I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 427

◈ 427. [Side Story]

The confrontation between 1st Prince L’Arch and 2nd Prince Fernandez was originally sluggish.

For Lark, Fernandez’s zodiac guards were never enemies. They were citizens of the same country, separated from each other for a while.

So I couldn’t be cruel. I couldn’t kill him without hesitation.

On the other hand, Fernandez did everything possible to delay Larc’s army.

Fernandez had an Aegis task force in the dark. They were extremely good at all sorts of dirty tricks.

They did not hesitate to launch various traps and delay operations such as taking civilians hostage.

And constantly harassed the rear and flanks of the 1st Corps, which showed gaps.

Fernandez also had the magic corps, the best magician army in the empire.

The magic corps commanded by Reina, a sorceress who is more famous with the nickname ‘Blade Wind’, relentlessly attacked the 1st Corps.

Reina herself was originally from the 1st corps, so she was fully aware of the 1st corps’ operating methods and weaknesses.

She constantly harassed the 1st Legion’s weaknesses.

In the head-to-head confrontation, Lark and the 1st Corps were overwhelmingly strong. So Fernandez and his forces did not fight head-on.

One month, two months with a one-step retreat… … Time passed and the last war passed half a year.

There was an incident that changed the face of the war abruptly.

A secret intelligence was obtained by Lark’s camp.

It was an intelligence that the emperor, who had been detained in the imperial palace, was preparing to escape outside of New Terra.

With Fernandez’s surveillance strong enough to escape on their own, it would be difficult, so along with the emperor’s request for the 1st Legion to help this escape.

The seal, signature, and handwriting on the request were all unmistakably the emperor’s. But Larc had a hunch that this was false.

Fernandez was extremely good at deception tactics. This too must have been a trap.

however.

If only it were a real emperor.

As the military leader of the empire, as a knight who swore allegiance to the emperor, and above all as a son.

Lark couldn’t help but respond.

After much thought, Lark left alone to meet the emperor.

It was the judgment that if it was a real emperor, he could escort him alone, and if it was a trap, he would be able to escape alone without harming other allies.

And— of course, this was a trap.

It’s not exactly a trap for Lark… … It was a trap to attack the 1st Corps while Lark was away.

The decisive weakness of the 1st Corps was that all weight was eventually placed on the commander, Lark.

Both in terms of force and command, the 1st Corps was an army with an excessively imperial command system.

During the three days Lark was away from the military camp, the 1st Corps received an all-out offensive from the Imperial Guard and Magic Corps.

A situation where Lark, the commander and the strongest sword, is missing in the unprecedentedly powerful general offensive that mobilized all the imperial ships.

In the end, the 1st Corps suffered terrible losses and had to retreat. Troops were torn apart and scattered in all directions.

However, although the damage was great, it was a temporary defeat. The 1st Corps was still maintaining its core strength.

It was not a decisive defeat as much as the pendulum of the match was completely tilted when Lark returned and collected the scattered troops.

The decisive variable was the rumor spread by Fernandez.

Fernandez spreads rumors that Larc fell into a trap and died. Not just on the battlefield, but throughout the empire.

The troop disintegrated and scattered, and the commander was alone, and the sad news spread in all directions.

Psychological warfare using information was Fernandez’s main specialty.

And Lark was only a steady soldier, and he had no ability in this area. There was no way to respond.

Defeat was real and death was a lie. And false rumors mingled with the truth gained persuasion and spread power.

Lark, who was quietly recovering his strength by collecting the scattered units one by one, was perplexed.

However, the situation in the military was not good enough to show off and show off just because such rumors spread.

He had to go undercover, while Fernandez fueled rumors. Rumors that swelled spread as if the battle for the throne had ended.

Rumors spread out of control and finally reached the southern front. It reached the ears of Lark’s wife and children.

Third Prince Ash, who had promised to protect her, was missing.

If Fernandez really won, no matter where she was, the lives of her and her three children would be a lantern in the wind.

Deciding to die proudly next to her husband rather than waiting for his sad news in a distant land without a promise, she led her three children to the battlefield.

