"..."
At Fang Zheng's words, the girl's expression changed slightly. She clenched her teeth tightly, looking as though she had been coerced by kidnappers. Sayu, standing beside her, looked somewhat troubled but still remained quietly behind Fang Zheng without saying a word.
Finally, after a moment, the girl seemed to give up and lowered her head.
"What do you want to ask?"
"First, your name."
"Kushinada... Kushinada Nemuri."
"Then... what exactly are you people? The speed and reflexes you displayed just now aren't something humans should possess, are they...?"
"That..."
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Kushinada Nemuri hesitated for a moment before finally lowering her head.
"This is the cursed fate of our clan..."
Then Kushinada Nemuri told Fang Zheng and Sayu everything.
Long, long ago, Chang'e Village had merely been an ordinary, isolated little village. Its villagers had been blessed by wolves for generations, so they worshipped wolves as gods. After that, they became Divine Humans—beings neither god nor human.
As for how they had become Divine Humans, the era was too distant for Kushinada Nemuri to explain clearly. She only knew that from that point onward, everyone in the village had become Divine Humans.
Divine Humans had several characteristics.
First, their physical abilities and qualities far surpassed those of ordinary humans. As Fang Zheng had seen earlier, their sprinting speed on the streets could rival a speeding motorcycle.
Second, Divine Humans only had half the lifespan of humans. Ordinary humans could live to seventy or eighty, but Divine Humans were practically decrepit by the time they reached thirty.
Lastly, and most fatally, Divine Humans attacked humans.
According to Kushinada Nemuri, humans gave off a strange fragrance that only Divine Humans could smell. Divine Humans attracted by that scent would attack humans. However, attacking humans did not mean eating