Chapter 129: Plague Eruption! [Seeking Recommendation Votes]
2016-09-22
Author: Author (诸生浮屠)
“How outrageous!”
An angry roar echoed in the study, as Soren stared with a grim expression at the attendant before him. Then, a voice filled with killing intent rang out: “They are seeking their own death!”
“Immediately send someone to investigate!”
“Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I want those liches found!”
Damn!
What Soren never expected was that, amid the flourishing state of Modo City, these liches would dare to turn their sights on him. The plague of the undead that erupted in Muddy Swamp Town was clearly man-made, and it had been plotted for a long time. The priests sent out by the temple found traces of contamination in the food and water sources, indicating that someone had already infiltrated Muddy Swamp Town to prepare all of this.
Modo City is under Soren’s domain!
Within the range of the Maze, Soren’s divine power enveloped the entire Modo Island. It was evident that the enemy, unable to find opportunities on Modo Island, had targeted Muddy Swamp Town instead.
Fortunately, the response from Modo City was timely, otherwise, overnight, Muddy Swamp Town would have likely faced the emergence of thousands of undead armies. These damned guys actually reached out to innocent civilians; the latest news from the temple reported that nearly two thousand civilians in Muddy Swamp Town had been turned into ghouls, with only a few hundred surviving.
This situation gave Soren a tremendous sense of crisis!
Because Muddy Swamp Town was right next to Modo City, the fact that enemies could infiltrate and spread the plague was alarming; if it had been in another location, the consequences would have been even more severe.
“Priests!”
“We need more priests!”
Soren frowned as he looked in the direction of the temple. Although he had hundreds of thousands of believers, the number of priests was only about two or three hundred. These priests were scattered across Modo City’s territory, averaging about two to three priests per town.
One leading priest, two apprentice priests.
To counter this evil force, priests must be able to detect it in advance. Soren realized he needed to expand the number of priests to increase the range of divine techniques granted.
He was on the verge of advancing to strong divine power, yet the number of his priests remained at the level just above medium divine power, largely due to the Saint’s Cataclysm. Soren’s accumulation of divine power was currently very fast, nearly thirty points of divine power accumulating every day, and since the enemies he faced had decreased somewhat, the current situation should focus on reducing divine power accumulation and enhancing the abilities and numbers of his priests. The relationship between divine power and priests was inversely proportional; the more priests there were, the more divine techniques could be granted, and the less divine power Soren would accumulate. Conversely, if there were fewer priests, he would accumulate more divine power, but without enough priests, believers could not expand or maintain their faith.
What Soren needed to do now was to reduce the accumulation of divine power and temporarily increase the number of priests.
“Get someone!”
After thinking for a moment, Soren waved his hand and said, “Order the temple to recruit a batch of priests, and some of the former priests of the Church of Shadows can also be accepted. Raise the number of priests in the church to over five hundred soon.”
Under normal circumstances,
A village of a few hundred people could only support one apprentice priest, while a town of over a thousand could afford one regular priest. This was the most efficient way to gather resources, maintaining the priests’ divine techniques while allowing Soren to continuously accumulate divine power through faith. But now, he needed to rapidly increase the number of priests because those infected with the corpse poison and plague needed priests to assist them. Soren needed to double the number of priests to ensure that each town had at least three regular priests. Furthermore, after considering it, Soren sent a letter to the Agricultural Church regarding the recent attacks on Modo City, asking them to send people to Spearwind Hills.
Currently, Spearwind Hills had gathered over 150,000 refugees.
These refugees had just settled in, and their living conditions were very rudimentary. If liches suddenly spread the undead plague among them, there would likely be over a hundred thousand undead armies emerging overnight!
“Have these guys already prepared to act?”
After calming down, Soren fell into deep thought; it was evident that the plague of the undead was in the process of erupting.
Relying solely on the originally dead people was insufficient for the undead lords to execute their schemes, so they began to disperse the plague across the material plane. This could greatly increase the number of deaths and rapidly expand the scale of the undead.
Currently,
The population of the material plane had decreased by about twenty percent. Thanks to Soren, the number of deaths had decreased by millions, especially with the prosperity of the Southern Sea region attracting many refugees. Under normal circumstances, many cities should have crumbled like Amber City, where a city of tens of thousands was reduced to merely a few thousand. In such a scenario, if the liches launched an attack, they could turn a city into a paradise of over a hundred thousand undead overnight. However, due to Soren’s influence, many places retained their strength, particularly the Northern Witch and Arendelle. Under normal historical circumstances, the fall of the Goddess of Magic would lead to the deaths of many witches, and these deceased witches would quickly transform into liches during this wave of impact, causing the North to fall overnight.
