Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 258: Disease Invasion
Even though he was blasted into pieces of charcoal by Sekasi's destructive attack, Er Tie still became diseased.

The same is true for the epidemic patients we encountered before, and this seems to be an unstoppable process.

I don't know if it can be revived if it is blasted to pieces...

Some inexplicable thoughts flashed through Zhang Ming's mind.

"..."

Sekasi frowned deeply.

The attack she made just now was naturally to verify her own guess.

And now it seems that the situation is heading in the worst direction.

Although these plague patients were not troublesome before they died, if the [pathology] could not be stopped, it would mean that she would have to kill them twice in each battle to completely eliminate them.

Not to mention that the combat effectiveness of these epidemic patients before and after the onset of the disease is completely incomparable.

"Roar--"

The roar of the diseased Evil Iron rudely interrupted their thoughts. The thick cuticle on its body suddenly moved rhythmically, and the moss stood up densely like scales. Then, a light pink mist began to spread.

At the same time, it roared and rushed towards Sekasi, its huge fist seeming to crush it into powder.

"Be careful, that gas must be poisonous!"

While shouting, Zhang Ming cast a spell to create a wax figure to help Sekasi.

Zizi!

Upon hearing this, Sekasi nodded slightly towards Zhang Ming, then raised his hand, and lightning condensed in his palm.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

thump—

thump—

thump—

The dull bell sound came from behind the mine and quickly spread to other areas.

The movement of the sick Er Tie came to an abrupt halt at this moment. He stopped and turned to walk towards the source of the bell sound, his steps extremely stiff.

Sekasi frowned and was about to pray to kill him in one fell swoop.

But Zhang Ming hurriedly stopped him: "Don't rush to kill it, let's see the situation first, it can definitely lead us to the other side's lair!"

Hearing this, Sekasi slowly retracted his raised hand.

thump... thump...

The diseased iron is still moving forward with heavy steps.

If Zhang Ming remembered correctly, the diseased Evil Iron should be walking in the direction of the "Treatment" sign on the scribbled map, which should be the location of the "Healing Cave".

So, the bell is coming from the healing cave?

"This is the bell for treatment..." At this time, Yan Tong wiped away his tears, came to Zhang Ming's side, and said in a low voice: "Whenever the bell rings, everyone will go to that cave for treatment."

"I see." Zhang Ming touched his chin, then looked at him, paused and said, "Are you okay?"

"Excuse me, your uncle Ertie...is worse than..."

"I know." Yan Tong suppressed his grief and said to himself, "I know..."

Zhang Ming didn't say anything when he heard that. He just sighed slightly and patted his shoulder.

At this moment, Sekasi suddenly came over.

She also heard what Yan Tong had just said.

Then Zhang Ming saw the other party pick up the booklet.

"Follow it to the healing cave and take advantage of this opportunity to catch them all."

Damn it? !
Zhang Ming's eyelids jumped when he saw this, and he was shocked beyond words by Sekasi's idea.

Are you serious, ladies?

Yantong just said that all the plague patients will enter the healing cave at this moment, which means that if a war breaks out inside, it will be the two of them fighting against the entire Zero tribe.

This isn't a good idea no matter how you think about it, is it?
But... Sekasi doesn't look like the kind of person who would do something aimless.

"Are you sure? Judging from previous situations, when these patients with the disease become sick, they will fuse together and become stronger."

"If all the patients in the Healing Cave were to merge...how would you deal with it?"

Zhang Ming couldn't help but ask.

After all, Sekasi doesn't seem to be incredibly strong.

And based on some of the performances in the war, Sakasi should be at most as powerful as a Fire Envoy.

"Stop talking nonsense. Are you going or not? If not, leave this kid to me."

Sekasi had a blank expression on his face, determined to go directly to the healing cave.

Zhang Ming frowned when he saw this.

Damn, who are you looking down on?

I am a distinguished player, how could I be afraid of a mere healing cave?

"Let's go." Zhang Ming made up his mind.

Seeing this, Sekasi didn't say anything. He took the rock copper and the three of them quickly caught up with the diseased Evil Iron.

