Chapter 63: Roast Whole Lamb
Gao Qiqiang's face turned ashen with rage, the veins on his forehead throbbing violently.He had brought less than fifty men with him on this mission—And now look what had happened.
Two of them were severely injured by the bear traps.Another three had taken fatal shots from compound crossbows.They were clearly not going to survive.Several more had sustained serious injuries.
How could he not be furious?
But deep down, Gao Qiqiang knew this wasn't A'Biao's fault.No one could've predicted Su Chen would have so many bizarre and deadly gadgets in his vehicle.Besides, A'Biao and his men were vicious and capable—still valuable assets to him.
So he swallowed his anger and said in a low voice,"Forget it. This isn't on you.A'Sheng, take the wounded back first!"
They hadn't even gotten close to the hotel before suffering losses like this.Who knew what other tricks Su Chen had up his sleeve?It was safer to retreat for now and come up with a new plan.
"Boss Gao, Brother Biao… I— I might have a way!"Wang Ye hesitated, then spoke up.
"You? What way could you possibly have?"Gao Qiqiang glanced at him with irritation.
If Wang Ye wasn't a doctor and still somewhat useful, Gao Qiqiang wouldn't even bother keeping him around.
"I still know a few people in Su Chen's group.Maybe I can persuade them to turn against him and join us!"
The moment Wang Ye said this, both Gao Qiqiang and A'Biao's eyes lit up.
There's a saying: The strongest fortress is always breached from within.
If Wang Ye could convince some of the survivors inside the hotel to turn,helping them coordinate from the inside—then taking down Su Chen would be a piece of cake!
"Alright, I'll leave this to you.If you pull it off, I'll make sure you're well rewarded!"Gao Qiqiang gave Wang Ye a friendly pat on the shoulder.
Wang Ye felt as though he weighed five pounds lighter. He nodded quickly, grinning from ear to ear.
Inside the Youleton Hotel.
After watching Gao Qiqiang's men flee in disarray, the survivors burst into cheers.
He Wang picked up the walkie-talkie and excitedly reported the victory to Su Chen.
"Brother Su, those traps and weapons you gave us were amazing!Seriously, how the hell do you even have this stuff?"
Back when Su Chen was stockpiling supplies, aside from essentials like food, water, and fuel,his top priority had always been safety.
With biubiubiu being strictly controlled,he had settled for cold weapons like compound crossbows and bear traps.
Turned out—they came in handy today.
As for the searchlights?Su Chen had specifically prepared those, too.And power? That was easy—he had hoarded tons of batteries.He even had multiple large solar chargers (though the rain had kept them unused lately).
"As long as it worked, that's all that matters.You all worked hard tonight.Tomorrow morning, I'll prepare a feast to reward everyone!"
Su Chen smiled and changed the subject.
At the mention of a feast, He Wang immediately forgot his question.
The next morning.
A long table had been set up in the hotel lobby.
On top of it—Was a whole roasted lamb, sizzling and fragrant.
The survivors nearly popped their eyeballs out at the sight.Ever since the apocalypse began, they'd been living off instant noodles and canned food.
Roast lamb? That was something out of a dream.
The mouth-watering aroma filled the room.Some people were literally tearing up.Tears were falling straight from their mouths.
"We fought hard last night and earned this!""I'm a man of rewards and consequences.""As long as you follow my orders and do your jobs, I'll treat you well.""But slack off or get any funny ideas—and you'll end up like Wang Ye!"
Su Chen's voice rang out across the lobby.
At the mention of Wang Ye's fate, the room fell silent.Everyone felt a chill and shouted in unison:"Got it!"
"Now dig in before it gets cold!"Su Chen said, satisfied.
With that command, the survivors surged forward—launching a full assault on the delicious lamb.
Though the lamb was large, it didn't stand a chance against that many people.In just minutes, it was picked clean to the bones.
Even if they didn't get much meat, everyone felt deeply satisfied.After all, a chance to eat roasted lamb in the apocalypse? Unheard of.
Su Chen had even upgraded the main course:Instead of instant noodles, they were served Haidilao self-heating rice.
"You guys better remember—We owe all of this to Su Chen!"Sun Yuan reminded them.
"Thank you, Big Boss Su!""Don't worry, next time A'Biao shows up, I won't flinch!"
Everyone chimed in, expressing their gratitude.
After eating and drinking their fill, a few were left on watch while the rest returned to their rooms to rest.
Assigned to night watch were Zhang Ying and a few others.
"That roast lamb was amazing…Too bad there were too many people—I didn't get enough,"one companion said, licking his fingers.
"Yeah, what a shame!But hey, even getting Haidilao rice is a big deal these days. No complaints here!"
The others nodded.
Someone suddenly noticed that Zhang Ying had been quiet."What are you thinking about, Zhang Ying?"
"I'm just wondering…How much more stuff does Su Chen have hidden away?"
Zhang Ying said thoughtfully.
It had been about a month and a half since the extreme heat began,since Su Chen moved into the Normandison RV.He had already used up quite a bit of supplies.Even after A'Biao was driven off, Su Chen continued providing food for everyone.
And now, he had pulled out multiple bear traps, more than ten compound crossbows, searchlights, portable power banks, a whole roasted lamb, and self-heating rice…
Hearing this, the others also sensed something odd.
No matter how big the Normandison was,how much could it possibly hold?
Su Chen's supplies seemed… endless.
"What do you think's going on, Zhang Ying?" someone asked.
Zhang Ying looked around to make sure no one else was listening,then whispered:
"Didn't Su Chen basically admit he knew the apocalypse was coming?""Maybe he came to Phoenix Mountain early and stockpiled everything here!"
The idea of a personal storage dimension was too far-fetched,so Zhang Ying didn't go there.
He just assumed Su Chen had prepared in advance.
"You know what? That actually makes sense!""If that's true, then Su Chen's a real bastard!He's probably been eating like a king while we've been living off ramen!"
"So infuriating!"