The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 174 - 171: Zhao Changsheng Goes Missing

Chapter 174: Chapter 171: Zhao Changsheng Goes Missing

The soldier’s body crashed heavily into the sandy ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, while Su Mo’s hand clutched his neck, the strength in her fingertips immobilizing him completely.

A one-strike kill.

It stunned everyone watching.

Su Mo released him and dusted off her hands, her fighting spirit now fully aroused, she stood tall and proclaimed with pride, "Next!"

Lu Chen watched her, a smile brimming in his eyes, and a sense of unspeakable pride swelled within his chest.

The onlookers, originally there for entertainment, were now eager, and immediately someone stepped up to replace the fallen man.

This time, it was a muscular man. He didn’t underestimate Su Mo in the slightest, and after nodding toward her, he lunged at her with a forward step.

The sand kicked up around them seemed to cloud the girl’s vision, but her figure darted away like lightning, deftly dodging the man’s punch to her stomach.

Swiftly maneuvering behind him, he reached back to grasp her, but Su Mo used her smaller frame to her advantage, sweeping his legs, causing him to stagger. Then she leapt onto his back, her knee slamming hard against his spine, hands clasping his head. With just a bit more force, she could make his head execute a brutal 180-degree turn.

A wave of numbness shot through the man’s back and he let out a cry of pain, falling face-first to the ground. Su Mo dismounted from him and said with a delicate hand extended, "You’ve lost."

The big man spit into the sand and reached out his hand, but Lu Chen’s expression darkened, "That’s enough."

The man jolted to attention, quickly retracted his hand, and got up to move aside.

Being subdued on the ground by a woman was certainly a bitter pill to swallow, and it stirred the soldiers’ fighting spirit. Another called out, "Admiral Lu! Although I’m not strong in combat, my shooting has never missed!"

Jianxiong burst into laughter, "You want to challenge my sister in shooting? I’m afraid you’d lose too miserably."

Lu Chen met Su Mo’s still unsatisfied gaze and his lips pursed before he said directly, "Let’s do it."

The crowd moved from the field to the shooting area lined with targets. The superpower users, who had been simply watching the excitement from the sidelines, now turned their attention to that petite figure.

In the training field, it seemed they had a challenger today.

Su Mo loaded her gun and turned to glance at the eager soldier beside her, suggesting with a smile, "Maybe you should just concede."

With her system’s built-in targeting feature, no ordinary person had ever outshot her.

Convincing these people to back down was also a way to safeguard their lives from being wasted, wasn’t it?

But these eliminated soldiers didn’t understand the intricacies, their minds solely focused on winning against Su Mo.

"Ladies first," the soldier with the gun gestured humbly, letting her take the lead.

Su Mo found it amusing. She glanced at the target, raised her gun, turned her head to the soldier, and without looking back, fired a shot.

Immediate shouts erupted nearby, deafening: "Bullseye!"

Everyone was electric with excitement; the woman had aimed precisely with just one look at the target!

Su Mo beamed triumphantly at the soldier in front of her, "Your turn."

Now, unless he could also hit the mark with a single glance, he would lose.

The soldier swallowed, sneaking a glance at the target before turning to meet Su Mo’s gleaming smile. He psyched himself up internally and aimed his shot at the target.

Murmurs of disappointment filled the air around them, "Close, but only the fifth ring."

Hitting the target with just a glance was still quite impressive, regardless of the ring.

"If he lost, what chance do we stand?"

"Admiral Lu is a freak, how could his woman be any less exceptional?"

"Looks can be deceiving!"

"..."

With no one else coming to challenge her, Su Mo put down the gun, feeling not much joy in her heart, and seriously said to the disappointed soldier, "You’re very strong, it’s just that the trip to Southern Island isn’t suitable for you."

She had only gotten where she was by using a cheat device, the soldiers here had put in no less effort than her, she didn’t want to crush their spirits.

Being recognized by powerful people was certainly something to affirm, and Su Mo had undoubtedly earned the respect of everyone present.

In the end, only sixty people and those with formidable superpowers were selected to embark on the journey to Southern Island.

Li Qian and Jianxiong were both arranged to be part of the superpower user training group, different again from the regular soldiers, with their unusual physiques and superpowers, their training was also tougher.

Over the following month, both of them would be training here with Lu Chen.

Under Hu Ding’s lead, they went to the training camp’s cafeteria for a meal.

When they came out, she petted Da Bai’s dog head again until she felt content and returned.

It was already the afternoon when Su Niang, waiting anxiously at the entrance, saw the familiar modified car return and immediately greeted it.

Su Mo could see her anxious face from inside the vehicle, and upon disembarking, she asked, "What’s wrong, Su Niang?"

"Changsheng, the girl, she’s gone!" Su Niang had brought her lunch at noon and found that the house was completely empty.

"She might have gone out to clear her mind," said Jianxiong, believing that walking around the large base was not an issue.

So did Su Mo, "Let’s go inside first, and we’ll check later."

Everyone waited until nighttime, but Zhao Changsheng still didn’t return. Su Mo’s cooked dinner began to cool, and she grew anxious, standing up from the sofa, "I’ll go look for her."

"I’ll come with you," Lu Chen stood up, taking her hand.

"Let’s go, let’s all go look for her," Jianxiong, feeling on pins and needles, wanted to search too—the comrade he’d quibbled with all the way here was missing, and he was beside himself with worry.

With that, everyone but Su Niang and Ling Ye, who were left at the villa, headed out to search.

Before leaving, Su Mo told Su Niang to take the sea cucumber porridge to Jiang Yulian.

Jianxiong was responsible for the Inner Ring, and Li Qian for the Second Ring. The place was vast, so Lu Chen immediately sent out people from the Jiang Residence. Su Mo pulled on his hand, "They haven’t seen Zhao Changsheng, you lead the soldiers to search the Outer Ring, I will go check the Second Ring."

Lu Chen frowned, feeling discomfort in his heart, watching her grow anxious for another woman.

Su Mo had no choice but to kiss his face to appease him, "She came all this way with us, she is a teammate as well as a friend."

"Alright," Lu Chen finally compromised, releasing her hand, and led his men straight to the Outer Ring.

Su Mo and Li Qian began searching separately in the Second Ring, where the streets were bustling with people. On the top floor of a luxurious restaurant...

A woman with heavy makeup asked, "Lu Jin, what are you looking at?"

Lu Jin’s narrow, dark eyes glanced at the petite figure below him, then swallowed the red wine in his glass in one gulp, stood up, and said, "Let’s go."

"Lu Jin! Commander Lu sent you to accompany me for dinner!" The woman stood up, her presence fluctuating, shattering the glass cup instantly.

The man turned around, his undisguised violent gaze made the woman take two steps back.

That look... What was that about?

She watched, dumbstruck, as the man disappeared at the stairwell, furious, she swept the food from the table—she, a Level 4 superpower user, had been humiliated like this.