I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

"Hey, what's your name?" Ray asked lightly.

The chatter among the girls instantly died down as they all turned their attention to the shy, purple-haired girl that Ray was focused on.

Freya also glanced at the girl, taking in her appearance. Despite her shy demeanour, Yuna had a certain allure—her beautiful thighs peeking out from under her black skirt, and her figure, accentuated by the hoodie, was enough to catch anyone's eye.

"Pervert," Freya muttered with a pout, a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

"Me?" The purple-haired girl pointed at herself, looking incredulous.

"Yeah, you. What's your name?" Ray nodded.

She hesitated, biting her lip as if considering something.

"My name is Yuna," she finally spoke in a barely audible voice.

Even though Ray already knew Yuna's name from his Analyzer skill, he still asked her nevertheless.

"Follow me," Ray said lightly, turning to walk away.

"Umm?" Yuna looked flustered, her cheeks flushed as she felt the eyes of the other women on her.

Nervously, she began to fidget with her fingers, anxiety causing her to hesitate.

"What are you doing?" Freya frowned. "Go follow Ray."

"Al… alright," Yuna stammered, hurrying to catch up with Ray.

Among the other girls, who were not yet awakened, Freya had naturally assumed the role of leader.

Yuna ran with ragged breaths, struggling to keep up with Ray's swift pace. His figure became a mere blur in her vision as he moved effortlessly ahead.

"Wait for me!" she called out, gasping for air.

Ray glanced back, and in the blink of an eye, his figure became indistinct. The next moment, he was already standing directly in front of her.

"Eh." Yuna's heart almost skipped a beat as she was about to cry out loud.

"Why are you such an idiot?" Ray chuckled amusingly. "And you walk too slowly."

He lifted Yuna effortlessly into his arms, tightening his grip around her soft waist. Ray had to admit, her body was exceptionally soft, and her assets were quite pronounced.

"Umm…" Yuna shyly lowered her head, not resisting. She understood the conditions of joining, having been informed by Freya earlier.

In this apocalypse, one either had to become strong enough to survive independently or be useful enough to be protected.

Otherwise, in a world where humanity was dwindling, the weak—especially women—would be used and discarded.

Despite Greg's relatively lenient and protective leadership, the same could not be said for his subordinates.

The many reasons these girls haven't been eaten alive were because of Greg.

Soon, Ray led Yuna outside and casually picked up one of the deformed undead with its red skin and unknown patterns imprinted on it.

He destroyed its arms and legs directly, completely immobilising the undead.

"Kill it," Ray spoke lightly.

"What?" Yuna said with widened eyes.

"I said to kill it."

Ray pointed at the undead again.

"Why?" Her entire body trembled, her legs growing numb from sheer fear.

"You don't want to kill it?" Ray raised his brows.

Seeing Ray raise his brows, Yuna felt even more scared.

"I… I can't kill it." Yuna shook her head nervously, gathering her courage to speak. "And it's wrong to kill."

Ray felt a headache coming on; this girl was too timid.

"Have you ever eaten any animals before?"

"Yes," Yuna nodded her head.

"Weren't the animals also killed? Have you ever killed some bugs or ants before?"

"This…"

"Just consider this undead as a bug and kill it." Ray handed her a machete with an encouraging expression.

Yuna took the machete with her arms trembling. "Should I really kill it?"

"Just do it." Ray felt his patience reaching its limit. He grasped her delicate, almost boneless wrist and forced her to slash at the undead, severing its head in an instant.

As soon as Ray let go of her wrist, Yuna fell to the ground with tears in her eyes. "It's dead, really dead. I killed it…"

She started to sob intermittently.

"It's fine; it was not your fault." Ray's gaze softened as he patted her soft back, offering her his shoulder to lean on.

Yuna silently leaned on Ray, her sobbing continuing until a cry of pain escaped her lips.

The veins in her forehead bulged, and her eyes gradually turned bloodshot.

Her body fell to the ground, writhing almost like a dance.

"This…"

Ray hurriedly activated his Analyser skill to check her situation quickly.

[Name- Yuna]

[Status- Awakener (S-class)]

[Skill: Space Master]

[Mutation energy: 1]

Mutation energy currently in the body: 1]

"S-class?" Ray was already shocked in his heart, but when he saw the skill of hers, he felt even more shocked in his heart.

"Space Master, can she control the space around her?"

For a moment, Ray felt excitement rising in his heart. This girl's awakening skill was obviously related to the space element and might even have something that can store things.

If that was the case, then she would definitely be more useful to him, even more so than Vanessa and Seraphine.

Although he hadn't been intimate with Seraphine, he already considered this ojou-sama as his, despite her tough personality.

"Heal."

Ray touched her soft hand and began using it to heal her, to help relieve the pain she was feeling. More mutation energy would be consumed if he focused on relieving the pain, but he could sustain it.

Mutation energy was peculiar for Ray. To advance his skills, he needed it, and he could use it for casting magic and other abilities, much like mana in fairy tales. He could recover it over time.

However, if he needed to advance a skill but had already expended the necessary mutation energy on other uses, he would have to replenish it before making advancement.

Others didn't face this issue because their skills advanced automatically when they had the required mutation energy of course they too needed to recover it.

If Ray didn't have the system then the multiple skills he has might advance automatically when the mutation energy requirement is met.

Soon, Yuna's expression softened, and she slowly began to recuperate under his continuous heal.