They all call me an Outer God.

The repulsive reaction of the entire space grew stronger and stronger, and the desire to kill filled Lia's heart, causing him to struggle violently.

Even if it meant cutting himself into pieces with those sharp threads, separating his flesh and organs, his instincts were still screaming to kill the other person immediately and erase their existence.

At the same time, Ria also instantly realized the other party's identity.

Geheros.

Outer God Gerheros.

This information originated from knowledge pollution, a product forcibly implanted into his mind. Although Ria could roughly guess the other party's identity on his own, it must be said that Geheros's provocation successfully made Ria's already tense rationality even worse.

The entire space trembled more and more violently, and countless golden pupils in the black mist that filled the area swirled erratically in their respective directions.

Gheros also felt the pressure. He noticed that his body, which had entered this space, was being repelled. The gray-black chaotic mist was eroding his body and trying to expel him completely.

Geheros paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up with a surprised look in his eyes: "The original divine essence has become so weak, so weak that I find it hard to believe."

"And why did you oppose me in the first place? Aren't we the best allies? I have always supported your ideals, and I will follow you unconditionally no matter what decision you make. You are so noble and great, and you deserve to rule over life and death and all things in the world."

"An ant is not worthy to disobey you."

Geheros's voice grew louder and louder, even echoing throughout the space.

Then, his face twisted for a moment: "But many things have gone beyond my plans. Your divinity actually rejects me. This is probably because that damned Chaos has done something to you while you are blind, foolish and without thought."

"Like a machine that has no independent consciousness but can keep the world running, Chaos has implanted some unwanted program viruses into you, but don't worry, I can clean these viruses out for you."

As he said this, he reached out to Ria and made a gripping motion in his direction. Ria instantly felt a suffocating force on his neck. He narrowed his eyes, and black spikes instantly rose from the ground and pierced through Gherros's wrist.

Even so, the person seemed to be completely oblivious to the pain.

His grip tightened: "It's regrettable, but the original divine nature doesn't need anyone to control it, especially since you're just a pawn placed by Nyarlathotep..."

So, you want to kill me?

Ria asked the question with a relaxed expression, while also mercilessly mocking, "Even if you don't want to kill me, the god behind me is clamoring to kill you."

"Ah, if you really cared so much about the origin, His divine status wouldn't have fallen into the hands of Chaos. In the end, it's because your own strength is insufficient, yet now you're resorting to despicable means to use me to access the divine status."

Gherros remained unfazed: "Crushing you right now would be as easy as crushing an insect."

"Is that so?" Ria was suspended in mid-air by the silk threads, his hands were raised high, and he looked like a pitiful lamb who was about to be sacrificed. Even so, his eyes did not show any fear, but were filled with provocation.

"If you could really kill me, I would probably be reduced to ashes by now. So why am I still alive and well? Is it because you are soft-hearted? Or is your strength simply insufficient?"

Ria looked down at Geheros: "It's the latter. I am the one who is in control of the divine now. I am also the one who set the rules for this place. On my territory, you are probably in grave danger."

"The rule here is: trespassers die." In an instant, the gravity and magnetic field of the entire space underwent an unprecedented change. Geheros felt trillions of times stronger pressure being applied to him, instantly pressing his body to the ground. Then, an unknown substance appeared on the ground and corroded his torso. Now, he could not even move at all.

Lia also gritted her teeth, clearly feeling the pressure.

He is fighting against the consciousness of Gherros. Only those who have actually come into contact with him can understand how extreme and risky this behavior is. After all, even with the blessing of divinity, the being opposite him is still an Outer God.

It is an external god that would cause ordinary people to have a mental breakdown and turn into a puddle of pus just by catching a glimpse of its shadow.

In an instant, he felt a metallic taste in his throat and opened his mouth to spew out a large number of tentacles, which were connected to his organs and almost dragged them out completely.

Their colors are a gradient of gray and black. When they come into contact with the outside world, they seem to have a sense of self and wriggle around, blinking their eyes and looking back at him.

If this continues, I'm afraid I really won't be able to function like a human anymore.

But Ria dared not slacken in the slightest. He might not be able to kill Gherus right now, but he had to drive this enormous threat away from here. He had to stay away from the divine, or something unimaginable to most people would happen.

Success always comes with price and sacrifice, so Ria ignored her own mutation in an instant and tried for the first time to connect with the godhood, using herself as that godhood to expel or even eliminate outsiders.

"I already told you, you shouldn't be hostile towards me."

Even though his body was flattened, Gherlos's tone remained relaxed.

He stared at the original divine spark and suddenly spoke: "We were such good friends. You have always been my aspiration. For your wish, I am willing to give up everything to help you fulfill it."

You say my existence represents destruction, then I will destroy all things. You say you want to restart, then I will help you restart, even if the price is my own demise, I will have no regrets.

But Lord, those vile creatures seek to extinguish Your noble will, greedily demanding from You without giving anything in return, and in their own self-preservation, they turn against You, plunging You into an endless nightmare—

Azathoth! I can end all of this! Only I can bring you back to your senses!!!

"You should trust me! I'm the only one you can truly trust!"

His tone suddenly became agitated, and his gaze was fixed on that enormous pupil. Ria's gaze also suddenly turned cold, almost mirroring the emotion in that pupil.

Are you done talking?

He was unable to speak normally, so the voice came from the eyes in the darkness.

The instant Ria finished speaking, a massive patch of darkness suddenly appeared above Gherros's head. The bottomless black mist, incongruous with the surrounding gray-black, twisted menacingly at its edges before transforming into a giant dragon that raised its claws and mercilessly struck him.

"boom!!!!!"

(End of this chapter)