◈ 138. [STAGE 5] Grade N
Defend the Empire is a brutal game.
Not only in terms of making mistakes irreversible, but also in terms of grading people.
Rating.
Human values, classified as SSR-SR-RN.
Resources in this game are limited. Equipment, items, and experience points are obviously finite.
In order to clear, it must be distributed efficiently.
In the end, resources are concentrated on high-level characters with higher talents.
Good equipment is paid, priority is given to acquiring items, and experience is driven.
The gap widens.
Between the high class and the low class, an unbridled gap is created.
The difference in talent is real. That is an undeniable fact.
However, what makes it the decisive difference is, after all, the player’s choice.
While high-ranking characters become protagonists on stage and are praised as saviors of the world.
The majority of low-grade characters, especially the lowest-grade N-grade characters.
As a meat shield, as a throwaway horse, as a cannon fodder without even receiving a decent opportunity… … used and discarded
Dead, wounded, or worse.
Lonely in the shadows, he leaves behind the stage.
… … .
That’s just one of the countless brutalities of this game.
***
Because of that, the N-class has to be proven.
You only have one chance.
High-ranking characters continue to take chances even after they fail, but that luxury doesn’t happen to N-rankers.
A moment to be thrown into the battlefield.
You have to seize that first and last chance.
useless.
usefulness.
value of life.
Must show.
You have to show the whole world that you are not just a meat shield, a throwaway, or a cannon fodder.
To get out of the shadows and into the light.
Because everyone wants to be in the spotlight.
Because everyone wants to be the main character.
everyone… … .
Because I live with such a dream.
***
In the battle against the vampires, the number of humans is meaningless.
Rather, if you become a vampire target, it will only be a means of restoring the monsters’ physical strength.
It’s better to skip the regular soldiers and deal with small elites.
Ash ordered that, and Lucas thought it was reasonable.
While Ash was alone with the Vampire King, command of the front line was transferred to Lucas.
Lucas tried to prepare for battle with a party of heroes while the vampires climbed the wall while the regular soldiers retreated to the back ranks.
However, before the regular soldiers could finish their retreat, the vampires arrived at the wall.
《There are many.》
Vampires—no, predators—swallowed their mouths all at once, looking at the humans swarming on the wall.
《How many sacraments is it?》
《The humans of the Lake Kingdom are all broken like corpses, so they don’t even taste good.》
“Let’s suck fresh blood to our heart’s content.”
“… … .”
Kwak.
Lucas gripped his sword in front of the monsters licking their lips and talking.
We can’t let them attack common soldiers.
For vampires, blood and life are military supplies.
As much damage as this side takes, it benefits them. We need to reduce the damage of general soldiers as much as possible.
but.
‘… … I can’t block them all at the same time.’
Lucas glanced at the butler and the two vampires dressed as maids.
Alpha and Beta.
Vampire General- The highest level entity immediately below the Vampire Lord, the Vampire General.
‘This side’s core force has to deal with those two.’
I assumed alpha and beta opponents in advance and proceeded with training. You can’t change that squad now.
In the end, the five ordinary vampires must be stopped,
“Knight! Leave it to us!”
“… … Dion.”
these.
It is a redundant force that cannot become the most elite.
Lucas drool as he saw Dion and his five subordinates step up first. Dion raised his voice.
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“In the first place, it was our role to stop the normal vampires and pass the time, right?”
“… … .”
“You can do it! I trained hard too!”
That’s right. However, circumstances have changed.
‘It’s not a situation where only five vampires have to be stopped. General soldiers who are in retreat must also be protected.’
The difficulty of the mission increased this ship.
Would it be right to entrust this task to the Dion mercenaries, who still had little experience?
‘If the lord had been there, what would he have made?’
Lucas shook his head vigorously.
Ash trusted Lucas and gave him command. If so, you shouldn’t cling only to Ash like a child forever.
Vampires are right in front of you. It was time to make a decision.
“I order it as the deputy commander. The big tactic goes exactly as His Highness Prince Ashe instructed.”
Lucas glared at the slowly approaching Beta, dragging the ax on the floor.
“First of all, I will stop that monster maid.”
Next to him, Alpha was following him while casting blood magic.
“Evangeline. You must stop that butler, the blood mage.”
“Just leave it to me!”
Evangeline, who fixed her shield, grinned.
“God Hand. body bag. Assist both of us.”
God Hand and Body Bag only nodded their heads with stiff faces.
“Jupiter. Junior. Damian. old girl. Skull. Above is the attack team. Then, flexibly choose the optimal target and attack.”
2 wizards and 3 snipers form an offensive team.
While the rest of the party members form a defensive line, they will take down the vampires one by one.
Everyone silently checked their magic powers and equipment.
“The rest of the Old Hunters and all of the Dion Mercenaries.”
Lucas looked around at the rest of the members and nodded.
“It stops ordinary vampires. But don’t be too aggressive.”
The veterans of the Old Hunters nodded in unison, and Dion and the mercenaries grinned and slapped their weapons on their shields. bang bang!
“The situation is different from what we had imagined in advance. They will try to kill the regular soldiers who are still retreating first, not you.”
It is natural that he would avoid confrontation with heroic characters and aim for weak general soldiers.
“You protect the common soldiers while they retreat… … keep in mind Your life comes first.”
