"Do you want to die?" Ray spoke lightly.
"Eh, no."
The woman shook her head.
"Then get out of the way." He landed on the ground and grabbed the bird by its claws, dragging the body across the ground.
The woman was left dumbfounded, her expression a mix of bewilderment and confusion.
"Captain, should we shoot?"
One of her soldiers looked meaningfully at Ray's retreating figure.
"Can you take responsibility if you provoke such a strong man?" The woman replied with her usual cold tone.
"Umm." The soldier scratched his head. "So, we're just letting the bird go?"
"You'll inform the general. I'll follow after him. We absolutely cannot afford to lose such combat power, especially not to that disgusting scrooge of humanity, the King."
Her face was filled with disgust when she uttered "King."
She hurried toward Ray's direction.
"What should we do?"
The soldiers exchanged bitter expressions. "We're going to be punished by the General again."
Ray was unaware of this, his focus solely on the red panel in front of him.
[Skill: Body Strengthening (Awakening III)
-The body can be strengthened by Mutation energy, allowing for a 100% increase in both body strength and speed attributes. Additionally, mental strength is increased slightly, and physique is permanently increased fivefold.]
Previously, the third awakening had this. Now, it has changed to:
[Skill: Body Strengthening (Awakening IV)
-Everything from the Awakening III, Grants the Awakener unique ability Rejuvenation and increases Vitality by 5, while merging it with physique].]
"Rejuvenation?"
Ray's expression immediately turned to one of confusion.
Then, another panel appeared right in front of him.
[Rejuvenation: Grants ten years of longevity, restores stamina more quickly, and increases the body's natural regeneration.
Enhances resilience by improving the efficiency of blood flow throughout the body. This ensures better oxygen and nutrient delivery to tissues, which is especially critical during life-threatening conditions, allowing the Awakener to endure and survive longer under extreme stress or injury.]
For a moment, Ray was almost overwhelmed by the description.
It was a bit too intense for him; his eyes widened so much that they almost popped out.
This ability felt like cheating; his survivability might increase even more when he used it.
Especially Resilience; this ability was the best he had seen and very practical.
"It was all worth it."
Ray felt even more satisfied, even though his strength may not have improved much, his survivability had increased to a terrifying level - even if he took a missile to his face, it might not really harm him.
"Status."
The red panel immediately appeared in front of him, and Ray, looking at the messy panel, started to arrange it to his liking.
—--
-Strength: 752 Kg (376 original)
-Speed: 454 Km/h (227 original)
-Stamina: 135 original
—--
There was not much change in strength, speed, and stamina; in fact, it could be said there was no change at all.
However, his stamina had already reached a terrifying level.
This was also why he was able to overpower all those sixty-nine women and his other woman.
Otherwise, if he were to compete in a fair match, he would likely be drained dry.
"Truly, I need to sacrifice a lot to save humanity," Ray said with a straight face. If the other woman had heard him, she would have definitely rolled her eyes.
There was a limit to shamelessness, and Ray had almost crossed all boundaries!
Ray looked at the other tab.
—--
-Mental strength: 96
-Physique and Vitality: 24 original
-Mutation energy: 723
Unique ability- Rejuvenation
—--
Yes, this was the greatest difference. His Physique and Vitality have merged, while they have increased to an insane height.
A normal average adult male's comparison would be 1, and his was a whopping 24.
Ray focused on this section, and as expected, another panel appeared in front of him.
[Physique-Vitality:
-Represents the Awakeners physical strength and overall health. It affects muscle mass, carrying capacity, and weapon handling, while also influencing damage resistance, stamina regeneration, endurance, and recovery from injuries.
This attribute combines physical robustness with the ability to withstand stress and exertion.]
"Dang," Ray had a lot to go through.
After fiddling around with the system for a while, his eyes went towards the corpse of the level two undead Ravine.
This could definitely be useful to him in the future, especially since it can fly in the air.
If this undead could fly and have the power of wind with sonic speed, then Ray's strength while fighting would definitely increase.
If this Level two Raven had stayed in the air, even he couldn't catch it because although he could probably jump high, in the air, he was completely defenceless.
Would this bird be able to only stand still and wait for Ray to come to beat it?
It was obviously not possible.
Not with that sonic speed ability it had.
"Bind," Ray muttered this word as he closed his eyes, visualising the image formed in his mind.
Since his mental power had increased to an insane height by spreading his genes, the mental image that he had received from the Advancement of the Necromancer skill was also almost perfect, making him connect to the realm of death quite easily.
But still, even though Ray felt like he had become more attuned to the dead and the eerie darkness, he still shuddered while visualising the image of this grim reaper-looking creature.
In an instant, he drifted into an eerie abyss filled with darkness drifting around in this place. This was not the first time Ray had come to this place, so he knew where this place was.
It was, of course, the realm of the dead, where every living being would slowly perish.
But he hadn't been to this place ever since he advanced to the second awakening of the Necromancer skill, and now he appeared here again?
Slowly, a floating orb neared him. Ray could feel the familiar orb and the terrifying pressure it brought with it.
"This…" Ray wanted to pull this black orb, but unlike the last time, he couldn't.
"Why?"