Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Chapter 516: Inside the Shelter

Yuan Kongye remained silent, her head lowered in deep thought.

"As of now, the remaining forces in Tianhai City are no match for me," she murmured. "But the power of Jiangnan District is something I have to be wary of."

Especially Bian Junwu’s strength.

That terrifying power, capable of annihilating everything in its path, was something even she feared—yet also coveted.

Perhaps that was why she had gifted him the Ice Soul.

She had absorbed thirty-six different superhuman abilities, yet not a single one could match even a tenth of the sheer destructive force of 【Annihilation】.

"If we don’t go, wouldn’t that make them suspicious?" Yuan Kongye said calmly.

Zheng Yixian thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"But I’ll go alone," he added. "You stay here. No matter what happens, as long as you're safe, it doesn’t matter."

His eyes lingered on Yuan Kongye’s cold yet beautiful face, unable to hide the warmth in his gaze—an unspoken, deeply buried love.

Yuan Kongye didn’t refuse his proposal.

Even if she knew it might be a trap, she believed no sacrifice was too great for her ultimate goal.

She stepped forward and embraced Zheng Yixian gently.

"Only you treat me this well," she whispered.

Minutes later, Zheng Yixian left the cathedral.

He gathered the remaining priests and clergy of the Followers of the Snow God, briefly explaining the current situation before giving orders.

"Han Chang, Wu Huan, Li Qian, Dai Mei—you’re coming with me to Yangsheng Base for support."

"Tong Zhan, Gong Yi, Lei Mingze—you three will lead the remaining forces and stay behind."

Zheng Yixian took nearly all their remaining combat power with him.

Because, at this point, there was nothing left in the Followers of the Snow God worth protecting.

And the person he cared most about no longer needed anyone’s protection.

Eight Superhumans from the cult boarded a snow vehicle, one that had originally been a gift from Xiao Honglian, and set off toward Yangsheng Base.

At Yangsheng Base, Bian Junwu and his team of seven arrived quickly in a snow vehicle.

Xiao Honglian had already arranged for everyone to take refuge in the underground shelter.

She and a few warriors remained outside, waiting for the investigation team.

From a distance, they could see the raging snowstorm sweeping in from the horizon.

None of them had ever witnessed such a terrifying sight before.

Even though they had fought zombie hordes in the past, nothing compared to the sheer ferocity of what was approaching now!

"D*mn it! What the hell did they provoke this time?"

Fear flickered across Xiao Honglian’s face.

With their current numbers, there was no way they could handle a zombie horde of this scale.

A black snow vehicle sped into Yangsheng Base, and Xiao Honglian immediately ran forward, shouting, "Over here! Quickly!"

The vehicle swerved in her direction, and before it even stopped, the doors swung open.

Bian Junwu, Baili Changqing, and Kong Sheng leaped out, weapons in hand.

"Get to the shelter now! The horde is too massive!"

There was no need for an explanation—Xiao Honglian and the others could see it for themselves.

The approaching zombie horde was an overwhelming black mass, blotting out the space around the refinery.

Xiao Honglian felt a stab of pain in her chest.

Her refinery—completely ruined!

Once the battle started, the entire place would be reduced to rubble.

But there was no time for regret now.

"Move! Get inside, now!"

Fighting back was suicide. Against a horde of this magnitude, resistance was futile.

They fired at the zombies in the front line, taking down a few before retreating.

At the shelter entrance, soldiers guarded the heavy doors, shouting, "Hurry! Get inside!"

Meng Siyu drove the snow vehicle into the shelter. After clearing out some of the zombies following them, Bian Junwu and his team jumped through the entrance.

Xiao Honglian gave the order to shut the heavy shelter doors.

Seven layers of reinforced alloy slammed shut.

No matter how large the horde outside was, it would never break through.

The moment the doors sealed, the entire area outside was completely overrun by zombies.

They could hear the horde screaming and clawing at the shelter, driven into a frenzy by the scent of living humans.

Inside, the team watched everything unfold on the surveillance screens.

Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.

Bian Junwu noticed Xiao Honglian’s grim expression.

She had worked tirelessly to build this base, and now it was destroyed in an instant. Of course, she wasn’t in the mood to celebrate.

He said, "I’ve already contacted Zhang Yi, Xing Tian, Wei Dinghai, and the Followers of the Snow God. They’ll be bringing reinforcements soon."

"Once they arrive, we’ll strike from inside and out to wipe out the horde."

Xiao Honglian turned and walked to the control panel.

"But judging by the sheer scale of the horde, it’s no less terrifying than the one we faced at the Followers of the Snow God’s stronghold," she said.

"And right now, our combat strength is less than half of what it was back then. How do we fight this?"

"Can’t you request reinforcements from Jiangnan District?" she asked seriously.

Bian Junwu shook his head. "Getting help from Jiangnan District isn’t that simple. Every investigation team is already assigned to missions."

The truth was, his team was one of Jiangnan District’s strongest.

If they couldn’t handle the crisis, bringing in another team wouldn’t make a difference.

The only real solution was to deploy a full-scale military operation to exterminate the horde.

But that required approval from Jiangnan District’s highest command, and that would be a bureaucratic nightmare.

"Then what do we do?"

Xiao Honglian closed her eyes, frustration in her voice.

Did she blame the investigation team?

Not really.

The zombie crisis was Tianhai City’s problem to solve.

Even if the investigation team hadn’t come, this disaster would have arrived eventually.

They were actually here to help—she had no reason to resent them.

She just felt... helpless.

Meng Siyu pulled up footage on her computer, using the satellite system to display the area outside the shelter.

"This is what’s happening outside."

Bian Junwu, Xiao Honglian, and the others crowded around the screen.

The refinery was now completely overrun.

From above, it looked like a field covered in locusts—an endless, squirming mass of death.

Anyone with a fear of clusters would probably have a breakdown just looking at it.

"Great," Xiao Honglian muttered, arms crossed. "Now we’re all trapped in here."

Author's Note