I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: I Became an Evolving Otherworldly Monster （2）

[Atomic Rex: It seems like I can use the skills of the things I eat?

I just learned the ‘Strong Front Teeth’ skill. It’s a passive skill.

It’s just a rat, so it only has crappy skills like this.]

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[Close-Range Spy: Ha… Goja Buro, take care of this.]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: Goja Buro “Wakarimashita Master…!”]

[Ppooppooppeung: Ajusshi, please come to your senses.]

[Not a Netkama: You want to imitate a monster even after coming this far? Pathetic.]

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: This concept is a bit boring.]

I checked Atomic Rex’s posts as soon as they were uploaded.

I felt sympathy for this unfortunate user who was in a similar situation to mine.

I thought maybe I could confide in this person.

Of course, I’ll have to observe them more to see if they’re trustworthy.

[Atomic Rex: First time eating an Infected.

It’s a stray dog Infected, the taste is just okay. It was slow and weak.

Three of them were together, so I made all three into ‘Bosintang’.

Well, I guess it’s natural since even Paladins can easily beat them from Level 1?

The skill I got is ‘Sensitive Sense of Smell’. Passive again.

Maybe I’m different from you guys and only get passive skills.]

Just like how I get blessings instead of skills unlike the Paladins, this guy seems to learn unique skills with a different mechanism.

I supported the Tribal Federation people with （Healing Totem） while they repaired Symphony’s walls and kept an eye on Atomic Rex.

[Atomic Rex: Killed a Cultist.

It’s pretty delicious. I didn’t get any skills, but it gives a ton of experience.

Should I just keep hunting Cultists?

The taste is good and the experience is plentiful, there’s no reason not to kill them.

They’re so chewy.]

Although Cultists aren’t humans, they still don’t look much different from humans.

Isn’t it unsettling?

[Dinosaur Punch: Stop talking nonsense and just eat your food.]

[Brahmanda: You should know your limits with jokes.]

[Not a Netkama: Is this fun for you?]

People’s attitudes towards Atomic Rex are slowly turning cold.

He’s a bit off-putting in my opinion too.

No matter how much they’re Cultists, saying things like ‘chewy’ is bound to make people uncomfortable.

Even if he really enjoyed eating them, doesn’t he know it’s better to just keep it to himself?

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Read the room.]

I left a light comment.

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Yeah, your mom~]

This person’s basic character is rotten. No wonder he’s a toxic player.

I was a fool to think about helping him because we’re in the same situation.

This guy needs to be taught a lesson.

[Paladin Hanna]

I immediately contacted my ‘online friend’.

[Not a Netkama: Why?]

[Permission granted for Atomic Rex’s subjugation.]

Let’s bring in the strongest keyboard warrior.

[Not a Netkama: lol What’s this all of a sudden?]

[Not a Netkama: Did something happen?]

[My hands and feet are trembling and tears are streaming down my face…]

[Not a Netkama: ?? What’s wrong?]

The messages stopped for a bit. She must have gone to check.

After a few minutes, a new message came.

[Not a Netkama: What the hell is wrong with this crazy bastard?]

[Not a Netkama: He throws personal insults out of nowhere?]

[Not a Netkama: What kind of guts does this newbie have?]

[For real.]

[He’s a guy who can’t even lurk before posting.]

[Not a Netkama: This idiot can’t even tell shit from gold just because it’s a community.]

[Not a Netkama: I need to knock some sense into him.]

[Not a Netkama: Just trust me.]

[Thank you.]

[Thank you, Noona.]

She’s more dependable than anyone else in times like this.

Now, shall I leave it to Hanna?

“Malak-nim, I’m thinking of resuming subjugation starting today! I’ll subjugate all the villages in Symphony!”

Just in time, Kanto and the warriors arrived.

“There’s no need to leave it to them. I can do it sufficiently on my own as the ‘Totem Guardian’.

Ah, not alone, but with Malak-nim.”

Rake also appeared like the wind.

━ Good. Let’s all go.

Since we’ve moved, the distance to the villages is closer, so we can move quickly.

Shall we begin the ‘Demon Annihilation’?

After telling Paya to report anything suspicious immediately, I used Bond Totem to switch to Totem No. 3.

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Atomic Rex continued to post about eating Cultists.

Posts that made you feel disgusted just by looking at them, like ‘Women are chewier’ or ‘Children’s meat is tender’.

Many users ignored him because of his excessive actions, and I had long lost interest in him, but.

Atomic Rex’s trolling didn’t end there.

[Atomic Rex: But the Paladin bastards are so pathetic.

I mean, hundreds of them came in like a pack of dogs, but they still haven’t cleared it yet? lol

They’re losers who only played crappy games, so it can’t be helped, right?

Such pathetic bastards, tsk tsk.]

It was a wide-scale provocation that had never been seen before in the community.

