Chapter 619 Shadow of the Plague


    The entire warehouse looks very neat. As a "hospital", it is barely competent. There are several beds, tables and washbasins outside. Of course, these have not been used for a while.


    Duanmuhuai walked into the warehouse, Aojisi jumped down from his shoulder, and then the two of them started to search inside.


    "May I ask, Mr. Duanmu, what are you doing?"


    Looking at Duanmu Huai and Aojisi rummaging through the cabinets, Emilia and Luo Qixi who followed him were all confused.


    "If you look for clues, you can also look through them. Maybe you can find something useful."


    "Flip...?"


    As a paladin, Emilia had never done such a thing, and she was stunned in the same place, and Lokishi was also at a loss. Duanmu Huai doesn''t care about this, just kidding. Players go into the house and rummaged through boxes and cabinets, it''s good to have a daily life. If you have something to do or not, just open the cabinet and take a look. Maybe you''ll find something good... Oh, there are a few gold coins here, I took it.


    Isn’t it a waste not to keep it here?


    "Owner."


    At this moment, Aojis seemed to have noticed something. She opened a drawer, took out a diary from it, and handed it to Duanmu Huai.


    "Oh, that''s great, I like this kind of person."


    Duanmuhuai reached out and took the diary from Ojisi and opened it. Sure enough, it was written on it with Du Zell''s record, but the master seemed to be very casual in writing diaries, and often wrote the treatment plan and experience in it.


    It''s almost like this.


    "... Howling Death, this disease is completely different from those I have seen before. Even the magical arts of priests and priests are difficult to heal them. No, let alone treatment, according to my observation, although magical arts will relieve the patient''s pain for a while, it will aggravate the condition. This is really strange. Is there still a disease in this world that cannot be cured by the power of gods? Perhaps, I can try to use... (The following are some alchemy materials and formula lists)..."


    "The 325th experiment failed. This disease was completely beyond imagination. Although it seemed to be a simple plague on the surface, I know that it is not an ordinary disease. The situation of the beggar''s nest is getting worse and worse. People fell on the street and died before they could climb home. The stinking smell of corrupt corpses almost enveloped the entire area. I have tried all the formulas and agents I know, but it is useless. People are still dying, and the corpses are increasing..."


    At least from the content in the diary, Master Duzeel is indeed a good man who is pitiful and pity for others. He is trying hard to save the sick and does his best to do so. However, Duanmu Huai was not in his heart when he saw these, because the more such a person is, the faster he will fall.


    Kindness is sometimes a shortcut to evil.


    "...I heard some strange rumors, which made me feel a little uneasy. Maybe it was just a rumor, but if it was true, it represented a glimmer of hope for the disease to be cured... But I was very anxious. I didn''t have much time, and I felt that I had also been infected with that plague... Hope..."


    The diary ended abruptly here. Well, as always, the nonsense was repeated, but it was interrupted when it reached the point.


    Just like those NPCs in the movie who said their last words before they died, they had to say a lot of nonsense first, and then they were just like they were burping before saying important clues.


    But fortunately, Duanmu Huai couldn''t help but stretch out his hand and gently pressed it on the cover of the diary. Then Duanmu Huai''s eyes began to become deep.


    This is exactly what he gained from the Old God - the ability to observe the past.


    The next moment, the scene in front of Duanmu Huai suddenly changed.


    Under the dim candlelight, a thin old man sat at the table. His face was thin, his beard was withered, and large areas of herpes appeared on his face. He coughed softly, took out a quilt with his fingers trembling, and then wrote something in his diary. Then a moment later, suddenly, the door behind the old man opened, scaring the old man. He turned his head and looked back in surprise.


    "Is it you? What are you here for?"


    "I''ll see you, my old friend."


    In the darkness, the figure behind the old man spoke.


    "Look at your sad look now, your kindness and kindness have not saved those people''s pain...even yourself are now deeply trapped."


    "What do you...you want to do?"


    "Don''t be so nervous, old friend, I just want to help you."


    The dark figure spread his hands and stared at the old man.


    "Look, just like I have prepared this warehouse for you to accommodate patients, I just hope to help you. Now it''s the same. I have found a way to cure the plague, but I need your help."


    "Really? Have you found it?"


    Hearing this, the old man stood up excitedly, and then he frowned.


    "But, didn''t you tell Arribeth or Lord Nashel?"


    "I don''t want to cause panic meaninglessly before there is no evidence. As for the little girl Aribeth, she just focused on treating the plague and didn''t believe in other people''s suggestions. She was fascinated by the sweet words of Kelbourne Black Staff, hoping to get the magical medicine from Deep Water City. Look, old friend, even if you are here, struggling like a dog trapped in this beggar''s nest, she did not trust you, but chose the mage thousands of miles away. Are you willing to end it like this? Don''t you think you are the most suitable person to get the antidote?"


    As he spoke, the figure stretched out his hand.


    "Come on, my old friend, you will see everything you want to see."


    “…………”


    The old man thought for a moment, then he let go of his diary and turned away.


    And the image also disappeared at this moment.


    Duanmu Huai came to his senses and began to think.


