Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

From this point of view, the man should not have obtained the pistol by accident like them. As a weapon, aiming a gun is not so simple. For ordinary people who have never touched a gun, shooting beyond a certain distance can only be done by chance, and may even hurt themselves. Being able to shoot in the head every time when being chased by zombies, it is obvious that he is a veteran who has undergone long-term training.

He probably knew why there were so few zombies on this floor. It should be that the man cleared out most of the zombies and also blew up almost all the surveillance cameras on this floor.

However, Chu Xiao did not feel very fortunate. He only felt that the shadow hidden in the dark was becoming more and more terrifying.

At this time, there was another noise a little further away. Chu Xiao lowered his footsteps and moved closer towards the sound. Sure enough, he saw three zombies wandering in front of the bathroom door, and one of them was still holding on to the bathroom door.

Zombies don't have any clear directional behavior. If they do, it can only mean that something has attracted them. There is a high probability that someone is trapped in the bathroom.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Xiao would not choose to take the risk to save people. He has responsibilities and promises to keep, and he cannot be so noble. But now, he cannot be sure whether the person trapped in the bathroom by the zombies is the Professor Su he is looking for. Even if it is not Professor Su, it is very likely that it is someone related to the hospital and may know the current whereabouts of Professor Su and his wife.

As for whether it was the mysterious gunman, Chu Xiao felt that it was highly unlikely. From the traces along the way, it could be seen that such a character would never be trapped by just two zombies.

Chu Xiao took a deep breath, made up his mind, and then he made up his mind and rushed towards the three zombies!

If it's one on one, Chu Xiao is not at all afraid if he has a weapon in his hand; if there are two of them, he has to think twice; if there are three of them, normally he will choose to turn around and run.

It's a pity that we have no choice now and can only go ahead with it!

Sensing that a living person was approaching, the three zombies immediately gave up grabbing the door and turned around to head towards Chu Xiao!

Chu Xiao knew very well that he must avoid being surrounded and controlled by zombies, so he kicked the zombie in front and sent it flying, while swinging the baseball bat horizontally and hitting the second zombie hard on the side of its head. At this time, the third zombie pounced on him, and Chu Xiao immediately gave up the chance to finish him off, dodged it by turning sideways, and distanced himself as quickly as possible.

The smelly bloody mouth of the zombie was almost brushing his nose. Chu Xiao seized the opportunity, and when the zombie passed by, he raised the baseball bat high, and smashed it on the back of the head with a single blow, cutting it in half. The sound of the skull breaking was heard, and the third zombie was the first to be solved.

At the same time, the first zombie that was kicked away by Chu Xiao had already crawled up from the ground and was circling around Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao quickly turned around, narrowly avoiding the zombie's attack, then smashed a stick into the zombie's mouth, breaking its teeth directly. While pulling out the baseball bat, he kicked it down again. Before the zombie could get up, he rushed to the second zombie and fired another shot at its head. The two heavy blows directly smashed the opponent's skull!

Finally, Chu Xiao stepped on the chest of the first zombie and killed it with a stick!

At this point, he had dealt with all three zombies in less than a minute. It seemed like he was doing it with ease, but in fact, there were dangers all around him. If he wasn't careful, he could lose his life.

Chu Xiao exhaled heavily. He was so focused that he almost forgot to breathe. Chu Xiao felt that he had done a good job in this wave of active attack. It was much smoother than expected. His strength and speed had indeed improved a lot, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.

He also checked the identities of the zombies. Two of them had work badges and one was wearing a hospital gown. They should be hospital staff and patients. After confirming that they were not the people he was looking for, Chu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the bathroom door was pushed open a crack, and a person peeked out from inside.

"I told you that God will not abandon me..." The woman who came out cried with joy, "Thank you... Thank you for saving me..."

She was wearing a nurse's uniform. She was very young and pretty, but she was wearing heavy makeup, which was now stained by her tears.

Chu Xiao looked the woman up and down and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. This was obviously not the person he was looking for. He could only try to ask her if she knew the location of Professor Su and his wife.

"Are you a nurse in this hospital?" he asked.

