Lia's eyes fluttered open, and she looked at me with a mix of relief and pain. "Michael… thank you," she whispered weakly, her voice barely audible.
Before I could say anything, loud roars echoed through the place, leaving me confused and panicked.
"No way, are they here already?"
Then, a system screen suddenly appeared in front of me, showing the message:
(GET READY, HOST! THE REAL FUN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!)
As I read the message, confusion quickly set in, clouding my thoughts.
Fun?
"System, what are you talking about?" I asked, feeling my curiosity spike...
[Nothing, Host.]
My brow furrowed, a feeling of unease creeping in.
Something wasn't right.
The system's response was curt, almost evasive.
Had it just tried to conceal something from me?
My instincts were screaming that there was more to this than the system was letting on.
'System, I'll ask again—what do you really mean?'
