Abyssal Wanderer

"If that's the case..."

Just as Jim was thinking about the possible existence form and transmission route of that "parasite", Ji Mu, who was constantly rummaging through the case files, spoke:

"Then will Youxue be like these people..."

There was strong uneasiness in her voice.

Sensing the other party's emotions, Jim slowed down and comforted:

"How should I put it? At least Duanmu Youxue was not found in the Public Security Bureau's database...wait a minute!"

Jim suddenly screamed, startling Ji Mu, who quickly asked:

"What happened? Could it be that I found Youxue..."

Her voice was panicked.

"No, no, no, that's not it."

Jim shook his head, and then waved towards the projection, and the case files were immediately arranged on the timeline in the order of occurrence.

Sure enough...the severity of these people's illnesses is related to the time they joined the Thracian Club. The earlier people participated in the mutual aid activities of the Thracian Club, the more severe their symptoms were.

This is a pattern that can be easily discovered. After all, no matter what form it is, it is a matter of course that the degree of infection will continue to worsen over time.

but……

Jim also marked the time for uploading Duanmu Youxue's file. As a result, a disharmonious element appeared on the originally normal timeline.

Duanmu Youxue's condition deteriorated a little too quickly compared to others.

By the time of her first convention, the arachnophobic girl had been to the Thracian Club seven times. According to the frequency of two meetings a week, the girl joined the association nearly a month earlier than Duanmu.

But the time when she became ill and bought 20,000 white-fronted tall spiders online and released them at home was more than a week later than the time when Duanmu could not suppress his appetite at all. And judging from the severity of the disease, the girl still maintained clear logic and normal communication skills after the onset of the disease, while Duanmu Youxue's symptoms were almost as severe as those infected with the T virus.

"Is it a little too fast?"

Jimu saw the short period of time when the snow file was highlighted in red on the projection, and seemed to understand what Jim meant.

"Yes, her condition deteriorated too quickly."

Jim nodded, then bit his nails and continued thinking.

In other words, Duanmu Youxue has his own special place compared to other infected people.

"Hongpon brain area..."

Jim murmured, and the thoughts in his mind suddenly opened up.

Yes, the most obvious one is this! Duanmu Youxue is a modern hacker who has developed the Hongpon brain area. The structure of her brain is very different from that of ordinary people.

That unknown "parasite" may be more suitable to live in the Hongpon brain area; or it needs to "build" a structure similar to the Hongpon brain area in the brain first; or it may simply be a mutated Hongpon brain area structure. itself……

After all, the cause of the formation of the Hongpon Brain Area is a hotly debated topic in academic circles, and the parasitism theory ranks high among various hypotheses in terms of plausibility.

"I remember the last part of the mutual aid rally was when everyone drank that very expensive wine together, right?"

Thinking of this, Jim confirmed.

"Yes, it is a wine made from Apollo Biogene-edited crops. It has nootropic and anti-aging effects. But I took the sample for testing before, and there is nothing dangerous in it."

Ji Mu nodded and replied.

"Intelligence and anti-aging...in other words, it can promote the metabolism and growth of cells, especially brain cells."

Jim said, waving his hand to turn off all the projections.

"Perhaps wine is not a source of infection, but a medium for the growth of those parasites. In this case, the body of the 'parasite' may be some kind of mutated brain structure."

He said so.

Since the Hongpon brain area is generated by the stimulation of brain-computer interface implantation, then by inputting certain stimuli to the brain-computer interface, it may be possible to cause secondary mutations in the Hongpon brain area.

It's like the New Tenri Sect is able to mass-produce talented "miko".

And possible stimulation methods…

Jim carefully recalled the activities in the Thracian Club mutual aid group, and there was actually one event that all members had to go through, and it also involved a project that stimulated brain-computer interfaces - the Thracian Club's promotional simulation.

Thinking of this, he stood up and put on his old windbreaker again with ruffled edges at the cuffs.

"Where are we going?"

Ji Mu quickly stood up and asked when he saw this.

"First find an infected person, and then examine his brain structure to determine what the parasite is."

Jim said, reloading a few bullets into his revolver.

"Where to find it? Are you going to pick someone from that list who is still alive?"

Ji Mu couldn't help but ask.

Of course what she said was the most convenient method, but Jim shook his head, then took a deep look at Ji Mu and said:

"Do you want to come along?"

Although Ji Mu didn't immediately understand what the other party meant, he still subconsciously replied:

"Of course!"

Jim sighed, and then said:

"Then let's reason first, where is a bulimic patient with anorexia most likely to hang out?"

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Please...you...collect_6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

Tartarus, New Hell Studio.

Christie, who was polishing her armor and etching the shape of her front paws in her own exclusive cabin, was interrupted by a high-priority message.

"Hmm?"

The indicator light in her eyes couldn't help but flash red.

It was the little guy code-named Theseus, who applied to go to the Limbo for deep diving adaptation training.

"He hasn't even started physical rehabilitation and he has to train network adaptability... Is this kid born to be a cow or a horse?"

In response, Christie cursed and muttered to herself.

Limbo is a zone between various subnets and the Abyss Dark Web. Although the operating environment of the network is closer to the Abyss Dark Web, it does not require deep diving interface authorization to enter it, and the death of the substitute in it will not trigger the apoptosis program.

Because it is outside the Styx firewall, there are even few wandering malicious programs in Limbo.

But this does not mean that Limbo is an absolutely safe place. Because any force that holds the deep diving interface will build its own cloud server in the Limbo Prison - after all, the servers running the Limbo Prison are outside the human control world just like the servers of the Abyss Dark Web, and most of them are the legacy of artificial intelligence or even super artificial intelligence.

In short, this is an extremely large and very safe computing power resource.

Therefore, when friction or conflict occurs between different forces, the initial target of probing is often the opponent's Limbo Prison territory.

Of course, Christie is not worried that when Theseus is undergoing deep diving adaptation training, some other company forces will suddenly attack and affect him, but she just doesn't understand why he is so active in going to Limbo Prison for training.

You know, at the moment, I have completely given up on Pluto Deep Diving, and I just want to perfunctorily deal with the tasks assigned by the board of directors - I will leave the company and go out to work alone after completing the contract with Charon, the old man.

How could this young man who has an obviously more unpleasant relationship with Pluto Deep Diving be so active?

Or is this the instruction of the person behind him? Need to enter Limbo Prison to complete certain operations?

[Old man, does this have anything to do with that goddess? ]

Thinking of this, Christie couldn't help but ask Charon, who was dormant in the depths of her consciousness to avoid the influence of the Styx firewall.

...

There was no reply.

"Qi, don't say it if you don't want to... It's best for you not to speak in this life."

Rolling her eyes in her mind with some depression, Christie finally gave Theseus the authorization to visit Limbo, and attached a series of hidden surveillance programs to the authorization.

It seemed as if she couldn't investigate it herself.

Just as Christie was thinking this, Charon's voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

[If one day, you are betrayed by the person you trust the most, what will you do? ]

Although it was an inexplicable question, Christie answered without hesitation:

[Do you think I will trust anyone after going through so many things? Sorry, now I don't trust anyone except myself. 】

This answer made Charon silent for a long time, and finally he said slowly:

[What if it is you who betrayed your trust? 】

"What do you mean?"

In response to this question that seemed to have a hidden meaning, Christie asked directly.

But the other party did not respond. (End of this chapter)