Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1667: Chaos Steps Forward

In the battle against Mist Valley on Star Island, the entire Huaxu Nation had suffered devastating losses. Only Jiangnan Region, no, to be precise, only Tianshui City, had achieved a spectacular and magnificent victory!

Therefore, in front of the envoys from other nations, Meng Yuanjun naturally would not forget to emphasize this matter.

At a time like this, they could not afford to lose the dignity of a great power.

Newton looked toward Zhang Yi and gave a slight nod of acknowledgment.

"We fully recognize the strength of Your Excellency [Chaos]!"

Cadillus ground his teeth and muttered under his breath, "This kid... if I'd known he would grow to this level, I should have taken him out back then!"

Canero could not help but glance at him. "That's all in the past. Best to say less about it going forward. After all, that fellow's strength is something even you would struggle to handle."

Canero had already given Cadillus plenty of face.

If it had been anyone else, he probably would have said outright: You chased him across the sea for so long back then, and still couldn't kill him, right? So spare us the hindsight now.

Freemonts's top Transcendent, [God of Thunder Perun] Alexei, nodded toward Zhang Yi, saluting this powerhouse.

No matter the era, those with great power would always earn the recognition of others.

Zhang Yi gave a slight nod, returning the courtesy to Newton and Alexei.

Newton looked toward Meng Yuanjun, his eyes returning to their usual cold indifference.

"I recall that among their combat forces, aside from the Silver Armor-tier Transcendents, there are also Epsilon-class Transcendents wearing black-and-white armor. The strength of these Transcendents is generally at the level of White Chariot."

"Judging by the current situation, we cannot afford to ignore their existence."

Li Changgong, Han Shanzuo, Xuanwu and the others wore subtly complicated expressions.

Even as the cornerstones of a major region, there was still a certain gap between them and the Black Chariot level.

Back then, relying on the advantage of terrain, they had barely managed to hold off the Mist Valley forces for a time.

If it came to a direct confrontation, whether they could win against those Black-White Commanders was still uncertain.

"Naturally."

Meng Yuanjun waved his hand again, and before the Silver Armor Transcendent projection appeared smaller-sized three-dimensional figures, which were naturally the Black-White Commanders.

"These Transcendents in black-and-white battle armor, we classify them as [Strengthening-type], [Storm], [Frost], and [Telekinesis]."

Meng Yuanjun spread his arms wide. "The enemy is a highly rationalized combat unit, so the coordination between the Silver Armors and the Black-White Commanders should be fixed."

"Now, let us briefly introduce their combinations."

"[Sea Beast] + Strengthening-type second."

"[Smoke] + Storm."

"[Giant Blade] + Frost."

"[Blood Tide] + Telekinesis."

"Additionally, we cannot determine whether the enemy will deploy more Epsilon-class Transcendents in the upcoming battle."

"So when the time comes, we must reserve a mobile unit to provide support to various battlefields at any moment. As well as to handle other kinds of special situations."

Zhang Yi thought for a moment, then spoke up at this point: "In that case, the pressure we'll have to face is absolutely tremendous!"

He raised one finger. "Because most of our forces, and our strongest few Transcendents, must be prepared to do battle with the [Gatekeeper of the Underworld]!"

The moment those words came out, the air in the room seemed to freeze solid.

Gatekeeper of the Underworld. That was a name they were unwilling to mention. If they could, they would even hope to simply forget that existence and never have it appear.

But reality was brutally cruel. They could not, at a moment concerning the nation's very survival, ignore the possibility that the enemy might deploy their strongest combat power!

Meng Yuanjun's gaze turned grave, yet a fierce light flickered in the depths of his pupils. He said in a low voice, "On that point, we have made arrangements as well!"

Zhang Yi spread his hands. "Please continue, Commander Meng."

Meng Yuanjun said, "First, we must concentrate our main forces on the battlefield against the Gatekeeper of the Underworld!"

"When the time comes, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits will coordinate with you in combat. And the list of those responsible for dealing with the Gatekeeper of the Underworld is-"

Meng Yuanjun raised his head. Everyone looked at him with grave expressions, uneasy yet somewhat expectant in their hearts.

No one was willing to face that inexplicably powerful existence, but no one wanted to be regarded as weak either.

Meng Yuanjun's gaze swept across each person present, one by one.

"The ones deploying are: [Chaos], [Ksitigarbha King], [Houtu], [God of Thunder Perun], and [Gouchen]!"

Hearing his own name first, Zhang Yi showed not the slightest surprise.

He, Shang Daowen, and Houtu were currently Huaxu Nation's most elite combat forces.

At this point, Zhang Yi still did not know much about the National Protection Army's existence, so he subconsciously overlooked [Black Emperor Zhuanxu] Chen Xuanba.

The origin of everything was that battle at Star Island. Zhang Yi understood in his heart that he could not evade this fight. He had to reach a resolution.

Even if he wanted to flee, his entanglements with Star Island were far too deep. He had killed too many Transcendents from Star Island. Eventually, the reckoning would come.

Zhang Yi leaned back slightly, resting against the sofa, his mind immediately racing through how to survive the coming battle.

He did not have to win.

But he absolutely could not lose, because losing meant death.

And just then, a voice came through with displeasure: "Why isn't my name on that list?"

Everyone turned toward the sound and saw a stern man in military uniform, whose wide-brimmed cap covered half his face, speak in a leisurely tone.

This was none other than [Black Emperor] Chen Xuanba, who had only become known to everyone through this recent battle.

Zhang Yi vaguely remembered that this man seemed to possess Black Chariot-level strength as well.

He raised his head to look at Meng Yuanjun. "If the prediction holds, the enemy's strength is at least at the White Bishop level, possibly even higher. Would sending only those five be somewhat reckless?"

Not far away, another man's expression shifted uncertainly.

That was naturally Li Changgong of the Northwest Major Region.

Hearing Meng Yuanjun state that he was to battle the Gatekeeper of the Underworld, it was hard for him to feel joy at having his strength recognized.

Because his strength had not yet reached the Black Chariot level, and now he was supposed to fight a Transcendent who might exceed him by twenty or thirty thousand points?

Come on, if he was the slightest bit careless, he would be instantly killed by the opponent, all right?

So when he heard Chen Xuanba speak, Li Changgong even felt a trace of hope that the man might replace his spot on the list.

But Meng Yuanjun merely said calmly, "Black Emperor, all of this is the most appropriate arrangement we have made to win the coming war."

"Do not be impatient. Every one of you has your own task to complete!"

"As for those five on the list, there may be discrepancies in their ability values. But they can coordinate with each other perfectly, and for the purpose of a hunting operation, they can perform even better."