They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 381 The New Appointment - Plague

A newly discovered star in the land of life and death
The center that all things seek in the cycle of life

Using flames to bisect day and night

I am waiting in an endless expanse.

Praise for the Rising Sun
A tribute to the rising sun
Become the rising sun—

Your knight sends you his sincerest greetings, and your most devoted shepherd awaits your return.

you--】

Sherger looked surprised: "He wants to summon the radiant sunrise in the dream world?"

Nordens: "I'm afraid so. We've pushed the other side too far. It's all your fault that He's like this now."

"What does this have to do with us? Isn't it because you weren't professional enough in your acting?"

They looked ready to argue, but now was not the time for an argument. Sherger simply grabbed the scepter and walked over to the other person.

"Are you really going to offer a sacrifice to the radiant sun in this place? He can't hear your call at all."

The chanting of the plague did not cease; His voice grew louder and louder, and He was about to utter His request, while the sacrificial array on the ground emitted a completely blazing light.

Sherger raised an eyebrow.

Your shepherd prays...

Sherger closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them again: "I think you no longer need to act, my lord."

The Plague Knight's words came to an abrupt halt as he suddenly found his voice out of control, emanating from a different tone.

His voice is calm and steady, making people feel a sense of trust just by listening to it, as if any problem can be solved with his presence.

However, the content of the language does not match the tone of voice at all.

[I beg you to entrust me with the power of "Plague," in exchange for your knightly body here.]

I believe I am more qualified for the position than the current Plague Knight. The fact that the Plague has been driven to the brink of extinction has already damaged your prestige.

Therefore, Lord, please allow me to offer myself as a sacrifice to you, to become your new knight, to forever guard your side, to be your most devout protector, your sword, your shield, your eyes.

The Plague Knight couldn't believe he was saying such a thing. He wanted to argue, to shout, but the tentacles seemed to control his body and mind, leaving him helpless.

The radiant sun would never abandon Him; how could He possibly abandon the knight who had followed Him for so many years for the sake of a wicked person!
When did this damned divine status affect Him? He clearly already holds new authority, so why does that consciousness still exist?!
Which part of the process went wrong?!

Ria Kercha wants to seize His authority? He's delusional!
The radiant sun is the sovereign who has followed Him through countless years; He cannot tolerate Ria's provocation. In any case, He will surely protect Him.

[The Rising Sun will not tolerate your reckless behavior!]

【Yeah? 】

Lia said slowly and deliberately.

I have a long-standing relationship with Him, and He rarely refuses my requests for sacrifices.

I believe the sun is a trustworthy and wise being, whose grace extends across the earth, and I am willing to follow this enlightened ruler.

Don't talk like you're so devout and noble; you're just a despicable pest! Your faith only defiles Him!

Sorry, Knight, I don't understand what you mean.

The way you're talking makes it sound like the sun, shining brightly, acknowledges you.

Weren't you the first to turn your back on Him?

【What? 】

As His most trusted follower, you did not offer the precious thing of divinity to Him first, but used it for yourself. This act is enough to be judged as disloyalty.

You see, the very first thing I did after finally gaining control of your body was to offer it to the radiant sun. Don't you understand who is truly devout?

The scales of fairness were lifted, and the weight of the black feather as the weight was not as heavy as the other side, clearly indicating that the rules considered Ria's words problematic.

But the next second, a tentacle reached out to the other end of the feather and gently but undeniably pressed it down.

Now, the feather end has the advantage in weight, but this cheating behavior is recognized by the supernatural, and the scales do not return to their original state when the tentacles are removed.

Ultimately, no one knows where the scales and sword came from, but Ria always felt that the black feathers above, which served as the weights on the scales, were exactly the same as the feathers of Swarth.

[Blasphemer, sinner! You sinner!]

To onlookers, the Plague Knight's behavior seemed like a split personality; one second he was furious, the next he was calm, and beneath that calm exterior lay unimaginable madness and pleasure.

He touched his own neck with his hand, then suddenly gripped it tightly, forcing his head to look up at the sky.

