บท 208: ... You are so... delicate."

Panic clawed at his insides, urging him to call for help, but as he opened his mouth, his throat was inexplicably blocked. It was because of a spell woven by Loviatar, sealing away his voice.

Frustration and terror mingled within Qie Xieling, his mind racing for alternatives. In that moment of desperation, Qie Xieling recalled the system so he called out to it.

The system was quick to respond but even it was useless in this matter. It couldn't intervene. Its job was to display assigned side missions, punish and issue warnings. Every other feature was blocked.

'I can't really help you and every defence spell you have is being suppressed by the magic suppression cuffs,' it replied and Qie Xieling realised at that moment that he was all alone.