I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Bangguseok Choseon （5）

Rake killed two mid-ranking demons in an instant and subdued the Reptilian bastards. They were called mid-ranking, but they were as weak as the Three-Headed Demons we fought before.

Well, they might have become weaker after becoming zombies. Without Karon’s support, they would be weaker than usual.

Crack!

I immediately destroyed the ritual tool. I couldn’t take or leave behind something that Karon might have cast a spell on.

The best priest of all time’s zombie controller… Honestly, I thought it was a bit of a shame, but safety first.

“Wh, what!”

“Ambush!”

Ah, we didn’t catch them all. The ones we caught were scouts, and the main force was separate. There were quite a lot of them. In that case, we don’t need to catch them all.

━ You may kill them. But don’t get hurt.

They’re the bastards who attacked the church and killed people. There’s no reason to show them mercy.

In the first place, the fact that they joined hands with that bastard Karon is enough to warrant execution.

“Shoot that bitch! The one with fire in her hand!”

“Kill Fire Fist!”

Rake, who had somehow earned the nickname Fire Fist, swept through the enemies with incredible mobility.

“She’s too fast to hit!”

“There’s a fucking eagle above us too! It’s fucking huge!”

“It’s not an eagle, it’s a pigeon!”

“Kyaaaak!”

Paya and Tteunteuni fired razor-sharp feathers, turning the enemies into hedgehogs.

“Why is a Paladin here…!”

“The guys inside the church must have asked for help!”

“The opponent is a possessed! A possessed! Watch out for their skills!”

Noah is busy blocking the enemies’ attacks with her tank-like sturdiness.

“Holy Shield!”

She seems to have improved her combat endurance compared to last time. I think she’s used her skill more than 10 times, and she’s still not tired.

“Kwwooo━!”

Some of them took off their helmets and tried to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Looking closely, it seemed like these guys weren’t complete lizardmen.

It was closer to them taking human form and then transforming into lizards.

The Reptilians are still fighting hard even after seeing Rake’s power. If it were me, I would have thrown down my weapon and surrendered, hoping for a sliver of mercy, or run away immediately.

They’re a well-disciplined force. More so than the ‘Demon Hunters’ who recently joined our Tribal Federation.

“That kid on the monster bird… Aim for that little bastard first! He looks like an ordinary person except for controlling the bird!”

Oh, sharp observation. But it’s meaningless.

“Tteunteuni! Up!”

Kweeek━!

They can’t hit Tteunteuni, who has flown high up, with the harpoon guns they use.

I made a cloud appear over the head of the guy who gave the order to shoot Paya.

Crackle!

“Kyaak!”

The electrocuted guy fell to the ground and trembled. Serves him right.

[Malak’s Domain （Mid-ranking）: Makes rain that weakens enemies. Enemies fall into status ailments such as anxiety, chills, and slowness. Can occasionally drop lightning.]

I raised it to mid-ranking because it didn’t consume a lot of points. The ability to drop lightning was added.

It’s the first time I’ve had an offensive blessing. Not just inflicting status ailments like Totem of Chaos, but directly attacking.

The damage is so-so. I don’t know about humans, but mid-ranking demons and above will probably still move well even after being hit.

But it’s excellent at creating fear.

“Ra… Rain is falling.”

“Was that lightning just now?”

“What are these guys…?”

See. The guys who were scared by the lightning are slowly retreating. Weather phenomena are something that anyone would be afraid of.

━ Let’s finish this up.

“Th, the statue is talking?!”

Maybe if it was the early days of the Tribal Federation, but for us, who have defeated various enemies from gorillas to Tunnel, Three-Headed, and Shadow Demons, this organization wasn’t very threatening.

“Th, the backup was supposed to come in two days…!”

They resisted using zombies and strange weapons, but they were no match for the demigod, the Spirit Master, and the Paladin who went all-in on defense because he didn’t like getting hurt, and they were defeated miserably.

I feel proud even though I didn’t win by fighting directly. I don’t think I would feel as good as I do now even if I won by fighting directly.

I think I understand why people play collectible mobile games. So this is why my friend spent money to get equipment and skins for his cute female game character.

He was a guy who would leave his character on auto-hunt all the time and watch it, smiling like an idiot, but I miss him now that I think about it.

Ha, I’m going to get homesick at this rate. Let’s stop thinking about it. There’s a reason why the possessed try to avoid talking about Earth in the community.

