I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Night Stalker Demon （3）

━ I heard there’s a High-ranking Demon living in this area. Do you know anything about him?

I asked the monkey and his family.

“Ah, you’re talking about the Night Stalker Demon. We only know the name. We don’t even know if he still lives here.”

“I’ve never seen him while living here. I’m glad I haven’t.”

“I know him! He’s the bad monster who wiped out the Silent Knights!”

“…”

The family seemed clueless. What about the monkey?

“He’s nocturnal, so you can’t find him during the day.”

No, you idiot. I’m asking if you know where he sleeps during the day.

His name is literally Night Stalker Demon, do you think he’d be active during the day? Damn it.

“Paladin, are you trying to mess with us right now? Who wouldn’t know that?”

Rake also seemed to have the same thought, as her face crumpled.

“W-well, how about checking the city? He could be acting like a lord, leading his demon subordinates.”

The terrified monkey said, scratching his head. He’s the most cowardly Paladin I’ve ever seen.

I already checked the city in this area and the Demon who rules it. But he was a Mid-ranking Demon, not the Night Stalker Demon.

High-ranking Demons are rarely found inside cities. They seem to entrust the strategically important cities to their Mid-ranking Demon subordinates and stay in places they find comfortable.

It’s like how real high-ranking officials leave everything to middle managers and slack off. Just like CEOs going around playing golf, High-ranking Demons probably play around as they please.

“Or, he could be with the Mid-ranking Demon.”

Damn it, just tell me the facts, only the facts. Who asked you to deduce?

“Forget it. Your assumptions are useless. Stay quiet until Malak-nim calls you again.”

“Yes sir…”

The monkey, verbally beaten by Rake, was completely subdued.

Even if he’s with the Mid-ranking Demon, it’s a problem.

When subjugating a Mid-ranking Demon, I need to use the Totem of Chaos. That’s the only way to cut off coordinate transmission right now.

It won’t be easy to fight the Night Stalker Demon right after using the Totem of Chaos on the Mid-ranking Demon.

What should I do? I need more information.

…Should I get help from Close-Range Spy? He might know something.

Since he mistakes me for Rake, he’ll probably answer me properly if I ask.

Let’s send him a private message. It’s okay to swallow my pride in times like this.

[Hweeeng~! Thank you so much, cool Close-Range Spy Oppa~!]

I replied to the message he sent earlier.

I’m doing this for the greater good. This is a strategic deception, not netkama behavior.

[Close-Range Spy: You’re finally using feminine speech]

What do you mean feminine, you crazy bastard.

Anyway, this is my chance. Let’s ask him directly.

[Do you know the Night Stalker Demon?]

[Close-Range Spy: Ah, you mean the Night Stalker Demon]

[Close-Range Spy: He appeared as a field boss in the game too. I’ve caught him hundreds of times, so I know everything about him]

Acting all tough because you caught him in the game.

[Is there a way to find him? How should we catch him?]

[Close-Range Spy: I see that your Tribal Federation or whatever is trying to subjugate the Night Stalker Demon]

[Close-Range Spy: He’s hard to find and catch using conventional methods. You need to know his strategy pattern to catch him without much effort]

I had a feeling that the raid boss concept would be implemented in reality to some extent.

‘Paladin Survival’ is almost certainly a game created by the Goddess, no, the God of Games. He wouldn’t have created boss patterns without any thought.

The God of Games seeks entertainment, but he wouldn’t want his followers to lose.

The reason he only possesses people who played the game, not just anyone, might be to increase the clear rate even slightly.

[Close-Range Spy: Asking for my help was a wise choice, woman]

Stop talking nonsense and tell me the method.

[Close-Range Spy: You have to hunt the Night Stalker Demon in the morning. His abilities get buffed at night, making him twice as strong]

Close-Range Spy, who had been spouting nonsense, finally explained the subjugation pattern.

[So, you’re saying we have to kill the Mid-ranking Demon in the city in the morning and enter the dungeon beneath the city? That’s where the Night Stalker Demon sleeps?]

[Close-Range Spy: That’s right. If you don’t kill him before sunset, you’ll be in trouble]

Ha, this bastard. It took him several minutes to say what could have been summarized in three lines.

Anyway, I’m grateful. If it wasn’t for Close-Range Spy, we might have been counterattacked while doing something stupid.

Since I’m grateful, it’s time to reveal the truth, right?

