bookpower Chapter 281: 182: The High Priest's Flight (Third Update)_2
Chapter 281: 182: The High Priest's Flight (Third Update)_2
Chapter 281: Chapter 182: The High Priest’s Flight (Third Update)_2
These past few days have unquestionably been the busiest days for media practitioners.
Entire star systems have fallen in recent days, as the shameless Apostles of the Outer Gods shredded their hypocritical facade and launched brazen attacks against the Sects, tearing the old order to pieces.
Almost every second, someone was hanged, while those whose sins were not as heavy were sent directly to labor camps for reformation.
Car Star and other agricultural planets were very welcoming of these people; those planets had always suffered from shortages of labor, and a certain reincarnation of the Gods was very fond of personally telling others just how wonderful labor was.
Whenever the Scavenger heard such news, it felt extremely relieved.
Relieved that it had reacted in time and fled directly to the Shadows while there was still something left to save.
Based on the experience of the last cycle, it understood that the Shadows would achieve ultimate victory. The Apostles’ arrogance was only temporary, and everything would eventually return to chaos and peace.
Not to mention that it was bringing Lady Tragedy as a gift; the Shadows had no reason to refuse such a grand offering.
While it was offering prayers to the Shadows, there was a knock on the door.
The Scavenger stood at the door cautiously and then asked in a low voice, “Who is it?”
“Let me in,” the low voice of the Egg Thief sounded from outside.
The Scavenger sighed in relief and then opened the door to let the Egg Thief come in.
The Egg Thief was a part of the Shadows and one of the few allies it could trust at the moment.
After letting him in, the Scavenger noticed that the Egg Thief seemed to be trembling incessantly.
Lies require confidence to sustain, so the followers and Priests of the God of Lies always present themselves with an air of complete confidence.
Even when faced with desperate situations, they still had to remain confident.
But now, that confidence had vanished, leaving no trace behind.
Instead, stood a trembling, timid Egg Thief.
Noticing this, the Scavenger grew tense as well.
It gestured for the other to sit down and passed a stiff drink, asking seriously, “What happened?”
“We’re doomed,” said the Egg Thief, holding the drink weakly.
Through these screens, it could clearly feel the traces of the Main God’s presence.
That Main God had finally started to burn itself without restraint, consuming its own faith to strengthen the network and completely cutting off any chance for these traitors to escape.
It seemed now that the only direction left for it to go was the direction of the Shadow Invasion.
Reversing the ship’s heading, it sped towards the Shadow Invasion, then heard the unfortunate news from the navigator.
They were being tracked.
The nearby energy field was intensifying; the spaceship felt like it was hitting a thick, sticky membrane, slowing down continuously. When the spaceship finally came to a halt, it ordered its subordinates to not resist and to first see what the intentions of the people outside were.
The Sect insignia on the spaceship had been erased, and the cargo bay was filled with ordinary goods, making them appear to be just an average merchant convoy, unlikely to reveal any flaws.
A massive polar bear boarded the ship, along with two squirrels and a spineless hedgehog; they were clearly a combination of two Angel Envoys and one reality interferer, but their purpose was unknown.
Its subordinates began to receive these visitors. Using the listening devices, the Scavenger heard them asking questions about the ship’s purpose, origin, and crew composition.
The group asked very detailed questions, but the Scavenger’s subordinates were very competent. One subordinate, who had once been a merchant, answered all questions flawlessly, even explaining in an orderly fashion why they were going where they were to trade goods.
After finding no flaws, Liuzi nodded his head and then asked, “Sorry to bother you. I was wondering if you would be interested in transporting a batch of comics to the front lines? The Demigods there are very fond of the comics produced by the Freedom Alliance. After reading them, their morale greatly increases, and they’ve declared they would definitely see the stories through to the end before dying.”
The subordinate let out a slight sigh of relief and then said, “I would be glad to.”
The Scavenger in the room also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing it had gotten through this ordeal.
But as it turned its head, it saw that Lady Tragedy in the nutrient tank had opened her eyes.
This damned Gods!
The Scavenger nearly instantly understood why she had awakened—the constant self-healing of her body also led to the build-up of drug resistance, and she must have regained a hint of consciousness long before, then sensed the presence of another reality interferer and woke up at this moment.
Without considering the consequences, it drew its weapon and rushed forward, severing Lady Tragedy’s neck, but the flying head still managed to sputter a few words: “See... me...”
Reality was distorted at that instant.
The deck became transparent, and everyone could see the scene unfold; they all saw everything in the room and understood what was hidden there.
In that moment, the Scavenger knew it was finished.
Grasping Lady Tragedy’s head, it said earnestly, “The last command, give me strength.”
“...alright.”