Xie Yi led everyone away.
Only the Doctor, a few staff members he had left behind, and I remained.
I had even asked Xie Yi to temporarily take Jiang Xiaohui, Ye Jinghong, and Qianqian somewhere safe.
Goudan'er had wanted to stay with us, and I had nearly agreed, but the Doctor refused. He directly chased Goudan'er away.
The entire contact point immediately became much quieter.
The Doctor called me into his office and shut the door.
I asked whether something was wrong. Instead of answering, he put on a pair of glasses and looked around the room. Only after confirming there was nothing unusual did he say gravely, "To be honest, I have no idea what will happen with Ying Gou's mutation. It's very risky!"
I froze for a moment. I had never seen the Doctor like this before. Usually, he was always so casual. This was the first time I had seen him this serious.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
He pursed his lips. "Ying Gou drank the blood of the Great Yao Star people."
My eyes widened. Although Ying Gou was the Ancestor of Zombies, I had never seen him drink blood.
Had Ying Gou's primal instincts been awakened?
The Doctor shook his head. "No. Ying Gou stopped relying on blood to improve himself long ago, so I suspect he did it deliberately. His evolution probably only began after he drank the Great Yao Star people's blood."
I narrowed my eyes. "You're saying Ying Gou did it on purpose? Did he know that drinking the Great Yao Star people's blood could make him mutate and evolve?"
The Doctor gave a grunt of acknowledgment before saying, "As the Ancestor of Zombies, he has a powerful ability to foresee the future, though that foresight can only concern himself. So