Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Chu Xiao then realized who Dr. Heidi was referring to. The attack on the island seemed to have happened a long time ago, so much so that when he heard about this person from Dr. Heidi, he felt a little strange.

"I remember that person...was finally handed over to you."

"He's barely a tough guy, but I finally managed to pry his mouth open." Perhaps because she mentioned her area of ​​expertise, Dr. Heidi smiled and shrugged. "It's a pity that he's just a clerk and couldn't dig out any useful information... Oh, by the way, that Harman is still alive."

Doctor Heidi's expression made Chu Xiao feel a chill in his heart. He thought that even if the mercenary-like man was still alive, he was probably in a state worse than death.

"So, was this done by those people's accomplices?" Chu Xiao asked, "Who are they?"

Chu Xiao knew that there were hostile forces in the cult. In his impression, the cult was an evil organization that destroyed the world, so as a hostile force, it might be a more "decent" force. But the problem was, judging from Chu Xiao's first impression after contacting those people, this hostile organization did not seem like a good group of people.

Dr. Heidi seemed to hesitate for a moment, glanced at the irrelevant people hiding far away, and then lowered her voice and said: "You can basically be considered one of us now. Sooner or later you will know about this matter. It doesn't hurt for me to tell you."

She paused deliberately, and this mysterious look aroused Chu Xiao's curiosity.

"Do you know what the cult's doctrine is?" Dr. Heidi asked. Chu Xiao naturally didn't know, but Dr. Heidi didn't wait for him to answer, but gave the answer directly, "'Creating the kingdom of God on filthy land', in words that you can understand, the cult hopes for the evolution of the human world, and hopes that God's chosen people will get rid of the old world's chronic illness and enter a higher level of life form."

Chu Xiao was silent for a moment, then he said sarcastically: "This is really... a very great ideal..."

Dr. Heidi didn't pay attention to Chu Xiao's sarcasm. She continued to explain, "However, many years ago, a group of people in the cult had serious differences in their understanding of the doctrine. No, it's not so much a disagreement as it is that after they were convinced of the irresistible existence of God, their weak rationality completely collapsed and they became real lunatics..."

This is the history of the Order. This powerful organization, which can even destroy the world, has an enemy, but ironically, this enemy is actually part of the Order itself.

Due to differences in understanding of the doctrine, the group of lunatics who were completely subdued by the majesty of God became complete fanatics, and the sect split. They believed that the advent of God was to cleanse the filthy world, and destruction was the mercy given by God. The purest believers would embrace eternity in the kingdom of God.

The cult forces that Chu Xiao had come into contact with, whether it was the faction that Sun Baishi belonged to or the faction currently led by Sir Lobelin, were all the "secular faction" of the cult, which was considered crazy, but not completely crazy. The part that split off was simply and clearly called the "world-destroying faction."

After the catastrophe, the two branches of the cult have become mortal enemies, and the two sides are constantly fighting in the wasteland of the apocalypse. The group of soldiers who went to the island to capture Anna was also an action of the "annihilation faction" against Sir Lobelin.

The contradiction between the two is very deep. After all—

"——heretics are more hateful than pagans." Dr. Heidi summed it up with this classic sentence.

Chu Xiao sighed heavily. He found that every time he learned more about this evil organization, he would have to refresh his understanding of it. "So, the enemy this ship is facing was also part of the cult, and a group of even more crazy lunatics? Was this incident also caused by them?"

Doctor Heidi nodded. "Although I don't know how they did it, through interrogating Harman, I know that the Destroyer Faction has planted an insider on the ship, and they will take action in the near future."

After saying this, Dr. Heidi added: "By the way, let me remind you that you should be on the focus list of those lunatics now."

Chu Xiao was startled. He had been thinking about watching the show, but he didn't expect this to happen again. He almost jumped up: "What's wrong with me? Why do you hate me?"

"You destroyed the plan of the Destroyer Cult to capture Miss Anna, captured their soldiers with your own hands, and are about to join the Secular Cult as a soldier." Dr. Heidi smiled and listed several of Chu Xiao's achievements. "This information should have been passed on to those lunatics by that insider. Do you still think that you won't be the focus of their attention?"

"I..." Chu Xiao opened his mouth and wanted to curse.

Just as Chu Xiao was struggling with the fact that he had become the "focus" of a group of lunatics, there was a sudden explosion outside the box. Chu Xiao immediately put his ear to the wall to carefully judge what was happening outside.

After the explosion, Chu Xiao heard a burst of intensive gunfire. Apparently, the rescue team from the security department had finally arrived.

