult; she has to recover the Dragon Blood she distributed to her four direct knights.

Of course, doing this would cause the four Dragon Knights to lose their former power.

So, Dusk Bringer was using a shortcut.

Her four direct Dragon Knights were kneeling on one side of the arena, connected to Dusk Bringer by red magical power.

It seemed she was returning the Dragon Blood through that magical power channel.

This would prevent the Dragon Knights from permanently losing their power, but it meant they couldn’t participate in the battle right now.

“……”

Kneeling, sending the Dragon Blood back to its owner through the connected magical power channel.

The four knights looked at their master with pity. The old knight at the front—Andymion’s face was etched with sad regret.

Is this rampage worth activating, even if it means going this far?

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

“Uwaaaaaaak!”

I don’t know about the value, but the destructive power is truly immense!

All of Dusk Bringer’s attacks in the Dragon Blood Rampage state changed to those of a dragon, spreading out in a wide area.

A single basic attack could devastate an entire area, and shockwaves spread in all directions.

She was truly transforming into the standard of a ‘boss monster’.

‘Looking at it like this, it’s quite powerful, but!’

The disadvantages are not over yet.

‘The next problem is that it shortens her lifespan…!’

I don’t know what lifespan means exactly to a half-human, half-dragon Dragon Blood inheritor who lives for hundreds of years! But anyway, it’s clearly mentioned as a demerit in the settings.

While in Dragon Blood Rampage, the Dragon Blood holder’s lifespan is reduced.

“Haaaah…!”

Right now, Dusk Bringer is throwing away her life to win the martial arts tournament finals and gain the right to command the Black Dragon subjugation operation…!

‘This is a big problem, but lastly!’

The biggest reason I didn’t use this Dragon Blood Rampage in the game was because-

“Hwaaaaaaaaat-!”

She loses her reason…!

The distinction between friend and foe becomes blurred, and her existence becomes closer to a dragon than a person—or, to be more cruel, a monster.

In the game, it was implemented in a way that she would attack allies because she was out of control.

And here, in reality… with terrifying golden light pouring from her eyes, Dusk Bringer opened her mouth wide.

An immense amount of magical power was concentrated between her unique sharp teeth. This, this is!

“Is this for real, Grand Duchess?! This is a bit too much, isn’t it?!”

“Then… hurry… surrender…!”

Dusk Bringer gathered her breath with a whoosh.

We were terrified, but also, as we had trained for anti-dragon tactics… we all rolled away to evade.

And the next moment.

Thwack-!

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

The dragon breath that Dusk Bringer fired exploded.

It completely devastated the arena, split the southern plains where the audience seats were not installed in half, and tore apart the entire area. Uwaaaaaaa!

“Breath! Evade to the corner!”

Saying that, Evangelin, who had put her shield forward, was hit by the edge of the breath and flew far away.

“Gyaaaaaaaak!”

“Evangeliinnnn!”

I told you to evade, why did you block it!

Fortunately, she was only grazed by the edge, and thanks to her transcendent defense and [Damage Save], she didn’t seem to be seriously injured.

But seeing her rolling on the ground far away, it was impossible for her to return to the match right away!

Thwack-!

Following the breath emission, Dusk Bringer, who had charged towards us, lightly rotated her body once.

Massive magical power swirled around the red tail that had sprouted below her back—then it swept across the floor and rushed towards us.

It’s a ground attack!

“Remember the jump rope?! Let’s evade at the same time! One, two…”

I was about to say ‘three,’ but the tail sweep came at the ‘two’ timing. Uwaaaaat!

I missed the timing, and Junior, who was also weak in physical training, screamed at the same time. I can’t evade it!

“Huuup!”

At that moment, Lucas, who had been catching his breath, grabbed me and Junior by the scruff of our necks, one in each arm, and pulled us up, jumping.

Dusk Bringer’s tail sweep swept under our legs, tearing up the floor. Dragon, oh my god, so scary!

“But, I can see the pattern now!”

At my words, the main party members nodded at the same time.

A Red Dragon is still a dragon.

The pattern itself is very similar to the Black Dragon.

If we apply the anti-dragon pattern tactics we’ve been training for, we can handle it sufficiently…!

When we endured the following breath and tail sweep combo, Dusk Bringer frowned, narrowing her brow.

