Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Hot Potato （2）

The blind Saint began to reveal the whole story.

Shamishur, it is said, was called an ancient god, the first god worshipped by civilized people.

“That era was a time when the tribes that worshipped Loa were greatly prosperous. The avatars of Loa led the tribes and waged wars of conquest.”

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

“Shamishur is a god who loves human sacrifices and living offerings. He is a being who was naturally forgotten as the ancient humans went extinct.”

He loves human sacrifices. It reminds me of the gods worshipped by the Aztec Empire.

The Saint’s explanation continued.

“They succeeded in driving out the Loa worshippers using Shamishur’s power, but another problem arose. Shamishur demanded too many human sacrifices.”

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

“Shamishur fought with the Goddess over the hegemony of this world and lost, greatly diminishing his divinity. From then on, he was called an Evil God. He was also robbed of all his followers and became unable to interfere with the world.”

The Evil God, who had lost everything, fled to another world just before losing his divinity. The place he arrived at was a world ruled by demons who, like Shamishur, had lost their divinity and been expelled from the heavens.

“The Evil God wanted to return to this world.”

The goal of Shamishur, who had lost his divinity, is revenge. The downfall of Ishtania, who drove him out, and the humanity that betrayed him.

“After seducing the Imperial Family and the demons, he created a dimensional gate connecting the two worlds with his power and body.”

The material that makes up the dimensional gate is the Evil God’s body. In other words, we have to kill the Evil God to close the dimensional gate and end this apocalypse.

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

Since it was conveyed by Ishtania, there might be some distortion, but let’s take it as a reference for now.

━ I see.

It was interesting, but it wasn’t very helpful. It’s just a backstory that we don’t really need to know, isn’t it?

In the end, nothing has changed about the fact that we have to destroy the dimensional gate to end this apocalypse. I’m not really interested in the bad blood between the Evil God and the Goddess.

“There is also information I obtained by contacting high-ranking demons at the beginning of the apocalypse. It’s information about high-ranking demons.”

Perhaps sensing the indifference in my tone, the Saint was about to bring up a new story.

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

One was the Dark Cloud Demon, whom I knew well, and the other was the Dragon Demon I briefly heard about when I met Harry.

It’s the same one that was going around destroying magic towers. Close-Range Spy, who saw my ‘Incomplete Manifestation’, once mentioned it as ‘that guy in the Capital’.

“A lizard demon with seven heads is staying in the Capital. To protect Shamishur and the dimensional gate. He is a powerful god who was called the ‘Ancient Serpent’.”

He was a powerful being who could command several high-ranking demons in the form of dragons as his minions. A god who commands other gods. He must have been a pretty high-ranking god.

He might be even more dangerous than the Dark Cloud Demon.

“A winged lizard with seven heads? Isn’t that the Red Dragon of Revelation?”

“That name is too long. Let’s call it the Seven-Headed Dragon Demon.”

Noah spoke up, and Siu added a word.

The Red Dragon of Revelation. It’s the name of the dragon from the Bible. There, too, it appears as a monster that threatened the position of God.

Anyway, this monster, the Seven-Headed Dragon Demon, is likely to be the final opponent.

It’s a confrontation between a Western dragon and an Eastern dragon. I don’t know who made the matchup, but the spectacle will be amazing.

Is this also part of the Goddess’ plan?

“I also know a little about the areas where the high-ranking demons are staying.”

Oh. This is helpful information. Rake has gotten much stronger, so we can start taking on high-ranking demons now.

They’ll be good materials for Manifestation.

After hearing a lot of information, I opened my mouth. There was something I had to do.

━ I’m going to use my blessings to move the Golden Sun Tribe to the Tribal Federation Headquarters.

And.

━ Once the relocation is complete, I will lure the Dark Cloud Demon to where the Necromancer Karon is.

This is my new strategy.

Karon. He has indeed become incredibly strong. He defeated a Loa and turned several high-ranking demons into zombies. However, even though he has become so strong, he hasn’t even attempted to subjugate the Dark Cloud Demon.

The method of summoning it isn’t difficult either. If you capture a mid-ranking demon and torture it, it will send a coordinate transmission and summon the Dark Cloud Demon.

