Chapter 50

Carl's team executes an elaborate multi-spell attack on the River of Sloth course, killing Maurice the boss and hundreds of ginger enemies using frozen ice, dragging weapons, and summoned shrews. Satan headbutts the loop-de-loop structure onto the track, causing chaos among competing teams, and Lucienne—the rodent driver for team Sparkles—is forced through the windshield by the finish line barrier as both vehicles cross simultaneously.

After narrowly avoiding the hidden basement entrance with the spider-legged truck, Carl's team approaches the River of Sloth obstacle course. Joel the undead camel struggles to fit in the driver's seat; Carl pushes him back, accidentally penetrating his chest. A clockwork Olga detonates in the truck bed, blowing open the back doors. The team reaches the lazy river where Maurice, a Shrek-like humanoid (unlike Imani's orangutan version), guards the course. Carl casts Gutter Bumper to freeze the entire river and extend Donut's Ice Slick spell, immobilizing hundreds of floating gingers. They deploy a makeshift brush hog of chained weapons from the truck bed, shredding enemies in their path. Donut then casts Summon Ye, Vermin, drawing countless zipper shrews that drill through surviving gingers and Maurice himself, reducing him to pieces. The quest completes despite the overkill destruction. As they near the exit, Satan headbutts the massive loop-de-loop structure onto the track, causing it to collapse and scatter other competitors. Florin's tuk-tuk and team Sparkles' vine-vehicle tumble through the air; team Sparkles lands and accelerates ahead. Lucienne, team Sparkles' driver, mysteriously appears on Carl's truck hood, charmed by Donut's rodent-summoning spell despite being knocked loose from her vehicle. As Carl's truck crosses the finish line, the invisible barrier forces Lucienne through the windshield directly into Carl.