365 Victims (1/2)
Unfortunately, Mo Fan and Tangyue were trapped in White Town.
The town was in full lockdown shortly after they arrived. No one was allowed to leave the town to avoid the plague from spreading.
Mo Fan and Tangyue suddenly found themselves in an awkward position. They were planning to rest briefly at White Town before bringing the Skyscraping Snake to White Mountain.
Regardless if the Skyscraping Snake were responsible for the plague, they could not let the snake stay in the town. Sending him away was the best thing to do now.
Who knew the town would be in lockdown so soon? With the established barrier, anyone who tried to leave without permission would be detected instantly, making the two of them very anxious.
”Screw it, we have to barge our way out. If our god is the cause of the plague, him staying here any further would only make the situation worse!” said Tangyue firmly.
”Mm, we'll move once it gets dark, but we would surely startle the Battlemages in the town, and even expose our locations,” Mo Fan agreed.
”It's fine. The big guy will tell us the location of the Royal Guards and the people of the Magic Court. They won't be able to catch up to us,” said Tangyue.
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That night, Mo Fan and Tangyue made their move.
The town was surrounded by walls and a magical barrier. Anything going in and out of the barrier would alert the Battlemages on patrol.
Mo Fan did not care too much. He summoned the Swift Star Wolf to carry him and Tangyue as they broke through the barrier.
The moon was bright, but there were few stars. The streets of White Town were mostly deserted. Everyone was too scared to go outside due to the plague. Meanwhile, Hangzhou City was fairly normal during the day, but at night, an outbreak took place as hundreds of people fell ill to the plague. The news spread rapidly, leaving the people in total panic.
The pace of the spread was a lot faster than anyone could have imagined. Every pharmacist was dumbfounded, as they had never seen such an aggressive disease. Healing Magic was completely useless against it, while the usual prescription against similar diseases somehow sped up the virus penetrating the recipient's body instead!
Most plagues would have a period of concealment before breaking out. The plague would then worsen slowly and spread, before resulting in a massive death count.
However, this particular plague did not have a period of concealment at all. It went straight to an outbreak.
A plague that spread rapidly would take a longer time for the condition to worsen. Therefore, they should have had enough time to find the right antibody. Yet, not only was the plague spreading rapidly, the condition of the patients also worsened at a crazy pace. A patient who had only contracted the plague a week ago now had blue blisters all across their body, resulting in an extraordinarily eerie sight. They would not be able to see the sunlight the next day if they did not receive treatment in time.
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An hour after Mo Fan and Tangyue brought the biggest suspect of the plague away from White Town, the first three patients who had caught the plague died on their hospital beds.