They all call me an Outer God.

"This isn't right, this is really wrong, this shouldn't have turned out this way—"

Claden watched all this in astonishment, then looked at the plate in his hand and threw it aside with all his might. Meanwhile, Ria's head lazily yawned, looking utterly disillusioned: "Isn't it too late to realize this now?"

"I'm too lazy to eat you. You live a tiring life, far less carefree than I am now. Ria, why don't you consider becoming my final fate after you've squandered all your real wealth? I'm looking forward to that day." The reflected voice came through the lid.

"Really? But you don't look as relaxed as you say."

Ria was referring to the reflection of an extremely tired face, her mind seemingly unwilling to hear such a statement: "Who said that! I'm very relaxed! I'm happy living like this! I'm not tired at all, I don't want to rest, I don't want to sleep, and I'll kill anyone who dares to make me sleep!"

Lia didn't want to listen to him speak, but silently watched the chaotic crowd. The waiters were clapping and reveling, and the musicians were playing strange tunes that had no rhythm or melody, which made the scene in the restaurant even more absurd.

A new idea gradually emerged in the young man's mind, and this idea made him unable to ignore it.

"The angels and Sophia may exist behind this door."

"What did you say?" Claden didn't quite hear what Ria said, but the next second, he saw Ria raise her cane and forcefully slam it into the ground. The ground instantly cracked, revealing flesh and blood behind it that resembled an esophagus, emitting a strong, fishy stench.

But it seems that this scene was just an illusion. The next second, the solid and beautiful marble floor returned to its original state.

Do you remember the Sofia meme?

"Meme 2".

"That's right, Meme 2. Once he reaches Meme 1, he'll be a real angel."

You mean!?

Claden suddenly realized: "But the scene here is clearly a historical scene from the past, and the angels' 'flesh and blood' do exist."

"The past historical scenes do not conflict with the present. Perhaps Sophia obtained real flesh and blood here and then stored it in a mysterious object to assist in the future process of angel advancement."

Lia raised her hand and adjusted her monocle: "I knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. That guy inviting us into this mysterious object was definitely not for anything good. Now I understand what he's up to."

"I have to say, he truly lives up to his reputation as a black market merchant. Even I, a fellow black market merchant, have to admire his ambition. Black market merchants who can climb to such high positions are no ordinary people."

Claden grew increasingly confused, but the next second, he saw Ria pat him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Congratulations, you and I have been pulled into someone's evolution from meme 2 to meme 1, and this time the sacrifice is the three of us."

"It's mainly me and Swarth. Neither of us matters, it's the same whether we arrest one or the other."

Claden was shocked that Ria could still joke around at a time like this. This was the advancement ritual from meme 2 to meme 1. People involved in it probably wouldn't even know how they died, yet Ria could still act so relaxed.

What he didn't know was that it was much more reassuring for the enemy to reveal their purpose openly than to cause trouble in secret. Now that Lia knew the other party's purpose, he certainly wouldn't act suspicious anymore.

The gates to the seven deadly sins are not yet complete, and the gate to greed has not yet been opened; therefore, Sofia's meme interpretation is still one step short.

To be honest, this was the first time that Lia had observed the performance process of a superhuman other than herself, and she couldn't help but feel very curious. In addition to the curiosity, she also felt a bit of schadenfreude.

I've seen or created plenty of Sofia's dark history, so Sofia probably never intended for me to leave here alive. But the soul of James's previous patient still exists in his body. If we go to Meme One, should Sofia be called Sofia or Perlmand?
It's something to look forward to.

"Lord Kelcha, what should we do now?" "What should we do... Didn't you just give us the answer? The only way to leave is to eat the unknown object. In that case, there's only one option left: [eat]."

As she spoke, Ria lifted the lid of her plate again, gracefully sat down at the table, put on a clean napkin, picked up her knife and fork, and began to enjoy the food as if it were not some bizarre, gelatinous substance but a mouthwatering delicacy.

The reflection trembled with excitement: "Yes, that's it, good boy... Great job, Ria, you're so amazing!"

"Eat me, become me, and I will become you. I have longed for this moment for too long. You should have done this long ago!"

The gelatinous substance gradually darkened, turning into tentacles so black that just one glance was enough to send shivers down one's spine. Ria was eating them, and they were devouring Ria.

Claden was deeply terrified by this scene, though he didn't know what he was afraid of: "Aren't you afraid that your and the other person's identities will be switched, that you will be completely replaced?"

"Will not."

Lia wiped her mouth with a graceful gesture, concealing her slightly bitter smile: "He once said that I live a very tiring life, and a lazy person would never allow themselves to become like me."

"Idiots may seem stupid, but they live more clearly than anyone else."

As they chatted and laughed, Ria finished her meal, and the gelatinous substance in her plate disappeared. She did not exhibit any unusual symptoms like those of a normal person.

But instead, his own body slowly dissipated, and before it completely disappeared, Ria stood up and lifted little Swarth by the scruff of his neck, just like a cat would.

Little Swarth blinked his golden eyes, then stretched out his tentacles from the shadows and swiftly swept away all the valuables on the scene.

"We'll be waiting for you outside the gates of greed."

Everything is calm.

Claden could only stare dumbfounded at his own reflection in the silver dish. The reflection, probably annoyed by the stare, spoke with extreme disgust: "What are you looking at?"

Without wasting words with him, Claden went straight for the head and began to devour it.

Not long after, when he reappeared in front of Ria, his face was deathly pale and he looked like he was about to vomit.

Ria crossed her arms, gloating, "How does it feel?"

"It was awful, like eating a bunch of maggots. I never want to relive that feeling again, especially since those maggots were still cursing me."

Cradden got angry just thinking about being scolded, so he kicked a nearby wall, leaving a large hole full of blood and flesh.

"Next is the last door."

"Yes, we agreed to collect 10 billion to pass the level, but we have nothing on us right now."

Ria waved her hand, indicating her poverty: "If I'm not mistaken, the content behind the Gate of Greed should allow us to earn 10 billion in one level."

"Tsk tsk tsk, 10 billion per case, that's no small sum."

(End of this chapter)