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Chapter 591, Dr. Y
Ai Liang had experienced being plagued by negative emotions before, so he could understand Bernard's feelings.

Moreover, Bernard was not only mentally corrupted by the cursed armor, but his body was also being devoured by it.

This situation lasted for nearly twenty years, even worse than Ai Liang's when she was overwhelmed by negative emotions.

Out of sympathy for Bernard, who had a similar experience, Ai Liang silently mourned for him for two seconds before putting the matter out of her mind and continuing to examine his memories, ruthlessly manipulating the remnants of his consciousness.

Bernard's memories are numerous and varied.

The addition of the curse's devouring and elimination further fragmented the already chaotic memories, greatly increasing the difficulty for Ai Liang to find useful information.

Fortunately, Ai Liang has ample experience in organizing memories.

After all, those memories of millions of people weren't something they had from the beginning.

Ai Liang tried to import Bernard's memories into her memory bank, and then used the memory bank's automatic sorting function to arrange these memories in chronological order.

The chaotic memories suddenly became orderly.

Ai Liang skipped over Bernard's memories of following the leader of the Sea Heart Society in battles across the country and fast-forwarded directly to the DX Project section.

Memories of Project DX are scarce; it's obvious they were erased by the curse.

Bernard's memory is now reduced to only two points that are partially related to Project DX.

After removing the expense reports and the like, the remaining memories revealed the truth behind Ye Qing and the others' escape from the Haixin Society.

The reason why Zhu Lan and the other researchers were able to escape from the heavily guarded base was not because of Ye Qing's efforts, but because of the deliberate actions of that mysterious Mr. Y.

By guiding the third-in-command of the Haixin Society to visit the DX Project, the other party "accidentally" discovered that DX818A could erode the cursed offspring and cause them to break free from the control of the parent body.

Then, they deliberately arranged for some of their loyal followers to make sarcastic remarks against them, stirring up their anger and ambition.

The third-in-command of the Haixin Society was completely manipulated from beginning to end.

This is not good news for Ai Liang.

If Zhu Lan and the others' escape was part of the other party's plan, it means that Dr. Y will come after Ye Qing sooner or later.

Ai Liang walked toward the Cursed Armor with a stern face.

"Hmm... most of the fusion warriors died... they were all excellent materials, what a pity."

Upon hearing the sound, Ai Liang's gaze locked onto the Cursed Armor.

The cursed armor embedded in the rock strata jumped out of the hole, gripping the sides with both hands.

It even moved its body a little more upon landing, which was very considerate.

Ai Liang immediately locked down the surrounding space and used telekinesis to smash the space transfer device to pieces, preventing the other party from escaping using spatial abilities.

No one knows if any of the dead fusion warriors were spatial ability users.

If so, under the blessing of the curse, breaking through the spatial blockade is not impossible.

The power of the curse was clearly on a different level than that of the disciples.

When the magician rescued his disciple from Ai Liang, he once tore through Ai Liang's psychic layer and snatched Janus's remains.

If it were a curse, it would only be worse.

Otherwise, why would the Countermeasures Bureau be the boss?

Ai Liang stopped ten meters in front of the cursed armor: "You're Dr. Y?"

The Cursed Armor nodded and readily admitted, "That's right, it's me, Dr. Y of the Sea Heart Society, the chief researcher of the Countermeasures Bureau, and... the founder of Project DX."

Ai Liang was surprised that this person would admit his full identity right away, without making any excuses or playing coy.

This doesn't fit his identity as the mastermind at all.

According to normal procedure, shouldn't everyone tacitly test the waters first?
"You're not wondering why I admitted it so readily, are you?"

The cursed armor was wrapped around his arms as if there were really people inside: "Anyway, you have mental abilities, and through the memories of these people from the Sea Heart Society, you can guess most of the ins and outs of the matter."

There's no one else here but us, so let's be frank and speak our minds, what do you think?

"Was it your order to arrest the DX818A?"

Ai Liang cut to the chase without further ado.

Depending on the other party's response, he will decide whether to let the cursed armor leave or smash it to pieces on the spot.

"No."

Dr. Y answered very simply: "Recycling the DX818A has always been an idea within the Haixin Association."

"Then why did you let the DX818A go back then?" Ai Liang continued to press.

How can I explain this to you?

Dr. Y stroked his chin thoughtfully: "DX818A is an early product of the DX project, and any project in its early stages will have many imperfections."

To be honest, I never intended for the DX project I was undertaking at Haixin Club to succeed. I was simply using Haixin Club's funds to practice and gain experience for the future Phase B experiment.

Dr. Y briefly explained to Ai Liang the reasons for the experiments conducted at Hai Xin Hui.

This statement serves as a prelude to the explanation that follows, and also increases credibility.

"Letting DX818A go was just my personal desire to see how far He and Zhu Lan could go."

Dr. Y spread his hands: "Of the thousands of experiments in Project A, DX818A is the only semi-successful sample."

According to the experimental concept, the final product of Project DX will be a bizarre being with human consciousness, also known as an apostle.

Although DX818A survived, it lacked self-awareness, and its power did not achieve the desired effect, much like a premature human infant.

"Just when I was about to give up, one of my researchers secretly integrated a fragment of his sister's spirit into the DX818A's body, attempting to 'revive' his loved one in this way."

At first, I didn't take it to heart because I had done similar mental implantation many times, and without exception, they all ended in failure.

By then, I had collected enough data and planned to return to the Countermeasures Bureau to begin Phase B of the plan, but unexpectedly, DX818A actually began to develop self-awareness.

At this point, bursts of laughter came from inside the Cursed Armor: "Isn't it amazing? In light of this miracle, I've decided to help that researcher escape the Heart of the Sea Society, and also see if the DX818A has any potential for further growth."

However, with the implementation of Project B, I obtained a more perfect experimental subject than DX818A, which surpassed DX818A in both growth rate and ability.

As you probably already know, the DX818A's capabilities are geared towards late-game power spikes.

Unless an apostle is willing to relinquish his own power and give it to Him, DX818A would need at least several decades to grow to its top level.

Unfortunately, the Thousand-Faced Man is preparing to restart the bizarre era, and time is running out for humanity.

Ai Liang didn't speak, but silently analyzed the credibility of this information in her mind.

“At first, I did consider bringing the DX818A back to the Countermeasures Bureau to see how it was growing. After all, in a sense, I am its father.”

(End of this chapter)