Chapter 539 Plague

Dizziness, cough, general fatigue, and a faintly hot forehead.

Um.

These are indeed symptoms of a cold.

Standing on the bow of the boat, feeling the cool breeze blowing from the Bekos River, Wang thought speechlessly.

It seems that since I entered Kama Taj's practice, I have never been sick again. I didn't expect that this time when I went on a mission, I got sick...

It must have been caused by being infected by the cold and dead air that escaped when he was at Walter's farm. Otherwise, how could he catch a cold with his own body?

"Damn devil..."

Although he was a little surprised, after a few curses in his mind, Wang didn't take this little thing to heart.

After vaguely patrolling the Bekos River several times, I still found no trace of the water demon.

Looking at his listless and even drowsy companions, James shook his head speechlessly and then suggested that Wang return to Kama Taj to have a good rest.

Otherwise, even if they were lucky enough to find the water demon, in Wang's current state, he would still be a loser.

Although he was a little surprised by James' metaphor, the mentally depressed Wang really didn't have the strength to argue with him.

Ten minutes later.

Modu, who came to replace the king, as soon as he walked out of the golden-red portal, he saw the king sitting feebly on a big stone on the bank of the Bekos River, and while patrolling the river, he did not forget to take care of the king. James.

"Hi, James."

"Hi, King."

After a simple greeting, Modu patted Wang on the shoulder and said jokingly: "Ha, Wang, is your body okay? Don't be knocked down by the disease instead of being knocked down by the devil."

"Shut up!"

"If I hadn't been invaded by the cold death energy escaping from Walter's farm while pursuing the whereabouts of the Witch Heart Demon, causing an imbalance of elements in my body, would I have caught a cold? This was a work-related injury."

"Hmph, after I find that guy from the Witch Heart Demon, I will have to settle the accounts with him sooner or later."

After rolling an annoyed look at Mo Du, Wang stood up with some difficulty and said, "But since you are here, I will go back first."

"Don't worry, just go back and recuperate. Leave this place to me. I've trained my body day and night, so I won't be knocked down as easily as you."

Although he was unforgiving, looking at Wang's somewhat pale face, Modu still thoughtfully opened a dimensional door directly to Kama Taj for Wang.

"snort!"

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute."

Looking at Modu who was laughing and joking, Wang felt a little tight in his chest. After coughing lightly, he walked straight through the dimensional gate that was constantly bursting with golden and red sparks, and returned to Kama Taj.

After the king stepped onto Karma Taj, Mordu waved to him and dispersed the constantly rotating dimensional door.

Then, together with James beside him, he took a boat on the Bekos River and carefully searched for traces of the water demon lord through the compass in his hand that sensed the devil's breath.

But what they didn't find when they carefully observed the Bekos River.

today.

On the banks of the Bekos River, there seemed to be an especially large number of people suffering from colds.

An old man sitting on a bench by the Bekos River, enjoying the river breeze, suddenly sneezed without warning.

He seemed to feel that it was cold outside today, so he couldn't help but tighten his leather jacket.

And a plump young woman pushing a baby stroller on the green path beside the Bekos River was taking out tissues and covering her mouth, coughing lightly.

"Ahem..."

further away.

A group of sweaty cycling teenagers, while they were freely displaying their youth and sweat, seemed to feel some itching in their throats...

These people with colds and coughs were inconspicuous among the crowds flowing on both sides of the Bekos River.

It is precisely because of this that neither James nor Modo noticed this at all.

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The patter of water stopped.

When Aylin walked out of the bathroom, he saw Gwen, wearing only a bath towel, lying lazily on the sofa, watching the latest report from Fox News Channel on TV.

"According to the latest report from our reporter."

"An appalling blood ritual was once again discovered outside of Houston. The number of corpses found at the scene was as high as 66. According to professionals, there is a certain connection between the incident and the demon that emerged from hell last month."

"At the same time, this is the thirteenth case this month in Texas related to demon sacrifice."

"Although the Houston police are actively solving the case, the frequent sacrificial rituals and vicious incidents have still caused great dissatisfaction and anger among Texas residents. They are fighting against the Houston police, saying they are wasting taxpayers. money.”

"Amid the trend of panic and unrest, Texas folk are crowdfunding and offering high-priced rewards to relevant persons to expel the demon that was said to have emerged from hell a month ago. It is said that this news has attracted the attention of many religious people. Many well-known exorcism masters are rushing to Houston."

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Aylin walked to Gwen and sat down, leaning on the soft leather sofa, and hugged Gwen, who had a softer body.

"ah!"

Then Gwen, who was watching the news and recalling the aftertaste of the violent storm just now, let out an exclamation.

After holding down the naughty big hand that reached under the bath towel while breathing heavily, Gwen glared at Aylin angrily.

"My wound is still hurting. You bad guy, please be quiet."

After warning Aylin.

Seeing Aylin's surrender expression, Gwen hummed and changed into a comfortable position, lying in Aylin's arms.

Looking at the bloody scenes on TV, Gwen asked with some worry: "Those guys who are bewitched by demons have become more and more crazy recently. This is already the thirteenth case this month, related to demons." There were sacrifices, and the number of victims began to increase.”

"If this continues, more people will be harmed soon. So... do you need me to help you find those guys?"

"You know, my spider sense is very good."

Aylin shook his head when he heard this.

"It's no use."

In the past half a month, Kama Taj's mages, the federal military, the FBI, the CIA, Tony Stark and others have used various means to find the Witch Heart Demon and the water demon lord.

But the devil's sense of danger is too strong.

