They all call me an Outer God.

As for the reason for his outburst of rage, it should be quite easy to understand...

That breastplate has a special meaning for Famine. It is a gift from the Radiant Sun, representing His trust and approval. Famine Knights are even willing to integrate their authority into this thing and protect it as they would their own lives.

However, this thing has now been destroyed.

The knight had become a raging mythical creature. For a moment, Ria felt that his actions were somewhat like those of villains. To comfort him, he said, "Sir, there is no need to worry about this. In the near future, the Radiant Sun will accompany you to hell."

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

This statement seemed to have the opposite effect; the Famine Knight became even more ferocious. It seems Ria really doesn't know how to comfort people now.

He wasn't good at these things, so he could only swing the nameless longsword in his hand and cut the body of the famine monster to pieces. The fragments fell into the sea and floated on the surface, constantly wriggling and trying to reassemble.

Above it, countless mouths open and close, each mouth emitting a completely different sound.

When these elements are mixed together, they become a form of spiritual devastation.

I do not agree with your right to accept famine.

You are a threat to His Majesty and must be eliminated.

I curse you; may you die a horrible death!

A large portion of those remains coalesced and transformed into a jet-black steed that rode across the sea. With each hoofprint it left, the calamity suffered by the world intensified.

The horse was incredibly fast, leaving a long shadow behind it as it charged straight at Ria. Ria stood there motionless until the horse was right in front of him, at which point the horse vanished again. Then, in a flash, Ria appeared on the black horse's back, raised his longsword, and with a "sizzle," severed the horse's neck.

Swarth opened his blood-red maw, and countless tentacles wrapped up the mangled bodies, stuffing them into his mouth and swallowing them. The famine knights, who had been rampaging so fiercely, were thus dealt with, leaving Ria still feeling somewhat unreal.

He stood there, the surging seawater turning into thousands of droplets that fell back down, even wetting his hair. His bangs clung to his forehead, partially obscuring his eyes.

But the gold in his pupils became even more striking, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, looking completely unlike human eyes.

【So hungry...】

Ria muttered to herself for a moment, then looked at Lilith and the Hephaestus again. They were hostile to each other and were about to fight. At this moment, she was affected by the famine and the power of war, and her heart was restless. She wanted to wipe them all out and then eat everything.

"Even after absorbing so much power, the divine status has not reached its limit."

The divine essence is like a bottomless pit. Theoretically speaking, as long as Ria's soul does not dissipate, he can see the divine essence, like a black hole, continuously devouring those powers without end.

In the instant that he completely acquired the power over the famine, Ria was also able to sense the movements of his scattered avatars.

They blend into the crowd, posing as politicians or businessmen, manipulating people's hearts to achieve their own goals. These ruthless demons will not let go of any opportunity to profit themselves.

It would take some time to completely eradicate them, and it doesn't seem necessary.

The outbreak of the economic crisis is inextricably linked to them, but the market has always had a self-regulating function, and those people alone cannot fundamentally harm humanity.

There will never be a shortage of cannibals in any era. As long as they don't disappear, the Famine Knights will not disappear either. Just like war and plague, they cannot be eradicated or eliminated. They can be said to have achieved immortality in the true sense.

These are the gods who control the rules; their power and influence are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

But Ria thought that since they couldn't eliminate the famine's manifestations, it would be a waste to leave them alone, after all, those people were "the same kind" as him. "Perhaps, it's time for me to further develop my faith in this land."

The battle on the coast has been stabilized, and the appearance of the dragons has undoubtedly given people a glimmer of hope. However, after the external threat has been temporarily quelled, there are still internal troubles. Ria thought a lot, and while pondering, she also turned her sword against Lilith for violating the contract.

"What, do you want to kill me?" Lilith chuckled, clearly not believing that Ria could handle her. Ria, however, put down her sword, which transformed back into a cane.

"Madam, you seem to have misunderstood something. I don't fight opponents I'm not confident I can win against."

"You can't tell from that."

"Although I say this myself, I think if the believers want to deal with you, it will be difficult for me to stop them... Why don't you guess how these Hephaestus found their way here in such large groups?"

Lilith's expression behind the mask changed slightly, as if she had already guessed: "You sent them the coordinates of this location!?"

“I’ve heard that you utterly despise these Hephaestus, and your performance just now proved that. If that’s the case, then why are you cooperating with them?”

Why cooperate with this group of lunatics?

Hearing Lilith's confusion, Ria said with amusement, "Madam, you must remember that I am a black marketeer. In the eyes of a merchant, there are no eternal friends or eternal rivals."

"If I hadn't shown my hostility towards them just now, making you think that I wouldn't join forces with them but intended to fight against thousands of you by myself, you might have run away by now."

"Hahahaha, as expected of my lord, he has thought of everything so thoroughly—" The Hephaestus were overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Praise my Lord!"

"Praise be to Faceless Trade!"

They cheered continuously. Admittedly, the power of a single Hephaestus could hardly have any impact, but this group could develop its own kind at an extremely fast pace, and once they gathered together, a qualitative change led to a quantitative change.

With so many Hephaestus gathered together, if they so desired, these clones could easily summon avatars of lurking chaos on the spot—

"Thank you for thinking of us and taking us out to have some fun!"

The Hephaestus shouted and then jokingly surrounded Lilith. Then, in a moment, they suddenly fell silent, collapsed, and turned into a pool of dirty water.

Lilith became alert, and for some reason, she suddenly had a desire to escape.

"Mr. Ria, is it really a good idea for you to let the avatars of Chaos run rampant?"

Ria: "That's inappropriate, but what does it have to do with me? Those who break the contract need to be punished."

"You've really been influenced by them. These guys' motives were never pure from the start. You never know what kind of malice they harbor when they approach each person. They—"

At this point, Lilith stopped speaking abruptly.

A closed fan was pressed against her mask.

(End of this chapter)