Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Chapter 492: Collapse

Zhang Yi held his sniper rifle, maintaining a commanding view of the battlefield, picking off enemies from every direction.

To him, no enemy could approach without being noticed.

But he had overlooked one direction.

“Meow—!!”

Beside him, Hua Hua suddenly let out a loud roar before rapidly enlarging its body and shielding Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was startled, unsure why Hua Hua had reacted this way.

But in less than half a second, he realized—someone was approaching!

Whoosh—

Zhang Yi looked up, and his pupils shrank at what he saw!

Above the dark night sky, a dozen humanoid creatures with massive bat-like wings were descending.

They were slender yet unnervingly agile.

Flying Bronze Armored Zombies?!

“A new variant? These things were hiding deep!”

Zhang Yi’s sharp gaze locked onto the airborne creatures.

Hua Hua had already lunged at one of them, forcing it down onto the rooftop.

The other flying zombies rushed straight toward Zhang Yi!

Unfazed, Zhang Yi swiftly activated the Dimensional Gate, opening a massive portal before him and immediately pulling the trigger.

Two of the airborne zombies charged straight into the portal without warning.

One was instantly shot down.

The remaining flying zombies quickly changed tactics, hovering high above as they searched for an opportunity to take him down.

Since Zhang Yi had already eliminated most of the ground-based Bronze Armored Zombies, these creatures had set their sights on him, determined to kill him.

Fortunately, Zhang Yi had Hua Hua as a bodyguard, preventing any surprise attacks.

On the rooftop, the growls and roars of the flying zombies were soon drowned out by Hua Hua’s frenzied cries.

“Meow! Meow!!”

Hua Hua’s razor-sharp claws tore through its opponent, shredding the zombie’s steel-like body into bloody chunks.

The creature was utterly destroyed.

The remaining dozen flying zombies hesitated, a flicker of caution appearing in their eerie eyes.

Their speed made them difficult to snipe, and at this range, Zhang Yi’s Divine Might could still take them down. The Dimensional Gate also offered excellent defensive coverage. РᴀNÖ𝐛ЁS

If worst came to worst, he could always retreat.

So he wasn’t afraid.

But the flying zombies, wary of his abilities, suddenly veered away—heading straight for the allied forces!

“Damn it!”

Zhang Yi immediately shouted over the comms, “Flying Bronze Armored Zombies! Above you! Stay alert!”

The flying zombies were incredibly fast, and now that they had adapted to Zhang Yi’s sniping, they were harder to take down quickly.

Their aerial assaults became a massive threat to the allied forces.

Despite Zhang Yi’s warning, they still managed to slaughter a large number of soldiers.

Even worse, Zhang Yi spotted something terrifying in the distance—

Another massive wave of zombies, numbering at least hundreds of thousands, was surging toward them!

“This is getting out of control! Bian Junwu, it’s all on you now!”

Zhang Yi sucked in a sharp breath.

The first zombie horde had nearly broken their defenses.

Now, with the addition of the flying zombies and a second wave, the allied forces stood no chance of holding the line.

Unless Bian Junwu and his team successfully completed their decapitation mission,

Zhang Yi would be left with no choice but to retreat with his squad.

He immediately activated the squad’s private comms.

“Stop fighting at the front. Fall back and be ready to withdraw with me at any moment!”

With the Dimensional Gate, his squad still had a chance to escape.

But if Bian Junwu failed, no one here would survive.

After issuing the order, Zhang Yi’s first thought was Zhou Ke’er in the church.

He immediately turned his gaze toward the church—only to see two flying zombies diving straight for it!

“F**k!!”

Zhang Yi swore, his blood turning ice-cold.

The church had defenders, but no one had prepared for an aerial assault.

If those two flying zombies got inside, they would massacre everyone within seconds.

And Zhou Ke’er would be in grave danger.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yi activated the Dimensional Gate and teleported toward the church.

The distance required him to use the gate three times to get there.

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A blinding white light erupted from inside the church!

The two flying zombies that had dived in were suddenly blasted out through the ceiling, encased in thick layers of ice, looking like frozen statues.

“What the hell? There’s a powerhouse inside?”

Zhang Yi exhaled in relief.

But on second thought, it made sense.

The Followers of the Snow God wouldn’t leave Yuan Kongye, their leader, unguarded in the church.

The two frozen zombies crashed to the ground.

Their icy shells shattered, and they slowly got back up, growling in fear toward the church.

At the entrance, the superhumans of the Followers of the Snow God immediately took defensive positions, engaging the frozen zombies in combat.

But Zhang Yi had no time to worry about that.

He stepped through the Dimensional Gate and entered the church.

Inside, chaos reigned.

Terrified believers huddled together on the floor, their faces pale with fear.

At the center of the church, Yuan Kongye stood tall, bathed in the light streaming through the shattered ceiling.

There was an aura of divine serenity surrounding her.

Zhang Yi glanced at her, his mind racing.

Was the mysterious powerhouse of the Followers of the Snow God actually her?

It was surprising, but also perfectly logical.

As their leader, it wasn’t strange for her to possess formidable strength.

