The Future Had Already Been Seen

"That was so cool!"

A child sat inside a water sphere, looking at Taishi A with worshipful eyes.

Taishi A scratched his head awkwardly and retracted the scales covering his body.

Maybe kids these days watched too many cartoons and were more accepting of things like this.

Taishi A thought, What a hassle. That form was exposed in front of outsiders. Forget it, the Logistics Department should handle it. It was an emergency just now, so it should be fine.

Qin Yu descended from midair. "How did it go?"

Taishi A nodded at her. "It's been taken care of."

"Just as expected of you. No matter how many times I see an Altered's combat form, I still think—ah, as expected of an Altered. Powerful and domineering, like an ancient ferocious beast."

"Please spare me. What kind of embarrassing description is that?"

Qin Yu folded her arms. "Isn't that the truth? If you ask me, the Altered aren't any different from us. You're human to begin with, so why should anyone look at you differently?"

Taishi A fell silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe. But because our bodies are too abnormal, too powerful, we often give others the impression that we're no longer human. Maybe that's why people see us as a different kind of creature?"

If Anomaly Tamers and Contract Anomalists were considered to be walking along the line—

Then the Altered had already stepped across that boundary, and the line between them and the Weird had become blurred.

Half their bodies had been assimilated into the Weird. In essence, the Altered and the Weird were more like the same species.

The stronger an Altered became—

The more fear and panic they inspired.

People were always anxious and afraid. What if the Altered suddenly lost control like the Weird