I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

"Really?" Ray could only sigh in disappointment, his bald head shining in the light like a mirror.

"Forget it."

He sighed again as he walked out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth and poured himself a cup of morning coffee.

Usually, he liked to alternate between coffee and tea each morning—it was just his preference.

As the bitter taste of the coffee sank in, Ray felt refreshed.

"I wonder when I started to like this bitter coffee?" Ray thought with a strange expression slowly twirling the cup of coffee in his hand with a deep look.

It was the same coffee Vanessa liked.

At first, Ray hadn't enjoyed it either—it was too expensive and didn't suit his taste buds.

But he tried it again and again until he started to like it for some reason. Now, Ray primarily consumed this coffee; the adrenaline really kicked in.

While thinking about this, Ray walked into a damp and dark room, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the two women who were lying weakly in chairs, completely bound with chains/

"Have you guys had enough rest?" Ray smiled, but to the two girls, it looked like a devil's smile.

In the dark and damp room, not even Ray's bald head could shine.

Tak! Tak!...

As Ray's footsteps echoed in their ears, their bodies began to tremble in pure terror and horror, completely overwhelmed.

"Have you already recovered your mutation energy?" Ray's smile grew deeper as he stared at the black-cloaked figure.

"Yes." Natalia didn't dare to look into Ray's eyes as she stared at the ground.

"I really want to know who is hidden behind this black cloak," Ray muttered as he grabbed the cloak with both hands at the corners.

"Eh?"

Natalia was stunned on the spot. Before she could react, the tearing sound echoed through the dark room and her robes were torn in an instant with Ray's strength, not to mention a simple cloak even tearing a person wasn't hard.

"You…" Ray was stunned.

The woman revealed was stunning, with long flowing brown hair, big eyes, and tempting lips.

Her assets were not lacking either, but this wasn't why Ray was almost stunned in place.

Ray's entire tall body trembled. "Natalia, is that your real name?"

"Yes." Natalia nodded, closing her eyes.

"Please forgive me, Ray."

Ray quickly calmed himself, his gaze returning to normal as he sat in the opposite chair with his legs crossed.

"Did you think that I would forgive you if I considered my previous relationship with you?"

Natalia paused involuntarily. "Don't you love me anymore?"

"We never had a relationship to begin with. When we first met in the military, we were just comrades. I didn't even know your real name when I proposed to you, and you accepted. I didn't know your real name even after that."

Ray paused. "When I got kicked out of the military and you broke up with me, our relationship ended there as well."

"Ray." Natalia muttered, avoiding his gaze with a guilt-ridden expression.

"Our relationship ended there, and you must face the consequences for killing my woman, Aurora." Ray spoke in a dangerously low tone.

In front of her eyes, Ray moved in a blur.

Natalia, terrified, instantly used her illusion to send Ray to a space created entirely by her illusion.

This time, Ray broke through the illusion in a solid five minutes, but Natalia was completely bound and couldn't make any other movements.

Although an S-class skill could strengthen the body, it depended on the skill in question.

Her Illusionist skill barely strengthened her body—at most, it made her stronger than an ordinary person, comparable to the initial effects of Body-strengthening II on Ray.

For a normal person, it might be enough to overpower them, but she couldn't even escape from the iron chains restraining her.

So, Natalia could only watch in despair as time passed before Ray finally appeared in front of her with a calm expression.

"I thought, Natalia, you were smart." Ray propped her chin to make her look at him, and fear filled Natalia's eyes.

But Ray could see it—the indomitable hatred deep within her eyes. His hand moved closer to her eyes.

"Eh, no, no…" Natalia, feeling the pain, could only wail in a streak of agony.

But no matter how she begged, Ray cruelly clawed out one of her eyeballs and crushed it.

"Ahhhh–"

"You don't need eyes," Ray muttered, healing her with his skill despite her heart-wrenching screams.

She sobbed intermittently, tears streaming from her remaining eye. The hatred she felt for Ray deepened, but she didn't dare to voice it or even show it.

Natalia's breathing was ragged as she finally calmed down from the pain.

"I like it. Hate me as much as you want; I want exactly that." Ray murmured with a crazed smile, his hand moving to her hand and pinching it just enough to make her bone creak.

"Ahhhh–"

She screamed again.

"Tell me about the organisation," Ray said, his tone still low.

"I…"

"If you tell a single lie, I will kill you, bitch. If you think I won't, then don't even consider it." Ray's eyes were bloodshot.

"He is serious." Natalia could already feel the overwhelming killing intent from Ray and knew he was serious.

"The organisation is just a group of S-class awakeners from various parts of the world, united for mutual interests."

"Just that?" Ray narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, our interest is aligned, so if you count me, there are a total of 28 S-class awakeners and more than a hundred A-class awakeners," she said in a hurried tone.

"28!?" Even Ray was a little shaken by this number.

Never underestimate an S-class awakener. Although Natalia was one and he managed to deal with her, that was because she mostly supported from the sidelines.

Imagine if multiple S-class awakeners had laid an ambush and Ray had escaped from the illusion world at that time.

Even Ray couldn't have escaped that situation.