The Max-Level Boss Just Wants to Be a Slacker [Apocalypse] – CH81

Chapter 81: Gathering People

Afterward, the Heavenly Dao told them many more things. Only then did Mo Xiu and Mo Qi learn that the so-called filth contaminating worlds, although not necessarily possessing self-awareness, was like a virus. It would infect and absorb the power of a small world in this way.

Then, once there was nothing left to devour, it would leap to the next world, continuously expanding itself. Meanwhile, the worlds whose power had been polluted and consumed by it would collapse and be destroyed.

“You said something about us being people from outside the world, but neither of us remembers that,” Mo Qi said. “So how exactly do you expect us to help you?”

Mo Qi actually believed what the Heavenly Dao said, but he had no idea what kind of help it was expecting from them.

As soon as the Heavenly Dao heard that Mo Qi was willing to help, it hurriedly replied, “I can help temper your bodies so you can unleash your strength to a much greater degree!”

Mo Xiu frowned when he heard that.

“But even if, as you say, our power becomes stronger—so what? Can our own strength really affect two entire worlds?”

As soon as he asked that question, the Heavenly Dao began stammering again. The moment Mo Qi saw this, he knew something was wrong, and his expression immediately turned cold.

“What else haven’t you told us? Speak plainly. Otherwise, let us leave this place right now!”

Mo Qi stepped forward, his gaze sweeping casually across the pure white space. Yet his invisible spiritual sense spread out behind him like claws, poised to break through at any moment—a clear warning to the Heavenly Dao.

Since the Heavenly Dao had come to them for help and even showed a somewhat humble attitude, Mo Qi didn’t know their true identities, but he could infer one thing: the Heavenly Dao clearly feared them.

Sure enough, the moment he did this, the Heavenly Dao—who had just been silent—quickly stopped him.

“Wait, wait, don’t do that! I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything!”

“The truth is, my power used to be too weak. I tried several times but couldn’t resist the contamination by myself. So I placed the main storyline of both worlds onto you.”

“Oh right, I forgot to tell you—every world can have an approximate main storyline and what people call a protagonist.”

Mo Qi might not fully understand this, but in Mo Xiu’s world—before the apocalypse—there had been many novels of this type. He had read quite a few male-oriented power fantasy stories, so he naturally knew what a storyline and a protagonist meant.

Seeing that Mo Qi still looked slightly confused, he leaned closer and explained it to him.

After hearing it, Mo Qi’s expression changed. His tone turned somewhat hostile as he said, “So you deliberately tied the fate of the world to the two of us. Doesn’t that mean we would become the primary targets of that thing trying to contaminate the world?”

Mo Qi instantly grasped the core of the matter. For a moment, the Heavenly Dao didn’t know how to explain itself. It stammered a few words, its tone clearly guilty. No wonder it hadn’t told them this from the beginning.

“I—I truly had no other choice. That’s why I made you the protagonists of the worlds. Originally, these two small worlds didn’t even have protagonists. But please, I beg you! For the sake of all living beings in these two worlds, please help me!

“My time is already running out. The filth contaminating the worlds will only sleep for a short while because of the time reversal. It will wake up soon. When that happens, I’m afraid I won’t have the power to stop it anymore.

“I’ll give you everything I can!”

As soon as it finished speaking, Mo Xiu and Mo Qi felt a warm current flowing through their bodies. At the same time, they faintly sensed a trace of the power of rules.

This was the power of the Heavenly Dao’s origin—something absolutely not to be underestimated.

Not only that, Mo Qi could clearly hear that when the Heavenly Dao said that last sentence, its voice had grown noticeably weaker.

In other words, it didn’t have much power left. Giving them strength like this might even risk it losing its consciousness.

Mo Qi let out a soft sigh. He and Mo Xiu exchanged a glance, and both of them saw the same answer in each other’s eyes.

“That’s enough. We’ve seen your sincerity. We’ll help you,” Mo Xiu said.

Only then did the Heavenly Dao breathe a sigh of relief and happily replied, “Thank you! Thank you!”

“Alright, don’t rush to thank us yet,” Mo Qi reminded it. “There’s still a tough battle ahead.”

He didn’t place too much hope in this Heavenly Dao anyway.

If it had truly been capable, it wouldn’t have repeatedly consumed its own strength to reconstruct the world again and again just to fight for a slim chance of survival.

