Su Yao returned to the safe house with the precious supplies and mysterious crystals she had obtained from the research base, and hope ignited in her family's eyes. However, Su Yao knew that in this apocalyptic world, danger could strike at any moment, and they must utilize these new resources to further enhance their defenses and survival capabilities.

Su Yao decided to study the mysterious crystal first. According to the system's prompts, this crystal contained powerful energy, which, if used properly, could not only enhance her special abilities but also potentially grant her new ones. She set up a simple research area in the safe house, placed the crystal in the center, and began attempting to communicate with it.

When Su Yao's hand touched the crystal, a powerful energy instantly surged into her body, and her supernatural abilities began to surge uncontrollably. The surrounding air distorted, and tiny cracks appeared in space. Su Yao quickly focused her mind, guiding the energy to flow within her body. In this process, she felt her understanding of spatial abilities deepen, as if she could see every minute structure of space.

After some effort, Su Yao successfully stabilized the energy within her body, and she was pleasantly surprised to find that she could now use her spatial abilities more precisely. Not only could she teleport over greater distances, but she could also create a small, stable space for temporary storage of items or to avoid danger.

However, before Su Yao could fully enjoy the joy brought by this new ability, the system issued an alarm: "A large-scale danger has been detected approaching, estimated to be a well-equipped raider team." Su Yao knew that these raiders specialized in robbing other survivors of their supplies, and their methods were ruthless.

She quickly organized her family to prepare defenses, using materials brought back from the research base to reinforce the safe house's protective facilities. At the same time, she gave the newly acquired weapon blueprints to her parents, asking them to try making simple weapons.

Before long, the raider group came into view. They were driving several modified snowmobiles, loaded with weapons. The raiders laughed greedily when they saw the safe house.

"Hand over your supplies, and we might spare your lives!" a leader-like man shouted through a megaphone. Su Yao, standing on the roof of the safe house, coldly replied, "You won't get away with this!"

The raiders launched their attack, firing rocket launchers at the safe house. Su Yao used her spatial abilities to teleport the rockets to a distant open area as they approached the safe house, triggering a series of explosions.

Seeing that ordinary attacks were ineffective, the raiders disembarked and approached the safe house. Some carried chainsaws, while others wielded heavy firearms. Su Yao activated her Wind Blade ability, slashing at the raiders, and in an instant, blood stained the snow.

However, the raiders outnumbered them and quickly broke through the wind blades' defenses, reaching the safe house's protective wall. Seeing this, Su Yao used her newly acquired spatial abilities to create spatial traps around the wall. When the raiders approached, they would fall into these traps and be teleported to the distant ice plains.

However, the raider leader seemed to have sensed Su Yao's abilities. He took out a strange device, pressed a button, and an energy wave spread towards the safe house. This energy wave interfered with Su Yao's powers, rendering her spatial traps ineffective.

Su Yao frowned; she knew she had to deal with this leader quickly. She used her spatial abilities to teleport behind the raider leader and unleashed a fire attack. But the leader was prepared; he was wearing a fire-resistant suit and easily dodged the attack.

The leader turned around and brandished a long, electrically charged sword at Su Yao. Su Yao couldn't dodge in time and was slashed on the arm. She endured the pain and used her spatial abilities again to create distance.

At this moment, Su Yao realized that the device on the leader's body was the key to interfering with his abilities. She focused her mind and used her newly enhanced spatial abilities to create a small spatial vortex, which swept towards the leader. The spatial vortex tightly enveloped the leader, and under the powerful suction, the interfering device on his body was destroyed.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yao launched her strongest attack, fusing her mysterious power, wind blade ability, fire ability, and spatial ability together, and fiercely assaulted the leader. Under this powerful attack, the leader finally collapsed to the ground.

The raiders, now leaderless, began to panic. Su Yao and her family seized the opportunity to counterattack, driving the raiders back completely. The battle caused some damage to the safe house's defenses, but they successfully protected their supplies.

Su Yao knew they couldn't always remain on the defensive; they had to take the initiative and acquire more resources to enhance their strength. Therefore, she began planning their next resource-gathering operation, targeting a military base that was said to possess vast amounts of energy.