Ch.124Chapter 124. Passing the Bomb (1)

# Chapter 124. Passing the Bomb (1)

I was watching Lakye heading toward the place where he sensed the Holy Maiden’s presence.

[There is a blessing you can learn!]

Ah, finally this pops up.

Even though they were zombies, I killed two high-ranking demons, so I felt a bit cheated when nothing appeared.

I got points for two high-ranking demons but only one blessing. Is it because my growth is coming to an end?

I checked the blessing.

[Summon Believer (Basic): Summons one believer to the location of a totem. Cannot be used consecutively.]

Oh. A one-person teleport totem. If I raise the rank, the number of people I can summon will probably increase.

The points required are low too… this seems worth buying.

[‘Summon Believer’ blessing acquired!]

I purchased it immediately. This is absolutely not an impulse buy. This blessing has so much strategic utility.

It requires quite a few points to upgrade to intermediate level. I’ll have to upgrade this after getting incarnation.

I upgraded the ‘Enhancement Tattoo’ blessing, which requires relatively few points, to intermediate level and checked my status window.

[Name: Malak]

– Available Blessings: Healing Totem (Supreme), Divine Descent, Binding Totem, Zombie Control (Advanced), Chaos Totem, Storm God’s Power, Malak’s Domain (Intermediate), Enhancement Tattoo (Intermediate), Transfer Totem, Summon Believer (Basic)

– Used Blessings: Berserker’s Soul (Kanto), Skilled Spirit Master (Paya), Storm God’s Guardian (Lakye), Potential Reached (Lakye), Incomplete Incarnation

– Available Points: 16,400

– Followers: Paya, Lakye, Muri, Nix, Bojak, Sola… (See more)

– Enter Community

My status window, which was once completely empty, has now become abundant.

Including one-time blessings… I’ve acquired fifteen. That’s equivalent to level 15 as a paladin.

I remember it’s been a little over a year since I came to this world.

Wow, I’ve really been working hard.

I feel proud. The joy I feel is incomparable to seeing a well-developed game character.

It’s no exaggeration to say this is the greatest achievement of my life.

“We’ve arrived.”

Lakye stood in front of an object that looked like a safe.

I guess I should stop congratulating myself now.

Creeeeak-!

Lakye opened the safe door with his bare hands. No, it would be more accurate to say he tore it apart.

Inside the safe. In a space about the size of a master bedroom, a golden-haired young woman was tied up.

“The aura of a divine being…?”

He tilts his head. Considering he’s talking about a divine being at this distance, she must be the Holy Maiden.

I have a lot to tell her.

***

After briefly introducing myself, I told the Holy Maiden everything that had happened.

Starting from how I was the only god who descended to earth, to how the Pope sacrificed himself fighting the high-ranking demon zombie summoned by Charon.

“I see… Pope Holland… It’s unfortunate that I can’t read either of your memories.”

I was a bit worried she might use some strange ability to read my memories, but it seems she can’t read a god’s memories.

She also couldn’t read Lakye’s memories now that he could handle divine powers. It seems her ability doesn’t work on high-ranking opponents.

If it did, it would be too overpowered.

“I’ve gathered everything that looks useful.”

Lakye, who had finished farming the Evolutionist School headquarters, picked up me, totem #3, along with his bulging bundle.

While Lakye was farming, I was chatting with the Holy Maiden here.

– Let’s depart.

“Do you need support?”

Lakye looked at the Holy Maiden.

“I’m fine.”

The Holy Maiden slowly stood up, leaning on her staff. Her posture seems stable enough that she won’t fall.

“Even without my sight, I can perceive many things.”

The Holy Maiden smiled gently.

And so, the battle for the Holy Maiden ended with my victory. The incident wasn’t completely over yet. There was still much cleanup to do.

I took Lakye and the Holy Maiden to the Gray Mist tribe, and then headed to the Tribal Alliance headquarters in Symphonia with all the tribe members.

On the way, we killed demons, demon viewpoints, and worshippers, earning a decent amount of points.

“Wow. Guardian, you’re so strong! You could take down an intermediate-level demon in one hit!”

Siwoo was excitedly chattering after seeing Lakye’s skills. His tension shot through the roof when I mentioned we were going to the Tribal Alliance. He was excited about meeting other possessed people.

When I told him they were all women, he was absolutely thrilled. Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned that.

“All paladins talk too much. I’m tired, so be a little quieter.”

“Yes, sir.”

Lakye seemed annoyed by Siwoo’s reaction and gave him a warning.

