When he turned around, he saw a terrifying creature — its entire face was pitch black, and the only visible features were its eyes, from which blood was dripping. Its horrifying smile stretched across its whole face, and it kept repeating one thing over and over again:
"HIDE N SEEK! HIDE N SEEK!"
The creature then stared directly into the man's eyes and left, laughing. The sound of its laughter kept echoing in the man's ears. Seeing all this, he became so terrified that he could barely speak. Tears started streaming down his face, and he looked completely insane.
"Where the hell am I? What is all this?"
Just then, a screen popped up in front of him.
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LEVEL 1 - HIDE N SEEK
DIFFICULTY - RED 2
ABOUT:
PART 1 - FIND THE ENTITY IN GIVEN TIME. IF YOU FAIL, YOU WILL DIE.
PART 2 - UNKNOWN???
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"What the fuck is that?"
Seeing all this left him extremely confused. He thought maybe he was dreaming or that this was some kind of drug effect given to him by that strange figure. He slapped himself multiple times.
"Wake up! Wake up!"
But all he felt was pain — nothing changed. Suddenly, an announcement echoed:
"ROUND 1 STARTED"
After that, a 7-minute countdown began. The man still couldn't understand anything, so he just sat there thinking that whoever kidnapped him would eventually come to him anyway. So he waited.
After a while, he noticed there were only 3 minutes left on the timer. He thought, "If this is actually real, I'll die just sitting here."
So he stood up and began searching for the creature. He looked everywhere but couldn't find it. Only 2 minutes remained. Suddenly, he heard faint laughter coming from a distance. Before he could pinpoint the direction, the sound stopped.
Five seconds later, the laughter came again — and then stopped once more. He realized that following the sound was his only way to find it. He followed the sound until he reached the source.
The entity was sitting there like a child, eyes closed. The moment he reached it, an announcement played:
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"CONGRATULATIONS PLAYER"
"YOU COMPLETED THE FIRST PART"
"HERE'S YOUR REWARD FOR COMPLETING FIRST PART"
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Right after the announcement, a bag appeared in front of him. Inside were some food, water, and clothes. Then another announcement followed:
"NEXT ROUND WILL START IN 5 MINUTES"
The man quickly started eating, as if he hadn't eaten in a long time. After finishing, he put on the clothes that were provided. They looked strangely familiar, but he didn't pay much attention to that.
When the time was up, another window popped up in front of him:
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LEVEL 1 - HIDE N SEEK
DIFFICULTY - RED 2
ABOUT:
PART 1 - COMPLETED
PART 2 - IT'S YOUR TIME TO HIDE. EN-1 IS ANGRY NOW.
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Beside the window, there was another option labeled INFO. When he tapped it, another screen appeared showing details about the entity:
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NAME: EN-1
NATURE: HOSTILE
POWER: HE CAN HEAR THROUGH WALLS
HIS MAX SPEED IS 70 MPH
AND HE CAN READ MINDS
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"ROUND 2 START NOW — SURVIVE FROM EN-1 FOR 10 MINUTES"
YOUR TIME STARTS NOW