However, they didn't know if it was their illusion, but the speed of the diseased iron seemed to be getting slower and slower.

"cough!"

Zhang Ming suddenly felt an itch in his throat and coughed.

Sekasi and Yantong looked over immediately, thinking that something was wrong with him.

"It's okay, my throat is a little itchy." Zhang Ming explained awkwardly.

Sekasi and Yantong withdrew their gazes.

The three of them continued on their way.

Behind the mine is a long steep uphill road, with caves dug by Zeros from time to time to store tools and items.

Covered in the gray dust floating in the air, everything seemed so heavy and gloomy.

As time went by, they also discovered that the speed of the diseased iron was indeed getting slower and slower, and it was not just their illusion.

Boom!
Suddenly, the sick Etienne stopped and knelt on one knee weakly.

Yan Tong felt uneasy when he saw this.

Although he knew that the Ertie in front of him was no longer the same as before, he still felt very sad when he saw this situation.

But then, something even more saddening happened.

The sick Ertie suddenly started coughing violently, and the intensity of his cough seemed as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs.

Then, a horrifying scene happened.

"Cough... vomit..."

The diseased Etienne began to vomit blood crazily, and in that blood were a large number of black lumps and eroded internal organ fragments.

In addition, there are a lot of undigested mineral fragments.

While the diseased Er Tie was vomiting out these filth, his body was rapidly weakening, and he quickly turned from a burly monster into an empty shell with only a skeleton left.

“…It hurts… ah…”

Ertie uttered the last sentence hoarsely, and then his skin and muscles began to fall off rapidly, like a cooked corpse, and fell into the large pool of black filth.

Damn it!
Zhang Ming immediately retreated tactically, his face filled with fear and disgust.

The reason is simple, of course, because the scene before his eyes is too shocking.

"Uncle Ertie..." Yantong was horrified and his mind was shaken.

The mental impact of seeing an elder whom he was familiar with in the past die in such a horrible and painful way right under his nose can be imagined.

"How did it die?"

Sekasi frowned and looked at Yantong. "I... I don't know." Yantong shook his head, confused and painful.

"...Find someone else to follow. There must be more than one person going to the Healing Cave."

Sekasi soon had an idea.

Before leaving, Yantong stared at the body parts of Etie and the sticky filth in a daze.

Then, he turned his head and swallowed with empty eyes...

……

Things turned out just as Sekasi had expected. The three of them found another plague patient to follow and headed towards the healing cave.

But this took up a lot of time.

On the way, they also passed the "Big Cave" mentioned in the scribbled map, which was where the Zeros lived, similar to a human town.

Due to the sound of the bell in the healing cave, the large cave was now empty.

While moving forward, Zhang Ming also saw the [Prayer Pit]. There was nothing special about it. It was indeed a large open-air pit used for prayer.

After a uneventful journey.

The three of them finally saw the so-called [Healing Cave].

But Zhang Ming frowned at this moment.

Because the gray dust nearby became thicker at this moment!
Moreover, almost at the same time, Zhang Ming suddenly felt an unbearable dryness and itchiness in his throat.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He coughed violently a few times, and then felt a foreign object and a sweet and fishy taste in his mouth. He spit it out into his palm and looked at it. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

A bloody tooth was in the palm of his hand.

At the same time, a reminder sounded.

[You have been eroded by the "disease", and abnormal progress is accumulating... 10%]

[Note, after being corroded by this power, your various attributes will gradually decline as the disease worsens.]

[Note: due to certain factors, if you die during this period, your body will enter a "pathological" state until it completely collapses.]

"Shit! This grey dust must be poisonous... cough, cough, cough!"

Zhang Ming cursed as he spoke, saying that the candle man was coughing up blood, and it was undoubtedly the fault of this "epidemic".

And the first thing he thought of was the gray dust floating in the air.

After all, those patients who have contracted the epidemic will spit out gray dust with every breath, making the air turbid.

As he said this, he pinched the teeth in his hand.

