Chapter 61 Roasted Rabbit
He Zhuo was practically embedded in the passenger-side window, his voice cracking: "Holy crap... have you ever seen a rabbit the size of a truck?"
Lu Nange and Lu Beiye, who were munching on bread, looked up at the same time. Their eyes met, and they exclaimed in unison, "Meat!"
Lu Nange's mental power instantly unfolded.
The four- to five-meter-tall mutated giant rabbit pawed at the ground with its hind legs.
His bloodshot eyes darted around wildly, and saliva dripped from between his dagger-like incisors.
Suddenly, it raised its two front paws high and slammed them down hard onto the two SUVs—
"Retreat!" Lu Nange shouted, grabbing the walkie-talkie.
Chi Yi and Ji Xian slammed on the gas pedal almost simultaneously, the tires screeching on the scorching hot road surface.
Just as the rabbit's paw was about to strike, Lu Nange unleashed his mental suppression upon the rabbit.
The giant rabbit's massive body suddenly stiffened, and it staggered backward as if it were drunk.
With a muffled "boom," the moment its back made contact with the scorching pavement, the air was filled with the acrid smell of burning fur.
The giant rabbit bounced up from the heat.
He bared his teeth in fury, spitting as he lunged at the vehicle.
The furious hissing made the car windows rattle.
Lightning pierced through the giant rabbit's chest, and its snow-white fur carbonized and curled up at a visible speed, revealing the pink flesh beneath.
The giant rabbit convulsed, and its snow-white fur was instantly charred black.
"Huff—" The giant rabbit looked down at its charred fur.
Before the fireball in Lu Xici's palm could take shape, Lu Beiye grabbed his wrist.
"Brother, Yanzhou, it's me and Aye! How are we supposed to eat this charred mess?"
Lu Nange used her mental power to keep the giant rabbit in place.
Lu Beiye's dart accurately struck the giant rabbit's forehead.
The massive body froze for a second before crashing to the ground.
Gu Qi's cheerful voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Nan Nan, would you like me to give it a spa treatment?"
Lu Nange: "No need, I'll put the rabbit away. We'll have a whole roasted rabbit tonight!"
He Zhuo swallowed hard: "Roasted rabbit meat, delicious, delicious, but... Nan Nan, is this edible?"
Lu Nange jogged over and put the rabbit into her system inventory: "Don't worry, a mutated beast that hasn't formed a crystal core is just an enlarged ordinary animal!"
"Then why don't we..." He Zhuo's eyes lit up, "...go up the mountain and find some pigs, cows, sheep..."
Lu Xici interjected coolly, "Should we just send you directly to Tibet?"
Unexpectedly, He Zhuo became genuinely excited: "Really? It's not a bad thing to have a stutter! How about we go back to Beijing after we've stocked up on the meat?"
Everyone collectively facepalmed...
As it approached six o'clock, the dilapidated gas station stood forlornly by the roadside, its rusted oil pumps resembling several hunched skeletons.
The group turned off the car and decided to rest there for the night.
Lu Nange rummaged through her spatial storage and took out the outdoor gear she had previously collected, picking out the ones she needed.
Finally, we chose the two largest barbecue grills.
Several boys gathered around a makeshift cutting board, deftly dissecting the giant rabbit with swift, precise cuts.
As He Zhuo rinsed off the blood, he muttered to himself, "I've made something of myself, I've made something of myself. I'm one of those people who've just devoured a giant rabbit."
He glanced at Gu Qi and remembered the time Gu Qi had made him smear his eyes with excrement.
I decided to give him a piece of my mind: "Old Gu, why would you eat a bunny when bunnies are so cute!"
Gu Qi glanced at him: "Give your tongue a break!"
...
Lu Nange and Wen Qing sat in front of the grill, skillfully starting the fire and turning the meat.
Flames licked the rabbit meat, dripping oil and sizzling.
Before long, the rich aroma of cumin mixed with the sizzling smell of meat filled the air, making one's stomach rumble.
Lu Beiye sat next to his older sister and couldn't help but glance at her several times.
When the two bowls of perfectly roasted rabbit meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, were served, everyone picked them up and started eating.
Gu Qi and Chi Yanzhou took over their posts at the grill, each with a piece of meat in their mouths, and began to devour the rabbit meat while turning over the second batch.
