They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 156 The Swamp is Calling
The plants on the ground withered and died the moment they came into contact with the liquid, as if they had been stripped of all their vitality in an instant.

Extraordinary creatures!

"boom!"

Almost immediately, Ria used her tentacles to pierce through the "balloon," and as the balloon burst, the child underneath quickly turned into bones.

"Crack crack crack!" The skeleton slowly stood up, its upper and lower teeth making a crisp sound as it knocked together. It seemed to realize that Lia was not easy to deal with, and turned around and limped into the depths of the forest.

This behavior reminded Ria of certain animals that, under certain circumstances, feign weakness to lure enemies into capturing them.

The skeleton's clumsy acting couldn't fool him at all, but Ria still pretended to be fooled and followed it, wanting to see what else it could do.

Furthermore, he himself had a desire to venture deeper into the forest, and the appearance of the extraordinary creature this time could only be described as a fluke.

"That balloon looks like a bubble formed by some kind of highly toxic liquid. Judging from the fact that there are swamps deep in the forest... could it be a swamp bubble?"

Perhaps these bubbles are the real supernatural beings, and the people below are just unlucky decorations grabbed at random to deceive people.

The moment the blister burst, the child was reduced to a skeleton, which further confirmed Ria's suspicions.

“A swamp can generate countless bubbles, which can use tricks to ‘float’ out of their native habitat to forage for food, which shows that they have a certain level of intelligence.”

“Let’s go.” Ria led the horse, then belatedly realized that it was afraid of the place and refused to go any further, so he could only loosen the reins and watch it run out of the forest on its own.

The horse knows the way and will return to the training ground on its own, so Ria isn't worried about it getting lost at all. In fact, Ria thinks it's more likely that she will get lost herself.

“Now, we can explore the forest freely, Shwar.”

Ria stretched his wrists and followed the distant skeletons step by step into the darkness, while the twisted mythical creature stood on his shoulder, its irises glowing brilliantly.

"Goo-goo-"

The mythical creature lowered its head, flapped its wings twice, and emitted a low, mournful cry, as if declaring impending doom.

It's excited.

Ria followed the skeleton, closing the distance step by step. When the skeleton was within arm's reach, he grabbed its neck and completely separated its skull from its body.

"That's not enough? The thing underneath this thing is definitely not the real body."

Ria examined the skull he was holding carefully, and after a moment, he casually tossed it to the ground.

Little Swarth flew down next to the head and kicked it around with its claws, one of which landed right in front of them.

Ria praised it: "It played better than James."

"Aww!" Little Swarth proudly raised its head and tried to twist itself to fit into the child's skull through the jaw, but it quickly gave up because it found meat scraps inside the skull. But that wasn't the key issue; the key issue was the white maggots wriggling above it.

Mythical creatures don't mind maggots, but Ria would, so Little Swarth didn't hesitate to give up the skull for the sake of his host.

It opened its mouth, protruding its jellyfish-like, crystal-clear trachea. The trachea swayed in its throat, gradually emitting a light like deep-sea fluorescence, illuminating the structure of the mythical creature's mouth and the surrounding area.

This was a newly discovered ability of its, and although it seemed somewhat physically uncomfortable, Ria was already used to it, so she simply followed Little Swarth deeper into the area. As they went on, the surrounding temperature gradually increased. It was humid and stuffy, and there was even an indescribable fishy smell. If one had to describe it, it would probably be like a raw meat market after a summer rain.

No, it's worse than that.

The smell here is no different from smelling a swarm of maggots directly on your body.

"Click, click."

Ria crushed the fallen leaves underfoot and saw the purple bubbles in her field of vision again.

This time it wasn't just one blister, but a whole group of them.

Someone was holding those special "balloons" with their back to him, saying nothing, but starting to walk forward after noticing that Ria had noticed them.

Without a second thought, Ria bypassed them and looked directly ahead—

Those were swollen skins, perhaps these people fell face-first into the swamp and their bodies were submerged for quite some time, but what was unusual was that their backs were still able to float on the surface.

Maggots were crawling around in their flesh and blood, and their front was noticeably more swollen than their back, appearing a sickly light purple.

"These people are wearing club uniforms, but they are not members of this cohort."

Lia couldn't believe that their clothes and skin could have deteriorated to this state in just a few hours, and judging from the style of the clothes, these garments were quite different from the clothes they were wearing.

Good afternoon, everyone. Can you see me?

As Ria tried to approach them, they moved extremely slowly, dazed. However, just as Ria got close enough, they suddenly opened their jaws like mad dogs and reached out to grab the young man and bite through his neck.

"It seems you're nearsighted, but the balloons on your heads don't look like they are. I'm saying... why don't you lend me your balloons to play with?"

As she spoke, Ria pulled her cane directly from the swarm of floating tentacles on her body, catching these people off guard.

Their bodies were struck by an extremely powerful force, shattering their internal organs, and their skin, already soaked in the swamp, could not withstand such a heavy blow.

With a few loud "snap" sounds, these people's bodies produced a spectacular corpse explosion effect, spraying foul-smelling gas, pinkish-white maggots, and some unidentified substances onto the ground. Even then, they were still able to move.

As long as they are still holding those "balloons" in their hands, they are still "alive".

But the next second, Lia snatched their balloons and released them. The balloons floated in the air and circled the youth irregularly, while the corpses on the ground turned into fragile skeletons.

"As expected, you guys are the culprits!"

Ria raised his gun and took them down one by one. He felt he was very close to the swamp, and just a little further ahead he would find the swamp.

"I don't know if I'll be able to see the other members. If I can't find them, that would be troublesome."

If the hunters who went missing during this period cannot be found, it means they encountered something more troublesome than this active swamp. This possibility is unlikely, but not impossible.

"Anything can happen here, so I'd better be careful."

(End of this chapter)