Ch.58Chapter 58. The Community Belongs to the Paladin (2)

Chapter 58. The Community Belongs to Paladin (2)

Charon is an old geezer.

To be precise, he’s an ancient human who lived even before the medieval era.

I don’t think such a being would understand community culture well.

To get accustomed to community culture, wouldn’t you need to be around for at least a few years?

Until you build up immunity, you’re going to get beaten up, right?

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: What do you mean?]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Asking if you’re an orphan]

I’m not just cursing mindlessly to vent.

I have a plan.

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: I am Charon, son of Telba and Doru.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Imaginary parents?]

Charon posted a recruitment message and got a lot of insults from users, but he didn’t hear anything truly harsh.

In other words, the insults were somewhat gentlemanly.

My grand plan to defeat Charon is as follows:

1. Verbally destroy Charon.

2. An enraged Charon leaves the community.

It’s a very simple plan, but one that’s commonly seen in reality.

How often do newbies get burned by veterans and leave communities?

Even if they occasionally return, we just need to beat them up enthusiastically each time.

Since he claims to be the greatest necromancer of all time, he must have high pride and be old-fashioned.

Those types of people are easier to provoke.

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: They passed away long ago, but they certainly existed.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: I would appreciate if you retracted your orphan comment.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: It’s a very insulting remark.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: Unforgivable.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: But if you correct yourself now, I will generously forgive you.]

Good value for effort.

[BelievedInMonkeyUncle: ? What’s this guy doing?]

[Ghooulr: Just leave, don’t bother with him]

Other users are watching too.

Time to start revving up.

It’s not that I can’t engage in keyboard battles and family insults.

It’s because I have decency and conscience.

But it’s okay to do it to a crazy murderous monster like Charon.

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: If your parents are dead, you are an orphan, right?]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: You.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: Take it back.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Did you turn your parents into zombies too?]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: I’ll kill you.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Gasp! Death threat from genius necromancer Charon who even blasphemes against gods!]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: “I’ll kill you” Ooh, I’m trembling~!]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: You.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Ah- then I’ll resurrect your parents and ancestors just to kill them again]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: You wouldn’t have such ability.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: I just resurrected your ancestor and slapped them five times]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: Stop.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: This is a waste of time.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Your mom wasted more time raising you]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: You!]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: If it’s a waste of time, why can’t you leave?]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: You’re trembling and typing away, aren’t you?]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: I’ll remember your title. I’ll find you and inflict eternal pain upon your soul.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: I see. Your parents are also suffering beside me right now. They’re getting their butts beaten with a paulownia wood club for the sin of raising their son poorly.]

ㄴ [Rinojohnnson: You clearly don’t understand the pain you’ll receive. Let me explain in detail.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Zzzz~ Snore~!]

See? It feels good to hit him.

I’ve started the engine, now let’s drive.

I sent messages to Hanna and Siwoo.

[Requesting support! Let’s teach this arrogant villain who infiltrated our community a lesson!]

[MorningTentInstallationTechnician: Is it okay to do this?]

[NotACatfish: Are you sure this is fine? What if he really comes after us?]

They replied simultaneously.

Hanna has been sending me private messages telling me to stop, but I haven’t checked them.

[That bastard can’t identify us anyway.]

If he had that ability, he would have harmed me somehow when we met in Dubenheim.

Even if he could identify me, it doesn’t matter. The physical distance between me and that guy is very far.

It would take him months, maybe years, to lead his army of walking corpses here.

I’d have plenty of time to prepare or escape.

Or I could finish the royal return and defeat him then.

[MorningTentInstallationTechnician: I was getting annoyed too, should I join in?]

[NotACatfish: Yeah. It’s just a community, no need to be scared. Let’s go, Sans]

Good.

They’ve received a lot of help from me, and we’ve become close, so they follow along well.

Community Avengers, no, Community Trinity is deploying.

ㄴ [MorningTentInstallationTechnician: Charon’s mom that Sans resurrected is lying next to me right now lol]

ㄴ [NotACatfish: The way he talks is such a typical loser speech pattern. He probably grew up getting beaten by other kids]

The two users joined in.

