Chapter 85

"An infectious disease?"

"Yes, they say it's terrifying—those infected are covered in black qi!"

"Then they become completely weak, simply cannot work!"

The one speaking was an old man named Liang Bo.

"That sounds terrifying—yet with such a severe outbreak, isn't anyone controlling it?"

Chen Xuan asked in surprise.

"Of course someone is! They even brought in a high-level beast tamer from the city to treat it—what do you think happened?"

"That high-level healing beast tamer got infected too, and now he's trapped in Lianjing Village and can't get out!"

Liang Bo gestured wildly as he spoke.

As if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"It's not just that—besides Lianjing Village, the surrounding Buxin Village and Niuwang Village have all been infected with the same illness!"

"They haven't found a cure yet; if things continue like this, the people in these villages may all die within a week!"

"It's too terrifying—I wonder if it'll spread to us too!"

Several elders discussed it, still shaken.

But Chen Xuan kept a watchful mind.

This infectious disease was probably not so simple.

It might be related to phantom beasts.

Like other powerful phantom beasts that can lower human physical defenses.

Making them vulnerable to viruses.

Some might even be phantom beasts that use viruses as attacks.

That could produce the same effect.

He chatted idly with the elders.

But Chen Xuan planned to go out and observe tonight.

….

"Boom!"

"How could this happen!"

"If things keep going like this, those villages will all fall!"

"That's nearly a hundred thousand lives!"

"Don't we have any way to stop it!"

Near Shenglong Village, Lianjing Village, Buxin Village, and others—the closest town.

This was a town of Ancient Zhoucheng.

Though farthest from the villages,

but!

Actually, these villages fell under the jurisdiction of this Haolan Town.

The situation in the villages!

They had already discovered it.

Within a week.

Four or five villages.

All had fallen victim to the strange infectious disease.

Even!

They had sent their town's best healing beast tamer.

A Silver Tier 9 beast tamer.

Yet!

They could detect nothing unusual.

On the contrary, they too had contracted the disease.

Trapped inside the villages along with the villagers.

As time passed,

their bodies grew weaker and weaker.

If this continued, ordinary people might not last a month—even possibly only two weeks before dying.

"It seems we can only abandon those people!"

"Quarantine the villages!"

The leader said.

"Are you mad? That's nearly a hundred thousand lives—are you just going to leave them to die?"

Hearing his words, several other beast tamers shouted in protest.

"What else can we do? We're powerless right now!"

"We can only enforce quarantine—if the disease spreads to our town!"

"Then it won't just be our town's problem—it'll plunge the entire Ancient Zhoucheng into crisis!"

"Can you bear the consequences of that?"

The leader coldly scanned the crowd below.

Instantly!

They all lowered their heads.

That's right!

They were powerless.

Now, isolate them, don't let the virus spread.

That is already the best method.

"There's a village inside called Holy Dragon Village, it seems there hasn't been any problem yet!"

A beast tamer said in a low voice.

"Holy Dragon Village?"

"That village of his is relatively far away, it might not have been infected yet!"

The leading beast tamer said.

"Holy Dragon Village, it's said that a Holy Dragon once existed there, that's why it got this name!"

"Holy Dragon, heh, if it really existed that would be great!"

"I also hope the Holy Dragon exists!"

"If that's the case, then those hundred thousand people might be saved!"

"Legend says that Holy Dragon can purify all inauspiciousness!"