In front of Ray's eyes, the entire world seemed to have transformed. There was no new information in his head, but his perception of the world had shifted dramatically from just a minute ago.
This change wasn't as pronounced when he had the temporary skill, but now he could sense a thin, transparent layer, akin to glass, enveloping everything around him.
This thin layer of glass was everywhere as far as Ray could see, even right in front of him.
"Hmm?" Ray tried to move his hand slightly, and the thin layer of glass shattered instantly. However, the moment it was broken, it healed in an instant.
He also felt a deep affinity with it, as if he could manipulate this layer to connect different places, essentially creating a portal.
"Amazing."
His eyes wandered over the surroundings with a gaze full of fascination.
The entire world felt entirely different to him.
"But this is a little annoying..." Ray frowned slightly, noticing that he didn't gain any information about the skill as he had previously.
He glanced at the system again, and his expression turned odd.
"What a way to remove this skill," Ray muttered, looking at Yuna and lightly kissing her on the cheek.
The way to remove this perception was to kiss Yuna. This was different from the original skill, but it was inevitable.
How could the copying of the skill be so perfect? There might be a way to address this flaw, but for now, he didn't mind.
At this moment, Yuna was immersed in the power coursing through her veins and didn't even notice him kissing her, savouring the strange pleasure. Not only did she feel enhanced, but she also felt like she could do things she hadn't been able to before.
Her hands moved automatically, performing a graceful dance as she muttered, "Lightning Arts: Lightning Spear."
Immediately, electric arcs grew in her hand, forming a spear that struck the wall and scorched it to oblivion.
"Wow," Yuna said excitedly.
"Doofus, whose wall are you destroying?" Ray chuckled, flicking her on the head.
"If I had not rejected him, maybe this wouldn't have happened..." Natalia muttered in her mind, filled with regret. From her perspective, it was right to break up with someone burdened with so much debt.
But the apocalypse was too unexpected, and her joining the organisation after being successfully persuaded by that blond woman was even more out of the blue.
At this time, Edie slowly walked into the room with a hesitant expression.
"What is it, Edie?" Ray paused and slowly turned towards her with a deep gaze.
This girl was the subordinate of Seraphine, who hated all men. It was understandable from her eyes that she must have been quite traumatised in the apocalypse by the atrocities she had seen.
"Lady Seraphine always has dazed eyes whenever she works while murmuring your name," Edie said, glancing at the woman Ray was cuddling with.
"So, what do you want?"
"I want to—"
"You can leave. If she likes me, then she will come herself." Ray waved his hand dismissively, not listening to her anymore and immediately sending her back.
He would definitely accept Seraphine, but only after he had broken his body's limits.
The next day, Ray walked into a room where the woman in a military dress was.
"Why are you always wearing the military dress, Elsha?"
"I am comfortable with it." Elsha looked at Ray with a calm expression. "Why have you come?"
"Well, long story short, I need your help." Ray smiled at her.
"My help?" Elsha pointed at herself with an incredulous expression.
"Yeah, I need to do Gene Synchronisation with you."
"How do I do that?" She tilted her head innocently.
"For starters, I need you to have a close affection with me to even be successful with it. I need your Totem Master skill to level up."