After Chu Xiao conveyed the news to everyone in the box, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Xiao muttered to himself: After all, it is an evil organization that created zombies to destroy the world. It would be too funny if my base was also conquered by zombies.

After waiting in the box for a while, the gunfire in the hall apparently stopped. It should be that the people outside have controlled the situation.

Someone knocked on the door of the box and shouted something outside in English.

Even with Chu Xiao's poor foreign language skills, he could understand that the man was asking if there was anyone in the box.

Doctor Heidi leaned against the door and responded a few times in English, then announced to everyone: "Okay, the crisis has been resolved, we can go out."

The hall was in a mess, with corpses everywhere. Soldiers with live ammunition walked back and forth in the hall, and would shoot any zombies that could still move in the head.

Chu Xiao led the girls out of the box and saw a familiar face.

Minister of Security Angelo.

Chapter 78 Doubts

Angelo's face was not good. Although he had a stern face and could not tell whether he was happy or angry, Chu Xiao guessed that as the head of the security department, this attack was like a slap in his face. In particular, this casino was obviously a very special occasion. Although Chu Xiao could not see what the purpose of this place was, its importance was self-evident.

Angelo naturally noticed Dr. Heidi, Chu Xiao and others. He nodded slightly to a few people as a greeting.

"What a disaster." Dr. Heidi looked at the tragic scene around her with a gloating expression.

Angelo snorted, obviously not in the mood to respond to Dr. Heidi's teasing: "You are lucky to be alive."

Angelo did not reveal more information to Chu Xiao, but just asked them to leave here as soon as possible.

"There will be an inquiry afterwards. Although your suspicion is not high, this is a necessary procedure. Please understand." said the security minister with a serious face.

Chu Xiao understood that the Security Department wanted to investigate the survivors. After all, such a big thing had to be investigated to the end. Chu Xiao expressed his full understanding of this and secretly hoped that this investigation would not bring him any trouble.

There were only a few people who survived in the VIP area, and even those who survived by chance would probably never be able to get out of the shadow of fear. Chu Xiao saw a man curled up in a corner, trembling all over and mumbling something. A soldier walked over, grabbed the man's arm and took him away very forcefully. He must have been taken away for investigation.

Chu Xiao knew that he could leave easily now because of his "special status", but these survivors might not be so lucky. Judging from the attitude of the soldiers, they did not seem to be "treated gently". With the style of the cult, the nightmare of these survivors might not be over yet.

He noticed that the elevator that served as the entrance to the lower floor had been completely blown open. There were a large number of tragic looking corpses lying in front of the elevator, most of them having fallen from the explosion in front of the elevator. The explosion he had heard in the box earlier was probably caused by this.

From some details, it can be seen that these security soldiers really know how to deal with zombies. They did not repair the elevator and then directly descend from it. They should know that there are a large number of zombies gathered at the elevator entrance, so they directly used bombs to clear the way and then quickly descended through the elevator shaft.

The elevator shaft was not deep. It should be an independent structure inside the casino, not connected to other areas. The VIP area was already at the bottom of the elevator. It was for this reason that the security department dared to use a bomb to blow up the elevator.

Chu Xiao didn't know what the considerations were for the initial design of this VIP area, but at least this closed environment prevented the zombies from spreading to other areas on the ship. Perhaps, from the very beginning, the upper echelons of the Nibelungen had considered the possibility of such a dangerous situation, so they deliberately designed the VIP area into such a closed space.

A thought flashed through Chu Xiao’s mind: These people from the cult might not have considered preparing any “escape route” for the casino guests from the beginning.

There were several ropes hanging down from the elevator shaft, and the security soldiers should have used them to descend quickly, but Chu Xiao and his companions did not have to climb up on ropes. A soldier used the intercom to contact the staff above, and then told Chu Xiao that the rope ladder would be sent down soon, and asked them to wait for a while.

Chu Xiao naturally would not have any objections.

When the rope ladder came down from the upper floor, Chu Xiao took a last look back at this once luxurious and crazy space. He felt that the space was still filled with a strange atmosphere. Mr. Anglo was standing in the middle of the pile of corpses, expressionless. Everything was proceeding step by step. He was clearly in a sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses, but there was not a single ripple...

After returning to the upper deck and parting with Dr. Heidi, Chu Xiao, who was worried, took his two girls to his suite on the Nibelungen. Apparently, what happened in the casino had been known to everyone on the ship. He didn't see many people along the way. He finally met one or two people, but they looked hurried. After seeing Chu Xiao and the other two, they also hurriedly hid away.

After all, the three of them were in a bit of a mess at the moment, especially Eta, who was covered in blood. Perhaps because they had just escaped from the crisis, Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng regained a bit of murderous aura.

