Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 3

How did he summon that door?

It was as if he had silently thought, “Escape through the door.”

“Door.”

Shen Ye thought in his mind.

Silently, the hospital room door appeared before Shen Ye again.

A notice was posted on the door:

“You can summon the ‘door’ at any time.”

“But each day, only the first time you open the ‘door’ will you receive an evaluation entry.”

“The higher the evaluation, the stronger the entry, and the more attribute points will be converted.”

“Furthermore, the world currently connected by the ‘door’ is:”

“Nightmare World.”

Tsk.

Only one entry can be generated per day.

—His beautiful wish of accumulating attribute points was dashed.

What to do?

To get a better evaluation tomorrow, he might as well prepare first.

Shen Ye peered through the windowpane.

The four-meter-long skeletal monster had returned to the other end of the corridor, head down, gnawing on a corpse.

With his current strength, he couldn’t defeat this kind of monster.

Communication.

Communication is the cornerstone of human survival.

Shen Ye took a deep breath and forcefully twisted the doorknob.

A cold gust of wind blew in.

“Hi!”

He composed himself and said loudly:

“Sorry to interrupt your meal. The thing is, after several months of meticulous crafting, we’ve launched a revolutionary new smartphone. Its performance—”

The skeletal monster roared and charged.

Bang!

Shen Ye slammed the hospital room door shut, immediately severing the connection between the two worlds.

Immediately after.

The door gradually disappeared, and the monster vanished with it.

Only Shen Ye remained standing, hand on his forehead, trying to steady his mind.

—He had been too nervous just now and blurted out the sales pitch from his previous life.

How embarrassing.

Luckily, no one knew.

“Come on, Shen Ye, you can do it.”

He encouraged himself.

“Door.”

The hospital room door appeared again.

Looking through the window into the corridor, he saw the skeletal monster had returned to its original position, opening its mouth, about to continue eating the corpse.

Shen Ye opened the door and smiled slightly:

“Sorry to interrupt your meal. Actually, what I wanted to say is, why don’t we be friends?”

The skeletal monster charged again.

Bang.

The door closed, communication failed.

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

From the monster’s reaction, it seemed he was on its menu.

Putting himself in its shoes, if he were a monster, he wouldn’t communicate with food.

So when would he communicate with food?

…He had an idea.

“Door.”

Shen Ye silently thought.

The hospital room door appeared before him again.

He looked through the windowpane.

The skeletal monster’s head was pressed against the windowpane, chewing on the corpse while coldly staring at Shen Ye.

Only a pane of glass separated it and Shen Ye.

—This monster had gotten smarter!

As soon as he opened the door, it could rush in and eat him!

But Shen Ye was still able to calm himself down.

The “door” was his ability; once it was destroyed, the connection between the two worlds would be immediately severed.

And he could summon the “door” and disperse the “door” at any time.

He was safe.

This skeletal monster blocking the doorway might just be because it was annoyed with him!

Shen Ye sighed and said sincerely:

“I don’t want to keep bothering you, but I really want to enter your world.”

The skeletal monster reached out and grabbed a handful of the corridor wall.

The wall was torn through like tofu, crumbled into powder, and silently scattered from its bone claws.

The monster looked at Shen Ye, saying nothing.

But Shen Ye could feel its taunt.

—Let it taunt; I’m just an ordinary human anyway.

He carefully observed the skeletal monster, seeing that it was still leaning against the wall, communicating with him in a half-reclined position.

Following its skeleton, he could see that its left leg bone was full of cracks, and part of its right leg bone was missing.

No wonder it maintained that posture.

Shen Ye suddenly had an idea.

“Esteemed great skeleton, do you want a wheelchair?” he asked.

The great skeleton looked at him, motionless.

—Perhaps there were no wheelchairs in the Nightmare World!

Shen Ye got up to retrieve his phone, turned it on, and immediately searched.

“Look!”

He aimed the screen at the door glass, showing a video of a person in a wheelchair.

Shen Ye said excitedly:

“This is a wheelchair. It’s a very useful means of transportation for disabled people. If you need one, I can have someone custom-make it.”

The great skeleton stared at him with its dark, hollow eye sockets, as if looking at an idiot.

Shen Ye persisted:

“Not interested in a wheelchair? OK, we have other options.”

He searched for another item and displayed the image to the monster across the window.

“This is called a hula hoop. It’s for strengthening your core muscles.”

“I’ll buy one for you, free shipping. You can use it to train your pelvis and lumbar spine strength.”

“That way, you’ll be able to get up faster and feel more refreshed.”

“Let me demonstrate how to use it.”

“Look—”

“You have to shake your butt like this. Have you learned?”

The great skeleton silently watched the phone screen, then looked at Shen Ye.

It squeezed its bone claws, striking the hospital room door with full force—

Boom!!!

The hospital room door shattered directly, the link between the two worlds was immediately broken, and the skeleton and the corridor behind it instantly disappeared.

“Just say you don’t like it; why be so violent?”

Shen Ye whispered.

He paced around the room, thinking about how to break the deadlock.

