They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 419 Naming
"Uh-huh!!!"

A sword suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its hilt pointing at his hand, seemingly eager for him to grab it.

"Who are you?" Ria was taken aback.

He felt the sword looked familiar, and then he realized it was the same sword he had encountered at a vendor's stall before. Back then, it was stuck in the stone, and no one could pull it out. Now, it had somehow ended up here with him.

Moreover, it can levitate and move autonomously, clearly indicating that it has its own consciousness.

So how did this sword come here with me? And how did it find its way to me?
The merchants at the time raved about the sword, saying that whoever drew it would become the future master of Endlers.

However, Lia thought this was just a joke, and the sword itself wasn't actually as powerful as rumored. But why it returned here was unknown.

What Ria didn't know was that after the sword disappeared, the merchant packed his things overnight, took a car, and left Endlers, and now it was unknown which country he was seeking refuge in.

The merchant knew the sword best, and he was genuinely afraid of it.

"..."

As Ria pondered, the sword moved closer to him again.

"Do you want to follow me?" Ria asked it, and the sword nodded automatically.

To be precise, it tapped its own hilt, and with a slight sway of the blade, Ria grabbed it.

Instantly, the sword emitted a trembling cry of excitement. If someone who knew its value were to discover that the sacred and powerful sword of judgment was now acting as obsequiously as a lackey, it would surely shock countless people.

But the Sword of Judgment didn't care. It was overjoyed; finding Ria was the greatest thing it had ever hoped for in its life!
Ria held a sword in one hand and her broken two-section staff in the other.

After a moment's thought, he asked the Sword of Judgment, "Can you take the form of a staff?"

The Sword of Judgment was taken aback; it had never heard of such a strange request.

But the Sword of Judgment obeyed Ria's command and changed its form into a brand new cane, fearing that if it slowed down even a little, the person in front of it would reject it.

The cane is entirely black, but it is decorated with some gold patterns, making it look even more mysterious.

Lia lifted the new cane with satisfaction, finding it quite heavy. She immediately tossed the old cane into her tentacles, reasoning that things shouldn't be wasted and that recycling waste was the best way to make it work.

Then Delos's sword came at them again, but Ria blocked it all with her cane.

"Bang!" The cane was swung, drawing a dark golden arc in mid-air, and actually managed to knock away Delos's sword. Delos took a few steps back and looked at his hand, only to feel a numbness in his tiger's mouth. Upon closer inspection, he saw a trace of blood seeping from the crack in his tiger's mouth.

Now, Ria had a successful understanding of the sword's power, and Delos was also very surprised: "Is that your sword? What's its name...?"

Ria replied, "It wasn't my sword just now, but it is now. As for a name, I haven't thought of one yet. I don't think it would like me naming it."

After all, Ria believed that his naming skills were really terrible. If he were to actually name it, aside from the names that had already been given, the sword could only be called Silver Coin or Paper Leather.

Delos seemed to realize that the sword was no ordinary object. He had a deep understanding of swords and could almost tell what material it was made of and which master blacksmith it was made of with just a glance.

But he couldn't see anything about this thing in front of him. After looking at it for a while, Delos even couldn't help but feel that it was somewhat sinister.

However, he didn't say anything.

He said, "If you're going to fight, don't dawdle. Fight me like a real man!"

Ria smiled: "Of course, Mr. Delos, I'm very serious."

"So you're not going to use that sword to fight me?"

"I'm sorry, sir, as I've said before, I'm really not good with swords. I prefer using a cane; it makes me look more gentlemanly."

"Ah, gentleman—"

Delos looked at the young man in front of him, whose skin was beginning to develop golden eyes. Now, his gaze was completely unlike that of a gentleman; it exuded a single word from the inside out.

[Strange/Unusual]

“Your eyes don’t seem to agree with what you’re saying.”

As Delos was speaking, the next second, Ria rushed forward with her cane. The cane swept across the seawater on one side, and with a loud "whoosh," the waves were split open, creating a turbulent scene. Some schools of fish were even forcibly cut off and separated into two groups.

"Good fighting spirit!"

Delos laughed and raised his sword.

Ria also charged at Delos with her cane. Delos blocked with his sword, and the two were evenly matched, both being knocked back many steps, while Ria continued to move.

"Tear!"

"boom!!!"

Every move they made, every strike, produced a breathtaking sound, further fueling the excitement of the crew on the ship's deck.

They cheered, and some even ran excitedly to the kitchen, opened champagne, and went up to the deck to celebrate, where a group of people gathered around with drinks and got drunk.

Clearly, their emotions had been stirred to the extreme.

But Shamir didn't fit in with them.

He kept feeling that he couldn't defeat those monsters, but the voice in his head kept reassuring him that he could, which nearly tore him apart mentally.

You can do it!

"No! I can't do it, it's terrifying! Why are those people so excited? They really are all monsters, they're all monsters!"

You can defeat them.

"No, I can't!"

You can do it; you're no less capable than anyone else.

"no……"

If I say you can do it, you can do it!

The voice in his mind seemed to be completely enraged, roaring in Shamir's thoughts. Soon, Shamir's eyes dimmed, and his figure became a distorted phantom.

Not long after, he collapsed to the ground, but soon woke up again.

At this moment, Shamir staggered to his feet, smiled, and walked to the edge of the ship. He leaned against the heavy weapons, grabbed a bottle of wine, and watched the fierce battle between the two men at sea with a delighted expression.

"I've been locked up for far too long. Why get angry with a little kid? How could he possibly complete tasks that even adults find difficult to accomplish?"
Sending a child to seek revenge—what a terrible idea!

