Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Chapter 473: The Bait Plan

Zheng Yixian comforted Li Jian briefly. Seeing that his emotions were stable, he left.

He knew Li Jian couldn’t let go of his son’s situation so quickly. However, as long as Li Jian and his family lived under the Bai Xue Jiao, they had no choice but to move past it.

As the Grand Priest, Zheng Yixian personally lowering himself to console them was already a great honor.@@novelbin@@

To Li Jian, though, Zheng Yixian's nonsensical explanations were unbearable.

"What kind of absurd logic is this? For the stability of the cult, they castrate people? What’s the point of the cult if humanity can’t reproduce? Won’t we all be wiped out anyway?"

Li Jian muttered under his breath, cursing Zheng Yixian’s ridiculousness.

But circumstances were beyond his control. He had to care for his family and the companions he brought from Yuelu District.

Even though anger boiled within, he had to learn to endure it.

As a former senior manager of a publicly listed corporation, his intellect was sharp enough to notice something fishy about the cult.

This became even clearer as he uncovered more of the cult’s secrets.

His mood grew heavier. For the first time, he questioned whether bringing his neighbors from Yuelu Residential Area to the Bai Xue Jiao had been the right decision.

But there’s no medicine for regret.

Had they stayed in Yuelu, another zombie wave would have turned them into zombie food.

As he approached his home with heavy steps, the sounds of his wife crying and Li Kaile's pained screams reached his ears.

Li Jian’s eyes filled with sorrow.

The inability to continue his bloodline now seemed minor.

But as a father, he couldn’t bear to see his son endure such pain in the future.

Swallowing countless unspoken words, he let out a long sigh of helplessness.

What happened in Li Jian’s home was just a trivial matter for the Bai Xue Jiao.

It was a microcosm of the cult: a facade of harmony masking deep dissatisfaction.

Yet the followers, desperate for protection, chose to bury their heads in the sand, even when faced with unbearable hardships.

Meanwhile, the investigation team, after killing a Zombie King, finalized their strategy.

The plan was to lure the zombie horde to one spot and eliminate the Zombie King!

Even if they couldn’t completely eradicate the horde, they could replicate their previous success by taking out many of the intelligent white-furred monkeys. ʀ𝘈ŊȰ𝐁Ês̩

Bian Junwu believed the horde’s behavior resembled that of a Zerg swarm.

Zombie Kings could create new zombies, with infection speeds far exceeding ordinary zombies.

Moreover, the Zombie King had intelligence and could evolve through battles.

However, as the brain, it lacked significant combat strength.

Thus, a solution emerged.

First, use a large crowd to draw the zombie main force forward.

Then send an elite team underground to decapitate the Zombie King.

This was Bian Junwu’s plan.

With the strategy clear, the next step was execution.

The first task was selecting an ideal bait location.

Holding a communicator showing the positions of Tianhai City’s five factions and the zombie horde's movements, Bian Junwu tapped the Bai Xue Jiao territory.

“This spot it is!”

There were two reasons for choosing the cult’s territory.

First, the Bai Xue Jiao had the most followers, making it the best bait for attracting zombies.

Second, the cult’s location was in Tianfeng District, previously Tianhai City’s busiest area.

This meant the highest death toll and the densest zombie population were here.

The city’s underground zombie waves naturally converged in this area.

Bian Junwu immediately sent messages to the five factions.

The instructions were simple:

Evacuate non-combatants and bring all combat forces to the Bai Xue Jiao’s St. John’s Cathedral!

Reactions varied.

Xiao Honglian, now the biggest beneficiary, responded quickly.

The investigation team had cleared numerous zombies around Yangsheng Base, especially the Zombie King. This made the surrounding rogue zombies easy to handle.

Xiao Honglian had deduced that the team likely killed the Zombie King controlling the horde.

Acknowledging their strength, she replied without hesitation, “Understood. We’ll head there immediately.”

While she didn’t understand the significance of gathering at St. John’s Cathedral, trust in the investigation team’s strength and their superior background prompted her to comply.

The Qingfu and Chaoyu Bases reacted similarly.

They secured non-combatants in underground shelters built over 100 meters deep, reinforced with steel and concrete, resistant even to missile strikes.

As long as the doors remained shut, neither zombies nor giant rats could breach the shelters.

Xing Tian and Wei Dinghai mobilized most of their forces per Bian Junwu’s orders and headed toward the Bai Xue Jiao’s base.

However, not everyone welcomed this plan.

The Bai Xue Jiao, in particular, had reservations.

When Zheng Yixian received the message, his expression turned grim.

He rushed to Yuan Kongye to report.

“The investigation team wants everyone to gather here. It looks like they plan to fight a major battle against the horde. This is bad news for us.”

If their base became the battlefield, countless cult followers would die.

Bian Junwu prioritized the big picture, focusing solely on mission completion, indifferent to casualties.

While logical, this approach spelled disaster for the Bai Xue Jiao, who would bear the sacrifice.

After hearing this, Yuan Kongye frowned.

“Many more people will die,” she murmured.

“And their gathering here is a threat to us.”

Relations between the five factions were tense, especially with Yangsheng and Chaoyu Bases, who bore grudges against the Bai Xue Jiao for past betrayals.

They might even sabotage the cult in secret.

Zheng Yixian suggested, “Let’s evacuate quickly! If they discover anything, it’ll be disastrous.”

Yuan Kongye hesitated before nodding slowly.

“Let’s do as you say.

“Still, there’s no need to worry too much.

“The gods above will protect the faithful of the Bai Xue Jiao.”

She clasped her hands in prayer.

It seemed prayer was all they could rely on, as Bian Junwu never consulted them about his decisions.

They could only comply.

Author's Note