Dungeon Defense

Reef grabs the axe.

“Shut up and listen to me, you cowards. You don't know anything. Once you're ridiculed in an adventurer's world, it's over. You raided a dungeon and you're afraid of other parties? Ha. I'd rather trade you for that piece of shit. ”

“You idiot...! ”

My eyes darted around the spear. It was a sudden situation. Perhaps you couldn't watch the fight escalate, and your colleagues began to stop them both. Reef insists that I let this go. Five or six people rushed in to calm things down.

“Hey, what if you fight each other! ”

“I hope they come at us while we're at it. ”

“Danev, hold on. Huh? What's the point of us fighting? ”

At first glance, what happened inside.

I was nervous.

‘Damn, what level 3, level 2…. ’

I was hoping for my inner self to rise. Here's the plan: They run away surprised by the news that twenty-five parties are coming. The same adventurer, but the essence is predatory. There is no way they can just let themselves go with gold.

This time, the Demon King makes me a decoy. I have a bounty on my body. When an adventurer party is distracted by me, you run away. "This is a strategy to survive peacefully... … The psychological state of the two people indicated in the status window was completely different from the appearance.

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Name: Reef

Race: Human Affiliation: Salsen

Attribute: Neutral (-15)

Level: 3 Reputation: 2

Job: Woodworker (B), Farmer (D), Adventurer (F)

Tong Sol: 15 Power: 30 Power: 4

Politics: 2 Charm: 6 Skills: 21

Likeability: 21

Current Psychology: "Shit, I can't beat 25 guys. I have to run, but if I run and run into them, I'm fucked that day. Divide the party into three.... ’

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Name: Danev

Race: Human Affiliation: Salsen

Attribute: Neutral (-10)

Level: 2 Reputation: 1

Job: Farmer (C), Adventurer (F)

Tong Sol: 10 Power: 22 Power: 6

Politics: 4 Charm: 11 Skills: 5

Likeability: 20

Current Psychology: 'Unfortunately, someone has to sacrifice. ’

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... Surprised. The two of them were planning more calmly than anyone else.

There are three paths that lead from the Dungeon Entrance to the Magic Chamber. They think the enemy is approaching from one of the three paths. If they run away, they may encounter an enemy force if they're unlucky. I'm sure they'll be wiped out.

Then let's divide the party into three.

Tighten fifteen to five to get out of the dungeon using different passages. One pair encounters an enemy. The other two couples' must 'survive. The two of them were quick to devise a way for as many people as possible to survive in this situation.

Suddenly, the young colleagues were embarrassed by the words of Joe. Fifteen people have been with us the whole time. So Reef and Adoptive Eyes deliberately made things worse. The two highest elders split up ― under these circumstances, it would be easier to split up.

The two of them created all this situation by just giving and receiving eyes without discussing anything. Maybe I'd have been fooled by the Hola, too, if it hadn't been for the state window. I sighed without a sound.

‘Why is npc's artificial intelligence so good in the tutorial! ’

If it was a real game, they were low-level adventurers who would die from monster steaming clubs at once. But is this a reality? They had life experiences that couldn't be represented by their abilities alone. I was clumsy and naive enough to be fooled by my smoke, cruel enough to shoot arrows without hesitation, and I thought of cold cases in times of crisis. I had a very diverse side that was hard to see as artificial intelligence.

‘Dammit, you're hurting your feet. ’

I felt pain in my right foot. Will he survive here?

I shook my head. The target is only slightly smarter than expected. Nothing desperate yet. No, it was nice to have 15 troops divided. Call it a consolation.

Reef and the twinkle-eyed man stop fighting. As if I had a good idea now, Reef suggested we split fifteen. At first, people murmured at the logic that someone had to sacrifice. However, when it became clear that Reef's offer was best, he nodded.

“Besides, I don't want to hang out with a coward like that anymore. ”

Reef chuckles at you. My eyes were puffy, but I quickly dried around it, so it didn't make me talk any more. Meanwhile, people naturally split up.

