Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

"If you meet other factions of the cult in the future, you will probably have a different impression than you do now. Among them will be the fanatical lunatics you imagine."

Chu Xiao quickly shook his head: "Forget it, it's better not to meet him."

Chu Xiao knew that what Shi Koti was talking about was part of the secrets hidden behind the world. It was just that the existence of the cult was indeed much shorter than he expected. Chu Xiao originally thought that this kind of organization that could destroy the world should be like the "Illuminati" and other organizations commonly seen in conspiracy theories, existing for hundreds of years and secretly controlling the world.

Shi Koti paused for a moment and looked into Chu Xiao's eyes: "Do you know why we are a 'cult' and not some other organization?"

Without waiting for Chu Xiao to give a guess, Shi Koti gave the answer herself.

The mixed-blood beauty spoke in a light tone, but her eyes flickered with light: "Since it is a religious group, there must be a 'god'."

--god.

Chu Xiao muttered to himself, feeling an indescribable feeling spreading out, as if a curtain was slowly drawn open, and inside the curtain was an even larger shadow.

After a moment's silence, Chu Xiao finally spoke.

"Does that kind of thing...really exist?"

The young man's voice was a little dry. From Shikoti's words, he had already realized that the "God" the other party was talking about did not seem to be that kind of illusory idol, nor the statues or murals placed in temples or churches for people to worship, but something more concrete, more distant, but real.

"Of course he exists." Shikoti's expression became serious when he mentioned the "god" of the cult. "And you have seen the 'miracle' he displayed with your own eyes."

After a moment of silence, a huge wave of emotions arose in the young man's heart.

"So you are telling me that the source of this world-destroying disaster is actually a... a 'god'?" Chu Xiao suddenly found it very ridiculous. He would rather suspect that behind all this there was a huge organization's long-lasting conspiracy to fight against Japan, than to believe that there existed an evil god who was high above and destroying all living things in this world!

"So, where is he?" Chu Xiao controlled his emotions, "In the sky? In space? Underground? Or in the deep sea?"

Shi Koti pointed at Chu Xiao, then pointed at herself: "He is in your body, in my body, in the bodies of all living or dead people... He is everywhere."

These were words that seemed to be written in religious scriptures, being recited softly by a beautiful woman with an unparalleled appearance. In a trance, Chu Xiao even vaguely felt that a huge gaze was cast towards him from an unknown corner.

He didn't know if this was an illusion.

"So... it's a 'virus'?" Chu Xiao understood the meaning of Shi Koti's words. It exists in everyone's body, whether living or dead, and caused this huge disaster. "You actually regard the 'virus' as a god?"

At this time, Chu Xiao suddenly thought of the adventure in Qinghe Hospital. They saw the video left by Professor Su and his wife in the laboratory. In the video, Su Muhe's mother once said:

"...I even feel that this virus has 'consciousness' and is governed by a unified 'collective consciousness'..."

Chu Xiao's breathing quickened unconsciously, but every time he exhaled, he exhaled the smell of madness. He looked at his hands, then lowered his head to look at his body, as if there really was some crazy and indifferent "god" under his skin.

Although the air-conditioning temperature in the training ground was comfortable, Chu Xiao felt cold all over, as if he was on an altar that looked like ruins.

After a long time, he finally heard Shikoti's voice as if coming from a distant place: "Did you digest it well?"

"...Why are you telling me these things?" Chu Xiao asked in a low voice, trying to appear as calm as possible.

"Because this matter is related to your initiation ceremony." Shikoti explained.

The initiation ceremony for normal people is not complicated. For people like Sun Baishi before, the ceremony of joining the cult is just a symbolic oath to God. But Chu Xiao is different, because he is not an ordinary person, but a "warrior" confirmed by the cult.

"...Regarding warriors, do you remember what I mentioned to you before? 'Warriors' have a more standard name, 'Servants of God'. We are the chosen ones of God, and the close servants of God." Shikoti said this, but there was not a trace of glory and pride on his face. Instead, he revealed an unspeakable...fear.

"So, your initiation ceremony is not a simple oath, but... listening to the voice of God."

Chapter 70: Divine Servant

...Listen to the divine voice.

This kind of thing, no matter from which angle you consider it, is full of indescribable weirdness. Judging from Shi Koti's expression, Chu Xiao doesn't think the so-called "voice of God" is like the gospel of the great man in religious stories. Even if the so-called "God" really exists in the world, judging from his actions, he is an evil god.

"It sounds like you are an experienced person." Chu Xiao asked Shi Koti, "So...what did 'God' say to you?"

Shikoti shook her head: "I can't remember."

"Can you forget something so important?"

