LOGINRay had only managed to harvest 3,000 units of golden snowflakes in the second half of the month.In other words, even the golden snowflakes were declining.Would it eventually stop altogether? Possibly.If that happened, would the path of evolution be severed? Ray didn't know.During this period, national power finally began to show its full strength, reorganizing scattered regions and restoring order. Every city was now actively engaged in reconstruction.Since killing ability users no longer yielded ability energy, the hostility and conflict between people quickly faded. Coupled with the overwhelming authority of the state, who would dare stand against such a tide?However, the weather was far too cold. Even ability users with strong resistance to the cold had no desire to spend every day shivering.As a result, most regions had begun constructing underground cities.Earth-type ability users excavated tunnels. Physical-type ability users handled transport. Metal-type ability
Ray had begun living a life of seclusion.Every day, he stayed by his women's side, waiting for the birth of his children, and occasionally… searching for golden snowflakes.By now, he was unimaginably powerful. During the period when killing ability users still yielded ability energy, his trip to Jayzepan had brought him a massive windfall, pushing his total to nearly 190,000 units. He could not claim to be invincible in the world, but he was certainly among the very few at the top.But of course, Ray would never allow himself to stagnate. Who would refuse to become even stronger?He had the Valor Military Base help him monitor global weather patterns. Wherever snow fell, he would be notified immediately. However, the Valor Military Base's satellite coverage was limited and could only monitor most of the domestic region.That was enough.With that arrangement, whenever it snowed somewhere, Ray could arrive instantly. By burning through his spatial ability without restraint, he c
Ezra nodded—then shook his head again.The contradictory gesture left Ray slightly confused. Only after a moment of thought did Ezra explain, "It is indeed a state-backed organization. But with the rise of ability users, power structures have shifted dramatically. The current decision-maker is a young faction leader."Ray shrugged. "Doesn't matter. As long as it's an official national organization, that's fine. I'm just worried someone might be impersonating the state to scam people."Reconstruction is a good thing. Even though the weather still feels like hell, after the Purple Moon, everything has evolved. Humanity's survival is no longer a problem. So it would make sense that the next step is rebuilding."Ezra nodded, a spark lighting up in his eyes. "It's also a chance to expand and reclaim territory."Ray patted his shoulder. "From now on, I'm going into retirement. I'll be living my peaceful countryside life. Don't come looking for me."Ezra rolled his eyes. "You're so stro
Leah, moved by gratitude, was more than willing to "repay" him. Ray naturally accepted with great satisfaction.Some people said that once the lights were off, everything felt the same.Heh. You couldn't see the face, sure—but did body shape really depend on whether the lights were on or off?Ray was more than pleased."Ray, I missed you so much."Leah nestled softly in his arms, her ocean-blue eyes full of attachment."How much did you miss me?" Ray asked with a mischievous grin."Didn't you already find out just now?" she shot back with a teasing blink.Oh? Seems like she knew how to flirt, too.Ray burst out laughing. "I don't quite remember. I'll have to experience it again."…By the time Ray returned to Principal Rucker's ice hut with Leah in his arms, three hours had already passed.Dusk was settling in.Although Leah hadn't brought back any food, the others hadn't been idle either. They had gone into the city to scavenge supplies. The haul wasn't much, but it wasn'
Leah's face showed a flash of unwillingness. She did not want to die here.But it was hopeless. She had already used up her final ability—a burst-type skill. Now, her power was completely drained, her energy nearing exhaustion. There was nothing left she could do.So be it.She stopped struggling and closed her eyes, waiting for death.But… why hadn't that sea lion bitten her yet? Was it going to toy with her first?She gritted her teeth and forced herself to fight one last time.Opening her eyes again, she saw someone."Gray!"She called out in shock and joy.But underwater, the sound never left her own ears.When she turned around again, the sea lion was gone.If it weren't for the fact that it had chased her all the way here, she would have thought everything earlier had been nothing but a hallucination.Ray had saved her.At that moment, her emotions surged beyond description.He had saved her before, but never when things were this desperate. Just moments ago, she ha
Leaving Ezra stranded in Guillory City was, of course, Ray's deliberate doing. There was no malice in it—just a bit of harmless mischief, a way to amuse himself at the captain's expense.After thinking it over, Ray decided not to continue his journey right away. After using his abilities repeatedly, even he felt a trace of fatigue. He would stay in Guillory City for the night and head home tomorrow.So Ray went to look for Principal Rucker.He wanted to see how the school principal had been lately. After all, aside from Travis, Principal Rucker was one of the people he respected most.Men like that might seem foolish, but their character was undeniably noble. Ray couldn't bring himself to be like them—but he respected them all the same.Besides, it's not like he was here thinking about that foreign girl, Leah.…Before long, the three of them arrived at the ice hut.As expected, those who had stayed behind were still there."Principal Rucker!" Ray called out from a distance.
Ray talked with Celine for a long, long time. By the time they finished, it was already deep into the night, yet she showed no sign of sleepiness at all.In the end, Ray said, "It's late. You should get some rest."Celine looked at him with pitiful eyes. "I'm afraid to sleep. Every time I close my
Ray had no intention of stopping the "war."Why should he care?If these people wanted to fight, then let them fight to their heart's content.He even pulled out a book and started reading.Apart from collecting fuel, he had almost nothing else to do. So he wanted to enrich himself a bit—maybe s
The bullets rapidly closed in on Jules.He had no choice but to take them head-on.Then, shock registered across his face.This attack… it came from the front!Had this invisible enemy somehow moved ahead of him?If he kept advancing, he'd be walking straight into the trap.So—The villas!A
To store the bodies in his otherworldly storage space, Ray had no choice but to touch them—and that naturally meant absorbing their abilities as well.Since he had already taken three, a couple more hardly made a difference.He retrieved the corpses of Iron Head and Bear Man and absorbed their abi







