Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1296: Fireball

Chapter 1296: Fireball

Blazing like a gigantic fireball in mid-air, Losang barreled straight at Suolang Deji.

During his rush forward, those flames surged with ever greater ferocity.

Step by step, the fireball expanded into a huge orb roughly four to five meters wide!

Against such an onslaught, Suolang Deji avoided a foolish block and smartly dodged to the side.

But right after that first pass, the fireball whipped around sharply and charged at Suolang Deji once more.

Shockingly, its pace accelerated with every moment.

Low rolling friction made it inevitable.

"Psssh—"

Before long, dense white mist blanketed the battlefield.

Scorching heat from the blaze liquefied snow and ice, instantly turning them to vapor.

Thick white steam saturated the whole arena.

Suddenly, sight grew hazy, hiding everyone's locations from view.

Losang's prior flames covering the field prevented any infrared detection.

Consequently, onlookers outside couldn't make out the action inside either.

Zhang Yi nodded in quiet approval. "Truly clever."

As a battle-hardened veteran, Liang Yue spotted the genius in this tactic too.

"He knows this fight isn't the last. Victory here means facing another foe right after."

"That's why he's denying everyone a peek at his combat methods."

This scenario left even Zhang Yi powerless.

Human senses rely solely on the body's five perceptions.

Among them, eyesight serves as the main way to perceive surroundings.

Without sight, assessing situations drops dramatically.

With no one able to see, they all waited tensely for the fight's result.

Deep in the fog, Suolang Deji heard thunderous roars echoing around him.

Those came from Losang, now a flaming chariot hurtling his way.

Though vision failed him, his hearing stayed keen.

The downside: Losang had slathered grease everywhere, fueling roaring fires.

This crippled Suolang Deji's sight completely.

Another issue lay underfoot.

Extreme heat swiftly melted the icy ground.

A vast pit formed quickly, but no water pooled— it all boiled away to steam.

"BOOM!!!"

From the mist burst the fiery chariot anew. Even nearing, its brilliant golden blaze shone clear.

Suolang Deji's gaze sharpened instantly.

He chose a direct clash to gauge Losang's real power!

As a strength-enhanced superhuman, he welcomed head-on impacts.

Clenching his vajra rod, he bellowed and swung it wide against the oncoming fireball!

This stance let him channel force without waste.

"BOOM!!!!"

The rod's mighty blow hammered into Losang's form.

Golden fire erupted like shooting stars, scattering across the field and igniting spots everywhere.

Thunder-like noise echoed kilometers distant.

Yet the hoped-for halt didn't happen after that strike.

In ball shape, Losang absorbed most of Suolang Deji's power through rolling.

Suolang Deji's eyes widened in shock. Glancing back, he saw Losang suspended aloft, slick with grease and wreathed in golden fire.

A Maitreya Buddha-like grin curved Losang's lips, laced with scorn.

Thick fat layers shielded his body, boosted by butter oil he'd poured on— perfect fuel oozing from pores.

This created ideal armor.

Perfect against strength-types like Suolang Deji.

"Whoosh!"

Losang halted his roll upon landing, dropping to all fours before unleashing a jet of golden flame at Suolang Deji!

The fire started thin as thread from his mouth, then swelled thick, blasting hundreds of meters nonstop!

This inferno targeted Suolang Deji amid ultra-high temperatures.

Recovering from his swing, Suolang Deji got surprised and raised arms to shield while dodging fast.

But the flame tracked his every move relentlessly.

Quickly, his arms blackened to char.

Gritting teeth through agony, Suolang Deji realized even his forged body couldn't endure such intense flame blasts.

Losang reveled in his smug triumph.

"The flames I spit out can hit 5000 degrees Celsius. They melt even the toughest materials."

Suolang Deji was forced to clumsily roll aside in retreat.

When he glanced up once more, his skin had turned pitch-black from the scorching.

Without his superhuman power to resist the flame's intense heat, he would have been reduced to ash already.

Suolang Deji kept his face completely composed.

Having lived as an ascetic, he once prostrated himself, kowtowing along the icy trails of the Great Snow Mountain in harsh winter, clad only in meager robes.

His body got shredded and soaked in blood by jagged rocks, but he never winced once.

Such wounds were something he could easily bear.

However, right now, the wound from Gele's final blow was starting to grow harder to contain.

Gele too was a reinforcement-type superhuman who knew the flaws of their kind all too well.

Though skin, bones, and muscles could be tempered to flawless strength, the vital organs stayed delicate to preserve normal body functions.

That attack inflicted deep internal damage on Suolang Deji.

He managed to hold it back initially, yet when unleashing his full power in battle, a dull pain throbbed in his organs.

During clashes between top experts, this flaw proved deadly.

A chill gripped Suolang Deji's features. His arm muscles swelled massively. The life force and healing prowess of reinforcement-type superhumans struck terror.

The burns brought no blood loss and failed to hinder his fighting ability.

Losang fixed his gaze on Suolang Deji, his face locked in that eerie Maitreya Buddha smile, amplifying the horror.

"Flames serve as his main attack method. Plus, from his build, he boasts powerful strength and defense up close."

"Yet in raw power and swiftness, I claim total superiority."

"So, I'll exploit my strengths and dodge his."

Injured as he was, Suolang Deji swiftly devised his battle plan mentally.

Losang had already balled his body into a huge meat sphere, golden fire roaring wildly as he prepared to roll again.

Yet at that instant, Suolang Deji bellowed, stomped to crack the earth underfoot, and barreled directly toward Losang!

Losang hadn't built up his rolling speed yet when Suolang Deji closed in at blinding pace.

"From the start, you leveraged distance to begin rolling and gather momentum."

"But with that hugely fat frame, starting the roll must take tremendous effort, huh?"

"If I stop you from rolling, what will you smash me with then!"

Author's Note