Chapter 410: Demon cage
Hilbert had already realized that his thoughts were moving far faster than his body could react.
Everyone around him, himself included, was moving normally. Perhaps less than a second had passed, or even less.
He could feel his body burning. The heat flowed through him, but it was not confined to his flesh. It seemed to exist in his mind-or rather, his soul.
"Jin... mire...?"
The hoarse voice sounded for the third time. It was very likely the main reason his body and mind had fallen out of sync.
"Sir, thank you for your help... er, sir? Sir!"
"Captain? Captain, are you all right?"
One of the newcomers touched Hilbert, while Zhao Kai looked at him with a frown.
"Huh?"
Hilbert seemed to jolt awake and shook his head.
"Are you all right? Did you find something?"
As Zhao Kai questioned him, even the officer beside them grew nervous.
"Yes, I'm fine. Something suddenly occurred to me, and I spaced out."
Having recovered from that inexplicable state, Hilbert discussed the details of what had just happened with his companions and the officer, and offered advice on handling and studying the "live hosts."
Inwardly, however, Hilbert kept turning over what had just happened.
He was not deliberately hiding it from Zhao Kai and the others. Rather, he had come to his senses and remembered what the rather familiar word "Kingsmire" meant.
Hilbert had seen the word in his family records, but the pronunciation he had imagined differed slightly from the voice he had just heard. He had failed to recognize it at first, only realizing it afterward.
The Charkus family records contained only ordinary matters, such as the birth and death dates and hobbies of certain important members, or their moments of glory.
There was no mention