“Oh, I was going to end it after injuring you moderately, but if you keep enduring like that…”

And she grabbed the greatsword of sunset-colored magical power and rushed towards us.

“I have no choice but to get rougher-!”

Then, Lucas gritted his teeth and stepped forward, taking out a sword hilt with only the handle left from his chest. It was the [Bestowed Sword].

“I brought it just in case, and this happened…!”

A blade of light soared from the empty hilt, and Lucas clashed it against Dusk Bringer’s greatsword.

Tsukaang-!

With a clear sword sound, Lucas’s blade of light shattered as easily as if it was nothing.

“Kuk?!”

Lucas, gritting his teeth, twisted his body to evade the continuous greatsword attacks.

Realizing that he couldn’t match her in a head-on fight in terms of output, Lucas began to buy time by using the blade of light that had soared up again to deflect the side of the greatsword.

“Get a grip, Grand Duchess! What are you doing!”

“I am in my right mind. Knight…!”

“This is a martial arts tournament! Not a death match, and we are comrades!”

“It’s a martial arts tournament, but it’s also a tactical evaluation! And!”

Dusk Bringer roared roughly.

“The Black Dragon won’t welcome you with wooden swords and water guns-!”

Dusk Bringer, who had jumped up, slammed the greatsword down.

Lucas used [Full Body Manifestation] to cover his entire body in a golden aura, and then tried to counter it with a sword strike imbued with [Willpower Strike], but…

“-This is impossible!”

Just before the sword touched, he instinctively sensed danger, kicked off the ground, and rolled away to evade.

Kukwakwakwang!

The arena floor that had exploded spewed dirt and sand into the air. In that dust, Dusk Bringer’s golden eyes flickered menacingly.

“You’re good at dodging, are you even a knight…!”

“A knight is a position proven not by combat, but by a way of life.”

Lucas answered calmly, even while sweating profusely.

“Isn’t that the same for you, Grand Duchess?”

“You dare to talk about my way of life, you impudent…!”

Dusk Bringer, who had kicked off the ground, rushed towards Lucas in an instant. Lucas continued to narrowly evade the greatsword, buying time.

Dragons are powerful.

But, they are huge.

Each attack is powerful, but their movements are large, heavy, and full of openings.

Therefore—you must understand the pattern in advance and evade beforehand.

This is the basic tactic for fighting dragons.

‘You’re doing well, Lucas!’

I praised Lucas inwardly. While Lucas was buying time, Junior, Damian, and I were preparing countermeasures.

Kiiiiiing!

And Junior completed the magic.

What is the most effective magic for dealing with boss monsters that the Monster Frontline possesses?

Of course, it’s Junior’s ultimate skill, [Elemental Disassembly]! [This magic breaks down the target’s magical power].

“Huuup-!”

Junior, who had finished casting the ultimate skill in 3 minutes with the ultra-fast chanting function attached to the staff [Rod of Crimson], used [Elemental Disassembly].

Tzeong-!

A halo appeared in the air, tearing apart the target’s magical power…

“I won’t let you do that!”

At that moment, the old knight suddenly rushed in front of us.

It was Sir Andymion, the lead knight among Dusk Bringer’s Dragon Knights.

This handsome old man with neatly combed back white hair blocked Junior’s staff with his body with unbelievably nimble movements.

[Elemental Disassembly] was taken by Sir Andymion instead, and Dusk Bringer was still unharmed.

“But, I knew this would happen…”

Junior smiled and continued to point his staff.

“I’ve also prepared a trump card-!”

Another performance of the [Rod of Crimson].

That is… ‘Multi-Chanting’.

It consumes an enormous amount of magical power, but it is possible to cast multiple spells at the same time.

Normally, it would be useless due to the terrible fuel efficiency, but now it’s an emergency!

And Junior can use his SSR-grade mage robe, [Past Future], to borrow magical power from the future and use it.

To make a long story short, anyway! He had chanted a lot of this cheat ultimate skill, [Elemental Disassembly], at the same time-

Tzeong! Tzeong! Tzeoooong-!

Continuous firing became possible!

[Elemental Disassembly] was completed in succession. But the remaining Dragon Knights rushed in one after another, repeating the pattern of taking the hit instead.

The Dragon Knights seemed to have been waiting from the beginning, worried about Junior’s magic, and took the hit with their bodies.