But the situation was different now. The fate of the worlds was already tied to him and Mo Xiu. If that thing wanted to devour or destroy the worlds, it would certainly start with them.

So they themselves needed to accumulate enough strength to resist it.

That trace of rule power allowed Mo Xiu and Mo Qi to see more clearly, and their bodies were rapidly strengthened to their limits within the white space.

“Maybe we should start with something simple,” Mo Qi suggested. “If I absorb demonic energy now, there shouldn’t be as many restrictions as before.”

As soon as Mo Xiu heard this, he immediately understood what Mo Qi intended to do. Compared with the cultivation world, he naturally felt a deeper attachment to the world where he was born.

Even though it was now an apocalyptic world, in this lifetime Mo Xiu had companions who had fought through life and death alongside him. There was also his childhood friend Bai Suo, whom he had reunited with later. They had all treated him sincerely.

If possible, he hoped to save them too—at least to give them more breathing room during these difficult times.

Seeing the emotion on his lover’s face, Mo Qi smiled. He leaned over and kissed Mo Xiu on the forehead before saying, “It’s not entirely selfish. After I absorb all the demonic energy in that world, my cultivation should advance another level. Then we’ll have another layer of security.”

Mo Xiu nodded firmly.

After they left the white space together, they saw the group of people still waiting anxiously outside. They didn’t explain much.

They simply said they needed to make preparations in order to save the world, and then they returned to the entrance of the passage.

“Your Excellency, you and Madam are leaving already? Don’t we need to prepare anything else?” the Great Elder asked worriedly.

When Mo Xiu heard how he was addressed, his eyelid twitched.

Seeing Mo Qi laughing happily beside him, he couldn’t help but elbow him lightly.

Mo Qi quickly raised his hands as if surrendering, though he still didn’t tell the Great Elder to change the title. He merely waved his hand and said, “There’s nothing to prepare. Your concern is appreciated.”

At that moment, Mo Xiu suddenly had an idea and suggested to Mo Qi, “How about bringing your subordinates along? They cultivate by absorbing demonic energy just like you, right?

“I trust your abilities, but the world is vast and there will be many things to deal with. If they help, it might be even better.”

Mo Qi found the suggestion reasonable. He immediately instructed the Great Elder to gather all the capable demonic cultivators and bring them along.

The Great Elder was thrilled to hear he could act together with the Demon Lord. His efficiency was astonishing—within less than an hour, he had already assembled more than a thousand demonic cultivators.

“So many!” Mo Xiu said in surprise.

But the Great Elder quickly waved his hands.

“Not many, not many! These are all capable ones with decent cultivation—that’s why I called them here. The remaining little underlings didn’t even get the chance to come.

“Madam, when they heard that His Excellency had returned—and even brought you back—they were so excited that they all wanted to come and pay their respects. But His Excellency and Madam are busy with important matters every day. How could you possibly have time for them!”

Seeing the large group of demonic cultivators ready for action—each wearing their best robes, carrying their finest weapons—and the Great Elder looking like he was asking for praise, Mo Xiu found it impossible to keep arguing about the title “Madam.”

He could only nod somewhat awkwardly. “You’ve worked hard.”

The Great Elder immediately looked flattered beyond belief, grinning widely.

“Not at all, not at all! Serving His Excellency and Madam is this old man’s honor!”

Mo Xiu felt his eyelid twitch again. He turned to look at Mo Qi, who was smiling smugly beside him, and leaned closer to whisper in his ear, “Your authority among your subordinates is quite impressive.”

Mo Qi curled his lips in amusement. Mimicking the Great Elder’s way of speaking, he whispered back, “It’s all thanks to Madam. As long as Madam doesn’t mind.”

Just like that, the entire group passed through the tunnel in grand procession—from the cultivation world into the apocalypse.

Cheng Cheng, Xiao Wan, and the others had been guarding the entrance the whole time, anxiously waiting for Mo Xiu and the others to return.

What they hadn’t expected was for such a huge crowd to appear instead. They were instantly stunned.

After all, these people were demonic cultivators. Their attire was completely different from the elegant, immortal-like righteous cultivators. One could say they looked strange and eccentric, each with their own style.

When Cheng Cheng saw them, his brain seemed to short-circuit. Staring at Mo Xiu and Mo Qi in shock, he blurted out:

“Brother Mo! Boss! Are aliens invading Earth?!”

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