Ch.47Chapter 47. Conquering Symphonia (5)

Chapter 47. Symphonia Raid (5)

I watched the fight between Tuntuni and the rabbit while keeping the cultists in check with zombies.

With wings spread, Tuntuni wasn’t at much of a disadvantage in terms of weight class. Though he seemed cautious, probably because he was carrying Paya with the totem on his back.

The rabbit, shaking its head a couple times as if dazed from the headbutt impact, quickly jumped forward to attack, but Tuntuni easily avoided it by flying upward.

Then he pressed his sharp talons down on the rabbit’s head.

He must have pressed hard because green juice was oozing out.

From the beginning, this was a fight between a pigeon and a rabbit. Even between a demon and a spirit, when weight classes are similar, elemental advantages become clear.

Above all, the finishing blow hadn’t even come yet.

Tuntuni fired a yoga fire—no, a “Tuntuni Fireball.”

The rabbit’s body, hit by the blue fireball, burst into flames.

Direct hit.

It jumped around in all directions, howling, before turning to ash and disappearing.

Rabbit demon… that one was the weakest.

– We need to join the tribal alliance.

Tuntuni would be faster than the orangutan and other walking demons. We should arrive first and provide support.

– Ignore the cultists.

They’re still busy fighting with zombies.

“Yes!”

Tuntuni became transparent again and flew high. Truly a medieval stealth fighter.

I should have accumulated enough points by now. Should I upgrade the Healing Totem to the highest level?

I checked my status window.

In the available blessing slot, it said [There are blessings you can learn!]

…Still, upgrading the Healing Totem seems like the priority right now.

Let me read the description first.

[Totem of Confusion: Reveals Loa’s true form, displaying his divine status. Can inflict fear and various confusion states on enemies within a certain range. Can only be used once per day.]

Loa’s true form, huh. The description sounds impressive.

But with “totem” in the blessing name, it looks like a garbage skill.

The effect is probably something like “area-of-effect status ailment.” It’s probably similar to the curse that was constantly active in the necromancer’s tomb.

I pondered for a moment.

Final upgrade for Healing Totem, or Totem of Confusion…

I can’t get both. With my current points, I can only choose one.

Seeing that it can only be used once per day, it seems like a very powerful blessing.

In truth, I don’t even know what additional effects the Healing Totem (Superior) would provide.

In the current situation, what I need isn’t something to increase sustainability, but crowd control ability that can help deliver a decisive blow.

After deliberation, I chose “Totem of Confusion.”

It’s a shame I can’t immediately test what kind of blessing it is since it can only be used once per day.

“We’re almost there!”

Looking down, I could see the walls surrounding the city.

The walls were riddled with holes, clearly the work of catapults.

‘It seems this will turn into a siege after all. How about making catapults? I’m an authority on golemology. I pride myself that few know more about strategic weapons than I do.’

I was surprised when Harry suggested making catapults.

‘Catapults? Those brutishly large weapons? How are we supposed to carry those around?’

‘We can reduce the size. We have all the materials. We can make them in modular form, pull them down by cart, and then assemble them, can’t we?

Humans don’t even need to pull the carts. We have golems made for construction right here.’

It was a surprisingly sensible statement from Kanto, but he was immediately “refuted” by Harry.

After convincing everyone, Harry handed the modular catapult blueprints to Luna.

He said he didn’t have time to make the catapults himself because he needed to create a magic interference device.

‘Dodo! Stop being lazy and come help!’

‘It’s hard labor. I don’t like it.’

‘Is that chest of yours the only thing you like?’

The manpower was filled with the abundant barbarian warriors.

That’s how five barbarian catapults were made.

Looking at the situation, they all seemed to have done their job well.

I surveyed the surroundings.

Seeing smoke rising from various parts of the city, it seemed Lakye’s sabotage operation had also succeeded.

For reference, our tribal alliance’s “Symphonia raid” sequence is as follows:

1. Raise the totem.

2. I, Paya, and Tuntuni lure the outside forces.

3. The tribal alliance advances by subjugating five villages on the shortest route to the city.

4. Meanwhile, the durable Lakye infiltrates through the sewers and causes chaos by setting fires in the city. (aka Crazy Girl Rampage)

5. The tribal alliance uses catapults to break the walls surrounding the city.

6. After infiltrating, we help Lakye kill the city’s ruler, the gorilla demon.

7. Victory!

At least up to step 5 had proceeded perfectly.

