Damien said nothing. Could not say anything.
This Time Lock was much stronger than before, cast with much firmer resolve and compressed time energy.
The man's gaze grew sharper. "You shouldn't exist."
The man studied him in silence. Then, without warning, his voice dropped to a darker edge.
"Show me again. Or die here. No records. No witnesses. Time erases everything."
He drew a dagger from the folds of his robe and swung it slowly and casually towards his neck.
His eyes gleamed in anticipation as he studied Damien with his eagle eyes and mana sense fully activated.
Even the tiniest twitch in Damien's mana would be noticed.
But he didn't expect that the first movement was not a physical or even an energy one.
It was from deep within Damien's mind.
[Hostile Time Energy detected.]
It was the system.
"About time." Damien muttered. He had been anticipating the system's response as soon as he realized that he was unable to break the Time Lock this time around.
