Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

"That's really, thank you for your generosity."

"After the support is delivered, please start the action as soon as possible." Ms. Sophia did not specify a specific time limit, nor did she explain how the support would be delivered. She spoke very measuredly and did not treat Chu Xiao and others as subordinates, but truly regarded them as partners of equal status. "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Having said this, the contact ended.

Just as she said, when the video was interrupted, all the specific intelligence information about the mission, as well as a detailed map of Minghai City and some of the current investigations were transmitted over the internal network.

"...This is really detailed," Chu Xiao glanced at the information sent by the Lobelin family and joked, "Does this mean that the fog of war has been dispelled before the start of the game?"

The girls immediately started to get busy - for the next action, this detailed and somewhat complicated information was worth their time to study.

Su Muhe looked at this scene and opened his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to start.

Yun Duoer jumped off Chu Xiao's legs to join in the fun, ran to the computer screen and studied the information about Minghai City with everyone. Chu Xiao also stood up from his chair and returned the captain's position to Gu Ke.

He himself did not rush to check the information, but stretched his body, came to Su Muhe, reached out and rubbed Miss Su Su's head, and then pinched the girl's smooth face affectionately: "It's okay, don't worry."

"But..." Su Muhe's eyes were shining with tears and his eye sockets were red, which made her look lovable.

"There's nothing to worry about," Chu Xiao said gently, "Haven't I said it before? We are a family. This has never been your own business. It has been our 'family affair' from the beginning. So, my Susu girl, smile. Although you look beautiful when you cry, I am more attracted to you when you smile."

"Well..." Su Muhe cried loudly, but she was also smiling while crying, "I will look forward to the day when I can introduce you, Brother Xiao, and everyone else... to my parents."

Chu Xiao scratched his head and thought that if Professor Su knew about the relationship between him and his precious daughter, even though he hadn't taken that step yet... he probably wouldn't be happy...

He shook his head, temporarily suppressing his fear of meeting his "father-in-law", and said to his girls, "I'm going to go swimming first. I just worked up a sweat during the sparring with Mengmeng, and now my clothes are sticking to my body. It's so uncomfortable."

The young man spoke in a relaxed tone. Facing the upcoming adventure, he seemed to have completely gotten over his previous anxious mood. His mood gradually became calm, but there seemed to be a sword hidden in his eyes.

Chapter 24 Airdrop

In the afternoon of that day, a plane flew over the top of their yacht, and a huge box landed on the sea near the yacht with great accuracy as a parachute opened.

The airdrop raised eye-catching red smoke on the sea surface, and Chu Xiao, who was lying on the bench on the deck, could see it clearly.

Almost at the same time, the captain's room received a brief call informing them that the support supplies had arrived and asked them to pay attention to receive them.

Looking at the red smoke rising from the sea in the distance, Chu Xiao said to An Suxin who was not far away, "Suxin, if I remember correctly... we didn't tell Sophia where we are anchored now, right?"

An Suxin climbed out of the pool onto the deck in a very revealing bikini, like a beautiful snake emerging from the water. She walked to Chu Xiao's side with her delicate bare snowy feet, and sat on his half-reclining bench, pressing her thighs against his. She wiped her wet hair with a towel while crossing her legs elegantly. Her pair of porcelain-white, slender legs were still wet and slippery in the afternoon sun.

So, Chu Xiao's hand naturally touched the secretary's thigh, which was as smooth as jade.

An Suxin glanced at the very unruly hand on her leg, and replied without caring, "I am sure there is none, and the other party has never asked about our current location."

"No wonder she didn't ask. It seems she already knew our current location." Chu Xiao sighed, "Is she hinting at us?"

——Suggesting that their whereabouts have always been controlled by the Lobelin family.

After saying this, Chu Xiao shook his head: "Really, after spending so much time with you, I actually started to think about these things."

"Ah, this is not a bad thing." An Suxin smiled, "But don't worry too much. If I were the other party, even if I couldn't control a 'god' wandering outside, I would at least keep him in my sight."

Chu Xiao nodded: "We'll see later what kind of support Madam Sophia has prepared for us."

Under Gu Ke's control, the luxury yacht turned quickly and moved closer to the airdrop with red smoke rising from the sea. A metal box and a parachute floated on the sea. Chu Xiao and An Suxin jumped into the water together, cut the rope of the parachute with a knife, and then with the help of other companions, they spent a lot of effort to pull the metal box to the deck near the water of the yacht.

Everyone on the boat gathered together, and everyone was looking forward to seeing what cool stuff they could get out of the box this time.

When the items in the boxes were moved onto the deck one by one, Gu Ke's eyes suddenly became hot when she saw the things sent by the Lobelin family. She sighed in an unladylike manner, "Oh my god..."

