Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1583: Suspected Underground Denizen

Just at that moment, Luozhuo, the current political and religious leader of the Southwest Region, spoke up and asked:

"Lord Chaos, that Black Chariot you mentioned... was he really... a human?"

The moment these words left his mouth, it was like a thunderclap exploding in everyone's minds.

"Was he a human?"

Right, from start to finish, Zhang Yi had never once said that Black Chariot-tier was a human!

Luozhuo was someone who had experienced the war against the Demon Kingdom, so he had witnessed those powerful and terrifying aberrant beings from the underground world.

That was why he posed this question, "Could it be that the one lurking in Tianshui City wasn't human at all, but rather came from the underground world?"

Zhang Yi looked at Luozhuo's somewhat youthful face, and the corner of his mouth slowly curled into a faint smile.

Although Luozhuo wasn't very old, now that he had assumed the position of Supreme Commander of the Southwest Region, he had clearly grown quite a bit.

Zhang Yi's gaze turned deep and profound as he said, "Perhaps that's why he chose to self-detonate! He didn't want us to see clearly what his true identity really was!"

In the Northeast Major Region, [Daoist Lu Ya] Han Shanzuo lowered his head and muttered, "Beings from the underground world? Could it be that these bastards have already found a way to invade our surface world? If that's the case... then we're in huge trouble!"

The face of Han Shanzuo, which was always grinning and cheerful, now wore an expression of extreme gravity.

"Those bastards underground are incredibly powerful! If they were to appear on the surface, I can't even imagine what kind of catastrophe they would bring upon our Huaxu Nation!"

Meng Yuanjun heard this but calmly said, "Not necessarily. According to Chaos, that person had already been lurking in Tianshui City for a year."

"If they wanted to attack our Huaxu Nation, they would have made their move long ago."

He looked at Zhang Yi and asked, "Chaos, if I may ask a presumptuous question. If he had made a move against you a year ago, what do you think the outcome would have been?"

Zhang Yi curled his lip, "Everyone in Tianshui City would have died, even me! But he would have been blown to ashes by the Love of Death as well!"

Xuanwu cupped his chin with one hand and nodded, "Chaos's reasoning is quite sound. In other words, the enemy possesses intelligence no less than that of us humans. Their appearance in the human world is actually for the purpose of observing us."

"But, perhaps they also realized that humans possess terrifying weapons of mass destruction like the Love of Death, which is why they didn't dare to act rashly, right?"

Zhang Yi shook his head.

"That's not necessarily true either! I have personally witnessed that the powerful existence beneath the Qinling Mountains can withstand a small-yield Love of Death."

"Moreover, the Love of Death may not be able to instantly kill an Epsilon-class with special abilities."

"So, rather than saying they're afraid of the Love of Death, it's more accurate to say they're gathering intelligence."

Zhang Yi used himself as an example, saying:

"Take myself for instance. No matter what level of opponent I face, I always do my research in advance to avoid messing up the operation."

Han Shanzuo said coldly, "If that's the case, then a year's time would be more than enough for them to finish their investigation!"

"Now, there's something even more terrifying to consider. Is this kind of mole only in Tianshui City? Could there be more lurking among us, right by our sides?"

These words sent a chill running down everyone's spines.

If a powerful Black Chariot-tier Transcendent was lurking beside them, they probably wouldn't even be able to sleep soundly at night.

Li Changgong spoke up, "Not necessarily."

He looked at Zhang Yi, "If beings from the underground world were truly to show themselves, the person they would most likely target would be Chaos and no one else. After all, among all of us, he's the only one who has visited multiple forbidden civilized zones where underground worlds exist."

Everyone nodded in agreement one after another.

After the apocalypse, the other Epsilon-class Transcendents were all regional guardian deities, top-tier combat strength cultivated by pooling the resources of their entire region.

Therefore, their primary mission was to maintain peace within their own regions.

But Zhang Yi was different. The strength he possessed today was achieved entirely through his own efforts. So he didn't need to be bound by regional restrictions and could move about freely.

Mist Valley on Star Island, the depths of the Qinling Mountains, the Nash Kingdom in the Southwest Region, and Edo City in Neon.

He had dealt with too many civilizations from the underground world.

So it was hardly surprising that he would be targeted.

Zhang Yi propped his chin on his hands. Li Changgong's words suddenly made him think of something.

Around two years ago, he had gone to Mist Valley on Star Island and descended into the abyss to obtain a God Essence.

Not long after, the Sky Dragon King, who had also been trapped in Mist Valley, was artificially modified and became an Epsilon-class Transcendent, coming to seek revenge against him.

Although he slew the Sky Dragon King, the Sky Dragon King had warned him before dying that he had been marked. Eventually, the existence beneath the Mist Valley would come looking for him.

Marked?

Could it be that the Transcendent disguised as Ruan Ping was the one watching him?

But then, why hadn't he made a move against him back then?

Zhang Yi's mind was filled with confusion, and he fell into deep thought with his head lowered.

And this expression of his only confirmed what Li Changgong had said.

Li Changgong asked, "Chaos, is there something you're still keeping from us?"

Zhang Yi glanced at him and said calmly, "There are indeed some personal matters. You want to hear them?"

"Please, go ahead."

Zhang Yi didn't hide anything about the Sky Dragon King and the Mist Valley, and told them all about it.

Li Changgong furrowed his brows, "Your meaning is that the Transcendent came from the Mist Valley? Because you went to the Mist Valley back then and obtained the God Essence?"

Zhang Yi spread his hands, "Who knows? After all, I never had much dealing with them. At that time, I simply went there to look for treasure."

Meng Yuanjun, who had been listening to their conversation all along, lowered his head in deep thought.

Suddenly, he raised his head and said to Zhang Yi, "Perhaps the reason that Transcendent never made a move wasn't because he didn't want to, but because... he couldn't!"

"Couldn't?"

Zhang Yi frowned, unable to comprehend Meng Yuanjun's words.

"Why couldn't he?"

Meng Yuanjun chuckled lightly.

"I can't explain the specifics clearly, but according to the intelligence we've gathered, it seems that those powerful civilizations lurking underground are restricted by certain rules, preventing them from appearing in the surface world of humans."

He spread his hands, "However, this restriction seems to be gradually lifting now, or perhaps its suppressing force is weakening. I think, if you hadn't discovered that person's identity, he wouldn't have clashed with you so soon either."

In Zhang Yi's mind, an image of a thunderbolt spanning heaven and earth flashed before his eyes.

He remembered the heavenly thunder in Edo City that had struck down Kami-musubi-no-Kami.

It seemed everything was starting to make sense now.