Ch.125Chapter 125. Passing the Bomb (2)

Chapter 125. Passing the Bomb (2)

The blind saint began to reveal the truth behind everything.

Shamishur was called an ancient god, the first deity worshipped by civilized people.

“That era was dominated by tribes that worshipped Loas. The incarnations of Loas led their tribes in wars of conquest.”

The only deity the cornered civilized people could rely on was Shamishur, who was said to have been worshipped by ancient humans living on an isolated island.

“Shamishur was a god who favored human sacrifices and living offerings, naturally forgotten when the ancient humans went extinct.”

Favoring human sacrifices, huh. Reminds me of the gods worshipped by the Aztec Empire.

The saint continued her explanation.

“They successfully drove away the Loa worshippers using Shamishur’s power, but another problem arose. Shamishur demanded too many human sacrifices.”

Shamishur was a powerful god, but also greedy and cruel. Tired of the sacrifices, the civilized people sought a new deity, and Ishtania approached them.

“Shamishur fought with the goddess for supremacy in this world, was defeated, and lost much of his divine status. From then on, he was called the evil god. He lost all his followers and could no longer interfere with the mortal realm.”

Having lost everything, the evil god fled to another world just before losing his divine status completely. He arrived in a world ruled by demons who, like Shamishur, had lost their divine status and been expelled from heaven.

“The evil god wanted to return to this world.”

Shamishur’s goal after losing his divine status was revenge—the downfall of Ishtania who had driven him out and the humans who had betrayed him.

“After enticing the imperial family and demons, he created a dimensional gate connecting the two worlds using his power and body.”

The material constituting the dimensional gate is the evil god’s body itself. In other words, to close the gate and end this apocalypse, the evil god must be killed.

“This is the information I learned through the goddess’s oracle.”

Since it came from Ishtania, there might be some distortion, but let’s take it into consideration for now.

– I see.

It was interesting, but not particularly helpful. In fact, it’s background information I didn’t really need to know.

In the end, nothing changes the fact that we need to destroy the dimensional gate to end this apocalypse. I’m not particularly curious about the bad blood between the evil god and the goddess.

“I also have information I obtained through contact with a high-ranking demon in the early days of the apocalypse. Information about the high-ranking demons.”

Sensing my indifference from my tone, the saint immediately tried to bring up a new topic.

The first beings the saint mentioned were the two considered the strongest among demons.

One was the cloud demon I knew well, and the other was the dragon demon I’d briefly heard about when I met Harry.

That’s the one who went around destroying magic towers. MeleeSpy, who saw my “incomplete manifestation,” had also mentioned “that one in the capital” once.

“A lizard demon with seven heads resides in the capital. To protect Shamishur and the dimensional gate. It’s a powerful deity once called ‘the ancient serpent.'”

This being was powerful enough to command several dragon-shaped high-ranking demons as its minions. A god who commands other gods. Must have been quite a high-ranking deity.

It might be even more dangerous than the cloud demon.

“A winged lizard with seven heads? Isn’t that the red dragon from the Apocalypse?”

“That name is too long. Let’s call it the seven-headed dragon demon.”

Noah spoke up, and Siwoo added a comment.

The red dragon from the Apocalypse. That’s a dragon name from the Bible. There too, it appears as a monster threatening God’s position.

Anyway, this monster, the seven-headed dragon demon, is likely to be our final opponent.

It’s a battle between Western dragon and Eastern dragon. I don’t know who arranged this matchup, but it’s going to be one hell of a spectacle.

Is this also part of the goddess’s plan?

“I also know a little about the regions where high-ranking demons reside.”

Oh. This is useful information. Lakye has grown much stronger too, so we can start taking down high-ranking demons now.

They’ll make good material for manifestation.

After hearing a lot of information, I spoke up. There was something that needed to be done.

– I plan to use a blessing to move the Golden Sun tribe to the tribal federation headquarters.

And.

– Once the relocation is complete, I will lure the cloud demon to where the necromancer Charon is.

This is my new strategy.

Charon. He’s certainly grown incredibly strong. He defeated a Loa and turned several high-ranking demons into zombies. But despite growing so strong, he hasn’t even attempted to hunt the cloud demon.

It’s not difficult to summon it either. If you capture and torture a mid-ranking demon, it will automatically send coordinates to summon the cloud demon.

So why hasn’t he done it?

