Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 771: Echo of Time
Chapter 771: Echo of Time
Gao Changkong stood atop the ruins, holding the Solar Wheel Sword.
"Zhang Yi, Deng Shentong, come at me together! What does Gao Changkong have to fear?"
Activating the Fearless Lion Seal, he launched an assault toward Zhang Yi in midair.
After delivering the strike, Gao Changkong seized the opportunity to abruptly turn and charge at Zhu Zheng!
Killing Zhu Zheng would end everything.
But the moment he moved, Zhang Yi's figure swiftly shifted positions—
Appearing right in front of Zhu Zheng.
Holy Judgment slashed out violently, clashing fiercely with the Solar Wheel Sword.
Dark flames collided with golden Buddhist light, splitting the sky into two contrasting colors.
One half dark as a demonic nightfall, the other golden like a gathering of ten thousand Buddhas.
"BOOM!"
The entire ceiling of the high-rise shattered, yet the debris flew upward instead of falling.
Mutants below deputy captain level couldn't withstand this tremendous force, getting blasted away and scattered across the command center.
Instantly, intense battles erupted below.
The Yan Yun Guard, city defense forces, and Celestial Squad members began encircling the Reincarnation Squad members.
Deng Shentong rose to his feet, wielding his rapier as he attacked Gao Changkong from behind.
Lan Xincheng staunchly shielded Zhu Zheng.
Gao Changkong's gaze turned icy—he had no retreat now. Only Zhu Zheng's death could conclude this!
Even facing two captain-level mutants simultaneously, he remained convinced of his invincibility.
"I've already seen your futures—prepare yourselves!"
Using Reincarnation Deduction, Gao Changkong had discerned Deng Shentong and Zhang Yi's abilities and combat styles.
Deng Shentong was manageable, but Zhang Yi posed the real threat.
Thus, he activated the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel, aiming to shatter Zhang Yi's Dimensional Space first!
If absorbed energy exceeded its limits, the dimensional space would collapse.
Raising the Solar Wheel Sword high, a terrifying energy storm erupted around Gao Changkong.
"Zhang Yi, can you block this?"
Gao Changkong roared.
The next instant, the Solar Wheel Sword came slashing down at Zhang Yi!
The colossal energy storm seemed capable of annihilating heaven and earth, targeting both Zhang Yi and the entire building behind him!
Undoubtedly, this devastating storm could obliterate everything behind Zhang Yi in an instant.
Zhang Yi instinctively glanced backward.
Zhu Zheng was there.
If he dodged, Zhu Zheng and Lan Xincheng would certainly die.
Lan Xincheng's fate mattered little, but after rushing back with such effort, Zhu Zheng must survive.
After all, a new Blizzard City commander might not serve Zhang Yi's interests as well as Zhu Zheng.
His eyes turned solemn as dark energy swirled in his left pupil.
"[Echo of Time]."
After absorbing Takeuchi Mayumi's essence, Zhang Yi had awakened a new ability.
This power didn't directly enhance combat strength but granted exceptional battle awareness.
It maximized his survival odds in fights by:
First: Predicting incoming attacks and reacting accordingly.
Second: Identifying weaknesses in enemy assaults to neutralize them.
Activating Echo of Time transformed his left eye's vision into an entirely different world.
He instantly pinpointed the storm's eye—the core of Gao Changkong's power.
Raising Holy Judgment, Zhang Yi aimed at the raging energy storm.
"Blade Breaker!"
Dark matter infused with void energy condensed into a massive arrow, shooting from Holy Judgment's tip to collide violently with the Solar Wheel Sword.
The black arrow pierced the storm's eye—then the raging tempest suddenly expanded.
Like a bursting balloon, the energies annihilated each other, only unleashing peripheral winds without affecting the area behind Zhang Yi.
Yet this single exchange demolished over half the command center.
Gao Changkong's pupils constricted sharply.
"This... is impossible!"
The scene completely contradicted his foreseen future.
His deduction had predicted only two outcomes:
Either Zhang Yi dodged, resulting in Zhu Zheng's death.
Or Zhang Yi absorbed the attack with Dimensional Space, causing its collapse.
Yet a third possibility had emerged!
Unbeknownst to him, Zhang Yi also possessed deduction abilities.
Gao Changkong's deduction resembled program execution—prone to deviations.
But Zhang Yi's power operated on temporal rules—true future sight.
Against this superior ability, his Reincarnation Deduction became obsolete.
"Zhang Yi, why obstruct me?"
Gao Changkong spoke calmly: "I'm not your enemy. Like me, you rose from humble origins. Why serve these people?"
"Killing Zhu Zheng will reshape Jiangnan Region's order."
"Don't you hate seeing these old fossils maintaining their lofty positions?"
"Join me in reforming this twisted world!"
Gao Changkong attempted persuasion.
Zhang Yi responded only with a cold sneer.
"Silence, traitor! Commander Zhu's brilliance guides Jiangnan Region's future."
"Your selfish rebellion would destroy countless people's hard work—you're the true criminal!"
These words were deliberately spoken for someone present.
Zhu Zheng, deeply moved, thought:
"Zhang Yi's truly loyal! I misjudged him—such pure-hearted devotion!"
He resolved to nurture Zhang Yi after surviving this crisis.
As for Deng Shentong?
Well, though he helped defend, losing to Gao Changkong diminished his merits.
Now Zhu Zheng only saw Zhang Yi as his courageous, loyal warrior.
"Moreover," Zhang Yi's murderous gaze locked onto Gao Changkong, "you plotted my death in Tianhai City. This debt demands repayment!"
This part was utterly sincere.
Realizing persuasion failed, Gao Changkong abandoned words.
"Very well—let's see who laughs last!"
The Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel behind him blazed brilliantly as he glared at Zhu Zheng with killing intent.
"Die!"
He lunged at Zhang Yi and Deng Shentong simultaneously.
Fighting both alone, Gao Changkong remained unbeaten.
But his real challenge wasn't defeating them—it was breaching Zhang Yi's defense!
Zhang Yi wasn't an offense-specialized mutant.
Though now mastering void energy more fluidly, his close-combat skills still lagged behind Gao Changkong's.
Yet Gao Changkong couldn't overcome him either.
Against Zhang Yi's spatial powers, all attacks got absorbed and reflected!
Thus, Gao Changkong and Zhang Yi became this battle's true protagonists.
While the injured Deng Shentong was relegated to a minor role.
This frustrated him immensely, yet he remained powerless.
In terms of balanced offense and defense, both surpassed him.
Fortunately, Zhang Yi's presence made killing Zhu Zheng impossible for Gao Changkong.
Author's Note
