Doomsday Club

What does that mean?

What do you mean I didn't know?

Should I know this?

This statement is so rich in information that Xu Nuo is even experiencing a bit of a system crash right now.

A moment of confusion flashed in his eyes. He didn't answer Lin Xiaoxiao, but just looked at her silently.

"Heh, so you really are from somewhere else."

Using the light emitted from the flashlight at her waist, Lin Xiaoxiao accurately captured the fleeting look of confusion in Xu Nuo's eyes.

She chuckled softly, tilting her head to look at Xu Nuo with curiosity in her eyes.

"Actually, I had this question from the very first moment I saw you."

"Completely different from us, with fair skin, clear eyes, and even speaking in a gentle and soft-spoken manner."

"You are so healthy, you look like you did twenty years ago."

"And then there's the question you asked..."

Xu Nuo was genuinely sweating bullets this time.

Keep in mind that they've only exchanged two sentences since they first met.

In just a couple of sentences, Lin Xiaoxiao had already figured out his background based on his questions and reactions.

This woman is incredibly clever.

No wonder he survived the apocalypse and thrived all by himself during it.

"Is there anything wrong with this question?"

"Of course that's wrong."

Lin Xiaoxiao laughed until her stomach hurt: "No one would ask such a question."

She said, "Because nobody knows the truth about the apocalypse."

"..."

She looked at Xu Nuo seriously and said, "So you must have survived the apocalypse somewhere, and even stayed hidden until now, which is why you know nothing about what's happening outside."

"However, I can tell you everything I know, because I'm also investigating this matter."

"So you were bluffing me before..."

Xu Nuo finally realized what was happening and looked at the woman in front of him.

The ravages of time and the environment have turned her skin a healthy wheat color, and when she smiles, there are already obvious crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.

It still looks beautiful; in fact, these marks make it even more charming.

Lin Xiaoxiao laughed happily, and Xu Nuo laughed along with her.

The corners of her mouth curved up, revealing a beautiful arc.

From beginning to end.

Xu Nuo had never really cared about her identity, because no matter how hard she racked her brains, she would never have imagined that she came from twenty years ago.

At most, people would assume that they survived the apocalypse by hiding in some enclosed environment until now.

Just as he had expected, Lin Xiaoxiao only guessed the most superficial part of his behavior.

And this—this is the complete plan for Xu Nuo to befriend Lin Xiaoxiao.

A hero saves the damsel in distress?

It's too old-fashioned, too deliberate, and the purpose is too obvious.

First, he used the shipwreck effect to establish a foundation for communication, then he frankly stated his purpose to gain favor, and finally he let Lin Xiaoxiao see through his hidden "secret" and gain her trust.

Intentionally give the other person control of the conversation, because people tend to blindly believe secrets they've guessed.

However, some unexpected things still happened during the process.

If he originally only wanted to exchange 10% of the secret, now Lin Xiaoxiao has guessed 60% of it.

Most importantly—he hadn't expected that even Lin Xiaoxiao, a survivor of the apocalypse, wouldn't know the truth about the end of the world.

This is really surprising.

So when Xu Nuo heard that sentence, she was genuinely stunned.

This woman is far smarter than I thought.

His palms were sweating a little when he said that sentence twenty years ago.

It almost went wrong, but thankfully it's still within the plan.

She is indeed intelligent.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she racked her brains, she would never guess that she came from twenty years ago.

Now that trust has been established, they can finally have a proper talk.

They exchanged a glance and understood each other's meaning.

"This isn't a good place to chat, let's go somewhere else."

As they continued walking into the residential area with Xu Nuo in tow, Lin Xiaoxiao introduced herself, "Before the apocalypse, my family lived here."

Her tone was tinged with nostalgia and sadness.

Perhaps it was because seeing Xu Nuo, the person from twenty years ago, stirred up memories, or perhaps it was because it had been too long since I had talked to anyone.

She said, "If it weren't for this apocalypse, I would probably be married to the person I love by now, and even have children."

"On weekends, I feel very happy just watching my parents and my partner and children go back to their house."

"But that apocalypse... even my simplest wish was destroyed."

Her tone was firm, and she spoke through gritted teeth: "That's why I absolutely must know the truth!"

"Absolutely!" he emphasized, as if making a promise. "We must find out who caused all of this!"

Xu Nuo didn't reply, but simply followed silently behind her.

However, he still managed to glean some information from Lin Xiaoxiao's ramblings.

The end of the world is not a natural disaster.

It was man-made.

Holy crap, this is even weirder than that!

If it was done by someone, how did the other party manage to do it to this extent?

After arriving at the villa area within the community, the two finally stopped in front of a townhouse.

He skillfully unlocked the door and entered, then pushed open the bookshelf in the study, leading Xu Nuo into the hidden basement.

I lit a treasured candle, and its faint, dim light illuminated the surroundings.

The basement wasn't big, but it was decorated very warmly.

The house above ground was Lin Xiaoxiao's home twenty years ago, while her current home is underground.

There are some things that are inconvenient to say in public.

it's OK now.

He thoughtfully poured Xu a glass of water, and the two sat facing each other on the sofa.

"I can only tell you very little about the end of the world."

"All I know is that the apocalypse happened on December 12, 2026."

He immediately dropped a bombshell.

Xu Nuo's pupils suddenly contracted, and she lowered her head, pretending to drink water to hide the shock in her eyes.

December 12, 2026!!!

Does that mean there's less than a year left until the end of the world?

A sense of urgency instantly welled up in my heart.

"What exactly happened in that disaster?"

"I don't know either."

"But weren't you a firsthand witness? Even you don't know?"

"I was here when the disaster struck."

Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head and said softly, "Before the disaster happened, my father seemed to have sensed something and told my mother and me to hide in the basement."

"But my mother didn't come; she stayed outside with my father."

"The last thing I saw on the monitor was a white light."

"A beam of white light rapidly spread from afar, engulfing the entire world."

"White light..." Xu Nuo pondered. Based on this single word, he couldn't deduce any useful information.

No wonder Lin Xiaoxiao said she didn't know.

"My father might know, but he has passed away."

When Lin Xiaoxiao said this, her tone was full of disappointment and nostalgia.

"It's okay, I'll find a chance to ask when I get back." Xu Nuo didn't say anything, but silently noted down this key information.

Lin Xiaoxiao's father is most likely an insider about the apocalypse.

No wonder she was convinced that the white light was man-made.

"One last question."

Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao in front of him, Xu Nuo asked, "Who exactly is hiding the truth about the apocalypse? Who were you wary of just now?"