Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Chapter 21: The Ark

A helicopter rumbled overhead.

When the voice faded away, An Suxin's figure slowly appeared in the square where the helicopter had just landed. The secretary looked at the helicopter, which gradually turned into a black dot, with cold eyes, remembering the direction in which it was moving.

"Shikoti...it turns out to be you."

Unlike Ruan Mengmeng, An Suxin, who was hiding in the dark, recognized at a glance that "Shikoti" was the mixed-race beauty she had met once in the hospital. A survivor who had once been in the safe zone of the hospital turned into an elite bodyguard for the top leaders of the "Cult". This situation itself can explain a lot of things.

An Suxin was very sure that Shi Koti had noticed her presence, but she did not expose Anna's childish lies, but took Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng away together. As for why the other party did this, the secretary could not figure it out for the time being.

An Suxin picked up the intercom that Shi Koudi had thrown aside and said, "He's not dead yet."

"Although he's not dead, he needs someone to come up and help." Gu Ke's voice came from the intercom, and he was obviously enduring the pain.

Gu Ke's reaction speed was fast enough to dodge the explosion in time, but she was still affected by the explosion. An Suxin soon found the injured Gu Ke on the hillside. She looked very embarrassed, with a layer of dust and smoke from the explosion covering her body. The rest of her injuries were superficial, and the biggest problem was that her side abdomen was hit by flying stones, and all she saw was a bloody red.

"You don't look like you're only slightly injured." An Suxin said softly as she looked at Gu Ke's miserable condition.

Gu Ke smiled carefreely: "Don't worry, he won't die. We just have to trouble our Miss Susu."

An Suxin carefully carried the temporarily incapable policewoman Gu on her back and slowly walked down the mountain. Gu Ke endured the pain and leaned on An Suxin's back. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm sorry..."

Before Chu Xiao boarded the helicopter, he had kept the walkie-talkie on, so Gu Ke knew clearly what was going on.

"There's nothing to apologize for," An Suxin tried to keep moving as smoothly as possible to prevent the bumps from worsening Gu Ke's injuries. "This isn't anyone's fault. This kind of accident can't be avoided even with Yun Duo'er's abilities. Believe in our man. He's not someone who will die so easily."

"Yeah." At this time, there was no other way except to trust Chu Xiao.

An Suxin did not take Gu Ke back to the villa where she had been hiding, but carried her directly to their ferry. A medical area had been set up on the ferry, and Su Muhe was ready to treat the wound.

"There is no luxurious villa for you to enjoy and recuperate in for the time being." An Suxin smiled at the injured.

"I'm not such a fragile little girl. At a time like this, the sooner I leave, the better." Gu Ke's face was pale, and a lot of sweat had seeped out of his forehead because of the pain. "Su Su, please."

"Don't worry, Sister Gu," Su Muhe's eyes were a little red - because Chu Xiao was taken away - but this did not affect her from using her medical skills, "With me here, you will be fine."

Su Muhe began to treat Gu Ke. Yun Duoer also showed her well-behaved side at this time. She didn't make any noise and tried her best to help the girl.

An Suxin came to the ferry's cab alone, and Chu Yan was already waiting for her in the cab.

Because Gu Ke was injured, the task of driving the boat fell on An Suxin. Fortunately, she had learned it before, otherwise it would be a problem as to who would drive the boat now.

The secretary glanced at Chu Yan and saw the girl's blood-red eyes. She knew that the girl had reached the emotional breaking point at this moment.

Even though she remained calm on the surface, An Suxin could clearly feel Chu Yan's boiling anger at the moment.

——Angry…?

An Suxin stroked her chest, feeling her heartbeat. Just thinking that he was not around, she felt like a piece of her heart was missing.

"I thought I would never be so emotional..." She looked at the horizon in the distance, with flames burning in her calm eyes.

She could fully understand Chu Yan's mood at the moment.

The ferry's engine started running at full capacity, and the dilapidated ferry turned around and quickly drove out of the island's dock, chasing in the direction where the helicopter disappeared.

……

Chu Xiao naturally didn't know whether it was a paradise on the sea, but they had no choice but to board the helicopter. After the weapons were confiscated, Shi Koti did not restrict his and Ruan Mengmeng's personal freedom, but even so, Chu Xiao still felt like he was being escorted as a prisoner.

