The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 376 - 375: Swallowed

Chapter 376: Chapter 375: Swallowed

"Momo!" Zhao Changsheng saw that Su Mo was in a dire situation and was so anxious he didn’t know how to help.

Lu Chen opened the protective shield, the pale orange dome enveloped them both, he drank Jasmine Tea and in the moment when the dead trees were uprooted, he clutched Su Mo and leapt downward.

The churning mud below instantly covered by Cold Ice, they landed safely, and then he gathered ice blocks under the trees beside Zhao Changsheng and Jianxiong, "Get down! Let’s go!"

Without a second word, they all jumped down, completely disregarding the Empress and others hanging from another tree.

Ahead of them, in the swamp pool, Lu Chen continuously conjured one ice block after another. Although small in size, they were sufficient for them to reach dry land, and that distant stretch of mountains and forests, before his superpowers were exhausted, they should be able to reach.

Behind them, the three massive trees, entwined with branches, were uprooted and finally crashed heavily into the mud pool.

"Take us with you!" the Empress extended her vines towards Su Mo’s ankles.

The thorny vine was about to embed itself into Su Mo’s bone when it was frozen solid, and rapidly ascended along the vine towards the Empress’s hand.

The speed of the Cold Ice froze her entire palm within seconds, Lu Chen turned his head, his eyes filled with undisguised intent to kill.

The ice-encased palm began to crack.

"No, no, no, no! Ah! My hand! You demons! You’ll not die a good death! The gods will punish you! Not a good death!"

The Empress screamed in agony, only able to watch powerlessly as they departed over the solid ice.

The branches drilling into the ground were again stirring, turning the swamp into its hunting ground as it gave chase.

Su Mo felt the ice beneath her feet tremble, and then she heard several sharp, despairing screams behind her.

She glanced back, and her heart clenched.

It was the branches, filling the sky, piercing through the group with the Empress, utterly powerless to resist. The branches passed through their thighs, abdomens, skulls; their bodies were torn into several pieces, impaled upon them.

Blood splattered with the black rain into the soil.

Seeing those things coming again, Su Mo pulled out the Tang Blade and fell behind, not leaping to the next ice block, "You go ahead! I have a protective shield and will catch up immediately!"

Aside from her and Lu Chen, Zhao Changsheng and the rest hadn’t had the chance to use the protective shield. At this moment, it was necessary to delay enough time to help them escape first.

When Lu Chen saw her stop, he stopped as well. He kept extending the ice to the other side, and his complexion had become deathly pale. He drank another bottle of Jasmine Tea, and his color slightly improved.

"Momo! You get back here!" Zhao Changsheng turned to retrieve her, but was held back by Li Qian, "If you go now, you’ll only distract them both. Go to the shore! We can help them get across!"

Zhao Changsheng shook him off and angrily stomped his foot, slightly increasing his speed as he ran towards the other side.

Jianxiong was also incredibly worried, so he simply picked up Jiang Yulian, tucked Ling Ye under his arm, and dashed forward desperately.

The orange protective shield tightly enclosed them, Su Mo slashed at the mutated branch diving towards her with her sword.

The branch was much thicker than usual; her slash couldn’t sever it completely, and it flung her into its violent thrashing.

Lu Chen immediately leapt up and grabbed her wrist, his hand covering the branch as Cold Ice burst forth from his palm, freezing the entire branch solid with definite lethal intent.

Su Mo, with one hand, drew her Tang Blade and chopped down forcefully again, severing the whole branch as the frozen parts also began to fracture.

As Lu Chen and Su Mo hurtled downward at high speed, the remaining branches showed no signs of relenting, intertwining and crossing like a large net and dispersing several leaves towards the two.

Amidst the dense clouds, a bolt of lightning struck, precisely carbonizing the entire net.

The moment the two smashed into the marsh, the ice surface solidified, and the protective barrier bounced twice upon landing on the ice, sustaining no damage at all.

Zhao Changsheng and the others had successfully reached the other side!

Su Mo was pulled up by Lu Chen, and they sprinted towards the other shore once more.

Li Qian’s spiritual power began to spread as far as it could, strangling any branch that dared to approach Lu Chen and Su Mo, with the difference in Level greatly diminishing his lethality.

After placing Jiang Yulian and Ling Ye safely on the ground, Jianxiong embraced a thick tree next to him, uprooted it, and hurled it towards the branch monster on the opposite side.

The huge trunk blocked a large swath of branches, and Lu Chen and Su Mo were about to reach land.

A flicker of joy crossed Zhao Changsheng’s face, "Hurry up!"

What no one anticipated was that, just a step away from safety, a massive tangle of roots covered in mud suddenly surged up from behind them in the marsh.

In an instant, countless brown roots wound tightly around the protective barrier, ensnaring Su Mo and Lu Chen, turning their bright view into complete darkness in the blink of an eye.

Faintly, Su Mo only heard the frantic shouts of her companions.

"Su Mo!"

"Boss!"

The moment they were swept by the mud and mass of roots, Lu Chen protected Su Mo as they sank rapidly.

Around him, five or six Ice Blades tried to puncture through the mass of roots like an opening, but this layer was as invincible as iron armor, and the speed at which it dragged them down grew faster and faster.

Everything within sight became pitch-black, with countless mud and roots compressing the indestructible protective barrier.

Involuntarily, Su Mo’s heart began to pound rapidly.

Are we going to die?

That was Su Mo’s first thought, but when she looked up into Lu Chen’s deep blue eyes, her previously racing, panicked heart inexplicably calmed down.

"Scared?" he asked.

Su Mo nodded conscientiously.

Lu Chen pursed his lips, resting her head against his chest and stroking her hair, "Don’t be afraid. As long as there’s a glimmer of chance, I will take you out."

Listening to the steady heartbeat at her ear, Su Mo smiled, "Okay."

She believed in him, and it wasn’t just him she trusted. The system hadn’t issued her any critical condition notice, which meant, there must not be a dead end below.

On the shore, the rain gradually stopped, and the monster, after whisking the two away, became motionless.

Zhao Changsheng knelt on the ground, his fox-like eyes covered in tears, and one Thunder Ball after another was thrown into the marshland, "Momo, it can’t be, it can’t be!"