I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

Ray looked in anticipation, pausing his entire body as he was ready to receive the vast information that could even cause a person's memory to be erased from existence, essentially killing the person.

The cold wind rustled past his short black hair as he waited in anticipation; however, even after a long time of waiting, there was no information in his head.

This very information caused Elsha to almost have her entire memories erased just from receiving it, equivalent to dying.

A person without any memory isn't a person anymore!

"Hmm, this was the case for my Space mastery skill as well," Ray muttered while touching his chin in a contemplative expression.

This might very well be one of the drawbacks of his Gene Synchronisation skill.

"Hmm, after all, this is an A-class skill, not even an S-class. It is a surprise that I was even able to copy the entire skill."

While thinking about this, Ray said in a light tone, "Status."

The red panel flickered in front of him as he glanced at his status.

"I wonder if there is a higher rank than an S-class." While muttering this, Ray looked at his mutation energy.

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- Mutation energy: 2226

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"How much mutation energy would it take for me to advance my S-class skill, Space Mastery?"

Ray looked and found that the skill would cost him five hundred mutation energy to advance from Space Mastery: Awakening I to II.

"I thought it would be ten times, but it is just five times."

He heaved a sigh of relief as he didn't waste any more time, instantly using his mutation energy to advance his skill.

As the mutation energy vanished from his body, it underwent another round of subtle changes. Ray could feel a warm energy coursing through his body, slowly beginning to strengthen him.

Then, he felt some information slowly appearing in his mind. This time, he could clearly sense the process.

It was as if his entire structure was being changed and memories were being implanted in him from unknown sources.

"It doesn't feel like it is from any external source; it's as if it is inside me," Ray muttered with a frown on his face.

This was purely because of his rapidly increased mental strength in the last few days as Ray upgraded his skills.

Most of the skills, after advancing, granted him more mental strength. Although it was small, it had already allowed him to reach more than 150 mental strength, one point being that of an average adult human.

This was the main reason Ray could cast his spells from the skills so quickly; otherwise, with the way he fought, all magic-related skills would have been entirely useless.

As Ray comprehended the information in his mind, his physique was rapidly changing, becoming more strengthened, and an unknown change was appearing in his body.

A blue light slowly appeared in front of his head, forming into the shape of a strange blue symbol imprinted on his forehead.

"Hmm?"

Ray watched as his physique and vitality rapidly increased, reaching seventy points before finally stopping.

"It has already increased by twenty again?" His eyes immediately brightened.

This was definitely one of the biggest boons.

"I am one step closer to breaking my body's limit."

While pondering this, Ray looked at the information of his Awakening II, S-class skill.

[Space Mastery (Awakening II)

- Grants the Awakener a body that has an affinity with space.

- The storage space that the user could access is increased to 100 square meters.

- The teleporting distance of the user has been increased to 10 kilometers.]

There wasn't much detail in the skill, and this could basically be summarized by the red panel in front of him.

Ray was particularly attracted to the first point.

"My body has become more attuned to space?" He looked confused, instinctively activating the perception he had before.

The whole world changed in front of Ray, just as before, turning into a thin layer of glass that seemed to be broken with just a touch.

"Wait, these things are not broken when you make a movement," Ray muttered as he moved his hand. "This is the space adjusting to the object."

Rapidly, the confusion in his mind about his space mastery was cleared to a certain extent.

At the end, a sigh couldn't help but escape his lips.

"I have so much to learn." These words seemed to echo in his mind.

At first, Ray's confidence was high, as if he knew everything, but now reality has slapped him hard.

The more you dig, the more you know how deep the hole of space is.

As Ray thought of this, he moved his hand in a slashing motion. The mutation energy in his body rapidly disappeared.

The atmosphere grew heavy, oppressive even and the surroundings, which were filled with life and subtle sound, fell into a deafening silence.

Before Ray's astonished eyes, the fabric of reality cracked like glass struck by a hammer.

A jagged fissure formed in the air, and beyond it—nothingness. It was as if the very concept of existence had ceased beyond that line, revealing a terrifying void.

"This… this…" Ray felt an immediate chill in his heart. This looked entirely dark from the cut, but this definitely was not the eerie darkness he had felt.

It was something different. It felt like there was absolutely nothing in the cut—an emptiness that filled Ray with dread, his scalp tingling.

The feeling intensified, growing stronger and stronger until his entire body seemed frozen in place.

Then, under his terrified gaze, the cut in space slowly mended itself, returning to normal.

Ray collapsed to the ground with a thud, his breathing ragged as he clutched his head, realising it was drenched in sweat.

"Is this what's outside our space?"

He murmured, a strange expression flashing across his face.

"This could be used as a trump card,"

Ray thought to himself as he stood up on shaking legs. He didn't know exactly what he had done to make that terrifying cut, but if it could help him achieve his goals, he knew he would use it without hesitation.

After drinking some water and resting, Ray looked at the advancement of his skills again, and as expected, it was five thousand mutation energy.

"King had already advanced to Awakening III when I fought with him. His efficiency of killing undead is quite high," he thought and then looked at the Totem Master.

"As expected, this is a skill that I cannot advance as my Analyzer skill," Ray said and shook his head with some pity.

A normal A-class skill would cost him 100 mutational energy to advance, however, he has over 1700 mutation energy, but there was no sign of advancement.

"Still, these boosts are not bad," Ray uttered, although he didn't get information for this skill, but he could always get it from Elsha and learn it systematically.

While pondering this, Ray walked into the room again, seeing Elsha, who was sleeping soundly.

A warm smile formed on Ray's lips as he looked at the peaceful Elsha and walked out again.

"I shouldn't disturb her," Ray thought in his heart, and then he walked out to spend time with Yuna and the others.

Just like that, time seemed to pass in the blink of an eye as a month flew by, and the due date for Freya's child was getting closer and closer.

"One million one, one million two…"

At this time, Ray was in his new gym room, slowly doing his push-ups at an extremely slow pace, straining all his muscles.

His entire body was extremely sweaty and even formed a puddle on the ground with the sheer amount of sweat that dripped from his body.

However, the most peculiar thing about this was the tattoo covering his shirtless body. It swirled around, looking particularly strange as it shone.

Even stranger was the sight of a long stick with another stick connected at the top, resembling a scarecrow without hay. A similar tattoo was carved into it, resonating with Ray's body and causing a strange reaction.

"Not bad, this is real progress," Ray remarked.

He could feel his body visibly improving, his muscles straining, being destroyed and then restored, creating even stronger muscles packed with power and strength.

Although his strength had definitely increased, his strength stat remained stagnant at 999 points. However, what satisfied him was that his physique and vitality had increased to eighty points.

"I still need twenty more points," Ray muttered to himself as he stood up from the ground, stretching his muscles with a satisfied look on his face.

While thinking about this, he casually performed a few hundred pull-ups and planks, maintaining a clear and calm mind.

To his surprise, he increased his physique and vitality by another point.

"Now 19 more to go."

Ray's nose twitched, causing him to pause.

"I should bathe. I've been working out in the gym for almost twenty-four hours."

Shaking his head, he headed off for a nice cold shower to cool down his piping hot body.