I Became The Tyrant Of A Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 629

Lake Kingdom, District 9. ‘Military Warehouse.’

Inside this facility, which resembled an underground bunker, Tustibean, a member of the Black Dragon Legion, had made his nest.

The old dragon lay his massive body on the floor, repeatedly taking deep breaths in and out.

《…….》

Tustibean’s body, covered in black scales, was enormous.

The children of the True Black Dragon were all proper dragons, but compared to their perfect father, they were born with several flaws. In Tustibean’s case, born from the True Black Dragon’s fangs, his body had repeatedly undergone abnormal growth, making it difficult for him to move freely.

His body, which had repeatedly undergone abnormal growth and degeneration, had endlessly swelled, filling the floor of the wide warehouse. He couldn’t feel anything in the extremities of his body, which had become dried and hardened like a mummy.

He couldn’t even walk, let alone fly. Both in life and now, he had been cooped up in his lair, barely surviving with his cumbersome body.

But he didn’t pity his own situation. Nor did he curse it. Rather, he was proud.

If only his father, Night Bringer—though Night Bringer hated being called ‘father’—were to call him.

That was why even with this body, he could be active on the battlefield.

Tustibean’s breath was formidable, even compared to that of his siblings. When the entire legion was mobilized to wage war against the enemy, Tustibean’s firepower was a tremendous help to the legion.

Tustibean had also made a great contribution in defeating the Demon Guardian Corps this time. Every time his breath scorched the earth, the demon species fell like autumn leaves.

Even his siblings, who usually looked down on each other like insects, would praise Tustibean for his immense achievements.

Of course, Night Bringer had never given his children a single warm word, no matter how helpful they were…

Still, Tustibean knew. That he was a useful being to his father. That he was helpful to his father’s hegemony.

《Did he say the next one is an invasion of the human realm…?》

Tustibean chuckled, swallowing his breath with difficulty due to his uncomfortable body.

《I wish the invasion day would come soon. So that I can complete the great work I couldn’t finish in my past life…》

In his past life, the Black Dragon Legion, which sought to destroy the world, and the Red Dragon Legion, which sought to protect it, had engaged in endless wars.

And Tustibean was the first dragon to die in the Black Dragon Legion during that war.

As a fixed artillery position, he possessed powerful firepower but extremely low mobility. In the end, he couldn’t evade the Red Dragon Legion’s surprise attack and met his demise.

But now, the Red Dragon Legion no longer existed in the world, and the Black Dragon Legion, resurrected from the darkness, had even taken over this dark throne.

This time, they would surely be able to achieve their father’s great work—the destruction of the world.

《…But, Father.》

Tustibean slowly blinked his eyes.

《Why does he want to destroy the world…?》

He didn’t know the reason or meaning of that great work at all.

But as a son, Tustibean would faithfully follow and assist his father’s path. And he thought that was enough.

He curled up and tried to sleep with his uncomfortable body.

Until his father woke him up and sent him out on another expedition to the outside world…

That was when it happened.

Thump, thump, thump…

The military warehouse, which Tustibean had made his lair, began to shake slightly.

《…?》

Tustibean slowly opened his eyes and looked up.

He was puzzled because this was the first time he had experienced such a situation since making his lair here. What was happening outside?

Kugugugung!

Subsequently, the military warehouse shook violently.

But Tustibean was not flustered.

This place was a warehouse built five hundred years ago by the Lake Kingdom’s army to store military supplies. Its protective magic was inferior to that of a dragon, but it was sturdy.

There was no way it would collapse from a paltry attack…

Crack-!

《Hmm?》

Immediately after, Tustibean sensed it.

An unidentified magic he had never felt before was completely devouring the protective magic imbued in the military warehouse…

Tustibean’s eyes widened.

《They dispelled the protective magic so easily…?!》

It was impossible with modern magic technology. Then, from what era was this magic—

There was no time to analyze. Because a powerful impact followed the dispelling of the protective magic, striking the ceiling of the military warehouse.

Kugwagwagwang-!

An incomparably stronger vibration and noise than before rang out, and then cracks began to spread across the ceiling, and finally, the collapse began.

‘They dispelled the protective magic and then used attack magic!’

It seemed there was a very skilled magician on the other side.

And it became clear—the opponent was trying to kill him.

A hollow laugh appeared on Tustibean’s massive mouth. He couldn’t even remember the last time he had faced an intruder in his lair.

Thump! Kuung! Crrrack!

Pieces of the collapsed ceiling fell below, scattering thick smoke.

Because the facility was built so thick and sturdy, the pieces were also huge and numerous. But Tustibean was no longer looking up.

Bang-!

The main gate of the military warehouse.

The only path leading into the military warehouse.

There were people breaking through that door and entering. They were all small humans wearing robes.

《Do you think I’ll fall for such a shoddy feint…!》

Tustibean had already made his judgment.

The top was just a deception. Even if the ceiling collapse was noisy, there was no way to attack him through the falling rocks.

If he were to spew breath upwards to avoid being hit by the collapsing debris, the people who had passed through the main gate would approach and try to kill him in that gap.

‘You’ve misjudged, you fools!’

He could just take those building fragments with his body.

Rather, the priority was to not allow the intruders to approach.

Tustibean opened his massive mouth wide and gathered his breath. The direction his mouth was aiming was the entrance of the military warehouse—the only path where the human intruders were rushing in.

In an instant, the surrounding air and magic fluctuated and were sucked into the dragon’s mouth, and the next moment.

Kwaaaaaa!

It was violently shot out.

