Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1091 - 438: Chang Yuntao’s Wrath

Liang Yuan displayed a thoughtful look, and after a brief pause, as though he had mulled it over carefully, he at last opened his mouth.

"Given Xiangman’s plea and considering Professor Li, I’ll let this incident slide."

Surprise and delight instantly washed over the two women, bringing a wave of relief like they had escaped a catastrophe.

"But—"

Abruptly, Liang Yuan’s voice changed, making Lin Ya and Shen Yunxi’s hearts leap into their mouths.

They both hurriedly turned their eyes toward Liang Yuan.

Yet he spoke steadily, "Yet, your actions certainly caused a major disturbance."

"Moving forward, the two of you must remain in Yangshan and dedicate yourselves fully to advancing the Yangshan Shelter, got it?"

At these words, the pair let out a long breath of relief.

Lin Ya nodded right away, "We get it."

Shen Yunxi, envisioning reunions with known faces and the chance to pursue her passion in research once more, found it infinitely preferable to aimless drifting.

She nodded swiftly, exclaiming with happiness, "Mr. Liang, don’t worry, I’ll apply every bit of my expertise to aid Yangshan in building the ships."

Liang Yuan gave a small nod, replying, "I expect you to honor that promise."

With that said, he didn’t linger, simply pivoting and exiting the chamber.

As Liang Yuan departed, the heavy tension in the room lifted at once.

Han Xiangman stepped to the entrance for a quick check, then shut it firmly.

Only after that did she face the duo and remark, "You both ought to thank Mr. Liang profusely for his immense leniency this time."

"You can’t even imagine the dire repercussions of covertly freeing Leng Yuehua."

Shock rippled through Lin Ya and Shen Yunxi as they exchanged glances.

Lin Ya couldn’t resist inquiring, "What dire repercussions?"

"Naturally, there are some. Just consider who’s aboard this cruise liner?"

"Those captains and the leftover members of the Spiritual Ability Sect—which ones are decent folk?"

"Without Mr. Liang keeping them in check, they’d have stirred up chaos ages ago."

"Your move this time basically undermined Mr. Liang’s authority, and plenty of eyes are on how he deals with it."

"Should Mr. Liang go easy on you, it’d deal a severe hit to his standing."

"Those captains could start scheming."

"If things spiral further, imagine the doom awaiting all the defenseless women and kids on this vessel?"

Han Xiangman’s breakdown made Lin Ya and Shen Yunxi’s faces drain of color.

They were well aware that in turmoil, the vulnerable always bore the brunt.

They simply hadn’t foreseen that aiding an old companion in secret could unleash such grave fallout.

In that instant, they grasped anew the tremendous restraint Liang Yuan had shown by sparing them punishment.

Observing their state, Han Xiangman spoke measuredly, "Mr. Liang values skilled individuals, and right now Yangshan is expanding swiftly, craving manpower."

"If not for that, your offense this round would’ve been tough to settle without conflict."

Shen Yunxi had to ask, "So what’s next? Will those captains stir up issues?"

Han Xiangman let out a sigh, "I’m unsure; it hinges on Mr. Liang’s approach."

"But it ought to turn out alright. Given Mr. Liang’s tactics, reining in those captains won’t pose a challenge."

"Just endure until we reach Yangshan, and all problems can sort themselves out smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ya and Shen Yunxi also exhaled a bit more easily.

Still, they felt genuine appreciation toward Liang Yuan.

The trio conversed a little longer, and then Shen Yunxi abruptly questioned, "Xiangman, you keep bringing up Yangshan over and over, and whenever you do, a radiant smile lights your face."

"Just what makes Yangshan so special?"

At this, visions of Yangshan’s inhabitants and sights flooded Han Xiangman’s thoughts—the year-round spring-like sunroom, the vibrant shopping and leisure hub teeming with crowds daily, and the bustling harbor.

She couldn’t hold back a chuckle, "Yangshan stands as the finest refuge I’ve encountered amid the massive flood."

"It’s a haven of structure, where even everyday folks enjoy basic security."

