The Wasteland.
Somewhere.
That icy, emotionless broadcast voice sounded the moment the Kamaitachi God fell into the dust.
["God Number — C-82 — Kamaitachi!"]
["Trespassing into the Wasteland"]
["Train System initiating judgment of crimes."]
["Innumerable crimes, the gravest among them: Claiming to be a god!"]
[Verdict: Erasure]
[Escape? Invalid—]
A mass of black liquid was forcibly extracted from within the Kamaitachi God's body.
The liquid convulsed violently, as if possessing life, expressing its own fury.
[Fury, invalid. Wasteland Species·True God·the Abyss]
[Do not interfere. Otherwise, bear the consequences.]
The liquid's convulsions intensified for a moment, then quickly subsided.
"No! This isn't right! I didn't want to come! It wasn't me! It wasn't me! Save me! Save me!"
The Kamaitachi God transformed into a wind blade in a desperate attempt to flee, but was crushed down into the very dust by a majestic, overwhelming pressure.
It struggled, but the final result was merely to become an inconspicuous patch of dust in the Wasteland.
[God Slayer, Train Conductor Number: E-3-1102 — Ye Qiyan]
[Gods Slain: 8]
[Grant additional attention?]
["Yes"]
[Detected Train Conductor Ye Qiyan is undergoing an Abyss trial. Provide assistance?]
["No"]
["He is sufficient to pass the trial"]
[System weighting increased]
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The Nation of Odd Laws.
The instant the Kamaitachi God vanished, every Kamaitachi felt a wave of fear originating from the deepest part of their hearts.
That fear was like an infant leaving its mother for the first time.
The towering tree of the Kamaitachi had fallen. This race had lost the god they relied upon for faith.
Even though the Kamaitachi God had merely disappeared, they somehow knew with inexplicable certainty that its disappearance would be eternal.
[Congratulations on slaying a False God, God Number — C-82 — Kamaitachi]
[Upon departure from the station, you will receive one of the following, crafted from this False God's divine power: Divine Core / Equipment / Consumable Item. Choose one.]
[Current Gods Slain: 8]
[Your Title: Blasphemer Against the Gods multiplier increased from 500% to 550%]
[Note: Slaying higher-level gods will yield more significant level increases.]
"So there are already eight, huh."
Ye Qiyan watched with a smile from the hillside as the Kamaitachi below, their confusion and sorrow turning into rage and agony, launched an attack against him.
A sky full of wind blades swept towards him.
Numerous Kamaitachi Apostles fought with their lives on the line, burning themselves in a desperate attempt to avenge their god.
But unfortunately, they could not succeed.
[Demon Card·Gluttony]
A silvery-white Slime plummeted to the ground and began expanding outward.
Vast swathes of area were engulfed by it. As the Steam King was the first to be converted, scalding steam enveloped the battlefield below.
Within this very steam, one existence after another — be it monster, human, or machine — was transformed by Gluttony.
Six Level 9 Dragon Beasts emerged from the mist, followed closely by Goblin Champions and Apostles, with the Hellhound roaring behind them.
The Gluttony Army thus made its appearance, engaging these Kamaitachi in combat with an attack style that showed complete disregard for their own lives.
Ye Qiyan merely chewed on the White Forest Fruit pulp with calm composure. Red Tears, Lisette, the Hunt, Eve, and the Raven Duo surrounded him.
He crushed a piece of the pulp with his teeth and swallowed it.
To deal with a Kamaitachi legion that had lost its god, there was no need to expend too much power.
With Gluttony's current strength, it could hold them off alone.
This Kamaitachi God was somewhat similar to the Goblin God.
The Apostles under its command weren't particularly strong; one could even say they were somewhat weak.
Now, Banishment had been used. Next, the other god should also make its appearance.
"There's still one rat left, and the power of the Abyss. They sent two gods, precisely to exhaust my Blasphemy Card. So, it's time to come out, isn't it? That rat."
And just as Ye Qiyan had anticipated.
Hidden within the underground sewers, the Plague Rat God witnessed the moment Ye Qiyan banished the Kamaitachi through the eyes of its swarm. Overwhelmed with ecstatic joy, it extended its long tongue to lick its own mouth.
"Kamaitachi! Well dead! Splendidly dead! I shall remember your contribution! When I achieve B-grade godhood and establish my own Divine Kingdom, I shall erect a tombstone for you in the sewers~ Hee hee hee hee!"
The Plague Rat knelt fervently on the ground, spreading its arms wide just as its own Apostles did when facing it, prostrating itself in devout worship.
"Great Abyss! Great Supreme! I thank You for granting me this opportunity! I shall bring this human before You both, to receive Your punishment!"
"Ah~ However, such a blasphemer against the gods... I shall break his limbs, corrode his internal organs~ Let him appear before the gods in his most wretched state~"
"Now, the rats shall see the light of day again! Go! Go! Go! Seize this human! Offer him to your god! Offer him to my god!"
From the underground sewers, countless plague rats, carrying a plague potent enough to kill all life in this world, surged out of the earth.
The sky changed color.
From azure blue, it transformed into ink-green.
Countless humans, animals, and Performers—the plague viruses hidden within their bodies erupted at this moment.
Agony! Sorrow! Death!
The Raven demon let out a piercing, mournful cry.
Countless people were dying. Countless people were transforming into the Plague Rat God's plague soldiers.
They surged like a tsunami, converging from all corners of this world towards Ye Qiyan's location.
The Plague Rat God, although its number was not high, possessed abilities that were far from simple.
Especially after receiving support from the Supreme Deity.
An [Eye] representing the Abyss, from the high heavens above, truly cast its gaze upon this world.
[Ye Qiyan — an interesting human]
[I want — it to become mine]
[The rat — requires assistance]
Unlike the Kamaitachi, which only brought a legion and most of its Apostles into this world, the Plague Rat God, in its bid to capture Ye Qiyan, had emptied its entire coffers.
Finally.
The Black Tide arrived.
Not the Black Tide led by the Performers of this world.
But a plague-ridden Black Tide composed of countless rats, countless lives transformed into plague soldiers, trampling over each other in a frenzied, headlong rush.
People looked up, the emotion of fear taking root and sprouting in their hearts.
The ground cracked.
Sky-piercing columns of ink-green water erupted, causing this world to be showered by a filthy rain filled with disease.
A humanoid rat, standing atop a cloud of pestilence, appeared there.
"God"
Even though it was so filthy, so terrifying, the people of the Nation of Odd Laws, as long as they looked up, could perceive this fact instantly.
This, was divinity.
People abandoned resistance, allowing the Black Tide to consume them.
People shed tears, unable to believe anyone could contend with a god.
They were afraid. They wailed.
The Plague Rat God standing on the pestilential cloud reveled in these human emotions~
It let out a sinister chuckle, the laughter echoing through this space.
"Hee hee hee hee!"
"See? Blasphemer! This is the weak human, the incompetent human!"
"You, you've used that terrifying Blasphemy Card~ Now, you should be afraid too~"
"Altos!"
Ye Qiyan remained standing there calmly, swallowing the last bite of White Forest Fruit pulp in his hand, sizing up that rat, and shook his head in disgust.
"What an ugly rat."
"Feels... even less pleasing to the eye than the gnomes."
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