Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1565: The Gap Between You and Me

Facing Zhen Yuanzi, Zong Yue, who had come to dissuade him from leaving, Zhang Yi did not waste any words.

In this world, whoever had the bigger fist held the truth.

So he struck directly.

He condensed void force, gathering it between two fingers. It was the simplest, most pure, and most brutal form of attack. The Star-Piercing Cannon!

Though called a cannon, what actually shot out from between his fingers was an extremely thin black line.

In an instant, it pierced straight through Zhen Yuanzi's prized Guardian of All Directions!

Zhen Yuanzi looked down in shock at his own body.

His massive transcendent body, along with his chest, had been pierced clean through by Zhang Yi's single strike, front and back!

He had originally thought that even if he was no match for Zhang Yi now, he could at least cause him enormous trouble.

But Zhang Yi had used only a single move to make him fully realize just how massive the gap in their strength had become!

It was as simple as a sniper rifle punching through a wooden board.

Zhang Yi lowered his right hand, and Zhen Yuanzi's body swayed unsteadily in midair.

His left hand clutched his chest as his dazed eyes fixed on Zhang Yi. After a long moment, he finally forced out a bitter, pained expression.

"Thank you."

Zhang Yi's strike had pierced through his right chest, avoiding the lung. It was only a penetration wound, nothing life-threatening for him.

This strike was merely a warning. If Zhang Yi had wanted Zhen Yuanzi's life, this one blow would have been more than enough.

Zhang Yi said calmly, "Your mission is complete. Whatever happens here, no blame will fall on you. Leave!"

Zhen Yuanzi's lips moved slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.

This was a world where strength reigned supreme.

He had lost, plain and simple. Saying anything more would be meaningless and would only invite humiliation.

In the end, he let out a sigh, then transformed into his giant form and rode the rocks away from Wuyou Valley.

Before leaving, he issued a single order to the surrounding Dragon's Roar Guards.

Everyone, retreat immediately!

There was no point in staying any longer. It would only risk provoking Zhang Yi further and causing unnecessary casualties.

Judging from Zhang Yi's demeanor, he wasn't here in a blind rage seeking revenge. He was staying calm, using the most reasonable means to demand an explanation for himself.

"This is going to be a huge mess now! Shengjing will have to bleed heavily before Chaos agrees to stop."

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, then boarded an armed helicopter and departed.

After thinking it over for a long while, he still sent a communication to Qin Qigong.

Once connected, he deliberately exposed the bloodstain on his chest for the other man to see.

"Marshal Qin, I failed to stop Chaos! His strength now is too terrifying. I'm simply no match for him."

Zong Yue said with a helpless expression, not forgetting to add a couple of weak coughs.

Qin Qigong's face was extremely grim.

He took a deep breath. "I understand. This isn't your fault. After all, even I never imagined that in just half a year, he would grow to such a level!"

This kind of terrifying speed of growth, he had only ever seen in one person. That was Houtu, who had been nurtured with the resources of the entire Shengjing District concentrated on her!

But Zhang Yi, he was a lone wolf who relied only on himself!

Could it be that his talent surpassed even Guan Longyue's?

Qin Qigong didn't dare to think further. At this moment, his heart was filled with two words: "regret" and "remorse."

Seeing Qin Qigong's tormented face, Zong Yue couldn't help but ask, "Marshal Qin, I want to ask one question! What exactly did our district do to Chaos?"

He had interacted with Zhang Yi before and understood the man's character.

He was cautious and careful, never taking rash risks, and never picking pointless fights out of momentary pride.

Otherwise, when faced with Li Changgong's repeated provocations back then, he wouldn't have endured for so long.

A man like that, unless pushed to the brink, would never oppose the Shengjing District!

Qin Qigong was silent for a long time, his expression full of inner struggle, before finally turning into a helpless sigh.

"I didn't do anything wrong. If there's any fault, it's only that I underestimated his strength!"

From a theoretical standpoint, Qin Qigong's actions were completely justified.

As the supreme commander of the largest district in the Huaxu Nation, he had every reason to suppress unstable elements.

Moreover, who could have imagined that Chaos, whose strength had once been comparable to Zong Yue's, would grow in such a short time into a terrifying figure that even Houtu would struggle to suppress!

The probability of such a thing happening was like buying a lottery ticket with every number matching and winning the grand jackpot!

Unfortunately, Qin Qigong was the one who hit that probability.

He wished he could slap himself twice right now, but what was done was done. Regret was useless.

...

Zhang Yi finished looting Wuyou Valley.

But he was a man who always did things properly. Even when collecting a debt from the Shengjing District, he absolutely wouldn't push things to the extreme.

As for the elemental ore veins in Wuyou Valley, he only took what he could see with his own eyes.

As for those buried deep underground, or hidden in obscure corners that were hard to find, he turned a blind eye and left them behind.

After all, he was just collecting what was owed, not trying to completely burn bridges with the Shengjing District.

It was enough to hurt them, but there was no need to drive them into a corner. The consequences of that were something no one wanted to face.

However, he didn't forget to make one more trip to Snow Dragon City before leaving. Following Gao Tianwu's instructions, he cleaned out the warehouse stock as well.

Zong Yue no longer dared to stop Zhang Yi at all. Tens of thousands of Dragon's Roar Guards and regular soldiers in Snow Dragon City, fully armed, could only watch helplessly as Zhang Yi walked past.

Then watch helplessly as he opened the warehouse doors and took away all the accumulated elemental ore.

"Good work!"

After finishing all of this, Zhang Yi turned around with a smile and waved at the Dragon's Roar Guards and regular soldiers.

The soldiers held their rifles in their hands but didn't dare point them at Zhang Yi. They could only hold them against their chests.

Seeing Zhang Yi's friendly demeanor, embarrassment was written all over their faces.

"I'm done here for today."

Zhang Yi shoved his hands into his pockets and said casually to them, "But these things are just the interest I'm collecting for now. You lot pass a message to the higher-ups in Shengjing for me! The person who made a move against me, I will never let him go!"

"Of course, Shengjing is too dangerous a place. I have no interest in going there. But then again, I'm a space-type Transcendent, so traveling is quite convenient for me. If anyone from the Shengjing District ever wants to leave Shengjing City in the future-"

A cold, icy curve formed at the corner of Zhang Yi's mouth.

"Then they'd better pray they don't run into me."

As Zhang Yi said this, he raised his head and looked at the sky.

At that very moment in Shengjing, before the eyes of Qin Qigong and the other high-ranking officials, Zhang Yi's words and expression were transmitted to them exactly as they were.

Everyone's face was extremely ugly.

In a head-on confrontation, they weren't afraid of Zhang Yi. But when had he ever said he would fight them head-on?

Besides Houtu and the Ksitigarbha King, did the rest of the Shengjing District just not count as people anymore?