I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 664

Black Dragon Subjugation Battle (2)

To my proposal for a meeting, the Black Dragon chuckled for some reason.

《I accept.》

Fortunately, he accepted the meeting.

The breath he was gathering slowly subsided. Feeling the dissipating hostility, I let out a sigh of relief.

Turning back, I looked at the heroes and commanded,

“We have about 30 minutes. Everyone, retreat during that time.”

Among the bewildered heroes, Lucas stepped forward, shouting,

“My lord, what is the meaning of this…! ?”

“I have a plan. As always, I’ve dug an escape route.”

I met Lucas’s eyes, and then the other heroes’ eyes, and smiled gently.

“Trust me, and please, everyone, retreat.”

The subjugation operation had already failed.

It was either everyone remaining here and being annihilated, or me remaining alone to have a meeting with him. That was the difference.

Lucas was a guy who could grasp the war situation more calmly than anyone else, and his ability as a commander was outstanding. He would know which choice was more likely to succeed.

Knowing this, Lucas gritted his teeth and stepped in front of me.

“If we all fight with the determination to die… !”

“Lucas.”

I changed my tone to a stern one.

“Have I ever taken a gamble without a chance of winning?”

“…”

Lucas shook his head slightly.

“…You never took a gamble without a chance of winning, but you always bet your own life as a chip.”

“The world’s destruction is right there. Then, I have to bet at least this much.”

After glancing at Night Bringer, who was now leisurely sitting back in his place, I gripped Lucas’s shoulder tightly.

“Lucas. If I don’t return immediately, you have to take command in the meantime. Understand?”

“…”

“And, Lucas, remember this. Never be consumed by the darkness.”

I tried to speak in a warm voice to this knight, who would surely release his limiter immediately if I were gone.

“Even if the enemy is darkness, you must not be consumed by it.”

“…”

“This is a request to all of you as well.”

I looked around at all the heroes and nodded.

“While I’m gone, don’t be consumed by the darkness.”

After making eye contact with everyone, who were trembling with concern,

I smiled at Dusk Bringer one last time.

“Then, Grand Duke. I’m counting on you to take care of the people.”

“…”

Dusk Bringer shook her head, looking like she was about to cry.

“I am, Ash. But, I…”

“Grand Duke.”

I gripped her bloodied hand tightly with both of mine.

“I believe in you.”

“…”

Dusk Bringer, with her mouth tightly shut, lowered her head.

I shouted loudly to the heroes who were still at a loss.

“This is a commander’s order!”

Facing my people, all of whom were covered in blood, I smiled gently.

Evangeline, who had been severely injured while blocking Night Bringer’s charge in the middle of the battle and had been replaced by the reserve unit,

Damian, who was bleeding from his eyes, having used his clairvoyance until he lost his sight,

Junior, who had borrowed all of his future mana and still wasn’t enough, and eventually fainted from mana exhaustion after continuously using magic…

Each and every one of them had fought with all their might, my proud people.

“Everyone, retreat immediately.”

And turning around, I began to walk towards Night Bringer alone.

“I wish you all good fortune.”

“Your Highness!”

“No, Your Highness!”

The heroes protested and rushed forward, but Lucas, gritting his teeth, stood in front of them, blocking their way.

“We are retreating!”

Lucas shouted in a voice that sounded like he was about to vomit blood.

“It’s a commander’s order… Everyone, retreat to Crossroads!”

I could hear the fierce opposition continuing, but following Lucas, Dusk Bringer and King Poseidon stepped forward to calm the heroes and urge them to retreat.

This was something that had been discussed with those two beforehand. It was only a contingency plan in case my strategy from the game didn’t work properly, but…

‘Unnamed is…’

If Unnamed had remained here, he probably would have opposed the most fiercely.

Unnamed had just been grabbed by Night Bringer and thrown down below the great bridge—down into the abyss.

Since he’s an immortal, he’ll be fine.

Thinking about each of my subordinate heroes, I shook my head slightly.

This isn’t the time to worry about my subordinates.

《Did you strategically use this commander’s meeting card to safely retreat your subordinates?》

…Actually, I’m the one who’s about to die first.

《Leaving behind your subordinates and staying alone, what a tearful sacrifice. A paragon of a commander.》

Standing right in front of him, the Black Dragon was truly as huge as a mountain.

His actual size was enormous, but his unique aura and majesty made his presence seem even more immense.

The embodiment of night—

Honestly, I was breathless, but I forced a relaxed smile.

“I don’t know why everyone treats me like a saint. I’m just making moves that have a high chance of winning.”

I am the one who conquers this world.

If I can continue the game by throwing away the king instead of facing a game over… it’s worth doing, isn’t it?

《If the odds you’re talking about are the difference between one in an asankhya [a very large number in Buddhist cosmology] and one in a ganges [another very large number, referring to the number of grains of sand in the Ganges River], there’s a ten thousand-fold difference between the two.》

Flash!

Night Bringer’s massive form seemed to gleam black, and the next moment, he had transformed into a human form.

With long, flowing black hair, gleaming golden eyes, and a man in a dignified suit whispered to me.

《In fact, it doesn’t mean much. The probability of failure is infinitely high anyway.》

“You’re bad at math?”

Well, I was a math dropout too, but I said this with a bit of bravado.

“No matter how slim the chance, there’s a ten thousand-fold difference.”

《Hahaha.》

Night Bringer opened his mouth slightly and laughed.

But his eyes were not laughing at all. He was an opponent whose intentions were impossible to fathom.

