After a while, the door to Ellison's cell opened.
- Check him, - he heard a commanding female voice.
Two people begin to examine Ellison. Their hands were so cold that the cultist could think that they were pretending to be dead, not him.
- He seems dead.
- Seems, or is he really dead?! - the woman asked sternly.
- I'm not sure, ma'am.
- Tie him up. We'll sort it out at the camp.
I don't quite understand how pretending to be dead works, but if it's somehow detected, it's better for Ellison to try to kill himself here and now while the soldiers are fiddling with the ropes.
If this is an ultimate skill and he can successfully pretend to be dead indefinitely, then he should pretend.
Hanzo raised his sword above the head of the demonic creature and tried to behead it. - Disobedience means death.