However, Zhang Yi had no time to dwell on that thought.

His eyes quickly landed on Zhou Ke’er—

She was clutching a medical kit, trembling in fear behind a white pillar.

Without a second thought, Zhang Yi strode forward and pulled her into his arms.

“It’s okay. I’m here.”

That single sentence made Zhou Ke’er’s tense body relax instantly.

With Zhang Yi by her side, she felt an overwhelming sense of security.

Yuan Kongye looked at Zhang Yi with slight surprise.

She didn’t understand how he had suddenly appeared out of thin air.

But after a brief moment of thought, realization dawned upon her—Zhang Yi must have used some sort of spatial teleportation ability.

Such a rare power piqued her curiosity, and she couldn’t help but glance at him a few more times.

Outside, the sounds of battle and agonized screams grew louder.

The church’s massive doors thumped violently—a group of terrified believers had fled here, desperately seeking Yuan Kongye’s protection.

“Zhang Yi… are we losing?”

Zhou Ke’er asked nervously.

Zhang Yi’s expression remained cold and unwavering. He simply said, “Don’t be afraid. Come with me.”

At this point, Zhang Yi had no interest in hiding his abilities. He immediately activated the Dimensional Gate and took Zhou Ke’er with him, vanishing from the church.

As for the fate of the others…

He didn’t have the luxury to care.

Or rather, to put it more bluntly—he didn’t have the ability to save everyone.

Holding Zhou Ke’er’s hand, Zhang Yi emerged into the chaotic battlefield outside.

The situation was completely out of control.

More and more zombies and giant rats were breaking through the defensive lines.

At the front, Xiao Honglian and the others were still holding on desperately, refusing to let the undead completely overrun them.

Zhang Yi’s face remained cold as he teleported both himself and Zhou Ke’er to the rooftop of a nearby high-rise.

Hua Hua was still there, standing over the shattered remains of a Bronze Armored Flying Zombie.

Strangely, Hua Hua hadn’t eaten its brain.

That likely meant this creature was fundamentally different from superhumans or other mutated beings.

It wasn’t a naturally evolved organism—it was something else entirely.

Zhang Yi scanned the battlefield from above, his sharp eyes analyzing the worsening situation.

The superhuman army was still holding their ground, preventing total annihilation.

But regular soldiers were dying en masse.

And when the superhumans’ energy eventually ran out, they too would be overwhelmed.

Zhang Yi and his team had the advantage of Superhuman Energy Dishes to replenish their strength, allowing them to fight longer.

But this wasn’t a sustainable strategy.

“Bian Junwu…”

Zhang Yi muttered the name, knowing full well that their assassination mission wasn’t going smoothly.

And it was no surprise.

After all, their enemy wasn’t just a single target—it was the entire zombie horde of Tianhai City.

“Zhang Yi… what do we do?”

Zhou Ke’er’s voice trembled as she looked at the battlefield below.

The undead surged from all directions, like an unstoppable tidal wave.

There was nowhere left to run.

Believers hiding in skyscrapers were being dragged out and slaughtered.

Those in underground parking lots and malls were trapped, unable to escape.

The Followers of the Snow God’s sanctuary had become a living nightmare.

At this rate, in ten minutes, the entire defense would collapse.

Aside from Zhang Yi’s small team, no one would survive.

Zhang Yi could see the sheer desperation in the eyes of the fighters below.

They were battling like madmen.

Xiao Honglian’s white flames engulfed the battlefield, incinerating wave after wave of zombies.

Wei Dinghai’s Ice and Snow Lord ability slowed down the undead advance, but as soon as one wave was frozen, another surged forward.

Even Xing Tian’s elite warriors, known for their boundless battle spirit, were beginning to tire.

Their white combat aura was fading from exhaustion.

“Prepare to retreat. If the frontlines fall, I’ll get you all out immediately.”

Zhang Yi spoke into the comms, addressing Fatty Xu, Uncle You, and Liang Yue.

Fatty Xu’s breathless voice came through, panicked and desperate.

“Boss! I can’t hold out any longer! Come save me!!”

Zhang Yi’s eyes scanned the battlefield, quickly locating Fatty Xu.

As a Control-type superhuman, he was naturally surrounded by a small squad of bodyguards.

But the undead were about to overrun them.

Fatty Xu, cowardly as ever, was already pale with terror.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yi commanded Hua Hua:

“Get him out of there!”

WHOOSH!

Hua Hua leaped from the rooftop, descending dozens of floors in a blur, kicking up a storm of ice and snow upon landing.

Charging through the zombie horde like an unstoppable force, Hua Hua snatched Fatty Xu by his collar and dragged him out of the swarm.

Within moments, they were back on the rooftop.

Fatty Xu collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily, his face still etched with the horror of near-death.

But Zhang Yi wasn’t standing idly by.

From his storage, he pulled out dozens of grenades and explosives, hurling them into the densest clusters of zombies.

At this point, all he could do was lessen the burden on the others as much as possible.

His Divine Might ability, though powerful, had a limited range.

Even if he killed hundreds of zombies in a single shot, it wouldn’t change the tide of battle.

Author's Note