Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 182: Chapter 179: Why Isn’t She Going?

’She has a superpower too!’ The Superpower User assassins had only been told their target was powerless when they accepted the mission.

But she was already incredibly hard to kill even without a superpower. Now, with electricity crackling from her body, it was undeniable that she had one.

’Can we even complete this mission successfully?’

So far, they hadn’t managed to land a single scratch on their target.

Instead, this girl who looked too frail to withstand a gust of wind, seemingly without any great power, was casually killing their men.

And that tiger over there was an absolute killing machine.

Nearly half of their men had already been devoured by it.

But... looking at the girl again, it seemed she couldn’t use her superpower anymore. She was back to fighting with a knife.

And just like that, the confidence they had just lost came rushing back.

Only... that confidence didn’t last long. Soon, they lost their lives in utter disbelief.

After dealing with all the assassins, Chen Xing looked toward the spot where Hao Wenli had fallen, her brow instantly furrowing.

’Where is her body?’

’The Crystal Core from Hao Wenli’s brain clearly fell out, and I picked it up myself...’

’Does that mean someone stole the body while I was distracted?’

’Only the Research Institute would steal a body.’

’But what use could they have for Hao Wenli’s body?’

Chen Xing couldn’t figure it out.

Meanwhile, Meng Hu collected the Crystal Cores and brought them all inside the house for Chen Xing.

Just then, Yu Heng came staggering over.

From his glazed eyes, it was clear he had been drinking heavily.

The sight of the carnage on the ground seemed to sober him up a fraction. ”Did you kill them?”

Chen Xing didn’t answer. Instead, she looked past Yu Heng. Just as she expected, the Military Brigade Commander was approaching with his men.

Seeing the field of corpses, his face turned pale.

”You’re killing people again? What do you think this safe zone is? You have no respect for our Military Department!” The Military Brigade Commander’s words were harsh, but he didn’t dare make a move.

He’d learned from their last encounter that Chen Xing was not someone to be trifled with.

She had the backing of Song Yiguo, a man he dared not cross.

Although his Military Department still held some authority, even in the apocalypse, no one could afford to ignore the Song Family Army.

Chen Xing pointed to a security camera. ”Look closely... that camera is active. They came to kill me. I was acting in self-defense.”

The Military Brigade Commander’s expression soured, but he could only order his men to clean up the bodies.

Forget the camera; he had seen it all from a distance. He watched as she and her tiger single-handedly eliminated these elite assassins.

Without another word or question, he turned and left.

After entering the house, Yu Heng didn’t see Hao Wenli and asked casually, ”Where’s Wenli?”

”Dead.”

Yu Heng fell silent.

”What kind of joke is that?” He didn’t believe her for a second.

They had only parted ways a little over ten minutes ago.

Chen Xing gazed at the now-clean hallway.

’Those men were indeed First Tier Superpower Users. Killing them while holding back my full strength was actually a bit difficult.’

’Good thing Meng Hu was so effective.’

”Are you serious? Wenli is dead?” Yu Heng recalled that Chen Xing never joked and never lied.

As the reality of it sank in, he knew Hao Wenli must truly be dead.

”How did she die?” When Hao Wenli was always by his side, he hadn’t thought much of her; in fact, he’d found her annoying.

But now, suddenly finding himself alone, he felt a bit lost.

Chen Xing glanced at Yu Heng and said flatly, ”I killed her.”

Yu Heng fell silent.

For a long moment, he stood rooted to the spot.

His gaze toward Chen Xing was filled with profound fear.

He was now genuinely, deeply afraid of Chen Xing.

’This woman is completely unpredictable. The slightest thing could displease her and get you killed.’

Nothing else happened for the rest of the day.

Around three in the morning, a faint sound woke Chen Xing.

It was coming from the living room.

Only No. 00002 and Meng Hu were in the living room.

She got up to check. No. 00002 was sleeping soundly, and Meng Hu was also fast asleep.

She checked the living room and kitchen but found nothing.

With no other choice, she returned to her room to sleep.

Early the next morning, Vice General Du came to ask Chen Xing to come over.

Song Yiguo was sitting upright, his complexion even worse than it had been the day before.

Yan Junxi’s disappearance was clearly taking its toll on him.

”I’ll take that batch of Crystal Cores you have. I’ve also contacted Captain Lu. He’s going to prepare another batch and deliver it personally.”

According to news from the Xingguang Research Institute, Crystal Cores were proving to be incredibly useful. The ones from upgraded zombies, in particular, were several times more potent than normal ones.

This was what Chen Xing had expected. ”It’s not just zombie Crystal Cores,” she said. ”The ones from Superpower Users are even more potent, and you don’t have to ingest them. You just need to hold one in your hand and slowly absorb its energy.”

A rare smile appeared on Vice General Du’s handsome face. ”Really?”

He was getting to the point where he really couldn’t stomach those things anymore.

The thought that they came from a zombie’s head, in particular, required a long internal struggle every time he had to consume one.

He would be more than happy to not have to ingest them.

Chen Xing took out a Crystal Core—one from the assassins the day before—and handed it to him.

By the time the Crystal Core had been fully absorbed and vanished, Vice General Du’s face was glowing. ”Young Master Song... I think a Superpower User’s Crystal Core really is better for enhancing abilities than a zombie’s!”

Chen Xing poured out over a hundred Superpower User Crystal Cores. ”I want to trade these for some high-lethality weapons, like hand grenades.”

”Done!” Song Yiguo agreed readily. ”By the way... Hao Dongbang and Li Helili returned this morning.”

”Because Hao Wenli is dead?”

Song Yiguo shrugged.

’Who knows?’

Back at her apartment, Chen Xing considered what Hao Wenli’s parents’ next move might be.

’Kill me?’

’After hearing their daughter was murdered, normal parents would do everything in their power to get revenge, right?’

However, the entire day passed, and she saw no sign of retaliation from Hao Wenli’s parents.

Just before dinner, however, she received an invitation from Lu Haoran.

’Why not go?’

After passing through several strict checkpoints, she arrived at the Lu Family’s territory, located on the opposite side of the compound from the Song Family.

Compared to the Song Family’s estate, the Lu Family’s was decorated in a more understated style.

It was, however, clean, simple, and bright.

Lu Haoran came out to greet her.

He was dressed in a white suit, looking like a Prince Charming as he approached Chen Xing. ”Thank you for gracing my birthday party with your presence!”

Chen Xing fell silent.

’This is a little awkward!’

’I thought it was just a simple dinner invitation; I didn’t prepare a gift.’

”I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was your birthday.”

”It’s alright. I didn’t mention it was my birthday precisely because I didn’t want you to feel obligated,” Lu Haoran said, guiding Chen Xing toward the banquet hall.

She had expected a simple meal, but now, seeing a room full of guests, Chen Xing felt a little out of place.

’I’m probably the only one here in casual clothes, aren’t I?’

Just as she was feeling uncomfortable, Song Yiguo walked in.

Uncharacteristically, he was also dressed in casual clothes, looking just as out of place at the party.

Perhaps it was his innate self-confidence, but he strode calmly up to Chen Xing. ”I knew you’d be here.”

The people who had just been sneering at Chen Xing’s attire all changed their tune, their expressions now filled with obvious envy.

”So, Young Master Song and his girlfriend agreed to come dressed comfortably for the party?”

”Yeah! If I’d known, I would’ve dressed down a little too!”

”I’m so jealous. To think she’s so doted on by Young Master Song!”

”...”