Chapter 38: A Glimpse of the Future and a Spatial Revelation

Because of overusing my abilities, my body’s energy rapidly depleted.

In the end, although I managed to kill all the zombies, I collapsed, my vision going black.

Logically, I should have fainted directly, but I didn’t.

Instead, I was plunged into a relentless series of terrifying scenarios, constantly experiencing the horrific sensation of being killed.

Finally, I jolted awake, my eyes snapping open to find myself back in reality.

The scenes of being killed felt like nothing more than a brief, vivid nightmare.

However, the sheer realism of what I had just endured, particularly the searing pain leading up to death, made it impossible for me to convince myself otherwise.

‘I don’t believe those images were fake.’

Since I could be reborn from ten years of apocalypse and return to the past, it wasn’t impossible for images in my mind to hint at my future.

‘Could it be that I will be killed by these three women later?’

Frowning deeply, I pondered for a long time, yet no clear answer emerged.

Eventually, I simply stood up from the ground, brushed the black dust from my backside, and decided to set the thoughts aside for now.

There was no point in overthinking things at this moment; what would be, would be.

I refused to believe that no matter how desperately I strengthened my abilities, I would still end up being killed by a few women!

Conjecture without any tangible clues was utterly useless.

Now, it was time for harvest.

My eyes fell upon the sparkling crystal cores scattered across the ground, and an uncontrollable smile began to spread across my lips.

Although I had nearly died from overusing my abilities, the results were undoubtedly worth it!

Dozens of crystal cores—it was absolutely exhilarating!

Quickly bending down, I collected all the surrounding crystal cores. As I extended my spatial ability from my palm, preparing to store them, I immediately sensed something amiss!

My spatial ability had been reborn with me, and it was in its peak state, Level 6, just as it had been during the apocalypse.

Due to my extensive preparations before the apocalypse, my space was already brimming with supplies.

Yet now, as I probed the space with my consciousness… I discovered that more than half of it was unexpectedly empty.

‘Could the supplies in my space be gone?’

At this thought, a sudden panic seized my heart.

In the apocalypse, supplies were the most precious commodity, especially food and water, which were essential for survival.

If I had truly lost my supplies, it would cause me immense heartache for a long time!

But!

Upon further inspection, I found that not a single item was missing from my space.

If that was the case… ‘Could it be that my space had upgraded again, leaving half of it empty?’

The surprise was so sudden that I was momentarily speechless.

The size of my space had rapidly expanded during the ten years of the apocalypse, a direct result of my relentless efforts to strengthen my abilities.

Most ability users who could reach Level 6 and above relied on major factions to heavily consume resources to grow.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t someone who could simply sit back and receive a bounty of crystal cores. I had to rely on my own abilities and personally kill zombies.

Despite being the leader of a base, all the crystal cores I acquired came from killing zombies myself. The enormous income of crystal cores for the base was entirely used to enhance its safety and the welfare of its residents.

If this were before the apocalypse, I would have been an incorruptible official, never taking a single cent from the common people!

However, despite all that, I was still ultimately forced by the masses to jump to my death…

At this memory, the joy I had felt from my space expanding slowly receded.

My space had suddenly expanded significantly. While it felt like a windfall, a direct gift from the heavens… upon closer thought, it might not be a mere stroke of luck, but rather a consequence of my two newly awakened abilities.

Alternatively, the scenes I encountered during my recent blackout could have been what boosted my spatial ability…

Any event I experienced could potentially be the cause of this spatial expansion.

Forcing myself to calm down, I resumed my previous task, gathering the crystal cores into my space.

Just as I was about to leave, before I had even taken a few steps…

I suddenly stopped, spinning around to look back at the mall.

Now that my space was twice as large, I wouldn’t be so polite with the items inside the mall.