By the time the last bone was gnawed clean, it was almost nine o'clock at night.
Yet the horizon still burned with orange-red, and the setting sun, like spilled molten gold, dyed the entire sky blood red.
The group slumped on the crooked picnic chairs, sipping their drinks and silently gazing at the twilight.
Just as it was getting completely dark, the sound of a car came from nearby.
Everyone tensed instantly and stood up. Lu Nange closed her eyes, and her mental energy spread out like ripples.
"Five vehicles." She opened her eyes. "One SUV, four regular cars, and nineteen living people."
At the farm gate last time, she mentioned that her wind-based ability allowed her to sense her surroundings.
No one suspected anything.
...
"Boss!" the cop in the passenger seat pointed to the right front, "There's a gas station over there, should we spend the night here?"
A woman's charming laughter came from the back seat, which was immediately interrupted by an impatient "tsk".
The car window rolled down, and the cigarette butt traced a dark red arc.
"Boss, the lights are on!" The passenger squinted. "Looks like someone's there."
The entire convoy slowed down noticeably.
The driver asked, "Boss, how about we go check it out? We can't just camp out in the middle of nowhere, who knows what might pop out!"
The man in the back seat finally opened his eyes and pushed away the woman who was clinging to him.
"What's all the noise about?" His voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the entire vehicle: "Haven't you seen any other survivors? You panic like this just because you saw a living person?"
He slowly straightened his cuffs: "If there's profit, grab it; if not, everyone goes to sleep alone. This world..."
He suddenly sneered, "This place doesn't belong to them. Everyone's just staying overnight. How can we distinguish between high and low status?"
The engines of the five cars gradually died down, and they lined up neatly in front of the gas station.
The car lights, however, remained on.
Before the other party stopped the car, Lu Nange had already put all the supplies she could into her system backpack, leaving only some overnight gear to avoid attracting attention.
A dozen or so figures got off the bus one after another and stood loosely in front of it.
As soon as the door of the middle SUV opened, everyone immediately bowed and said, "Boss."
The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses slowly got out of the car and grabbed the slender wrist that was sticking out from inside the car.
The woman stumbled as he pulled her to his side, her high heels clicking crisply on the asphalt.
"Boss," the man in the passenger seat leaned closer, his nostrils flaring, "this smell... they must have meat and food."
The man with glasses glanced behind his lenses, then led the woman forward.
Under the lights of the gas station, Chi Yanzhou and his group stood quietly.
Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Gu Wan, and Wen Qing sat in the shadows behind them.
The bespectacled man looked at Chi Yanzhou and his companions—clean faces, neat clothes, and weapons at their waists.
His steps faltered almost imperceptibly.
How long has it been since the apocalypse? Anyone who can maintain this state of mind is either a tough nut to crack or a madman.
"Young men." The bespectacled man released his grip on the woman, a fake smile plastered on his face.
A calculating glint lurked in the wrinkles around his eyes: "Life's tough these days. We're just looking for a place to rest; we'll leave at dawn."
Chi Yanzhou and Lu Xici exchanged a glance.
After a brief silence, Chi Yanzhou tapped his fingertips twice on the gun handle at his waist: "The east side is yours."
He looked up, the flickering headlights casting a dangerous shadow in his dark eyes: "If you cross the line..."
The last note faded into the air...
The bespectacled man adjusted his glasses and chuckled dryly, "Don't worry, absolutely not. Thanks for the favor, young man."
He turned to his underlings behind him and snapped, "Hurry up and get things ready, don't disturb their rest!"
"Yes, boss."
The man in the passenger seat, unwilling to give up, leaned forward and made a throat-cutting gesture with his hand at his neck.
Lowering his voice, he asked, "Boss, after they're sound asleep...?"
The bespectacled man suddenly kicked him in the back of the knee, cursing in a low voice, "You fucking have eyes just to vent your anger?"
Look at their clothes! How many have you seen so clean? Not a single wound on their body. And look at their weapons!
He glanced at the guns on Chi Yanzhou and the others' waists: "Don't drag me down with you if you want to die!"
Another scarred man said, "Boss, don't we have superpowers? What are we afraid of?"
The bespectacled man grabbed the scarred man by the neck: "You know he didn't? If you want to die, go ahead and do it yourself."
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