Han Yu's gaze lifted hearing Lady Rot Rose's last words.
"We cannot remain outside the Blood Continent indefinitely." Lady Rot Rose spoke.
A faint tension entered the air.
"If we stay beyond a certain period…" she continued, "we die."
The words were simple.
But their meaning was profound.
Han Yu's expression hardened slightly.
"Die?" he asked.
"Yes," she said calmly. "The exact mechanism is still unclear. Whether it is the barrier itself, the environment, or something else entirely… we have not determined it."
She paused.
"But the result is consistent."
Silence followed.
"They tried to extend the duration," she added. "To push the limits."
Her eyes darkened slightly.
"They failed."
Han Yu's mind raced.
A time limit.
A restriction imposed not just on entry, but on existence outside.
"That is why we returned so quickly," she said.
Everything clicked into place.
The sudden withdrawal.
The incomplete conquest.
The urgency.
It was not hesitation.
It was necessity.
