Chapter 70: We're running out of time!

Tiara, groggy and disoriented, slowly opened her eyes to a nightmarish sight. Her hands were tied to wooden poles, the rough rope digging into her wrists. The surroundings were dark and ominous, with flickering shadows cast by dim torches lining the stone walls.

The last thing she remembered was being dragged and pulled by someone she couldn't see his or her face. She remembered having spoken with Cheong and how they've settled their differences.

They were just about to leave when the strange figure appeared from nowhere. They had tried running but the strange creature got to her and pulled her away.

She cried out for help, her voice echoing through the eerie silence, but no one responded.

"Help!" She cried again but there was still no response.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching. Her heart pounded in her chest as the sound grew closer. Emerging from the shadows was a figure she thought she'd never see again—her mother, who had died and was buried long ago. Her eyes widened in