Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

"Since I'm here, you should go to sleep for a while." Chu Xiao said softly.

"Not for now. I feel I'm still quite energetic right now." An Suxin touched Chu Xiao's chin, which had grown stubble, and stared into Chu Xiao's eyes. "Let me accompany you for a while."

"Ah."

There was no more conversation in the cab. The two of them did not make any extra movements, and looked at the magnificent sun rising above the sea in the distance. Even if the world has been destroyed and the earth is covered with ruins and blood, the sun will still rise as usual. A different emotion spread in this not very spacious cab. The desire and passion that should have been ignited, in this quiet morning light, brewed into an intoxicating warmth.

At this moment, Chu Xiao's anxiety and irritability accumulated from the nightmare throughout the night were gradually soothed.

The woman in my arms had fallen asleep at some point. In the gentle morning light, her peaceful sleeping face had lost its former rationality and sharpness, leaving only a tranquil beauty that made people continue to indulge.

The door of the cab was pushed open, and Chu Yan, who hadn't even had time to change her pajamas, appeared at the door. She looked at the scene in the driver's seat and was a little surprised. After all, when she woke up and heard that her brother was alone with An Suxin in the cab, Chu Yan subconsciously associated a lot of bad scenes, so she hurried to catch up, fearing that if she arrived too late, the two would have already "burned into flames". She never expected that when the door opened, what she saw was such a warm scene.

"It's really rare to see her so defenseless." Chu Yan said in a low voice, not wanting to wake the sleeping woman.

Chapter 11 Confession

After everything was ready, Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng got off the boat at the dock. They would continue to explore the rest of the island and collect the necessary supplies. The first day's exploration, plus Anna's diary, had basically proved that there was nothing strange or dangerous on the island, so Gu Ke drove the ferry into the dock so that the girls could go to the island and take a rest.

However, in order to prevent accidents, the scope of activities is basically limited to the pier and the beach. Once any emergency occurs, we will return to the boat immediately.

The scenery on the island is indeed nice. Originally, it was a very good holiday resort. At this moment, this beach is completely enjoyed by a few girls. In addition, the island is well equipped with various supplies, so if it is only used as a place for rest and vacation, it is actually an extremely luxurious enjoyment in the doomsday era.

If I hadn't read that diary...

Su Muhe stared at the sea in the distance, a little dazed. Compared to the time when she was on the small beach before, she was completely exhausted at this moment.

Chu Yan sat next to her bestie: "Su Su, what are you thinking about?"

Su Muhe leaned against Chu Yan: "Somewhat...I miss my parents."

They only knew that Professor Su and his wife were picked up by a helicopter just before the disaster broke out. Apart from leaving behind a video with a huge amount of information and a tube of stabilizer that saved Chu Yan's life, they fell into a state of life or death.

Chu Yan hugged her best friend's shoulders and said, "Okay, Uncle Su and his friends are lucky, nothing will happen to them. Think about it from another perspective. They were able to produce a stabilizer that allows people to coexist with the virus before the disaster broke out. Such important talents must be protected by many people. What you have to do now is to live well, so that you can meet them again one day."

This scene looks very beautiful, with two beautiful girls facing the sea, leaning against each other quietly, with the entire ocean as the evening scene, as if forming a beautiful painting.

"I will pray for that day to come," Su Muhe said, "Xiaoyan and Mengmeng have met them, and I will introduce Brother Xiao, Sister Suxin, and Sister Ke to them. Then, I will tell them that my daughter has a man she likes, and I want to have a good chat with them about the adventures along the way, and then... then say goodbye to them properly."

Chu Yan had always known that Su Muhe liked her brother (private message in Chapter 12 of Volume 2), so she was not surprised. She was surprised by the second half of Su Su's sentence.

"Are you going to say goodbye to them?" Chu Yan asked softly, "As top experts, they are likely to have been protected and are living in a military-controlled safe zone where they don't have to worry about danger or monsters. In that case, you..."

"But even if that safe zone really exists, Xiaoyan, you and Brother Xiao won't stay there, right?"

Chu Yan did not give a direct answer, but chose to acquiesce. According to her and An Suxin's previous judgment, with the help of modern weapons and technology, it is very likely that the remaining troops will establish an official military control security zone.

Living in an officially safe zone, without having to worry about all kinds of monsters or running around for supplies, sounds quite tempting, but that means returning to normal society and locking yourself up again.

It is impossible for Chu Xiao and Chu Yan to make such a choice.

Su Muhe smiled beautifully: "So, I won't stay there either, because I already have new and important family members."

……

The back of the island is a not very high hillside. The uplifted mountain forms a cliff on the back of the island. Due to the local landscape development, this cliff has become a very popular check-in and photo-taking spot for internet celebrities.

Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng walked along the well-maintained hiking trail at the bottom of the hill all the way to the top of the mountain. They had basically walked around the rest of the island. Just as the diary said, the entire island was decorated into an exquisite and hypocritical stage, and every place was decorated to look like the normal scenery before the disaster.

"If it weren't for this mess, this island would actually be quite suitable for us to stay." Chu Xiao couldn't help complaining as he walked up the mountain.

After all, it was not a good idea to always stay at sea. Even the passengers on the luxury ship in the diary needed an island as a place to stay, not to mention Chu Xiao and his group. Moreover, if there were strong winds and waves on the sea, they would also need a suitable place to avoid the wind and rain.

Originally, this small island was very suitable. There were ready-made houses and supplies, and sufficient fresh water resources. There were no dangerous wild animals on the island. It was some distance from the land, but not too far.

But this island has been marked by the people from the "Cult". In this case, the risk of continuing to stay on this island is too great. After all, they are not a group of good people. Who knows if those damn bastards will come back to attack?

"Brother Xiao, we're almost at the top." Ruan Mengmeng shouted excitedly, pointing at a small pavilion on the top of the mountain.

The girl changed into a youthful outfit, a black T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts. A pair of eye-catching long legs swayed back and forth in front of Chu Xiao, constantly testing the man's composure.

After entering the small pavilion, the whole view of the island was basically in sight. Chu Xiao could even see the girls having fun on the beach. An Suxin was strolling leisurely on the beach, while Gu Ke was standing on the dock fishing with the high-end fishing rod he found yesterday. Yun Duoer was carrying a small plastic bucket and a small shovel, looking for seafood hidden in the sand with great interest, while his sister and Su Su were leaning against each other, sitting on the beach and watching the sea.

The sound of waves came from the cliff behind me. The sea was still calm at the moment, but on the rocks under the cliff, there were still layers of waves beating out white foam.

Ruan Mengmeng walked to the cliff, opened her arms to the sea breeze, and let out a loud shout: "Ahhh——"

Chu Xiao walked to the girl with a smile. Because of the guardrail, Chu Xiao was not worried about safety issues.

Ruan Mengmeng suddenly turned around to look at Chu Xiao, showing a bright smile, then put her hands to her mouth and shouted to the sea again: "Brother Xiao! I like you! Ruan Mengmeng likes Chu Xiao!"

This sudden and straightforward confession almost penetrated the sound of the waves, and also penetrated Chu Xiao's heart, making the young man who thought he was thick-skinned enough feel embarrassed.

Facing the endless ocean, listening to the melodious sound of waves, and beside him was the young girl who had just confessed her love passionately. Chu Xiao saw the girl's hair fluttering in the sea breeze, and that strand of dyed red hair was like a passionate flame in the wind.

At this moment, he was almost conquered by the girl's straightforward romance, and even the sound of the waves gradually faded away.

By the time Chu Xiao realized what he was doing, his hands had already wrapped around Ruan Mengmeng's slender waist, and at a very close distance, he met the girl's burning gaze.

However, just as Chu Xiao was about to do something else, he saw a dark shadow floating on the sea in the distance...

Chapter 12 Drifting

Due to the great distance, Chu Xiao even thought for a moment that he had seen it wrong, but after carefully looking through the telescope, he finally confirmed that the black shadow floating on the sea was a person wearing a lifebuoy, drifting with the sea, and his life or death was unknown.

Gu Ke drove the speedboat parked at the dock and took Chu Xiao to the direction where the person was. After getting closer, Chu Xiao could see clearly that it was a white girl with fair skin, three-dimensional facial features, and golden hair wet by the sea water.

"Foreigner?"

"He's still breathing. He's not a zombie." Gu Ke came to this conclusion after observation.

Chu Xiao immediately jumped into the sea, hugged the girl in his arms, and brought her to the boat. The girl's body was very cold, probably because she had been in the water for too long, and she had already developed some symptoms similar to hypothermia. Her lips were blue, and although she was breathing, it was already a little weak.

She is not very old and has a very distinctive appearance. She should be about the same age as Chu Yan and the others. However, considering that Westerners develop more maturely, the girl's actual age may be a few years younger than expected.

"Take her to the island first. If anything happens, we'll wait until she wakes up."

Looking at this blonde foreign girl, Chu Xiao combined the situation he found on the island and couldn't help but make many associations. After all, according to the time recorded in the all-English diary, the luxury cruise ship named Nibelungen should not have been away for too long.

Gu Ke and Chu Xiao brought the unconscious blonde girl back to the island, found a villa to house her, and had Su Su take care of her.

