Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1271: Raising

Chapter 1271: Raising

The Lord of the Charnel Ground and the Golden-Winged Superhuman had both left the Demon Kingdom gate, which had now turned into a vast pool of blood.

Zhang Yi was somewhat curious in his heart, but he didn't dare to actually approach and investigate.

He silently thought to himself that the other two unidentified Epsilons might approach.

So he held his breath and concentrated, waiting silently in the distance.

As a result, this wait lasted a full hour.

Zhang Yi even began to think that those two had already left.

But finally, just as he was about to lose patience, he saw that tall superhuman clad in black combat suit return to the Demon Kingdom gate.

The tall superhuman first crouched down, carefully inspecting the blood pool, then straightened up and walked directly towards the gate.

He waded through the viscous blood pool, step by step approaching the door. For safety's sake, he held the protective shield in his left hand and the Knight's Longsword in his right.

After reaching the gate, he cautiously probed it for a while, then suddenly raised the Knight's Longsword high in his hands and slashed it down onto the massive door leaf!

BOOM!!!

Billowing black flames spread, the terrifying force making even Zhang Yi in the distance feel the earth tremble.

However, that dark red door leaf remained completely unmoved. The full-power strike of a White Rook-level superhuman only left a deep scratch on the door, failing to shatter it.

This showed just how sturdy this door, once used to seal the demonic people, truly was.

Seeing this, the tall superhuman retreated a few steps, seemed to mutter something to himself, then left the area.

Zhang Yi could clearly sense the power of that strike was no less than his own full-force attack.

This person's strength was definitely not inferior to his own.

Zhang Yi pondered for a long time in his mind, but couldn't think of where in the Huaxu Kingdom such a master existed.

If there really was one, he certainly would never have met them.

But the other party giving up on further attacks against the Demon Kingdom gate proved he simply couldn't open it by his own strength.

Then, Zhang Yi and the others couldn't either.

Zhang Yi waited a long while more, wanting to see if the Golden-Armored Superhuman would make a move next.

Sure enough, not long after, the Golden-Armored Superhuman also arrived before the gate.

However, he merely reached out a hand, felt the sword mark left by the tall superhuman, then shook his head with a smile and turned to leave without hesitation.

Only then did Zhang Yi understand that if he wanted to enter the Demon Kingdom, relying on his own strength alone was simply not enough.

That was an extremely special region, seemingly capable of suppressing supernatural abilities; even Zhang Yi's spatial power couldn't penetrate it.

Then, there was only one way to enter the Demon Kingdom: to follow the Pagyi Family in after the Prayer Festival.

But, who the hell were these guys?

A dark cloud rose in Zhang Yi's heart. Five Epsilons, looking across the entire world today, constituted a dazzlingly magnificent top-tier superhuman gathering.

The last time so many Epsilons gathered was still in Shengjing.

However, it was clear these few were not old acquaintances.

When they took action against the Lord of the Charnel Ground and the Golden-Winged Superhuman, they all displayed formidable power. Even if they deliberately concealed their abilities, they couldn't hold back too much in that situation.

Zhang Yi could confirm one thing—he had never come into contact with these people before.

Because a superhuman's ability characteristics are extremely distinct, not so easy to conceal.

"The situation here is too complex. The Lord of the Charnel Ground from Sangha Monastery seems to have known we were coming long ago, deliberately setting up here, using our hands to break the seal on the Demon Kingdom gate."

"Did the Pagyi Family participate in this at all?"

A flash of cold intent passed through Zhang Yi's eyes.

He even somewhat suspected that he and the other mysterious Epsilons had been tricked into coming by the Southwest Region.

On the surface, they pretended to be in internal conflict, but in reality used this as an excuse to lure many experts here.

However, Zhang Yi quickly dismissed this thought.

If the Southwest Region were truly united, they would have the capability to invite superhumans from the various major regions of the Huaxu Kingdom to assist.

After all, a united major region, plus an Epsilon backed by esoteric sect power capable of reaching the 20,000-point Black Chariot-level sitting guard, meant no one would dare covet their Demon Kingdom treasure.

There was no need to go through such convoluted circles of acting.

Zhang Yi rubbed his temples. This problem was somewhat complex; his mind was a tangled mess for the moment, unable to think clearly.

So he decided to first return and discuss with Yang Xinxin, to see what opinions she could offer.

As for the Demon Kingdom gate, since no one could enter right now anyway, they could just wait and see.

The Prayer Festival's commencement was still a week away, enough time for them to do many things.

Having finished his contemplation, Zhang Yi turned around, used the Smart System to determine his position, then opened a Dimensional Gate and traversed out of the Great Snow Mountain.

...

On the other side, Liang Yue and Mu Yan were investigating the entire Pagyi Family territory.

They deeply detested the Pagyi Family's evil deeds, yet at this moment, they also dared not act rashly.

But right at this time, one of the Pagyi Family's camps was attacked by the resistance army.

Liang Yue and Mu Yan exchanged a glance and immediately decided to go take a look.

The resistance army was a civilian force within the Southwest Region, referred to by the four great chieftain forces as the root of chaos in the Snowy Plateau Region.

However, now, witnessing the Pagyi Family's actions firsthand, Liang Yue and Mu Yan began to ponder the significance of the resistance army's existence.

Perhaps the resistance army, opposing the four great chieftains and Sangha Monastery, represented "justice."

This "justice" still needed quotation marks; without contact, no one could tell if they were good or bad.

So, Liang Yue and Mu Yan quickly moved over, planning to spy covertly.

This was a camp where serfs lived, usually guarded by private soldiers in the vicinity.

However, during the night, the patrolling private soldiers were few, only a handful wandering around with guns.

In the Snowy Plateau Region, the private soldiers weren't worried these serfs would escape.

Because leaving here, they had nowhere else to go.

Here, although they lived like pigs and dogs, with the constant risk of being taken for "sacrifice," at least they could live a while longer.

But leaving the protection of the four great chieftains, none of them could survive a single day.

It was like a flock of sheep raised by a farm owner; the master occasionally slaughters a few, but most sheep can still live.

Whereas sheep that leave the farm can be killed by anyone.

Some commanders of the private soldier guards had even joked.

For these serfs, there was no need for chains to bind them; just drawing a circle in the snow with a stick would make them obediently stay inside, absolutely daring not to run out.

They wouldn't see this as a cage, but rather as protection for them.

But the most frustrating thing was that, in a sense, this was the truth.

Author's Note