I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 87

Whoosh-!

The Gargoyle Chieftain’s mace, swung at Lily, passed right through her body. Like cutting water with a knife.

It was Lily’s [Flame Skin] trait. She had evaded the physical attack by consuming MP [Mana Points].

Krrrk…?!

The Gargoyle Chieftain was momentarily flustered, but then quickly raised the mace in his other hand.

This time, a dark red magical aura gathered on the mace. Even Lily couldn’t dodge that!

I shouted urgently.

“Bodybag! Get Lily!”

“Yes, sir!”

Bodybag, the telekinetic, stretched out his hand, and with telekinesis, he snatched Lily from the air and pulled her to the side.

Wham-!

The Gargoyle Chieftain’s mace narrowly missed Lily and slammed into the ground.

However, the wheelchair caught on the end of the mace was crushed flat on the floor.

“Ukkyaaaaak-!”

Lily screamed a beat late as she fell. I shouted again.

“Godhand! Catch her!”

“Yes, sir!”

Godhand rushed towards the falling Lily and caught her.

“Ugh! Are you alright, Lily?”

“U, uwaaaa…”

Lily, who was dazed and disoriented, was horrified when she saw Godhand’s face in front of her.

“Let, let go! I’m fine.”

“But, your legs are uncomfortable…”

“I said let go, I’m fine!”

I left the two of them to their little drama and ordered Bodybag again.

“Bodybag! Get your squad together!”

“Ah, understood!”

Bodybag quickly lifted the three archers scattered across the wall with his telekinesis.

I turned to my party members.

“Main party, re-engage! Prepare for battle!”

As if they realized we were their enemies, the two Gargoyle Chieftains slowly walked towards us, emitting a menacing aura.

Boss monsters have different behavior logic than regular monsters. They are more intelligent and more wicked.

‘They try to kill the more important enemies first.’

That’s why they attacked the archers and the artifacts first.

Even now that they’re on the wall, they’ll try to kill the damage dealers before the tanks.

‘And me.’

They’ll try to kill me first, the lowest level and most important commander.

Then, Lucas, who was standing next to me, frowned and said urgently.

“My lord. The two boss monsters are a problem, but the remaining gargoyles are also a problem.”

Lucas was right. I glanced at the other side of the wall.

Whoosh-

The last wave, the sixth.

The sixth wave of the gargoyle army was flying towards the wall.

Since the whirlwind artifacts that were blocking the center were completely destroyed, their bloodless entry was inevitable. Damn it…

‘I never thought the two bosses would approach from such a high altitude!’

Of course, there was no such gimmick in the game.

It’s not like they’re some kind of airborne unit. I didn’t think they’d come from up there like a HALO jump [High Altitude Low Opening parachute jump] and then do a hero landing on the wall.

‘The defense was lacking.’

I blamed myself for not considering the enemy’s attack more broadly and creatively.

But.

‘Still, there is a way to deal with them.’

The tactic to defeat the bosses was prepared, and it’s still valid.

“I have a way to deal with the sixth wave of the gargoyle army. Leave it to me.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Even though a hundred or so gargoyles were rushing in, Lucas immediately agreed, as if he didn’t doubt my words at all.

That’s how much he trusts me.

Then, Godhand brought the struggling Lily to us.

Lily struggled to get out of Godhand’s arms, then collapsed on the floor, panting.

“Haa, haa, ugh, to be saved by an elf…”

“Lily. We don’t have time for that, let’s do our job.”

I asked Lily.

“What about the other artifacts? Can they be activated immediately?”

“Ah, yes! As you said, except for the whirlwind artifacts, the rest were placed elsewhere, so they can be used.”

In case the enemies attacked the whirlwind artifacts first, the other artifacts were installed elsewhere from the beginning.

The alchemists were also operating them remotely from there. Thanks to that, they were safe from this disaster.

“Go and activate them immediately. The magic amplifier artifact. The target is me.”

“Understood, but, with my legs like this, how am I supposed to go…”

Lily hesitated, looking down at her own legs, which were difficult to move.

I gestured to Godhand, who was standing next to me.

“Godhand, I’m counting on you to take care of Lily. Move the artifact too.”

“Eeeek! With this guy again?”

Lily was disgusted, but I frowned sternly.

“This is not the time to be picky, Lily. This is war. Get a grip and act.”

“Ugh, I’m sorry…”

“Get going now. There’s no time!”

Godhand picked up Lily in a flash.

Their eyes met, and sparks flew, but neither of them said anything more and quickly ran towards the artifact.

“Lucas, Evangeline.”

I ordered the two front-line knights.

“Buy time until the artifact is activated.”

“Understood.”

“It’s a piece of cake!”

I urged the confident duo.

“The Gargoyle Chieftains are not easy monsters. They are on a different level than the gargoyles we’ve fought so far. Don’t be careless, just focus on defense. Got it?”

“Yes, sir!”

“Understood!”

“Good, go!”

Thud!

The two knights ran forward. I turned my gaze to Damian.

“Damian, how much ammo is left in the magic gun?”

“Three Cerberus guns. Six shots per gun. Eighteen shots in total.”

“Do you think it will work on them?”

“…”

Damian narrowed his eyes and stared at the Gargoyle Chieftain, then shook his head.

