The officer stationed before Regal's room saw Admiral Hans arrive with Lu Xiao and Teacher Ai Li and, at the admiral's signal, opened the observation window on the door.
The moment the window opened, an amber beast eye appeared in the opening, gazing emotionlessly at the people outside.
But when it saw Lu Xiao among the three, the beast eye trembled. Then, Regal's voice came through, "Lady Lu Xiao, have you come to see me?"
Regal's voice sounded hoarse and muddled, as if another, indistinct voice was mixed in with his own, making him sound like an old cassette tape full of static.
Lu Xiao was no longer the naive rookie she once was. After working at the Fifth Research Institute for so long and poring over so much data, she knew very well that the hoarse, static-like quality in Regal's voice was a symptom of a High-Stage S-Class Male Beastman.
As an S-Class Beastman's Half-beastification progressed, he would eventually lose the ability to speak.
