Doctor Yan had already thrown himself into his research.
Qi Lingwu stayed with him, both as company and as protection.
This was their first time keeping an Otherkind with the team. They themselves were not worried, but Doctor Yan and the others were ordinary people, after all, so precautions were still necessary.
A map filled Hao Jingye's tablet screen, with a red dot moving across it.
Another screen stood beside it, providing live surveillance and keeping a firm watch on the Otherkind's movements.
Hao Jingye turned back. "Sister Sheng, are you feeling any better?"
"I'm fine." Sheng An lifted her eyelids and looked at him. "What is it?"
Hao Jingye was worried about her health. What ordinary person could run a fever every day and be fine?
Sheng An's voice had grown much hoarser, and she was noticeably less energetic.
"Go ahead." Sheng An cleared her throat and motioned for him to speak.
Hao Jingye sighed softly, then got down to business:
"Sister Sheng, there must be more than one blood pool, priest, and monster like this. I've already written a report and had Wan Yuan send it to Capital City Base so they can investigate, identify as many similar cases as possible, and deal with them."
Song Linwei added, "They probably aren't just hiding in the fires. They could have secret strongholds anywhere."
Hao Jingye nodded. "I specifically pointed that out."
Jiang Yu sighed. "That's terrifying. The Otherkind have been secretly growing stronger. Are they trying to catch us off guard?"
Li Wanyun had been worried earlier, too, but now she had come to terms with it. She patted Jiang Yu's shoulder:
"But we discovered it ahead of time, didn't we? Knowing what they're doing is better than letting them evolve in secret. Besides, we've found this kind of