Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1522: Blade of Falling Petals
Previously on Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies...
Baili Changqing stared gravely at their surroundings and said in a low voice to Wu Di, "Just now, an illusory shadow suddenly appeared behind you. That blade nearly took your life!"
On Wu Di's back, his combat suit had been easily pierced, and blood was already seeping from the spot over his heart.
That attack had been far too sudden—no one around had even sensed it.
"The enemy has an incredibly powerful assassination-type Transcendent. Everyone stay alert!"
Baili Changqing said this.
Everyone instantly became wary. A method of attack that could strike so silently was truly hair-raising.
Fatty Xu, upon hearing this, spoke up on his own, "Let me try!"
He pressed his palms together, and the snowflakes around him instantly began to dance, swirling outward from where the group stood, sweeping rapidly across the surroundings.
"No matter what humanoid creature it is, even if it can conceal its tracks, it will absolutely leave traces in this swirling, flying snow!"
As Fatty Xu channeled his ability, he fixed his gaze on the surroundings, watching for any movement.Sure enough, it wasn't long before the snow outlined a human shape in a direction off to their side.
Without hesitation, Uncle Yu raised his gun, aimed at that spot, and unleashed a fierce barrage of artillery fire!
But the silhouette appeared for only a brief moment before vanishing from its position.
However, its mere appearance was enough to make Baili Changqing and the others no longer underestimate their enemy.
On the Demon-Sealing Court Transcendent side, they too had realized that these Transcendents from Huaxu Nation were formidable—not the kind of opponents ordinary Transcendents could hope to face.
Among the Demon-Sealing Court Transcendents, a tall, bald man with a massive prayer beads necklace stepped forward.
"All Transcendents below Deputy Captain-level, withdraw! These fellows are not something you can handle. Stay back and await orders!"
Upon hearing this, the majority of the Transcendents immediately retreated cautiously.
Only three Transcendents remained in place, forming a standoff with Baili Changqing and his group.
First Squad Deputy Captain, Terumon Dharma—a giant of a man built like an iron tower.
Second Squad Deputy Captain, Kameda Koshō—a hunched, scrawny, and balding freak.
Third Squad Deputy Captain, Rokudaime Chiyo—a female Transcendent in a black suit with a long ponytail, laden with dozens of grenades.
But Baili Changqing and his group knew that the truly dangerous one was actually that Transcendent who could turn invisible and appear out of nowhere!
Terumon Dharma silently pulled a folding set of brass knuckles from his pocket and slipped them onto his massive right hand.
The first to act was the slender-looking female Transcendent, Rokudaime Chiyo.
Her hands swept through the air with rapid motions, like someone typing on a keyboard, and each motion ignited a massive ball of flame.
In an instant, hundreds of fiery blazes shot into the sky, transforming into colossal fireballs that hurtled straight toward Baili Changqing and the others.
Flames surged skyward—above, an area of nearly a thousand meters was filled with giant fireballs, each tens of meters in diameter!
Then they fell like meteors, their searing heat scorching the ground, so intense that even through their combat suits, they could feel the terrifying temperature.
Emitter-type ability, Raging Wildfire!
"Let me handle it!"
Fatty Xu kept up his output. His [Blizzard] ability allowed him to control ice and snow, drastically lowering the temperature across a wide area.
After extensive training, he was no longer what he once was.
Sure, when facing Transcendents at Captain-level or above, his performance was lackluster.
But going up against Deputy Captain-level Transcendents? He had plenty of room to shine!
He pressed his palms together, and the ice and snow from the sky and earth howled as they gathered, causing the temperature across the entire region to drop.
Winds swirled around him, and a massive tornado reversed its course toward the sky, slamming fiercely into the airborne fireballs!
Freezing cold and scorching flames canceled each other out, and great clouds of steam instantly turned to rain as they fell, only to be evaporated again!
Just then, a tremendous roar echoed from the forest on one side.
"ROOOAR—"
Centuries-old towering trees on Undying Mountain were mercilessly snapped in half, and a hundreds-meter-long ice-and-snow jiaolong bellowed as it lunged toward Fatty Xu!
Baili Changqing raised his spiked club. As the team's bulwark, he charged forward without hesitation and swung the club in a vicious blow!
"Iron Wrist!"
BOOM!!!
The spiked club smashed into the head of the ice-and-snow jiaolong. Despite the massive size disparity, Baili Changqing—known as Iron Wrist—possessed a wrist strength that was astonishing.
That single swing shattered the ice-and-snow jiaolong into pieces!
But the next moment, a spike on a chain shot out from the shattered remains of the jiaolong, aiming straight for Baili Changqing's eye!
Baili Changqing had put all his strength into that strike, and now he was at his weakest, his stance unstable.
Faced with this sudden attack, his pupils contracted sharply. He could only muster every ounce of effort to dodge.
"Schlick!"
The chain-dart sliced through his combat suit, cut across his head, and grazed his temple, tearing away a long gash of blood!
If Baili Changqing hadn't been a defense-oriented Strengthening-type Transcendent, that blow would have sheared off half his skull.
But even so, he felt as if something had scraped harshly against his skull, nearly punching a hole straight through his head!
"That bastard again!"
Bai Chunyu had not yet made a move. He was waiting for the perfect opportunity.
Now that the hidden assailant had struck again, it finally gave him his chance.
His supernatural powers surged through his body, and in an instant, he shattered into pieces, scattering on the wind.
"Falling Blade!"
Bai Chunyu merged into the air, blending with the swirling snow and ice, and spread outward across that area.
"Chk!" "Chk!" "Chk!"
Every flake of ice and snow was a sharp blade, slicing through everything in the area.
Under such indiscriminate attack, nothing could remain hidden.
Finally, the concealed assassin revealed their true form.
It was a woman in a dark red leather suit, with pitch-black pupils that nearly filled her entire eyes. She had numerous pouches strapped to her waist, chest, and thigh.
She was a woman dressed as a standard shinobi.
Third Squad Captain of the Demon-Sealing Court, [Tamamo no Mae] Purgatory Star.
Traits-type Transcendent, ability index: 9600 points.
Bai Chunyu's attack had forced her out of hiding.
But the next moment, she formed a single hand seal. "Wind Release!"
Roaring winds surged around her, blocking the swirling ice and snow.
At that moment, Bai Chunyu had transformed into a thousand forms. Seeing this familiar technique, he smiled inwardly.
"I fought that Neon sumo wrestler before and already spotted that weakness. You don't think I'd fall for the same trick twice, do you?"
The blades of ice and snow flowed along the winds, but he used the storm's force to accelerate his spin, then shot out from within the gale, making his attacks even fiercer!
Borrowing the enemy's force to amplify his own—this move caught Purgatory Star off guard!
But she showed no panic at all. She reached into the pouch at her waist, pulled out a red pellet, and threw it hard at the ground beneath her feet!
A raging flame erupted from under her, surging outward in all directions.