The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 237 - 235: Perilous Situation

Chapter 237: Chapter 235: Perilous Situation

Lu Chen released her hand, drank the flower tea, and the superpower in his abdomen circled back. He turned around, opened his hand towards the air, and a giant ice wall rose from the ground, sealing off the stairway entrance.

In that instant, the superpower in his belly was completely depleted.

He finished the tea and returned the bottle to Su Mo before continuing to run with her.

Lu Chen and she were the last ones to reach the rooftop.

As soon as the two of them entered the rooftop, the door behind them was immediately locked by someone. A Gold Element Superpower User beside Jin Han covered the door to the rooftop with a thick layer of metal for reinforcement.

They were about thirty meters away from the opposite rooftop, which was very safe, and no zombies were seen on top. However, to get there, they needed the help of a Wood Element Superpower User.

Lu Chen immediately assigned one of the surviving Wood Element Superpower Users, who went to the front of the rooftop to gauge the distance and promptly grew vines towards the other side at high speed.

Because the distance was too far and the vines were both thin and long, the user tested their strength and said, "It should still be fine for people to cross."

Su Mo immediately spoke up, "Li Qian, take Zhao Changsheng across first."

"Why do they get to go first?" Ai Yang seemed to pick a quarrel with Su Mo, starting to find fault.

At such a moment, she didn’t want to waste words with him, but teleported directly beside him and delivered a punch packed with full force to his face.

Ai Yang, completely taken aback, lost another molar and sprawled on the ground, spitting blood.

Ignoring Mo Yan’s attempt to stop her, Su Mo unleashed all her authority, stepped on Ai Yang’s head pressing him to the ground, and said fiercely, "Create any more trouble for me, and I’ll kill you."

Zhao Xiweng was likewise intimidated by the aura emanating from her, followed by a strong feeling of unwillingness.

"Su Mo, he misspoke, don’t take it to heart," said Mo Yan, who had to bow his head at this moment. He knew he couldn’t afford to provoke her now, let alone the looks from Jin Han’s people were about to skewer them.

"Control your people better, I don’t want to repeat myself," said Su Mo, lifting her foot. The juxtaposition of her cute face and the murderous intent was startlingly chilling.

"In these times, it has always been survival of the fittest. Captain Mo, you’re not that old, but it seems like you struggle to control your men," Jin Han said on the surface as a reminder, but his mockery was evident, enough to spark Mo Yan’s anger. Yet, he swallowed it down and kept silent.

Su Mo quickly walked over to Li Qian, who had just removed his jacket to strap Zhao Changsheng to himself.

Su Mo crouched down to tighten the straps for him, and Lu Chen handed over a towel.

Li Qian took it, stood up with Zhao Changsheng and said, "I’ll wait for you guys over there."

"Be careful," Su Mo said, pulling on the vine to ensure its stability before letting Li Qian go.

He held onto both ends of the towel, glanced at the person in his arms, and slid out.

Seeing him land safely on the other side, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of the people quickly followed suit, sliding across one after another.

Ai Yang stood up with the help of others, covering his mouth, and faced the mockery in the glances around him, his hostility growing wildly within.

"Su Mo, that woman, really deserves to die for beating you up like this," Zhao Xiweng said softly beside him.

"Yeah," Ai Yang swallowed the blood in his mouth, and with the word "death" echoing in his mind, his gaze became inscrutable.

They used the same method to move across rooftops, and the horde of zombies below clearly wasn’t that smart, until they reached the edge of the city and stopped.

This was the last rooftop they had to cross. Su Mo glanced at the situation of the building across, where the exterior wall of Sheng City Tourism Company hung. Inside, the number of zombies was abnormally high.

Almost every floor was crammed with zombies; some were pressing against the windows with dull eyes, their sharp nails incessantly scratching. Her eyes were so sharp that she could see the disgusting maggots moving in and out of their flesh.

"The rooftop is still clean," said a soldier following behind Lu Chen.

Lu Chen said, "Prepare to cross."

The Wood Element Superpower User beside him turned pale as he said, "I’ve already overused my energy."

"Eat a few crystal stones," Jin Han immediately had the Space Superpower User take out a few Level 2 Crystal Stones, realizing at that moment that cooperation was of the utmost importance.

Although the energy’s recovery was minimal, it at least allowed him to generate one last vine.

Once the vine reached the other side and wound around the slightly rusted railing, the superpower user wiped the sweat from his brow and nodded after testing its strength: "It’s ready."

With the number of zombies in the opposite building increasing drastically, it was Lu Chen and his team who took the lead crossing first, while Mo Yan and others had previously brought up the rear; now it was Jin Han’s team’s turn.

After Su Mo escorted Li Qian across, she naturally became the last person to go through.

On the other side, Lu Chen stood by the vine waiting for her. As Su Mo sat on the platform ready to slide across, her sharp eyes caught sight of a claw emerging from the rooftop door on the opposite side, and she immediately shouted, "Zombies! Behind us!"

Lu Chen turned around in an instant—it was zombies, one after the other, emerging from the floors below.

Li Qian guarded Zhao Changsheng, continuously retreating, while the teams of Mo Yan and Jin Han were suddenly locked in fierce combat.

There were too many zombies, and the iron door on the rooftop couldn’t be closed at all.

Lu Chen had no choice but to turn back to help.

Seeing this, Su Mo immediately grabbed a towel and slid across.

Ai Yang, who had always been overlooked in the corner, inched towards the railing tied with the vine.

As he saw Su Mo’s figure sliding in midair, a shift in his eyes prompted him to suddenly pounce towards the railing, yelling, "Zombies! Damn it! I’ve run out of superpower!"

Ai Yang, a Power Element Superpower User, put all his might into slamming against the rooftop railing.

The already slightly rusted railing broke off in an instant and flew off the rooftop.

The portion of the railing tied with the vine also broke off.

Lu Chen’s normally stern expression collapsed in an instant. He lunged out, trying to grasp the vine, but only managed to brush the tips of his fingers against the edge.

"No!"

Su Mo was rapidly falling through the air.

She exerted all her strength, tilting her legs forward and fiercely pushing herself forward. She let go of the vine and swung out, catching the air conditioning unit on the floor below just as she was about to fall.

The rusty steel frame cut into her palms, but with the strength of her arms, she managed to flip over and climb on top of the air conditioning unit.

Lu Chen lay on the railing, his face losing its calm, "I’m coming down to catch you, don’t move!"

Su Mo looked up and shook her head, "You wait there to catch me."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the steel frame beneath the air conditioning unit dropped slightly under her weight, and the few loosened screws seemed to signify it wouldn’t support her much longer, leading to the inevitable fact that she would soon be a pancake on the ground.

Su Mo quickly took out some Longjing Tea and took a sip.

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She roughly estimated the height; with a 3-meter distance, she should be able to make the jump and grab him.

Su Mo leaned forward with bent knees and forcefully jumped upwards from her crouched position.

The air conditioning unit beneath her was crushed by her forceful stomp and plummeted several meters down, smashing right onto a zombie’s head and shattering it to pieces.

Lu Chen grabbed her hand in one swift motion and pulled her into the safety of the rooftop.