At this time, Chu Xiao saw a familiar figure holding a cup of hot coffee, leaning on the railing and leisurely watching the sea. Chu Xiao's heart moved, and he was full of doubts, so he said to the two female companions beside him: "Meng Meng, Eta, you go back to the room first, I have something to do here."

Ruan Mengmeng naturally also saw the graceful figure in front of the railing. The girl did not get jealous for no reason. She nodded sensibly and said, "Brother Xiao, remember to come back early."

She paused for a moment, her pretty eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and added in a low voice: "I always feel that something seems to have changed on this ship. I have a bad premonition."

Chu Xiao touched the girl's smooth cheek, smiled bitterly and said, "What a coincidence, I have the same feeling. Perhaps, we won't be on this ship for long."

After talking to Ruan Mengmeng, Chu Xiao looked at his maid again.

"Aita, remember to take a shower and change clothes when you go back." He looked at Aita's calm face and asked a question, "Were you scared at that time?"

The maid had a confused look in her eyes. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but Chu Xiao stretched out his index finger and gently pressed it on her lips: "You don't have to answer me. Just give yourself an answer."

Perhaps it was because he had seen the tragic deaths of those android waiters before, Chu Xiao was slightly touched.

The young man gathered his emotions and said, "Go back to your room, take a good bath, eat something, and then have a good sleep."

"Yes, master." Eta nodded to Chu Xiao, and the expression on his face was finally no longer that peaceful smile.

Watching his two girls leave, Chu Xiao rubbed his face and walked towards the fence on the deck. This was originally a very popular viewing area on the ship, but now due to the "zombie incident" under the casino, there is only one person left on this deck.

The sky had been dyed red by the setting sun, and the woman's figure formed a beautiful silhouette in the afterglow. Even her dark golden hair seemed to be melted by a soft sunlight. It should be because of the light that Chu Xiao saw a hint of soft beauty that did not belong to her on the delicate profile of this woman.

"Have you finished giving instructions to your two little beauties?" Shikoti turned around with a cup of coffee, put his arms on the railing, smiled, and looked very leisurely.

"Did you do anything about the VIP area of ​​the casino?" Chu Xiao didn't bother to lay any groundwork and just opened his mouth and expressed his suspicion.

"Hey, hey, hey, you didn't even ask me if I knew what happened, but you directly suspected that I did it?" Shikoti shook his head, took a sip of coffee, and then calmly replied, "Of course it wasn't me."

"I did come to this ship for my own purpose, but you have to understand that even though I am subordinate to another bishop, I am still a member of the Order after all, and I will not do anything that harms the interests of the Order." Shikoti shrugged, "Anyone who does such a thing is undoubtedly an enemy of the Order—"

"You mean the people from the World Destruction Sect, right?"

"It seems someone has already told you. Let me guess, it was Doctor Heidi." Shi Koti immediately guessed the source of Chu Xiao's information. "Since you already know the answer, why do you still doubt me?"

"Because it's very wrong." Chu Xiao held the railing and stood next to Shikoti. He regarded the cult as an enemy, so he didn't care whether Shikoti did it or not. "The whole thing makes me feel very strange. On a well-defended ship, in such an important core position, could someone really mess up so easily?"

"The more critical issue is that, although it was an emergency, I always felt that the people in the security department handled it too excessively..." He tried to find a suitable word to describe his feelings, "expert?"

Chapter 79 Purpose

Chu Xiao is not stupid. At least under the influence of his secretary and sister, he knows that the more critical the situation is, the more he needs to learn to use his brain.

"Couldn't the security department itself be elite enough?" Shikoti stretched out her arms and leaned back on the railing, showing off her beautiful curves. Her tone was playful and she was smiling, obviously knowing something.

"Of course it's possible, because that's just my personal feeling, there's no evidence," Chu Xiao wasn't sure, "It's just a slight sense of disobedience after my actual experience."

This "sense of disharmony" is not only due to the security forces' smooth and decisive handling of the emergency, but also because the structure of the entire VIP area seems to be prepared for similar incidents. What is even more inexplicable is the weird atmosphere that exists in the casino area.

...No, something is wrong with the whole ship.

"I can't explain your discomfort, but I can tell you one thing." She glanced in the direction of the casino. "The security department deliberately delayed the operation. With their training level, they shouldn't have delayed for so long. It's as if they were hoping that more guests in the VIP area would die."

Chu Xiao frowned at the information given by Shi Koti. He couldn't understand the purpose of the security department. Was it just to kill more guests? Or did the security department betray the knight? Or was it for some other purpose?

The information provided by Shikoti not only failed to help Chu Xiao figure out the problem, but instead added another thick layer of fog.

