Abyssal Wanderer.

"The committee probably approached me shortly after we handed over our memories and met again... or rather, they kidnapped me. Then, while I was still at Depth 2, they directly performed a Depth 4 modification on me, creating a 'reflection' with the same memories and personality as me. After that, they obtained intelligence from within the Apollo organisms by constantly creating new 'reflections' once a year..."

"In fact, for a long time I didn't even know what the committee was investigating. Because all the intelligence inquiries were directed at my 'reflection,' all I knew at the time was that I was helping the committee investigate internal illegal activities within the company."

“Until the Kish Island resettlement area incident, they received advance notice that there might be a big operation there. So this time, instead of letting the original me continue to lie low, they created a new reflection that returned to the company—after all, in the original me's mind, there might still be some vague memories from before the amnesia.”

Hanel's mood clearly sombered at this point, and his voice gradually softened.

The "reflection" that took his place was none other than Hanel, who later saved him on that plane.

Jim thought to himself.

So he changed the subject, immediately asking:

"So, what was the committee's purpose in contacting you back then?"

"In the past, the committee had placed intelligence agents within the 'Military Zombie Project' to monitor the project's progress at all times... but later the original intelligence agent went missing due to his own exposure, so they urgently needed new intelligence agents to help continue the investigation."

"Hanell replied."

“But there are… Orpheus Path slots within Apollo Biosphere, and lies and intelligence deception alone cannot conceal them. Therefore, the new intelligence agent must be a Narcissus Path adjuster, or perhaps he himself is unaware of what he is investigating.”

Hanel gave a wry smile at this point, and then said:
"The committee has never liked taking risks, so they used both methods."

A Narcissus path adjuster, unaware of his own existence, transmits intelligence through "reflections" created every year.

Furthermore, she was even the girlfriend of an Orpheus path intelligence agent—even if Jim discovered her problems, he would only choose to help cover them up.

It must be said that the committee's infiltration plan was truly ingenious.

"And I only learned about the 'Military Zombie Project' later... But by then, because of the lessons learned from the turmoil in the Kish Island resettlement area, Apollo Biotechnology seemed to have completely abandoned the project. They believed that it was impossible to create versatile and loyal zombies to manage the army using only half of the Nyx's Will elements."

Hanel's words reminded Jim of something, and he immediately asked:
"If that's the case, what about the complete Nyx legacy? Could the Dionysus virus combined with the Apollo virus create a perfect..."

Hanel immediately shook his head:
"They may have considered this, but firstly, they only have half of Nyx's will; the other half, the original Dionysus virus, is not in their possession. Secondly, if they were to combine them to create 'new humans,' not to mention whether they could control them, it would likely immediately trigger the 'Delphi' Prophecy Bureau's alert for a crisis of human intelligence."

Ultimately, Apollo Bio simply wanted to gain more influence within the Olympus Order; it had no intention of inflicting a major backlash on headquarters like Neptune Transportation had.

Hearing this, Jim pondered for a moment, then said:

"And what about this time? Is what happened in the Nord resettlement area related to the crisis in the Kish Island resettlement area before, or to the Apollo creatures?"

This question instantly made Hanel's expression turn serious. She looked at Jim and said:
"Regarding this... actually, not long ago, under pressure from the Jupiter Group, Apollo Bio finally admitted that the original Apollo virus sample in the 'Research Zombie Center' had been stolen. At the same time, the leader of the Dionysian Cult also confirmed that the Dionysian virus they had recently tried to spread in the Nord resettlement area was a modified version of the original Dionysian virus, not the safe version of the Janus lineage."

"Stolen?" Jim couldn't help but sneer.

The Hayashihara family's unusual zombie samurai, the interdimensional battle between Eri and Rokudo Theseus, and Baptiste who has been scheming against him all along...

In his mind, all the clues he had investigated earlier were now connected.

"As you said before, there are two reasons why Apollo Bio doesn't conduct experiments combining the two viruses: first, because they don't have the original version of the Dionysus virus; and second, because they are worried that the 'new humans' they create will trigger an alarm about a crisis of human intelligence."

"But now, neither of these restrictions exist. They've obtained the Dionysian Virus from the Dionysian Cult; as for the Anthropomorphic Crisis, they can conduct experiments with complete confidence in the lawless Nord Resettlement Area. That's why Apollo Biotechnology sent a Chimera Path Adjuster to collect the experimental data."

As Jim spoke, he turned to look at the apothecary in the corner—this guy's first target upon arriving at the Nord resettlement area was the Lin Yuan family, and he had also said on the aircraft that he was going to find Baptiste and eat his brain.

In addition, he also wants to bring back his biological brain.

"I'm afraid he not only wants to retrieve the experimental data, but also wants to use the gene factory in his body to directly create a 'superhuman virus' with sufficient transmissibility and conduct mass experiments in the Nord resettlement area... before it is completely destroyed here."

Jim said so.

"Superman virus?"

Hanel tilted his head in confusion.

"The name I just chose—a combination of Dionysus and Apollo—isn't that Superman?"

A little embarrassed by the interruption, Jim said...

"After all these years, your naming skills are still just as indescribable..."

Hanel sighed somewhat helplessly, then continued:
"I previously had the injected virtual personality read the pharmacist's memories... and now I should be making some progress."

As she spoke, she turned to look at the pharmacist, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Little Jimmy, do you know what mission the original owner of this body was on before?"

"Wait a minute... what are you going to name that virtual personality?!"

Upon hearing the nickname "Little Jimmy," Jim immediately protested.

Before Hanel could answer, the "pharmacist" spoke in a tone completely unlike his own:

"After consuming the brains of those zombies, he packaged the Apollo virus DNA using pathogens prevalent in the Nord resettlement area. Now, he's spreading it throughout the resettlement area using specialized water and air pollution-generating bio-warfare symbiotes." (End of Chapter)