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Confronted gods=never won]

ㄴ [MorningTentInstallationTechnician: Charon’s mom was amazing]

ㄴ [NotACatfish: How can widower smell come through text?]

Charon replied furiously, but he was no match for us.

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: “Haah~! EunuchBro? Take care of this troublemaker.”]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: “Yes your highness, master!”]

ㄴ [MeleeSpy: Crash! (sound of Charon getting hit and flying away)]

ㄴ [BelievedInMonkeyUncle: Shocking news) Charon has a fetish for corpses…]

ㄴ [OhDoManlyMan: Ah! Charon, the cold and stiff girlfriend of Mr. More Corpse Lover!]

Other users joined our attack.

They understood the situation.

Yes. This is the only way to drive Charon away.

We all continued to beat up Charon for several hours.

[Rinojohnnson: You’re all trash. Not worth talking to.]

[Rinojohnnson: It was my mistake to look for true warriors in this space of losers.]

[Rinojohnnson: You maggots. Live in this small fake world, having achieved nothing in reality.]

ㄴ [UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode: Pop! (sound of Charon’s mom’s stomach bursting)]

There was no reply.

I watched a bit longer just in case, but there was no reaction.

We’ve driven Charon away from the community!

[MorningTentInstallationTechnician: We did it hahahahaha]

[BelievedInMonkeyUncle: The community belongs to Paladin! The community belongs to Paladin! The community belongs to Paladin! The community belongs to Paladin!]

[Bramanda: Sans, Installation Technician, NotACatfish. Thank you so much. I was really scared]

[MeleeSpy: The legendary 3 paladins. Your names will be recorded in the community]

[FullPlay: They are… heroes!]

[BelievedInMonkeyUncle: The legendary 3 paladins! The legendary 3 paladins! The legendary 3 paladins! The legendary 3 paladins!]

ㄴ [NotACatfish: Just do the first verse]

The three of us who led the Charon expulsion were given the title “The Legendary 3 Paladins.”

Unintentionally, I ended up working on our likability.

[Thank you]

[MorningTentInstallationTechnician: It’s nothing, ‘savior of my life’]

[NotACatfish: Treat me to a meal when we meet]

[NotACatfish: I don’t like bugs]

After exchanging some private messages with Siwoo and Hanna, I logged off.

It was a fulfilling time.

***

I coiled myself. This is the highest place in the world.

I looked down at the ground.

Nothing but small and feeble things.

I am a giant serpent. Born in the vast sea.

From the moment I first opened my eyes, I instinctively knew.

That I am a being who stands alone, and no one can match me.

I roamed the land and sea. I crushed everything that stood in my way.

The small insects spread throughout the world like a plague feared me, calling me names like “Snake of the End” or “Destroyer of the World.”

A few insects who called themselves servants of the playful god attacked me with strange abilities, but I crushed them easily.

I destroyed what they called a cathedral beyond recognition and devoured warriors from other dimensions.

Even the avatar summoned by the playful god at great sacrifice was no match for me.

I am a complete being. A being born with all the powers of nature.

A hollow being that simply exists and destroys.

It’s boring.

I was overwhelmed with sleepiness.

I spent more time sleeping than awake.

…How much time has passed?

Naked insects came looking for me. A different species from the insects I had stepped on.

They built idols of me and worshipped me.

I became curious. I accepted their prayers.

I summoned wind and rain, moved mountains, and parted waters.

They rejoiced and called out my name.

It was satisfying to see. I decided to watch over them.

Days and nights passed quickly, and their prayers and wishes manifested in the form of beads.

Not the power I originally possessed, but my power created by them.

I feel tremendous energy. I carefully bit into it.

Deer antlers, carp scales, and hawk talons sprouted.

…I gained rank and ascended.

I transcended the material world and became closer to a conceptual being.

I was grateful to the small insects. I could no longer see them up close, but I watched from afar.

Ah, I also respected the position of those weak beings they had previously served.

Pathetic things that couldn’t even think of challenging me and just carefully watched my reactions.

I am…

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– Ah…!

Damn, what was that?