[{"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-58":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},770959,1022,"Chapter 58: Despair","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Chapter 58: Despair\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao and his group spent the entire morning hammering away at Zhang Yi's walls. However, after peeling off the plaster and flooring, they discovered a thick layer of steel plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 20 cm thick steel plates were nothing short of a nightmare for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using only human power, there was no hope of breaking through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operating in the extreme cold, without sufficient food to replenish their energy, they were only hastening their own deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were exhausted, collapsing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their stomachs rumbled loudly, a symphony of hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clutched their empty bellies, feeling the gnawing hunger take over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't much food left among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horrifying idea started to form in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying thought sent chills down their spines as they tried to banish it from their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once the idea took root, it provided a desperate option in their bleak situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that if it came to it, cannibalism would become inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there really no other way?” Sun Zhichao asked in anguish, feeling his arm start to fester and swell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without antibiotics or even basic anti-inflammatory medicine, they couldn't effectively clean their wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rust from the arrows still lingered in their injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such conditions, death seemed unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn Zhang Yi, why are you so ruthless? Why should you live while so many of us die? What’s so wrong with sacrificing yourself for the greater good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhichao screamed at the sky, his soul twisted by despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a neighbor spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe you can try the balcony. When they renovated their house, they turned the balcony into a large floor-to-ceiling window. You might have a chance to break in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other residents couldn't see the back of Zhang Yi's house, but this neighbor could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building 25 had some floors with balconies, and Zhang Yi's apartment on the 24th floor had a small platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he used it for growing flowers and drying clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the desperate crowd looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The window? Yes, if there’s a window, there’s a way in! It can’t be sealed off completely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a window, we can break in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the group stormed into Zhang Yi’s neighbor's apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two balconies were separated by about 15 cm and had a fence in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these barriers were nothing to the crazed crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the balcony wasn't as insulated as the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the hallway was sealed off by each household, retaining some warmth, outside, the north wind howled, and the heavy snow could freeze a person in hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Zhenghao and his group didn’t care. As long as they could break into Zhang Yi’s house, they believed they would have everything they needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howling like madmen, they jumped onto Zhang Yi’s balcony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Zhang Yi noticed this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sides locked eyes for less than a second before the neighbors, wielding their tools, began hammering at the large floor-to-ceiling window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi dragged his white recliner to the window, leisurely lying down and pouring himself a steaming cup of coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small balcony quickly filled with a dozen people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces, pale and twisted with madness, resembled living corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their crazed expressions were utterly devoid of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi thought, if there were real zombies, they would probably look like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang! Bang! Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dull sound of hammering echoed off the glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Braving the wind and snow, the group frantically smashed the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when accidentally injuring themselves, they felt no pain, letting their blood flow and then freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While hammering the walls, the desire hadn’t been as strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, separated only by a layer of glass, they could clearly see how luxurious Zhang Yi’s life was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the fireplace roared with flames. Zhang Yi, wearing only light clothing, lay like a lord in his white recliner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to him was a cup of steaming coffee, likely a cappuccino, judging by the foam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons cluttered the coffee table, but that wasn’t the focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The focus was the pile of half-eaten snacks beneath the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chips, burgers, soda, pizza, roast chicken, roast duck, even spicy noodles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These items drove the neighbors on the balcony mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only half a month away from such luxuries, they were as excited as seeing long-lost family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhhh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their excitement made them forget how to speak, resorting to desperate howls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hammered the window with all their might, using every ounce of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi sipped his coffee, enjoying the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly remarked, “Who said glass is weaker than metal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of this wall had been astronomical. For the sake of living quality, Zhang Yi had declined Dragon Security Company’s proposal to use metal, opting instead for custom-made bulletproof glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the security company’s manager, Wu Huairen, saying, “This wall is so thick it can withstand not just bullets, but even cannonballs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bulletproof glass used in vehicles for Western leaders was made from this material, though only half as thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the hammering crowd noticed something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had expected the glass to shatter after a few hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after dozens of people hammered away for a long time, there wasn’t even a crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of glass is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it bulletproof glass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The term “bulletproof glass” came from a bespectacled man’s throat, filled with despair, like a voice from the depths of hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could withstand cannonballs, it certainly wouldn’t yield to their tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I don’t believe it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man roared, “My fate is mine to control, not the heavens! I refuse to believe I can’t break it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I break it, the fireplace, the food, and drink inside will be mine. I must break it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was the extreme cold or the vacillation between hope and despair, but their minds seemed frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They chose to abandon reason and brute force their way to a future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi clapped for them, moved by their determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he felt a bit hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he retrieved some food from his storage space: braised pork knuckles, caramelized bananas, and some snacks, including pure cocoa chocolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to eat while watching the show outside.\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-03T02:47:19.035Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.879Z",1,"novelbin.me","9936d03b09d02a375c27eada7ec87dc061dd1588387818848400224b2541d420","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-59","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-57",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]