Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1157: Cold, Icy Rain [Happy New Year]
Chapter 1157: Cold, Icy Rain [Happy New Year]
The battle that followed turned into a grueling fight between Zhang Yi and Li Changgong.
The most brutal and dangerous combat had occurred in the first ten minutes, where they countered each other's moves, and any single slip-up would have meant instant defeat.
One was a 15,000-point spacetime-type superhuman, the other a 16,000-point spatial-type superhuman, both representing the pinnacle of combat power in the Huaxu Kingdom today.
However, once both sides had revealed their hands and neither could quickly gain the upper hand, it became a protracted war of attrition.
Li Changgong was holding his breath, determined to drag things out until Zhang Yi exhausted his ammunition supply.
That way, Zhang Yi would be unable to cause him any real trouble.
In contrast, Zhang Yi's expression grew more and more relaxed.
With every passing minute, his chances of victory increased by a notch.
And now that he had fully grasped Li Changgong's abilities, Zhang Yi was already in an invincible position.
As long as he didn't get impatient, didn't do anything stupid, and just steadily wore down all of Li Changgong's stamina and superhuman energy...
Victory would undoubtedly be his!
Li Changgong's mood slowly began to grow agitated.
Unlike Zhang Yi, he didn't possess the ability to remain airborne for extended periods. So, although he had relied on the cover of the clouds to sneak in a few attacks on Zhang Yi, they were all detected by the passive ability of All Things Follow Traces, allowing Zhang Yi to dodge the ambushes.
Left with no other choice, he plummeted down from the high altitude, preparing to adjust his posture and launch a second round of attacks.
But the same truth remained: after all his cards were on the table, an opponent who posed little real threat to Zhang Yi could only watch helplessly as Zhang Yi tormented him.
"Now, my turn is just beginning!"
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Zhang Yi's lips.
From start to finish, he had primarily focused on defense, never unleashing any truly effective offensive methods.
But now, the roles of offense and defense were reversed.
With a single wave of his hand, a hundred heavy cannons suddenly emerged from his Dimensional Space.
However, the muzzles were not aimed at Li Changgong on the ground, but at the oppressive, mountain-like gray clouds surrounding them.
"Fire!"
Zhang Yi said softly. Controlled by the Smart System, the hundred heavy cannons roared with deafening thunder, firing into the cloud layer!
Li Changgong tightened his grip on his twin blades, his sharp eyes fixed on the sky.
Although he hadn't managed to defeat Zhang Yi, he wasn't afraid of Zhang Yi's attacks either.
Nothing could withstand being severed by his twin blades.
But the expected storm of attacks never came.
The heavy cannons fired round after round, yet after the thunderous roars, nothing unusual happened in the sky.
Li Changgong frowned, growing even more cautious and alert. He knew Zhang Yi wouldn't do something without purpose.
Meanwhile, those with a god's-eye view, like Qin Qigong and the others, saw the scene clearly.
Han Shanzuo asked in confusion, "What is he trying to do?"
Jiang Han stared intently at the battlefield and said gravely, "It looks like he intends to create snowfall. Artificial snowfall."
Hearing this, Han Shanzuo was momentarily stunned. Snowflakes were swirling outside the window; what need was there for artificial snow in this weather?
Besides, Zhang Yi wasn't an ice or snow-type superhuman. What use would snowfall be?
Qin Qigong seemed to have thought of something, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Perhaps it's not snowfall?"
"Then is it hail?" Han Shanzuo asked.
Qin Qigong shook his head. "Let's keep watching! In any case, in a battle between Epsilon-levels, every move has a reason."
Sure enough, not long after, an unusual disturbance appeared in the sky.
The dark clouds, after being bombarded, began to churn and surge. Soon, the cloud layer grew thicker and thicker, dark and heavy as if about to press down upon the earth.
"Swoosh—!"
Suddenly, a torrential downpour, driven by fierce winds, poured down upon the land!
This sudden, heavy rain caught everyone off guard. Even Li Changgong's eyes held a flicker of astonishment.
Rain?
They had almost forgotten such a natural phenomenon existed.
In such bitterly cold weather, there was only room for heavy snow or hail. How could rain possibly exist?
Yet at this moment, the rainwater falling from the sky was clearly real.
A rainstorm suddenly poured down upon the Jibei Plain, covering an area of over a hundred square kilometers!
Han Shanzuo's eyes widened. "Holy shit! It's really raining? How did this guy pull that off?"
Shang Daowen explained, "It's not difficult. You just need to add some anti-freezing components to the catalyst. However, doing so will pollute this land."
He shook his head. This was, after all, the territory of the Shengjing Region.
Fortunately, no one farmed here anymore, otherwise it would truly be a pity.
"But what's the use of making it rain?" Han Shanzuo asked lazily.
Shang Daowen said with a smile, "Gouchen can't fly, so this rain alone is enough to give him a headache. Because this rain certainly won't fall on Chaos's head!"
"And," his eyes gleamed sharply, "what if it's freezing rain?"
Li Changgong was indeed beginning to grow irritable.
The torrential rain quickly covered the ground around him. The original snow and ice, affected by the rainwater, began to show signs of melting. The ground beneath his feet was no longer solid, even starting to turn muddy.
Furthermore, after the heavy rain hit the ground and merged with the snow layer, it rapidly froze.
The ground became wet and slippery, practically turning into a giant ice rink.
After the devastation of their first round of battle, this land was already in chaos. Dirt, snow, and ice, now mixed with heavy rain, made the ground conditions extremely treacherous.
Although the combat suit Li Changgong wore was made of waterproof material, and his face shield wouldn't be blurred by the rain...
His footing was clearly greatly affected.
There was another thing: Li Changgong hated rainy days. Whenever it rained, his mood would turn gloomy, and he easily became irritable.
High above, Zhang Yi summoned countless guns and cannons once more.
"Watch your step! It's slippery!"
Zhang Yi said with a smile, and then the guns and cannons around him began to fire violently!
The probability of an Epsilon-level superhuman dying from slipping and falling was extremely low, but it wasn't zero.
With the ground everywhere wet and slippery from the freezing rain, the faster he moved, the more likely he was to crash.
The facts proved that the two legs of an Epsilon-level superhuman were no different from an ordinary person's, and the friction coefficient of the shoes on their feet wasn't much better either. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
And at this moment, Zhang Yi's attacks came again, which for the already irritated Li Changgong was like adding insult to injury!
"Activate anti-slip mode. Adapt to terrain: icy ground formed by rain and snow."
Li Changgong's personal Smart System immediately adjusted the state of his combat suit for him. Anti-slip structures extended from the soles of his combat boots to prevent him from slipping on the ground.
But in such an environment, the impact on Li Changgong remained immense.
He had no choice but to slow his speed and also guard against Zhang Yi's attacks from the sky.
"How exactly do I break this deadlock?"
Li Changgong's gaze was grave, his mind racing. The best suggestion his Smart System provided was actually to flee the battlefield, find long-range weapons, and then re-engage.
But right now, the two of them were in a decisive duel. If he fled, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat, making him a laughingstock in front of all the representatives from the Six Major Regions.
He was unwilling to accept that outcome.
Author's Note
