Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

On the other side, Chu Xiao knew that he was in a passive position and that this was not a solution. So he gritted his teeth and gave up defense, relying on his strengthened body to take Zheng Wei's heavy punch - if he had been hit in the stomach like this before today, Chu Xiao would have lay down immediately.

"I got you." He endured the pain and grabbed Zheng Wei's arm and pulled her over.

Chu Xiao's current strength was far beyond that of an ordinary person. He dragged her hard, and Zheng Wei had no way to resist. The man's fist had already hit Zheng Wei's head. With Chu Xiao's current strength, this punch could kill her.

However, the balance of victory and defeat did not shift - no matter how much he improved after just one day of life and death experience, he could not defeat an elite who had been hovering between life and death for years.

Zheng Wei leaned back in the air, dodging Chu Xiao's simple straight punch, and then took advantage of the situation to hit the man's chin with a knee. Chu Xiao felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and stars appeared in his eyes. However, he remembered his mission firmly and must not let this woman go.

She is a threat!

The hand holding Zheng Wei suddenly exerted force, and the power to crush the zombie's head emerged again. Chu Xiao hugged Zheng Wei, exerted force with both arms, and his eyes were fierce - he wanted to kill this woman in his arms!

Zheng Wei immediately understood Chu Xiao's plan, and punched Chu Xiao's temple, forcing Chu Xiao to let go of his defense. If Chu Xiao did not let go, the result would be that Zheng Wei would be seriously injured, and Chu Xiao would die on the spot!

"Stop it." An Suxin suddenly spoke, causing the two people who were fighting to stop at the same time.

Because a pistol with a silencer was pointed at Zheng Wei's head.

"Why didn't you take that thing out earlier..." Chu Xiao, with a bruised face and nose, gasped heavily and said to An Suxin, without even having the time to ask her where she found the second gun.

"Isn't it because someone said that he should do it that I gave him the chance?" An Suxin pretended to "laugh" and said, "Who would have thought that he couldn't even beat a woman."

Chu Xiao kept silent, and vowed in his heart to put fighting against the opponent on the agenda in the future.

In fact, An Suxin took out the gun now because she was waiting for a perfect opportunity. This woman was too skilled, the distance between them was too close, and An Suxin herself was not good at fighting, so it was very likely that Zheng Wei would take the gun away with her bare hands. The best time would be when Zheng Wei was restricted by Chu Xiao.

"Where are you shooting from--" Zheng Wei asked, but before she could finish her words, An Suxin decisively pulled the trigger. At this distance, even a novice like Chu An Suxin would not miss.

The bullet pierced Zheng Wei's thigh. The woman fell to her knees, her pants stained with blood, but her expression remained unchanged.

"I'm sorry, you're too powerful. I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't do this." An Suxin said coldly, and then shot Zheng Wei's other leg again.

Although she "mocked" Chu Xiao, she was naturally angry when she saw her man's miserable appearance. Su Muhe had already rushed to Chu Xiao's side and soothed the scars on his body with her slightly cool little hands.

"Where did you find it?" Even though both of Zheng Wei's legs were pierced by bullets, not only did her expression not change at all, but even her voice did not fluctuate at all.

"I'm the one asking the questions now, not you." The reason why An Suxin didn't shoot Zheng Wei in the head was to get more information.

Before she left, she specifically found the surveillance video related to Zheng Wei and watched it repeatedly. Indeed, there was nothing unusual about Zheng Wei in the video, but based on her suspicion of Zheng Wei, An Suxin assumed that she was the gunman. If it were her, how would she hide the weapon?

You will be searched when entering the safe zone, so you cannot bring a gun in. You can only hide the gun outside the safe zone. The hiding place should not be too far from the safe zone, because it is convenient to retrieve it, and of course it cannot be exposed to surveillance video, so the best choice is a blind spot near the safe zone.

An Suxin selected blind spots from Zheng Wei's movement route, and the blind spots closest to the safe zone were the most likely. Therefore, when leaving the safe zone, An Suxin specifically asked Chu Xiao to keep an eye on Zheng Wei, with the purpose of not giving her a chance to retrieve her weapon, while she took advantage of this time to go to the possible location to look for the possible pistol.

It would be fine if she wasn’t found, but if she was found, then Zheng Wei’s identity would be confirmed!

Sure enough, An Suxin found a pistol wrapped in a plastic bag and spare bullets after monitoring a fire hydrant in a blind spot. She had saved Zheng Wei's life with a gun before, and deliberately threw the gun in front of her, with the purpose of letting her relax her vigilance against herself and making Zheng Wei mistakenly believe that she was just a "weak woman" who had lost the necessary means of killing. Of course, she also planned to practice her hand feeling for the current situation.

