I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 691

“Right now, the Night Bringer in that state can’t be defeated, even if he were to die and come back to life.”

I turned away from the terrifying battle between the Night Bringer and Jormungandr, which I had been watching from not too far away, and spoke.

“He’s merged with the night of this world… No matter how much damage we inflict, he’ll just regenerate by assimilating with the night. He’s practically invincible.”

“…”

“Jormungandr might hold him off for a while, but even Jormungandr can’t defeat the Night Bringer.”

The person listening to me stammered a question.

“Th-then… is that evil dragon impossible to defeat? Is the world going to end like this?”

“If things stay as they are, yes.”

I chuckled.

“That’s why… we need to change the ‘premise’.”

“Huh?”

“The Night Bringer is invincible because he’s merged with the night of this world. So, in other words.”

I spoke of the last resort I had prepared, the final strategy this world had.

“Wouldn’t it work if we ‘separated’ him from the night?”

“Separate him from the night…? How exactly do you mean?”

I turned around.

“Let’s think about it simply, Lord Macmillan. Fundamentally.”

The person I was talking to was Macmillan, the commander of the aerial fleet.

He had been sent by the Emperor and had come to confirm my survival and discuss future operations.

“What is it that originally repels the night in this world?”

Macmillan looked blank for a moment at my question.

It seemed like it had been too long since he last saw it, and he struggled to remember, rubbing his head in thought before finally answering.

“…The sun, is it?”

“That’s right.”

“But the sun is…”

Macmillan looked up with a troubled expression, and I followed his gaze. We both looked at the sky.

“Right now, it’s hidden by that curtain of darkness, isn’t it?”

The curtain of darkness that covered the sky of the entire world.

The dark veil of evil and gloom that the Night Bringer had meticulously woven and prepared over the past five hundred years from the darkness beneath that lake, completely dominating the vast sky.

The culprit that blocked the sunlight and brought darkness and blizzards to this world.

Yes, so…

“We’ll tear through that darkness.”

“Excuse me…?”

I spoke once more to Macmillan, who was stammering as if he didn’t understand.

“We’re going to split the sky, Lord Macmillan.”

“…?!”

“We’ll cut through that curtain of darkness, bring sunlight to the world, drive away the night, weaken the Night Bringer, and then defeat him… Simply put, that’s my plan.”

So, it’s the opposite.

It’s not about defeating the Night Bringer and reclaiming the day.

It’s about reclaiming the day so that we can defeat the Night Bringer.

Macmillan, who had been listening blankly, waved his hands urgently and took a step towards me.

“Your Highness, I apologize for saying this, but when the curtain of darkness first fell upon the sky… it’s not as if we didn’t try that method!”

“…”

“We ascended to the highest possible altitude with the aerial fleet to observe and attack the curtain, but the results were disastrous.”

I knew that.

I had received that report too.

“That curtain isn’t just simple darkness. Just approaching it caused all the crew members to suffer from mental contamination, and our attacks had no effect.”

Macmillan presented his opposing view calmly.

“Furthermore, analysis suggests that the curtain is composed of dozens, even hundreds of overlapping layers… and like something alive, it tried to ‘devour’ everything that approached it with grotesque tentacles and claws.”

“…”

“That curtain of darkness is something as terrible and evil as the Night Bringer himself. How do you intend to cut through it?”

After listening carefully to his well-organized objections.

I nodded.

“Actually, I didn’t originally intend to implement this plan.”

We didn’t have any means of attack that could cut through that curtain of darkness. So, I had only conceived it as a last resort, and I had no intention of actually using it.

“But, the situation has changed.”

“The situation has changed?”

“Look over there.”

I pointed to the southern sky, a little further away.

“Do you see it?”

“What are you talking about…”

Then.

Sparkle.

In the far distance of the sky I was pointing at, something sparkling flickered.

Macmillan hurriedly took out a pair of binoculars from his pocket and examined the spot. Then, he opened his mouth slightly.

“Could it be…”

“Yes.”

I put my hands behind my back and nodded.

“A day ago, the deposed princess of the Lake Kingdom gathered all the light she possessed and struck the Night Bringer, but the Night Bringer barely managed to evade it. And.”

In the battle that the real Ash, the Dusk Bringer, and the Nameless One had with the Night Bringer.

“The huge pillar of light that was generated at that time reached the sky.”

The pillar of light that the Nameless One had shot out at the end had definitely reached the curtain of darkness.

And that fierce vortex of light tore through the seemingly flawless fabric of the sky-

“It burned the darkness at that point.”

It left a scratch.

“A ‘gap’ has appeared.”

Having entered the realm of a transcendent, I could see the distant sky clearly without binoculars. The light that the Nameless One had scattered like stardust was embedded in the sky covered in pitch-black darkness, making it even brighter.

“We can’t not use it. The only path my friend gave me, risking his soul… !”

After confirming the ‘damage’ engraved on the curtain of darkness.

Macmillan slowly lowered his binoculars and stammered his next question.

“I’ve also confirmed the scratch on the curtain. But it’s just a scratch, and it seems like we need to launch additional attacks. However, just approaching it causes mental contamination, making it difficult to even move properly. How do you plan to attack in this situation?”

I smiled.

“There are.”

“Yes?”

“There are those on our side who can withstand that evil air even at close range.”

No sooner had I finished speaking than a voice came from beside me.

“My Lord.”

I and Macmillan turned towards the voice.

“The entire special task force has been assembled.”

Standing there were my heroes who had embraced the darkness to defeat the darkness.

