On how PhDs become human evil

Interlude 251: Another hanging wall

This is the realm of the gods, as its name suggests, the world where the gods reside.

In this world, there is only one god—Eshid.

"Ugh, this is so boring! Can't you give me something more interesting?"

Lying on his bed, Eshid yawned, looking completely unremarkable, more like a middle-aged man.

Of course, there's a reason for this. After all, he's the only one in the entire God Realm, and he can't just leave the God Realm anytime soon. No matter how much he can endure loneliness, he can't be a lonely old man for hundreds of thousands of years.

Otherwise, why would this guy manipulate the fate of the lower realms? He's just bored to the point of mental instability, although the appearance of a certain cheater recently has brought him back to a slightly more normal state.

"But where did that kind of overpowered character come from? None of the worlds I know seem to be able to cultivate that kind of overpowered character."

Eshid was referring to Bai Jie, and with his keen eyesight, he could easily recognize Bai Jie's true form.

"All the evil in the world is gathered in one person, and he has all the knowledge from the beginning of the world to the end of the universe in his mind, plus the divine power he gained from the world of Pandora... Luckily, that kid didn't make a move then, or I would really be dead."

Even now, looking back, Eshid still regrets his actions.

Why did he have the brain fart to try and use his divine status and power to suppress Bai Jie? Judging from his attitude, he was already used to killing gods and didn't need another one like him. If he hadn't backed down in time, he probably would have been dead on the spot.

Although he was tired of being the Almighty God, he didn't want to die.

"Well, it's rare to let the people of the lower realm do whatever they want. I've been working on this for so long, my brain is tired, I need to rest for a few days—hmm?"

Just as Eshid was about to close his eyes and take a nap, he suddenly sensed that someone had come to his territory.

(An old friend is here? No way, they're all a bunch of guys who stay in their own world and refuse to move. Then... could it be that cheater coming to kill me!?)

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Eshid broke out in a cold sweat.

Eshid can assure you that he has absolutely not interfered with matters in the lower realms recently. At most, he used his alternate account as the God of Demons to chat with the demons for a few minutes, but he hasn't done anything else!

(No, wait, I remember saying back then... to kill the hero and his party?)

The Hero's Journey = Amagi Radiance and His Classmates

Tian Zhihe Guanghui's classmate = Bai Jie

The Hero's Party = Bai Jie + Tian Zhihe Guanghui

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Eshid's expression was like a famous painting of a scream. He had never hated his own mouth as much as he did now. Of all things to say, he had to bring up the hero! Although according to the usual tropes, the demon and the hero were bound to fight, with Bai Jie's overpowered abilities, how could the demon possibly fight the hero? Or rather, was there really any need for the two sides to fight?

"It's over, my God! What's the use of begging for mercy?"

Just as Eshid was worrying about his life, someone came into his room.

“I could hear you yelling from the doorway. Have you finally gone mad after guarding your empty nest for hundreds of thousands of years? Eshid.”

"Hey? It's you, Zhen Hong? Why isn't that cheater here?"

"Hanging on the wall? Where? Are you out of your mind?"

Appearing before Eshid was a tall, red-haired woman. Not only was her hair red, but her clothes, pants, shoes, and even her eyes were all red, giving the impression that the very concept of "red" was standing before her.

The woman's name is Shinku, but of course, this is not her real name; it's just a nickname.

"Well, speaking of cheaters, that's why I came to you this time." As she said this, a slightly haggard look appeared between Shinku's brows.

Seeing this, Eshid couldn't help but say with surprise, "For someone who has traveled through countless worlds like you to show such an expression, that cheater must be really strong?"

"It's not a matter of whether she's strong or not, she's the kind of person...the very rare kind..."

"Stop, please don't use this meme. This meme has been overused."

"Huh? Isn't this a meme that just came out recently? It's a famous scene."

"...Are you from Mars?" Eshid sighed heavily at his old friend's outdated information. "And then what happened to that cheater? Did he destroy the world you were in charge of?"

"It wasn't smashed, though—"

"That's good, the world is fine and everything is alright."

"But she beat up all the gods in that world, and now she's coming to pick a fight with me."

Upon hearing this, Eshid, who was eating an apple, froze, and then the apple got stuck in his throat, almost choking him to death.

The idea that the Almighty God of a world could choke to death on a piece of apple would be a laughing stock of the world.

"Cough cough! What did you say?" Eshid, who had finally swallowed the piece of apple, looked astonished. "You beat up all the gods in an entire world? And you're planning to beat up you too? Which cheater is that strong!"

"She seems to be from another world, and she's a woman..."

According to Shinku, about ten years ago, based on her world's timeline, a woman suddenly appeared in that world and, quite by chance, acquired one of the most overpowered abilities in her world, thus embarking on a journey of fighting anyone she encountered.

The woman's exact words were, "Since you are strong, then if I defeat you, I will become even stronger." With this almost nonsensical reason, the woman searched the world for strong opponents, first the various strong people in the human world, and then accidentally ended up in the demon realm. She fought her way through and eventually reached the Four Great Demon Kings.

Fortunately, two of the four demon kings were exceptionally powerful, otherwise the demon realm would have been completely overrun by one person.

After defeating the Demon Realm, the woman went to the Underworld, which is even lower in the Demon Realm. She slaughtered all the Death Gods who blocked her way like cutting vegetables, and then fought Hades, the King of the Underworld, for three days and three nights, leaving him half-dead.

And naturally, in Greek mythology where connections were so important, if a junior was defeated, an older one would step forward, or at least someone of higher status. So when Hades was defeated, Poseidon, Zeus, and the like were like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, one by one going up to deliver their heads to that woman.