"Yes, look, this is my work badge." The woman wiped away her tears and handed over the work badge with her name on it.

"Zhao Huanxi."

……

For Zhao Huanxi, Chu Xiao's appearance was almost like a savior from heaven.

She was basically waiting to die as she was blocked behind the door by three zombies. Even if she wasn't bitten to death by the zombies, she would probably starve to death if she continued like this.

Zhao Huanxi came out of the bathroom and secretly glanced at his "savior".

The man was a very tall young man, probably about the same age as himself, and was dressed quite casually, in ordinary sportswear, but his clothes were covered in blood, which made him a little nervous. The man looked a little indifferent, and he looked pretty good, but his expression was very cold, as if he was wearing an ice mask, which made him look very cold.

Zhao Huanxi, who has seen countless people, can see that this is not just pretending to be profound, but really... cold-hearted.

In this dangerous situation, Zhao Huanxi was very dissatisfied even though she had just been rescued by the other party. She was used to being pursued by men. If it was normal, she would not even look at such a man walking on the street. Although he looked a little handsome, the clothes he wore were obviously cheap goods, and he obviously didn't have much money in his pocket.

"What's so great about that? Under normal circumstances, I can summon a large group of licking dogs around a man like you with just a wave of my hand." Of course, she only dared to say this quietly in her heart. She still had to rely on this man to survive, and she couldn't offend him for the time being. "If you can rescue me well, then it's not impossible to do it with you reluctantly..."

She was muttering to herself when she heard the man walking in front of her whisper, "Do you know where Dean Su's office is?"

Dean Su?

Su Yanshu?

She had heard of the dean's name and had seen him from a distance a few times. He was a handsome middle-aged man with a bookish air. Zhao Huanxi had considered targeting such a successful man, but unfortunately she had never found the opportunity.

There was nothing to hide about this matter. She still had to rely on this man to survive, so she answered honestly: "I know. I'll take you there."

Chapter 34 Log

Under the guidance of Zhao Huanxi, Chu Xiao finally found the dean's office in this maze-like office area.

"Ordinary people can't enter the Dean's office. There's an access control system installed there, and people without permission can't open the door at all..." Zhao Huanxi introduced in a low voice. However, when the two of them finally arrived at the Dean's office after circling around for several times, they found that the office's anti-theft iron door was actually open.

"How could that be?" Zhao Huanxi asked in surprise, "It was clearly closed when I came here before!"

When she escaped to this floor before, she passed by the dean's office. She wanted to escape into the dean's office, but she had no authority and could not open the door at all. After trying a few times, she had to give up.

"When did that happen?"

"It should be early morning. It was still dark when I ran here."

"Did you hear any gunshots during the time you were hiding in the bathroom?"

"Gunshots?" Zhao Huanxi was visibly stunned, and immediately shook his head, "No."

"Yeah."

Chu Xiao stopped asking questions and carefully pushed open the half-open office door. Before leaving, Su Muhe had already told him the password to the office door, but it was completely useless now.

This is an ordinary office. As the office of the director of a top hospital, it looks very plain. In a sense, it is more like a study room than an office. In front of the walls on both sides of the office are antique bookcases filled with books.

It's a pity that there is no one in the office, and there is not even a sense of life. Now it looks like it has been robbed and has been turned into a mess.

Chu Xiao thought: "It is indeed so."

He really didn't think that he could find Professor Su so easily. The fact that there was no one in the office was not beyond his and Su Muhe's guess. However, what Chu Xiao didn't expect was that besides him, there was actually a guest here. That person was obviously looking for something here, and many documents on the ground were open.

"Do you know Zhang Shuonian?" Chu Xiao asked Zhao Huanxi while checking the situation in the office.

"I know him. He's Dean Su's doctoral student and also his lab assistant." In fact, it's more than just knowing each other. Zhang Shuonian is one of Zhao Huanxi's suitors, and Zhao Huanxi, who thinks highly of himself, has always treated him as a backup.

"Does Zhang Shuonian have the access card to enter this office?"

"Maybe. After all, he often has to help the dean with some paperwork."