I was slightly anticipating that I would leave it alone on a day when my right foot was broken and disrupting my march speed, but I guess I wasn't planning on giving up the bounty on me neatly. I checked the status window and found that I had a prize of 10000 gold when I was captured alive. Shit, I don't know why this cost me.

“Die, you bastards! That's how we live. ”

“Die, all of you. ”

The adventurers chuckle and break up. They spread out into the passageway along the promo. I got dragged around by a pair of puppets. Jo of the Eyes was assigned to the quickest way to the entrance because the country had been assigned a load. As I was carried away by the big adventurer, I was silently looking at the Monster Employer's Spear.

“ ……. ”

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[Unit Name] [Health] [Attack] [Defense] [Employment Cost]

- Slime 2 2 2 70 gold

- Minor Nymph 4 3 2 160 Gold

- Goblin 4 4 4 250 Gold

- Minor golem 7 5 400 gold

[Now: 511 Gold]

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I hesitated for a moment. Hiring monsters like this can really make adventurers die, make me die, or become quantum. Failure is death. We can't use another tactic. Wouldn't it be better to have compassion on these naive men and survive? Don't you think there's a better chance they won't die and I won't?

No, it's not.

I coldly chose the lowest golem. It was the best hand you could pick with the amount you now have. He was twice as strong as the toughest puppet in this group. Immediately, a hologram asked, "Shall I hire a subordinate golem?"

‘Employment.’

You hired a subordinate golem!

"Would you like to summon the lowest golem?

They attacked me first. I was not merciful enough to forgive it. Of course, I was a foolish human being in reality. I've been in the game all day and thought of myself as trash. But this place was not real. It was a world of games, a world of dungeon tactics.

I am the King of Dungeon Attack.

Although I became the Demon King Dantalian, not the warrior Lorita, I was undoubtedly the only hero who captured the Great Wall and built the best stats in history. I was rubbish in reality. But even in the game I never tolerated being trashed. That was my pride as a 'player'.

"The king does not spare the life of his enemy! ’

They also acted according to the scenario of the game. It could have been an excuse. But wouldn't I be, too? It's also a game scenario to bring death to those grumpy humans who invaded the dungeon according to the settings given to 'Demon King Dantalian'.

“You wouldn't have come to us. ”

“Aigoo, are you going to be so miserable? ”

“If I run into one, you guys. Let's just give them all the Doubloons. Money is more important than life, no matter how precious. Hand him over to the Demon King and he'll live. ”

They are not prepared for battle. You think you can surrender before a fight breaks out. I've never had an opportunity like this. I asked as hard as I could with the ears of the man carrying my body. The man's ears were ripped out in an instant.

“Grrrgh!”

The man cried. At the same time, I fell. I was lying on the ground with no room for fallout. Shock shook his head as if he had been hit with a strong fist. You hear the adventurers' panic.

“Zach? What? What's wrong? ”

“Huff, huff! That son of a bitch, he took my ear...! ”

They haven't figured it out yet. I cried out as I cried.

“Lesser Golems ― Summon! ”

The cave is full of light. Suddenly, a geometric symbol was drawn on the floor. The light was flowing from there. A weak earthquake strikes, and something massive splashes out of the pattern with the light. It was an arm made of brown rocks. With his rock-handed hands on the ground, golems crawl out of hellfire. It popped out.

─ Khhhhhhh!

The golem roars. He rejoices at finally getting out of that stuffy basement. The monster's emotions were conveyed to me as they were. He was craving a battlefield worthy of his flag ceremony. I've been shouting for the trivial humans to be torn apart at any time, as soon as I give the order.

This is a monster!

Is this the Demon King's ability?

My fever boiled all over me. You hear a voice warning you to get your cool back in the corner of your head. But I ignored it. It was time to surrender myself to excitement. I shouted at the golem's back.

