They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 207 Hunter
As she spoke, Ria tilted her head slightly, watching as the faces of the monsters made of human heads visibly turned to astonishment and panic, their rotting flesh falling off like it was free as their expressions changed.

But at this moment, the grayish-white color began to spread from the very top of them, and gradually, a golden, starlight-like color appeared on their surface. The heads quickly realized what had happened.

They charged menacingly at Ria, each head opening its mouth wide as if trying to crush him and hang his head on its own body.

Unfortunately, these creatures were a step too slow. Before they could even get close to Ria, their bodies had already turned completely gray and they were unable to move.

The golden eyeballs swirled on their surfaces, blinking happily and rapidly. Ria turned around and touched one of the eyeballs with her finger. It turned to the side and affectionately rubbed the white part of its eye against the fabric of its black glove.

The result was that the whites of its eyes turned bright red and were covered with blood vessels, making it look like it hadn't slept for a week.

"It looks like it's working quite well."

Lia took a few steps back: "Since our special guest is willing to cooperate, then we can proceed to the next stage of the magic trick—so that you will no longer have to worry about who controls your body."

He pointed to the second head, treating it the same way he had treated the bighead fish in Grani.

"I traded my first life and your fusion for your recovery."

"Tear--"

The second head swelled up instantly, but then resumed movement. By this time, the first head had disappeared.

As it grew larger and became even more ferocious, it remained motionless. Pointing at the third head, it repeated the first step.

"I'll exchange the cost of merging with you using a second human head in exchange for your recovery."

Suddenly, the third head became much larger. The only problem was that the "fusion" was not ideal. Ria had imagined that the whole head would become larger, but in the end, the front head was compressed and stuffed into the back head.

If this continues, by the time the last head is finished, it will be even more gruesome than the first one. Its original shape will be almost unrecognizable, and you can only vaguely make out a pile of broken bones and a shriveled, whitish unidentified object inside.

The thing grew to an enormous size, and Ria exclaimed with immense gratitude, "Thank you for your cooperation."

Now he took out a charcoal stick and began to draw the pattern of the sun ritual array on the ground. Ivand was right. He couldn't keep consuming the feathers of mythical creatures, but as a black marketeer, it would be extremely difficult to make him pay a huge price.

All the Ria have no choice but to offer sacrifices, and I believe the Radiant Sun will understand.

Playing a hunter meme isn't exactly difficult, but it's not easy either... But now, Ria has completely understood what a "hunter" is.

"Those who fall into my hands, those I have my eye on, are all my prey."

They use unexpected methods to trap their prey and extract its value on a highly profitable scale.

For Ria, "hunter" is that kind of expression.

"Listen to the prayer of your most devout lamb, my great Lord, Your Majesty the Rising Sun."

A newly emerging star in the land of life and death
The center that all things seek in their cycle of rebirth.
Using flames to bisect day and night,
I am waiting in an endless expanse.
Sing praises to the rising sun,

A tribute to the rising sun

Become the rising sun...

I offer this extraordinary creature as a sacrifice to you, praying that the night will return to peaceful dreams.

As she spoke, Ria pulled out a matchbox, took out a match, and struck it with a "whoosh." The faint flame fell from mid-air, then ignited into a blazing fire that formed a complete sunrise ritual circle on the ground. "Praise the sun!"

As Ria looked at the extraordinary creatures being burned in the sacrificial array, he couldn't help but praise the sun. At that moment, he suddenly noticed that some puppet-like things seemed to have appeared in mid-air, and fungi that had grown after being burned by flames appeared on the ground.

The mycelium swayed slightly, and the threads in the air seemed to want to touch Ria's body, to penetrate his bones and soul.

This was the first time Ria had ever seen something like this. He guessed that it was probably a manifestation of the "faith" in the Radiant Sun, or rather, the Radiant Sun wanted to gain Ria's faith and make him its follower.

The ability to see such things was thanks to the monocle given to her by Ivand; the transparent lines were getting closer and closer to Ria, yet they remained stubbornly out of reach.

Ria looked up at them, gripping her cane in her left hand and making a sign of the radiant sun over her heart with her right: "Greetings from your most devout believer, incomparable sun, may the Lord's glory endure forever."

After he finished speaking, a moment later, the flames dissipated, clearly indicating that the rising sun had accepted the offerings, while the threads could only reluctantly retreat to the unknown area and lie dormant again.

They were unaware that Ria was lying; he had never believed in the Radiant Sun.

……

"This time, it should work, right?"

After the sacrifice was successful, Ria immediately summoned Little Swarth, which quickly appeared and spat out the host's meme card from its transparent throat.

At this point, the number in the upper right corner of the front of the meme card has changed to VII (seven), and a simple symbol of a deer head with long antlers appears on the edge of the back. This is the pattern of the hunter meme.

When she saw that her performance had finally been a success, Ria breathed a sigh of relief.

He found a nearby abandoned bench and sat down, stuffing the meme card back into the mythical creature's throat. Little Swarth squatted beside him, close to his host, occasionally fluttering his wings, genuinely happy for him.

At that moment, Ria felt its kindness, and it was now very happy, even more so than Ria itself.

"Is this one of the hunter's abilities?" Ria felt that trusting it was not a wrong choice, but now, in addition to the goodwill of the mythical creature, there was also malice of varying degrees all around.

Those were probably the supernatural beings who hadn't been dealt with yet, their malice was undisguised and easily detected.

And perhaps because they were frightened by Ria's actions just now, these guys haven't made any extra moves yet.

Lia leaned back on the bench, wishing time could stand still in this moment of relaxation.

"Are you hungry?" he asked Little Swarth, and the dark creature turned its head to look at him.

"Goo."

"Go and eat."

"Gurgle—Aww!"

Upon hearing this, Little Swarth's pupils shrank to pinpoints with excitement, and it swiftly slithered into the shadows, charging toward the extraordinary creatures it had long coveted.

Soon, as Ria rested with her eyes closed, she heard all sorts of ghostly wails and howls.

(End of this chapter)