When Rena rushed back to Hannie hastily, her last thin thread of hope disappeared completely when she saw the smile on Hannie's foxy face.
"You took 21 minutes and 34 seconds. You have exceeded the time limit." Hannie reported in a rather monotonous manner. When she finished reporting, her voice quickly changed into an overly-pleased tone. She watched Rena's expression and said slowly as if reveling in pleasure, "How was it? You probably thought that fulfilling that request would be very easy, that it wasn't demanding, right?"
Rena took a breath of air. She felt her heart sinking like lead.