"Sometimes I wonder why we have to fight so hard when you, the god of plague, are here."
Liang Sicheng had been staying with Zaka these past few days, and witnessed Zaka releasing the plague into Youzhou City.
Different from the past, according to Zaka, the previous two plagues were directional infections. To put it bluntly, they were released in a targeted manner. Therefore, although the scope of the infection was huge, it could generally be kept within a controllable range. .
Just like soldiers and colleagues, ordinary people and their families, as long as there is no large-scale movement of people, it is extremely difficult for large-scale infections to occur in this era.
But this time it's different.
Xhaka chose the most effective, convenient and most lethal method.
Let viruses contaminate water supplies.
You can imagine how terrifying this plague is.
"In my original world, I never had faith in my heart." Zaka said calmly, "But in this world, seeing these people infected with incurable diseases because of me, I started to feel a little scared."
A trace of pain flashed across Zhaka's eyebrows.
"Do you think you are a kind person?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"Maybe it was still the case at the earliest, and I don't know when it started to stop. To be honest, when I face the death of these people now, I don't even feel anything." Zhaka sighed, not sure whether it was loneliness or something else.
"Do you not treat these people as real people from the bottom of your heart?" Liang Sicheng asked.
Zhaka nodded, then shook his head: "If I regard them as real people, it stands to reason that I should indeed feel some pity or guilt, but obviously I don't, but if I only regard them as I’m an NP in the game, so who am I?”
Liang Sicheng could understand his struggle, but he didn't know how to persuade him.
"Forget it, let's be open-minded and let's wait until this game is released. I think you can ask Qi Zhen or Lin Biao this question." Liang Sicheng patted him on the shoulder.
Liang Sicheng didn't know that Qi Zhen had often struggled with this matter in her heart, and she had never let go of her obsession with the so-called NP in the game.
The two no longer discussed this fruitless issue, but instead focused on the current situation in Youzhou.
Liang Sicheng had his own reasons for asking Zhaka to release the plague in Youzhou as soon as possible and make it known to the whole world.
He originally wanted to try his best to delay Liu Bei's move south for the sake of the peace of Yuzhou and Yanzhou in the south. The longer the time goes, the more stable the states and counties that are now under the jurisdiction of the small team will be. The team that is already short of manpower will only need to If you have enough time to recuperate and recruit troops, it will only be a matter of time before you take over the world.
But a sudden news obviously disrupted Liang Sicheng's plan.
The guns came from Yizhou.
Liang Sicheng was extremely smart and naturally understood how attractive this news was to Cai Mao.
If Luoyang and Youzhou still maintain this evenly matched relationship, then you and I will guard against each other, and Lin Biao will have to focus a lot of energy on how to deal with Liu Bei's invasion from the north. Even if Liu Bei doesn't move, The less than 100,000 troops and horses left in Luoyang would be hard-pressed to face Cai Mao, who might take a retreat at any time.
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of being remembered, so Liang Sicheng and Zhaka must accomplish two things as soon as possible. First, they must spread the plague as much as possible in Youzhou, and really prevent Liu Bei from going south to Yanzhou or Xuzhou. pace.
The second is to let Cai Hao know about this matter, at least let Cai Hao know that Liu Bei, the new emperor, has been overwhelmed by government affairs and has no intention of caring about him. Only in this way will he take action, at least not act rashly.
But because the two of them had been walking in the wilderness, the news had lagged behind when they arrived at Youzhou City. Liang Sicheng was not sure whether it would be in time. He only hoped that Cai Mao would think about it for a few more days. Do you think he knew? When you see the current situation in Youzhou, you won't be so impulsive.
Once Cai Mao gets the arsenal in Yizhou, it will be really difficult for the team.
It was at this time that he gave Zaka such an urgent order without hesitation.
And what Xhaka did did not violate his title of Poison King.
Just half a day after Liang Sicheng informed Zhaka of his decision, nearly one-third of the people in Youzhou were infected.
This efficiency is simply appalling.
However, the vast majority of people have not yet shown symptoms of the disease.
This virus is not comparable to the two influenza viruses that Zaka released in the previous two places.
After entering the human body, the virus first reaches the local lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels, where it multiplies and causes acute lymphadenitis and extreme swelling. If not treated in time at this stage, it will continue to spread along the lymphatic system and invade other lymph nodes.
