Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 86: Chapter 83: Playing Dead

Chen Xing’s appearance distracted Liang Yuncheng, and Captain Lu seized the chance to retract his superpower. He was in front of his opponent in an instant, stabbing a knife toward his chest.

He was an honorable man by nature. It wasn’t in his character to use such a despicable tactic, striking an enemy the moment they were distracted.

But the lives of the thirty-odd men in his squad were at stake.

If not for himself, then for the brothers who had sworn to follow him to the death.

Seeing the blade coming for his chest, Liang Yuncheng could only throw himself aside to dodge.

He cursed inwardly.

’He really hadn’t expected that someone as honorable as Captain Lu would resort to such despicable tactics one after another.’

But Captain Lu’s stab turned out to be a feint. His other hand shot out, striking Liang Yuncheng directly on the temple.

The punch was incredibly powerful, sending Liang Yuncheng flying.

Liang Yuncheng’s world spun, his head throbbing with excruciating pain. His vision doubled.

Seeing this, his subordinates froze for a moment before raising their guns to fire at Xiao Wu and the others.

However, they only managed to fire a few shots—causing no harm—before they dropped to the ground one by one, each with a bullet in their head.

They didn’t even know which direction the shots had come from.

Chen Xing: "..."

Xiao Wu and the others: "..."

They had no idea what had just happened and were completely baffled, because they hadn’t fired those initial shots.

Chen Xing, however, cringed.

’That guy, nightingale... don’t tell me he has some kind of spatial storage on him?’

’Otherwise, where did that gun in his hand come from?’

’The very thought sent another wave of revulsion through her.’

’This is just too ridiculous!’

"No need to thank me!" nightingale said as he walked out, clearly trying to show off for Chen Xing.

When Chen Xing stepped out to distract Liang Yuncheng, he knew she was helping Captain Lu.

Chen Xing took two steps back in disgust, unable to even look at the gun in his hand.

nightingale noticed her disgust. "Don’t look so repulsed. I’m just trying to make a living!" With that, he tossed the gun aside.

Liang Yuncheng’s eyes widened as he stared at Chen Xing.

’Did I hear that right?’

’The infamous, utterly villainous nightingale... was trying to curry favor with Chen Xing?’

’Do I still have a chance to turn this around?’

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, Liang Yuncheng immediately shut his eyes and played dead.

"He can’t be dead already, can he?" Xiao Wu went forward to check. Unable to detect any breathing, he carelessly stood up and walked over to his captain. "Captain, Liang Yuncheng is really dead!"

Chen Xing glanced at Liang Yuncheng.

’Captain Lu’s blow was powerful, but with Liang Yuncheng’s strength, it shouldn’t have been enough to kill him instantly.’

’Playing dead?’

Before she could even walk over to check, nightingale scurried over like an eager lackey. "Dead or not, a few extra stabs will make it a sure thing!"

He was always thorough. When he killed someone, he made absolutely sure they had no chance of turning the tables.

He tossed the gun, and a dagger appeared in his hand.

’This thing is the most satisfying for finishing someone off. Every strike hits a fatal pressure point.’

’Even someone already dead might wake up just to experience an excruciating death one more time.’

Without hesitation, he raised the dagger and stabbed down at the pressure point on Liang Yuncheng’s philtrum.

But the dagger didn’t sink in as he’d expected. Instead, a blast of energy erupted from Liang Yuncheng’s body, slamming into him.

His instincts for danger were always sharp, and he dodged the blast with a quick roll.

But before he could even regain his footing, a pillar of water shot out, stopping just inches from his face.

Having gotten to his feet and captured an important hostage, Liang Yuncheng was much more relaxed. "Move an inch, and you’re dead!"

Although threatened, nightingale’s face showed no fear. "I don’t believe you’ll kill me. How important do you think I am to your Huaxia Country?"

Liang Yuncheng sneered. "Don’t believe me? Try me. You’re important to the country, sure, but my own life is more important to me. You think I’d trade my life for yours? Besides, our country has 00007. You’re expendable!"

nightingale: "..." ’That really pissed me off,’ he thought.

’And who was it that proposed trading 00007 for me in the first place?’

"Then why were you planning to trade 00007 for me?"

"The 00007 in the trade was a fake! You’re not worthy of being exchanged for the real one!"

Chen Xing: "..." She watched speechlessly as the two argued about 00007.

’She’d bet that Liang Yuncheng had no idea she was 00007.’

’Neither of them was a good person. It made no difference to her who won or lost.’

She walked over to Captain Lu. "What’s the plan now?"

Captain Lu shook his head.

He truly didn’t know what the next step should be.

He was utterly disappointed in the Military Brigade Commander.

He could have gone back for revenge, but he couldn’t let his brothers risk their lives following him.

The most important thing now was the lives of his brothers. He had to find a way for them to survive.

’Chen Xing, on the other hand, thought they could go and cooperate with Brother Xiao.’

’Brother Xiao was short on manpower, and Captain Lu had nowhere else to go.’

However, she didn’t mention it yet, because those two were still locked in a standoff.

nightingale was furious. "You don’t even know my powers! What gives you the right to say I’m not as good as 00007?"

He really wanted to meet 00007, but he was not about to accept being called his inferior.

"The whole world knows you’re a mass murderer. That alone makes you inferior to our country’s 00007!" Liang Yuncheng continued his verbal assault.

"Killing is my talent! You think 00007 could kill someone? He probably couldn’t even kill a chicken!" Forgetting he was the one being threatened, nightingale leaped up to attack Liang Yuncheng.

Liang Yuncheng had been waiting for him to make a move.

The moment he moved, everyone’s attention would snap to him.

Liang Yuncheng redirected the pillar of water, flinging it out with increased force.

Everyone, including Chen Xing, saw the water coming at them like a flash flood and instinctively dodged.

By the time everyone realized what had happened, Liang Yuncheng was gone.

"He got away?" nightingale was the most furious of all.

’I haven’t even gotten my payback yet!’

"Let’s split up and search! We have to find that bastard!"

Chen Xing ignored him. "Captain Lu, we should leave this place as soon as possible." Captain Rick had told them he’d already contacted the United States; they would likely be sending people over.

’If we leave quickly, we can avoid any trouble.’

’Since Liang Yuncheng survived, he can deal with the trouble.’

’He’ll either be captured by the United States or be stuck on this island for good.’

"Alright!" Captain Lu immediately contacted his men on the ship.

nightingale: "..."

"You’re not going after that bastard Liang Yuncheng?"

Chen Xing reminded him, "You could always stay behind and kill him yourself."

nightingale scoffed.

’Staying behind to kill him wouldn’t be a big deal. But, fuck, what happens after that?’

’He had no desire to be stuck on this island for the rest of his life.’

"It’s not my problem!" nightingale immediately chickened out and hurried after Chen Xing toward the shore.

When they reached the shore, Chen Xing blocked his path. "You can come aboard," she said, "but for everyone’s safety, you won’t mind if we tie you up, will you?"

"I don’t mind at all!" nightingale replied with a slyly cooperative smile.

’Being tied up is nothing.’

’Even if they trussed me up like a turkey, I could still escape.’

’The ship is huge. There’s no way Chen Xing can keep an eye on me the whole time.’

’All I need to do is get free before we reach land.’

But after he was bound and tossed into the ship’s hold, nightingale’s composure completely shattered.