"Now tell me, what is your purpose? What organization do you belong to? And, are you related to this disaster?"

(ps: Why do I feel like An Suxin is written as the protagonist... I have to arrange for the male protagonist to be more prominent...)

Chapter 54: Birdcage

Blood was flowing on the white ground. Zheng Wei looked at An Suxin, still expressionless.

Facing the black muzzle of the gun, she seemed to have no fear, nor the slightest nervousness.

"Purpose? You should already know. I just want the thing in the laboratory." Zheng Wei said calmly, "The research results of Su Yanshu and his wife."

"What is the result? Is it a special medicine to treat zombification?" Chu Xiao couldn't help but ask.

"Who knows, maybe it is, maybe it isn't." Zheng Wei said, she looked at Chu Xiao, "Oh, so, who are you trying to save here? Maybe there is a special medicine, but in my opinion, you might be the one who needs it more."

"As for your question about the organization behind me... I can only say that if you can continue to live, you will find out soon. It's meaningless even if you know it now."

An Suxin frowned as she listened. She hated it when people played dumb with her. Zheng Wei talked for a long time but it was like saying nothing.

"You may not understand what I mean." An Suxin looked down at Zheng Wei and said, "You have no bargaining chips. If you tell me the truth, I will kill you. If you don't, I will throw you into the zombie swarm."

Her cold look made her look just like the stunning villain in the story.

"You are such a ruthless woman. I thought it was a canary that escaped from a cage, but it turned out to be a poisonous snake that bites people." Zheng Wei sighed, "I never thought that I would need that thing one day."

Zheng Wei suddenly gritted her teeth, and the injection hidden in her teeth immediately pierced her skin, entered her blood, and reacted at an astonishing speed. Zheng Wei, whose legs were pierced by bullets, moved suddenly, as if the wounds on her body were fake, and her movements were astonishingly fast.

No matter how cautious An Suxin was, she could not have imagined that this woman actually had a hidden trick up her sleeve, and it was so... beyond common sense! Zheng Wei, who had ingested some mysterious substance, was extremely fast, suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed towards An Suxin. Fortunately, Chu Xiao reacted in time and immediately blocked An Suxin's side and stopped Zheng Wei.

Seeing that the first shot failed, Zheng Wei did not hesitate and decisively gave up the action and retreated quickly. An Suxin immediately fired several shots, but shooting at moving targets was still too difficult for a novice. After several missed shots, Zheng Wei disappeared around the corner of the hospital corridor.

Chu Xiao wanted to chase her, but Zheng Wei had hit him hard. Somehow, her strength suddenly became amazing, and that hit Chu Xiao's blood boiling. His whole body was in pain, as if he had been hit by a car. For a while, he even had trouble standing up.

However, Zheng Wei’s change was too similar to her state when he crushed the zombie’s skull before, which made Chu Xiao couldn’t help but think too much.

By the time Chu Xiao recovered and started chasing after her, Zheng Wei had disappeared and no one knew where she had gone.

"Tsk." An Suxin frowned and said, "What a bad idea."

Of course, this cannot be blamed on her. Who could have thought that a person with both legs shot through could have such a comeback method that went beyond common sense.

Judging from Zheng Wei's actions just now, she was obviously hiding something beyond their understanding in her mouth, just like the ancient assassins hiding poison in their mouths. However, what Zheng Wei hid in her mouth was not poison, but a more special potion. This potion could allow her to burst out with powerful strength in a very short time, and even ignore the injuries on her body.

However, that kind of drug must have great side effects, and the effect should be very short, otherwise she would not have needed to escape. At that speed, even if An Suxin had a gun in her hand, she would probably not have time to pull the trigger. Zheng Wei could have taken advantage of Chu Xiao to block the attack and controlled Su Muhe who was alone for a while. Su Muhe was the most critical person now. Once she was controlled, Zheng Wei would really turn the tables.

Anyway, now that the threat has been eliminated and the corridor leading to the destination is right behind us, the most difficult part of this adventure is finally completed...

……

Her mind was fuzzy, the whites of her eyes were bloodshot, her body temperature rose sharply, and her brain felt like it was about to melt at any moment.

She barely maintained her sanity, and avoided the dense group of zombies with a speed and sanity far beyond that of an ordinary person. Perhaps because the "smell" she exuded at the moment was very similar to that of the zombies, she did not attract the pursuit of a large group of zombies.

