I became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 29

 

[Translator: Dawn ]

[Proofreader: Alissa ]

 

Chapter 29: [Free Exploration] A Dried Drainage (2)

 

Three panels numbered 0 through 7 rotated rapidly vertically, then stopped in turn. Ring. Ring. Ring! 

And the number I got was… 

121 damage!Ka-pow! 

The giant gutter rat that was hit by my fist flew away in the opposite direction with a loud sound. 

‘Wait, If I recall correctly, you don’t really get a three-digit number that often…’ 

It’s a garbage item that only gives one or two-digit numbers. 

I was able to get lucky and get a three-digit number to one-shot that giant gutter rat. 

“Y-Your Highness? Are you okay?” 

“Hm? Oh, uh. Yeah, I’m fine.” 

Lucas, who came running in surprise, looked at me, saw that I was fine, and sighed in relief. 

“But what was that just now? How did you kill that monster in one shot…?”The giant gutter rat that had been hit by my fist flew away and became a mess. 

Not only Lucas but Demian, Jupiter, and Lily were also looking at me with their eyes wide open. 

I was about to tell them it was all thanks to this item, but I was reminded that I had to explain how I got my hands on it, and how it works, 

So I decided to stop. 

‘I can’t just tell them that I get boxes after clearing stages and that I got this item from them… Not only that, there’s no way I can just tell them that I roll a roulette every time I try to use this item and get a random amount of damage…’ 

So I just decided to go with some BS. 

“It’s called the Imperial Prince Punch.” 

“Huh?” 

“Imperial Prince Punch. IPP for short, alright?” 

“Pardon…? Imperial Prince Punch…?” 

“The members of the imperial family can use superpowers… when they’re in danger. Sometimes. Yup.” 

The context is different, but the result is similar. Just let it slide, please. 

Looking at their faces, the party members didn’t seem to understand fully, but when I tried to change the subject without further explanation, they didn’t continue. It’s good that everyone caught my sign. 

I cleared the cluttered atmosphere and headed to the next room. 

 

[A Dried Drainage – Room 2] – This room is empty. 

 

The second room was empty. There were no monsters, events, or objects. 

However, you can’t just blindly believe what it says. I ordered the party members around. 

“There has to be something hidden here. Search for it!” 

The party members seemed dubious. They scattered and began searching the room 

“Ah, there’s something here!” 

Demian found something. 

“Uwooh! I believed you all along, Thousand-Mile Eyes~!” 

I shouted as I ran toward Demian. 

 

A small camouflage door was installed on one wall of the room. When I opened the door, there was a small treasure chest inside. 

“It’s a treasure chest, Your Highness!” 

“Good job. But be careful, it might be a trap disguised as a treasure che—” 

Before I could even finish speaking, Jupiter ran in and snatched the treasure chest, and opened it. 

You gold-hungry hag! What if that’s a trap?! 

Creak. 

Fortunately, It was a real treasure, not a trap. There was a small amount of gold and jewels inside the chest. 

“Sigh…” 

With a slender exclamation, Jupiter, who took out the jewel and looked at it, scratched the back of her head shyly. 

As we all stared, she seemed to have come to her senses. 

“Oops, sorry about that. I can’t help it when I smell money.” 

It appeared that her trait, ‘Goldbug’, had been activated, which makes her open any chests in sight. 

I placed my palm on my forehead. In the future, there will be more traps. So how should I control this old woman? 

“Alright, alright. I’ll give this chest back to Your Highness.” 

Jupiter handed the gold and jewels back to me. But I saw her put some of them in her back pocket. 

I decided to let it slide and received the treasure and headed to the next room. 

 

[A Dried Drainage – Room 3] – Defeat all enemies! – Lv.5 Giant Gutter Rats: 12 

 

The third room also had monsters in it. 

The level of the monsters was a little higher, but this time, we were able to defeat all of them without a single mistake. 

‘I don’t want to use Imperial Prince Punch again!’ 

I thought as I carefully counted the number of rat corpses. 

If possible, I don’t wanna use it ever again! 

“Alright, the next room is the boss room.” 

Before we entered the boss room, we spared a little time for maintenance. 

I smiled at the party members who sat comfortably eating preserved food. 

“We’ll return after clearing this room, so cheer up.” 

Everyone nodded. Lily’s momentum was especially impressive, as she nodded her head multiple times with a determined look on her face. 

Looks like she really, really wanna go home… 

After leaving the third room and walking for a bit, a giant door appeared in front of us. It had to be the boss room. 

After making eye contact with the party members, I tapped Lucas on the shoulder, who was in the lead. Lucas vigorously opened the door. 

Creeeak– 

With the sound of metal scraping our eardrums, the door to the boss room slowly opened. 

 

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We entered the room one by one. 

It was a very spacious place compared to the previous rooms. 

The drainpipes entangled in the walls were also large and thick, and the darkness and ominousness that surrounded the room were even deeper. 

But above all, the smell of blood. 

