"Mr. Russell."
The old President Carolos, who had finally recovered, turned to William and asked:
"You showed me this not merely to let me know that... those children were killed by a giant beast, did you?"
"Yes." William did not deny it. He operated the computer between them and said:
"Because the agents connected to Umbrella Corporation's Athens branch for a live broadcast, you and I now know the enemy... enemies we have to face."
"Enemies?" Carolos was stunned.
"That's right." William operated the computer again, displaying the murals and ancient writing inside the ruins' corridors on the screen.
He said, "Before this incident, Umbrella Corporation had not recruited any specialists in ancient civilizations.
"On top of that, considering the suddenness of the incident and other factors, I hope that, as one of the people with the deepest knowledge of Greece, you can help translate this content, Mr. President."
"Hmm..."
Hearing this, Carolos removed his glasses, rubbed his eyes, put them back on, and nodded.
"No problem. Although I have a doctorate in law, I traveled to various ancient ruins with my uncle when I was young. I suppose I could count as half an archaeologist."
"Sorry for the trouble, sir." William looked at him with respect.
"It's only right. After all, that horrifying monster is slaughtering people on my beloved land.
"Helping your Umbrella contain it is also my responsibility. Heh."
Carolos gave a bitter smile, then began carefully reading the content on the screen.
As for William, he remained silent.
Asking a nation's president to help analyze an abnormal phenomenon was truly an act of desperation on William's part.
Before this, Umbrella Corporation really had not recruited experts specifically suited to deal with incidents of this kind.
That was because, aside from medicine, engineering, and physics, Halsey was