“Ugh, the world is spinning…”

Junior, who had unleashed four consecutive shots, collapsed with a nosebleed. At the same time, the four Dragon Knights who had been hit by Elemental Disassembly also knelt on the floor.

Dusk Bringer looked at us and burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Your trump card is exhausted. Now what will you do, Ash?”

But I also laughed.

“What do you think, Grand Duchess… it seems like your trump card is also running out?”

“…!”

Dusk Bringer was startled. The darkness that had been cast over her whites was dissipating.

It was a sign that the ‘Dragon Blood Rampage’ was stopping.

All four Dragon Knights were hit by [Elemental Disassembly]. Naturally, the magical power channel connected to Dusk Bringer was cut off, and the supply of Dragon Blood was also stopped.

Since enough Dragon Blood to use for the rampage was not gathered, Dusk Bringer’s Dragon Blood Rampage also seemed to be gradually fading.

“If I defeat you all before that, it’s fine-!”

Dusk Bringer, who had let out a thunderous roar, kicked off the ground and flew towards me.

Lucas, who tried to stop her, was hit by a tail sweep that Dusk Bringer had launched like a surprise attack and was knocked away, and Evangelin, who had returned after running hard, also blocked the greatsword with her shield but was sent flying again.

And at the same time,

“I found it, Your Highness!”

Damian shouted.

“The reverse scale! It’s below the fake dragon’s neck!”

“Good! Fire, Damian!”

Damian had been continuously searching for the winning point of this game—the fake dragon’s reverse scale.

Before I could even speak, Damian had already nocked an arrow on his bow,

“Do you think I’ll just watch?!”

Dusk Bringer was falling on top of Damian.

Tzeok!

The swung magical greatsword broke Damian’s bow in half.

“Uwat?!”

Dusk Bringer stood in front of Damian, who quickly raised both hands in a sign of surrender, and exhaled a fierce breath.

“Really, why does Ash have so many trump cards…!”

“Haha. You are also His Highness’s trump card, Grand Duchess. His Highness firmly believes in you.”

At Damian’s words, Dusk Bringer flinched.

“That you would move like this, firmly.”

“…!”

Dusk Bringer turned her terrifying eyes towards me. Eek!

Chwarururuk!

I raised a magical wall on the floor and surfed across the arena—already reaching the front of the fake dragon.

I judged that Dusk Bringer would prioritize blocking Damian’s snipe, used Damian as bait, and then, from the moment I found the reverse scale, I ran towards the fake dragon.

“Ash-!”

Thwack!

Dusk Bringer, who had kicked off the ground, flapped her wings and chased after me.

But, no matter how fast Dusk Bringer is, the distance has already widened.

“Checkmate!”

I raised the flagpole and pointed the end at the reverse scale.

At that moment, Dusk Bringer, who was rushing behind me and raising her greatsword, shouted.

“Get out of the way, Ash! I am the one who will command the Black Dragon subjugation! I must do it! This is my destiny!”

“……”

“If you don’t get out of the way… even if it’s you, I will cut you down!”

I glanced back,

“No, Grand Duchess can’t cut me down.”

I smiled brightly.

“You wouldn’t even touch the tip of your finger to this lovely nephew’s body, would you?”

“…!”

Dusk Bringer, with a distorted face, shouted.

“If it’s to save your life, I can cut off your arms and legs! Get out of there right now-!”

“I believe in you, Grand Duchess. So, I won’t move.”

“Ashiiii!”

Dusk Bringer, who had reached me, slammed down the magical greatsword without hesitation.

Kwaddeudeudeuk!

The greatsword, which had cut through the fake dragon’s neck and reached right above my head, was…

Thud…!

It stopped.

Without even touching the tip of my hair, Dusk Bringer forcibly stopped it.

“Haa, haa, haa…”

The traces of Dragon Blood Rampage were already disappearing from Dusk Bringer’s body as she breathed roughly.

The horns, wings, tail, all changed and disappeared like a mirage. The whites of her eyes also returned to their normal state.

Pasususu…

Eventually, even the magical greatsword in her hand could not withstand the extreme magical power consumption and disappeared.

With her long, neatly braided black hair in disarray, looking up at me with a completely defeated expression… Dusk Bringer murmured with a tearful face.

“…You’re so unfair, really.”

I know.

I smiled at her and then forcefully thrust the flagpole into the fake dragon’s reverse scale.