Then I found that the tooth was like a crispy biscuit, which broke into crumbs with a light pinch.

He licked the gap subconsciously, and a sweet and fishy taste came out.

Oh shit!

The effect of this damn epidemic is exactly the same as the scene in my nightmare!
Zhang Ming suddenly felt his scalp tingling. He had had this dream many times and it left a deep impression on him. He never expected that he would have to experience it in reality now.

"Brother Xiao Ming, are you okay?" Yan Tong was startled and walked forward and grabbed his sleeve worriedly.

Zhang Ming coughed violently twice again and waved his hands.

Now that you've been infected, what else can you do? Just put it off.

"It's not without gain. At least we know the weaknesses of these diseased monsters..."

There was one point in the information that was not very clear but was very important, and Zhang Ming noticed it.

That is the phrase "entering a pathological state until the body completely collapses."

Combined with the previous situation of the diseased Iron, these diseased monsters have an undoubted flaw, that is, the seemingly powerful diseased state is actually just a dying struggle.

If you leave it alone, it will collapse on its own.

But Zhang Ming has not yet figured out that [specific factor].

After telling this to Sekasi, the latter seemed to be thinking about it.

"Luckily, Sekasi, you didn't get the disease..." Zhang Ming looked at Sekasi and said helplessly, "I don't have much time. Now, I can only charge in directly."

Sekasi remained silent and had no intention of writing. He just nodded and led the way into the healing cave.

The Healing Cave is actually a small hill, which looks like it was hollowed out by Zero and his men. There is a very conspicuous gap at the top, with a large bell hanging on it.

The voice that notified all Zeros obviously came from here.

After arriving at the entrance of the healing cave, the two guards saw that their appearance was obviously different from Zero's, and they were immediately furious and wanted to notify others.

But Sekasi obviously would not give them this opportunity and easily solve the problem.

"Why not just let him hide outside...he can't help much anyway."

Zhang Ming coughed and looked at Sekasi.

The progress bar of this abnormal state would increase by one percent every two minutes or so, which made Zhang Ming tremble with fear.
This means that Zhang Ming only has two or three hours.

The time it takes to completely die is much shorter than that of these natives. The candle people are really fragile...

"You stay outside and watch him."

Sekasi suddenly wrote down this sentence.

Seeing what Sekasi said, Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter.

"If you hadn't saved my life, I would have died long ago."

"I won't be able to hold out for much longer now, so I might as well give you a hand. This way, even if I die, I won't lose anything."

As he said this, Zhang Ming smiled.

"Don't worry, we Candle Spirits can also be resurrected."

Sekasi was silent for a moment, but finally nodded.

After saying that, Zhang Ming whispered a few more words to Yan Tong, and then he and Sekasi slowly walked into the healing cave.

Yan Tong stared blankly at the two men as they left until their backs could no longer be seen. The gray dust around him became thicker and thicker, and he was alone again.

After searching around for a while, Yantong came to a corner, leaned against the cold stone behind him, and slowly squatted down.

……

"…all the pain and illness in the world comes from the sins in our hearts…confess to God, cleanse the sins, and the pain and illness will disappear…"

"He sent down this holy healing object to fight against sickness, just as our piety fights against sin..."

"Sickness is only the manifestation of sin. Wash away the sin and the sickness will go away..."

"Follow the prophecies in the ancient books..."

"Follow the will of Chief Yinlar..."

"We...will finally be cured!"

Not long after entering the healing cave, a very infectious voice reached their ears.

Looking up, I saw a man in a white robe waving his arms and preaching in a loud and rhythmic voice on the central platform of the healing cave.

“Heal…heal!”

As his voice fell, a tsunami-like roar came from the front.

In front of the two of them were groups of Zeros who were like zombies.

Their bodies were swaying as if they would fall down at any moment, while some were twitching as if they were in so much pain that they would collapse in the next second.

But even so, they were extremely excited, waving their hands wildly and shouting at the top of their lungs.

The man in white robe seemed very satisfied with the situation.

"Well, dear patients, today's treatment... begins!"

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(End of this chapter)