Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1496: Infiltration Investigation

Though Zhang Yi still felt a lingering unease about the abnormalities in Edo City, what bizarre scenes hadn’t he witnessed since the apocalypse?

Beyond the initial shock, his first thought remained fixed on solving the problem.

After mulling it over, he said to Deng Shentong and the others, “We have to figure out what’s going on in Edo City. Otherwise, we’ll be facing unknown risks.”

Deng Shentong also recognized his own responsibility for the incomplete investigation.

So he suggested, “Should we sneak in and take a look?”

Zhang Yi replied calmly, “No need. All of you stay here on standby, maintain vigilance around the area, and keep an eye on Edo City’s movements for me.”

He twisted his wrists.

“As for the infiltration investigation, I’ll handle it myself.”

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons prowling through Edo City radiated an oppressive aura that even he found troublesome.

These people had followed him here, and Zhang Yi had no intention of letting them become cannon fodder—especially pointless cannon fodder at that.

“Huahua will stay here to protect you all. I’m going in alone to investigate.”

No one had any objections to that.

When it came to survival skills, Zhang Yi was unquestionably the best in the world.

After confirming there was no danger nearby, Zhang Yi felt confident enough to activate his ability and re-enter Edo City.

This time, he chose the Edo TV Tower—one of the tallest structures in the world.

High in the air, he overlooked the entire city of Edo.

At this moment, Edo seemed to have regressed to the Heian era, shrouded in a hazy mist. Within the gray fog, shadowy figures shifted indistinctly, all of them non-human in form.

Absolute silence reigned. Though neon lights still flickered in the once-bustling commercial districts, not a single living soul remained outdoors.

Huge dark figures moved in packs, shuffling through the streets of Edo like walking corpses.

Some silhouettes loomed as large as mountains, trudging along in solitude.

Others burned with flames, rolling across the road and leaving trails of fire in their wake.

“There’s no way this is an illusion, nor someone’s special ability. If it were, that ability user would have to be unimaginably powerful!”

Zhang Yi muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

At the same time, a terrifying guess took shape in his mind.

If this wasn’t man-made, then the most plausible explanation was that beings from other powerful civilizations were beginning to invade reality!

He watched for a long time, but everything within the shadows remained unclear.

After weighing his options, he decided to descend into the city for a closer investigation.

His body floated down through the air like a feather. His masterful control over space-force meant his movements barely stirred a ripple.

Zhang Yi landed directly below Edo Tower and slowly approached the area where the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was taking place.

Among those shadows, there existed some entities that were exceptionally terrifying—capable of even causing trouble for Zhang Yi.

Though his strength meant he didn’t fear being surrounded by them, there was no need to alert the enemy prematurely.

Zhang Yi gripped White Owl in his hands, advancing cautiously through the streets.

Inside the shops and apartments, he could see humans in a standby state.

“What the hell are these things? Puppets? Or robots?”

Zhang Yi frowned.

He entered a household—a single-family house typical of Edo.

The room was dimly lit. A sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boy sat on the sofa, while across the way, in the open kitchen, a girl in a miniskirt was cooking.

Zhang Yi leaned in for a look and spotted a freshly cut cabbage on the counter.

But oddly enough, this cabbage was spherical, and when sliced open, the inside revealed circular, ring-shaped patterns.

He checked the rest of the house and found a pair of twin sisters upstairs playing video games.

Strangely enough, there were no adults in this home.

He went back downstairs, sat on the sofa for a moment in thought, then finally pulled out a dagger and slowly slashed the boy’s arm.

Blood immediately gushed out—human blood, bright red in color. He was definitely alive.

“They’re real humans. So that means the entire population of Edo City has been controlled by something?”

Zhang Yi rubbed his chin, deeply curious.

What kind of ability could simultaneously control nearly half a million people in Edo City?

But that explained what Fatty Xu had told him.

Why these people were so resistant to the cold—some ability user must have done something to them.

Zhang Yi stared at the boy’s throat, slowly narrowing his eyes.

He pressed the cold dagger against the boy’s neck.

Right now, he wanted to kill this guy, cut him open, and see what was special about him.

But he quickly stopped himself.

“If these people really are under someone’s ability, killing him would just be like beating the grass and startling the snake.”

In the end, Zhang Yi let him go.

He stood up and walked out of the house, where the fog outside had grown even thicker.

Zhang Yi was still thinking about his next move.

Just then, his ears caught a peculiar sound—like bubbles popping in quick succession right beside him.

Pop... pop... pop...

Zhang Yi whipped his head around and saw something appear beyond the wall.

A white hat moved along the wall from the right-hand side.

The walls of the single-family house were over a person’s height, about eight feet tall.

So whatever was behind that wall had to be at least eight feet tall! That was far beyond normal human proportions.

Zhang Yi’s eyes grew wary.

“Could it be that there really are things beyond common sense?”

But then he quickly smiled.

“But so what?”

He never handed the initiative to anyone else.

So the next moment, he flashed and appeared directly outside the wall.

On the dark street, the silhouette of a woman in a white dress with a thick felt hat appeared before Zhang Yi.

Without a word, Zhang Yi aimed his right hand at her.

“Extract!”

A Dimensional Gate opened, attempting to absorb the strange woman before him into the alternate space.

But there was no response at all!

The next moment, the woman slowly turned around to face Zhang Yi.

Her face was covered by a huge white mask. She stood two heads taller than him, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Suddenly, she revealed a pair of crimson eyes from beneath her hat brim, then reached up to pull down her mask.

“Do you think I’m beautiful?”

She removed the mask, exposing a horrifying, gaping maw. The corners of her mouth had been slashed all the way back to her ears, the wounds still raw and bloody!

With her smile, it was enough to make anyone faint from sheer terror!

But Zhang Yi only said flatly, “Too ugly.”

The Slit-Mouthed Woman’s expression instantly twisted. She reached under her skirt, pulled out a massive pair of scissors, and shrieked, “Once I cut your mouth open too, you’ll look just like me!”