He had summoned her for two days straight, instructing her on how to be the gun in his hand.

After their talks, he would naturally need a release.

Nora Lowell was rejoicing over the success of Seth Howell’s plan, so she found it easier to endure.

But one day, everything changed. Just as they had finished and were sitting up, Sheldon Reid suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. His eyes blazing with fury, he looked at her and then sent her flying with a single punch.

Caught completely off guard, she suffered severe internal injuries.

Afterward, amidst the chaos of people rushing into the tent, she learned that Sheldon Reid had been poisoned. And she was the one who had supposedly done it.

Clad in only a thin robe, nearly naked, she endured the crowd’s contemptuous stares. She found it utterly absurd!

When she was at her breaking point, she had indeed considered just poisoning him!

But she wasn’t stupid enough to do it at the cost of her own life.

Besides, even if she were to make a move, she would never have chosen a time like this!

But no one believed her except herself.

She was locked up just as she was, under heavy guard, given only enough food and water to keep her from starving to death.

Time passed, bit by bit. When she heard that Sheldon Reid was in a coma, diagnosed with his internal energy running rampant, and was told his chances of waking up were slim to none, she nearly fell into despair.

Days of being ignored led her to guess that the secret contacts she had put in place had likely been compromised. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have abandoned her in her predicament. She didn’t know if this was intentional sabotage by someone or if her contacts had simply been exposed, but the result was the same: her situation was dire.

So, when Seth Howell appeared with an order from Commander Walsh to release her, Nora Lowell was moved to tears.

’He was still thinking of me after all!’

Unfortunately, that feeling of gratitude lasted only a short time.

When Seth Howell hurriedly led her out of the camp and secretively into an underground cave, she thought he was taking her to hide for a while. But in the blink of an eye, he ruthlessly tied up her weakened body with a rope and slapped her hard across the face!

"You bitch! You finally got what was coming to you!"

At that moment, she thought it was because her relationship with Sheldon Reid had been exposed. She didn’t think too deeply about the meaning of his words and just desperately tried to explain, "Don’t listen to what they’re saying, it wasn’t like that! It was him, he..."

Seth Howell wasn’t listening at all. Instead, he burst into delighted laughter.

Amidst his excited and overjoyed laughter, Nora Lowell slowly began to realize something.

’Something’s wrong.’

’Seth Howell is supposed to be under the control of my superpower; he shouldn’t be reacting like this at all. And he said I *finally* got what was coming to me... What did he mean by that? His tone made it clear he’s held a grudge against me for a long time!’

"You’re not Seth Howell!" Nora Lowell suddenly gritted out. "Who the hell are you?"

The man stopped laughing, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Seth Howell? He left this world a long time ago. I’m just borrowing his identity. As for who I am... you’ll have plenty of opportunities to find out later."

Nora Lowell stared at him in despair. "It was you, wasn’t it?! You’re the one behind this! Otherwise, how could Sheldon Reid have been suddenly poisoned, his energy running rampant!"

"Ha, you could say that. Though I admit, planting the poison in you when we were... intimate... without giving you a heads-up was a bit unsportsmanlike. But isn’t this all according to your plan? First, take down Sheldon Reid, then prop up Commander Walsh, and in the future, Norgate will fall right into my hands!"

"Norgate... I see... You’ve been using me this whole time..."

The man sneered. "The feeling’s mutual. But compared to you, I’m far more merciful!"

Nora Lowell’s eyes glistened with tears. "Fine, so you’re not Seth Howell. But how have I ever wronged you? Wasn’t everything I did for your sake? Commander Walsh must have taken control of the army by now. Your position in the military is second to only one man. Why must you torture a woman who has no use to you anymore? Besides, given our... relationship, how could I possibly tell anyone you’re not Seth Howell? Do you really..."

A crisp "SLAP!" cut off both Nora Lowell’s Charm and her lies.

The man’s expression was unreadable. "I’m warning you. Don’t you dare use that slutty superpower of yours on me again. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop myself from killing you!"

Nora Lowell’s breath caught in her throat. She lowered her red, swollen face and didn’t dare to speak again.

After stringing her up, the man left quickly.

After that, the situation remained unchanged.

He came for only two reasons: to whip her and to feed her.

He reveled in seeing her in various states of disgrace, after which he would laugh in satisfaction.

More than once, Nora Lowell asked him why he was treating her this way.

But the man never answered directly, only saying, "Soon. You have to be patient."

’To hell with patience!’

Nora Lowell felt she was going mad under this torture.

She didn’t know if she would ever live to see the day she was set free, or if she could ever escape the man’s clutches afterward!

In the pitch-black cave, the only light came when the man arrived.

Nora Lowell started to grow numb, her spirit fading.

But no matter what, she didn’t choose to end her own life.

Perhaps, beneath the numb exterior, a hope for survival still flickered in the depths of her heart.

Time flew by. Then, on the very day Marcus Monroe sent Sweetie away to return to Paige Summers, a ten-day rain began to fall on Norgate and its surrounding areas.

Since the apocalypse, it had never rained in Norgate.

But not only was it raining now, it was a downpour, and it was lasting for an exceptionally long time.

While people were still trying to figure out if this was a good or bad omen, the rain forced both The Power Corps and the Northern Army to begin adjusting their strategies.

The rainwater, meanwhile, soaked the surface of the land and slowly seeped deep into the ground.

Some strange transformations began to occur, unbeknownst to anyone.

And Nora Lowell never could have imagined what kind of fate this rain would bring her!