Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 196 - 191: Agreement Reached

Tang Yiyi quickly struck a preliminary agreement with Song Yunxiu. Song Yunxiu promised to help her enter Hope University, and in return, she agreed to join Song Yunxiu’s team.

Due to some strange feeling of familiarity, Song Yunxiu was eager to have her officially become a team member and follow him around. But Tang Yiyi had to take care of her son and protect Pang Zhi; she couldn’t possibly spend all day running around with Song Yunxiu.

So she unceremoniously haggled with Song Yunxiu. Once the psychological burden was gone, Tang Yiyi’s shrewd side was revealed, and she even ignored Song Yunxiu’s combat power, superior as it was to hers, shamelessly negotiating in every way. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Although Song Yunxiu intuitively wanted to keep her close, he thought about it and realized he had too many things to take care of, and there wouldn’t really be many leisurely days. Given Tang Yiyi’s current strength, although she was at the Second Level Late Stage, she hadn’t undergone systematic training at the Superpower Academy, so her usable strength was only at the Second Level Early Stage, making her unsuitable to accompany him into the dangerous Third or even Forth Level Hunting Zones.

Of course, he assessed Tang Yiyi’s strength based on the Fire Wall he had seen last time. She hadn’t used any Martial Arts techniques or that peculiar Chef’s Knife then. Without the special enhancement of the Chef’s Knife, Song Yunxiu felt that her strength was only at the Second Level Early Stage, which made sense.

The two reached a preliminary agreement without spending much time. Song Yunxiu wanted to understand Tang Yiyi’s strength better, so he stuck to the original plan and took her to a Second Level Hunting Area for some practice.

This practice session was also meant to assess Tang Yiyi, so unless danger arose, Song Yunxiu would not interfere. Tang Yiyi had no objections to this; once she confirmed that Song Yunxiu had no ill intentions and just appreciated her talent, her caution and vigilance towards him decreased significantly, unlike at the beginning when she was overly cautious, fearing to anger him.

Song Yunxiu took her to practice in the Second Level Hunting Area, ensuring her safety by letting her deal with only one Second Level Mutant Beast at a time. With an expert like him around, Tang Yiyi was also keen on enhancing her own strength, deliberately not using the Chef’s Knife, but instead wielding a crimson Fire Whip.

This Fire Whip was not something she conjured with her Superpower; she synthesized it through the system using Points after collecting tree roots and those mutant beasts’ corpses last time. The tree roots themselves had the Wood Attribute and were exceptionally tough, making them quite suitable for crafting her weapon. As wood fuels fire, such a weapon easily absorbed Fire Ability and had a certain enhancement effect, proving far superior to alloy weapons.

The whip was incredibly flexible, covered in a dense layer of crimson scales. These scales were so tiny that they resembled snake scales, shimmering with a jade-like luster, making them look very beautiful.

Moreover, these scales were made from the carapace of Second Level Red Fire Scorpions, which were not only extremely tough but also carried a fire attribute. Each scale’s edge was sharpened to a deadly razor, and if Tang Yiyi wished, the scales on the whip could stand up like barbs. If it hit a person, it could peel skin away, a gruesome effect!

Tang Yiyi was quite satisfied with this whip, though Pudding disdainfully remarked that while it looked nice, it was far inferior to the Chef’s Knife!

Tang Yiyi didn’t mind. Despite being sharp, the Chef’s Knife’s appearance and length were not her style. As the saying goes, "the shorter, the riskier," and not being a Speed Ability User, she didn’t have a speed boost. Using such a short weapon against Mutant Beasts would be serving herself to them!

Song Yunxiu’s eyes brightened slightly when he saw the whip in her hand and, for the first time, complimented, "Not bad, this whip of yours."

Tang Yiyi proudly raised her eyebrows; with a slight shake of her wrist, the crimson scales on the whip stood upright. Seeing this, Song Yunxiu seemed intrigued, said, "Hold on a moment," and took out a bottle of strange potion, dropping a single droplet onto the ground.

Tang Yiyi wrinkled her nose but didn’t smell anything. Song Yunxiu gestured to her to step back, and she immediately understood—the liquid just used was definitely meant to lure Mutant Beasts!

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before a black figure appeared among the leaves. Upon seeing the figure clearly, Tang Yiyi frowned and shot Song Yunxiu a dissatisfied look.

What appeared was a Mutated Bullet Ant, black all over, yet its form was distinct from that of a Mutated Black Ant. Not only was the abdomen different in shape, but this Mutated Bullet Ant was covered in bristles. Once these bristles penetrated a target, they immediately injected venom, causing a scorching, intense pain!

The venom was not immediately lethal, but the pain it caused was exceedingly unbearable. Without an antidote, one would be tortured to death by the pain!

Furthermore, the speed of this Mutated Bullet Ant surpassed that of the Mutated Black Ant and the Red Fire Scorpion, with even harder exoskeletons! Since their backs were also covered in bristles, dealing with them necessitated donning Battle Armor and Combat Boots, and it was best to wear Protective Gloves on hands; otherwise, once pierced by the bristles, the pain would be worse than death!

Though Tang Yiyi’s Multi-functional Protective Gloves were but a thin layer, their functionality was considerable. Hence she didn’t bother to wear additional gloves. As the Mutated Bullet Ant charged towards her, she swiftly lunged forward.

Song Yunxiu leapt lightly onto a branch. Unable to see Tang Yiyi’s Multi-functional Protective Gloves, he mistakenly thought she wasn’t wearing any, and disapprovingly furrowed his brow. Nonetheless, he said nothing. Some lessons only become profound through experience, and since Tang Yiyi was in the midst of battle, even if she wanted to put on gloves, it was too late. Any reminder would just distract her.

Tang Yiyi was busy dealing with the Mutated Bullet Ant, unaware that Song Yunxiu had already labeled her as "reckless." The Mutated Bullet Ant was faster than both the Mutated Black Ant and the Red Fire Scorpion; initially, she wasn’t quite accustomed to it, and even had her attacks dodged quite a few times!

But soon, she got the hang of the Mutated Bullet Ant’s speed, swinging her whip to tightly wrap around its neck. She didn’t raise the barbs on the whip, but instead activated her Superpower to turn the flame into a fine fire thread that seeped into the gaps of the exoskeleton.

These gaps were inherently more fragile, usually well-hidden. But flames aren’t like a blade; they have no fixed form, lack a solid body, and are entirely under Tang Yiyi’s control. The fire thread encircled the Mutated Bullet Ant’s neck along with the whip, and after burning, the area weakened considerably. Seizing the opportunity, Tang Yiyi tightened the whip, quickly separating its head from its body. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)