Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies

Chapter 271: Where's My Explosives?

Ling Feng's team deployed a large number of smoke and incendiary bombs around Cloud Manor to prevent Zhang Yi from sniping the demolition crew. The next step was to send in the bomb disposal team to disarm the traps set around the villa. Their method was simple and crude—not disarming them manually but using detonating cords to set off the surrounding bombs in a chain reaction. This was a common military technique where a chain of explosives would detonate to cover a wide area, setting off any hidden traps.

Zhang Yi turned on his highest level of active noise cancellation, blocking out the external noise. To protect his ears from the impending explosion, he also put on a professional-grade noise-canceling headset. Although this made him almost as deaf as a post, he knew it was necessary with the possibility of 500 kilograms of TNT being used against his shelter.

Outside, the explosions lit up the surroundings. The enemy had triggered all the bombs Zhang Yi had painstakingly planted.

Zhang Yi sighed, "Professional soldiers are truly professional."

There was a bit of regret, but not much. When fighting professionals, you had to be prepared for this kind of outcome. The last time he managed to blow up Shen Hong and his men, it was partly due to luck and surprise. This time, the enemy was prepared, so naturally, they wouldn't be foolish enough to walk right into his traps.

Once the perimeter traps were cleared, Ling Feng gave the order, "Demolition team, move in! Everyone else, get ready to cover them."

Behind him, the three captain-level Superhumans, including Liang Yue, were ready. If Zhang Yi showed any signs of emerging, they would strike immediately. However, with the shelter in place, their abilities had no opportunity to be put to use. Liang Yue secretly hoped that Zhang Yi would surprise her.

Zhang Yi, meanwhile, remained calm. No matter what the enemy did, he allowed them to proceed. After all, the shelter's primary function was defense, not offense. To attack his shelter, the enemy had no choice but to resort to demolition.

Watching the surveillance feeds in his hand, Zhang Yi observed the fog that covered the entire neighborhood. It didn't completely obstruct his view because if the smoke were too thick, even the enemy's demolition soldiers wouldn't be able to see the shelter. The smoke's purpose was simply to prevent him from sniping.

But with the surveillance system that was linked throughout the neighborhood, Zhang Yi could see hazy figures moving closer to the shelter.

"They're here!"

Zhang Yi's gaze sharpened. This was the critical moment. To protect the shelter, the key was to withstand the demolition attempt. He planned to absorb the blast wave using his dimensional space. So Zhang Yi made no move to attack but instead tracked the enemy's demolition point and followed it closely.

A few minutes later, through the remaining external surveillance cameras, he found the demolition team's location. Each demolition soldier carried heavy explosives on their backs. When they reached the wall, they placed the explosives against it and set up detonators.

Zhang Yi watched them intently. The team, highly trained, quickly set up 500 kilograms of explosives and promptly retreated.

Zhang Yi's eyes widened as he stared at the pile of TNT outside the wall.

"Just leaving like that?"

Well, of course, they wouldn't stay and risk being blown up. They needed to get to a safe distance before remotely detonating the explosives.

However, for Zhang Yi, this was a rather baffling situation. He rubbed his chin and muttered, "Maybe I've been overthinking things from the start."

On the other side, after setting up the explosives, the demolition team followed the plan and left Cloud Manor immediately. After all, 500 kilograms of TNT could demolish a skyscraper! They needed to be at a safe distance to detonate it.

Ling Feng and his team moved to a nearby hill, watching the shelter shrouded in smoke. Over the radio, the demolition team reported, "Commander, the explosives have been set, and we've retreated. Ready to detonate at any time!"

Ling Feng smirked. "Received."

He took out the detonator and told his teammates, "This mission is easier than we thought! I figured since Zhang Yi killed so many of our brothers, he'd put up more of a fight!"

He pressed the detonator lightly with his right hand. Everyone covered their ears, bracing for the earth-shaking explosion.

But several seconds passed, and nothing happened.

"Huh? Why didn't it explode?"

Liang Yue frowned, puzzled. Ling Feng, also bewildered, repeatedly pressed the remote detonator, aiming it at the shelter. But nothing happened.

"What's going on?"

Ling Feng, frowning, used the radio to contact the demolition team.

"Why didn't the explosives go off when I pressed the button?"

The demolition team was equally baffled.

"That's impossible! We checked everything thoroughly, and there were no issues with the setup."

Ling Feng was annoyed. It was embarrassing for his team, comprised of elite soldiers, to make such a rookie mistake!

"Well, I'm pressing the button, and nothing's happening. Go check it out and fix it immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

The demolition team was perplexed, knowing they wouldn't make such a simple error. But since the explosives hadn't detonated, something had clearly gone wrong. The team ran back to inspect the setup, but when they reached the site, they were all dumbfounded!

The explosives they had placed against the wall had mysteriously vanished!

"Huh? Where are the explosives?"

The demolition team was stunned, even wondering if they had gone to the wrong location.

On the other side of the wall, Zhang Yi stared at the 500 kilograms of TNT now sitting in his dimensional space and fell into deep thought.

"Was it... too easy?"

He hadn't expected it to be this simple. The enemy had just piled up a bunch of explosives against his wall and left.

"Good people, indeed!" Zhang Yi chuckled.

Back on the hill, Ling Feng was dumbstruck by the radio report.

"What? Are the explosives gone? How can they be gone? Didn't you set them up yourselves?"

"Did they vanish into thin air, or did you eat them?"

Author's Note

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