Someone Turned Around and Fled

As the system's voice fell silent, the lighthouse doors opened, revealing nothing but darkness within.

Ling Chu was the first to step inside, with the others following close behind in single file.

Unlike the previous challenges, once they entered, the area around them was pitch-black, like the darkness before a movie began.

Ling Chu could only see Squid Ball and You Jiali appearing one after another from the darkness, as though they had squeezed through some invisible boundary.

The surroundings were black as ink. Only the miniature camera hovering near her shoulder kept its lens lit with a faint blue glow.

[The puzzle challenge "Ten-Thousand-Bone Tower: White Bone Maze Trail" will officially begin in two minutes!]

[If the puzzle challenge is successful, this lighthouse will recall the released Ten-Thousand-Bone Giant and prematurely end the Eerie Fog disaster. If the puzzle challenge fails, the number of released Ten-Thousand-Bone Giants will increase.]

"White Bone Maze Trail..."

Squid Ball's voice rang out in the darkness, carrying a trace of uncertainty. "Could this puzzle be about finding something?"

"It's way too dark in here..."

Huang Xiaowen pulled a torch from her backpack and lit it. The darkness around them seemed to be pushed back briefly, opening up a small patch, but it quickly closed in again. They still could not see the walls or ceiling; the torch only illuminated one another's faces.

"Even torches are useless..."

"Don't panic. The system said the challenge won't begin for another two minutes," Ling Chu said calmly. "Rest where you are first. Check your condition and items."

Meanwhile, outside the lighthouse.

The miniature camera streamed the scene inside the tower to Silly Bird's camera and the livestream.

As a result, every player watching the stream saw the screen split in two. On the left was the