After Anna operated the two "keys" simultaneously according to a certain pattern, they began resonating as if following some kind of rhythm. Pale violet light appeared on the two drab little devices, reflecting the faint violet rift in the air. Amid the wind-chime-like resonance from the keys, the rift gradually brightened, and a strange atmosphere drifted out from it. Hao Ren noticed that it was no longer transparent like before, but now displayed a series of bizarre, kaleidoscopic scenes—perhaps mountains or sprawling clusters of huge buildings. The images were unclear because the light membrane kept trembling.
But there was no doubt that the rift had been activated.
"So... it worked?" Hao Ren stared incredulously at the rift's changes. While gazing in astonishment at the bizarre scenes appearing on its light membrane, he took the two keys from Anna. It was now certain that these things really were keys, so there was no need to keep calling them stones. Anna herself was quite surprised as well. She had never expected what she had heard from the evil spirit to actually work. "Oh... it really works?"
"You opened the door yourself, so could you please not use such an unreliable tone?" Becky forcefully patted Anna on the shoulder, nearly knocking the frail girl off the platform. "Is my house on the other side of this rift?"
Lily cautiously approached the rift, casually conjured her Ice and Fire Claws, and poked them into the light membrane. She craned her head around to see whether they had passed directly through to the other side. When she saw the claw blades disappear into the membrane, she happily wagged her tail. "It really seems to be connected!"
Only then did Anna notice Lily's ears and tail. She immediately looked surprised. "Wow! She has a tail!"
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