...No, I can't hold on any longer...

She knew very well that she didn't have much time left. From the moment she was injected with the drug, her life had been counted in seconds.

Finally, she found a remote bathroom, rushed in immediately and closed the door.

There was a female zombie behind the door. Without hesitation, she rushed forward, grabbed the zombie's head, and smashed it hard against the wall of the bathroom, smashing its head into pieces with just one hit.

After getting rid of the zombies, she seemed to have reached her limit. Her sanity almost collapsed, with only one final thread holding her tightly, which could break at any time.

She struggled to take out a special metal syringe from her pocket and inserted it into her neck. As the drug entered her body, her mutated body gradually calmed down.

Finally, she opened her eyes again, and the light of reason returned to her pupils.

"Ah, I've lost a lot this time..." The woman muttered to herself while leaning against the wall. Both of her legs were shot through by bullets, but now they have recovered to a large extent. However, as the woman withdrew from that state, the healing speed of the wound was cut short. Even so, she finally regained the ability to walk.

She stood in front of the mirror and looked at the ordinary face in it. Even though her body temperature was abnormally high, her face remained unchanged, without any congestion, paleness, or expression.

This is as it should be, since this is not her face at all.

"It seems that Zheng Wei's identity is not useful for the time being." The woman thought to herself. She groped behind her head, found a hidden interface, and then pulled it hard to both sides. The ordinary face was taken off by her.

Behind the fake face was a delicate mixed-race face that was as beautiful as a peach or apricot, as if a master craftsman had found a peerless jade and carved out the embodiment of beauty in his heart. Even her body contours began to change, and the over-expanded muscles shrank slightly. The change was not big, but the whole person's figure suddenly changed from rough to curvy.

However, looking at this beautiful face, she did not feel complacent at all. On the contrary, there was a hint of disgust in her eyes.

"Chu Xiao and An Suxin, right?" She scooped up the tap water and splashed it on her face. "I'll remember you."

At this moment, the communication device on her body vibrated, and the woman answered the call anxiously.

"My input shows that you have taken medication. Is there something wrong with your movement?" A cold voice came from the communication device.

"There were some minor accidents. Su Yanshu and Bai Qiuling have been taken away. It's most likely the military. They may have taken that thing away with them as well."

The voice said, "If you fail this time, you will return to your cage and be your canary again."

"I will bring back enough chips to prove that I do not belong in the cage." She said with a frown, but her voice was firm and confident.

"'Chips'..." A scornful laugh came from the other end of the communicator. "Okay, try your best to struggle, beautiful 'Canary'."

The contact was lost, and she resisted the urge to smash the communicator and put it away again.

——Anyway, I’ve gotten used to it.

She suddenly remembered the conversation she had with that beautiful woman. An Suxin said that the world was destroyed before she was put into the cage.

That was really lucky, she was able to fly into the sky before being locked in the cage. In comparison, she was not so lucky, because the cage that locked her up would not be destroyed with the end of the world.

"An Suxin, you win the first round, but the game has just begun. Can you always beat me?" The woman chuckled, and her enchanting face suddenly became charming. It was a pity that no one could see it except a corpse.

(ps: I just got home from overtime, so I wrote this in a hurry)

Chapter 55 Message

Chu Xiao smashed the lock on the corridor door and walked into the sky corridor with his two female companions.

This not-so-long corridor was surrounded by a circle of glass, and through the glass windows, Chu Xiao could clearly see the situation outside the building. It was very quiet outside the building. After the first day of chaos, there were only pools of blood and hideous zombies wandering around in the hospital.

It was approaching dusk, and the red twilight gave everything an ominous bloody hue.

Chu Xiao noticed that the tanker truck that had crashed at the main entrance of the hospital had overturned at the gate, blocking the main entrance of the hospital. As for the side door of the hospital, it was not visible from here for the time being, so he didn't know what was going on there.

The young man secretly thought about the route and method to leave the hospital. He instinctively felt that this place was definitely not a safe place to stay for a long time. Not to mention that the supplies were not enough for many people, the pregnant woman he met in the corridor also made him feel very uneasy.

At this time, they had already walked to the main door of the annex building, on which was a black and yellow biosafety warning sign.

Su Muhe swallowed his saliva and walked to the high-tech metal door. Even Su Muhe had never been here before, and he didn't know how to open this door.

She couldn't help wondering: Is it iris recognition like in the movies? Or fingerprints? Voice? What if I can't open this door? My parents wouldn't make a mistake and not enter my identity into the system...

