The image of the Gate of Truth matched Han Dong's attributes. Opening this door meant stepping into an entirely new realm.
Yet the mysterious creature seated before the door left Han Dong somewhat baffled.
He had neither seen nor heard of such a situation before.
"What exactly is this...?"
Having come this far, there was no turning back.
After confirming that the target posed no threat, he slowly approached it.
When he was five floor tiles away, the white life-form, outlined only by its borders, grew a mouth on its face and revealed a gentle smile.
At the same time, it extended the stack of cards in its hand toward Han Dong.
"Would you like to play a game of cards?"
"Cards?" At first, Han Dong had stared at the deck in the person's hand, thinking that it was going to tell his fortune or something.
"That's right. If you want to open the door, you must play a game with me.
"This is your deck. Please take it first."
The mysterious life-form handed over the cards it was holding.
Han Dong's cards had gray backs, decorated with a fairly three-dimensional magic array and woven with tentacles.
The instant Han Dong took them, he was startled and hurriedly exerted all his strength to hold the deck up.
So heavy... Each card probably weighs more than five kilograms, doesn't it?
As Han Dong took the cards, the entire area immediately changed.
The path leading to the Gate of Truth transformed into a setting intended for a card battle.
The square tiles that formed the path began arranging themselves in an orderly fashion, creating a 100×100 card-game arena.
The mysterious creature's position did not change. It was still seated before the door.
As the arena reassembled, Han Dong was moved to the