Ray didn't stop Keisha.After more than a month together, he even asked Keisha for her address and mailed her quite a few things. When she received them, she naturally only felt grateful for her generous "sugar daddy," never suspecting anything.Back when he'd never tasted that kind of pleasure, it was fine. But now that he'd experienced it, being alone again felt strangely empty. He couldn't help but miss it.He had to endure it a little longer. Once the natural disasters started, first, there would be no police on duty. Second, it wouldn't just be clubs that had pretty girls—plenty of beautiful young wives and unmarried girls would become very open.Survival was human instinct, the most basic need that overrode everything else.Of course, Ray didn't deny that some people were noble, valuing purity and reputation more than life itself.He would never force anyone. He would only make exchanges.He had been hurt once, and it had been far too deep. He didn't need emotions anymor

Many TV stations had temporarily switched to breaking news, reporting on the sudden hailstorm.The hail was toxic.That fact had already been confirmed. Experts on the news warned loudly that people must never touch the hail out of curiosity, and absolutely must not lick it. At best, it would cause severe diarrhea. At worst, it could cause instant death. This was no joke.Ray switched to Gohaven TV (GOTV). At a time like this, GOTV was naturally the most authoritative source.GOTV was running a live broadcast, connecting with three experts in climate science, chemistry, and astronomy.The astronomy expert speculated that this wave of strangely poisonous hail might be related to mysterious rays from deep space that had appeared a few days earlier, causing unknown effects on Earth. The climate expert believed that Earth had already entered an early ice age. Although the temperature wouldn't drop to absurd extremes all at once, people should be prepared to face temperatures at leas

"What a vile woman!"Lauren instantly realized her mistake. Her face went pale, and she whirled around and fled.She shoved her way through the crowd and sprinted toward her apartment building.Seeing her run, people redirected their anger toward Josh and his wife.What kind of parents raise a daughter like that?Josh and his wife, though usually shameless and bold, didn't dare talk back under the collective scorn of the crowd. They could only slink away in disgrace.More importantly, they needed to get home and check their daughter's bank statements.Just how much money did she really have left?Ray continued his walk with the dog, only heading back when Leo was so exhausted he refused to take another step.This was only the first day. No one had truly grasped the horror of this disaster yet. But the hail kept falling, and no rescue teams had appeared. Panic would start spreading soon enough.Back home, Ray went to a second-floor bedroom. Peering out the window, he saw the g

He added the caption: [Thank goodness I'm a homebody who prepped. Stocked up just in time. LOL.]He'd already checked—his ex-wife hadn't blocked him. More likely, she was keeping tabs on him through social media, so she'd definitely see this.After lunch, he headed down to the garage to walk the dog.There were still plenty of people around today, but the mood was much heavier than yesterday's nervous bustle. A shared, hard-to-conceal worry hung in the air, especially among those whose family members had gone to work and hadn't returned. They were terrified their loved ones had nothing to eat and no way to stay warm.The outside temperature had already dropped to -5 degrees Celsius. Every household had their heat cranked up; otherwise, they'd be huddled under layers of blankets, shivering.But by the day after tomorrow, the power would be cut, and the temperature would plunge to -15 degrees Celsius. Then, the real despair would set in.After the walk, Ray returned home.The disa

Ray grinned at the young wife. "Want food and water? Come up to my place.""Ray!" the foul-mouthed man roared, enraged. "You're trying to poach my woman right in front of me? You've got some nerve!"He lunged forward, reaching for Ray's collar.Ray moved instantly. He twisted the man's arm into a lock, wrenched it sharply, and pulled.Crack.The arm popped out of its socket right then and there.Leo was even fiercer. Seeing someone attack his master, he charged and clamped his jaws onto the man's calf in one savage bite.With Ray's current combat skills, handling three or four guys at once wouldn't be a problem. If he used his dimensional space… he could clear out the entire neighborhood. Not just once—he could do it over and over."Ahhh—!" The man screamed.A dislocated arm hurt, but Leo's bite was pure agony, straight to the bone. Cold sweat drenched him instantly."Get lost," Ray said coldly, thinking, 'Serves you right. At a time like this—when the law, order, even basic