While she was daydreaming, the camera on the door had already detected the approach of someone, and an emotionless mechanical female voice sounded in Su Muhe's ears: "Identity confirmed, welcome, Miss."

Then, the metal door opened to both sides, revealing the passage leading to the inside of the laboratory.

Miss Su Su blinked her eyes - it was so simple? Uncle Zhou said that the security system here was very powerful. She thought that she had to go through a series of super complicated procedures before she could open the door.

"Let's go." Seeing that the door was already open, Chu Xiao was a little impatient, but also a little nervous and scared.

He couldn't be sure that there must be a special medicine behind this door that could save his sister. No one had ever said for sure that Professor Su and his wife had developed a special medicine. This was just Dr. Zhou's speculation. No matter how high the possibility was, it was still speculation.

——What should he do if there is no specific medicine in it?

The three of them walked into the high-tech laboratory metal corridor. Su Muhe walked in front, while Chu Xiao and An Suxin followed the girl silently. There were also several metal doors blocking the way in this corridor, which should also be part of the security. However, when Su Muhe arrived at the door, he immediately opened it and passed through unimpeded.

Then, they passed through the disinfection passage, walked through the changing room, and after a series of extremely complicated procedures, they finally arrived at this mysterious private laboratory.

This is a biological laboratory that fits Chu Xiao's fantasy of science fiction stories very well. It is very large, with many transparent glass walls separating multiple functional rooms. There are also many scientific research machines that he cannot even name and that are ridiculously expensive at first glance.

However, now is not the time to worry about how advanced this laboratory is. The key question is, where is what they are looking for?

At this time, a pleasant female voice sounded: "Susu, this should be your first time here, right?" "How about this laboratory designed and built by your parents? It's amazing! Although it is positioned as a P3 laboratory, we built it according to the P4 standard! There are not many such amazing ones in the country."

Everyone hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound, only to see that the screen in the center of the laboratory had automatically lit up, and a beautiful woman with a gentle and dignified appearance, who looked 70% similar to Su Muhe, appeared on the screen.

"Mom!" Miss Susu couldn't help but scream out.

"According to my settings, this video will start playing automatically after you arrive at this laboratory, and will be automatically destroyed after it is finished. You must listen carefully." The woman on the screen, Su Muhe's mother, Dr. Bai Qiuling, said, "First of all, I want to say, Su Su, mom and dad love you. Please forgive us for having to leave without saying goodbye. Because it involves confidential matters, your father and I have signed a confidentiality agreement. We are not allowed to contact you before leaving, and we are refused to take you with us, so I can only tell you the whole story in this way."

"About half a month ago, your father and I isolated a never-before-seen 'virus' from a patient's blood. This virus overturned all our academic common sense. Although it did not show any harm at the time, we could not ignore it and immediately began research on it..."

"The scary thing is that not long after, I also isolated the virus from our own blood. Even all the patients and staff in the hospital were infected, and we didn't even know how this thing was transmitted or how we were infected. Your father immediately reported it to his superiors and contacted some old friends..."

"Our research has hit a bottleneck. Even though we have the most advanced gene sequencer in the country, I still can't figure out what this virus is. It is very different from the traditional viruses we know. I even think that this virus has 'consciousness' and is governed by a unified 'collective consciousness' - your father thinks I'm talking nonsense, and I think so too. However, we are all convinced that this virus is by no means as harmless as it appears. I suspect that this virus is not something on Earth at all..."

"More than a week ago, our research finally took a turn for the better because we received a package with no clear source. The package contained a bottle of something similar to 'original liquid', which is most likely the original strain of the virus. I don't know who sent it, but it has enabled us to make a breakthrough in our research and also allowed us to see a terrifying future."

"This virus can greatly amplify the potential of living things, and the body will be strengthened, but the price is that the host will most likely lose its mind, including appetite, aggression, sexual desire and other desires will be infinitely amplified. In fact, this virus will first kill unsuitable hosts and dominate their corpses, turning them into highly aggressive zombies. With the virus already spreading on a large scale, once the virus begins to break out, the chaos it causes will be at the level of destroying the world."

"We don't know when this disaster will break out or how many people will survive. We can only research drugs to fight the virus as soon as possible."

“We succeeded, but we also failed.”

Hearing this, Chu Xiao's heart skipped a beat. This was his last hope. If something went wrong again, he really didn't know what to do...

He waited for Bai Qiuling's next words in the video, as if he was waiting for a verdict.

"In theory, we have found a way to fight the virus, but this method lacks replicability." Bai Qiuling said seriously in the video, "We cannot mass-produce special medicines."

Chapter 56: Pharmacy