138: Chapter 138 Soul Analysis Report and Contact [The Root] and [The Logical Man]

The engine of the [dream chaser] let out a long, roaring sound on the dark red [Doomsday Highway], and its speed of 110km/h turned the zombies stumbling on the wilderness on both sides into blurry shadows.

In the first small zombie zone, a few zombies had just pounced to the center of the road when they were pierced by the pale purple beam from the laser gun on the roof; the second zombie zone was even more straightforward—Zhao Hu activated [Giant Strength Berserk] and leaned out of the vehicle, smashing away the blocking zombies with his fists without stopping for even half a second—everyone knew that the Honkai range expanding at 100km/h behind them left no room for delay.

"'dream chaser' broadcast: The soul gourd has a total capacity of 2855 units, and the material conversion furnace has 155.8 units of liquid energy remaining." The electronically synthesized voice sounded steadily. Chen Rui glanced at the blue light jumping at the furnace mouth, while Lin Wan gently adjusted the range of the [Purification Halo]. No one was distracted by the data—in the center of the vehicle, Zhang Hao stared at the pale blue light screen floating in front of the [soul gourd], his expression so focused that the other members of the [Dream Society] were too quiet to make a sound.

That light screen was the [Soul Analysis Report] just generated by the [soul gourd]. The font carried the cold light of metallic texture, and the format was as regular as a precise file:

[Soul Analysis Report - No.: MR-001]

[I. Core Conclusions]

1. Soul Origin: All collected samples originate from the Original Humans of this world;

2. Composition Ratio: Original Humans Soul (80%) + soul virus (10%) + Honkai Power (10%);

3. Key Influence: The soul virus dominates behavioral Logic (twisting the fundamental Law of this world, [Forward], and branding it into the Souls of the Original Humans of this world), while Honkai Power strengthens the virus effect and forces the physical gene sequence to collapse, proceeding with a forced evolution - zombification.

[II. Detailed Analysis]

1. Original Humans Soul

- Basic unit: Ordinary zombies contain 1 unit of Soul, variants contain 10 units of Soul, and Honkai Variant contain 100 units of Soul;

- State characteristics: Forcedly influenced by the soul virus and Honkai Power, even if the body is zombified, it must forcibly execute the twisted obsession of [Forward].

2. soul virus (Originating from this world)

- Core mechanism: Branding the fundamental Law of this world, [Forward], into the bottom layer of the Soul, forming a twisted obsession, forcing the Soul to move in a fixed direction - [Destination];

- Propagation method: It has been branded into the bottom layer of the Souls of the Original Humans of this world. As long as it is an Original Human of this world, it must be infected with the soul virus. Influenced by Honkai Power, the body fluid transmission method is added. The Souls of the infected will be quickly eroded by the virus, the physical gene sequence will collapse, and they will be completely zombified within 72 hours.

3. Honkai Power (Originating from [Lord of Collapse])

- Action path: First penetrates the soul virus structure, and via the twisted [Forward] obsession, causes the physical gene sequence to collapse - zombification;

- Physical influence: Physical gene sequence collapse - zombification. Specific manifestations of zombification include the membrane wings of flying variants, the Rock shell of hardened variants, and the corrosive liquid generator tubes of spraying zombies, etc.

Zhang Hao's fingertips gently brushed over the words "Lord of Collapse" and "fundamental Law of this world" on the light screen, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

These pieces of information were like scattered gears, rapidly interlocking in his mind: the soul virus's "Forward" obsession corresponded to the behavior of all zombies rushing toward the [Destination]; the Honkai Power caused the physical gene sequence to collapse, explaining why the humans of this world would turn into zombies and the Origin of the variants' special abilities.

The [Supply Station of the God of Technology] was clearly an "anti-tool library" laid out in advance by the [God of Technology]—the [soul gourd] collecting samples, the laser gun clearing threats, every step was paving the way for countering the [Lord of Collapse].

"Silver Star, pull up all data since arriving in this world." Zhang Hao murmured in his heart.

The [Silver Star] in his pocket immediately glowed faintly, and the information stored by the [All-Knowing Eye (Pseudo)] poured in like a tide: the 20% Honkai index when entering the world, the "6 days, 4 supply stations" distribution mentioned by [Most Journey to the West], the attack patterns of every variant...