Tomorrow, he would get a new evaluation entry.

If he could handle this great skeleton today, tomorrow’s evaluation entry would definitely be stronger than the grey entry “Polite Person.”

He would also gain more attribute points.

This concerned his strength—

He needed strength for the high school entrance exam, and he needed even more strength to evade the enemy who was secretly using the “Curse Sculpture of the King of Ten Thousand Fallen Evil Spirits.”

—No matter what, he had to find a way to interact with that great skeleton.

But it seemed to really dislike him.

Shen Ye was a little disheartened but quickly cheered up again.

It’s okay!

Winning over customers requires a bit of professional ethics.

He would try harder!

—So, what exactly did it need?

Shen Ye thought for a while, and some new ideas gradually emerged.

“Door.”

He muttered.

The hospital room door appeared again.

This time, the great skeleton was no longer pressed against the windowpane.

It had returned to the other side of the corridor, back turned to Shen Ye, continuing to eat the corpse.

Was it planning to ignore him?

Shen Ye’s fighting spirit was ignited.

He cleared his throat, and in a dignified and solemn tone, said:

“Friend, do you feel an inconvenience in your legs and feet, losing your former grandeur?”

“Friend, do you feel powerless during battle?”

“—I can help you!”

“No money, no gifts, just be my friend.”

“Give it a try!”

“Give me a chance, and I’ll give you a second youth!”

“Don’t hesitate, you should remember how great you were in your youth! I can bring you back to that state!”

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the great skeleton.

When he first spoke the first two sentences, the great skeleton was still avidly eating the corpse.

But as he continued, it gradually stopped moving.

Did his words stir something in it?

Then why not add more fuel to the fire?

Shen Ye took a deep breath and shouted through the door:

“Don’t put it off until tomorrow, make a decision. Today you can regain your masculine confidence!”

The great skeleton still didn’t turn around or move.

Suddenly—

With a “clank,” a stapled parchment appeared on the hospital room door, bearing lines of blood-red small characters:

“You have received a nightmare contract.”

“Signatories: Mother of Gloomy Skeletons, King of Ghouls, Defeated Lord of the Underworld, Miktotikasiwa…”

Shen Ye was shocked.

—This monster’s background is so astonishing?

But why was there an “…” after the name “Lord of the Underworld, Miktotikasiwa”?

Shen Ye thought for a moment and clicked on the “…”.

The “…” instantly expanded into a folded line of small text:

“Battlefield Quartermaster of the Fifth Squadron of the Skeleton Army under the command of.”

So the entire signature should be “Mother of Gloomy Skeletons, King of Ghouls, Battlefield Quartermaster of the Fifth Squadron of the Skeleton Army under the command of the Defeated Lord of the Underworld, Miktotikasiwa.”

Alright, alright, so you’re playing like this.

Shen Ye squinted, continuing to read downwards:

“Contract content: Equal exchange.”

“P.S.:”

“I remember seven thousand years ago, humans, with their talent for creating culture, art, and technology, made the eternal bell of destiny chime twelve times, a sight that even the gods admired.”

“Human, I hope you can help me regain my strength.”

“—I never sign contracts with beings other than gods, so you’d better understand the value of this contract.”

“Signing your name on the next line signifies the establishment of this contract.”

“Signatory: ( )”

A faint white light emanated from Shen Ye, resonating with the contract.

A sudden realization dawned on him.

This nightmare contract nailed to the door, for he was reading UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net, meant it was based on his ability to sign.

If he and this skeleton soldier were dissatisfied with each other, he could cancel the contract at any time.

From another perspective—

The contract was accurate and valid.

—But if he couldn’t help it, this contract would be a piece of junk.

Shen Ye took a fountain pen from his stationery box and solemnly wrote his name:

“Shen Ye…”

—A line of “…” also automatically appeared after his name.

I have this too?

Shen Ye was quite surprised.

He saw the great skeleton rush over and, through the door, point at the contract with its long finger bones.

The line of “…” after Shen Ye’s name immediately expanded:

“The human who defeated the curse of the Ten Thousand Fallen Evil Spirits, the doorkeeper of nightmare and reality, the sole manipulator of the two-world space.”

—So I have such gravitas?

Shen Ye thought silently, secretly glancing at the skeleton, only to see the skeleton also staring at the line of text, seemingly somewhat awestruck.

Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!

A solemn and majestic bell chimed from somewhere unknown.

Above the hospital room door, various runes etched with golden light appeared, coalescing into two pointers. One pointed to the golden characters that had just appeared: “Mother of Gloomy Skeletons, King of Ghouls, Battlefield Quartermaster of the Fifth Squadron of the Skeleton Army under the command of the Defeated Lord of the Underworld, Miktotikasiwa.”

As for the other pointer, it pointed to a line of white light characters:

“The human who defeated the curse of the King of Ten Thousand Fallen Evil Spirits, the doorkeeper of nightmare and reality, Shen Ye.”

The pointers and the two names continued to emit light, lasting for several seconds, before slowly fading away.

The contract was made!