I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 51
Chapter 51: I Became an Evolving Otherworldly Monster ļ¼1ļ¼
I read the second post from the new user.
[Atomic Rex: Are all the guys who were playing the game possessed?
Hahahaha This is so ridiculous, seriously.
Just like the trash who made this trash game, they only do trashy things.
But are you guys really all Paladins?
I looked around the community a bit, but no one said they weren’t a Paladin.
Am I the only one who’s a mutated four-legged beast?]
I wonder if this person is also possessed as something strange like me?
I checked the comments.
[Valkyria: Hehehe Monster hehehe What kind of monster are you?]
ć“ [Atomic Rex: I’m not kidding. It’s an animal I don’t even know, but I have two tentacles on my back.]
[Not a Netkama: Stop trolling. If you’re a newbie, act like one and read the damn rules.]
[Full Play: This guy’s living up to his nickname.]
[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: After ChatGPT, now we have a monster? Hahaha All we need now is someone claiming to be a god.]
Whoa.
I was surprised reading that last comment.
I’m curious how this friend would react if they knew there’s even a crazy Necromancer in the community.
Anyway, no one believed Atomic Rex’s claim that he wasn’t a Paladin.
To be honest, I wouldn’t have believed it either if I wasn’t a totem.
And I wouldn’t have known that an ancient villain had stolen a Paladin’s soul and was lurking in the community.
Though, like Hanna said, he does look like a concept character just from his nickname.
Atomic Rex.
It’s the title of a movie series where a radioactive giant dinosaur destroys a city, and also the name of the monster that appears in it.
It’s a series with a long tradition of over 50~60 years, and it’s probably the most famous among giant monster movies.
It’s still quite popular, so Hollywood even made a collaboration movie called ‘Atomic Rex vs Magic Monkey’.
I remember seeing it a few years ago.
[Close-Range Spy: What? Are you really Atomic Rex? That same old nickname guy, right?]
A new comment appeared while I was thinking.
It’s Close-Range Spy, who briefly went silent after being scolded by Hanna last time.
Honestly, I’m glad he got called out. You need to know your limits with trolling.
ć“ [Atomic Rex: Oh, it’s Close-Range Spy.]
ć“ [Atomic Rex: Why the hell did you guys possess me too when you could’ve possessed Paladin-dog bastards like you;;]
Paladin-dog, was that a derogatory term for ‘Paladin Survival’ users?
More importantly, he knows Close-Range Spy?
ć“ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: What what how do you guys know each other?]
ć“ [Close-Range Spy: Didn’t everyone use the ‘Paladin Survival’ gallery 10 years ago? Sighā¦I miss Goja Buro.]
Please, just hold back on the Goja Buro stuff.
ć“ [Close-Range Spy: That Atomic Rex was a notorious troll, you know.]
Close-Range Spy diligently explained about the user Atomic Rex through comments.
He was a user who was active in the game community 10 years ago, and he was a real piece of work who always left malicious comments, called the game trash, and even wrote consistent posts about it.
[Atomic Rex: Let’s put a monster in this shitty game~!
ļ¼Image of Atomic Rex the monsterļ¼
Let’s tear apart and kill all the demons and Paladins~!]
He said that he flooded the notice board with posts like this.
ć“ [Fallen Power Knight: Ah! So that’s who he was?]
ć“ [Not a Netkama: He’s no different from Close-Range Spy.]
It seems like there are other users who know him.
[Atomic Rex: It’s frustrating that I can’t even prove that I’m a monsterā¦
This is the first time I’ve seen such a shitty community that doesn’t even allow photo attachments.
Is this a 90s website?]
However, no one believed that he was a monster.
Still, he definitely attracted attention, as many users left comments on Atomic Rex’s post.
I left one too.
[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Where did you wake up when you got possessed?]
If he’s a monster, it probably wasn’t a cave like the other Paladins.
Even I woke up in the Blue Moss Tribe.
I waited for a reply.
ć“ [Atomic Rex: It was like some kind of research facility? But it was all collapsed like an abandoned building, so I don’t really know.]
A collapsed research facility.
ć“ [Atomic Rex: Oh, I read a piece of paper earlier, and it said something about Delos Magic Tower. I guess this is it?]
Delos Magic Tower. Of course, I have no idea where that is.
ć“ [Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: A magic tower? Then maybe you’re an animal raised in the magic tower?]
ć“ [Atomic Rex: Doesn’t seem like it? I’m still in Delos, and there are corpses of monsters that look like me scattered everywhere.]