Soldiers armed with live ammunition stood beside them, the black surface of their guns reflecting a cold and hard glow.

Chu Xiao held Ruan Mengmeng's hand, with Shi Kodi and Anna sitting opposite him.

Little Anna bit her lip and lowered her head, not daring to look at Chu Xiao, probably because of guilt. Shi Kodi, on the other hand, had a smile on her face, and her eyes would occasionally glance at Chu Xiao's face.

The young man was not so narcissistic as to think that a beauty like Shikoti would fall in love with him at first sight, but he really couldn't understand why Shikoti seemed to be so interested in him? That kind of interested expression was like seeing... a fun toy.

"Don't be so nervous," Shikoti crossed her legs elegantly, folded her hands on her knees, "As long as you don't make any unnecessary moves, they won't do anything to you."

"Why did that sir let us on board?" Chu Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"I understand your concerns. Staying in this world for too long will indeed make people overly vigilant," Shikoti said, as if there was really no malice at all. "I have already explained the reason very clearly. You saved Sir's daughter and helped him deal with the bandits who coveted his treasures. So it is natural for Sir to want to thank you accordingly."

"Humph." Chu Xiao sneered, "I don't need this kind of thanks. Letting me go is the best thank you for me."

"That won't do. It was the knight's idea to bring you back to the ship. If you want to leave, you must get the knight's consent." Shikoti glanced at Anna beside her and continued, "I don't know how Miss Anna described her father, but as long as you don't do anything to disobey the knight, the lord is still very kind."

The conversation ended here, because the huge cruise ship appeared in Chu Xiao's sight on the water not far away.

No matter what Chu Xiao's mentality was, when the Nibelungen appeared before him, he had to admit that this was a miraculous ship.

At this moment, Chu Xiao understood the incomparable shock that the ordinary people had felt when they saw the Titanic for the first time.

Anchored on the sea, it looked like a steel mountain, or even more like a steel city floating on the sea. Even when flying in the air and looking down, Chu Xiao instantly felt his own insignificance.

"The Nibelung is 1500 meters long, 250 meters wide, 110 meters high, and has a displacement of over 300 million tons. It is undoubtedly the largest ship in the world today," Shikoti introduced softly.

No matter what emotions he had in his heart, at this moment Chu Xiao was speechless because of the shock. Facing this miraculous human creation, he couldn't even find a suitable adjective to describe it. Under this huge shock, even the vigilance and hostility in his heart were suppressed.

"You call this a ship?" he finally asked, looking at the huge steel beast on the sea. "This is already a fucking island!"

Chu Xiao couldn't help but swear. When he saw the description of the "Nibelungen" in Anna's diary, he had already given a lot of imagination to the size of this ship. But the fact was, when the ship appeared in front of him, Chu Xiao found that his imagination was still conservative.

"This ship was designed for semi-permanent living. You can think of it as a city floating on the sea," said Shikoti.

"So, you built an ark?" Chu Xiao couldn't help but think of a disaster movie he had seen before.

"'Ark'?" Shikoti didn't think of any movie. She just laughed sarcastically when she heard the term from the Bible. "It's not such a sacred thing. The Ark is a ship that is used to save the world and keep hope alive. But this ship is not carrying hope. It is only carrying ugly selfishness and arrogance. It is not worthy of the name 'Ark' at all."

Shi Koti's words made Chu Xiao look at this woman a little more.

The helicopter was descending in altitude, and Chu Xiao could already see the helipad on the deck and the staff who were already guarding the helipad.

Shi Koti stood by the door of the helicopter, opened her arms, and made a welcoming gesture to Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng: "Feel honored, both of you, since this big ship set sail, you are the first group of passengers invited on board."

Chapter 22 Maid

The helicopter landed on the tarmac of the Nibelungen. Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng followed Anna and carefully got off the plane.

When Chu Xiao stepped on the steel ship, his first feeling was stability, not like being on the sea at all. A group of people rushed forward quickly. Unlike Chu Xiao's imagination, what was waiting for them was not a group of soldiers with live ammunition, but a group of maids with serious faces and neat clothes.

Maids, as a well-known attribute, were naturally within Chu Xiao's defense range. However, the maids in front of him were completely different from what he imagined. Unlike the light, soft, and sexy black and white maid outfits in fan fiction, art books, and games, these maids in front of him were dressed in extremely traditional, conservative black ankle-length skirts with white aprons, without any extra decorations, full of Victorian-style elegance and dignity.

