Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Even he, an outsider, knows how difficult the current situation of the Lobelin family is.

"Anna..." Ruan Mengmeng bit her lip, wanting to say something, but in the end all she could say was, "I'm sorry..."

"No, Mengmeng," Anna shook her head. "It's not you who should apologize, it's me. After all, it was me who got you involved in this."

"But...your father..."

"... Dad's death has nothing to do with you." Anna's eyes turned red, but she quickly tried to control her emotions and maintained a smile. "He is an unforgivable bastard. The things he did... even dying a hundred times is not enough to pay for it. I have heard about the whole story from Sofia and Angelo... Anyway... Dad had this ending... It was his own fault..."

The girl's voice gradually began to sob, and she seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown. Then, Anna apologized, and the screen went dark for a while.

After a while, the screen lit up again, and the girl with red eyes appeared on the screen again.

“Sorry…” Anna rubbed her eyes and forced a smile, “Let’s not talk about me anymore. Mengmeng, Chu Xiao, how have you been recently?”

Anna changed the subject away from herself and tried to find something light-hearted.

Ruan Mengmeng also forced herself to cheer up and described to Anna their life on the yacht at sea, telling Anna some trivial but interesting things.

Listening to Ruan Mengmeng's introduction, Anna also revealed a hint of envy.

This reminiscing among friends did not last long. After all, Anna's identity was different now and she had many things to deal with. She waved to Chu Xiao and the others across the screen and agreed to see each other next time.

Looking at all this, Chu Xiao felt very uncomfortable. Perhaps it was a momentary impulse, or perhaps it was due to some other emotion. When the call was about to end, Chu Xiao suddenly spoke: "Don't worry, Anna, I will help you, I will definitely help you."

Anna on the screen was stunned for a moment, and the tears that she had been trying to control suddenly fell uncontrollably. She smiled as she cried - this was the first smile that truly came from her heart since the phone call.

"How cunning... to say something like this at a time like this..."

(ps: Does this count as the protagonist taking advantage of the situation?)

Interlude: Immature Leader

Anna Lobelin ended the call. She sat blankly in the seat that originally belonged to her father. She waited until her tears gradually stopped, then she calmed down, wiped the tears from her face, and called the maid who was waiting outside.

She told herself that she was now the head of the Lobelin family and could not show a vulnerable expression in front of her subordinates.

"Master of the family." The maid entered the room with a respectful attitude - although Anna was still young, she had already succeeded to the position of head of the family after all, so the people around her naturally could no longer use the old titles.

Anna felt very uncomfortable when she heard this, but she could only force herself to keep a straight expression.

"Sister Benar," Anna sat in her seat, trying to recall how her father spoke to her. "I remember Sofia arranged for you to be in charge of the contact with Chu Xiao's team?"

"Yes, Master." Benar replied.

Anna nodded, suddenly lowered her voice, her pretty face blushed, and said: "Then when you contact them in the future, you must notify me as soon as possible."

The maid Benar nodded slightly: "I understand, Master."

"How is mother... today?" The girl hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "I'm afraid she has caused you a lot of trouble again, right?"

Anna was somewhat at a loss after her mother's resurrection. When Chloe Lobelin died, Anna was still very young and her memory of her mother had been blank for a long time. When her resurrected mother and her father's body were brought back to the main island, Anna couldn't explain how she felt.

"Madam is still the same as usual..." the maid Benar chose her words carefully.

After her resurrection, Chloe Lobelin was a "madwoman". This description might be a little impolite, but she had no reason, could not communicate, was sometimes crazy, sometimes silent, and made the maid who took care of her miserable. However, according to Angelo and others, before her father died, her mother miraculously regained consciousness.

So…that “crazy person” was indeed her mother.

This fact made Anna even more unsure about how to face her. The girl had been busy with her father's funeral, taking over as the head of the family and the bishop of the church, so she hadn't visited her for some time.

"Be careful not to let outsiders get close to her." Anna warned.

