#46 - Chapter 46: Marching Amid Plague
“Cough, cough, cough!”
“Cough, ah, cough, cough!”
During the advance through the dark tunnel, the army of over forty thousand soldiers would occasionally break out in coughs.
Countless warriors, despite slight differences in their races, lifespans, and even life forms, were simultaneously afflicted with the same bizarre symptom.
And this was just the most inconspicuous of countless plague symptoms.
“Ugh!”
“My stomach hurts so much!”
Besides those lucky enough to only have coughs, many more warriors contracted new diseases.
And their symptoms were rather embarrassing.
Abdominal pain and stomachaches forced many warriors to disregard their dignity and relieve themselves of everything in their bellies by the roadside.
In a short while, the entire army was surrounded by a nauseating, sour stench.
Such a stench made many warriors of natural races begin to doubt if they had arrived in hell.
But in a sense, patients with the above two symptoms could be considered lucky.
Because compared to other plague symptoms, these two were truly mild.
The truly deadly plagues that had already caused real casualties had already spread throughout the entire army.
For example, some unknown disease could cause black mold to grow all over a warrior's skin.
All infected patients would uncontrollably itch, then frantically scratch the infected areas until they drew blood, only to find slight relief.
But this was only temporary relief.
Because with the surface skin broken, the spores released by the mold would quickly seep under the skin.
And this time, their target of infection was the patients' internal organs and blood!
Mold, blisters, parasites....
Countless diseases began to treat this constantly moving Allied army as a breeding ground for their own propagation.
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“Something's not right!”
“Someone released a plague!”
“He's trying to infect our entire army!”
Among so many lords, someone quickly noticed the anomalies in the army.
Moreover, it wasn't just one rookie lord who discovered the anomalies!
Because with so many lords, it was impossible for all of them to be useless.
If that were the case, then this lord's trial would lose its original meaning.
“And there's more than one type of plague!”
A lord dressed as a mage looked around and said calmly.
“From what I can observe, there are seven or eight types of visible symptoms alone, and if the symptoms are subdivided, this number will continue to rise.”
“That's right, and the spread of this plague is very fast. A quarter of the warriors have already been infected...”
Another lord, after examining several dead warriors with Li Qi, looked up and said.
“And based on my judgment, the common source of infection for these diseases comes from those damned flies!”
The lords immediately looked up.
Sure enough, above their heads, above all the warriors' heads.
Countless plague flies were circling overhead. These creatures, so small that they could almost be ignored, were actually reapers wielding invisible scythes!
After successfully confirming this, the lords, who had learned various lord skills in school, quickly found a way to solve the plague.
First, several hero units with the profession of mage jointly created a weak storm above the army, regardless of friend or foe.
Although this storm would cause damage to both enemies and allies, the damage was only a slight three points.
This three points of damage was not enough to harm most of the warriors, but it was extremely fatal to the plague flies with only one health point.
As a result, countless plague flies died in the seemingly weak but secretly murderous storm.
The plague factors they carried also lost their threat with their deaths.
Then, after the mages had performed magical miracles, it was time for the priests and pharmacists to show their abilities.
“Drink it, it will make you feel much better!”
One bottle after another of well-prepared potions was distributed to every infected soldier.
“Great God, gently touch these poor souls, drive away the diseases and pain on their bodies!”
Countless priests prayed to the gods, asking their gods to send down miracles to clear away the diseases hidden in the flesh.
With the joint efforts of all the lords, the army was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The skin of countless warriors with pustules began to heal.
Those warriors who were vomiting and shivering constantly began to be full of vitality again.
Those soldiers who had been coughing non-stop resumed their smooth breathing.
This malfunctioning war machine was back to normal.
After a short forced march, they were less than ten minutes away from the kingdom passage node occupied by Wu Wei.
It seems that everything is getting better......
“Now it seems that lord is really cunning, secretly learning the skills of using plague.”
“So he used this method to try to stop our advance, it's really despicable!”
“Tch, so what, even if he has a way to spread the plague, he still can't change the outcome of this war, can he?”
While all the lords were beaming and celebrating their initial success in resolving a deadly plague crisis.
“Something's not right.”
Li Qi couldn't help frowning, looking at a corner not far away.
There, a dwarf warrior who had just drunk the potion and recovered his health was showing off his strong shoulders to his companions.
But on his shoulder, an inconspicuous small blister slowly emerged.
Not only him, but those companions who were laughing with him also did not notice that on their bodies, some hidden diseases began to resurface.
An extremely terrible idea appeared in Li Qi's mind.
However, before he could verify this terrible idea, the situation changed.
In the dark passage in the distance, a small demon with green mold all over its skin and wielding some kind of rotten weapon appeared in front of the army after a long absence.
All the warriors immediately quieted down, and everyone involuntarily clenched the weapons in their hands.
Everyone knew that the reappearance of this little demon meant that the war had reached its countdown.
As long as they successfully cleared this monster army entrenched at the passage node, then a powerful and invincible alliance would be established because of this battle.
However, on the opposite side of this army, the little demon showed an extremely evil smile.
“Something's not right!”
Li Qi widened his eyes and looked at the darkness in horror.
And at this moment, everyone heard a faint cough coming from their army...
Dozens of different symptoms of diseases were indeed removed by pharmacists and priests, but who said that there were only these dozens of types of diseases they were infected with?
