A disease called 'filth' has spread across this deserted island.

On the limbs and body, a black ash will appear, and this ash will spread along the skin, constantly infecting the new skin with the same ash.

What's even more terrifying is that this black ash can even spread to the inside of the body, originally these black ashes only infect the surface of the skin, but over time, they not only spread around, but also continue to spread deeper into the skin.

muscles, blood vessels, tendons, and even bones......

As more and more teams successfully lit the signal tower, there was no longer any joy on everyone's faces, because the volunteers responsible for lighting the signal tower were surrounded by this black ash.

Some of the volunteers' black ash was located on the elbow, which had spread to most of their arms, and the black ash continued to fall off, leaving only a piece of dry bone in the volunteer's right arm......

Some of the volunteers had black ash on their ankles, but their ankles were completely broken after just a few hours of walking, and they were forced back by everyone.

Some volunteers began to appear on their faces, and by this time they had become completely blind, and most of their faces were corroded, and they could almost see the brain tissue in the skull.

At this time, everyone in the safe zone was faced with such a scene.

"These 30 people have basically lost their ability to take care of themselves."

Looking at the hellish scene on the screen, the Night God Temple turned around and looked back at the stunned group of scientists, "Everyone, this is what we are going to study on this trip......

"So, what exactly is the 'curse' in your mouth? Is this a bacterium? Virus? Chemical and biological weapons? ”

Adenauer and Eriksen both looked at Samel, after all, in the entire team, Samel was the only real biologist.

Of course, Samel was also confused at this time, he looked at the people who were looking at him, and had to smile bitterly, "Advisor of the Night God, you don't want to sell it, what is that curse, I'm afraid the entire laboratory is only known to you, right?" ”

"Don't get me wrong, this curse has nothing to do with biological weapons, everyone can rest assured."

"After all, this curse is much more powerful than biological weapons, and the lethality of biological weapons is like a firecracker placed in front of a nuclear bomb. ”

"What!"

When they heard the Night God Temple say that this curse had nothing to do with biological weapons, everyone's faces just softened, but after hearing the next sentence, they almost jumped up.

"I'm sure you've all heard of the term 'meme.'"

"The term originates from the book 'The Selfish Gene' by the famous British scientist Richard Dawkins, and its meaning is 'something that is similar to the role played by genes in the evolution of organisms in the transmission of such things as language, ideas, beliefs, behaviors, etc.', or it can be said that it is a basic unit of information, just as genes are hereditary, variable, and selective." ”

"I know."

"I know that too."

As soon as he said this, Erikson and Adenauer nodded their heads, after all, they are practitioners of psychology and sociology, and they have heard of the term meme.

"Now that you know, it's easy to understand."

The Night God Temple nodded, then looked up, "X-112, it's time to print the materials, print a few more copies." ”

"Understood!"

In the lab, a female synthesized voice can be heard.

"Who are you talking to?"

"That was the control computer in the lab? Where's her console? ”

"Oh my God, can it understand such abstract language?"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

"She's the control computer in the lab, and she's the mainframe, you've all seen it before."

The Temple of the Night God pointed to the pitch-black spire on the screen, "This is her host, her name is X-112, and only I am authorized at the moment." ”

"Are you kidding?" Erikson was completely unconvinced, "How could the computer host be that huge black spire?" ”

"That's just the way it is."

Yajinji did not explain, but took out the printed materials from the printer and distributed them to the crowd.

Samel took the information in disbelief, only to find that the first page of the information turned out to be a strange pattern.

It's a graphic that can cause physical discomfort because, in Samel's view, the image seems to use some kind of psychological cue, making the jumble of images look like thousands of rotting corpses stacked on top of each other, looking extremely bloody and brutal.

However, when he looked closely, he realized that the painting was nothing more than a series of meaningless graffiti composed of irregular and chaotic lines and color blocks.

Moreover, the four corners of this pattern have been erased by something black, and at first glance, Samel seems to have a kind of regret, a regret that he did not see the complete pattern.

"Alright, let's get back to business."

At this time, the Yajin Temple officially opened its mouth and explained, "What you are seeing now is a meme called 'Filth', which is a meme that uses patterns as a carrier and a channel of transmission, as long as you see this picture, your body will turn to ashes in a day, just like this group of people. ”

Hearing this, the materials in the hands of the three professors and the group of assistants were all shaken, even the calm Samel was no exception.

"Professor Erickson, didn't you ask me before how information kills?"

The Temple of the Night God turned its head and looked at the silent Erikson, "Now I can tell you the answer, this information with a pattern as a carrier can make the viewer turn to ashes and die, this is how it kills!" ”

"You mean this group of people just saw this picture and became like this? Then we ......"

In the crowd, some researchers couldn't sit still.

"Don't worry, this kind of image will only trigger the effect when you watch the full version, so you don't have to worry about it now."

The Temple of the Night God replied, "After all, the pictures you have seen have been cut. ”

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"But what is the reason for this......"

Erikson was still a little hesitant, "Why would a picture have this effect?" Psychotropic virus? ”

"Memes aren't viruses."

The Night God Temple shook its head, "If there are transmission materials and transmission media, it can indeed be regarded as a spiritual virus, and the transmission of the virus must require the virus itself and various transmission media such as air and blood to do it, but what about the 'filthy' pattern?" Nothing. ”

"There is no source of transmission, there is no medium of transmission, if you have to say, the pattern itself is the source of transmission, and the medium of transmission is the 'line of sight' and 'gaze', as long as it is seen by humans, it will be infected with 'filth', this is its medium of transmission!"