"It should be put another way," Shikoti explained, "Maybe it's because my brain as a human being can't bear the 'good news' from the great one. I just remember the fear I felt at that time, and... the relief of surviving the disaster."

Chu Xiao really hoped that Shi Koti was trying to scare him, because from her description, this initiation ceremony seemed to be life-threatening.

"What happens if... you fail?"

"The body mutated out of control, the consciousness gradually collapsed, and it completely became a crazy monster." Shi Koti did not keep the suspense, but gave the answer directly. She changed her position in the seat like a lazy cat, leaning forward slightly, supporting her chin with one hand, as if to observe Chu Xiao's reaction more closely.

But Chu Xiao's performance was much calmer than she expected. The young man pondered for a moment, "The collapse... is it like Sun Baishi's?"

Shikoti raised her eyebrows, somewhat unexpectedly: "It seems that the incident in the cult's base is really related to you."

Shi Kodi has basically understood Sun Baishi's end - after all, Sun Baishi is in the same faction as her.

"Sun Baishi arbitrarily used the precious samples that the cult asked him to transport. In order to prolong his life, he injected the hastily developed medicine into his body, intending to reverse his fate of death and evolve to a higher level of life." When mentioning the "precious samples", Shi Koudi looked at Chu Xiao with a slightly playful look - both parties now knew that the so-called samples came from Chu Yan's blood sample. "But he failed. For some reason, or some inevitability, when he tried to cross that step, he attracted the attention of the gods. Without the support of the cult and lacking sufficient preparation, such a hasty and rash audience with the gods, hum, of course there will be no good results."

"This is the conclusion the cult came to after analyzing Sun Baishi's body. In fact, even after he was confirmed dead, his body was still in a state of constant mutation, and it took a lot of effort to clean up the mess."

After Sun Baishi's death, Chu Xiao and others immediately left the shelter. Of course, they had no idea about the subsequent developments of that ghost place.

"So... completing the ritual like you did... are there any consequences?"

"I failed to complete the ritual. I just survived it. The only change is that the fear of God is deeply engraved in my heart."

After hearing the inside information provided by Shi Koti, Chu Xiao felt a sense of doubt for no reason.

The cult had offered him an olive branch before, on the grounds that his body had reached the standard of a "warrior" and was valuable enough to be accepted by the cult. But if these people saw his potential as a "warrior", why did they arrange such a risky trial ceremony?

Shi Koti generously answered Chu Xiao's doubts.

"They didn't lie to you. The cult's need for 'warriors' is due to our extraordinary adaptability and combat capabilities, but the role of 'super soldiers' is not the most critical factor. Remember what I told you before, 'warriors' have a more standard and formal title within the cult - servants of the gods. In other words, we are actually the servants of the gods, and the servants of the monarch have always had an extremely important responsibility since ancient times, which is to convey the monarch's voice to the people."

Chu Xiao finally understood his value to the cult, and also understood why Shikoti said that he only survived the ritual, not completed it. The cult valued his high affinity for the virus, and the real purpose was to listen to the voice of God through the ritual, and to convey the will of God to the world through the "warriors" with extremely high adaptability.

But Shikoti did not succeed, or rather, only a few of the cult's "servants of God" have succeeded so far. Most people, even if they survive the state of "listening to the voice of God", cannot remember the "voice" of God, let alone convey the will of God.

All those who survived have the fear of a higher being engraved in their hearts. The only thing that can be confirmed is that God does exist and he is out there.

"So far, the 'warriors' of the cult have only successfully conveyed the will of the gods twice." Shikoti stretched out two slender fingers like green onions. "The first one conveyed the initial cry of the gods' awakening; the second one conveyed the arrival of the day of manifestation."

Chu Xiao rubbed his face vigorously, feeling that his three views had been completely refreshed. Chu Xiao was now finally able to confirm that the evil organization he was facing was indeed a religious group, and a complete cult.

"...What happened to the two 'warriors' who successfully conveyed the will of God?" Chu Xiao asked.

Shikoti shook her head and said, "How can you convey the will of the great one without paying a price? After conveying the 'divine voice', the egos of the two people collapsed, and their brains were burned into blank paper by the huge amount of information."

"In short, no matter what, there will be no good results, right?" Chu Xiao calmed down, rolled his eyes, and began to think about how to escape from this ship before the ceremony began. If he really couldn't avoid it, he was afraid that he could only pray that the ceremony would fail like Shi Koti.

Chu Xiao looked at Shi Koti. He felt that Shi Koti must have had her own intentions for telling him so many things. If this woman didn't have the means to deal with this ritual, wouldn't all her previous assistance be meaningless?

