Ice Age Apocalypse: I've Stockpiled Billions of Resources

"This speed...it defies the laws of physics!"

Chen Shuang stared intently at the rearview mirror on the screen, her face ashen.

The black behemoths moved across the rugged Martian surface as if it were flat ground, leaping dozens of meters with each bound, their massive bodies stretching through the air like black lightning.

"Is this the quality of Martian life?" Zhang Min's voice trembled. "That's an amphibious assault vehicle! This tiger looks a whole size bigger than our vehicle! If it pounces on us, will we be crushed to death?"

Even those who had seen countless mutated creatures on Earth were stunned by the exaggerated size difference.

Predators that are often over ten meters long and have a metallic sheen are still beyond their comprehension.

"Roar--!"

Just then, the radar emitted a rapid beeping sound.

"Watch out! It's going to jump!" Natasha shouted.

The strongest black tiger on the side and rear stomped its foot hard, and the huge reaction force caused the ground to collapse instantly.

Its massive body soared into the air, drawing a terrifying parabola, and actually flew directly over the head of the high-speed tank!

"Boom!"

A loud bang, and dust flew everywhere.

The black tiger landed precisely on the path directly in front of the chariot.

Its limbs gripped the ground, carving four deep furrows in the earth, abruptly halting its charge. Then it whirled around, its gaping maw aimed directly at the tank's driver's cab, the stench of which seemed to seep through the armor plates.

"Trying to block my way? You're asking for death!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Luo's eyes. Instead of stepping on the brakes, he placed his hand on the weapon's firing lever. "I've already prepared it for you!"

The turret on top of the amphibious vehicle rotated instantly, and the dark muzzle was already fully charged.

"boom!"

A high-explosive armor-piercing round flew out of the barrel with a piercing whistle.

At such close range, Black Tiger had no way to avoid it.

The shell struck its shoulder precisely, and a huge flash of fire instantly engulfed everything.

The shockwave from the explosion even caused the high-speed charging tanks to pause slightly.

"You hit me!" Karina clenched her fist.

However, the moment the smoke cleared, everyone's hearts sank.

The black tiger was thrown to the ground by the enormous impact and rolled several times.

Its shoulder carapace was indeed cracked, and purplish-black blood seeped out, but for its massive body, it was only a superficial injury!

Black Tiger shook its massive head, the red light in its eyes burning even brighter, and let out an even more ferocious roar. With all its might, it pounced again!

"Conventional shells won't work!" Lin Luo made a quick decision, sharply turning the steering wheel. The tank drifted, narrowly avoiding Black Tiger's attack, and then accelerated to create distance.

"This defensive power... even a third-tier zombie king on Earth wouldn't be this strong, would it?" Chen Shuang cried out in despair.

"Then try this."

Lin Luo's voice was frighteningly calm. He spun rapidly on the control panel, unlocking a red button granting maximum access.

"Since ordinary stuff won't work, let's try the 'Mars Reaper' that was specially prepared for you."

The armor plates on both sides of the tank suddenly flipped open, revealing two rows of dark firing ports. This was a heavy weapon that Lin Luo had redeemed from the system shop.

The miniature tactical missile "Reaper" is specifically designed to target heavily armored giant creatures.

"Target locked, Three-Body Problem."

Lin Luo stared at the three red dots relentlessly pursuing him on the radar, and pressed the launch button hard with his finger.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three streaks of light, trailing blue flames, instantly pierced through the thin atmosphere of Mars.

The three black tigers seemed to sense the deadly threat and instinctively tried to scatter and hide. But the "Death" missile had an extremely strong ability to track biological heat sources, and on this cold planet, their scalding bodies were the most conspicuous targets.

"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

Three small mushroom clouds rose into the sky over the wasteland.

The deafening explosion and the terrifying shockwave, mixed with special armor-piercing shrapnel, instantly swept across an area of ​​hundreds of meters.

The monitoring screen inside the tank was completely white.

When the flames subsided slightly, only three huge craters remained.

The three once invincible Martian black tigers have now been reduced to several charred, incomplete lumps, scattered at the bottom of the pit, completely lifeless.

"call……"

Seeing this, the people in the carriage finally dared to breathe heavily.

"Resolved?" Zhang Min patted her chest. For a moment just now, she really thought she was going to die in the tiger's mouth.

"It's resolved." Lin Luo wasn't particularly excited; instead, he sped up. "But we can't stay here any longer. There were definitely more than just these few watchdogs in that small city. With that level of biological activity, there must be something even more terrifying inside."

The tank accelerated again, leaving the ruins far behind.

For the rest of the journey, Lin Luo didn't stop for a moment, speeding towards the wilderness far from the city. Only when no more red dots flashed on the radar, and when the outline of the city completely disappeared below the horizon, did he slowly release the accelerator.

At this point, an hour had passed since the early morning skirmish.

"Let's rest here for a bit." Lin Luo noticed everyone's tired expressions and parked the car under a sheltered rock face.

After a night of storming and a thrilling life-or-death chase, everyone was pushed to their limits, both mentally and physically.

"Let me check out the surroundings first."

Lin Luo launched a small reconnaissance drone.

The drone circled the vehicle once, and its sensors transmitted data back to the vehicle.

"Radiation levels are normal, temperature is minus twenty degrees Celsius but is rising. Atmospheric oxygen content..." Lin Luo looked at the data and raised an eyebrow slightly, "The oxygen content here is actually higher than on the previous plains, approaching the level of the Earth's plateaus. It seems that there should be some kind of underground ecological cycle system operating nearby."

"So, we can go outside for some fresh air?" Karina's eyes lit up.

Being cooped up in the car for a long time can be really oppressive.

"Yes, but you must wear simple protective clothing and cannot remove your helmet." Lin Luo nodded and pressed the hatch opening button.

With a hissing sound as the air pressure equalized, the heavy car door slowly opened.

The crowd filed out, their feet landing on the hard red gravel.

Even though we were wearing protective suits, the feeling of being grounded still made me feel incredibly safe.

"Wow... this air..." Zhang Min took a deep breath through the helmet's filtration system. Although it was a bit cold, it was indeed much fresher than the air circulating inside the car. "It really feels like I've come back to life."

The sunlight shone on me, bringing a long-lost warmth.

People leaned against the wheels, some sitting, some standing, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

Lin Luo didn't rest immediately. He walked to the back of the vehicle and opened the equipment box.

"Click, click."

With a mechanical transformation sound, four silver-white mechanical dogs jumped out.

This is the "Sentinel" series mechanical dog he redeemed in the system. It has infrared thermal imaging, vibration sensing, and an automatic fire system, making it the best night watchman.

"Go, establish perimeter security at all four corners."

At Lin Luo's command, the four mechanical dogs immediately and nimbly dispersed, occupying four high points around the rock wall, their scarlet electronic eyes constantly scanning the surrounding wilderness.

After doing all this, Lin Luo took off his tactical gloves, leaned against the car door, and took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"Take a good breath, everyone." Lin Luo exhaled a smoke ring, looking at the endless red wasteland in the distance with a deep gaze. "The road ahead will probably be even more difficult than today."