"Xiang Wan, Xiang Wan, wake up, someone's coming."

The system was shouting in her mind, and Xiang Wan felt like her head was about to explode.

"Wake up quickly, or it will be too late."

She slowly opened her eyes. It was still that cramped space. Her breath hit the wall and was reflected back, dust splattering all over her face and head. She listened carefully and heard footsteps approaching from afar, but they didn't seem to be in the secret room she was in.

"Professor, what should we do? There's no road ahead."

It was Guo Ziqi's voice. She was running and talking, her voice slightly out of breath.

"Hang in there a little longer, I know where the entrance is."

"Okay, hurry up, the things behind us are catching up soon."

The two remained silent until something was touched, followed by a clicking sound and the sound of hurried footsteps descending into the ground.

"Let's hurry up, lest they beat us to it."

"Xiao Qi, when did you become so enthusiastic?"

"Tsk, this system is only doing this for your own good."

"Okay, now can you tell me how to get to the so-called finish line?"

"This system has never said it wouldn't tell you, okay? See that statue? There's a door behind it that leads directly to the Pharaoh's burial place."

"Huh? Didn't the Pharaoh already come out?"

"He's out, but we still need to go to the place where he was buried."

"Alright, for the truth!"

"For the truth about farts, for the mission!"

"Don't take it so seriously, the mission is the truth."

As she spoke, Xiang Wan had already reached the back of the statue, tapped it with her dagger, and it made a hollow sound. She searched around but couldn't find a doorknob.

"Xiao Qi, is this going to be another trap or something?"

"No need, if I said it's a door, it's a door. Hurry up, don't dawdle."

Ha, you're talking like it's your own house, that you can just pull a lever to open it without needing a key?

She placed her hand behind the sculpture and pushed hard, but the door didn't budge. She withdrew her hand, took two steps back, and looked again. She noticed a small, round hole at the bottom of the door, as if something was missing. She reached into her pocket; the golden, openwork ball was still there. She took it out and placed it into the hole.

With a whoosh, the hollowed-out sphere rolled inside, and soon the statue's back began to tilt backward. Xiang Wan stepped aside a few paces, and only after the door had completely stopped moving did she peer into the stone doorway. A spiral stone staircase descended along the cave wall, each step independent, as if extending from the cave wall itself. Looking further down, the hollowed-out sphere rested at the very bottom, emitting a faint, shimmering light.

Xiang Wan tightened her backpack and slipped into the narrow opening, barely wide enough for one person. After descending about twenty meters, she saw the hollowed-out ball lying on a hand protruding from the cave wall. She picked it up, put it back in her backpack, and then heard the stone door at the entrance slowly close.

"Xiao Qi, is it still possible to get out of here?"

"Even if you can get out, are you sure you want to face those giant lizards face to face?"

Xiang Wan swallowed hard, deciding it was best not to bring it up. Ever since she shouted that, the hole leading to the secret chamber hadn't stopped. There were rubbing sounds, creaking sounds, and even sounds of fighting. If she hadn't been so exhausted, she probably wouldn't have been able to get a good night's sleep.

Speaking of sleeping, Xiang Wan thought of those golden liquids, and a chill ran down her spine again.

"Xiaoqi, I had a dream while I was sleeping, do you know that?"

"Nonsense, everyone dreams, what's so strange about that?"

"You weren't in my dream, it scared me to death."

"Cough, this system is so important to you, yet you didn't dream about it. It means you don't care about this system. I'm so sad, sob sob..."

Xiang Wan felt a surge of anger. She had originally wanted to ask the system about dreams, but instead, she was bombarded with a series of irritating voices. She really shouldn't have had any expectations of 007.

Beyond the stone steps lay a flat passage. She walked silently for a while until she reached a very narrow exit. She gestured with her hand; it was only about the width of a hand.

"You're so stupid, push him away."

The system's voice sounded somewhat anxious, but Xiang Wan didn't bother arguing with it. She used all her strength to push the stone door aside. It was truly a struggle, but she barely managed to squeeze through the door.

As soon as I stepped out, I almost bumped my head. It turned out this wasn't the final exit; there was another narrow passage to the side, requiring me to walk sideways.

She moved slowly, taking one step at a time, until she could finally catch her breath, and stood by the golden pool. Under the light of her headlamp, the pool looked like a large, solid rock made of gold.

Carefully walking around the edge of the pool, I came across the pharaoh's tomb from the story. The golden, diamond-shaped tomb was carved with countless small snakes, and in the center was a sculpture of Arafat wearing the pharaoh's crown, with what appeared to be a black book between his hands.

"This is it, the Book of the Dead, put it away quickly."

The system's urgent urging surprised Xiang Wan. This was the first time she'd seen it speak in such a hurried tone since it had been following her.

"This is the ultimate weapon. Without it here, you're dead."

"My God, this is the ultimate weapon, a book to save your life! You'd be a fool not to take it!" Without saying a word, Xiang Wan deftly flipped onto the stone coffin, pulled out the heavy, black book, and tried to stuff it into her backpack, only to find that it wouldn't fit.

After thinking for a moment, Xiang Wan took off her coat, wrapped it around her schoolbag, and then looped it around the shoulder strap of her backpack, placing it between her back and the backpack. To prevent it from falling off, she then used her sleeve to secure the book to the backpack strap.

"How could you be so stupid? Didn't you even look at it before putting it away?"

"My gut feeling is that those two will be here soon, they won't have time to study this. Besides, I wouldn't understand it, why waste my time?"

System: ...That makes perfect sense! I never thought of that!

On the altar, the couple whom the original owner had both longed for and dared not believe lay there, their expressions peaceful, as if they were asleep. But Xiang Wan could see that their palms were chafed raw, and their arms and legs were covered in wounds, which peeked out from their torn clothes. One could only imagine how much suffering they had endured to get here.

Xiang Wan stared for a long time, then suddenly remembered something. In the past, when she encountered people or things related to the original owner's wishes while on missions, unfamiliar emotions would surge within her. But this time, she had stood there for so long, and nothing had happened. This was too strange.

"Xiao Qi, can you explain this?"

"What's so strange about that? Did the original owner have any wishes?"

Well, thinking about it that way, that makes sense. The original owner didn't explain anything, so how was she supposed to complete the mission? It's only at the very end that she remembered something so important. I feel like I've been tricked. What should I do?