I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 88

The Gargoyle Chieftain’s gaze, influenced by my Command Eye, shifted. Its once blood-red eyes turned a chilling blue.

As one of them abruptly stopped, the twin Chieftain beside it also paused, sensing something was amiss.

A moment of silence hung in the air.

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong with them?” Lukas and Evangeline, standing before the two, looked utterly bewildered.

Kraaaa!

The Chieftain under my Command Eye suddenly roared and swung its iron mace at its twin.

Thwack-!

The twin Chieftain was struck defenselessly by the mace. Fragments of armor scattered in all directions.

Krrrk?!

Anger flared in the eyes of the bewildered twin Chieftain.

-Monsters do not tolerate betrayal.

The twin Chieftain, having been struck first, roared back and swung its mace.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

The two Gargoyle Chieftains faced off, their maces clashing with brutal force.

Each blow, with the power of a siege weapon, landed mercilessly on the other.

Everyone watched in stunned silence as the two boss monsters attacked each other as if intent on killing.

Although they were identical, the one under my control seemed to have become sluggish.

The twin Chieftain began to overpower the one under my control.

Thwack! Thwack! Crack-!

Kraaaaaa-!

With a furious roar, the twin Chieftain grabbed the neck of the one under my control and hurled it far away.

Thud! Thud! Thump…!

The Chieftain affected by my Command Eye tumbled all the way to the other side of the wall.

And that was precisely where the 6th wave of Gargoyles was about to land.

“I was worried about how to guide them over there…” I chuckled.

“One less thing to worry about.”

Kraaaa-!

The Gargoyle Chieftain under my control stood up and swung its mace at its own subordinates, who were just landing on the wall.

Thwack! Thwack-!

The leading Gargoyles were crushed to a pulp.

The 6th wave of the Gargoyle army was initially bewildered, but soon their eyes flashed fiercely as they charged at their commander.

Bang! Crash-!

Fratricide broke out. The Gargoyle Chieftain and the regular Gargoyles clashed with all their might, each intent on killing the other.

Krrrk…!

The sane Gargoyle Chieftain, seeing this, tried to join its subordinates, but…

“Block it,” I commanded.

Lukas and Evangeline, upon my order, blocked its path.

“Now, the situation is simple,” I said, wiping the still-flowing nosebleed with the back of my hand.

“While that crazy Gargoyle is busy beating its own subordinates to death, we’ll beat up this betrayed twin.”

A smirk played on my lips.

“Easy, right?”

Lukas nodded.

“It’s twice as easy now.”

Evangeline laughed brightly, raising her cavalry spear.

“It’s four times more fun!”

Kraaaaaa-!

The boss monster’s furious roar echoed across the wall.

***

Clang! Clang! Tskang-!

Lukas and Evangeline took turns blocking the Gargoyle Chieftain’s mace.

With the opponent reduced from two to one, defense became much more manageable.

However, the two knights still couldn’t easily switch to offense.

I continued to wipe the ceaseless nosebleed, grinding my teeth.

‘I need to strip off the armor he’s wearing…’

The Gargoyle Chieftain is not an easy boss.

It would be troublesome if the front line recklessly switched to offense and got counterattacked.

That’s when it happened.

“Shadow Unit, back on the front lines.”

A voice came from behind, and when I turned around, the five members of the Shadow Unit, led by Godhand, were lined up.

“Any injuries?”

“Damien cast recovery magic on us. We’re ready for combat.”

“Your equipment was damaged, wasn’t it?”

“I repaired it temporarily. No problem.”

Damien had given first aid to the three archers, and Godhand had created a temporary ballista from the metal scattered around.

Godhand spoke in a blunt but confident tone.

“We can provide fire support at any time.”

“Good. Engage immediately.”

The three archers quickly drew their weapons and aimed at the Gargoyle Chieftain.

“Fire!”

Thwip thwip thwip-!

Fwoosh! Fwoosh-!

The three archers’ coordinated fire rained down amidst the pouring rain.

“We’ll join in too.”

Godhand created long spears from the bodies of the fallen Gargoyles, and Bodybag, lifting them into the air, threw them using telekinesis.

Swoosh-!

Thwack!

All five members of the Shadow Unit were involved in fire support.

Hundreds of arrows and dozens of spears struck the Gargoyle Chieftain’s entire body.

Unable to withstand it, the Gargoyle Chieftain tried to crouch and take a defensive stance, but it was already too late.

Clang-!

The armor area that had been hit by the traitor Chieftain earlier broke first.

Once one piece fell off, the rest followed in an instant.

Like grains of sand swept away by a downpour, the Gargoyle Chieftain’s armor quickly fell apart and became tattered.

Now that we’ve mostly destroyed the armor with physical attacks, we can switch to magic attacks, hit the main body, and take him down.

That was the smooth raid process.

Whoosh!

As always, reality unfolds differently from the plan.

The rain intensified. The heavy downpour not only obscured vision but also affected movement.

Kraaaa-!

The Gargoyle Chieftain swung its mace in a desperate struggle.

Bang-!

Evangeline easily blocked the attack with her shield, but,

Stumble!

Due to the rainwater flowing on the ground, she momentarily lost her footing and balance.

“Eh?”