– Let’s go now.

“Tuntuni! We’re almost there! Speed up!”

I urged Tuntuni to quickly enter.

The battlefield came into view at once.

A rock golem wielding a huge pillar from who knows where.

Luna shooting electricity to neutralize the cultists.

Barbarian warriors each taking on ten enemies.

Everyone was doing their best in their respective positions.

However, the enemy was no pushover either.

The chimpanzee demon was single-handedly handling elite warriors including Kanto, Denzo, and Una.

With its shield and armor, it stood firm like a knight.

This is where things went wrong.

Uwoooooo-!

Lakye was engaged in one-on-one combat with the gorilla demon, and it looked quite challenging.

The weight difference was 3-4 times, and the opponent had two more arms.

It was slowly pressuring Lakye by maximizing its wide attack range.

Two hands held spears, two hands held swords. A combination covering both short and medium range.

Kanto and the warriors should be supporting Lakye, but the chimpanzee knight’s tanking was beyond expectation, preventing them from joining.

Overall, the tribal alliance was winning, but in terms of the leader battle, we were slightly at a disadvantage.

If Lakye loses, the war would end in our defeat.

This calls for the tribal alliance’s “Hellfire Missile.”

I ordered Paya to attack the chimpanzee demon.

Kweeek-!

Tuntuni fired a fireball from the air.

The chimpanzee quickly deflected the fireball with its shield but couldn’t block the barbarians’ follow-up attacks.

“Uragh!”

Kanto’s double-bladed axe, which had been waiting for an opportunity, shattered the demon’s helmet.

Then Una’s spear pierced the demon’s head.

Kik!

The chimpanzee collapsed, spraying green juice.

That ended more easily than I thought.

Well, in such balanced, tight battles, external intervention often has a significant impact.

“Lord Malak! Paya! Really…”

– Time is of the essence. Quickly help Lakye.

I cut off Kanto’s teary-eyed words and asked Paya.

– Can you fire another fireball at that mid-level demon?

“Tuntuni?”

At Paya’s words, Tuntuni shook his head.

“He says he can’t do any more today. He needs to recover.”

The transparency is wearing off too. Is he running out of mana?

Tsk. No choice then.

– Paya, pass this totem to them.

“Yes!”

Totem #3 was passed to Kanto. He immediately activated the Healing Totem.

The gorilla demon fought diligently without panic, but…

“Lord Malak is with us! Charge without fear!”

It seemed unable to overcome the numerical disadvantage and kept retreating.

It must have lost a lot of strength fighting Lakye.

Unless it was transcendentally strong like the cloud demon, there’s no defense against a group attack.

Even while retreating, the gorilla tried to find opportunities to kill elite warriors, but all attempts were thwarted by Lakye’s timely interventions.

It should be about time now.

Ah, now’s the moment.

Sensing defeat, the gorilla started muttering something. Surely a coordinate transmission spell.

Where the hell did that old man Harry go?

“You!”

Harry jumped out from a nearby building, holding a magic interference device.

Was he hiding there, controlling golems and waiting for an opportunity?

As expected, I was counting on you!

When Harry pressed the button, the device activated with a spark.

A mysterious phenomenon occurred, which is hard to describe.

It felt like something was driving away the mysterious, magical energy that had been permeating the air.

The gorilla demon frowned deeply and closed its mouth. It was definitely being interfered with.

As if determined to fight to the end, the gorilla raised all four arms, and suddenly smiled… what’s going on?

“Old man! Dodge!”

Lakye reacted before I did.

A wooden spear thrown by an orangutan demon was flying toward Harry.

“Hueok!”

Harry barely avoided the attack, but the magic interference device fell to the ground with a sound like breaking electronics.

Damn it, the magical energy is returning.

The gorilla demon confidently started muttering the spell again.

Behind it, an orangutan and two lower demons were advancing, shaking off the barbarians’ interference.

– …

Since coordinate transmission continues even after the caster’s life ends if there’s no magical interference, this is dangerous.

…I still have one ace up my sleeve.

Grasping at straws, I used the “Totem of Confusion.”

I used it, and…

Keuruk!

The gorilla, upon seeing Totem #3, collapsed, spewing blood from its facial features.

Oh?