They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 341 In the Name of the Abyss
"It seems there's still time."

Emigana breathed a sigh of relief, but it wasn't completely at ease. The next moment, countless gray silt erupted from the trench like lava, and people whose flesh had been dissolved crawled out of "hell" like vengeful spirits.

Unfortunately, little one, you were a step too late.

Emigana's pupils shrank to tiny points. It suddenly felt excruciating pain all over its body. When it looked down again, it saw its flesh being peeled away from its bones step by step.

Now witness a new history, my child, you will see the true form of greatness!

Life in the mud cheered together.

Emigana's head grew heavier and heavier. It staggered a few times, its vision blurred, and suddenly it collapsed to the ground in an extremely illogical posture, its mouth opening and closing frantically like a stranded fish.

"I……"

It wanted to say something, but suddenly caught sight of a corner of clothing beside it.

It's very dark here, but the Deep Ones have excellent eyesight, so it's not surprising that they can see things clearly here. What's strange is that there's a corner of clothing here.

Then Emigana turned his head and saw a familiar face.

Ria appeared beside it at some point, sitting casually: "Do you want your flesh and blood back? I can help you."

Emigana felt that Ria was a bit strange, but couldn't quite put her finger on what was so strange about her.

"May I?"

"Of course, you can get anything you need here, as long as you pay the price I want."

"What price do you want?"

"How can you bring this up now? No matter the cost, you don't have to pay it now. You can repay it gradually later, wherever you are able..."

"You only need to pay back a little bit each time, doesn't that sound tempting?"

"...Then please help me recover. I must go and stop Hydra."

"of course."

Countless golden spots appeared on Ria's skin, and being stared at by those eyes, Emigana couldn't help but feel a sense of panic.

It didn't know why it had this feeling, since it had never felt much fear when facing the Hydra.

This person now feels unfamiliar to it.

But faced with its unusual behavior, Ria simply smiled and said, "The deal is done."

Before long, Emigana found that his flesh and blood had returned to his body and all his functions had returned to normal.

how did you do that?
Before Emigana could ask Ria, he suddenly realized where this person's eccentricities came from.

Now, only the skin and flesh above Ria's neck are normal; below that, it's all bones devoid of flesh and blood.

"You gave me your own flesh?! Wait, no, that's not right, you were just looking like this!"

“Yes.” Ria removed her gloves, showing Emigana her hands, which had become nothing more than bones.

“Before you came, I had already fought with those guys, and obviously I lost. Now I’m stuck here unable to move. I’m pathetic.”

"But you should have the ability to regenerate your flesh and blood, although I don't quite understand why you're still alive..."

"I also do not understand."

Ria put her black gloves back on: "The monster told me to witness history in this area, so I had no choice but to watch."

"You're here just in time; I can finally find someone to chat with."

"Isn't this wonderful? We're about to witness the descent of a deity, an honor that so many people would rather die than attain."

Moreover, I consider myself one of the most devout lambs of the abyss, and in that respect, I pride myself on being second to none.

"you……"

Emigana's gaze was complicated, because it soon realized that it too was unable to move, meaning that it could only watch helplessly as everything unfolded.

All destinies seem to be secretly preordained, unchangeable by anyone; all life can do is watch them arrive like an audience member.

"I can't accept it..." They've already made so many efforts, is this the only outcome they're destined for?

Sometimes you have to submit to fate.

That's right, the gears of fate are irreversible!

Countless lives merged into the special runes on the rock strata, began to destroy them, and sacrificed themselves. The great trench, afflicted by this calamity, roared like an earthquake.

The seal on the abyss is about to disappear.

The things sealed inside are His true remains—

The remains of an ancient god!

[Awakening, awakening... the master of procreation, the tempestuous storm, the boundless abyss.]

A nightmare resurrected from the depths of the frigid abyss.

In the endless dark sea,
The god of fertility, fallen to a place where no remains of bones exist.

The hurricane devoured all unclean life.

The abyss brings immortality—

We admire ■■■■■,

Wake up, it's time!

Awaken! Awaken! Your faithful followers pray for your resurrection, offering countless lives for you. Life returns to the sea, and you will return to this kingdom!

[Awaken! Awaken! Awaken!]

The tremors on both sides of the trench grew louder and louder, the cursed seals were destroyed, and even a red light appeared underneath.

【wake!】

That's a sign of lava seeping from the seabed; once it overflows, the intense heat will engulf everything.

Upon seeing this, all the life forms within the Hydra burst into laughter.

On Dagon's side, Hydra's true form had also purged all those who stood in its way. Taking advantage of Ignatius's momentary lapse in attention, she sealed him with mud, then reached out and rose higher, grabbing at the new Dagon.

Once this last line of defense is destroyed—

We will—

"Won."

Lia casually tossed a coin with a pentagram mark into the air, and as it fell, the pattern representing heads emitted a faint glow.

When no one expected it, Hydra stopped less than inches away from Dagon. Just a hair's breadth away, her claws would have pierced the new Dagon's heart.

At that moment, Dagon suddenly opened his eyes, tore off her head, and then flung her to the seabed with his long tail.

The sea sand churned, and Hydra held her head in disbelief. The intelligent beings were astonished to discover that her head had lost its facial features at some point.

[Hephaestus!?]

Wasn't he dead? When did he reappear?

……

Beside the trench, the remaining intelligent life suddenly turned around and "looked" at Ria. They too had lost their facial features, but were willing to grow an extra mouth to smile at him in order to express their feelings.

Hephaestus's purpose in mixing into the silt was to pollute it, but it was so inconspicuous that Hydra thought it could control him.

The truth is quite the opposite.

Ideals often don't turn out as we wish.

Hephaestus had expended considerable effort to completely assimilate the life forms within the Hydra. Once all those life forms had been assimilated, the next victim would be the Thousand-Faced Moon—the Hydra.

(End of this chapter)