2025-01-26 03:47:44The tunnel was darker than ever, the air thick with dust and the stench of collapsing rock. Every footstep Jeremy took echoed, amplified by the oppressive silence that followed them. Maya stayed close, her hand brushing against the rough walls for balance as they navigated the tight path. Each moment felt like it could be their last, with the ground beneath them threatening to give way at any moment.
"Where do we go now?" Maya’s voice trembled, the fear she had tried to hide earlier now creeping into her tone. "That was our way out, Jeremy. We’re trapped.” Jeremy didn’t answer right away, his mind racing. His thoughts were still on the masked man. Was he alive? Had the cave-in been enough to bury him forever, or was he still fighting for control in the heart of that chaos? He couldn’t afford to think about that right now. There were more immediate dangers, ones that he couldn’t ignore. "We keep moving," he said finally, his voice grim. "W
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