At this time, the patient will develop high fever, severe headache, vomiting, shortness of breath, tachycardia, drop in blood pressure and other symptoms, and even worse, may lose consciousness.
In this era of completely inadequate medical care, the mortality rate caused by this virus will be as high as 60%.
The longest incubation period of this virus is ten days, which means that once someone is infected, the process is completely irreversible.
The name of this disease was frightening in Europe in the 14th century. About 25 million people around the world died from this catastrophe.
Back then its name was the Black Death.
Later, it had a scientific name called plague.
Liang Sicheng actually didn't quite understand why Xhaka was still alive and kicking despite containing so many strange viruses in his body. He thought it was due to the design of the game.
With Xhaka by his side, he doesn't have to worry about getting infected.
However, even if he regarded this world as a virtual world, he could not help but feel a sadness in his heart.
Several days have passed since the two arrived in Youzhou. Not everyone can face this kind of hellish apocalyptic scene calmly.
Corpses littered the fields.
If life-and-death battles are the most primitive form of bloodshed, then what is unfolding in front of the two of them is undoubtedly another kind of horror that can cause both physical and psychological discomfort to people.
Compared with other adults in the team, all the scenes happening around him will undoubtedly reshape his outlook on life for Liang Sicheng, a young man who is still a student.
Just like what Qi Zhen is most worried about is Liang Sicheng.
Whether it was physical or psychological, he hoped that Liang Sicheng could grow up healthily, but now it seemed that this was not an easy thing.
Youzhou has become a dead city in a physical sense.
The two instigators were walking slowly on the empty but corpse-strewn streets. At the end of the road was His Majesty's palace.
It seems that at this time Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were already in a state of distress in the mansion, not knowing what to do.
The main reason is that Liang Sicheng did not expect that the virus in Xhaka's body would be so powerful. Now it seems that it is not unimaginable to capture the thief first.
That's right, Liang Sicheng proposed to go to Liu Bei's house to see if he could end this game directly.
Xhaka means to see if it's okay, but you should be more cautious if you want to take action.
It seems that Zhao Yun's incident still has a big shadow in Xhaka's heart.
Two people walking on the street as if nothing happened is undoubtedly a very new thing in Youzhou City today.
However, no officers or soldiers came forward to question him, no officers, no soldiers, no one.
Shi Shiran walked outside the door of Liu Bei's palace. Looking at the slightly dilapidated scene in front of him, Liang Sicheng was a little confused.
Logically speaking, no matter how powerful the virus is, as the final bosses of this game, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan will not die so easily.
Otherwise, how difficult would this game be?
But looking at the depressing scene in front of him, Liang Sicheng felt unsure.
The dilapidated door opened halfway, vaguely revealing the scene inside. Zhaka took a few steps forward, opened the door and looked inside, then turned around and shrugged at Liang Sicheng.
no one.
Liang Sicheng frowned and followed Zaka's footsteps into the mansion.
The house was quiet, and the two searched around. Except for the corpses of servants and soldiers in some rooms, they did not see any traces of living people.
"It shouldn't be." Liang Sicheng frowned and began to bite his nails out of habit.
"It's not like he ran away," Zhaka said doubtfully.
"We have been staying in the city these days. Where can we see any large-scale mobilization of soldiers? Even if they run away, they won't take every soldier with them." Liang Sicheng thought for a while, but still rejected the plan. card statement.
"What's going on?" Zhaka asked again.
Liang Sicheng didn't speak anymore, but fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he felt a little annoyed.
"Tell me, is it possible that Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan never returned to Youzhou to take charge of the overall situation? It is true that he ascended the throne and became the emperor, but Youzhou City was just a cover. In fact, he set up his palace elsewhere?"
"Ah? Why?" Zhaka was surprised.
"Let's think about it. If your existence is guessed by the other party, or they have begun to associate the plague with us in Luoyang City, in order to prevent themselves from being infected with the plague and dying for no reason, so Liu Bei's name Although he ascended the throne in Youzhou, he actually found other places to hide. Does this make sense?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"But my existence has always been a secret. Logically speaking, no one should be able to guess my relationship with the plague except Zhao Yun. To put it more bluntly, everyone who knows should be dead." Ka frowned, really not understanding what went wrong.
