Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 147: Retribution in this life comes quickly!
An epidemic comes so quickly and violently.

When the plague aura spread from the [Bizarre Funeral Bird-Billed Plague Doctor], the group of [Tiger Warriors] who were the first to bear the brunt of the attack did not feel anything at first.

But when they ran a few more steps, before they could rush to the top of the tower along the hundreds of steps of the ladder.

"嘘嘚嘚"

Suddenly, there was a fierce sound of teeth chattering.

The native warriors who launched the siege immediately realized that something was wrong and stopped in their tracks.

They were horrified to find that their bodies were shivering inexplicably, followed by high fever, fatigue, headache, and sore limbs.

As his body temperature rose rapidly, an elderly warrior with a weaker constitution convulsed and fell to the ground.

Even if the others were in slightly better condition, they had all lost their fighting ability.

Moreover, the symptoms on their bodies are rapidly developing, with macules, papules, herpes, and pustules. They look extremely scary.

Especially at the end of the ladder, Montezuma II, who was the most seriously injured and had the weakest resistance, could not resist this virulent plague even though he was a non-human.

At this moment, even his face was covered with pustules, he fell into a coma, and was barely breathing. He could die suddenly at any time.

Further away, the more than 200,000 city-state residents who attended the ceremony were also in mourning.

Byron, who had been standing behind Beatrice, was fine.

He is now using the body of Alvin the Falcon. As a doctor in the hospital, he naturally has resistance.

To be more precise, one of the employment requirements for the hospital sequence is immunity to several infectious diseases.

The reason why Beatrice chose smallpox as the medium was that she had naturally considered in advance whether her own skinning church could be exempted.

Even when Byron first heard about the powers of the Flaying Lord, he had already guessed about the Flaying Church's plans (Chapter 130).

But the tragic scene before him still made him feel deeply fearful:
"How cruel! Spreading a virulent plague on the Yucatan Island, this is the rhythm of using this weird thing to exterminate all the indigenous people in one go.

No wonder the King of Castile did not authorize Cortes, as he clearly did not dare to take the responsibility for using forbidden knowledge to initiate a massacre (Chapter 134).

You should know that smallpox is one of the oldest infectious diseases with the highest mortality rate. It is highly contagious and the disease is serious.

Anyone who had not had smallpox could be infected.

The main manifestation is severe viremia, and the mortality rate after infection is very high.

According to the records of the Key to Omniscience Library, during the great smallpox epidemics in the Old World, the normal mortality rate was 25%.

But Byron seriously doubted what the mortality rate would be for the indigenous people who had never been exposed to this virus for thousands of years.
50%? 60%? Or .80%? !
At the same time, the [Ship's Log] has successfully read the killing rules of [The Weird Funeral Bird-Billed Plague Doctor].

"Based on the distance from the infection source, there are first-level epidemic areas, second-level epidemic areas, and third-level epidemic areas, and the transmission methods are different.

The first-level epidemic area has a range of fifty meters. The transmission method comes from the concept, which can easily break through the spiritual barrier of the extraordinary people and cause an outbreak on the spot without delay.

The second-level epidemic area is one kilometer in range. Due to the plague aura, extraordinary people have stronger resistance to invasion than ordinary people. The stronger the strength, the stronger the resistance.

The third-level epidemic area has unlimited scope. Like normal smallpox, it is transmitted through the patient's droplets and direct contact, following the pathology and slowly breaking out.

Taboo: Pray that you have acquired lifelong immunity. Otherwise, no matter how you are infected, the only difference is the speed of onset, which cannot change the patient's final outcome of life or death. "

Byron looked closely at the back of the [Bird-Billed Plague Doctor].

Suddenly, I seemed to see many tribes and city-states becoming ghost towns emerging behind it.

Corpses piled up like mountains with no one to bury them, and the stench of rotting corpses stretched for hundreds of kilometers.

Azik and Taya, two brilliant civilizations that had their own advantages over the Old World, eventually left behind only dead cities and "ownerless" land, gold, silver, and spices!
suddenly.

Several weak voices sounded:
“Mr. Cortes, aren’t we allies against Azk? Why are our people also falling ill?

You can control this weird bird beak, right? Please help us get rid of the disease!"

