The tension in the office was high but Lind could do little. He was not even sure what had been done to him. There had been no fluctuation of Captain Drake's aura nor any warning from a flash of a formation. What was going on?
"Ah, I think you will find foreign Qi in your dantian slowly decaying. That talisman does not only reveal false appearances but binds any such person for a whole day." Lind now understood. A quick glance through his meridians and he did find Qi that did not belong.
Lind's emerald flame surged through his dantian and meridians, burning out the invader. In a moment Lind had control of his Qi once more. Shock flashed across Captain Drake's face as Lind extended his staff once more.