The Dangerous Evolution
The mana surrounding Paul was becoming more and more violent. His body was not covered by anything, there was no power from his ability that appeared to shield him and protect him, only the dagger which was shining brighter and brighter with each passing second, sending some of its light to Paul, aiding him in his evolution.
Upon inspecting Paul closer, Reign and the others were able to see that they were wrong, there was something around Paul. A formless barrier of energy had appeared around him, shielding his body, but still allowing them all to see him.
He was naked, his equipment placed in the spatial ring he wore. The influx of mana was so great that keeping his equipment on was impossible, and upon sensing so, it was the system that had removed it and placed it in the spatial ring in order to preserve it.
Even though the system would rarely intervene and help out players, this much was considered nothing to the system.