The box contains a complete set of individual combat weapons, as well as various special equipment that look somewhat sci-fi.

"My goodness, these guys...are they really that...exaggerated? Um...this thing should be a night vision goggles...what is it? A tights?" As a professional, Gu Ke found that a considerable part of the weapons and equipment provided by the Lobelin family was beyond her comprehension. "They are indeed a family that can create artificial humans and that kind of 'Ark'."

What she pulled out was a black jumpsuit, which seemed to be some kind of combat uniform. The material was tough, but surprisingly light, very similar to the tight combat uniforms often seen in movies.

"This outfit reminds me of GANTZ, it's a bit sci-fi." Gu Ke had a strange look on his face, but he couldn't hide his curiosity and excitement. "Does that old woman want us to fight in tights? Will there be good stuff like gravity guns in the equipment?"

Obviously, Gu Ke was overthinking it. Although the weapons and equipment provided by the Lobelin family were advanced enough, it was still unlikely to reach the level of GANTZ.

As a passionate homegirl, Gu Ke immediately rushed into the cabin with a set of "combat uniform" with great interest, and couldn't wait to put it on to try the effect.

Chu Xiao ignored Gu Ke. He picked up a pistol with a peculiar shape. After observing it carefully, he casually aimed it at the sea and pulled the trigger. However, what was fired out was not a bullet, but a long rope with a hook!

"Holy crap, is this Batman's grappling gun?"

Chu Xiao looked at the equipment that almost filled up the deck and smiled bitterly in his heart: On the way to Minghai City, he had to familiarize himself with how to use these advanced equipment.

At this time, Gu Ke, who had changed his clothes, ran back excitedly and stood in front of everyone, like a child who was playing cosplay for the first time: "Ding ding! How is it?"

The black bodysuit wrapped around her body, almost perfectly highlighting Gu Ke's figure and outlining her beautiful curves. Obviously, except for her head and face, there was not a single bit of skin exposed on her body, but this tights had an indescribable sense of sexiness.

"Hehe, you are stunned, right? My sister's figure is really amazing." Noticing Chu Xiao's gaze, Gu Ke smiled sweetly, and deliberately leaned against the wall with her legs bent, raising one of her slender and straight calves, and posed to show off her figure.

"Hehe, how does this outfit feel to me?" Chu Xiao asked.

"It's really good. Although it can't increase the wearer's strength tenfold like in the comics, this suit is very light and there's no discomfort when wearing it. It's also very breathable. Even at this temperature, I don't feel stuffy. I believe it should be effective in keeping out the cold." Gu Ke said, "The most important thing is that it has good defensive properties. I've tried it and found that ordinary knives can't pierce it."

As she spoke, she took out a knife from somewhere and slashed her arm with force, so fast that Chu Xiao didn't have time to stop her.

"Look, what I said is true, right?" Gu Ke showed his arm to everyone.

Gu Ke swung the knife with great force, but not even a trace was left on the combat uniform.

"Good guy..." Chu Xiao grabbed Gu Ke's arm and examined it carefully, then he felt relieved.

"Actually, I'd like to try this suit to see if it's bulletproof. I think it's very likely."

Chu Xiao said with a dark face: "Don't even think about it, just try something else!"

After saying this, Chu Xiao looked up and down at Gu Ke, who was wearing a black combat uniform, and his eyes especially lingered on his bulging chest and round buttocks. He added, "I think... you can put on another coat outside without hindering your movements, um, to cover it a little..."

"Oh," Gu Ke smiled evilly, "Are you worried that others will see my good figure? Hey, you little bastard is so cute, you're jealous."

"No! I just think this outfit is too eye-catching!" Chu Xiao argued.

"Okay, sister, I know." Gu Ke touched Chu Xiao's head with a smile, "Sister, this dress is for you to wear."

Chu Xiao was annoyed by Gu Ke's words and quickly changed the subject. He coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment: "Now that we have the equipment, we should change course and head to Minghai City without delay. We are lucky that it is also a city on the river and we can sail directly there."

(ps: Gantz is a manga created by Hiroya Oku in 2000. Friends who are interested can go and have a look. It is very good. There are live-action movies and CG movies, and of course animations)

Chapter 25 Riverside

Minghai City was just an ordinary, inconspicuous city before the disaster, neither big nor small.

More than three months have passed since the disaster. The smell of midsummer has gradually faded, and the cool autumn breeze has mixed into the air along with the yellow fallen leaves in the green belts.

The bloody smell finally dissipated gradually, replaced by the deathly silence and coldness of the entire city.

