Game Changer: My Second Ability!

The range increased! Jake's eyes lit up. He immediately activated his perception ability. He also discovered two more changes:

First, this perception ability could penetrate walls! Jake could sense the potted plant on the windowsill, even though there was a wall between him and the potted plant.

Second, the light was no longer just a spherical light cluster; it began to vaguely show the shape of the succulent plant. Jake looked at Olivia, and the light around her also vaguely showed her body shape! He walked into the bedroom, and could still "see" the light from Olivia in the bathroom through the wall.

Besides that, he could also "see" the situation in the neighbors' homes upstairs, downstairs, and on both sides! One floor of the building was a bit over 3 meters (approx. 10 feet). Standing on his floor, Jake could clearly "see" the rooms downstairs. There was a woman sitting on a sofa scrolling on her phone.

With the light showing outlines, he could distinguish men from women by the shape of their chests and hips. The woman's light was faint, appearing a neutral yellow.

The room above Jake's was empty. The neighbor's room on the right, Olivia's place, was empty. The neighbor's room on the left was also empty. When the red fog descended, it was daytime, and most people were outside at work, so their apartments were mostly empty.

This thing is a radar map! So useful! Jake was pleasantly surprised. He just wondered if it could penetrate the red fog.

Jake continued to eat Perception fruits. This time, he ate over 50 fruits, almost getting full, before it finally upgraded to 3 Stars! Looks like the higher the Star level, the lower the chance.

[Ding! Perception upgraded to 3 Stars! Perception range increased to 15 meters (approx. 49 feet).]

From 5 meters increased to 15 meters, the radius became 3 times bigger, but the volume increased by 27 times! Jake felt his "vision" suddenly broaden. Fortune Center Apartments was a tower building, with 8 units per floor. Jake's floor was the second-highest floor. Centered on Jake's 32nd floor, the highest reached the 33rd floor, and the lowest reached the 27th floor. A total of 56 units, all exposed in his "vision"!

After Perception upgraded to 3 Stars, the light was no longer a vague cluster; it became the clear outline of the target. Jake could even distinguish between men and women.

"One, two, three..."

"56 units in total, 13 rooms have people, 21 people in total, 12 women, 9 men." Jake counted silently.

Furthermore, he also discovered that among all these people, only his and Olivia's light clusters were very bright, far more dazzling than the others. However, the light cluster within his body was brighter, while Olivia's was a bit dimmer.

It should be the result of ability awakening. The others aren't ability users, so their light is dimmer.

Besides that, he also "saw" a giant dog, curled up sleeping in a room on the 28th floor. That should be the mutated dog from before. The mutated dog's light was very bright. If Jake's light brightness was a candle, then the mutated dog's brightness was like a flashlight!

Jake "watched" the mutated dog very cautiously. He would never go out without being prepared.

Jake began to exercise. Push-ups, sit-ups, weighted squats... The apocalypse had arrived, and physical fitness was the most important thing. When fleeing for your life, if you could run faster than others, your chance of survival would be a bit higher.

If only I had a treadmill. Jake thought to himself while exercising. But the power might go out at any moment. Or maybe an exercise bike?

...

Olivia curled up on the bed, staring blankly. Too much had happened today. Her virginity of over 20 years had also been taken by a man, leaving her mind a whirlwind of thoughts. Olivia couldn't help but think of Jake. This man was simply a moody and unpredictable devil! You could say he was good – he was utterly brutal towards women, showed no mercy at all; her butt was still a bit sore. You could say he was bad – yet he casually gave her an ability fruit. Although Jake's words were very unpleasant, this made it hard for Olivia to truly hate him. It was the apocalypse now. What use was a man who just speaks nicely?

Unconsciously, Olivia picked up her phone again. There was no good news online. Everything was mutating. The nation still had no plans for large-scale rescue. They were still calling for self-rescue online. But people were starving to death, how could they save themselves! Olivia was utterly desperate.

Just then, Jake pushed open the door and walked in. Olivia was startled and quickly stood up:

"Jake... Sir, what is it?"

Jake took out a black lychee and chuckled lightly:

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll reward you with another one."

This fruit was the other one from the potted succulent plant. Olivia's eyes widened when she saw it was an ability fruit, and she was extremely surprised and delighted. She thanked him repeatedly:

"Thank you, Jake, thank you, Jake!"

Her green light became more vibrant, hiding any other colors. Olivia quickly ate it.

[Ding! Olivia consumed 1 Enlightenment Fruit - Constitution Enhancement, returned 200! Already placed in Portable Space.]

[Enlightenment Fruit (Constitution Enhancement): 1 Star. Grants overall constitution enhancement upon consumption. Repeated consumption of the same type of fruit has a chance to increase its star level.]

After eating, Olivia looked at herself in surprise: "I think I feel stronger?" She impatiently tried lifting the bedside cabinet and actually easily lifted it.

Jake said with an air of calm confidence: "This is Constitution Enhancement. It can improve your constitution."

Olivia was overjoyed with surprise. Immediately after, she noticed some dirty black residue on her skin, looking very dirty. Olivia was a clean person and quickly rushed to the bathroom to shower.

This stuff is just like the legendary cleansing the meridians and refining the marrow. Jake thought to himself. He flipped his hand, and a handful of Constitution Enhancement fruits appeared. Without a second thought, he grabbed one and started eating. As for the dirty black residue on his body, he didn't care at all; he could wash up later.

One, two, three... This time, he ate over 30 fruits before finally hearing the prompt:

[Ding! Constitution Enhancement upgraded to 2 Stars! Overall Constitution +15.]

Jake felt comfortable all over, like floating on air. Keep eating! Being strong myself is the greatest guarantee of survival in the apocalypse!

Next, Jake ate over 100 fruits, almost feeling like vomiting, before finally upgrading to 3 Stars.

[Ding! Constitution Enhancement upgraded to 3 Stars! Overall Constitution +40.]

After reaching 3 Stars, Jake's physique also changed somewhat. His abdomen bulged with steel-like eight-pack abs, and his whole body's muscles were coiled like twisted steel bars, full of explosive power.

Ordinary people are 10, I'm 50! 5 times stronger than ordinary people!

Jake discovered that besides basic physical stamina, his five senses perception, speed, and reaction speed all increased. Jake also tested the stamina consumption of Perception. He found that the stamina consumption for Perception was almost unnoticeable, like walking normally. He could last at least 10 hours, maybe even longer!

"Looks like increasing my constitution to 5 times what it was before resulted in effects far more than 5 times!"

Furthermore, Jake also noticed that his own light was significantly brighter, even brighter than the mutated dog on the 28th floor!

Jake began to carefully test his body's changes. Besides his stamina and strength increasing, his physical toughness also increased significantly. Jake tried on his arm. He flexed his muscles slightly, they felt like tough rubber. Jake used a little force, punching the wall surface.

Boom!

The latex paint actually cracked!

Jake was surprised and delighted. He only felt a tremor in his arm, no pain at all. He punched the wall with full force a few times.

Boom! Boom!

Large pieces of latex paint fell off, revealing the cracked hollow bricks inside. Jake still didn't feel much pain, just a bit rough on his hand. He reached out and grabbed a hollow brick, his fingers closing like iron pliers, sinking deep into it.

Crack!

He pulled hard.

Crash!

A hollow brick was actually ripped right out!