The Matrix, in a dark corner of a subway station.
The shadows writhed as though they had been given life, gradually taking human form before slowly rising to their feet.
The inky darkness receded from the shadow, revealing a familiar face in a crisp suit.
Agent Smith!
Lowering his head to look at his hands, Agent Smith's face broke into an irrepressible smile.
"Finally... finally, I'm out. Finally free of those shackles. Finally free!"
Agent Smith wore an utterly intoxicated smile.
At that moment, the subway station's only passenger waiting for a train noticed Smith in the corner and jumped in fright.
He then kept backing away, seemingly intending to leave.
Seeing the figure, Smith grinned and followed after him.
Obviously, an ordinary person who had yet to leave the Matrix could never escape Agent Smith.
Smith caught up with him in just a few strides, then thrust a hand into his back.
Black lines immediately spread from the point of contact, covering his entire body. Soon afterward, a second Agent Smith appeared before him.
Looking at his duplicate, Agent Smith's original body grinned as well.
Because of that endlessly looping logical paradox, along with some of The Savior's code being written into him, Agent Smith had now completely escaped the Matrix's restraints and become the most unusual kind of program being outside the Matrix.
He could also be regarded as...
A virus!
"Mr. Anderson, I truly have to thank you..."
Agent Smith then left directly with his subordinate.
After being resurrected from that endless loop, Agent Smith had gained the ability to infect without limit.
His infected duplicates were like his subordinates, each possessing the strength of an ordinary Antivirus Agent!
Meanwhile, thanks to the effectiveness of Morpheus's Savior team, they had rescued more people in just half a