Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 558 Cognition
“It’s confirmed, Wang Xue couldn’t see the referee disappear…” Zhang Jie stood on the railing of the stands as if no one else was there, turning his head to say to Qi Tengyi and the others.

The audience, who were cheering and shouting for the victory, seemed oblivious to Zhang Jie's presence, unleashing a deafening roar towards the arena. However, in Zhang Jie's words, this was quite fair: the audience couldn't see the Zhongzhou team, and the Zhongzhou team couldn't hear the audience's voices.

Isolated by telekinesis, the Central Continent Team members felt completely at ease. Zhang Heng casually asked, "Are you sure? It's not that she has bad eyesight?"

Surprisingly, Zhang Jie didn't immediately start cursing. Instead, he said very seriously, "That possibility has been ruled out."

Liu Xi said calmly, "Don't think this is a joke, this is a very important issue... After excluding other factors, Wang Xue really cannot correctly perceive the referee's departure. It can even be said that the referee can only be perceived by those whose gene lock has not been activated when he appears."

Zhan Lan touched her forehead, and her whole body trembled slightly, as if she had remembered something. After a long while, she finally spoke, "I'm sorry, I was just thinking about some ghost stories I collected when I was writing my novel. But this kind of cognitive guidance is really terrifying."

"How so?" Zhang Heng paused for a moment. "Oh, I see. Compared to the kind of direct terror, being kept in the dark and taking it for granted is a different kind of terror."

After muttering to himself for a moment, Zhang Heng looked up at Zhang Jie and asked, "By the way, is the mind partitioning device that Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha used based on the same principle?"

Zhang Jie said helplessly, "Aren't you tired doing this?"

Zhang Heng, who had been squatting on the edge of the steps, supporting his body only on his toes, smiled mysteriously: "I haven't enhanced my physical attributes, so I can't maintain this indefinitely... If I enhanced my bloodline and still can't maintain it, then what's the point of enhancing it?"

"Never mind, whatever makes you happy..." Zhang Jie sighed, then shook his head.

The person who shook their head answered Zhang Heng's earlier question, and seeing this action, the others listening nearby became curious. With Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha not present, perhaps only Zhang Jie could answer the mystery.

Zhang Jie considered for a moment, then used the easiest-to-understand explanation: "Gene lock, as the name suggests, is closely related to genes, right? In the context of the Supreme God, genes have the meaning of basic factors."

"Wait, aren't genes translated?" Zhang Heng raised his hand and asked earnestly.

Zhan Lan glared at him: "You've got both transliteration and translation, can you shut up?"

Zhang Jie coughed and said, "That's roughly the idea. The mechanism of gene operation, well, I can't explain it clearly, and you probably don't want to hear it... If you're interested later, you can ask Mu Xiang or look it up yourself. In short, changes in genes affect every aspect of our lives."

"The genetic lock not only locks in our other hidden genes and the violent power buried deep within us to prevent it from erupting out of control, but also locks in the stability of our genes to prevent them from being affected by external factors. Of course, how securely the latter is locked depends on the level of the genetic lock versus the level of external influence."

"For example, the special electromagnetic waves that are ubiquitous in this world are higher than the genetic locks of ordinary people; we might call them Tier 0. Our evolution in the God Realm is about slowly unlocking our innate genetic locks, allowing them to climb upwards from zero... Theoretically, the tier of the genetic lock can be compared to that of the extraordinary system." "However, those who have unlocked Tier 1 genetic locks are not affected by these electromagnetic waves... The most reasonable explanation is that Tier 1 genetic locks can already lock a portion of the genes, rendering the electromagnetic waves ineffective. Of course, based on this principle, I suspect that even without a genetic lock, people who have enhanced their bloodline wouldn't be bewitched like ordinary people."

At this point, Zhang Jie shrugged: "Of course, this is something that you analysts should verify. I just mentioned it casually... After Liu Xi isolated that electromagnetic wave, I also felt it. Based on your reactions, we can confirm that the influence of this electromagnetic wave is between the zeroth and first order."

Seeing the slight furrows in everyone's brows, Zhang Jie smiled and said, "I know what you're thinking... Yes, Wang Xue's performance is a little better than normal, but only a little. In a way, we should thank her for not actually taking the first step of the gene lock, otherwise we wouldn't have any way to verify it."

“Electromagnetic waves generated targeting the characteristics, or rather, weaknesses, of human genes… These involve the transcription of genetic information and electronic signals, as well as the sequential order of signal encoding,” Liu Xi continued. “For subsequent interventions to be effective, the electromagnetic waves must first be able to penetrate the gene sequence. A formal first-order gene lock can prevent this first step, making any further impact impossible…”

Zhang Jie breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, you've finally explained it clearly... It really takes a professional."

"You flatter me. Your explanation was the most convincing."

"Ahem, we've already explained the principles of electromagnetic waves in this world... Now let's look at the Mind Partitioner." Zhang Jie spread his hands and said, "Unfortunately, the Mind Partitioner can't give us any reference value. Just the fact that it can affect fourth-tier powerhouses means that this kind of electromagnetic wave can't be used against us."

"You've all heard us boast about how powerful fourth-tier experts are... Theoretically speaking, unless it's a higher level of power, it's impossible for a fourth-tier expert's body and consciousness to be modified or distorted. The reason the Mind Partitioning Device works on them isn't because the Mind Partitioning Device is powerful, but because they are powerful. If they didn't cooperate, the Mind Partitioning Device's effect probably wouldn't be ideal."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded secretly. After Resident Evil 2, Mu Xiang restored his and Zheng Zha's separated thoughts to their original state... According to him, after entering the fourth stage, he often noticed something was wrong, which was already shaking the results of the thought partitioning.

Zhan Lan frowned and said, "So, to them, the Mind Zoner is more like helping God create a stone that God can't lift?"

“Uh, I don’t understand,” Zhang Jie said frankly. “But I can say with certainty that it is their own willingness that allows them to hide a part of their thoughts and then attach them to a certain anchor point. That anchor point and the thoughts themselves may not be necessarily related. From attaching to it to breaking the isolation, it all relies on the thought mechanism that Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha set up themselves. But the electromagnetic waves of this world can only be perceived by people when they see something, so they look similar, but are actually completely different!”

"So, turning this around will be a huge undertaking..." Zhan Lan sighed.

Liu Xi said calmly, "My main task now is to analyze all of this... If we can truly understand the secrets behind it, it won't be difficult to reverse the situation. After all, the genes of humans in this world have only been targeted, not modified. I've handed over a lot of information gathering tasks to Ying Kong now. I just finished writing a working program and sent it to her yesterday."

"Then I'll have to trouble you all..." Zhang Heng muttered, picking up a tablet computer. "I want to see how Zheng Zha is doing. I've staked all my money on him."

"Damn, I think you're just desperate to get rich quick!"

(End of this chapter)