Many things had gradually become very painful, Electrolysis and the others had not thought so initially, they only realized everything had become so painful after some time had passed, and they believed that their own strength would only lead them to endure even greater pain.
It was completely understandable because under the current state, they were subject to immense daily torture, designed to completely eradicate any thoughts of escape they had, because they needed to know that choosing to flee would inevitably result in pain, only causing them to endure more suffering.
