"Oh my~ Lane, you really have opened my eyes. To think equipment like this actually exists~"
Zhuxing Tu could no longer open her left eye, and blood flowed from her remaining right eye as well.
Stars revolved around her.
Before her, a closed, rusted door stood in front of Lane and the others.
[Rust Gate · Hanged Pope (Level 12)] [Seal revelations, imprison souls]
Lane held a cigarette between his lips, a fake smile on his face.
"Zhuxing Tu, stop resisting. This item is specifically designed to deal with Fate's Chosen like you. You bear fate, and as long as this door cannot be opened, you will receive no further revelations from fate, nor can you escape this place by any means. You will die today, without a doubt."
He waved the Scepter in his hand, and several Echo Spikes hung suspended in front of Zhuxing Tu.
"That won't do. As long as you're alive, you have to resist~ Besides, Fate's Chosen sounds so awful. Just call me Charlatan instead, hehe."
Zhuxing Tu wiped the blood from her face.
[Fate Card · The Fool Is Unknowable]
She smiled brightly, gazing at the door, gazing at everything around her.
"Hanging Sea Heart, using an entire world as a sacrifice in exchange for awakening an ancient emperor~ How cruel."
"Cruel? Zhuxing Tu, when you sent me into a Low-level Platform World and caused me to lose my life, change my race, and even lose three Game Cards, why didn't you think you were cruel too?"
Lane was dismissive.
The Abucado member beside him, the green-haired woman named Garcia, frowned, inexplicably sensing that something was wrong.
"Stop wasting words. Kill her as quickly as possible, before anything unexpected happens."
The other woman, Ba'al, who carried a Scythe over her