The fierce battle continued. The Outer Gods’ hands in the sky simultaneously clenched into fists and plummeted towards the ground. Following that, the hands grabbed and rotated each other, striking the ground like swords or whips. The Outer Gods’ hands tried to destroy our aerial fortress with various methods and a barrage of attacks. We struggled against the increasingly fierce attacks of the Outer Gods, but… We were still holding on. This was because our defensive power increased as the Outer Gods’ attacks intensified. New reinforcements were joining us one after another. Thud-! The tribal gods of the four major Otherkin races, who had gone to burn their guardian spirits, joined our defense line. The giant beings roared formlessly as they fought against the Outer Gods. And, following them. “……!” From all over the Spirit Realm, countless other tribal gods appeared one after another and began to stand with us. In the distant past. The Outer Gods used this world as a stage for another game of destruction—the ‘Tribal War.’ They planted guardian spirits for the tribes they had chosen, inciting a war where each tribe tried to burn the other’s guardian spirits… They enjoyed watching them kill each other. There were countless tribes that were used as toys back then, but were defeated and had their guardian spirits burned. Their tribal gods were buried and sleeping beneath the sands of this Spirit Realm. And now, reaching the final and first rebellion that shook this Spirit Realm. They, too, bared their teeth at the beings in the sky who had used and abandoned them as toys. Under my flag, shining brightly and fluttering, all the sleeping tribal gods awakened and united. The giants joined the battle, burning the last of their remaining strength. “…….” I suddenly looked at the World Guardian Front, which was fighting a truly mythical battle here in the Spirit Realm. An army of tribal gods, led by the tribal gods of the four major Otherkin races. The last red dragon of the world, and her three daughters who inherited her will. The strongest knight of humanity and the greatest mage of humanity. The emperor who had fought in the Spirit Realm his entire life, and his imperial guard. And, me, who commanded them all. I waved the flag. Immediately, everyone who understood my will changed formation in unison and blocked the attacks of the Outer Gods. “Let’s fight!” We resist all oppression inflicted on our world. Because we are not toys. Because we are players, not pieces. Because we are the sole masters of our destiny! “Don’t give up, fight-!” I shouted at the top of my lungs, directing the endless battle with optimal efficiency. How long had the battle continued in such a trance? Suddenly, the air changed. Feeling an ominous premonition, I quickly looked up at the sky. “……!” The eyes of the Outer Gods were staring at us. Some of them were tinged with a sinister purple hue. ‘What are they trying to do?’ It wasn’t the ‘blink’ that tried to crush us to death in one blow. The purple gazes from the eyes intertwined, unfolding chaotic patterns and formulas in the air. As countless eyes simultaneously drew in the sky, a diagram was completed in an instant. “Kuh?!!” Just looking at it made my head throb and my stomach churn. A mental attack from a higher being, closer to a curse than an illusion. When direct attacks were continuously nullified, the Outer Gods bypassed the means of attack. They were trying to destroy our minds…! I desperately averted my gaze, but the illusion that had already been completed was covering the entire Spirit Realm and affecting all the beings inside. My [Unyielding Commander] was exerting its effect on the entire area, but the number of casters deploying this illusion was too great, and their level was too high. I felt my mental barrier melt and evaporate in an instant. ‘I have to stop it!’ And the moment my mental barrier was completely worn away, everyone in the desperate group who was barely holding on would fall victim to that illusion. ‘Somehow, I have to hold on…!’ My vision went white. But I endured the scream and resisted with all my might. Do you think I’ll collapse here? How did I get this far, and here…! ‘I must, hold on…!’ The next moment, the gazes of the Outer Gods turned from purple to blood red- Crackkkkk! The mental pressure on me increased several times over. I couldn’t breathe. The critical point was rapidly approaching. Sensing that I could no longer hold on, I closed my eyes tightly and… -Click. Somehow familiar. And a little nostalgic. The sound of an umbrella opening was heard from beside me. At the same time, the pressure on me disappeared all at once. ‘Huh?’ I looked to my side in surprise. Someone had come to my side and was now holding an umbrella over my head. The umbrella blocked my view of the person. The color of the umbrella was dazzling, confident, and shamelessly- pink. A soft and sweet fragrance wafted over me. To me, who was blinking in surprise, the person holding the umbrella… whispered in a voice that seemed to be holding back laughter. 《Hi, honey?》 This light, cheerful, and quirky voice. Without realizing it, I mumbled blankly. “Salome…?” Then, from beyond the umbrella, she laughed. 《Correct!》 The pink umbrella, twirled around, pushed away all the mental attacks like a fan. The sky in the area cleared up in an instant, the headache and nausea disappeared, and I quickly regained my breath. As I caught my breath and turned to the side- 《Ash!》 She—Salome—jumped up and hugged me as she pleased. 《Tada! I came to save you!》 “Salome, you…!” Normally, I should have dodged or thrown her off. But I was happy about this unexpected reunion. And grateful for the help she had given me. I let her hug me as she pleased and rub her cheek against my chest. “You were alive! I’m so glad…” 《Hehe.》 