They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 73 The Abyss Has Never Left
James put it succinctly: "Let me put it this way, the idea that tacticians need to start a war is a very unsuitable meme for rookies."

"Of course, some patients may be exposed to this meme earlier due to their special growth environment, but I think that no matter how much you like it now, you have to put this meme later."

"Understood, thank you for the information provided by the doctor."

"...You're trying to trick me into revealing information again."

"Haha, but I'm thinking, since you said war has no boundaries, could making two ant colonies fight each other also be considered a result of meme evolution?"

"Theoretically, it's correct, but are you willing to accept that?"

James looked at him, his voice deep and somber: "With your level of dexterity, would you really be willing to spend so much time teasing two nests of ants?"
When your abilities are strong enough, those things that once seemed untouchable will become as small as ants. Teasing them will be far more interesting than teasing the little bugs on the ground.

"makes sense."

Ria's eyes gradually turned crimson from the firelight. He looked down at the surrounding scenery, where the flames had completely formed their own trajectory along the abyss ritual array.

Along those paths, thousands of fishmen stood with their heads held high, motionless, silently chanting the name of Ria as their mouths opened and closed.

Finally, they could no longer make any movements, their bodies rapidly turning into charcoal dust and disappearing completely. The sacrificial array burst forth with intense light, almost turning the abyss above into a completely transparent barrier.

Behind the barrier, Ria seemed to see the reflection of a completely suspended city, but only for a moment. The next instant, the abyssal phantom returned to darkness, with thunderstorms and hurricanes faintly visible on its surface.

"Did you just see a city appear in it...?"

"No, did you see a city?"

James took off his small hat and fanned himself, but the result was far from satisfactory: "I still stand by what I said, if you see it, pretend you didn't see it, don't think about it, don't ask too many questions, and don't look for too long."

"On another note, it's incredibly hot here. The stone statues, baked by the fire, are like scorched iron plates. Kercha, if you don't leave soon, you'll get roasted alive."

"The sacrificial array and the fishmen on the ground have disappeared. Look, there isn't a single spark."

Ria jumped off the statue, and James followed closely behind.

Ria raised her cane and poked at the empty ground.

The town of Grani is now completely unrecognizable from its appearance; it is eerily quiet and appears so small and desolate in the face of the vast ocean that seems to be pressing down on it at any moment.

If the people here do not recover after the Great Rain Festival, it will become a completely deserted town, with not a single ghost remaining.

"By the way, where's Steyr?"

Ria thought of her colleagues.

"Him? He's fine, you don't need to worry, you can see him now."

As soon as the bird-beaked doctor finished speaking, footsteps came from the church gate. Ria turned around and saw the tall bird-beaked doctor walking out from behind, accompanied by his prophetic patient.

However, Steyr seemed to be in a strange state at the moment. When he looked up and saw Ria, it was as if he had seen a savior. He rushed over, grabbed Ria's hands and shook them up and down, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"Woo! Woo, woo, woo!"

Ria asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with your voice?"

"Woo!"

Steyer wanted to tell Ria but couldn't bring himself to say it. He pointed to his throat, making a pulling motion, then pointed to Gro beside him, and in grief and anger, he drew his weapon and fired a shot directly at Gro.

"boom--"

The bullet, once fired, hovered right in front of the bird-beaked doctor; the shockwaves created by the sudden halt of the high-speed metal in mid-air were even visible to the naked eye. "Whoosh!!!"

Steyr glared at his doctor with resentment, wanting to express that his throat had been thrown away by Groh again, and this time he didn't know where it had been thrown. He was so angry that he emptied the magazine but still didn't hurt the doctor in the slightest.

"The relationship between the two of you is still as bad as ever."

James quipped inappropriately, "Without a throat, the prophet can't speak easily or say anything reckless. As long as he doesn't say anything reckless, we'll be fine for the time being."

Actually, this method also applies to you, Kelcha.

Having lost your voice, it will be difficult for you to make deals with others. You should be grateful for my kindness.

I would never bear to harm my patients; I'm a true conscience in the medical profession. Even if you were lucky enough to be in the world of memes, you wouldn't find another doctor with such a conscience.

"..."

Lia was somewhat speechless. He was skeptical of the label of "conscience of the industry." Who knew if James' obesity was caused by withholding patients' wages?

What happened last night?

Ria knew that Steyer couldn't speak, but she still asked him a question.

Steyr stretched out his hand and started gesturing wildly. When Little Swarth saw him, he inexplicably went berserk, emerging from Ria's neck and roaring at him, his dark tentacles flailing wildly.

It hates the person who caused it to be struck by lightning.

But the Steyr was wronged; he had only warned the other to be careful, but who knew that this mythical creature would have such a tragic fate.

Last night, after stealing the werewolf's tooth, he hid in an old house, crawled into a closet, and after hiding for a while, he was about to find a room to sleep when he suddenly discovered that Gro had found him.

Steyer was both surprised and delighted. He thought to himself that Gro had indeed been unable to live without him, and then predicted that the doctor would have a lot of bad luck in the next few days, with his hometown being burned to the ground by some ignorant child.

It sounds unbelievable, but Gro had a plan. Before Steyer could speak, he beat the man half to death and ripped out his throat.

“A good patient should be silent. How about choosing the crow meme next time? Crows are annoying, and the crow’s mouth is a perfect match for you.”

Gro, who was completely taciturn, commented on Steyr in this way. Then, he grabbed the man by the back of his collar and led him away to prevent the patient from being unwittingly sacrificed to the abyss.

As for Little Swarth, it suffered even more. After being struck by lightning, it was weak all over and its antennae were not as energetic as usual.

Ria couldn't understand its words, so James tugged at its wing, but Little Swarth didn't have the energy to bite him: "Your little pet got struck by lightning last night."

"Is there a mine in this kind of place?"

Ria was somewhat surprised, and seeing the mythical creature becoming more and more aggrieved, she could only agree to let it bite her neck to regain its strength.

Half a minute later, under the influence of pain, Ria's mind became incredibly clear. She reached out and covered her neck, where a piece of flesh was missing, and looked up at the abyss, lost in thought and speechless.

Thunderstorms shouldn't occur in this kind of weather.

But in the instant the sacrificial array flickered, Ria saw an upside-down city, a thunderstorm, and hurricane clouds.

Is it possible——

An absurd thought lingered in Ria's mind.

If that scene was a living phantom of the Abyss, and Little Swarth was suddenly struck by lightning, wouldn't that mean... the Abyss never died?

(End of this chapter)