The Riverside Square used to be a popular tourist spot in the city. In the past, there would always be couples strolling along the path by the river, showing their love to the people around them in the comfortable river breeze. But now, this path that is popular among couples is only left with wandering zombies.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" A bearded man ran across the empty square, looking extremely embarrassed. With his appearance, the entire silent square seemed to be awakened instantly, and a large group of zombies poured out from all directions, and in a short moment, they gathered into a black and violent tide!

The man used a stick he picked up from the ground to knock over several zombies that blocked his way, and looked fiercely at the building behind him. On the rooftop of the building, his fellow zombies looked down at him with indifferent and playful eyes. If they were not worried about attracting the attention of the zombies, they would probably laugh heartily and enjoy the tragic scene of him being torn to pieces by the zombies.

"You are a bunch of ungrateful bastards! You will die a horrible death sooner or later!" The man could only curse the onlookers upstairs in despair, and then desperately fled to the river.

This is an execution.

He knew where his chance of survival was. These zombies couldn't swim, so he could still survive if he jumped into the water. But even though he could swim, he knew that the river was turbulent and it was completely different from swimming in a swimming pool. However, even if he drowned, it was better than being bitten to death by zombies!

If he were trapped in this group of zombies, he wouldn't even have the chance to transform into a zombie and would only become a piece of rotten meat in the zombies' stomachs.

At the critical moment, the man successfully jumped into the cold river water. The zombies chasing him also jumped down. However, in the turbulent river, the zombies, with only their hunting instinct left, quickly lost their target. After the man swam a distance in the river with all his might, he gradually became exhausted. After swallowing countless mouthfuls of river water, his consciousness gradually became blurred. The experiences of the past three months flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern...

The man's name is Zong Zhiming, and he is a "rat".

This profession is a self-deprecating name given by the survivors living in the apocalyptic wasteland. After all, they make a living by picking up garbage in the ruins. Aren't they just like rats struggling to survive in fear?

He was originally just an ordinary staff member of the Riverside Plaza. When the disaster broke out, he managed to save his life thanks to his familiarity with the facilities in the plaza. He and a group of survivors in the plaza managed to establish a gathering place for survivors on the rooftops of the buildings in the plaza.

They used ladders, ropes and other tools to connect adjacent rooftops in the square and built a small shelter more than ten meters above the ground.

He has read many doomsday novels and watched movies of similar themes, but a man who is no longer young does not regard himself as the protagonist of his own destiny. He does not think that he can be the protagonist of this disaster. He just lives on and is ready to die at any time.

The long-awaited rescue did not come. Although he saw the helicopter flying in the sky and the fully armed soldiers from afar, they were not saved. However, perhaps the mouse also has its own luck. It lives in fear every day. People around it keep dying in the process of collecting supplies. Some people can't stand this desperate life and choose to commit suicide. There are also companions who are oppressed by fear and go crazy. But Zong Zhiming still survived after all, and the number of people gathered in this small "Binjiang Base" is also increasing.

Sometimes, Zong Zhiming couldn't help but imagine that he could become the protagonist of the story, and grow stronger with his small base in this post-disaster world. However, every time he thought of this, he would shake his head in self-mockery and throw away these unrealistic thoughts. He did find that his strength was stronger than before after the disaster. This increased strength was not a rare talent. Everyone in his companions had more or less changed. Everyone could guess that this was the enhancement brought by the virus. No one knew whether it was a good thing, but at least this power from heaven gave them the confidence to survive.

He is just a "rat" struggling to survive in the post-disaster world, at most the "rat leader" of a rat's nest. Every time he watches his companions die in the mouths of zombies while he is powerless to do anything, it reminds him that death may come at any time.

Zong Zhiming didn't know what the place outside the Riverside Plaza had become, nor did he know if the whole world had become like this. They hid on the rooftop of the Riverside Plaza and survived. Only when they recruited survivors could they learn about the situation outside from them.

Disasters have not ended, they have simply become the norm.

Various large and small survivor bases have appeared in Minghai City, relying on the corpses of this city to survive with difficulty.

They were lucky enough to be in Binjiang Square, where there were supermarkets and shops. Relying on these supplies, although there were risks, after gradually getting used to it, Zong Zhiming's small team of dozens of people did not need to worry about supplies in the short term. There was even laughter in the team, and even a couple was born.

However, everything changed because of the appearance of a woman.

She was a woman wearing a strange robe who suddenly appeared in the square on a rainy night half a month ago.

In order to save her, Zong Zhiming almost died in the mouth of a zombie.

The woman was about the same age as Zong Zhiming, and called herself "Dielan". She was indeed a beautiful woman with a lot of charm. After joining them, her attitude towards Zong Zhiming was also very... ambiguous. And, one night, the woman took off all her clothes and got into his tent.

