I'm not just human!

On board the Red Porcupine, everyone was stunned.

"Xia Fa... isn't his mental fortitude a bit too strong?" Dagney asked, somewhat surprised, her beautiful eyes widening slightly.

"It's less about mental fortitude and more about acting skills, haha. I'm starting to get a little optimistic now, and I hope my optimism is genuine." The captain of the Red Pufferfish was actually laughing at this moment, clearly quite admiring of Xia Fa.

"Hopefully he can guess that the key to breaking the time loop is to get the sacred object for the villagers. Alas, it's a pity that even though he has analyzed such information, he can't get it through." Prince Justinian sighed.

Everyone fell silent and continued to watch quietly.

By this time, Xia Fa had already walked with the village chief and the villagers to a spot not far from the edge of the deep pit.

Xia Fa seemed to have deliberately slowed down, falling to the very back of the crowd.

Moreover, he was chatting with a villager of similar age, pretending to talk about all sorts of novel experiences from the big city, which made the young villager's eyes light up.

Several villagers even gathered around, listening with hopeful expressions.

Seeing that all the villagers had stopped outside the pit, the burly, dark-faced man with a thick beard also stopped. The old village chief was about to turn his head to look at Xia Fa when...

Just then, a fierce glint flashed in Xia Fa's eyes, and he suddenly accelerated and charged towards the dark-faced, bearded man!

Amid the villagers' gasps, Xia Fa shoved the dark-faced, bearded man from behind, sending him crashing down with a thud!

The burly, dark-faced man with a thick beard was already heavy, and Xia Fa's push, combined with the kinetic energy from his charge, added to his already considerable strength.

He recovered his health during this period and took the black potion given to him by the storyteller. Not only did he grow to 1.9 meters tall, but his physique also became as agile as a leopard, full of explosive power.

The burly man with the dark face and thick beard was pushed so hard that he couldn't stop himself and fell straight into the deep pit.

After Xia Fa pushed him down, he immediately became alert and prepared to rush out of the crowd to avoid being surrounded by the villagers.

But immediately, he froze.

Because he saw that the villagers' eyes were filled with gratitude and respect as they looked at him!

“Actually, Rosehu is the most suitable person to serve the ancestors, but no one dares to lay a hand on him. After all, everyone in the village knows how vicious he is. Little Mike, you are indeed as brave as your father.”

The old village chief's eyes were full of approval, giving Xia Fa the feeling that he had rid the village of a great scourge.

Immediately, the old village chief seemed to have no time to waste. He turned around and led the villagers to kneel down in front of the deep pit.

Xia Fa did not kneel; he deliberately stood, refusing to kneel even when villagers quietly tugged at his clothes.

The villagers are in the third time loop, so of course they don't know what will happen.

But Xia Fa knew very well that the giant fire python in the deep pit was about to appear!

"Indeed, we cannot use our secret abilities. It seems my judgment was correct. In this time loop, everyone's secret abilities are imprisoned, or their extraordinary powers have been reversed through 'time reversal'."

Xia Fa's mind raced as he racked his brains for a solution.

He witnessed the illiterate pirate's fate and vaguely guessed that to break this time loop, he would probably have to help the villagers retrieve the sacred object from the deep pit.

These villagers weren't as bad as people thought. They killed the irritable pirate at first because they thought he was an outsider.

The subsequent tweet, "Blind Pirates Enter the Deep Pit," is likely due to the demands of the ancestral worship ceremony. They had no choice but to select someone they were most distant from, someone who had just returned from a big city.

Judging from the villagers' reactions, even though he pushed the burly, dark-faced man named Rossehu into the pit, the villagers didn't blame him; on the contrary, they were very grateful to him.

In this way, Xia Fa was willing to obtain the sacred object for the villagers in order to break this time loop. Of course, his main purpose was to save himself and everyone on the Red Porcupine.

Xia Fa didn't want to be trapped in a time loop; it was too terrifying, just thinking about it was horrifying.

"It seems that if I feel enough burning sensation in my heart meridian, I can break through the restriction that prevents me from using my secret bond abilities. However, that giant fire python doesn't seem very strong, at most equivalent to a whale, and it can't stimulate that burning sensation at all..."

Xia Fa's eyes flickered slightly. If he could use the Secret Contract ability, it would be very easy to destroy the giant fire python and obtain the sacred object, but unfortunately, he couldn't.

roar!!!!!!

Just then, a sound like the roar of a giant dragon burst forth from the deep pit!

The sound was essentially a sonic attack, and many villagers were immediately knocked to the ground.

Immediately, an astonishing scene unfolded!

From the deep pit, a blue-white, semi-transparent lizard emerged from its upper body. Its body was like an ice sculpture, yet it was as huge as the fiery python.

An extremely dangerous aura surged from the icy, monster's body.

As soon as it appeared, it suddenly sprayed water, and many villagers who had been overturned to the ground in the fan-shaped area in front of it were instantly turned into ice sculptures.

With a swift movement of its claws, it grabbed all the ice sculptures and placed them into its massive mouth, filled with sharp teeth, where it began to chew.

The old village chief turned pale with horror, and the other villagers screamed and cried as they scattered and fled.

Once Xia Fa confirmed that the ice sculpture lizard was indeed only equivalent to a whale-level monster and could not ignite the burning sensation in his heart meridian, he immediately turned and fled without hesitation.

In any case, if he survives, things might take a turn for the better.

Both the first and second time loop resets were due to the deaths of the two pirates; it seems that the deaths of the villagers do not trigger the event.

Whoosh—!

