A fifth-grade attribute powerhouse could truly be called a superhuman. They could easily lift dozens of tons and could break the sound barrier within a second.
It was under these circumstances that Zhao Hao, knowing his superpower was ineffective against Kaito, decided to take the initiative and attack.
He was strong, very strong...
But don't forget, half a year ago, he was just an ordinary person!
He didn't even know martial arts; at best, he was good at brawling.
Under such conditions, even though he had become very strong in the past six months, his actual fighting ability hadn't improved much. In the end, he relied on his attributes to overpower his opponents.
Thus, facing an enemy whose attributes far surpassed his own, Kaito didn't panic or back down. Instead, he smiled and faced him head-on.
Zhao Hao might be fast, but he couldn't perfectly utilize the speed his attributes should have granted him.
It was full of flaws, all of them.
Just as his fist was about a meter away, Kaito, holding the long, straight rock sword in his right hand, swung it fiercely.
Swoosh—!!!
Zhao Hao died just like that.
He had reacted, but the sword was too fast. Even though he stopped his momentum and tried to jump back to dodge, it was completely too late.
"As expected... even if an ordinary person has high attributes, without corresponding martial arts to utilize them, this is the result."
Why were martial artists so terrifying?
Because a martial artist could push their body to its human limits, whereas an ordinary person could not.
With the same physical attributes, a martial artist could throw a punch with 100 pounds of force, while an ordinary person could only manage 50 pounds.
A seemingly ordinary punch contained various techniques of generating force and other subtleties.
After easily killing Zhao Hao, the only one left was the female ice ability user.
"Well, goodbye."
Swoosh—!!!
Although she was quite beautiful, the kind of goddess in the eyes of ordinary people, Kaito didn't show any mercy. He killed her directly.
He didn't feel pity just because she was a beautiful woman. Since they were enemies, she had to die.
"Kaito, tired?"
"A little."
Sephie slowly walked over, leaning close to Kaito, looking him over, and sighed with relief after confirming he wasn't hurt.
The remaining problem for everyone was the sheer number of bodies, over fifty...
But there was no choice. No one wanted to switch shelters, and there was too much supplies in their shelter to move in a day. So, they could only slowly drag the bodies out.
Fortunately, everyone's attributes had improved. After a few trips, they piled the bodies in one spot, and Kaito used his ability to dig a large pit and bury them all.
Unfortunately, they had no crystals inside them.
That made sense. The power from the crystals had already been integrated into their body cells. Perhaps only mutated creatures that ate their flesh would benefit from it?
Naturally, burying them also prevented that possibility.
After Kie and Shinshui helped clean the bloodstains inside and outside the villa, everyone finally relaxed.
Now, everyone just wanted to return to the shelter and rest, especially to have Kie produce more water to cool down.
It was too hot outside.
Moreover, the rising temperature made the various odors emanating from outside disgusting, and even gas masks couldn't block much of it.
So, everyone rested in the shelter in the afternoon and went out to explore again at night.
After killing mutated creatures and plants, Kaito also surveyed the situation in the surrounding areas.
Another day passed. Seeing their food supplies dwindling, Kaito decided to modify the armored vehicle.
He created a triangular cone in front of the armored vehicle and attached it to the front for clearing the way.
Although the nearby gas stations were empty, the shelter still had plenty of fuel. Additionally, some remote gas stations still had some fuel left.
Everyone enjoyed the slightly cool air conditioning in the armored vehicle as they slowly drove around the city's edge searching for supplies.
Since this journey was slow and time-consuming, they didn't plan to return that night. Instead, they would spend the night outside.
For soaking crystals, Kaito used his ability to create a rock bathtub in a house.
Another day passed...
On the outskirts of the city, they discovered a nest of mutated creatures. Kaito, having prepared adequately, used a small-scale "Planet Befall", blowing it apart.
The remaining crippled mutated creatures were harvested by the women.
The gains this time were astonishing.
"I never thought I'd experience what 55 degrees feels like. Now I have."
If it weren't for their increased attributes, ordinary people would definitely not be able to withstand this temperature.
Just standing outside for a few seconds would cause skin stinging, let alone being active outside.
These days, everyone's clothes were never dry. Either they were soaked with sweat, or Kie had doused them with water.
Although clothes dried quickly, sweat would quickly soak them again.
Fortunately, they found a lot of glucose and salt, and with Kie's ability, they never lacked water. What they lacked was nutrition.
Helpless, they went to a pharmacy, gathered all the scattered bottles of health supplements, and took several times the normal dose for supplementation.
With their multiplied attributes, taking a bit more wouldn't be a big problem.
That day...
64 degrees!
After loading a full truck of various packaged foods, they finally headed back.
Returning to the shelter, everyone stripped off their clothes, leaving only their underwear, and crowded into the bathroom, urging Kie to produce water quickly.
To ensure Kie could use her ability well, besides Kaito maxing out on crystals, Kie also maxed out her crystals to increase her attributes.
In the corner of the bathtub, enjoying the view,
He had to say, without air conditioning, the heat had its advantages!!!
"Everyone, when do you think this damn heat will end?"
"Don't know. But when the heat ends, winter is probably coming, right?"
"...Sephie... help me block... I'm shy..."
"Oh my, Tearju, why are you still shy at this point? Oosuki-san is much more open than you!"
"Exactly, hehehe. Tearju, come over here!"
"Yeah, just don't treat him like a man!"