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Chapter 539 Plague

Dizziness, cough, general weakness, and a slightly feverish forehead.

Ok.

These are indeed symptoms of a cold.

Standing at the bow of the boat, feeling the gentle breeze blowing from the Bekos River, Wang thought to himself with a hint of exasperation.

It seemed that since I entered Kamar-Taj for training, I hadn't been sick at all. I never expected to catch a cold during this mission...

It must have been caused by the chilling, deathly aura that emanated from Walter Farm; otherwise, how could someone with my physique have caught a cold?

"Damn demon..."

Although somewhat surprised, after cursing a few times in his heart, Wang didn't take this small matter to heart.

After wandering around the Bekos River in a daze for several times, still finding no trace of the Water Demon.

Looking at his listless, even somewhat drowsy, companion, James shook his head speechlessly and suggested that Wang return to Kamar-Taj to get some rest.

Otherwise, even if they are lucky enough to find the water demon, given the king's current state, he would just be a sitting duck.

Although somewhat surprised by James's analogy, the dejected King had no energy to argue with him.

A dozen minutes later.

Mordo, who came to replace the king, had just stepped out of the golden-red portal when he saw the king sitting weakly on a large rock on the bank of the Bekos River, and James, who was patrolling the river while taking care of the king.

"Hey, James."

"Hi, King."

After a brief greeting, Mordo patted the king on the shoulder and said jokingly, "Ha, King, are you alright? Don't let illness defeat you instead of the demons."

"Shut up!"

"If I hadn't been invaded by the chilling death energy emanating from Walter Farm while tracking the whereabouts of the Witchheart Demon, causing an imbalance of elements in my body, would I have caught a cold? This is a workplace injury."

"Hmph, once I find that Wu Xinmo guy, I'll settle the score with him sooner or later."

After giving Modu a disapproving look, Wang stood up with some difficulty and said, "However, since you're here, I'll head back now."

"Don't worry, just go back and recover. Leave things to me. My body, which I've trained day and night, won't be as easily defeated as yours."

Despite his sharp tongue, Mordo, seeing the King's somewhat pale face, thoughtfully opened a dimensional portal directly to Kamar-Taj for him.

"snort!"

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

Looking at the laughing Mordo, the king, feeling a tightness in his chest, coughed lightly and then stepped straight through the dimensional gate that was constantly bursting with golden and red sparks, returning to Kamar-Taj.

After the king stepped onto Kamar-Taj, Mordo waved to him, dispelling the ever-rotating dimensional gate.

Then, together with James, they used the compass in their hands that sensed the demonic aura to carefully search for the Water Demon Lord's whereabouts while sailing on the Bekos River.

What they didn't notice while carefully observing the Becos River was...

Nowadays.

Along the banks of the Becques River, there seemed to be an unusually large number of people with colds.

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

Feeling that the wind was unusually cold today, he couldn't help but tighten his leather jacket.

Meanwhile, a plump young woman pushing a stroller was taking a walk along the tree-lined path by the Becques River, constantly pulling out tissues to cover her mouth and coughing lightly.

"Cough cough..."

Further away.

A group of sweating teenagers, freely expressing their youth and energy through cycling, seemed to feel a slight itch in their throats...

These people with colds and coughs were not noticeable among the bustling crowds along the banks of the Becques River.

That's why neither James nor Mordo noticed this at all.

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The pattering of water stopped.

When Erin came out of the bathroom, he saw Gwen lying lazily on the sofa, wearing only a towel, watching the latest news from Fox News on TV.

"According to the latest report from our reporter."

"Another horrific blood sacrifice ritual has been discovered outside Houston, with as many as 66 bodies found at the scene. According to experts, this incident is related to the demons that escaped from hell last month."

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

"Although the Houston police are actively solving the case, the frequent sacrificial rituals and heinous incidents have sparked great dissatisfaction and anger among Texas residents, who are fighting with the Houston police, saying they are wasting taxpayers' money."

Amid panic and unease, Texas residents are crowdfunding a high reward to exorcise the demon that was said to have escaped from hell a month ago. This news has reportedly attracted the attention of many religious figures, and many well-known exorcists are heading to Houston.

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Arlin walked over and sat down next to Gwen, leaning back on the soft leather sofa, and pulled the even more supple Gwen into his arms.

"what!"

Gwen, who was watching the news and still savoring the afterglow of the storm, exclaimed in surprise.

With her breathing becoming a little rapid, Gwen pressed down on the mischievous large hand that had slipped under the towel and glared at Erin in annoyance.

"My wound is still hurting, you bad guy, shut up."

After giving Erin a warning.

Seeing Erin's surrendering expression, Gwen hummed softly and shifted into a more comfortable position, nestling into Erin's arms.

Watching the bloody scenes playing on TV, Gwen asked with some concern, "Those people who have been bewitched by demons are getting more and more insane lately. This is already the thirteenth demon-related sacrifice incident this month, and the number of victims is also starting to increase."

"At this rate, it won't be long before more people become victims. So... do you need me to help you find those guys?"

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

Erin shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's no use."

Over the past two weeks, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, the federal military, the FBI, the CIA, and Tony Stark have all used various means to try and locate the Witchheart and the water demon lord.

However, demons have an extremely strong sense of danger.

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

Often, before the humans could surround them with heavy firepower or before the main force of mages arrived, these two guys had already made their escape.

