"Haha, this must be a misunderstanding. The Academy of Sciences must have deceived us. Don’t worry, I’ll ensure they are severely punished" General Ironblood said seriously before turning and waving his arm toward the soldiers behind him.

  "Retreat!"

  "Yes, sir!"

  General Ironblood and his men turned and quickly left the area. Ma Mian snorted in disdain. Good thing they ran away quickly, any ter, and he wouldn’t have been able to hold himself back.

  "Humans… they really are a weak species~" Ma Mian spoke proudly. In his eyes, the beastkin were the race with the greatest potential. Not only did they possess superior physical strength, but they also had the priestess, who allowed them to maintain good retions with the race that held the top in the Ranking.

  In the future, rising from the sixth to the fifth rank wouldn’t be a problem.

  Although there was truth in Ma Mian’s words, Ye Lan couldn’t help but feel a twinge of discomfort. After all, she herself had once been human.

  "I won’t allow you to speak of them like that. Even if humans are weak now, their potential for growth is immense. Given enough time, their progress will surprise everyone"

  The New World had only existed for a few days, and humanity had already produced several individuals at level 40. Their incredible capacity for growth could compensate for their limited lifespan.

  Even if their combat power was inferior, humans could make up for it with strategy and tactics. Ye Lan believed that given a few more years of development, they might even be able to compete with some of the lower-rank races.

  But that no longer had anything to do with her!

  Now, Ye Lan was part of the beastkin race. And to be honest, as time passed, her attachment to humanity was fading. Maybe, at some point, she would come to see them the same way the rest of her kind did.

  Thinking about this, Ye Lan shook her head with a sigh. Suddenly, Chuyue gently tugged at her clothes, drawing her attention.

  "What's wrong, Chuyue?"

  "Mom… the equipment…"

  Chuyue slid her finger through the air, opening the equipment interface. The bck sword, which had previously been stored in the system’s space, now appeared as unusable.

  Damn it! She had completely forgotten! It was a weapon exclusive to humans, which meant that now that Chuyue was a beastkin, she could no longer use it. What a waste!

  And since she couldn’t use it, she couldn’t give it to anyone else either. There was no choice but to store it for now, maybe in the future, she’d find some use for it.

  "Chuyue, I'll find you a weapon that suits you better ter. Don’t worry" Ye Lan patted her head. Chuyue happily nodded, showing no sadness at all about not being able to use the sword.

  In fact, she was thinking to herself. Losing a weapon that could harm Mom and, in exchange, getting head pats… What a bargain!

  Of course, Ye Lan had no idea what Chuyue was thinking. At that moment, she was too busy figuring out what to do next.

  "Niu Tou, Ma Mian, how did you get here? Did you use magic? And how do we get back to beastkin territory now?" Ye Lan asked curiously.

  That was actually her biggest concern. It was understandable that elves could use teleportation magic, but could beastkin, with their naturally low magical affinity, really manage a spell of that level?

  Ma Mian scratched his horse-like head sheepishly before answering. "The elder used up every st point of his magic, 500 in total, along with some additional methods to barely send us here. Now that we have to return... I'm afraid we'll have to run"

  "Run? How far is it?" A bad feeling crept over Ye Lan.

  "Eh… it's not that far. Based on the geography between human and beastkin territory, we have to pass through elf territory and then goblin territory. In a straight line, it would be around 500,000 kilometers, more or less."

  Ye Lan nearly colpsed on the spot. 500,000 kilometers!? Running around Earth's equator was only about 40,000 kilometers! This was more than ten times that!

  "Actually, there's no need to worry so much, Miss Priestess. We're quite fast and can carry you on our backs. At our speed, it won’t take more than half a month to get there" Ma Mian reassured her, while Niu Tou immediately flexed his muscles, proudly showing off his imposing bovine physique.

  Ye Lan pced a hand on her forehead, utterly defeated. Well… there was no turning back now. What was done was done. All that was left was to accept her fate and endure as best she could.

  "Then lead the way. The sooner we get there, the better. I'll just think of it as a trip" Ye Lan zily stretched before stepping outside.

  Due to the recent attack by the Drill Rat King, the scene outside was a complete disaster. The ground was riddled with massive cracks, entire skyscrapers had been torn from their foundations, and the remaining buildings were full of holes, like Swiss cheese.

  Passersby walked with their heads down, while government reconstruction teams were already rushing to restore the city.

  Hang in there, humans! This is just the first step.

  Ye Lan intended to close her eyes and endure until they left the area, but suddenly, she felt a sharp mental jolt.

  She pursed her lips and stopped in her tracks.

  Bringing a hand to her head, she grimaced in pain and let out a curse.

  "Shit! This damned [Sixth Sense] again! Can’t it hurt less?"

  Ye Lan was completely frustrated with that ability. It was undeniably useful and definitely deserved to be among the top ten skills of the beastkin, but… it hurt too much!

  "Miss Priestess! Are you alright?"

  "You guys don’t feel anything? Ah, right, you don’t have the [Sixth Sense] ability, do you?" Ye Lan waved her hand in their direction as she spoke.

  Hearing that, Ma Mian smiled and scratched the back of his neck. "[Sixth Sense] is one of the ten great abilities of our race. Only high-rank beastkin have a chance of awakening it. Even those of royal blood can barely learn two or three of them at most. How could we possibly have it?"

  Of course...

  But what exactly was going to happen? Everything around her was calm, with no signs of impending danger.

  Ye Lan frowned. However, her [Sixth Sense] ability had never deceived her before. Something was about to happen.

  And sure enough, two minutes ter, a middle-aged man walking down the street suddenly stiffened. His expression contorted in agony as he clutched his chest.

  "It hurts! My chest... my body... hel—!" Before he could finish his sentence, his face twisted further in pain, and he colpsed heavily to the ground.

  Behind him, a second and a third person fell the same way. The pattern was identical, first, their bodies tensed, then they grabbed their chests, and finally, they colpsed.

  "What’s happening?" Ye Lan, bewildered, took a couple of steps back. At the same time, Niu Tou and Ma Mian reacted instantly, positioning themselves in front of her like shields.

  As they carefully observed the situation around them, their tense expressions gradually rexed.

  "Miss Priestess, it’s poison"

  "Poison...?"

  "Yes. It is said that some special species carry toxins within their bodies, which are released upon death and spread rapidly. But there’s no need to worry. Our race has an exceptionally high natural resistance. A mere poison from a level 50 creature won’t affect us much. If we’re lucky, we might even develop a special resistance skill against poison..."

  As Ma Mian finished speaking, he turned his head toward Ye Lan, only to find her staring intently at the air in front of her, where a notification window had appeared.

  [Congratutions! You have been exposed to the poison of a level 50 special species. You have acquired the special skill: Poison Immunity]

  Immunity... to poison?

  (⊙x⊙;)！！！

  Suvn