Salome was the same as before. Glossy pink hair. Horns sprouting from it. A tail that wagged wildly from side to side like a puppy. And skin tanned to a healthy brown, as if she had been sunbathing at a resort, with a sleeveless shirt and short shorts that revealed her tanned skin, a hooded jumper and a cap, and slippers… “…?” Wait. Wait, wait, wait. She’s not the same as before. More than that, isn’t she dressed like she’s jumped across several worldviews?! “Y-you indecent thing! Get off me!” I desperately pushed away this succubus who was trying to wrap her arms around my neck. The Confucian boy inside me screamed. Men and women should not sit together after the age of seven, oh my god! I pointed at Salome. “You, you…! What is that look?!!” 《Aww? Is the boy not ready to handle this healthy sexy version of this succubus sister?》 Salome smiled slyly, spun around in place, and shouted. 《Let me introduce you! ‘Your Pink Sun’, or in short…》 In short? 《’Pink Sun’ version Salome-nim!》 “C-crazy…” I felt dizzy even though it wasn’t a mental attack. I covered my forehead. No matter how I looked at it, she was wearing clothes from Earth’s culture and using Earth’s cultural slang. I knew that she had peeked into my memories before, specifically the memories of a classic otaku [a person with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga], but is that why? What the heck happened to this girl? 《After absorbing Raven back then, I was able to escape to this Spirit Realm. Raven only had the evil itself left, but well, evil is also a heart… For me, who feeds on hearts, it was no different from power.》 Salome had originally used the Spirit Realm as a refuge. That’s why she had saved me when I was drifting in the Spirit Realm before. It seems that she succeeded in escaping to the Spirit Realm even after defeating Raven back then. 《Oh, but Raven’s evil was so incredibly vicious. It even infected my soul, which is a spiritual body, and kept trying to rot me. I had a hard time.》 Immediately after, Salome patted her belly, which was visible under her short shirt. 《But who am I? The Succubus Queen! The daughter of a nightmare! The number one femme fatale in the universe! Salome-nim, that’s who I am. There is no heart that I cannot devour! In the end, it took a while, but I completely digested Raven’s evil and the essence of the plague…》 Immediately after, Salome mumbled with a slightly depressed look. 《And I became the Pink Sun…》 “What the heck is the Pink Sun…?” 《To be specific, I should say that I got some of Raven’s traits transplanted. Now I can easily transmit any emotion, and I can devour any evil as it is.》 Following that, Salome grabbed my shoulders urgently and said, trembling. 《No, I’ll be honest. Evil is the most delicious. Please let me eat some evil…?》 This girl has completely lost it! 《Anyway, in this process, I was able to break the existing standards and be reborn as a next-level being.》 “Yeah. Something… seems like you’ve been reborn quite a bit…” 《Now I can go anywhere there is a ‘heart’, and I can do anything, you could say I’ve become a slightly amazing being…?》 Following that, Salome put her hand in a V shape next to her big eyes, winked, and shouted. 《The strongest nightmare that has only been passed down in legends! I’ve become the Succubus Empress-!》 “…No, you’re the Pink Sun.” No matter how I look at it, she’s just a pink-haired, tanned delinquent. 《Ah, anyway, I really wanted to do this! Joining the final battle at the end and giving crucial help as an old comrade!》 Salome lightly looked around the scenery of the Spirit Realm where the final battle was taking place, and smiled at me. 《How is it, Ash! Are you happy that I came? Are you relieved? Are you touched?》 “…Yeah.” I answered honestly. “Thank you, Salome. For being alive. And for coming to help me.” 《…….》 Salome, who was looking at me with wide eyes as if surprised by my honest admission, then. 《I’m the one who’s grateful, Ash.》 She smiled bashfully with slightly flushed cheeks. 《For coming this far. For fighting this far without losing your heart… without giving up.》 That bashful and awkward smile, not the confident and seductive smile she had just shown. It looked more human than any expression I had ever seen from Salome. “……” 《…….》 By the way, even if we suddenly try to turn the atmosphere warm and fuzzy, it doesn’t suit her and me… Look how awkward the air has become in an instant… 《Ahem! Anyway, that’s how it is!》 Salome, who twirled her umbrella and put it on her shoulder, licked her lips with the tip of her tongue. 《Leave the mental attacks of those big-eyed friends to me. I’ll take care of them all.》 “Are you sure? It was so powerful that my mental barrier melted away.” 《Of course. It’s so full of consistent evil, it’s really…》 Salome’s pink eyes flashed dangerously. 《It’s all my special meal!》 Then, she kicked off the ground and soared into the sky in an instant- She absorbed all the purple mental attacks that the Outer Gods were pouring out. The mental attacks of the Outer Gods were sucked in and disappeared through Salome’s horns, which were burning with the same purple color. Salome emitted a dazzling pink flash and laughed arrogantly, “Ehehehehe.” “…Honestly.” I smiled and looked at my always grateful ally, still dumbfounded. The Outer Gods continued to attack us with even stronger blinks, fingertips, and curses, but we were firmly holding on. And- “……!” Sensing something, I quickly turned my head. Kugugugung… The black thorn tree, Everblack, which had been standing next to our fortress… As if moving on its own, it began to rise, creating huge cracks around it. *** Reality, the Mortal Realm. In front of the Crossroad Main Castle. The final defense line against the monster invasion. In the sky above, the airship, Blue Pearl, which had been fighting until the end- Kugwagwagwang! It crashed into the middle of the battlefield, which was bubbling with monsters.
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I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]
Tyrant of the Tower Defense Game 디펜스 게임의 폭군이 되었다
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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."