Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1266: Nighttime Investigation of the Great Snow Mountain

Chapter 1266: Nighttime Investigation of the Great Snow Mountain

Liang Yue and Mu Yan exchanged a glance.

There really was a problem here.

The shadow flowed like mercury spilling on the ground, trickling down along the cracks in the walls and the rug, quickly slipping through a not-so-hidden cellar door.

They hadn't expected the space below to be larger than the one above, and even more bustling.

An indescribable scent wafted over, a licentious odor reminiscent of a black goat in heat's reproductive organs, mixed with a fishy-sweet smell of milk.

This made Liang Yue and Mu Yan quickly activate the air filtration function of their combat suits.

The lighting below was dim, revealing row after row of cages.

In some cages, women wore thin clothing, or were simply completely naked, boldly displaying their figures.

Some huddled in corners, their eyes vacant, like walking corpses.

However, among these women, the more attractive ones could have individual rooms, while the majority lived together in a chaotic mess. There wasn't even a toilet nearby, just simple wooden buckets.

Liang Yue and Mu Yan's expressions turned exceptionally grim. Being women themselves, they naturally knew what these imprisoned women were used for.

But this alone wasn't enough to break their composure.

Until they saw inside several rooms, those women wearing tattered clothes, with disheveled hair and swollen pregnant bellies.

"Pregnant women? How could this be?"

Mu Yan lowered her head, seemingly not quite comprehending this sight.

The Pagyi Family keeping these women was nothing more than treating them as playthings.

But once they became pregnant, they would become exceptionally troublesome.

Yet, in this underground prison, roughly one-third of the women were pregnant.

Liang Yue's eyes fixed on those pregnant women, many images flashing rapidly through her mind.

In an instant, her face turned deathly pale, and she actually bent over, starting to retch violently.

"I know who they are now."

Tears streamed from the corners of her eyes, and her pupils turned crimson red—a sign of extreme fury.

"This place is hell on earth!"

She gritted her teeth, word by word, cursing with utmost rage!

At this moment, she had a ten-thousand-fold impulse to rescue these pitiful women, to not let them continue being treated as human livestock.

Fortunately, she had matured. Clenching her fists, she hesitated for a long time but still did not take action.

"After Zhang Yi's business is concluded, I will definitely destroy this place!"

Liang Yue said coldly, word by word.

Mu Yan whispered, "Don't worry. Once his transaction with Pagyi Gesang is over, this place will hold no significance for him. As long as it makes you happy, you can do whatever you want."

"However... it's only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

As she spoke, she shook her head indifferently.

She had spent harsher years in the outside world than Liang Yue, so she knew the cruelty of this world.

If Liang Yue spoke up, Pagyi Gesang, to please Zhang Yi, would immediately release the over one hundred women imprisoned in this dungeon.

But they couldn't stay in the Snowy Plateau Region forever.

The old ones would leave, and new ones would still come.

Besides, how many hells exist in this world beyond the Snowy Plateau?

Wherever sunlight cannot reach, demons are everywhere.

Liang Yue remained silent. Mu Yan glanced at those numb women, then turned and manipulated the shadow to leave this side courtyard.

Just as they were about to leave and go check other places.

Suddenly, in the distance, under the boundless dark night, a dazzling cluster of flames rose into the air. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Shouts of battle soared to the heavens!

A large number of Pagyi Family private soldiers, armed with weapons, charged towards the direction of the flames. Some superhumans capable of flight swept through the air.

"Damn resistance army, they're here again!"

"Capture them all, hang them on the execution racks and freeze them to death!"

From the private soldiers' conversation, Liang Yue and Mu Yan learned that those who had come were the resistance army of the Southwest Region.

Once upon a time, they had learned about this complex faction from Pagyi Gesang's mouth.

In Pagyi Gesang's words, the resistance army was the root of all turmoil in the Southwest Region, demons who disrupted the chieftains' rule, fallen sinners who willingly degenerated.

But after witnessing the true state of the Snowy Plateau Region, the beliefs in Liang Yue and Mu Yan's hearts also began to waver.

"Let's go, let's go take a look!"

Liang Yue said.

Mu Yan reminded her, "Looking is fine, but absolutely do not intervene."

Liang Yue curled the corner of her mouth. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

...

On the other side, Zhang Yi headed towards the Great Snow Mountain. After using spatial traversal for a while, he arrived near the most sacred Sangha Monastery in the Snowy Plateau Region.

This monastery was built on a hill, massive and majestic. Even viewed from high altitude, it still gave a soul-stirring sense of profound historical weight.

Zhang Yi suppressed the impulse to enter Sangha Monastery. After all, the Snowy Plateau Region's Lord of the Charnel Ground resided here.

Without first understanding the other party's strength, Zhang Yi wouldn't approach lightly.

So Zhang Yi turned his head and looked towards the Great Snow Mountain, over ten kilometers behind Sangha Monastery.

The Great Snow Mountain, over seven thousand meters in elevation, was one of the few highest peaks in the entire Huaxu Kingdom.

Even standing in the Snowy Plateau Region, it still appeared colossal, very prominent within the entire Kunlun Mountains.

Zhang Yi rubbed his wrist. At this moment, he was fully prepared, and his goal wasn't to enter the so-called Demon Kingdom, just to gather intelligence.

Therefore, there shouldn't be much risk.

Zhang Yi arrived at the Great Snow Mountain. From here to Sangha Monastery, the surroundings were strictly guarded by fully armed Monk Soldiers.

From their attire, one could tell they were completely different from ordinary private soldiers.

Because they all wore expensive combat suits.

Given the Southwest Region's own technological level, they couldn't produce these things. Most likely, they were bought from the Jiangnan or Northwest Regions.

Among the Six Major Regions, the Jiangnan Region had the most comprehensively developed Tech Tree, and their combat suits were the most advanced.

But all of this was like nothing to Zhang Yi.

With one instant movement, he passed through layer after layer of blockade and directly entered the interior of the Great Snow Mountain.

Suddenly, everything went dark before his eyes—

Hmm, stuck in the dirt.

Well, that couldn't be helped; he didn't have X-ray vision either.

Void Power manifested on the surface of Zhang Yi's body, instantly forming a massive hollow space around him.

The Smart System helped him confirm his current position. Then, Zhang Yi continued directly downwards.

The Great Snow Mountain was vast. Without a map, Zhang Yi could only search slowly this way.

But since there was a so-called underground Demon Kingdom, there must be a very large hollow space. Just keep going down.

Sure enough, not long after, he traversed again and finally found himself in a dark, hollow space.

There was no light. Zhang Yi turned on his tactical goggles. Soon, the world before his eyes gained color. Although still dim, he could make out the contours of his surroundings.

It seemed like a massive limestone cave, stretching from northeast to southwest. The underground was cold and damp, likely connected to an underground river.

Zhang Yi activated the sonic system again, beginning to explore the terrain of the underground limestone cave through sound waves.

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