Is my authority useful? It's just not used the way you're using it...

Sir, let us join me in praising trade.

Upon hearing this, countless golden eyes immediately cracked open on the surface of the tentacles that grew from the knight's body, spinning wildly.

[Sign a treaty with me—the master of trade.]

You voluntarily return your body to the radiant sun to show that you have not betrayed it.

You voluntarily surrender your authority to me, acknowledging my status as the new Plague Knight and my right to control the First Seal.

You acknowledge your disloyalty to the rising sun and will voluntarily bear all the consequences, accepting the judgment of all the creatures who died because of you.

You admit that all the withered bones on the Dreamland were killed by you.

You unconditionally acknowledge all your sins and are willing to atone for them.

You have no right to deny any of my statements. The party responsible for this treaty has specially invited Radiant Sun, and I would like to express my special thanks to Radiant Sun, Black Pharaoh, Nightmare, Nightmare Bridge, and all the witnesses present.

……

……

Finally, just sign here at the bottom.

The Plague Knight found it all absurd, and everything about it even made Him feel disoriented.

The life He killed is already dead; how could it possibly come to judge Him?

But just as He was thinking this, something unusual happened at the bottom.

Those extraordinary creatures and humans who had turned into skeletons stood up again, slowly growing flesh and blood, their surfaces bearing incantations for offering sacrifices to the rising sun.

The "mountain of corpses" grew shorter and shorter until it fell down. Then it saw the creatures surrounding it, their faces showing strange excitement and their eyes revealing an inscrutable light.

Lia slowly scanned them and asked softly.

[To all witnesses who faked their deaths, what is the outcome?]

The entire area remained silent for a moment, then they rioted.

"Praise be to Ria Kercha!!!!!!!!!"

They did not call Ria by any other name. Shergar told the followers of Nyarlathotep Ria's identity, and the followers cheered for him immediately.

At this moment, Ria was no other than himself, and he was praised by the witnesses for his identity.

The colors of the incantations became even more dazzling, and a powerful beam of light shot into the sky. The Plague Knight seemed to sense something and was even more incredulous.

He...acknowledged you.

why!
why!
Why why why why!!
Why would the Rising Sun acknowledge Ria while rejecting Him?
Lia thought for a moment.

Perhaps it's because my appearance is deceptive and likable.

That's true. Whether in her past life or now, Lia has never been criticized for her appearance.

But this reason alone was clearly too far-fetched. Sherger nodded, and Atlak looked at him: "What are you nodding for?"

"My pleasure."

"..."

[At each sacrifice, after reciting the incantation, I would say a different prayer, one that was full of praise. No living being likes to be praised, especially when it is praised in different ways.]

So, isn't it only natural that He agreed to let me become the new knight?

[Nonsense, He hasn't even awakened, why would He care about those things?]

Ah... I don't know about that.

Lia stroked the tentacle in front of him, and the next second, he suddenly hugged the tentacle and laughed in a suppressed voice, while the body it was attached to suddenly burst into flames, from which two completely different howls were heard.

But one of them wasn't just wailing; his voice sounded more like laughter, making it hard to tell whether he was in pain or joy.

The intense light engulfed the plague, while the witnesses at the bottom applauded in their own ways, cheering and celebrating wildly.

Rejoice, a new source of plague has been born.

Rejoice, for as long as you exist, you are the controller and judge of all plagues and diseases.

You are Apocalypse—

[Praise be to the Lord of Trade, the Faceless One of All Beings, the Knight of Plague, and the Consciousness of God]

[Praise for Ria Kercha]

This is truly a highly deceptive drama.

In reality, Ria, who was sleeping under the tree with her head bowed, opened her eyes and pulled out her meme card, placing it in front of her.

A brand new logo appears in the upper right corner of the back of the card.

It has two eyes that overlap in a cross shape, with the front eye open and the back eye closed.

【The Dream Collector】

The newest meme in Meme 4 – The Dream Capturer.

"It seems that Chaofan is also very satisfied with my performance this time."