Lucas repeatedly said to his regular vampire counterpart.
“Vampires are different from normal monsters. very wicked… … and they are evil If they see an opening, they will try to kill you first.”
Lucas looked around and nodded.
“Block them as much as possible, and respond appropriately to the situation.”
“yes!”
“good. Everyone, sortie!”
Blue eyes spilled over his faceplate, and Lucas pressed down on his helmet.
“If we stop these guys, it will be our victory! let’s go-!”
The heroic characters fixed their weapons and started running towards their respective enemies.
Dion and the Dion mercenaries wow! I screamed and jumped at the five ordinary vampires approaching.
***
“No matter what happens, keep your formation and fight! If we scatter, we die!”
Dion shouted, holding a silver dagger in both hands. The Dion mercenaries nodded at the same time.
How long have you been training to move as one body?
Dion and the mercenaries knew themselves well. that each of them is insignificant.
However, when the five of them come together as one, they can create a much stronger synergy than the sum of each individual.
Even that powerful vampire could be sufficiently stopped.
however. It was as Lucas said.
Vampires were cunning and evil.
They didn’t even care about the Dion mercenary’s line of deterrence in the first place.
He evaded the defense line and rushed at the regular soldiers behind him.
“no!”
“I had to stop… … !”
Lightly skipping over the dejected screams of humans.
Five vampires rushed at the regular soldiers who were still retreating under the wall.
Pooh-!
Blood splashed everywhere.
The regular soldiers were also those with thick bones on the front lines here.
In particular, those who remained until the end were the Twilight Troops.
It wasn’t about the veterans, they were veterans who had survived hundreds of battles with monsters.
Blasphemy!
But shields bend like candy,
Chew!
The armor is torn like pieces of paper.
Kwadeuk-!
And bite the nape of the neck.
The five vampires planted their heads on the scruffs of humans and greedily sucked their blood.
The five general soldiers who became victims died violently without even screaming.
“iced coffee… … .》
With blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, a vampire raised his head muttered in a low voice.
“It’s not enough, it’s not enough… … .》
Randomly throwing a human corpse that had dried up like an old tree in an instant onto the floor, the vampire turned around to find its next prey.
“profit… … !”
“I’ll turn off the time, you guys retreat quickly!”
The Twilight Corps leader raised his mace and shouted. And that became the will of this old man.
Chow-!
A vampire clad in armor lowered his longsword.
The twilight leader’s mace shattered in that blow.
In addition, the shoulder and waist below it were cut in two diagonally.
“nice… … omg.”
After joining in stage 2, the end of the old soldier who took the command of the general soldiers during the four defensive battles was empty and disastrous.
The body, broken in two, fell backwards. The vampire who had killed the old soldier put her head on the floor and swallowed her blood sweetly.
“Daejaaaaang!”
“These damn monsters dare to captain… … !”
Seeing this, the eyes of the other Twilight Corps veterans widened.
The retreating soldiers drew their weapons in unison and turned back.
“This is not the time! retreat! You must retreat! Holy shit, folks!”
Dion screamed at his throat.
“Retreat-!”
However, the call has not yet reached. Enraged by the death of their captain, the soldiers gave up retreat and rushed back to the vampires.
Of course, the old soldiers knew.
Having gone through countless battles, he knew very well that there was no chance of winning against these vampires.
But in front of the death of the captain who has been with him all his life.
They are too old to turn a blind eye to death and run to life.
And he had to pay the price.
hooked! Pucak! Pooh… … !
A massacre took place.
The old soldiers who had been soaking the walls of this place with the blood of monsters for decades soaked the walls with their own blood.
In no time, the top of the castle wall became a field of corpses. On it, the vampires feasted.
blood.
flesh.
It devours, chews, and covets.
“Hey, hey… … !”
In front of the deaths of those who shared the joys and sorrows until just yesterday.
The coolness of the Dion mercenaries was evaporating. Hessen, the warrior in charge of the vanguard, was the first to put reason into anger.
“F*ck you, you vampire bastards!”
“No, Hessen! When it comes out alone… … !”
Hessen kicked off the ground and charged towards the nearest vampire.
“Keep your formation! Cool! Damn you, Hessen!”
Dion reached out and tried to grab Hessen’s back, but it was too late.
“Aaaaaaa-!”
Hessen, who ran out holding a silver longsword, swung down at the vampire right in front of him.
Hessen’s level is 25.
In the meantime, I’ve been cutting countless monsters in that hellish dungeon.
Maybe I was confident in my heart. No matter how much the opponent is a vampire, I can feed them at least one shot.
Zeng-!
However, the silver sword hit an empty floor, not a vampire.
‘uh?’
When the bewildered Hessian raised his head.
Vampires surrounded Hessen as if they had been waiting.
Yes, other than that expression, there was no other expression that was more appropriate.
As soon as Hessen ran out, they surrounded them as if they had been waiting for them, smirking.
Revealing sharp fangs stained red with blood.
“Oh, shit… … .”
hooked! Pooh!
The vampires’ swords and claws penetrated through the cracks in Hessen’s armor.
Hessen, who was coughing up blood from the side of his mouth, barely turned his head towards Dion and his colleagues and murmured softly.
“I’m sorry, boys.”
In the next moment, the fangs of five vampires lodged in Hessen’s nape at the same time.