There have been some annoying outsiders on the island recently, all of them are bigwigs from other factions of the church. On the surface, they are here to attend the funeral of Bishop Black Lobelin, but everyone knows that their real purpose is to investigate what happened on the Nibelungen.

After all, it is related to "God".

Although Chloe Lobelin's resurrection was not successful, it was undoubtedly a "miracle" that reversed death, and many people also set their sights on her.

If possible, Anna would like to firmly refuse these lunatics from landing on the island, but now the Lobelin family is seriously injured and lacks the confidence to be tough - as far as Anna knows, several important branches belonging to the Lobelin faction have lost contact. On the surface, it is because the experiment got out of control or they were attacked by the zombies, but in fact they were "eaten" by other factions of the cult.

"I'll go over to see her later when I get here. Sister Benar, you can go downstairs and take care of your own business first."

Anna cheered herself up and asked Benar to leave for the time being. She began to learn to handle some family and cult-related affairs. As the head of a family that was forced to do something, Anna had never been involved in cult-related affairs before. Her father had always consciously protected his daughter and kept her from being exposed to this dark world. Therefore, her main job now was actually to learn about some of the internal situations of the family and the cult.

The ones who really took the lead were Sofia and others. As the force left behind by Sir Lobelin, they took on most of the pressure for Anna.

There was no one around, so Anna patted her cheeks vigorously. Thinking about Chu Xiao's last promise to her, she gradually became more determined. The girl said to herself: "Come on, Anna Lobelin, it's time for you to atone for your father's sins!"

……

Benar left the patriarch's study and came to the office where Mrs. Sophia was.

When she arrived, two guests just left Mrs. Sophia's office. The guests who came to the island at this time were all important figures in the cult.

There were two people, a man and a woman. The man was a very handsome middle-aged Asian man with pale skin, thin body, gloomy eyes, and hidden madness, reminiscent of a poisonous snake lurking in the dark. The woman was one step behind the man. She was an oriental woman with a seductive appearance and a hot body. She should be the man's subordinate and looked submissive.

Benar immediately made way. As a maid and lady-in-waiting in the Lobelin family, she knew the identities of the two people. The middle-aged man was Bishop Simon who came to attend Sir Sir's funeral, and the charming woman was named "Wang Manyi", who was Bishop Simon's entourage.

He was the most senior person among those who came to the funeral.

"Your Excellency Bishop Simon." Benar bowed respectfully to the man.

The man's cold eyes swept over Benar's body, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The maid of the Lobelin family... Humph, she is worthy of the background of an old noble family. It's not that easy to die."

His voice was cold and hoarse, which made people feel cold.

Benar just lowered his head and remained silent.

Bishop Simon seemed to be in a bad mood, but he did not make things difficult for Benar. Instead, he left with the charming and sexy follower.

After they walked away, Benar walked to the door of the office. Through the door, she heard the sound of something being smashed.

The maid waited for a moment before knocking on the door. After receiving a response, she pushed the door open and walked in.

In the office, Madam Sophia sat behind her desk, where a valuable vase was smashed to pieces - it was obvious that the conversation with Bishop Simon just now did not go well.

Benar picked up the broom and took the initiative to clean up the debris in the middle of the office. He could still hear Mrs. Sofia cursing "that poisonous snake that should go to hell" under her breath.

Benar didn't know much about Bishop Simon, but he knew that he had a very bad relationship with the recently deceased Sir Lobelin. Such a person, rather than coming to mourn the death of the Sir, was more likely to come to see the joke of the Lobelin family.

"Anna...how are you now?" Ms. Sophia asked Benar, temporarily putting Bishop Simon's matter aside and expressing her concern.

"The young lady cried for a while, but she has calmed down now," Benar said. "She should have vented her feelings."

Benar recalled Anna's appearance after the call ended and said, "She has become a little different..."

"Where?" Madam Sophia suddenly became nervous.

"It feels like the young lady has finally found something that can support her. I don't know how to describe this feeling," Benar smiled, "It seems like someone has lit a beam of light in her eyes."

