I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Bluethan Conquest （2）

Kkwig━!

Tteunteuni soared towards the next village.

As always, Kanto and the cavalry will take care of the aftermath.

It may seem like I’m just giving them the dirty work, but their main job is to take care of the worshippers.

You might ask why I’m making them only hunt worshippers when they’re even riding horses.

Of course, the cavalry can gang up on and kill low-ranking demons.

Even low-ranking demons wouldn’t be able to withstand the combined might of a group of experienced warriors.

The reason I only have them deal with worshippers is that there are bound to be sacrifices.

Don’t underestimate them just because they’re low-ranking. They are beings that fundamentally surpass human reaction speed.

You have to assume that one cavalryman at the front, drawing aggro, will definitely die.

The birth rate in the Tribal Federation is almost zero. The death of a soldier is a painful loss.

To minimize casualties, the warriors should handle the worshippers, and the asymmetrical forces （represented by Rake） should handle the demons.

Hero units with hero units, normal units with normal units.

Isn’t that the basic principle of real-time strategy games?

Shall we take a moment to watch our precious normal units fight?

I turned my 360-degree vision backward.

“Finish them off in one swing!”

“Go for the neck!”

Our warriors are taking care of the worshippers who are panicking after the demon’s death.

As expected of the medieval tank, the cavalry.

While worshippers are slightly more physically capable than ordinary people, they’re still just slightly stronger humans.

The physical abilities of barbarian warriors who grew up throwing axes and swinging swords at each other are not significantly inferior to theirs.

Their decades of honed killing skills are a bonus. And when you add the mobility of horses?

“Ew!”

“Wh-where are the gods!”

“Master…!”

It’s just a free pass. The worshippers fell without ever managing to block the cavalry.

At this rate, they’ll be done cleaning up and catching up in 3 minutes, right? I can leave it to them with peace of mind.

“That way. It’s over there.”

Meanwhile, Tteunteuni, flapping its wings and flying, arrived at the direction Rake pointed.

The second demon house in the second village.

“I’ll go.”

Rake jumped down. Crash! The sound of the roof breaking.

Another demon will turn to ash. I guess it’s sudden death for him.

At this point, it’s not a ninja massacre, but a Rake massacre.

The scorpion-like demon inside the house turned its body towards Rake with a screeching sound, but the result was no different.

Slash!

Rake’s curved sword severed the tail and split the head.

The scorpion demon turned to ash without a single scream.

Another 3-second kill.

“Just six more times and we’re at the city.”

Rake climbed up to the roof, smiling leisurely.

The time it takes to climb back up after killing is shorter than the time it takes to jump down.

She’s become a veteran.

“That! That’s right!”

Paya and Tteunteuni were hunting Demon’s Eyes.

They can only fly, but they’re slow and weak, so they’re being torn apart by Tteunteuni’s claws without a fight.

“There are quite a lot of them.”

This village has a lot of Demon’s Eyes. Was it a strategic location?

━ I’ll help for a bit.

Rake, nodding her head, threw pieces of wood from the roof she had broken.

The Demon’s Eyes fall to the ground, skewered.

Arrows flying from somewhere took care of the remaining Eyes.

“Malak-nim and Guardian Rake have vanquished another demon!”

“They’re no match for us! Kill them all and follow Malak-nim!”

It was the cavalry, who had arrived at some point.

They’re all in high spirits, as if they haven’t suffered any damage.

I’ll help them out a little, just in case.

I raised five zombies and gave the order, “Attack those who are not on horseback.”

They’ll serve as meat shields, right?

━ Let’s go to the next village.

“Yes!”

Malak’s Special Forces killed six more demons without any particular twists.

They were all low-ranking demons, and it took less than 3 seconds to kill them.

After conquering eight villages in less than two hours, we entered the city.

━ Are you sure about this?

I asked Rake.

We had already talked about it beforehand, but I’m still worried.

Even with the individual blessing and increased strength, there are three mid-ranking demons.

Even if one of them is Level 7, no, even Level 6, it would be difficult.

“No problem.”

Rake simply nodded confidently.

“We have Malak-nim’s support, don’t we? We will win.”

Aren’t you being too sure?

My support is just five zombies that get torn apart in 1 second and a dot heal.

━ I’ll do my best.

I didn’t want to nitpick, so I let it go.

If only I could use the Totem of Chaos on all three mid-rankers, it would be an easy fight.

