They all call me an Outer God.

What happened in just two days that turned those pampered children, who were used to being waited on hand and foot, into such a ruthless and heartless person?

Lia didn't know either, but it must have been a very complicated story.

People with cursed blood are usually calm but have unlimited potential when they unleash their power. Perhaps they were bullied by other prisoners in jail, which awakened their bloodline.

Anyway, when Ria arrived there, the prison guards begged him to pick her up quickly, otherwise the prison would be demolished and rebuilt according to that group's preferences.

The once innocent teenagers have now become the bullies of the prison, their status rising dramatically. They are even reluctant to return to their original residences.

In the end, Ria had no choice but to fight them off one by one, beat them up, and then take them away. As he left, the prisoners looked at him with admiration as if to say that Ria had become the new boss here.

Previously, they might have fled according to plan, but now it's different. Ria traded them for a considerable bounty, and as for them, they will surely be able to stand up to those oppressors in the future.

In conclusion, this is doing a good deed.

Golis: "What you did will be unforgettable for me, and I think I will remember it for the rest of my life."

Those around them, unaware of the situation, gasped in shock, their suspicions about Lia's identity intensifying.

What did he do to make the princess say those words?
But what she did now didn't matter anymore, because Ria returned to her original table position and ordered another glass of red wine from the waiter, intending to watch the show.

The princess vaguely sensed that his identity was extraordinary. After all, how could someone who could find more than thirty people at once be an ordinary person?

King Wilton will be giving a speech later, as this is his birthday banquet, but his thirty-odd brothers and sisters will not be here.

If they really came, the nobles present would probably be terrified.

And so time passed little by little. Ria drank a lot of wine on the spot, and her drinking capacity surprised even the waiters who were refilling her cups.

The person who poisoned them was even more shocked.

The alcohol, which was not originally lethal, could accumulate and eventually cause instant death. Yet, Ria was still drinking the poisoned alcohol as if it were water.

When Liya put down his glass for the twenty-seventh time, the crowd fell silent, and the entire room became quiet.

A person descended from the height, with a full head of white hair and a neatly groomed, styled beard that was braided into plaits.

He wore a crown adorned with 156 rare gems from different regions of Enderles, and the fur trim of his commander's cloak was studded with countless diamonds, sparkling like stars under the lights.

It's so dazzling, so incredibly dazzling!
This was the first thought shared by everyone present.

But soon, they all bowed to the man.

"See Your Majesty!"

Wilton coughed and said, "No need for formalities, everyone. Today is my birthday, so we should all be happy. Are you all satisfied with the venue arrangements today?"

“Perfect. Every brick and tile in the place where you are is so noble.”

As soon as Wilton finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to flatter him, making Wilton's mustache almost stand on end.

“Not bad, not bad, I still enjoy listening to you guys talk… Is Ria Kercha here?”

He looked around for Ria, then watched as Ria rose from an inconspicuous corner of the table, where the wine glasses were piled up like a tower.

"Your Majesty, greetings." Ria removed his hat, placed one hand on his chest, put the other behind his back, and slightly bent his right leg backward, giving Wilton a gentlemanly bow.

Wilton's eyes widened immediately.

"You are Ria?"

"If there is no one with the same name here, then it must be me, Your Majesty."

Wilton was somewhat taken aback, recalling how Ria had saved them not long ago, and the power she displayed was simply breathtaking.

The disorderly are indeed powerful; without the restraint of the plague doctors, who knows what might have happened.

"I heard you saved my children and brought them back safely. I am very grateful to you."

“It is my duty, Your Majesty.”

"No need to be modest. A talented young man like you deserves a reward. In addition to the previous reward, I can grant you one request. As long as it is within my means, I can fulfill any request you make."

What do you want? Fame, fortune, status, or to marry my daughter?

"Father—"

Golis's expression changed. This was against the rules; those who carried the bloodline of the World Serpent could not marry outsiders.

But Wilton raised his hand to interrupt her, and everyone looked at Ria, wondering what kind of request he would make.

This was the highest honor bestowed upon him. Even if that young man asked for half of the national treasury, Wilton might agree. This made some of the others envious.

Some were even secretly considering hiring a few hitmen to take care of Lia.

Ignoring the reactions of those around her, Ria put her hat back on her head and placed her hands on the handle of her cane.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I don't need any of it."

"Is it that the terms offered weren't good enough, or do you think I'm just a puppet king with no real power?"

Wilton's words were noticeably harsher, like a heavy hammer slamming into the heads of those scheming nobles, causing them to break out in a cold sweat.

This was the first time Wilton had brought up the topic in front of them, but so what?

Some people turned their attention to Golis.

If the original king is deposed and out of control, they can support a new one.

Noticing their gazes, Golis pretended not to know and gave them a slight smile, a smile as refreshing as the sun melting ice and snow.

"What exactly do you want?" Wilton asked again.

A person without desires is frightening, but Wilton doesn't believe that Ria is without desires.

Because he is a disorderer, and the desires of disorderers become increasingly difficult to control with the memes; they are all a group of hidden greedy people.

As if sensing Wilton's urging, Ria had no choice but to comply with his wishes and, here and in front of everyone, state her request.

"I have come here to tell you a story."

Ria looked directly at Wilton: "When I was struggling in confusion, a man rescued me and taught me what wisdom and truth are."

He said that truth is like a curse, but no one will stop pursuing it. Even though many people will get lost or even die along the way, and the journey is extremely difficult, we must persevere.

The door to truth awaits everyone.

This man once had the whole world in his heart and fought for humanity, but when he achieved his goals, people turned around and vented their anger on him.

"Your Majesty, if you truly wish to grant my request, then promise me you will rescue him."

