The deep-blue lake water slowly covered his ankles. He could see the water ripples shifting around his legs, yet he didn't feel anything wet on his feet. Actually, he felt lighter as if he were stepping on something afloat.
When looking through the water surface, he could notice the weeds moving at the bottom of the lake. However, he couldn't see his feet. The surface of the lake was like a mirror that separated the two worlds.
When he was fully submerged, he reopened his eyes and found himself standing at the foot of a giant mountain.
A door that led to nothingness stood behind his back, while a path upward laid in front.
He held up his name card again and injected some mana into a small hole in the middle of the card, where a red beam was unleashed from the hole and moved toward the sky.
Vice told him that the red beam was a signal to summon the "Iron Fortress".