Shamir sneered, casually biting off the cork of the bottle in his hand and spitting it aside with a "pui." After doing so, he took a large gulp of alcohol, his gaze growing increasingly dark as he stared down. "The holder of the Book of Revelation is cursed, wouldn't you agree? The holder of the fifth volume... Ria Kercha."

Time passed little by little.

The two fighters weren't using their full strength, as their action was merely a friendly spar. If it were a true contest of skill, it wouldn't be Ria fighting Delos right now, but Swarth.

The scene of a giant black tentacle dragon battling a giant deep-sea squid is sure to drive those people insane and cause them to collapse on the spot.

Gradually, the two grew tired of fighting and returned to the ship. In the end, the game ended in a draw.

Delos looked at Ria with a complicated expression. After a long while, he finally spoke: "You stopped."

Lia smiled and said, "Didn't you also stop? Anyway, I had a very enjoyable match, so why not?"

"Hmph!" Delos snorted and transformed back into a squid, but only then did people notice that his squid tentacles had become tattered and broken.

Although the captain didn't get to fight to his heart's content, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that he was in a very good mood. It was a rare opportunity to vent his frustrations at sea, making it a truly unique experience.

Lia, on the other hand, seemed to be handling the situation with ease, except that large and small golden eyes had appeared on her body. Those eyes emitted an eerie light, and when someone stared at them, they would turn and stare at the body of their prey.

People were immediately terrified and scattered like birds and beasts.

The group started discussing: "So, in a tie, how should we divide the assets?"

"Hey! Property is useless to us, why do you care about it?"

"Forget about those useless possessions. Let's cheer for the winners now! We are all winners!"

So they held another lavish banquet, and the food was all fish as usual. The moment a pile of seafood was served, all the crew members were filled with dread.

They eat fish every day—they're sick of it! Now the sight of fish makes them nauseous, and even the sight of the captain...

Okay, if you throw up at the sight of the captain, the captain really will throw you into the sea.

Looking at the pile of fish on the table, Ria didn't think much of it. After all, he had only been on the ship for a short time and had never really disliked fish. Even when he encountered so many indescribable fish in Grani or the Black Sea, Ria still loved to taste all kinds of delicacies.

Moreover, the fish that had just been caught were indeed very fresh, and even Swarth thought they tasted really good. It didn't need to eat, and in fact, it didn't like to eat human food, but it liked everything that Ria fed it.

"I heard that your sword came to you on its own!"

The crew members were very curious about Ria's sword. They asked him many questions and then asked Ria what name he wanted to give the sword.

Ria thought about the question very seriously. Schwarz's eyes widened. It rarely saw its host so serious. Usually, it only saw this when its host started thinking of a name.

Why does the host, who has such a clever mind, become so conflicted when thinking about names?

This left little Swarth's head filled with great confusion.

Ria told everyone not to rush him, as he would soon have a name for it. So for the next half hour, Little Swarth, the crew, and the cook stared at the black and gold cane on the table, waiting for Ria to come up with a name.

Half an hour later, Ria opened her eyes, her expression serious: "How about we call him James?"

“Gu!?”

"I'm sorry, someone has already taken the job, and he's too fat to be suitable."

Next, Ria continued to ponder: "Svalbard?"

"Gurgle!!!" Its name is Swarth!

It will not allow a broken sword to share its name!

"Alright then, how about calling him Geragi?"

"no!"

Immediately, Shamir slammed his hand on the table, and soon he realized that everyone was looking at him.

"Is there something wrong with the name Glachi?"

“This…this name won’t do!” Shamir froze, hastily making up an excuse in his panic, “My…my dad’s name is Geraki!”

“Oh—that’s really not appropriate.” Everyone shook their heads regretfully, except for Ria, who looked at him with a seemingly insincere smile in her eyes.

Ultimately, the sword never got a suitable name. Ria's indecisiveness always seems to find strange reasons to use it, and until he comes up with one, the sword will probably just have to serve as a walking stick.

Night fell quickly, and people went back to their rooms to sleep. Ria lay in bed, while little Swarth leaned over the edge, staring at him with his two golden eyes.

"Good night."

Ria reached out and scratched its head. Little Swarth puffed up its feathers, squinted its eyes, and let itself be stroked. After Ria fell asleep, it turned into a tentacles and reached out to him, burrowing into his flesh, and just hung there halfway.

The next day, everyone awoke from their sleep to the dawn.

After everyone left the cabin, still sleepy and yawning, a ray of golden sunlight shone on their faces, and everyone excitedly ran to the edge of the deck.

Ria also came out and found that there was an island in front of her. People cheered that this was everyone's destination and the place that Delos wanted Ria to visit.

When the ship docked, Ria discovered that the shore was already packed with people, cheering and welcoming the triumphant returnees.

Delos told Ria that these men were soldiers sent to the front lines by Endlers, but due to some special reasons, they could only stay on this island now, since it was safest to stay on this island and on the ship.

"The international coastline and the area around Endlers are no longer safe, you know? We discovered this island by accident."

Honestly, since this island is so rich in resources, why not live here long-term?

As Delos spoke, he watched the people on the ship and the people on the island busily moving supplies. The supplies and fish caught at sea were distributed to everyone on the island, and everyone's face was filled with genuine joy.

Delos then told Ria that these people included even superhumans and investigators, but they probably could no longer go back.

"why?"

"look."

"..."

Lia looked closely at those people and then noticed that they all had some abnormalities on them. Some of them did not lose their symptoms, and some people without the contamination symptoms even had marks similar to those of contamination on their bodies. These were traces of supernatural infection.

Cysts appeared on their skin, or organs that shouldn't belong to humans grew.

In a short period of time, Ria had witnessed fish scales, feathers, fins, tails, tentacles, and even unformed and broken wings that were incapable of flight.

(End of this chapter)