"It's not a big problem. The vital signs are all normal. After the body temperature is restored a little, he should wake up soon." Su Muhe made a judgment and looked at the blonde girl in front of him. He couldn't help but jokingly added, "Brother Xiao, you picked up another beautiful girl."

"What do you mean again?" Chu Xiao rubbed Su Su's hair unhappily, and looked at the girl lying on the bed, and couldn't help but frowning.

"That's right," Su Su smiled and leaned close to Chu Xiao, stretching out her slender fingers to touch his frowning brows, her smile was like the warm sun, "You'll get wrinkles if you keep frowning like this."

Chu Xiao grabbed Su Su's hand. At this moment, in the room, apart from the blond girl sleeping on the bed, there were only him and Su Muhe. Everyone else was busy packing the supplies found on the island and loading them onto the ship. The girl's eyes were like water, and her delicate body was in his arms, as if she had no bones. Her every frown and smile was charming and compelling.

"I can't help it. There are too many things to think about." Chu Xiao held Su Su's slender waist. "The amount of information in the past two days is really too much."

Whether it was the matter of the big ship or the information about the mysterious "cult", all of them made this doomsday disaster full of conspiracy. Moreover, if he guessed correctly, the mysterious cult was probably the organization that was looking for his sister.

"This little girl, is she the passenger on the Nibelungen?" Su Muhe looked at the blonde girl on the bed, "Or is she the girl named 'Anna'?"

"Maybe. After all, many aspects do match the diary. But if she is really 'Anna'..." Chu Xiao felt uneasy. "Is it really such a coincidence? We just read the diary she left behind last night, and she appeared in front of us the next day? Is there something in it..."

"There is one more thing. If this girl is really Anna, or if she is really a passenger on the Nibelungen, then why did she appear at sea? Did something happen to the ship? Or did Princess Anna dare to carry out her plan of running away from home with only a lifebuoy?"

Chu Xiao frowned deeply. The blonde girl who drifted over was like a signal full of variables, as if foreshadowing what was about to happen.

"Brother Xiao..." Su Muhe looked at the man in front of him who was thinking hard, put his arms around the back of his head, and hugged the man's head into his chest.

"Susu?"

"It will be fine," Su Muhe stroked the back of Chu Xiao's head gently, as if comforting a child, and her voice was as gentle as spring water that seeped into his heart. "Brother Xiao, there is no need to think so much. With everyone here, no matter what problems you encounter, you will be able to overcome them. So, at this time, relax a little and take a break."

Su Muhe would never force Chu Xiao to move forward. Whenever Chu Xiao got into a dead end, the girl would comfort him with her unique gentleness like water.

This is a girl who is like a harbor. Although she is not very old, she has clearly demonstrated the most beautiful maternal love.

"If I had met you, Susu, earlier, I would have been raised into a useless person by Susu." Chu Xiao closed his eyes, enjoying the tenderness in the girl's arms.

"Ah, in that case, I will be the one supporting Brother Xiao." Su Muhe smiled sweetly, "Don't forget, I was actually a wealthy woman before."

"Hahaha, if that's the case, it actually seems pretty good..."

As they were talking, they heard a moan coming from the bed. They immediately looked at the girl on the bed and saw that her eyelids kept trembling, and finally, they slowly opened.

The girl stared at the ceiling blankly and spoke weakly in English, probably asking herself "where is this?" She turned her head and saw the two people beside the bed, shaking uncontrollably like frightened animals. Although Chu Xiao couldn't understand what the girl was saying in a panic, the vigilance and fear in her eyes were clearly revealed without the need for words.

Fortunately, Su Muhe rushed over and communicated with the girl in fluent English. Su Muhe looked quiet and pretty, and her voice was soft and gentle, which easily made the girl let down her guard. Chu Xiao felt that this was not the time to ask about the specific situation, so in order to help the blonde girl calm down, he took the initiative to leave the room.

However, in order to prevent any unexpected situation from threatening his sister, Chu Xiao did not move away, but stood at the door of the room. Once he heard any unusual movement, he would immediately break in.

After standing at the door for a long time, Su Muhe opened the door and said to Chu Xiao who was standing outside, "Brother Xiao, it's okay. You can come in."

Chu Xiao walked into the room and saw the blonde girl sitting up with a cup of hot tea in her hand. Her expression had calmed down a lot, and she looked at Chu Xiao with curiosity in her eyes.

"Blond hair and blue eyes." Chu Xiao sighed softly in his heart.

This girl really satisfied all his fantasies of "blonde hair and blue eyes". Her dried blonde hair showed gorgeous natural curls, and her emerald green eyes were like gorgeous jade. Her skin was the kind of amazing cold white skin, and her facial features were delicate and three-dimensional. In terms of appearance alone, although she could not compare with Chu Yan and An Suxin, who were so beautiful in the world, she had her own exotic style.

