[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies":3,"chapter-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},770958,1022,"Chapter 57: Heavy Casualties","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Chapter 57: Heavy Casualties\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi watched the crowd outside his door, discussing their strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Zhang Yi didn't bother to aim carefully. Since they wanted his life, there was no need to be polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't a saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his crossbow and began shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, several people were hit by arrows and fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the people outside realize how deadly Zhang Yi’s crossbow was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He has weapons! Be careful!” someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd panicked, trying to scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their fear, their hurried attempts to escape caused a chain reaction, with many tripping and falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi didn’t care. He just focused on his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of arrows whistling through the air was like a death knell, terrifyingly relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This only made the crowd more desperate, as they frantically tried to squeeze into the stairwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people who fell were trampled by others before they could get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams of pain echoed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao, standing at the stairwell with his gun, aimed at those trying to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you afraid of? He’s just one man! Go get him!” he shouted, his cold eyes and the black muzzle of his gun forcing the crowd back into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao’s goal was to use them as cannon fodder, depleting Zhang Yi’s defenses. He couldn’t let them escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhichao and the others, hoping to survive, stayed far back, avoiding the arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi fired dozens of crossbow bolts. In such a densely packed crowd, almost none missed their mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused immense suffering for the neighbors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the desperation of the neighbors brought out their resourcefulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone noticed the shooting hole in the door and shouted, “He’s shooting from that hole! Just block it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, someone raised a mop and broom to block the shooting hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others tried to throw objects into Zhang Yi’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi remained calm, quickly closing and locking the iron door behind the shooting hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This door could only be opened from the inside and was impregnable from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, Zhang Yi had neutralized a significant part of the threat, taking down dozens of their fighters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yi could no longer shoot arrows, the neighbors slowly recovered from their terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was a mess, with many injured by arrows, their wounds varying in severity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had been hit in vital areas and died on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the neighbors saw the rust-covered tetanus arrows, their hearts sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that all who had been hit were unlikely to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some, having lost loved ones, cursed Zhang Yi loudly through their tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Yi, you damn scoundrel, you’re despicable and shameless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out if you have the guts! Fight me one-on-one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You devil, I’ll fight you to the death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Yi! I will kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their shouts and curses filled the air, but the only response was the loud music blaring from Zhang Yi’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lively song lyrics echoed provocatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After love, you understand how deep love is\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after losing do you know what to cherish...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the curses continued, while inside, Zhang Yi's room was filled with lively music, a stark contrast that seemed to mock everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was a direct provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi had fired dozens of crossbow bolts and felt his arm getting sore. He went to the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of Coke from the fridge, and gulped it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! So refreshing!” Zhang Yi exclaimed, then continued to monitor the crowd on his screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Zhang Yi’s door was unbreakable, the neighbors were both anxious and desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do now?” someone muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Sun Zhichao shouted, “Don’t worry, I have an idea!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to look at him, struggling to walk with his injured leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the wall of Zhang Yi’s apartment and smiled, “The door is made of alloy, but the walls are just bricks and cement. We can definitely break through them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up with realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t I think of that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t break the door, but we can break the walls!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are so many of us. It won’t take long to smash through the wall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, Zhang Yi, you scoundrel, you won’t expect this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Zhang Yi saw the neighbors suddenly cheering and raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music was too loud, so he couldn’t hear what they were saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhang Yi remained calm, planning to watch their next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t worried; he had considered all possible threats when building his fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these people could easily breach his defenses, then he deserved to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd, armed with tools, quickly lined up in front of Zhang Yi’s outer wall, swinging iron hammers and axes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly man used all his strength to smash the hammer against the wall, causing cracks and white dust to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone’s eyes filled with excitement, thinking they had found Zhang Yi’s weak point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked with even more vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the burly man swung the hammer for a second blow, a metallic clink sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man screamed, dropping his hammer, his hands bleeding profusely and freezing in the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was confused. What kind of wall could withstand such a heavy blow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone brushed away the white dust, revealing the underlying material, and was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This... this wall is made of steel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned and rushed over to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, beneath the outer layer of plaster was thick, heavy black metal, the same material as the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person couldn’t help but scream to the sky, “Why would anyone build an apartment with steel walls?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe the entire apartment is made of iron!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people desperately hammered at other parts of the wall, hoping to find a weak spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wherever they hit, they found the same solid steel walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Zhang Yi smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I didn’t foresee this? Sorry, my home is built with 20 cm thick steel plates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a cannonball can’t break it, let alone your iron hammers and axes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi’s greatest trait was his fear of death. He had considered every possible scenario and fortified his apartment accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the final inspection, he checked every inch with a hammer to ensure its durability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been invaded and eaten in his previous life, the psychological trauma was immense. He would do anything to prevent it from happening again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammering continued outside, but Zhang Yi, annoyed by the noise, activated the noise-cancellation feature in his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feature also prevented anyone from using sound-based attacks against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about twenty minutes, the noise finally ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire building’s residents stared blankly at the solid metal walls, their hopes as cold as the snow outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can this be? Why would anyone build a apartment like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone covered their face, screaming in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi’s neighbors, the young couple, also expressed their frustration, “We knew they were renovating, but we didn’t expect this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few normal residents would construct such a fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhichao, Zhou Peng, and Ge Jialiang’s eyes were bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the entire building’s residents couldn’t break into Zhang Yi’s home today, they were doomed to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhichao bit his lip so hard it bled, but he didn’t notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Yi knew about the snow disaster all along! He did everything to prepare for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Zhang Yi’s apartment, shouting in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors glared at him, cursing Zhang Yi through their tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Despicable Zhang Yi, thinking only of himself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we all die, what’s the point of you living alone? Won’t you be lonely if you’re the only one left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One day, you’ll regret not warning us or helping us! You’ll be consumed by guilt and remorse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you sleep at night? Don’t you feel any guilt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing they couldn’t do anything to Zhang Yi, some resorted to self-comforting thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hoped that one day, Zhang Yi would face divine retribution for his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did they know, Zhang Yi was living comfortably inside, caring little about these familiar strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao, supervising with his gun, also saw the steel walls and recognized the challenge they posed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was only interested in taking Zhang Yi’s apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the rush? This is just the beginning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if the walls are made of steel, what about the ceiling? The floor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe he turned his home into an iron box!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao’s words reached Zhang Yi through surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi nodded in approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This guy is clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he sighed, shaking his head, “Too bad, I’m not stupid either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors, encouraged by Chen Zhenghao, moved to the floors above and below Zhang Yi’s apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used hammers, axes, chisels, and wooden sticks, trying every method they could think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just 20 centimeters away from their hope of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, they fell into more profound despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They discovered that Zhang Yi’s apartment was indeed an iron box!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every angle, up and down, left and right was sealed with thick steel plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this powerless environment, without electric saws or drills, they would have to chisel away for a year without food or drink to break through these walls.\u003C\u002Fp>",1546,"2026-06-03T02:47:19.035Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.879Z",1,"novelbin.me","fe558d69c84ec6b84c2ec30b20ecfe90ebab865f2e721b5dfec29a4ea2ae2326","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-58","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-56",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]