I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 457

◈ 457. [Side Story] Battle of the Imperial Capital (2)

Kung! Kugoogu Palace… … !

Anchor No. 1 and Anchor No. 2, engulfed in flames, crashed while emitting long smoke.

Anchor No. 1 splendidly exploded in the air and was stuck in the distance, while Anchor No. 2, which avoided complete destruction, made an emergency landing in the field next to it while spinning round and round.

Although not flagship-class, the two non-airships, the main force of which the Empire is proud, were shattered at once.

Reina’s jaw dropped as she watched the scene from the hatch of Alcatraz.

“Geronimo how the hell… How long have you been hiding there?!」

Since when ?

That, of course, is from the beginning.

Ever since we set off from the Crossroads, my flagship Geronimo has been escorting us from above… … Continuing to hide behind the magic camouflage!

‘The effect is amazing.’

I looked up at Geronimo’s hull. To be precise, the siren statue newly installed in the bow of the gigantic airship.

Artifact [Iron Myth].

A Nightmare Slayer forged with the magic core of Captain Bernard Fokker, the commander of the Nightmare Corps.

It was not personal equipment, but an artifact, and it was also made into a ship-only artifact.

They were the pirates who drove the ghost ship in the first place. I was able to create artifacts that gave various good effects to this ship as well.

‘There are two main effects of this Nightmare Slayer.’

First is the stealth feature.

It is said that the pirates firmly believed that they were invisible to the eyes of the enemy while making a sudden surprise attack in the stormy sea.

That’s why reckless hand-to-hand combat was possible, as if giving one’s life.

This superstition is implemented as a special effect, and it is possible to switch to complete stealth once a day.

However, you cannot attack while in this state, so you must release stealth right before attacking.

‘Even if it’s a ship on the sea, it’s a crazy effect, but the airship is even worse!’

Unlike normal ships that have space restrictions on the surface of the water, airships move in the air. In short, it is possible to use not only the X-axis and the Y-axis, but also the Z-axis.

This means that it is possible to use much more three-dimensional and creative means in stealth and surprise attacks.

‘The first stealth effect alone is good, but the second effect is formidable.’

The second effect this artifact provides is that- the bow is ‘Unbreakable’!

The ghost pirates were fascinated by the charging tactic of crashing and seeing.

And they firmly believed that even if their ship was destroyed in the process, only the athlete would not be destroyed.

This is the effect that this foolish superstition is embodied.

In fact, a player made of this siren statue is never broken.

Therefore, it can be used as a shield that receives all the attacks of enemies, and at the same time –

Fighting -!

Like those pirates, it’s effective even if used for charging tactics!

Throwing fierce flames from the thrusters, Geronimo charged towards Alcatraz.

Frightened Alcatraz urgently deployed a danmaku, but Geronimo did not stop charging, toughly defending it with his body.

From Geronimo’s cockpit, a grumpy dwarf’s exhilarating cry leaked out.

“Got it!”

was Kelly Bay’s cry from the cockpit.

“I’ll avenge the grudge from a hundred years ago! Alcatraz-!」

At the time of the Tribal War a hundred years ago.

It is said that it was the Empire’s flagship, Alcatraz, that shot down the heterogeneous alliance’s flagship, Geronimo.

Now the situation has completely reversed – it is Alcatraz that is on the verge of being shot down.

“Are you attacking the symbol of the empire again as a ghost of the past…?” … !」

Reina gritted her teeth and shouted inward.

「Evasion maneuver! Avoid-!」

Two haaaaa!

Then, the Thrusters of Alcatraz immediately fired blue flames in reverse and spun in a graceful ballerina motion – soaring into the air.

Kagagakak!

Geronimo’s ramming tactic narrowly missed, and the two airships brushed each other’s armor and crossed in the air.

Gloves scraped together shattered and fell apart, sparks flying in all directions.

“Keugh?!”

Kelly Bay groaned and stabilized Geronimo’s hull.

But by the time Geronimo managed to straighten his posture, Alcatraz had already soared into the sky.

If Geronimo moved like a raging bull, Alcatraz was graceful like a ballerina.

“Come down here, ‘The World’s Strongest Ship’! Unlike a hundred years ago! Let’s fight properly!”

Kelly Bay, who was in high spirits, screamed loudly, but Reina, who currently had control of Alcatraz, seemed unwilling to respond.

“… retreat Let’s go back to New Terra.」

「Are you running away, man!」

「Wars are fought to win. It’s just fighting a battle with a clear chance of winning.」 After

coldly crushing Kelly Bay’s provocation, Reina took my side one last time… … Then he glanced at Junior and slowly entered the hatch.

Kiyeeing-

Alcatraz’s hatches closed and it was clearing our way at unbelievable speed.

Agility and speed are one level higher than Geronimo. It was unreasonable to pursue and finish it in the first place.

“Still, that’s enough.”

After looking at Anchor No. 1 and Anchor No. 2, which had crashed and flames soared, I looked towards our military camp.

Kings and soldiers were all looking at me with dumbfounded faces.

He must have never guessed that he would win so big against the world’s strongest Imperial Air Force.

“Did you see it?”

I grinned and shrugged.

“I have a plan for everything.”

Wow!

The king and soldiers cheered in unison.

Looking at the high morale of our army with their fists raised, I thought to myself.

‘… I used up my trump card too sooner than I thought.’

Geronimo’s stealth and ambush will still be effective, but it will be difficult to hit the enemy’s rear perfectly like this time. Now I’ll be on the lookout for that side too.

I used a victory card earlier than I thought, but I’m in a situation where I have a previous record. I decided not to say anything like that.

The atmosphere is nice, but there is no need to turn on the candles.

