I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 637

Winged Huan’s face contorted with annoyance at the harsh words from a race he considered beneath him, as if his delicate sensibilities had been deeply wounded.

《You lowly thing, running your mouth…》

“Um, excuse me… but aren’t you imitating the appearance of that lowly thing?”

I jabbed, and Winged Huan flinched.

It seemed he had finally realized he was polymorphed into a human form.

Stung to the core, Winged Huan stammered an excuse.

《Shut up. The reason I polymorphed into this form is because this Lake Kingdom is built to suit human bodies…》

“Don’t bother making excuses, dude. It just makes you look worse.”

《Shut up! This isn’t an excuse, it’s-》

“Saying it’s not an excuse while making excuses makes you look even worse, dude! I’m getting embarrassed for you, so stop!”

Of course, if I could go to a dog and cat country after the Third World War and transform into one of them, I’d probably turn into a Welsh Corgi or a Munchkin cat and live my days barking and meowing.

If that’s the case, don’t act all high and mighty! Just enjoy it! It’s less pathetic that way!

I did a little shoulder dance, saying, ‘Enjoy this feeling~’ and Winged Huan’s lips twisted and clamped shut.

《I was foolish. There was no need to engage in such a low-level argument with you…》

Winged Huan shook his head and snapped his fingers.

《The banter ends here. I’ll kill you.》

Snap! Snap!

Immediately, a horde of monsters poured out from all corners of the art museum and surrounded us.

Following the Dullahan [a headless horseman] and Banshee [a wailing spirit], all sorts of monsters with fierce glares aimed their respective weapons at us.

Evangeline, who had already drawn her shield and lance, chirped at me.

“If we could defeat monsters with arguments, you would have saved the world a long time ago, Senior.”

“You’re right. It would be much easier that way.”

But we can’t. In the end, we can only win by fighting directly.

Figuring out how to get hurt the least is the best I can do.

“Damien.”

As planned, I turned to Damien and said,

“I’m counting on you.”

“Leave it to me.”

Damien had also already placed all his magic guns on the floor. A white flash flickered in the boy’s eyes, visible through his curly hair.

《Get rid of them.》

Tap-!

Winged Huan snapped his fingers once more, and the monsters surrounding us roared and charged.

And, at the same time… Damien threw his magic guns into the air,

“-Target acquired.”

Click!

Spinning in the air, he reached out and grabbed the guns, then began firing them in all directions.

Tatatatatatang!

[Showdown].

Damien’s ultimate skill, pouring magic bullets at every target he had acquired.

With muzzle flashes scattering in all directions, Damien fired his magic guns, and the barrage of magic bullets pierced through the monsters.

…No.

Not the monsters, but the ‘feathers’ embedded in the monsters’ bodies.

All the monsters controlled by Winged Huan had black feathers embedded in their bodies, and Damien was showing off the incredible feat, no, the divine skill, of precisely targeting and shattering only those feathers with his magic bullets.

Everything he’s done so far has been unbelievable, but this is truly insane…

《What…》

Winged Huan’s mouth opened slightly as he watched the scene of only the feathers embedded in his subordinates’ bodies being precisely shattered.

《Impossible, what is this power…?!》

“Get it now, Dragon Mister?”

I snickered and mocked him.

“These days, humans have a temper, you know?!”

Whoosh-

When Damien took a deep breath and stopped using his ultimate skill.

The monsters that had been charging at us also stopped in their tracks. And they looked down at their bodies in confusion.

《This is…》

The Dullahan commander examined his body with a sullen expression.

His body had originally been embedded with dozens of feathers, but Damien had shattered them all, leaving not a single one behind.

《Is the mind control… broken?》

《Kuh-?!》

Winged Huan let out a bewildered groan and spread his arms. Then, feathers sprouted from the hem of his coat and were about to shoot out like arrowheads.

Whoosh-!

However, Junior’s tornado, which had been prepared in advance, struck and shot down all the feathers that were about to cross the air.

《You bastards…!》

Winged Huan, more flustered than ever by our clearly ‘prepared’ moves, gritted his teeth.

《How did you know about my mind control technique…!》

How did we know… well, it’s because we kept killing you in the game…

‘Winged Huan is an Yinglong.’