“The armor and helmet that gargoyle is wearing are the problem. It seems to have high magic resistance.”

“That’s right, good eye.”

The Gargoyle Chieftain is wearing armor with high magic resistance. But the main body has high physical defense.

‘It’s like a living armor turned inside out.’

In the end, you have to peel off the armor with physical attacks and then hit the main body inside with magic attacks.

It’s easier said than done, it takes quite a bit of time. And that guy won’t just stand still.

“I’ll try to find and stab the weak points where there’s no armor. But as you know, this magic gun is for close range…”

Since Cerberus is a magic gun made in the form of a pistol, its effective damage range is shorter than other magic guns.

But I can’t have Damian engage in close combat.

“First, we need to restore the firepower team.”

We need ranged support to peel off the armor. I looked up at Bodybag, who was floating next to me.

“Bodybag. What’s the condition of your squad?”

Bodybag kept bowing his chubby face.

“Well, they all have minor and major injuries… their weapons are also damaged…”

“Damian. Give emergency treatment to the Shadow Squad members.”

Damian’s face lit up when he heard that he was to work as a healer. What an easy-to-read guy.

I nodded, facing Bodybag.

“While Damian is healing, gather the equipment that can be used. We urgently need your firepower.”

“Yes, sir…!”

At the same time as Bodybag and Damian ran to the sub-party members who were groaning over there.

Pat. Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter.

It started to drizzle from the sky.

Swishhhhhh…!

The drizzle soon turned into a downpour. It had been cloudy all along, but it was only now that it started to pour.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

In the pouring rain.

The sight of the twin gargoyle bosses approaching the wall was quite terrifying.

I glanced at the sun, which was barely visible behind the dark clouds. Come on, you could help a little at times like this. How heartless.

Krrr…

A husky low sound, like metal scraping, came from the Gargoyle Chieftain’s mouth, then,

Kraaaaaa!

It turned into a ferocious roar.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The two Gargoyle Chieftains started running at the same time.

With each step they took, the bricks that made up the wall shook and bounced. They must be incredibly heavy.

“Hoo…!”

“Come on, come on!”

Lucas and Evangeline, who had gone to the front, raised their respective weapons and shields forward.

The next moment, the two gargoyles and the two knights collided violently-

Thwack!

Crack-!

They were knocked away.

Two SSR-grade knights [Super Super Rare, a high-ranking character].

“Cough?!”

“Uwaaak-!”

The four maces wielded by the Gargoyle Chieftain had tremendous power.

Lucas, who barely managed to deflect the attack, slid backward, and Evangeline, who had blocked it with her shield, flew for a while before barely stopping with both feet on the ground.

“Heavy…!”

“Crazy, did my shield get crushed?!”

The twin Gargoyle Chieftains charged at the horrified knights again.

Bang! Bang! Crash!

Four maces per gargoyle. A total of eight maces smashed the wall.

Lucas and Evangeline, overpowered, were constantly pushed back.

It’s natural that it’s overwhelming. Because they copied the boss that should have appeared as one into two, which is the appropriate difficulty.

But, they can hold out to some extent.

Both Lucas and Evangeline are top-tier tanks in this game. They can buy time as much as they need.

And.

“Your Highness!”

The moment I had been waiting for had arrived.

“Artifact, magic amplifier! Ready!”

“Good.”

I nodded greatly to Lily, who was shouting from over there.

“Activate it immediately!”

“Yes! Magic amplifier activated!”

Lily and the alchemists activated the magical engineering device.

Increases the magic effect of one target character by 100 percent. Limited to one use.

The target is, me, Ash!

Whoooooooom-!

A light blue light swirled around my body. At the same time, I felt the magic surging wildly inside my body.

‘So this is what it feels like.’

I felt like I could do anything.

Without realizing it, I smirked and used my first skill.

[Using Command Eye.]

[Please make eye contact with the target you wish to use the skill on.]

The world slowed down for a moment.

The light blue interface unique to skill use spread densely over the world. I opened my eyes wide within it.

The one I’m aiming for is the boss monster, the Gargoyle Chieftain. The one who first landed on the wall!

His eyes met mine. Now!

[Target Acquired: 1]

[Please state your command.]

“You-”

Stretching my hand forward, I commanded.

“Kill your comrade!”

Flash!

Magic drained from my body in an instant.

My heart throbbed. My nose started bleeding. I wiped under my nose with the back of my hand. Ugh!

[Command Difficulty: Hard]

[Comparing the user’s intelligence stat with the target’s magic stat.]

[Determining the success rate. Starting resistance roll…]

Gargoyles, as a species, have low magic resistance.

What does this mean?

It means they are weak to all kinds of magic resistance. In other words, they are also weak to mind control resistance.

So, if I push myself a little.

And if I use the magic amplifier that doubles all magic effects for one time only.

‘I can even mind control a boss-level monster!’

Ding!

A light blue flash appeared in front of my eyes along with the sound effect indicating the completion of the judgment.

I gritted my teeth. Success or failure!

[Judgment Complete!]

>Success: 1

[Executing Forced Command.]

I clenched my fist without realizing it.

“That’s it!”

This is a game, you monster bastards!