Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 195: Chapter 192: Are We That Familiar?

Although Chen Xing had always assumed that the things nightingale produced came from a place she’d rather not describe.

But on second thought, there had to be a good reason why people all over the world were trying to capture him.

When it came to superpowers, there were plenty of powerful people out there.

She was certain that if it were a fight to the death, some were even stronger than nightingale.

Song Yiguo, for example.

She felt that Song Yiguo’s full potential had yet to be realized.

Superpowers aside, the only other thing nightingale had that was worth fighting over must be a secret space.

More than once, he had pulled all sorts of things out of thin air right in front of her.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Xing finished speaking, nightingale’s face stiffened.

The fact that he possessed a Jiezhi Space wasn’t exactly a secret, but no one could ever explain how it worked.

Yet Chen Xing had just pinpointed his secret.

He was at a huge disadvantage, having no secrets from her.

”A... A Jiezhi Space? I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

He tried his best to stay calm, but his own words had already betrayed him.

Chen Xing no longer needed his answer. ”Your space... can it really store things, just like in the novels?”

She was genuinely curious.

’What is his space like?’

’Can it be used to grow plants and raise animals like mine? Does it have a preservation function?’

’Is there a spring that enhances abilities and heals wounds?’

’But... judging by the speed of nightingale’s improvement, it doesn’t seem like his space has any enhancement functions.’

’And his wounds don’t heal as quickly as mine do after drinking the spring water.’

’If... I’m not the only one in the world with a Jiezhi Space, then I need to be even more careful.’

nightingale was speechless. He knew he couldn’t hide it from her anymore.

”Yeah! It can store things, but only a small amount.”

His space was pathetically small, only a few square meters.

To stay alive, he mostly filled it with weapons, leaving only a small amount of room for food and drinking water.

Still, it was a good thing he had this space. Otherwise, how could he have been so lucky to escape every time?

This piqued Chen Xing’s curiosity.

”When did the space appear? After they captured you, didn’t they run all sorts of tests? Did they really find nothing?”

nightingale stared at her, his expression cold.

’So this woman has a nosy side like a normal person?’

’Isn’t she usually as cold and expressionless as a statue?’

”How could you—” He was about to tell her off. Why on earth should he tell her anything?

But... a sudden commotion interrupted him.

He saw that people were already approaching.

”Come on... help me destroy the Bao Lai Safety Zone!” Since a subtle approach to Lu Bingtian was now impossible, she would stick to the original plan: destroy the Bao Lai Safety Zone and knock the Lu Family down a peg.

Chen Xing figured there was no better assassin for the job than nightingale.

The moment nightingale heard he could kill, his bloodthirsty instincts surged.

A gleam of pure, homicidal pleasure—unique to a crazed killer—flashed in his eyes.

He gave his hand a shake, then walked away from Chen Xing, circling around toward the safety zone’s main gate.

The gate was shut tight.

But for him... there was nowhere he couldn’t get in.

After quickly recalling her little dinosaur monster, Chen Xing headed toward the group coming up the mountain.

And who should she see coming right at her?

It was Liang Yuncheng.

’Wasn’t he supposed to be trapped on Ice Island?’

When Liang Yuncheng saw Chen Xing, a cold sneer appeared in his eyes. ”Long time no see.”

”Do I know you?” Chen Xing stared at him coldly.

It had been a while. The guy seemed even more sinister than before.

”I bet you never thought I’d make it back alive, did you?” Liang Yuncheng’s hostility flared as he remembered being stranded alone on Ice Island.

He had been captured by an American crew, thrown onto a ship, and subjected to all kinds of torture.

If it hadn’t been for his unyielding will, he never would have made it through.

Chen Xing wasn’t surprised that he had escaped Ice Island.

As the wuxia novels always said, never believe someone is dead unless you see it for yourself. And even then, you have to deliver the finishing blow just to be sure.

But... she would soon eat her words.

Sometimes, even killing someone with your own hands wasn’t enough to ensure they were truly dead.

She let out a snort of laughter. ”So, you were lucky enough to survive Ice Island, and now you’ve come here to die?” The contempt on her face was plain to see.

Liang Yuncheng’s face turned livid with rage.

But... he couldn’t kill her.

His superiors had given a direct order: Chen Xing must be taken alive.

Steeling himself, he suppressed his anger. ”Then let’s see which of us is stronger.”

He wasn’t afraid of fighting a woman.

Chen Xing didn’t underestimate Liang Yuncheng.

His superpower was at a high level.

Surviving after being so seriously injured was impressive in itself.

Liang Yuncheng gathered his superpower, and a massive torrent of water, like a jet from a burst dam, shot straight for Chen Xing’s head.

The water jet was incredibly powerful, capable of hitting with the force of a bomb.

Chen Xing dodged aside, and a large, water-filled crater appeared where she had been standing.

’So... Liang Yuncheng’s superpower has gotten stronger again.’

Chen Xing didn’t rush to attack. She wanted to see what else Liang Yuncheng was capable of.

He wouldn’t be this arrogant if he didn’t have a few more tricks up his sleeve.

’Even though... he’s never seen my powers.’

Seeing his attack miss, Liang Yuncheng gathered his power again.

He launched several consecutive attacks, all using his Water Ability.

Chen Xing lost her patience. She darted in front of him and slashed at his head.

Liang Yuncheng never expected Chen Xing, who had only been dodging, to suddenly attack.

He scrambled to dodge, but the blade still sank half an inch into his head.

It wasn’t deep, but the pain was excruciating.

The jolt of pain seemed to short-circuit his nerves.

His rage instantly hit its peak, and something inside his body seemed to awaken.

For a moment, he stood perfectly still.

However, the people behind him could feel a primordial power emanating from his body.

Chen Xing could see it even more clearly—something was moving around inside his body.

It was as if he was charging up, the force making the veins on his scalp bulge.

’Damn it!’

’Liang Yuncheng is also one of the Research Institute’s lab rats!’

Chen Xing tried to stop him, but it was too late.

With a heaven-shaking rage, countless bolts of lightning erupted from him.

Bolts of lightning as thick as telephone poles rained down in a half-kilometer radius around him.

The dozens of men he had brought with him never imagined Liang Yuncheng could be this powerful.

They were struck down one by one, killed in a state of utter shock.

Chen Xing, however, had dodged perfectly and stood unharmed amidst the carnage.

In the snow, the flattened bodies were charred black, as if they had been set on fire.

As for Liang Yuncheng, his expression was a mixture of shock and triumph.

’So... I’m this powerful?’

Before he could even fully revel in his new power, he felt his body begin to break down.

Once again, Chen Xing watched as a lab rat melted into a pool of blood.

’So... the lab rats aren’t just confined to the hospital wards of the Research Institute.’

’They’ve planted lab rats everywhere?’

’But... do these lab rats even know what they are?’

Chen Xing walked over and picked up a tag from the puddle of blood... No. 00189!

The tag clutched in her palm was a sign: lab rats from the Lu Family Research Institute were everywhere.

She started to worry about Song Yiguo.

’Can he really stand against a Lu Family like this?’

Just as she was about to put the tag away, she felt a sudden prick. No... it felt more like an electric shock.

She quickly opened her hand to look at the tag.