To be honest, Chu Xiao didn't feel any sentimental elements from these maids, and even felt an indescribable sense of oppression due to this classic black and white color scheme. It was as if the place he was in at the moment was not some ultra-modern maritime city, but a medieval aristocratic courtyard forgotten in time.

"Sophia," Anna asked the leading maid in a low voice, "Didn't father...come?"

She was a woman who looked very capable, probably in her late thirties, but very well maintained. If she wasn't wearing a maid outfit, one would think of her as a strong woman who dominated the urban business wars.

"My lady," the head maid bowed respectfully to Anna, "the master is busy with official business. He asked you to go to the study to see him after you have a physical examination and change into clothes that match your status."

Anna snorted, obviously not caring much about what her father said.

Chu Xiao, who was standing behind Anna and observing silently, could not understand their native language communication, but from their reactions, he felt that the slight fear Anna showed did not seem to come from her father, but from the maid in front of her.

Anna left surrounded by a group of maids. When she left, she gave Chu Xiao a look, meaning to reassure him.

Chu Xiao lowered his voice and asked Ruan Mengmeng beside him: "Mengmeng, is this how rich people live?"

Ruan Mengmeng looked at the retro maids in front of her, also a little confused: "I don't know, anyway, our family is not like that."

Chu Xiao blinked and found that he almost forgot that Ruan Mengmeng beside him was also a real "young lady", but Ruan Mengmeng's style was so different from the young lady Chu Xiao imagined that he would always unconsciously ignore this fact.

However, the "Ruan family" that Ruan Mengmeng belongs to is probably a bit inferior to Anna's family. At best, it can only be regarded as a local tyrant that has risen not long ago. It is probably still far from the real top-level wealthy families.

"This gentleman."

This lack of emotional ups and downs in the voice made Chu Xiao's heart tighten. The serious-looking head maid had already stood in front of Chu Xiao. She had changed to speaking fluent Chinese, and her clear pronunciation even made people ignore her obvious foreign appearance. The maid was not particularly tall, and standing in front of Chu Xiao, she was obviously shorter than him, but she exuded a strong aura.

"On my own behalf, I would like to express my gratitude to you." Sophia, the head maid, bowed deeply. "My young lady is ignorant and has caused you trouble."

Chu Xiao was flattered, having already prepared for the worst. He quickly helped the bowed maid Chang Xu up and said, "No need to be so serious. I believe that anyone who encounters this situation will do the same thing."

This was Chu Xiao's subconscious answer. In fact, everyone knew that in this post-disaster world, saving people was already a luxury option.

"Believe me, the kindness of you and your companions will surely be rewarded accordingly." A smile appeared on the maid's serious face. Because the first impression she left on Chu Xiao was very old-fashioned and serious, Chu Xiao could not tell whether this smile came from the heart or was just a mask of pretending to be gentle.

The smile soon disappeared without a trace, and he returned to a serious and dignified posture.

However, the head maid's response gave Chu Xiao some peace of mind about this sudden "extra trip".

"Someone will take you to your room and your female companion's room later. May I ask what your relationship is? Is it convenient to arrange the two of you in the same room?"

Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng looked at each other. The young man was about to speak, but Ruan Mengmeng took the lead and said, "One room will do."

Chu Xiao's heartbeat suddenly quickened a few beats. He tried to tell himself that in this situation, the two of them were together and could respond in time to any situation.

"Well, we can just live together." Chu Xiao kept his expression calm and said to the head maid.

Sophia's expression did not change. After hearing Ruan Mengmeng's reply, she just nodded and said, "Sir is busy with some official business. He will take some time out to express his gratitude to the two of you. Before that, please stay in the room and don't walk around casually."

She noticed Chu Xiao's injured shoulder and added, "I will arrange for a doctor to treat your wound. Please wait."

After making the next arrangements for Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng, Sophia walked up to Shikoti and looked up at the tall and beautiful female bodyguard: "Ms. Shikoti, we need a special time to discuss your dereliction of duty in detail."

"Negligence..." Shikoti chuckled nonchalantly, "Okay, I'll wait."

Shi Koti greeted Chu Xiao and said, "Go and enjoy yourself with your beautiful girlfriend."

After saying that, the tall mixed-race beauty walked away from the tarmac with graceful steps, completely ignoring the stern and dissatisfied look of Sophia, the head maid.

