Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 179 - 174: Who’s More Unlucky
Just as Pang Zhi was struggling to deal with the Mutated Black Ant, deep in the rarely-visited jungle in the distance, someone was hunting a Third Level Mutant Beast. Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Boss, something’s wrong! A Red Refining Snake has escaped!"
"What? Hurry and chase it! We can’t let it run to the Second Level Hunting Area!"
"Yes! I’ll chase it right away!"
This is the Third Level Hunting Zone, with dense jungles and various dangerous mutant creatures. For low-level superpower users and ordinary people, it’s no different from a death zone, and except for superpower users above the Third Level, no one dares to come.
The Red Refining Snake is a Third Level Mutant Beast, with venom much more potent than the Red Fire Scorpion. If it manages to run to the Second Level Hunting Area or even the First Level Hunting Area, the people there will be doomed!
But there were only two people here, and the leader was entangled with three adult Red Refining Snakes, unable to spare attention. The other person, although possessing a special superpower, did not have a Speed Superpower. He responded and chased after it anxiously, but his speed was insufficient, and he had to be cautious of other dangerous creatures in the jungle. Even though he ran desperately to the point where his legs almost broke, the distance between him and the Red Refining Snake kept increasing, leaving him far behind!
As if that wasn’t bad enough, he despaired when the Red Refining Snake actually rushed into the Second Level Hunting Area!
Although there aren’t many superpower users in the Second Level Hunting Area, there are some. After all, hunting Second Level Mutant Beasts is more profitable, so there are First Level Superpower Users teaming up to hunt in the Second Level Hunting Area. These superpower users daring to enter the Second Level Hunting Area are already considered elites and mustn’t be harmed by the Red Refining Snake!
Exhausted, he stopped to catch his breath, looked back, and saw none of the people behind his boss were coming. With no choice, he continued to chase after the Red Refining Snake into the Second Level Hunting Area, gritting his teeth.
While running, he murmured to himself, "Please don’t let anything happen! Please don’t let anything happen!"
They weren’t from Wu City, and coming to the Third Level Hunting Zone to hunt was purely because the boss had a whim. If the superpower users in the Second Level Hunting Area suffered losses due to them, who knows how much trouble it would cause later!
Meanwhile, in a certain First Level Hunting Area, Pang Zhi was still struggling to fight the Mutated Black Ant, and Tang Yiyi remained motionless, hiding in the treetop.
Apart from the Mutated Black Ant "teasing" Pang Zhi, no other mutant beasts appeared nearby, and it seemed very calm. Tang Yiyi carefully lay on the branch, lowering her body, clutching the gun tightly in her hands, her eyes fixed intently on Pang Zhi and the Mutated Black Ant in the distance.
Although Pang Zhi looked quite disheveled, he could still cope temporarily and was not in mortal danger. Therefore, Tang Yiyi didn’t act impulsively. Pang Zhi’s purpose for leaving the city was to awaken his superpower on his own, and if she stepped in too early, this trip would have been wasted!
Because he was constantly dodging, Pang Zhi was now drenched in sweat, panting heavily, and his limbs were sore and weak, looking very wretched. However, he knew Zhang Yuan had ill intentions, so he cautiously kept his distance from Zhang Yuan, not giving him any chance to do anything underhanded.
However, he still had to avoid the Mutated Black Ant’s attacks, unlike Zhang Yuan, who had it easy. He deliberately avoided Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan noticed and purposely moved closer, thwarting his efforts. Watching Pang Zhi’s increasingly anxious expression, Zhang Yuan felt smug and sometimes even revealed a malicious smile at Pang Zhi or subtly moved his fingers, giving Pang Zhi the illusion that he was about to do something sinister, making Pang Zhi even more panicked!
Due to Pang De’s demand, the car opened with surveillance, the camera aimed at Pang Zhi and his surrounding area, recording the entire process. So even though Zhang Yuan wanted revenge, he wasn’t foolish enough to blatantly plot against Pang Zhi under the camera.
Just a few glances or ambiguous small gestures were enough to make Pang Zhi uneasy and prone to frequent mistakes!
Unfortunately, Tang Yiyi was too far away. Due to the angle, Zhang Yuan had his back to her, and she couldn’t clearly see Zhang Yuan’s small movements, let alone his malicious expressions. However, from Pang Zhi’s reactions, she could still guess Zhang Yuan was causing trouble. But as long as Pang Zhi was not in grave danger, she wouldn’t intervene.
Pang Zhi couldn’t remember how many times he had swung his blade; his hands were already numb from the shock, and even his palms had cracked, causing a persistent dull pain. The metallic taste of blood stimulated the Mutated Black Ant’s ferocity, making its attacks even more fierce. Combined with Zhang Yuan’s constant intimidation on the side, Pang Zhi’s pressure increased significantly.
Pang Zhi carefully avoided the Mutated Black Ant’s massive jaws, but the sharp, slender legs were impossible to evade entirely. His battle armor, though offering decent protection, bore several long, narrow gashes from multiple hits, which, although not penetrated, made Pang Zhi very uncomfortable.
He was slightly chubby, with soft, tender flesh cultivated from a sheltered lifestyle, making him ill-suited to endure such suffering. Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and endured, not uttering a single scream, only letting out suppressed groans.
Tang Yiyi watched with some sympathy and almost pulled the trigger several times, but remembering that Pang Zhi hadn’t awakened his superpower, she repeatedly held back.
Zhang Yuan, with his back to the camera, opened his mouth in a silent, malicious grin. Pang Zhi’s face was dripping with sweat, his chest heaving violently as he wheezed, clearly showing signs of being overwhelmed and on the verge of collapse. Zhang Yuan was waiting for that moment; he wanted to see Pang Zhi fall wretchedly at his feet and then promptly deal with the Mutated Black Ant to show Pang Zhi that superpower users like him aren’t to be trifled with by someone incompetent!
However, at that moment, Pang Zhi suddenly charged to the side of the Mutated Black Ant, clinging to one of its legs and desperately climbing onto its back! The Mutated Black Ant was struggling, its sharp feet constantly attacking his battle armor, but he ignored it and, using his last breath, leaned his weight onto the Mutated Black Ant’s back and, taking advantage of its confusion, plunged the blade into a crack in its neck!
The shell in the crack was much softer, and he used his last bit of strength to pierce through the soft carapace and drive the blade deep into the Mutated Black Ant’s brain.
He gripped the hilt tightly and kept twisting it. After a brief struggle, the Mutated Black Ant stopped moving. Pang Zhi lay exhausted on its back, and as the tension in his heart relaxed, he became acutely aware of the intense pain!
He took a cold breath and realized that his battle armor had been pierced by the Mutated Black Ant’s feet, leaving several deep, long gashes on his body, with crimson blood continuously oozing out.
Frightened, he was too tired even to scream. It was Zhang Yuan, not far from him, who smelled the blood and frowned. He knew the most urgent thing was to get Pang Zhi into the car, apply medicine to bandage him, and leave this place as quickly as possible. The scent of blood would attract mutant beasts, and the longer they delayed, the more dangerous it would be!
However, he despised Pang Zhi too much, and the fact that Pang Zhi didn’t fall but instead personally killed the Mutated Black Ant displeased him greatly. So he pretended not to notice that Pang Zhi was injured and bleeding, intentionally standing still and not signaling the people in the car because he wanted to teach Pang Zhi a lesson. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it at qidian.com with recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
