The original species of the Maruka clan, which were the upper classes of the clan, were classified differently from the subsequent generations due to biological reasons. While the original species retained the characteristics of creatures living on land, their later generations, like Orca, had evolved to live in the deep ocean. However, they were still blood-related.

On the other hand, the Barba Corps was different. Very few reptile humans dominated the group, and the rat humans were the subjugated ones. The dangerous power of the reptile humans played a key role in keeping the large gap between them. They knew how to deal with death. One of their many abilities was reviving the dead and using them as their soldiers.

No one could estimate how long the species had existed and how far they had reached the unknown territory. The only clear thing was that they didn’t find it difficult to control the Awakened who had managed to survive until Act Two, Stage Five. It must have been the necromancers, the ones who knew and handled lots of secrets. There was another reason why they had freaked out when they saw us. It was not only because the King of of the Kciphos, Gundrak, and a noble of the Maruka clan were being treated...