I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 734

Crunch, crunch…

Cromwell devoured the Elder’s entire body with a ravenous appetite.

Mindlessly, as if possessed, forgetting everything around her. She was solely focused on consuming the flesh of what was once living.

The survivors, frozen around the wide-open main gate, cautiously moved backward.

《Shh, quietly… carefully…》

《Don’t make a sound, retreat slowly…!》

Inside the main gate of the ruined cathedral, there was another large inner gate that divided the interior.

If they retreated to this point and established a new defensive line, there was still hope for the survivors.

With that judgment, the survivors around the main gate cautiously moved backward.

That was until one of the survivors, moving silently, accidentally knocked over a nearby candlestick.

Clang-!

The candlestick, knocked down, hit the floor, making a chilling sound.

The survivors, who were carefully retreating, all froze at once.

Cromwell, who had completely devoured the Elder’s upper body, had already raised her head and was looking towards where the candlestick had fallen.

Then, her blood-stained mouth slowly opened.

《…Huh?》

She made a sound.

《Here, is…? I, am…》

Surprise and relief flashed across the faces of the survivors.

《C, Commander Cromwell?!》

《Are you conscious? It’s us, from your legion…!》

《Ah…》

Startled, Cromwell covered her mouth with both hands.

《Ah… ! My legion members that I’ve protected…?》

《That’s right! You remember! It’s us-》

《Then why didn’t you come to save me when I died!》

With a speed that was impossible to see, Cromwell rushed forward and instantly bit and tore off the necks of the two survivors at the front.

Splat…!

Fountains of blood spurted in all directions.

Faced with this horrific scene of slaughter, the rest of the survivors, who had momentarily felt relieved, froze stiff.

Crunch, crunch…

Cromwell, who had additionally chewed and swallowed the heads of the two dead survivors, muttered in surprise.

《Huh? I, died? I was dead?》

《Y, yes…?》

《It feels like my brain was torn apart… My whole body hurts… Especially inside my head, it keeps itching, it’s driving me crazy…》

Cromwell tried to dig into her skull with her fingernails, but because the abnormally grown antlers covered her head, she could only scratch the surface.

After trying to touch her brain for a while, Cromwell eventually gave up. Then, she looked at the survivors with unfocused eyes.

《Give it.》

《Y, yes…?》

《I said give it.》

《W, what are you talking about…?》

《I’m saying give me everything inside your brain, why do I have to explain it to you, you lump of meat!》

Like a lightning bolt, Cromwell lunged forward, grabbed the head of the next victim with both hands, and split it open.

Cromwell tore apart and dismembered the nearby survivors one by one, devouring their heads as she roared.

《Making sentences is too hard, I’m not that smart, so why does everyone call me the future of the legion? I’m sorry I didn’t get a perfect score on dictation, I’ll do better, so.》

The survivors had already lost their will to resist.

They were just running away in fear, one by one.

《I don’t want to kill, but I have to kill because it’s more suitable for a legion commander than being hungry, that’s what I’m saying.》

《Aaaah! Run, run away…!》

《But who made a hole in my guts? Why am I still hungry even after eating? I feel like I’m going crazy, why won’t you help me…? Please go in and plug the hole. Hurry up and go in.》

Swallowing the fleeing members of her own kind one by one, Cromwell constantly spewed out words in a monotone voice.

《Give me meat, Daddy, I’m the youngest and I’m going to grow the biggest, so give me a lot, I’ll grow strong and lead everyone.》

《Aaaah…! Aaaaaaaah!》

《But why do you guys taste bad? That’s weird? Why do you taste bad? Why do you taste bad? Why do you taste bad? Why do you taste bad!》

Immediately after, a naive, child-like smile appeared on Cromwell’s distorted face.

《Hehe, no. It’s delicious. As expected, the dinner Daddy made is the best.》

Whoooom!

Following that, a dazzling green light scattered from the huge antlers on Cromwell’s head.

Groooaaar!

Gaaaaaak!

As if the light on the antlers was a signal.

The remaining zombie monsters, who had been waiting outside the ruined cathedral, began to pour inside through the main gate, drooling.

《Itchy, itchy, itchy, inside my brain, under my skin, behind my eyeballs, it’s driving me crazy, but I can’t scratch it, ah, let’s eat, let’s eat, if I eat, I can forget it.》

Along with Cromwell’s bizarre, meaningless screams.

The zombie monsters, forming a green wave, surged into the ruined cathedral.

The defense facilities were thoroughly focused on the outside. Now that the monsters had entered through the main gate, the ruined cathedral was practically finished.

Still, the survivors who were still alive tried to close the inner gate inside the cathedral and continue their resistance, but…

《I have a responsibility to lead our legion, being picky is bad, so I’ll take care of the delicious leftovers, so everyone open your skulls and let’s have a sincere conversation.》

Cromwell, who had rushed forward, lightly waved her hand, and the inner gate itself, along with the survivors who were trying to close it, shattered into pieces.

The faces of the survivors, who were huddled together and trembling deep inside the ruined cathedral, turned pale.

It was truly the end.

Everyone would be eaten by the zombie horde and be reborn as new zombies…

“Don’t give up-!”

At that moment, a huge flame erupted with a roar.

Whoosh!

It was Diermuidin. The huge pillar of fire summoned by the human archmage blocked the open inner gate and, with its tremendous momentum, pushed all the way to the main gate of the ruined cathedral.

Diermuidin’s magic was powerful, but in such a confined space, its power was also a limitation. There was a high possibility of sweeping away allies as well.

However, with the survivors outside the inner gate annihilated, Diermuidin could cast his magic without hesitation.

Kwaaaaaa!

