Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1191: Four Against One
Chapter 1191: Four Against One
Han Shanzuo and Li Changgong understood the urgency of time, and so did Zhang Yi and Zong Yue.
Although the inability to secure a larger share was a great disappointment to Han Shanzuo and Li Changgong, neither of them were fools;they understood priorities.
Thus, they called for reinforcements from Zhang Yi and Zong Yue.
Zhang Yi and Zong Yue did not hesitate in the slightest. After giving brief instructions to their subordinates, they also swiftly headed towards the Ground Centipede's nest.
Zhang Yi opened the Dimensional Gate, taking Zong Yue with him to traverse space directly, avoiding being blocked by Ground Centipedes along the way.
It didn't take long before they, too, passed through the intricate tunnels and arrived inside the massive underground cavern.
Only after entering the cavern did the two realize the battle situation was not ideal.
There were far too many Ground Centipedes here. These were all offspring born after the Broodmother devoured large amounts of the Elemental Stone Vein. They possessed shells comparable to metal, and many were born with formidable combat power.
Furthermore, the combat power of numerous adults could even reach the squad leader level, posing a significant challenge to Han Shanzuo and Li Changgong.
With them providing a distraction, coupled with the presence of the Broodmother, it truly wasn't that easy to secure a victory.
However, with the addition of Zhang Yi and Zong Yue, the situation became completely different.
Seeing their arrival, Li Changgong and Han Shanzuo immediately showed expressions of joy.
"You're finally here! Hurry up and join the fight!"
Zhang Yi looked around. He discovered this was the central area of the Elemental Stone Vein, at the very least a major core site.
It was likely that the Broodmother and the King Worm had excavated this place, leaving it for the Broodmother's birthing purposes.
The corner of Zhang Yi's mouth unconsciously lifted.
"Alright, let's get to it!"
He said to Zong Yue, "I'll handle cleaning up these small fry. You two go help Gouchen deal with that Broodmother!"
Although Han Shanzuo's abilities could handle large swarms, his giant beast form was somewhat constrained underground, and his combat style, primarily close-quarters melee, also made it difficult for him to deal with such a vast number of hard-shelled insects.
Therefore, among the four, when it came to truly clearing out the small fry, Zhang Yi was the one for the job.
Zong Yue nodded, "Alright then!"
Han Shanzuo also had no objections. After all, the gains from clearing such small fry weren't significant, so the two of them headed straight for the Broodmother.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yi gazed at the countless small fry in the cavern and the Elemental Ore scattered everywhere in all directions. A sparkling glint shone in his eyes—the symbol of money.
He directly pulled out his two White Owl pistols. After upgrades by Lu Keran, both guns had become somewhat larger in size, yet their weight had actually decreased.
The thick barrels were aimed directly around him. His Mind Domain enveloped a three-kilometer radius, observing every movement of the Ground Centipedes within his mind's eye.
Then, the muzzles of the two guns violently erupted with terrifying Void Power, shooting towards the surrounding insect swarm!
In an instant, two craters several thousand meters in diameter exploded amidst the insect swarm!
Not only did the single strike kill tens of thousands of Ground Centipedes, but it also blasted the ground into shattered pieces, revealing the Elemental Stone Vein beneath the surface.
Zhang Yi, expression unchanged, continued to attack and kill them while simultaneously sweeping the Ground Centipede corpses and the exposed Elemental Stone Vein into his Dimensional Space in one go.
He even casually collected some of the remaining colorful insect eggs on the ground as well.
The Ground Centipedes shrieked "zhi zhi" as they charged at Zhang Yi.
All sorts of energy beams and venom were fired at Zhang Yi, only to be completely absorbed by his Dimensional Space without a trace.
Zhang Yi fired continuously with the two guns in his left and right hands. He didn't even need to aim, simultaneously dismantling the underground cavern and slaughtering the Ground Centipede swarm.
"Boom! Rumble!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
The entire cavern shook from his attacks. If it weren't for being underground, where the rock layers and soil were exceptionally resilient, the place would have already collapsed from his bombardment.
However, Zhang Yi wasn't solely focused on himself. He stayed not far from Han Shanzuo and the others, providing covering fire.
Any Ground Centipede attempting to get close and interfere would be cleared out by Zhang Yi.
When it came to providing cover, Zhang Yi was dutiful and responsible;when it was time to rake in the profits, he was absolutely unapologetic.
The other three, meanwhile, had no time to pay attention to Zhang Yi.
Because the three of them had surrounded the Broodmother in the center and begun their assault!
Zong Yue's abilities were completely unaffected underground. Like the Ground Centipedes, his powers could be utilized to their maximum potential in this environment.
He pressed his palms together, and from the cavern floor, cliff walls, and ceiling, thousands of stone pillars extended, crisscrossing to trap the Ground Centipede in the center.
The Broodmother rampaged left and right, but for the moment, it couldn't destroy all these ability-created stone pillars.
Han Shanzuo was responsible for frontal containment.
"Caw! Caw!"
The cawing of crows accompanied the Omen of Calamity, continuously transforming into curse power that bound the Broodmother's movements.
And Li Changgong finally had the chance to unleash his abilities. While the Broodmother's movements were hampered, he used No Distance Within the Six Realms to flash over and deliver a fierce slash!
"If a horizontal cut to the head doesn't work, then this time I'll split it right down the middle! Let's see if you can still survive!"
The Broodmother sensed the danger, but restrained by Zong Yue and Han Shanzuo, it simply couldn't dodge Li Changgong's slash.
So it raised its head, aimed at Li Changgong, and directly emitted an Annihilation sonic wave!
Li Changgong neither dodged nor evaded. Gripping his sword with both hands, he slashed down fiercely!
His blade cleaved through the space before him, smoothing out the Annihilation sonic wave. With his other hand, the long sword slashed towards the Broodmother's head!
Unable to dodge in time, the Broodmother frantically twisted its body trying to avoid it, but the slash still cut diagonally down from its waist area!
"Schlick!"
Li Changgong's blade aura sliced through it like tofu, directly cutting it diagonally into two halves.
"Thud!" "Thud!"
The Broodmother's two severed sections fell to the ground, but soon, foul-smelling liquid oozed from the breaks as new tissue began to grow out.
Zong Yue and Han Shanzuo hurriedly rushed over.
Zong Yue transformed into a stone giant, firmly pressing down on one half of the body, while Han Shanzuo's bird claws grabbed the incessantly writhing upper half.
Li Changgong took a deep breath and "swish!" disappeared from his spot. His figure was swift as lightning, racing across the Broodmother's body. His two long swords descended like phantoms, cutting slice after slice.
In an instant, the Broodmother was divided into over a hundred massive chunks of flesh!
By this time, Zhang Yi had already collected a considerable amount of the Elemental Stone Vein, including some Ground Centipedes. They fed on the Elemental Stone Vein, and their bodies contained powerful energy themselves, so collecting them wouldn't be wasteful.
Seeing that the Broodmother had already been slain, he also swiftly flew to the scene, preparing to participate in the division.
The enormous Broodmother lay sprawled on the ground like a massive train, its flesh chunks still wriggling.
Li Changgong's sharp gaze swept over these body parts. He discovered that the flesh in a middle section of the torso was rapidly beginning to grow limbs. Without hesitation, he directly threw his long sword at it. With a "schlick!" sound, the blade pierced through that piece of flesh!
Author's Note
