They all call me an Outer God.

"..."

Dr. Nashir behind him had probably rarely faced such a bizarre scene performed by a living person. He simply stared at the pitch-black tentacle on the table, which had been an arm not long ago, and fell into endless silence.

With that, Ria fulfilled his promise to his mentor, and the people from the association implanted a microchip in his body to constantly monitor fluctuations in Gherros's divine power.

They are currently in a dormant period and there is no need to worry too much. If an uncontrollable frenzy occurs, the chip will quickly release special radio waves to trace back and capture the radio waves caused by the activities of Geheros's main body.

This is also good.

Lia stood by the roadside, enjoying the breeze with her fully recovered left hand, waiting for a carriage to stop in front of her. Then, Lia boarded the carriage and let the driver drive the horses to her desired destination.

The sunlight was golden, making both people and horses feel incredibly comfortable. The coachman, wearing a wicker hat and cracking his whip, couldn't help but ask Ria why she had gone into the forest alone.

His attire didn't resemble that of a hunter or a woodcutter.

"I just like peace and quiet. The rows of trees always give me a healing feeling."

“I never thought that young people these days would be so keen on this kind of peace and quiet. My son also often says things like ‘please be quiet, please be quiet,’ so we don’t bother him. Sigh, adolescence.”

"He'll be fine."

Lia spoke casually, and after reaching the edge of the forest, he did not ask the driver to go any further. Instead, he paid the driver and went in himself.

There were few people in the forest, so naturally no one would notice that Ria summoned a black dragon and was preparing to ride it away. It all seemed too fantastical, and even most people who saw it would only begin to doubt their own eyes.

How many steps does it take to cross the border from Endlers? Ria's answer is: summon a dragon, ride a dragon, take off, it's that simple. Although the distance between the two countries is 2,600 miles, even a dragon as fast as it is would take a full 15 days to fly there without eating, drinking or resting.

This is also why Ria felt pressed for time; he would spend a lot of time on the road, so before arriving in the forest, he bought books to pass the time.

In addition to books like the Bible about humanity and divinity, he even bought a bunch of divination tools to better portray himself as a prophet in the future.

Everything was prepared perfectly. He even chose a large, uninhabited clearing in the forest as the place where Swarth took off. But when Ria arrived, he found that the place was full of people.

"Hey, Faceless Lord, we've come to see you off!"

When the Hephaestus saw Ria appear, they waved excitedly at him, but the next second their hands were mercilessly severed by a black wind.

It turned out that the plague doctors around them couldn't stand it any longer, so they each took weapons and chased after Hephaestus. While running, the Hephaestus even took the time to greet Ria.

Leilana, Emigana, and Saler, along with some people Ria didn't recognize, stood aside watching the spectacle with amusement. James stepped out of the group of plague doctors and charged towards Ria with great momentum.

"You bastard, Kelcha, did you steal my salary card? Do you know I couldn't find it for days after I got back! If I hadn't discovered it in time, were you planning to just take my card and run away with it?!"

"What salary card? Isn't your salary all with me?"

"You dare bring that up again? I'm not finished with you!"

He suddenly transformed into a crow, opened his beak wide, and was about to peck at Ria when Little Swarth also suddenly sprang out of the shadows and bit his head. The two birds fought like real birds, disregarding their appearance.

Seeing this, Ria rushed to break up the fight, only to have two of his fingers bitten off by James. But at least the fight was stopped, and he couldn't help but clutch his head, looking at the chaotic group of people: "What are you all doing here?"

"I know that. Let me explain first!"

Emigana suddenly raised his hand and interjected: "Not long ago, a child came to us and said he wanted to build you a great church that rivals the radiant sun. We all thought it was a good idea and started to gather designers and workers."

The group of Hephaestus came over and said they would be happy to help, and then they said that since you were about to leave Endlers, they would of course come to see you off.

But when the Hephaestus and his ilk huddled together, the plague doctors came and attacked them. We didn't know whether to cheer them on or not, because theoretically we should cheer for the plague doctors, but the Hephaestus and his ilk were our designers and civil engineers, practically our own people..."

He was getting more and more incoherent when Salle slapped him on the head. Leilana nodded in agreement: "That's about it. I'm their environmental art consultant."

"Me too! I'm one of the organizers!"

A child behind them was gesturing frantically. Ria recognized the boy; he was the one who had suddenly run up to them and said he wanted to build a church for them.

But Ria really had no impression of him, and didn't even remember whether she had ever contaminated him.

"you are?"

"Hello, I'm Raven! I'm a disorderly person, and I'm your biggest fan!"

“Disordered Ones?” Ria looked at James the Raven, who spat out a mouthful of feathers with a “pfft,” and the black feathers that touched the ground immediately turned into tentacles and merged into the shadows.

“This kid is a patient under my colleague’s care. He has only recently become disordered. Not long ago, you saved his whole family and pulled them back from the brink of death.”

“It might have been unintentional.” Ria looked at Raven. His actions might have saved many families, but he couldn’t possibly remember them all, and he didn’t expect anyone to remember him.

"This was no unintentional act! You are a true hero!"

Raven looked at Ria with eager eyes, saying, "I saw you before I died. You were like a god. They were going to erase the memories of all civilians, but I was spared because I am a superhuman."

After being saved, I became obsessed with learning everything about you, so I joined the Keepers of the Secrets… Ah, I have truly met my idol! I am the happiest person in the world! I will build the greatest church in the world for you!

He was so enthusiastic that Ria seemed a bit reserved in his presence. James scoffed, "I didn't expect you to have any true believers."

He had barely finished speaking when Raven berated him: "You're not allowed to speak ill of my lord!"

"Hey kid, do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like that? If you piss me off, I'll beat you up along with the plague doctor."

Raven: "I'm going to report you to the National Health Commission for assaulting patients and colleagues."

James: "..."

No wonder he's a follower of Riyadh; in some ways, he's practically a carbon copy of him.

(End of this chapter)