◈ 128. [Side Story] Operation instructions (2)
The afternoon before evening. mansion porch.
The first party that came to the mansion was unexpectedly not the one I invited.
“Jupiter?”
I was flustered and muttered tremblingly.
“What are you doing here?”
“… .”
Jupiter, who was neatly dressed in the imperial military uniform, grinned.
His face was emaciated from the traces of a disease demon that could not be hidden, but his only eye was as usual.
“majesty. Do you remember what I said earlier? You said you were spreading rumors all over the continent, right?”
“huh?”
“The monster front here pays well. The new commander, His Highness the Prince, is good at spending. Didn’t I say I was going to spread rumors?”
“Ah, that.”
okay. It was a few months ago, but I remember it clearly. He said he would spread rumors to the continental mercenaries.
I also readily said so.
If mercenaries flock to this city, there’s nothing better than that.
“Hearing that rumor, my former mercenary colleagues came to visit me.”
Jupiter pointed at the mercenaries standing behind him.
Middle-aged men and women with clear wrinkles on their faces bowed politely to me.
5 people including Jupiter. Exactly one party.
“The party name is… Shall we make it ‘Old Hunters’?”
Jupiter exhaled confidently.
“These are tough friends who have rolled through many hellish fronts. It will help.”
“Jupiter.”
But I shook my head slightly.
“Your mana runaway injury hasn’t healed yet. The front line input is not allowed.”
“majesty.”
Jupiter did not back down.
“I heard that the opponent for this defense is a vampire.”
“… .”
“You’ll need at least one more skilled mage. Isn’t it?”
I kept my mouth shut. Because that’s a natural thing.
Even if you look at it simply, they are all veterans at a high level. The ratings are also compliant.
If you can commit to this battle, it will be of great help.
but… .
“Don’t worry. That’s a mercenary. I’m not stupid enough to radiate magic even to the point of burning myself.”
Jupiter, who took a step forward, uttered desperately.
“majesty. Give this old man a chance.”
“… .”
“That I am still a useful human being… Give me a chance to prove myself.”
I couldn’t bear to refuse.
“… come in. Soon we will have a strategy meeting over dinner.”
Beckoning inside the mansion, I smiled bitterly.
“I think we should prepare five more servings.”
***
A few hours later.
manor house. restaurant.
I was told to gather by 6pm, but it wasn’t even 5pm, so all the party members gathered.
A long table was set in the dining room, and four party members sat down one after another.
From the top of the table, the main party, the shadow unit, the Dion Mercenary Corps, and the Old Hunters who just joined.
Junior, who was called separately, is also sitting at the table with the main party.
Seeing what they are talking about amicably, it seems that they are friendly.
At that time, Junior’s gaze met Jupiter who was silently swallowing water in the corner of the table.
“… .”
“… .”
The grandmother and granddaughter soon looked away as if nothing had happened. that’s true
“Everyone is here.”
As I stood at the head of the table, everyone shut their mouths and focused on me. I nodded.
“Originally, I was going to have a meeting after eating rice. Since you’re here early, let’s have a meeting first and then eat. Are you okay?”
Dion and God Hand immediately nodded.
“Of course, Your Highness!”
“Because this defense tactical meeting is much more important than eating.”
I scratched my chin.
“hmm… That’s right, but… … . After the meeting, the taste of the meal may be a bit off.”
“haha! Even if the world perishes, the days when my food is not good will not come. Don’t worry about that.”
Evangeline laughed and said, and Lucas nodded with a serious face. these eaters.
“good. Then, before the chef brings out the appetizers, I’ll lightly tell you the information about this defense battle.”
Big! clear your neck
“First, the most important information. The life of Celendion, the vampire lord of the boss monster of this defense battle… … .”
I brought up the most important story out of the blue.
“… One thousand.”
Selendion has 1,000 life stocks.
I wonder if it could be called the Savings King instead of the Vampire King.
“… .”
The restaurant became quiet.
At the silent table, Evangeline stuck out her tongue and muttered softly.
“Wow?”
That’s why I said that the taste of rice can be bad… … .
“… So you’re saying I have to kill that mighty vampire lord a thousand times?”
Lucas groaned softly.
“To be honest, even killing him once seems very difficult… A thousand times?”
“Of course, killing that bastard 1,000 times is impossible.”
I grinned.
“Then we have to find another way.”
***
Vampire.
It is a monster that accepts the right to life of others through the act of vampirism and makes them its own.
The monarch is the one who stands at the pinnacle of this race of vampires.
The one who owns the lives of all members of the corps as his own.
“Selendion’s vampire army was wiped out once for some reason in the past.”
I don’t know what this ‘some kind of reason’ is. Only the setting that it was like this in the distant past remains.
Anyway, in a situation where all the vampires died, Selendion, who was left alone, did not abandon his subordinates.
Noblesse oblige.
