Raline stared at her brother, her face was pale but looked determined. “So, what do we do…?”Devon gripped the edge of the rooftop wall hard, the fear coiling tightly in his chest. He tried to push his Death Sight as far as it would go, straining to see the shelter in the distance.Nothing. He couldn’t see anything, just the usual two hundred meter radius around him. The shelter was beyond that range, maybe a kilometer away, maybe more. Too far for his supernatural vision to reach, making him feel agonizingly useless. Even the giants and the hordes were now out of his reach.“I can’t see them,” he admitted quietly. “They’re outside my range.”He took the binoculars from his sister, and tried to find the shelter Raline talked about. Through the lenses, he could barely make out the distant building, the tiny figures of people moving around it. Then he shifted where the massive shapes approached them.“How far is that shelter, exactly?” Devon asked, already knowing the answer wouldn’t be

Devon dove to the ground, the massive rubble the size of a car flew right over his head and crashed into a building behind him. The impact rattled the entire road.‘Damn it. This thing is smart…’The giant was advancing again toward him, acting much more carefully this time. It had learned that Devon could hurt it, and he was also fast.It was adjusting its attack strategy.But Devon had to get out of here now. Staying here any longer even for a second would just get him killed. He had bought the survivors enough time.He turned around and ran, using every bit of his superhuman speed. The giant chased after him, but it had definitely slowed down, since the drain on its leg was messing with its movement.Devon cut around a corner, then another, putting distance between himself and the monster. His Death Sight showed the giant black aura was falling behind, unable to keep pace.He didn’t stop running until he was six blocks away, where he dove into an alley and leaned against a wall, ga

Then a new voice joined the conversation. “She's right, you know.”Williams came walking over towards them, his arm neatly wrapped up in bandage by Raline. Even though he looked completely exhausted and traumatized from everything they had been through, he still held himself like a soldier.“Sir…” Lee greeted, giving him a quick salute.“At ease, Private,” Williams replied, managing a tired smile for her. “We should ditch the whole military protocols in this apocalypse.”He turned to Devon. “She has a point. Those giants are a huge threat to everyone who even managed to survive from regular zombies. We should warn others. Or better yet, we need to eliminate the threat.”“You saw what it did,” Devon shot back, the irritation of Lee pushing him to fight those giants clearly showing on his face. “How the hell are we supposed to eliminate something… a few somethings… like those?”“With proper planning,” Williams said, his voice now took that annoying lecturing tone. “Look. I've fought war

Devon felt totally exposed, like the god could see everything he was thinking. “It’s a huge problem for everyone left in the city. Someone needs to…”Anubis raised a hand right before Devon could keep talking and protesting. “Someone. Not necessarily you.”They both went silent. Anubis's word was a fact, and Devon knew he couldn’t fight those giants by himself. Honestly, he felt like he should have been strong enough to kill those creatures without needing any help.“Then what am I supposed to do? Just let it roam free around and do whatever it wants?”“Be smart about it. You cannot kill the giants directly. You can trap it or weaken it. You can protect other people without engaging in direct confrontation that will get you killed,” The god said, his voice turned into a teaching tone.That… actually made sense. Devon had only been thinking in terms of “kill or die trying,” but Anubis was right, and there were other options he could make."How would I weaken something that big?” he mum

[RANK UP: C → B][All base attributes significantly increased][Maximum Health increased: 521 → 3230][Maximum Mortuary Essence increased: 429 → 3390]The sensation intensified. Devon felt all his senses sharpen, almost painfully so, and his Death Sight suddenly exploded outward, showing him auras for a whole kilometer in every direction. And the sheer amount of information flooding his brain made him feel instantly dizzy.[NEW ABILITIES UNLOCKED][Enhanced Life Drain (Active): Drains 15-30 HP and 20-40 ME per second. Can now transfer drained vitality to another target. Overuse still induces strain.][NEW SKILL - Profound Essence Devour (Active): Initiates a focused channel to rapidly drain nearby ME sources into a burst. Generates core resources (ME/EX) at an accelerated, high efficiency rate. Cannot be maintained during high intensity combat.][NEW SKILL - Grave Touch (Active): Imbues a striking hand with concentrated ME. Deals sustained damage over time to the target and grants mino