Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1623: Timing and Terrain
Previously on Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies...
Northwest Major Region.
The one responsible for attacking this region was Silver Armor, a holder of smoke-based abilities.
Using smoke that blanketed the entire city, he killed nearly half of Chang'an City's soldiers within a mere half hour.
However, casualties among ordinary humans were kept under control.
Because in this era, it wasn't just Tianshui City that had underground shelters. Every major city had such facilities.
Located in the innermost direction of Huaxu Nation, the Northwest Major Region had a certain amount of time to prepare before the assault arrived.
As a result, the vast majority of ordinary humans had moved underground, preventing mass casualties.
At present, even if the cities above ground had been devastated horrifically in the battles between Transcendents, as long as the Northwest Major Region could successfully hold this line, then with today's science and technology, rebuilding the cities wouldn't be too troublesome a task.
Silver Armor stormed into the Command Center where Li Changgong was stationed, intending to execute a direct decapitation strike.
But what he hadn't anticipated was that Li Changgong had long since prepared for this. He had evacuated the entire Command Center building ahead of time.And then, detonated every single explosive planted inside the Command Center!
It was a directional blast triggered from the ground toward the sky. The power was absolutely terrifying, yet the shockwave barely affected the surrounding areas.
Having activated [Boundless Across the Six Realms], Li Changgong stood atop a tall building several kilometers away from the Command Center, a look of certain victory gleaming in his eyes.
As a man of military upbringing, he was constantly in a state of combat readiness.
Wanting to break into his battle formation and decapitate him? How could it possibly be that easy!
What Silver Armor probably didn't know was that ever since Li Changgong had taken command of the Northwest Major Region, he had faced no fewer than ten assassination attempts and military coup attempts from hostile forces!
The man he was now was someone who slept with his blade within arm's reach.
A massive pillar of fire shot straight into the sky, its explosive yield rivaling that of a miniature Love of Death.
Unless one was the supreme commander of an entire major region, no one would dare make such an extravagant move.
Because the sheer cost of the explosives alone far exceeded that of a Love of Death with equivalent yield.
And a directional explosion confined within a limited area would only produce even more terrifying destructive power!
"Even a Black Chariot-tier Transcendent couldn't possibly walk away unscathed from an explosion like this!"
Li Changgong gripped his twin blades tightly, baring his teeth in a cold, savage grin.
His ability index was only 18,000. White Chariot-level.
But an exceptional warrior never blindly worshipped ability index numbers.
Timing. Terrain. Unity.
Timing and terrain were both firmly in his grasp.
Chang'an City was his home ground. Here, even if his opponent was a Black Chariot-tier Transcendent, he had full confidence he could stand and fight!
Because he was the King of the Northwest. Everything here could be wielded at his command!
The Command Center building was utterly destroyed. Flames raged fiercely, the searing heat raising the temperature across the entire city.
Even the outermost fringes of the city basked in the thermal radiation's embrace.
Amidst the roaring inferno, a twisted, darkened silhouette slowly materialized.
Silver Armor coalesced from wisps of black smoke into human form, emerging from the colossal pillar of fire.
He hovered in the air, furious. Half his body remained in a smoky state, ready to disperse into smoke at any moment to evade attacks.
But in that blast that had engulfed the entire area, he had clearly sustained considerable damage.
Even existing in a smoke-like form that could circumvent much physical harm, an explosion comparable to a miniature Love of Death had still gravely wounded him.
Unless one was a carbon-based organism like Zhang Yi, that kind of monster who could directly [Vanish Into the Void], no one could simply ignore the impact of humanity's most powerful weapons.
"I must admit, I underestimated you. Human."
Silver Armor spoke in a low, heavy voice. His body had now turned completely pitch black. Whether that was from the explosion or his original form, one couldn't tell.
"But this kind of ambush can only work once!"
He could never have imagined that Li Changgong would turn his own headquarters into a volcano's mouth. This attack had indeed caught him completely off guard.
Still, despite suffering considerable wounds from his carelessness, he was confident he could still kill Li Changgong!
Because as the Silver Armor General of the Wuluan Empire, his strength far surpassed Li Changgong's!
He extended his right hand toward Li Changgong and murmured softly: "Smoke. Kill!"
From his palm, massive amounts of black smoke surged outward, condensing in the blink of an eye into an enormous inverted triangular pyramid in midair!
A tetrahedral shape, its edges sharp as a blade meant to carve out a heart!
"BOOM!"
The black pyramid shattered violently in an instant, releasing countless irregular blade-shaped smoke projectiles that streaked toward Li Changgong!
Those ethereal wisps of smoke suddenly seemed to gain mass. Thin as cicada wings, yet spreading out like a massive net for catching birds.
Stream after stream of smoke shot toward Li Changgong at terrifying speed. Like migratory birds on the wing, they twisted and spiraled as they swept past everything in their path.
"Shiiing!"
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"Shiiing!"
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"Shiiing!"
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The colossal smoke screen swept past the surrounding high-rises, silently slicing those buildings clean in half as if cutting through paper with a blade!
Those smoke filaments, thin as cicada wings, carried power so immense it was staggering to behold!
Even Li Changgong had to wipe the smile from his lips. He had no choice but to devote himself entirely to facing the enemy before him.
A gravely wounded Black Chariot was still a Black Chariot, after all!
"I am the decree of heaven!"
Facing the black smoke screens converging from all around, Li Changgong drew his blades. Twin long sabers, reinforced by Xiao Lie's [Metal Frenzy], peerless weapons that rivaled Liang Yue's [Dragon's Roar]!
"CLANG!"
Li Changgong's strikes were blindingly fast. His blade moved so quickly that it was utterly impossible to track. Back when he had fought Zhang Yi, the mere act of drawing his blade had been enough to make Zhang Yi's skin prickle with danger.
The power of [I Am the Decree of Heaven] instantly split apart every smoke attack converging on him!
Ignore everything. Cut through everything. That was the true might of I Am the Decree of Heaven!
Li Changgong's blades lashed out countless times in the span of a breath, deflecting every attack that came at him!
But those smoke projectiles, once split apart, simply reformed back into smoke again.
Silver Armor's body remained half-smoke as he drifted higher into the sky, his right hand commanding the vast clouds of black smoke around him. The smoke rose from every direction surrounding Li Changgong, forming four towering walls that loomed overhead!
"Li Changgong of the Northwest Major Region. His ability is an absolute attack that ignores all physical defenses!"
"But his weakness is that his attack range is limited, and it leans toward single-target strikes."
"So all I need to do is maintain distance and keep attacking with [Smoke. Kill]!"
