Ch.83Chapter 83. Totem Golem (3)

Chapter 83. Totem Golem (3)

Among the warriors who left the village with me, there were quite a few civilized people.

White people including William and Grace were naturally mixed in among the barbarians.

These folks must have adapted well like Siwoo and earned recognition as warriors. It’s touching.

“I’ll cast an enhancement spell for you.”

Grace covered the totem golem with a white barrier.

Since golems are inanimate objects and can’t receive my totem’s blessing, it’s better to enhance them instead.

Not only Paladins but nuns also have enchant skills.

– Thank you.

It was somewhat unexpected that she would participate in battle.

The Goddess religion ultimately serves and considers only one deity supreme, even though they acknowledge other gods.

I thought she might have had her power withdrawn for worshipping a pagan god, which would be considered offensive.

Well, the Goddess was known as the God of Amusement in ancient times.

She might just not care as long as it’s entertaining.

I should think of it lightly for now.

Now the Golden Sun tribe can receive healing even without me.

“From here on is infected territory. Those things are crawling all over.”

Chief Tur drew his spear with practiced form. The traits of an experienced hunter are evident.

– Don’t worry. The infected are no longer a match for us.

The Golden Sun tribe had been cautious despite their numbers because they lacked asymmetric forces like Lakye, Kanto, or Paya&Tuntuni.

But now they have the totem golem with its immense strength and totem’s blessing.

They can be more aggressive in their attacks.

I can even handle a mid-level demon using the totem of confusion.

Just as long as a high-level demon doesn’t suddenly appear. That shouldn’t happen though.

Ah, I should have sent Harry’s magic interference device too.

It doesn’t require rare materials to make, nor does it take a long time.

When I get the chance, I should make several and distribute them to tribes that have built totems and altars.

That’s how I’ll slowly develop other strongholds.

With the help of this totem golem and magic interference devices, even raiding minor tribal cities isn’t just a dream.

– I’ll take the vanguard.

I moved ahead of Tur.

My totem golem is different from slow rock golems.

I loaded it up with plenty of magic stones. I increased its speed without worry.

“A horde of infected!”

I shifted my gaze in the direction a civilized person pointed.

Hyena-infected creatures the size of humans were glaring at us.

Normally they would have just pounced, but they seem to be hesitating.

Are they intimidated by my totem golem?

I used Malak’s domain to summon clouds above their heads.

The infected shuddered as they were soaked by the drizzling rain.

They must be feeling the chill and slowing effect.

“Throw your spears!”

The warriors moved at Bojak’s command.

Squeak!

The infected that had been trembling like aspen trees died as they were skewered.

When a few tried to escape, I controlled zombies to kill them.

The zombie control blessing is now advanced level. After upgrading it to advanced, it gained an additional effect.

[Decay does not progress during the moment you control zombies.]

So that’s why Charon’s zombies didn’t rot well.

He may be a villain, but he’s impressive. It means he continuously controlled multiple zombies without stopping for a moment to prevent decay.

Perhaps he has overflowing mana because he’s a centuries-old evil spirit.

Screech!

Deciding it couldn’t escape, one infected creature lunged at me.

As it opened its mouth to bite me, I threw a punch…

– …?

My fist made a small popping sound as it went through the creature’s stomach.

Green blood sprayed out so much that it momentarily blocked my vision.

What the hell, I’m super strong?

In a way, it makes sense. It’s a punch from a golem made of iron.

A hyena’s hide isn’t even particularly thick compared to other animals.

I guess I should… slaughter them?

– Creatures that can’t even become demons are being impudent.

Having gained confidence, I moved around and finished off the infected with one punch each.

“To become so strong! You’ve regained much of your power!”

Priest Bojak was so moved that he hopped toward me.

“Taking out those persistent creatures in one hit…”

“That’s not even Malak’s original power. He’s just borrowing the golem’s body for a while.”

“How strong must his true form be?”

The warriors were also murmuring. Did I get too excited?

Looking around, there were only corpses of infected with holes in their torsos.

I killed them without thinking.

– They’re just vermin. Let’s continue.

Honestly, it felt good. Not just good, but extremely exhilarating.

I used to just move my mouth and click blessings while sticking close to Lakye.

