"Strange human."
The Mutant Thylacine silently watched Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming slaughtering the beasts. The Mutated Beasts behind it also remained quietly where they were, waiting for its orders, though their eyes stayed fixed on the humans in the distance.
Long victories against humanity, coupled with the fact that Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming had not displayed the aura a true powerhouse should possess, meant that even after witnessing her massacre the Beast Tide before her, they felt no fear. They still regarded her as a weak existence, no different from the humans they had encountered before.
They made no effort to conceal their gazes, nor could so many Mutated Beasts hide themselves. Besides, as a swordsman, Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming was especially sensitive to changes in her surroundings.
The moment the Beast Tide led by the Mutant Thylacine appeared, she had noticed them.
She had initially assumed they were merely more Mutated Beasts to slaughter and use as nourishment for her growth. Yet unexpectedly, the leading Mutated Beast was quite strong, possessing the presence of the Second Sequence.
But compared to its strength, the appearance of this Mutated Beast struck Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming as even stranger.
It had tiger-like stripes, a kangaroo-like pouch, and the long, lean body of a wolf. What kind of beast had it mutated from?
A kangaroo? A wolf? A tiger?
And why had they shown no reaction upon seeing her, merely watching quietly?
Why was the leading Mutated Beast looking at her so strangely?
As though it had witnessed something bizarre.
Was that an emotion a Mutated Beast should possess?
No, rather, was that the look a Mutated Beast should give a human?
Although somewhat surprised, since they made no move, she had no need to do anything special to draw them into the