I Am the Only Totem in This World

Episode 32. bounce south (2)

Episode 32. bounce south (2)

The nerve-racking descent from the mountain ended more uneventfully than expected.

Other than the zombie raccoon demon I met earlier, I couldn’t see any living things.

– Everyone, don’t relax. This is the beginning.

He said it to everyone, but he also said it to me.

This is because the thought suddenly occurred to me that I might be able to go in peace while the demons are waging war against the zombie army.

The Sky Tree Tribe, moving carefully while looking north, south, east and west, discovered the first village.

The fence was in complete disarray, and you could clearly see that it was a place where war had taken place.

“This is the village of Distin. “It is the closest village to the mountain.”

Nyx said, wiping away his cold sweat.

“I will go and check first.”

– i get it.

Nyx, who is the most agile, approaches the village alone.

She watched the village a few times and then rejoined the group, walking cautiously.

“There is no one. “There wasn’t even a body left.”

This means that all the demons and worshipers in Distin Village became zombies and went somewhere else.

– You have to go through the village. That’s the shortcut.

“All right.”

We entered the village of Distin.

All you see is blood splattered here and there and miscellaneous items rolling around.

I don’t know if it was the work of the low-level demons who ruled this town, or the zombies of Charon, but there were buildings that were completely destroyed, as if they had been hit by a cannon.

– Increase your speed.

If no one is there, you have to move quickly. I left the village at a fast pace.

I returned to Totem 1 and checked the map again.

If the map is correct, you will have to walk for several hours from now on. This time it is safe as there is no need to pass through the village like now.

There is a city near the road where mid-level demons are presumed to live, but even if it is nearby, it looks like it is on the map. It is quite far away, so you can go there while hiding well.

If you walk a little further along the road where you can see the city (I said it wasn’t close), you will come across Latria.

Once you climb the mountain in Latria, you will finally reach Bolvano.

They said that Bolvano is like a savannah on the African continent, so there are few devils.

If you cross the mountain in Latria, you have passed all the dangerous places.

I must have walked the deserted road for about 20 minutes. As he went, he found a dead worshiper with blood spilling on the floor.

Usually, worshipers die in confusion after their master, the devil, dies, but this worshiper was unusual in running away quite far.

Was he a worshiper with particularly developed survival instincts when he was a human?

The body is in pretty good condition. It has eyes, nose, and mouth.

good. Let’s use zombie control on this corpse.

In order to be prepared in case of battle, you had to have at least one meat shield.

I took control of the worshiper’s corpse and brought it back to life.

It’s really fortunate that there are corpses that didn’t turn into zombies because Charon didn’t notice them.

– From now on, I will stand at the front.

I have some expectations that even if other zombies see me, they will just pass by because I am the same corpse.

Charon, isn’t that guy controlling dozens, maybe even hundreds, of zombies at the same time and seeing multiple perspectives?

At most, they will only issue simple commands such as ‘Kill’, ‘Watch around’, or ‘Report if suspicious’ and directly control only a few strong zombies.

He is said to be the best priest of all time, so he may be a little better than I thought, but it still makes no sense to delicately control multiple zombies one by one.

For that to be possible, it would have to be a super artificial intelligence like Skynet.

[Netcama: What are you doing?]

I received a private message, but I ignored it and looked around. This is a situation that requires concentration.

[Not Netkama: I want to eat ramen]

[Not Netkama: Sour Kimchi]

so do i. Plus, if you open one beer…

Oh, don’t look at me, you bastard!

I completely put the personal message window out of sight and walked, checking the route carefully.

In my experience, it’s been a while since I’ve seen at least one movie.

“We will soon reach the shortcut.”

Nyx alternates between zombies and Totem No. 2. Those eyes are a bit unsettling.

– Okay.

I reassured Nyx and the Skytree tribe and kept moving.

You can see the city, but this is a shortcut. If you go somewhere else, you won’t be able to get there even if it takes two days.

Two days is the perfect time to die of exhaustion or starvation. Since there are small children, you must always take the shortcut.

Since there is no devil’s vision, this is a golden opportunity.

– hmm.

A castle can be seen from afar. That must be the city. The name of this area is Dubenheim, so it must be Dubenheim Castle.

