LOGIN"Ray, we have reliable sources of information. Please don't try to divert the topic," said the woman who claimed to be Lieutenant Colonel Shay.Ray remained calm and unruffled. He chuckled lightly. "How reliable are we talking?"The woman sounded slightly helpless, then blurted out, "It was one of Guillermo Rodriguez's men—Guillermo himself told them that you had stockpiled massive amounts of supplies before the disaster."What the hell.'Channing, you bastard. I really want to resurrect you just so I can kill you a hundred times over,' Ray cursed inwardly.He had initially assumed his cover was blown through some hacker-like method—someone digging up records of his pre-apocalypse hoarding. But no. It turned out to be one of Guillermo's men snitching?And in the end, wasn't this all Channing's fault?'Ah, Channing… no wonder I keep borrowing your name as cover. You really don't get slandered for nothing.'"That's nonsense. Pure fabrication," Ray immediately denied it cleanly. "
The man was around fifty years old, with a refined and scholarly appearance that gave off the impression of an intellectual elite.Of course, Ray would never judge someone by appearance alone—there were plenty of beasts in human clothing.The man was currently dragging a small covered boat.The boat wasn't large, roughly seven meters long. Thick quilts were draped over both ends, providing effective protection against the wind and cold. Inside were seven people—likely three married couples, plus a single man.The three couples sat close together, huddling for warmth.Having already encountered Alexander's hypocritical "saintly" facade before, Ray naturally felt immediate suspicion toward this man. Especially now—he had just discovered a child's corpse in the area, and moments later, an ability user appeared pulling a boat full of people. How could he not be wary?Could this man be that beast?The problem was, once a body froze in this weather, it was extremely difficult to deter
In the past, collecting energy had been part of Ray's daily routine. But after his conflict with Agatha's faction, he had put that task aside.Now, so many days had passed that a faint sense of urgency returned to him.What if he ran out of energy someday?As the saying went, only by dwelling in hardship could one avoid ruin in comfort.He stopped hesitating and acted immediately.Since the nearby gas stations had already been thoroughly swept clean by him, he headed straight to Orlaspen City and began his search there.The moment his spatial perception activated, everything within a radius of over 300 square kilometers unfolded in his mind—survivors, supermarkets, gas stations—everything was clearly mapped.Now, collecting fuel was absurdly simple.With spatial swap and the spatial portal, an entire fuel container could be directly pulled into his otherworldly storage space.After clearing two gas stations, he even casually eliminated two rogue ability users who were causing
Ray's refinement of the spatial portal had finally begun to show results. The portal now had a noticeable curvature.Of course, "noticeable" was only relative to its previous state. The actual tilt was less than one degree, but even that represented a massive breakthrough.And the benefit was clear: the spatial portal's frame had become significantly more resistant to pressure. Now, Ray could open it in water with ease.However, while opening and maintaining the spatial portal in air required no energy consumption at all, doing so in water was different. Energy was continuously being drained—though slowly, well within his tolerance.With nearly fifty thousand units of power, it was nothing to him.Still, although the spatial portal could now be opened in water, it remained impossible to open it within solid walls.'No rush. Take it slow,' he told himself.Still, this was good. He could go to the sea now.A faint smile appeared on Ray's face. This new capability gave him another
The spatial portal could not be opened in water.Why was that?Ray found it difficult to understand.He knew that whenever the spatial portal encountered an obstruction, it would automatically stop. That was why it couldn't be opened inside solid objects—such as within a wall, or inside a human body.But water was such a soft substance. It flowed away with the slightest push. So why couldn't it be opened within it?Just because water was still a physical substance?Then, theoretically speaking, air wasn't a true vacuum either—it contained gases, even dust particles.So why could the spatial portal be opened freely in air?'No. I need to expand the range where I can open the spatial portal.'Ray walked to the edge of the pool and began experimenting.As expected, he still couldn't open the spatial portal in Tenlix Lake, and it was the same in the swimming pool.But this time, he didn't give up. He kept trying.In the future, he would likely hunt mutated sea beasts in the oce
'Holy—!'Ray couldn't help but shudder.Heather was already terrifying enough—just a single "Ray, stand up" was enough to strip him of control and turn him into an overworked ox.Now, Lindsay had turned into a living aphrodisiac?His hips! His kidneys! His damn life was at risk!The women burst into laughter all at once.Ray quickly made his escape. His figure flickered and instantly appeared in Lucy's room."Your ability is quite unusual," he said.That immediately made Lucy's eyes light up."I think your ability is to suppress other people's abilities, preventing them from using their powers."That also explained why Molly was unaffected among all the women—she simply didn't have any supernatural ability to suppress in the first place. Physical strength didn't count as an ability.Lucy first looked delighted, then quickly deflated with a sigh."What's the use of an ability like this?"She was genuinely envious of the others' powers.But Ray didn't see it that way. He sa
So Molly was a physical-type ability user.Ray frowned. A woman lifting him? Where was his pride in all this?So he used one finger and hoisted Molly up effortlessly. "See? This counts as an ability too. It's not flashy like some powers, but honestly, aside from rare ones like spatial abilities, p
After passively absorbing the other abilities, Celine's power had leapt forward dramatically.Even going from one unit to two was a 100% increase—but the abilities Ray had dispersed earlier amounted to at least four units. With all of them absorbed, Celine had instantly reached a strength of five u
"Who… who told you?" Geronimo stammered, his voice tight with disbelief.Jack laughed, a cold, triumphant sound, his eyes locked on Geronimo like a predator sizing up its prey. Geronimo felt a shiver run down his spine. Then Jack said casually, "Your wife.""Bullshit!" Geronimo roared, rage burnin
Riding high on the fear he'd inspired by killing Jack—and convinced he now possessed "superpowers"—Geronimo felt invincible.Ray, however, simply smiled.After watching last night's spectacle unfold, he couldn't quite bring himself to kill all these people. It had been… entertaining.A slight fro







