I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 458
◈ 458. [Side Story] Battle of the Empire (3)
The Empire New Terra.
It is a port city on the continent’s inland sea and the center of global trade and logistics.
The south gate of this great city was locked and locked.
All over, all over… … .
In front of the tall and thick gates, those wearing crowns rode horses.
Among them, a small girl standing at the head of the dragon lady with long black hair and a tall silver crown raised her voice and shouted.
“Listen! Guwain is Dusk Bringer, the king of the Principality of Bringer!”
It was a lion’s roar that was so loud that it was hard to believe that it came out of such a small body.
“I came here as the on-scene commander of our ‘World Defense Front’, which has gathered with concern for the future of the world!”
However, there is no response from the high walls.
Like it or not, Dusk Bringer continued.
“Listen to the immoral Fernandez, who was true to his brother and tried to harm his father! Surrender now! Then you will be able to avoid being a sinner in history!”
still unanswered.
When Fernandez didn’t even shine, Dusk Bringer changed the target.
“Soldiers of the Empire!”
Although invisible, she shouted to the soldiers of the Japanese Empire waiting on the wall.
“The real Emperor Traha ‘Peacemaker’ Everblack is on our side! You are being deceived by the false emperor!”
“… .”
“Don’t choose the path of becoming a criminal of history! Make up your mind now and open the gates! Protect the people, your family, and your colleagues!”
Dusk Bringer opened his small mouth.
“If you will not open the door despite our warning… .”
Between her pointed teeth, magic light shimmered and gathered like a flame.
“I’ll break it down with brute force.”
Preparing for the Dragon Breath, Dusk Bringer roared.
“As a descendant of the guardian dragon that once protected your country, as the king of the Principality of Bringer, who was your ally and shield- and as the queen above the ruins that trampled on your country! I will burn down your city gates without hesitation!”
Flash-!
The condensed mana from Dusk Bringer’s mouth shot out in the form of a beam.
One of the powers bestowed by Dragon Blood, Dragon Breath, a primordial magic discharge, flew toward the south gate of New Terra.
And
Kwa-gwa-gwa-gwang!
got stuck
The magic barrier on the castle wall emitted a bright blue light and offset all the red breath.
“Sheesh!”
Dusk Bringer clicked his tongue and let out a small flame from the corner of his mouth.
“Is it an ancient protection magic… I can’t get through this in one or two rooms.”
Still, the power of the Dragon Breath was certain.
The artifacts on the wall that were using protective magic all at once lost their magical energy and flew sparks into silence.
Was it because he felt that he should not continue to allow the dragon breath strikes?
coo coo… … .
The gates began to open.
“Oh, did you finally feel like talking to Guwain?”
Dusk Bringer was delighted, but he didn’t open the door with that intention.
chuck! chuck! chuck!
Troops dressed in armor poured out of the open door. They were the ones who remained on Fernandez’s side of the Imperial Guard.
Flash!
Giiing… … !
At the same time, the magic corps appeared on the castle wall.
Hundreds of magic artifacts were aimed at the Dusk Bringer in an offensive posture, and the airships that floated swiftly in the sky slowly lowered their altitude and approached.
“hot! You plowed the hive, and there are a lot of them!”
Dusk Bringer smiled as he looked at the Imperial army, which was finally revealing its true colors, but reports continued to be heard from behind.
“I report it, Your Excellency! The Imperial Army appears from the rear as well!”
“What?”
“It’s an ambush! That flag… … The flags of the 2nd and 3rd corps of the Imperial Army!”
“They are besieging us from the rear!”
Dusk Bringer looked back in surprise.
As reported by the adjutants, a series of corps that suddenly appeared from the rear were encircling this side.
If the 1st Corps protects the borders of the Empire, the 2nd Corps and 3rd Corps protect the rest of the Empire’s territory, if the Imperial Defense Army protects the vicinity of New Terra, the Ecliptic.
They had been summoned to the ecliptic before they knew it and were listening to Fernandez’s orders.
“indeed… Does that mean there was no intention in the first place to engage in a defensive battle where you were quietly beaten up?”
The imperial defense force of the castle gate. The Magic Troops of the Wall. The 2nd and 3rd corps blocking the rear.
Dusk Bringer gnashed his teeth as he looked at the camp of the imperial army coming from all sides.
The fairy queen, Skuld, and the dwarf king, Kellison, urgently asked her.
“Dragon Blood Prince, what are you going to do now?”
“If we collide like this, we will lose!”
Although there was the size of the troops gathered in a hurry.
Because it was gathered in a hurry, the current world defense front was lax as an army.
In an honest head-to-head match like now, he could never defeat the Imperial Army.
“… Let’s do as Ash instructed.”
Dusk Bringer jerked his horse’s head.
“Let’s retreat!”
“… !”
“Listen everyone! Break through the retreat! Break through with one point before the siege is complete! Come on, follow Guwain-!”
Dusk Bringer smoothly turned the army around and prepared to get out of here, as if the fierce provocation was a lie.
“Prepare for retreat! In rush formation!”
“In rushing formation-!”
The formations were prepared as they had trained in advance, albeit awkwardly.
Among the forces of the fallen king gathered here, the Knights of the Principality of Bringer, the strongest single army, took the lead, and the rest of the forces gathered one after another.
“Let’s get out! Hey! Hey!”
With Dusk Bringer’s command, the forces of the World Defense Front began to run away.
