Actually, I turned into a girl with beast ears.

Banshō Ten'in? Next, are you going to shout Shinra Tensei? What's next, Chibaku Tensei? As Ye Lan mentally ranted about the absurd theatrics, a real gravitational pull began to radiate from Yan Xi's palm.

Bang!

Ye Lan planted her feet firmly, her beastkin strength allowing her to resist. But Mu Xuetong wasn’t as fortunate. She specialized in attack power, leaving her other stats relatively low, so she couldn’t prevent herself from being dragged toward Yan Xi. Frowning, Mu Xuetong quickly cast a spell.

[Freeze]

Yan Xi’s body seized up momentarily, and the pull from 'Banshō Ten'in' ended sooner than he anticipated. With her newfound freedom, Mu Xuetong didn’t hesitate, she raised her sword and swung it toward him. Just as the icy blade was about to strike, a familiar voice called from a distance.

[Protection]

A shield materialized in front of Yan Xi, completely deflecting Mu Xuetong's attack.

"What? Banshō Ten'in!" 

Mu Xuetong’s eyes widened as Yan Xi extended his palm, reactivating his skill. This time, he grabbed her by the neck, and her health bar quickly plummeting.

"Wait, that skill…" Ye Lan’s gaze darted to the distance, where she saw the supposedly defeated level-30 man in black staggering toward them. His health was critically low, yet he was still alive.

"It was impressive" he remarked as he approached Yan Xi, a faint smirk on his face. "You not only calculated the cooldown of our abilities but even risked your own lives to take us down with you. If it weren’t for my survival skill, I’d really be dead by now" 

Damn it! We underestimated these guys!

Yan Xi glanced mockingly at Mu Xuetong. "I never act without certainty. Everything here is under my control" 

Mu Xuetong’s health bar continued to drop, leaving her struggling to summon her skill. "Fr-freez…"

As she tried to cast her spell, Yan Xi let out a satisfied chuckle, releasing a powerful wave of flames that surged around him, engulfing her in intense fire.

"What is this?!" 

"Hahaha! Surprised? Tremble in fear! This is another one of my skills. With the information gap between us, you don’t stand a chance! Surrender!" Yan Xi threw his head back in confident laughter.

It hadn’t been a waste to send so many of his level-20 fighters to die at Mu Xuetong’s hands, it had allowed him to study her every skill and technique. The advantage of knowledge alone, he was sure, would seal his victory.

"Cough! Cough!" 

But in the midst of the chaos, Mu Xuetong managed a smile, even as she struggled to breathe. 

"You’re right, you outmatched us in information. But did you forget something? In battle, it’s always crucial to keep an ace up your sleeve. You don’t have all the facts either!" 

"[Freeze]" she shouted, her gaze resolute.

"Ridiculous! Against fire, your ice has no… what?!" 

Yan Xi froze, his smirk vanishing as he realized he couldn’t move, beside him, the man in black was similarly immobilized.

"How can this be? Fire should counter ice! This doesn’t make any sense!" 

Struggling to catch her breath, Mu Xuetong smirked. Her magic wasn’t as straightforward as it appeared. 

The true power of her [Freeze] spell wasn’t just to encase foes in frost but to freeze space itself. Because of a peculiar glitch, the effect was brief, and while it lasted, she couldn’t attack directly. Knowing her skills were being analyzed, she had purposely leaked misleading information, that was her hidden ace!

"Don’t be so full of yourself!" Yan Xi barked, furious. "Freezing me without any attack power? You really think that can lead you to victory?" 

"Absolutely!" she replied, eyes blazing with confidence.

They still had one last card to play, a true secret weapon.

Ye Lan clenched her fists and stepped forward. An intense aura radiated from her, making the air around her ripple.

[Blood Armor]

A red vapor enveloped her, amplifying her already superhuman abilities to a staggering level.

Attack: 300–600 
Defense: 200–500  
Agility: 250–500  
Mana: 5–0

Her eyes turned a dark, ominous crimson as the scarlet energy around her took shape, forming a dress, while a massive scythe of the same vivid hue materialized in her grip.  

[Blood Armor - First Phase - Blood Scythe]

The ground beneath Ye Lan’s feet splintered, fissures snaking outward as if from the pressure of her mere presence. Yan Xi and the level-30 man in black, immobilized, felt a chilling sense of dread creep over them, had they been able to move, their bodies would have been trembling.

"How can she have such a powerful aura?! She’s just a level-5 rookie!" the man in black exclaimed, his voice quivering with panic.

"Yes, Xiao Lan is only level 5, but she’s our ace. Ye Lan, don’t hold back, give it everything you’ve got!" Mu Xuetong called out with a victorious smile.

Not that Ye Lan needed any encouragement. In her transformed state, battle instinct and a primal thirst for blood completely took over.

"Ahhh!"

With the scythe in hand, she surged forward at blinding speed, her presence an almost spectral force, a reaper sowing terror with every step.

As she closed in, the two enemies finally registered her ears and tail, and a wild, frantic thought crossed their minds.

"This must be a bug! It has to be a bug! We’re in human territory! Why would there be a beastkin here?! This is cheating, a total violation of the rules!" Yan Xi yelled, panic-stricken, but there was no one to answer his cries.

The Blood Scythe sliced through the air with immense force, releasing a crimson crescent that erased everything in its path. In an instant, the three enemies were engulfed by the arc of energy, and a building a hundred meters away was savagely bisected, reduced to two-thirds of its original height.

On the ground, a deep crater smoldered with a faint red mist, and Ye Lan stood at its edge, breathing heavily. Her dress and scythe gradually faded into the air.

"I... won" she whispered, before her strength left her, and she collapsed.

In front of her, a young woman with white hair appeared briefly, observing her quietly before dissolving into foam and vanishing.

At that moment, a system interface appeared above Ye Lan.

[Congratulations to player Ye Lan on her victory. Acquiring random skill] 

[Congratulations to player Ye Lan for obtaining the advanced beastkin racial skill, Sixth Sense]  

[Congratulations to player Ye Lan for receiving the purple-grade set, Phantom Star] 

[Player Ye Lan has leveled up] 

[The Class A mission in City S has concluded.]

Suvn

And with this chapter, the update schedule begins.

By the way, today while I was working, I had a very strange idea for a story. If I write it, would you read it?

Anyway, if anyone notices any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, please let me know. Thanks!