Inside the Pentagon Labyrinths

After the timer ended, each of the team members felt their visions going blank.

It was as if someone had flashed a bright light in their eyes. They squinted, trying to regain their sight.

What greeted them as their vision cleared was a narrow corridor with moldy walls. The ceiling barely reached Lance's head, who happened to be the tallest in the party.

A smell of dampness pervaded their nostrils as they regained their bearings.

They were all standing in single file in the corridor. What was strange was that although the corridor looked old, there was no dust on it.

Opposite them was a path that snaked forward into the darkness. Dim halogen bulbs on the ceiling did little to dispel the darkness.

Before they could even speak a word, they heard footsteps approaching from the end of the corridor.

Lance was at the last of the group, and all of them turned to him to ask what to do.

He first motioned with a finger on his lips, telling them to stay silent.

Then, he pointed at Yu Ying before pointing towards the approaching footsteps. He made a sign with his hand, twirling it pointing towards his head.

"You want me to make him mental?", mouthed Yu Ying, cocking her head innocently. This was generally her character. Regardless of the situation, she would always say the first thing that came to her mind.

Lance had forgotten that that was the universal signal for someone going bonkers. He hastily mouthed, "Hypnotize!".

As if the bulb above Yu Ying's head had just gone on, a flash of understanding came on her face.

She nodded before silently walking towards the footsteps.

An armed guard came into view in the last sphere of light that was surrounding them. The bulbs above them were switched on whereas the rest were off.

The guard who had come from the total darkness pointed his gun at them, shouting:

"Hands where I can see them!"

Yu Ying, who was in the front, went through a bizarre transformation at this moment.

She slowly raised her arms, one caressing the other, while biting her own lips and narrowing her eyes.

"How do you want me, soldier?", she asked in a sultry voice as she stretched her body with hands pointing up somehow accentuating her still developing bosom and dainty hips.

Except Yu Yan, who rolled her eyes, the rest of them were struck speechless seeing her actions.

Going back to normal, Yu Ying turned around and giggled seeing the three boys' eyes fixed on her.

This made them snap out. Entsy seemed to be the least affected. Although he had stared, his expression hadn't changed much. Darius though, had a look of ecstasy on his face as if seeing the most appealing image in the world.

Lance was affected the worst, at least from the others' perspective. His mouth was half opened and his eyes were as wide open as they could be. If given a bit of time, a string of saliva would have definitely come out of his mouth.

In reality though, all of them had been affected equally, only their reactions had been different. After going back to normal, Yu Ying pointed at the guard behind her saying:

"Hes all yours. Remember, 30 minutes is best if you want me to hypnotize more people."

This is one dangerous woman, thought Lance, following Yu Ying with his eyes as she went to the last of the line still giggling to herself.