Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 61 - 57: Cutting Off the Source

Tang Yiyi felt something was off, but reality left her no time to think. The system quietly absorbed the energy from the Four-Wheeled War Chariot, so when the driver tried to start the vehicle, it just shuddered and stalled.

The dense swarm of Mutated Black Ants had already been left behind, but this delay allowed them to charge forward aggressively with a surrounding formation. Seeing this, Tang Yiyi had no intention to linger. She wrapped the Sour Leaf Grass around her body and started the vehicle, rushing off in another direction!

The Two-Wheeled War Vehicle, while lacking defense, had flexibility that the Four-Wheeled War Chariot couldn’t match. Tang Yiyi’s driving skills were decent, and she pushed the speed to the maximum; the vehicle shot out like an arrow, quickly disappearing. The people remaining in the Four-Wheeled Chariot stared blankly, originally intending to divert trouble onto Tang Yiyi, but hadn’t expected to be outmaneuvered by her!

The driver, with a livid face, checked the energy gauge and angrily hit the steering wheel upon seeing the glaring red zero, cursing, "Damn it! No energy!"

The tall, skinny young man beside him went pale upon hearing this, leaned over to check, and exclaimed in a panic, "What happened? Didn’t we make sure to charge up when we left? Wasn’t there over half left before? How did it all disappear? And why didn’t the alarm sound?"

Whenever the energy of the war vehicle falls below the danger line, an alarm would automatically sound, prompting the owner to replenish energy. Yet, they hadn’t heard any alarm!

The driver thought of this, swearing again in frustration, "Damn it, the vehicle’s intelligent system must have been hacked!"

The skinny young man’s expression changed, and he slammed his fist down hard, saying viciously, "It must have been that woman just now!"

Besides them, there were two others in the car, looking increasingly uneasy. One sturdier man said, "Alright, stop talking. Those damn Mutated Black Ants are catching up. We need to figure something out quickly!"

Everyone understood this, but without energy, the vehicle was just a piece of scrap metal; they couldn’t drive away and had to run for their lives! However, with a huge swarm of Mutated Black Ants behind them, stepping outside was as good as death. How could they escape?

The four looked around, but saw no one, deeply regretting it. They had only thought that the Sour Leaf Grass here, with its unique pungent sourness, would affect the Mutated Black Ants and forgot that this very smell meant no nearby enemies, meaning patrols wouldn’t pass through here!

The skinny young man thought for a moment and said, "Quick, turn on the alarm! If the alarm sounds, the patrol will hear it and come. We just need to hold out inside the car for a while to escape danger!"

However, the other three’s faces remained pale upon hearing this. They weren’t particularly powerful Superpower Users, and this Four-Wheeled War Chariot was very old, with poor defense. If they didn’t exit now, once the car was surrounded by Mutated Black Ants, they would be trapped to death!

Given the car’s defense, it couldn’t withstand the attack of the frenzied Mutated Black Ants for long!

Still, the driver instinctively pressed the alarm button, but there was no response! All four in the car realized something was wrong, their expressions changing, and the driver cursed angrily: "Damn it! Even the backup energy is gone!"

Their vehicle was too old, with little preset backup energy, unable to support driving, only some functions like the alarm. Unfortunately, they had the bad luck to encounter a strange system that absorbed all primary energy, leaving not a trace, and even the backup energy was taken!

Watching the Mutated Black Ants swiftly surrounding the vehicle, the four’s thoughts were diverse.

Suddenly, a change happened! The four car doors flung open almost instantly, and the four of them dashed out quickly. As they prepared to flee, three suddenly attacked the remaining one. That person was also a young man of medium build, ordinary in appearance, who hadn’t spoken during the others’ discussion earlier.

The surprise attack from the three clearly left him shocked, his eyes widened as he stumbled to the ground in fury and bafflement from betrayal: "Why?"

The three couldn’t be bothered to answer, watching as the Mutated Black Ants rushed in to surround him. Their eyes flickered slightly before they desperately ran, the gnawing sound of the ants and his tragic cries trailing behind, their faces turning paler, running with all their might as if their feet were aflame!

However, during their escape, the tall, skinny young man subconsciously distanced himself from the other two. Seeing his little move, the driver and sturdy man sneered coldly before striking simultaneously!

They had only one small-space Space Button, and that Button was with the skinny young man! The Mutated Black Ants were about to catch up, and they needed to quickly deal with the skinny young man, seize the Space Button, and use his body to buy time!

The skinny young man clearly knew this too, having been on guard against the two beside him, wary of being caught off guard and becoming the unlucky one! When the two struck, he swiftly evaded, not allowing them to succeed. Noticing their intent to strike again, he shouted, "Don’t forget what time it is! Is escaping our lives more important than fighting with me? As long as we move a bit faster, we might hold out until rescue!"

Seeing their attack failed, the driver and sturdy man realized it wasn’t the right moment, nodding and continuing to flee. They still sandwiched the skinny young man between, leaving him frustrated, secretly wracking his brain for a way out.

Soon, the Mutated Black Ants closed in again, leaving only a blood-stained skeleton and an even more battered Four-Wheeled War Chariot. Upon seeing this, the escapees’ faces changed once more, the skinny young man’s eyes flickering as he suddenly said, "We can’t keep this up! We don’t have Speed Superpowers; running continually is pointless, just wasting Physical Ability!"

The driver, bald and very irritable, heard this and shouted, "Then what do you suggest? Should we fight those damn bugs?"

He paused and then yelled again, "It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t said to use that woman as a scapegoat, she never would have turned on us!" His agitation prevented him from noticing the youth’s clenched fist!

"Watch out!"

"Ah!"

The two voices sounded almost simultaneously as the skinny young man took advantage of the driver’s unguarded moment to slam his fist, imbued with Cold Ice Qi, into the driver’s side waist. The sturdy man sensed something wrong, but his warning came too late to save the driver!

Seeing the driver injured, the sturdy man glared fiercely at the skinny young man: "You..."

The young man merely gave him a cold look, raised his hands, and Ice Blades shot towards the sturdy man and the driver, buying him time as they dodged. He then turned and ran!