My Reborn Apocalypse Begins with a Divorce novel Chapter 157

One wave of indulgence carried them straight to noon. Ray let out a sigh. He had just told himself to exercise restraint–yet here he was, blooming again and again, day after day.

But could he really be blamed?

“It must be because I absorbed an ability. Not only did it strengthen my body and powers, it even left me with excess energy. Maybe it’ll calm down after a while. Yeah, that has to be it. There’s no way I’m some kind of lust–crazed man.”

Just as Ray was conducting his self–reflection, the surveillance system chimed.

Since the basement was nearby, he walked over to check the feed.

Damn–so many people.

The passageway was packed, wall to wall. And beyond it, even more people crowded outside.

Had nearly every survivor in the complex come over? Except for those from Building 4.

“Ray, we know you’re in there!”

“Come out and talk to us!”

“Stop hiding like a coward!”

They shouted loudly, emboldened by the umbrellas over their heads and the raincoats on their bodies.

Previously, Ray had killed dozens of people. His methods were clear–poisoned water splashed or sprayed on them, or poison mixed into food. So now they had protection against liquid attacks. As long as they didn’t eat anything Ray provided, what was there to fear?

Some people claimed Ray had guns, but that had never been confirmed. Most of them didn’t believe it.

This was Gohaven. Where would he even get a gun?

If the villa weren’t completely impossible to breach by force, they wouldn’t be wasting time shouting–they would have smashed their way in already and gone on a zero–cost shopping spree.

Ray switched on the microphone and said calmly, “What do you want to talk about?”

Seeing that he wasn’t coming out, the crowd burned with anger–but there was nothing they could do.

If they could break in, would they still be yelling out here?

Since Ray refused to step outside, all they could do was bark helplessly.

An elderly man stepped forward and spoke toward the camera. “Ray, I’m Harry Parnell from the neighborhood office. You have

to understand disasters always pass! If you refuse to help now, you’ll be held accountable once this is over!”

Tsk. Slapping on a big label right out of the gate, throwing out dire warnings.

Ray didn’t care at all. The disaster passing?

Yes, it would pass.

But not in a year or two–more like decades, centuries, or longer

Just look at the polluted water. How long would it take for nature to purify it on its own?

And that wasn’t even mentioning the abnormal cold.

Chapter 157

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Once an ice age began, did anyone seriously think it would end quickly?

So even if humanity survived this crisis, it would likely regress into small units–entirely self–contained communities, or even single families, like primitive tribes.

And then, hundreds or thousands of years later, when spring finally returned and flowers bloomed again, you’d talk to him about post–disaster accountability?

What a joke.

Ray remained outwardly calm. Killing time by playing along with them wasn’t such a bad idea.

“What do you want me to do then, Harry?”

Hearing this, Harry couldn’t help showing a smug smile.

See? Ordinary people were always easy to intimidate in front of officials like him. He’d barely gotten started and Ray was already wavering.

He cleared his throat. “After discussion and consultation, we’ve come up with two options.

“First, you’ll go out every day to search for supplies and hand them over to a few of us. The neighborhood office will distribute them fairly as needed. Of course, you won’t be giving for nothing. Once the disaster is over, you’ll be the top contributor, and we’ll report your merits to the state truthfully.

“Second, considering how hard it is for you alone, you can share that vehicle of yours. Everyone will take turns going out to search for supplies. Your contribution will be slightly smaller, but you’ll still be the primary contributor!

“Which do you choose?”

Ray laughed softly. Just how thick–skinned could these people be?

“I choose the third option,” he said lightly.

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