LOGINRay stood in front of Ezra.Ezra shot him an irritated glance. "Can't you help me up?"Ray chuckled. "You've got hands and feet. Why do you need me to help you?""Damn it, look at me—do I look like I can walk?" Ezra cursed, then suddenly grew tense. "My soldiers… did they make it back alive?"Ray shook his head. "So far, only one person managed to escape to a safe zone and report back to the Valor Military Base. As for the others… they're likely gone."On his way here, he had kept his spatial perception fully spread, but he hadn't detected any other separated Gohaven soldiers.Ezra's expression darkened immediately. He clenched his fist hard."Once I recover, I'll slaughter every last one of those Valenamese brutes!"Ray, ever so helpfully, sprinkled a little salt on the wound. "Weren't you doing just fine against them earlier? Whole and uninjured, weren't you?"Ezra clutched his chest. "I'm injured right now. Do you really have to provoke me like this?"Ray laughed loudly, t
It was a supermassive tiger—over a hundred meters long.What the hell?!He was clearly using sonar, yet he still rubbed his eyes in disbelief, as if he had misread it.He tried again and launched a third scan.Buzz—The sonar wave bounced back, and this time, he saw Ray's "third form": a massive bird engulfed in flames, as if burning from within.Suddenly, he understood.These were the divine beasts from Gohaven's mythology—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird…What the hell kind of ability was this? Transforming into the Four Divine Beasts?He'd been tricked!He didn't know how Ray was concealing himself from his sonar, but he was certain there was no such ability as shapeshifting into four divine beasts. So this had to be an illusion—some kind of deception."Attack with me," he whispered to the four companions."Alright!" they all nodded.Against an invisible enemy, following the sonar man's lead was clearly the safest option."Now!" he roared.All five struck at
Ezra was seriously injured and hiding inside a tree hollow.Ray did not reveal himself immediately. Instead, he quietly followed the five Valenamese—because they were already close to discovering Ezra.As expected, after a short while, the "sonar man" suddenly showed a look of delight."I've found the Gohaven soldier!" he said.He spoke in Valenamese, which Ray could not understand. But judging from his expression—and the fact that the sonar waves had clearly struck Ezra's position—it was obvious the five of them had located him.'Good. Let Ezra panic a little. He always talks too much anyway,' Ray thought.The five men quietly moved in.Because of his severe injuries, Ezra's alertness had dropped significantly. He was a powerhouse of over 1,000 units and a physical-type ability user—under normal circumstances, his senses should have been extremely sharp. Even if his vision was blocked, his hearing alone should have been enough.Yet now, even though the five men stepped on leav
Shortly after, Ray received a message—just a single coordinate, nothing more."Alright. I'll go take a look at these Valenamese brutes," he said.He was never one to meddle in other people's affairs. So why was he taking this so seriously now?Because he was about to become a father.At a time when Gohaven was in the critical phase of reconstruction, a group of Valenamese intruders had shown up to disrupt things—slowing down development, or worse, potentially seizing territory if they were strong enough.There was no way Ray would accept that.For him, how long could a trip like this even take?He opened a map and entered the coordinates.It was close—right near the border between their country and Valenam, in a small county called Delonghi.It seemed Ezra had led a team there and encountered the invading force. A battle broke out, but they suffered a crushing defeat. Only four people survived, and even then, they escaped separately.That made sense. If they had all fled in t
Ray had originally thought his peaceful life would continue indefinitely.But he was wrong.Barely a week later, he received another call from the Valor Military Base."Ezra, just tell me where it's snowing. Cut the nonsense," Ray said immediately, cutting the other side off."I'm Peter."The voice on the other end belonged to Peter."Where's Ezra?" Ray asked.Peter hesitated for a moment before replying, "My brother is missing.""What happened?" Ray frowned. He wasn't the type to be morally pressured by Ezra, but he did have a certain respect for the man.Peter took a deep breath before speaking."A few days ago, the Valenamese invaded our territory."Ray let out a laugh. "The Valenamese dared to invade us? Have they lost their minds?"He found it absurd. Hadn't the Valenamese been beaten into hiding back in the 1980s? And now they had the nerve to come back and die again?"Woof!"Leo nearby barked in protest, clearly offended by the comparison.Peter, however, sighed.
"Do you only care about where it's snowing?" Ezra said irritably. "The new leadership lineup has been decided—"Ray quickly cut him off with a smile. "No need to tell me all that. I'm just an ordinary citizen. I don't care about national affairs. I'll just stay on my own little patch of land and mind my own business."Ezra couldn't help but laugh and curse under his breath.He had always tried to stir up Ray's sense of responsibility, hoping he would contribute more to the country. Yet Ray was completely immune to persuasion.Still, that was far better than having someone ambitious enough to turn the entire nation into his personal domain.So Ezra would only bring it up when the opportunity arose, never pressing too hard—afraid that pushing too far might backfire and end up cultivating an even more terrifying monster."Fine, forget it if you don't care," he said. "But this new assembly also passed a set of new laws. It's not the final version, but there won't be major changes. I'
Ray opened the garage door and had Amanda carry out a box of instant noodles and a box of water. Once the items were outside, he closed the door and asked, "What's the exact location?"Ron began to explain.Of course, the military base was hidden deep in the mountains; there was no way to give a p
If some other person came here—even if they were ability-users—they could at most carry off a few weapons.The more people there were, the more they could take.But Ray? He could clear out the entire camp alone.A tank? Piece of cake!He climbed in, pulled out his laptop, connected the portable
Ray raised both hands again."Those who submit to me, step quickly into my kingdom!"This time, though some hesitated, most of the remaining people moved toward him. They had already accepted Ray as the Devil. Who dared disobey?Disobedience meant death.Obedience… maybe disappearing really did
This was the opportunity.Ray didn't care about humanity or moral high ground. As long as he could kill that husky, nothing else mattered.Put another way—if the husky escaped, how many humans could it slaughter with its abilities?If sacrificing these four people meant taking down that husky, th






