This battle against the Dimensional Beasts had brought far too many unexpected developments for the Burning Legion. Many things had appeared without warning, situations the Legion had never anticipated or prepared for. For example, more than thirty dimensional passages had suddenly appeared; the enemy possessed the ability to influence Dimensional Quakes; and the Dimensional Beasts had actually been transformed from humans.
Xiao Ran knew very little about the Dimensional Beasts. To put it exaggeratedly, he had probably only known that such things existed. So, all the intelligence obtained from the Dimensional Beasts was new to him, and he was equally shocked by the question of their origins. More than that, he worried about just how contagious those cells capable of transforming humans into Dimensional Beasts might be.
But until Durandal and Yuzes produced complete data on those cells, there was nothing Xiao Ran could do. He could not waste manpower and resources arranging things that might ultimately prove entirely useless. Besides, the fleet had only just been divided and assigned; it would still take some time for everyone to return to their positions. For now, the optimal solution was to wait.
After waiting in the Gene Research Department for over half an hour, Sheryl and the Valkyrie members all arrived. Having been summoned so suddenly, Sheryl and the others did not know why, but Sheryl at least knew that Xiao Ran would not have called them all in so abruptly unless something unusual had happened.
After entering the Gene Research Department, the Valkyrie members hurriedly greeted Xiao Ran and Mwu when they saw them. Although Mwu's expression was rather grave, she still gave them a smile.
Sheryl walked over and asked directly, "Did something happen?"
Mwu told Sheryl, "The situation is serious. After today's battle, the Gene Department discovered a