The Max-Level Boss Just Wants to Be a Slacker [Apocalypse] – CH59

Chapter 59: Provocation

Noticing Mo Xiu’s movement, Mo Qi’s heart tightened.

He had already locked onto the location of the level-seven zombie. His plan had been to observe it first, figure out what other abilities it possessed, and then finish it with a single decisive strike—avoiding any hidden tricks or backlash.

Mo Xiu clearly had the same idea of “capture the leader first.”

The strategy itself wasn’t wrong, but it drew the level-seven zombie’s attention too early.

The high-level zombie, its face a sickly bluish-gray, immediately commanded the two zombies beside it to charge forward. They used their bodies to block Mo Xiu’s attack.

Then, taking advantage of the chaos, the level-seven zombie fled from the warehouse.

Mo Xiu chased after it instantly.

Seeing the man he loved recklessly pursuing the enemy, Mo Qi’s usually calm face finally showed anxiety. He dashed after him as well.

This completely stunned Cheng Cheng and Xie Wu, who had been standing near him.

In their impression, Mo Qi either sat around or lay down most of the time.

Recently he had been a little better, but before that he had even needed Mo Xiu to feed him while eating.

In all the time they had known him, they had never seen Mo Qi run this fast.

The people from Shanhe Base also saw Mo Xiu give chase. When Xiong Gangyong shouted for them to help, they followed as well.

The level-seven zombie clearly valued its life. It summoned a large group of zombies to follow it.

As a result, Mo Xiu and Mo Qi ended up drawing the majority of the enemy’s firepower.

The remaining enemies were left for Bai Su’s team to handle.

As the pursuit continued, the battle zones of the two teams gradually separated.

But at the moment, neither Mo Xiu nor Mo Qi had time to worry about that.

Ever since his body had strengthened, Mo Qi’s speed was actually faster than that of normal ability users.

But the problem was…

This level-seven zombie was even faster than him.

Mo Xiu also had wind abilities. Back when his wind ability level was low, he often used it to accelerate his movements.

Now that his abilities had grown stronger—and with Mo Qi’s earlier guidance—he could even achieve short bursts of wind-powered flight.

That kind of speed made it difficult for Mo Qi to keep up.

And the zombie ran in such strange, twisting paths.

If Mo Qi hadn’t been tracking it with his spiritual sense, he might have suspected it could teleport.

Still, seeing Mo Xiu so fired up for once, Mo Qi didn’t interfere much.

After years of cultivation, he knew that real combat experience was essential for growth.

All their previous opponents had been too weak.

Now that they had finally encountered a level-seven zombie, it was perfect practice for his future dao partner.

After all, he was following behind to protect him. Nothing would happen to Mo Xiu.

Of course, Mo Qi wasn’t only watching Mo Xiu.

He also paid attention to the team behind them.

Whenever their people struggled against enemies, he secretly used his spiritual sense to assist, quietly eliminating several high-level zombies.

Just as Mo Qi had expected, the level-seven zombie indeed possessed mental abilities.

It also had speed abilities, which explained how it could run so fast.

However, both psychic ability users and psychic zombies shared a weakness—

Compared to others of the same level, their physical defense was usually poor.

Perhaps the zombie also realized that the people chasing it were powerful.

If the zombies protecting it were all eliminated, it would be in serious danger.

So the level-seven zombie used its familiarity with the terrain to rush into a pharmaceutical building and hide inside.

Mo Qi raised an eyebrow when he saw that.

This high-level zombie was smarter than he had imagined.

But hiding wouldn’t help.

With his spiritual sense, he could find it no matter where it went.

Once everyone entered the building, zombies that had been hiding inside suddenly rushed out.

They disrupted the group and even injured several members.

Fortunately, the injured teammates had only been struck by abilities—not scratched or bitten.

Seeing that the team was struggling, Mo Xiu finally paused to help eliminate the stronger zombies before continuing deeper into the building following Mo Qi’s guidance.

Both men moved quickly.

Most of the ability users were busy fighting zombies and had their own tasks.

People like Lu Pingwan and Xie Wu, whose strength was relatively weaker, wisely stayed behind and avoided becoming liabilities.

So the only ones still following closely behind were Xiong Gangyong and Cheng Cheng.

“There shouldn’t be any more zombies ahead,” Mo Qi said, turning back.

“Only the level-seven zombie hiding deeper inside. You two should stop here.”

He wanted to ensure their safety.

But the two stubborn youngsters refused.

They insisted on following to help.

Mo Xiu and Mo Qi exchanged a helpless glance.

Mo Xiu didn’t even want Mo Qi getting too close to the enemy, yet he couldn’t stop them.

