They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 103 Joy and Sorrow are Incompatible

They like to laugh when others cry, and cry when others laugh.

They dedicated their bodies and minds to the old gods, and after gaining power, they disregarded the backlash and threw their idols aside like trash.

The White Mask Cult's masks can be painted with any expression and pattern, imitating any cult member. Of course, they will also kill their companions and hold a feast when they are particularly bored.

“If the situation on Zolam Street becomes related to them, it will indeed become tricky.”

Ria's expression gradually became serious. He withdrew his hand and placed it back on his knee.

"Acting recklessly, destroying indiscriminately without regard for casualties—this isn't just simple madness, it's practically..."

"A superhuman single-celled organism without a brain."

Bruner commented, pouring the coffee from the table into the mask in one gulp, and then warned Ria: "This church has existed for many years, and no one knows how they were born or how they developed."

Getting involved with them isn't a good thing, so regarding the Zolam Street matter, you…

"It has nothing to do with me?" Ria tilted her head, her expression a mix of expectation and disappointment.

"You come with us."

"How to say?"

“This group of people has a great interest in the supernatural. If Ilint and I go to Zolamu, you are very likely to become their target, be killed and hung in a strange position on a street lamp.”

However, you are very difficult to kill, so they might tear you to pieces and torture you a thousand times over. Doctors have a mission to protect those who are disorderly, and by protocol, I cannot abandon my patient.

"So you still plan to take Ms. Ilint back to Zolamu, right?"

“Even if I don’t take her, she will go back there. As for you, you seem to be ready to act out your role. Even if I don’t take you, you have already caught a glimpse of the white-masked man.”

I think that figure must have noticed you by now.

"indeed so."

Lia suppressed the urge to recall the specific image of that figure, realizing that she had been successfully tricked.

Hewlett's soul deliberately implanted this image into his mind in order to make Ria notice the white-masked cultists, but in the end, he himself did not expect such a thing to happen; it was mostly the cultists' trickery.

Adeline prohibits people with contamination from entering, but this does not mean that there are no naturally occurring contamination patients in the area.

These individuals, who were not members of the Keepers of the Secrets, were not protected by the Plague Doctors, and were hunted by the Order Association and the Church of the Sun, were naturally prone to taking risks and becoming targets of various wicked organizations, thus joining them.

If there is a patient with contamination disease among the white-masked individuals, it would greatly increase the danger posed by this organization.

"Scared?" Bruner's tone revealed a hint of interest.

"I just find it very interesting. The world is indeed much bigger and more wonderful than I imagined."

Lia felt no fear whatsoever. Since he was unlikely to die easily, any event that occurred to him was like an automatically playing holographic image.

Since he can't escape it, he might as well enjoy every performance and do his job well.

"I need to prepare for a magic show, so please try not to bother me these next few days."

"Don't rush those things," Bruner said, stopping the patient who was about to leave.

"Instead of thinking about those things, you should strengthen yourself first. While disorder syndrome can certainly enhance your body, your attack methods and self-defense capabilities still need improvement."

He pulled a heavy black object from his pocket and handed it to Ria. Ria immediately perked up, and her eyes lit up.

"gun?"

"I think you'll need this."

Bruna let out a strange laugh: "This thing is a weapon specially made by the Guardians of Secrets. You can't buy it anywhere else. As for the bullets, you can buy them at a normal gun shop."

"Of course, you don't have a gun license and your fighting skills are relatively weak. Let me teach you fighting techniques in the next few days. I will tell you the fatal weaknesses of human tissues and the fatal weaknesses of supernatural creatures."

The price is that you successfully complete the next stage of the performance, so the credit can go to me, which is also a form of revenge against that lazy guy, James.

Lia's lips twitched: "Do you two have a grudge?"

He seemed to sense Bruner's strong resentment towards James.

But when he asked the question, Bruna just sneered and told Ria not to ask any more questions. He had nothing to talk about with the fat man who neglected his duties and violated the code of the secret keeper.

So, Ria agreed to several days of special training.

Besides studying magic and economics, he also studies how to use guns and various fighting techniques every day.

Lia originally thought he was quite capable in a fight, but after being hit by the doctor with the barrel of a gun and fractured his bone in one move, leaving him lying on the ground helplessly looking up at the sky, he put away his arrogant thoughts.

His fighting style mainly relies on the tentacles that spread from mythical creatures, but the Plague Doctor can always accurately find Ria's figure in the gaps and then shoot him through the skull.

That gun was different from the one Lia had; its bullets had a longer range and greater penetrating power.

The plague doctor possessed healing abilities and could quickly restore Ria's injuries, thus Ria experienced the "nightmare" of being repeatedly pierced in the same spot.

“You are easily manipulated by those in white. The benefits of a sharp mind are one thing, but mental pollution is everywhere. You must consider how your instincts will fight back after you lose your mind.”

Bruna and Ria are in a large, empty study where the doctor has used his supernatural powers to freeze matter, and Ria's task is to find a way to hurt him.

This was quite difficult for Ria, who didn't use his memetic abilities. Under Bruna's frequent attacks, he had no chance to retaliate.

However, the mythical creature's abilities are different; it shares a body with Ria, meaning this is also a trial for it.

"boom--"

Another bullet flew toward Ria’s forehead. This time he caught a glimpse of the bullet’s trajectory. His brain told him he could dodge it; all he had to do was turn to the side, bend over, and dodge to the spot he had planned.

However, his body was unusually sluggish. Few people's bodies could dodge a specially designed bullet fired at a speed of over 300 meters per second, let alone the person who used it, who was a plague doctor who never missed.

At the critical moment, Ria conjured tentacles to block the bullet attack. Even so, the tentacles were not enough to completely protect her, causing Ria to lose consciousness once again.

He fell to the ground, his tentacles unconsciously spreading out to envelop him, while the outer tentacles extended in all directions, launching a relentless attack on the bird-beaked doctor.

(End of this chapter)