Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Are you a Beast Tamer?

Chen Xing slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to an instant stop.

The other four women stared in terror at the tiger.

’Are we done for?’

Especially Sister Feng. The thought that she might never see her son again made her eyes instantly redden.

’My son... Mommy really did her best!’

”Sister Feng, I’m so scared!” Yanyan leaned forward and grabbed onto Sister Feng in the passenger seat.

Sister Feng wiped away her tears and turned back to hug Yanyan tightly. ”Don’t be afraid, I’m here for you!” She said the words, but she was just as scared.

But as the eldest of the group, she had no choice but to hide her weakness and fear.

Seeing they were scared to death, Chen Xing had no choice but to confess, ”Don’t be afraid. Meng Hu is my pet. He won’t hurt you without my command!”

The four women were silent. Her claim seemed to have zero credibility.

And yet... seeing the indifferent, fearless look on Chen Xing’s face, they found themselves inexplicably wanting to believe her.

Just then, Meng Hu reached the side of the car.

As the four women watched in terror, Chen Xing rolled down the window.

The ferocious beast reached the car and instantly transformed. Like a docile kitten, it nudged its head through the window, wearing an expression that begged for praise and affection.

’...’ ’Alright! We believe her. We absolutely believe her!’

”Go on ahead and see what the situation is...” Chen Xing said, putting on a show. In reality, she could control him directly with her thoughts.

The pet, adorable just a moment before, instantly bristled. Then, like a gust of wind, it was gone.

”Sister Chen, you’re so badass!” Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but exclaim.

A tiger that huge, as obedient as a puppy. It’s got so much style, right?

”Sister Chen, are you a Beast Tamer?” Yanyan asked, gazing at Chen Xing with adoration.

She’d loved going to the zoo ever since she was a little girl and held zookeepers in the highest regard.

To her, a Beast Tamer was like a god.

Chen Xing was speechless.

”I guess you could say that.” ’I can’t exactly tell them he’s a product of my pocket dimension.’

After half a minute, the car started up again.

Qiao Qiao said to Sister Feng, ”Sister, can you check up front for a knife or something?”

Sister Feng rummaged all over but couldn’t find any weapons.

Just as disappointment set in, Chen Xing reached under her seat while driving, pulled out two knives, and handed them to Qiao Qiao. ”As it happens, I have some right here.”

Qiao Qiao was speechless. ’Alright, my mistake. I didn’t think to check under the seats.’

*’Master, be careful! Bad guys ahead!’*

Just as Chen Xing received Meng Hu’s message, a line of men from the Migratory Clan appeared up ahead, all holding guns aimed in their direction.

A row of spike strips was laid across the narrow concrete road.

The car screeched to a halt.

”Sister Chen, we’re trapped, aren’t we?” Yanyan stared ahead in terror.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, and they could clearly hear the pursuing vehicles closing in from behind.

”Get out of the car, now! Or we’ll open fire!” a dozen men shouted, all brandishing identical rifles.

Chen Xing’s gaze fell on a marking on the guns.

’It’s the mark of the Military Department.’

’The Military Department is in league with the Migratory Clan?’

”Stop fucking dawdling! Get out of the car, you hear me?” The man was clearly impatient and fired two warning shots into the air.

”I’ll get out first. Don’t any of you move! Wait for Meng Hu to attack. Once the roadblock is clear, whoever’s the best driver takes the wheel.” With that, Chen Xing opened her door.

The four women were silent. ’Driving isn’t the problem...’

’...but how is he going to clear that roadblock?’

”It’s too dangerous for you to go alone! Why don’t we go with you?” Sister Feng, in a moment of soft-heartedness, couldn’t bear to let Chen Xing face the danger alone.

”Don’t.” Chen Xing shot her a look.

The glance made Sister Feng tense up, and she immediately nodded in understanding.

Chen Xing got out of the car, placing her hands on her head in a token gesture of surrender.

”I’ll drive!” Gu Xinyan pushed up her glasses and, without waiting for a reply, scrambled into the driver’s seat.

In the darkness, the enemy didn’t notice the switch.

”Everyone, out of the car!” one of the men shouted, starting toward them with his gun raised.

But when the man was still over fifty meters away, a fierce tiger seemed to descend from the heavens, landing right in front of the ambushers. It killed one of them in a single bite.

A single sweep of its sharp claws sent several more men flying.

The men at the roadblock were stunned for a moment, but there were trained soldiers among them. They quickly regained their combat senses, raised their rifles, and started shooting. The rest of the men quickly followed their lead.

Chen Xing immediately ducked behind the car, popped the trunk, and pulled an assault rifle out of the seemingly empty space.

She slammed the trunk shut and returned fire.

With Meng Hu clearing a path ahead, she took down the remaining men without wasting more than a few bullets.

Rifle at the ready, Chen Xing sprinted forward and lifted the roadblock with a single hand.

The four women in the car: ”...” ???

’That roadblock is made of solid steel! It must weigh hundreds of pounds...’

’Yet Chen Xing just lifted it with one slender arm, clearing a path as if it were nothing?’

’The roadblock must not be made of steel. Yeah, that’s it!’

Gu Xinyan was completely stunned, forgetting to even hit the gas.

”Xinyan, drive!” Fortunately, a blaring horn from the pursuing car snapped Gu Xinyan out of her daze. She slammed her foot on the accelerator, and the car shot forward.

The gap she’d made wasn’t wide, just barely enough for one car to squeeze through.

And Gu Xinyan shot straight through it without slowing down.

Chen Xing immediately moved the roadblock back into place. The moment she set it down, the Migratory Clan’s car came into view.

Seeing someone running, Secretary Qi immediately ordered the subordinate in his passenger seat to open fire.

The man in the passenger seat had just stuck his head out the window when it snapped to the side, and he went limp against the door.

Chen Xing, on the other side of the roadblock, had only run a few steps when she heard the squeal of tires as the car ahead slammed to a halt.

The moment Chen Xing was inside, the car took off again. Before long, it was speeding onto the highway.

”Fuck!” Secretary Qi furiously slammed his hand on the horn and roared, ”Get that fucking roadblock out of the way, now!”

As his men scrambled to move the roadblock, he pulled the body back into the car and saw a knife sticking out of the center of the man’s forehead.

”Have you fuckers not eaten today?” Secretary Qi was famous for his good temper, and his subordinates had never seen him this furious. They were all too scared to make a sound. ”A single woman lifted it by herself! Why is it so hard for a bunch of you guys? Move!” Refusing to believe it, he went to try himself. The moment he laid a hand on it, he realized the damn thing was genuinely, incredibly heavy.

Even though the roadblock had bought them time, Gu Xinyan didn’t dare let up, keeping the gas pedal floored.

”Damn, Xinyan, you can really drive!” Qiao Qiao exclaimed, amazed.

’I thought she was just a bookworm. Who knew she drove like such a maniac?’

Gu Xinyan pushed up her glasses and grinned. ”I’m alright, I guess.”

In truth, she was a bookworm who knew nothing but how to study.

Later, when she tried to get a driver’s license, she found that the moment she got behind the wheel, she became a different, more excited person. She especially loved the feeling of flooring the accelerator.

Her driving instructor rode with her once and afterward swore he’d never teach her again. It was the same with several other instructors she tried. In the end, she never got her license before the apocalypse began.

”Sister Qiao, that throwing knife earlier was so cool! A headshot from that far away.”