Abyssal Wanderer.

Chapter 362 NO0179: Undercurrents from All Sides

[News from Vulcan Heavy Industries Central Asia Division]

To prevent a chain of geological disasters triggered by the massive thunderbolt, six Titan-class continental shelf stabilization devices have arrived at the Nord resettlement area and will be deployed within three hours.

After the battlefield was cleared, the emcee received a message from his superiors.

This is consistent with the Jupiter Group's consistent style of operation—destruction is a means, not an end. They will not hesitate for even a nanosecond for the sacrifices that need to be made, but if possible, they would not want even a single innocent person who does not need to be sacrificed to be innocently affected in the process.

However, the dying wish from a super artificial intelligence—even if it is just an echo of that wish—is something completely unreasonable, and there is no room for wishful thinking.

The safest approach is, of course, to thoroughly and completely eliminate the pests.

The board of directors has made full preparations for this, as evidenced by the massive Titan machines outside the resettlement area.

Therefore, the destruction of the Nord resettlement area seems inevitable.

unless……

The emcee thought to himself as he looked at the message that had been sent.

Unless we can perfectly resolve this Category II crisis before the board issues an order.

Thinking of this, the emcee couldn't help but glance at the professional team's channel again.

Just now, even the pharmacist went missing.

Currently, apart from the mortician who has the lowest level of expertise, everyone else is unreachable.

Although I didn't expect anything from them in the first place, I just wanted to find out through these company envoys whether the current Category II crisis in the Nord resettlement area was a ploy by some company.

But I really didn't expect it to end up like this.

Of course, there were some intelligence gains as well. For example, evidence of collusion between Venus Digital Media and dark web AI, and the prototype of the Apollo virus leaked from Apollo Bio... These things will become bargaining chips for balancing global relations at future Olympus conferences.

However, this intelligence did not help resolve the current crisis in the Nord resettlement area.

In fact, even the emcee himself didn't know what he needed to do to resolve the impending crisis.

Ultimately, whether the thunderbolt will finally come down is not determined by his report; and to some extent, it is not entirely determined by the board of directors' judgment either.

The real determining factor was Theresias's observation of the "end".

None of the adjustment paths involving future observation have successfully surpassed the limits of human intelligence. Or rather, those adjusters might disappear from the world the moment they break through, becoming unobservable.

The Teresias Pathfinder owned by the Jupiter Group is at the Deep 7 Intelligence Limit, and through a life-extending device, his life expectancy can reach five hundred years.

The last scene he saw before he died was the "end" he observed.

In other words, it is a paradoxical insurance for current human civilization.

As long as that "end" still exists, human society can at least continue until the moment of his death.

Of course, observing that "end" is not a simple matter.

As far as the emcee knew, the observation system involved multiple Abyss Dark Web technologies, controlled by his own Deep 9 superior who specialized in gravity and spacetime warping, and even required the participation of a certain "last wish" to be realized...

Even with so many miracles combined, all they ended up with was a "doomsday prediction device" that couldn't explain the process and could only give a definite answer.

"Yes" or "No" is the only answer they can get.

And this is the only criterion for judging whether their efforts are worthwhile.

Hopefully it's not too late...

Thinking this, the emcee raised his hand and pulled the horse Frank Overload into his own hand.

"Go ahead."

He said directly.

"What...what should I say..." Frank's face was full of confusion and panic.

The emcee didn't explain—the question wasn't even directed at him—but simply increased the pressure on the other person's neck, creating a choking-like effect.

Frank's face turned bright red as he said:

"Holy shit...you...fuck...interrogation...you still need to get...the questions...cough cough...hiss..."

The Icarus path adjusters had already switched to electronic lungs by Depth 2, so choking them wouldn't cause them breathing difficulties; the choking mainly compressed the blood supply to the brain.

However, Frank suddenly started coughing in a strange manner.

Silvery saliva dripped from his stiff lips, and not just his lips, his entire face was contorted—the twitching facial muscles seemed to twist him into another person.

"Hiss, ah... Do you really not know the answer, or are you afraid to know the answer?"

Riding the steed, it spoke in a sticky, low, slow, and terrifying voice.

"We just want to be sure of the answer."

The magistrate's expression was serious and earnest.

"Don't joke, even through this broken steed, I can hear the songs of Menad's revelry... You fear the power beyond reason, which is why you have always kept the framework of Dionysus outside the River Styx, isn't it?"

"But Dionysus did not inscribe His divine name in Styx's list after all. Even if He deceives Himself by establishing a fictitious seat and pretending that He already exists in the world, He cannot completely suppress the power surging from the abyss. Moreover, even among you, there are those who expect Him to rise to the surface, aren't there?"

As it said this, it hissed and laughed.

The emcee glanced at "Frank" in front of him, then turned to look at the makeup artist who had fainted beside him, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

Whether it's the makeup artist or Frank Overload, they are essentially the triggers for the current Dionysian phenomenon...

Why would Venus specifically send the Lamia Path Adjuster to the Nord settlement?
Why is it that a Depth 3 Icarus Adjuster can force a makeup artist to use "Area Fear"?
And why did they choose to start the war in a place with a high density of residents infected with the Dionysus virus?
"Humanity is currently unable to withstand the impact of the Dionysian framework on society..."

The emcee said calmly.

"But change won't wait until you're ready, especially a change that you humans should have endured more than ninety years ago. It was the Styx Firewall that delayed things for more than forty years, and the nominal divine positions held by the Elysium Order that bought you more than forty years."

It responded with a smile.

"At least this time, in the Nord resettlement area, we will prevent this disaster from happening."

The emcee spoke solemnly, as if making a declaration.

"Okay, okay... it doesn't really matter."

It spread its hands as it spoke.

"Whether it's this time, next time, or the time after that, what's meant to happen will happen eventually. After all..."

At this point, it revealed a ferocious expression.

"Given the complexity of the Blissful Order's system, it's probably nearing its inflection point."

The emcee should try to avoid any changes in facial expression.

"After they leave, how do you plan to suppress them?"

"We'll find a way when the time comes."

The emcee said in a deep voice.