You have to pass by quickly… oh sh*t

There is a hole in the castle wall. I couldn’t see it earlier, but the closer I get, the more clearly the traces of destruction become visible.

Charon, you crazy bastard, are you already attacking all the nearby villages and even attacking the city?

This is why there were no worshipers or zombies along the way.

Today was the last day of the demon vs. zombie war in Dubenheim!

Whoa!

At that moment, the sound of something crying was heard. It was loud enough for the entire tribe to hear.

“M-Malak.”

Even Nyx, who tried to remain calm, looks at the city with a blue face.

“Ahh… ”

“her… ”

Despair descended upon the entire Skytree tribe.

– Don’t panic.

There is still room.

I don’t know if the person who cried was a demon or a zombie, but the fact that it made a sound is proof that it is still fighting.

It’s better if you’re in the middle of a war. Because they won’t care about us.

– Nothing has changed. We just have to keep moving.

I encouraged them in as calm a voice as possible.

– not much left. They are far away, we just have to go a little further. Come to your senses. I am with you.

Thanks to my encouragement, the people of the Skytree tribe moved again.

“Almost there… !”

Nyx pointed to the crumbling sign with his finger. It says ‘Latria’.

If you go a little further, you will reach Latria.

– …

Curiosity sprouts along with the relief that it is now over.

The community said that cities and military facilities (such as the headquarters of the Knights Templar) were managed by mid-level demons.

Charon is probably waging war against the mid-level demons that rule the city.

Intermediate demons call upon dark clouds when in danger.

… If we do well, we might end up with Charon and the Dark Cloud Demon.

The dark cloud demon seen in Tibera was clearly a transcendent being, but Charon was also a formidable guy.

Me too, but Charon only had a setting in the game. If you think about it, it’s closer to a hidden boss.

Since this guy came so close to taking over Dubenheim so quickly, he must have an ace up his sleeve.

I’ll have to check that out.

I am immortal. You can act a little boldly.

– Pick up the totem and keep going. I will check the situation.

After all, I have to gain at least one more thing from coming this far.

I already explained to Nix which way to go, so you don’t need me for a moment.

I headed towards the city with the body of a worshiper zombie.

Once you start controlling the zombie, you can continue to move the zombie even if the totem is far away. I checked this before.

thud! thud!

As you get closer to the city, you hear a loud noise. Still fighting.

I carefully entered the hole in the castle wall.

Ugh…

Ugh…

I made eye contact with zombies crawling on the floor with their legs and lower bodies cut off, but they didn’t care about me.

Since they are the same zombies, they probably see them as colleagues.

I picked up the dagger on the floor and stepped over the corpses in front of me.

I’m so glad I can’t feel anything.

Wow!

A sound similar to the roar I heard earlier is heard.

I turned my head in the direction I heard the sound, and only then did I see the battlefield.

The zombie army is rushing in and the demons are cornered, with only a few remaining to resist.

They must have killed and dragged away all the worshipers and demons in Dubenheim, so there are zombies everywhere.

Thanks to this, it was easy to join the ranks of the zombie army.

– Ugh…

They make noises like zombies and no one cares.

Wow, I think this is truly amazing courage.

A person can do something like this because his life is not at stake.

I slowly moved among the worshiper zombies and surveyed the situation.

The one leading the small group of demons was a bipedal bull-headed demon, and judging from its size, which was larger than a private house, it seemed to be medium-sized.

The bull-headed demon was struggling, swinging his long tail made of flame like a whip, but the difference in numbers was too great.

Grumble!

Wow!

One by one, the demons fell and became zombies, and in the end, only the bull-headed demon remained.

Over nine zombie demons surround him and slowly approach him.

Perfect!

The bull-headed demon, widening the distance, snaps his fingers. A translucent film covered its body.

After all, you can use magic at intermediate level.

While the zombie demons were blocked and unable to advance, the bull-headed demon, who had secured safety, twitched his mouth.

They’re probably sending the coordinates to the Dark Cloud Demon.

It was then.

“Enough with your tricks.”

Awesome!

With a gloomy voice coming from somewhere, the membrane surrounding the body of the bull-headed demon broke.