Chapter 49: Human Research Society

“If brother was really turned by a Bloodkin’s First Embrace… has there truly been no case of reversal ever discovered before?”
“Would the Life Sciences Research Institute have any solution?”

“Hm?”
“A secret experiment?”
“What?”
“They captured two cat-eared females from a dimensional rift?”

“And they couldn’t even control them, letting them escape?”

Su Xiao Zi slapped a palm to her forehead.
Looking at the Life Sciences Research Institute’s intranet on the screen before her, she was at a loss for words, shaking her head with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

Scrolling the mouse wheel, the data on the screen slid down line by line.

The [Life Sciences Research Institute], also subordinate to the Human Research Society, held equal status with the [Humanoid Weapon Research Society], each serving as an important branch.

The two sides were considered both allies in the same field and competitors.

Both were constantly exploring and striving to find ways to resist the Bloodkin.

But she never expected this group of scientists, after starting their research on the dimensional rifts, to actually manage to capture another world’s race.
So, the Bloodkin didn’t just appear out of thin air; they must also have a native world of their own.

Su Xiao Zi swiveled her chair around, stood up, and walked to her room’s door to lock it.

She then took a small key from her wallet, opened a small compartment in her desk, and took out a small communicator resembling a Bluetooth earpiece, which she placed in her ear.

Then, with a light press of her finger, a blue light would flash, establishing a direct link to the Research Society’s headquarters.

About half a year ago, after becoming aware of this world’s dark side, she had already joined the Humanoid Weapon Research Society and become part of this city’s defense force.

Furthermore, her older sister Su Yuyao also worked in communications and intelligence at the headquarters.

And because Tantan City was relatively safe.

Su Xiao Zi’s combat experience had been almost entirely in the headquarters’ holographic projection training grounds.
This Bloodkin attack, for her as a humanoid weapon commander, was one of her few real combat experiences.

She made a call to her sister who worked at the Human Research Society.

Soon, another woman’s voice sounded from the other end of the line.

–Hm?
–Xiao Zi, you’re calling me?
–Has something new happened in Tantan City?

–Not for now, the night seems quite peaceful.
–I originally thought that since the Bloodkin are stronger at night, they would attack again.
–But I wanted to ask about reversing a Bloodkin’s First Embrace.

–Reversing… a Bloodkin’s First Embrace?

And so, while hiding the fact that her brother had turned into a girl.

Su Xiao Zi discussed it with her sister, who used the headquarters’ terminal system to retrieve information.
After a thorough search of the archives, they found very little relevant information.

In the end, humanity’s understanding of the Bloodkin was still far too limited.

‘So, nothing came of it…’

Half an hour later, the call ended, and Su Xiao Zi leaned back in her chair.

Su Xiao Zi looked at the textbook on her desk, originally intending to prepare for tomorrow’s classes, but as she stared at the paragraphs, she couldn’t help but space out.

Looking at the textbook on her desk, she recalled her usual peaceful and stable daily life; it felt no different from before.

However, this world had, in fact, already undergone a fundamental change.

Ever since the Bloodkin appeared, everything had become abnormal, and all sorts of factions had emerged.

The border cities near the Great Rift were battling an endless night, and even the cities protected by the Barrier of the Twelve Orderly Exterminators were no longer safe now that a rift had been torn open directly above the city.

“Ugh—”
Su Xiao Zi stretched.
She didn’t seem to be in the mood to continue studying, so she simply spread her limbs and fell back onto her soft, large bed.

She sniffed with her little nose; the quilt still carried the sweet fragrance left behind by her brother after he turned into a girl.
She couldn’t help but clamp the quilt between her legs and subconsciously squirm.

‘Wait, doesn’t this make me seem like a pervert?’

Suddenly realizing the nature of her actions, Su Xiao Zi hurriedly sat up again.

‘But she’s just so cute…’

‘Maybe even if she can’t be changed back, it might not be such a bad thing?’
‘Pfft.’

‘At least she wasn’t so listless anymore; on the contrary, she seemed to have become more lively.’

‘It had been a long time since I had seen her looking so refreshed and vibrant.’

The room was silent; Su Xiao Zi could even hear her own breathing.
The girl’s beautifully curved chest rose and fell with each breath.

‘What is brother doing in her room right now?’

‘Speaking of which, after turning into a girl, she seems a lot calmer than I expected?’

Suddenly, just as she was about to get up and see what her brother in the room across the hall was doing, the Bluetooth earpiece-like communicator lit up again and began to vibrate continuously.

Su Xiao Zi blinked, immediately scrambled up from the bed, reached for the communicator, and put it in her ear.

–Hm?
–Big Sis, did you find something?

–No, Xiao Zi, put that aside for now, we have an emergency!
–Highest alert!

Su Yuyao’s tone sounded exceptionally urgent.

“What!?”
Su Xiao Zi’s expression instantly turned serious.
Highest alert—that was a warning issued only when encountering an enemy of legion-level numbers.

–Headquarters just received intelligence from the Exterminator Allied Forces.
–They’ve detected intense energy fluctuations.
–Tantan City is about to be attacked by a large number of Bloodkin and Otherworldly Beasts!
–It’s serious enough to warrant opening the Imaginary Space.