They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 368 Choice
"..."

After arguing for a moment, the investigators fell silent and remained in place for a long time.

"How about we go back and get a mental health evaluation? I've been missing Miss Alyssa from the psychiatry department lately; she's my girlfriend."

"it is good."

"Wait, wait, when did this happen?"

"Just now, I thought I was going to die, and the first person I thought of was her. At that moment, I felt that this was probably fate's arrangement, and that I was destined to marry her in this life."

"I suggest you don't go to the psychiatric ward."

"why?"

“Elisa belongs to everyone, we suggest you commit suicide as an atonement.”

The group argued for a while, then wandered around the town, grumbling and cursing, looking for any place that needed cleaning up.

They had already recorded what Ria had just said. If the source of the plague was indeed hidden in some unseen areas of human settlements, and someone was secretly accelerating the spread of the disease, it would be a truly outrageous matter.

"Do you remember what the source of the plague looked like?"

"I don't recall it, but the skeleton on that extraordinary creature that was so different from its original style seems to be highly suspicious..."

"What are you thinking about?"

“Report back to the association.”

The group hurried to the nearby association and asked the person in charge to view the containment catalog.

The person in charge looked up at them: "You know that with your level of authority, it's impossible for you to see that thing, right?"

"The situation is urgent, and the recordings we submitted this time are enough for us to obtain sufficient application points to consult the illustrated book."

Within the Order Association, outstanding investigators receive points upon completion of missions. These points can be used to apply for special privileges, such as repairing or exchanging mysterious items, conducting mental assessments and treatments, or requesting to meet with contained objects.

These things are like their internal currency, even more valuable than currency, because many investigators die before they can spend their points.

Few of them have the habit of accumulating points; most people spend their points as soon as they get them.

It's important to know that when a person dies, their points will reset to zero and cannot be transferred to anyone, not even their closest friends.

But Erfin is different. He likes to collect all sorts of things and has been lucky enough to survive to this day, making him a fairly experienced investigator.

"Are you sure you want to spend your points on the encyclopedia instead of directly targeting a specific containment object?"

"We have no idea which containment object it is, so we can't identify it."

The person in charge said, "Yes, so you can look at the encyclopedia first and then visit the contained items. We have a points discount recently, and you can get a 1% discount if you visit both times. It's very considerate."

Elfin: "..."

Elfin: "Do I look like a victim? Who set these monstrous rules? Can't they be changed?"

"These rules were set a long time ago by the 06 class. Do you have a problem with the 06?"

"No, no, pretend I didn't say anything."

Elfin hurriedly waved his hand, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily seeping from his forehead. If the prosecutors were responsible for overseeing the behavior of all departments and the existence of containment objects within the Order Association, then the people of 06 were even more terrifying to the investigators.

After all, no matter what the prosecutors are like, they are still their own people. The members of 06 are only nominal members of the association. They do not usually appear in the association and their identities vary.

No one knows their true identities, but their words can influence the direction of the association's development, and even its life or death.

These people are probably the real leaders of the association; to put it simply, they use their part-time jobs to command everyone's respect.

If any of these people develop feelings for the association, they probably wouldn't mind becoming a prosecutor.

"We'll just look at the picture book."

"No, only you can see it. After all, we need to keep things confidential. Everyone else can leave." The person in charge still had that stern face, making you want to punch him.

"I can't imagine a job with a lower status than an investigator in my entire life!"

After Elfin left, his companions went to wait for him in another direction, taking the opportunity to complain about the unfairness of fate.

"Don't think like that. Look at the logistics staff over there, they sweep the floor every day. Since I joined the company, I've seen the same people doing the same things in that area every day. If we say our lives are meaningless, then aren't they even worse off?"

"It's different. They don't have to face supernatural beings directly; they're only responsible for logistics."

"so envious……"

The group went to a room for a mental evaluation. After the first person entered, the door was closed, and those outside could only hear screams coming from inside, indicating that the treatment process was extremely gruesome.

After all, extracting all the images of mental pollution that one has seen is not a pleasant task.

During this process, Elfin successfully found what he wanted in the encyclopedia. He compared this contained object with the ones he had seen before and found that they were almost identical.

"We've already contained this thing?"

Alfin felt something was off, and he continued looking down.

[Item No. 06-015: Plague Source Bone]

Containment Level: Three
Description: Item 015 was initially discovered in the Gekkoso Mountains. It is characterized by a pale white skeleton randomly symbolizing human body parts, with a black shadow composed of viruses attached to it, acting as flesh and blood. The shadow has a certain level of intelligence and will leave the skeleton from time to time to devour healthy parts and spread disease.

Containment method: Let's isolate them first, I haven't decided yet.

Note: There are many of these things on the mountain. I picked up a few pieces at the foot of the mountain and brought them back to the association. I will study them when I have time.

Writing this is so troublesome, can I find someone to write it for me...?

The font at the bottom has changed, suggesting it was written by a different person.

[Note: President of the Truth Society, Founder and Doctor of the Extraordinary Biology Research Institute, 05 Grand Prosecutor, and one of the 06 members]

"Is this what ghostwriting is?" Elfin's lips twitched twice, but it was probably only in the annotator section of the encyclopedia that one could see so many titles that were not usually seen.

"Grand Prosecutor... I don't think I've ever heard of a Grand Prosecutor."

Perhaps the beginning was written by someone else, and the rest was written by the Chief Prosecutor; or perhaps the beginning was written by the Chief Prosecutor, and the rest was written by someone else.

"It should be the first one. How could the chief prosecutor give up halfway through the identity section?"

Erfen continued to ponder the text, but couldn't discern any further meaning.

