I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 805

The final opportunity for a counterattack had arrived, a chance that would only come once.

This brief window, where Junior’s [Elemental Disassembly] and Torkel’s [Humans Are Not Born to Lose] were in effect.

In this once-in-a-millennium moment, everyone on the monster front worked together in perfect harmony, unleashing a coordinated assault.

Just as they had trained and mastered over the past three grueling years…!

“Tower Master!”

“Senior Mage!”

The two fire mages, the representatives of the monster front’s firepower, extended their hands simultaneously.

“This is the final flame-!”

Lily’s flames surged and enveloped the massive pillar of fire that Diarmuidin had unleashed.

They merged and swirled together, erupting in a blazing inferno.

The ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ was engulfed in the tremendous fire.

Her body, which should have been impervious to any attack, was charred black. Her fingertips and toes turned to ash and scattered, only to flicker and regenerate.

It was working-

Following the two fire mages, all the mages formed a joint aerial magic circle, pushing their magic to the limit. Mages from every school of magic in the world unleashed their ultimate spells without holding back.

With the ambient magic power depleted, everyone had to force their staffs to overload to complete their spells. The staffs of the mages on the ramparts exploded one after another, scattering colorful bursts of light.

Everyone knew that this was the last magical ceremony that would be recorded in history.

The tearful magic barrage of the mages, who had accepted their farewells, was poured entirely onto the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’.

Fire and water, wind and lightning, earth and ice, light and darkness….

Even against this concentrated barrage, the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ endured. Her body endlessly broke and regenerated, stubbornly holding on like a nightmare lurking in the deepest night.

However, she had to retreat.

After the magical bombardment ended, on the ground still shimmering with the heat of magic, the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ staggered for the first time.

Zzzzt, zzzzt….

The gazes of the Outer Gods connected to her, the black puppet strings, flickered as if they were filled with static.

When the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’, who had momentarily become sluggish, barely managed to look ahead again-

《……!》

A fist imbued with red energy was flying towards her.

It was the fist of the beastman king, Kuilan, his red hair fluttering.

Having lost both the curse of the wolf and the blessing of the beastmen, Kuilan was now a much smaller human compared to before. His fist could never possess the same power as it once did.

He knew that.

Therefore, he changed his approach.

Thud-!

Behind him, the members of the Punishment Corps rushed out one after another, taking the same stance as Kuilan.

During the battle with the Black Dragon, the Maple Fist had already been improved. It had been reborn as a new era of martial arts that anyone could learn, even without relying on curses or being a beastman.

A new grandmaster recognized by Lunared.

Kuilan had taught the secrets of the Maple Fist to all of his direct subordinates in the Punishment Corps, and in this final battle-

“Combine.”

They reaped the rewards.

“Severing Heart Wolf Fang-!”

Five Severing Heart Wolf Fangs.

Five fists flew simultaneously, scattering red energy.

Even with her body battered from the previous magical barrage, the Lake Princess tried to defend against the attack. However, Torkel, who had been clinging to the enemy’s body, persistently interfered with her movements.

The time Torkel bought was less than a second, maybe even 0.1 seconds.

But that gap was enough.

Thwack-!

The unprecedented simultaneous strike of five ultimate techniques pierced the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’.

Feeling the solid impact, Kuilan grinned.

His strength alone was certainly weak. But-

The strength of working together was much stronger.

Tsukaaaaak!

While being pushed back, the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ roughly swung her hand. Dark energy rose, savagely slashing at Kuilan and the members of the Punishment Corps.

The divine power armor that the priests had placed on Kuilan and the members of the Punishment Corps shattered. The golden aura that had resided in their bodies faded like a candle in the wind.

However, the golden aura spread like wildfire to the bodies of others who rushed in next.

Kellybay, wielding a dagger and a hammer, placed the dagger on the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’s’ body and forcefully hammered it in with a hammer imbued with the power of a tribal god.

The ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ struck at Kellybay with darkness. However, the dagger embedded in her body was no ordinary dagger.

[Flash Knife] – it was a blink dagger [a dagger that allows the user to teleport short distances].

Flash-!

Berdandi, who had teleported while holding the dagger, slashed the wound created by the blink dagger with [Isageum] without hesitation.

The Dragon Slayer, [Isageum], which had been forcefully overloaded, exploded, spewing breath from within the wound.

Darkness scattered like blood. The ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ once again swung darkness, throwing Berdandi away.

However, she was pushed back.

The dwarf warriors, who had been piloting the autonomous golems, [Iron Fist], against ordinary monsters, switched to manual control and jumped into the battlefield. The elves of the Holy Grail Expedition, riding on the golems’ shoulders, continuously fired arrows imbued with magic.

Mikhail and his wives, riding griffons, descended to the ground. The Rompeller siblings, riding behind their saddles, aimed the cannons they had detached from the ship.

All sorts of weapons built into the golems, the arrows of the elven assassins, crimson spears, and blue magic bullets simultaneously battered the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’.

She was being pushed back.

