Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Longxia was a new village, the new village had a protective mechanism that prevented external monsters from contaminating Longxia.

But now, Zhou Baiyu had received crucial information—

The protective mechanism of the new village wasn't always active; it would deactivate when the first god was born in the new village.

This was the very purpose of the Pantheon.

The world had a ceiling, and that ceiling was becoming a god.

Once the new village saw the emergence of this ceiling, it naturally would no longer be a new village.

Then the pioneers of Longxia would have to face the threats from the polluted beings of the new gods lineage.

And the ceiling itself, after becoming a god, would probably remain in this world for a while.

But it was destined not to last long.

For gods would be forcibly turned into rules by stronger rules.

This was the exact stipulation after the twilight of the gods.

At this moment Zhou Baiyu understood why the man in the black cloak said he was the closest to being a god.

Close, but not quite there.

Because he was so close, he was only a step away from becoming a god.

To become a god meant becoming part of the new rules, joining "us."

There might be a fundamental difference from death, but perhaps, this was a sort of death in its own right.

Otherwise, where had Dr. A gone?

Dr. A said he was an avatar, his main body having already become the God of Survival and Evolution.

But whenever this question was posed to Dr. A, he simply laughed and said nothing.

Could it be possible that Dr. A had become a god but at a great cost?

Therefore, the man in the black cloak realized the cost of becoming a god, but in his pursuit of strength, did not want to falter shyly from taking that step—

So the man in the black cloak decided to pass on his capabilities before becoming a god.

He needed to find a genius.

And the Pantheon knew all of this, which is why their plans were violent.

They planned to send a stowaway by train, allowing the stowaway to carry the divine treasures and create a god in the Longxia region by using the divine treasures.

After the creation of the god, the sealed barrier would disappear. Once the newly created god became the new rule, there would be no gods in the Longxia region.

Thus, with a demigod-level fighter, the Pantheon would invade on a large scale.

At present, the biggest obstacle for the Pantheon was the barrier itself.

Therefore, the Pantheon began testing whether they could transport the "stowaway" using the mystical train.

The train conductor of the mystical train was a "Purifier" lurking within the Pantheon.

Perhaps like many others, the initial impression of the train conductor was that he was a corrupt or polluted kind.

After all, the stronghold of the Purifiers was the Third World, which was the real world.

But the train conductor, having become the train conductor through a transaction, was a permanent resident of the Advanced World.

And so he deceived many people.

Including the Pantheon.

The Pantheon kept trying to transport stowaways by train.

But the high death rate made them consider this cost as excessively extravagant.

Therefore, the Pantheon began to doubt the "loyalty" of the train conductor.

They believed that the train conductor was deliberately making things difficult.

But in fact, the train conductor was a person who valued fairness immensely.

To stay alive, one had to navigate through the various strange rules on the train. No one could be an exception.

Whether a passenger or a rule-breaking passenger, if they failed to survive according to the rules, they had to die.

As the train conductor, one had to ensure—as part of the entire trading process, that the other party paid a price—in dealing with the various rules.

As long as one successfully paid the price and survived under the bizarre rules, they were deemed to have passed.

The train conductor did not favor anyone.

But what the Pantheon needed was the train conductor's favor.

They believed, since the train conductor was at the helm of the transactions, he could skew resources in favor of the Pantheon.

But clearly, the Pantheon underestimated the train conductor's devotion to the God of Trade and Choice.

The train conductor saw the journey as sacred, much as trade itself was sacred.

If he were to betray his original intention, he would also no longer qualify to be the train conductor.

After sorting all this out, Zhou Baiyu marveled at the enormous power of the Pantheon.

He also admired the train conductor's integrity.

Perhaps it was precisely because people like the train conductor existed, because he had such a character, that the mystical train had chosen him as its master.

Zhou Baiyu said,

"I've got a clear understanding of the relationships and stakes involved, but I'm not sure, what do you need me to do?"

The question returned to the original dilemma.

The train conductor said,

"I hope you can stay on the train, become a crew member, you will have the same authority as a number one."

"I refuse."

Zhou Baiyu knew, this absolutely wasn't the train conductor's truest thought.

The train conductor also smiled:

"Well, indeed, becoming a crew member has its cost, so now let's move to the real trade between you and me."

Trading is sacred.

Different from fallen believers like Qian Ji, the train conductor's expression became serious:

"Sir passenger, I wish to hire you as a special passenger. You would gain the benefit of having the authority to summon a train."

"For this, the choice you need to make is that you would become a special passenger and complete some tasks I set for you. Do you agree?"

Zhou Baiyu saw the key point:

"What do I need to do?"

"Just like you're doing now, we need you to protect passengers."

Protect passengers?

Zhou Baiyu narrowed his eyes, seemingly guessing the method of the train conductor.

The train conductor cleared his throat:

"Simply put, it's about determining whether passengers have the ability... to pass through the train's rules."