A dragon with bird wings, an Yinglong [a mythical Chinese dragon].

About half of Winged Huan’s body is covered in feathers instead of scales, and these feathers are the medium for his mind control and disruption.

When a feather is shot and embedded into a target’s body, it acts like an antenna, receiving Winged Huan’s magic power and disrupting the target’s mind.

One feather is enough for those with low resistance, and even for strong commanders, their minds are gradually disrupted with each hit, and after being hit by dozens, they are completely controlled.

You’ll be defeated if you encounter him without knowing. But if you know?

You can deal with it as much as you want!

《…How long has it been since I tasted freedom.》

《Kuh-huh, hhhuhuhuhuh!》

The Dullahan commander’s eerie voice was filled with joy, and the Banshee commander also sobbed in a strangely pleased tone.

《Winged Huan, you damn winged dragon…! You’ve been using us like slaves for hundreds of years…!》

《Ehehehehe, hehehehehehe!》

《I’ve been waiting for the day I could plunge my sword into your arrogant wings, and today is that day!》

《Kkeueueueueueueue…》

《Oh, shut up! You’re noisy!》

The Dullahan commander, who had been reciting a scathing declaration of revenge, couldn’t hold back and smacked the Banshee commander on the back of the head.

The Banshee commander looked utterly wronged, but honestly, you are noisy… I can’t even understand what you’re saying…

《Brothers! The time of endurance is over! It’s time for revenge!》

Anyway, when the Dullahan commander shouted as the representative, the monsters who had once been Winged Huan’s subordinates roared in unison and raised their weapons.

《Let’s repay the past grievances and anger! Kill the dragon-!》

Kuaaaaaa-!

The monsters that had surrounded us all turned their direction and charged at Winged Huan.

I was planning to use [Commanding Eye] on these monsters and have them attack Winged Huan for a while if necessary.

But there was no need for that. The monster army must have been so miserable and tired of being mind-controlled and serving as subordinates to Winged Huan that they immediately defected and turned their blades against him.

《These filthy and disgusting monsters…》

Winged Huan looked at the things that were once his guardians, now raising their weapons and charging at him, and laughed hollowly.

Immediately, the dragon’s golden eyes flashed with a terrifying light.

《Forgetting the grace of being taken in, how dare you-!》

Winged Huan’s body, which had sprung up from the ground, was enveloped in light, and in the next moment…

Flash-!

He released his polymorph and transformed into his true form.

It was a dragon with huge bird wings spread out to the left and right.

His face was generally similar to the common perception of a dragon, but only the mouth area had hard keratin like a bird’s beak.

His body, legs, and long tail were closer to a bird—especially the mythical animal ‘Phoenix’—and the areas without black feathers were covered with black scales without any gaps.

“……Wow.”

Honestly, based on his words and actions, he seemed like a mid-boss A at best.

But his true form is truly powerful. He has a much greater sense of intimidation than any boss monster I’ve encountered so far…!

Winged Huan, who had transformed into his true form, took a deep breath, then,

Kiyaaaaaaak-!

He unleashed a dragon roar.

A sharp, eerie cry, like the cry of a bird, echoed in all directions.

Not only the monsters that were charging to kill Winged Huan, but also us humans who were preparing for battle, all grabbed their ears in agony. And,

Clang-!

Crash! Bang!

All sorts of artifacts on display in the art museum lobby were shattered, unable to withstand the pressure.

Junior’s eyes went wide.

“Whoa! Those precious things!”

“Now is not the time to worry about artifacts, get ready!”

Winged Huan, who had risen to the center of the lobby, gathered his strength, and his chest heaved and swelled like a balloon.

I glared at the enemy commander, who was using the most bizarre pattern from the start, and shouted.

“It’s a breath attack! Evade-!”

In the next moment, a torrent of magic power shot out from the evil dragon’s mouth and slammed into the ground.

Flash-!

Kugwagwagwagwang!

A dazzling flash, heat, and a gust of wind swept through, wiping out the monster army that had gathered in the art museum lobby.

***

Thump, kuguung…!

The art museum is collapsing.

Once the palace of the Lake Kingdom, then a historic site turned into an art museum, and having maintained its form for hundreds of years, it was returning to its original state… back to stone and sand.