"Why do you think that a mere mortal like me has the means to deal with gods?" Shikoti shrugged, indicating that he was powerless.

However, Chu Xiao did not buy it. He just stared at Shi Kodi, as if he wanted to see something from the eyes of this mixed-race beauty.

"It seems that you are a relatively perceptive man. If you are a fool with only muscles in your head, I will have to spend more time on it." Shi Koti said, "I really can't interfere with the rituals of God, but the rituals of a 'warrior' must be presided over by the bishop himself, and the venue and time have extremely strict standards and requirements. After all, it is an occasion to contact God, so it must be very formal and solemn. No matter how secular the Lobelin faction is, it is still a part of the church after all, and the treatment of God must be at least solemn in form. Besides, Sir Lobelin is a man who attaches great importance to tradition."

"The ceremony is held at the lowest level of the ship, where there is a church dedicated to the bishop's worship of God. Unfortunately, I only know the existence of that church, and I don't even know its exact location. It is undoubtedly the core place of the Lobelin faction. If you want to listen to the voice of God as a 'servant of God' of the Lobelin faction, that church is the best choice for the ceremony."

The purpose of Schotti's staying on the Nibelungen was to find out what secrets were hidden in the deepest part of the Nibelungen.

"That church is your goal? Have you been waiting for this opportunity from the beginning?" Chu Xiao connected all the clues together and suddenly realized, "You want to use me to find the location of that church?"

This woman might have been planning to use him to enter the church from the very beginning when they met again. This was not difficult to guess. When Shi Kodi was still playing the role of "Zheng Wei", she had seen Chu Xiao using superhuman powers in the hospital. Judging from the incomprehensible words she said at the time, perhaps Shi Kodi had discovered that Chu Xiao had a high adaptability to the virus at that time.

"We can't interfere with the power of the gods, so we can only destroy the ceremony itself." Shikoti said, "and the time is in two days."

"Two days later..."

Chu Xiao knew that he had no right to refuse and could only accompany Shi Kodi till the end.

……

When Chu Xiao returned to the room, Ruan Mengmeng was still lying on the bed. After all, last night's lovemaking was too intense, and Miss Ruan had consumed a lot of energy.

Hearing Chu Xiao returning to the room, Ruan Mengmeng opened her eyes in a daze.

"Brother Xiao, you're back?" Ruan Mengmeng sat up from the bed, the quilt slipped down in front of her, revealing an alluring spring scene. But the girl didn't care at all, she opened her arms and hugged Chu Xiao's neck, then kissed him fiercely on the lips.

The room was still in a mess, with all kinds of clothes scattered everywhere in the room.

"Brother Xiao, are you worried about something?" Ruan Mengmeng was very perceptive and immediately noticed that Chu Xiao was not in the right state. After all, they had already crossed that line in their relationship, and the girl's intuition was quite accurate.

Chu Xiao hugged the girl's slender waist and buried his head in her arms somewhat weakly - not only was he tired from being trained by Shi Koti for a whole morning, but he also hadn't been able to fully digest the excessive information he had received. He was clearly still at the stage of fighting wits and courage with the evil organization before, but suddenly, he was elevated to the realm of gods?

God... do such unreasonable things really exist?

He was sweating due to the morning training and had no time to take a shower when he came back. He looked like he had just been fished out of the water. His clothes were soaked with sweat and the smell on his body was definitely not pleasant. However, Ruan Mengmeng did not mind at all. She held the man in her arms and comforted him gently.

Because of regular exercise, Ruan Mengmeng has a great figure. Her body is not as soft as Su Muhe's, but full of elasticity. Under her smooth skin are sexy and tight lines, showing unparalleled youthful vitality. Chu Xiao's nose was filled with her attractive body fragrance, and he finally calmed down.

"...Mengmeng, you are such a good woman."

"Hehe, Brother Xiao, you just realized it now? I have always been a good woman." Ruan Mengmeng stroked Chu Xiao's head, "So, what happened?"

"Am I being so obvious?"

"Because if it was the usual Brother Xiao, he would have pushed me down just now."

Although Chu Xiao wanted to refute it, he couldn't find any suitable reason for a while. He cheered up and told Ruan Mengmeng all the information he got from Shi Koti.

Chu Xiao didn't expect to get any useful analysis from Ruan Mengmeng, but having someone to talk to was always better than keeping everything in his heart.

After hearing the information brought by Chu Xiao, the lazy expression on Ruan Mengmeng's face changed completely.

"Gods and their servants... the scale of this topic has suddenly become so grand." Although she said so, Chu Xiao could clearly see that Ruan Mengmeng was worried, but also had uncontrollable excitement. Chu Xiao could understand it. After all, Ruan Mengmeng, a girl who likes hot-blooded comics, naturally has a natural curiosity about this unknown power that goes beyond common sense.