***

“Hahahaha! I finally got a shot at Alcatraz! Did you see the boat run away?”

Kelly Bay, who waddled out of the landing Geronimo, chuckled cheerfully.

“Wait and see! Next time, I’ll make you crawl on the ground without being able to escape… … Wow!”

I approached Kelly Bay silently and grabbed Kelly Bay by the collar behind her neck and lifted her up. Kelly Bay struggled with her top pulled up.

“Hehe! What are you doing Ash! I can’t praise the pilot who came back after hard work!”

okay. You did well. You did very well until you sunk Anchor One and Anchor Two.

The trouble behind it!

“I said. Kelly Bay. Stop using the ramming tactic!”

In other words, ramming is a tactic that only young ghost pirates have tasted!

Also, the ghost pirates were more likely to engage in hand-to-hand combat rather than ramming itself as a purpose.

On the other hand, what are you going to do if you collide with each other? No matter how strong the player is, damage is applied to the hull of the non-empty ship.

Scraping this expensive airship… … No, do you have anything to dismantle?

“You fool! You really don’t know?!”

Then Kelly Bay shouted with a face that was unfair to the world.

“For a fucking ship to ram a body… … What a fucking cool thing to do!”

“… .”

what bullshit is this

It was ridiculous, so I was still, but the dwarves who were sitting in the cockpit of the airship with Kelly Bay nodded their heads in unison.

“The ship, which is the crystallization of the wisdom and efforts of all craftsmen with enormous value… Nevertheless, I devoted myself to crashing into the enemy ship.”

“It can truly be said to be the crystallization of sweaty romance.”

“To say that you don’t know that is more than I thought, our commander was a man who didn’t know romance… Tsutsu.”

“… .”

Suddenly, I became a stranger to romance, and I opened my mouth slightly.

Kelly Bay grinned and continued, ‘This is just a joke-‘.

“At that time, Alcatraz was already covered with magic barriers. Alcatraz in that state is virtually impenetrable with any attack.”

That was right.

I ordered a sniping at Damian, but that Damian’s magic bullet couldn’t penetrate.

The defense power of Alcatraz with the barrier activated was insane.

“But this statue in Geronimo’s bow… I thought that [strong superstition] has the potential to break through that barrier.”

“… indeed.”

Magic has a system in which solid concepts take precedence over more solid techniques.

If this Nightmare Slayer, which is an aggregation of the superstition of ‘successful impact’, certainly has the possibility of nullifying Alcatraz’s barrier conceptually.

“From that point of view, it wasn’t very reckless, but… .”

“I guess you did this because you had the confidence to repair it.”

Kelly Bay’s words frightened off.

Dozens of dwarves appeared from the camp, each carrying a tool, and rushed around Geronimo.

“Kya~ To see this ship again alive!”

“It’s good that you didn’t die and lived a long life.”

“I will take care of the side armor.”

“I pay for the engine maintenance!”

“No, I wanted that!”

The dwarves clung to repairing the ship while bickering.

“There are hundreds of dwarves in your ‘World Defense Front’. If your nose is slightly broken, you can fix it with a smile.”

Kelly Bay said triumphantly, but I shook my head slightly.

“But don’t overdo it next time.”

You need to fix the boat.

But whoever was on the boat.

Kelly Bay, who voluntarily became a pilot… … It’s hard to lose.

Then Kelly Bay lifted his beard, grinned, and patted me on the back before running toward Geronimo himself.

I turned around while looking at the empty ship being repaired quickly.

There is one more person to be concerned about.

“… .”

Junior was standing on top of a hill not far away.

I quietly went and stood next to her. He put a bloody handkerchief to his mouth and spoke cautiously to the woman who was coughing.

“How are you feeling?”

“… It’s okay, Your Highness. We can still fight more.”

I felt sorry for such a junior.

Junior is a time-limited life.

Originally, he should have died a few months ago. However, while Reina was staying at Crossroads, she healed Junior’s body.

I was happy to know that I was cured at that time, but… … Still, she coughed up blood on such an excessive day.

“… That’s what it’s like to be sick. Even if you think everything is better, it will recur.”

Junior removed the handkerchief from his mouth. The blood-soaked lips were red.

“One last remaining element is still eating the furnace. It’s a little too much for my body, but I can still use magic.”

“Junior. Even now, go back to Crossroads-”

“We have to make a decision.”

Junior looked at me with determined eyes.

“With that person… We have to see the end.”

“… .”

“This is a wizard called Jupiter Junior… no. It is an end that a human being must reach.”

and.

A wizard named Rey or Windwell would be a certain ending that a human being must reach.

“I will go all the way. Please allow me.”

“… okay.”

Instead of stopping me, I silently took out the potion set and put it in Junior’s arms. Because this is the only thing I can take care of.

“I will support you as I have from the beginning. Live as you wish, Junior. But remember one thing until the end.”

After receiving the potion, Junior closed his lips at my continued words.

“What kind of life did your mother want you to live? We must not forget.”

“… .”

Junior, who was silent for a moment about Jupiter’s story, smiled bashfully at me.

“Yes. I will never forget, Your Highness.”

It was her typical foxy laugh.

I smiled bitterly.

Jupiter Reina Jr.

The story of these unfortunate and sad wizards… … Because I really felt that the end was approaching.

‘I hope you won’t regret no matter what the ending is.’

That was the only thing I could wish for Junior.

***

And the next day.

The forces of our world defense front are still going north.

At noon, when the sun rose in the middle of the sky, it reached the ecliptic in front of the walls of New Terra.

The center of the world and never allowed to be shouted at… … to the invincible city.

We moved to attempt a siege.