With the discovery of the black material, everyone was allowed an earlier break than usual.
Of course, no one complained since it meant they could avoid work for a day.
With the reveal of the black material, the atmosphere of the pit changed. There were more distortions in the air along with a myriad of sparkles.
The boss stopped shouting. Even when one of them accidentally bumped into him, he didn't kill out of frustration. Instead, he simply chose to ignore the kid for the moment.
This decision alone was enough to tell the slaves in the pit the severity of the situation.
Whatever Five had discovered had just changed everything.
Five wanted to stay. To keep digging.
But against her will, the boy dragged her away. Pushing her luck against the boss would only cause her death rather than achieving what she wanted.
Instead, they should be using this chance to figure out what's going on.
