Chapter 61

Carl's team encounters Sister Ines at the coast, where she has charmed a giant sea snake and the warring Monk Seals and Red Maníseros Land Crabs through poetry. The Chowder War quest fails and transforms into "Hell Comes to Crawler Town" as a Demon Eviction event begins—demons are being forcibly ejected from the underworld and randomly possessing zombie corpses. Carl must engage Sister Ines in a card battle while racing to prevent her from being dragged into hell by a demon-possessed undead creature.

Carl's group travels through rain toward the church to reach Sister Ines's exit. Five miles from their destination, they encounter hundreds of undead creatures—zombie seals, crabs, fish, and seagulls—singing and dancing around a massive freshwater sea snake that has washed ashore. Samantha scouts the area and discovers Sister Ines riding on the snake's head, reciting poetry. The Chowder War quest suddenly fails, replaced by "Hell Comes to Crawler Town." A new system message warns that demons are being involuntarily ejected from the underworld due to excess death from the ongoing battle, with demons randomly possessing zombie corpses and seeking to drag souls into hell to return to Sheol. Mordecai explains this is a preview of events that normally occur at the Ascendency fight on floor nine, warning that demons are stronger, faster, and intelligent, though limited to their zombie hosts. Carl realizes Sister Ines is in immediate danger and prepares for a card battle. He commands Samantha to chomp Sister Ines as a signal to begin while he and Donut set traps and ready spells, with Donut triggering a Clockwork Triplicate on Mongo. Samantha successfully bites Sister Ines, signaling Carl to initiate the spell attack, though he fails to jump back far enough as Samantha returns to him.