As soon as I entered the room, there was a heavy smell of blood. Without realizing it, I covered my nose with my hand. Oof, what is this? 

“…!” 

When I picked up the lantern and looked around, I found the source of the smell of blood. 

Corpses of rats were piled up all over the spacious room. 

They were the giant gutter rats we killed in the previous room. 

Even though they were rats, they were clearly classified as monsters, but hundreds of them were dead in this room. 

And amidst the heaps of countless rat corpses. 

 

A huge rat, incomparable to the rats we saw so far, was standing with its back showing. 

 

On each of the giant rat’s hands, the bloody corpses of the gutter rats were held. 

The giant rat swung its hands indiscriminately, and the two rats it was holding were thrown away like balls. 

Thud! Thud!New rat corpses were piled on top of a mountain of corpses. 

It seems that it was this supergiant rat that killed the rats in this place. 

 

The fretful voice was undoubtedly coming from the giant rat. 

Demian, startled by the sight, muttered as he trembled. 

“The monster… Is speaking human language…?”Hearing Demian’s voice, the giant rat’s ears reacted. 

 

Then it slowly turned around. 

 

The party members gasped as they met the flashing red eyes of the giant rat. 

It was indeed a giant rat. Its height seemed to exceed 3m, and the fur stained with the blood of its own kind was dark red. 

Its vicious teeth and claws were like blades. 

“It seems that the talking rat is the boss monster here…” 

As soon as I muttered, 

 

The giant rat screamed out loud. 

Its gigantic claws protruded horribly, and a thorn-studded tail scratched the floor. 

Its crimson eyes were now emitting light. 

 

With a terrible roar, the boss monster rushed toward us. 

It ran like a human with two legs and swung its arms wildly to attack. 

Ring! 

The system window was updated in time. I quickly checked. 

 

[A Dried Drainage – Boss Room] – Defeat the boss monster! – Lv.15 Giant Ratman  

 

Drainage Manager Farleigh. 

That seemed to be the name of that Ratman. 

‘Not sure why a Ratman has a human name, but…’ 

There was no time to ask such trivial questions. 

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! 

The boss monster fight began, and the supergiant rat instantly started running toward us. 

‘I have to give orders…’ 

I quickly organized the strategies inside my head and tried to deliver them to my party members. 

However, before I could give orders, 

“Kyaaah! Raaaat-!” 

Lily was much faster to burst into tears and cast oversized flames. 

Boom! 

That was the largest fireball I’d ever seen from her. 

The fireball was so big that it even burned my skin a bit from afar. Ouch! 

Kyeeegh! 

Ratman, who was hit by the fireball while running toward us, screamed and rolled to the floor. 

“Don’t come any closeeeeer!” 

Lily continued to fire her magic at the Ratman on the floor. 

“……” 

“……” 

The rest of the party members awkwardly stood in front of the pillars of fire. 

“Huff, huff, huff!” 

Moments later, Lily gasped heavily and stopped her flames, revealing a charred, supergiant ratman. 

Hiss, hiss… 

Despite taking massive damage, the boss Ratman was still alive. It still tried to get up, with its red eyes flashing. 

But Jupiter was already pointing her finger at the Ratman. 

“You can rest now.” 

Bright yellow energy gathered at Jupiter’s fingertips. 

“Good night.” 

Thunder! 

A thunderbolt that fell from the sky pierced straight through the boss Ratman’s body. 

 

After muttering out his last words, the boss Ratman’s face fell helplessly to the floor. 

I muttered in vain. 

“…Well, that was quick.” 

The boss monster was killed quickly by the two mages’ combination of attacks. 

As expected from a monster in the earlier part of the game, it had almost zero magic resistance. If we tried to defeat it through physical means, then it would’ve been much more difficult than this. 

After confirming the death of the boss, Lily grabbed my sleeves. 

“We’re going home now, right? Your Highness?” 

“Uh, sure, soon… You’re scaring me a little…” 

“Of course I’d be scared! There are rat corpses everywhere, don’t you think I should be a little scared?!” 

But to get out of here, you had to go through the corpses of rats. 

After the mountain of rat corpses and the boss Ratman, we headed into the back of the room. 

Lily just closed her eyes tightly and Jupiter pushed her wheelchair from the back. Yeah, whatever works, Lily. 

There was a huge treasure chest laid in the deepest part of the room. 

I noticed the flash in Jupiter’s one and only eye and gave a short order. 

“Lucas, hold Jupiter.” 

“Yes, Your Highness.” 

“Wait! I haven’t even done anything, Your Highness! Let go of me! Respect your elders, Sir Lucas!” 

While Lucas was holding Jupiter, I opened the chest at once. 

The boss’s treasure chest is never a trap. It is guaranteed to have reward items inside. 

‘Let’s see what’s inside!’ 

When I opened the box, a dazzling blue light came out. 

And what came out was, 

“Oh!” 

It was a long sword in a crude sheath. 

When I pulled it out of the sheath, I saw a jagged, saw-like blade. 

 

I looked at the detailed info. I hope it’s a good item!

 

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