However, if what Shikoti said is true, then one thing is certain: the incident that occurred in the VIP area of ​​the casino was by no means a sudden incident.

At this moment, everything that Chu Xiao had seen and experienced in these days kept flashing before his eyes, like pieces of a puzzle that seemed unrelated, which eventually pieced together into countless inexplicable feelings, and gradually converged into strong doubts.

"Shikoti, tell me... is this ship really built to be a 'paradise' in the doomsday world?" Chu Xiao asked softly. He felt that under the glamorous surface of the ship, there seemed to be something else hidden. "Is there any... other purpose?"

Shikoti took a sip of the coffee in her hand, her eyebrows slightly lowered: "What prompted you to ask such a question? Your keen intuition?"

"I can't explain it clearly." Chu Xiao sighed. He held onto the railing and looked at the sea in the distance. As the sun gradually set, the entire sea surface was dyed with warm colors. "Maybe it's because I was doubting every minute I was on this ship."

He doubted everything. After all, he was now in the enemy camp. Even though he was safe on the surface and was even regarded as a talent to be recruited by the cult, he did not dare to trust anyone on this ship except Ruan Mengmeng, including Shikoti in front of him, and the maid Aita who had gradually found a place in his heart.

"This is a good habit, remember to keep it up," Shikoti said calmly, throwing a can of coffee into Chu Xiao's hand, "This habit can help you live longer."

The mixed-race beauty's tone was very calm, and to some extent, it could even be described as admiring.

Chu Xiao silently opened the can and took a sip of coffee.

"Your intuition is correct. The purpose of building this ship is not simple, but I am not completely sure of its purpose even now. At most, I have some guesses." Shikoti said, "You have also had contact with that guy Lobelin. Do you think he is the kind of person whose mind can be easily controlled by others?"

Sir Lobelin is an extremely handsome middle-aged gentleman. He seems to be an aristocrat from the steamy Victorian era, but at the same time, he is also a tyrant who controls everything. There is a clear will in his eyes, and he holds the power to implement his will in his hands.

He is like a cold deep pool. No one can see how huge the darkness is hidden beneath the calm surface.

"Remember what I said, Lobelin has two weaknesses?" Shikoti said.

Of course Chu Xiao remembered that Shi Koti had said at the time that one of Sir Lobelin's weaknesses was his arrogance. She did not clearly state the other weakness at the time.

"Family love. Sir Lobelin has a strong sense of responsibility towards his family members. As the patriarch of the family, he is extremely tolerant and protective of the family's bloodline." Shikoti smiled and threw the empty can into the sea. "That's why I, an 'outsider' who is clearly not trusted, can enjoy this level of freedom on this ship."

"Are you also from the Lobelin family?"

"Blake Lobelin is my uncle. Ah, according to your custom, I should call him 'uncle'," Shikoti paused, "dear uncle."

Chu Xiao's doubts were resolved, and he even began to wonder what kind of past this beautiful woman in front of him had. However, Shi Koti stopped talking about herself here, and it was obvious that she was unwilling to talk more about her past.

"When we talked about this topic before, I also said that Sir Lobelin is different from you, a beast. He is a very affectionate man. He deeply loves his wife, Anna's mother, Chloe Lobelin." Shikoti continued, speaking slowly because he had mentioned the key point. "Chloe Lobelin died early when Anna was young."

Chu Xiao did not interrupt. He knew that Shikoti would not provide meaningless clues at this time.

"It was at that time that Blake Lobelin stepped forward as a sponsor behind the scenes, took the initiative to approach the cult, and gradually seized the power of the cult. With the help of his family's influence, he gradually became the bishop of the cult."

...Is this the "reason" that Shikoti had told him in the morning?

Chu Xiao frowned slightly: "Is there any relationship between these two things?"

In fact, Chu Xiao had already realized a possibility that went beyond common sense, but this overly romantic and too stupid conjecture was impossible for him to convince himself.

"The following conclusions are my personal guesses after investigation and have no actual basis," Shikoti said with a mocking smile. "I suspect that Black Lobelin is trying to use the power of the cult to resurrect his wife."

...Is that really the case?

Although it was just a guess, Shikoti's conclusion answered Chu Xiao's doubts... although this answer still could not eliminate his sense of disharmony.

The young man was just a little moved that he had unknowingly been involved in such a romantic and affectionate story.

"Of course, this purpose is not difficult to guess. The question is," Shikoti said softly, "how exactly does he plan to resurrect Chloe Lobelin."

(ps: I was on a business trip and didn’t bring my computer… I wrote this chapter in an internet cafe…)