Wei had personally attempted to replicate that exact same rapid, pinpoint control over the mycelium, and he had failed miserably.
Forcing multiple, sprawling hyphae networks to condense into a single point, utilizing a proxy node to project a targeted jamming effect, and weaponizing a passive sensory tool to actively paralyze a Platinum or Diamond-tier mutant was not a simple stroke of luck. It required a degree of microscopic, intuitive control over the fungal threads that Wei, despite all his rigorous academic study, simply could not match.
Finch desperately wanted to frame the event as a happy accident... Wei knew better.
By forcing a temporary disconnection, the golden network effectively stripped the mutant of its hive regeneration and its borrowed strength. The strategic potential buried in that mechanic was staggering.
