The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 145 - 142: Like a Giant Gorilla

Chapter 145: Chapter 142: Like a Giant Gorilla

Even the soldiers who often passed by to relieve themselves turned a blind eye, even carrying a hint of disgust.

Her eyes were empty. She was clearly a rare Dual Ability User, so why did these people treat her like this, over and over again.

The man crawling on her body and the disgusting saliva covered her, as if she had lost all sensation, letting others manipulate her at will.

Later, some superpower users who couldn’t stand the sight intervened, which finally stopped the one-sided abuse by the three men.

After crawling out from the tent, Su Mo’s senses underwent a qualitative leap. She could see clearly for miles away, and her ears picked up conversations from all directions, including chats inside tents and elsewhere...

She turned to look at a patch of short grass and a smile curled on her lips, "This Bai Ling really has it rough."

Lu Chen rubbed her head, the coldness in his eyes melting upon seeing her, "Congratulations, Level 3 now."

Like a cat, Su Mo nuzzled his palm. She had begun to form a powerful aura around her, akin to that of Lu Chen’s own.

[Prompt, system upgrade available.]

She was startled, this was the first time it had prompted her to upgrade.

She hadn’t paid much attention to the progress bar at the bottom of the panel recently, but didn’t it require ten thousand points to upgrade? She was far from meeting the requirements.

Su Mo looked at the now full progress bar in silence. It was highly likely that with zombies of different levels, the points awarded had changed too.

"What do you see?" Lu Chen asked, seeing her lost in thought.

"I leveled up," Su Mo pulled his hand as they entered the tent.

For the reserved system to personally remind her, it was necessary for her to take this upgrade. She clicked on the bouncing treasure chest at the end of the panel.

[After comprehensive evaluation, 10 slots have been unlocked for the backpack and seasoning column. The market feature to purchase recipes is now available, and 2 God Chef Upgrade Gift Packages have been placed in your backpack.]

"Buy vegetables?" Su Mo’s eyes widened as she immediately clicked on the marketplace which had previously only sold recipes. She found that an additional dozen pages had appeared at the end of the menu. As she flipped through them, Lu Chen’s finger touched her lips.

"You’re drooling," he said, looking at her dumbfounded expression, somewhat helplessly.

"Lu Chen..." Su Mo’s eyes ringed red with excitement. Except for Bok Choy and potatoes, she hadn’t eaten any other vegetables since the apocalypse began. Now, facing pages of expensive vegetables, how could she not be excited?

Now she had even more motivation to kill zombies—what to do!

"Hmm?" He looked at her like she was being bullied, his gaze deepening, his thumb lingering on her lips without moving away.

Su Mo didn’t notice his mood and dismissed the panel. She grabbed his hand and almost leapt up with excitement, "We can eat vegetables every day now!"

Knowing that her mysterious system had developed new tricks, Lu Chen just nodded, his emotions remaining stable. If there was anything...

"Aren’t you happy?" she asked, seeing him silent, her exuberant spirits tapering a bit.

"Happy," he said, focusing on her lips, and his actions were quicker than his thoughts as he kissed her.

"..." Su Mo rolled her eyes internally but still wrapped her arms around his neck cooperatively.

While they were lost in a passionate kiss in the tent, Jianxiong’s jubilant voice came from outside, "Sis! Sis! I leveled up!"

Su Mo hastily pushed him away and pushed a few Level 3 spider Crystal Stones towards him, "Hold on to these, and here are some Crystal Stones I saved for you. Absorb them and we can kiss later."

She pulled back the curtain and stepped outside, where Jianxiong and Li Qian stood. The extraordinary aura each exuded was unmistakable.

"Yo, both of you advanced a level?" Su Mo beamed, genuinely happy for them.

"Not at all," Jianxiong immediately raised his massive biceps to show her.

"What skill did you acquire?" Su Mo asked disdainfully, pushing his arm away.

Jianxiong activated his superpower, and his height suddenly shot up to nearly three meters, his entire body bulking up several times over, the muscles on his back tensing solidly. His skin approached a silvery color.

Su Mo was startled by his transformation and tapped his thigh, only to discover it had a hardness comparable to that of a Gold Element Superpower User.

She looked up at him and exclaimed, "You really look like a giant gorilla."

Jianxiong had just upgraded and was not very good at controlling his Level 3 power; within two minutes, he could no longer maintain his form and reverted back.

He was the only one in the convoy to reach a Level 3 Power Superpower User, and his enormous stature drew gasps of admiration from the surrounding soldiers.

"What about you, Li Qian?" Su Mo turned her head and asked Li Qian.

He adjusted his glasses, saying genteelly, "I need a volunteer."

Zhao Changsheng, who had just come out of her tent upon hearing the commotion, became his target.

"Zhao Changsheng," Li Qian called out to her.

Zhao Changsheng looked up, their eyes met, and her gaze instantly became blank. Li Qian whispered, "Then, let her dance for us."

Zhao Changsheng, like a marionette, was bound by several strands of green spiritual power in Li Qian’s eyes, which jerked her limbs around in a twisted, dancing motion.

Su Mo was thoroughly amazed. Li Qian’s superpower could be described as killing without a trace. And what about her? Besides her ears and eyes becoming more effective, there didn’t seem to be any difference. Su Mo couldn’t help feeling a bit let down.

He could only maintain it for a brief time, just ten seconds, before Zhao Changsheng returned to clarity. She walked over with a confused expression, "What are you guys doing?"

She had no memory of being controlled, and Su Mo didn’t tell her what had just happened, "Nothing important, have you leveled up?"

"No," Zhao Changsheng sounded somewhat dejected.

Su Mo patted her shoulder comfortingly, "It’s okay, perhaps your superpower is so strong that it takes longer to upgrade."

As it turned out, Su Mo had guessed correctly; the slow start and immense power of a Thunder power.

With the comfort of a liked sister, Zhao Changsheng quickly put aside the matter and, tugging at Su Mo’s arm with a coquettish voice, said, "I’m hungry, Momo."

"Let go," Lu Chen, emerging from behind, frowned, his voice as cold as if it dropped into an ice cellar.

Feeling his subtle intimidation, Zhao Changsheng reluctantly let go of her hand.

"Let’s eat, let’s eat," Su Mo said cheerfully, trying to smooth things over, "It’s hard to make something good for so many people, so why don’t we have instant noodles tonight?"

Since there were many people and they needed to avoid drawing attention, Li Qian’s surveillance range expanded a bit to ensure there were no threats nearby, and Jianxiong volunteered to collect some grass and twigs from the bush to start a fire.

Of course, if they wanted to eat a piping hot bowl of instant noodles outside, they had to put on a little show.

It just so happened that Su Mo still had two unopened gift packages, and she decided to open them during the lull.

After the chest burst into a ring of fireworks, she received two notifications.

[Congratulations on obtaining one God Chef Brand large iron pot]

[Congratulations on obtaining the Youthful Appearance ginger tea recipe]