Life was nothing more than a series of choices.
Every choice could save a life, or take one.
Sometimes, choosing not to choose was itself a choice.
Clyde Milton had hesitated for only half a second, yet all his previous efforts had turned to nothing.
Gu Xingjian stepped on the cross soaked in Bloody Water, and in doing so, stepped on his Fate.
His ruthless grasp of the human heart, his precise manipulation of Fate...
It left one unable to even consider whether the "choice" he had presented was real.
But in any case, real or not, Clyde's half-second hesitation had written an ending doomed to failure.
As for Gu Xingjian, Clyde had never been his focus.
The truly important choice was actually playing out in Room 1002.
And he had never left because he was waiting for that person to make a choice.
Amrita.
Siddham bhavi.
Amrita.
Vikarante.
Amrita.
Vika...
The core of the 1002 Incident lay in Room 1002, and its sole target was Tong Guan.
At this point, the Rebirth Mantra lingering by his ears could basically be ignored, because it had long become part of survival here.
All manner of Supernatural Power flooded Tong Guan's world and swallowed everything he had.
Within this Supernatural Incident deliberately woven for him, through exploration, analysis, and use, he had already turned himself into a part of the incident.
That was why he had survived until now and could control part of the Yin World's power.
It could even be said that, regarding the Old Yu Street mission, Tong Guan had been separated from it from the very beginning, with almost no opportunity to participate in any main thread.
To a certain extent, Tong Guan's circumstances were not all that bad.
He could ensure his survival within a Supernatural