The ice-sculpted lizard unleashed another burst of icy breath, sweeping across the land and freezing many fleeing villagers instantly within the ice. Some were even still in the posture of raising their legs to run away, their faces frozen in terror.

The ice sculpture lizard seemed unable to move its lower body, but this didn't stop it.

Its arms, covered in translucent scales, stretched out as if they were rubber, instantly grabbing the frozen villagers in its giant paws and chewing them up again.

Fortunately, unlike the giant fire python, it couldn't suck up everyone present with a single breath, giving Xia Fa and the other villagers time to escape.

With a clear goal in mind, Xia Fa sprinted towards the village entrance, his legs almost leaving afterimages.

Strangely, no other villagers ran towards the village entrance. It seemed that even in such a life-or-death situation, trying to leave the village was a great taboo for the villagers, and would result in a punishment more terrible than death.

Xia Fa immediately noticed this and slowed down as he was about to reach the village entrance.

Looking back, the ice sculpture lizard had almost frozen and devoured 90% of the villagers, and was now spewing icy breath, attacking villagers further away.

Undoubtedly, even if it was only equivalent to a whale-level monster, given that everyone else was just an ordinary person without any supernatural power or the ability to use secret contracts, its icy breath, which could cover the entire village, and its arms and claws that could stretch at will, allowed it to eventually kill and devour everyone in the village.

Even if Xia Fa is the last one, he certainly won't be able to hold out for long.

"This is a contest of pure intellect."

Onboard the Red Porcupine, Avalon sighed, and a rare glint of fighting spirit flickered in his usually calm, lake-like sky-blue eyes:

"If I were chosen, I would be very willing to try to break this time loop, even if it means dying."

Prince Justinian gave a wry smile and shook his head.

Avalon was His old rival, and the only one who defeated Him ten years ago in the Earthly God Kingdom Selection Battle in the [Silver Universe].

He naturally knew Avalon perfectly.

For Avalon, only the most difficult problems in the world could interest him.

Avalon chose "Magic Mechanics" as its first contract because, among the many contract development directions, mechanical contracts require the most ingenuity.

Rather than saying that He is the greatest mechanical genius in the Kingdom of Augu in the past century, it would be more accurate to say that He is the most intelligent being in the Kingdom of Augu in the past century.

Therefore, when faced with such a time loop problem, even if the slightest mistake could lead to death, He seems quite willing to try it himself.

At this moment, few people on the ship were as interested in Avalon's words as Prince Justinian was.

Everyone was extremely tense and anxious, trembling with fear. Some were ashen-faced, while others had cold sweat on their foreheads. They all stared intently at Xia Fa's figure in the village within the vortex.

The villagers are being turned into popsicles one by one and then devoured by the ice sculpture giant lizard. There are fewer and fewer people left, and soon it will be Xiafa's turn!

If Xia Fa dies, the attempt to break the time loop will fail, and everyone will be trapped in the terrible time loop forever, just like those poor traveling whales.

On the other hand, since Xia Fa had boarded the ship, he was now a partner, and the pirates did not want Xia Fa to die.

Wow!

A terrifying icy breath swept in from afar, like a sandstorm sweeping across the sky, heading straight for Xiafa, carrying a death-dealing wind that sounded like the wailing of demons from hell.

"Xia Fa, watch out!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Xia Fa, behind you!"

In their desperation, the pirates cried out, even though they knew Xia Fa couldn't hear them.

Xia Fa was running towards the village entrance, his back completely to the giant ice sculpture lizard, as if he had no idea that the terrifying icy breath was approaching.

The yellow earth behind him instantly froze, and the icy breath, powerful enough to freeze everything, was about to strike him.

Just then, Xia Fa seemed to suddenly sense the approaching danger, and rolled to the left.

boom!!!

The icy breath slammed into the ground, instantly unleashing a massive burst of cold air and countless ice flowers. The shockwave rippled outwards, sending Xia Fa flying several meters away.

Xia Fa was sent flying backward, crashing into an old tree at the village entrance before sliding down.

The old tree was surrounded by dry, fallen leaves. Xia Fa fell into them, crushing countless leaves with a series of soft, crackling sounds.

Seeing that its attack had missed, the giant ice sculpture lizard revealed a cruel look in its scarlet vertical pupils and unleashed another icy breath at Xia Fa below the old elephant tree.

It seemed to want to punish Xia Fa for daring to dodge its attack, or perhaps it wanted to devour him. This icy breath roared straight towards Xia Fa at an unbelievable speed.

Xia Fa was completely disoriented from the fall, and he barely managed to get up, clutching his forehead.

Seeing the icy breath rushing towards him, he seemed to have no way to dodge it anymore.

No! No, no!

Many pirates cried out in terror: if Xiafa were frozen and then eaten by the ice sculpture giant lizard, everyone would truly be trapped in a time loop!

Besides, no one wanted to see Xiafa die; the pirates had already lost two of their companions!

The next moment, Ice Breath rushed in front of Xia Fa, about to smash into his body.

But at that moment, everything disappeared.

The icy breath that was about to hit Xiafa disappeared, the ice sculpture giant lizard that had half its body protruding from the deep pit disappeared, and the broken ice and frost all over the ground also disappeared.

The village... has undergone its third time loop reset!

Xia Fa's figure appeared on the yellow earth at the village entrance as if by teleportation. He was still holding his head, swaying, and his head was still a little dizzy.

The pirates were taken aback at first, but then they couldn't help but cheer, and even Avalon had a faint smile on his face.

"what happened?"

"Has the time loop reset again?"