Lions and tigers? Guo Xiaoxiao sat in her seat, took out her phone, and scrolled through short videos as usual.

She always felt like there was a gap in her memory, but she couldn't remember what it was.

Feeling as if a piece was missing, Guo Xiaoxiao looked at the African savannah on her phone, a sight she often scrolled through.

Serengeti, seeing lions, tigers, and eagles up close... they looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who they were. How strange.

Suddenly, Guo Xiaoxiao saw a face appear on her phone screen—it was… Carlos.

His gaze was icy cold, devoid of warmth, like a sharp sword piercing through her, freezing her, and making her tremble.

Guo Xiaoxiao clutched her chest and exclaimed in surprise, "How could I have seen him?"

Most of her memories from the beast world returned. She's back? Back to reality?

How did Carlos end up in those short videos? Has he become an internet celebrity?

Carlos's eyes remained cold, but the murderous intent was no longer hidden. He smiled at her outside the screen.

"You can come back now, Xiaoxiao."

What does this mean? Guo Xiaoxiao's head was throbbing with pain. She closed her eyes in agony, and dark shadows appeared around her, floating and slowly drifting towards her.

"Xiaoxiao, come with me."

"We're going home, back to our own world."

"I will take responsibility for you, I will take care of you, and I will cherish you."

Guo Xiaoxiao clutched her head in terror, staring at the group of strange-looking things before her, speechless with astonishment.

The flight attendant walked over and noticed that Guo Xiaoxiao looked unwell.

"Miss, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"

Her voice, ethereal and distant, faded away in Guo Xiaoxiao's ears.

Guo Xiaoxiao can't tell the difference between real and fake...

At that moment, everything fell silent. Everyone around was still, and time seemed to stand still, frozen in place.

Three seconds later

Accompanied by a blinding flash of light and faint screams and cries, the people around them became blurry; some were using their cell phones, others were recording videos.

Most of them were crying with tears in their eyes, and the entire cabin was in chaos.

The screen switched to a mobile news report: a large passenger plane bound for Africa had lost contact…

Ouch… My head hurts so much. Guo Xiaoxiao covered her head, and a series of laser-like sounds echoed in her mind.

"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao"

Someone was calling her. Guo Xiaoxiao used all her strength to slowly open her eyes, and a white light came into view.

Carlos sat by the bedside, holding her wrist with concern.

"Xiaoxiao, wake up! What's wrong? You scared me to death!"

Carlos's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse and strained.

Guo Xiaoxiao stretched out her arms and hugged him, burying her head in his chest, and murmured, "I'm scared..."

Carlos patted her back gently, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Guo Xiaoxiao pressed her face against his chest, feeling the warmth emanating from his chest cavity, and said...

"Am I dead?"

Carlos, as if she were still dreaming, said: "You're perfectly fine, you must be having a nightmare."

Guo Xiaoxiao shook her head. She had once thought she had traveled through time while queuing to board a plane at the gate, but now she finally remembered: she had died in a plane crash, and her soul had traveled through time.

How did that suitcase come with me? I've been transported to another world, and my suitcase came along too! Guo Xiaoxiao thought she'd ask the system about it later; the system would definitely know.

"I kept calling you but you wouldn't wake up, it scared me to death!"

Carlos thought it was a side effect of the herbs, and Guo Xiaoxiao slept like a log.

"No, it was a dream."

Guo Xiaoxiao stretched her body and got out of bed, ouch, a sharp pain in her arm.

She instinctively covered her face, her expression showing pain. Carlos supported her and said...

"It's alright, it'll be fine in a few days. I've put some medicine on it for you."

What? Guo Xiaoxiao was disoriented. She opened the animal hide; the area around the animal mark was wrapped in hide, and a tearing pain shot through her from within.

She forcefully broke free from Carlos, untied the animal hide, and found that the animal markings belonging to Arthur, Mickson, and the others were all gone.

Only a bloody cut and Carlos's beast mark remained.

Guo Xiaoxiao stared at Carlos in shock, almost shouting.

What did you do to me?

"Don't move, let me hug you."

Carlos didn't want to answer the question; he just wanted to hold her and possess her. Guo Xiaoxiao found Carlos utterly unbelievable; how could he do such a thing?

Wasn't it said that the female's consent was required to remove the mark? How come she didn't feel anything, and the beast mark just disappeared?

"Fuck your mother, I really... Carlos, I thought too highly of you."

Guo Xiaoxiao got off the mat and walked outside, talking as she went.

"I can never be with someone like you."

She was going back to find them; Guo Xiaoxiao was about to stack her skills and rush out.

Carlos chased after her, grabbed her wrist, and pleaded, "Xiaoxiao, let me explain."

Guo Xiaoxiao shook off his hand: "Let go of me. What's there to explain? I will never forgive you for what you've done."

Carlos pulled her arm

"Xiaoxiao, they're not dead. I just wanted to keep you here."

"Pah! What difference does it make whether they're dead or alive if you do that?"

………

Arthur and his group on the other side

They were completely unprepared; the three of them were sleeping in the cave, without Guo Xiaoxiao, and each occupied one side in their animal forms.

They don't even eat together; they each mind their own business.

Arthur was the first to react. The backlash from the Beast Mark jolted him awake. His heart pounded violently, as if it would burst from his chest. Blood gushed from his throat, his lips turned purple, and he convulsed on the ground. He could no longer maintain his beast form and reverted to human form.

Arthur lay on his back on the ground groaning in pain, clutching his chest, panting, his forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat.

Miksen and Cangjue also reverted to human form after him, collapsing side by side on the ground, writhing in agony.

Even breathing became a problem; she twisted and writhed.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Arthur coughed violently, spitting out a pool of blood. He struggled to sit up and crawled with difficulty toward the corner where the resurrection potion was located.

His exhausted body was on the verge of collapsing, but Arthur gritted his teeth and risked everything to reach the gourd containing the resurrection potion.

He eagerly drank the resurrection water and felt better before giving it to Mikeson and Cangjue.

They drank some water and their pain subsided, allowing them to move freely, but their condition remained dire; their star rings had descended.

Arthur's ring changed from a reversed star ring to a three-star ring, while Mikkelsen and his companion became two-star rings.

They simply refused to believe that Guo Xiaoxiao would choose to end a partnership; it couldn't possibly be Guo Xiaoxiao...

Arthur gasped for breath. The backlash from the beast mark was relentless, plunging the orc into endless agony, essentially ruining their life.

"Xiaoxiao won't undo it..."

Cang Jue clutched his chest: "It must be Carlos's doing."

Mickelson wiped the remaining blood from the corner of his mouth: "Kill him."

Arthur leaned weakly against the wall and said, "We've become useless beasts; we can't kill him. I think the Beast Kings will be attacking soon."

Damn it.

Mickelson cursed and slammed his fist on the table, shattering it into pieces. Blood flowed from his fist, demonstrating the extent of his declining physical abilities.

Cang Jue watched as blood flowed from his fist.

"Save your energy; we'll need to fight back when the enemy arrives."