However, once they discover that their people are not strong enough, the two will turn around and hunt them down instead.

For the past two weeks or so.

The sorcerer who died at the hands of the Demon of the Heart was not the only one, and many more exorcists in the common people who accepted the bounty from the heavens died at the hands of the Demon of the Heart.

Many of these individuals were extraordinary people who awakened their abilities after the Crimson Moon.

But to Wu Xinmo, these ordinary extraordinary people, no matter how many there are, are just easy targets.

On the contrary, it is because of the souls of these extraordinary beings that Wu Xinmo has recently recovered a lot of strength and become even more troublesome.

but.

Fortunately, after being trained by Carter Slade, this generation of Ghost Rider Johnny has been able to sense the presence of the Witchheart and the Water Demon at night through the Spirit of Vengeance in the past two days.

Ha ha.

Unexpectedly, the contingency plan that Mephisto left behind to control all the demons that invaded the human world has become an aid for Erin and his companions in their search for the Heart Demon.

After telling Gwen about Ghost Rider to ease her worries,

Suddenly, a new news report started playing on television.

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"Recently, a new type of flu has broken out in Simon Hart. Although the local government and medical institutions are actively responding, the scale of the flu and the number of people infected are still spreading, and there is a trend of it spreading to surrounding cities."

"Residents, please take necessary precautions when going out..."

As the reporter explained, a series of images were played on the television screen.

The once bustling streets were now deserted, with only a few scattered people, and those walking on the streets all looked listless.

Even the shops on both sides of the street were deathly still, and every now and then you could see the shop assistants pulling out tissues to cover their mouths and coughing violently.

Conversely, long queues of people were forming outside pharmacies to buy medicine.

And the hospital, overflowing with patients and unusually busy.

The once vibrant city sky now seems shrouded in gloom, unusually somber.

Ok?

Although separated by a screen, the gloomy haze covering the city made Erin keenly sense that something was wrong.

Sensing Erin's unusual behavior, Gwen asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this flu?"

Something's not right.

Watching the fleeting glimpse of the Bekos River on television, Erin seemed to suddenly realize something and immediately said, "Lo, immediately search for the location of Simon Hart City and project the map around Simon Hart City."

"Yes, Master."

With a pleasant soft sound, a light blue 3D map was quickly projected onto Luo's screen.

Looking at the main river and its tributaries flowing through Simonhardt, Erin continued, "Lo, label the names of all the rivers in Simonhardt."

"Yes, Master."

Almost at the same time as Luo's voice rang out, the names of the rivers in Simon Hart were projected by Luo in a different color.

Becos River!

Looking at the name of the largest river in Simon Hart, Erin showed an expression of unsurprised surprise.

"The Becos River, I knew it!"

Looking at the river names specially marked on the 3D projection shown by Luo.

Gwen, standing beside Erin, pondered, "These rivers... is there a problem?"

Erin shook his head upon hearing this, then said in a deep voice, "The problem isn't with these rivers, but with the water demon that hid in the Bekos River a while ago."

Erin's words struck like a thunderbolt, causing Gwen's eyes to widen instantly.

"You mean the flu outbreak in Simonhart City is related to that water demon that hid in the Bekos River?"

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

talking.

He took out a piece of parchment from his spatial ring, which was imbued with a trace of spirituality.

He wrote it on parchment in front of Gwen.

"What does the flu in Simon Hart have to do with the Water Demon?"

Erin held the parchment, leaned back on the sofa, and first recalled the flu in Simon Hart City and the related events of the Water Demon in his mind. Then he silently recited the divination statement seven times.

Then, Erin cleared his mind, closed his eyes, and with the aid of meditation, quickly entered a dream that contained divination.

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With Erin asleep.

Soon, a hazy, illusory scene appeared in Erin's dream.

In that hazy, misty scene, Erin saw a figure, soaking wet and with long hair, moving swiftly through the muddy riverbed like a fish, as if searching for something.

I don't know how much time has passed.

As if he had discovered something, he came to the bottom of a fast-flowing river.

Then he bent down and spat out a box-like object from his mouth, placing it on the bottom of the rushing river.

A premonition told Erin that the box was very important.

Before Erin could even get a good look at the box, the dream shattered as if it couldn't withstand Erin's gaze.

When Erin suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was filled with an incomparably mysterious and profound aura.

"As expected, the flu outbreak in Simonhart City is inextricably linked to the Water Demon."

Although he couldn't see clearly what the Water Demon had placed at the bottom of that turbulent river, Erin was certain that it was inextricably linked to the recent flu outbreak in Simonhardt City.

Was it that mysterious box that contaminated Simon Hart's water supply, leading to the flu outbreak?

No.

Once it's associated with demons, then the flu outbreak in Simon Hart City is definitely not as simple as just an ordinary flu.

Instead, it was... a plague.

Thinking of this, Erin immediately took out the phone.

Then they found Wang's phone number.

Shortly after Erin pressed the call button, Wang's voice came through the other end:

"Hey, Erin, do you have some good news to tell me? Cough cough..."

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

Before this, Arryn knew that the King had caught a bad cold and had gone back to Kamar-Taj to recuperate, but at the time Arryn had no idea that this was related to the Water Demons.

But now it seems...

The king's severe cold was definitely related to the plague that broke out in Simon Hart City.

After all, a common cold wouldn't allow a mysterious mage like Wang to recuperate for so long.

(End of this chapter)