I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Hot Potato （4）

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Users near Dubenheim, leave immediately

Malak-nim has decided to subjugate Karon. I’m going to lure the Dark Cloud Demon and make it fight Karon.

I started the coordinate transmission a while ago, so the Dark Cloud Demon should arrive in Dubenheim within 30 minutes at the latest?

I don’t think anyone lives near there, but I’m posting this just in case.]

I’ve already informed Dina’s Special Forces, Hanna, and other acquaintances.

I posted on the community. It’s been 5 minutes since the coordinate transmission started, so it’s okay even if Karon sees it now.

It’s confirmed that the Dark Cloud is coming.

I looked at Karon’s castles, which were farther away than the Sloth Demon fleeing the zombie army. Several buildings made of bone and flesh were erected in the center of Dubenheim.

It must be Karon’s landmark. A horrifying Undead Castle.

━ Hmm.

Most of them were half destroyed. Did they fight a war with a Loa here?

And they won even after suffering such damage.

I don’t know if that victory means he killed the immortal Loa or just made it retreat. I don’t even know how he won.

Naturally, I don’t know how strong the Loa that he defeated was. Even among High-ranking Demons, there are those like the Shadow Demon and those like the Dark Cloud Demon.

Loa aren’t all beings with similar power.

Anyway, since he won against a divine being, I think Karon has almost risen to that rank.

In the first place, High-ranking Demons were once gods. They are no longer immortals because they have lost their divinity, but their authority and power remain the same.

Since he defeated several High-ranking Demons and turned them into zombies, it wouldn’t be entirely impossible for him to defeat one of the Loa in a power struggle.

I remember the conversation I had with the Saint last time.

I asked why the Goddess doesn’t take over a Paladin’s body and interfere with Karon, who is invading the community.

I thought that the Saint, who is the representative of the Goddess, might know the Goddess’s intentions.

‘I learned this after being chosen as the Saint. This world is just one of many worlds where the Goddess has followers. It’s just a place to obtain amusement. I am also just one of her representatives who exist in many worlds.

Both the world and the worshippers can be replaced, and they have been replaced. She is probably just observing, thinking that as long as it is interesting and as long as she can reclaim the Cathedral someday, it’s fine.’

This woman called the Saint also seemed to lack faith like the Pope. When I asked her why she was still serving as the Saint even though she knew such a truth.

‘Even if it wasn’t out of goodwill, this world is receiving the Goddess’s help.’

That’s what she answered.

Anyway, the answer was, ‘It’s also amusement.’

Does that mean that even Karon, who is strong enough to fight and win against a Loa, is seen as a source of amusement?

Is he some kind of cosmic being?

Ah, I also asked if the Cathedral was such an important place.

‘Because it is the center of the Goddess Religion’s faith. Currently, it is sealed with a barrier to prevent demons from entering, but if we can reclaim it, the power that goes to the Goddess will increase.

But it would be a drop in the bucket for the Goddess, who has several Cathedrals in other worlds.’

Hmm. I don’t really want to let them reclaim it. If I get the chance, I want to destroy that place too.

Just like Jin Malak did in the past.

Whoa!

A giant zombie as big as the Giant popped out of Karon’s Undead Castle. It’s a High-ranking Demon.

A person was riding on its shoulder. It’s Karon, who took over Reno Johnson’s body.

You finally noticed. But it’s too late.

Even if you kill the Sloth Demon now, the Dark Cloud Demon will come.

I hesitated for a moment here.

Should I interfere? Or should I just go back safely?

If it was just a Giant Zombie, I might have considered it, but Karon is with it. Even a weakened Karon is a dangerous existence.

He might use some strange spell to block my ‘Follower Summoning’ blessing.

I decided to just watch here. I can’t lose Rake because of my misjudgment.

Now, Karon. What are you going to do?

Are you going to abandon the forces you’ve built up so far and run away, or are you going to risk everything and fight the Dark Cloud Demon?

Woo woo woo━!

In the distance, a black aura was moving, covering the sky.

It was the Dark Cloud Demon’s signal that it had received the coordinate transmission and would soon devastate that place.

“Malak! Is this your doing!”

Karon’s shout echoed loudly.

He wasn’t looking in Rake’s direction, so it didn’t seem like he had noticed our presence.

Maybe he sensed it instinctively. That I was the one who did this.

“You said you would come, but you sneaked in like a rat and called that thing!”

He really likes the word “rat.” I think I’ve heard him say “rat” at least three times.

Did you think I would get angry and attack if you said that?