"What is Brother Xiao going to do? Is he going to just follow that woman's arrangements?" Ruan Mengmeng was already wearing a white shirt at this moment. Her hair was loose and she stood by the bed casually buttoning one or two buttons. Under the shirt, the girl's long and straight legs were exposed, and her delicate bare feet stepped on the carpet in the bedroom.

Because she crossed that line, Ruan Mengmeng now has a more moist and moving charm in her youth, which makes her unconsciously have a mature and attractive charm.

Chu Xiao half-lay on the bed admiring the girl's seductive figure: "Of course we can't completely follow Shi Koti's arrangements. That woman is not a good person. If we completely follow her, we might be sold out at any time."

"That's right!" Ruan Mengmeng agreed, feeling relieved.

She was a little worried that her brother Xiao might be dazzled by that woman's foxy face. After all, although Miss Ruan was very confident in herself and her figure was no less than Shi Kou Di's, her stunning face did make Miss Ruan a little overwhelmed, and the two lumps of fat on her chest were completely incomparable... She had to ask Sister Yan or Sister Su Xin to fight.

Chu Xiao knew very well that no matter how well he and Shi Kodi got along, they were just using each other and were definitely not partners who could trust each other. They might stab each other in the back at any time.

"There are still two days left..." Chu Xiao muttered softly, "We have to think of other ways just in case."

(ps: A big chapter update, to make up for yesterday's...)

Chapter 71 Casino

It was impossible for Chu Xiao to start thinking of a solution only now. After all, it was obvious that Shi Kodi was unreliable. In fact, after the security department lifted the surveillance on him, he and Ruan Mengmeng had already begun planning how to escape from the ship.

However, since this ship is the headquarters of the Lobelin faction, its security is of course extremely tight. Anna was able to escape successfully before, entirely based on the fact that the guards on the ship deliberately let it go. After secretly checking these days, the two could not find any opportunities to act for the time being.

Because they were in the vast ocean, if they didn't want to jump into the sea to swim, they could either sneak out in a speedboat like Anna did, or take the helicopter on the ship.

"I have roughly figured out the location of the dock," Ruan Mengmeng said after putting on her clothes, "but the guards are very tight. Even if we can grab a speedboat, we can't get out without opening the hatch facing the outside. As for the helicopter..."

The helicopter was parked on the helipad on the deck of the ship. Not to mention the guards patrolling nearby, neither Chu Xiao nor Ruan Mengmeng knew how to operate a helicopter.

"Is it possible for me to only cooperate with Shikoti while looking for opportunities?" Chu Xiao was lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, having no idea about the current situation.

At this time, Etta's voice came from outside the bedroom: "Master, lunch is ready."

"Well, we'll be right out."

Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng rarely dine at high-end restaurants on the ship. Firstly, they don't like the complicated etiquette and upper-class atmosphere in high-end restaurants, and secondly, Etta's cooking skills are not inferior to those of top chefs. After all, Etta is a professional maid, and her superb cooking skills can only be regarded as a necessary skill.

Although they had not been together for a long time, Chu Xiao found that he had gradually gotten used to having such a beautiful and caring maid by his side. He had to admit one thing, that is, his guard against Etta was gradually decreasing.

"Brother Xiao, why don't we pack up and take Aita with us when we run away." Seeing the rich and exquisite food on the table, Ruan Mengmeng whispered to Chu Xiao.

It must be said that Ruan Mengmeng's suggestion moved Chu Xiao. Originally, Chu Xiao's escape plan did not include Etta, but now he was a little entangled. After all, who could refuse an obedient, sensible, beautiful and capable maid? Moreover, probably because of these days of getting along, Etta's inorganic smile always appeared in his mind, which made him unable to let go.

However, even if he was tempted, he had to consider the reality. Chu Xiao was currently on the side of the cult, or more precisely, the Lobelin faction. Who could guarantee that Aita would still choose to be loyal to him after she turned against him? After all, she was a man-made person of the cult. Moreover, even if Aita's loyalty was not a problem, it would be difficult for him and Ruan Mengmeng to escape alone, and the risk of taking a maid with them was too great.

Chu Xiao glanced at Eta who was standing at the dining table. The maid had an indifferent expression, like a calm lake. When she noticed Chu Xiao's gaze, she gave a beautiful smile.

...is just beautiful.

"Let's take it one step at a time." Chu Xiao couldn't give a definite answer for the time being. He knew very well that his current hesitation and entanglement ultimately came from the fact that he didn't really regard Eta as his own.

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