They all call me an Outer God.

From that moment on, the red moon began to hang in the sky day and night.

During the day, its outline is not yet obvious, but once night falls, the awe-inspiring sight of that huge crimson moon far surpasses that of the sun, and the tides along the coast become more and more frequent due to its influence.

People began to have frequent nightmares, experiencing all sorts of devastating scenes in their dreams. They flocked to churches in a state of panic, hoping that their god could provide them with protection and that the omnipotent priest could resolve everything.

A priest comforted them and reported the matter to the Order Association, while some people took the opportunity to make a fortune by using the name of the gods.

The red moon that appeared in the public eye was so conspicuous that it gained many more believers. People speculated about the source of this scene, but the truth was never revealed to ordinary people.

At that very moment, in a hidden collection room, the lights suddenly came on.

The round objects swayed and cast long shadows under the light, which were reflected on the mirror behind them, revealing the true nature of the densely packed round objects.

Without exception, they were all heads preserved in formalin jars, including human heads and heads of various supernatural beings, but all of them were predominantly round.

At that moment, a dark figure carrying a new head slowly walked toward an empty jar. Just as he was about to unscrew the jar and place the head inside, the head in his hand suddenly opened its completely crimson eyes, without a trace of blankness.

"hiss--"

The head opened its mouth wide, and the so-called pupils became lifeless again. A huge, white worm poked its head out of the head's mouth, and there were three silver four-pointed star-like patterns on each side of the pitch-black head.

"Yo ho."

The shadowy figure picked up the worm and examined it closely for a few moments. During this time, the worm kept trying to attack him, but it could never bite through the man's glove.

And this person was none other than James, and all those heads, big and small, were his beloved "balls".

"Moon worms... I thought these things went extinct hundreds of years ago, I never expected them to reappear."

"Hey! Hiss!"

The worm was being pinched, and it writhed helplessly.

In the records of extraordinary history, the appearance of lunar worms has always been synonymous with death. The souls of the dead are personified as worms, and the rampage of the worms further exacerbates the death of people.

Even more frightening is that these worms can affect people's perception, making them imagine the appearance of other creatures, the most common image being rabbits. Few people would object to white rabbits running around in the streets. In fact, when some people slaughter these rabbits, a group of "rabbit lovers" inexplicably appears and parades in the streets.

"It's unbelievable. I didn't see so many rabbit lovers before the Moon Worm came out."

James likes rabbits too, but he prefers eating them.

But putting all that aside for now, the anomaly of the red moon and the proliferation of lunar worms undoubtedly signify one thing.

Something happened to Hongyue.

The moon worm in front of him was still chirping. James stared at it for a moment, then stuffed it into his mask. Soon, the sounds of flesh bursting and entrails writhing were swallowed up in the fat plague doctor's stomach.

He licked his lips, suddenly realizing that if Ria saw this, she would probably scold him again for not washing his mask.

"So what if I don't wash my mask? Is my mask smelly?"

James took a deep breath. "It doesn't smell, hey—I'm not going to wash it."

After making sure there were no other moon worms in his collection room, James was satisfied and sealed the "ball" in a glass container before leaving the collection room and going out into the street.

Above the street, the red moon and the sun were together. In the middle of the street, moon worms crawled on the bodies of men and women who were breeding. On the roadside, there were parades with people holding various signs and fighting. The people of the Order Association were busy all over the street, driving away these messy people.

Below the street, the remains of countless homeless people had been gnawed to pieces by rats, and then the newly born moon worms devoured the rats, wriggling their fat bodies as they crawled down the sewer openings onto the road.

As for why the manhole covers couldn't stop them... it's because the manhole covers on the street had been stolen by unknown people, leaving the area in complete disarray.

"What a tenacious vitality!"

James chuckled, though it was unclear which side he was specifically mocking.

However, just as he was about to collect more of his favorite items, the voice of the National Health Commission suddenly echoed in his mind.

[James...]

"It's you again. Get to the point." James's words showed little respect for his superior, since, in essence, both doctors and epidemic doctors were products of individual differentiation.

[James, the red moon's orbit around the stars has deviated, and we've also observed extremely unusual telegrams coming from the stars in the constellation Boötes, fourteen trillion miles away.]

“Boötes…” James suddenly realized something, “You suspect that the Red Moon is trying to fight against the Judgment Star?”

[This is not a doubt, it's a fact. Besides, that person had no intention of hiding it; in fact, they practically wanted to tell the whole world that they were going to be enemies with the Judgment Star.]

"Has He gone mad?"

[Which god isn't mad...? But we can't control those things yet. Although our main task is to monitor the anomalies of the Radiant Sun, the strange movements of the Crimson Moon also present an opportunity for us now.]

There are quite a few groups lurking in the shadows, eyeing the enemy covetously. Just think about the conflict between the two outer gods. No matter which side is harmed, the other "people" are happy to take advantage of the situation and steal the godhood and authority of the weaker one. Since ancient times, the strong prey on the weak, and all things are like this.

"Hey you old codger, what does this have to do with me? Will it affect my salary or get it docked?"

[James, we need you back. All the Plague Doctors must return to their original forms.]

"and then?"

Then... we'll wait for the right moment, and together with the Red Moon, target the Star of Judgment. If it meets with misfortune, we can conveniently seize its authority and advance to Meme Zero.

No matter which choice we make, we won't lose out.

"Has this finally revealed their true nature?" James continued to mock. He had always despised such unethical behavior, but even so, he was happy to join in the fun.

Before the gods have even awakened, two have already begun to clash, and one of them is none other than the Judgment Star Gherros, who is said to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. This is a spectacle that is hard to miss, and I estimate that many people are eager to join in.

(End of this chapter)