Chapter 690: You two are just putting on a two-person turn?

"Don't be nervous, I've seen people who have the 'Version Answer' before, and they are very friendly."

Ye Lin gently comforted the person beside her, her tone soft, she tightly gripped the other's hand hidden under clothing, covered with a layer of scales, trying to convey warmth to soothe that restless, panicked heart.

"Sorry, I'm just......"

Lin Hao instinctively wanted to say something, but he just lowered his head, pulling his hat down more securely.

He merely didn't know if he could still stay by the other's side with this deformed body.

While the Special Division staff were swamped, the Research Department's research finally made progress.

Some have excessively high Mutation Values, but for those who can undergo Mutation Detachment Surgery, they have the mutated area excised after surgery and receive conservative treatment.

As for those whose bodies have been almost completely distorted by Mutation, they can only try to replicate the miracle that happened to Lu Mu and them, letting them survive in such twisted monstrous forms.

This technology is not yet mature; after conducting experiments, Lin Hao developed numerous symptoms, and he remained in the lab for a long time before being released.

But considering his ability often loses control, they thus thought of Luo Jinyou.

The Version Answer has Luo Jinyou; others have no psychological resistance to Aberrant Species that retain human form, Luo Jinyou is not one of the Co-Absorption cultists, he is trustworthy, one can learn how to control Mutation from him, and Lin Hao also expressed the idea of joining the Special Division.

Thus, Lin Hao, who now holds the title of an intern member, was handed over by the authorities to the "Version Answer".

Because Lin Hao had been rejecting people's gazes along the way, they took several side paths before reaching the vicinity of the Version Answer's headquarters.

Upon arriving, they saw a youth holding a large bag of milk tea standing downstairs; hearing footsteps, his gaze flicked toward the two.

Lin Hao felt Ye Lin suddenly grip his hand tightly; he instinctively shrank back behind himself, then immediately stepped in front of her.

Is he a dangerous person?

He exerted force with his hand trying to shield Ye Lin behind him, but because he couldn't control this mutated body, Ye Lin almost flew straight up.

"You two...... are you performing a two-person turn?"

Yang Yixie took a sip of milk tea and asked curiously.

The Special Division wants to assign people to them; as the Regiment Leader, he naturally knows this. Knowing that Yang Yixie, feeling indebted, has voluntarily taken charge of all logistics, weapon design, and maintenance for the entire Version Answer, even so, Shen Zexi still makes him review every task sent from the authorities.

The only good news is that at least Shen Zexi isn't devilish; he even has him write each mission report, of course, possibly because they guessed he wouldn't write anything proper.

Ye Lin clearly didn't expect to meet Ying Duo here; Ying Duo's existence hasn't been disclosed to all players, the authorities merely hinted at some information, subtly indicating that Ying Duo's isotope is currently working for the authorities.

Once this message spread, it immediately cleared up players' doubts about several past incidents, just as the authorities had previously strayed into a misunderstanding; players also never imagined Ying Duo would be this world's Yang Yixie.

At that time, when they broke out after Lin Hao was subdued, Lin Hao had no impression of Yang Yixie's face, merely sensing danger instinctively, and his impression of Ying Duo was limited to that wanted poster with an overly conspicuous personal style.

Leaving Ye Lin alone on the side, wary of Yang Yixie, Yang Yixie also had no impression of Lin Hao, merely glancing at his task panel, and suddenly understood why the authorities had handed this person over to the Version Answer.

He glanced at the milk tea in his hand; originally, with one more person, the amount should have been just right, but because there was now also Ye Lin...

He took two cups of milk tea from his pocket and handed them over.

"Want a drink?"

"Ah? Thanks......" Lin Hao instinctively took it, completely unaware that the person before him was a dangerous figure.

"Just come up......"

Yang Yixie said this while tossing his empty milk tea cup into the nearby trash bin.

"Zila——"

A golden Lightning Chain suddenly flashed; Lin Hao and Ye Lin only felt their vision blur, and a figure appeared beside Yang Yixie, firmly gripping his hand reaching for the trash bin.

"......" Yang Yixie slowly raised his head, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Zexi, who had just been inside, was now standing beside the trash bin, facing him.

What is this? Triggered a passive?

Yang Yixie silently gazed at Shen Zexi before him; although strictly speaking, he had never been treated this way by Shen Zexi, he had nevertheless witnessed this scene many times.

He glanced at the nearby public trash can, suddenly thinking of stuffing a trash can into his Game Backpack—not only could he occasionally cosplay as the Galactic Baseball Hero, but it could also serve as Shen Zexi's summoning artifact.

Shen Zexi sheepishly touched the tip of his nose, watching Yang Yixie toss the trash in.

Although he could distinguish Yang Yixie from Ying Duo, that side profile from just now directly made him dream back to that unpleasant first encounter.

"Cough, you're Lin Hao, right? Come inside, don't stand there looking foolish."

Shen Zexi, to ease the awkwardness, immediately led several people indoors; Lin Hao and Ye Lin sat on the sofa as indicated, and several gazes fell on Lin Hao, as if waiting for him to voluntarily remove those overly cumbersome disguises.

Although the authorities assigned him here, because he had long been receiving closed treatment in the lab, his information is actually rather delayed.

He cautiously lifted his gaze and saw Luo Jinyou's tail deftly sweep away a cup of milk tea from the table's corner, yet he didn't rush to drink it.

Because there was one more person, there was one less cup of milk tea; besides Ye Lin and Lin Hao each holding a cup, Yang Yixie's remaining milk tea was placed in the middle between each pair of people.

First come, first served—slow hands miss out.

Noticing Lin Hao's gaze, Luo Jinyou's muddled head cleared a little; since this is their turf, he assumed anyone coming would already know the situation here.

"Did I scare you?"

He immediately used a pillow to cover his tail; Lin Hao shook his head, hesitated a moment, then still removed his concealing hat and scarf entirely.

No wonder he had to cover himself so thoroughly—over half of Lin Hao's body is covered in scales, even more exaggerated than Luo Jinyou's initial Mutation.

But the few of them merely frowned slightly, after which Shen Zexi looked toward Lin Hao.

"Why don't you tidy up that room first? It's empty, nothing prepared."

"We only have Luo Jinyou who can teach you how to conceal Mutation Features, but...... you saw he's exhausted like this, maybe he can't teach you for now."

"Don't be nervous, no one here will reject you for that; if we had to say, actually everyone here could be called a freak."

So, this will be the most suitable place for Lin Hao.

Ye Lin glanced at Yang Yixie with her peripheral vision, then finally lowered her head.

Even though she fears and shuns Yang Yixie, she cannot deny that only the people here can treat such a Lin Hao just like an ordinary person.