I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Dark Cloud Demon （1）

Keruk! Keruruk!

The Night Stalker Demon’s resistance, spraying blood and going berserk, ended unexpectedly easily.

“So noisy like a little kid.”

Chwaak!

Rake, who had put her hand into the demon’s abdomen, pulled out all of its insides.

Whoa, shit. This is a real gorefest. I looked away for a moment.

Thud!

The body of the Night Stalker Demon, which had stopped struggling, collapsed.

━ Rake, are you okay?

“I’m fine. I’m healing.”

As Rake said, her shoulder was being healed by my ‘Healing Totem’ effect, but I couldn’t help but worry.

There was a large hole in her shoulder. The fingertips of the Night Stalker Demon, covered in Divine Power, had thoroughly destroyed Rake’s muscles.

It was the biggest injury Rake had ever sustained.

“I’ll recover soon. Don’t worry too much.”

Rake smiled slightly and pulled up her Divine Power. I could see the torn muscles being restored.

━ …

Right, Rake is not an ordinary person but a Half-god, half-human. She would know better about her own body than I do. Let me do what I need to do.

I entered the status window and checked my points.

[Name: Malak]

━ Available Blessings: Healing Totem （Highest Grade）, Divine Possession, Bond Totem, Zombie Control （Upper Grade）, Totem of Chaos, Power of the Wind and Rain God, Malak’s Domain （Upper Grade）, Strengthening Tattoo （Intermediate Grade）, Transmission Totem, Follower Summoning （Lower Grade）

━ Used Blessings: Berserker Soul （Kanto）, Skilled Spirit Master （Paya）, Guardian of the Wind and Rain God （Rake）, Potential Reached （Rake）, Imperfect Manifestation

━ Available Points: 23,160

━ Kinsmen: Paya, Rake, Muri, Nix, Bojak, Solra… （See More）

━ Enter Community

Good. I’ve earned 3,000 points more than the 20,000 points needed to acquire Manifestation.

The long-awaited Manifestation unboxing has finally arrived. I can’t wait any longer. Let’s purchase it right away.

[Would you like to learn the Blessing ‘Manifestation’?]

There’s no grade. This could be good or bad.

The good thing is that I can transform into the perfect Jin Malak form from the beginning, unlike the ‘Imperfect Manifestation’. The bad thing is that I can’t overcome having to sleep like I’m dead for a few days after Manifestation is released.

I’ll have to use it carefully at crucial moments.

Click.

[You have learned the Blessing ‘Manifestation’!]

A sense of omnipotence envelops my mind. I have the urge to do anything, literally anything.

“Malak-nim!”

“Are you alright?”

Paya and Rake are looking at me. Kanto and Isaac are coming this way too.

Ah, Totem No. 3 is glowing.

Rake’s arm trembles as she carefully lifts Totem No. 3 with her uninjured left hand. It wasn’t just glowing, it was also vibrating.

This is a glowing, vibrating totem.

━ I just fully regained my power, Manifestation.

“It was worth the hard work.”

“We’ll be able to see Malak-nim’s true body again!”

“Those damn demons won’t be able to do a thing!”

“The end of this apocalypse is in sight.”

I’m excited because everyone is happy. I rode the momentum and used the remaining points to upgrade other blessings.

[Would you like to upgrade the Blessing ‘Strengthening Tattoo （Intermediate Grade）’ to Upper Grade?]

[Would you like to upgrade the Blessing ‘Follower Summoning （Lower Grade）’ to Intermediate Grade?]

I double-clicked quickly.

Although no special effects appeared, the abilities were enhanced.

The number of followers I could bless simultaneously with ‘Strengthening Tattoo’ doubled, and I could now summon three people at once with ‘Follower Summoning’.

Good. Now, shall we go get the Hidden Piece? It’s not for combat purposes, and like other Hidden Pieces, its performance itself is ambiguous, but it will be helpful someday if I have it.

“Here it is!”

After finding the Hidden Piece, I came up the well with my party.

“Malak-nim! We killed all the demons! We just need to deal with the worshippers!”

Siu, covered in green blood, grinned. It was a murderous smile.

━ I see.

Good. All preparations are complete.

It’s time to execute the ‘big picture’ I’ve been thinking about.

To change the public opinion of the Paladin community positively, to give a reason for Dina’s Special Forces to join, and something that everyone living in this world wants.

━ The next target for subjugation is the Dark Cloud Demon.

I declared confidently. Game clear starts now.

▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄

[Princess Dina: …I see.]

[Princess Dina: You’re saying Malak-nim said that.]

[ㅇㅇ]

[Princess Dina: Subjugation of the Dark Cloud Demon.]

[Princess Dina: It was my long-cherished desire as well.]

[Princess Dina: I will join the Tribal Federation with the Special Forces. We’ll arrive within three days.]

[Good]

Good. I finished persuading Dina.

I contacted her right after the Tribal Federation was reorganized, and I’m glad she accepted quickly. Now I can tell the community that we will be forming a joint front with the Tribal Federation & Paladins.