“Huff, huff… It’s still unfamiliar because it’s a newly acquired power.”

Rake, who had finished off the last fleeing Reptilian, let out a heavy breath and crouched down slightly. The flames in her fist had already died down.

For that physical monster Rake to be struggling… As expected, does a penalty come with good performance?

━ Well done. Take a short rest.

It’s only natural considering she caught three mid-ranking demons in a row without resting. It would be too overpowered if she could keep this up.

With the power of Potential Punch and the sharpness of the Meteor Sword, she might even be able to kill a weak high-ranking demon.

I left Paya and Noah to deal with the small fry zombies and went with Rake towards the direction where the captured prisoners were.

“Who are you? Why are you attacking churches?”

Rake asked the Reptilian who was presumed to be the leader. We took off his helmet as soon as we caught him. He must be the leader since he was giving orders from behind.

He’s the guy who got struck by my lightning while giving the order to kill Paya.

“…”

“Don’t want to talk?”

Shing━

Rake slowly drew the Meteor Sword.

“…!”

The sight must have been quite threatening because the Reptilians behind him trembled. Indeed, Rake is good at setting the mood.

Is it because of her beautiful yet strangely cold face and atmosphere?

“Malak-nim.”

━ I permit it.

I knew what Rake was going to say. She was going to ask if it was okay to kill a few and torture them to get information.

I’m grateful. I’m not very good at this kind of thing. Well, I have to have done it before to be good at it.

“Looking at it again, you have too many mouths. We need to reduce them.”

Rake started cutting without a moment’s hesitation.

“Uaaack!”

“Kyaaack!”

I think it’s necessary, and I know it can’t be helped. Still, my ego, which has lived as a 21st-century Earthling for over 20 years, seems to be having a hard time with it.

I can handle killing in battle, but torture is hard to watch.

It was even more unpleasant because of the appearance of these guys, who weren’t just lizard monsters, but had both human and lizard features.

“…Wouldn’t it be better to move your consciousness for a moment-”

Rake, who had been glancing at me with concern, spoke.

━ Don’t mind me and continue. It’s just that I’m not used to it.

I had to watch. I can’t turn away forever just because it’s uncomfortable to watch. Rake was the one who carried it out, but I was the one who allowed it.

Maybe I’m a bit like a god for thinking like this? I endured while having such silly thoughts.

“Ev… Evolutionist School… We are soldiers belonging to the Evolutionist School…”

One of the Reptilians, unable to withstand the intense torture, finally opened his mouth.

The Evolutionist School. They’re the guys who made the artificial demon that Atomic Rex possessed and conducted experiments on enhanced soldiers in the Imperial Arena, which the Tunnel Demon used as its base.

I thought they were creepy bastards, and we ended up meeting them as enemies.

“Are you cooperating with Necromancer Karon?”

“That’s right.”

“Why did you become like that?”

“Th, there’s something called the New Humanity Project…”

They said they became Reptilians after mixing genes that adapt to extreme situations in order to overcome the apocalypse.

No wonder they had something that looked like gills. Was it something like a chimera?

All the humans belonging to the Evolutionist School are Reptilians. The leaders have received better treatment and maintain their human form.

“Why did you attack the church?”

“…!”

Was it hard to tell?

“Can’t talk?”

Rake sighed and picked up a dagger lying on the floor. It was a bit blunt because it had been used a lot earlier.

Thus began the second ‘operation’. This time, I turned my gaze away.

It was a good thing I sent Paya and Noah somewhere else.

“I’ll… I’ll talk. I’ll talk, so please, at least make it easy…”

The tight-lipped Reptilian leader finally begged for mercy.

“Go ahead.”

“I don’t know exactly. Only the leaders would know that. The order I received was that they would tell me the location where the remnants of the Goddess Religion were hiding, and I was to find the blind nun there.”

“Blind nun?”

“He told me to kill everyone except that nun. That’s all I know.”

He didn’t seem to know that the Pope was among the people they attacked.

The Reptilian leader told us many other things, but there was no information that was of much help.

“What should we do?”

━ Put them out of their misery.

It was mercy to kill them considering what they did to Boa. Rake… you’re really good at torture. It’s a bit unfamiliar because she always shows me a kind and cute side.

Rake’s cleanup was quick.

━ Let’s go see the Paladin who asked for help and the Pope.

I wonder what kind of person the Pope is. If he’s hiding behind a barrier to avoid these guys, I don’t think he’s personally strong.