And- caught by Fernandez who was waiting.

Fernandez took his sister-in-law and three nephews and came directly to Lark’s military camp. and demanded surrender.

From the beginning of this battle, Lark’s fighting spirit was not high.

He was tormented by the guilt of fighting with his allies and the fact that he was hostile to his brother.

He suffered a great defeat here, and even his wife and children were taken prisoner.

He could no longer see people’s blood flowing. In the end, Larc declared surrender.

‘It seems I wasn’t meant to be the emperor from the beginning.’

Being arrested, Larc said to Fernandez.

‘Govern the empire well, Fernandez.’

‘Of course, brother.’

Fernandez smiled.

‘I have a lot of work to do before that.’

Immediately after the surrender of Larc.

Fernandez uses illusionary magic to publicize the beheading of Larc, his wife, and all three children.

Numerous protests arose in front of the news of this brutal execution.

The enraged remnants of the 1st Legion scrambled to avenge Lark and declared a rebellion, and the aristocratic families that had supported Lark in the meantime rose up as well.

Old families who traditionally served the emperor. Here, even those who are dissatisfied with Fernandez or rebel against Fernandez’s ways.

A collective uprising broke out within the ecliptic. They united in a short time and grew in size –

Fernandez crushed them to death one by one.

‘It’s very comfortable to see the reactionary elements sticking out their heads.’

This was the reason why he dared to show a brutal performance of executing his brother’s family.

In order to purposely give them an excuse to rebel and press them down with force.

A bloody purge took place. Fernandez thoroughly trampled on his enemies.

In order not to even give room for it to happen again, the original color was original (拔本塞源).

After clearing away such a mountain of corpses… … The battle for the throne is over.

Lark lost both base forces and troops.

The few surviving nobles and the remnants of the 1st Corps either died or completely disintegrated and fled to the outer world.

Lark, the loser, had no choice but to watch this miserable landscape.

Both of his arms were cut off so that he could not use the sword, and all of them were destroyed by the magic within his body.

‘Don’t worry, older brother.’

While locking such a brother in a mobile prison, Fernandez whispered affectionately.

‘My older brother, my sister-in-law, and my nephews are all people I want to protect.’

‘… .’

‘I’ll be sure to protect you. So please be quiet for a little while… … .’

Fernandez’s flame-red eyes were not looking at his older brother, but somewhere far away.

‘Everything will end soon anyway.’

Everything is over soon-

“… I hope so, Fernandez.”

Emperor’s room.

Locked in a mobile prison, staring at the darkness with wide eyes, Larc was chewing on his brother’s words.

That was Lark’s only hope now. That was the only word his brother wanted to believe.

May this terrible situation end in one form or another. And may you find rest.

Sincerely he begged.

***

Ecliptic New Terra.

underground.

“… .”

Reina, a middle-aged female officer with a cane, supervised her subordinates.

He watched the work process of his subordinate wizards who carved a magic circle in front of him, and was inspecting whether all of these processes were carried out without errors.

shutdown protocol.

A human sacrifice magic circle that burns all humans inside the camp and uses that enormous energy to magically stuff all the space in the area.

Once activated, all human beings inside the camp will perish in their bodies, and this stuffed space becomes impossible to invade from the outside.

The magic circle that Fernandez and the Magic Troops had been installing in numerous cities, and now this gigantic spell that was being installed in the basement of the ecliptic, was just about to be completed.

‘The last ark… … .’

Knowing all about Fernandez’s plan to save mankind, Reina smiled bitterly.

‘It’s a really crazy plan.’

But if everything Fernandez told her was true.

This crazy plan may be the last way to truly save humanity.

Above all, she is a soldier.

Soldiers follow the orders of their superiors. As a well-trained hunting dog, it faithfully fulfills the orders of the emperor-to-be.

That’s it.

‘… Everything is for the future of the Everblack Empire… … .’

Reina watched the magic circle complete while repeating this sentence, which she was now fed up with.

The decisive battle for the throne is over, and the magic circle is nearing completion.

The ‘Last Ark’ project will begin soon.

“Sir Reina!”

It was then.