There were plenty of trolls, but no one had ever said something like this to everyone in the community.

An attack on a different level than Princess Dina’s ‘The community is for losers’.

It was only natural that the comment section exploded.

[Full Play: Do you think we came here because we like it? You’re in the same situation, aren’t your words a bit harsh?]

[Dinosaur Punch: Why do I have to listen to those words? We’re all victims here.]

[Goollreu: I really want to block this idiot. Why isn’t there a block function?]

[Not a Netkama: Why are you so angry?]

ㄴ [Not a Netkama: Are you pissed off because you got roasted?]

ㄴ [Not a Netkama: You’re so slow at commenting lol.]

ㄴ [Not a Netkama: Are you clicking each letter one by one with hunt-and-peck typing?]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Just shut up and don’t leave comments.]

ㄴ [Not a Netkama: lol You’re so pissed off, you little nerd.]

ㄴ [Not a Netkama: Are you crying like a baby right now?]

Good job, Hanna!

I only read this far because there were too many swear words below.

[Atomic Rex: lol Paladin dogs, cheers~!

Cheers to the losers who died after achieving nothing for two years~!]

I could have frowned and moved on from this, but the next post was unbearable.

[Atomic Rex: George Raid? What’s that, you weebs?

Why are you praising a guy who died ages ago?

They died because they were idiots lol.

Didn’t they just set up a lavish meat buffet for the demons?

It’s the George Buffet lol.]

Ah, this bastard is really hopeless.

There was no need for me to give him a sharp rebuke.

Because many users flocked in and lashed out at him fiercely.

There are more than one or two users who commented that they would kill him if they met him.

But there’s always a lower low.

Atomic Rex’s trolling still wasn’t over.

[Atomic Rex: I ate a human.

Not a Cultist, just a person. An ordinary person.

It was an adult woman, she had a little kid with her.

She was struggling to save her kid, so I killed the kid first.

lol You should have seen her expression.

But the meat was so delicious.

It’s incomparable to Cultists. It gives a ton of experience too.

I’m only looking for humans now. There must be some hiding somewhere.]

My brain stopped working for a moment.

I don’t even know if I have a brain right now- no, that’s not important.

It must be a lie, right? It doesn’t make sense if it’s not a lie.

This crazy bastard is just trolling as always…

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Hey, did you really eat it?]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: What, you think it’s fake?]

Ha.

Why did I possess this trashy bastard?

[Close-Range Spy: …]

[Close-Range Spy: Are you really a monster?]

ㄴ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Judging by the way he talks, he’s a monster alright.]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: How many times do I have to say it, Close-Range Spy? It’s real.]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: What level are you?]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: 7. I level up super fast unlike you losers lol.]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Humans give so much experience~]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: I can even one-shot low-ranking demons with a surprise attack now.]

He’s already that strong?

Unlike me, who has a high ceiling, does he have a high floor?

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: What does your Final Goal say?]

…Final Goal? What’s that?

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: ?]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: It’s written on your Status Window. A line gets added when you reach Level 7.]

There’s something like that written on the Status Window?

I’ve learned seven blessings, so I should be at least Level 7, but why don’t I have it?

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Oh, that?]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Continuously evolve and reign as the apex predator.]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: …]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: Reclaim the Cathedral, drive out the demons that have invaded the surface, and protect the Goddess’ followers.]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: That’s the Final Goal written on the Status Window of Paladins who are Level 7 or higher.]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: lol That’s so cheesy, what is this, a shonen manga?]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: You’re really hopeless.]

ㄴ [Atomic Rex: Trying to act cool lol, you’re just a bite-sized snack.]

I immediately checked my Status Window.

[Name: Malak]

━ Available Blessings: Healing Totem （Upper）, Divine Possession, Bond Totem, Zombie Control （Intermediate）, Totem of Chaos

━ Used Blessings: Berserker’s Aura （Kanto）, Path of the Spirit Master （Paya）, Totem Guardian （Rake）

━ Available Points: 480

━ Kinsmen: Paya, Rake, Muri, Nix, Bojak, Solra

━ Enter Community

Nothing. There’s no such thing as a Final Goal.

Why? Why don’t I have a Final Goal?

Because I’m a Loa? Because having seven blessings doesn’t mean I’m Level 7?

…No, it’s not that it doesn’t exist, it’s hidden.

I have that intuition.

I stared intently at the Status Window. It’s there. There must be something.

I kept staring at the Status Window like that. How much time passed?

The hidden letters under ‘Enter Community’ slowly revealed themselves.

━ Final Goal: Scheme. Defeat the demons and the Goddess’ followers and seize control of the surface. If your identity is revealed before that day, you will pay a great price.

What is this? What is this?

Hahahahahahahaha━!

I must be hearing things because I’ve been looking at the Status Window for too long.

I can’t explain why, but it sounded like the laughter of the Loa to me.