“We’ve already discovered this kind of thing before, and look at the names of the people who recorded it… they’re all so long and terrifying, why hasn’t anyone taken this containment object seriously? Shouldn’t they be searching for it and destroying it?”

"What on earth are those people thinking?!"

Elfin clenched his fist, determined to meet the person whose name appeared in the book and ask him questions, but he also knew that it would be difficult for him to meet the person in the book, let alone talk to him, given his status.

"The containment object might know something."

His obsession with the truth bordered on fanaticism; if he couldn't resolve his doubts by the end of the day, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. "Bang!"

Elfin strode aggressively to the person in charge, placed the encyclopedia on the table, and pointed to the black-and-white drawings of the containment objects.

“I want to apply to see 06-015. It’s not an extremely dangerous item, so I should be able to apply.”

"Yes." The person in charge glanced at the drawing.

Are you sure you want to spend a lot of points on this?

"Sure!"

"I admire your character! After all, our motto is that exploration and continuous exploration are human nature."

Accumulating points is extremely difficult, but spending them can happen in a flash—a long string of numbers shrinks instantly, making one's heart tremble.

But it was all worth it for him, because Elfin successfully met the containment object he wanted to see.

Behind the special glass, those bones grow wildly and haphazardly, almost turning the interior into a miniature thorn forest.

Upon his arrival, some dark particles clung to the glass wall, gradually forming a flat human silhouette.

Are you here to let me out? Let me out, and I can grant you extraordinary abilities.

"It really does speak like a human."

Elfin glanced at the surveillance devices around him and the guns with ammunition loaded at their bottoms, but made no move to approach.

"This thing mimics human reactions and can also induce them."

“Number 015, I’m going to ask you some questions. If you can answer them, those people might let you go.”

【what is the problem? 】

Do you remember the person who brought you here?

【…】

"Why don't you speak?"

If this is the question you're asking, then give up.

The shadowy figure shifted its shape, like a large gecko slowly crawling on the glass surface.

He is dead.

Why did he die?

Erfen sensed something was wrong.

[Because of the terrible idea that came up during the roundtable meeting—]

Of course, the outcome of that meeting largely depended on one person's will; if he wanted to die, no one could stop him.

At this point, it seemed that certain forbidden areas had been touched upon. Someone outside the door issued a warning via loudspeaker, but the shadowy figure cleverly used telepathy to lower his voice.

They deliberately let him die, and they deliberately left me here instead of cleaning up the excess source bones. Can you guess why?

There are still too many people in humanity who are willing to sacrifice others for their own benefit. We could easily dismantle you lower life forms from within without much effort.

Honestly, I feel sorry for you guys. Not only do you have to deal with supernatural beings, but you also have to be wary of your own people.

Joining the Extraordinary is the best course of action. You shouldn't be here at all; this place can't give you the truth you seek... Come closer, let's prove to them that this insignificant place can't hold us back.

You will find the true answer by listening to your heart.

"Elfin, what are you doing?!" A voice rang out from outside the door. Elfin, as if suddenly awakened, stared at the monster in front of him with disgust, then turned and left the containment chamber.

He neither agreed nor refused.

I am very satisfied with this answer.

The shadows created by the plague dissipated and returned to the bone forest behind him. Elfin was examined in his mind with various instruments, and after it was confirmed that he had no intention of betraying the country, he was released.

That night, while everyone else was asleep, Elfin couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did. He sat up with his eyes open, and the candlelight in the room seemed about to go out.

He covered his mouth with his hand and yawned, but when he put his hand down, he felt something that looked like a playing card on the side of the bed.

In the dim light, he saw a picture on the card depicting a person leaning against a horse, holding a long spear in his hand and resting with his eyes closed.

[Tactician]

This is the main model because of the tactician's meme card.

Elfin instantly regained consciousness, and at that moment, he felt a sharp pain in his flesh as some bone-like objects were forcibly protruding from it. Elfin dared not cry out, for fear of alerting others.

【You did very well. At the crucial moment, you chose to believe in the plague. I can help you conceal your identity. From now on, I will personally train you. Sooner or later, you will stand at the top of everyone.】

"Thanks you."

Elfin praised softly, he was very excited at this moment, after all, he had long admired those patients with extraordinary abilities, and now, he had become just like them.

"What do we do next?"

Leave here and do as I say.

A tactician's skill can manipulate everything, and your game has only just begun.

Take me to the mountains, where my powers will be restored to their peak, and I may even make you my familiar.

"That would be an immense honor for me!"

Elfin's eyes gleamed with excitement as he left the building under the cover of night. It wasn't inside the association, but rather a rented house near the association, where many people shared the rent, making it much cheaper to live there.

Not everyone can afford to live in a separate room, but Elfin doesn't care about that. He believes that once he has supernatural abilities, he will eventually learn the truth he wants to know.

Then he will understand why the investigators had devoted so much effort and energy to it, and what they had changed.

They fought desperately against the superhumans, but in the end, they were betrayed by the very humans they were protecting. No one could tolerate that.

Therefore, Elfin immediately decided that he would leave the Order Association. If the final answer he received was not what he wanted, he would never do anything for those people again, and he would also persuade everyone to leave together.

"Were those the people who killed the Chief Prosecutor? What else are they capable of?"

Yes, those people are utterly wicked. They'll exploit anyone who's useful to them, while the useless will be ruthlessly discarded.

But I am different. My power is plague. I rule over all justice in the world. In the face of natural disasters, all distinctions of rank and status will disappear. Only then will people abandon their disputes and begin to contemplate the meaning of life and equality.

Listen to me, Alfin Blaise, become my servant and assist me; this will be the best choice you've ever made.

(End of this chapter)