I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 714

Over a hundred giant Wraith Knights were annihilated in an instant.

Except for the first Wraith Knight at the front that touched our mana wall, none of them could even get close.

They simply crumbled under our one-sided magical bombardment…

“Enemy monsters, confirmed destroyed!”

All the Wraith Knights were destroyed on the ground, which was still glowing from the heat of the magic that had been unleashed.

A scout who was surveying the area reported loudly.

“No more moving monsters are visible—!”

“……”

Although there were no more monsters heading our way, I kept my arms crossed and continued to look ahead with a serious expression.

The other heroes and soldiers also maintained their tension and did not lower their guard.

These guys are an upgraded version of the Living Armor army from Stage 1. A completely tier-upgraded version.

In other words, just like how the Living Armor that died in Stage 1 combined to become the boss monster, the Wraith Knight.

Clink, clank…

The dead Wraith Knights would also combine into one—meaning they would transform into the boss monster, the Wraith King.

Whirr-!

The armor fragments of the Wraith Knights, which had been scattered all over, trembled finely, then swirled up into the sky all at once.

A massive amount of armor fragments swirled above the Black Lake, forming a steel hurricane.

At the center, the ghosts that had emerged from the bodies of the Wraith Knights were now combined into one.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

A huge and elaborate suit of armor was pieced together in the air.

Chainmail wrapped around the ghost’s body, forming a shape, and then plate armor was added on top.

Finally, a heavy helmet was placed on its head, and tall horns sprouted as helmet decorations.

The Lord of Armor, the Wraith King, who had completed its combination in the air, slowly descended to the ground.

Kuuuuung…!

The massive weight caused the area to ripple and vibrate. The trees around the lake fell in rows, and everyone in the area was momentarily lifted into the air.

“Crazy…?!”

I gaped at the overwhelming weight and massive size. Heroes, veterans, and even the new volunteer soldiers were all gaping in shock.

A cloak made of chains fluttered behind it, and it held a huge mace in one hand and a large round shield in the other.

Blue flames flickered inside the helmet, and a bright blue light flashed in the darkness of the helmet, like two eyes.

Kuoohhhhhh-!

A distorted roar of unknown meaning poured out from inside the helmet.

Its height was about five times that of a normal Wraith Knight. Its thickness and size… it was hard to calculate accurately.

The Fly King and the Black Dragon, whom we had recently faced, were also super-giant monsters that defied common sense, but this steel giant was no less formidable. It’s incredibly huge…!

“…I shouldn’t say this about a monster.”

Then, Kellybay, who was standing behind me, muttered softly.

“It’s kind of cool…”

“Right? The combination is awesome…”

Moreover, it’s not just a normal combination.

The Living Armor combined into a Wraith Knight, which then combined into the Wraith King, so it’s a combination of combinations. In other words.

“The result of a Great Combination…!”

“Oooooh…”

Some of the heroes let out quiet exclamations. Then, Evangeline, who was standing next to me, was dumbfounded.

“No, is this the time to say that the enemy monster is cool?!”

Well, the enemy is the enemy, and admiration is admiration…

‘And, more than anything.’

I’m confident that we can defeat it…!

“Alright, don’t be scared! It’s the same as the Wraith Knights from before! Let’s bombard it with magic attacks and take it down!”

The Wraith King boasts a defense that is almost immune to physical attacks. However, it is still vulnerable to magic attacks. This is an inherent weakness of the Living Armor.

Originally, it has the stamina to withstand magic attacks to some extent due to its massive health, but…

“Junior!”

We have the strongest debuffer on our side!

“[Elemental Disassembly], please!”

“I’m working a little hard today, you know… !”

“That’s how mages always are! Now, give it a big shot—!”

Although he complained, Junior easily fired his ultimate skill, [Elemental Disassembly].

Zzzzzzzzzzz!

A sound like space breaking apart echoed with a halo, and the next moment, the Wraith King’s magic resistance was slashed.