After the brief conversation on the tarmac, Chu Xiao and Ruan Mengmeng were led by a young maid to the room arranged for them by the head maid.

When the maid led the two of them to open the door of a first-class suite, Chu Xiao discovered that the development of the situation had completely exceeded his imagination.

This is an extremely luxurious suite, just like an antique European mansion, including a living room, dining room, bathroom, study, a spacious master bedroom, and a second bedroom for attendants. A huge crystal chandelier hangs above the living room, and the floor is covered with thick and soft Persian carpets. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows face the sea, and the entire blue ocean is in front of you.

Chu Xiao couldn't help but look at the large, soft European-style bed a few more times, thinking that he could roll around on it several times without falling off...

"This is the room for the two distinguished guests. Someone will bring your clothes for changing later. There is a 12-hour buffet restaurant on the 24th floor. Of course, you can also have meals delivered directly to your room." The maid said respectfully and handed Chu Xiao an extremely thin tablet computer. "You can use this tablet to check the information of various facilities on the ship. You don't have to worry about getting lost. If you have any questions, you can also contact us through the tablet. There will always be someone to provide you with the best service at any time."

After the maid finished her introduction, she bowed respectfully and left, leaving Chu Xiao stunned. He looked back at this extremely luxurious room, and could not imagine that not long ago, he had been fighting with weapons in order to survive.

Chapter 23 Distinguished Guests

Ruan Mengmeng fell headfirst onto the soft big bed and said excitedly, "Brother Xiao, this bed is really soft."

As soon as the outsiders left, Ruan Mengmeng relaxed immediately. She wandered around the luxurious suite, looking like a curious baby.

Chu Xiao looked at his daughter and his tense mood relaxed a little. The current situation was far from what he expected. He thought that what was waiting for them was a dark prison, but he didn't expect that it would be an unimaginably luxurious sea view suite.

He walked to the French window and looked at the vast and peaceful ocean. He felt as if he was dreaming. He thought about the girls who stayed on the island. He left in such a hurry that he didn't have time to explain to them. He didn't know how serious Gu Ke's injury was.

As for the safety of the girls, Chu Xiao was surprisingly not very worried. After all, there were Su Xin and his sister, two demons, and Yun Duo'er, a little radar, could help them prevent risks in advance. Su Su was proficient in medicine, so there was no need to worry about Gu Ke's injuries being treated. Besides, there were weapons collected from the Ruan family's old house, as well as plenty of food and water.

"But, I'm going to make them worry again."

Chu Xiao shook his head vigorously and suppressed his unnecessary thoughts.

Ruan Mengmeng came to Chu Xiao's side: "Brother Xiao, what should we do next?"

The man habitually reached out and touched the girl's smooth hair. More than two months had passed since the disaster, which was not a particularly long time, but in Chu Xiao's opinion, it seemed longer than a century. Compared to when they first met, Ruan Mengmeng's hair had grown a lot longer, and the fiery red highlights on her forehead had already shown black roots.

He didn't know how to answer the girl's question and could only take it one step at a time.

"Your hair has grown a lot." Chu Xiao gently stroked Ruan Mengmeng's black hair and played with the red hair between his fingers.

The girl reached behind her back and touched her hair which was gradually falling on her shoulders. Because she thought it was too troublesome to take care of her hair, Ruan Mengmeng had always kept her hair short to her ears, but her hair had grown a lot in recent days, and it was longer than her shoulders. If you say that the girl with short hair used to look like a capable and cool sports girl, but now her hair is getting longer, it makes the eldest daughter of the Ruan family look more pure and quiet.

Ruan Mengmeng squinted her eyes, enjoying Chu Xiao's touch: "I haven't been able to take care of you these days. Brother Xiao, do you like me with long hair?"

The girl threw a straight ball at him, catching Chu Xiao off guard.

"Well... this... just do what you like." Chu Xiao certainly prefers long hair, but compared to his own preferences, he still chooses to respect his girl's own wishes.

Ruan Mengmeng smoothed her hair and turned to look at herself in the mirror not far away: "In this case, I'll change my style and grow long hair."

Chu Xiao didn’t know whether Ruan Mengmeng had noticed his thoughts, but he couldn’t help but look forward to how lovely Ruan Mengmeng would look with her long flowing hair.

At this time, the doorbell of the room rang.