Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1695: Lofty Ambitions

After Indra finished speaking, one of the Eight Legions' leaders below suddenly spoke up:

“Huaxu Nation has suffered such a devastating blow this time that it may well be destroyed outright. Even if it survives, it will surely be gravely weakened and unable to shoulder the responsibility of being the great power of the East.”

He looked around at everyone and urged them emphatically, “Now is the time for our Brahmin Alliance to show its strength!”

The speaker was one of the Eight Legions' leaders, Yaksha.

His words won the approval of those present. Even Indra lowered his gaze to look at him.

“Oh? What are you suggesting, Yaksha?”

Yaksha rose to his feet, bowed to Indra, and then said, “Since Huaxu Nation’s fall is inevitable, there is no need for us to let them keep occupying that vast territory and its resources!”

“So I propose that we take the initiative and help them take over the regions they can no longer protect.”

At those words, the expressions of everyone present turned rather complicated.

Having a powerful neighbor had never been a good thing, and surpassing Huaxu Nation had always been the dream of the people of the Brahmin Alliance.

A flicker of interest appeared on Indra’s face.

“Oh? At a time like this, they’re fighting the Underground Civilization on the front lines, while we go and do something like that. Doesn’t seem quite right, does it?”

Yaksha replied, “Heavenly Emperor, that’s not the case! To the southwest of Huaxu Nation lies a very mysterious land. A mysterious ancient civilization is buried beneath it. We sent people to explore it before, and concluded that its underground treasures are inexhaustible.”

“They are treasures belonging to all humanity! Huaxu Nation cannot be allowed to claim them all for itself. Besides, they can no longer protect them. Isn’t it only right and proper for us to go protect humanity’s treasures?”

Indra laughed after hearing this.

He nodded. “I think Yaksha makes an excellent point. Everything we do is in fulfillment of our responsibilities as a great power of the world!”

He looked down and addressed Yaksha and the Transcendent seated beside him.

“Yaksha, Mahoraga! Lead your forces to the southwest of Huaxu Nation. Help them protect the treasures of human civilization!”

Yaksha and Mahoraga immediately bowed before Indra.

“We obey your command, Heavenly Emperor!”

Nearly everyone in the entire temple wore a fervent expression.

After all these years, they finally had a chance to take advantage of Huaxu Nation’s weakness and give it a hard kick while it was down!

Still, a few people in the crowd looked worried.

But faced with Indra and the others, who were intent on achieving their grand ambitions, and considering the surging nationalist sentiment within the Brahmin Alliance, they obediently chose to keep quiet.

……

Tianshui City.

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld’s Void Heaven’s Mandate swept across the city, completely leveling its central district and turning it into a vast chasm, as though it had been bombed by Love of Death.

A violent storm spread outward from Tianshui City, sweeping across the surrounding area.

Fortunately, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits were far from the blast’s epicenter. Otherwise, even the slightest trace of that force striking them would have blasted them to ashes on the spot.

Even so, the terrifying power left them trembling with fear.

At that moment, after unleashing Void Heaven’s Mandate, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld seemed to realize that he had neither destroyed the maze formation nor killed the people aboard the Ghost Train.

This couldn’t help but leave him puzzled.

“This shouldn’t have happened.”

He had absolute confidence in his own power. There was no way his attack could have had no effect at all.

His mind quickly began to work.

“Their strategy is to use mist that disrupts my senses, preventing me from leaving this area.”

“Then they use spatial abilities to control a train as transportation and launch surprise attacks against me.”

“My Void Heaven’s Mandate can instantly sweep across a vast area around me. That means their Spatial Shifting can cover an even greater distance, or they have some other way to withstand this attack of mine.”

He crossed his arms, resting one hand beneath his chin.

“If I keep letting them drag things out like this, it will only put me at a greater disadvantage.”

“Heh. Forget it.”

The Gatekeeper of the Underworld had no intention of wasting any more time.

So he simply closed his eyes.

If his eyes and senses could deceive him, then he might as well shut his eyes. That way, his five senses could no longer mislead him.

After choosing a direction at random, he flew off that way without hesitation.

The Ghost Train reappeared in the void. Seeing the enormous crater on the ground, Zhang Yi and the others were still shaken.

Just then, Dai Sheng urgently warned them over the communications channel.

“Bad news! That guy seems to have found a way to escape the Eight Trigrams Formation!”

In Dai Sheng’s mind, the monster trapped in the formation was actually flying in a straight line toward the northwest of Tianshui City!

Zhang Yi chuckled. “Forget it. This was within expectations.”

The maze formation was merely a clever trick.

Once its flaw was discovered, it could easily stop working.

They had delayed the Gatekeeper of the Underworld for nearly eight minutes, and the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits had completed their mission perfectly.

“But what do we do now?”

Li Changgong asked anxiously.

“We’re on our home ground, and even with all our preparations, we couldn’t gain the upper hand. Once he leaves Tianshui City, what can we use to fight him?”

“He’s not getting away!”

Zhang Yi cut him off.

Li Changgong and Shang Daowen, who had been about to say more, stared at Zhang Yi in surprise.

Why had Zhang Yi suddenly become so forceful?

Zhang Yi glanced at them and said coldly, “The Gatekeeper of the Underworld is powerful and clever, but my people aren’t sitting around doing nothing!”

“He can see through our abilities and formations. Does that mean we couldn’t use this time to gather information about him?”

Yang Xinxin’s side had already obtained the results of their analysis through the intelligence agencies in various regions.

The reason the Gatekeeper of the Underworld had blocked that earlier shot from Love of Death was that they had used a special weapon to withstand its impact.

Li Changgong furrowed his brows at this. “So what? That only means we can’t use Love of Death to kill him.”

“No, that’s not it.”

Zhang Yi said to Dai Sheng, “Don’t let him leave Tianshui City. Otherwise, we really won’t be able to win! Now, catch up to him immediately!”