NOVEL WEB Chapter 804: You're About to Die
Around 9:30 in the morning, a biting cold wind blew from the northwest toward the edge of the equator. As the hottest region on the planet, the current real-time temperature here was around minus twenty degrees Celsius.
The Golden Edge approached Rockflow Island from the sea, where everything was covered in white snow, with large areas of ice forming in the coastal waters. As the most advanced icebreaker ship currently available, the Golden Edge naturally didn't need to stop at the outer edges. Its massive and heavy hull directly crushed through the ice layer, arriving at the edge of Rockflow Island.
Following their communication with Snow Wolf, they headed to the northwest side of Rockflow Island and found a docking port there. Zhang Yi had everyone prepare themselves before instructing Zhu Yunque to contact the man codenamed Snow Wolf.
Zhu Yunque immediately used the communicator to reach Snow Wolf, while Zhang Yi assigned personnel—sixteen crew members in total, with ten remaining on the ship. He planned to take six crew members ashore with him.
Before long, Zhu Yunque successfully established contact with Snow Wolf. "They're coming right away," she reported to Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi nodded and had the sailors lower the gangway to disembark.
"Is that substance called the Divine Source really on this island?" Zhang Yi wondered curiously as he gazed at the snow-covered island before him. He was still intrigued by that mysterious substance capable of enhancing a superhuman's abilities—even potentially allowing Zhang Yi to break through genetic limitations and reach the Epsilon level. If he could obtain it, that would naturally be ideal. Although he wasn't particularly obsessed with power progression, in this apocalyptic world, only those with sufficient strength could truly survive well.
Zhou Ke'er and Zhu Yunque stood beside Zhang Yi, both clad in white combat suits. "They say the hot springs here are amazing!" Zhou Ke'er remarked cheerfully beside Zhang Yi. "If possible, I'd like to soak in them later." The over-half-month voyage had been exhausting, and now that they could finally step onto land—especially with the island's abundant geothermal resources—it was hard not to crave some relaxation.
"Hot springs contain many minerals that are great for the body," Zhou Ke'er added with a smile, resting a hand on Zhang Yi's shoulder. She refrained from linking arms with him, as Zhang Yi disliked physical contact when in alert mode. Seeing this, Zhu Yunque couldn't help feeling a pang of jealousy. After their long voyage at sea, her relationship with Zhang Yi hadn't progressed much. He always kept her at a respectful distance, having drawn clear boundaries from the start. She still couldn't figure out what she lacked.
The next moment, gunfire erupted. Figures emerged from the snowy thickets in the distance, suddenly appearing from the snow and opening fire on Zhang Yi's group! However, all the bullets were swallowed by his Dimensional Space.
"An ambush? But... just ordinary bullets, no superhumans here," Zhang Yi quickly assessed. A faint smile curved his lips—these must be the dangers Snow Wolf had mentioned earlier. There was no helping it; the Golden Edge was too conspicuous arriving at Rockflow Island, inevitably drawing attention. These people likely wanted to kill them and seize the ship.
"Return!" With a sweep of his hand, Zhang Yi sent all the bullets flying back the way they came. The hidden gunmen in the snow were all pierced by their own bullets, suffering heavy casualties. Screams and shouts of alarm rose from the island, and Zhang Yi could hear furious cursing in his ears.
The attackers belonged to one of Rockflow Island's notorious violent groups, led by a man named Kun Bi from a small Southeast Asian nation. Spotting the Golden Edge, they had immediately set up an ambush, intending to kill and commandeer the ship. But they never expected to run into such formidable opposition!
Kun Bi's eyes were fixed on the group in white combat suits—their attire alone marked them as extraordinary. But rather than wait for death on this island, he preferred to gamble for survival. "Charge, men!" Kun Bi shouted, standing up with his rifle and firing at Zhang Yi's group.
"Just small fries," Zhang Yi muttered, not wanting to waste time. He drew two gold Desert Eagles, leveling them as his Precision Shooting ability locked onto dozens of enemies hundreds of meters away.
Gunshots rang out like firecrackers, each bullet from Zhang Yi finding its mark in a headshot. The crew members weren't idle either—trained sailors, they were as skilled with guns as they were with ships. They picked up their weapons and returned fire.
Originally, the enemies had the advantage of concealment while Zhang Yi's group stood exposed at the port, vulnerable to encirclement. But first, Zhang Yi could absorb bullets, and second—to put it bluntly—even if they just stood there and took the shots, the outdated weapons these refugees wielded couldn't penetrate their combat suits.
In less than a minute, nearly all the attacking thugs were annihilated. Even those who realized the situation and tried to flee couldn't escape Zhang Yi's bullets. The group's leader, Kun Bi, never expected such formidable opponents.
"All or nothing! Let me show you my power!" Kun Bi's body suddenly twisted grotesquely, transforming into a bizarre creature covered in white bony spikes, resembling a giant centipede. He then plunged into the snow, burrowing beneath the ice layer toward Zhang Yi's group.
Soon, Zhang Yi frowned, sensing the impending underground attack. Unfazed, he simply drew his Holy Judgment and stabbed it forcefully into the snow beneath him.
"Shhh—" Blood gushed from underground, followed by agonized screams. With a forceful flick, Zhang Yi sent Kun Bi's body flying out of the snow. "A superhuman... only Beta-level at best."
Kun Bi's appearance startled both Zhou Ke'er and Zhu Yunque—women instinctively feared such insectoid creatures, especially a two-meter-long centipede. Only someone like Zhang Yi, numb to grotesque sights after countless battles, remained unaffected.
"Who are you people? Why attack us?" Zhang Yi asked with an amused, condescending smile. Back in the Jiangnan Region, if anyone learned a Beta-level superhuman dared ambush [Chaos], they'd laugh themselves silly.
"Spare me! I'll never do it again! I was wrong!" Kun Bi writhed on the blade, howling for mercy. Zhang Yi suddenly lost interest—he was just a useless coward afraid of death.
"No, you just know you're about to die." Zhang Yi flicked him to the ground with a jerk of his wrist, then stepped forward. Kun Bi twisted, trying to escape, but Zhang Yi drove his blade through the creature's body again.
"Pfft!" Blood sprayed once more. "I hear centipedes are hard to kill," Zhang Yi remarked. He proceeded to stab repeatedly along Kun Bi's elongated body, from head to tail, until he'd nearly split it in two before finally stopping.
Author's Note