ć“ [Atomic Rex: I think they were just test subjects. Some of them even died after being dissected.]
Suddenly, I got a private message from Hanna.
[Not a Netkama: Sanz]
[Not a Netkama: Why are you hanging out with a delusional patient?]
[Not a Netkama: He’s obviously the same kind as Close-Range Spy, so don’t bother with him.]
[Are you worried about me?]
[Not a Netkama: ?]
[Not a Netkama: Hell no.]
[It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m just bored.]
Hannaā¦even you are strange enough in my eyes.
You’re the representative keyboard warrior of this community.
[Not a Netkama: If you’re bored, why didn’t you reply to my message yesterday?]
Oh, right?
[Actually, I’m a fan of the Atomic Rex movies. I was happy to see his nickname.]
I need to change the subject. With Hanna’s short attention span, she’ll easily move on.
[Not a Netkama: Why would you like that? It’s a cheap, third-rate special effects movie that only kids like.]
That’s a bit harsh.
If I really liked the Atomic Rex series, I might have cried.
After roughly ending the conversation with Hanna, I summoned Harry.
“What’s the matter?”
Harry looks at me with tired eyes. Was he making something?
ā Do you know about Delos Magic Tower?
“Ah, Delos Magic Tower. Of course I do.”
Harry nodded.
“It’s the headquarters of the Evolutionist School.”
ā Evolutionist School?
“It’s a gathering of mages who believe in the crazy idea that constant evolution leads to transcendence.”
A group of mad scientists. That’s a bit concerning.
“They’re crazy, but they have a lot of capital and connections with the empire, so they had a lot of influence.
The theory that the infected might evolve into demons was first announced by them. If I remember correctly, they were conducting a strange experiment even before the apocalypse.”
This sounds more and more ominous.
ā What kind of experiment was it?
“They were trying to create an artificial life form using the characteristic of the infected that they get stronger by eating other life forms.”
They possessed him as a chimera monster? And it had to be the guy who kept writing about monsters?
Well, this is coming from the guy who turned a kid who suggested making a raid boss into a totem.
He wouldn’t hesitate to do something like this.
I don’t know who the being that possessed us is, but I don’t think it’s a good guy.
Do they have any desire to save the world? I don’t think so.
Everything they do is a game.
They’re putting me and the Paladins on a chessboard and playing with us.
Me and Atomic Rex might be just slightly unique chess pieces. Chess pieces to satisfy their amusement.
Damn bastard, who’s the real demon here?
ā …I see.
I was so shocked that I was late in answering.
“But why are you asking about Delos Magic Tower…?”
I’m so lost in thought that I can’t think of an excuse.
“Are you interrogating Malak-nim right now?”
Rake, who was leaning against Totem No. 1, widens her eyes.
This time, it’s perfect timing.
“N-no, it’s not that. I’ll be going now. I have work to do.”
Harry leaves as if he’s running away.
He seems even more awkward after seeing Rake fight during the Symphony raid.
Does he think Rake still holds a grudge against him for their argument when they first met?
As I keep my eyes on Rake, she looks back at me.
Rake seems to know that I’m looking at her. Can we even feel each other’s gaze?
“There will be those who mistake Malak-nim’s generosity and mercy for weakness and try to take advantage. I will stay by Malak-nim’s side and stop them.
Because I am Malak-nim’s guardian.”
Rake grinned. It’s a smile filled with pride.
She interpreted the meaning of my gaze as gratitude.
It’s really touching that she gives me such infinite trust and loyalty.
I wonder how she’ll react when she finds out that I’m not the real Malak. Will I become a victim of the ‘Rake Punch’ too?
I logged back into the community.
I’m not going to give Atomic Rex the information I found out.
It’s meaningless information from the perspective of someone who’s already possessed.
He might even question me like Harry did, asking how I know such information. I don’t want to bother explaining.
[Atomic Rex: I got out of the magic tower that I thought was a research labļ¼.
What kind of magic tower is in the middle of a mountain? There’s not a single trace of humans.
I can’t answer any questions right now because I’m hungry. I need to eat something.]
The magic tower I met Harry at was also in a remote place.
[Goollreu: No proof shot, so what is it?]
[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: hahaha Trying hard.]
Well, the comments are the same as always.
[Atomic Rex: What the, my tail is growing after eating a rat?
I got experience points for eating it.
But was rat always this delicious?
It’s so crunchy, I can’t stop.]
That last sentence is a bit creepy.
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