The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 576 Accident
When Wu Chang saw Dylan, Dylan's face was deathly pale, and he had lost all his energy and vitality, with only a sliver of spirit still holding him together.

Wu was greatly alarmed by this sight and quickly stepped forward, saying:

"Mr. Dylan, what happened to you?"

Dylan forced a smile and said:
"Perhaps sensing that its mission was coming to an end, this body couldn't hold on any longer before I could."

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the cycles that everyone must go through; you don't need to be sad for me."

Wu Chang sighed, grasped Dylan's cold hand, and asked;

"You summoned me here because there is some unfulfilled wish. If I can do it, I certainly won't refuse."

Wu Chang's expression was sincere and genuine, which brought a sense of relief to Dylan's eyes.

He looked at the resident who had stayed inside to take care of him and said:

"I'm a little thirsty, could you get me a glass of water?"

The resident understood Dylan's meaning, took the cup and left the ward, closing the door behind him.

Once Dylan was alone in the room with Wu Chang, he slowly said:

“I knew it. You are different from people like Mason. Only under your leadership can the Lullaby Project become a true haven for the weak, instead of a flesh-and-blood factory that sells souls.”

Wu Chang asked, puzzled:
"Mr. Dylan, what do you mean by that?"

Dylan coughed twice quickly, and once he had caught his breath, he said:

“There’s something I have to tell you. Before the anomaly occurred, I was actually the director of the Security Department at the Central Research Institute. My name at the time was Sandos.”

Wu Chang looked bewildered, seemingly not quite understanding Dylan's description.

“I heard that the survivors of the Central Research Institute should have all come to Jacques University or to the side of the Conservative Party. Since you are the director of the Security Department, why are you crammed into a building on the outskirts of the city with the lone survivors?”

Dylan hesitated for a moment, then said:
“I deliberately separated from the main group because I am different from the others; my goal is revenge.”

revenge.

Wu Chang's face lit up with realization. If revenge was Dylan and Auriel's motive, then the question he hadn't been able to figure out before was easily answered.

Seeing Wu Chang's expression, Dylan continued:

"It seems you already know the true nature of the Lullaby Agreement, so you know what I'm thinking."

“You’re right. My eldest son joined the army because of my influence. He is very talented and hardworking. He quickly became a member of the military’s elite commando team. Because of his excellent physical condition, he, like me, became a military engineer.”

"But that kid was too outstanding and too eager to catch up with me. In order to gain my approval, he always worked extra hard on every mission. His efforts earned him more than a dozen medals in eight years, but he also developed bio-network decomposition syndrome due to overuse of the bio-network."

Having heard this, Wu Chang already knew what was going to happen next, but he didn't interrupt Dylan. Instead, he listened quietly to Dylan's recounting.

Dylan's experience is similar to that of Peyton, the ninth-floor director of the research institute who transformed into a doll-like monster. They both possess abilities and were chosen by the Lullaby Protocol to join the program in order to give their loved ones the best treatment and help them recover as soon as possible.

However, Dylan's situation was worse than Peyton's. Peyton's wife attempted suicide twice, but he saved her both times. Dylan's son had served in the military and was even more resolute in his actions.

He shot himself in the head; even if Eileen were there, she couldn't have saved him.

This incident made Dylan feel extremely guilty, and he was once immersed in grief. Just when he was about to be fired by the Central Research Institute for his poor work performance, someone approached him.

The other party told him that his son's suicide was not due to the failure of the Lullaby Agreement treatment, nor was it because he had neglected his son, but because the leaders of the Civil Rights Party had secretly interfered.

In order to make people like Dylan work even more wholeheartedly for the Lullaby Agreement, these people gave their relatives substandard tranquilizers that not only failed to improve their relatives' condition but could even worsen it to a certain extent, as required.

They were threatened with escalation, told that their loved ones would collapse if they left the Lullaby Agreement.

Dylan's son, during a period of worsening threats, experienced a breakdown in his identity and chose to end his own life.

Dylan didn't say who told him the news, but Wu Changneng guessed that it was Auriel.

