Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

For some reason, after experiencing that mysterious sensation, Zhang Yi’s heart had become much more tranquil.

His body had undergone an indescribable change, as if the very essence of his life had been elevated.

But even after returning to the real world, the low, whispering murmurs in his ears had not vanished.

It was as if someone was leaning right next to his ear, quietly telling him some secret.

However, the voice was far too indistinct; Zhang Yi couldn’t make out a single clear word.

He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, simply treating this as an aftereffect of absorbing such a massive amount of energy.

Seeing this, Lu Keran hurried over to support Zhang Yi.

”Brother Yi, are you alright? These symptoms are normal, I had them before too.”

”But they’ll fade away very soon, you’ll be fine.”

Reassured, Zhang Yi said, ”Just side effects, right? Then it’s fine.”

Zhang Yi had absorbed all the energy of the sacrificial spirit, he was just temporarily a bit fatigued.

He said to Lu Keran, ”You handle the next steps yourself! I’m going back to rest for a bit.”

Zhang Yi politely declined Lu Keran’s offer to accompany him back.

His body wasn’t weak at the moment; on the contrary, it was brimming with energy. It was just that his mind, having received too much information at once, was in a state of chaotic thought and needed proper rest.

Lu Keran could only watch as Zhang Yi left.

After Zhang Yi disappeared from her sight, she lowered her head, frowning, and looked at her own palms with their thin layer of calluses.

During the experiment, to ensure safety, she had also absorbed a tiny bit of the sacrificial spirit’s energy.

She knew that feeling too.

And after absorbing it, it produced an extremely wondrous change.

It wasn’t simply something that boosted a superhuman’s power.

It was something more complex, more mysterious.

It’s just that for now, neither Lu Keran nor Zhang Yi had discovered its deeper secrets.

Zhang Yi returned to his room and lay down on the bed. He slowly closed his eyes, trying to improve his mental state.

But after closing his eyes, the hazy murmuring in his ears did not disappear.

It seemed like someone was still whispering right beside his ear.

Zhang Yi opened his eyes and glanced around the room. There was no one else there.

He sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window. The night was deep now, and the Eastern Sea lay far to the southeast.

Under the pitch-black curtain of night, the sound of the waves seemed to roll in, one after another.

Zhang Yi forcefully rubbed the bridge of his nose.

”I think I might be sick.”

He simply stopped paying attention to the noise in his ears, took off his clothes, burrowed under the covers, and wrapped himself tightly in the blanket.

A good night’s sleep would make everything better.

...

Early the next morning, Zhang Yi was awakened by the sound of knocking.

After waking up, his mental state was indeed much better. The murmuring in his ears had vanished.

He felt full of energy, as if his entire being had been elevated.

Zhang Yi got dressed, walked over, and opened the door.

He saw Yang Xinxin standing at the doorway with a serious expression, saying to him:

”Brother Zhang Yi, something major has happened at sea!”

Zhang Yi was silent for a moment, then said, ”Star Island?”

Yang Xinxin nodded.

Zhang Yi’s eyes instantly turned sharp.

”Has what was coming finally arrived?”

Last night.

As Zhang Yi fell into slumber, entangled with the murmuring demon in his ear...

The area within a hundred kilometers of Star Island had long since become a restricted zone. Patrol vessels from the East Sea Region and the Columbian Navy’s ocean fleet patrolled the nearby waters.

This mysterious place concealed too many secrets. Although dangerous, everyone had also gained tangible benefits from it.

Danger and opportunity coexisted.

Despite the peril, no one was willing to give up this treasure trove.

But just as the ships were patrolling as usual, suddenly, the crew noticed something was wrong.

Star Island, perpetually shrouded in thick fog, began to slowly spread its mist.

From a distance of a hundred kilometers away, and in the dead of night, this wasn’t immediately obvious; it even seemed somewhat slow.

But by the time they noticed it, the speed of the fog’s expansion rapidly increased.

The soldiers on the ships immediately reported the situation to headquarters and swiftly fled the area where the fog was spreading.

”An anomaly has occurred on Star Island. The island’s fog is rapidly spreading towards the surrounding sea. The current expansion speed is roughly 40 nautical miles per hour... no, 50, 60, 70 nautical miles, it’s coming!! No...”

This was the final audio transmission received by the East Sea Region Naval Headquarters.

Subsequently, the two patrol vessels were swallowed by the continuously spreading fog, losing all contact.

The supreme commander of the East Sea Region, Li Guangxiao, was notified and immediately came to the Operations Command Center, summoning the high-ranking military officials overnight.

Xuanwu, Qinglong, Zhuque, and the newly appointed replacement Baihu all arrived.

Looking at the satellite imagery on the large screen showing the expanding fog range from Star Island, and repeatedly analyzing the signals transmitted by the patrol fleet with instruments, the expressions on everyone’s faces were extremely grave.

Fortunately, in the end, the fog only spread about five hundred nautical miles around before stopping its expansion.

”That place’s existence has always been a latent danger.”

Li Guangxiao said with a serious expression.

Xuanwu took off the virtual headset, chewing on electronic gum as it spoke. ”If the monster from the abyss beneath Star Island emerges, I’m afraid there are very few people in the entire Huaxu Kingdom who could stop its advance.”

It had once fought that Black-armored Strange Man.

And now, the East Sea Region had given the Black-armored Strange Man an official title: [Gatekeeper of the Netherworld].

When that Gatekeeper first appeared, the sheer strength it displayed shocked all the major powers.

Xuanwu couldn’t even withstand a casual strike from him and was sent flying.

If not for its thick skin and tough hide, Xuanwu would have been severely injured.

It was easy to imagine that if there were a few more monsters like that below, the entire world would struggle to muster the power to stop them.

Qinglong’s face was somewhat pale. The remaining lifespan he had was not much; the internal injuries within his body could only be forcibly suppressed with medication, but he would live no more than five years at most.

He said, ”No matter what that thing is, as long as it’s a carbon-based lifeform, it cannot fail to fear the Death Reaper of Love. At the very least for now, it holds some wariness towards us.”

Li Guangxiao nodded, and several high-ranking military officials around also expressed agreement.

The Death Reaper of Love was humanity’s most powerful weapon in history.

What they held in their hands was a powerful weapon capable of completely erasing Star Island from the map.

This gave them a slight sense of reassurance.

At that moment, Zhuque also spoke.

”If Star Island’s Mist Valley is a place similar to the Qinling Mountains in the Shengjing Region. Then, this might be a very good opportunity for us.”

After returning from Shengjing, Zhuque had felt immense pressure.

Although she was the prodigy of the East Sea Region, a superhuman with Epsilon-level potential.

Until she truly became an Epsilon, in front of people like Zhang Yi and Li Changgong, she was merely a second-rate character.

And compared to those people, what was she lacking?

Perhaps just one opportunity to enter a secret realm and obtain its treasure.

Author’s Note