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I kicked aside old drawers and tables, struck the suspicious walls, and jabbed the ceiling with the Yin-Yang Dao. On the first floor, a staircase had appeared behind a demolished wall. On the second, a doll had suddenly shot out from beneath the floorboards. There was no reason to believe these rooms wouldn't have their own hidden tricks.
I lost count of how many rooms I passed. By the time the thudding behind me had faded into the distance, I discovered a staircase concealed behind a cabinet.
"Luan!" Evan's voice rang out nearby. We met almost immediately in the corridor. He had just stepped out from the door across from mine.
"There is a staircase here," Evan said.
"Over there as well?"
"As well? Don't tell me..."
We regrouped at once, tension tightening around us.
"There are two separate staircases leading up."
"What should we do?"
Naturally, all turned to me. A faint weight settled on my shoulders. Leadership was never easy. When the path ahead remained unknown, no one could claim to know the right choice. We had to decide the best course in the moment, with regret inevitably trailing every decision. Even now, I questioned whether leaving Mir behind had been the right call.
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