The massive amount of information was quickly integrated with the support of [Silver Star]'s computing power, like filling in the last few pieces of a puzzle.

Suddenly, a golden mark appeared between Zhang Hao's brows—as the logical loop of "the fundamental Law of this world [Forward], the influence of Honkai Power on the soul virus and the body, the different entry durations for everyone, and the [Destination] that only exists ahead but cannot be confirmed to truly exist" formed, he resonated simultaneously with the three great [Origin]s of [Karma], [Fate], and [Logic].

His consciousness seemed to sink into the deep sea, then was suddenly pulled to a high altitude, vaguely touching some grand and cold existence: that was the trajectory network woven by [Fate], where all zombie Souls were moving forward toward the "Destination" in the net; that was the link of intertwined [Karma] threads, where every action of the soul virus and Honkai Power had a clear source; that was the fundamental Law constructed by [Logic], where the "Forward" Law of this world was branded into the bottom layer of the Soul of every Original Human of this world.

This was not a simple "resonance" with [Origin], but a brief "contact" with [Origin], fleeting yet Soul-shaking.

The next second, the pale blue [System] light screen suddenly covered the Soul report, the font flickering with the shimmer of a clearance level upgrade:

[Dreamworld Humanity Mission - Round 4 - Origin Contact]

[Mission Requirements: Make contact with an "Origin" related to your own Talent or Soul]

[Mission Reward: dream permission rank increased, unlock next stage mission]

[Mission Status: Completed]

[Dreamworld Humanity Mission - Round 5 - Origin Link]

[Mission Requirements: Link with an "Origin" related to your own Talent or Soul]

[Mission Reward: dream permission rank increased, unlock next stage mission]

[Mission Status: Not Completed]

[dream permission rank increased: LV5 → LV6]

[dream permission rank LV6: Can consume Dream Power / dream coins to initiate "System Feedback" to the Dream System, submitting suggestions on world rules, item optimization, mission adjustments, etc.; after suggestions are adopted, rewards such as dream coins, clearance levels, special items, etc. can be obtained.]

[Title Upgrade: Child of Logic → Person of Logic: Strengthens thinking speed, allows five-threaded thinking, improves thinking acuity]

[Due to special reasons (Contact with Origin), the title "Person of Logic" is converted into an A-Rank Talent "Person of Logic"]

[Due to special reasons (Contact with Origin), the Dream Spirit "Silver Star" is strengthened]

When the [System] prompt disappeared, Zhang Hao slowly came back to his senses, the golden shimmer on his fingertips gradually fading.

The [Silver Star] in his pocket dimmed a bit; clearly, the computing power consumption just now was not small, but its small mouse eyes became sharp and spirited, and the Chaos mouse eyes [All-Knowing Eye (Pseudo)] also became deeper.

And in the eyes of others, Zhang Hao had just been "dazed" at the light screen for a few minutes, but that invisible pressure was real—it was like a high-speed precision machine was suspended above the vehicle, making Zhao Hu subconsciously clench his fists, Chen Rui slow down his breathing, and Lin Wan's [Purification Halo] tremble slightly.

"Zhang Hao, are you okay?" Lin Wan stepped forward softly, her fingertips glowing with light green life elements, "That feeling just now... was very oppressive."

Zhang Hao looked up, his eyes still retaining the clarity from the contact with [Origin]: "I'm fine, the Soul report provided key information."

He pointed to the "soul virus" entry on the light screen, "The 'Forward' obsession of all zombies and the strengthening of variants are all caused by this thing and Honkai Power—and the 'Destination' we are going to might not even exist at all!"

Everyone was stunned in place by what Zhang Hao said, and a feeling of deep terror rose from the bottom of everyone's hearts.

The engine of the [dream chaser] was still roaring, and the pale blue shield refracted cold light under the sun.

The black light spots in the [soul gourd] rotated gently, as if echoing the "Origin Contact" just now;

The dark red [Doomsday Highway] extending infinitely upwards and the Honkai clouds flashing with electric light behind them made the people on the [dream chaser] feel like frogs being boiled in warm water.

The cycle of constantly killing zombies to obtain dream coins → upgrading vehicle speed at supply stations → expanding Honkai range → continuing to kill zombies to obtain dream coins—the vehicle that seemed to be constantly strengthening was actually just prey leisurely driven by hunters ([soul virus] and [Lord of Collapse]).