Doctor Yi nodded and chose his words carefully. "Since the Great Cataclysm, many people have been infected by the virus and turned into Mutants. To fight the Mutants, my mentor altered Qilin's First Law and gave it the command to eliminate Mutants. In truth, Qilin did an excellent job.
Under its control, the robot army continuously eliminated Mutants and protected the safety of the city's residents.
But later, for some unknown reason, Delusion Eye went out of control. Delusion Eye's power affected Qilin, gradually driving it to extremes and making it enforce the First Law even more strictly.
At first, it only killed Mutants. Later, it sought a permanent solution by killing every potential carrier who might become a Mutant."
Hearing this, Bai Ye felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Wasn't this exactly like Little Nine?
Little Nine's First Law had been Protect Humanity. Later, it had become extreme and wanted to kill all humans, pulling their consciousnesses into the Virtual World to protect them.
Now Qilin was the same. Killing Mutants was no longer enough; it had begun taking precautions by killing all potential carriers.
So this was Delusion Eye's side effect?
It twisted every good intention into something extreme.
"How did Delusion Eye end up tangled up with Qilin?"
"I'm afraid only my mentor knows the answer. He was Qilin's developer and was also responsible for researching Delusion Eye. I suspect that some accident occurred while he was studying Delusion Eye, causing it to lose control and affect Qilin."
At the mention of his mentor, a trace of sadness flashed beneath Doctor Yi's calm expression. He seemed to hold his mentor in great respect.
Bai Ye pondered for a moment before asking, "You just said Green Vine City had fallen into illusion. Was that also caused by Delusion