But the sensation of being naked was soon replaced by another feeling... A black cloth commonly used in magic performances suddenly flashed past Dashu with a loud snap.
The instant the black cloth fell, the clothes on his body had already changed.
Black shorts, gloves, and boots... A small vest resembling restraint straps covered his torso, while the opening at his abdomen thoroughly exposed the pinkish-purple emblem Kariana had used to stimulate his potential... the pinkish-purple emblem.
"Accept your true self."
Leader J's voice rang softly beside Dashu's ear. The youth looked timidly at the reflection in a mirror that had suddenly appeared before him. "My true... self..."
"That's right." Leader J spoke gently. "The real you."
"The real... me..."
Leader J chuckled softly and casually brushed a finger across Dashu's cheek... A purple, star-shaped mark appeared on the boy's cheek, making him look even eerier.
"You appeared out of thin air." Leader J's voice rang out again. "I saw it with my own eyes. You suddenly appeared in the sky, without any origins... Perhaps you never belonged to our world in the first place."
Dashu's gaze trembled faintly, and he said instinctively, "I don't want to leave this place..."
"Then stay." Leader J whispered. "As my servant."
The light gradually faded from the boy's eyes as he humbly knelt on the ground.
He looked at him without the slightest reaction, merely muttering mockingly to himself, "I look more and more like a major villain."
The scorching sun hung high overhead.
After a night of chaos, the Holy Land seemed extraordinarily desolate during the day... Less than two hours remained before the execution.
There was not a single person on the road leading to the Human Monument... Only some runaway vehicles that had crashed by the roadside, perhaps