“Crush it! Crush it! ”

The golem swings his arm before he even speaks the entire sentence. The target was the nearest puppy eyes. If you kill the only one who's suffering, you'll have nothing to worry about. I jumped to my side in surprise. Reaction rate not bad. But you're foolish. If you'd stayed down on the ground, you'd have avoided the attack. The golem's chunky stone fist knocks his eyes out of the air. With a short scream, my eyes fly away. The pupils flew over three meters and hit their heads on the oil fields in the cave. You hear bones shattering.

─ Khhhhhhhhhhh!

The golem is pleased to fulfill his first command. The calm air in the dungeon flutters. Even before I could think of the next order, the golem stepped on the man whose ear had been ripped off by me. The human body was tougher than I thought. The man did not collapse, but exhaled a terrible scream. I can feel the golem's anger.

I feel bad because I stepped on an ant and didn't die. The golem heavily lifts his leg and hits it five or six times. The scream stops around the fourth kick. The stone golem's feet are covered with a faint bribe. It was a sight I deserved, but somehow my body was filled with joy.

“Ahhhh!”

A scream spread. I turned my gaze and one adventurer ran away. A coworker fled cowardly in front of an opponent who doubted they would defeat even if they fought together.

“Fuck! Don't run away! ”

“That son of a bitch tricked us! Oh, my God, Danev! ”

The two remaining people aligned and dusted. The golem laughs. The laughter spreads to me. I was too clumsy after the last struggle. Moreover, one of the two was an archer. There was no shield and the armor was pathetic.

“Aim for the weak first! ”

My monster fulfilled its orders faithfully. The golem attacks the archer with a slow but heavy fist. The archer almost instinctively flew away. His fist narrows.

“Ha, I dodged it." ”

However, he did not consider that the golem had two arms. The archer gladly turns his head, and the golem's left arm strikes his face. The archer's face was shattered. He lies bare.

Now the other one.

“Ugh! ”

The adventurer grabs the spear and lunges for the golem. A blunt tip pierces the golem's arm joint. Did they believe it was a weakness? A hologram appears that the golem's health has dropped by 1. It was commendable to spread such dissension in a state of dread. But that's it. The bitten golem grows furious and wields his arms and legs like crazy in the presence of an ant. The adventurer desperately dodges a punch, but eventually breaks his back being kicked. The golem relentlessly shoves his fist like a hammer at the bottom of the cave, groaning.

“Ha, ha……. ”

My thin breath echoed through the cave. Everything else was quiet. The golem pauses and waits for the next command. The battle that fell into this world for the first time ended so fresh.

“Phew... Hahaha. ”

Fool.

The golem is powerful, but slow. It was much better to go after me instead of dealing with golems. If you take me hostage, the golems will have to stop attacking, too. Even such a simple fact has forgotten the adventurers. It's because I didn't expect the monsters to be summoned.

I muttered as I looked at the golem.

“It's... not over yet. ”

I have seen the abilities of Class F adventurers. Class F was too good to ignore. I don't know when I'll get out of this godforsaken world, but I'm sure more adventurers than them will invade the dungeon in the future. Class E, Class D, some day Class A adventurers will come for you.

Be thoroughly guarded. We should hire a team of monsters and set traps for the dungeons. I needed money to do that. A lot of money! The initial 1000 gold fund could not have been taken away like this. We need to reclaim the funds taken from the other couples.

“Dungeon Map Window.”

The map window of the dungeon comes to mind. In the translucent hologram, adventurers are marked by a red dot. Among them, there was an adventurer who had escaped earlier. He rushes toward the dungeon entrance. Leave him alone. I can't catch it anyway.

But we don't need to miss the others.

I searched through the adventurer's corpse and found all the Doubloons. From now on, money was a lifeline. I felt a strange excitement - I didn't feel the need to capture why - and commanded Golem to carry me. The golem lifts me off his shoulders.

The view was wide open. I ordered the golems to move along the path to the adventurer. The golem's footsteps echo through the cavern.