I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 140

Chapter 140: Night Stalker Demon （4）

“No, what did I do… Who are all of you? How righteously have you all been using the community to act like this? Tell me your nicknames.”

The monkey, looking completely wronged, asked back.

“…”

“Well, a community is a community.”

“You’ll naturally find out as we spend time together. Let’s just move on.”

From Noah, who looked away, Choseon, who made excuses alone, to Siu, who tried to change the subject, the Paladins couldn’t easily answer.

Even I couldn’t do it. How could their nicknames be Petit Noah, Morning Tent Erection Knight, and Bangguseok Choseon? They should be ashamed.

“See? You all used weird nicknames in the community, so you can’t talk back.”

The monkey, gaining momentum, scoffed.

“They’re not that weird, you know?”

Noah, slightly flustered, waved her hand. Adding “Petit” to her real name and claiming it’s not a weird nickname.

You have no conscience either.

“It’s still better than Sanz. We’re saints compared to that guy’s nickname.”

Huh? This bastard Siu?

“Yeah. How can a nickname be Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode…”

Choseon… You too.

━ Let’s stop the chatter there.

I cut them off because the conversation was getting too long. My followers’ expressions weren’t good after seeing the nerds excitedly chatting amongst themselves.

Before we began the subjugation in earnest, I checked the community once.

It’s not that I’m addicted to the community. Just like office workers watch the news in the morning to see what’s going on in the world, I’m just looking at the community.

[Dinosaur Punch: Today’s Question━ Are there Infected plants too?]

[Full Play: Having barbecue for the first time in a while~]

[Brahmanda: The rats have multiplied too much… Can I handle this?]

[Dairy Cow Bikini Dance: We decided to have our ‘Nickmangsae （People with messed up nicknames）’ meeting in a week.]

[Close-Range Spy: Killkillkillkillkillkillkill]

Close-Range Spy doesn’t seem to be in a good state. Well, at that level, he’s just messing around. If he was really angry, I think he would have reacted more seriously than that.

I also got a few personal messages.

[Dairy Cow Bikini Dance: Sanz. Want to come to our meeting too? You’re definitely qualified. You can talk about the Tribal Federation too. Everyone will be interested, right?]

[ㄴㄴ Busy. I’ll think about it when I have time next time.]

What kind of meeting is it? To lament about nicknames? Forget it. Just gather and come to the Tribal Federation.

[Not a Netkama: What’s that Guardian or whatever doing there?]

[Not a Netkama: Is she with you right now?]

[ㄴㄴ Subjugating demons, what else.]

This is nothing special.

[Fallen Power Knight: I think I’ll arrive in Symphony in two days. I just have to go to the city, right?]

[ㅇㅇ]

This friend is almost here. If he had come a day or two earlier, I could have had him participate in this subjugation, what a shame.

He wasn’t a necessary force anyway. The Paladins’ mission was to subjugate mid-ranking demons, after all.

Luna will be with the Paladins because she has to block coordinate transmission too. Four well-grown Level 4~5 Paladins and one mage should be able to take down mid-ranking demons.

To make the subjugation points for the high-ranking demon entirely mine, I decided to have Rake, Kanto, Paya, and Isaac handle the Night Stalker Demon.

Although I said that, it’ll be close to a one-on-one battle between the Night Stalker Demon and Rake. The rest are all support.

━ Let’s go.

Four Paladins, one priestess, the Great Chieftain and his adjutant, a mage, and my guardian departed from the cave.

First, let’s get rid of the Demon’s Eye and the nearby village.

“I don’t need to draw the Meteor Sword.”

“Tteunteuni! Shoot!”

“Taste my axe!”

“I’ll show you Gale Thrust!”

“Holy Flame!”

“Holy Shield!”

“Anyone need Magic Suppression?”

“Get lost!”

“Del Rama, Tu Sana, Le Puka! Wrath of nature!”

Wow.

Even if everyone says just one word, the audio doesn’t stop. Isn’t this the best advantage of party play?

We swept through the nearby village with irresistible force and arrived at the city, then scattered to carry out our assigned tasks.

“Malak-nim, it’s over there!”

Paya, who was circling in the sky and taking care of the Demon’s Eye, pointed in one direction. I couldn’t see it well because it was far away, but when I focused my vision, I saw something that looked like a well.

━ Let’s go.

Rake, Kanto, and Isaac moved towards it simultaneously. Close-Range Spy said the sealed well was the entrance to the dungeon.

If he wasn’t lying, it must be right.

Bang!