"Skilled people thrive remarkably there."

"The Yangshan Shelter boasts its own production plant, butchery, and marketplace."

"To sum up, arriving there will reveal it all to you."

These descriptions prompted the two women to share a glance, their faces betraying unmistakable longing.

...

"Bang!"

Inside Mist City, Chang Yuntao abruptly smashed his palm on the table, splintering it apart.

Rage boiled within him as he glared down at Right Leader Ji Liang, who knelt there.

"Repeat that? How many Ice Armor Soldiers perished?"

Sweat poured off Ji Liang as he quivered, replying, "Forty-nine Ice Armor Warriors in total, twenty-one killed, three vanished, and four gravely wounded."

"Twenty-eight lives! We’ve forfeited twenty-eight warriors!"

"And the Earth Mother Sect? How many captives did we take?"

Chang Yuntao bellowed the question.

Ji Liang responded hastily, "The Earth Mother Sect had covertly amassed hundreds of devotees, all Superpower Users."

"So far, we’ve verified eighteen top Earth Mother Sect figures slain, with identities of others pending review, and more than seventy held in the prison."

Chang Yuntao’s visage grew profoundly dark. He realized most of those seventy were probably former City of Ice Mist dwellers, indoctrinated by the Earth Mother Sect into loyalists.

The true eighteen fatalities were the elite infiltrators from the Earth Mother Sect.

Among those eighteen, he counted the seven or eight he’d personally eliminated below ground.

This realization fueled his fury, though it wasn’t the pressing concern at hand.

The real priority lay in swiftly stamping out this debacle.

Drawing a steadying breath, Chang Yuntao inquired, "What’s He Jun’s condition?"

"The city’s premier Healing Superpower User is attending to him; he’s out of mortal peril," Ji Liang answered promptly.

Only then did Chang Yuntao’s features soften somewhat, and he intoned deeply, "You get three days to realign the city’s operations and reinstate stability."

"Furthermore, start enlisting fresh recruits to replenish the Ice Armor Soldier Legion immediately."

"Sticking to just Ice Attribute Superpower Users?" Ji Liang ventured to question.

Chang Yuntao shook his head faintly, "Not this time—any Superpower User qualifies, but with a condition."

"Their primary attribute needs to exceed 45 points, prioritizing those with superior stats."

Relief flickered in Ji Liang; such criteria would make recruitment straightforward.

Beyond the City of Ice Mist in the Mist Forest, numerous Superpower Users boasting 45 or higher points lingered.

Previously, they’d yearned to enter the City of Ice Mist without success.

Presented with this chance now, they’d scramble desperately to join.

Chang Yuntao issued a few additional directives before declaring, "Very well, you’re dismissed."

"Understood, master."

Ji Liang withdrew from the space.

Chang Yuntao rose, pondered briefly, and placed his palm against the floor.

Crash!

The floor tiles swiftly parted, unveiling a wide opening on their own.

Chang Yuntao vaulted forward, plunging straight into the gap.

His form plunged downward, soon arriving at a constricted blood tunnel.

Since acquiring the Heart Core, he could access any blood tunnel within the Floating Island Giant Corpse’s frame.

This one was a mere capillary of the colossal corpse, tight yet linking directly to the core.

Chang Yuntao pressed on without pause, striding ahead as his figure dissolved into swirling ice flakes, vanishing in a flash.

Minutes later, he reentered the subterranean heart room of his prior retreat.

The subterranean heart room lay shrouded in frost and snow, with expansive blood tunnels around it sealed and fused.

Now, his demeanor cool, he gestured, and the fused heart room parted with a resounding crash.

Icy winds surged forth right away, whipping up a blast.

Chang Yuntao showed no fear, rather savoring a deep inhalation, a grin tugging at his lips.

He marched into the heart room, confronting an ice figure head-on.

Trapped within the ice figure was a miner who’d recently fled into the blood tunnel.

Chang Yuntao let out a cold huff and flicked his wrist.

Crack! The ice figure crumbled into shards in a heartbeat, the remains pulverized to dust.

It shattered like fragile glass, brittle and weak.

