"Ah, Great Lord, you're here. Come, I'll take you to the quarantine area. ”

When she returned to the Scarlet Monastery, everyone was exhausted, and Ares wanted to arrange for Gianna to rest in the monastery, but the stubborn young woman insisted on following Ares to the plague quarantine area to see the infected people there.

"That would be dangerous."

Standing at the gate of the quarantine area, Ares said to Gianna solemnly.

"I've seen a lot more danger than you've ever experienced."

Unexpectedly, Gianna was also stunned, and she insisted on drilling into it. Helpless, Ares could only let this beautiful female mage follow him in.

The door of the isolation room was opened, and a strong smell of corpses mixed with the smell of blood came to my face. Gianna immediately covered her mouth and nose with her hands. Obviously, even though there have been too many plagues and natural disasters, the current epidemic is not the plague that Gianna is familiar with, the plague epidemics that she and Uther investigated in Andohar have long since mutated, and new viruses are constantly coming, more harmful, more contagious, and even spread through contact.

"I told you not to follow up, the plague of natural disasters faced by the Scarlet Crusaders is no longer the grain plague of the past, it is a terrible epidemic that you can't imagine."

Ares turned his face sideways and said with a concerned expression.

The Scarlet Priest in front continued to lead the way. They stopped in front of a huge warehouse.

"This is it."

Scarlet Priest Donald said.

In front of Ares and Gianna was a huge pit of the living dead. They were on the second floor, and on the first floor were infected civilians and soldiers. At this moment, all of them were staring blankly, wandering aimlessly, some of their bodies were already rotting, and mosquitoes were biting at the rotting flesh on them. Some of them had their arms off and were wandering aimlessly around the warehouse. Some of their faces have rotted, revealing eerie white bones and black teeth. Those who died were crawling with maggots and flies. The scene was terrifying and disgusting, and Gianna suddenly felt sick.

"Who is this lady?"

Pastor Donald was curiously concerned.

"Gianna, Gianna. Prodmore, Archmage of Dalaran. My friend is also here to assist us in our investigation of the plague. ”

Ares patted Gianna on the back as she explained to Pastor Donald. I saw the old priest take out a small bottle of blue potion from his pocket and hand it to Gianna.

"It will be better to drink it, Ms. Gianna, this potion will relieve your nausea and vomiting. However, it is temporary, and the effect does not last long. ”

"Try it, it will help you."

Ares said with concern.

I saw Gianna straighten up, smile awkwardly, take the potion handed by Donald, and drink the liquid inside.

After a while, her face slowly improved.

"How long did the plague last?"

Ares asked, frowning.

"It's been more than half a month, and since you left the monastery, people have gradually begun to get infected with this plague. Its incubation period is so long that it is difficult to tell if any among civilians is infected. When the refugees entered the monastery, they also spread the plague to the monastery, and many of our warriors were infected. ”

"How many?"

"So far, a total of fifty people have been found, and among the civilians, there are more than a hundred people infected with this new plague."

Pastor Donald replied worriedly.

"Have you tried all the potions?"

Ares asked.

"Yes, the pharmacist used all the potions that worked, and it didn't work, watching the infected decay day by day, losing self-consciousness and becoming numb, they would even bite themselves, tear their companions, see those terrible wounds? It's all caused by them biting each other. Moreover, the plague seems to be effective not only for the living, but also for the dead, and the plague causes the dead to decay, and finally, from the skin, countless maggots will emerge, and the corpse has long been eaten away. What's even more terrifying is that these maggots also carry germs. The only good thing is that, for now, it seems that the plague can only be transmitted by contact. ”

"So you've thrown all the infected people into this warehouse? The Pit of the Living Dead? ”

Ares was a little angry, it was too cruel. Some people who are even conscious have to be brutally isolated in this way. Once you enter this dead man's pit, you may be gnawed by these zombies to the point that there are no bones left.

"No, no, the people who are thrown in are unconscious infected. The Grand Attorney had ordered that while they were still conscious, they must be treated in every possible way. It wasn't until they finally became real zombies that they were thrown here. ”

Donald quickly explained.

"What else did the Grand Prosecutor do?"

Ares asked.

At this moment, Whitemayne walked in from the aisle opposite, she did not wear a gauze hat, but like Gianna, her long hair was scattered behind her back, and she looked holy and elegant in a white priest's robe. He was followed by two attendants.

Whitemane quickly noticed the man standing beside Ares.

"Who is this?"

"Gianna. Daughter of Admiral Dalin, a student of Archmage Anthony. ”

Ares patiently introduced.

Gianna...... It's been a pleasure to meet you, Gianna, I've heard my father talk about you a lot. ”

Whitemane said, and walked over and hugged Gianna. What Ares didn't expect was that Gianna's reputation turned out to be so high that even the people of the Scarlet Crusaders had some admiration for her. It is no wonder that in the original historical line, there will be a large number of people who are willing to follow her across the ocean to live in Kalimdo on the other side of the ocean.

"The plague has struck suddenly, Ares, Gianna, and I feel that this plague is not just against us."

After a few polite conversations, Whitemane quickly recounted the details of the plague and her analysis of its spread.

"How?"

Ares asked.

"In the past, the plagues of natural disasters scattered across the continent of Lordaeron were all aimed at exterminating the living and creating corpses. Once a soldier or civilian dies, their corpse is resurrected and becomes a member of the Scourge Legion. But this plague, even those corpses will be corroded, they will be eaten by corpse worms, and they will be turned into a pile of rotten bones. Such rotten bones can no longer be exploited by lichs and necromancers. That's what makes me feel weird. ”

Standing in front of Ares and Gianna, Whitemayne said melancholy. And from beginning to end, Gianna listened carefully and did not easily express her remarks and her own opinions.