"Amitabha. The station chief truly had the bearing of a station chief. This humble monk knew you could overcome Lustful Evil!"
Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva's voice suddenly came from the darkness. Nameless jolted, turned to look at him, and asked with a mix of surprise and suspicion, "Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva, are you real or fake?"
"This humble monk is real, of course," Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva said with a smile.
Nameless was still suspicious. "Then why aren't you guarding the Guaranteed Mark? What are you doing here?"
"Three of the Ten Evils have been subdued. With their abilities, this humble monk believes you can clear the trial without a safety net!" Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva said with a smile.
Nameless caught on at once. "Don't tell me you removed the Guaranteed Mark?"
"Indeed," Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva said with a smile.
Nameless stared straight at him. At last, he said, enunciating every word, "Without the Guaranteed Mark, I refuse to continue."
"..."
Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva looked at Nameless. Nameless looked at Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva. Both fell silent.
After a brief standoff, Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva said helplessly, "You really are cautious. Then the mark can stay!"
As he spoke, he waved a hand, and a Guaranteed Mark appeared on the ground.
"Where's my luck?" Nameless glanced at the shriveled Guaranteed Mark and asked through gritted teeth.
Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva waved his hand again in resignation, and the Guaranteed Mark returned to its plump shape.
"Then I'm leaving."
Nameless glanced around suspiciously and spoke in a cool voice.
As soon as he turned away, his mind raced. Was any of this real?
If Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva hadn't appeared, he wouldn't have doubted it so much. But the bodhisattva had appeared out of nowhere.
What if he hadn't actually broken out of Lustful Evil's Nightmare Illusion Realm? What if he was still inside it, and all of