Currently, Charles had no choice but to trust the words of his future self. According to him, they just had to keep heading downward to escape this bizarre place. 1

"Continue the descent! Toss away everything unnecessary! Run at your fastest speed!" Charles commanded.0

Everyone responded immediately and tossed the various food supplies and freshwater canisters over the stairwell railing. Even the explosives and the like were part of the "unnecessary" items.0

As they quickened their descent, their footsteps grew faster, and their breathing became more erratic with the increased pace.0

Charles had no idea how long they had been running down the circular staircase. He roughly estimated that they had already circled it hundreds of times, but the end was still nowhere in sight.0

Just then,...0