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'This is it. Mary's going to discover everything. There's no way to stop it. It's all over,' Kara thought frantically, her heart pounding in her chest. She glanced at Silas, who sat there, completely unmoved, exuding a calmness that baffled her.

'Why is he so calm in such a dire situation?' Kara wondered, feeling increasingly anxious.

'I choose to block the ability!' Silas declared internally.

[Yes]

[Host has successfully blocked the mind-reading ability.]

A slight look of confusion appeared on Mary's face as she delved into his mind.

Usually, when she asked a person a question and entered their thoughts, she would be met with a flood of memories—fragments of their experiences from the past month. If the person lied, their thoughts would betray them, exposing the truth.

But inside Silas's mind, there was only darkness—an empty void. No memories. No images. Nothing.