"Please rest for a while, Lady Hinata."
Under the dark backdrop, even the air seemed like thick black fog. Not even the finest Byakugan could see through it. Neji Hyuga stopped, turned back to look at Hyuga Hinata, who was already breathing slightly heavily, and spoke.
"I... I'm fine, Brother Neji."
After taking a light breath, Hyuga Hinata shook her head and spoke stubbornly.
"Rest for a while. There's no need for us to keep going."
Neji Hyuga shook his head and said.
"No need to keep going?"
Hyuga Hinata, who had stopped along with Neji Hyuga, froze slightly at those words.
"Yes. I think everything we've done has been pointless."
Neji Hyuga nodded, a faint bitterness appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Ever since they had started walking, he had been counting his steps. By now, whether running or walking, they had covered nearly ten kilometers. With his Byakugan, he could determine direction through a unique method using its three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision. They had basically been moving in a straight line.
In other words, this space covered at least ten kilometers.
And judging from the current situation, it likely extended far beyond ten kilometers.
Even if they could escape this space simply by walking straight ahead, they probably would not be able to make it out. Besides, directions could not be distinguished here. Even with his special method of determining direction, he could still end up going astray.
He could not guarantee that he would not make mistakes. Maintaining the Byakugan while calculating with that special directional method—being able to endure this long was already a miracle.
And they might not even be able to finish the next ten kilometers.
Their stamina was being depleted, and they had no supplies. If they continued onward, they might simply