Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 62 - 58: Self-Destruction
The driver was hit in the side waist by the tall thin youth, and half of his body was almost frozen. Although the injury was not too severe, his movements became very slow. So much so that when the ice blade came fiercely, he couldn’t dodge and even got his cheek cut! The burly man next to him did warn him to be careful earlier, but when the ice blade shot over, he instinctively chose to protect himself.
The number of ice blades shot by the tall thin youth was not many, and the power wasn’t strong. The burly man easily dodged it, then glanced at the injured driver and the mutated black ants chasing them. With a frown, he said, "Take care of yourself," and without hesitation, he turned and ran for his life.
The driver’s body was just frozen, and although the injuries weren’t severe, the blood flow was poor. His cheek was cut by the ice blade, and seeing the burly man escaping, he immediately screamed in panic, "Don’t leave me!" He tried to chase while speaking, but with poor blood circulation, he stumbled and fell to the ground instead!
With that fall, he knew he was in trouble, his face turned pale instantly, but when he looked up, the tall thin youth and the burly man had long since run far away! Meanwhile, the rustling sounds kept approaching, and in horror, he turned his head to find the mutated black ants right in front of him!
The terrifying and tragic screams rang out again, and hearing this, the tall thin youth and the burly man who had already escaped ran even faster. The tall thin youth charged ahead, the burly man closely following, his eyes dangerously fixed on the person ahead, ready to act at the right moment!
It wasn’t because he wanted to kill, but because the Space Button was on the tall thin youth! Whether for the value of the Space Button itself or the ant eggs inside, he couldn’t give it up!
So, he couldn’t be blamed!
Gritting his teeth harshly, the burly man clenched his fists and smashed them on the ground! With that slam, the ground quivered like a wave! The tall thin youth at the front was obviously prepared; he staggered but didn’t fall, only swayed slightly and quickly regained his balance. He didn’t even look back but tossed a sharp ice cone, then continued running forward, unwilling to waste even a moment.
The burly man didn’t expect him to be so cunning. After agilely dodging the ice cone, he cursed under his breath, pulled open his battle armor, and took out an energy gun! He had carefully hidden this energy gun as a trump card, prepared it specifically for moments of crisis, to save his life, or to give an enemy an unexpected fatal blow!
Now, it’s time to use it!
For the sake of getting the ant eggs this time, almost all of their prepared weapons were lost. He didn’t believe the person ahead could escape alive!
"Bang!"
With the pull of the trigger, a dazzling light burst out from the slender barrel of the energy gun, firing a conical fire bomb towards the tall thin youth ahead! The fire bomb carried a scorching temperature, and as it passed, it seemed even the air was ignited. Before it got close, the tall thin youth had already noticed the searing heat from behind and swiftly dodged, yet the speed of the fire bomb was much faster!
Seeing he couldn’t dodge, the tall thin youth immediately used his superpower to condense a layer of solid ice to cover his body, while desperately avoiding vital areas!
"Boom!" The ice layer melted under the high temperature, and the fire bomb entered his lower back. Although he avoided the spine and major organs, the fire bomb exploded inside, and the flying fragments mercilessly hit his organs and spine!
The tall thin youth could no longer stand, collapsing face-forward to the ground, his limbs trembling uncontrollably, and crimson blood mixed with fragments gushed from his mouth.
The burly man strode forward, saw he wasn’t dead, hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t bear to shoot again. Special energy bullets are expensive; each one must be used sparingly! So he pulled out an alloy military dagger from his boot, then stepped forward, ready to stab it into the youth’s back.
Then, a sudden change occurred!
Seeing his life hanging by a thread, the youth chose to self-destruct!
The self-destruction came too suddenly, and the burly man was too close. By the time he noticed something was wrong and retreated rapidly, it was too late!
With a "boom," the youth self-destructed, shattering into blood mist, while the burly youth was caught in the blast due to insufficient evasion, suffering severe injuries! Not only were seven or eight of his ribs broken, but his internal organs were also severely damaged!
More seriously, the blood mist splattered all over him, covering him with a heavy scent of blood! This bloody smell is immensely attractive to mutated creatures; stimulated by this scent, the mutated black ants, who had almost finished devouring the driver, rushed madly at him!
Watching this scene, the burly man’s face turned pale as a ghost, devoid of all color. He wanted to escape, but as soon as he moved, his broken ribs pierced into his organs, causing him immense pain!
Gritting his teeth against the pain, he walked forward as fast as he could. Yet, after suffering such injuries, his speed was nothing in the eyes of the mutated black ant army, and before long, they caught up and devoured him completely!
Not only him, but even the scattered fragments around were not spared by the mutated black ants, which swallowed them entirely!
The number of mutated black ants was overwhelming; in less than a minute, they cleaned up the surroundings. They searched the area unwillingly but found nothing and had no choice but to retreat. Once they left, Tang Yiyi emerged from her hiding spot, cautiously checked the surroundings, picked up the alloy military dagger, energy gun, and a small disc scattered on the ground, stored them in her system backpack, and swiftly left the area of conflict!
Shortly after she left, a superpower user arrived upon hearing the noise but only found the white bones left on the ground, the shattered battle armor, and, not far away, the four-wheeled war chariot, now scrap metal.
The appearance of the mutated black ant army had virtually destroyed the sour leaf grass field. In a way, it made the traces left after harvesting less obvious. Even the tracks left by the two-wheeled war vehicle were obliterated by the mutated black ant army, leaving no useful information to be discerned.
No one cared about the bones on the ground, but some picked up the personal terminals left behind, and even the four-wheeled war chariot, now junk, was disassembled and taken away. Finally, only the useless bones remained. After everyone left, dark brown roots emerged from the ground, gradually wrapping around the bones.
Such events were commonplace outside Safe City, where superpower users had grown accustomed to them. No one cared for the dead; only the living mattered to others.
After leaving the area of conflict, Tang Yiyi deliberately found some other scents on her way back to blend with the sour leaf grass’s scent, ensuring it didn’t stand out. The sour leaf grass she harvested this time was enough to last her for a while, so instead of looking for more, she headed straight back to Safe City.
Her heart was pounding fast, unable to calm down even after returning home. All she experienced outside the city today harshly redefined her worldview, making her fully understand just how brutal the world outside Safe City truly was! A slight mistake, and there would be no burial place left!
