Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1417: Gentleman's Contract

The flames blazed fiercely, and Liang Yue's eyes were like torches as she stared at the trajectory of the fire through the black swamp.

"If his true body is hidden within the black swamp and can shift positions at any time, there must be signs to track it down."

"The flow of an ability, like the inner energy within a martial artist's body, is hard to see with the naked eye. But if you focus your senses, you can find the pattern of its movement and trace its source."

Once she figured this out, Liang Yue no longer felt confused. Even amid the danger, she calmed her mind and concentrated, waiting to locate Mordred's true body.

Sure enough, as the oil traced its path through the black swamp, it formed an orange-yellow trail in the pitch-black mire.

The flames rushed along the oil, burning fiercely.

Liang Yue's eyes lit up, and gradually, she sensed the movement of Mordred's true body.

"Found you!"

Liang Yue stomped her feet hard against the ground and charged forward.

The black swamp in her path was cleaved apart directly, unable to stop her advance!

Mordred's figure darted swiftly through the black swamp.

"Not bad, you're really something!"

His voice came from all directions, as if praising Liang Yue.

But so what?

He had become part of the black swamp, able to change his size and move at incredible speed.

Even if Liang Yue realized that his true body wasn't the entire swamp but was just hiding somewhere within it to control it from the shadows, what could she do with only those two physical blades?

Yet Liang Yue seemed completely unaware of this issue.

Her gaze was firm, and her hands gripping the blades were steady without the slightest tremor.

As long as her target could be cut, her blade would surely land!

As long as—her speed was fast enough!

She calmed her breath, focused her mind, and cleared her thoughts of distractions.

Then, in an instant, her twin blades slashed out like lightning!

This strike was no longer just two slashes; a blinding storm of blade light instantly engulfed the entire space before her!

"Shiiing!"

The blade light curved like crescent moons, illuminating the narrow corridor. Large swaths of the black swamp were sliced countless times by Liang Yue, unable to reform even temporarily.

And after feeling the sharpness of that strike, Mordred's expression changed!

Though he dodged that blow, the overwhelming martial power behind those thousand slashes in a single moment finally gave him a sense of danger.

At this point, he could shrink his true body to the size of a finger and turn it into a semi-liquid form hidden within the black swamp.

But he wasn't completely liquefied; if struck, he would still risk death!

"Damn it, I need to get out of the way fast. I can't let her land a hit on me!"

Mordred quickly weaved through the black swamp. The entire corridor, five to six hundred meters long, was completely engulfed by the dark mire.

As long as he wanted to evade, Liang Yue wouldn't be able to find his position anytime soon.

That's what Mordred believed.

Unfortunately, the moment he started moving, the black swamp rippled.

And the oil Liang Yue had released burned across the surface of the swamp.

The fire reacted faintly to his movements—not strongly enough to pinpoint him, but enough for Liang Yue to detect.

"Shiiing!"

Mordred shot past above Liang Yue's head, trying to escape toward the end of the corridor.

Liang Yue's eyes sharpened instantly.

"There you are!"

Without hesitation, she turned around and swung her blade in a backhand strike!

The moment she attacked, she could deliver thousands of slashes!

Her arm and long blade turned into a blur, like countless silver crescent moons engulfing the entire corridor!

As long as her slashing speed was fast enough, even the tiniest matter would be struck.

Mordred was no exception.

"Bang!"

He was sent flying out of the black swamp by Liang Yue's strike, crashing into the distance.

At this moment, Mordred was a tiny, finger-sized figure in a black combat suit. If not for a careful look, he would have been indistinguishable from the black swamp.

Liang Yue's slash was blocked by his longsword, sparing him a fatal wound.

But the consequence of shrinking his body was a drastic drop in strength, leaving both his arms twisted and contorted.

Liang Yue charged after him without hesitation.

Once the target was confirmed, the black swamp could no longer hinder Liang Yue. No matter how Mordred summoned the black tide, Liang Yue cleaved it all apart with a single slash!

A look of terror finally appeared on Mordred's face.

He wanted to escape this place—now it was his turn to run.

But this wasn't just any location. The Holy Spirit Hall was built with barrier stones; he couldn't penetrate the walls to reach other rooms or floors above or below.

Because when Liang Yue's thousand blades came slashing toward him, he was forced to abandon his shrinking form and revert to his normal size.

"Clang!"

Mordred engaged Liang Yue in close combat with his longsword.

But after just one exchange, he felt like his tiger's mouth was about to split open!

In melee combat, the gap in strength was so immense that he couldn't even withstand a single blow from Liang Yue. His longsword was sent flying from his hand!

"Schlick!"

A sudden chill spread across his neck, and the terror of death gripped Mordred.

Liang Yue's blade slid across his throat and then rested on his shoulder.

Those cold, confident eyes stared straight into his.

Mordred struggled to swallow.

He thought he was dead, but as a battle-hardened warrior, he quickly realized his neck was still attached to his head, and both his windpipe and carotid artery were intact.

Liang Yue hadn't killed him.

Because she believed a living prisoner could fetch more value from the Knights of the Round Table.

Besides, with no idea where her other companions were, keeping a bargaining chip on hand might prove useful.

Moreover, their greatest enemy right now was Nasha, not each other.

If she could avoid killing him, temporarily sparing his life was the best option.

Mordred's ability had already been broken by Liang Yue; that trick wouldn't work a second time. Liang Yue reached into her tactical pack, pulled out a collar, and fastened it around Mordred's neck.

Inside was a large amount of TNT explosive. Whenever Liang Yue wanted, she could detonate it and take Mordred's life.

Then, she injected him with a drug to suppress his ability.

Without the antidote, Mordred was now nothing more than an ordinary person.

After doing all this, Liang Yue said coldly to Mordred, "You'd better pray that you'll be useful from now on. Otherwise, you're dead."

Hearing this, Mordred suddenly laughed.

"At the very least, I can be used to exchange for your companions. I understand the rules. In our Britannia, this tradition has existed since ancient times."

Even if a noble is captured during wartime, they only ask their monarch to ransom them with gold coins rather than kill them. It's a gentleman's agreement.