The calctions made from simple observations were quickly made by Nn, and his eyes focused intently on the fog before him.


    He couldn''t see much due to it, but it was safe to reason that the only way was forward.


    "9 minutes left..."


    The voice rang out loud, reminding Nn that he was on a time limit.


    Without hesitation, he burst forth with speed.


    He couldn''t afford to take each step carefully, as he had no idea how far thebyrinth stretched.


    To be safe, he decided to run.


    At least if he failed, he knew he had given it his all.


    But running also meant more of the traps would be activated, and soon, the entire world became an impaling horizon.


    Needles shot out from the sides, des and axes cleaving from the walls.


    The ground asionally erupted with incredibly destructive mes, threatening to fry him into nothingness as Nn dashed forward, dagger in hand.


    With it, he shed down everything that came his way, his senses tuned to their peak, but even then, he couldn''t avoid everything.


    "5 minutes more..."


    The voice resounded, and now, Nn was thoroughly soaked in his own blood.


    Some parts of his body were pierced with needles and knives, which had impaled him.


    It was as though some corrosive liquid had been imnted in the object''s tips, as Nn felt a stinging pain once they dug into his body.


    A pain that significantly slowed his speed and made him feel sluggish.


    Still, he bit down and ran forward at his fastest speed, his dagger shing around, severing the majority of the traps while allowing the remaining ones to dig into him.


    It was a battle of resilience, where stopping meant failing, yet continuing meant getting more injured and bloodied.


    "3 minutes remaining..."


    The voice rang out, and Nn could only speed up, eliciting more sharp objects to catch up to him.


    They dug into his body, horrific pain and drowsiness mming into him, but Nn could only push forward until finally…


    BURST!


    It was the same feeling as bursting out of the surface of water, as Nn tore through a thin barrier.


    His knees automatically gave in the moment he stepped into the next ce.


    [Congrattions onpleting the first phase in exactly 9 minutes and 50 seconds.]


    [The second phase will now begin...]


    The voice announced loudly as Nn slowly moved his hands around his body, tearing out the various needles and sharp objects that had impaled him.


    Soon, the sound of raining metal filled the entire room.


    Once Nn had removed all the weapons from his body, he exhaled sharply.


    Now, he felt a little better.


    Soon, he would be able topletely heal from all his injuries. Only now could he feel a semnce of safety.


    And only now did he turn his attention to where he was.


    This ce was a grand chamber, but dimly lit and as silent as a grave.


    Slowly, Nn rose to his feet, cautiously looking around the dark room.


    The voice had given no mention of how he was supposed to face this trial, only weing him to it.


    But Nn didn''t remain where he was.


    He began walking forward through the dim light, his dagger in his hand as his gaze cautiously scanned the room ahead.


    STEP


    STEP


    The sound of his footsteps was deafening, and he could hear his own heartbeat due to the stillness.


    That was when Nn suddenly snapped his gaze to the side, finding a flickering shadow that quickly disappeared.


    His motion instantly stopped as his cool eyes scanned the entire room, and once more, he saw a slight rustle behind his back.


    Yet, he remained unmoving and alert, feeling the rustle fade away.


    Silence reigned in the room for a while before he finally felt the shadow again, and this time, he moved.


    ''Got you.''


    In an instant, Nn''s body turned into a phantom as he shot to the left, then quickly darted to the right, and then a single step to the side ended in an extended lunge.


    His hand crashed into something before he zoomed forward and then...


    BANG!


    The entire wall shook as Nn roughly smashed the figure into the wall, his eyes shing as he saw what type of hideous creature he had in his grasp.


    It was a figure whose entire face and body were wrapped in bandages, hiding all of its facial features except for its maw.


    In its mawy exceedingly dark, razor-sharp teeth, with ink-like spittle raining down from its mouth.


    "CACKLE!"


    "CACKLE!"


    "CACKLE!"


    In the next instant, the figure began cackling evilly, the spittle in its maw raining down harder.


    Nn''s eyes narrowed when he turned behind him and saw about a couple dozen of these strange creatures emerging from the darkness.


    "You..."


    "You will get nowhere..."


    "And your quest will be nothing but a failed attempt..."


    The voices rang out from each of the group, deafening to the ears. Somehow, Nn felt his heart thumping louder and louder within his chest.


    The words seemed to have a strange effect, making Nn feel as if he was being told the truth about his future.


    But against the pounding in his chest, a deep grin settled on Nn''s face.


    His dagger twisted in his palm, and then...


    SLASH!


    The sound of the air being sliced apart rang out as Nn''s dagger shed vertically into the head of the creature he held in his grasp.


    There was no need to talk too much.


    Once he killed one of them, the others would learn their lesson.


    But Nn''s eyes remained shocked when he shed the mummy''s head and felt his dagger cut through absolutely nothing.


    The cackling only grew louder.


    [Main Quest Activated]


    [Survive The Whispering of the Lost Mummians...]


    [Reward: ???]


    The system notification shed before Nn''s eyes.


    Still, Nn''s narrowed eyes were on the creature before him as a simple thought appeared in his head at the anomaly, and just to check if he was right, Nn wielded his dagger and then,