《Very well, Player. This is the last moment given to your life.》

At his gesture, the darkness that covered the Lake Kingdom surged like waves and coalesced into the shape of two chairs.

Night Bringer, comfortably sitting in one of them, looked at me intently.

《What do you want to talk about with me?》

“…”

Without hesitation, I sat down in the chair opposite him.

“Why are you trying to destroy the world?”

I asked directly—and the most curious thing first.

“What bad things did this world do to you that you hate it so much?”

《…》

Night Bringer rested his chin on one hand and looked at me intently.

And then, he asked something completely unexpected in return.

《Player. Do you know why you are called a Player?》

I frowned. What I hated most was answering a question with another question…

But I decided to play along. I answered the reason why I was called a Player from the monster’s point of view.

“Because I’m a strategist (Player) who plays a game with the Demon King and the fate of this world?”

《Is that all? Anything else?》

“…And, I heard it’s the same as a king (王者).”

I scratched my chin.

“If you control your own destiny, you’re a Player, and if you move according to someone else’s intentions, you’re a Piece… Our Emperor uses it like this.”

Just like the chess terms.

A strategist (Player) and a piece (Piece). Those who decide fate and those who follow it. There were those who approached it with such concepts.

《The meaning of ‘Player’ as I call it is a little different.》

Night Bringer narrowed his golden eyes, and then,

《You are an actor (Player).》

He declared.

《This place is just a mere stage (Stage) that has been prepared.》

“…?”

《The world is just a collection of vain tales (Tale) that actors like you babble on such a trivial stage.》

I was dumbfounded and stammered back.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

《You must have heard of the game of destruction.》

I suddenly remembered.

It was the name I learned when I imprisoned and interrogated Baekya in an illusion.

Those eyeballs floating in the sky… the outer gods who were looking into this world, watching and enjoying the destruction of this world.

《From the distant past, even before I was born, this world was just someone’s toy.》

A clear passion began to mix with Night Bringer’s languid voice.

《The lives of everyone in this world are, in fact, just a collection of delicious tragedies presented to the outer gods.》

“…”

《You may believe that you are in control of your own life, but that is not the case at all, Player. Everything is just a futile struggle on a predetermined script.》

Night Bringer’s burning golden eyes stared straight at me.

《Are you truly the master of your own destiny?》

“I am…”

《You would think so. But that is an illusion.》

The Black Dragon asserted.

《We are just marionettes dancing on strings. In the end, we are just clowns who perform for the amusement of higher beings.》

Looking at the Black Dragon who was saying that, I was dumbfounded and asked.

“Aren’t you also a member of this world, speaking so arrogantly? Then aren’t you also an actor?”

《…That’s right. I am also just one player. Just an actor in this tragedy.》

Night Bringer closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them with a flash.

《That is why I am trying to rebel against this tragedy.》

“…!”

《If our lives and deaths, if this world, are just a playground for them… then I would rather ruin the game itself with my own hands.》

The Black Dragon slowly looked up at the sky.

《Born as a puppet, so live as a puppet? Don’t make me laugh.》

As if something I couldn’t see was there. Spitting out seething hatred.

《I will bring the curtain down on this story called the world with my own hands.》

“…”

《You wouldn’t understand. You wouldn’t understand. This feeling that everything in your life, from your birth to your death, is a mockery of someone else…》

Night Bringer looked at me, and his eyes lit up.

《…Oh ho. Is that not so? You too have begun to be imbued with divinity.》

It seems he noticed the golden light of a transcendent being in my eyes.

《If you had a little more time, you too could have looked at this tragic world from the same level as me…》

Night Bringer slowly rose from his seat.

《Unfortunately, the grace period given to you is over. The meeting is over.》

“…!”

At the same time as Night Bringer declared the end of the meeting,

Thwack!

Formless darkness grabbed my collar.

I was lifted into the air and pulled towards Night Bringer. Ugh?!

Swish-!

Night Bringer grabbed the royal scepter with both hands and gently pulled out the head of the scepter. Then, like a cane sword, a blade hidden in the cane part of the scepter was revealed.

Night Bringer, who had lightly grabbed my neck with his left hand, which had been caught by the formless darkness, thrust the royal scepter sword in his right hand—

Stab…!

Into the center of my chest.

“…!”

My vision flashed white.

Cold metal pierced into my body, spreading hot pain. I gritted my teeth and struggled to endure the pain.

《Now.》

Night Bringer, making eye contact with me from right in front, spoke kindly.

《Cry.》

“Kuh, black… !”

《Come on, cry… beg for your life. Isn’t that the nature of you humans?》

Night Bringer slowly twisted the sword that was embedded in my chest.

《Unable to see the greater cause, you easily succumb to being playthings for higher beings.》

“Aah, kugh… !”

《Even the greatest of humans will beg for their lives in the end. That is the predetermined limit of a mortal.》

With terrible pain, blood poured out from the front and back of my chest. I coughed up blood from my nose and mouth instead of breathing.

My vision turned black.

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

Tyrant of the Tower Defense Game 디펜스 게임의 폭군이 되었다
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In the relentless pursuit of conquering an unbeatable tower defense game, a dedicated gamer finally achieves the impossible—only to awaken within the very world he just mastered. Now inhabiting the body of a noble exiled to a perilous border fortress, he faces relentless waves of monstrous adversaries. Armed with his gaming expertise and strategic prowess, he must rally heroes, fortify defenses, and navigate treacherous politics to protect his newfound reality. Dive into a thrilling saga where virtual tactics become real-world survival in "I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game."

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