Ria put away that card.

In the dreamlike realm, everyone stared in the direction where Ria had disappeared.

"Has he already left? I haven't even had a chance to give him my gift yet."

Sherger looked at Atlaknakia with some regret. It was clear that He had just sent Ria away.

Atlach said without looking at him directly, "This is probably the best outcome. You can keep your power for yourselves; he won't need it."

"Tsk."

Sherger seemed somewhat disappointed.

"What's next again...?"

"war?"

"Right, it's war."

He revealed an expression of great interest: "I wonder who will be the lucky one to break the second curse seal. Maybe it will be me?"

Atlach: "You won't do that."

"You're such a killjoy."

As he spoke, Sherger looked at the Night Demon. Not long ago, he had entrusted Shane to Him, and now it was time to return him.

The Night Demon fell silent. It raised its claws, beneath which lay the flattened Xia Gai insect, its internal organs bursting out of its shell and sticking to the Night Demon's claws. There was even a momentary stringy effect when the Night Demon raised its hind claws.

I didn't notice just now, otherwise you could go catch another one to raise.

“The Xia Ge insect is very hard to find now. They are almost extinct in Barkley. You know how hard I went to find one... How dare you step on it?”

If you utter another word, I can stomp you to death.

Atlak watched them start arguing again, couldn't help but cover his head with his forelimbs, then turned and disappeared.

reality.

The sudden disappearance of the Plague Knight's body and the sources of plague left everyone bewildered. They assumed that their persistent attacks on the shadowy figure had finally yielded good results, and they cheered and celebrated.

The Angel of Life in the sky also withdrew all its light and slowly fell, its body gradually becoming metallic. In the end, it turned into a huge metal statue, which was then quickly swallowed up by rust and turned into a pile of fragments.

The debris gradually transformed into crows flapping their wings and flying away.

One of the crows flew straight toward Ria.

James appeared in front of Ria, who conjured a bottle of red wine in one hand and a wine glass in the other.

A tentacle pulled off the cork, and then Ria poured the wine from the bottle, the purplish-red liquid instantly falling into the wine glass.

"Taste it?"

He handed James a glass of wine, and before James could react, he saw the young man in front of him drink the wine in one gulp.

"Your personality is getting worse and worse. Hephaestus and the others have corrupted you."

James looked at Ria: "As a patient, it's not good to disobey the doctor."

"Let's not talk about such heavy topics, doctor. We've finally won, we should celebrate properly."

Ria used her tentacles to stuff James with a bunch of food: "These are all for you."

"You would be so kind?"

"Of course... no, one gold coin, thank you."

He stretched out his hand, and his self-righteous manner infuriated James.

Lia stopped teasing him: "These things are all for you. You can eat them for free. Consider it compensation for making you angry."

"You would be so kind?"

James remained extremely vigilant, but what he didn't know was that the compensation Ria mentioned wasn't about ignoring the doctor's advice to act as a dream weaver and run around in the dream world, but rather about him secretly swallowing the plague authority behind everyone's back.

The Dream Realm can shield the Plague Doctor's senses. James is currently unaware that Ria is the new Plague Knight and believes that Ria devoured a large number of extraordinary creatures in the Dream Realm and, together with a group of people, resolved the plague.

In a way, Ria hoped he would continue to misunderstand.

"By the way, what about that Angel of Life that suddenly appeared? Are you really the same person?"

“Hey, we are all different consciousnesses, unlike those disgusting clones. Each of us can be considered a cell of His.”

"So, the reason my mentor asked me to kill you..."

"You really want to kill me? Can you even kill me? You're the worst patient I've ever had. I've tried so hard to be a good doctor, and the patient is actually thinking about how to kill me!"

“That bastard Charlie corrupted my patients.”

James's incessant complaining clearly stemmed from his distress over the fact that Ria had indeed considered killing him.

However, Lia disagreed with his point about "good doctors".

"Calm down, doctor, you're not going to die."

"Is this the same thing? Is it the same thing?"

(End of this chapter)