"Yes, yes, we are allies fighting side by side.

It's wrong to hurt us by mistake."

The ones shouting were the natives of the Anti-Azik Alliance who were still fighting with the Azik people on the front line.

Although they are far away and are located between the second-level and third-level epidemic areas, and are more resistant to viral invasion, many people still develop symptoms.

Hearing their accusations, Cortes had a strange smile on his face.

He took two steps forward, stood on the edge of the pyramid and looked at the entire Golden City, saying in a sad tone:

"Everyone, please be patient. I also have a disease. I need to solve my disease first, and then I will make sure you can get relief easily."

Then, he lowered his head and asked the Aztec high-ranking officials who were the most seriously ill at the foot of the pyramid:

"I have a mental illness that can only be cured by gold, and I need lots and lots of gold.

Will you submit to me and pay me tribute?"

The Castilians and most of the Old World were indeed very sick, and only gold, silver, and spices could save them.

Saying this seems to imply that as long as one surrenders to him and offers him gold, he can survive.

But in fact, both Byron and Cortes knew very well that there was no cure for this virulent plague!

Byron couldn't help shaking his head in his heart:
"【Ladder of Glory】In the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital sequence, those doctors who abide by the Hippocratic Oath are the most disadvantaged professions in all sequences.

Because the flesh is bound to "animal nature", the knowledge analyzed through the flesh is naturally connected to forbidden knowledge and is severely punished by the church.

The [craftsmen] of the tower sequence have made significant contributions to the military industry, but the doctors have been suppressed for a long time.

Apart from skills such as [Inspire Vitality] that can enhance one's own recovery ability, his actual medical level is not much better than that of ordinary doctors of his time.

It would be better to seek help from the indigenous witch doctors here than from the hospital sequence in the Old World."

Cortes knew all this.

By saying this, he only wanted to make this country completely surrender from top to bottom and fulfill the necessary conditions for the "declaration of war" required by the [First Overseas Development Order].

"It's not enough to defeat the native emperor alone. I, [Conquistador] Cortes, want them all!"

The Azik people successfully created a first-level holy relic [Golden Codex] that will change the situation of the Bantaan Islands.

At this moment, they are going to take advantage of the winner-takes-all effect of the [First Overseas Development Order], like a small snake swallowing an elephant, and eat up the entire empire.

High Priest Beatrice has already raised the [Golden Codex] high in her hand.

The ceremony that had just been interrupted was restarted, and Cortes was prepared to be crowned again and his name engraved on the code.

Let him become the new king of the Azik Empire in the mystical sense!
Montezuma II was crowned based on the legitimacy of being the "Son of God", while Cortes was crowned based on violent conquest and picking up the crown dropped by others.

The people under the pyramid hesitated for only a moment.

A large number of natives dragged their sick bodies and knelt down.
"I surrender, spare me, and I will give you all my gold."

"I also surrender. From today on, you are the new ruler of Azik."

"."

Suddenly, the golden code radiated brilliant light again, spreading the law like a little sun.

[Conqueror] A circle of light gradually appeared above the head of Cortes, and that was the crown that belonged to him.

But just as he was trying to listen carefully, wanting to hear his own king's name clearly.

The first thing he heard was a low, muffled groan from his lover Beatrice.

"Well!"

Beatrice slowly lowered her head, looking in disbelief at the sharp tip of the sword sticking out from her heart.

"Ah Alvin, are you crazy? W-what are you doing?"

Compared with Montezuma II who had just been backstabbed by her, the expressions on the two men's faces were exactly the same.

Beatrice was actually prepared to be stabbed by Alvin, but the stabbing she imagined was definitely not this kind of stabbing!

Accompanied by a pain in the back, all the strength in her body poured out from that cold hole.

He collapsed limply at the feet of his most loyal "confidant".

The unparalleled "loyalty" and "love" of his trusted and capable men have forged the sharpest sword.

This backstab was more targeted than the ceremonial knife she had prepared for Montezuma II.

Today's most injured candidate has changed accordingly.

At the same time, a passage that seemed familiar to the Conqueror Cortes followed:

"Why did you carve your name on my [Golden Codex]? Pay me!"

(End of this chapter)