The 2nd and 3rd corps of the imperial army encircling from the rear are all heavy knights. movement was sluggish.
“Make a way-!”
Before the encirclement was completed, the troops of the World Defense Front ran out and broke through the gap between the two corps and began to flee south again.
***
“… .”
Reina stood on top of the castle wall watching this.
It’s like shooting a breath and running away when this side tries to counterattack.
“I’m not a child who runs away after ringing the doorbell, what is this… … .”
“Aren’t you going to order the pursuit of Sir Reina?”
the adjutant asked, puzzled. Reina didn’t answer right away and frowned.
‘Prince Ash is no ordinary bet. They must be plotting something.’
Reina tried to understand Ash’s intentions.
‘… Are you trying to entice us?’
It is reasonable to assume that the reason why they dared to come to the gate and then run away was to induce the pursuit of this side.
If it was provoked by the other side for no reason and this side pursued deeply, it might fall into Ash’s trap.
‘Even the Geronimo I saw yesterday has an unknown stealth function… … .’
A concealed ambush surprises the troops on our side who have gone out in pursuit. It was a story full of possibilities.
“Then shall we call in the troops outside?”
“… no.”
It was a siege formation that was completed after a long time. And it was self-evident that the force now fleeing was the majority of the forces of the World Defense Front.
‘Even if it takes some damage, it’s right to hit now.’
Enemies were rambunctious countrymen on the frontier.
Just look at that scene of them running away waddlingly without being able to form an army.
‘Prince Ash may be great, but the forces he has gathered aren’t great.’
It’s like a balloon that’s been forcibly inflated.
If you could pierce it with a needle and get the wind out, it would collapse on its own.
Having judged, Reina gave the order.
“The 2nd and 3rd corps hold back while expanding the encirclement, and the Hwangdo Defense Forces use their mobility to outrun and block them!”
When the 2nd and 3rd corps, which are heavy armed forces, catch their ankles, the Hwangdo Defense Force, a cavalry-oriented force, takes a wide detour and hits them in the back of the head. It was a tactic to destroy the siege.
“The airship follows the encirclement slowly, one beat late. The enemy has a stealth secret! Always be mindful!”
“yep!”
“The enemy will have set a trap. But be prepared for damage!”
Reina commanded, extending her hand forward.
“It is for the future of the empire. Go forth!”
***
The escape of the World Defense Front did not last long.
The 2nd and 3rd corps broke through, but they clung tenaciously, slowing down the world defense front, and the Ecliptic Defense Forces rode their horses as if flying in their territory to block the front of the world defense front.
In the end, in the southern plain far from the wall, the world defense front was besieged by the 2nd and 3rd corps and the Imperial Guard.
“haha… .”
Dusk Bringer breathed heavily at the head of the stopped troops in disarray.
Above the siege of the Imperial Army, which was finally completed, the airships carefully searched the surrounding airspace and flew in after them.
“Wow, I’m completely surrounded.”
“Do we have to face each other now?”
“There is a chance of winning… ?”
The tense soldiers of the World Defense Front swallowed dry saliva.
The imperial army was also nervous. Little by little, the soldiers on the imperial side swallowed their saliva.
Prince Ash must have set a trap.
Because of that, we lost two non-empty ships yesterday as well.
What kind of bizarre tactic did he prepare this time… … .
The imperial army hesitated and approached slowly. Seeing that, Dusk Bringer smiled.
“Whatever… With this, it can be said that the main purpose has been achieved.”
Right after that, Dusk Bringer jerked something from the saddle of the horse he was riding.
The nervous Imperial soldiers were startled. The true nature of the trap Ash had prepared must finally be revealed.
And what Dusk Bringer took out and unfolded… … .
Flutter-!
… It was a white flag.
“Surrender!”
Waving a plain white flag from side to side, Dusk Bringer shouted.
“Surrender! We have no more will to fight!”
“… ?!”
At this absurd situation, both the soldiers of the World Defense Front and the Imperial Army widened their eyes.
Regardless, Dusk Bringer giggled and shouted as Ash ordered.
“Long live His Majesty Emperor Fernandez!”
I thought I knew a little bit why Ash lived as an idiot.
“help me!”
It was fun.
***
“… No ambush?”
Hearing the report, Reina frowned.
“Besides, do you surrender quietly? What nonsense is that?”
“I have just told you what it is.”
“No, common sense makes no sense. Surrendering by leaving work to this point? in this situation?”
Reina, who had been muttering for nothing, suddenly shook her shoulders.
“… wait for a sec. Then please.”
Right after that, Reina urgently shouted.
“Look at the sky!”
“yes?”
“Look at the sky by mobilizing all the scan artifacts installed in the ecliptic! Something is not moving!”
The wizards of the magic corps were mobilized in a hurry.
A few minutes later, a wizard sensed anomaly and shouted.
“Sir Reina! Report!”
“say!”
“Detect heat source from above! Something invisible to the naked eye is rapidly approaching the ecliptic!”
Raina felt it.
Ash’s flagship Geronimo.
“Where are you coming from?”
“yes?”
“Where is the destination on the ecliptic!”
“That is… This route is the Imperial Palace!”
“… !”
Rayna gritted her teeth.
After the analysis, the wizard shouted once again with a face glistening with cold sweat.
“Enemy airships are at high altitudes… It’s being slammed straight into the imperial palace!”