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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.

“How can that be? The Shadows are bound to win.”

“You haven’t seen them, so you can’t understand,” said the Egg Thief, shaking, “The information within the Shadows is interconnected. The God of Lies saw them and collapsed as a result. The Shadows are now infiltrating on instinct, but we no longer have a commander. We should have realized who he really is.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You don’t need to understand. You just need to be afraid. They’re an existence beyond common sense. If you see the Main God acting obediently like a primary school student in front of them, then you’ll understand how high their status really is.”

The reaction of the Egg Thief took the Scavenger aback.

“What’s going on? Who are you talking about? Haven’t you already nearly taken over the whole world? Aren’t the Apostles no match for you? What else is there to fear?”

Clenching his teeth, it took a while for the Egg Thief to whisper, “The Outer God.”

“Just an Outer God? Could they really be stronger than the Main God?”

“Just an Outer God?” The Egg Thief, who had been consumed with fear, lifted his head and looked at the Scavenger before him, releasing a contemptuous sneer, “The Outer God you’re talking about has done what the Main God would never dare to do. You haven’t witnessed that power; time, in their hands, is merely a larger toy. Haven’t you ever wondered why we can manipulate time? Because it’s the Outer God’s doing!”

The Scavenger’s expression grew serious as well.

After hearing the Egg Thief’s explanation and understanding the cause of time reversal, it suddenly realized that the power of the Outer God was even stronger than it had imagined.

However, it still harbored a sliver of hope, “With such formidable power, using it must consume a lot of strength right? Does that mean the Outer God is in a weakened state? Do we still have a chance then?”

“Hah, a weakened state. Haven’t you understood yet? They did it with ease. They just flipped their hand and time flowed backward so much. I seriously doubt that if they wanted to, we wouldn’t survive even a single breath,” replied the Egg Thief.

Seeing the current state of the Egg Thief, the Scavenger began to seriously doubt its decision to choose the Shadows.

But it also knew that there was no turning back.

For one thing, it had already offended Lady Tragedy. Even if the Angel Envoys did not settle accounts with it afterward, Lady Tragedy certainly would.

An immense fear washed over the Scavenger, leaving it at a loss, but after the fear receded, it realized that there was still one path open to it.

That was to throw Lady Tragedy to the Shadows and then pretend as if nothing had happened, later claiming complete ignorance of the situation.

Although it could still possibly be discovered by the Main God, it held onto a one in a million chance of luck.

What if the Main God didn’t find out?

With this thought in mind, not only did it not flee from the Seventeenth Ring, but it also accelerated the spaceship, heading for the area outside the Heavenly Tao network.

However, when it reached the periphery, it was astonished to find that the Heavenly Tao network had been reinforced in an unprecedented manner.

Huge holographic screens surrounded the area within the Heavenly Tao network, separating it from the outside world.

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.”