No one would get angry hearing that. It’s a very low-level taunt, even among taunts.

“That…”

Ah, I take it back. It seems Rake can’t stand my insults.

I understand. It must be like blasphemy to her.

━ The Dark Cloud is coming soon. Our role is over.

After comforting Rake, I moved my consciousness to Totem No. 4 in Bolvano. I’m not going to Symphony right away.

I’m going to watch the clash between Karon and the Dark Cloud Demon here and then return to the main base. I have to see what happens to Karon.

Click.

I used the Follower Summoning blessing to summon Rake in front of the altar.

“I’ll find a good place to watch.”

━ Good.

Rake headed to the mountain where I had earned points with the Golden Sun warriors while controlling the Totem Golem. It’s where we fought the Centipede Infected in the cave.

This was the closest mountain to the plain, so it was an inevitable choice.

As I was watching the community’s reactions, Rake quickly climbed the mountain and reached the summit.

The Dark Cloud Demon was just about to arrive in Dubenheim. As usual, it brought a lot of flying demons with it.

When it entered Dubenheim, Karon’s attack began.

So you chose to fight back.

Ziiiing━!

Dozens of red beams were fired simultaneously from inside the Undead Castle, striking the Dark Cloud Demon. Each beam was comparable in power to Princess Dina’s Level 8 skill ‘Celestial Light.’

Boom!

Unlike with Princess Dina, this time it seemed to have been hit directly, as the Dark Cloud shook a little.

Karon… you still had that kind of power. I acknowledge your abilities, even though you’re an enemy.

Woo wooong━

The Dark Cloud Demon’s counterattack began. It stretched out its tentacles, bound the Giant Zombie’s right arm that Karon was riding on, and pulled.

The Giant Zombie held onto the tentacles and resisted being dragged away. It didn’t seem to be significantly weaker than the Dark Cloud Demon in terms of strength.

As the bosses started fighting, their subordinates also moved.

Flying demons dropped other demons to the ground. The fallen demons engaged in battle with the approaching swarm of zombies.

Karon had more numbers, but the demons were pushing forward. The main combatants in Karon’s zombie army are demon worshippers.

Even if they become zombies, they can’t defeat demons. Even with Karon’s buffs, there are limits.

Bang!

Those among Karon’s zombie demons who had ranged attacks intercepted the flying demons.

They shot stones, thorns, and acidic fluids, which seemed quite lethal, as many flying demons crashed.

The fierce battle continued. Zombies and demons, giants and the Dark Cloud clashed in the sky, on the ground, and somewhere in between.

Karon’s red light ability exploded everywhere, and the Dark Cloud Demon’s tentacles moved quickly to block them.

━ Hmm.

I started to get a little anxious as they fought evenly for quite a while.

Did I just offer the Dark Cloud as material for Karon’s power-up event? What if that bastard defeats the Dark Cloud and turns it into a zombie?

Just as that ominous thought crossed my mind.

Woo wooong━!

The Dark Cloud shuddered. The black cloud flashed green for a moment. Not just once.

Woo wooong━! Woo wooong━!

Emitting a green light three times while wriggling its tentacles, the Dark Cloud rapidly swelled.

It wasn’t that the demon’s tentacles grew larger or longer, but the black cloud made of demonic energy swelled like cotton soaked in water.

Saaaah━

Eventually, the Dark Cloud, which had grown large enough to cover the entire Dubenheim, fell to the ground. The ground is covered by the Dark Cloud.

“I can only see the Dark Cloud. I can’t see inside…”

We couldn’t watch the battle anymore.

We couldn’t even hear the sounds of zombies and demons fighting. It was as if it had completely sealed off an entire area.

Did it activate some kind of unique barrier?

━ …

Is this the power of the Dark Cloud Demon, its ultimate move?

A few minutes later, the Dark Cloud surrounding Dubenheim gathered again and rose into the sky. And then, it came to Latria, where George’s raid had been wiped out.

It stretched out its tentacles and swept across the lands of Latria.

What is it doing? Why suddenly?

Ah, did it just check the starting point of the coordinates? It might have strengthened its search because of the appearance of Karon, an unusual being.

After finishing its search of Latria, the Dark Cloud headed towards Bolvano. It seemed like it was going to search all the areas near Dubenheim.

It’s a good thing I evacuated the Golden Sun Tribe.

━ Let’s go back.

Dubenheim, where the Dark Cloud had passed, was devastated.

Even Karon wouldn’t have survived that. At least he would have lost all of his army.

I moved my consciousness to Totem No. 1 and summoned Rake.