Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1486: The Visitor

Night.

The darkness was deep, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, the entire world shrouded in an all-encompassing blackness.

In his ears came the sound of drizzling rain, cold and chaotic.

Walking through the darkness, Zhang Yi actually saw a torrential downpour falling from the sky.

Boom!

A bolt of white lightning tore across the heavens, illuminating the darkness. Below, the sea churned violently, black waves surging skyward, cresting dozens of meters high, as if ready to swallow Tianshui City where Zhang Yi stood at any moment.

He instinctively touched his arm. The freezing rain falling on him made his limbs feel icy cold.

“Why is it so cold? Am I not wearing my combat suit?”

Zhang Yi wondered to himself, a strange feeling creeping over him.

Another thunderclap descended from the sky, this bolt long and jagged, as if slicing the entire sky in two.

In the endless darkness, it became the only light.

But that brief flash of illumination made Zhang Yi freeze solid in an instant.

He stared blankly ahead, his skin crawling, his hair practically standing on end!

Because in the dim distance, on a massive cliff face, a pitch-black shadow was crouching.

It was covered in black armor, with a pair of twisted horns and a thick, long tail.

A pair of blood-red eyes stared at him from across that vast distance, locked on him without wavering.

“The... Gatekeeper of the Underworld!”

Zhang Yi couldn't help but blurt out his title.

The moment he shouted it, the massive figure moved, closing the distance in an instant, pressing its face right up against his!

“Ahh!!”

...

Zhang Yi jolted awake in bed, looking at the familiar surroundings around him. Only then did he realize it had all been a dream.

But turning his head to look out the window, the world outside was still gray and overcast. Late at night, the snow-covered landscape carried a pale tinge.

It wasn't the endless darkness from his dream, which finally allowed him to let out a breath of relief.

“Zhang Yi, what’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”

A slightly lazy voice came from beside him. Zhou Ke'er was rubbing her sleepy eyes, one hand resting on his shoulder.

The silk blanket couldn't hide her stunning figure and delicate skin.

Zhang Yi took several deep breaths before he managed to calm his emotions.

He shook his head and murmured, “The things the Dragon King said before he died... they’ve been affecting me too much. I dreamed of that guy from the Misty Valley on Star Island. He’s coming to kill me.”

Hearing this, Zhou Ke'er was silent for a long moment. Then all she could do was wrap her soft body tightly around Zhang Yi.

“It’s okay. We’re going to keep getting better, bit by bit.”

...

East Sea Region, Military Headquarters.

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Qinglong suddenly sat up in bed.

He was panting heavily, his bare upper body a mass of bulging, scarred muscle.

He felt his chest, confirming that his heart was still beating, before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He got out of bed and walked to the window.

Through the east-facing window, he could see the sea in the distance from Donghai City, which was situated along the coast.

And beyond the sea, further east, lay the direction of Star Island.

He stared at the ocean. The gently undulating waters seemed to conceal an undercurrent, making him frown deeply.

“That matter... isn't over yet?”

...

In the days that followed, Zhang Yi and his people continued to work hard on getting stronger.

Additionally, they began cultivating Transcendents from Tianshui City itself.

Xiao Honglian, Xing Tian, Lu Dahai, and the others were the first batch to receive training.

Even just giving them a portion of the Ground Centipede’s Essence was enough to greatly boost their strength in a short time.

After that came the large-scale effort to enhance the power of Transcendents across the three major bases, raising Tianshui City’s overall power level to a higher standard.

These were matters Zhang Yi never liked to handle himself, so he left them to Yang Xinxin.

He trusted her to figure out the specifics.

It was the fourth month since returning from the Southwest Region.

Tianshui City welcomed a guest who was both familiar and strange.

Familiar, because he and Zhang Yi had known each other for a long time.

Strange, because this was the first time he had ever come to Tianshui City.

This guest was none other than Deng Shentong.

Deng Shentong first called Zhang Yi via video link, saying he wanted to come to Tianshui City to discuss something important with him.

After receiving Zhang Yi’s permission, he immediately hopped in his car and sped over without a moment’s delay.

He hadn’t taken Blizzard City’s special train, which already struck Zhang Yi as somewhat odd.

This suggested that Deng Shentong wasn’t representing Blizzard City, but had come for personal reasons.

Zhang Yi had a good relationship with the Deng family. In the past, they had given him plenty of help, and Zhang Yi had also taken a stake in Deng Corporation Technology, giving him access to their cutting-edge research results.

It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

So, that morning, Deng Shentong’s car pulled up in front of the main gate of Cloudrest Manor.

As he walked into the villa, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of admiration.

“The life you live here is more luxurious than an emperor’s! Even my uncle doesn’t have it as good as you.”

Zhang Yi smiled and invited him to sit down on the sofa.

“Everything is built on having enough strength and resources. But I’m actually a bit surprised that you came to see me.”

Zhou Ke’er brought over two cups of hot coffee, then tactfully withdrew.

When men had business to discuss, unless specifically asked, she wouldn’t hover nearby.

Anyone with eyes could tell that Deng Shentong hadn’t come just for a social call; he had something very important on his mind.

Deng Shentong sat down next to Zhang Yi, took a sip of the coffee Zhou Ke’er had brewed, and smiled. “I wouldn’t come knocking on your door without a good reason! This time, I do have something very important to discuss with you.”

Zhang Yi glanced at him. “Just say it straight. You know I’ve never been one for beating around the bush.”

Deng Shentong didn’t speak right away, though. Instead, he took an iron box from his person and carefully opened it in front of Zhang Yi.

Inside was a yellowed piece of paper that looked quite old.

Deng Shentong gently picked it up and handed it to Zhang Yi.

“Take a look at this first!”

Zhang Yi could sense at a glance that there was a remnant of supernatural power on the paper.

“What is this?”

He carefully took the paper, and sure enough, he could feel a faint trace of that power lingering on it.

The paper seemed to have traveled through centuries. The writing on it was still in traditional characters, but it was clear it wasn’t extremely ancient.

Because some of the words on it, Zhang Yi could still recognize.

“What is it?”

Zhang Yi stared at Deng Shentong, questioning him.

Deng Shentong replied seriously, “This supernatural power remnant comes from a person who lived six hundred years ago. So, back in ancient times, mutated individuals already existed in this world!”

Zhang Yi was silent for a moment, then let out a chuckle.

“That’s hardly breaking news.”

Biological mutation was an ongoing process. Although the past wasn’t like the present, with the age of mass mutation, it was still normal for one or two individuals with special abilities to occasionally appear within a vast biological population.