"Your friend?"
Lin Mo's gaze fell on the tail behind her.
Laina instinctively tried to hide it with her hand, but when she saw no hint of disgust in Lin Mo's eyes, she displayed it openly again.
"Yes, she's also a Half-beastman, but she's much stronger than I am!"
Generally speaking, Half-beastmen—especially males—tended to have slightly greater talent than humans in physical combat classes, though it still depended on the race.
For example, Half-beastmen of races like the Bear Tribe and Tiger Tribe had innate advantages as Knights or Warriors. Not only were they more talented, but their Base Attributes were also higher. They possessed greater combat strength in the early stages and found it easier to advance into professionals.
Other races, such as the Fox Tribe and Cat Tribe, were more adept at speed and better suited to becoming Rangers or Assassins.
But none of this was absolute. Some Half-beastmen had no talent in either area and were no different from ordinary people.
Laina was one of them. That was why she could not become an adventurer and could only work as a receptionist at the Adventurer's Guild.
Lin Mo had already learned that while the appearances of Half-beastmen, regardless of gender, did not fit human standards of beauty, that did not matter much when they were teammates in an adventurer party.
When risking one's life out in the wild, no one cared whether someone looked good or not. Combat strength was what truly mattered.
And since Half-beastmen had significantly higher base combat capabilities than humans, they were especially popular among lower-tier adventurer parties.
Though that did not mean any party with a Half-beastman was a lower-tier party, and Lin Mo held no ill will, he still began to doubt the strength of the party Laina had mentioned.
"Could