It wasn't just because Auriel's position was high enough, but also because the eighth floor, which Auriel was in charge of, was responsible for a large number of patients' consciousness reconciliation, psychotherapy, and the collaboration between tranquilizers and the Sky Tower.

Dylan continued:

"Since learning the truth, I have pulled myself together, and there is only one goal left in my life: revenge."

"I will record the truth about the Lullaby Agreement and the crimes of the Civil Rights Party and others, and make it public."

"Not only should the reformers know that the Civil Rights Party and the Conservative Party are deliberately making them suffer from bioreactivity, but ordinary people should also know that politicians are using the threats they create to incite people's fear of security, thereby giving them votes and getting them to agree to their Lullaby Agreement."

No wonder Auriel and Dylan left with the data from the eighth floor of the research institute, but didn't use it as leverage to appear in any organization.

Because from the very beginning, it wasn't a bargaining chip, but evidence of a crime.

On the day of the incident, they were not members of the Jacques City Self-Help Group, yet they knew in advance that an attack was coming, because they were not waiting for an attack from the Self-Help Group, but from the Conservative Party.

Both parties bear responsibility for the leniency towards bioreticulosis and the implementation of the Lullaby Agreement. The data they obtained from the eighth layer can only point the finger at the Civil Rights Party. If the Conservative Party can distance itself in time, it can escape unscathed and even use this as an opportunity to suppress the Civil Rights Party.

If at this point, we could exploit the Conservative Party's greed and bring them down.

Revealing the truth about the Lullaby Agreement while also releasing evidence of the Conservative Party's attacks and massacres at the Central Institute would kill two birds with one stone, striking at both parties simultaneously.

Wu Chang sighed and asked:
Did you ultimately succeed?

Dylan was momentarily at a loss for words. He paused for a moment and then said:
"I succeeded, and I failed."

"I obtained the evidence I wanted, but I found that things were not going the way I expected."

“I want to make amends, but I find that I can’t do anything. All I can do is protect the innocent people who have been thrown into chaos because of me as much as possible, and continue to collect evidence of the Civil Rights Party’s crimes and find a way to make them pay for it.”

At this point, Dylan looked at Wu Chang with a relieved smile on his face.

"But now, it seems I don't need it anymore."

“I know that Professor Eugene and Mason are not on the same path. He has his own plans. Although we have not joined his plans, I have great respect for Professor Eugene himself.”

"The fact that he approves of you and cooperates with you shows that you are different from Mason. The Lullaby Project that you are promoting can truly help those modified individuals. In that case, the evidence we have collected is no longer important."

Dylan pulled a piece of paper from beside the hospital bed, wrote an address on it, and then handed it to Wu Chang.

“The evidence we’ve collected is right here, being guarded by my partner. But she’s not in good condition. I hope you can help me cure her illness for the sake of this evidence.”

After explaining everything, Dylan seemed to have completely lost all his strength and lay back down on the bed.

His voice became very soft as he murmured:

"I don't understand. Everyone says that biometrics is a great technology that will change humanity, so why has everything turned out like this?"

"I hope that after I die, the all-knowing Lord will tell me the answer."

Wu Chang patted Dylan on the shoulder, withdrawing the evil energy from Dylan's body, and said:

“Mr. Dylan, you don’t need to be so pessimistic.”

“When I met Professor Eugene, I witnessed an amazing miracle at his base.”

"The goddess known as the Light of Eternal Purity, unwilling to see this disaster continue to escalate, descended her divine power to provide shelter for the survivors of this land."

“I will send someone to take you there. The Lord you speak of may not be able to help you, but His Holiness the Eternal Light will forgive everything you have done.”

Listening to Sean's clumsy attempt at comfort, Dylan laughed and said:

"Thank you."

Then he felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, and he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Wu Chang opened the door to his room and saw that the residents who had once been sheltered by Dylan were waiting in the corridor not far away.

Upon seeing Wu Chang emerge, the crowd eagerly asked:
"Mr. Sean, how is Mr. Dylan?"

