Shannon started chanting in a clear voice, "Whispered breeze, rise and stay; in all worlds, none shall move… Now, be still!"
With her final word, the four talismans in her hand shot toward the escaping traffickers and stuck to each one in an instant.
Alden had been sprinting to catch one of them and watched in shock as a talisman whizzed past. In the next instant, the man froze mid-stride.
Alden hadn't been able to stop in time and collided head-on with the immobilized trafficker. They were both knocked to the ground, while the man remained completely paralyzed by the talisman.
The other three traffickers were similarly frozen, and the livestream audience erupted with excitement. "OMG! Shannon is casting spells again! She's amazing!"
"How can I enroll in the mystic school? I swear I can even give up romance for this!"
"How can I be as cool as Shannon?"
"The first rule of mysticism is to slay your inner desires."
"Is that true? Let me ditch my boyfriend."
"Just got back from Livy's livestream. Are these traffickers the ones Skylar is searching for?"
"What? That's mind-blowing!"
The livestream audience quickly pieced together the information from both livestreams. Soon, Shannon and the cameramen heard the production crew's voice through their earpieces.
"Ms. Jensen, check on the children. A mother of one of the children is currently at the station reporting the case."
The audience bounced between both livestreams and started debating.
"I thought Skylar Fumblefoot had this round in the bag, but Shannon just hit them at their core. Is this a tie?"
"How could this be a tie? Shannon made the bigger impact!"
"But Skylar exposed the grandmother for the fact that she'd caused her granddaughter's death. That's no small feat."
"Wait, did I miss something? When had they started competing?"
After a brief pause, an Internet user explained. "This isn't a competition. The fans are just acting as judges based on each side's performance."
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