Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 148: Chapter 145: This Big Guy Is Actually So Smart?

Seeing that the monster was slow to approach, Chen Xing decided to close the distance herself.

The behemoth thought Chen Xing was trying to run past it. Confident in its massive size, it used its body to block her path.

Chen Xing stopped on a dime.

She was only a hair’s breadth away from the huge, shaggy monster.

Her knife found its mark, striking down perfectly on the crown of its head.

The blow was far more potent than any bullet. The behemoth shrieked in pain, wildly swiping its long claws at Chen Xing.

But Chen Xing was far too nimble to be caught.

With two quick leaps, she was out of its reach.

After a brief pause, she advanced again, keeping a safe distance as she struck the original wound once more.

This strike was far more vicious than the first, plunging deep and nearly piercing the Crystal Core.

The monster seemed to know its weakness was the Crystal Core. Sensing the danger, it jerked its head back, wrenching itself free from the blade.

Chen Xing was speechless.

’This behemoth is surprisingly smart?’

’No wonder the smaller shaggy monsters are so terrified of it!’

’Still, it doesn’t look like it has much fighting power.’

Its primary attack came from the spines on its body.

’If it can’t impale me, it’s practically useless.’

This time, Chen Xing didn’t retreat. Instead, she pressed her advantage and gave chase.

The behemoth knew it was no match for her. Ignoring the paralyzed people on the ground, it turned and fled toward the cave entrance.

How could Chen Xing let it escape?

’This behemoth just needs one more strike!’

She kicked off the ground, launching herself above the behemoth.

The behemoth thrust its body upward, trying to impale her with its spines.

But not only did it miss, she easily plunged her knife into its head.

The force of the blow popped the Crystal Core right out of its skull.

Chen Xing caught it. It was a large, perfectly round, rosy pink sphere.

’Now this... this is valuable!’

Chen Xing returned to the main part of the cave. Seeing the paralyzed bodies lying on either side, she frowned.

’It’s a good thing they fell to the sides. If that behemoth had stepped on them, they’d be dead for sure.’

’The cave isn’t too cold. Lying here for a while probably won’t be a problem, right?’

Still, just in case, she took out some of her spring water.

There were too many people, so to avoid wasting it, she mixed it with some bottled mineral water.

She gave a mouthful to Song Yiguo first, then to Vice General Du...

Chen Xing didn’t bother with the rest.

’Once Vice General Du can move, he can take care of the others!’

「More than ten minutes later」 Song Yiguo and Vice General Du were back on their feet.

After taking a moment to recover, Vice General Du started giving water to the others who were still paralyzed.

As he watched everyone get back up one by one, Vice General Du glanced at the empty bottle in his hand. "What kind of miraculous water is this?" he asked.

"Before I drank it, my body was numb and in excruciating pain. But after, not only did the numbness and pain vanish, I could move again."

"Just regular mineral water," Chen Xing said, fabricating an explanation. "Maybe it helped dilute the toxins in your system?"

Though there was no evidence to support it, Vice General Du chose to believe her.

’It’s not like she’d be carrying the specific antidote for this, right?’

’Who could have predicted we’d run into shaggy monsters that cause paralysis out here?’

The group rested where they were.

The rest of the night passed peacefully. By dawn, the blizzard that had raged all night had finally begun to subside.

The group didn’t linger, setting off in the direction of the airport.

During a break on the road, Meng Hu came ambling up to them.

「Before noon」 they arrived at the airport.

Over twenty planes sat parked at the airport, each covered in a thick blanket of white snow.

Other teams must have arrived here since, but what became of them was anyone’s guess.

They didn’t stand on ceremony, searching the planes one by one. They found a considerable amount of supplies and only prepared to leave once their own aircraft was fully loaded.

What they didn’t know was that Chen Xing had scavenged far more than all of them combined.

Just as they were walking toward their plane, they spotted white figures darting across the vast, snow-covered expanse.

They were incredibly fast, covering a great distance with each leap, and they were closing in rapidly.

"Go, now!" Song Yiguo commanded, and everyone sprinted for the plane.

Chen Xing, the first to arrive, had already ordered the pilot to start the engines.

By the time everyone was aboard, the plane’s startup sequence was complete, and it began to taxi down the runway.

The runway was covered in snow, making the takeoff run difficult.

Fortunately, the pilot was experienced. He quickly corrected the skid, shook off the pursuing monsters, and successfully lifted off into the sky.

Looking down from the windows, they could see they were polar bears. Their mutated eyes were blood-red, and their fangs were bared as they chased futilely after the plane for a long time.

「More than ten hours later」 they finally arrived in the Capital City.

The skies over the Capital City were now a clear, azure blue, no longer filled with the floating white tufts.

It was just like Song Yiguo’s mood.

Without the Situ family constantly pressuring him into marriage, he felt that all the hardships of the trip had been worth it.

Besides, he was about to see his beloved Junxi. An unconcealable joy crept into his eyes.

"Young Master Song, word from the Capital City is that Old Mrs. Situ has gone missing!" Vice General Du had contacted the Capital City as soon as they landed.

After General Song heard his son had nearly died in Baling, he immediately dispatched men to deal with Old Mrs. Situ.

Who would have thought that by the time his men arrived, everyone in the Situ family with any power or influence had vanished.

The insignificant ones who remained knew nothing, so they were all taken into custody.

They couldn’t be found in the safe zone, and there were no signs they had left it.

Young Master Song was unconcerned. "Take your time. There’s no rush."

What could one old woman possibly do?

To him, the Situ family were now no different from ordinary people.

Back in the safe zone, Song Yiguo didn’t go home. He went to see Yan Junxi first.

When Yan Junxi saw that Song Yiguo had returned safely, his eyes filled with tears as he hugged him tightly. "From now on, take me with you wherever you go. I never want to be apart from you again!"

Heaven knew how he had managed to get through the past few days.

He’d been having nightmares every night, especially after learning that Song Yiguo was being hunted.

He had made up his mind: no matter how dangerous it was, he would go with him from now on.

He would rather they die together than for him to survive alone.

Song Yiguo, filled with longing himself, agreed to whatever he said.

Chen Xing went to Cao Guangrong’s house alone. As expected, it was completely empty.

Judging by the layer of dust, the family had been gone for several days.

’They must have found out that Song Yiguo ran a paternity test on me. Once they knew they were exposed, they went into hiding, huh?’

’It’s just my luck that I had to leave the area. Otherwise, I might have found some clues about Cao Guangrong’s family.’

’Oh, well.’

’I have plenty of time to investigate. There’s no rush.’

Well then, she could leave the Capital City now.

Chen Xing left the house, planning to check on her RV, grab her spoils, and head back to Hualai City.

But just as she stepped outside, a sudden gust of wind startled her, forcing her back through the doorway.

A handful of darts materialized in mid-air, flying straight for her head.

Chen Xing had no choice but to dodge again, putting more distance between her and the attack.

Just then, an iron wall slammed down in the doorframe, completely blocking her exit.