On the thirty-fifth day of the spread of the plague, the number of infected people in the quarantine area had exceeded 6,000, and the number of dead had reached about 400, and only about 50 of the soldiers sent to maintain order survived, and half of them were infected.

Completely different from normal diseases, the plague mainly infected those who were physically strong or intelligent, the doctors who dared to enter the quarantine area had all fallen ill five days earlier, and the missionaries had all died of illness two weeks earlier, and those who were able to organize the inhabitants of the quarantine area and maintain order were all infected by the plague without exception, and could not do anything.

As a last resort, the Lord's Mansion can only select healthy people in the quarantine area to continue to maintain order, but these uninfected people are all old and weak, women and children, the oldest is over sixty years old, and the youngest member is even less than ten years old...... They simply don't have that kind of deterrent.

The most seriously affected people were concentrated in the main hall of a church, with a total of more than 200 people, of whom more than 30 were already in a coma, and they were the 'untouchables' in the quarantine area, so these severely infected people had to wait for death.

The door to the main hall was shut, and there were people outside, and if you went out, you would even be executed, and the guards were some less infected citizens, and these hysterical civilians who had been tossed by the plague could become crazy executioners at any moment.

Before the plague struck, these severely infected people were all the elite of the city of Bologna, including merchants, scholars, teachers, captains, soldiers, and art practitioners, all of whom were once respectable and could only take care of each other.

One of the symptoms of a severely infected person is a coma from time to time, and after a period of time they will wake up again, and so on.

Until they finally weakened and died, which also forced these poor people to unite and leave the awake man to take care of the unconscious.

The door that was closed suddenly creaked and creaked, and the people who were living in a daze turned their heads in unison, staring at the world outside the door with greedy eyes, they wanted to get out, even if it was better to die of illness, it was much better to die outside than to die here.

But as soon as a small figure struggled to push the cart in, the door to the outside world closed again, closing the church with the desperate and numb faces of the people who entered, as if there was some terrible demon inside.

"That...... Everyone, I'm back! ”

Dong Dong greeted the seriously ill in a tired tone, and the supplies of two hundred people were loaded onto a wooden cart and pushed forward, which was seriously overloaded for this young body, and she was really tired.

No one wanted to come into contact with a group of severe plague sources, so no one was willing to deliver supplies to the people in the church, and under the people's shirk and timidity, the job ended up falling to Dongdong, and no one objected to such a thing.

The appearance of Dong Dong's efforts did not arouse any emotions among the patients, and they avoided the gate from afar, and watched indifferently as the little figure struggled to push the wooden cart in front of them, and no one thought of going up to help the healthy man.

"Well, how's everyone's condition? Has it intensified? Be sure to let me know if there's anything new. ”

As the last doctor in the quarantine area, Dongdong did not forget what she needed to do, and she shouted loudly at the patient, but unfortunately no one paid attention to her.

"Today I have the latest medicinal slurry that I have blended, and this time I will definitely be able to cure everyone."

The little one's cries remained unanswered.

"Give it up. Child...... This plague cannot be cured, stop doing such futile things. It's all fate. ”

A middle-aged man with a haggard face spoke to the little guy who encouraged people not to give up on treatment, and when he opened his mouth, he was scolded.

"Doctor Xia! What are you talking to this nasty fellow? Why is it that everyone is sick, but only she is still healthy? ”

"That's right! I come into contact with us every day, and I don't do any protection, but I don't look sick at all! ”

"I heard that the preventive medicine outside was left by her, so she must have not treated it carefully, right? Just thinking about your own salvation, hypocrisy! ”

"It's not just that she didn't treat it carefully, I think this plague is her ghost, right? Definitely! ”

"Get out! Get out! ”

At first, it was just a few people who were unbalanced in their hearts scolding, but this curse was like a spark that detonated everyone's evil fire, and a few sporadic rational cries were drowned in a malicious speculation, and some people who felt unhappy with the scolding even began to scold Dongdong

Throwing stones just because she is a 'healthy person who only thinks she is okay' and a 'hypocritical doctor'.

It hurts to be hit by a stone, but Dong Dong, who has been frightened by the malicious emotions around her, has no intention of dodging, she doesn't even have the action of shrinking her body to protect her head and face, and the flying stones hit the little guy's hand, knocking her clay pot of medicine to the ground, the jar was broken, and the trial medicine that Dong Dong took a whole night to boil out was suddenly scattered all over the ground.