But life doesn’t go that smoothly.

━ Let’s go.

I made up my mind.

Paya drove Tteunteuni to the lord’s mansion, and Rake jumped off.

Same pattern.

Crash!

She infiltrated the mansion.

━ Hmm.

This enemy base is a bit suspicious.

All the lights are out, and the cobwebs all over the place remind me of a haunted house.

There’s even an unidentified powder scattered around.

Cobwebs, is there a spider demon or something?

Screech━!

It really is a spider demon.

A giant spider with tentacles sprouting from its legs instead of hair appeared from the opposite side.

It’s big because it’s a mid-ranker, but it doesn’t look strong.

Where are the other two? The spider appearing first makes it seem like a trap.

Rake drew her curved sword and perked up her ears. It seems like she’s searching for the other two.

While they were searching each other.

With a swish! a shadow flickered behind Rake.

“…!”

Rake quickly turned and dodged, confirming something moving in the darkness.

The flickering shadow takes shape. A stealth ability?

The shadow’s true form was a giant leopard with eyes that emitted green light.

The spider and the leopard slowly moved, putting pressure on Rake from the front and back.

━ There’s one more.

“I’m keeping that in mind.”

Since she hadn’t confirmed the last one yet, Rake moved as cautiously as possible.

I used my 360-degree vision to track their movements and activated the Healing Totem.

When using this blessing, the area where the blessing is cast glows blue.

It’ll be at least a little helpful in understanding the field of vision.

A faint light pushes back the darkness near Rake.

━ There’s a demon above.

A moth-like demon is clinging to the ceiling.

Not just any moth, but a grotesque moth with four giant tentacles sprouting from its lower body.

Ah, I saw that on the ‘World’s Most Disgusting Bugs Ranking’.

It was a Ganges moth or something.

That guy must have scattered the unidentified powder.

“That’s a hideous creature.”

Rake, who confirmed the moth by slightly moving her eyes, grimaced.

Spider, moth, leopard, huh.

If they’re mid-rankers, they should have at least one special ability.

The leopard has stealth, the moth has powder, and the spider has cobwebs, I guess.

━ Is your body alright?

The powder floating around is a bit suspicious.

Could it be a powder that induces status ailments?

“It bothered me a little at first, but it’s fine now. Thanks to Malak-nim.”

Rake, who had been in a staring contest with them, answered.

It seems there were harmful effects. It must have been neutralized the moment my Healing Totem activated.

Let’s exclude the powder as a threat.

Growl!

The leopard demon, unable to bear the long staring contest, charged.

It’s quite fast. Faster than the rabbit I saw before.

“Hmph.”

Rake barely dodged this time.

The spider seized the opportunity and shot out its cobwebs.

Cobwebs with smoke rising from them are shot towards Rake.

Cobwebs with smoke? Are they acidic cobwebs or something?

There was no need to warn her of the danger. Rake dodged with a somersault.

Her movements are more impressive than the acrobats I’ve seen on TV.

It would have been dangerous if the moth had attacked at this time.

Click!

The moth, which had been trying to attack from behind, was hit by the cobwebs and screamed.

The area where it touched melted with a sizzling sound. It really is acidic cobwebs.

The leopard and the spider try to attack again, ignoring it.

After a few exchanges like that.

I get it now.

Despite having different special effects, the three demons failed to create any synergy.

The spider just kept spitting out cobwebs whenever Rake seemed to stay in one place, without even distinguishing friend from foe.

The leopard, with its stealth ability and excellent instantaneous mobility, suitable for an assassin position, is just playing the role of a main tank to hold Rake back.

Click!

The moth, unable to fully spread its wings and restricted in movement, just kept getting hit by the cobwebs.

These guys have never fought together as a team.

I was nervous because there were three of them, but they’re just a disorganized mob.

Now it makes sense. Why would there be three mid-rankers in this small area?

They must have taken over Bluethan by joining forces because they’re not even worth one mid-ranking demon each.

Their levels all seem to be around Level 5. Maybe even weaker than Level 5.

It was just when I was feeling relieved that things would go smoothly.

‘Malak-nim! Malak-nim!’

Muri’s voice is heard from afar.

Is she shouting at Totem No. 1? What’s going on?

━ I’ll move for a bit.

“Yes.”

Thinking that Rake would hold out, I briefly moved to Totem No. 1.

“The Tribal Federation Headquarters is under attack!”

Ah, things never go smoothly.