Elaysa knocked on the manager's office door.
"Come in."
The calm voice of Manager Harvey came from inside.
She pushed open the door, and I followed her in, along with the other team members, all looking exhausted.
Harvey sat behind his desk, reviewing a thick stack of documents, and without looking up, he asked, "You're back? Mission complete?"
I took a deep breath and answered first, "Completed. We've brought back the core of the Space Gem. Almost lost our lives in the process."
Elaysa placed a translucent shard on the desk and coldly gazed at Harvey. "But the rift issue is worse than we expected. While Sauron has been completely eliminated, the spatial distortion still poses a risk."
Harvey looked up, his sharp eyes scanning everyone. He then picked up the shard from the desk, studied it for a moment, and placed it into a special container.