Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1685: Yang Xinxin’s Analysis

Zhang Yi and the others used the Ghost Train to cloak themselves once more.

With his armor cleaved apart, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld finally began to feel a surge of irritation.

He had thought he would sweep everything aside and wipe out this human nation as soon as he arrived.

Instead, he had been dragged into the enemy’s rhythm the entire time. Despite his overwhelming strength, he had been unable to secure a quick victory.

What was worse, now that his armor had been destroyed, his exposed body was subjected to intense ultraviolet radiation, leaving him acutely uncomfortable.

He clenched his fists and began bombarding everything around him indiscriminately, using even more violent attacks!

If things continued at this pace, he would soon destroy all of Tianshui City and barrel straight toward its outskirts.

At that point, a casual attack would be enough to wipe out the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits stationed at the city’s edge, breaking the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation.

Zhang Yi and the others fled to another area, still within the bounds of Tianshui City.

The first thing they did was give Alexei an injection.

Zhang Yi had Zhou Ke’er come out of Shadow Space to treat Alexei.

The convenience of being able to carry someone around like that was truly enviable.

Li Changgong secretly sent Zhang Yi a message over the communications channel.

“Zhang Yi, if we lose this battle, you have to take me with you when you leave! As long as the green hills remain, there’ll be no shortage of firewood.”

Li Changgong wasn’t stupid, and he quickly figured that out.

Zhang Yi glanced at him but said nothing.

As if. If it came to that, his first priority would be saving himself and the people close to him.

As for Li Changgong?

That would depend on his mood.

Shang Daowen spoke up. “The Gatekeeper of the Underworld has clearly been provoked. That proves everything we’ve done is having an effect.”

“We were this close to making him bleed.”

“So we can keep using this strategy!”

“It’ll be difficult,” Zhang Yi said without hesitation.

He patiently explained, “His strength is definitely beyond what he’s shown so far. That punch just now nearly killed all of us!”

“He’s holding back because he’s wary of those mysterious rules. But if he’s willing to take the risk and unleash even greater power, I doubt even all of us together could stop his attacks.”

As he spoke, Zhang Yi looked toward Alexei, who was recovering.

Alexei had taken the full brunt of the Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s power head-on, and his injuries were severe.

And it wasn’t just Alexei. Even during their brief battle, a third of Zhang Yi’s Dimensional Gates had been destroyed, and a great deal of his supernatural energy was draining away.

Now, he had to eat while fighting to replenish his energy.

After all, he still had to sustain the cost of the Sword in the Tree.

The battle had lasted less than three minutes so far.

Rather than talking about holding out until Heaven’s Might took effect, they needed to figure out how to stay alive first.

They might not be able to hold the Gatekeeper of the Underworld off for long.

But retreating was out of the question, too.

If they withdrew, every top Transcendent from Tianshui City gathered here would die, and the Wuluan Empire’s forces would sweep through and destroy the core areas of every district.

Huaxu Nation would be finished.

“Damn it!”

Li Changgong ground his teeth and said bitterly, “If only we could use Love of Death again!”

It was humanity’s most powerful weapon.

They had already used it at the very beginning of the war, but it hadn’t caused the Gatekeeper of the Underworld and his group the slightest harm.

That made it clear they must have some way to withstand attacks of that caliber.

If even Love of Death couldn’t kill them, how were they supposed to deal with these enemies?

“We have to create a second opening so Gouchen’s blade can strike him!” Shang Daowen said.

“But he’s too fast. And now he’s on guard against Gouchen’s ability. Trying that strategy again will be much harder,” Zhang Yi replied.

“But we still have to try.”

The group argued back and forth. This battle was crucial not only to all of Huaxu Nation, but to all of humanity.

No one dared to be careless. The immense pressure of the fight made it impossible for Zhang Yi to remain completely calm.

Just then, Yang Xinxin’s voice sounded in Zhang Yi’s ear.

“Brother, calm down.”

Her voice was cool, gentle, and pleasant to hear. It gradually cleared Zhang Yi’s muddled thoughts.

“Xinxin, do you have any suggestions?”

Yang Xinxin had been watching the battle the entire time. She was Zhang Yi’s brain, always able to provide him with excellent plans.

Calm and quick, she said, “The Gatekeeper of the Underworld is far too strong, at least 40,000 points. In terms of pure strength, he’s on a completely different level from all of you.”

“Your initial strategy worked well, Brother, but in reality, it didn’t hurt him at all. It only caused him a little trouble.”

“But as the battle goes on, the chances of your attacks succeeding will keep falling, while the risk of dying will rise.”

“It all comes down to insufficient strength!”

Yang Xinxin’s expression was grave. Faced with an enemy who was overwhelmingly stronger, even she couldn’t maintain her usual composure.

But she remained calm. No matter what situation you faced, keeping a clear head and avoiding reckless action was the best way to improve your chances of completing a mission.

“Relying on Li Changgong is too risky. It can only be a backup plan.”

“So we have to use Love of Death!”

Zhang Yi frowned. “I know, but Love of Death has no effect on him.”

“That’s not true.”

Yang Xinxin shook her head.

“Brother, even your Divine Domain Purification was able to shatter his armor. So how could he emerge completely unharmed from Love of Death’s attack, and even protect the subordinates beside him?”

Zhang Yi’s eyes lit up. “Are you saying he used some kind of special item?”

“That’s the key question. Let the district authorities investigate that!”

Yang Xinxin said calmly, “I’ve already contacted Meng Yuanjun and asked them to analyze the energy fluctuations in Tianshui City’s waters when Love of Death exploded.”

“And next,” she took a deep breath, “instead of attacking, Brother, you should all keep your tempers in check and focus on defense!”

Zhang Yi thought for a moment, then asked, “Xinxin, using your ability, about how long could you hold him?”

“The length of time I can control him depends on the target’s willpower. But I don’t recommend doing that. Based on the information we have so far, our opponent has an incredible amount of combat experience.”

“Even if he doesn’t know what my ability is, he still won’t let the Desire Angel’s arrow hit him.”