Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 587 - 331 Yawgmoth’s Question

Chapter 587: Chapter 331 Yawgmoth’s Question

Lu Xuanyu vomited all day on the second day.

When he woke up on the third day, Lu Xuanyu found clumps of hair on his pillow.

He ran his hand gently over his head, not exerting much strength, and a large clump of hair came off with a casual swipe.

Lu Xuanyu looked at all this and fell silent for a moment.

At this time, Miss Florence happened to come by to check on him. Seeing that Lu Xuanyu cared about his hair, she said, "This is actually a normal side effect. No need to worry too much."

Lu Xuanyu gave a wry smile, "A man my age always has to worry about his hair..."

Probably noticing that the patient wasn’t being completely sincere, Florence sat down in the chair next to his bed and said, "The drugs we’ve injected these past two days mostly target ’fast-dividing cells.’ This principle is quite similar to chemotherapy, which is to block the proliferation process of some cells. The more rapidly proliferating cells are the ones that are more affected. And the most vigorously dividing cells in the human body are none other than immune cells, hair follicle cells, or cells that have become cancerous."

"In fact, hair follicle cells are often mistaken by the immune system as ’cancer cells’ due to their excessively vigorous division and are attacked as such. This is also the root cause of many cases of hair loss. The side effects of cancer chemotherapy, namely ’immune suppression’ and ’hair loss,’ are due to collateral damage suffered by rapidly dividing immune cells and hair follicle cells."

"But this drug won’t completely kill the hair follicle cells. They have simply altered their lifecycle under the influence of the drug. As long as you stop the medication, you won’t have to face the problem of hair loss."

Lu Xuanyu’s lips curled up slightly, then he said, "Thank you, Miss Florence... To be honest, I was just..."

He paused for a long time, seemingly unsure of what to say next. Florence just waited patiently.

Lu Xuanyu continued, "Your company often gives me a sense of being ’unreal.’ Sometimes, I feel like you are filming a science fiction movie. Only at certain times does it feel particularly real. I thought I had prepared myself mentally for everything. But perhaps I expected... that you would solve everything in a very sci-fi way, perfectly. Only when I started to experience these changes did I realize I was not mentally prepared enough."

"It’s best that you’ve recognized this," Florence said as she turned on her tablet and asked, "Speak your mind, don’t keep the stress bottled up inside."

Lu Xuanyu nodded, "My martial arts teacher used to educate me, telling me to express myself sincerely. To this day, I still don’t fully comprehend the meaning of those words. But now, I have come to a new understanding—sincerity might prevent oneself from being hurt by oneself."

Florence smiled, "It can also prevent us from being hurt—alright, honest friend, let’s start by discussing how you feel today."

After completing the routine check-up, Florence handed the tablet to Lu Xuanyu to complete the day’s cognitive function test.

A week quickly passed. Lu Xuanyu lost all his hair, and his eyebrows became very faint. As for his beard... since the incident, he naturally had little facial hair, so there wasn’t too much to worry about there.

Upon seeing this image on video, Lu Xuanyu’s wife nearly burst into tears. It was Lu Xuanyu, however, who consoled his wife, saying that everything was getting better.

What really troubled Lu Xuanyu was the damage to his skin. Lu Xuanyu also underwent several sessions of radiation therapy, targeting tissues such as the thymus and bone marrow to cause minor damage, in order to bring the immune system to a complete halt. This inevitably harmed the skin. Some minor ulcerations appeared on Lu Xuanyu’s body.

After ten days, the discomfort in his body became increasingly obvious. The feeling of weakness prevented Lu Xuanyu from exercising, and his appetite worsened. His nap times grew longer and longer.

One day, when he woke up from his sleep, he smelled an unusually strong disinfectant odor.

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He opened his eyes, only to find a strange person sitting by his bedside. This individual was wrapped up tight, their body enveloped in a thick cotton-padded jacket, their head covered by a large hood, their face almost completely obscured.

Suffering from dizziness and blurred vision, Lu Xuanyu found this quite odd at first. His hospital room was kept at a constant temperature of around 26 or 27 degrees Celsius and even in his thin hospital gown he only felt cool.

But he quickly remembered the "characteristics of a Benchmark Man" that Xiang Shan had mentioned to him.

The person had been looking at a tablet in their hand but raised their head when they noticed Lu Xuanyu waking up.

It was a lean foreigner...

Lu Xuanyu instantly recognized the man’s face.

Yogmoth from the 2040s was even more famous than Einstein from the 1940s. Even someone like Lu Xuanyu who "seldom read science and technology news" recognized him immediately.

Lu Xuanyu instantly felt flattered beyond measure. He propped himself up, wanting to offer greetings.

Yogmoth shook his head, "Mr. Lu, you can stay lying down. As a researcher, I’m here to visit you. I was just logging on while you were asleep."

"I’m really sorry," said Lu Xuanyu. "Your time must be incredibly valuable."

"It’s not a problem," replied Yogmoth. "My recent work also includes analyzing your genomic and physical examination data... Florence suggested that I come and see you in person."

Lu Xuanyu was at a loss for what to say and scratched his head. He felt as though he didn’t have much in common with such a great scientist.

——Mr. Xiang seemed to find common ground with everyone and was very impressive...

It was a thought that came to him out of the blue.

"You must be suffering quite a bit now," said Yogmoth. "Hmm, that question might have been impolite. I’m curious, do you now regret not choosing option A?"

Lu Xuanyu nearly thought the scientist was blaming him to some extent. Option A was designed and developed by Yogmoth himself, and was also the one he’d chosen for himself. Lu Xuanyu waved his hands, "This... this..."

"I understand what you mean. It’s largely because the virus used in option A is excessively frightening to people," said Yogmoth. "Actually, there are other factors that make option A difficult to promote. I’ve already abandoned that idea and am now focusing on option C, and even have a backup plan D. I’m just curious, after going through the troubles of option B, if you could go back to the time of choosing, would you change your preference?"

The process for option A was very simple: inject the Spirit Receiver with various modified viruses to destroy the Spirit Receiver’s immune system, letting it lose function. Although it was a slow process, it was very peaceful with no pain.

As for the finishing touches, they were quite straightforward as well.

None of those modified viruses could survive in the internal environment of a Benchmark Man at fifty degrees Celsius.

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