Chapter 312: Mobilizing in force
"Jilian!!"
Everyone from the Super-Research Department was instantly horrified.
They knew that term all too well. The two Evolvers who had nearly been affected last night had mentioned it, and Luna had also mentioned it during her delirium.
Although Luna had been frantic, the verbal information she revealed had been somewhat more coherent. It suggested that an influence had been imposed on her, and included words such as "corpse," "terrifying," "don't," and "I don't want to die."
They did not know what the term meant. It was unlike any word they knew, and the way those involved pronounced it sounded more like a combination of strange tones.
Kodel looked toward the Dawn Sage, whose face he could not make out, yet he could feel the man's gaze.
Ever since discovering the Dawn Association's existence, whether through sifting heavily distorted, chaotic historical records or speaking with Dawn members they had met, they had come to understand just how important the Dawn Sage was.
Not only Dawn members, but many people in the relevant agencies of the World Anti-Dark Tide Convention Alliance Countries also addressed him as "Lord Sage" to show their respect.
In the vast majority of cases, the Dawn Sage almost never appeared in person. Or rather, the current situation had not yet reached the point where his presence was necessary.
Since he had come personally, even an idiot could tell this would be no simple matter. And judging from the Dawn Sage's words, Jilian seemed to be the name of some entity.
He was just about to ask a question when the Dawn Sage spoke again.
"Mr. Kodel, as a gesture of respect, allow me to first convey our goodwill. I also thank you for helping us guard the seal for the past six