I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 28

Ten minutes of walking along the outskirts of the city walls along the back of the unknown

in the dry drainage canal .

“You must not follow such an unknown monster! It must be a trap!”

Lucas said this to me once every five minutes. What kind of cuckoo alarm is that? It bleeps like a knife every five minutes.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Let’s follow.”

With an effort to calm down, I moved the party forward.

how long did it take Moo-myeong suddenly stopped legs. All the surprised party members stopped and raised their weapons.

“It’s here.”

Nameless pointed towards the wall.

Upon closer inspection, there was a drainage system there. It’s been a long time since I’ve lost my function while being skinny.

Nameless took the lead and went into the drain.

“If you enter here, you will lead into the city. It’s slippery, so be careful.”

Bend down, enter the narrow drain and walk for about 5 minutes.

The space suddenly widened. I straightened my back and looked around. The location of this place came to mind in the system window.

[Area 1: Dry Drainage]

We finally arrived at the first zone of the Lake Kingdom dungeon.

It was the place where the drainage facilities of the entire city were gathered.

There was not a single drop of water flowing, and everything was dry. The winding drains were intricately tangled and stretched out like a labyrinth.

A magic stone enchanted with permanent lighting was embedded in the ceiling and lit up the space.

Beneath the magic stone was a pile of stones like the one in the backyard of my mansion.

As he approached and raised his hand, the pile of stones spun around and raised his body. Eventually, the teleport gate was activated.

[‘Area 1: Dry Drain”s base has been connected!]

Base.

It is a safe zone where monsters cannot enter, and it is usually installed at the first point of the zone.

If you connect the teleport gate, you can continue your exploration right from here next time.

The basic routine of free exploration is to find hidden bases throughout the city, connect teleport gates, and repeat exploration and return.

After confirming that the teleport gate was connected, Lily’s eyes went round and begged me.

“Can I go back from here?! yes?!”

“No.”

Did you come here with a full party to scavenge for supplies? At least one area must be broken.

As I was trying to appease Lily, who begged to be sent back, the unknown person standing over there said indifferently.

“The guidance ends here. From now on, you must move forward with your will.”

“Thanks for guiding me, Nameless.”

Moomin hesitated for a moment before letting out a long sigh.

“Be warned. The Lake Kingdom has already been completely consumed by nightmares. The further you advance, the darker the darkness and the stronger the monsters will become.”

Unlike the dry voices of the past, this time I could feel sincere concern.

“Nevertheless, if you must head for the abyss, I will give you one piece of advice.”

Moo-myeong whispered forcefully, letter by letter.

“Never put out the fire.”

“… .”

“I wish you blessings on your path ahead.”

Leaving only those words behind, Anonymous walked slowly and disappeared into the darkness, before long she was completely out of sight.

Lucas, who had been watching such unknown until the end with wary eyes, murmured.

“What was that woman? How do you live in a city at the bottom of a lake like this?”

“well… .”

At that time, Damian, who was sitting close behind me, let out a slightly frightened voice.

“Prince. The darkness here is strange. I can’t even see beyond it with my own eyes. like… It feels like the darkness is alive.”

“… .”

“But that woman… How do you get around in the dark without a torch?”

I couldn’t answer

There are many secrets in this dungeon that even I, who had cleared this game on the hardest difficulty, didn’t know about.

But one thing was certain.

“We will meet again. Let’s ask then.”

We shall meet again here at the bottom of the lake.

either as an enemy or as an ally. in any form.

***

At the first base, we did a light maintenance.

I quenched my thirst with water and ate a bite of preserved food.

“Somehow, I can go home safely… ?”

Everyone looks fine except for Lily, who is trembling with tears in her eyes.

Jupiter gently reassured Lily.

“Don’t worry, lady. This grandmother will take responsibility and keep you safe.”

“Really? Will Lord Jupiter protect me?”

“Then just trust me.”

When that old woman warmly said that for some reason, she said,

“Instead of that, I’ll pay only 1,000 Adele as a protection fee.”

Sure enough, they’re ripping off… … .

“I’ll pay! I’ll give you cash right now!”

I hurriedly stopped Lily from hurriedly taking out her wallet. Stop stop!

“Hey Jupiter! What are you extorting money from?”

“It caught me.”

Jupiter muttered and retreated. This miserable old woman is real!

I sighed and comforted Lily.

“Don’t worry, Lily. Everyone will be able to return safely.”

“I really am, Your Highness… ?”

This is the first exploration area. The difficulty is actually quite low. If it was very dangerous in the first place, would they have brought you, who has difficulty moving?

After calming Lily, I carefully examined the system window.

[Area 1: Dried Drainage]

– Clearing Progress: Normal Room 0/3 Boss Room 0/1

– Treasure Chest Acquired: 0/2

Area 1 Dried Drain.

Like the first exploration area, the structure is simple.

It is a simple dungeon consisting of three normal rooms and one boss room. It is straight so you don’t have to get lost.

The player starts at the base and proceeds through the dungeon to the exit, the boss room.

You can skip the normal room by cheating, but you must clear the boss room through battle.

“Okay, is everyone ready?”