The commotion lasted for more than ten minutes, and the frail people calmed down, and they looked at Dongdong, who was still standing in place, not knowing what to say, the child was as motionless as a puppet, and her feet were covered with all kinds of stones, wood, and porcelain plates—all things that could be smashed out.

"That...... We ......"

One of the men who took the lead wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a knock.

"I'll cure everyone!"

The little guy said this, and the little face that had been smashed in the riot just now was blue and purple with a seriousness that he had never felt before.

"This is a promise! I'll cure everybody! Whether it's everyone who is locked up or everyone in quarantine...... I'll heal everybody! ”

With his own body, his own mouthpiece, his own thinking, his own will, the little one repeated for the third time.

"I'll cure everyone!"

The little one staggered back to his place where he lived, and a pale girl had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Knock knock...... It's a great job. ”

Ye Mixue smiled and beckoned, she was the first few severely infected, but she woke up after two days of continuous coma by her own will, although she was no longer unconscious, but the weakness caused by the plague could not be avoided.

When the little guy got closer, Xue Xue suddenly noticed the bruises on her body.

"What's the matter with your injuries?"

"Sister Xuexue...... I'm fine, I just made a pact with everyone. ”

"What kind of agreement would make people get smashed and injured......

Seeing the snow at night, he stopped talking, and finally had to rub Dongdong's head.

"Don't force yourself, some things you can't do just can't be done......"

"Nope! What is agreed must be done! ”

Xue Xue's comfort was exchanged for a stubborn response.

“…… Knock knock, you've got a friend. ”

For the stubbornness of the little guy, Yamixue neither agreed nor objected, she smiled and diverted the topic.

"Friends?"

Just when Dongdong was puzzled, two people with hoods covering their faces suddenly rushed out of the room behind Xuexue, and they hugged Dongdong one after the other.

Marisa...... Melly? ”

Xiao Maoyu immediately recognized the identities of these two people, and she cried out in surprise.

"Why are you here? It's dangerous here! It's easy to catch the plague! ”

"Knock knock, we secretly came here without telling my brother to take you away."

Melly explained to her friend who was a little stupid that she knew very well how determined her brother was, and even if he would feel guilty for the rest of his life afterwards, he would never give up the necessary sacrifices because of his soft-heartedness, and the worsening situation in the quarantine area had made her brother slowly lose his patience.

"Yes! It's too dangerous here! If it weren't for the two guards sent by Lord Dio, Merry and I wouldn't have been here at all. ”

Marisa on the side said with a palpitation.

With no one to maintain order, the crime rate in quarantine is skyrocketing, and the desperation of the strange plague has become a catalyst for violence and chaos.

"Knock knock, go back! Otherwise......"

"No, I'm not leaving!"

Knock interrupts Marisa's persuasion.

"I'm not going anywhere until the promise is made!"

"Agreed?"

"Hmmm! Conventions! I made an appointment with the people in the church...... I'll heal everybody! ”

At this moment, two more men came out of the house, one a strange warrior with six long muskets on his back and four short muskets pinned to his waist, and the other a disfigured man with his eyes closed all the time and a scimitar stuck in his waist.

Ning Yi and Morgan...... When Dio found out that his sister and the 'grassroots princess' had sneaked into the quarantine area, he immediately called the two men to go and arrest them, and at the same time implicitly ordered them to bring out Dongdong who had been trapped in the quarantine area as well.

"Knock knock...... Now is not the time to be willful. You only have time to think about it today, and tomorrow morning, no matter what kind of agreement you have, I will forcibly take you away. ”

Ning Yi gave an ultimatum to Dong Dong seriously, and the little guy immediately looked at Dong Wu with a pleading look, although Morgan had not yet regained his sight, but he still felt Dong Dong's gaze.

The former pirate captain twisted his head to the side ruthlessly, he and Ning Yi knew more than Merry, and since the young lord wanted to take Dongdong out, it would prove ...... In fact, he had already made up his mind to 'disinfect'.

Just like the ancient rulers did to fight the plague......

"Knock knock! The current situation is no longer something that can be reversed by individual efforts. Unless there is any way of the gods willing to help...... That's impossible. There are many gods in this world...... But are there gods there? So let's go. ”

Seeing the snow overnight, he also joined the ranks of persuasion.

"I ...... Got it. ”

Dongdong lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers uneasily for a moment, then raised his head and replied in a hoarse voice.

"Wait for me for a day...... I'll leave tomorrow. ”