Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1183: Earth Centipede Swarm

Chapter 1183: Earth Centipede Swarm

Everyone didn't rush to attack. There were only small groups of Ground Centipedes here, and they hadn't reached their usual nesting grounds yet.

Zhang Yi, Zong Yue, Li Changgong, and Han Shanzuo exchanged glances and, with a tacit understanding, concealed their auras.

As they continued descending, reaching a depth of around ten thousand meters, the rock walls were already crawling with densely packed Ground Centipedes.

The rock walls here were also riddled with holes, like a honeycomb, with Ground Centipedes constantly burrowing in and out everywhere.

"According to the original plan, begin!"

At Zong Yue's command.

All superhumans, upon receiving the order, immediately launched fierce attacks on the Ground Centipedes covering the surrounding rock walls.

The four of them, however, did not attack for the moment. Instead, they chose to stand by and observe.

The predetermined plan was for the others to lure out the Ground Centipede swarm.

The Broodmother and the King Worm were extremely vigilant. If they detected the presence of four human Epsilons, they might be frightened off.

So Zhang Yi and the other three would watch from the sidelines, waiting for the Broodmother and the King Worm to lose patience and charge out before they would make their move.

The Thirty-Six Heavenly Champions from the Shengjing Region were the first to attack.

They carried a large amount of heavy weaponry and equipment, aiming at the cliff walls and unleashing a fierce bombardment.

Tian Fengyi, also known as Wu Zhiqi, instantly transformed into his giant ape form. He leaped onto the rock wall, grabbed the head of a Ground Centipede, and with a "CRACK!" sound, crushed it into a pulpy mess. Multicolored liquid splattered everywhere!

"Screech—"

The Ground Centipede swarm had long been watching these intruders. Now, caught off guard by the sudden attack, they let out shrill, piercing shrieks.

These sounds could penetrate the rock walls, traveling through the various tunnels to alert their companions.

In just over ten seconds, everyone witnessed a scene that sent chills down their spines.

Within the circular abyssal passage, countless holes in the rock walls spewed forth an uncountable number of Ground Centipedes like noodles boiling over, one after another, seemingly endless, charging straight towards the superhumans!

In a mere instant, no less than over a hundred thousand Ground Centipedes appeared!

And even more were continuously pouring out from the tunnels.

Even though they were mentally prepared, seeing this with their own eyes still made some superhumans turn pale.

Especially within the vast abyss. Although they had night vision devices, the actual visual effect wasn't ideal, amplifying this fear even further.

It was at this moment that Deng Shentong made his move.

Standing on Hua Hua's back, he leaped into the air, using his flight device's ability to hover mid-air.

A dazzling white light erupted from his body, instantly illuminating the entire space for several kilometers around!

The white light was so intense, like a massive sun suspended in mid-air. This sudden arrival of light dispelled all darkness.

It also allowed all superhumans to see the true situation below.

It was countless, uncountable white Ground Centipedes, screeching chaotically as they charged towards them. These brainless creatures even leaped into the air towards the superhumans, disregarding their own safety.

They had no eyes, so they weren't affected by the light.

But as long as they could see, the fear in the humans' hearts greatly diminished.

"Fatty Xu!"

Zhang Yi gave Fatty Xu a look.

Fatty Xu understood instantly.

He stood up on Hua Hua's back, glanced at Li Yangyang beside him, and with the encouragement in her eyes, gave a firm nod.

Then Fatty Xu took a deep breath, his belly swelling up high.

"Whoosh—"

A bitingly cold wind enveloped Fatty Xu's body, whipping up his hair and making his combat suit flap noisily.

A few seconds later, he aimed at the massive nest below and forcefully expelled a huge blast of frigid air!

Blizzard, Fatty Xu's ability. Its killing power isn't great, but its area of effect is extremely wide, making it top-tier for crowd control.

A massive amount of ice and snow, carried by the fierce cold wind, swept violently downwards. The storm surged, rushing through the long, narrow passage.

The rapidly charging Ground Centipedes immediately showed signs of discomfort and stiffness.

To survive underground, they had long adapted to the high temperatures.

But Fatty Xu's Blizzard could instantly drop the temperature of the entire space by over 30°C. And as long as his ability wasn't interrupted, the continuous cooling in the following time could reach a terrifying 60°C!

Although the two members of Zhang Yi's team didn't inflict direct, substantial damage to the Ground Centipede swarm, these two crowd-control abilities directly provided immense help to everyone.

Superhumans from other regions looked at them, feeling a newfound sense of recognition.

"Kill! Chop all these bugs to pieces!"

A Heavenly Champion member shouted, brandishing a club as he charged forward. With a single swing, he cleanly cleaved a Ground Centipede in half!

In the Northwest Region, the Sky War God, Cheng Lanlan, transformed into a peregrine falcon and dove down in a steep dive.

Her speed was extremely fast, so fast that ordinary people couldn't track it with their naked eyes. Even Zhang Yi had to rely on his Echo of Time ability to perceive her movements.

The Sky War God, Cheng Lanlan, was known as the fastest in the Northwest Region.

If not for the advantage of his ability, even Li Changgong couldn't catch up to her.

With a simple, crisscrossing flash, her figure left behind thread-like trails in the abyss.

In an instant, hundreds of Ground Centipedes had already been sliced into pieces!

Hua Hua flew in the air, its two massive wings flapping. It wasn't in a hurry to attack, because most of the Ground Centipedes before it weren't strong enough. It had no desire to hunt them. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

For it, if a mutated creature's ability index was below 9000 points, it wasn't worth attacking anymore.

But the fervor of battle still ignited the others!

Old You had been carrying a thick backpack on his back. Using the Smart System of his combat suit, he activated the backpack's combat mode.

The object that looked like a backpack quickly began to disassemble on his back, transforming into a full set of close-fitting battle armor that attached to his body.

In less than three seconds, Old You had transformed into an Iron Man.

However, this suit of armor still had one shortcoming: its energy source was still fossil fuel.

There was a large, bulging fuel tank on his back containing the most advanced compressed liquefied fuel gas from the 2050s. The suit's power supply relied entirely on this thing.

This was the first-generation exoskeleton combat armor developed by Lu Keran.

Due to its considerable weight, it wasn't suitable for everyone, but reinforcement-type superhuman Old You was a perfect fit for using it.

Old You raised his arm. A cannon barrel popped out from his wrist, and he fired at the Ground Centipedes below!

The powerful laser cannon immediately killed two Ground Centipedes.

This suit of armor drew sidelong glances from superhumans of other regions.

Such advanced armor technology hadn't been mastered by other regions yet, mainly because the armor was too cumbersome and had issues like poor cold resistance, which discouraged them from researching it.

The appearance of Old You's armor made many people start observing it seriously, wanting to learn about the possibilities of armored warriors.

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