Once they sense danger, these two guys will run away without hesitation.

Often, these two guys would have already escaped before being surrounded by heavy human firepower or before a large army of mages arrived.

And once they find out that their people are not strong enough, the two guys will hunt each other in turn.

For more than half a month.

More than one mage died at the hands of the witch-hearted demon, and even more folk exorcism masters who accepted the rewards from the sky died at the hands of the witch-hearted demon.

And many of them are extraordinary people who awakened their abilities after the Crimson Moon.

But for the Witch Heart Demon, no matter how many ordinary extraordinary people there are, they are just delivering food.

On the contrary, because of the souls of these extraordinary beings, the Witch Heart Demon has recovered a lot of strength recently and has become even more difficult to deal with.

but.

Fortunately, after being trained by Carter Shirey, this generation of Ghost Rider Johnny has been able to sense the traces of the Witch Heart Demon and the Water Demon at night through the spirit of vengeance in the past two days.

hehe.

Unexpectedly, the backhand that Mephitus left behind in order to control all the demons that invaded the world has actually become the help for Aylin and the others to find the Witch Heart Demon.

After telling Gwen the news about the Ghost Rider, she stopped worrying so much.

On the TV, a new news was suddenly broadcast.

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“Recently, a new round of influenza broke out in the city of Simonhat. Although the local government and medical institutions are actively responding, the scale of the influenza and the number of infected people are still spreading, and there is a tendency to spread to surrounding cities. ”

"Residents, please take protective measures when going out..."

While the reporter was explaining, a picture was also played on the TV.

On the usually bustling streets, there were only sparse groups of three or two, and those walking on the streets all looked listless.

Even the shops on both sides of the street were all lifeless at this time. From time to time, shop assistants could be seen taking out tissues and covering their mouths, coughing violently.

On the contrary, there are long lines of people buying medicines at the entrance of pharmacies.

And, hospitals are crowded with patients and become extremely busy.

The sky above the city, which used to be full of life, now seemed to be shrouded in haze and became extremely gloomy.

Um?

Although separated by the screen, the haze that shrouded the city made Aylin keenly feel that something was wrong.

After feeling something strange about Aylin, Gwen asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this flu?"

"Something's wrong."

Looking at the fleeting Bekos River on the TV, Aylin seemed to suddenly realize something, and immediately said: "Luo, immediately search for the location of Simon Hart City and map the surrounding Simon Hart City. Project it."

"Okay, Master."

With a pleasant sound, a light blue 3D map was quickly projected by Luo.

Looking at the large river flowing through Simonhat City and several tributaries, Aylin continued to order: "Luo, mark the names of all the rivers in Simonhat City."

"Okay, Master."

Almost at the same time as Luo's voice sounded, the names of the rivers in Simon Hart City were projected in another color by Luo.

Bekos River!

Looking at the name of the largest river in Simon Hart City, Aylin showed an expression that was not surprising.

"Becos River? Sure enough!"

Looking at the river name specially marked on the three-dimensional map projected by Luo.

Gwen beside Aelin pondered: "What's wrong with these rivers?"

Aylin shook his head when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice: "The problem is not these rivers, but the water demon that hid in the Bekos River before."

Aylin's words were like a thunder, making Gwen's eyes widen instantly.

"You mean the influenza in Simonheart City is related to the water demon who hid in the Bekos River before?"

"Whether it matters or not, I'll find out after a divination."

Said.

He took out a piece of parchment stained with a hint of spirituality from the space ring.

Written on the parchment in front of Gwen.

"What does the flu in Simonhat have to do with the water demon?"

Ailin took the parchment and leaned on the sofa. He first recalled the flu in Simonhat and the water demon in his mind, and then silently recited the divination sentence seven times.

Then, Ailin emptied his mind, closed his eyes, and with the help of meditation, he quickly entered the dream with divination.

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As Ailin fell asleep.

Soon, a gray and illusory picture appeared in Ailin's dream.

In the gray and misty scene, Ailin saw a wet figure with long hair, like a swimming fish, quickly passing through the muddy riverbed, as if looking for something.

I don't know how long it took.

He seemed to have found something and came to the bottom of a turbulent river.

Then he bent down and spit out a box-like object from his mouth and placed it at the bottom of the turbulent river.

A premonition told Ailin that the box was very important.

But before Ailin could see the box clearly, this dream seemed to be unable to withstand Ailin's prying and shattered.

Ailin opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes were filled with an extremely mysterious and deep breath.

"Sure enough, the flu in Simon Hat City is inseparable from the water demon."

Although he didn't see clearly what the water demon put at the bottom of the turbulent river, Ailin was sure that the thing was closely related to the recent flu outbreak in Simon Hat City.

Was it the mysterious box that polluted the water source of Simon Hat City, which led to the flu outbreak?

No.

Once it is related to the devil, then the flu outbreak in Simon Hat City is definitely not as simple as ordinary flu.

But... plague.

Thinking of this, Ailin immediately took out the phone.

Then he found Wang's phone number.

Not long after Ailin pressed the phone, Wang's voice soon came from the other end of the phone:

"Hey, Ailin, do you have any good news to tell me? Ahem..."

Before the words were finished, a heart-wrenching cough came from the other end of the phone.

Before this, Ailin knew that Wang had a severe cold and went back to Kamar-Taj to recuperate, but at that time Ailin did not connect this matter with the matter of the water demon.

But now it seems.

Wang's severe cold is definitely related to the plague that broke out in Simonhat City.

After all, an ordinary cold cannot allow a mysterious side mage like Wang to recuperate for so long.