Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Chapter 215: Death will come...

The plague had been spreading for several days, and its speed of spread had left many pharmacists dumbfounded.

They had never witnessed such a ferocious epidemic. Ordinary healing magic was useless against it. Even the medicines used to treat the disease not only failed to alleviate the symptoms, but instead accelerated the spread of the plague in the human body.

Generally speaking, plagues have a latent stage before they break out, and then the disease slowly worsens and spreads until a large number of people die.

However, this plague was completely different. There were no latent signs or warnings and it broke out suddenly.

Generally speaking, plagues that spread quickly will worsen relatively slowly, giving people some time to find antibodies. But this plague not only spreads rapidly, but also worsens at an alarming rate.

In just three days, the patient's body was covered with dense green blisters, which looked horrible. If he was not treated, he would die in a few days.

In just three days, the plague caused such serious consequences, which was truly unexpected.

The poison is extremely corrosive, and is very similar to the corrosiveness of the venom of the Supreme Monarch-level Totem Black Snake. Therefore, most of the top leaders pointed their suspicions at the Totem Black Snake. After all, the venom of the Supreme Monarch-level snake is no joke.

Now, these patients are only four days away from death, and Lin Lan must complete all the arrangements within these four short days so that Lingling and Mo Fan can follow the clues, find the blood containing the virus, and obtain evidence of Zhu Meng's crime.

At the same time, the story of Ying Hongcao will continue to develop as it originally planned, but if Zhu Meng wants to kill someone and silence them, it won't be that easy...

At this moment, many experts gathered in the Magic Association Hospital. They surrounded the bed, all wearing protective masks, looking at the patient with blisters all over his body in panic.

They had never heard of such a situation. The patient was already terminally ill, but they didn't know where to start.

"Mr. Lu, what do you think about this?" Zhu Meng asked solemnly. He was extremely anxious and wanted to solve this difficult problem immediately.

As a congressman, Zhu Meng hated to see people in pain. In his opinion, the totem black snake seemed to have a reason to die. Such a being that could bring disaster was not worthy of being revered as a god.

"This plague is the most terrible disease I have seen in the past decade. We calculated that it has only been three days since infection. In just three days... the patient has become like this.

In my estimation, these patients can only hold out for seven days at most! Once they reach seven days, they will surely die…” As the representative of all pharmacists, Mr. Lu is also a top mage in the healing department. This plague only shocked him deeply.

This plague was truly horrible. In just three days, a living mage was tortured into a seriously ill person covered in blisters. If no effective solution was found, death was only a matter of time.

"Your Honor, I'm sure you've seen and heard it. You should be aware that the number of people infected has now exceeded one thousand. Do you really want to protect that snake?" Zhu Meng looked at the Presiding Judge Tang Zhong with a bit of coercion in his eyes.

In just three days, the number of infections exceeded 1,000, and huge pressure instantly fell on Tang Zhong.

Zhu Meng insisted that only the poison of the Supreme Lord could cause such terrible consequences, and blamed it all on the Totem Black Snake. "I know." Tang Zhong nodded slightly.

"Seeing these dying patients, do you still think that I, Zhu Meng, am playing with my life and deliberately framing your God? Or do you simply not believe in the seven-day death deadline that Mr. Lu mentioned?"

Zhu Meng pointed at the patients with serious conditions and continued emotionally, "I, Zhu Meng, simply disdain to use such ridiculous means. If you still believe that your God is innocent, then apart from these few most seriously infected people, how do you explain the thousands of people infected with the plague!"

Presiding Judge Tang Zhong fell silent.

This result was also difficult for him to accept. At first, he and his clan members believed that the plague was deliberately caused by Zhu Meng and others, but when the number of infected people exceeded one thousand, he could not help but be shocked.

If it wasn't Zhu Meng's doing... could it really be the Totem Black Snake? Could it be that the Totem Black Snake, which was in the molting period, had gone so crazy that it couldn't control its evil nature?
It seems that only a supreme monarch-level totem black snake could cause this plague, spread so quickly, and the impact of the infection toxin is so strong...

Related reports were overwhelming, and major news media focused on Hangzhou. In addition, the two bodies killed by the Totem Black Snake had the same blister corrosion symptoms as these patients in the early stage.

Once this news spreads, the already panic-stricken HZ City will surely set off a wave of attack on the Totem Black Snake. By then, no matter whether the Totem Guardian Clan announces the Totem Black Snake's affairs or not, it will completely become the target of public criticism. Even if the government and the Inquisition do not take action to eradicate it, the people will put tremendous pressure on the major forces to force them to take action. After all, the people's livelihood is what matters. If you want to keep the Totem Black Snake, you must find an antidote within these few days and prove that it is not the culprit. However, to achieve this goal, it is easier said than done...

"The Totem Black Snake has lived in West Lake for who knows how many years, and there has never been such a plague before... I think this matter needs me to investigate in depth and get to the bottom of it." Tang Zhong said solemnly.

"Tang Zhong!" Zhu Meng shouted angrily, his beard trembling slightly in anger. He pointed at Tang Zhong and roared angrily, "At this time, you are still protecting the totem black snake! Do you understand the current situation? The number of infected people has reached 1011. In a few days, these 1011 people will become corpses, and they will die one by one! As the presiding judge, do you really want to stick to those ridiculous ancestral teachings and watch these people die!"

"Perhaps now it seems that the Totem Black Snake lives in our city. But in fact, it existed for countless centuries earlier than humans. It was because our ancestors sought the protection of the Totem Black Snake that they were able to survive in the cruel territory ruled by demons, build a city here, and live and work in peace and contentment. Although this period of history has not been recorded in detail, we have kept it in mind from generation to generation. I also understand that the Totem Black Snake is the most suspicious of this plague. But I beg you, Councillor Zhu Meng, to give me some more time. I will let Tang Yue bring back some body fluids from the Totem Black Snake when it sheds its skin. If antibodies can be extracted from it, perhaps the further spread of the plague can be avoided. In any case, I only ask you not to kill them all!" Tang Zhong said earnestly.

After this happened, as the patriarch of the Totem Clan, all Tang Zhong could do was to save the life of the Totem Black Snake.

Even if it was the cause of this plague, it cannot kill the Totem Black Snake. Its existence is of great significance to the entire Hangzhou. If there were no Totem Black Snake, this city would have been riddled with holes in the countless wars in history, or even ceased to exist.

Now Tang Zhong had only one request, which was to save its life. Expel it if you want, it's better than being killed by humans.

"Your Honor, you think too kindly of me. The hidden danger strategy is to cut the grass at its roots. How can you be sure that this totem black snake will not make a comeback and will not be angry with humans because we expelled it? When its molting period is over, this totem black snake will be unstoppable. At that time, can you convince it with your pitiful offerings? I'm sorry, I, Zhu Meng, will never joke with the lives of the people. I must kill this totem black snake!" Zhu Meng said firmly.

Zhu Meng couldn't understand why he still wanted to protect her at this time.

But no matter what the fact is, this snake must not be kept!
Only by getting rid of him can Zhu Meng feel at ease and be worthy of the people of Hangzhou!

(End of this chapter)