[But]

[I’m actually a man]

[（Picture of Paladin user Monkey’s body）]

I just took a picture of the monkey. Community photos cannot be shared or saved. It ends with the message or post uploaded at the time it was taken.

Besides, his face isn’t showing and only a little bit of his armor is exposed, so it’ll be impossible to identify him.

Monkey, since you also misused Rake’s photo, let’s call it even.

[Close-Range Spy: What?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!]

[The one you saw is a Tribal Federation warrior. I passed on the information you gave me to her lol]

[Thanks anyway, I’ll repay you later]

[Bye]

[Close-Range Spy: You bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

This is what I call a refreshing feeling.

I closed the message window with a sense of satisfaction.

I really will repay him. Saving the surface and making it safe for the possessed to live will be the true reward.

Now, let’s sleep today and start preparing for the subjugation in earnest tomorrow?

I have an idea coming to mind.

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Morning came.

Before summoning my family to the Tribal Federation headquarters, I asked the monkey.

━ We’re going to subjugate the Night Stalker Demon from now on. Will you join us?

I was going to take him with me anyway, but I pretended to ask for his opinion.

“S-subjugating a High-ranking Demon. I…”

Seeing the boy’s sparkling eyes, the monkey hesitated for a moment and then nodded with a determined expression.

“Since it’s for the sake of saving the surface, I’ll definitely go. That’s a Paladin’s duty.”

Trying to act cool in front of a child? I admit it. You were a bit like a Paladin just now.

Well, I’m not taking the monkey as a meat shield. I’m taking him because we’re going to win without anyone getting hurt.

I thought of a good strategy before going to sleep yesterday.

After moving my whole family with ‘Follower Summoning’, I summoned Paya, Kanto, Isaac, Noah, Luna, Siu, and Choseon in order.

“Malak-nim! It’s been a while!”

Paya seemed happy to be summoned first.

“I heard the details from Rachel. Are we starting right away?”

“I’m ready.”

Kanto and Isaac smiled belligerently.

“It’s time to show you the results of my training.”

“I’ve gotten a lot stronger too!”

“Phew. I thought I was going to die moving those stones. I’d rather fight.”

“I’ll do my part for the Pope.”

Luna, Noah, Siu, and Choseon each said a word.

These are the friends who will help me catch the Night Stalker Demon.

Good. I think I brought almost all the strongest fighters from tiers 1 to 3 on the Tribal Federation combat power tier list.

What’s the Tribal Federation combat power tier list?

It’s a list I’ve been writing in my spare time. It shows all the forces I can currently deploy. It’s like a unit check-in.

[Tribal Federation Combat Power Tier List

Tier 1: Guardian Rake, Giant Pilot Harry

Tier 2: Zombie Asha, Great Chieftain Kanto, Spirit Master Paya, Black Knight Isaac.

Tier 3: Totem Golem, Mage Luna, Paladin Siu, Paladin Choseon

Tier 4: Denzo, Una, Dodo, Mage Harry, and other Chieftains]

I wrote it in ‘Message to Myself’, which functions as a notepad and a communication tool with Jin Malak.

See? Isn’t it neatly organized? I have my own standards too.

Tier 1 is based on whether they can fight evenly or overwhelm High-ranking Demons, Tier 2 is Mid-ranking Demons, and Tier 3 is Lower Demons.

Tier 4 are those who are strong among humans, but have difficulty hunting Lower Demons alone without my buff.

It was a break period when both the Girlvengers’ adventure and Kanto’s auto-hunting had ended. Harry is useless without a Golem （+and he’s old）, so I didn’t bring him, but we have Luna instead.

Luna is now able to cast magic that blocks coordinate transmission. This is the result of her diligently reading the book Beatrice left behind, training, and farming various items.

She will be in charge of the Mid-ranking Demon and take over the role of the Totem of Chaos.

I couldn’t bring the Totem Golem and Asha because there’s no altar, but this much power is enough.

If anything happens at the Federation headquarters, Asha will buy us time. Then I can summon my followers back to the headquarters.

“Who is that Paladin?”

Paya asked, looking at the monkey. The monkey was startled at being pointed out.

“I-I’m… Monkey Uncl…”

━ You can call him Monkey.

Why are you revealing your nickname? Are you embarrassed to say your real name, but not your nickname?

I didn’t want to hear this guy’s real name anyway, so I just decided to call him Monkey.

“…’I Trusted the Monkey Man but’? ‘That user’?”

Noah, Choseon, and Siu’s faces contorted at the same time.

Monkey, you should have been more careful with your community activities.