Led by Lucas, there were Kellybay, Verdandi, Kuilan, Torkel, Diarmuidin, Chain, Nobody… and a few reserve heroes who held Dragon Slayers.

They were all staring at me blankly with disbelief, so I raised the corners of my tired mouth and smiled to meet their expectations.

“Why are you all looking at me like you’ve seen a ghost? It’s me.”

“…”

“I did die once, but I’ve come back anyway.”

I then spread my arms wide.

“There’s not much time, but we can at least hug each other once… Ack?!”

I was hit in the jaw.

Kellybay, who had rushed at me, swung her fist and punched me. Then, Verdandi, who had rushed in after her, pinched my whole body, and Diarmuidin hit my head with his staff. The other heroes, unable to bring themselves to hit me, surrounded me and just huffed and puffed.

Kellybay, who had been leading the charge in beating me, glared at me with tears welling up in her eyes and shouted.

“We thought you were dead, you damn bastard!”

“I did die. I just came back to life… well, strictly speaking, it’s a bit different…”

It was a bit ridiculous to explain that I had evolved from shattered to super shattered, so I decided to just take it.

“Everyone, you all seem safe… well, not really, but anyway, I’m glad to see you all alive.”

Everyone was crying and angry, but after somehow calming the atmosphere.

I turned my gaze slightly. I saw a wolf-man with silver-red fur standing there, trying to act calm.

I called out abruptly.

“Hey, Lunared.”

《Cough?!》

Lunared, the shadow of nightmare that had taken over Kuilan’s body, was startled and coughed violently.

《W-w-what are you talking about? C-c-commander?》

“Don’t try to act, you bastard. I can see everything.”

Currently, I had three overlapping transcendent statuses.

I could immediately grasp what state Kuilan was in. This guy, he must have overexerted himself and given his body to the Nightmare Slayer.

《O-o-oh, you’ve been gone for a long time and your eyes have gone bad… It’s me! Kuilan!》

Lunared avoided my gaze and kept pretending to be someone else.

I crossed my arms, sighed deeply, and whispered to him.

“Say ‘Lunared, you son of a bitch’.”

《How dare you say such disrespectful things to the great Wolf King-!》

Immediately after, Lunared gasped and covered his mouth with both hands. It worked like a charm. Crazy.

“It’s not Kuilan, it’s Lunared?!”

“This wolf bastard, how dare he take Kuilan’s body… !”

“Exorcise him! Get rid of him! Give us back Kuilan!”

The other heroes glared at Lunared and surrounded him. Lunared bared his claws with a troubled expression.

Lunared was definitely a powerful monster, but he had been reborn in the form of taking over Kuilan’s body, so he couldn’t unleash all the power he had as the Nightmare Legion Commander. On the other hand, we had heroes who had immersed themselves in darkness, and their destructive power had broken through the ceiling.

In the midst of the tense atmosphere, I was wondering what to do when I noticed something.

“…”

Immediately, I waved my hand.

“Okay. Everyone, lower your weapons and calm down.”

“My Lord? But.”

“Right now, that guy is definitely Lunared… but it’s okay.”

I chuckled.

“It’s okay. Let’s trust Kuilan.”

After I said that, I gestured towards one spot on Lunared’s body, and the heroes who looked at that spot gradually understood and lowered their weapons.

《…?》

Only Lunared didn’t understand the current situation and was awkwardly raising his claws, guarding his surroundings.

“Everyone, I know you have a lot to talk about… but right now, time is of the essence.”

Whether he was Kuilan or Lunared, there was no time to fight. The Night Bringer over there was a more urgent fire.

“While Jormungandr buys us time, let’s go do what we need to do.”

“Where are we going?”

“To get to that sky, we need to go to Crossroads first.”

After gesturing towards the crumbling walls, I took the lead.

“The destination is set, so now we need to find a way to get there. Let’s go!”

The heroes followed me in a rush. I gestured to Lunared, who was standing awkwardly alone at the back.

“Hey, Lunared! You come too!”

《Uh… uh?》

“If the world ends, you’ll be done for too! We need to get rid of that black dragon first so you can eat the surviving world or whatever. Right?”

I grinned.

“Hurry up and follow! Until we defeat the Night Bringer, we’re temporary allies!”

***

《Hah…!》

Standing there blankly, Lunared slowly followed Ash and the humans, his dark red eyes flashing.

He didn’t know why they had recognized his identity but didn’t subdue him, but he was confident that he would make them regret that foolish choice.

‘For now, I’ll pretend to cooperate to kill the black dragon, just like you said… but after that, I’ll immediately!’

I’ll devour them all…!

Lunared smacked his lips, plotting his scheme. To do that, it was important to ease their guard as much as possible.

He retracted his claws, calmed his fighting spirit, and was about to quietly follow the group when…

《Huh?》

Lunared looked down at his hand in confusion.

In Lunared’s hand, there was a round ball of fur made from silver fur that had fallen out of his body, as if it had been gathered at some point.

《What is this?》

Lunared belatedly realized. A moment ago, when he was surrounded by the human heroes… he had unconsciously brushed his fur with both hands and made this ball. And that was why the human heroes had withdrawn their hostility.

《…?》

Did Kuilan, the owner of this body, have a funny habit of making balls of fur when he was nervous?

Confused and puzzled, Lunared threw the ball of fur in his hand behind him and followed the group.

Swept away by the earth-shaking tremors caused by the two colossal monsters, the silver ball of fur disappeared as if sucked into the swirling blizzard.