Chapter 47 Chapter 47: Echoes in the Tunnel

"Thomas..." Shouts came from a distance, with a trill, like an echo in a deep tunnel. "Thomas, can you hear me?" He didn't want to answer, and when he felt that he couldn't bear the pain anymore, he closed his consciousness; he was afraid that if he regained consciousness again, the pain would come again.Although he could feel the light outside with his eyes closed, the pain prevented him from opening them and he remained motionless. "Thomas, this is Chuck. Are you okay? Man, you mustn't die." Everything came to him in an instant: the glade, the Griever, the spikes, the metamorphosis, the memory, the maze that couldn't be solved.The exit of the labyrinth is beyond their imagination, making people tremble with fear.He was completely hopeless.

Groaning, he forced himself to open his eyes.Squinted and saw Chuck's chubby face - he was staring at himself in horror.But soon Chuck's eyes brightened and he grinned.No matter how painful it was, no matter how creepy it all was, thankfully Chuck still had a smile. "He's awake!" Chuck yelled at everyone, "Thomas is awake!" His cry made Thomas frowned, and Thomas closed his eyes again. "Chuck, do you have to be so loud? It makes me feel bad." "Sorry - I'm so glad you survived, I'm lucky you didn't give you a big kiss." "Don't do that, Chuck." Thomas opened his eyes again and forced himself to sit up straight on the bed, trying to keep his back against the wall and his legs straight.His joints and muscles were so sore. "How long have I been like this?" he asked.

"Three days," Chuck replied, "to keep you safe, we put you in a cell at night—brought you back here during the day. It's been at least thirty The last time we thought you were dead, but look at you now - totally new!" Thomas could only think about how bad he looked right now. "Did the monster come?" Chuck suddenly looked down at the ground, the joy on his face gone. "Come here, and took Zat and a few other partners. One night, Minho and the other explorers searched the maze, trying to find an exit or a place to use that stupid code you guys came up with, but Nothing. Why do you think the monster only takes one person at a time?"

Thomas was in a bad mood—he now knew the exact answer to that question, and of course the others.That was enough for him to understand that sometimes it's not a good thing to know too much. "Get Newt and Alby over," he finally answered, "and tell them we've got to have a council, the sooner the better." "really?" Thomas sighed: "Chuck, I just went through a period of pain, do you think I'm serious?" Chuck stood up suddenly and ran out of the house without a word.He ran farther and farther until he could no longer hear his voice calling for Newt.

Teresa. She didn't respond at first, but then her voice sounded in his head, so clear it seemed she was sitting next to him.Tom, you are so stupid.Really, really silly. I have no choice.he answered. In the past few days, I hated you, because you didn't see yourself, your skin, your blood vessels... you hate me?It frightened him that she cared so much about him. She paused.I mean if you dare to die, I will kill you first. Thomas suddenly felt a heat rising in his chest, and he was surprised that he actually felt warm.Uh... I thought, I should say thank you. How much memory did you recover?

He thought about it.Enough, like you told me who we were, and what we did to them... So it's all true? Teresa, we did some bad things.He sensed that she was depressed and seemed to have a lot of questions to ask but didn't know where to start. Do you remember how we're going to get out of here?She asked, as if she didn't want to know her part in all of this, know what that code was for? Thomas was silent, he didn't want to discuss this at the moment - he didn't want to say more until he had cleared his mind, their only chance of escape might be a death wish.Maybe, he responds eventually, but it's hard.We need a council.I'll ask for your presence - I don't have the guts to say it all twice.

For a while, the two of them stopped talking, and a sense of despair lingered in their hearts. Teresa. what happened? In fact, there is no way to get through the maze at all. She was silent for a while before answering.I think we all know this fact by now. Thomas didn't like the pain in her voice—because he felt it too.Don't worry, the purpose of the creator is to let us escape, I have a plan.He hoped to give her some hope, even if it was very small. Really? Yes, it's a terrible plan, and some of us will die, sounds good, right? Great, what's the plan? we must-- Before he could finish, Newt had entered the room, interrupting him.

I'll tell you more about that later.Thomas quickly ended the conversation. hurry up!After saying this, she stopped talking. Newt walked to his bed and sat down beside him. "Tommy, you don't look sick at all." Thomas nodded and said, "I'm a little sick, but other than that, everything is fine, I thought it would be hard." Newt shook his head, a mixture of anger and awe on his face. "You did this bravely and terribly stupidly, and it looks like you're pretty good at it." He paused and shook his head. "I can see why you did it. What do you remember? Thinking of something useful yes?"

"We need a meeting," Thomas said, moving his legs to get better.To his surprise, he didn't feel much pain, just a little dizzy. "Before I could remember everything." "I know, Chuck told me. We'll be driving right away. But why? What did you come up with?" "Newt, this is a test—the whole thing is a test." Newt nodded and said, "It's just an experiment." Thomas shook his head and replied, "No, you didn't understand me. They were weeding us out, seeing if we would give up, and picking the best of us. The reason why we were tested with various experimental variables was that The purpose is to force us to give up. To test our ability to fight against difficulties and maintain hope. The final part of the test is to send Teresa here and close everything. This is the final analysis. Now the final test- Escape the maze."

Newt frowned, confused. "You mean—you know how to get out?" "Yes, call a council now."