At first, Zong Zhiming thought that his spring had come. As an older single man, he actually tasted the beauty in this state. However, he soon stopped laughing because he found that this woman named Die Lan not only got into his bed, but also had sex with other people in the team.

Zong Zhiming was naturally very angry, but he comforted himself that this was probably just a means for that poor woman to survive in this world. Order and civilization had collapsed, and he didn't seem to have any position to blame the other party.

However, if it were just that, it would be fine. With the appearance of this Phalaenopsis, an invisible undercurrent spread in their small team. The people who were originally familiar with each other became strangers at a very fast speed, and the couple who came together in the disaster also began to quarrel frequently.

The slow-witted Zong Zhiming didn't take it seriously at first, until later he realized that Dielan's behavior was not a "way of survival" at all, but she was using her beautiful body... to preach!

(ps: Back to the doomsday wasteland...)

Chapter 26 Escape

After making love with Dielan, she will also tell Zong Zhiming a strange story. The protagonist of the story is a "goddess" born in a disaster. She was born from a bloody cocoon. All life will be integrated in her body and finally be with God. People who believe in her will be saved.

Although Zong Zhiming did not take it to heart, it was obvious that those people who were about to be crushed by despair really needed something to believe in.

When humans are in endless despair, they will want to find a spiritual sustenance.

The group of people in Binjiang Square were struggling to survive with no hope in sight, when a beautiful woman suddenly brought a "god", so Dielan's "missionary work" had almost no obstacles at all.

The strange emotions spread quickly, and by the time Zong Zhiming reacted, his companions' eyes were gradually burning with strange fanaticism. Everything was in chaos, and those people seemed to be brainwashed, or more like a drowning person grabbing an illusory life-saving straw.

It was like a plague, spreading wildly among the crowd. The few survivors who were unwilling to believe in the "goddess" mentioned by Dielan were gradually isolated.

Zong Zhiming was not unaware of the crisis, but his physical relationship with Dielan made him hesitate. Perhaps he was blinded by her beauty and was unwilling to doubt this beautiful woman. He comforted himself that it was not a bad thing to have a spiritual sustenance at this time.

One night, when he opened his eyes, he found that all the tents nearby were empty, but on the rooftop a little further away, the light of a bonfire was swaying in the night.

Feeling uneasy, he carefully crossed the bridge they had built with ladders and came to the rooftop where the fire was burning, and saw an extremely absurd and obscene scene.

Dozens of "companions", both men and women, turned into ferocious beasts in the night. They stripped naked and frantically fucked each other in the firelight, like flesh worms illuminated red by the firelight. The center of this orgy was Dielan, who was rescued by him.

The naked body of the woman twisted like a poisonous snake in the firelight, and her dark shadow was like a twisted ghost. Her former companions lingered around her, their eyes full of enthusiasm and desire, having been conquered both mentally and physically. There was even a strange piety in their movements, as if they were serving, or as if they were receiving some kind of gift...

Zong Zhiming hid in the shadows and saw Dielan's eyes. Those eyes were not completely swallowed by desire. She seemed very sober, with enchanting and seductive eyes. Their eyes met, but Dielan's face did not show any surprise. She even showed a seductive smile and calmly stretched out her hand to Zong Zhiming, making an invitation.

Zong Zhiming ran away. The scene before him not only did not make him want to join in, but instead made him feel creepy and a chill ran through his body from the inside out.

He fled back to his tent, trying to tell himself that it was just a nightmare.

The next day, Zong Zhiming was in a daze and tried to act as if nothing had happened the night before, but everything had completely changed. Dielan completely replaced Zong Zhiming and became the spiritual leader of this small team, completely turning into a figure like a "leader".

In this strange and fanatical atmosphere, the few members who were still sober finally had a violent conflict with those "believers". Zong Zhiming didn't know the reason for the sudden outbreak of the conflict. He tried to dissuade them as the leader of the team, but he eventually became the object of trial.

Dielan appeared in front of him wearing a robe with strange patterns on it. At this moment, he finally realized that his stupidity, naivety and hesitation had led them to an irretrievable situation.

Zong Zhiming was the last one to be "executed". He watched others being thrown into the zombie swarm, and before he could even scream, he was torn to pieces by the zombies in the square below. When it was his turn, Zong Zhiming found the right opportunity, pushed away the people who restrained him, and escaped.

He jumped up from the rooftop, using the nearby trees as a buffer and successfully landed on the ground. Although he was still driven down from above, he was luckier than the previous few people because he did not fall into the zombie group immediately, so he had a chance to survive.

After that, he plunged into the river, chased by zombies. In the turbulent water, his strength was gradually exhausted...