As the scientist finished speaking those chilling words, Jelo sat up straight against the cage bars, his entire body going rigid. A familiar surge of danger and panic rushed through him, His heart rate spiked immediately, adrenaline flooding his system despite his injuries and exhaustion.
"What do you mean I won't be alive?" Jelo asked, his voice controlled but carrying an edge of tension he couldn't fully suppress. He needed clarification, needed to hear the scientist say it explicitly even though part of him already understood where this was going.
