After Beating the Game, I Became the Villain BOSS

After the beast crisis ended, due to the severe damage to the Border District, it was no longer suitable for habitation, and the Border refugees were temporarily resettled by the authorities in the city.

The resettlement area was located in the Rust Wall District, guarded by government troops 24 hours a day. An unfinished building was allocated to the Wolf Assault group, where all their members stayed.

It was breakfast time now, and the members of the Wolf Assault group were transporting the living supplies given by the authorities, soaking bowls of instant noodles to distribute to their companions.

When Su Mo and Troy arrived, all the Wolf Assault members, whether they were boiling water, eating, or resting, stood up one after another and cast respectful glances.

Su Mo nodded in greeting to them and followed Troy upstairs.

In a room on the 6th floor, Su Mo saw Hibell.

Due to the building being unfinished, the furnishings were very crude, with all the interiors being raw, and there were no doors or windows, only some iron supports picked up from outside supporting pieces of ragged cloth to block the wind.

Hibell lay on a mattress behind the wind-blocking curtain, covered with a thick, tattered quilt. Her face was pale as paper. Despite being wrapped tightly, she couldn’t stop trembling, and cold sweat kept streaming down her forehead, soaking the pillow.

Her consciousness was already blurred, unaware even of Su Mo’s arrival. Her eyes were half-open, half-closed, and unfocused. Several Wolf Assault doctors responsible for her care were at a loss, helpless.

Troy said in a trembling voice, "After returning from that last beast blockade, her condition has deteriorated rapidly. At first, she couldn’t eat or drink, then she began vomiting blood throughout the night, and now she falls unconscious at any moment, only having a few hours of wakefulness each day..."

Su Mo gazed at the haggard Hibell without speaking, feeling like a stone was pressing on his heart.

Su Mo naturally understood Hibell’s condition; like the former Nuobai, she was a patient with "Blood Code Dissociation Syndrome."

The Blood Code is recognized as the most potent power among the three major Extraordinary Systems. Unlike the smoothly increasing trajectory of the implants and the Spiritual Brain, the power curve of the Blood Code is exponential.

The early performance of the Blood Code is terrible, to the extent that low-level Blood Code Carriers getting killed by ordinary people single-handedly is not uncommon.

However, the higher the Blood Code level, the more dramatic the increase, far surpassing the power of implants and the Spiritual Brain.

This is why those with a high regard for themselves are more inclined towards the Blood Code, as becoming a Blood Code Carrier implies greater possibilities.

But this pursuit comes with a price.

Using implants or the Spiritual Brain also comes with a price, but at least the risks are controllable.

For example, with implants, even if the body can’t bear it and an immune rejection response occurs, there are medications, lower-grade implants can be exchanged, and there’s always a fallback.

But the Blood Code is different. Once you become a Blood Code Carrier, an eternal shadow follows – the Blood Code Dissociation Syndrome.

The probability of this disease occurring is not high; perhaps only one or two out of tens of thousands of Blood Code Carriers will get it.

However, if you are unfortunate enough to contract this disease, it becomes a true nightmare.

The pain it causes is indescribable in ordinary language and cannot be alleviated by any painkillers.

There is a cure, but it’s firmly in the hands of the Hegemony Company—that’s the "Genetic Compilation Protein" Su Mo and Nuobai once went to look for together.

Unlike the easily available immune suppressants for implants, Genetic Compilation Protein is a top-level restricted item of the Hegemony Company, with extremely stringent approvals for each entry and exit, requiring the permission of the highest regional responsible person like Zhao Yiming.

This is the company’s cold strategy. The Blood Code can be leaked, even released recklessly, obtainable on the black market by anyone with money, making anyone a Blood Code Carrier.

As for what to do if unfortunate enough to contract Blood Code Dissociation Syndrome after acquiring the Blood Code?

You can turn to the company, forever serving as the company’s dog, and the company will help treat you—of course, provided that the company finds you worthwhile.

If the company doesn’t deem you worthwhile, or if you don’t want to come, fine, you can watch helplessly as your body collapses with each episode.

Nuobai was forced to work for Elder Tang because she had previously offended the Hegemony Company and couldn’t turn to them, while Elder Tang happened to promise her Genetic Compilation Protein, leading her down that hopeless path.

Elder Tang actually had no such medicine; with his social status, let alone obtaining Genetic Compilation Protein, even seeing it with his own eyes would mean the company’s logistics department had failed, and a bunch of people would face severe consequences.

Elder Tang was completely deceiving Nuobai, planning to use her until she was drained and then cast her aside.

Nuobai was undoubtedly fortunate to have met Su Mo and found a last hope in the Land of No Master ruins.

But Hibell is unfortunate. Even though she met Su Mo, Su Mo has no way to save her, as he genuinely doesn’t know where to find that thing, not to mention that even with Nuobai, it was a desperate gamble.

Su Mo lowered his eyes and said in a soft voice, "I’m sorry, Troy, seeing Hibell like this makes me sad too, but with my current ability, I can’t help her..."

Troy’s eyes widened, and his voice was noticeably trembling. "How is that possible? Don’t you know Zhao Yiming? He’s the head of the New Moon City region for the Hegemony Company. It’s certainly not difficult for him to get a Genetic Compilation Protein!"

"Indeed, it’s not difficult for him," Su Mo said, looking into Troy’s eyes, his gaze and voice both wistful, "The question is, what can we offer him in exchange?"

Troy said anxiously, "Can you at least ask him? Just ask first, and then..."