In this case, some things would make sense...

On the desk was an open private work diary. Judging from the name on the cover, the owner should be Professor Su.

Chu Xiao walked over and took a quick look at it. The obscure medical terms on it made him dizzy. The parts he could understand probably recorded some things like work arrangements, meeting minutes, or academic conference arrangements.

The part that was opened mentioned the research that Professor Su and his wife were doing recently, which should be the important research that Su Muhe mentioned before that "can change human history."

"...We admitted a special patient today, and a special protein was isolated from his serum...some unknown virus?"

"…It's incredible. I have never seen such a special structure. It overturns the common sense I have formed over the past few decades…"

"…Similar 'viruses' have been extracted from the blood samples of many patients recently. Is this some kind of potential pandemic? I contacted some old friends and asked them to pay attention…"

"…This is undoubtedly a very special protein. It has shown extremely strong activity, and conventional inactivation methods are ineffective against it…Qiu Ling even believes that it should not be so easily defined as a 'virus'…"

"Received a package with no origin marked."

"We have made some progress in our research, and the possibilities we have obtained make us feel very uneasy. I have arranged for Shuonian to sort out the recent research progress and report it to the higher-ups. I hope it's not too late."

……

Chu Xiao's heart was beating fast, and he soon realized what Professor Su's work log had recorded. From the earliest records, this "virus" had spread at least half a month ago, and Professor Su and his wife had been studying this virus these days.

As for the mysterious man who arrived here first, could it be that what he is looking for is related to what Professor Su and his wife are researching?

Everything seemed to be hidden in the fog. Only a few details leaked out, which made Chu Xiao feel that there seemed to be a huge shadow slowly spreading in the unknown dark sky. The hidden things in it made Chu Xiao feel scared and dared not think about it.

But on the other hand, if Professor Su and his wife had really been researching this "zombie virus" before, then the probability of my sister being saved would be much greater.

——We must find them quickly.

This trip to the hospital revealed a lot of disturbing information right from the start. Analyzing the situation was not something Chu Xiao was good at, so he decided to call someone who was good at it for advice - fortunately, in the early stages of the disaster, mobile phones could still be used normally.

The phone was connected after only one ring. I guess the person on the other end was waiting for his call.

"What's the matter?" An Suxin's opening is always so concise and direct.

Without any nonsense, Chu Xiao told the secretary in detail what he had encountered, including the murderer, the diary, the surveillance, and Zhao Huanxi who was accidentally rescued by him.

"From what you said, we can be sure that there is a third party in the hospital with malicious intentions and armed. We can be sure that the other party is definitely not an ordinary person. He should be a role similar to a 'killer' or 'agent'. His target should be the research results of Professor Su and his wife. No, the professor and his wife themselves may also be the target. The options of kidnapping or silencing cannot be ruled out."

An Suxin unraveled the mystery bit by bit, connecting the known clues together and depicting what happened in the darkness.

"After he sneaked into the hospital, he was planning to look for the professor and his wife directly. But he was unlucky and happened to be trapped in the hospital by zombies when the disaster happened. However, that person or organization should have anticipated this disaster. They may have predicted the occurrence of the disaster in advance, but they just couldn't determine the exact time. Otherwise, they would not have continued to carry out the mission after the disaster, and destroyed the surveillance cameras to avoid exposing their actions."

"In this case, he found the doctoral student named Zhang Shuonian in the file storage room and killed him. The other party must have learned from Zhang Shuonian that the 'target item' was likely in the dean's office, so he used the access card on Zhang Shuonian to gain access to the dean's office. However, Professor Su was probably not in the office, and he probably didn't find what he was looking for, otherwise the other party would not have had to look through the professor's work log to look for the next clue."

"The nurse named Zhao Huanxi's identity should be fine. She probably didn't hear the gunshot because the gun was equipped with a silencer or something. Even so, you should not let your guard down. At this time, the risk posed by living people is not much lower than that of zombies."

"Regarding the contents of the log, I have the same idea as you. What the professor has been studying is very likely the 'virus' that caused this disaster. This is good news. We have stumbled into the right place by accident."

