I Spread my Genes to Level Up in the Apocalypse

Ray struck with his palm in a knife-hand position, a faint illusion of a sword appearing in his grasp.

The air itself didn't just tremble—it seemed to tear under the sharpness of his attack.

As Ray's knife-hand collided with the green beam of light, the entire beam split in half, severed precisely where his strike had landed.

The force of the palm strike was unstoppable, its momentum growing even stronger as it slammed into the massive turtle without hesitation.

Shing!

The sound of a sword echoed in the air as Ray frowned, watching the enraged turtle.

"It's quite sturdy."

Ray flew into the sky just as a vine sprouted from the ground, nearly ensnaring him in its grasp.

"Hmm?" Ray glanced at the massive turtle, its bloodshot eyes glaring back at him, then down at the ground where numerous vines grew like veins.

"It can't exert much power and has to stay stationary, but it really shouldn't be underestimated."

Ray shook his head and pointed towards the sky, silently commanding in his heart: "Wakey."

Instantly, an eerie darkness descended as each and every one of his summons appeared in place.

"Why'd you wake me up, hooman? I was sleeping, Nya!" Kikyo screeched at Ray, her tails swishing in slow manner.

"You've already reached Level Three?" Ray noticed the "3" glowing on her body and raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, now worship me, hooman, Nya." Kikyo's expression turned smug as she nodded her head, her tails wagging more and more, slowly gloating in pride.

"You're quite amusing," Ray chuckled, an amused smile crossing his face. If you own a pet then every owner knows that the sight of Kikyo wagging her tails gently and slowly was a sign of comfort and happiness.

He patted her head, eliciting an excited "meow" from her.

"Why did you call me, hooman? Stop teasing me, Nya," Kikyo pouted, her expression turning grumpy.

"Help me kill that guy." Ray casually pointed at the massive half-turtle, its rage-filled eyes glaring at him.

"That big guy is too powerful though, Nya," Kikyo said, tentatively eyeing the enormous creature.

"I'm surprised you're scared," Ray raised his eyebrows.

"Nya! I'm not scared at all," Kikyo quickly shook her head, speaking lightly. "It's just because it's ugly and big."

Ray gave her a speechless look before sighing. "Fine, fine. You just attack, I'll handle the rest."

With a casual point, his undead army surged toward the massive half-turtle, their focus unwavering.

"Nya?" Kikyo, leading the charge, suddenly felt a surge of power coursing through her. Her strength increased to a point where she felt invincible, almighty, as if nothing could stand in her way.

But it wasn't just her. Every undead under Ray's command—whether it was a Level Three bee, weaker Level Twos, Level Ones, or even his basic summons—all experienced the same overwhelming boost.

Their power surged to a level comparable to pseudo-celestial beings. While the strength varied among them, their stages were now equal.

Without hesitation, the entire army descended upon the massive turtle, still half-submerged in its strange realm.

Boom!

The world seemed on the verge of collapse as the earth shook violently, creating deep ravines and distorting the surroundings. Everything lay in utter ruins, and the massive turtle bellowed in pain and agony as each relentless strike rained down upon it.

The overwhelming force was unbearable. Even though the turtle hastily retreated into its shell, it could not escape its fate.

Its once-impenetrable armour began to crack, splintering under the terrifying onslaught of attacks that relentlessly pounded away at it.

Ray supported his undead army from the rear, with swords created from nature that rained down at the massive turtle, each one striking with precision.

At the same time, he deftly manipulated the battlefield with his telekinesis, ensuring none of his undead fell victim to the turtle's desperate counterattacks.

For a time the turtle was truly helpless, with only half its body out from the void; it was like a pinata that cannot move.

Ray looked at the army of his undead with a look of satisfaction crossing his face.

"Not bad, really not bad," he muttered in his heart with a smile.

There were about five hundred undead in total; if not for him not binding too many summons, he would have no problem even summoning thousands of undead, and with his gene synchronisation skill, making them all powerful.

