Chapter 66: Descent of the Outer God

With Rhode's current strength, wanting to act recklessly here was completely out of the question, and they might not even get the chance to make a move.

Rhode was an old hand at bullying the weak back in the Spirit Realm, so he still had that bit of experience.

Yet, he remained confident about clearing the level.

This was only the second round of recommendations, belonging to the dungeon tier of the new book period. The dungeons distributed by the editorial department could definitely be cleared by finding a loophole in some way.

Rhode's expression remained steady as he pushed the cart forward.

Soon, he noticed that the atmosphere in the carriage was somewhat abnormal.

At such a grand banquet, everyone was wearing a troubled expression.

"If worst comes to worst, why don't we just detach two carriages?"

Rhode could faintly overhear fragments of conversation.

"How long do you really think those commoners can hold Him off?"

Presumably, the Outer God was about to catch up, and they were brainstorming countermeasures.

Thinking of this, Rhode couldn't help but feel a twinge of nostalgia.

Back then, when he swept through the magical world and collided head-on with the descending True Gods, his initial reaction was much the same.

Fear, confusion, anxiety...

His efforts of a whole year seemed to count for nothing in front of these deities.

The strongest beings in the magical world weren't even considered ants in Their eyes.

However, Rhode didn't know it was a resonance back then; he just figured it was all his own illusion anyway—if he died, he died, and at the very worst, he would fight them to the death.

The most crucial point was that Liye was truly beautiful.

Rhode reined in his thoughts, placed the dishes from the cart onto the table one by one, and then wove through the crowd toward the door.

"Howard, put those dishes down and leave immediately." At that moment, a middle-aged man walked over holding a wine glass.

Rhode looked at the other person and remained silent.

He had absolute confidence in the ability of [Disguise], which had been verified countless times in reality.

Even the most intimate partner sleeping beside him wouldn't be able to recognize him even if he stripped off his clothes, let alone an unfamiliar colleague.

Rhode narrowed his eyes, checking the information of the middle-aged man before him.

[Name: Rickman Li]

[Profession: Magician]

[Gender: Male]

[Introduction: The Empire's Chief Magician, renowned as the world's strongest Divine Mage. He is about to lead Carriage No. 6 to detach and face the descending Outer Gods head-on, buying time for the escape of the Ark Train.]

[Remark: You are far too weak; he wants you to leave this carriage.]

Upon seeing the other person's information, Rhode was visibly startled.

He had originally thought that the banquet here was a place for the dignitaries on the train to drink and make merry, but he hadn't expected it to be a farewell feast.

"I won't go! I'll die!"

Just as Rhode was about to speak, a commotion broke out not far away.

Rickman's mouth twitched, and he finally let out a sigh.

He snapped his fingers, and his luxurious clothes instantly transformed into a mage's robe.

Magic power surged, and a staff appeared in his hand.

Rickman walked leisurely toward the front.

"Those who refuse to go, leave this place," he sighed and said.

His voice was very soft, yet it clearly resounded in everyone's ear.

"Teacher!" A girl immediately ran over in agitation.

Just as she wanted to speak, she was stopped by Rickman: "Someone always has to stay behind to protect the train. I should be able to hold that fellow off for a while."

"Then the one who stays behind should still be you, Rickman. If you die, we will have even less capability to protect the train."

[Chocolate Tasting Like Shit: What are these people talking about? Why does the more I listen, the weirder it sounds?]

Shi Guan's message came through on the watch.

How could Rhode not know this?

The conversation among these people clearly showed their intention to go and fight the Outer God.

Rhode couldn't even defeat these people right now, let alone the so-called Outer God.

However, Rhode still showed no trace of panic.

Taking advantage of the time while these people were still delivering various speeches, Rhode quickly placed the dishes from the cart onto the table, then pushed the cart toward the aisle door.

His mission was simply to kill the opener of the gate who triggered the invasion; frankly, the life or death of the Spirit Realm had nothing to do with him.

Click.

Rhode swiped his card to unlock the aisle door and pushed the cart into Carriage No. 5.

Those people were still deep in heated discussion and clearly hadn't noticed Rhode's departure.

Just as Rhode was about to let out a sigh of relief, a wave of palpitations suddenly struck him without reason.

The next second, the entire carriage began to vibrate violently, and harsh alarm bells started blaring in his ears.

"What the hell! What's going on?!" Shi Guan was so frightened that he reverted to his original form and jumped down from the cart.

At that exact moment, the narration before him provided a prompt.

[The Outer Gods have descended; all magical runes of the Ark Train have failed. Please complete the clearance task in the shortest possible time.]

[Warning! Please complete the clearance task in the shortest possible time.]

Shi Guan reacted instantly, making a dash and charging directly toward the aisle door leading to Carriage No. 4.

However, due to the shockwave preceding the descent of the Outer God, the train's magical runes had already failed, leaving the aisle door in a locked state.

"Damn it! Just one door away!"

Shi Guan cursed as the two characters behind him began launching frantic attacks on the aisle door.

Rhode knew this was useless.

The Ark Train was forged using the most cutting-edge technology of this Spirit Realm civilization and was born precisely to resist Outer Gods; it was simply not something their current strength could easily breach.

"It's useless, save your strength for now," Rhode said as he leaned against the window.

Carriage No. 5 should have been the carriage for those mages, and Rhode spotted quite a few magical items.

However, he had no heart to collect them now.

Through the window, he saw an unusual twilight appearing in the sky over the wilderness not far behind the train.

The twilight spread across the horizon like a festering wound.

Purplish-black wisps of clouds gradually grew stagnant until, at a certain moment, they shattered like glass.

A gigantic arm pieced together from purple crystals tore the sky open.

The Outer God had descended.

Rhode seemed to smell the scent of decay.

The moment the Outer God's palm slammed against the ground, countless crystal clusters abruptly spread across the wilderness.

Rushing from afar to near, they rapidly surged toward the Ark Train.

He had to be fast!

Otherwise, it would be too late.

Rhode waved his hand, and the *Gospel of Suffering* already appeared in his grasp.

"The Outer God is here. Go to Carriage No. 4 and finish it quickly," Rhode said swiftly to Shi Guan.

As his voice trailed off, he extended his hand forward, and a void gate appeared before him.

This was not Viegator's teleportation, but a teleportation intrinsic to the Ark Train itself.

When he was teleported from the dining car No. 15 to Carriage No. 6, the *Gospel of Suffering* had faithfully recorded this effect.

Rhode targeted the teleportation destination at Carriage No. 4.

Shi Guan immediately understood Rhode's intention, but still looked at Rhode and asked, "Aren't you going?"

"I'll find a way to hold the Outer God off, otherwise there won't be enough time," Rhode said rapidly.

Shi Guan expressed no doubts whatsoever about Rhode's claim of "holding off the Outer God," and decisively dived into the opened portal.

As for whether he could defeat the enemies in Carriage No. 4, he had never doubted that.

Since this dungeon appeared during the new book period, there would always be a way to achieve victory.

Rhode indeed did not follow them to Carriage No. 4.

Instead, he looked with keen interest at the fully descended Outer God.

Rhode recognized the entity.

Because he had seen it ten years ago.

Though it probably wasn't the same one.

After all, he had slaughtered all those small fries under Liye back then.