    Obviously, there is another person behind Duzel. As of now, that person seems to be related to this matter. And when he talks about Arrebes and Lord Nashel, it is obvious that the other party''s status should not be below Arrebes.


    Speaking of which, before, Erbis hinted that he suspected that there was no insider in the upper management of Winter City. After all, the materials for the antidote for the plague had just arrived, and then they were attacked by unknown forces. Moreover, the other party was very cautious and left no clues at all. The kowtows and goblins who attacked the academy... naturally, there is no value for investigation.


    There must be some clues here.


    Duanmu Huai scanned the surroundings, but to be honest, he was not good at observing and searching. In the Cthulhu world, this kind of thing was done by the bell girl becoming a black cat, but fortunately... Sometimes, science and technology are the primary productive forces.


    So Duanmuhuai decisively took out the birdbuyi and scanned the entire warehouse. His idea was very simple. If this old druid had indeed been related to the decay, then something would definitely remain here...


    “Drip———!”


    Sure enough, as Duanmu Huai expected, Bird Buyi soon discovered the reaction located below the warehouse!


    Here!


    Duanmuhuai suddenly turned his head and walked to a bookshelf against the wall. On the surface, it was just an ordinary bookshelf filled with various books and materials. However, Duanmu Huai didn''t care at all, so he reached out and grabbed the bookshelf - Huh? Can''t push it?


    It’s right if you can’t push it out!


    "drink!"


    Duanmu Huai was too lazy to find any mechanism key, but he roared, then pulled his hands hard, tore off the bookshelf from the wall, and threw it aside.


    "Mr. Duanmu, will you be too much..."


    Seeing this scene, Emilia was so shocked that she couldn''t speak. It was completely beyond the common sense of the Paladin when rummaging through boxes and cabinets in other people''s houses, and it was even more unexpected to directly smash the wall. However, soon, she was surprised to find that a dark hole was exposed behind the bookshelf torn by Duanmuhuai.


    Is this...secret room?


    "Let''s go down and take a look."


    Duanmu Huai said, walking without looking back, Ojisi followed him, and the two walked into the passage without hesitation.


    “………………”


    Emilia and Luo Qixi looked at each other, and then they reluctantly followed Duanmuhuai. In fact, they were also very curious about what secret is hidden under this warehouse?


    The tunnel was big and deep, the colder it became, but even so, everyone still smelled a rotten, smelly, and disgusting smell coming from below. Lokishi frowned and covered her mouth and nose, while Emilia''s expression was not much better.


    Then, everyone came to a wooden door at the end of the tunnel, and then Duanmuhuai reached out and pushed open the door directly.


    “————Huh!”


    It was clearly in the cold ground, but a warm and rotten hot wind suddenly emerged out of thin air and blew towards everyone. However, facing this strange airflow, Duanmu Huai took a step forward, his eyes slightly condensed, and the next moment he almost frozen into his bone marrow. The fear aura that made the soul trembled and burst out instantly, blocking the invasion of this hot wind.


    At the same time, Lokixi also held back the stench and raised his staff.


    “Lighting Technique!”


    Accompanied by Luo Qixi''s magic, a magical light soon shot out from her staff and hit the pillar next to her, shining with bright magical light, illuminating the dark space in front of her.


    What appeared in front of everyone next was a disgusting scene.


    I saw that in the room inside, there were shaking zombies everywhere. They used to be humans, but now, they have long lost their appearance. I saw that these zombies were covered with swollen and yellow pustules, and the surface of their skin was filled with dense holes like honeycombs. Countless flies were hovering and rotating around them, making a "buzzing" sound.


    “Woo…!”


    Just seeing this scene, Luo Qixi couldn''t help but turn around and vomit, and Emilia was so shocked that she couldn''t speak.


    "This, are these zombies? But they are different from the zombies I have seen..."


    Damn, the plague-bearer! That druid was indeed corrupted!


    Duanmu Huai was too lazy to care about the thoughts of the two little girls behind him. He stared at the enemy in front of him and gritted his teeth.


    "Hide here, don''t go up and die! Ojis, look forward to them!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, the next moment, dark flames suddenly burst out from Duanmu Huai''s body. Then he held the hammer tightly and rushed in!


    “Buzz——!”


    At the same time, the flies hovering around the zombies that seemed to be swollen by water and like giants also seemed to notice the existence of Duanmuhuai. They suddenly turned into a black cloud, pounced on Duanmuhuai in front of them, and then directly wrapped them in it.


    “Mr. Duanmu!”


    Seeing this scene, Emilia also drew her sword and wanted to go up to help, but the next moment she suddenly felt her body tightening and her whole body was fixed in place, motionless. At the same time, Aojis''s voice sounded.


    "Master, please don''t move."


    "But he now..."


    "roll!"


    Before Emilia could finish her words, she heard a loud shout, Duanmu Huai''s voice echoed in the room like thunder, and even Emilia felt like her head was buzzing when she heard this sound. Then she saw the flies wrapped in Duanmuhuai exploded directly, and the raging flames swept the flies that rushed over. Then Duanmuhuai held up the war hammer and smashed them hard at the monster in front of her!


    (This chapter ends)