Evangeline’s negative trait, [Clumsy], activated here!

And as Evangeline stumbled and fell, the Gargoyle Chieftain managed to land another blow.

Crack-!

“Kuh?!”

The rain-soaked wall was slippery, and although Evangeline managed to block with her shield, she slid helplessly on the ground.

And after sliding in the rain, she was flung off the edge of the wall.

“Uwaaaah!” Evangeline screamed as she was suspended in the air.

“Evangeline!” I instinctively tried to run to help, but my head spun.

“Kuh…!” Using the Command Eye on the boss monster had been too much, and it was hard even to stand.

I could only watch the situation without falling.

“Hup!” Lukas, running at full speed towards Evangeline, slid and threw himself forward.

Lukas’s strong hand snatched Evangeline’s hand as she was about to fall off the wall.

“Whew, that’s a relief.” I let out a sigh of relief without realizing it, but this was not the time.

Kraaaaa-!

The tank line that had been holding back the boss monster was gone.

So, where would the boss monster go?

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Naturally, it would come to the damage dealers, where the defense line was empty.

The Gargoyle Chieftain began to charge towards us with terrifying momentum. It was a completely unexpected situation, and I froze.

I had believed that either Lukas or Evangeline, one of the two SSR-grade front-liners, would stop him.

But suddenly, the situation had turned like this.

“Oh no!”

“We’ll stop him!” Godhand and Bodybag rushed to the mid-line in a hurry.

Against regular monsters, or even elite monsters, Godhand and Bodybag could form a decent defensive line.

But the opponent was a boss monster. Their specs were incomparable.

A utility mage who was not a pure tank could not hold out for long.

“Fire! We need to push him back!” At Godhand’s shout, the three archers fired their arrows even more fiercely, and Bodybag kept throwing spears.

However, the Gargoyle Chieftain stubbornly pushed through all the attacks with its body and advanced.

Have you ever seen such a bulldozer?

“I’ll buy some time!” Godhand shouted and ran forward.

He quickly ran right in front of the Gargoyle Chieftain, then,

Swoosh!

Sliding on the water-filled ground, Godhand’s hand touched the Gargoyle Chieftain’s foot.

Shhh-!

The tip of the Gargoyle Chieftain’s foot melted and stuck to the ground. It was a method befitting a metal manipulator.

But, in the end, such versatility of a utility mage.

Crack-!

Loses its meaning in the face of simple and overwhelming power.

Godhand desperately tried to seal the Gargoyle Chieftain’s foot, but when the monster exerted its strength, the wall floor was torn off.

“Oh no…!” Godhand tried his best to buy more time, but the Gargoyle Chieftain didn’t even pay attention to him.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

It was only running to kill the damage dealers.

And me.

‘I’ll use a magic blade…’

I took out my staff, but there was no magic power left in my body.

I hurriedly took out a magic potion from my inventory and drank it, but my magic power didn’t recover.

What? Could it be that the amount I consumed earlier was so large that it won’t recover even if I drink it?

Then what should I do-

“I’m here, Your Highness.” That’s when Damien’s calm voice was heard.

Damien nodded, holding three magic guns, Cerberus. Two were in his hands, and one was tucked into his waist.

“I’ll try.”

“Damien!” Damien, standing in front of me, took a breath, aimed the Cerberus in both hands, and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The sound was like being hit with a hammer.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Six shots per gun. Twelve shots in akimbo fire. [Akimbo: Using two weapons, one in each hand.]

Damien’s magic gunshots, with his Clairvoyance activated, all hit the Gargoyle Chieftain’s pinpoint spots accurately.

The Gargoyle Chieftain twisted its body, letting out terrible screams each time a bullet hit it.

However, its charging momentum did not decrease.

The damage was there, but it was bearable.

‘Pistol type, and the damage limit of an R-grade magic gun…!’

Before I knew it, the Gargoyle Chieftain was right in front of me.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The wall floor rippled each time it took a step.

Damien, without even blinking, threw the pistols in both hands to the ground, then drew the last pistol from his waist and held it with both hands.

Fire.

Bang! Bang! Bang…!

The magic bullets accurately pierced the monster’s weak points, such as its forehead and neck, but they didn’t inflict critical damage.

Damien didn’t give up and fired the last bullet into the monster’s forehead.

The archers followed Damien and continued to fire. But the monster showed no signs of collapsing.

Thud-!

Now, even in this downpour, the Gargoyle Chieftain’s face was close enough to see.

Through the broken and shattered helmet, the steel statue was emitting a terrifying red glow.

What was visible in those two eyes was pure hostility.

The desire to kill humans. No.

A hatred so vast that it seemed to want to exterminate the human race itself.

“Hey, monster.”

That’s when it happened.

“Listen up.”

I turned around, feeling a sudden surge of heat.

At the very back of the party.

Lying on the cart used to carry artifacts.

With both hands raised, evaporating all the rain around her-

Lily was creating a sphere of fire above her head.

“I am…” And Lily uttered the coolest line I’d ever heard from an R-grade character in this game.

“The senior mage of this monster frontline-!” Lily, with her red hair wildly flying, stretched her hand forward, and,

Whoosh-!

The fired fireball hit the Gargoyle Chieftain’s face accurately.