Chapter 68

Carl and his team successfully raid another hunter town, quickly eliminating most opposition. However, the god Diwata suddenly appears in the realm, marks Carl for death, and then immediately flees—a mysterious action that prompts Carl and his allies to deduce she was rushing to help her daughter Vrah, whom Carl had infected with gonorrhea.

The raid on the hunter town proceeds smoothly, with Carl's coordinated team overwhelming the disorganized defenders. Samantha, the indestructible doll, is used to destroy an anti-air gun by having seeker spiders chase her into it. As the team mops up remaining hunters, a level-63 hunter flees into the central temple. Carl receives a warning that the god Diwata has marked him for death, and moments later, the church explodes in a magical green blast. The explosion kills nearby dryad guards and suspends the hunter in a magical bloom, where he is consumed by his own spilled blood. From this gore emerges Diwata as a deranged, antler-crowned squirrel, sponsored by Circe Took with a five-minute timer. Before attacking Carl, the god rockets away at superhuman speed. Elle witnesses the entire event and describes the horrific spectacle. After looting and regrouping, Carl pieces together that Diwata rushed off to reach her daughter Vrah—whom Carl had infected with a sexually transmitted disease. The team theorizes that Diwata likely needs to cure her daughter before the infection's effects progress. Samantha provides context about Diwata's nature as a shape-shifting god of forests who can bear offspring through mating with various creatures. The chapter ends with Big Tina, the large dinosaur, breaking free and consuming unconscious mushroom guards.