"Hello, thank you for saving me." The girl took the initiative to speak and extended her hand to Chu Xiao. Her Chinese had a subtle accent, but her pronunciation was clear.

"You're welcome." Chu Xiao squeezed the girl's fingertips and quickly released them. "You speak Chinese well."

"Thank you for the compliment," the girl smiled lightly, appearing very well-educated. Then, she introduced herself, "My name is Anna, Anna Lobelin. I think you have read the diary I left here, right?"

Chapter 13 Early Warning

Anna Lobelin.

Because he had been mentally prepared before, Chu Xiao was not surprised when he heard the name. However, the fulfillment of his guess did not make Chu Xiao feel very happy, but instead made him feel uneasy.

It's not just a coincidence of fate, but also because of the huge and dangerous force behind Anna.

If the description in the diary was true, the girl in front of him was a "princess", and she was a very beautiful and kind person, and she could be the heroine in a movie. At this moment, she appeared in front of Chu Xiao, and the aura she exuded seemed incompatible with this broken world, full of strangeness.

It was like a princess living in a fairytale palace, wearing a dust-free banquet dress, and suddenly walked into the real world of wild beasts fighting. She seemed like a foreign object, so...distant.

He had an indescribable emotion in his heart, but he roughly understood why An Suxin didn't like the girl in front of him.

"I'm curious, Miss Anna," Chu Xiao asked, trying to look kind, "How did you end up drifting to the sea?"

"Ahaha, my boat driving skills are not very good," the girl scratched her head awkwardly, "the boat capsized."

Chu Xiao instinctively felt that Anna had not explained the situation clearly, and there might be something hidden. Before he could continue to ask for more details, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.

Gu Ke appeared at the door holding Yun Duoer, with a serious expression: "This little girl is very anxious to see you..."

Yun Duo'er in Gu Ke's arms was very anxious. Without waiting for Gu Ke to finish, she immediately shouted, "I have a bad feeling! Something bad is approaching this island!"

The little girl must have run here in a hurry from the beach, without even having time to put on her shoes. She was held in Gu Ke's arms with her little feet bare.

Chu Xiao felt his hair stand on end. Yun Duo'er's ability had been proven many times, so he didn't dare to be careless. Everyone else had gathered outside the room. Yun Duo'er's warning forced everyone to end their short vacation immediately.

Yun Duo'er's ability can only warn that danger is approaching from the sea, but she cannot know what the danger is. Chu Xiao and his companions have to face a choice: to board the ship and leave the island immediately, or to take up arms and prepare to deal with the upcoming unknown danger.

The best option, naturally, is to sail away from the island as quickly as possible, but the ferry does not move very fast, and the old hull cannot be expected to have any defense. Once they encounter an approaching "unknown danger" at sea, they may not even have a chance to resist and have to pick up weapons and stay on the island... Who knows what the hell is approaching, and if they choose to confront it, will it end up being a futile act?

Chu Xiao gritted his teeth, knowing that every second was crucial at this moment, so he made a decisive decision: "Everyone, go to the boat and get your weapons ready to meet the enemy! I want to see what kind of ghost will come over!"

The girls took action immediately and had no objection to Chu Xiao's decision.

Chu Xiao did not have time to continue questioning Anna who had just woken up. He just asked Su Su to take Anna to find a place to hide temporarily because trouble was approaching.

Su Su naturally had no objection. She knew that she was of no use in this regard, and could only ensure that she would not hold everyone back. Although Anna didn't know why Chu Xiao and others were so nervous because of a little girl's words, she still obeyed Chu Xiao's arrangement obediently.

Anna looked out the window and couldn't help but murmured in her native language: "Could it be... those people are chasing us?"

Su Muhe, who was beside the girl, heard these words clearly.

……

Thanks to Yun Duoer's warning, Chu Xiao and his team got precious time to prepare.

The large amount of firearms and ammunition stored on the ship came in handy at this moment. Gu Ke picked out a sniper rifle, took enough bullets, and went to the high place of the island to control the overall situation. Chu Xiao knew that his shooting skills were rubbish, so he still used a close combat combination of shotgun and fire axe, and a pistol for self-defense. Ruan Mengmeng did not like hot weapons. For her, a long knife was enough to fight the enemy. These three people will be the main force to deal with the next danger, and the rest of the people will temporarily hide in the building. Except for Yun Duoer and Anna who just arrived, everyone else has a gun in their hands for self-defense.

Not long after Gu Ke climbed to the top of the hill on the island, she received a call through the intercom: "We've found something. There are three speedboats approaching on the sea. They're still a little far away, but they're moving very fast. The people on the boats look like armed personnel."