In the blink of an eye, eight days had passed.
Shanhu sat motionless on the ground, waiting for the result. Only at noon each day did he deliver the wild fruit and water he had found to the entrance, after which the person inside would take them in.
But the ancestral hall looked exactly as it had eight days ago, without any change.
Shanhu's expression had already begun to look somewhat off.
Even Mr. Enemy, who had woken several times along the way to check on the situation, remained silent.
This meant they both already had some vague suspicions.
Either her abilities really were insufficient, and she needed more time to wear down the sealing little by little.
Or she was toying with them, using this opportunity to stall for time.
But either possibility meant their patience was nearing its limit.
When Shanhu once again set the food and water at the entrance and waited for the person inside to collect them, he finally could not help asking, "Eight days have already passed. Why does the sealing here look completely unchanged?"
Shion answered calmly, "I told you from the very beginning that my abilities weren't enough. I need more time to weaken the sealing. Only then will there be even the slightest chance of breaking it."
"I needed a month, but you only gave me ten days. Only eight days have passed. What kind of change do you expect?"
"If you don't believe me, why don't you just kill me?"
Shanhu narrowed his eyes at her, but Shion met his gaze without the slightest fear.
Only after a long while did Shanhu bare his teeth. "Remember, you have two days left. If you can't break the sealing, I'll make you wish you were dead."
Without a word, Shion took the