The air temperature inside the room suddenly rose. Thick layers of sweat drenched the backs of the poor waitress.
An S-class awakener releasing this much mana was an effective method of intimidation. The weaker people around them may experience shortness of breath, mental distress and increased heartbeat as a response to the concentration of mana that is beyond their limit.
It worked much like alphas used their pheromones when trying to intimidate. But unlike pheromones, this method wasn't bound by secondary sex. Anyone could wield it, as long as they were S-class awakeners.
In Shen Yuan's exceptional mana control, this turned into a subtle yet effective way of torture.
"This is... I want a lawyer—" Dai Li choked out, her voice strained.
But Shen Yuan cut her off with a single, deliberate line.
"We can arrange that," he said smoothly, his voice sliding into her fraying thoughts like silk over thorns, "but it would void my offer."