Madam Sophia breathed a sigh of relief. She had actually been hesitant about Anna's contact with Chu Xiao and the others. She could be said to have watched Anna grow up. To some extent, she had already put herself in the role of Anna's "mother". These days, Anna had shouldered too much pressure that was not suitable for her age. She had watched this girl who had just lost her father clumsily shoulder the entire family.

Madam Sophia didn't know whether letting Anna talk to Chu Xiao and others would bring her more pressure, but it seemed that the situation was not bad now.

"Well, now that we have strong foreign aid, it's finally time for us to take action." Madam Sofia looked at the direction where Bishop Simon left with a sharp gaze, "We can't let those lunatics really think that anyone can step on Lobelin's head!"

(ps1: This chapter briefly mentions Anna's situation...)

(ps2: Happy New Year everyone!)

Chapter 17 Adjustment

A few days had passed since the call with Anna. Chu Xiao had already adapted to the peaceful and luxurious life on the yacht, almost to the point of feeling a little bored.

But he had a feeling that this peace might not last long. No matter what choice they made, they were inevitably involved in the struggle of the cult. Chu Xiao told himself that he must be prepared. If he wanted to protect himself and his girls in this huge vortex, he had to be strong enough.

There is a dedicated gym on the yacht, which has become the place where Chu Xiao spends the most time every day.

He had to adjust his state and prepare for the changes that might come at any time. Not only him, after the video conference with the Lobelin family, although no one said it explicitly, an inexplicable tension had gradually spread, and the girls had also changed from their vacation mentality and began to adjust their state.

At this moment, in the gym on the yacht, accompanied by the sound of "whoosh" breaking wind, two figures were colliding and flying violently.

This rather intense sparring had been going on for a long time. The clothes of both men were soaked with sweat, which rolled down their foreheads and then splashed out during the intense movements.

Chu Xiao raised his arm and grabbed the slender leg that Ruan Mengmeng kicked towards him. The girl was wearing tight fitness clothes, a ponytail, and no shoes or socks. He grabbed the girl's ankle, and the delicate bare foot was right in front of him, and even the blue blood vessels under the delicate skin were clearly visible. However, Chu Xiao did not have any romantic thoughts, because the girl decisively jumped into the air, spun her body, and kicked Chu Xiao's chest hard with her other foot.

Ruan Mengmeng did not hold back this time and used almost all her strength. If it were an ordinary person, just being kicked like that would probably fracture their sternum. Even with Chu Xiao's current physical condition, he felt a tightness in his chest.

"This girl...really has no mercy at all!"

Chu Xiao said to himself, but this was originally the request he had put forward himself, because with his current physical condition, normal sparring would only be a painless fight, and only with the intensity of actual combat could he further improve.

However, even though Chu Xiao had raised his prediction of Miss Ruan's strength as much as possible, the strength she displayed was still beyond Chu Xiao's imagination. Obviously, during these days of "night practice", Miss Ruan's body had also improved to a considerable extent. This had already shown signs before, and after Chu Baiyu hid in his body, this phenomenon became even more obvious.

"Brother Xiao! Are you okay?" Ruan Mengmeng immediately put away her posture, walked forward and asked with concern.

Chu Xiao sat on the ground, rubbed the place on his chest where he had just been kicked, coughed hard twice, then waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's not a big problem."

The girl walked forward and stretched out her hand to pull Chu Xiao up. Looking at the tall body of the girl in front of him, Chu Xiao suddenly had the idea of ​​doing something bad. He suddenly jumped up, hugged Ruan Mengmeng's slender and elastic waist, turned over and pressed the girl under him.

"This time, I finally got the upper hand!" Chu Xiao grinned.

After being beaten up by Shikoti for many days on the Nibelungen, Chu Xiao's fighting skills have made great progress, and his physical fitness has also been greatly improved because of the previous adventure. However, the fighting level of his own Miss Ruan is only slightly inferior to Shikoti. No matter how fast Chu Xiao progresses, it is impossible for him to catch up with her in just a few days of training.

During the sparring with Ruan Mengmeng these days, Chu Xiao was basically left with only the strength to defend himself - after all, she was his own sister, and he couldn't possibly use a trump card that he couldn't even control.