Violet deployed a [Hallucination Domain] across the entire battlefield. It didn’t matter whether it worked on the opponent or not. She only hoped to create even the smallest gap.

Eliza, who had been running ahead, planted her sword case into the ground and opened it wide. Hannibal and the spirit mages, who had stopped beside her, hastily enchanted the weapons inside the case with spirits.

The heroes, the soldiers, ran forward, each grabbing a weapon. The priests placed divine power armor on the bodies of those soldiers.

And at the end of that line, Rosetta and Janice also grabbed their weapons and rushed forward, followed by Hannibal, who had summoned the Spirit King.

The ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ was being pushed back.

She lashed out with darkness at those who attacked her, tearing them apart. But the next person appeared. If she knocked one down, another appeared.

She was pushed back, pushed back, and pushed back.

“……”

Watching this battle, Damian prepared for his final shot from the ramparts.

“……Hoo.”

The power of [Clairvoyance] was already fading.

His vision, which had once been able to see everything beyond the horizon, had shrunk to that of an ordinary human. All the intensely clear scenery had weathered like old memories.

However, the eyes of the boy—no, the young man he had become—still held a glimmer of light.

Because he was true to his own heart.

Because, even while struggling to survive in this hell, he had not abandoned his beliefs, even if they had been bent and dirtied.

Because he had survived, weak but good.

For such a noble master, [Clairvoyance] performed its last miracle.

Without hesitation, Damian began to pick up and fire the magic rifles in front of him one after another-

The bullets did not miss.

[Hunter’s Retribution], [Venom Fang], [Guillotine], [Plague], [Famine], [War], [Death]-

Even [Black Queen].

Every magic bullet that Damian fired pierced the most vulnerable parts of the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’, pushing her back.

It was as if Clairvoyance was still there. It was a miraculous display of marksmanship.

……No, perhaps this was not a miracle at all.

Perhaps it was the culmination of the young man’s efforts, who had not let go of his bow and gun for the past three years, even in his sleep.

Pachichichik…….

Twuaaang-!

After reloading [Black Queen] with the [Annihilation Magic Bullet], activating ‘Nightmare Slayer’ mode, and firing the final railgun.

He fell backward from the recoil, along with the fragments of the shattered magic rifle, propped himself up on the ground with his burned palm, tasted the dried blood in his mouth with his depleted magic power…….

“……”

Damian silently took out a magic potion, poured it into his mouth, and refilled the magic rifle with magic bullets of the faintest power that he could still use.

It was a [Healing Magic Bullet].

And then, he ran back to the edge of the ramparts and began to provide covering fire for his allies.

Pung! Pububububung!

Kwaguagwagwang-!

Once the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ was far enough away from the ramparts, the soldiers on the ramparts began their barrage as if they had been waiting for it.

Emitting a golden aura, all the soldiers unleashed a crossfire with practiced movements.

Cannons and ballistae, arrows and bullets, artifacts and magic…….

As the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ continued to be pushed back by the relentless barrage, the strings connected to her body suddenly became clear again.

The gazes of the Outer Gods had been restored.

《……!》

Darkness surged from the master of nightmares, swallowing all the crossfire that had been pushing her back.

And as the darkness receded, the ‘Sleepless Lake Princess’ regained her original, complete form. As if all the previous damage had been a lie, she was still the overflowing master of nightmares.

Junior’s [Elemental Disassembly] had also ended, and Torkel, who had been clinging to the Lake Princess until the very end, had long since lost consciousness and been thrown far away.

Does that mean that all this resistance was futile?

“……”

No.

At least, everyone on the monster front believed that it was not.

From the beginning, they had not fought to win.

They had endured for the past three years to protect the world behind them.

And today was just another day on this journey.

A day that was a little more harsh, a little more painful, a little longer. Just such a day.

Lukas, who had finished recovering while his allies bought him time, stepped forward. His two hands gripped the great sword of light.

“Once more.”

He had made a promise with the man who had raised the banner on this front.

That he would protect the world until he returned.

So, once more…….

Behind Lukas, the bloodied people stood in formation and shouted in unison.

“Once more-!”

***

The Spirit Realm.

Beneath the roots of the Everblack.

“……”

The burning woman—the goddess—was watching.

The fierce battles taking place in the Spirit Realm. And the fierce battles taking place in the mortal realm.

While the battle in the mortal realm intensified, the situation in the Spirit Realm was also deteriorating by the minute.

The rebel army led by Ash was gradually being pushed back by the onslaught of the Outer Gods. They had briefly held their ground, but the difference in power was too great from the start.

“……”

The goddess’s eyes were filled with conflict, regret, and helplessness.

It was then.

“Aren’t you going to help?”

A voice came from above the goddess’s head.

It was a familiar voice. The goddess answered bitterly and raised her head.

“What can I possibly do… other than be bound here and burn?”

And then, she called out the name of the person coming down the roots of the Everblack above her head.

“……Dustia.”

The goddess’s distant descendant and Ash’s biological mother.

Dustia gave a haggard smile in return.