Han Dong did not care at all about interference from the Outside World, nor about the final outcome of this racing match.
All he wanted was to properly complete this match. As long as he could perform to the utmost, that was enough.
"Although I only touched it once before, the feeling of coming into contact with cards again is still so familiar. It is as if I am standing before the Gate of Truth again... After all, that experience was carved deep into my mind. It was far too profound.
Since I have such an opportunity, I must cherish it."
This was vastly different from his first encounter with the game during Door Opening.
Back then, because he was unfamiliar with the card game, Han Dong could only slowly adapt during the early stages of the match.
By the time he had finally passed the Adaptation Period, the game had already become extremely unfavorable. The pressure brought by the Master of Fate kept piling up, leaving Han Dong without even a chance to catch his breath.
Things were different now.
Han Dong no longer needed to adapt, and the pressure his opponent exerted was much lower as well.
Having warmed up beforehand at the Racing Party, Han Dong entered an immersive state from the very beginning, fully blending himself into the deck through his understanding of the Faceless.
It did not feel like he was playing cards.
It felt more like reliving the experiences of his own fate.
Every card he played was like witnessing all sorts of past experiences... More accurately, he stood amid the shadows in the posture of the Faceless, watching the many events his former self had gone through.
Before he knew it, the cards in his hand had already been played, while each move