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Chapter 10: The One Behind the Map...
(The silver light from the map still spreads across the ground. Xiao Feng and Gu Lang move forward cautiously.)
🔊 Gu Lang (sleepy but serious):
— This isn't a game anymore… something big just woke up.
💭 Xiao Feng (thinking):
"I need to know who's behind this map... and why me? Why now?"
(Suddenly, a strange voice echoes from within the map. The sound grows louder with each beat of Xiao Feng's heart.)
🔊 Muffled, deep voice from the map:
— Come… if you want the truth, walk… into the shadows…
🔊 Gu Lang:
— I told you a creepy voice would show up. Let's go—maybe there's food.
(Xiao Feng smirks. From the glowing map, stone steps emerge, leading downward.)
💭 Xiao Feng:
"If there's a cooking pot at the end, I'll know what to do."
(They descend into the underground path. The air is damp and thick, filled with the scent of burnt spices.)
(Suddenly, a glowing wall of light appears. The map in Xiao Feng's hands shakes and unfolds itself.)
🔊 Map (with a clearer voice):
— Xiao Feng… you've finally arrived.
🔊 Xiao Feng:
— Who are you? How do you know my name?!
(Behind the wall of light, a tall shadow wearing a long cloak slowly steps forward. His face remains hidden.)
🔊 Mysterious Man:
— I'm the one who started this game… and maybe the only one who can end it.
💭 Xiao Feng (frowning):
"End it? I haven't even really started."
🔊 Mysterious Man:
— All your questions will be answered… but under one condition.
🔊 Gu Lang (mumbling):
— A condition? Don't tell me we have to drink soup again…
🔊 Xiao Feng (cold smirk):
— Name your condition. But if it's food-related… you're talking to the master.
(The light vanishes. The only thing left is the sound of ticking—
a clock ticking from nowhere.)
🕒 End of Chapter 10
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