"Mm..."
"Stop it..."
"Let me sleep a little longer..."
Something cold touched Ye Qiyan's cheek.
He opened his eyes slightly. The little Juvenile Dream Eater was gently poking his face with its jellyfish tentacles.
"Mm..."
He sat up in bed, bleary-eyed, and instinctively looked around.
Several Card Sequences floated at even intervals in midair.
The two Blasphemy Cards hovered lazily above his head.
It was as though they formed a final line of defense for him.
Outside the train window, the bright moon hung high, and all was silent.
Not even a single monster had come to give chase.
He slid open the window, letting the cool breeze brush his face.
His eyes gradually regained their usual luster.
Memories from before he fell unconscious surged over him like a tide.
"So?"
Ye Qiyan looked at his palm.
A wisp of azure light appeared before his eyes, drifting freely through the air like a nimble fish.
He clenched his hand slightly, and the stream of light vanished.
He brought up his Personal Interface.
There, in the talent section.
The description of ascension showed no differences.
Had it failed?
No, there was no doubt he had succeeded.
There was no change only because the system had not recorded it.
Ye Qiyan knew very well that he had already completed the ascension of his own talent.
"Phew... finally, it worked."
Clatter-
The connecting door between the carriages opened.
Lisette walked over carrying a basin of water, with WALL-E beside her balancing a tray on his head.
Seeing that Ye Qiyan had already awakened, WALL-E sped up excitedly, set the tray aside, and jumped straight onto the bed.
"All right, all right. See? I'm fine."
The little robot curved his eyes and kept waving his mechanical arms, as though they had not seen each