The zombie monsters that were pouring into the ruined cathedral were instantly turned into charcoal. Maintaining a huge pillar of fire, Diermuidin shouted.

“There’s a teleport gate prepared there! Let’s escape together, quickly!”

Deep inside the ruined cathedral, there was a teleport gate built by the human side.

Now that the worst situation had arrived, Diermuidin was urging the survivors to escape to Crossroads.

However, immediately after.

Thud-!

The huge pillar of fire wavered, and a huge figure burst out through its center.

It was Cromwell.

She had easily withstood Diermuidin’s enormous flames and rushed towards him like a flash.

《Oath! I swear that I will wholeheartedly dedicate myself to the members of my legion, whether it is hot or cold!》

Cromwell’s outstretched hand and arm swelled and split apart the next moment.

Her arm, which had repeatedly undergone abnormal growth in an instant, swelled, and the spaces between her fingers split, with her nails extending in all directions.

Cromwell’s arm, which had become a bizarre mace-like shape mixed with nails, bones, and flesh, was swung.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!

Cromwell’s arm, which had swept through and crushed one side of the ruined cathedral, reached Diermuidin in an instant.

‘What…’

Diermuidin was unable to react to the sudden movement.

Splat-!

Blood splattered in all directions.

Diermuidin stared with wide eyes at the blood and torn pieces of limbs that were scattering right in front of him.

“…!”

It wasn’t his. It was that of another demon-kin survivor who had rushed in from the side.

As Cromwell rushed towards Diermuidin, a survivor who had thrown himself from the side pushed Diermuidin away and took the attack instead.

《Block her!》

《Stop Commander Cromwell!》

《Everyone, charge-!》

While the demon-kin elders took turns rushing at Cromwell to buy time.

《Grandpa, this way!》

“Huh…?”

《We can’t hold out for long either! Please go to the gate quickly!》

The young survivors forcibly lifted Diermuidin and made him run towards the inside of the ruined cathedral, towards the location of the gate.

Meanwhile, Cromwell was massacring the surrounding survivors, letting out a terrible roar. Beyond the fading pillar of fire, the zombie monsters also revealed their scorched forms one by one.

《I offer!》

《I offer!》

《I offer…!》

The resisting survivors were continuing their last stand by offering themselves as ‘sacrifices’ to increase the combat power of other survivors.

Starting with the oldest survivor, they fell one by one as sacrifices. And the survivor who received that life dragged their enlarged body and blocked the zombie monsters.

And they were soon torn apart and eaten by the zombies.

《Aaaaaah! Aaaaaaaah!》

Realizing that it was no longer possible to stop them, Diermuidin gritted his teeth and headed for the teleport gate.

Whirr…!

Diermuidin activated the teleport gate and looked back.

“Okay, go in! Quickly! I’ll keep the gate open as long as I can, everyone…!”

《No.》

However, the survivor children who had followed Diermuidin shook their heads with a bitter expression.

《We demon-kin are drifters who migrated from another dimension.》

《We don’t have an ‘anchor’ of existence by birth. In other words, we can’t use teleportation magic in this world.》

“…!”

《Go, Grandpa.》

The last resistance of the survivors was futile.

The zombie monsters, who had filled the inside of the ruined cathedral, were tearing off the limbs of the remaining survivors and beginning to devour them.

Blood, screams, and cries filled the narrow ruined cathedral.

Leaving that scene behind, the survivor children nodded heavily.

《Thank you for the short time.》

“……”

《From now on, it’s our race, our legion’s business.》

The faces of the immature children had already changed into those of warriors, befitting members of the legion.

Reading that determination, Diermuidin pressed his lips together and barely managed to utter a single word.

“Good luck.”

Then the children smiled.

《May you take all of our luck with you.》

As Diermuidin threw himself into the teleport gate, leaving the children behind, he didn’t know.

They were all beings who would have become enemies anyway.

Why, just because he had been in solidarity and talked with them for a few days, did he feel such pity?

Why…

Flash-!

Diermuidin disappeared beyond the gate, and the children all turned around.

Thump… Thump… Thump…

Cromwell had already gotten close.

In her mouth, a piece of someone’s arm was hanging like a candy stick.

《Commander.》

The last survivor children, preparing for battle, spat out the word.

《We will not become sacrifices for you.》

《Huh? Uh, huh? Sacrifices?》

After spitting out the arm.

Cromwell, who was picking at her teeth with her fingertip, tilted her head.

《What was that?》

And the next moment.

Cromwell, who had opened her mouth almost as large as her upper body, rushed towards the last survivors like a lightning bolt.

***

This place was the ruined cathedral.

A place where the building itself functioned as an altar.

The demon-kin predation that took place here became a sacrificial ritual in itself, transferring power to the predator.

《Watch over me, Daddy.》

As a result.

Cromwell, who had devoured all of her fellow survivors.

《Just like Daddy taught me, for sure…》

Although she was in an incomplete and insane state.

《I will devour this world for our legion.》

She regained a faint bit of reason.

《I’ll eat it all, everything.》

Cromwell, who was muttering while gnawing on her own fingers, made an ‘ah’ sound and looked ahead with blank eyes.

《I’m hungry.》

Staggering to her feet, Cromwell stepped out of the ruined cathedral.

《I have to go eat more.》

Her antlers, which had spread out in all directions like tree branches, scattered a dazzling green light…

And following that ominous light, the zombie monsters, all mixed up, roughly and fiercely formed a line and followed her out.

Not only the ruined cathedral, but all the zombie monsters that had filled the entire 10th district.

They all lined up, swirling like a vortex, and followed Cromwell.

Thump… Thump… Thump…

A mixed, diverse coalition of zombified monsters.

They all began their march, rolling across the ground.

To the mortal realm.

To devour all living things.