Departure and the Tower of Babel

On the outskirts of a vast archipelago deep within the Shattered Star Sea, its overall layout consisted of over a thousand small islands surrounding an enormous central island.

"Quick, land on the island! Pick up the pace! We can't fall behind the other teams. The gods are watching us from behind."

Splash, splash, splash!

A massive force of nearly a thousand fully armed individuals rode six enchanted Adventure Ships gleaming with spiritual light as they rushed toward the enormous island at the center.

The only ones capable of driving so many Extraordinary people all the way to a godforsaken place like this were, obviously, the Evil God's Retinue.

However.

Besides the original members—ghouls, Profane Cultists, Corrupted Retinue, Dream Cultists, Black Wizards from the Black Obelisk, and Extraordinary people from unconventional paths—

There were now also the Deep Sea Brotherhood under Ecto, the Sea Monster Mother, and the Rat People under Sinotoglis, the God of Funerals.

Regardless of whether the Evil Gods, whose relationships had always been fraught, had once held irreconcilable conflicts,

For the sake of that evil plan, they had all firmly united around the interest group led by Cesi, the Black Wing God.

"Attention, squad leaders. We only have eight months this time. We must withdraw and regroup before November 24th.

Anyone who recklessly pushes ahead for merit and causes irreparable losses to the team—I will skin you alive, even if you've already become a Living Specimen!"

A red-haired man in silver robes, far taller than a normal person, spoke viciously and kept this motley group of cultists completely in line.

"Yes, sir!"

The Witch beside him had an equally sinister gaze. At a glance, she was clearly not someone to provoke.

Her face was covered in disgusting lumps of flesh. She had a deformed hooked nose, a