After the maintenance time, I looked around at the party members and nodded.

“If you’re at the level of our party right now, you’ll be able to break it without much difficulty. let’s go!”

We stood in a line and left the base.

Lucas at the front, I at the second. It was followed by Lily Jupiter and Damian.

As soon as they left the base, an ignorant darkness came over them. The darkness came crashing in like a wave.

Everyone in the party reflexively held torches and lanterns in their hands and jerked upwards.

The pouring darkness then flinched and retreated.

“… .”

“… .”

Silence hung over the party members.

I said forcefully.

“Let’s move on.”

We moved forward slowly.

It was an endless passage of winding drainpipes.

Even though it was a dry place without a single drop of moisture, for some reason it felt like it was damp and damp.

Lucas groaned as he lifted his torch and inspected the coffin on the wall.

“The hallway connected to the sewage pipe… ok How far does it lead?”

“It will be over soon.”

As I said, the road soon ended and a spacious room opened up. This is the first room in this exploration area.

Dungeons in this game are basically composed of rooms and passages.

In the room, random events such as battles with enemies or encounters with NPCs who find items are held.

And the event in the first room here… … .

profit!

Kirik! Kirik!

it’s a battle

As soon as we entered the room, a dozen or so giant rats crawled out of the walls, floor and even the ceiling.

“Hey hee hee profit?! Gwyyyyyy?!”

Lily was even more frightened. You have a lot of weaknesses… … .

[Dry Drainage – Room 1]

– Annihilate the enemy!

-Lv.3 Giant Rat: 14

level 3 monsters. There are a lot of numbers, so you can’t be careless, but it’s never a difficult enemy.

“Lucas. take the lead Don’t attack, focus on defense. Keep your position and only block those who come close.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Snipe Damian. These guys have hard skulls, so aim for the eyes or neck.”

“Your prince.”

“Jupiter Lily. save firepower We only attack those who break through Lucas’s defenses.”

There is no need to waste the wizard’s magic here.

Jupiter and Lily pulled back and only gave battle orders to Lucas and Damian.

Lucas drew his longsword and stood in front while Damian raised his crossbow. Jupiter and Lily took a step back.

Then what do I do?

I just have to watch or something. I put my hands behind my back and stood comfortably.

Cheeik!

Kiriririk!

A swarm of giant rats attacked from all sides. Scattering red eye light.

In response, Damian fired his crossbow.

Push! Push!

The arrows that flew through the air smoothly landed right in the rat’s eyes.

Kiek?!

Courage!

The corpse of the rat, who died from the blow, rolled bluntly on the floor.

However, as I have said repeatedly, Damian’s sniping is accurate but not fast.

When the arrow knocked down the third rat, the others had already reached Lucas.

“Huh!”

Lucas swung his sword long and sideways.

Flash-!

Along with Geomgwang, the lead rat was decapitated and fell down.

Lucas’s level is already 29. As an SSR character, his stat growth rate is also excellent.

Already in terms of specs, the rats were no match.

Flash! Flash-!

Each time the sword light cut through the darkness and flashed, the rats rolled around, spraying blood one by one.

The giant rats couldn’t cross Lucas’ line of defense, and they were knocked down one by one by Lucas’ sword and Damian’s sniping.

In an instant, everything was cleared up to the last rat.

Lucas wiped the blood off his sword, and Damian let out a sigh and put the crossbow down.

I grinned.

“Good work everyone~ Is there anything special?”

“Iknow, right. It was easy compared to being nervous.”

Damian smiled with a slightly tired face.

The enemies he faced were the Black Spider Corps and the Living Armor Corps.

Compared to those nasty bastards, these rats are pretty cute.

Then Lucas, who was examining the bodies of the fallen rats, shouted at me.

“There are thirteen in total, Your Highness. Should I collect magic stones?”

“no. The ratings are low and few will come out… … huh?”

I stopped talking. Thirteen?

Apparently there were 14 of them in the information window… .

Cheek-!

That moment.

A cry was heard overhead.

“?!”

Frightened, I looked up and my eyes met two red eyes falling from the ceiling.

It was the last giant rat. After hiding in the darkness of the ceiling, he approached me and rushed at me.

It seems that I became the target because I have the lowest level.

“Prince?!”

“Such late… !”

Damian and Lucas groaned.

It was too late for Jupiter and Lily to cast their spells.

The distance between the rat and I was too close, so if I used magic, I would get caught up in it too.

‘What should I do? What should I do-‘

That was then. Suddenly, the thought of the glove on my hand went crazy.

Lucky Strike, an SSR grade lucky weapon.

Come to think of it, I was wearing this.

The situation was tense and the decision was swift.

“I don’t know!”

This judge’s version!

No matter how many variables you play, there will eventually come a moment when you have to entrust the coin toss to the Goddess of Destiny.

Thinking that it was now, I pushed my fist forward with all my might.

My fist touched the rat’s chin and

it rang.

At that moment, a slot machine interface came to mind in a corner of my field of vision. what?!

Three panels, numbered 0 through 7, rotated vertically rapidly and stopped in turn. belt ring. T-ring, T-ring!

And the numbers that came out… … .