Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 87: Chapter 84: Zombie Upgrade

’That woman, Chen Xing, is vicious!’

’She actually tied me up with the sturdiest steel cable?’

’Damn it, you probably couldn’t even break free with a hammer, could you?’

The ship was about to dock.

The darkening port was shrouded in a thick fog, exuding an eerie atmosphere that weighed down on everyone aboard.

"Captain, does something about the port feel off?" Even Xiao Wu, who was usually slow on the uptake, sensed that something was wrong.

Captain Lu had always been cautious, so he ordered them not to dock for the time being. "The fog is thick. Rushing ashore could be dangerous!"

Chen Xing was also standing on the deck at this moment.

The fog-shrouded port held not only unknown dangers but also flickering figures.

She had only caught a glimpse of figures flashing past in the fog. Although she couldn’t make out their faces, she was absolutely certain they weren’t Huaxia people.

’If I’m not mistaken, they must be from the United States.’

’Captain Rick said he had already contacted people from the United States. Could it be... that another American team was already nearby?’

She immediately scanned the ships docked at the shore.

She had an excellent memory and immediately noticed a massive ship docked at the very edge.

From a distance, it looked simple, but a closer look revealed it was a warship.

There was even a helicopter platform on the forward deck.

"Let nightingale go!" Chen Xing felt it was necessary to have nightingale distract them.

When nightingale was placed on the deck, he was still in disbelief. "Are you really letting me go?"

’It’s a trap. This is definitely a trap!’

’From what I know about this woman, it’s not like her to let me go so easily.’

"Are you going or not?" Chen Xing shot him a dark look. "If you don’t go, I’ll just tie you up again!"

"I’m going!" Nightingale had no desire to be bound by steel cable again.

’It’s truly impossible to break free!’

’If I had known, I would’ve brought some tools specifically for cutting steel cables.’

Nightingale walked dubiously toward the bow of the ship, glancing back at Chen Xing from time to time to determine if she was telling the truth.

A few hundred meters from the shore, the ship suddenly stopped.

nightingale: "..."

"What’s the meaning of this?" he asked, looking back at Chen Xing.

Chen Xing retorted irritably, "You don’t expect me to give you a ride all the way home, do you? Leave from here if you want. If not, too bad!"

Seeing someone lower a life raft into the water, he muttered as he jumped onto it, "If you wanted me to be bait, you should have just said so!"

He too could feel the danger emanating from the shore, and he could see shadows flickering in the gloom.

Chen Xing watched him with a cold gaze, not the least bit embarrassed at having her intentions exposed.

She knew that with nightingale’s strength, he should be able to break through their defensive line with ease.

’For me, catching him alone is easy.’

’But fighting a squad from the United States... while I wouldn’t lose, it’s not worth getting injured over.’

When the small raft reached the shore, nightingale’s agile figure instantly leaped onto the land.

On the shore, a dozen or so United States soldiers aimed their guns at him.

Before long, the highest-ranking officer stepped forward to ask about the situation on the island.

Just when everyone thought nightingale would surrender without a fight, something incredible happened.

Like a flea, nightingale jumped onto the roof of a nearby house, then disappeared from sight after a few more leaps.

The continuous barrage of bullets failed to hit him at all.

The enraged United States soldiers stomped in frustration. "Go intercept the Huaxia people!" Since nightingale had escaped, capturing the Huaxia people would at least give them something to show for their efforts.

"Their ship is still stopped over there and won’t come ashore. What should we do?"

"Board the ship and get them!"

By the time the United States soldiers successfully boarded the ship floating in the water, it was completely empty.

While nightingale was drawing everyone’s attention, Captain Lu and his team had boarded another life raft and taken a roundabout route to shore.

By now, they were far from the shore, heading toward the airfield.

However, after walking for a few miles, they heard the sound of zombies roaring.

The sound was close, loud and clear.

Even Chen Xing was startled.

’Normally, I can hear zombies from a great distance.’

’This time, they’re unbelievably close.’

’Have the zombies been nearby this whole time?’

The group stood motionless, warily scanning their surroundings.

Upon seeing the zombies getting closer, Chen Xing’s brow furrowed. She immediately shouted a warning, "Be careful! These zombies are different. They’ve upgraded!"

As soon as she spoke, a horde of zombies charged out of the fog.

These zombies were unlike any they had seen before. They were noticeably faster, their blood-red eyes were covered by a grayish film, and their teeth had become much sharper.

Everyone gasped. With no time to process what "upgraded zombies" meant, they immediately formed a circle facing outward and opened fire to hold them back.

The zombies were incredibly fast. They were already upon them, attacking with outstretched arms.

Captain Lu and his team cooperated with perfect coordination, maintaining a safe formation as they killed the zombies.

Soon, their ammunition ran low. They holstered their guns and began to fight back with their respective superpowers.

Chen Xing, however, moved some distance away from them, drew her twin blades, and began to hunt the zombies.

Her movements were extremely fast. With a single spin, a dozen zombies fell.

A moment later, a huge swathe of zombie corpses littered the ground.

As the number of zombies dwindled, Chen Xing stopped killing them. Instead, under the cover of darkness and while no one was paying attention, she began to collect Crystal Cores.

As the slaughter was nearing its end, Chen Xing heard the sound of a vehicle and approaching footsteps in the distance.

’Did I alert the United States military?’

"Someone’s coming..." Chen Xing warned Captain Lu and the others, all while continuing to collect Crystal Cores.

She wasn’t afraid of Captain Lu finding out the secret of the Crystal Cores. ’That secret will be out in half a month at most, anyway.’

Captain Lu and the others had no time to study what Chen Xing was picking up.

All they could see were the zombie corpses covering the ground.

The zombies they had killed were all around them, but beyond their immediate circle were countless more corpses—many times the number they had killed themselves.

Judging by the scene, Chen Xing must have killed them all herself.

But... for her to kill so many zombies all by herself?

It was unbelievable!

’Just how strong is she?’

Chen Xing picked up the last Crystal Core and saw Captain Lu’s team staring at her in utter astonishment. "What is it?"

"You killed all of these?" Xiao Wu asked, pointing at the sea of corpses with a look of theatrical shock as he stared at Chen Xing.

"Uh..." Chen Xing hadn’t really been paying attention. She had only been focused on killing more zombies and collecting more Crystal Cores so she could start selling them when she got back.

Now, looking in the direction Xiao Wu was pointing, she too was slightly taken aback.

’I can’t believe I didn’t hold back. I accidentally showed my hand.’

"I think it’s the United States military!" Captain Lu had already seen a vehicle approaching. Noticing its foreign license plate, he immediately shouted a warning.

Through the dense fog, the vehicle’s headlights washed over them before it slowly came to a stop.

Behind the vehicle, a squad of soldiers emerged, their guns raised.

Their expressions showed a hint of astonishment when they saw the ground covered in zombies.

’There are at least a few hundred zombies on the ground, and they were all wiped out by this small group?’

They turned their gazes back to Captain Lu and his team, their defensive posture now obvious. "Are you the people from the Military Department responsible for the trade with our country?"