Under normal circumstances, Neo had chosen to leave because Trinity was in danger.
But this time, Xu Yue had been brainwashing him at his side every day, giving him the will to subjectively refuse to be manipulated.
If he chose to obey The Matrix, Zion would be destroyed, and only twenty-three people could be saved. Refusing The Matrix and fighting to the end was Neo's conviction!
"You've kept us around all this time. I don't believe you'd just stand by and watch us go extinct. I refuse!"
Neo did not hesitate. He directly chose the exit and pushed open the door.
"What a pity. Neo still chose the answer you wanted."
The moment Neo left, a calm voice came from within the room. Xu Yue's figure gradually condensed into existence.
The Architect remained expressionless.
"We should be thanking you. We originally selected this individual because we wanted to use the power of love to make him choose this time, so we adjusted his dopamine secretion and had the Oracle find a suitable person for him. Yet you forcibly changed that path. Still, as far as the result is concerned, we accept it."
As long as they achieved the result The Matrix wanted, they were happy to let things proceed this way.
"So at a time like this, you still want to make use of me and have the Smith Virus see whether it can infect and assimilate me?"
A smile slowly appeared on Xu Yue's face.
"I am deeply sorry about that. Tell me how I may compensate you. You may make a reasonable request."
Originally, Smith had infected the entire Matrix, then infected Neo in the end, allowing The Matrix to undergo a complete upgrade.
If Xu Yue could be infected as well, then naturally all problems would be