I finished persuading the other Paladins earlier. They nodded with an expression that said, ‘It’s finally happening’. I thought the monkey, of all people, would object, saying, ‘I don’t want to die!’, but he just quietly went along with it.

Maybe it’s because the kid he calls ‘Jammin’ is watching.

Ah, Fallen Power Knight also joined.

He was a Level 6 Paladin, a man in his late 30s, and as expected, a Korean user. He knocked on the gate with a nervous look on his face.

“My name is.”

━ I’ll call you Fallen Power.

“Ah…yes.”

Remembering everyone’s names is annoying, so I decided to just call him Fallen Power. Remembering real names is enough with Siu, Hanna, and Noah.

Fallen Power was a sociable person. After a few days, he seemed to have fully adapted, hanging out with Siu, calling each other ‘hyung-nim’ and ‘dongsaeng’.

He even dragged the monkey, who was crouching alone in a corner, saying, ‘A young guy shouldn’t just stay in a corner. Let’s move around actively’.

Security has become more vulnerable as the number of possessed people has increased, but it doesn’t matter.

I am confident that once we catch the Dark Cloud Demon, the public opinion of the community will completely turn in our favor. We just need to avoid getting caught that Sanz and Malak are the same person.

This is easier than I thought. Who would suspect that Sanz, the kind user of the community, and Malak, the majestic god, are the same person?

[Not a Netkama: We’re going to the Tribal Federation?]

A message came right away. As expected of Dina, she’s quick to act.

[Not a Netkama: Huh? They’re saying they’re going to subjugate the Dark Cloud Demon?!]

[Not a Netkama: Hey! What is all this? Is it real?!]

[Not a Netkama: You’re going to fight the Dark Cloud Demon??? Are you crazy?]

[It’s okay, it’s okay, Malak-nim’s main body is coming]

[Not a Netkama: No, even so]

[I’m going to believe it. I’m going to believe in Malak-nim]

[Not a Netkama: …Forget it. Never mind]

[Not a Netkama: Are you coming to the Tribal Federation this time too?]

[Nope, busy]

[Not a Netkama: What? What are you doing that you’re not coming even at a time like this?]

Ah. What excuse should I make?

[Anyway, it’s important business]

[Not a Netkama: You’re saying it’s more important than subjugating the Dark Cloud Demon?]

[Not a Netkama: This is weird no matter how I think about it]

[Not a Netkama: You, by any chance…]

Come on, she wouldn’t figure it out like this, would she? Hanna isn’t that perceptive.

[It’s something only I can do]

Let’s just gloss over it. I have too much to do to worry about this.

[Not a Netkama: …]

[Not a Netkama: You’re possessed by a Paladin, aren’t you?]

━ …!

[Not a Netkama: It was weird that you haven’t sent a single photo until now]

[Not a Netkama: You’re possessed by the creature called Malak’s messenger, right? Not in human form like Atomic Rex?]

━ ?

Hanna explained why she made that guess with her own logic. Honestly, more than half of it was bullshit.

[Not a Netkama: That’s why you ate cockroaches and insects deliciously]

No, why is that coming up here again? You still remember that?

[Correct]

[Actually, I’m half-human, half-dragon]

[Not a Netkama: I knew it]

[I’m also a cyborg]

[Not a Netkama: What?]

[I recently learned samurai swordsmanship too]

[Not a Netkama: …]

[Now I just need to learn how to shoot lasers from my eyes]

[Not a Netkama: You’re messing with me right now, aren’t you?]

[Correct]

[hahahahahaha]

[Our Hanna! Your deduction skills are~ a.ma.zing!]

[Not a Netkama: Idiot]

[Not a Netkama: Get lost]

Phew. I handled it safely. Now shall I post something on the community?

I’m going to write a post to prevent other possessed people from getting involved in this subjugation and to give hope that it will work out well.

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Malak-nim has decided to subjugate the Dark Cloud Demon + Dina’s Special Forces join]

This time, I’m going to write honestly without trying to attract attention. Actually, the two keywords, Dark Cloud Demon and Dina’s Special Forces, are enough that I don’t need to add any other tags.

I wrote the content short and simple, focusing only on the key points. Within minutes of posting, dozens of comments were posted.

There were people who were doubtful, worried, and those who were roleplaying as usual, but the majority sent their support.

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Malak! Malak! Malak! Shout Malak!]

[Petit Noah: Let’s all cheer for Malak-nim and the Tribal Federation~!]

[Bangguseok Choseon: Everyone, avoid the areas mentioned in the post]

[Fallen Power Knight: Aren’t you tired of running away? Let’s fight in style]

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: The biggest decision in Seongbung’s life…]

It’s definitely not because I hired comment bots to make it look like that. There were countless requests for handshakes from people other than these friends.

[Close-Range Spy: You’re thinking of fighting the Dark Cloud?]

…A personal message came from an unexpected person. He saw the post I made. I wish this friend would join us and fight together.

[Close-Range Spy: Everyone will die]

It was a serious statement, unlike him, who always posted nonsense and talked nonsense.