However, Soren’s rise preserved the vast majority of the witches. Even though the number of resurrected undead was still significant, it had not formed a terrifying sea of undead.
“So these guys have pushed forward the timing of spreading the plague?”
Frowning, Soren put down the documents in his hands. The fourth wave of impact was the deadliest during the Saint’s Cataclysm, as the undead lords’ goal was to kill the living, leading to over thirty percent of the population’s deaths. Although Soren possessed powerful strength, he could currently only protect Modo City; as for other places on the main roads, it depended on the reactions of various deity churches and secular forces.
“My lord!”
A shadow appeared outside the study, speaking in a deep voice, “A large-scale fever plague has erupted in the Amazon Rainforest! It has already caused thousands of deaths!”
As soon as his words fell,
Another shadow appeared outside the study, anxiously reporting, “My lord! Signs of the plague have been found near Shipwreck Bay! The leading priest of the temple has already cleared the infected! However, due to the severity of the situation, ports and roads have been temporarily sealed off.”
Tap, tap, tap.
A beautiful, tall witch also appeared outside Gloria’s laboratory, her expression serious as she said, “Lady Gloria! The Eye of the North has sent news that a large-scale plague has occurred near the Northern Tower, and they have discovered traces of a Demigod Lich and are currently in battle with it!”
The intelligence network of Modo City reacted very quickly.
Almost immediately after Muddy Swamp Town was attacked, messages from various places were sent directly to Soren.
Fever plague, plague, undead plague…
This was indeed the handiwork of the undead lords. Soren’s brows knitted tightly as he ordered, “Immediately dispatch people to seal off the ports; starting today, everyone coming in and out must undergo thorough checks!”
“Notify Taro Port and Fury Sand Island to temporarily stop overseas trade routes.”
“All important trade will be converted to floating airship transport.”
Soren was not afraid of these plagues, but as a deity, he had limitations. If the plague spread on a large scale, even if he could save tens of thousands of people, it would be impossible to save hundreds of thousands of infected individuals.
These damned undead had clearly launched a full-scale attack.
The aftermath of the plague would be the awakening of natural disasters; at that point, the awakened undead would reach a terrifying scale!
“Get someone!”
Soren took out an order and said, “Immediately stop refugees from entering Spearwind Hills; there are certainly those among the refugees who are infected. Order a full lockdown of Spearwind Hills and redirect the Seventh Fleet back to Shipwreck Bay.”
One could imagine that the millions of refugees lingering around the Southern Coast would likely face disaster.
However, at this moment, Soren could hardly entertain the notion of not saving lives. If he continued to accept these refugees, everything accumulated in Spearwind Hills would likely collapse in an instant.
The living conditions of the refugees were the worst and most chaotic.
And they were also the easiest targets for the undead lords. It could be imagined that in the cities recently accepting refugees, there were almost certainly those infected with the plague.
………………
In just two to three days, news continued to pour in. The first to reach Modo City was the relatively nearby Amazon Rainforest. A terrifying fever plague erupted within their territory, and even the immensely strong Amazon Female Warriors were not immune. In just a few days, the number of deaths in the Amazon Rainforest due to the plague reached over ten thousand. Even the Church of the Lord of Storms had no solution for this, as their priests were not adept in healing. All the deity’s powers were focused on destruction and battle. Once the plague erupted, the priests could only watch helplessly as it spread.
In the end,
The Lord of Storms issued a cruel command by divine edict.
He dispatched the Storm Lords from the temple directly to destroy a town with over thirty thousand inhabitants that had the most severe contagion. The temple’s army flattened the place, killing all the infected!
At this moment, Soren suddenly began to miss his enemy.
Yes.
Soren suddenly felt a longing for the Goddess of Plagues and Diseases.
If she were still alive, with her grasp of divine positions and power, she might have been able to resolve this crisis. However, she was dead at Soren’s hands and could not be resurrected.
“That’s right!”
As if remembering something, Soren raised his head and murmured, “Corinna! She has the divine power of the Plague Goddess!”
Fallen Witch.
In the battle that killed the Plague Goddess, the Fallen Witch fused a part of the plague divine power!
Perhaps she would have a way to resolve this crisis. However, at this moment, she was still in the City of Imprints, and it was unknown when she would return.
……………… (To be continued ~^~)
