Chapter 159: Fighting Poison with Poison

"But if I could change the entire regulatory system of the zombies, would you be able to let go of your reservations and cooperate with us?"

Chen Yi's words instantly lit up Mary's eyes, though she soon followed with a self-deprecating laugh.

"It's useless. From the moment the X Organization started creating artificial zombie genes, they set up a self-destruct system. Besides... the one inside is not entirely human."

"A zombie leading the organization again?"

Chen Yi fell into deep thought. He understood that many zombies possessed matchless intelligence, but a zombie that would strike at its own kind was ruthless in both vision and method.

"You might have misunderstood!" Mary took the initiative to explain. "Actually, my situation here is vastly different from what you imagine."

Mary pulled out her phone and showed Chen Yi a rough map of the X Organization's members and their distribution. Based on this information, Chen Yi realized clearly that the X Organization was not invincible; they had their own weaknesses. From start to finish, the people in the X Organization were taking risks, trying to use the power of zombies to control everything.

However, while zombie power was formidable, it was also dangerous. Mo Bai, for example, had only become a zombie passively because he wasn't careful and got scratched. It could be said that he was the last to become a zombie; he was relatively lucky not to have been used as a tool for the organization's schemes from the very beginning.

As for herself, Mary couldn't help but smile bitterly. She was less fortunate; she was labeled as the "best constitution for raising zombies," so the elixirs she had to take were different from those of ordinary people.

"So, you're saying being a zombie is very uncomfortable?" Chen Yaxi blinked, looking at the person before her with some helplessness. "If it's so uncomfortable, why listen to those people? I think you have some responsibility in this yourself!"

Mary rolled her eyes at Chen Yaxi. "Little girl, unless forced by circumstances, who would want to do this? Actually, you should know very well that any powerful person likes to state their position and constrain others!"

"Don't compare your organization's business to me!" Chen Yi swept a glance at her, expressionless, and scoffed. "I constrain you only because you don't follow the rules. If you had cooperated with me well from the start, I wouldn't have needed to demand so much from you."

Though that was logical, Mary was a stubborn person who wouldn't turn back until she hit a wall. "Don't give me that. All I want to know right now is, if I agree to help you take down the organization, will I be able to become a normal person, or what?"

The question was so blunt that it nearly caught Chen Yi off guard.

***

However, after a moment of careful consideration, Chen Yi quickly regained his composure and responded with a scoff.

"You have a sharp tongue; you almost convinced me. But one cannot live by opportunism." Chen Yi's gaze turned cold. "I have believed from the beginning that as long as a person doesn't want to be that kind of despicable creature, they don't have to be. If you don't change and insist on treating me with that self-righteous attitude, then I have nothing more to say."

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Mary truly felt a sense of fear. In this situation, she certainly had her reasons, but the Chen Yi before her wasn't wrong either. When she thought about it carefully, she realized she hadn't really done anything since joining the New Life Squad!

Just then, a deep voice rang out. "Mary, think clearly. Can Chen Yi really stand up to our organization day after day?"

Mo Bai was already standing on a warship, having ceased commanding the aircraft carrier. Mary’s heart jolted; she realized the organization's reinforcements had arrived. The wavering thoughts that Chen Yi had just stirred up instantly withered away. It was true—at a time like this, no matter how strong Chen Yi’s abilities were, to go up against the X Organization...

"You can go." Chen Yi glanced at her, expressionless. "I won't make things difficult for anyone, but I don't want to accommodate anyone either. Since you are indecisive now, don't persist—it's a waste of time!"

Hu Sanhan, Lu Kai, and the others looked on with disdain. They had truly considered her one of their own, but looking at her attitude now, Mary had been calculating all along. They were no saints and couldn't be expected to tolerate such schemes forever.

The sky erupted with powerful bolts of lightning. As the lightning flashed continuously before them, Chen Yi and his team sensed danger lurking everywhere. Under the flashes of thunder and lightning, the bodies of the zombies were being continuously enhanced. Even more terrifying, the enhanced zombies began to form battle formations, surrounding Chen Yi and his group.

"This is bad!" Mary’s face turned deathly pale. The artificial zombies had begun to develop independent consciousness; it wouldn't be long before even greater slaughter began!

Mo Bai hadn't yet realized the danger; he simply watched the group of zombies staring at Chen Yi and his team, feeling smug. *Just wait and see, Chen Yi. No matter how powerful you are, you can't win. As long as I am here...*

***

Before he could finish the thought, a large hole was punched through Mo Bai's chest.

Chen Yi and the others were stunned, simultaneously turning their gaze to what was behind Mo Bai. The red-haired zombie pulled his blood-stained hand out, expressionless, and scoffed.

"Stop pretending. You won't die. You should be thankful you have the constitution of a half-zombie. If not for that, you would already be a corpse."

"I don't want to hear this!" Mo Bai struggled through the pain, turned, and quickly took a defensive stance. Watching the blood flow uncontrollably, he roared, "You are the strongest weapon I created, yet you are slaughtering me?"

"Enough!" To Mo Bai's words, the red-haired zombie showed only disdain. With a wave of his hand, all the zombies that had previously obeyed Mo Bai gathered around him instead.

*The original zombie!*

Chen Yi couldn't be sure if this was true, but judging by this guy's resilience and cognitive abilities, he must have been the first person to become a zombie. Calculation, ambition, and ruthlessness—all were present in the red-haired zombie.

"Don't be impatient." The red-haired zombie glanced at Chen Yi, a cold smirk playing on his lips. "I will settle accounts with you, but before that, I need to settle this debt with the people of this organization. Because I know that if I don't wipe this group out, I will eventually be brainwashed and used again!"

Clenching his fist, the red-haired zombie chuckled coldly, his eyes dim. "I have never been willing to be a pawn for others—not even a little!"

"So, you want to rebel against your master?" Mo Bai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered again. "I created you. Not only are you ungrateful, but you actually..."

Grabbing Mo Bai by the throat, the red-haired zombie sneered once more. "You are not my master. You are just a pathetic wretch."