"Brother Xiao, you have no moral principles and attacked me!" Feeling the hot breath so close, Miss Ruan was a little amused. It was rare for her to see her man showing such a childish side.

"I can't help it... You've hit me too hard these past two days." Chu Xiao kept suppressing her, and the girl's body temperature came from her sweaty sports tights. He admired Ruan Mengmeng's delicate, beautiful and heroic face from a close distance. Her red hair stuck to her sweaty forehead. Because of the intense exercise just now, the girl's chest was still heaving violently. She was breathing rapidly and her face was flushed, which made her look extremely attractive.

Miss Ruan's figure is as perfect as a model's. The only flaw is probably the size of her breasts... It's not that there are no flaws at all, but the ups and downs are not "turbulent" enough.

"Humph." Miss Ruan pouted unhappily, because she keenly sensed the direction of Chu Xiao's gaze, "Brother Xiao, our training is not over yet."

After she finished speaking, her suppressed body suddenly moved. Chu Xiao was caught off guard and felt the world suddenly spinning. By the time he reacted, the situation had been reversed in an instant.

His neck was tightly clasped by Ruan Mengmeng's slender legs, and one hand was pressed on the back of his head, and Chu Xiao's head was firmly locked with her crossed legs. Chu Xiao felt the girl's tight and elastic thighs, and his entire head was almost buried in the girl's lower abdomen.

However, this state could not be considered erotic. The elastic thighs were now slowly tightening like a python strangling its prey.

Chu Xiao quickly shouted: "Alright, alright, I give up!"

Ruan Mengmeng then blushed and released Chu Xiao. Chu Xiao lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, gasping for breath.

It was already late, and their training had been going on for a long time. Chu Xiao changed his posture and rested his head on Ruan Mengmeng's thigh: "Take a break."

Miss Ruan sat up, gently stroked Chu Xiao's hair, and nodded.

From the deck outside, there were gunshots, but the two were not panicked, they were used to it. Gu Ke was practicing with a gun, Chu Yan and An Suxin were also following her to receive instruction, sometimes even Su Su would come over to learn how to use a gun.

"Brother Xiao, don't you want to practice your shooting?" Ruan Mengmeng asked.

Chu Xiao was enjoying the wonderful touch of the girl's thighs. When he heard these words, his movements froze for a moment. "Forget it. I had the same idea a few days ago, but after the actual training, I was scolded by our instructor Gu. The girl was probably furious. She said she had never seen anyone as untalented in shooting as me. I was simply wasting bullets."

"Ah, Sister Tiaozi actually got so angry."

Chu Xiao shrugged: "Then, I got my revenge on my bed that night."

At this time, the door of the gym was opened and Su Muhe walked in from outside.

"We agreed on sparring, but why do I see you flirting when I come in?" Miss Susu put her hands on her hips, feeling a little emotional.

Of course, the "old driver" was a little psychologically unbalanced, because she had been prepared to go on base for a long time, but she couldn't find any opportunity these days!

Now, even a straight girl like Meng Meng can jump on my face? How can the "old driver" keep her dignity?

Chu Xiao looked at Su Muhe who came in, and did not climb up from Ruan Mengmeng's thigh. Instead, he reached out and took Su Su's delicate little hand, pulling her to sit next to him: "How can it be flirting? Just take a short rest."

Su Muhe did not resist at all and sat down next to the two of them obediently: "Brother Xiao, it's time for the physical examination. After you have rested, come with me."

Chapter 18 Inspection

Chu Xiao has been to the infirmary on the yacht many times recently.

Su Muhe has now adapted to the role of "ship doctor" and keeps the infirmary in order.

The infirmary was quite spacious and looked like a luxurious private clinic. In the medicine cabinet not far away, various medicines were neatly placed, and there were also some instruments that he was not very familiar with. There was a faint smell of medicine in the air, which reminded him of the school infirmary for some reason.

Since he was familiar with the procedure, Chu Xiao did not wait for Su Muhe to speak. He took off his shirt and lay down on the examination bed in the infirmary.