Half an hour later.
In the shade of the oasis, Nameless sat cross-legged on the grass, stirring the firewood with a stick in his right hand. The Deep Sea Apostle had split into three: two kept watch, while the third grilled fish.
The fish had come from the small lake at the center of the oasis, and catching it had taken the Deep Sea Apostle quite some effort.
Nameless watched the fish slowly cook and gained a deeper understanding of this stage. The trials were all of a piece; each stage had a hidden purpose.
He had gained something from every previous stage. Some of those insights were even more valuable than the rewards from the Divine Treasury Trial. He did not know whether the other trial participants felt the same, but he was glad he had entered the Divine Treasury Road.
Just then, the fish finished cooking.
Nameless took the fish and blew on it to cool it before eating slowly. Sure enough, only food obtained in this stage could fill his stomach.
After finishing the tasty grilled fish, he collected plenty of fresh water, boiled it, and stored it for later.
"All right. Time to keep looking for people..."
Nameless stood. Before he could finish speaking, a flash of intuition made him lean backward. A copper coin fell from above, striking the ground right between his feet and leaving a tiny dent.
An enemy attack!
Nameless closed his eyes. One of the Deep Sea Apostles immediately became thinner than paper and pressed itself lightly against his back.
This was his most overpowered form for both offense and defense. Thanks to the Eye of Disregard, as long as he kept his eyes closed, any attack that landed on him would be rendered ineffective. Meanwhile, the Deep Sea Apostle controlled