For the moment, Neptulon the Tidehunter remained defiant, apparently having forgotten how Rex had subdued him in the sea. He said nothing. Aside from the flickering purple barriers of light, the cell fell utterly still.
Cold and desolate, the cell was silent.
Neptulon the Tidehunter said nothing, and Rex did not speak first either. Instead, he carefully examined the cell. Purple barriers of light now surrounded it on all sides, looking quite dazzling.
That was not what caught Rex's attention. What he was truly watching was the dampness.
He was merely testing a few ideas of his own. Sure enough, the dampness was caused by Neptulon the Tidehunter. Once Rex cut off all the elements, the moisture in the cell began to diminish. Rex was no ordinary man. Changes that ordinary people could scarcely detect with the naked eye were no challenge for him. After deliberately studying the cell, he arrived at a conclusion.
He felt considerably more at ease. Now that he had found the source of the trouble, he could get straight to resolving it. If he kept Neptulon the Tidehunter isolated, he refused to believe that Neptulon could still recover his strength.
Time slipped slowly by. It always passed when one was not paying attention, and that was exactly how it was for Rex now.
Another hour passed. Neptulon the Tidehunter remained locked in a complete stalemate with Rex, sitting there without moving or speaking.
In the end, Rex was the one who could not keep this up. It was not that he lacked patience. If this were a contest of patience, he would not have feared another ten hours, let alone one-or even ten days. But his time was limited. He could not sit here wasting it on Neptulon the Tidehunter indefinitely.
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