I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

"Hmph." Vanessa rolled her eyes. Even if Ray was telling the truth, she wouldn't believe it.

"Haha, anyway, we should enjoy ourselves," Ray chuckled with a casual shrug.

He spent the entire trip indulging in the company of his woman, basking in the greatest luxury humankind could offer.

"Life is good," Ray muttered as he slumped into his comfortable throne, feeling as though he were sinking into it.

And just like that, time passed in the blink of an eye.

Sound couldn't travel in outer space; however, with the technology Ray developed, it was now possible for it to travel even great distances without a medium. This was achievable thanks to his understanding of space.

The fourth dimension—unseen by human senses—revealed the curvature of space and time.

This understanding was key to enabling sound transmission in space, as it utilised both Space and Time.

Extensive calculations and complex techniques were required to make this possible. Without his mastery of Space and his Super Mechanic skill, it would likely have been impossible.

Loud horns, like a war cry, echoed through space, causing the surroundings to tremble.

Ray appeared atop the warship, seated casually on his throne, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

"Finally, we have arrived, and this will be the end of you, Planetary Being of Mars," he muttered slowly in his heart, his arms resting on the armchair and shoulders slumped, lying lazily.

At that moment, a being slowly came into view. His skin was entirely red, with two horns protruding from his body, and he carried a sceptre in his hand that glowed red.

Beneath him were numerous of his people, already prepared for battle, though they had neither warships nor flying equipment. Some carried guns, while others held spears and shields.

"I didn't expect you to be so mediaeval," Ray spoke with a disappointed gaze, his voice travelling far and wide, reaching the ears of the Planetary Being of Mars.

Even though there was a language barrier, they could still understand each other. At the peak of Celestial or higher being, language could no longer be a barrier. But even if the Planetary Being of Mars couldn't understand Ray's words, the deep disdain in Ray's eyes made it clear he was mocking him.

"You… You…" The Planetary Being of Mars's eyes turned bloodshot as he flared with rage. "Attack!"

He pointed.

The beings beneath him instantly sprouted wings and flew into the sky, transforming into ferocious beasts.

"Is that all you can do?" Ray looked at the creatures with sarcasm as he raised his hand.

All the turrets, all the guns, pointed at the army of red, ferocious monsters, beams of light gathering at the tips of the guns as a strange sound signalled the power accumulating and gathering, ready to unleash hell.

Ray casually lowered his hand and spoke one simple word:

"Attack."

"Nooo!" The Planetary Being of Mars's eyes widened as he hurriedly positioned himself in front of his army and crossed his arms.

Boom!

The laser turrets, the blasters on the spaceships, and every weapon in the fleet instantly fired at the Planetary Being of Mars and everything behind him.

The void collapsed, and bright light flooded the space, drowning everything in its brilliance. For a moment, all one could see were colourful lights filling the sky, blinding all who gazed upon them.

Ray watched this with a casual expression; he hadn't developed humanity as a whole for ten years for nothing.

Every day brought groundbreaking progress, and they had come a long way. It was already advancing rapidly before the Apocalypse, but the progress of humanity in technology accelerated even further after Ray built his entire empire, the Gene Empire.

With a clear direction and the guidance of Ray, it would be wasteful not to make significant progress. This level of firepower was enough to completely destroy a Celestial being if they took it head-on, but in a real battle, Celestial beings possessed high combat awareness and would instantly dodge such attacks.

As for Planetary beings…

The white light lasted only a few seconds, yet it had already destroyed space itself before mending almost instantly.

Then the scene was revealed.

The Planetary Being of Mars stood there with his arms crossed; one of his horns had a slight scratch, and green blood spurted from it.

He appeared to be completely fine, but the same could not be said for the beings behind him. There was nothing—every being had disappeared as if they had vanished from existence, not even their remains were left in place.

"What a disappointment."

Ray's condensed voice resounded. He was truly disappointed; he had wanted a fight, an opportunity for his troops to showcase their power, but all it took was a single attack to completely obliterate the entire army.

The Planetary Being of Mars stood in the void, his arms still crossed. The space around him began to strengthen and become more compact.

He slowly lowered his arms, his gaze fixed on Ray, filled with deep hatred.

"I am going to kill you."

The Planetary Being of Mars roared, extending his hand forward.

At that moment, beams of light appeared again, raining down—not on the Planetary Being of Mars, but on Mars itself, behind him.

"This…"

He gritted his teeth and defended against the attack again with his arms crossed, while his sceptre quietly floated in the void behind him.

The Planetary Being of Mars withstood the assault and was about to flare up, but then he was stunned…

"My sceptre."

He looked at Ray again.

At some point, a sceptre had appeared in Ray's hand, the corner of his lips curled in disdain.

Ray's eyes regarded the Planetary Being of Mars with deep contempt—his left pupil crimson and his right pupil golden.

"I feel like I have sensed those cold, domineering eyes before…"

The Planetary Being of Mars froze in place. At that moment, he knew he has truly fucked up!

"Run."

His instincts screamed at him, but his body was too slow to respond. He turned back to see Ray silently gazing at him with a cold smile.

"Hello."

"Hello," the Planetary Being of Mars forced himself to smile and replied. "Is there… a chance for an alliance?"

"Alliance against whom, though?" Ray asked, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"This is my last straw!"

The Planetary Being thought, every fibre of his being screaming at him to run, to get as far away as possible from here!

But he continued, clinging to a sliver of hope, hope to see another day and live life to tell another day: "Join hands with me to fight my brothers and sisters. After we accumulate our power together, we can defeat our father and take over this entire solar system."

"What then?" Ray asked, putting on the most innocent face he could muster. His lips were threatening to curl up into a laugh but he held on with his dear heart.

"Then?" The Planetary Being of Mars was momentarily stunned but quickly began thinking; his life was at stake, after all. His gaze lingered on the missing sceptre with a hint of regret—Ray had already hidden it, and he couldn't locate it for now.

"We can crusade across the galaxy and take it over."

"Then?" Ray asked again.

"We can conquer the Universe!"

"And after that?"

"Umm… after that…" The Planetary Being of Mars hesitated, glancing up at Ray.

"That's the end of a beautiful story—and the end of you."

Ray smiled—a smile that sent a cold chill down the Planetary Being's spine.

"Ru—!"

Boom!

It happened in an instant, reaching nearly the speed of light itself—before anyone could even process the situation, the Planetary Being of Mars simply vanished, disappearing from existence in an eerie chillness.

Everything around remained completely untouched; there was no sign of damage, and nothing seemed affected. It was as if the Planetary Being of Mars had never been there at all.

This was a Planetary Being, a higher life form with the strength of an entire planet, and yet he had vanished as if he'd never existed.

From afar, Mother Earth, who had been watching, couldn't help but tremble.

"He's become too much of a monster. He could have been stopped before he fully grew, but now… this is simply monstrous." Her eyes were wide as she thought, fully aware of the strength of the Planetary Being of Mars.

He had been nearly her equal in her prime, yet he hadn't even been given a chance to fight. It was an absolutely massacre!

Mother Earth turned to the side where Ray's numerous women stood, each with a nonchalant expression.

"How can you girls be so calm!?" she shouted instinctively.

"We just trust him. Although he is a bit of a horn dog, he does have some redeeming qualities, and we've already accepted him," Vanessa replied with a chuckle, and the other woman nodded in agreement.

"These girls are just brainwashed," Mother Earth thought to herself.