As Ye Jian dialed the number, he felt inexplicably uneasy. After all, he had no idea what was happening at headquarters.
Before long, the video call was answered, and a young man appeared on the large screen ahead.
He was handsome, with short hair standing upright like steel needles. Dressed in a Tech Combat Suit, he looked exceptionally capable and sharp. He was Xiao Yang, the head of headquarters' Human Resources Department!
It was said that Tech Headquarters had eight department heads, all of whom had earned their positions through strength. Their combat power was extraordinarily formidable.
"Minister Xiao... hello!" Ye Jian greeted him.
"Mm. What is it?" Xiao Yang asked bluntly.
Ye Jian studied him for a moment. Minister Xiao seemed perfectly normal, with nothing unusual about him.
"I was in a meeting just now, and Liu Baiyue suddenly burst in halfway through. She's no longer human—she turned into a monster. Then she threatened me, saying she was coming to kill me!"
He recounted the entire incident without leaving out a single detail.
Xiao Yang's expression did not change much after hearing it.
"It seems she's been infected with the Mutant Virus."
"What? The Mutant Virus?"
Ye Jian and the others were horrified.
Xiao Yang continued.
"But don't worry too much. Headquarters recently developed a new generation of combat machines—the Fifth-Generation Augmented Humans. They incorporate a great deal of extraterrestrial technology and possess formidable combat power. We can send them to support you."
Ye Jian was even more shocked upon hearing this. He had indeed heard rumors before that headquarters had received extraterrestrial signals and was using Superbrain Intelligence to develop fifth-generation Augmented Humans.
He had not expected the progress to be so fast. They had actually already been created.
Based on the Fourth Generation's S-Plus Rank combat power,