Drip...
Drip...
Water droplets struck the surface of Mirror Lake with an audible patter.
Ye Qiyan stood before the transparent Doorway, narrowing his eyes slightly as he gazed at the device inside.
He reached out to touch the Doorway. His fingertips seemed to meet a calm curtain of water, sending ripples spreading outward.
"So, what is this thing?"
Silence...
No answer from the system appeared on the Light Screen.
"Not planning to tell me? Looks like I'll have to appraise it myself, then?"
Ye Qiyan smiled faintly.
He pushed against the Doorway, and a transparent, pure-white Light Screen appeared before him.
[Please enter a Key] [Keys: 1-4. Please select one to enter]
Those two simple lines meant that opening this door required a key-and apparently, more than one.
"This really does feel familiar."
He shook his head, a trace of amusement glimmering in his eyes.
"I don't have a key."
[No Key. Unable to open]
The Light Screen vanished, as though rejecting Ye Qiyan, the outsider.
"But~"
A Dark Gold Card Sequence appeared in his hand.
[Blasphemy Card · Anchor]
The Anchor Point upon it shone brilliantly.
The Faceless One on the card raised the anchor.
There was clearly no sound, yet within this strange space, the roar of anchors and chains seemed to ring out.
Dark Gold radiance swirled around Ye Qiyan.
This world called [Ultraspace] seemed to sense the tremendous power called [Anchor].
Space trembled.
Countless ripples appeared across the mirrorlike water as well.
Ye Qiyan was smiling.
It was a happy smile.
He held Anchor between his right index and middle fingers.
"Who said you can't get through a door without a key?"
If there's an obstacle before me that I absolutely can't smash through...
Then I'll use Anchor~
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