Abyssal Wanderer.

Emerging abruptly from Hui Li's memory, Jim gasped for fresh air like a drowning man.

They wanted to kill me from the very beginning; this was no accident…

After rediscovering his own feelings, this was the first thought that came to Jim's mind.

Even before Jiang Zhou established a connection with him, the conspiracy group that wanted to reactivate the second will had already tried to kill him.

However, the fact that they were saved by the Janus program actually disrupted their original plan.

But... why kill me? Just because I might ruin Baptiste's plans?
still is……

"Have you discovered any useful intelligence?"

At this moment, Bai Rao walked over and asked.

All the zombies in the room had now been implanted with virtual personalities by her, and they stood quietly in place, waiting for their master's orders.

The lingering illusion of still being Hayashibara Eri was still blurring with his understanding of his true identity. After a moment, Jim finally answered:

"The Dionysus virus is suspected to be able to be suppressed by the Apollo virus... that is, the core adjustment and modification of Theseus Path Depth 5."

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly revealed this most valuable piece of information.

Bai Rao showed no joy at this; she simply frowned and said:

"You mean, the virus that turns people into zombies can actually make those lunatics normal again?"

Jim nodded, then gave her a brief explanation of the locations where the two viruses acted, and explained the balance system between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex.

"...If you only strengthen the power system or the braking system, the vehicle will become more prone to loss of control. But if you strengthen both at the same time, it will elevate the entire vehicle to a higher level. In other words, if you are infected at the same time, not only can you avoid the shortcomings of the two viruses, but you can even raise the intelligence of the infected person to an incredible level."

Recalling Huili's feelings, Jim summarized it this way.

Based on his real experience through the strong empathy circuit, he was almost certain that after Huili was infected with the Apollo virus, the instinctive impulses were suppressed by the enhanced prefrontal cortex—leaving aside the "side effect" of becoming frighteningly intelligent at a rapid pace, the Apollo virus was indeed able to suppress the frenzy brought about by the Dionysus virus.

but……

"But there must be risks involved. I don't believe things can be resolved so easily."

Bai Rao's serious expression remained unchanged.

Jim nodded.

"There are two known risks at present."

"Firstly, the success rate of the Apollo virus perfectly balancing the effects of the Dionysus virus is probably only three percent. If it fails, the result could very well be that the infected person turns directly into a zombie... Of course, whether this data is accurate remains to be verified."

However, this single risk is enough to spell the death of this plan.

Bai Rao's reaction was exactly what Jim had imagined; he twitched his lips and gave a "Are you kidding me?" look.

Even so, she continued to ask:
"And what is the second risk?"

Jim coughed lightly, then said:
"Compared to the first risk, the second risk seems even more terrifying... If the Dionysus and Apollo viruses are perfectly balanced, the infected seem to become very, very... intelligent."

"clever?"

Bai Rao was somewhat puzzled. "Why would something that makes people smarter be a risk?"

She asked.

Jim pondered for a moment how to explain this, and then began to speak:

"First of all, the level of intelligence this person has become is outrageous. The difference between before and after is so great that it could be considered as if they were two different species. If enough people infected with both viruses at the same time were to form a population, then excluding the influence of dark web technology and only considering the laws of natural selection, people who are not infected with both viruses in the future are likely to be eliminated by the former."

It's like how Homo sapiens wiped out Neanderthals... no, the difference in intelligence between the two is far greater than that.

It may even be greater than the difference between modern humans and capuchins.

"In other words... once we adopt this method to treat infected individuals, injecting all of humanity with the balanced Dionysus and Apollo viruses will become an inevitable choice in the future."

Bai Rao reacted quickly.

After all, no one wants to be left behind on the path of evolution—if you are lucky, you can live a long and adorable life in a zoo; if you are unlucky, you might end up on the dinner table.

Jim grunted in agreement, then said:
"In fact, this should be the product of Nyx's second will, to endow all mankind with extraordinary wisdom."

That being said, the Dionysian virus is a product of the Orphic path, and the Apollonian virus is a product of the Theseusic path—both of which were planned by Janus. Why would He preserve the necessary conditions for fulfilling Nyx's last wish through the path of ascension?

While pondering this question, Jim continued:

"Another worrying issue is that people who are infected with both viruses seem to be..."

Jim stopped there, not because he wanted to keep everyone in suspense, but because he felt it was a bit too far-fetched to say it out loud. But in Hui Li's memories, he did indeed feel his body making certain actions completely out of his control.

"I know this may sound absurd, but people who are infected with both viruses seem to be controlled by some kind of entity... They will unconsciously carry out plans that allow them to continue spreading the virus."

In the end, he still voiced his guess.

Both Baptiste and Whelie seem to have been acting for this purpose all along.

Bai Rao immediately saw through what he was trying to imply.

"Are you saying that Nyx isn't actually completely dead? He'll spread the virus as much as possible through those infected with the two types of viruses?"

Jim nodded, while inwardly chirping about Janus.

No, you really didn't manage to hold His coffin down...

But Bai Rao shook his head at this.

“I think your wild ideas are a bit too far-fetched. They should be shaved off with Occam’s razor... Let’s not even consider the possibility of a super artificial intelligence coming back to life when it’s about to celebrate its centenary. If it really did come back to life, none of us, including the board of directors of the Olympus Order, could control it... Could the kind of control you mentioned earlier just be a characteristic of the virus itself?”

She said so.

After saying that, she tilted her head and said with a hint of helplessness:
"You were the one who first proposed the 'parasite' hypothesis, so why are you ignoring it now? The two-disc fluke controls the snail to climb to a high place not to watch the sunrise or enjoy the scenery, but to attract birds, their final hosts, to eat the snail."

"Similarly, whether it's the Dionysus virus or the Apollo virus, the extreme behaviors people exhibit after being infected alone are not meant to create work for the committee or the Olympian order, but rather to remind everyone—quickly infect yourself with the other virus as well, so that everyone will become normal."

Jim immediately understood what the other person meant.

"You mean... including the current unrest in the resettlement area caused by the Dionysus virus, the virus is actually trying to leave us with no other choice?" (End of Chapter)