Needless to say, all the gods in Greek mythology were defeated by a single woman.

Not satisfied with just defeating Greek mythology, the woman then went on to challenge other mythologies... This went on for a full ten years. Apart from the world's strongest dragon god, she challenged every powerful being, and maintained a win rate of over 90%, which was simply insane.

Recently, that woman seems to be itching to try her hand at Shinku again.

P.S.: I'm so sorry everyone. I went to my relatives' house for drinks today and was forced to drink all sorts of alcohol by a bunch of indecent old men—baijiu, huangjiu, beer, and more. My head is spinning right now, so this will be the last update for today. I'll make up for the other two chapters later. I'm really sorry.

Interlude 252: If you need anything, just go find those Chaldea guys.

After listening to Shinku's story, Eshid touched his chin with a strange expression.

Why did he feel such a strong sense of déjà vu about what Shinku was saying?

(Wait, if things continue as they are, that guy Fafnir will also beat up every single one of the powerful beings in my world. And once he's beaten up everyone he can, won't it be my turn to get beaten up?)

It has to be said that, given the precedent of Shinko, the possibility of Bai Jie doing the same thing is really high!

"By the way, Shinku, I have a question."

"What do you want to ask?"

"Can you beat your cheater?"

Hearing Eshid ask this, Shinku extended her jade finger and touched her fiery red lips. After pondering for a while, she said with an uncertain tone, "I can definitely beat them, but I won't have an easy time either. The outcome is 70/30, I'd say 70."

"What are you worried about? It won't be long before we win. Compared to that, my overpowered opponent is the real trouble!"

Eshid said with a look of disdain.

"The magic power within me is more than all the people in this world combined. I can use all sorts of divine magic without needing any magic power at will, and I can even release a black boar to wreak havoc without a second thought!"

"An incredibly powerful mage and summoner, but if that's the case, then his physical body must be quite fragile."

Is the body fragile?

Eshid gave a desperate, bitter smile: "Vulnerable? Do you think someone who can casually cut off the wing of a pure-blooded black dragon with a single sword strike is vulnerable? Besides, that guy wiped out over 60,000 monsters with ease. That's not how you do dual cultivation of magic and martial arts."

"If what you're saying is true... then that guy is really something else—you can't beat him?"

"If I could beat him, would I be here? I would have gone to the capital to fight him one-on-one long ago. To be honest, when you came just now, I thought he was here to kill me. I slightly offended him and made him unhappy. Now I am worried all the time that he might come to kill me."

Seeing Eshid's deathly pale face and trembling hands and feet, Shinku couldn't help but become interested: "To scare you like this, you must be a very strong guy."

"I advise you not to even think about fighting him. He's ruthless when he hits women, he's incredibly vicious, he won't stop until he's killed someone. If you go, you probably won't come back."

"You make it sound like I'm weak. I'm the Dragon God, after all." Zhen Hong tapped Eshid on the head in annoyance. "Get back to the point. Lend me tens of thousands of your apostles. I'll go and block my overpowered one."

"Tens of thousands? Why don't you just rob someone! Cross out two zeros!"

"A few hundred won't be enough; we need at least several thousand."

"How can you bear to send my delicate and beautiful young women to be cannon fodder? Don't you have any conscience at all?!"

"Delicate? Those women under your command?" Zhenhong's shoulders trembled with anger. "Aren't they your most loyal killing machines? Women who can execute your orders without batting an eye and carry out the great task of slaughtering the country, and you're calling them delicate? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about this word?"

Crimson stretched out her hand to Eshid and threatened, "Take a step back and give me ten thousand apostles, or I'll tear this place down, twist your head off, and then dance on your corpse."

"Are you a demon?! If you're a dragon god, have some decency! Can't you act like a grown-up?!" Eshid jumped up and roared, "Besides, if you're in trouble, why don't you go find those Chaldea people?! They love meddling in other people's business!"

"Hmm... I think you're more like the devil."

Mentioning Chaldea, Shinku's face froze instantly. Memories she never wanted to recall resurfaced automatically, and the orange-haired nightmare that had haunted her for years appeared before her eyes once again.

Shinku will never forget the time when the Chaldea Master tore through space with his bare body to get in front of her and beat her up. To be fair, all she did was tease her because she thought she was cute, and it was just holding hands. It wouldn't have gotten her pregnant, so why did he beat her so badly?

"It's all your fault. You reminded me of bad memories that I was planning to forget."

"No, I just remembered being beaten up by that Master before. Is this like shooting myself in the foot?"

Eshid also had a frustrated expression on his face, after all, being beaten so badly by a human that he couldn't fight back was a dark history he didn't want to think about!

"But we must admit that the people from Chaldea are really strong. They might be able to handle those two overpowered characters that we can't deal with now."

"You're going to contact her? Seriously? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"...I am a god, I cannot die."

"He wouldn't die even if that old man from the mountain slashed him?"

"...Maybe...we can save one life?" Eshid's face was full of cowardice. "But there's nothing we can do. At this stage, we no longer have the ability to deal with these two cheaters. The so-called 'using cheaters to fight cheaters' is..."

"If she heard you say that, she'd probably get a beating again."

"Big sister, please do me a favor. Don't tell her. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda."

Seeing Eshid kneeling and begging for mercy, Shinku sighed helplessly. She really didn't know why this kind of guy would become an omnipotent god of a world. He was so cowardly. She was different.

Even if you get beaten... you should fight back before you get beaten.

"Alright, I'll contact Chaldea then. You can do whatever you want. —By the way, what's the name of your overlord over there?"