Because the ruler is responsible for the lives of his subordinates.
“Selendion split his mighty life force into 1,000 pieces and distributed them among his 1,000 subordinates who had already died to revive them.”
I nodded heavily.
“Selendion’s life is divided among all of Selendion’s legions.”
All for one and One for all.
That’s the vampire corps.
The setting was long, so how does this apply in-game?
“Celendion does not die until the last member of the Legion is defeated.”
You have to kill all the mobs to kill the boss mobs.
“And if Selendion is not defeated in the end, Selendion will retreat and regenerate his legion before returning.”
If the boss mob raid fails, these cubs will respawn. Well, this takes some time.
“The words are long, but in the end the composition is simple.”
I organized my words.
“1,000 vampires are coming this time. Until the last ghoul is completely incinerated… … You cannot kill Selendion.”
Not a figurative expression, but frankly, that letter is embedded in Celendion’s status window.
Unkillable.
Immortality.
Chew.
“In other words. There is no need to deal with Selendion.”
There’s no need to waste firepower on someone who doesn’t follow.
“Selendion is a trump card I prepared, and I will isolate and tie her feet. In the meantime, you and the common soldiers annihilate the vampire legion.”
Easy to say, but it will be a terribly tough battle.
Even if Selendion is removed, the remaining vampires alone are incredibly strong.
But without showing off, I raised my voice.
“After that, raid the remaining Selendion and end the defensive battle. This is the big flow of this defensive battle.”
Now, the big flow is like this.
“Now in detail… I will teach you how to temper them one by one.”
I just snapped my fingers! Bounced.
Then Ader dragged a chalkboard full of text and pictures into the restaurant.
“Frost ghouls. Frost Ghoul Enhancements. Fallen Blood. Common vampire. Vampire General. And even the vampire lord Selendion.”
With a stick in my hand, I bang the blackboard! knocked
“I’m going to give a detailed lecture on how to attack each individual from now on, so everyone should properly put it in your head.”
< Protect the Empire > It’s time for a lecture by one of the leading instructors, Classical Deokhu!
“If you hold it in, it becomes blood and flesh… It will be your life in this defense battle, so I hope you all understand it.”
“Seniors!”
Then Evangeline raised her hand. I am oh! He pointed the tip of his wand at Evangeline.
“Okay, Student Evangeline. Do you have any questions before the lecture?”
Evangeline, who rolled her eyes and looked around, cautiously asked.
“… Can’t you do it after eating the lecture?”
“Palm stand.”
“No, after hearing about how to attack vampires, you really feel like your appetite will run away! They said let’s do it while eating!”
Yummy, is rice a problem now? The future of defense is at stake!
***
So, my burning strategy lecture ended three hours later.
It was well past 8pm.
“… .”
“… .”
All of them are really pale faces that have run out of appetite.
Since I recited in detail the specs of vampires that I had only vaguely known about, everyone must be fed up.
While my lecture lasted, the chef who had been watching from the back of the restaurant cautiously started serving appetizers.
However, while the food was placed on the table, all the party members were immersed in their own thoughts and did not touch the food.
“we… Can you make it?”
It was Damian who spat out cautiously.
“An enemy stronger than any monster I’ve ever faced… … It is.”
“… .”
It reminds me of Celendion, whom I met just a few days ago in ‘Road of the Loser’.
At that time, the main party couldn’t even use their hands and was beaten by him. Certainly, that bastard counted dirty.
‘But it’s a dungeon. It was his main base.’
This time we will fight at our base.
And to match stage 5, his stats will also be lowered. It will do much better.
‘After all, this game is an RPG.’
The level is a gangster and the tempo is the king.
In other words.
“I want you to think of the battles you have fought.”
If he’s downed and we’re upped.
can catch up enough.
“All of the previous battles were rigorous battles that were close to impossible. But we made it.”
I looked around at everyone and smiled.
“It will be the same this time.”
I had my own Confidence in the strategy of being able to clear this stage.
but… .
“… .”
I honestly had no confidence.
How many of them can be saved?
I’m doing my best under the circumstances… … .
The limit comes clearly.
‘… Ugh.’
Suddenly, that scene crossed my mind.
When you clear the last stage on Earth.
All party members were wiped out and Lucas survived alone.
The back figure standing lonely over the corpses of enemies and allies.
‘I won’t make it that way.’
I shook my head vigorously.
‘It’s different this time.’
The real Lucas here is looking at me with a face full of trust and nodding his head.
I won’t make you alone, Lucas.
Who can save… … no one misses
“There are still 9 days left before the start of the stage. We have decided on the tactics, so we will train accordingly.”
I slumped into the seat of honor, took the lead and stabbed the appetizer plate that no one had touched yet.
“So, eat well, everyone!”
I grinned as I munched on the salad.
“Because I’ll roll to die tomorrow.”