Rake, who arrived first, kicked away the wooden plank covering the well with an elegant kick that rivaled a Taekwondo black belt and went inside.

Oh. There’s a hole in the well, which looks quite deep. That must be the entrance.

“It’s very dark.”

━ Wait.

I used the ‘Healing Totem’ blessing. When this blessing is used, the surroundings glow faintly blue. It’s like a portable LED light.

The light emanating from the totem illuminates the long passage.

With a thud, Kanto, Isaac, and Paya also arrived. Paya was in Kanto’s arms. Maybe she couldn’t jump with her bare body because she’s still a young girl.

“Follow me.”

Rake, after glancing at them once, stepped inside. It was a passage made of bricks.

Splash. Splash.

The floor has some water in it.

We kept walking and walking, but only saw the same bricks. The floor was brick. The ceiling was brick. The sides were brick.

There’s a saying, ‘liminal space’.

It means ‘a state where the boundaries between private and public spaces of a place are blurred’, and it was originally a term used in architecture and art.

This saying became famous after becoming an internet meme, and now it’s understood as:

‘A place that feels unsettling despite being familiar.’

That’s exactly how it feels now.

It’s just an ordinary brick path, but somehow it feels like something is off, something is wrong, and there’s a slight sense of discomfort.

Is this the backrooms or something? If someone who’s good with internet memes, like Siu or the monkey, had come, I think they would have been making a big fuss.

How long did we walk? Finally, we reached the end of this passage. We had infiltrated the house where the Night Stalker Demon lives.

“I feel a bad, black aura.”

“The smell of death is strong.”

It seems Paya and Rake also felt the eeriness like me.

“Really?”

“The smell is indeed terrible.”

Kanto, who’s insensitive, and Isaac, who’s an ordinary human, might not know, but this is definitely an ominous place.

Even excluding the fact that the Night Stalker Demon is here, this isn’t a normal place.

This is the sanctuary of those who worship ‘Asudra’, the god of death, deemed a non-existent being by the Empire, and make a living through contract killings.

The name of the dungeon is Assassins’ Guild Headquarters. That’s right, the one where the Hidden Piece is said to be.

Like the Necromancer’s Tomb where Karon was sleeping, a very ominous aura is felt. It’s not a curse. It’s definitely not a curse, but…

How should I explain this?

Faith?

The feeling that the twisted, blind, and misguided faith of certain people remains here intact, without reaching its target?

Tsk. I don’t even know what I’m saying. But I have to trust this feeling. It’s not the part-timer’s feeling, but Jin Malak’s feeling.

Could this aura be the reason why the Night Stalker Demon made this place his base?

…I get the feeling that he might have become stronger than Saint or Close-Range Spy knows.

━ Come to me.

Just in case, it’s better to keep the Healing Totem on. It’s because there’s a possibility that Isaac, an ordinary person, might have his mind twisted. It’s fine, the mental exhaustion is minimal.

━ He might be close by. Be on your guard.

There’s a possibility he might have woken up the moment Rake broke the wooden plank and entered.

Let’s recall the Night Stalker Demon’s abilities.

Instant acceleration, stealth, and generating deadly poison within his body. All three are troublesome abilities.

If he’s watching our party now, he’ll target Paya first. He might use instant acceleration while in stealth and kill Paya in the blink of an eye.

I can’t leave Paya’s protection to Kanto and Isaac alone.

━ Summon Tteunteuni.

“Yes!”

With a flash of light, Tteunteuni was summoned.

I looked around with the light generated from the summoning, but there was no sign of any living being.

“…”

Seeing Rake, who’s busy moving her ears and eyes, staying still, maybe he’s not watching us from nearby.

But there’s always a possibility.

━ Protect Paya.

Screech!

As if understanding my words, Tteunteuni nodded and wrapped Paya with his wings. Good, Tteunteuni’s feathers are thick, so he can buy time until Rake moves.

Sturdy Kanto and Isaac, who’s wearing top-grade armor, should be able to hold out for a while too.

Let’s move forward slowly.

That’s what I was about to say.

A very chilling aura suddenly hit me. It’s like something unknown is right in front of me.

No. This isn’t an ordinary aura. It was faint, but clear.

It was divine power, spiritual power. I reflexively looked up at the sky.

This fucking…

Above in the sky. Space tore open, and a jet-black monster appeared.

The monster, the Night Stalker Demon, silently fell onto Rake’s head, extending its long arms like an orangutan.

Its two hands, glowing faintly green, were aiming for the totem.