It had already reduced the enemy’s low magic resistance to a negative level.

If we launch a magic attack in this state?

“It’s going to hurt a lot—!”

With my shout, the mages’ magic and the attacks from various artifacts poured down on the Wraith King.

Bang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!

The huge steel giant’s body began to crumble in many places at once.

The Wraith King has a slow movement speed that matches its massive size. Moreover, due to the effect of the dark event ‘Crouching’ that has been applied, its speed is even slower.

In addition, the first place I ordered to attack was the two legs.

Thud! Crack! Ku-gugung!

A series of sounds of metal being crushed echoed, and the Wraith King’s leg armor was destroyed.

‘Good, if we knock it down like this…’

Until that giant recovers its posture, we can keep beating it unilaterally!

However, the Wraith King did not allow its legs to be destroyed.

Kuoohhhhhh…!

It let out a long roar and immediately began to disassemble the armor from other parts of its body and add it to its leg armor.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The Wraith King’s upper body armor decreased in real-time and transformed into leg armor to reinforce it. The Wraith King’s massive body, which had been staggering from the magic barrage, regained its stability.

Thud…! Thud…! Thud…!

And even while being bombarded with magic all over its body, it steadily began to walk towards us, step by step, with its slow speed.

‘It’s tougher than I thought.’

I thought as I watched the guy who was still far away but steadily getting closer.

In fact, there is a way to hunt safely by slowly increasing the distance.

However, the Wraith King can repair the broken parts on its own if given time, so the battle will only get longer.

‘There’s no need to do that.’

Because we have many means prepared.

I nodded and turned around. I saw three heroes who had received new equipment this time, and three captured monsters.

“Alright, shall we test the new equipment?”

Zenith and Rosetta, who received the [Oath of Protection] and [Oath of Healing] set.

Hannibal, who received the [Mountain God’s Axe].

Jormungandr, who received the [Shed Skin of the Old God].

The Banshee Commander, who received the [Voice of Heaven]. The Dullahan Commander, who received [Watch Me, I Will].

《…By the way, how are we supposed to fight with this equipment?》

The Banshee Commander sang in a beautiful soprano voice. Her voice had changed like that after wearing the [Voice of Heaven] mask. It was nice to hear her singing sweetly after crying all the time, but her already gloomy expression became even gloomier.

It seems that the identity of the Banshee, the ‘crying fairy,’ is being shaken a bit.

《…I’m grateful for the equipment, but what am I supposed to do with this boomerang…?》

The Dullahan Commander also stammered in a bewildered voice. He didn’t seem to understand the connection between himself, a Dullahan [a headless horseman], and a boomerang.

“I have a plan for everything. You’ll all know when we go into battle.”

Anyway, as I was thinking about whose equipment to test first, Hannibal raised his hand with a bright face.

“Me! I’ll go first, Your Highness!”

“Oh… I like your proactive attitude, Hannibal.”

In fact, while the rest of the equipment must be used in actual combat situations, Hannibal’s equipment, the [Mountain God’s Axe], can be used without any risk, so it’s right to try it first.

Hannibal, with a slightly excited face, took out a small hand axe from the belt on his waist and removed the leather cover that was on the axe blade.

“Here I go!”

And he lightly threw the hand axe into a bucket of water that had been prepared in advance.

Splash…!

The hand axe fell to the bottom of the bucket.

The activation condition of the [Mountain God’s Hand Axe] is to ‘drop’ this equipment anywhere.

Then, three random spirits will appear to retrieve the axe, and you can choose one of the three spirits to summon into reality.

It can be summoned once a day, and the summoning duration seems to vary depending on the spirit.

‘A daily random draw! I love it!’

No gamer in the world dislikes free draws!

Hannibal and I, with high expectations, looked into the bucket with pounding hearts. So, what kind of spirit will appear—?!

Flash!

The next moment, a dazzling light rose from inside the bucket.

First… purple!