Wilton: "The person you're talking about is..."

Ria: "My mentor, Ivand Charles."

Just then, someone carrying a box walked in from outside.

"Your Majesty, the association has approved our application and specially cut out our mentor's brain and sent it over, but they said they would return it immediately after use..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man holding the box suddenly sensed something was off, especially with the person who had been talking to Wilton. Now, when the person turned around, his eyes seemed to have turned gold for a fleeting moment—it was truly bizarre. The man wasn't sure if he was seeing things; they had been blue just a moment ago.

The next second, he saw the person walking towards him, with no expression on his face, as if he was just curious about the thing.

The young man walked up to him, looked down at the box, and asked, "Is this the mentor's brain?"

"Yes, yes." The man wanted to say, "What's it to you?" but he felt it wouldn't be appropriate, and he also felt that the other person's tone sounded strange.

Ria reached out and took it from the man, then easily opened the specially made safe, inside which were extremely shriveled and ugly human organs.

"Then you'll use it to break the war seal, right?"

Ria continued to ask questions, and the man, who hadn't intended to answer, nodded as if possessed.

Where is the War Curse?

"The bead at the top of the Cranbea Palace..."

"And who do you plan to have use this brain to do the stupid thing of breaking the curse seal?"

"The...King, he's getting old anyway, it's time for us to replace him—"

As he was speaking, the man suddenly covered his mouth and convulsed in pain, clearly unwilling to continue.

Ria reached out and grabbed his neck, slowly tightening her grip: "Why aren't you saying anything? Did someone tell you not to speak?"

The golden light in his eyes intensified, and everyone immediately retreated in fear. They began to fear Ria, afraid that he would suddenly become enraged and kill them all.

But Ria wouldn't do that; he was perfectly sober now.

“I think there’s no need to trouble Your Majesty, you are very suitable. You probably don’t know that there is another way to easily replace organs. I can teach you, it’s very simple.”

As she spoke, Ria stroked the brain inside the box: "All it takes is a deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, the object in his hand automatically transformed into a fresh brain, while the original brain had already been implanted into the man's skull.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Yellowish fluid dripped from the corner of the man's eye, white foam appeared at his mouth, and he clutched his head, looking as if he was in extreme pain.

At the scene, apart from the shrill screams, there was only the ear-piercing laughter of the Xia Gai Demon Insect as it crawled out of the gift box, rubbed its wings, and opened its mouth.

It was so happy that it rolled off the pile of gifts, causing the boxes to collapse and the gold and jewels inside to fall and hit it all over.

The beetle swayed its antennae, looking extremely pleased.

Not long after, the man who had received the mentor's brain turned into a semi-solid pus pool of yellow, red, and white pus, and he died.

At this moment, the brain returned to Ria's hands.

Ignoring everyone, Ria disappeared with her brain.

A moment later, he arrived at the very top of the palace and saw the so-called War Seal.

Lia observed for a long time, and finally, he stared at the shriveled brain tissue for a long time.

"Mentor, are you still alive? How can we save you in this situation?"

This thing doesn't look alive at all; I reckon every single cell is dead beyond any hope of survival.

Just as Ria was struggling with this dilemma, he heard a sound in his ear.

[Touch the seal with your brain to revive it]

Ria subconsciously turned her head and found that the one who spoke was a silver-white bead on the top of the object next to her. This thing was as big as a human head and looked like it could easily be placed on a brain.

"You are the War Curse?"

Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is that only I can help you right now. Here, give me the things.

After hearing this, Ria approached the cursed seal, and then, under its increasingly hopeful thoughts—

"boom!!!!!"

The youth shattered the war curse, then remained in human form, sitting atop the roof, picking up the fragments and eating them one by one, as if he were simply sitting on the roof and in his mind watching the moon, while casually enjoying some dessert.

Not long after, Ria finished eating, the anger from the war lingering in his mind.

You think consuming the War Seal will be of no use? Just wait, the war in Enderus will ultimately be started by your own hands.

Ria: "It was supposed to be me."

【……What did you say?】

Lia smiled: "Don't you understand? Salvation is in my hands, and so is destruction. I am the salvation of billions of lives, and also an unspeakable catastrophe."

The fate of all beings rests solely in my single thought.

I am the original sin, and you are all extensions of my consciousness. Now, it's time to return to the source.

Are you out of your mind? Do you even know what you're saying?

“I am fully aware that I should devour you all, and all authority should be completely consumed, because it is rightfully mine.”

The consciousness of war ceased to speak, for it knew that saying more at this moment would be futile.

This person's humanity has...

Ria did not receive a reply, but he remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged as always.

A crow flew to his side, and the young man squinted.

"James, where do you think the War Knight's true form will appear? Searching one by one might be too troublesome. Perhaps we should find an opportunity to unleash war, famine, and death all at once, then let me devour them all at once, and then swallow the Radiant Rising Sun—"

"and then?"

James asked.

"Then……"

Ria fell silent. When James looked at him, he noticed that Ria's glasses were broken, but the color of his eyes behind the glasses was normal.

"Calm down, what was wrong with you just now?"

Ria picked up the crystal shards that had fallen onto her clothes and clutched them in her hand.

"I don't know either. Perhaps it was the original owner of this body's memories and instincts that were at play. When I saw my mentor's remains, my body's instincts went out of control, and I was trying to stop them."

"Was the obstruction successful?"

"Of course, otherwise do you think I would still be able to talk to you normally? I would have already started fighting with you, hahaha."

Ria stood up: "It seems I should find some time to get my glasses repaired, otherwise I still won't get used to them."

"By the way, let's go find where our mentor's body is; perhaps there's still a chance to salvage the situation."

(End of this chapter)