Wu Chang said with a smile:

"He is not in immediate danger, but he is under too much mental stress and has fallen asleep. You can go and check on him now."

He waved at Jason and said:
"Arrange a car later to take Dylan to the self-rescue team."

He originally wanted to remind Dylan to be careful on the road, but then he thought that without any trouble, it would be difficult for Dylan to have any problems with his physical condition, so he took back his words.

After leaving the ward, he immediately found Professor Eugene and relayed the information Dylan had provided. Eugene, unable to make a decision on this matter, naturally passed the buck to Peace.

After changing hands a series of times, Wu Chang's intelligence ended up back in Wu Chang's own hands.

He manipulated his true self and headed straight for the address Dylan had given him.

The address Dylan gave was not far from where his main body entered Jacques City. The location was a two-story building, and the companion Dylan mentioned who stayed inside should be Auriel, who had not yet shown her face.

He was standing not far from the building, pondering what opening line to use to convince the other party that he had come at Dylan's behest, when suddenly he saw the building's door open and an unexpected acquaintance walk out.

That person was none other than Killing Intent Fluctuation, who had been absent from the team for several days. Killing Intent Fluctuation's original power, which he had only recently comprehended, had become exceptionally solid and was showing a tendency to grow towards the domain level.

He stepped directly out of the shadows and called out to the wave of murderous intent that was about to leave.

"Why are you here?"

"Boss?!" Upon seeing Wu Chang appear, the killing intent surged even more in surprise than Wu Chang himself.

How did you find this place?

Wu Chang asked in confusion:
Is it strange that I'm here?

The wave of killing intent explained:

"As far as I know, this place cannot be discovered unless invited, and theoretically even you, Boss, are no exception."

Wu Chang was somewhat surprised. The man with the murderous intent was serious and rarely joked. For him to say this meant that there was something unusual about this building.

No wonder he had been searching for food in the vicinity when he entered Jacques City, but hadn't noticed anything unusual about this place.

If he hadn't been invited, he wouldn't have been able to discover it either; this ability reminded him of someone, Mary.

He observed the surge of murderous intent and said:

"It seems you've been through a lot these past few days while you've been missing."

A wave of murderous intent flickered, revealing a look of guilt, as he said:

"Sorry, boss, there are many things I can't say because of the mission."

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow. The special mission that couldn't be revealed to others sounded complicated; it was probably a hidden side quest.

I thought that Cold Mountain and Booker running into Eugene was the pinnacle of luck in the dungeon, but I didn't expect there to be other experts as well.

He nodded and said:
“I understand, but I’m here on someone’s behalf to retrieve something and treat the people inside. Will this affect your mission?”

Upon hearing that Wu Changlai had come to save someone, the man's murderous intent surged, his eyes lit up, and he quickly said:

"It doesn't matter. In fact, if it weren't for the task restrictions, I would have asked you for help long ago."

As soon as Wu Chang entered the building following the wave of killing intent, he was locked onto by a powerful mental force. He could feel that this mental force was full of destruction and instability, and could go out of control at any moment.

He tried his best not to retaliate with his willpower, to avoid accidentally shattering the opponent's already fragile spirit.

“I was sent by Dylan to retrieve the evidence here and to help him rescue one of his companions.”

A surge of murderous intent chimed in from the side:

"He's my boss, he's incredibly capable, he can definitely help you."

A woman's voice came from inside the room. She said:
"What happened to Dylan?"

Wu Chang said:

"As a guest who has come from afar, you should let me in before we talk."

The spiritual energy applied to him dissipated.

"come in."

Wu Chang walked into the inner room and saw a woman sitting on the sofa in the living room. The woman was none other than Auriel, whom he had seen in his resentment.

Auriel was in very bad condition. Not only was she mentally unstable, but her bio-awareness network was also on the verge of going out of control. Her mental state was even worse than Professor Eugene's before.

She is in a state where she cannot withstand the slightest stimulation; if she is not careful, she will turn into a bloody monster.

The living room table was piled high with empty bottles of tranquilizers, showing that tranquilizers alone were no longer enough to stabilize her mind.

