Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Zhang Yi said, "Take us to see it! And have everyone ready their weapons. If the situation turns bad, we'll clear the place immediately!"

Those who have been starving for so long might unleash their inner demons once they start, potentially being consumed by darkness.

Like wolf cubs that have tasted blood, once they go berserk, they'll recognize no one.

Zhang Yi wasn't afraid, but dealing with those ordinary people wasn't worth his personal intervention.

Zhu Yunque's face turned deathly pale, while Su Nuanxi shrank back timidly, hesitant to move forward.

But Zhang Yi urged them from behind.

"Keep walking! Don't like walking? Need a break before going over?"

With no way out, Zhu Yunque steeled herself and said, "Fine, let's go! What's there to be afraid of?"

Seeing this, the Rockflow Group members couldn't help but gossip again.

"So many people came, all carrying guns!"

"God, who knows how many died down there? I can already smell the heavy stench of blood!"

"How brutal!"

White Mo and the others worried in their rooms, each desperately trying to recall past events.

They hoped to uncover that secret.

The secret that made Zhang Yi and his crew cross oceans to retrieve them.

...

When Zhang Yi's group reached the lower cabins, the compartment door remained tightly locked with chains, yet the thick metallic scent of blood was detectable from afar.

Zhang Yi's crew was long accustomed to such scenes, showing no reaction.

But Zhu Yunque and Su Nuanxi nearly vomited.

Approaching the locked iron door, they saw ominous blackish blood seeping through the cracks, flowing straight toward Zhu Yunque's feet.

"Ah!"

Zhu Yunque's already pale face whitened further as she shrieked and jumped back.

Her body began trembling uncontrollably—she now realized things had spiraled far beyond her expectations.

Zhang Yi coldly ordered, "Open it!"

A crew member took the keys, unlocked the heavy chains, and slowly unwound them.

All crew members emotionlessly raised their guns, aiming at the doorway.

"Creak—"

Two crew members cautiously pushed the iron door open, releasing an even thicker wave of blood stench.

Zhou Ke'er had prepared by covering her nose with a damp handkerchief.

Zhu Yunque and Su Nuanxi tightly shut their eyes, lacking the courage to face the cabin's interior.

But Zhang Yi wouldn't let them off so easily.

Weren't you so righteous before?

Didn't you insist on saving people despite being incompetent?

Come, take a good look at your masterpiece!

Burn this sight into your eyes—this is the tragedy born from your naive, incompetent compassion!

"Don't hide back there, Ms. Zhu! You're the person in charge here. I think you should appreciate this properly."

"You need to make decisions—open your eyes!"

Zhang Yi's sharp command forced Zhu Yunque and Su Nuanxi to open their eyes.

What they witnessed would haunt them forever.

The narrow corridor was drenched in blood, littered with refugee corpses. Blood splattered across walls and ceilings like shattered snowflakes.

Some bodies were so mutilated their faces became unrecognizable.

A few still twitched on the ground, barely clinging to life with shallow breaths.

Amid this hellscape, several blood-soaked individuals mindlessly shoveled rice and stew into their mouths from food buckets, uncaring of the blood on their hands.

Nearly half the lower cabin's occupants were dead—no one remained to fight for food.

Now they could eat their fill at every meal.

Noticing Zhu Yunque's group, they only glanced over blankly before smiling knowingly.

These people's minds had already shattered.

Even if ordered to die now, they'd feel nothing.

"AHHHHH!!!"

Zhu Yunque clutched her head, completely breaking down as she screamed hysterically.

Just days ago, these people were alive, meeting together in the upper storage area.

Now, so many had become cold corpses on the ground!

Was it because of her?

The more Zhu Yunque thought, the more she unraveled.

If... if she hadn't stubbornly opposed Zhang Yi and secretly brought extra people aboard, perhaps none of this would've happened.

If she'd shown more concern for those below and tried resolving their conflicts...

Could she blame Zhang Yi?

She desperately wanted to shift all responsibility onto him to ease her guilt.

But while deceiving others is easy, deceiving oneself is hardest.

She knew—what did this have to do with Zhang Yi?

He was merely indifferent, but every decision had been hers.

Her stubbornness and arrogance killed these people.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Zhu Yunque doubled over, vomiting violently. She felt utterly revolted—so much that she despised herself.

Soon collapsing to her knees, she kept retching until morning meals became stomach acid.

Su Nuanxi fared worse—she fainted instantly upon seeing the hellish scene.

Zhang Yi remained unfazed, while crew members just complained: "Damn it, what a mess. More cleaning work."

"I ain't doing it. Let the survivors clean up themselves."

Zhou Ke'er, having witnessed worse, only frowned briefly before calming down.

She knelt to gently pat Zhu Yunque's back.

Thus only two appeared thoroughly disgraced.

Zhang Yi watched the vomiting Zhu Yunque without pity.

Clasping his hands behind his back, he sighed, "Ah, how did it come to this! So many dead!"

"Ms. Zhu, don't blame yourself too much. It's not your fault—they could've just starved quietly! Why fight over food?"

"Rest assured, I'll explain to Commander Zhu. I won't let him blame you for this."

His words twisted Zhu Yunque's guilt deeper.

Hearing Zhang Yi would report to Zhu Zheng truly terrified her.

Given Zhu Zheng's temperament, learning of her foolishness would shatter his expectations of her.

Losing her uncle's favor would plummet her status in the Zhu family, destroying any central promotion hopes.

"Zhang Yi... *retch*... please don't tell my uncle!"

In panic, she forgot their agreement, grabbing Zhang Yi's pant leg with pleading eyes.

Zhang Yi smirked coldly.

"Ah, this matter... you're putting me in a tough spot. Commander Zhu is technically my superior."

"I'm executing his mission overseas. How could I hide something this major from him?"

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