Back at the Aegis Council Chamber, Valentine effortlessly stole the attention of all gathered once he mentioned the bipedal beasts.
The council speaker uttered after a beat. "Well? What about them?"
Valentine took a good look at the hall, his head angled at Ambrose for only a split second. "Before the SS-Ranks bravely faced the Leviathan… Something was happening in Norfolk. To the bodies of the dead A-Rank beasts."
Ambrose arched a brow.
He remembered what he was talking about already. And from their expressions, Devon, Viktor and Alisha seemed to as well.
"Their bodies changed," Valentine sounded less solemn and more like he was explaining an exciting discovery. "Melted away into… strands of black liquid that flowed back into the Echo Rift."
Suddenly, he shoved a hand into his coat, making a few people stare cautiously. Most however were aware that if a man like Valentine actually wanted to do something to harm everyone present—
—He would have.