Seeing this, the killing intent surged and quickly came to Auriel's side, using the source of his killing intent to dispel the destructive desires and negative emotions in Auriel's mind.

Seeing this scene, Wu Chang realized that the hidden side quest he received from the killing intent fluctuation should be to act as a doctor and use his ability to maintain Auriel's condition.

While Wu Chang was observing Auriel, Auriel was also observing Wu Chang.

During their mental battle just now, she had already sensed Wu Chang's extraordinary abilities. She excelled in mental power, and even with fluctuations of killing intent, she was no match for him in terms of mental strength.
However, when facing Wu Chang, her proud spiritual power seemed to vanish into thin air, receiving no response whatsoever.

It was as if water was gushing from a pipe, threatening to flood a great river.

That fundamental difference made her feel her own insignificance and the other person's immense size.

More importantly, Wu Changzhen's height of over two meters, coupled with his armor-like muscles, clearly indicated that he was a warrior.

There was a huge gap between her and the other party, both mentally and physically. If the other party had malicious intentions, she would have been dead long ago.

With that thought in mind, she suppressed her hostility and waited for Wu Chang to speak.

Wu Chang found a place to sit down and briefly recounted Dylan's experience, the changes that occurred at Jacques University, and the news of Sean and Eugene's collaboration.

However, in order to prevent Auriel from overthinking, he changed Dylan's statement about the existence of evidence and the reason for the building to believing Professor Eugene's judgment and Sean's character.

Aurelia took the note from Wu Chang and could tell from the handwriting what state Dylan was in when he wrote it.

She could tell that Dylan genuinely believed in Sean, but Dylan's health seemed to be worse than hers.

She sighed, got up and went into the room. A moment later, she handed the storage device containing the data from the eighth layer, which she had been resentfully copying, to Wu Chang.

"Everything Dylan said is in here. Take it and go."

Wu Chang put away the storage device and continued:

"I also promised Dylan that I would help him cure your illness."

Auriel didn't have high hopes for this, but she didn't refuse and asked:

"How do you want treatment?"

Wu Chang gave the killing intent a look, signaling him to move aside. He then moved to face Auriel, meeting her gaze directly, and said:
“I will try to connect with you spiritually to help you stabilize your state. Now look at me, relax your whole body, clear your mind of all distractions, and focus your attention on what is in front of you.”

With Auriel's cooperation, he quickly imprinted his existence into Auriel's heart and entered Auriel's world through the Mind Traveler.

He had basically figured out the secret between Dylan and Auriel, so his main purpose in entering Auriel's mind this time was to heal her mental state.

The ability of a spiritual traveler can both inflict trauma and offer redemption to others.

So this time, he went straight for the part that caused Auriel to lose control of her mind.

As his thoughts shifted, his consciousness attached itself to Auriel, returning to the night the Light of Collapse appeared.

The scene in Auriel's mental world was similar to the resentment he saw on the eighth floor; both involved waiting for the attacker to appear, completing the copy amidst the chaos, and then leaving the eighth floor of the research institute with Dylan.

To avoid being silenced by the Conservative Party, they had planned their evacuation route in advance. Leaving directly on the surface would likely be discovered by the Conservatives, so the safest method was to go underground and leave through a special passage.

The evacuation went smoothly. Taking advantage of the chaos, they entered the underground area and, using their identity as the head of the eighth-floor laboratory, opened the underground emergency passage.

Just then, Auriel, whose mental strength was exceptionally powerful, was suddenly drawn by some force and quickly walked towards another emergency passage. Dylan didn't know what was happening and could only follow.

When she used her position as the lab director to open another underground passage, she saw more than a dozen fully armed members of the self-rescue team, and Mary under their protection.

Both were feeling guilty, and the atmosphere became extremely tense. They hesitated, wondering whether they should pretend they hadn't seen each other, close the door to the underpass, and act as if nothing had happened.

A sharp pain shot through Auriel's mind, and then she saw Mary, who was being protected by the others, suddenly float up and her body began to glow.

(End of this chapter)