Coventoba is astounded: the number on his coin from Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast has changed from 1 to 10 — yet he feels the same aura, so it is the same coin. He wonders what to do with it; feeding it to the beast seems too risky. Below, Hinrigh walks the guards out into the corridor, where their gun barrels sprout into live snakes that fire — and he offers a mock apology for the 'promise' as they die.