Chapter 8: The Nezumi

"The Plague of Magic is different from the Plague of Magic. It's more of a communicability curse that doesn't choose an object. Therefore, in the absence of clear rules for the spread of the magical plague, observers must ensure their own safety, and even if they are accidentally infected, they must quickly eliminate all kinds of impossible variables. These are the basics. ”

An Lina floated in mid-air and said to Cheese who was lying on the ground.

"Sister, I'm already like this, what you want to tell me is to have a good class in the future?" Cheese complained.

"You have to be glad that Ah Fu, as an energy being, will not be infected by this plague that affects flesh and blood, otherwise I wouldn't know how to get you back. The blonde girl said.

"Hey, it's obviously the portal I opened myself, you just ordered Ah Fu to bring me back after being notified. ”

"Heh, as a spellcaster, I've made myself so bad that I don't even have the ability to pass through portals, what do you think the teacher will say if he finds out?" said Ann Lina with a smile.

“...... Senpai, I was wrong. Thinking of his teacher's constant emphasis on the importance of the caster's self-preservation, and the various punishment chambers in the tower, Cheese suddenly felt as if his wound was nothing.

Hearing that cheese admitted his mistake, An Lina did not continue to delve into this topic. She looked curiously at the other creature that had returned with Cheese.

"Is this the sample that hurt you?" she said, circling around the monster that had also fallen to the ground.

"yes, I used forced sleep on it to make it a little less painful. Cheese struggled to sit up, his face visibly recovering a bit. The magical power that permeates the tower allows Cheese to recover his strength more quickly and heal his wounds to a certain extent.

"Pain? mad monsters don't feel pain. An Lina said with a frown. The mage himself was already in danger of being in danger, and now he still cares about monsters. She was a little unhappy with Cheese's excessive kindness.

"That's what I'm going to tell you, I can be sure that it, or that he or she cried in front of me. Cheese staggered to his feet, clutching his wounds.

"What are you talking about?" An Lina instinctively felt that this was Cheese's delusion, but then she dispelled this idea, although Cheese did make a little embarrassed this time, but as a junior who watched grow up, Cheese's ability is undoubtedly worthy of recognition. Then she realized what it meant if Cheese was telling the truth.

"Generally speaking, this plague causes physical mutations, and almost all infected people lose their memory and ability to think, and become twisted creatures with only instincts left. An Lina whispered.

"This is because the fragile thinking organs and memory tissues of the flesh will bear the brunt of the destruction, so the infected will quickly lose all standards as intelligent beings. Cheese continued with her.

"However, it cannot be ruled out that infected people have been affected for a short period of time, and the virus has not yet damaged the brain. An Lina said.

"So I had to start working on the program as soon as possible and try to preserve its brain as much as possible. Even leaving only memories can help a lot. Cheese went to open the door to the room.

"Ah Fu, bring Specimen No. 1 to the laboratory. ”

"But your own injuries are not healed yet, and you are ...... too" Ann Lina wanted to say that Tsukasa had been infected by the plague, but before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Cheese.

"If I can't know its secrets, I can't save myself even if I want to, can I? Cheese said.

"Okay, but you can't move your left hand yet, and it's bound to affect the progress of the experiment. I'm here to help you. Ann Lina stopped persuading.

"Okay, then let's do it as soon as possible. Despite his injuries, Cheese's mood was higher than ever, and for a self-proclaimed explorer, there was nothing more exciting than the secret he had in front of him.

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laboratory

Gloria woke up. What an amazing feeling. There was no twisted pain, no desire to eat blood, and he just woke up, like an ordinary person. Only loss is precious, and Gloria has never been more awake since the plague began. Well, everything before that was a dream, right? As long as you open your eyes, you must still see the familiar roof of the room. She opened her eyes in anticipation.

Then, disappointed. The green filter in front of me is still there, but it is much more stable than before, and it no longer affects the vision. And what you see through the green film is also an unfamiliar roof. The roof is made of gray stone bricks, and a strange lamp hangs from it, which does not look like an oil lamp or a glowing spar.

As her ability to think returned, so did all aspects of Gloria's body. A furry touch surrounded her, as if she was lying in some fluffy product. The limbs were bound by chains. That's good. Because Gloria wasn't sure when she would be back to what she was before. The pain had drained all her heart, and she knew she couldn't control herself.

So, was she caught by someone? Gloria thought, she vaguely remembered that she had attacked a man, and she couldn't remember what that person looked like, but by the way, she had bitten him. Gloria's vivid memory of biting the man, the warm blood flowing into her mouth made her instinctively want to vomit, but her body reacted diametrically opposite.

"Gollum ......"

As a lady, Gloria blushed a little when she made such a voice, but when she thought of her current situation, she felt ridiculous about the self-esteem she still retained. And just as she was thinking this, a voice appeared.

"You're finally awake. A man's voice.

Gloria tilted her head, and she saw a young man, about the same age as herself, dressed in a smart outfit, but with a heavy bandage on his left shoulder, which seemed to be injured. Gloria wanted to speak, she wanted to ask who he was and if his injuries were self-inflicted. However, Gloria found that when she spoke, she could not say anything, and in fact she felt that her upper and lower lips seemed to become very long, which was very strange.

"Don't worry, you haven't adapted to your body yet. You are now like a newborn baby and have to adapt from scratch. Cheese said.

It was his third day back in the tower, and three days of non-stop work had given him a rudimentary understanding of the plague. At the same time, with the help of Lily, he also stabilized the monster's body changes, and they found that the monster's infection time was indeed very short, which made its body in a state of distortion and mutation all the time. In order to protect the monster's brain and stabilize its body, Cheese decided to artificially induce the direction of mutation, which could bring the monster's body back into order, only into a completely new species that had never been seen before.

Based on its appearance, Cheese and Ann Lina decided to call it, Nezumi.