‘SR grade?!’ [SR grade is a high-tier ranking in games]

Does that mean it’s a high-grade spirit? This is a good start!

Flash!

The light that rose next was… gold!

‘Holy moly! SSR grade?!’ [SSR grade is a top-tier ranking in games]

It’s a top-tier spirit! This is a jackpot from the first draw…

Flash-!

And the next one.

A rainbow-colored pillar of light, thicker and larger than the previous two, rose up…!

“What the heck?!”

I’ve never seen this color before, could it be?!

“T-this spirit is…?”

At the same time as Hannibal let out a bewildered groan,

Swoosh!

Three spirits soared out of the bucket.

In order, a high-grade water spirit, a top-tier wind spirit, and…

《…Hehehe.》

A dancer made of ice, laughing with her face covered by a veil made of eyes.

Everyone was bewildered by this spirit, who exuded an overwhelming presence. Especially Hannibal, the spirit user, seemed to be on the verge of fainting.

The dancer gracefully returned the hand axe to Hannibal. Hannibal, with trembling hands, took the hand axe and called out the name of the spirit.

“T-the Ice Spirit King…! I’ve only heard of it in legends…!”

…No way. Is it really a Spirit King?

Did he pull a limited character on the first day of the game with a single draw?

‘Hey, Hannibal! What are you going to do if you use up all your luck on the first day! Be careful of traffic accidents today!’

While I was having gamer-like thoughts, the Ice Spirit King naturally sent the other two spirits back and then circled around Hannibal once.

Hannibal, who was trembling and didn’t know what to do, looked at me and shouted.

“What should I do, Your Highness?!”

“…What do you mean, what should you do?”

I gestured towards the Wraith King, who was still slowly approaching from over there.

“Ask that friend to beat him up.”

“Ah, I understand…”

Then, Hannibal gestured and explained to the Ice Spirit King.

“Go over there… that armored monster… like this, yap yap! Punish him… is it possible?”

Hannibal showed his two fists forward, yap yap!

Then, as if understanding, the Ice Spirit King giggled, nodded, and smoothly flew across the air towards the Wraith King in an instant.

And, after lightly circling around the Wraith King once…

《Hoo-.》

She blew a white breath towards the Wraith King’s two legs.

Immediately, the steel giant’s two legs froze.

Kuoohhhhhh…?!?

The Wraith King tried to keep moving, but its huge legs were frozen white as if they were stuck to the ground.

After sealing the Wraith King’s movements like this, the Ice Spirit King flew back as if swimming in the air.

Then, she lightly kissed Hannibal on the forehead, whispered something, and disappeared into the air as if melting away.

Hannibal, who had been slightly gaping, muttered blankly.

“She’s gone…”

“Since she’s a Spirit King, her summoning time is incredibly short.”

Still, it’s good that she used an attack skill once.

Thanks to that, the Wraith King was stuck in place and is now being bombarded with our magic attacks. The monster’s armor was breaking down with its terrible roars.

“You did very well, Hannibal.”

After praising Hannibal’s amazing luck, I asked.

“But what did the Spirit King say to you at the end? It seemed like she was whispering something.”

Normal spirits don’t use language, but it seems that the Spirit King can speak. I was curious about what the Spirit King had said to Hannibal, so I asked.

“That… she said, ‘Call me often.'”

Hannibal swallowed hard and looked around before whispering to me quietly.

“‘A little later by your world’s standards, we will never be able to meet again. So call me often before that,’ she said…”

“…What?”

I opened my eyes in bewilderment.

Never see each other again?

“The spirit realm is a place that is separated from the flow of time. The spirits there live in the past, present, and future simultaneously. So they say they already know everything about the past, the future, and the present.”

Hannibal, who explained to me, swallowed hard.

“But… what does it mean that we will never be able to see each other again?”

“……”

I pursed my lips.

Spirits know the future in advance.

And, by our world’s standards, a little later, ‘the Spirit King already knows that she will never be able to meet Hannibal again.’

What… what does this mean?