Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 363: Chapter 361: He Really Died?

Staring at Xu Anguo’s body on the ground, Chen Xing couldn’t put a name to the feelings swirling inside her.

Sadness?

Joy?

It seemed to be neither.

She slowed her pace, walking toward Xu Anguo’s body, guided by the faint specks of light.

Just then... the faint light was blocked by a tall, ramrod-straight figure.

The murderous aura surrounding Song Yiguo hadn’t dissipated in the slightest.

He felt that Xu Anguo had died too easily. It felt a little unreal.

Chen Xing was still moving slowly, some distance away from him.

He crouched down to check Xu Anguo’s face for any signs of disguise, but found nothing out of the ordinary.

”He’s really dead?” Chen Xing asked as she drew near, standing tall and straight. She spared Xu Anguo’s body nothing more than a cold glance.

It was as if the two of them were complete strangers.

Song Yiguo was certain the man was dead, but... he couldn’t shake the feeling that Xu Anguo had died far too easily. ”I guess so?”

He had followed Chen Xing here and had been blocking the entrance to the Research Institute the entire time.

He was confident Chen Xing wouldn’t be in danger and just wanted to corner Xu Anguo.

And who would have thought he’d actually succeed in trapping him.

The most unbelievable part was how easily Xu Anguo had died.

So easily, in fact, that it felt unreal.

Chen Xing’s gaze fell on Xu Anguo’s face once more.

’Xu Anguo was handsome, with a distinguished-looking, well-proportioned figure. He was erudite and well-informed. This must be why Lu Wanrou fell in love with him, wasn’t it?’

As Chen Xing was lost in thought, she suddenly sensed an extremely intense danger.

It was coming from behind her.

”Run!” Sensing the danger, Chen Xing immediately shot off the ground.

Although Song Yiguo reacted a moment later, he had an Instant Teleportation superpower and was already far from the Research Institute’s entrance in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xing followed close behind, running into the distance.

Just then... a series of explosions erupted behind them.

A wave of scorching heat blasted against their backs.

The explosions seemed endless, one wave of heat after another rolling out from behind them.

By the time the explosions stopped, they had already fled several kilometers away.

Stopping to look back, they saw a dense cloud of black smoke blanketing the area for kilometers, with a sea of fire reaching for the sky.

”Xu Anguo is truly ruthless!” Song Yiguo exclaimed in shock.

How could someone be so merciless as to strike against their own daughter?

Chen Xing, on the other hand, was calm.

It was no surprise to her that Xu Anguo would do something like this.

The series of explosions attracted a nearby horde of zombies.

Neither Chen Xing nor Song Yiguo were in the mood to fight the horde, so they got in a car and left before the zombies arrived.

Inside the aircraft, Chen Xing brought Tutu out of her space.

She explained that people could enter the Black Cat Space, but... they would fall into a coma upon entry.

Although Song Yiguo was curious about what was inside, he had no desire to experience being in a coma.

”It looks like his memory has been erased!” Chen Xing’s heart ached for the little guy.

’It seemed he had already endured more hardships than the average child, even back when he was still in his mother’s womb.’

She tried using her Healing Ability to sense any abnormalities in his body.

Coincidentally, she discovered a strange metal object, like a number plate, in his heel.

Focusing her Gold Attribute Superpower, she extracted the number plate from the still-unconscious Tutu’s body.

A wound appeared on his heel, which Chen Xing’s Healing Ability instantly restored.

Looking at the number plate, she saw the number on it was already in the hundred thousands.

”So this is it?” Song Yiguo had heard that everyone who came out of the Research Institute had a number plate.

He fixed his gaze on Chen Xing’s heel.

Chen Xing knew what he was thinking and shook her head. ”I can’t find any metal object on my body.”

This was something she had always found strange.

’Every ”lab rat” who came out of the Research Institute had a number plate.’

’So why was she the only one who didn’t?’

”Not having one is a good thing,” Song Yiguo said, not elaborating further.

Chen Xing didn’t dwell on it and covered Tutu with a blanket.

The child was still young and had been through a frightening ordeal; it was better for him to remain asleep until he saw his parents.

Tutu was very cooperative, remaining asleep the entire way to the National Capital Safety Zone.

When Lu Yanran saw her son had returned safe and sound, she fell to her knees directly in front of Chen Xing.

The past two days had been awful for her.

Her guilt toward Chen Xing had made it impossible for her to sleep.

Zhang Jingtao, who had arrived at the National Capital Safety Zone earlier, knelt alongside his wife. ”Thank you!” It was a heartfelt expression of gratitude.

Chen Xing’s impression of Lu Yanran was quite good, so she pulled her to her feet.

Before long, Tutu woke up.

Though a bit dazed at first, he thankfully recognized his mother very quickly.

Worried about the safety of the Zhang Family’s own safety zone, Zhang Jingtao discussed with Song Yiguo his desire to stay in the National Capital Safety Zone.

He only wanted a safe environment for his wife and child. As for the army under his command, he was willing to have them unconditionally submit to Song Yiguo.

Naturally, Song Yiguo would not refuse.

Although the Zhang Family couldn’t compare to the Four Great Families, their strength was not insignificant.

’Absorbing them into his own ranks was better than having them become an enemy in the future.’

Of course, Lu Haoran also agreed to Lu Yanran’s request and settled down in the Capital City with them.

Seeing that Lu Yanran’s family was settled, Chen Xing left the Capital City. Naturally... she left behind all the supplies she had prepared before departing.

「In a flash, several more years passed. It had now been twelve years since the apocalypse began.」

Although Xu Anguo was dead, Chen Dingbang was still at large, and the investigation into the Research Institute was still ongoing.

Besides... Chen Xing still felt that Xu Anguo had died too easily.

In these years, aside from the ever-strengthening Song Family Army, the most successful faction was undoubtedly the Holy Hall, led by Bishop Louis.

As the strongest figure in Huaxia, Song Yiguo usually kept a low profile.

The Holy Hall, however, was different.

Over the past few years, their believers had multiplied across the world, infiltrating every safety zone.

Even the National Capital Safety Zone had some Holy Hall believers.

And Bishop Louis had risen to become a global leader.

Although Chen Xing maintained contact with the Capital City and the factory district, she rarely met with them in person.

Each time she delivered supplies, she would secretly drop them off at a designated location and then leave quietly.

When Song Yiguo and the others saw Chen Xing again, they were all stunned by her appearance, which was still that of a young girl.

The reason for this meeting was that the Research Institute, which had vanished without a trace for many years, had suddenly shown signs of activity.

A group of people with vacant expressions had suddenly appeared outside the National Capital Safety Zone.

Over the years, the National Capital Safety Zone had learned from the construction of the factory district, reinforcing its ground-level residential areas. Coupled with the protection from Chen Xing’s mutated plants, its security was very high.

The number of survivors living in the safety zone had also risen from a few thousand to tens of thousands.

When this group of people with no memories appeared, Song Yiguo’s first thought was that the Research Institute was making a move again.

He didn’t dare let them in, instead preparing a temporary camp for them a few kilometers outside the National Capital Safety Zone.

After receiving the notice, Chen Xing left her home in the care of her younger uncle and rushed to the Capital City overnight.

Song Yiguo hadn’t changed much over the years, merely appearing a bit more mature.

The murderous aura in his eyes, however, seemed to have grown heavier.

”The look in their eyes is exactly the same as the ’lab rats’ you brought with you before!” A man as sharp as Song Yiguo could naturally see that something was wrong at a glance.