"This skill is really too terrifying." Ray muttered while also feeling his strength increase by a little. He was also strengthened inversely by this undead, but the power they could share was like a drop of water to him.

"But this slight improvement is still terrifying. This Gene Synchronisation skill is after all an A-class skill; me being affected is already over its limit."

Ray shook his head as if he were synchronised with too many beings, then he noticed that his power effect diminished.

It wasn't too apparent till now since he has never truly Gene Synchronised to share his power with this undead, but now he understands it keenly already...

"If I share my power with a thousand undead, then some of them might only have a minor boost in their attributes."

He thought in his heart, but there was still satisfaction in Ray's heart simply because of this skill, which can even help him fight a celestial being.

This was an A-class skill; even with factoring all his other skills, this was still a terrifying achievement.

Any class of skill could become a great skill as long as you use it properly!

"Let's finish."

Ray casually swiped his hand towards the ground, and all the soils and vines were uplifted, then he lightly called out Kikyo.

"What is it, Nya?" Kikyo paused before returning back to Ray.

"Let's attack him with soul manipulation."

Ray spoke lightly.

"Nya!?" Kikyo was immediately shocked. "How do you know my ability?"

"The same way you could use my power, I can also use your powers permanently now while you have it temporarily."

Ray casually stated, his eyes going back to the massive turtle: "Get ready."

"Alright."

Kikyo nodded her head as she extended her paws, her eyes focused and determined.

Ray also extended his hand while just slightly focussing on it, at the same time looking at Kikyo with amusement.

"Hupp!"

Immediately Ray could feel his mutation energy draining rapidly as an invisible force spread outward from Kikyo's extended paws, rapidly travelling towards the massive turtle without stopping.

From the outstretched hand of Ray, an invisible force also spread outward. It was the exact same force, but it was even faster than that of Kikyo's, as they both reached the massive turtle in the distance.

The turtle's bloodshot eyes immediately widened with sheer horror as it hurriedly wanted to back down, returning back to the same place.

But this force was too fast and strong; before it could even move a little of its muscle, the two invisibles struck the turtle mercilessly.

Krghh! Kargh!

The turtle's scream grew louder and louder and resounded throughout the surrounding area; its body seemed to whither in the process.

The vitality in its bloodshot eyes slowly drained away right before the eyes of Ray and Kikyo.

"Is it dead now, Nya?" Kikyo said tentatively.

Ray looked at the massive turtle with squinted eyes; his two pupils, one red and one golden, were flickering almost simultaneously.

Then he lightly replied with an expressionless face: "No, it's not dead."

"Eh?" Kikyo was stunned as her vertical pupil went towards the turtle again as she looked at the turtle again.

The turtle roared in rage, and the surroundings quivered. Then a strange hiss sounded in place; the withered head of the turtle shrank back to its shell, and then its entire body started to vibrate at a high frequency.

The withered body of the massive turtle started to slowly shine with lustre again, and a new slender and long head appeared in its place.

The head was covered in green scales, and its dark eyes opened to reveal green vertical eyes.

Then, almost at the same time, all the undead stopped in place in a dazed state.

"A Snake?" Kikyo was shocked.

"Yeah," Ray casually nodded, his eyes focused on the snake, and the snake's eyes were also on himself.

"Do you really want to fight me, human?" The snake opened its jaws and spoke in human language.

"Yeah," Ray replied with a sneer on his face.

"Alright."

The snake hissed with a snicker as it shot green liquid towards Ray.

Ray casually extended his hand, and this green liquid paused in midair with one swipe of his hand. The green liquid returned back to the snakehead; its body was still that of a turtle.

As it landed on it, the snake froze in place before swiftly fading away by the wind.

"Illusion." Ray uttered with a frown on his face. That massive turtle with a snakehead has already run away.

"So do you have any other option you want to try?"