One of the subordinate wizards who rushed in hurriedly shouted like a scream.

“Big deal! Something big happened!”

“What’s going on, making a fuss? what’s the matter?”

“Part of the magic circle in the northern sector… .”

Reina’s eyes widened at the words that followed.

“Damaged! No, it’s destroyed!”

“Destroyed… What do you mean? Was it an accident?”

“no! You have been deliberately attacked! Could it be that explosives were used? … The entire ground on which the magic circle was drawn collapsed!”

Reina’s mouth twisted.

what kind of nonsense is this Now that the completion of magic is just around the corner, this suddenly happens… … .

Besides, this wasn’t the end.

“Sir Reina! It’s a big deal!”

“It’s urgent, Sir Reina!”

Starting with the first report, reports of damage to the magic circle flew in from all directions one after another.

Calmly counting the extent of the damage, Reina gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger.

The Shutdown Protocol was being installed on a scale large enough to envelop the entire ecliptic.

That’s why the entire magic circle had to be lightly guarded.

Then, an unknown person dug into this gap and attacked the magic circle.

“Who are you… ?”

The magic circle suffered great damage from these attacks, which were simultaneously and obviously premeditated.

If this continues, there will be massive disruptions to schedules and plans.

Rayna was embarrassed.

It wasn’t long ago that the forces opposing Fernandez were completely eradicated here in the ecliptic.

However, to think that such an organized movement puts cold water on their plans.

who the hell

Reina murmured dejectedly.

“Which one is not… Which ones are sabotaging our plans?”

***

A young woman wearing a black dress and a black parasol was walking down the avenue of the ecliptic.

Even though she was wearing mourning clothes, the woman’s expression was bright. Carrying a small box in her bosom, she walked lightly toward the canal of the ecliptic.

A large building was built in the port facing the inland sea. It was big, but there were no people, so it was quiet.

Over Winter Silver.

Originally the busiest and most crowded place in the imperial capital, it was desolate because people and goods were already taken out of the city.

A woman approached the building and lightly knocked on the door.

Knock –

After a while, the door opened. Coming out was an old man with a handsome beard.

“Sorry, guest. Currently, the Winter Silver Merchant Board is closed for an exhibition… … .”

The old man bowed toward the woman and politely explained the current situation. But the woman pretended to have heard and opened her mouth abruptly.

“Are you Alberto?”

The chamberlain who managed Ash’s villa and the advisor to the Winter Silver Merchant-Alberto was startled and then narrowed his eyes.

“… Yes, but. Do you have business with me, lady?”

“That’s it.”

The woman smiled and lowered her voice.

“Have you been in touch with His Highness Prince Ash until recently?”

“… ?!”

“Ah, well, it’s okay. Because I know everything.”

Alberto swallowed dry saliva and asked cautiously.

“you are… Is it the Aegis task force? Are you here to arrest me?”

“Ahaha! No, it’s the other way around.”

“… ?”

“Me and the rest of us have been preparing for a long time to feed the Aegis task force. Hey, how much trouble did you have to destroy the magic circle again this time… … .”

The woman who made an incomprehensible sound groaned and held out the small box she had been carrying.

“Okay, please take this box. and later… … If you see Prince Ash, please let him know.”

“yes… ?”

“You can say ‘a gift from the past’. Then you will know.”

Alberto was bewildered and accepted the box.

The woman smiled contentedly, lightly brushed her hands, and lightly turned her back. Then she started walking again.

Alberto hurriedly asked, watching the back of the woman walking away with the box in her arms.

“You are you… Who are you?”

Then the woman stopped walking in place.

He glanced back at Alberto and smiled sinisterly.

“… We are the real secret forces that exist here in the ecliptic.”

Only then did Alberto notice.

Who is the woman in front of you?

It is none other than the scandalous partner that Ash spread rumors about when he was young… … The first among them was a noble lady whom Ash had seduced as a playboy.

“A secret private organization only for the former Prince Ash, who has been preparing since he was 15-” The

woman smiled wryly, covering her face with a black hat.

“It’s ‘The Windswept Women.’”