Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1241: All Members Enhanced

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Previously on Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies...
Zhang Yi reflected on the ancient underground realms and the ominous mist enveloping Star Island, deepening his concerns about an impending crisis and the survival of humanity. In discussions with Yang Xinxin, he learned that powerful subterranean races face constraints, while human civilization's advanced weapons like the Death Reapers of Love provide a strong defense. Determined to bolster their strength, he planned to demand genetic technology from the Deng Family to create a superhuman corps in Tianhai City, while monitoring the situation through satellites and contacts with Xuanwu, who revealed the mist's containment and military readiness to eradicate any threat. Amid rigorous training that elevated his superhuman index to 18,000, Zhang Yi experienced eerie whispers in his sleep as a side effect of absorbing the sacrificial spirit, though it posed no immediate health risks.

With Zhang Yi pushing them forward, all the folks back home were making steady strides too.

Yet, as their superhuman ability indices climbed to match those of elite squad members and leaders, the differences in innate talent started showing more clearly than ever.

Even though Zhang Yi had stockpiled plenty of Origin from mutated beasts, how well each person absorbed it differed wildly.

Out of the group, Liang Yue's potential stood out as the highest, no surprise there.

Her starting attributes were sky-high, and her rate of turning mutated creature Origin into power was top-notch.

Truth be told, since coming back from the Qinling Mountains, her superhuman ability index had hit 9,700 points already!

This came after taking in the Origin from two leader-rank mutated creatures plus Cheng Lanlan.

Given her reinforcement-style power suited for up-close fights, getting near an Epsilon-level superhuman might let her pull off a shocking one-shot kill.

Even Zhang Yi wouldn't fully drop his defenses against Liang Yue, since in their regular training bouts at the stadium, she frequently thrashed him pretty good.

Afterward, thanks to Zhang Yi's dedicated training, her power edged closer to the 9,800-point mark, at which point absorbing more mutated creature Origin started to slow.

While Zhang Yi could force her combat strength higher short-term by dumping all his stored Origin into her, that approach wasn't efficient; excess can harm as much as shortage.

Being the thrifty type, Zhang Yi skipped such ideas.

Besides her, Hua Hua's superhuman ability index had climbed to 9,999 points, teetering right on the edge of a full breakthrough.

After ingesting the Divine Source and breaking its genetic barriers, it ranked as the top talent in the Shelter next to Zhang Yi, in theory.

All it required was ongoing battles to awaken its hidden strengths; eventually, it'd cross into Epsilon territory.

Apart from those two, the rest of the Shelter's companions had seen major boosts as well.

Old You's superhuman ability index surpassed the deputy leader threshold, hitting 8,100 points.

He wasn't thrilled with that number, seeing as Zhang Yi had poured a hefty chunk of resources into him.

It demanded the Origin from three leader-rank mutated creatures just to scrape by at this stage.

Any further gains from now on would prove ridiculously tough.

Old You even told Zhang Yi with a sigh, "My peak might end right here. Hard work does build strength, but hitting the summit in any area still boils down to talent in the end."

Zhang Yi grinned and reassured him, "Take it easy. You can't wolf down a fat pig in one go. Maybe you just need time to absorb this strength fully. Blame me for rushing it, wanting you all powered up fast."

Overhearing this nearby, Fatty Xu got annoyed.

"Boss, chat away if you must, but quit the constant jabs at me!"

While saying that, he kept glancing down at his game.

Zhang Yi and Old You leaned in for a peek.

"Oh ho, still gaming online with others!"

Old You laughed lightly. Zhang Yi and Old You shared a look, eyes twinkling with mischief.

"Who's your gaming buddy?"

The pair inquired, fully aware.

Fatty Xu's cheeks turned scarlet. "Uh... got a friend."

What nonsense about 'a friend.'

In this situation, who else but Li Yangyang would game with him?

Zhang Yi probed curiously, "So, how's it going with her these days? Weren't you split up? How come you're still tangled up like that?"

Fatty Xu shot to his feet and declared, "Split up? I never said we're together! It's only... I find her pretty cool. Hanging out as pals is fun."

Zhang Yi snorted skeptically. "Sure, sure. Until it hits that last stage, you can keep fooling yourself, imagining she's merely a cute girl..."

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Before Zhang Yi wrapped up, Fatty Xu clamped his hands over his ears and bolted off.

He truly mastered "Running away might be embarrassing, but it works" to perfection. Pure denial and dodging the truth.

Zhang Yi ignored him; his love life was his to sort.

That said, Li Yangyang's influence had sparked real shifts in Fatty Xu lately.

He claimed no interest in femboys outwardly, yet his training sessions brimmed with extra vigor.

Under Zhang Yi's intensive boosting, his superhuman ability index now stood at 8,000 points.

Though Zhang Yi kept quiet on the motive, the group got the picture.

Dead-fat-otakus are tricky beings like that.

Besides those, Yang Xinxin's superhuman ability index had touched 9,000 points too.

She didn't show much zeal for powering up.

Rule-type ability holders lean on smarts over raw force.

She favored staying in Zhang Yi's shadow, managing operations and plotting his moves.

By contrast, Zhou Ke'er poured effort into her own growth.

As the Doctor and Zhang Yi's health overseer, her gains meant better safeguards for his well-being and protection.

For a support-type user like her, battling for experience wasn't necessary.

All she had to do was drill her skills over and over, heal others, or run tiny bio tests to sharpen her control.

Thus, she kept pace, hitting the 9,000-point squad leader line.

Through this routine practice, her power surged dramatically.

A fresh skill emerged: [Physical Alteration].

In essence, she could tweak any creature's body makeup via contact.

This lent her some killing edge. In theory, touching someone let her bend their form to her desires.

Warping tissue, wrecking organs.

Still, as a non-fighter, such offensive tricks rarely saw use; only for dire situations.

But [Physical Alteration] shone brightly in aiding allies.

She could grant Zhang Yi an ideal body setup.

Right now, Zhang Yi's bodily prowess rivaled a Beta-level reinforcement superhuman.

For him at present, this boost was huge.

It wouldn't equip him for hand-to-hand with Epsilon superhumans, but better base fitness meant greater stamina and coping with tough spots.

For instance.

Should Zhang Yi clash with a peer and their energies wane late in the fight, superior endurance would shine through.

The one lasting longer claims victory.

In contrast, Yang Siya's progress stayed middling.

Her talent cap wasn't standout. Despite same perks as Zhou Ke'er, she just nudged to 8,000 points.

Yet this petite lady felt perfectly happy where she was. To her, the superhuman ability index merely spiced up her cooking, making meals tastier and more nourishing for Zhang Yi.

The real shocker for Zhang Yi came from Lu Keran.

Her superhuman ability index had blasted up to 9,500 points straight away!