📖 Chapter 6
Ran and Mariya kept running through the dark underground tunnel.
Their footsteps echoed against the old stone walls.
Ran used the light of his phone to see the path ahead.
The tunnel felt cold and mysterious, like it had been hidden for hundreds of years.
Behind them, the voices of the hunters were slowly fading.
For a moment, Ran and Mariya stopped to catch their breath.
Mariya leaned against the wall.
"Ran… I think we lost them."
Ran listened carefully.
The tunnel was silent now.
"Yes… for now."
He looked around.
The tunnel continued forward, but something strange caught his eye.
There was a large stone door at the end of the passage.
The door looked ancient.
Strange symbols were carved on its surface — the same circle and triangle symbol they had seen before.
Mariya walked closer.
"This must be important."
Ran slowly pushed the door.
At first, it did not move.
Then suddenly…
GRRRRR…
The heavy stone door slowly opened.
Cold air came from inside.
Ran and Mariya stepped inside carefully.
And what they saw surprised them.
The room was huge.
Old torches were fixed on the walls.
In the center of the room stood a large stone table.
On the table there was something covered with dust.
Ran walked closer and wiped the dust away.
Under the dust…
There was an ancient map.
Mariya looked shocked.
"Ran… this looks like a map of the whole city."
Ran studied it carefully.
"But it's not a normal map."
Hidden symbols and secret paths were marked all over it.
Mariya whispered,
"This must be the secret the society was protecting."
But at that moment…
They heard footsteps again.
Someone else had entered the tunnel.
And this time…
The danger was closer than ever.
Victor's Big Plan
Ran and Mariya were still looking at the ancient map when the sound of footsteps echoed inside the tunnel.
Ran quickly turned toward the entrance of the chamber.
"Someone is coming."
Mariya's heart started beating faster.
A dark figure slowly appeared at the door of the underground room.
Ran immediately recognized the man.
It was Victor.
He walked inside calmly, as if he had been expecting them to find this place.
Victor looked around the chamber and smiled.
"So… you found the secret room."
Ran stood in front of Mariya.
"What do you want, Victor?"
Victor's eyes moved toward the map on the stone table.
"That map," he said slowly,
"is the key to everything."
Mariya asked nervously,
"What do you mean?"
Victor stepped closer to the table.
"For centuries, a secret society protected a powerful secret hidden beneath this city."
He pointed at several hidden markings on the map.
"These marks show the location of underground passages… secret vaults… and something far more valuable."
Ran frowned.
"What is it?"
Victor smiled.
"A power that can control the entire city."
Mariya was shocked.
"You want to use that power?"
Victor's voice became cold.
"Not just the city."
"The whole world begins with control."
Ran said firmly,
"We won't let you take it."
Victor laughed softly.
"You don't have a choice."
Suddenly, several armed hunters entered the chamber behind Victor.
They surrounded Ran and Mariya.
Victor folded his arms and said calmly,
"Thank you for finding the map for me."
"Now… the real game begins."
Victor's Big Plan Reveal
Ran and Mariya were surrounded by Victor's hunters.
The underground chamber suddenly felt smaller and more dangerous.
Victor slowly walked around the stone table.
His eyes were fixed on the ancient map.
"For centuries," Victor said calmly,
"this secret society protected something powerful under this city."
He pointed at a special symbol on the map.
"This place."
Ran looked carefully.
The symbol was marked deep under the city.
"What is there?" Ran asked.
Victor smiled slightly.
"A hidden chamber… older than the city itself."
Mariya felt nervous.
"And what is inside it?"
Victor's voice became serious.
"An ancient energy source."
Ran frowned.
"Energy source?"
Victor nodded.
"Yes."
"Long ago, the society discovered a mysterious power buried underground."
"They sealed it and protected it."
He looked directly at Ran and Mariya.
"But now… I will unlock it."
Mariya shook her head.
"That power could destroy the city."
Victor laughed quietly.
"Or it could make someone the most powerful person in the world."
Ran stepped forward.
"You are crazy if you think we will help you."
Victor looked at the hunters.
"Take the map."
One of the hunters moved toward the table.
But suddenly…
The chamber started shaking slightly.
RUMBLE…
Everyone looked around.
Mariya whispered,
"Ran… what is happening?"
Victor's smile slowly disappeared.
Because something unexpected was beginning.
And the underground secret was starting to awaken.
Victor's Big Plan Reveal
Ran and Mariya were surrounded by Victor's hunters.
The underground chamber suddenly felt smaller and more dangerous.
Victor slowly walked around the stone table.
His eyes were fixed on the ancient map.
"For centuries," Victor said calmly,
"this secret society protected something powerful under this city."
He pointed at a special symbol on the map.
"This place."
Ran looked carefully.
The symbol was marked deep under the city.
"What is there?" Ran asked.
Victor smiled slightly.
"A hidden chamber… older than the city itself."
Mariya felt nervous.
"And what is inside it?"
Victor's voice became serious.
"An ancient energy source."
Ran frowned.
"Energy source?"
Victor nodded.
"Yes."
"Long ago, the society discovered a mysterious power buried underground."
"They sealed it and protected it."
He looked directly at Ran and Mariya.
"But now… I will unlock it."
Mariya shook her head.
"That power could destroy the city."
Victor laughed quietly.
"Or it could make someone the most powerful person in the world."
Ran stepped forward.
"You are crazy if you think we will help you."
Victor looked at the hunters.
"Take the map."
One of the hunters moved toward the table.
But suddenly…
The chamber started shaking slightly.
RUMBLE…
Everyone looked around.
Mariya whispered,
"Ran… what is happening?"
Victor's smile slowly disappeared.
Because something unexpected was beginning.
And the underground secret was starting to awaken.