So he released wind blades that floated around them, occasionally striking nearby walls—ready to react if danger appeared.

Soon Cheng Cheng noticed something strange.

His plant ability suddenly felt difficult to use.

It felt exactly like earlier in the warehouse—slow and obstructed.

When Mo Qi heard this, he immediately realized that the psychic zombie must be using its ability again.

Xiong Gangyong tried activating his metal ability to cover his arm.

But the effect was much weaker.

He had intended to turn his whole arm into metal.

Instead, only half his palm transformed.

“What should we do?” Cheng Cheng said gloomily.
“Our abilities are basically useless now. We can’t help Boss or Brother Mo anymore.”

Mo Xiu and Mo Qi didn’t have time to comfort them.

Soon they heard movement ahead.

The level-seven zombie they had been chasing suddenly appeared on its own.

The zombie was wearing a white lab coat.

It had probably once been a researcher at the pharmaceutical factory.

Its dry gray skin, sharp gray nails, and blood-red eyes made it look horrifying.

Mo Xiu immediately tensed.

Mo Qi also sensed something unusual.

A level-seven zombie that had been hiding wouldn’t appear for no reason.

Suddenly he felt the demonic energy inside his body begin to stir violently.

The creature was trying to control the demonic energy within him.

At that moment, Mo Qi realized something.

The reason this psychic zombie could control other zombies probably wasn’t just its ability.

It likely also involved its control over demonic energy.

People in this world still believed in a “virus.”

But in Mo Qi’s view, the so-called virus was simply corruption from demonic energy.

And now a mere zombie was trying to manipulate the demonic energy inside his body?

Mo Qi couldn’t help but sneer.

To him, this was like showing off tricks before a master.

He had been a Demon Sovereign for thousands of years.

Back when he controlled demonic energy, this creature hadn’t even existed.

But soon Mo Qi realized something was wrong.

He suddenly sensed a surge of demonic energy erupting behind him to his right.

He remembered that Xiong Gangyong was standing there.

Then came the sound of rapid acceleration and a blade slicing through the air—

The attack was aimed directly at Mo Xiu.

Without even thinking, purely by instinct, Mo Qi rushed forward.

He appeared beside Mo Xiu and raised his arm to block the attack.

When he turned his head, he saw Xiong Gangyong.

The man’s face had turned pale.

His body was already half-zombified.

One of his arms had transformed into metal and sharpened into a blade.

The level-seven zombie had controlled him to attack Mo Xiu.

Because Mo Qi suddenly intervened, the blade missed Mo Xiu—

But it carved a deep wound into Mo Qi’s arm.

Blood immediately soaked through his clothes.

Mo Qi didn’t even make a sound.

He looked at Xiong Gangyong.

Although the man looked almost like a zombie, his eyes still contained humanity.

Inside them were struggle, resistance, and fear.

He didn’t want to hurt them.

“Ugh—!”

Xiong Gangyong forced out a painful sound before the zombie regained control of his body.

“Mo Qi!”

Seeing the blood on Mo Qi’s arm, Mo Xiu’s heart lurched.

But he didn’t even have time to react emotionally.

He quickly realized Xiong Gangyong’s condition.

His expression turned extremely grim.

Cheng Cheng’s eyes turned red.

For everyone in this world, once a person reached this state—

It meant they were becoming a zombie.

There was no cure.

Even Mo Qi’s eyes now held pure coldness.

It had been a long time since he felt such unfiltered disgust and anger.

This level-seven zombie had truly enraged him.

Mo Xiu was furious as well.

Lightning abilities exploded from his hands as he hurled attack after attack at the zombie.

He pushed his wind ability to the limit to counter the creature’s speed.

Seeing this, the zombie tried once again to control the zombified Xiong Gangyong.

Just as Xiong Gangyong was about to attack again—

Mo Qi suddenly raised his hand.

His fingers curled like claws and gripped the top of Xiong Gangyong’s head.

His spiritual sense surged outward, carefully wrapping around the man’s brain.

Then he began absorbing the demonic energy from Xiong Gangyong’s body.

This was something Mo Qi had already experimented with earlier.

Back then he had been cautious and inexperienced, planning to slowly test it to ensure Xiong Gangyong’s safety.

But this level-seven zombie had noticed something strange about them.

Unable to control Mo Qi’s demonic energy, it turned to manipulate Xiong Gangyong instead—

Catching Mo Qi completely off guard.

This had never been part of his plan.

It felt like the zombie had played a trick on him.

In Mo Qi’s world, people who tried to trip him up usually ended up losing their lives.

He had already decided to save Xiong Gangyong.

And once he made a promise—

He would absolutely make it happen.

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