So why hasn’t he done it?

It’s simple. His power still doesn’t match the Dark Cloud Demon’s.

Even Karon isn’t confident that he can defeat the Dark Cloud Demon, the strongest demon.

Moreover, Karon consumed a lot of power fighting me right after defeating the Loa.

Now is the perfect time to let them fight each other.

I remember the tactics Asha and the Black Coral Tribe used to hold back Dina’s Special Forces. I’m going to show it to Karon as it is.

After finishing my explanation to the leaders, I ended the meeting. I intended to put it into action immediately.

━ My Guardian, Rake, can you move the totem on the altar to an open space?

“Of course.”

Rake carefully lifted Totem No. 1 and installed it in the yard.

I transferred my consciousness to Totem No. 4 in the Golden Sun Tribe and suggested to Chieftain Tur and Priest Bojak that they move.

“Malak-nim’s will is our will.”

“We were running low on food, so this is good timing.”

I thought they might be a little reluctant, but they accepted it faster than I thought. That’s a relief.

━ I will summon one person at a time.

The ‘Follower Summoning’ blessing cannot be used consecutively, so I had to use it with intervals.

Shall we summon Bojak first? Tur is the chieftain, so he needs to reassure the other tribe members who are still there.

Click.

I used the ‘Follower Summoning’ blessing, aiming it at Bojak.

After a while, Bojak was summoned to the yard where Totem No. 1 was with blue smoke and a pop.

“Oh…!?”

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

I’m so glad he’s not naked.

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

The only problem is that it consumes quite a bit of mental power. Even if I want to summon them consecutively, I can’t.

After exactly 10 minutes, I tried using it again.

“Gasp!”

Nix, the chieftain and priestess of the Sky Tree Tribe, was summoned with a tense face.

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

Assuming I summon 24 hours a day without rest… The number of Golden Sun Tribe members is roughly over a thousand…

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

I couldn’t borrow Rake’s hand. She can only handle my power minimally, so even summoning one person is difficult for her.

However, this was a necessary task to make Karon fight the Dark Cloud Demon.

From Dubenheim, where Karon’s base is, you just have to cross Latria to get to Bolvano. It’s very close.

I can’t let things go wrong and leave the Golden Sun Tribe to be annihilated. That would disqualify me as a Loa.

Faith is my resource, and followers are my power. I can’t waste them carelessly.

“Eek!”

Sister Grace.

“Oh…!”

Knight William.

“Wow! Malak-nim! Wow! Even the beautiful Guardian!”

Even an unknown barbarian kid.

They’re so happy.

Every 10 minutes, I continued summoning the Golden Sun Tribe. My head felt like it was going to explode, but I endured it with tenacity.

This is the time and opportunity earned by the Pope’s sacrifice. I already wasted a week moving the Ashgrey Fog Tribe. I can’t waste it carelessly.

Hmm. Shall we send Rake to the Golden Sun Tribe now? I’ll send her now to find a mid-ranking demon.

“It’s my turn.”

Rake smiled and stroked Totem No. 1.

I moved Rake to the Golden Sun Tribe in Bolvano.

She was tasked with capturing a mid-ranking demon and going to Dubenheim to summon the Dark Cloud Demon. I will first send her to find a mid-ranking demon.

It was something only Rake could do.

“I’m ready.”

She’s confident. Good. It’s the last one, so let’s do our best.

After transferring my consciousness to Totem No. 4, I summoned Rake. It’s good that I can summon her as long as I have the totem.

━ Let’s begin.

“Yes!”

Rake moved.

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Ten days have passed. I think I worked almost without sleeping. I almost lost my temper and raised the blessing level, but I endured it with superhuman patience.

It was a terrible time.

“Malak-nim, I’m the last one.”

Tur, who was looking around the tribe with a lonely expression, said.

“…Can we come back again?”

━ It will be so. I promise.

I summoned Tur to the Tribal Federation Headquarters. It wasn’t the last task.

Now I have to transfer my consciousness to Totem No. 3, which Rake has. A few days ago, Rake contacted me saying she found a mid-ranking demon.

It’s about time to catch it.

It was a gamble, but I think it’s worth a try.