They all call me an Outer God.

This person is intelligent; to put it nicely, he is very guarded; to put it bluntly, he is cunning and unpredictable. He has almost never trusted anyone. The only thing that can break down his guard is probably the mythical creature that is always by his side.

Everyone knew that the mythical creature was dangerous, and Ria himself knew it too. He was initially very wary of the creature, but over time, the mythical creature actually eliminated his reservations.

He was very important to him.

Anyone with eyes can see this. If a smart person wants to exploit Ria's weakness, they can only target that mythical creature. However, the true strength of the mythical creature remains a mystery.

In other words, Ria actually has no weaknesses.

It was precisely in this tricky place that Geherus found a breakthrough. He told Ria the truth, which created a rift in their trust and ultimately separated them.

Gheros told Ria that the mythical creature had probably been waiting for an opportunity, a chance to "betray".

Not only Him, but everyone felt that Swarth had such intentions. Anyone who could see through his intentions would never think that Swarth was a good person.

But for Ria, that was his only family.

“We all know that what you are doing now is not your true nature. Hang in there a little longer, and we will find a way to separate Geheros.”

Ivand held onto Ria's hand tightly without loosening his grip, but then Ria scoffed, "You're all so hypocritical."

"what?"

"Look, a group of angels are surrounding a nobody like me, the Abyss's avatar, the World Serpent's incarnation, the Apostle of the Key to the Gate, and on the outer edge are many avatars lurking in chaos, and a large number of containment weapons from the Order Association."

"What a magnificent lineup you have, yet you have hesitated to take action against me, allowing the natural disasters I create to ravage the civilians. Ultimately, you don't care about them."

In your eyes, they are the thorn in your side, and the original, as the executor, only needs to give an order to make all of this a reality.

He is now only one step away from awakening, and Gherros residing within me is like pressing the button on a time bomb, so it's normal for you to be wary.

Ria's analysis was very logical, but Ivand did not reply to him; instead, he shook his head.

"You're crazy."

"No, I'm not crazy, I'm perfectly sober."

He narrowed his eyes: "I know what I'm doing, and I know that Geheros's consciousness has parasitized me. From the first moment I saw Him, I loathed Him."

What I'm doing now is not what I wanted, but mentor, I hope you can listen to my decision. The end of the world is inevitable, but there is still a way to prolong that time.

"..."

"Just kill me."

"With so many angels gathered here, including Gherus's consciousness, this little thing shouldn't be difficult to do. I will use my life and authority as the price for cursing Gherus, and after the divine head loses consciousness, you can find a new consciousness for Him."

Ivand said incredulously, "You would actually have such an idea."

"I'm already very tired, mentor."

As Lia spoke, her eyes reddened, and she looked as if she was about to cry.

But he held back, only repeating the same phrase: "Kill me."

"Kill me and seal my divine status, or everyone will die today."

"kill me!"

Seeing Ria's self-destructive state, Ivand felt a sudden surge of anger. Without hesitation, he released his grip and punched his most prized student to the ground. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse instantly pointed their weapons at him, but Ivand showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he seemed intent on continuing to beat Ria.

"You want to die? I didn't teach you for so long just to produce such thoughts! I searched for billions of consciousnesses even while in a deep sleep, not to witness this scene today."

You have failed the gods' sacrifices, failed Neog's devotion. The world may be unreal, but love is real; you've closed yourself off and that's why you can't feel it!

"I'll make you want to die! I'll make you want to die!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" With each kick increasing in force, Gherros, who had been forcibly pulled out by Ria to take the blows, finally couldn't help but shout, "You can hit him, but you fucking hit me! Why are you hitting me!"

"You still dare to shout? I'll hit you! Get out of my student's body!"

"Stop hitting me! You damn fool, if my current body weren't still asleep, do you think you, a human... Ah! Stop kicking me!"

Gherros was writhing on the ground in pain, but Ivand used some methods to make the damage manifest on the surface of Gherros's consciousness, while Ria remained unharmed.

Even if it gets damaged, it's okay; he can heal this minor injury with just a flick of his finger.

“Those angels must be waiting for an opportunity to pull out and seal away Gherros’s consciousness. They dare not act rashly, so they can only start with Gherros.”

"...Alright, the mentor is the only one who dares to take action."

Ria's sealed consciousness couldn't help but start to wander into wild thoughts.

He could roughly see how deep their resentment towards Geherus was, but at the same time, he couldn't help but start to ponder the meaning of his mentor's words.

The mentor seemed to have inadvertently revealed a great deal of information; he truly cared about him. As a teacher who imparted knowledge through words and deeds, Ivand had fulfilled his greatest responsibility.

Thinking of this, Ria's expression softened a bit, even though he had already transformed into a mythical creature form within the consciousness space and his expression was completely unreadable.

"The world is fake, but love is real... Can I believe that?"

He muttered to himself.

"no, you can not."

A hoarse voice then rang out.

“It’s all fake. You can’t and shouldn’t believe anything anyone says.” Geheros’s voice echoed around him.

"They're just using you. You should hate them, kill them, and kill everyone—that's the best solution!"

"Think of those who betrayed you, especially that mythical creature; it will probably never come back."

Where did it go?

"The moment His true name was uttered, He was already taken back by His true form. At least He has achieved His goal of toying with you."

Gheros seemed quite proud: "Look, there's not a trace of the nameless mist left in the entire space where the divine essence was sealed. It's truly a sight to behold—damn it, why is that damned guy outside still beating people up?!"

"Deserved it."

Ria mocked Him, but her own situation was not much better. Once the host, who had been parasitized for a long time, lost the parasite, it was like a fish without its internal organs, and it was worse than death.

(End of this chapter)