She had also taken on the role of guide. I understand why she’s becoming a bit sharp—she has a lot more to worry about now.

Lakye looked quite impressive as he moved forward, his eyes flashing from orange to gold.

The current Lakye could probably defeat a high-ranking demon like the shadow demon on her own. I think she definitely has the upper hand compared to Princess Dina, who is level 8.

She couldn’t shoot beautiful beams of light like Princess Dina, but Lakye now wielded the power of Roa, which was even more deadly.

The power of Roa I’m referring to doesn’t just mean the half-god, half-human power used with ‘Potential Reached’.

[Storm God’s Guardian: Increases the user’s abilities when a totem is nearby. Increases the efficiency of blessings received through totems.

Can borrow and use the Storm God’s power. This blessing can be bestowed upon one believer, and can only be used once.]

This is the effect of ‘Storm God’s Guardian’, the second job advancement of ‘Totem Guardian’. The description now includes being able to borrow my power, which is a truly insane effect.

– Lakye, could you bestow my blessing on the warriors injured in battle? Think of it as practice.

“Understood.”

Lakye extended her hands toward the injured and used ‘Healing Totem’.

“Ohhh…!”

“It’s exactly like Lord Malak’s power!”

“What a blessing.”

A golden circle of light formed around the injured, slowly healing them.

In this way, Lakye became able to use the blessings I possess, albeit in a slightly weakened state. The birth of totem #6, or rather, a living totem.

Calling it a living totem sounds really weird.

Anyway, if we count the changed blessing effect too… in paladin levels, she must be at least level 9? Lakye was gradually becoming one of the strongest beings in the human realm.

After walking for a week straight, Lakye, the Holy Maiden, and the Gray Mist tribe were able to reach Symphonia.

Squeak-!

From the halfway point, we were guided by Paya and Tuntuni, making the journey somewhat more comfortable.

“I sincerely welcome you to the Tribal Alliance.”

Administrator Rachel greeted us, along with several others.

“It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve seen all of you.”

Lakye waved to them. This is the first time I’ve seen Lakye welcome anyone other than me.

– I see. That’s good.

Well, I did check on them by transferring my consciousness to totem #1 whenever I had time.

“…?”

“Is that really Chief Lakye?”

“The Guardian waving?”

“The sun must be rising in the west.”

Other people’s reactions were the same as mine. They just stared with expressions of seeing something strange, as if asking, ‘Is that really Lakye?’

– Pfft.

It’s quite an unusual situation. I ended up laughing softly.

“Is this really that surprising? You don’t have to laugh…”

Lakye immediately lowered her hand after hearing my laughter. She has some cute aspects.

The tension that had built up during our journey eased a bit. Let’s look at the other people.

“Konnichiwa! Hajimemashite! Yoroshiku!”

Look at that bastard Siwoo. He’s running toward Noa and Bangguseokchoseon with fire in his eyes.

Siwoo approached them using Japanese to form a bond, but he didn’t seem to consider how his body had changed.

“Ah… you know Japanese…”

Noa took a step back upon seeing the muscular white barbarian with his upper body exposed. Choseon’s reaction was even more severe.

“Are you really a paladin? Why are you half-naked?”

Choseon frowned deeply, covering her nose with her left hand and signaling him to back off with her right.

“I was in a hurry… I’m sorry.”

Siwoo scratched his head, not having bathed for days. Hey buddy, you should have washed up before greeting people.

With three possessed people gathered, there will probably be more incidents. I’ll need to manage things even more carefully than before.

“The Pope, I don’t see the Pope.”

“Where did he go?”

The Goddess Church followers who joined with Choseon were looking for the Pope. …Here comes the inevitable.

“About the Pope…”

Lakye and the Holy Maiden quickly stepped forward to answer. Lakye spoke while the Holy Maiden supplemented his words.

“Aah…”

“He was such a good person…”

Many Goddess Church followers grieved. I was sad too.

– Pope Holland was a devout and brave man. Even in his final moments, he worried about the world. I will never forget him.

He was someone I couldn’t save, and someone who saved the Tribal Alliance. I will never forget him.

I can only pray that his soul doesn’t become Ishtania’s plaything. Even if it does, I hope I can save him later.

After a brief moment of mourning for the Pope, we dispersed. There was so much to do.

After a good day’s rest, I gathered the leaders of the Tribal Alliance for a meeting. It was to share the information the Holy Maiden possessed.

“It was the evil god Shamishur who revealed the existence of this land to the demons and worked with the Imperial Family to connect the dimensional gate.”

Starting with a major revelation.