Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1097: Solutions to the Cockroach Problem

Chapter 1097: Solutions to the Cockroach Problem

Meng Chuan's words made Gao Tianwu's heart turn ice-cold. He glared furiously at Meng Chuan and roared, "Meng Chuan, you... you..."

Meng Chuan didn't let him finish. He directly delivered two powerful punches to Gao Tianwu's chest.

Gao Tianwu, having just endured a full day of work, was extremely weak. He was immediately struck speechless, coughing violently.

"Light the fire! Boil the water! Let's cook these black-hearted bastards and give the menfolk a good meal!"

Meng Chuan bellowed triumphantly.

Hearing this, the villagers' eyes glinted with a greenish light. Excitement lit up their faces, and their crimson tongues licked their parched, cracked lips.

It had been a year since the Apocalypse. For them, such things could no longer be considered outrageous.

Besides, after drinking watery gruel for nearly half a month, they were long past the point of unbearable hunger. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Improving their diet a bit sounded pretty good.

A raging fire blazed under the massive pot. Snow piled inside melted rapidly, and the villagers cheered excitedly.

Some went over to strip Xiao Guang and the others of their clothes.

Gao Tianwu was pinned down by two men, his face pressed into the dirt. Powerless to struggle, he could only watch helplessly as his brothers were about to be thrown alive into the giant boiling pot.

"Stop!! Stop, you beasts!!"

"Don't touch them! If you want to eat someone, eat me instead!!"

Gao Tianwu howled in grief and fury, his eyes so bloodshot they seemed about to drip blood.

The thought that they had worked so hard to protect such a pack of beasts all this time filled him with heart-wrenching pain and overwhelming rage!

Meng Chuan threw his head back and laughed wildly. "Hahaha! Don't be impatient. Take it slow. With hundreds of households in our village, not a single one of your brothers will be left!"

Xiao Guang and the others were soon stripped completely naked. They roared in despair and anger, on the verge of being thrown into the boiling pot.

And right at that moment, on a low hill not far away, Zhang Yi and Liang Yue were watching everything unfold.

After receiving the intelligence, Zhang Yi had immediately brought Liang Yue here.

Seeing the situation in Gaoyuan Village, a flicker of pity flashed in Liang Yue's eyes. The villagers' act of biting the hand that fed them made her clench her fists.

But she didn't act rashly. Instead, she looked at Zhang Yi beside her.

Zhang Yi stood with his arms crossed, watching the scene before him with keen interest.

These villagers had nothing to do with him. How they survived, what kind of dramatic, dog-blooded events unfolded among them, Zhang Yi didn't want to get involved.

Somehow, though, seeing Gao Tianwu pinned down, his face ground into the dirt, filled with despair and unwillingness, Zhang Yi seemed to see a reflection of his past self—being treated like a fattened hog, dismembered alive.

Moreover, he had heard something Gao Tianwu said.

Gao Tianwu knew someone who could deal with the Cockroach Swarm, which was why he had protected the entire Gaoyuan Village from being utterly destroyed by it.

These two reasons were enough.

"Zhang Yi..."

Liang Yue spoke in a somewhat pleading tone, her eyes full of earnest entreaty.

Zhang Yi raised the corner of his mouth in a faint smile. "Go save those few people."

Liang Yue's eyes lit up. She nodded, and in a flash, her figure vanished from the low hill.

Just as the villagers were cheering and about to throw Xiao Guang and the others into the pot for cooking, a gale-force wind shot towards them.

"BOOM!!"

The air erupted with a terrifying sonic boom. Over a dozen villagers nearby were sent flying dozens of meters away, crashing heavily into the snow.

Xiao Guang and the others, stark naked, landed on the ground, but at least they didn't fall into the boiling water.

The sudden turn of events startled everyone.

Gao Tianwu was stunned for a moment, as if seeing a savior.

Meng Chuan immediately pulled a dagger from his sleeve, pointing it warily at Liang Yue.

"Who are you? Why are you interfering in Gaoyuan Village's affairs? I advise you to leave immediately, otherwise, we won't be polite!"

Liang Yue looked coldly at Meng Chuan and rebuked, "Let them go!"

Meng Chuan gulped. "What... what does this have to do with you?"

Before Liang Yue could speak, Zhang Yi stepped out from a spatial door beside her.

Zhang Yi looked at Liang Yue, his gaze indifferent. "You're too indecisive."

As soon as his words fell, a black tentacle suddenly pierced through Meng Chuan's chest!

The blood instantly seemed to freeze. Meng Chuan stared blankly down, then collapsed limply to the ground.

"People like him will only cause trouble if left alive. Just kill them and be done with it."

Zhang Yi said flatly.

Liang Yue hesitated slightly. "I... I was originally going to reason with them. After all, they're just ordinary villagers."

Zhang Yi shook his head helplessly. "The pitiable have their own hateful aspects. There's no need to sympathize with them."

The surrounding villagers, witnessing this scene, were now utterly terrified.

Even the stupidest among them knew they had encountered powerful superhumans.

Because Gao Tianwu and Xiao Guang were superhumans.

If it weren't for the fact that they had taken advantage of their exhaustion after a day out searching for supplies, they wouldn't have dared to act.

Superhumans possessed formidable power, something ordinary people couldn't contend with.

Zhang Yi glanced at the stripped-naked guys on the ground, casually took a few padded jackets from his Dimensional Space, and tossed them over.

Although he didn't sympathize with these guys, he and Liang Yue had saved them after all. If they died now, it would reflect poorly on him.

Meng Chuan was dead, but he still had accomplices. Seeing that the mere appearance of just Zhang Yi and Liang Yue had cowed all the villagers, they realized they had to do something. Otherwise, once Gao Tianwu broke free, they wouldn't fare well either.

A few of them exchanged glances. Immediately, someone from behind Zhang Yi raised a shovel and charged!

Several others reached into their clothes and pulled out handguns.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!"

Sharp spikes abruptly emerged from the void, piercing straight through their bodies.

This group didn't even have time to shout a proper slogan before their lives drained away through the massive bloody holes in their chests.

The villagers trembled with fear. Many even wet their pants on the spot, crying for their parents as they fled.

Zhang Yi paid them no mind. Instead, he walked over, flicked his finger, and severed the ropes binding Gao Tianwu.

"Th... thank you!"

Gao Tianwu gasped for breath, the air turning into thick white mist.

Zhang Yi said calmly, "If you're going to thank someone, do it properly. Let me ask you, that person you mentioned before, the one who could help you deal with the cockroaches, where is he?"

Gao Tianwu struggled to his feet.

He glanced at his brothers not far away.

Although Xiao Guang and the others were also in a sorry state and extremely weak, after putting on the padded jackets Zhang Yi provided, their complexions were visibly improving. At least they wouldn't die anytime soon.

Gao Tianwu looked at Zhang Yi and Liang Yue. "You two, thank you for saving me, Gao Tianwu, and my brothers!"

"I'll do anything you ask, even give you my life. But that person did our Gaoyuan Village a great kindness. I absolutely cannot casually reveal his personal information. I'm truly sorry."

Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow. "I didn't expect you to be quite principled? Don't worry, I just want to ask for his help clearing out some cockroaches. I have no other intentions."

"As long as he can help me with this, I can offer you an incredibly generous reward."

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