"Yes," Leon nodded. "From the knowledge I have, I pieced that they cannot leave the King's Paradise for long. Something about causality. All the lords are at the fourth grade, but apparently, if any of them leave the King's Paradise, their grade will drop a level and most of their abilities will be sealed."

'Oh…'

I suddenly remembered the two lords that we faced back then.

'So that means… those guys were initially grade four?'

Leon continued. "The lords want all of us dead. But most importantly, they want the both of us dead, so they are not going to stop with the red bridge. Their leader is going to also change the location of where the blue bridge will appear."

By now, my clothes were already soaked in sweat.

"It cannot be right?" I muttered.

Leon's expression turned bitter, and his voice suddenly began to waver.

"Unfortunately, it is. That bastard will make it so that the blue bridge that's supposed to take us back to our world will appear in the King's Paradise."

'What...?'

A cold knot suddenly formed in my stomach as a cold dread washed over me.

It couldn't get any worse than this.

Somehow, this game had just gone from literally impossible, to absolute bullshit.

"Wait… s-so you mean… to get out of here we need to go through the lords?"

Both Uriel and Leon nodded.

We all wore the same dreaded look. All of us had paled, and the mood in the quiet space had suddenly become heavy enough to suffocate us.

"Ha… haha…" All of a sudden, I began to laugh.

This was too much and at this point, I think I had finally snapped. It was just so ridiculous that I couldn't even process the fear anymore; only the sheer absurdity of our situation remained.

Both Leon and Uriel turned to look at themselves while also alternating questioning gazes with me. Probably wondering what the fuck was wrong with me.

"We are going to die, right?" I wheezed out through my laughter. "That's the future you saw. The both of us are going to end up dead, right?"

Both of them were quiet, then Leon nodded.

"I remember that just before I was killed, he mentioned that the other antagonist had been taken care off."

My laughter increased.

Honestly, what was the point?

What was the point of struggling if we were going to end up dead?

Of course I could always come back with Chrysalis, but at the moment, I had just two extra lives. Maybe I could manage to get one, two or a few more before the next two months, considering how hard it is to earn them. But honestly, did that even matter anymore?

My level was already extremely poor for the Home of the Sculpted Ones. Would I die there, and if yes, how many times?

If I managed to survive the Home of the Sculpted Ones, I would definitely die in the King's Paradise. There's a reason why it had never been conquered even before the arrival of the new lords. The reason was that the Nagas, who were all Grade Three beings, were absolute monsters in their own right. Beings who could turn you to stone just from looking at them.

Now to add to that, we have to face the lords? Beings of Grade Four if we want to return home?

Even if I died there and woke up again, what would await me if not death all over again?

Sigh.

Absurd.

It was so absurd that I couldn't help but laugh.

After a moment of going insane, I finally looked back to the two pale people in front of me and asked, "Tell me… how many are these new lords, how did they get here from this Earth place, and why in the world do these lords want to kill us?"

Leon and Uriel exchanged glances before looking back at me. Leon then began. "There are ten lords in total. Each presides over a territory in the King's Paradise."

The King's Paradise was an entire city on its own with different clans and ten territories, so that number made sense.

Leon continued.

"Over a month ago, the future was changed. Two of these lords came down to the Grade Two region and ended up being killed. Because of this, two more of these strange people have been brought from this Earth place to replace them. As for how they are being brought here?"

He paused for a moment and his expression faltered, almost as if he couldn't believe what he was about to say.

Uriel then spoke on his behalf. "A being that far surpasses our understanding, with power greater than any being in any of the empires is responsible. A god brought them to this world."

"…"

I was so stunned that I couldn't speak.

But then again, it was believable. Only a god would have that sort of authority.

At that moment, I couldn't help but wonder. Was it also a god who brought me here? How did I transmigrate? My mind began to spiral.

But while I was still trying to process things, Uriel spoke again. "We don't know why this god brought them here. But we believe that this god has probably instructed them to get rid of us."

I remained silent.

'So it's a god that wants us dead?'

If a god brought them here and asked them to get rid of us, then that made me question my own transmigration even more. Could it be that there are several gods involved? Could it be that one brought them and a different one brought me?

'Aisshh!'

I scratched my hair frantically, then put the thought of the transmigration aside because… how did gods suddenly get into this equation?

It would have been better if things ended with the lords… but if the one really responsible for wanting us gone is a god, then… how in the hell did I end up with beef with a god?

What exactly is going on?

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