Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 320: Chapter 318: Song Yiguo Under Attack

Chen Xing couldn’t even determine the direction, nor could she find any traces.

But... she had clearly felt something following her before, which was why she had chosen not to enter her Jiezhi Space.

She couldn’t believe that in such a short time, the ’person’ who had attacked her had already escaped.

’I originally thought it was that Spiritual Zombie I failed to capture before, but this clearly wasn’t a zombie. A human, then? But I don’t think anyone could get so close to me that easily.’

’If a Spiritual Zombie had this ability, attacking and then immediately escaping, just how fast would it be?’

’If, unfortunately, it was a person, then I’ve most likely exposed my Jiezhi Space.’

All things considered, she would rather the ambusher have been a zombie.

However... this sudden attack made her realize that her own defenses needed an upgrade.

Superpower Users with a Defense Ability were extremely rare. Trying to upgrade by absorbing their powers would be too time-consuming.

She decided to use her current batch of Crystal Cores on herself first. She could always collect more on the road.

Once the sense of being followed had faded, she entered her Jiezhi Space directly.

When she awoke from her sleep, the temperature outside had dropped rapidly.

It hadn’t snowed yet, however, so Chen Xing took the opportunity before the heavy snows arrived to have a simple meal and start driving north.

Along the way, she got a call from Song Yiguo.

As soon as the call connected, Song Yiguo fired off a series of questions. ”Where are you now? Where have you been? Why couldn’t I reach your phone?”

”Did something happen to you?”

Chen Xing could only tell him that she’d been chased into the mountains by a horde of zombies, gotten lost, and couldn’t get a signal. She claimed she had only found her way out a couple of days ago.

”You have a satellite phone!” Song Yiguo had never known a satellite phone to fail.

Then again... he felt Chen Xing had no reason to lie about something like that.

”I heard Yu Laosan took some people to the United States. I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?”

”I’ll go!” Chen Xing eagerly agreed before he could even finish his sentence.

She had to silence Yu Laosan before he could tell anyone her secret.

”Where are you now?”

”I’m on my way to Hualai City. I should be there by tonight!” ’Assuming it doesn’t snow,’ she added silently.

”I’ll pick you up at the Hualai City airport tomorrow morning!” With that, Song Yiguo was about to hang up.

Chen Xing quickly cut in, ”Bring extra people with you. You can take some supplies back!”

’I have too much stuff in my Jiezhi Space. It’s way too much to send it all to the factory.’

’Giving a portion to Song Yiguo will surely pay off in the long run.’

After hanging up, Chen Xing accelerated toward Hualai City.

Luckily, it didn’t snow for the entire trip. However, a little over two hours after nightfall, thick flakes of snow began to pound down.

She estimated she had about a hundred kilometers left to go.

Braving the heavy snow, Chen Xing finally reached the outskirts of Hualai City while the roads were still somewhat clear.

She switched vehicles and hitched up a train of ten cars: six filled with livestock and poultry, and four with fruits and vegetables.

She hadn’t been driving at that slow pace for long before Brother Xiao found her with a group of his men.

They transferred all the livestock and poultry to the trucks he’d brought, and after moving the contents of two more cars by hand, Brother Xiao updated her on the situation at the factory.

He had wanted to ask Chen Xing to come to the factory, but he didn’t insist after hearing she was leaving for the United States with Song Yiguo the next morning.

”Brother Xiao, from now on, set aside a small portion of Crystal Cores for trading supplies. Use the rest to upgrade the team’s superpowers,” Chen Xing said, then explained the current state of zombies. ”You also need to develop a more well-rounded team of Superpower Users. Focus especially on cultivating those from the Spiritual and Healing Systems.”

”Got it!” Brother Xiao had recently been discussing this very issue with Captain Lu.

They had heard that the power levels of Superpower Users in other teams were quite high, particularly those from the Healing System.

’I didn’t realize the Spiritual System was so important, too.’

’We were originally focused on leveling up our Attack System Superpower Users. It looks like we need a more well-rounded approach.’

After discussing the factory’s future direction a bit more, Brother Xiao departed with the supplies.

Chen Xing had promised she would regularly send supplies for the refugees in the future.

Of course... if there were any who only took without contributing, Brother Xiao was to deal with them promptly.

Chen Xing was worried that the heavy snow would make travel difficult in the morning.

So, while the roads were still somewhat passable, she headed directly to the airport.

The snow stopped the next day, and Song Yiguo’s plane arrived on time.

From Song Yiguo’s perspective, it had been many days since he’d last seen her.

And upon meeting, she presented him with six carloads of livestock and poultry, and two carloads of fruits and vegetables.

The Capital City’s population was large, and they had recently taken in a significant number of refugees. He was just starting to feel overwhelmed, so her gift was an absolute godsend.

For Chen Xing, however, it had only been a few days since she had parted ways with the *other* him.

”What’s Yu Laosan doing in the United States?” Chen Xing found it strange.

Although Yu Laosan was a big shot in his own right, he was nowhere near Song Yiguo’s level of importance.

Blake certainly wasn’t as courteous to him as he was to Song Yiguo and the Four Great Families.

’This sudden trip to the United States can’t be simple.’

”I’m not sure.” Song Yiguo had only heard that Yu Laosan had gone to the United States; he had no idea when he left or what his final destination was. ”However... it seems the Blake family is planning a major announcement. They’ve invited leaders from various countries.”

He, of course, was on the guest list.

It was just... the event was ten days away, so he was a bit early.

They arrived in the United States right at dawn.

Their landing site was still several hundred kilometers from the US capital, Hulton.

In a luxury van and a few military trucks, the team set off toward Hulton.

The freezing weather forced them to stop and rest twice along the way.

It was evening by the time they reached the outskirts of Hulton.

Not wanting to alert their targets, Chen Xing entered Hulton in disguise.

She used her old disguise, dressing as a woman from the Middle East.

Song Yiguo, on the other hand, made no effort to be discreet.

With the weather so unpredictable, arriving early was nothing out of the ordinary.

Although Blake was surprised, he still gave him a friendly reception.

Chen Xing checked into a room by herself in a building right next to Blake’s Great Commander Mansion.

The room cost three Crystal Cores a night.

However, the bedding and other furnishings were old and shabby.

She had a house within her Jiezhi Space to stay in; this room was just a cover.

On the night she checked in, just before midnight, Chen Xing looked out her window and saw a huge fight break out in the hotel directly opposite, where Song Yiguo was staying.

And sure enough... Song Yiguo was the one being attacked.

He only had Vice General Du and six other Superpower Users with him.

The attacking force, however, seemed to number around a hundred.

The Superpower Users among them were dressed in plain clothes, making it impossible to identify their affiliation.

However... for the moment, Song Yiguo was on the losing end.

Chen Xing used her Jiezhi Space to get inside the Great Commander Mansion, then invisibly made her way to the floor where Song Yiguo was staying.

’If I absorb their superpowers, Yu Laosan might find out I’m not dead and spill my secret.’ The thought made her dismiss the idea of absorbing their abilities. She would just have to kill them.

Just as she was stealthily approaching the Superpower Users, an alarm suddenly blared.