I'm not just human!

As it turns out, the "brief reality" wasn't actually on the second-floor balcony, nor was it even unconscious; instead, it was in the small kitchen on the first floor.

Wait, what does it mean that He calls everyone "three guests"?

Xia Fa and the other two were all extremely intelligent people. Upon seeing this, their eyes flashed with different colors, but they did not hesitate at all and immediately slipped into the small kitchen.

boom!

With a loud bang, the Paradox Clown slammed the door of the small kitchen shut, blocking the hundreds of humanoid monsters behind him from entering.

The three of them breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then simultaneously looked towards the [brief reality].

The middle-aged painter-like figure in "Brief Reality," whose face appeared rather pale—whether from being frightened by these humanoid monsters or for some other reason—now showed a look of surprise and relief, and said in a heartfelt voice:

"I never expected that the three of you would still be alive. Thank goodness, this gives the four of us a chance to break out!"

The Paradox Joker frowned slightly.

"[Brief Reality], you really don't recognize me?"

The middle-aged painter-looking figure in "Brief Reality" asked in surprise:

"[Temporary Reality]? Who's that? Sir, you haven't been driven mad by those terrifying humanoid monsters, have you...?"

[The Paradox Joker]'s gaze sharpened, and he turned to say:

"Your name is Leonardo da Vinci, right?"

[Brief Reality] Upon hearing this, instead of being surprised, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"Yes, that's me. I'm the tutor hired by the owner of this villa to teach the young master to draw, even though he's as stupid as a pig and has absolutely no talent in art."

This slightly disdainful and arrogant tone somehow made the Paradox Joker secretly breathe a sigh of relief, as if this was the true nature of the Brief Reality.

Before the three could continue their questioning, [Brief Reality] continued:

"What are we supposed to do? By the way, where have you three been hiding in this villa for the past three days? Damn it, this rich man Ritek has lost his mind and insists on holding a potion feast. If we can't escape soon, we'll run out of food and water!"

A potion feast?

Upon hearing this crucial information, Xia Fa and the other two were all taken aback and exchanged glances.

The Moon Goddess suddenly seemed to remember something and pursed her lips slightly.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa spoke:

"We pretended to be drunk to avoid drinking that potion, and hid in our respective rooms. We've been surviving on the red wine, biscuits, and chocolate in our rooms for the past few days, sigh..."

As he spoke, he shook his head, as if he deeply regretted being invited to the banquet three days prior.

Even though Paradox Clown and Moon Goddess are both highly knowledgeable righteous gods, they couldn't help but be slightly surprised to see Xia Fa get into character so quickly.

Because his acting was so impeccable, an uninformed person would really think he was a guest trapped in the villa with [Brief Reality].

[Brief Reality] He had indeed been fooled, nodding thoughtfully:

"I see... So you ran out of food and water, which is why you had to risk coming out? Oh, right, I have some sausages and cheese here."

As he spoke, he turned around and opened the cupboard, where there were indeed several sausages and a large piece of cheese.

"If we divide it up, this food should last us a few more days, but we're almost out of water."

[Brief Reality] pointed to the sink next to the stove not far away, and said with a strange expression:

“I suspect these terrifying monsters like to drink water! All the water pipes in this villa are connected to the underground well, so there should be no problem with running out of water. But since yesterday, the water has stopped flowing. Maybe they blocked the underground well to steal the water.”

Upon hearing this, the three of them looked towards the water tank. They saw that the tank only contained a small amount of water, which was not enough for everyone to share, and it would probably be used up in a day.

By now, Xia Fa and the other two understood that something must have gone wrong with [Brief Reality], to the point that it had forgotten its identity as one of the nine great gods and had mistaken itself for a down-on-its-luck middle-aged painter.

However, the three of them were completely baffled as to why this was happening, where these humanoid monsters came from, and how to break out of this Promised Land.

"It's okay, let's think of a way. Now that there are more people, maybe we can just break through?"

Xia Fa forced a smile, patted [Brief Reality] on the shoulder, and then continued:

"The three of us have some things to discuss. You don't mind, do you? Don't worry, we're definitely not plotting to harm you behind your back. After all, that wouldn't benefit us."

[Brief Reality] He gave an awkward smile:

"No...it's okay, you guys discuss it, I'll just stay out of it."

As he spoke, he actually walked away and stood in another corner of the small kitchen.

Although the small kitchen wasn't large, it was still several dozen square meters. He deliberately stood so far away that, given that everyone else was an ordinary person, they really couldn't hear what was being discussed. Clearly, he was intentionally trying to avoid suspicion.

Xia Fa didn't delay and immediately said:

"Do you know of any potions that can turn a person into this kind of infinitely replicating monster? If so, maybe that's the key to breaking this deadlock."

[The Paradoxical Joker] pondered for a while, then shook his head:

"As far as I know, there are no, or rather, dozens of potions that have similar effects, but once transformed into a humanoid monster, the person would never have the strength and speed of an ordinary person. They would at least have the strength equivalent to an eagle-level monster."

Xia Fa pondered for a moment and said:

"Is that so..."

