"Patriarch, what's going on here?" one of the clansmen asked anxiously.
Ryuji shook his head. After months on the run, even he hadn't encountered anything like this before. Over a hundred clansmen had vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind—like they'd never existed at all.
A chilling sense of unease crept into his heart.
He turned to look around.
Now, only a few dozen clansmen remained.
"Quick! Go check with Genesis Biotech!" he ordered.
"On it!" someone responded immediately, nodding and preparing to head off.
But just as the man was about to leave, the camp's alarm blared to life. Red warning lights began flashing wildly, and chaos erupted on Genesis Biotech's side as panicked shouts filled the air.
A squad of Awakeners, clad in sleek nano-combat suits, came rushing over.
"Patriarch, people from our camp have gone missing. Did you see anything?" one of them asked urgently.