The answer was simple. His power still doesn’t match that of the cloud demon.

Even someone like Charon isn’t confident enough to defeat the cloud demon, one of the strongest demons.

Moreover, Charon used a lot of power fighting me right after defeating the Loa.

Now seems like the optimal time for this strategy.

I remember the tactics Asha and the Black Coral tribe used to check the Dina Special Forces. I plan to show the same to Charon.

After finishing my explanation to the leadership, I ended the meeting. Having said what needed to be said, I intended to put it into action immediately.

– My guardian Lakye, could you move the totem from the altar to a more open space?

“Of course.”

Lakye carefully lifted Totem #1 and set it up in the yard.

I shifted my consciousness to Totem #4 in the Golden Sun tribe and recommended relocation to Chief Tur and Priest Bojak.

“Malak’s will is our will.”

“We were starting to run short on food, so this is good timing.”

I thought they might be a bit reluctant, but they accepted faster than expected. That’s fortunate.

– I’ll summon you one by one, slowly.

“Follower Summoning” was a blessing that couldn’t be used consecutively, so I had to use it with intervals.

Let’s start by summoning Bojak. Tur is the chief, so he needs to reassure the other tribe members there.

Click.

I used the “Follower Summoning” blessing, targeting Bojak.

A moment later, Bojak appeared with a poof along with blue smoke in the yard where Totem #1 was located.

“Ohhh…!?”

Bojak sat down on the ground, seemingly feeling both surprise and joy. His clothes and ornaments were also successfully summoned.

I’m glad he’s not naked.

And I see I can control the location as well. Bojak landed exactly where I wanted him to.

Everything’s good except for one problem—the mental energy consumption is quite high. I couldn’t summon consecutively even if I wanted to.

After exactly 10 minutes, I tried using it again.

“Huh!”

Nix, the chief and priest of the Sky Tree tribe, was summoned with a tense expression on his face.

The second summoning was also successful. But if I continue summoning like this, when will it end?

If I summon non-stop for 24 hours a day… and the Golden Sun tribe has over a thousand members…

Hmm. I already feel like I’m going crazy. I really want to log into the community.

I couldn’t ask for Lakye’s help. She could only handle my power minimally and struggled even to summon one person.

Still, this was necessary to pit Charon against the cloud demon.

Dubbenheim, where Charon’s base is located, is just across Latria from Bolbano. They’re quite close.

I can’t let the Golden Sun tribe be annihilated if things go wrong. That would disqualify me as a Loa.

Faith is my resource, and followers are my strength. I absolutely cannot waste them.

“Eek!”

Sister Grace.

“Oh…!”

Knight William.

“Wow! Lord Malak! Wow! Even a beautiful guardian!”

Even some nameless barbarian kid.

They’re really happy.

I continued summoning the Golden Sun tribe every 10 minutes. My head felt like it was about to split, but I endured with sheer determination.

This is time and opportunity gained through the Pope’s sacrifice. I’ve already spent a week moving the Gray Mist tribe. I can’t waste it carelessly.

Hmm. Maybe it’s time to send Lakye to the Golden Sun tribe. I’ll send her now to find a mid-ranking demon.

“My turn has come.”

Lakye stroked Totem #1 with a grin.

I moved Lakye to the Golden Sun tribe in Bolbano.

She was tasked with capturing a mid-ranking demon and going to Dubbenheim to summon the cloud demon. I’m sending her ahead to find a mid-ranking demon first.

This was a task only Lakye could do.

“I’m ready.”

She’s confident. Good. This is the last part, so let’s give it our all.

After shifting my consciousness to Totem #4, I summoned Lakye. It’s good that I can summon her as long as there’s a totem.

– Let’s begin.

“Yes!”

Lakye moved out.

***

Ten days have passed. I feel like I’ve barely slept. I almost raised my blessing rank out of frustration, but I held back with superhuman patience.

It was a terrible time.

“Lord Malak, I am the last one.”

Chief Tur, who had been looking around the now-empty tribe, said.

“…Will we be able to return?”

– It shall be so. I promise you.

I summoned Tur to the tribal federation headquarters. This wasn’t the final step.

Now I need to shift my consciousness to Totem #3 that Lakye has. A few days ago, Lakye contacted me saying she had found a mid-ranking demon.

It should be time to capture it now.

It was a move close to gambling, but I think it’s worth trying.