When Lily awoke, she undid the ropes binding her as if by magic, freeing herself in an instant.
This was the domain of her mysterious technique, Thread Control.
Binding was one of the many secrets of silken threads. To Lily, threads and ropes were as controllable and reliable as extensions of her own limbs, and they did not interfere with her body.
This body was far stronger than her own, so its heartbeat was much more powerful as well.
In the utter darkness, she silently entered stealth. Lily stood in the corner of the room and slowly closed one eye.
While splitting her attention to look at the mission requirements floating before her, she used her closed eye to sense the surrounding environment.
--Within her perception, the surrounding world turned black and white.
With every beat of Lily's heart, clear white outlines appeared in the dark world of her perception. They gradually faded, then became clearer again after the next heartbeat.
However, not far from her, the outlines of two human figures faded much more slowly.
Within Lily's Silken Thread Perception, countless threads seemed to burst from the positions of their hearts. The faint vibrations of their heartbeats were projected onto the ground, forming a web-like network. After only a few breaths, the human outlines had become extremely clear.
After waking and realizing their situation, their heartbeats suddenly quickened. Most obviously, the web projected onto the ground became larger and its rhythm sped up.
"Is anyone there?"
One of them could not help shouting, "Save me!"
The other person's heartbeat suddenly slowed.
A faint amber spiritual light flashed across his body and vanished. The ropes binding him partially petrified and lost their elasticity. He broke free by force and shouted, "I'll come help you--who are you?"
"I am King... Who