Chapter 1834 The Formation Is Reacting

The old man picked up his notebook and strode briskly toward his office. He had distinctly sensed an instability in the Sacrificial Human Formation—an anomaly so rare it bordered on impossible. In all his years, he had never witnessed the formation falter. His driver, Kiaran, stood dutifully outside the office door. Spotting the old man's approach, Kiaran swiftly turned the knob and held the door open. Without breaking stride, the old man issued a quiet command. "Guard the door. If anyone asks for me, say I'm resting." Kiaran nodded. "Understood, sir. No one will disturb you." Though he suspected the old man wasn't entirely human, ambition outweighed fear. For his career, he was willing to keep the old man's identity a secret. Alone at last, the old man yanked open a cabinet and retrieved a sacred statue. When he pulled away the red cloth, he noticed fine fissures spiderwebbed up the statue's ankles. "This is a sign that the formation is about to be broken." The old man was asto