The darkness lasted only about three hours before it vanished.
Fang Cheng and Li Yu's game finally came to an end as well. Their skills were about equal, and they had even developed a sense of mutual appreciation.
However, when Fang Cheng invited Li Yu to play games with him again after they returned, she declined.
Fang Cheng assumed she had some difficulty she couldn't talk about, so he didn't bring it up again.
When he opened the sealed door, it was still dim outside, but far better than the pitch-black darkness from earlier, when they couldn't see their hands in front of their faces.
Fang Cheng went out first, then turned to look at Li Yu as she followed him.
Li Yu had put her trench coat back on and was wearing a mask to conceal her flawless face.
Fang Cheng asked tentatively, "Could I see your Proof?"
He was only asking casually and didn't expect Li Yu to agree.
To his surprise, Li Yu nodded. "Sure."
Then she tossed her handheld game console to him.
Fang Cheng caught it easily. "Did you hear me wrong? I wanted to see your Proof for the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters, not your game console."
"Do you think I'm some old lady who can't hear?"
Li Yu pointed at the game console in Fang Cheng's hand. "This is the Proof."
"Are you insulting my intelligence?"
How could a game console possibly be a Proof?
Li Yu held out her hand. "If you don't believe me, give it back."
"Wait!"
Fang Cheng suddenly remembered that the Nine-Tailed Fox had said a Proof could take the form of anything its holder wanted.
He focused, and the game console in his hand instantly turned into the familiar Vajra Pestle.
He ran his hand over