The Man's Decree

“But where should we look for a key with this shape?” Jared was rendered speechless. They didn’t have the key, nor did they know the whereabouts of the key or where to find it.

They would not be able to enter without the key. “Mr. Chance, that skull seems to be familiar with this place. Maybe it knows where the key. is. We can try asking it,” Great Diviner reminded.

Only then did Jared recall the skull’s existence. However, since the skull had lost its luster, it hadn’t responded no matter how much he called out. Jared wasn’t sure if the owner of the skull was still there.

Nonetheless, Jared retrieved the skull from his Storage Ring. However, when he took out the skull, he was astonished, noticing the initially translucent and crystal clear skull had turned entirely black.

A plum blossom-shaped picture was shining at the top of the skull, which was glaring in contrast to the black skull. Jared stared at the skull in his hand in a daze. “Mr. Chance, could the key be the skull you’re holding?” Great Diviner was similarly shocked at that sight.

to the recess of the door. All of a sudden, a strong suction force pulled the skull onto the door, and

Jared’s palm. Jared was stunned. If this door can only be opened with the skull in my

was bewildered. He couldn’t wrap his mind around the situation nor figure out the identity of the skull’s owner. “Mr. Chance, look!” Matthew

reality. Jared looked in the direction Matthew was pointing and saw a valley behind the opened door. The ground

of the valley were bare, with only a few withered

sight of the blurry night and bones covering the floor merely added to the eeriness of

his mouth wide open in surprise. Jared merely

then, a few crows flew by and startled everyone. “How

scared…” Skyler trembled all over. After all, she was still