But now? I’ve become an iron humanoid robot slaughtering enemies.

This is living.

We encountered two more groups of infected as we moved on. Of course, we trampled them mercilessly and advanced.

The hundreds of warriors didn’t even need to fight.

We just swept through with the vanguard and it was over.

“We’re almost there!”

Excited by the consecutive victories, Tur whistled.

The warriors’ faces were also full of smiles.

How nice it would be if all battles were this easy.

“We’ve spotted a demon. There are no worshippers, but if we continue straight ahead, a collision will be unavoidable.”

Of course not.

This fucking world couldn’t be that easy.

Hah, I didn’t have high expectations to begin with. It’s always been like this.

I had to face a monstrous gorilla demon as the first boss, the boss of Symphonia.

When I went to Blutan to hunt the three-headed demon, I was ambushed by the tunnel demon, and now the tribal federation headquarters is being threatened by the shadow demon.

Thinking about it again, things rarely worked out easily.

I moved with the warriors to the vicinity where the demon was said to be.

A giant mountain goat with two curved horns was sitting and resting.

The first demon I fight after receiving a golden goat offering is a goat.

What a remarkable coincidence.

It reminds me of the one I fought here in Volbano before.

It was a boar infected that was about to become a low-level demon. This one is about 1.5 times bigger than that one.

Definitely a low-level demon.

– …

Some might wonder why I’m hesitating when it’s just one low-level demon.

Why am I struggling against an enemy that Lakye could kill with one slash, and even Kanto could easily defeat now?

That’s true, but that’s because they’re strong.

I remember when I directly fought a low-level demon.

It was during the Symphonia raid. I controlled zombies to fight four demons including the orangutan demon.

I barely caught one with Tuntuni’s help, but I didn’t do anything.

My zombies were just torn apart without inflicting any damage on them.

It was the day I realized how inadequate I was…

Perhaps that memory remains as trauma.

– I’ll handle this.

I can’t just be afraid forever.

It’s time to overcome past painful wounds.

I could easily catch it using the totem of confusion, but it would be a waste to use a blessing that can only be used once a day on something like this.

After summoning clouds, I moved toward the goat demon.

It glares at me with the eerie eyes unique to goats. Terrible horizontal pupils.

Rain that weakens enemies fell, but the goat demon showed no reaction.

So the debuff effect of ‘Malak’s domain’ doesn’t work or is minimal against low-level demons.

It’s probably because my blessing level is still low.

Let’s upgrade Malak’s domain to intermediate when I collect more points.

The goat demon stood up abruptly and charged toward me.

The pressure is tremendous as this house-sized creature rushes through the undergrowth.

I held my position.

If I dodge this attack, the warriors behind me would be in danger.

Thud!

It rammed into me. I was pushed back a bit, but didn’t get scratched.

I was worried because of the size difference, but somehow I withstood it.

It’s fortunate that I don’t feel pain.

I grabbed the goat demon’s horns. I tried to break them, but they were tougher than I thought.

Still, I managed to grab them. Now it can’t escape.

Giving up on breaking the horns, I delivered a knee kick to its jaw.

The goat demon, unable to regain its senses, tried to lower its head. Its head slowly goes down.

Seizing that opportunity, I brought my elbow down on the back of its head.

The up-and-down combo, as they call it.

I’ve never actually fought before, but I’ve watched many videos. Without the fear of death, I could calmly use the techniques I’ve seen.

Even if I’m just mimicking the movements.

Good. Its eyes are rolling back, showing the hit landed properly. The creature collapsed sideways.

What? Low-level demons aren’t much after all.

My trauma is cured just like that.

Should I keep hitting its face until it dies? …No. Let’s try another method.

Since I’ve upgraded zombie control to advanced level, I might be able to control up to low-level demons.

I grabbed the neck of the foaming goat demon and twisted it.

With a cracking sound, its bones broke. Its breath stops.

Before it turned to ash, I used zombie control.

Please, please work…!

Yes! Its eyes turn red.

The goat demon raised its head again from the ground.

Then, following my command, it carried the totem golem on its back.

This is it!

I’ve acquired a rare mount, or rather, a goat zombie.

It’s like an animal friend, following Tuntuni.

Alright, from today your name is Dandanmukjik.

Got it?