Tustibean was said to be second only to Night Bringer in terms of breath power among the Black Dragon Legion. The breath shot from the dragon’s mouth was imbued with black flames, burning everything in its path.

The dozens of humans who had desperately rushed into the warehouse through the main gate were no exception.

When the breath stopped, they had all been burned to ashes, not even leaving behind any dust.

《Hoo…》

Tustibean, having finished projecting his breath, exhaled. Black flames flowed from the dragon’s massive nostrils.

《Know your place, you insignificant beings.》

The dragon spoke arrogantly, but the next moment, Tustibean noticed an anomaly.

At the edge of the breath at the main gate entrance, one of the intruders, whose body was half-burned and had not been completely incinerated by the passing wind, was lying down… but the next moment, his body scattered and disappeared like a shadow.

Tustibean immediately realized the identity of his opponent.

‘Shadow? A clone…?!’

They weren’t real humans. They were just clones summoned by someone.

If this was a feint, then the real approach was—

《Is it from above…?!》

Tustibean urgently raised his massive head upwards,

Behind the falling rocks that had already fallen right above Tustibean’s head, dozens of figures wearing robes were jumping down together.

Tustibean urgently gathered his breath and unleashed his next breath.

Kwaaaaaa!

The hail of stones that had filled his vision was cleanly swept away.

But no matter how powerful Tustibean’s breath was, its radiation range was limited.

The area of the collapsed ceiling was wide, and the area where the rubble was falling was also wide. And the number of humans who had hidden behind it and fallen together was also too large. It was impossible to clear them all with a single breath……

That would be the case for a ‘normal dragon’.

But Tustibean was a dragon specialized in breath projection. The output of his breath, its duration, were far superior to other dragons.

Even his control over it.

While spewing his breath, Tustibean rotated his head and neck in a circle, and the fiery breath freely changed direction, successfully clearing away the falling rubble from the sky.

Of course, the humans who had been hiding behind it as well. They were all turned to ashes along with the warehouse ceiling fragments, scattering blackly in all directions.

《Kuh…!》

But Tustibean’s expression was not bright.

Because he immediately realized that the humans he had just defeated were also clones.

‘A feint within a feint? Then where is the real attack—’

Taat-!

The next moment, Tustibean sensed a powerful energy rushing towards him.

The dragon urgently lowered his eyes, and he saw a small opponent running through the only passage leading from the main gate.

As the robe hood fluttered and fell off due to the rushing momentum—the face of a long black-haired girl wearing a silver crown was revealed.

Her shining eyes were amber. The magic swirling around her body was red.

《You are… could it be, a descendant of the Red Dragon!》

Having guessed the identity of his adversary, Tustibean trembled involuntarily.

How much time had passed since that time. To think that a descendant of his nemesis was still alive. And that she was running towards him to kill him.

《To think that I can kill a descendant of that cursed clan with my own hands—I am overjoyed!》

Tustibean forgot about all the surrounding circumstances.

He focused all his attention on the descendant of his nemesis, whom he had been fighting since the creation of the world, and who had ultimately killed him.

He took a deep breath and gathered his magic. He carefully selected each breath and magic particle, filling his throat.

They were fated rivals.

It was only proper to kill her with all his strength and sincerity…!

Finally, the preparations were complete. The breath of magic gathered in his throat was united into one, and as he slowly brought it out of his mouth, Tustibean opened his massive mouth wide.

And he aimed at the descendant of the Red Dragon—Dusk Bringer.

***

This was the moment I had been waiting for.

I shouted with all my might.

“Now, Damian-!”

Just before Tustibean was about to unleash his breath.

The sniper standing far outside the main gate of the military warehouse—Damian—fired the sniper rifle in his hand.

Twakwang-!

The magic bullet that left the muzzle passed through the main gate entrance like a ray of light, passed through the burned passage, grazed Dusk Bringer’s cheek as she ran—and then accelerated further, being sucked into Tustibean’s mouth.

It was truly a matter of a split second.

And the magic bullet accurately pierced the core of the breath that had been fully condensed inside Tustibean’s mouth—the magic that had been gathered in the form of a sphere.

Damian had watched the two breaths that the dragon had fired. And he had confirmed the timing.

That was why such an absurd feat was possible.

Kwagwagwagwang!

The breath inside Tustibean’s mouth detonated. It was as if a needle had been stuck into a balloon of fully gathered magic.

The condensed dragon’s power burst out in all directions, causing a terrifying explosion in an instant, and the massive dragon’s head was engulfed in terrible flames and explosions.

Damian, who had taken off his robe hood, spoke with a bright face.

“Did we get him…?!”

“No, Damian! Get out of there now!”

An ominous magic fluctuated within the smoke and flames of the explosion.

Whoosh-

The next moment, all the smoke and flames swirled and were sucked into Tustibean’s mouth.

With his face covered in burns and wounds from the breath exploding inside his mouth, but without losing any focus… Tustibean had once again finished preparing to organize and unleash his breath.

And, without giving a second sniping chance—he spewed it out.

Kwaaaaaa!

Black flames surged, burning and sweeping through the entire main gate passage.

Still, the dragon’s only target—towards Dusk Bringer.

“To order such a plan…”

And Dusk Bringer stopped in her tracks, then took a deep breath, whoosh—

“Ash, are you really crazy-?!”

She fired a breath in response.

Peeng-

Dusk Bringer’s long, ebony black hair whipped back,

Twak-!

A breath that looked like a thin, red beam, much smaller and thinner compared to Tustibean’s breath, was shot out from Dusk Bringer’s mouth.