Like nothing, 5 days had passed.
Alex couldn't believe how fast the past few days had gone by.
He was running out of time and still had so much to do, with only 1 day left before the test would be ending.
'I have to hurry!'
The last five days had been a gruelling test of his endurance and will, as he knew he couldn't afford any more stupid mistakes like the ones he had made days beforehand.
The memory of his earlier blunders still stung, but he couldn't let that deter him. He had to focus on the task at hand, and that was to finally complete the bomb.
Alex had spent the last few days meticulously extracting and further refining his ingredients. Each day was a blur of labour and concentration, but he had finally managed to gather enough charcoal, sugar and potassium nitrate.
'It's almost time.'