The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 499 - 497: Take Off

Chapter 499: Chapter 497: Take Off

Su Mo also called out to Jianxiong, and everyone entered Level 1 alert.

At this moment, Lu Chen came down from above, his face stern, and quickly said, "Get on the plane, we’re leaving now."

Su Mo looked outside and asked, "Now? With such low visibility, is it safe to take off?"

"A large airliner’s window shattered," the man said briefly before heading towards the small plane.

"With such a big commotion, I’m afraid it might trigger a chain reaction and attract some other things. After all, this is a major international airport, it’s not safe," the Spiritual Superpower User observed the movements of the zombies while saying, "That plane was full, it’s practically a small horde now, we better not clash head-on, otherwise, it won’t be easy to take off."

Su Mo of course understood and nodded immediately, "Then let’s hurry, gather everything, everyone get on the plane."

Everyone hurriedly gathered their belongings and followed Lu Chen onto the plane, aiming to take off before the zombies could take over the runway.

At that moment, it was barely dawn, and after checking and closing all the cabin doors, Lu Chen manually operated the plane, with Jianxiong sitting as the co-pilot. The two drove the plane out of the terminal.

Suddenly, huge steel structural plates fell, creating loud noises.

The noise was significant, causing the nearby zombies to start rioting.

Su Mo observed the road ahead and on both sides, with zombies chasing alongside. She stood behind the two men, holding onto a seat, frowning, "We still have some distance to taxi before takeoff."

"It might not be enough! Boss, look ahead!" Jianxiong exclaimed.

In front of the runway, hundreds of zombies fell from the giant airliner and rushed towards them.

When you’re down on your luck, even drinking water might get stuck in your teeth.

Lu Chen remained calm, only glancing sideways at the small hand that rested by his side and said, "Go back to your seat, fasten your seatbelt, we are taking off."

Su Mo nodded, walked back, and told Jin Han and the three others to sit properly.

Fastening her seatbelt, Su Mo couldn’t help but press her head against the window, observing the scenery outside. It was exceedingly close, and she felt that the distance for takeoff was not sufficient.

And indeed it was not, Lu Chen estimated the distance, held onto the armrest, and said to Jianxiong, "When I say pull, we pull together, understood?"

"Boss, I’ve never flown a plane, but I’ve used a simulator," Jianxiong said confidently.

Lu Chen nodded, and the plane began to taxi on the runway, speeding up, getting closer to the impending wave of zombies. Just when the first zombie was about to touch their wheels, he uttered a low grunt, "Pull!"

Ever seen a Russian vertical takeoff online?

Su Mo had seen it, and not only seen it but she truly felt what it was like when your heart floats in the air, a sensation of weightlessness stronger than cliff jumping.

The small plane almost took off vertically, with the tail nearly scraping the ground.

In the cabin, many cries of shock were heard, clearly stunned by Lu Chen’s bold maneuver.

The feeling of weightlessness came along with an extremely uncomfortable ringing in the ears, Su Mo felt as if both her ears were blocked, and even the voices behind sounded unclear.

Once the plane entered the airflow layer, the wings vibrated non-stop, shaking the entire cabin.

Su Mo felt her heartbeat racing, tightly gripping the armrest, her face somewhat pale; truly, she had never experienced such a thrilling flight.

Ahead, Lu Chen retracted the landing gears, but the abnormality transmitted back caused his eyes to narrow – a zombie’s head was wedged in there, likely scraped off during takeoff.

Looking ahead, Jianxiong next to him said, "Boss, we better avoid that air layer ahead, it’s low and unsafe."

Lu Chen nodded, then once again performed air stunts.

A 180-degree side flight; without the seatbelts, Su Mo would have flown out.

Her head started to spin, and she deeply admired her man’s various savvy maneuvers.

She felt awful, and the people behind her were no better off, none of them having ever ridden in a fighter jet before.

Being flipped back and forth in the air like a pancake was also extremely uncomfortable.

In such a state, time was torture.

She didn’t know how long it had been, but finally, when the plane stabilized, Su Mo sat in her seat for a while, suppressing the urge to vomit, before she finally recovered.

They were still in a low-altitude flight, and looking out the window, she could still see various ruins below the clouds.

She was somewhat stunned for a moment; truth be told, the visual impact from above was undoubtedly the greatest.

Countless meteorite-created craters had buried who knows how many bodies and houses; large areas of the land were scorched black, with green plants occupying only a few scattered spots.

The city was filled with gunsmoke.

Su Mo even zoomed in her view and saw on top of a tall building a few emaciated young people waving a huge SOS sign frantically, not knowing how long they had been trapped there, but their skin-and-bones figures were truly hard to bear a second glance at.

They couldn’t rescue anyone, she knew.

There was simply no way to land there, and the fiery hope in the eyes of those young people dimmed little by little as the plane flew away.

A cruel world.

Low-altitude flying, although it allowed them to see clearly that they were headed in the right direction, meant that Lu Chen always had to improvise to avoid collisions with mountains.

Resulting in a superpower user who had gone to the toilet, rolling out of the stall with his pants down, creating a comical scene.

The atmosphere on the plane was still somewhat relaxed.

But soon, no one was laughing anymore.

They saw an extremely large herd of wild beasts.

Heading east, the sheer number of them viewed from above was intimidating, making Su Mo’s heart race as she said, "City Y is just next to us, right? It’s really lucky compared to City P, these herds of beasts are passing between these two cities."

"It’s too dangerous," Jin Han couldn’t help saying.

"But we are safe now," Su Mo looked down at the herds of beasts, puzzled, and added, "But, zombies migrate, and so do wild beasts. Does that mean if there’s nothing left for them to eat ahead, they will come back?"

The topic sparked a moment of silence.

No one could be sure where these creatures were ultimately headed.

What was supposed to be a one-month journey took only half a month, and after boarding this plane, it took just a few hours before they saw City P.

The plane entered a layer of air currents, and both sides were shrouded in fog, making it hard to see.

As they finally descended and clearly made out City P, everyone cheered.

They were almost home!

It went smoothly, as if blessed by the gods!

The plane began to circle at low altitude.

The situation above was quickly reported to Rong Bai by the City P refugee camp; a passenger plane had unexpectedly entered their territory, and they had to be on high alert.