Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 727: Ability Index

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Chapter 727: Ability Index

Zhang Ye walked up to Baili Changqing and said in a low voice, “As for the three of us, we’re going to need some private lessons.”

He shot Baili Changqing a playful wink.

Saying something like that in public sounded a little odd. As the team captain, Zhang Ye clearly lacked the basic combat training that members of the Black Robe Squad possessed. Yang Xinxin and Liang Yue were also lacking in this area.

Getting Baili Changqing to personally train them would definitely be beneficial.

Baili Changqing was momentarily stunned, then smiled and replied, “Sure, as you wish!”

He rubbed his hands together. “But your training will be very different from the rest of the team. The methods and intensity levels are on a completely different scale.”

“Will that affect our performance in future missions?”

If they couldn’t work well together, their teamwork during group operations would definitely suffer.

But Zhang Ye remained calm.

“That won’t be a problem. Just make sure you train us well.”

He wasn’t expecting to gain the combat instincts of a professional soldier overnight. Any improvement was good enough.

“Oh, right—there’s one more thing I need your help with.”

Zhang Ye leaned in and whispered something into Baili Changqing’s ear.

Baili Changqing looked a little surprised. He glanced over at Liang Yue, then slowly nodded.

After that, he turned to the others and said, “You guys go ahead with your regular training. The captain and I have something to take care of!”

Wu Di and the others had no clue what they were up to.

But Zhang Ye and Baili Changqing were now the captain and vice-captain, so whatever orders they gave had to be followed.

The others held back their curiosity and watched as Zhang Ye and Baili Changqing left with Yang Xinxin and Liang Yue.

They headed to the martial practice field.

Zhang Ye looked at Baili Changqing and smiled. “Thanks for helping out today.”

Baili Changqing glanced at Liang Yue and shrugged with a grin. “It’s no trouble. We’re all teammates now—it’s only right to help each other out.”

Zhang Ye nodded. “Alright then, let’s run the test.”

He took Yang Xinxin and left the training field.

The area was quickly sealed off.

As an investigation team captain, Zhang Ye now had the authority to request private access to the practice field.

In the blink of an eye, the training field expanded into a massive five-kilometer combat zone.

And Baili Changqing and Liang Yue were today’s main event.

That’s right—Zhang Ye was going to have Liang Yue spar with Baili Changqing to assess her current combat level.

Of course, since this was just a test, he wouldn’t let them go all-out in a life-or-death fight.

Even the weapons they used were dulled practice gear.

Liang Yue gripped a blunt blade, eyes closed. The moment she opened them, a surge of powerful energy erupted from her, sweeping across the entire field!

Baili Changqing wielded an alloy staff. With a casual sweep of his weapon, his own aura burst forth just as fiercely.

The fight began!

Zhang Ye and Yang Xinxin watched from above, observing every detail.

The battle unfolding below was a clash between two elite Strength-type Abnormals.

Strength-types were the most common kind of Abnormal.

Their enhancements primarily boosted physical attributes—strength, speed, endurance. Most of them didn’t have abilities beyond close-quarters combat.

But underestimating them because of that would be a huge mistake.

Theoretically speaking, Strength-type Abnormals were among the few who could defeat opponents above their level.

Even an LV2 Beta-level Strength-type, if they got in close, could potentially take down an LV4 Delta-level powerhouse with sheer hand-to-hand skill.

Add their monstrous vitality and self-healing capabilities into the mix, and you had a force that no one could afford to ignore.

And Liang Yue and Baili Changqing, after undergoing enhancements, were some of the best in this field.

Watching them fight was like watching two ancient beasts locked in a ferocious brawl.

Just as Zhang Ye was fully focused on the fight, his device suddenly received data from the training field.

Curious, Zhang Ye accepted the transmission. A blue screen popped up in front of him, showing detailed stats for the two fighters.

His eyes lit up with surprise.

He’d been here once before—but that time, he was one of the fighters.

He remembered the facility could analyze Abnormal abilities.

And he’d guessed right.

Yang Xinxin leaned over curiously, reading the data on Liang Yue and Baili Changqing.

Each of their profiles displayed alongside a breakdown of various abilities.

Liang Yue: Strength-type Abnormal

Weapon: Broadsword

Speed: A1

Strength: A1

Skill: S1

Ability Index: 6800

...

Baili Changqing: Strength-type Abnormal

Weapon: Staff

Speed: A1

Strength: A2

Skill: A2

Ability Index: 7200

...

The screen also showed many complex analytics that were too detailed to go through one by one.

Zhang Ye was a bit shocked.

No wonder the regional authorities could assess Abnormal rankings—they had access to such detailed analytical tools.

“What exactly is the Ability Index?” Zhang Ye asked the training field’s AI system.

The answer came swiftly.

“It’s similar to a combat rating. However, due to the wide variety of Abnormal abilities—including support, civilian, and other non-combat types—this score is a comprehensive evaluation of practical usefulness.”

In other words, the Ability Index wasn’t the same as pure combat power.

Take Zhou Ke’er, for example.

She had a healing-type ability. Even if her Ability Index reached 10,000, her actual combat ability would still be lower than that of a fighter with an index of just 1,000.

But when it came to combat-type Abnormals, the Ability Index did closely reflect their battle strength.

Still, it couldn’t fully represent it, since matchups and ability counters also had to be considered.

Zhang Ye’s curiosity was piqued. He asked, “So what’s my Ability Index?”

The system responded quickly.

“5200.”

Zhang Ye raised an eyebrow. “That low?”

But he quickly understood why.

The system was using data from his last recorded fight—with Wu Di.

And he hadn’t revealed his full strength in front of Blizzard City at the time.

So this Ability Index wasn’t very meaningful for him personally.

Meanwhile, the two monsters below were still going at it, their clash sending shockwaves through the air with every strike.

Zhang Ye, still curious, started chatting more with the system about how the Ability Index levels were classified.

The system responded with the following breakdown:

LV1 Alpha: 1–9

LV2 Beta: 10–99

LV3 Gamma: 100–999

LV4 Delta: 1,000–9,999

LV5 Epsilon: 10,000 and above (unknown upper limit)

These were the officially confirmed Abnormal levels based on the Ability Index system.

Which meant that the power Liang Yue and Baili Changqing were displaying now placed them solidly in the upper tier of LV4 Delta-level combatants.

Author's Note

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