Winged Huan’s frantic breath attack not only burned the monster army that had betrayed him but also completely devastated his own lair.

“He seems to have anger management issues….”

As soon as we saw him use his breath, we ran out of the art museum. Thanks to that, we were safe.

Seriously, a dragon roar-flight-aerial breath pattern? There’s a limit to how shameless you can be.

How are we supposed to deal with a wide-area stun and a beam attack from the air? The monsters that were nearby must have all died.

Kugugugugung…!

Soon, the remaining pillars and beams of the art museum all collapsed, and the stone ceiling caved in.

And, from within the dust-filled ruins-

Thwak-!

The Yinglong soared up in a whirlwind.

Behind his huge, spread wings, black energy was spewing out, helping him move at a terrifying speed, like a booster from an engine. It’s not a jet from Earth, what is this…

《You said you looked down on me, guardian of the mortal realm…》

Winged Huan growled as he slowly circled above our heads in the air.

《I’ll make you regret your pathetic judgment as you die…!》

I smiled with trembling lips.

I had been trying to throw in jokes, deliberately provoke and ignore him, and lighten the mood so that our heroes wouldn’t be more nervous than necessary, but I had to admit it.

My skin is tingling.

All my body hair is standing on end, and I have goosebumps. I was chilled to the bone by the overwhelming hostility and evil energy he was emitting.

This is a real dragon.

‘But still!’

I smiled.

You are not invincible, and there is a strategy to defeat you!

It’s no different from what I’ve done so far. I believe in my strategy…

I kill monsters.

I protect people.

That’s all.

《I’ll crush you-!》

Winged Huan soared to a dizzying height, then plummeted towards us at a terrifying speed.

Toostibean, who was spewing breath like crazy, was a special case, and usually, dragons have a cooldown for using breath.

Winged Huan is the same. He just unleashed a cool tune, so he won’t be able to use breath for a while.

Then, the pattern he’ll use instead is-

Whoooooosh!

Aerial glide and air raid!

His huge body closed in in an instant. And from Winged Huan’s wide-open wings, which were close to the ground, thousands of feathers were fired like machine guns.

Thousands of black feathers, making a deafening sound as they cut through the air, poured down on our heads.

Each feather has the power of a large-caliber bullet, and even if you survive being hit, you’ll be subjected to his mind control.

It doesn’t have the direct destructive power of a breath attack, but it’s a terrifying and powerful pattern nonetheless.

But knowing the ‘pattern’ means that we have, of course, prepared countermeasures and strategies…!

Thump-!

Dusk Bringer ran forward and stood in front of us.

“Hoo….”

Dusk Bringer closed her eyes and gathered her strength,

Whirring!

The halo area of her helmet glowed red.

The new armor she was wearing—[Master of the High Tower]—responded to her magic power, and her dark coat instantly turned red.

The overlapping of her red magic power and the armor’s original dark color… made it look like a flickering fire.

“‘High Tower’.”

Dusk Bringer extended one hand forward and uttered the activation phrase.

“Deploy.”

Charrrrrr!

Then, the chain coat she was wearing began to disintegrate from the edges, and the chain pieces spread out widely in the air.

The chain pieces rotated in the air above our heads, connected by magic power, and formed a huge vortex.

“Hup!”

And as Dusk Bringer concentrated, the halo on her helmet emitted an even stronger red light…

Chwaak-!

A barrier was deployed at once in the chain vortex above our heads.

The barrier was large enough for dozens of our heroes to safely hide, and it perfectly blocked the feather barrage that Winged Huan had unleashed.

Thududududuk…!

The sound of rain.

The sound of a rain of feathers pouring down on the barrier.

Dusk Bringer, who had deployed the barrier like an umbrella and easily nullified the enemy commander’s attack, glanced back at me.

Because her armor had been disassembled and deployed in the air, Dusk Bringer was wearing her usual red sleeveless dress and a helmet.

With her red halo shining like the sun, she smiled mischievously.

“This armor, I’m using it right, aren’t I?”

I smiled back silently. And I thought to myself.

‘What is that, it’s scary….’

That armor, it was a hundred times better to give it to the Dragon Lady than to me….