An Suxin's inferences confirmed Chu Xiao's own guesses in many places. Of course, she also added some details that she had not thought of.

"How is my sister?" Chu Xiao asked finally.

"I'm still wondering how long you'll hold back before asking this question." An Suxin laughed, "Don't worry, her condition is still stable. It's not getting better, nor is it getting worse."

"Okay." Chu Xiao was relieved. "I'll hang up first. Contact me if you have anything else."

"Remember to turn your phone to silent mode." An Suxin gave a final reminder and hung up the phone first.

Chapter 35: The Evil Woman

Zhao Huanxi looked at the dean's office and felt a little surprised.

……That's it?

This was her first time in this office. It was so plain that she couldn't imagine that this office belonged to the director of a large-scale first-class hospital. The office of a boss of a small company was more than a hundred times more luxurious than this one.

She wandered around the office and soon lost interest, so she stood aside and watched Chu Xiao's actions. She was bad, but not stupid. This man must have some important purpose for risking his life to find the dean, and he didn't seem to be acting alone. Did he have a companion on the other end of the phone?

Zhao Huanxi was thinking about how he could use this man to survive, when he heard him ask without even looking up: "Do you know where else Professor Su might be?"

Zhao Huanxi thought: How would I know? Maybe he has already died and is eating human flesh somewhere.

She thought so in her heart, but she couldn't say it out loud. She had a hunch that if she was no longer useful to this man, he would abandon her without hesitation. This was her life experience as a bad woman, because she was such a person, and she would not hesitate to abandon those men who were useless after being squeezed dry by her.

"There is... there is a place!" she said. "The survivors in the hospital have established a safe zone. The director may be there!"

"Do you know where that safe zone is?"

Zhao Huanxi nodded quickly. She felt that she could use this man to sneak into the safe zone. Although, even if she could get in, she probably wouldn't be welcomed by that group of people, but as long as she could live safely, she was not a woman who cared about other people's opinions.

The man stopped asking questions and lowered his head to continue reading Dean Su's work log.

Zhao Huanxi relaxed a little, staying in the dean's office, not having to worry about the danger of zombies for the time being, and the feeling of hunger suddenly swept over her. She had not eaten anything except water all night, and it was almost noon the next day, and she was already starving.

"Um...excuse me, do you have anything to eat?" Zhao Huanxi pretended to be innocent and pure. She was confident that this expression could kill countless straight men in seconds.

In order to make herself look more pitiful and seductive, she unbuttoned a few buttons on her nurse's uniform, revealing her black lace underwear and the deep cleavage between her breasts.

She was really hungry at the moment, and had made up her mind that if this man had food, she wouldn't mind suffering a little loss, even if she had to eat something else first... Well, it would be better to say that she seemed to be a little eager, and venting in such a depressing and dangerous situation was also a good choice.

However, what she could not expect and could not accept was that the man raised his head, glanced at her, and actually said "Haha" coldly, clearly not having the slightest interest in her body.

"Here you go, don't bother me." The man took out a piece of bagged bread from his pocket and threw it in front of Zhao Huanxi, as casually as if he was sending away a stray dog.

Zhao Huanxi picked up the bread and didn't even have time to button up his open clothes. No one paid attention to the two lumps of soft flesh that were so dazzling.

She glanced at the man, her breathing became a little rapid, as if she was trying to hold back some emotion. Then she tore open the bread wrapper and bit into it hard. It was not just hunger, but other emotions mixed in.

This man acted as if the body she was so proud of was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

The woman did not feel grateful for the food given by the man, what she felt was shame.

……

Chu Xiao really had no interest in Zhao Huanxi.

To put it bluntly, after appreciating the peerless charm of a real beauty like An Suxin, how could Chu Xiao find Zhao Huanxi's face, which was only a small peripheral level, attractive to him? Besides, the other girls around Chu Xiao were all extremely beautiful girls. Not to mention Chu Yan, who was as pretty as An Suxin, the gentle and lovely Su Muhe and the youthful and bold Ruan Mengmeng could easily beat Zhao Huanxi by several streets.