Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Chapter 769: Repairing the Pot

Blizzard City.

The Operations Command Center was enveloped by a massive black barrier. Outside, tens of thousands of troops gathered, with gunfire roaring, yet no one could breach inside.

Because Zhu Zheng was inside, they dared not act recklessly, nor could they use excessively powerful explosives to attack.

Outside the command room, the Reincarnation Squad and the New Celestial Squad were engaged in a brutally fierce battle.

All captain-level figures from the Ximing team chose to fight on other battlefields; this was actually to protect their members.

Otherwise, in such a confined space, if they truly fought, everyone would be killed by the aftermath of the battle.

But everyone clearly knew that the decisive factor in victory or defeat still depended on the captain-level figures from Ximing.

Inside the SOLO domain, the battle between Ji Yushen and Sun Luxuan was extremely bloody.

Sun Luxuan’s cultivated skills were all lethal techniques, without any flashy moves. Moreover, he was eager to leave this domain quickly to protect Zhu Zheng, so every strike was deadly!

However, all his moves were already familiar territory for Ji Yushen.

For today’s operation, Gao Changkong had considered all possibilities.

Countless simulations had been run, with every detail clearly accounted for.

This battle between Ji Yushen and Sun Luxuan had also been rehearsed countless times.

Gao Changkong repeatedly guided him, even breaking down every move of Sun Luxuan into pieces and feeding them to Ji Yushen.

After the eighty-second simulation, the result was a stalemate.

So today, Ji Yushen’s goal was very simple.

He never expected to kill Sun Luxuan; from the start, his approach was mainly defensive.

But on another battlefield, the confrontation between Deng Shentong and Gao Changkong was far more terrifying.

No longer hiding his true strength, Gao Changkong displayed his overwhelming killing power.

The Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel artifact granted him immense combat capability, with the Immovable Vajra Armor for defense and the Solar Wheel Sword for offense.

Tall and imposing, he fought like a Buddhist protector king, clashing fiercely with Deng Shentong at a certain point.

As a rich heir, Deng Shentong had practiced swordsmanship since childhood.

But his style was Western foil fencing.

The slender, elongated blade with a sharp tip never left Gao Changkong’s body centerline.

The clash between the foil and the Solar Wheel Sword repeatedly sparked dazzling flashes in this void space.

Deng Shentong grew more alarmed; the moment he launched an attack, Gao Changkong seemed to have already anticipated it and easily blocked it.

“I told you, I’ve already seen your death at the end of reincarnation.”

“You have no chance of winning against me, Deng Shentong!”

A faint smile curved Gao Changkong’s lips — a smile full of confidence.

“Fearless Lion Seal!”

He formed a hand seal with one hand once again.

The seal on the corner of the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel behind him lit up.

From the giant treasure wheel emerged the phantom of a three-headed lion, roaring at Deng Shentong!

The space trembled, and that roar made Deng Shentong feel his internal organs quiver violently.

“Pft!”

Unable to hold back, a trickle of blood spurted from the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Deng Shentong found it hard to believe he was being overwhelmed by Gao Changkong within the battle domain!

His proud close combat skills and his supposedly clever feigned death were clearly seen through by Gao Changkong.

“Y-Your simulation ability… how many times can you use it?”

Deng Shentong lowered his voice to ask.

Gao Changkong laughed, “Anyway, it’s more than once! Want to find out?”

He pointed his left index finger at Deng Shentong: “Use your life to test it and you’ll know!”

The Meditation Seal activated once more.

Future trajectories constantly shifted, with Gao Changkong like a tailor, sewing and patching them repeatedly.

But as long as he could gather enough intelligence for simulations, he would always be the victor.

First kill Deng Shentong, then kill Zhu Zheng, and they could easily escape from Blizzard City.

Zhang Yi and Tu Yunlie were absent, and other captains were also away; no one in Blizzard City could stop them.

Just then, Zhang Yi arrived.

He saw the huge barrier like a crystal coffin.

But he did not rush to act.

He was still communicating with Zhu Zheng through his communicator.

“Commander Zhu, how’s the battle situation on site? I’m doing my best to rush back. Don’t worry, I will do everything I can to get you all out!”

Zhang Yi’s tone was full of urgency, yet his eyes calmly fixed on the headquarters building.

Adding beauty to the brocade is not as good as lending a helping hand in snow.

If he was to intervene, it had to be at the most critical moment.

If he was to offer favors, he had to offer a big one to maximize his own benefit.

Hearing Zhang Yi’s words, Zhu Zheng felt somewhat moved.

“Will you make it back?”

“Although I’m injured now, for Commander Zhu and the future of the Jiangnan Region, I’ll risk my life to stop Gao Changkong!”

Zhang Yi spoke resolutely.

Zhu Zheng was touched.

Zhang Yi had fought so fiercely in Tianhai City and still remembered to come back to save him.

It seemed he had been too biased against Zhang Yi before.

“Gao Changkong is fighting Deng Shentong. My guards are held off by Ji Yushen.”

“The situation is chaotic now. The Reincarnation Squad wants to kill me, and the Deng Family is protecting me.”

“Zhang Yi, you have to hurry back! We need strong reinforcements!”

Zhu Zheng also knew that only the arrival of captain-level combat power could change the current dire situation.

Zhang Yi nodded firmly: “Don’t worry, I’m already moving at full speed!”

“Don’t hang up. I need to keep track of the situation on site. Please remember this!”

Zhu Zheng didn’t understand what Zhang Yi meant, but now he needed him, so he agreed.

Zhang Yi sat not far from the command center building, munching on ability-boosting food, while listening to the sounds of battle through his earpiece.

He recalled a pot-repairing method mentioned during his school days.

When the master’s pot bottom leaked, the repairman came to fix it. The repairman scraped off the soot from the bottom, then secretly knocked the pot a couple of times when the master wasn’t looking, making the crack bigger.

Then he pointed at the crack and told the master, “Your pot’s crack is very big. Luckily, I found it, or it would break later.”

The master was very happy and thought the repairman had helped a lot, so he paid extra silver.

In the end, both the master and the repairman were happy.

At this moment, Zhang Yi was like that repairman.

He waited for the crack at the bottom of the pot to grow bigger.

Ji Yushen was holding off Sun Luxuan; their battle couldn’t be decided in the short term.

But the situation between Deng Shentong and Gao Changkong was increasingly unfavorable to Deng Shentong.

Gao Changkong was even stronger than he had imagined!

The power of the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel alone, using just the western-style seals, made Deng Shentong unable to cope.

Gao Changkong coldly pointed the Solar Wheel Sword at him.

“The only reason you became investigation captain, the only reason you’re adored by everyone, is simply because you’re the young master of the Deng Family!”

Author’s Note