"What?!" Agatha's eyes widened in shock.Cassian… who?Earlier, Ray had overheard someone reporting that they had run into a troublemaker. Agatha had sent reinforcements, including Cassian Langston, a capable ability user of considerable strength.And now… he was dead?That troublemaker was no joke."Let's move out!" she decided, taking matters into her own hands.There was no one else in the New World who could match her dominance. Her deputy, Keith, had absorbed around forty abilities—far from her level, and even stronger than Cassian only by a narrow margin.Sending Keith alone would probably just hand over another ability to the enemy.She led the team personally.Only seven people went, riding modified small sailboats. With wind-type ability users providing artificial gusts, the boats "flew" swiftly across the snow, slicing through the blizzard like arrows.Half an hour later, they reached a commercial complex.The snow around it was littered with bodies, all of them he

Ray returned to Bay Garden.He was united with his girls again, and the atmosphere was warm and cheerful.'Maybe I should bring back the fourteen girls from Greenbow Tower too… see what interesting abilities they might evolve next,' Ray mused.The more people, the more variety of abilities, and the more fun he could have experimenting. The mansion was spacious enough—fourteen? Even a hundred and forty could fit comfortably.'Tomorrow, then.' He made the decision. Many of the women, like Molly, had already evolved into ability users. Their physical strength had improved dramatically, and they could now survive the cold outdoors for over thirty minutes without even riding in vehicles. That was a significant upgrade.The few who hadn't evolved yet—Katie, Stella, and one other—looked on with envy. But since everyone only had one evolution opportunity at present, there was nothing they could do but watch.…Ray piloted the hovercraft to Greenbow Tower. It took over five hours for t

The three shouted in unison, "We'll avenge Marshall!"But the next moment, they all turned and ran—some heading outside, others upstairs—any direction that offered the quickest escape.Molly raised an eyebrow. Weren't they just full of righteous fury a second ago? How could they suddenly run away together?It was only natural. One strike, one comrade dead, and they knew better than to risk their lives foolishly. They were ability users, after all—surviving elsewhere was easy. Charging recklessly would be sheer stupidity.Ray smiled faintly. Activating spatial swap, he tossed out tiny stones and opened spatial portals. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—almost simultaneously, the three disappeared. Tap, tap, tap—the three stones dropped to the ground with crisp sounds."Your abilities… they're terrifying. I wouldn't even know how to face you if we were enemies," Molly said, impressed.Indeed. Ray's power was the ultimate counter to combat-type fighters. Other ability users could strike from a

'And I still haven't figured out how Agatha 'creates' ability users.'Tomorrow, we'll go to her place. I want to see when the next awakening ritual starts. I'll keep my eye on it. With my spatial perception, if I witness it even once, I can discern all the secrets inside.'I have a feeling… this secret could be hugely important.'Alright. Time to sleep.'He set his glass on the table. In just a short while, the unfinished soda had already frozen solid.A new day arrived—apocalypse, Day 86.Everyone woke, had breakfast, and then Ray set off. Today, he brought along Jess.The moment Jess realized she was being taken along, she immediately searched for clothes. She settled on a flowing, ethereal dress. As an ice-element ability user, the freezing temperatures no longer posed a threat; they were like second nature to her."Ray darling, let's go."Ray smiled, scooped up Jess, and leapt onto Leo. With a gentle pat on its head, Leo shot forward like lightning. Its speed rivaled any c

Ray didn't pay the slightest attention to Sonya. His focus was entirely on finding Alexander.But aside from Agatha, the next strongest was still the body-combat-type ability user. A clear fist mark was visible on his face—so that must be Keith.Alexander, however, wasn't here. Where had he gone?Ray's curiosity about Alexander grew, but since he wasn't around, Ray had to deal with other matters first.He asked Sonya, "How long have you been here?"Despite her fear and disappointment, she dared not offend him. "Thirteen days," she answered quickly.Only thirteen days. Ray frowned, a little disappointed. He pressed further, "Do you know any of the elders here? Preferably someone who's been here since the place was first established."Sonya thought for a moment. "I only know one person—everyone calls him Silas. He was already here when we arrived.""Take us to him," Ray said."Oh," Sonya replied, slightly puzzled by the request, but she didn't dare ask why.After walking for a