𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟗: 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬
In the boss room, where the fight had been settled, I was savoring the taste of victory alone… or so I couldn’t really say.
After all, the battle at the border fort was still going on, so I had to think about what to do next.
Thinking this, I went to check the commander’s corpse, intending to turn it into a zombie.
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“U…ah…”
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Surprisingly, the commander was still breathing.
Barely, but yes.
Wow, that’s impressive.
Well, although it was my strongest magic, it was an attack without using my true equipment.
So, I thought that if one had almost 10,000 magic resistance, at least the original form of the corpse would remain, but I didn’t expect it to survive.
What persistence.
With the burns, it looked just like a cockroach.
Disgusting.
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Well then, shall I quickly finish him off?
Just as I thought that and raised my sword, an electric shock ran through my brain.
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“That’s it…!”
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I had an idea.
I had a way to bring down a country and possibly even kill the hero if things went well.
I’ve had a great idea for a low-risk, high-return strategy that won’t be a big deal even if it fails!
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With that decided, I can’t just kill this guy.
Well, I’ll kill him in the end, but I’ll make good use of him before that.
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So, I called a certain zombie into the boss room while preparing my healing magic.
The zombie’s name was… trainer zombie.
He was one of the heroes I killed and turned into a zombie, a zombie with the unique skill [Training] that forcibly makes others obey.
The condition for activating Training is that the target’s HP is significantly weakened.
The commander’s injuries weren’t just severe; they were half a step away from death.
The conditions for activating the skill were met.
“Do it.”
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Then, I ordered the trainer zombie to activate the skill.
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🔹𝘼𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨.𝙘𝙤m ― 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 “𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨” 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙙v𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨🔹
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While I was fighting in the boss room, the Automata continued to monitor the battle situation at the fort.
Being able to operate the Automata while fighting is all thanks to the Parallel Thinking skill.
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While my main body was training the commander, the Automata was simultaneously made to clear up the evidence at the scene.
Firstly, I summoned maki zombie wearing a hooded robe (a looted item from the town, fairly expensive equipment) that completely hid its body, and made it attack the fort with the same lightning magic as mine.
Especially the place where I abducted the commander, with great care.
To the point where it wouldn’t be strange even if the corpse disappeared without a trace.
With the military power of the fort, which had lost its main force, the unit led by the commander, they couldn’t defend against this magic and after several shots, the fort easily crumbled.
I guess that’s the power of a hero’s magic, even if it’s rotten.
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Also, Shindou and the others momentarily turned their attention here due to the sudden lightning, but soon they were exposed to the dragon’s attack and began to focus on their opponents in front of them.
It would have been nice if they died in this state of distraction.
It seems that it won’t be so easy.
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And then, I casually dropped off the commander, on whom I had cast minimal healing magic, at the abduction site, which was severely damaged.
Since there are still electric shock damages all over his body, the others will probably think that he was done in by the maki zombie’s attack earlier.
Probably.
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Honestly, it’s a sloppy job if you’re seriously trying to deceive, but it’s better than not doing anything.
Even with this, it should be possible to fool them if they don’t investigate too closely.
If it doesn’t work, that’s fine too.
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And while doing such things, the battle was heading towards its conclusion.
The ragged dragon and the hero’s party, who still seemed to have some leeway, were engaged in the final battle.
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“Let’s finish this!”
“I will avenge our homeland!”
“Here I go!”
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The trio of heroes assumes a stance of a decisive attack in mid-air.
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“Don’t underestimate the strongest dragon… Ahhhhhhhhh!”
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In response, the dragon also seems to be gathering its last strength, getting ready to unleash its breath.
And then, their attacks collide.
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“《Dragon Breath》!”
“《Apollo Slash》!”
“《Tornado Blast》”
[Joint ultimate move! 《Crimson Road》!]
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The dragon’s breath clashes with the attacks from the two women, a combination of fire and wind magic, and they cancel each other out.
Facing the dragon that had blocked the final attack, Shindou raises his sword high.
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“This is the end! 《Brave Sword》!”
“Guaaaaaaaaaaaa?!”
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From Shindou’s sword, a gigantic slash of pure white light is unleashed, cutting the dragon’s body diagonally in half.
The dragon’s death cry resounds, its huge body severed into two.
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“We… we did it!”
“The Hero has done it!”
“That’s amazing!”
“Alright! We’re up next!”
“Yee-haw! Brace yourselves, remnants!”
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Upon seeing this, the folks at the fortress cheer, and begin to exterminate the remaining monsters.
In response, the majority of the monsters start to flee.
Even the monsters that remained and fought back will be subdued soon.
It’s a done deal.
This battle ends in the Demon Army’s defeat.
Without waiting to witness that, I moved my automata.
Some of them were about to rush straight to the place where the flashy thunder magic was unleashed, so I hurriedly sent back maki zombie.
I also let the Automata retreat from the scene, heading under the dragon’s corpse.
The goal is, of course, to collect the corpse.
There’s no way I wouldn’t turn such a powerful monster into a zombie.
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And so, when I arrived under the dragon,
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“You…! You, hero…!”
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The dragon, sliced into two, began to voice its grudge.
It was still alive.
Impressive.
This is the vitality of a reptile.
In any case, this is lucky.
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“I won’t die alone…! I’ll take you all with me!”
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Saying so, the dragon entered the firing stance of its breath as its last resistance.
Black light was converging inside the dragon’s mouth.
I can’t imagine Shindou and the others would die from this, but it might take quite a number of soldiers with it.
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But to prevent that, I summoned the grandpa zombie.
And then,
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“《Ice Pillar》.”
“What…?!”
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The magic released by the grandpa zombie.
An ice pillar sprouting from the ground pierces the dragon’s throat.
Due to this, the dragon’s HP, which was already hanging by a thread, decreases rapidly.
“You are…?!”
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In its final moments.
The dragon’s large eyes captured the figure of the Automata.
I can’t tell the expressions of reptiles, but its voice was filled with astonishment.
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But, it could do nothing more, and finally the dragon’s HP dropped to zero.
The light disappeared from the dragon’s eyes, and a huge amount of experience points and DP flowed into me.
I didn’t expect to get not only the corpse, but also the experience points and DP.
This really was lucky.
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And before the others could find the Automata, I used the item collection function to transport the dragon’s corpse.
The destination is the largest mid-boss room in my dungeon.
If not there, I can’t accommodate the enormous dragon’s body.
At the same time, I sent the Automata and the grandpa zombie back to the dungeon.
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In this way, the battle at the border fortress was concluded.
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