The Moon Goddess then said:

“I suspect this might not be a potion from your extraordinary era, but rather from our mutated era.”

Xia Fa immediately said:

"How to say?"

The Moon Goddess sighed softly and said:

"In our time, not everyone who consumed the mutated crystal or mutated flesh ball could awaken a mutation and become a mutant. In fact, it was difficult for 90% of people to awaken a mutation. We mutants were a minority."

She paused, then changed the subject:

"However, since consuming mutated crystals or mutated flesh balls did not pose much harm to the body, many wealthy people who failed to become mutated enjoyed holding such potion banquets, buying mutated flesh balls or mutated crystals at high prices, decocting them with various herbs, and then sharing them among themselves."

Xia Fa asked in surprise:

"What effect will this have?"

The Moon Goddess shook her head:

"No, in fact, those who cannot become mutants simply cannot, no matter how hard they try. Therefore, this kind of potion feast not only has no effect, but sometimes it can even turn people into monsters. However, that's not a problem with the mutant crystal source and the mutant flesh ball, but rather with certain herbs that have been contaminated with mutant power."

Xia Fa briefly gathered his thoughts and said:

"You mean, these humanoid monsters were actually created by drinking potions from your mutated era?"

The Moon Goddess said:

"If your extraordinary era truly lacks potions with similar properties, then this is the only possibility."

A thoughtful look crossed Xia Fa's eyes:

"let me see……"

From the initial "brief reality" of being unconscious in the Promised Land, where he first glimpsed the villa's appearance from afar in the gray fog of time, to the three of them being temporarily restored to ordinary people after breaking in, plus the identical humanoid monsters they encountered... all sorts of clues connected in his mind.

After several seconds of thought, he spoke:

"I think the situation involving this Promised Land is very likely like this."

As soon as Xia Fa spoke, the Paradox Clown and the Moon Goddess both looked at him immediately, not daring to interrupt him in the slightest.

Even though the Paradox Clown is a being formed from the brain, nerves, and eyes of the Sun God King tainted with extraordinary power, in terms of intelligence and cunning, He seems to consider Himself slightly inferior to Shafa.

Therefore, Xia Fa's opinion is needed now more than ever.

"[Brief Reality] More than 20,000 years ago, for some unknown reason—of course, it was very likely that he was forced to flee into the Time Mist to escape the pursuit of the fake Nine Great Gods and the Golden Cleansers. Then, he was bewitched by His clone and eventually entered this villa-like Promised Land."

"As for why He violated those three ironclad rules and followed the clone into the Promised Land, that remains unknown."

"But the real key point is that He has been trapped here ever since."

"This must be some kind of spiritual realm. [Temporary Reality] thinks he is just a down-on-his-luck middle-aged painter, blocked by countless humanoid monsters, unable to escape, and facing the situation of running out of food and water."

“If the day comes when the food and water run out, this place should be reset and repeat His experience of hiding in the small kitchen for those few days.”

"For more than 10,000 years, He may have been playing out similar scenes all along."

"In this situation, if we want to rescue [Brief Reality], or rather, wake [Brief Reality] up, the only way... is to kill all these humanoid monsters!"

The Paradox Joker, who had been listening intently, couldn't help but say:

"Why not rescue [Temporary Reality] from the villa? If this is truly His spiritual realm, wouldn't it wake up once He feels safe after we rescue Him from the villa?"

Xia Fa shook his head:

"The reason is simple: when we entered this Promised Land, we appeared outside the gate of the villa's courtyard. Moreover, there was no way behind us. In other words, even if we rescued [Brief Reality], we would be trapped outside the villa's courtyard and unable to truly bring Him back to the 'home' where He felt safe. He would then remain unconscious until He fell into another reset."

After a pause, Xia Fa added:

"Of course, this is just my guess. We can try to rescue [Brief Reality] from the villa once. If that doesn't work, we can think of a way to kill all these humanoid monsters."

[The Paradox Joker] said with a thoughtful look in his eyes:

"That works too..."

But just then, the Moon Goddess seemed to remember something and said:

"There's no need to try the second method; we have to kill all the humanoid monsters here."

Xia Fa and the Paradox Clown both looked at her and said in unison:

"why?"

The Moon Goddess shook her head slightly:

"Now that you mention it, I'm reminded of a similar promised land I accidentally stumbled upon more than seven thousand years ago when I was traveling through the gray fog of time. At that time, I was searching for some eternal proof and wandered in by accident."

She paused briefly, thought for a moment, and then continued:

“You should know that there are many kinds of Promised Lands. Some Promised Lands are like this, evolving into something like a ‘barrier’. If you pass through this barrier, you can get what you want. The ‘Temporary Reality’ should also be trapped in this way.”

[The Paradoxical Joker] suddenly realized:

"So, escaping only means exiting this level; only by killing all the monsters here can you truly say you've successfully cleared it?"

The Moon Goddess nodded and explained in considerable detail:

"Yes, the Promised Land I entered didn't turn me back into an ordinary person, so I easily killed those monsters, got the Eternal Certificate I wanted, and left."