Chang Yuntao advanced resolutely into the heart room, passing numerous cadavers en route.

He remained unmoved, accustomed to these long-past bodies.

Prior to refining the Heart Core, he’d ruthlessly dispatched multiple groups of plotting miners trying to flee.

And even earlier, for the Brain Core, he’d slain countless others.

Thus, to him, corpses meant as little as roadside weeds.

After a few more paces, Chang Yuntao halted abruptly, a hint of puzzlement crossing his features.

"How did this get here?"

His eyes fixed on a nearby ice mound.

This small ice mound had served to bury an Earth Mother Sect expert; he distinctly recalled it placed atop the Blood Ice Palace!

Why was it relocated here?

"Was there a survivor after all?"

The notion crossed his mind, sharpening his caution as he hurried toward the Blood Ice Palace site.

However, nearing the ice cavern, his countenance paled to ashen instantly!

"Where’s the Blood Ice? Where is my Blood Ice?"

Disbelief gripped Chang Yuntao; he sprang upward, diving into the ice cavern to scour frantically.

At the cavern’s base, only scattered Blood Ice remnants lingered, the biggest no larger than a fist!

The enormous Blood Ice hoard, shaped like a pyramidal fortress, had disappeared without a trace!

"No way, this can’t be!"

Roaring in outrage, Chang Yuntao swept his arm, commanding the giant corpse’s tissues, setting the whole heart room quaking and shuddering.

Ground ice chunks flew from the vibrations, the encircling frost swept clean in moments.

No matter how far he excavated, not a sign of the Blood Ice appeared!

"My Blood Ice, no, this defies belief, defies it!"

"Who? Who pulled this off?"

He scoured wildly, inspecting every corpse for potential Blood Ice concealments.

But sifting through hundreds of bodies yielded zilch!

Abruptly, as he probed, a close ice barrier cracked apart.

Chang Yuntao’s frame stiffened taut.

An acute awareness hit him, and he whipped his head toward the ice barrier.

Grinding his teeth, eyes blazing, he struck the ice barrier with his palm.

Boom! The fairly thin ice barrier exploded on impact, exposing a eaten-away tunnel!

"No, impossible!"

Chang Yuntao’s expression twisted into utter pallor, edging on horror.

Without a second thought, he plunged into the tunnel, wriggling deeper along the eroded route.

Soon, he burst from the tunnel into a neighboring heart room.

The sight drained all color from Chang Yuntao’s face.

Vertigo seized him, the world seeming to crumble.

The Blood Ice in this heart room had been utterly stripped away too!

"Ah——"

"Who! Who perpetrated this!"

"I’ll slaughter you, wipe out your whole kin, ah——"

Chang Yuntao bellowed in wrath, his features contorted in mania.

One must grasp that this heart served as the blood-generating hub of the Floating Island Giant Corpse in its living days.

The blood herein, as the purest Source Blood, held the most distilled genetic data.

Beyond the Brain Core and Heart Core, the heart’s leftover pristine blood ranked as the Floating Island Giant Corpse’s prime treasure!

From this vital blood, one could derive ultra-pure genetic essence, spawning myriad genetic variants!

What’s more, it proved essential for him to fully assimilate the Heart Core!

Yet now, every scrap of Blood Ice was missing!

All his schemes lay in ruins!

How could Chang Yuntao not seethe with vengeance!

"Even scouring the world’s every nook, I’ll hunt you down, you bastard!"

Chang Yuntao thundered, driving his fist into the heart room’s wall.

A deafening rumble echoed!

The entire heart room shook violently, rippling quakes through the depths below.

Suddenly, the whole Floating Island quivered faintly, like an quake!

Dwellers in the City of Ice Mist grew bewildered and scared, dropping to their knees in dread, crying out in alarm, believing a tremor had struck.

By now, with command over the Floating Island Core, Chang Yuntao could effortlessly provoke island-wide shifts with mere gestures.

His oath to track Liang Yuan was deadly earnest.

Currently, Liang Yuan remained oblivious to this, already delving into his latest acquisitions.