Chapter 2276 The Mystery of the Epidemic

Compared with the slums, the sanitation and security conditions in the rich areas are simply the difference between "heaven" and "hell".

Garbage and sewage are dealt with by special personnel every day, and there is no place for scavengers and dire rats at all.

What about "rat people"?

This is hard to say.

As we all know, as the most populous subcategory of the "beastmen" family, the underground gangs in every big city cannot do without the active presence of rat people.

Not all rat people are criminals, but the harsh growth environment, ferocious animal nature, and the supernatural talent that can change their appearance at any time make it difficult for rat people to resist the temptation to make huge profits through crime.

Rat humans have a special physique and can serve as an intermediate host for putrid fever germs, infecting the surrounding people without hindering their own health.

Ratmen also have the supernatural ability to "change shape", which can become a "hybrid form" with a rat head and a human body, a completely animalized "dire rat" form, and a "humanoid form" that looks indistinguishable from ordinary people .

Unless under a full moon, the Ratman can switch between his three forms at will.

The Ratmen only need to maintain their humanoid form, wander around various communities in the city, pollute the water source when people are not prepared, and spread the febrile disease bacteria on a large scale without anyone noticing.

If this round of out-of-season rotting fever epidemic is really caused by the rat people behind the scenes, even the well-guarded wealthy districts will not be spared, let alone the wharfs, taverns and shops that are full of fish and dragons.

Qiao An couldn't help but be thankful that it was the winter vacation, otherwise the crowded university campus would become the hardest hit area for infectious diseases!

"The police of Leiden City have also noticed the abnormal rotting fever epidemic this winter. They suspect that the rats deliberately spread the germs in the city, using the health of thousands of citizens as a bargaining chip, and blackmailing the authorities to terminate the investigation of illegal associations and gangsters. , releasing the arrested gang leader, is a terrorist attack with political intentions." Rebecca revealed in a low voice.

"Do the police have any plans to negotiate with the leader of the Ratman Gang?" Joan asked.

"Currently, none of the major gang leaders in the city has publicly claimed responsibility for this public health crisis. I know, I am very concerned about maintaining my 'tough guy' image in front of the public, how can I compromise so easily?"

Rebecca smiled sarcastically.

"Now the whole city's police forces have been mobilized to carry out carpet searches in various communities. If the ratmen are caught, they will be thrown into prisons. There is a lot of noise, but the epidemic has not eased at all. I don't know how it will end in the end."

"All the Ratmen are wanted by the police...does that include the White Ratman?" Joan couldn't help worrying about Azhi's situation.

Rebecca nodded heavily.

"There are two types of Ratmen in Layton City. More than 90% of them are evil squirrelmen. Almost all of them are gang members who do evil. They deserve to be arrested and put in jail."

"However, there are still a very small number of white rat people who are kind-hearted by nature, neither infected with lycanthropy nor parasitic fever bacteria, most of them are engaged in legitimate industries, such as our old friend Ah Zhi who was a reporter at the Leiden newspaper. "

"It's a pity that the police are too rough and don't bother to distinguish between the squirrel people and the white rat people. There are only those who are wrongly caught, and there are no misplaced ones. I'm afraid the white rat people will inevitably be affected by this turmoil."

Rebecca sighed, and continued: "It's been a while since I've been in touch with my friends from the newspaper office. I don't know how Ah Zhi, Xiao Miao, and Mr. Benny are doing. When we're free someday, let's Let's go to the newspaper office to visit Miranda's sister, or go to the 'Red Tomato Tavern', if Ah Zhi and the others are okay, they will probably spend the whole day in the tavern for entertainment."

Joan nodded, keeping this troublesome matter in mind first, and then turned to look at Rebecca's long black and beautiful hair.

In the past five years, Rebecca has also made great progress. She is now an 11th-level Priest of Demoss, and Joan also noticed that her "Different Hair Seal" has also evolved to the intermediate stage, which means that the end The "holy fetus" attached to the holy seal is getting closer to fully hatching, and Joan has to worry about this hidden danger.

"Rebecca, has your hair ever gotten out of control over the years?"

"It's not out of control." Rebecca rolled up her sleeves and showed him the mithril bracelet on her wrist, "I always wear the bracelet you enchanted by yourself, and I won't take it off when I take a bath or sleep, even if I get emotional occasionally , my hair showed some signs of getting out of control, and the 'Stable Mind' attached to the bracelet will be activated immediately, helping me to calm my mind and suppress the tendency of my hair to mutate."

A shrewd smile suddenly appeared on the girl's face, and she pretended to be mysterious and said: "Qiao An, I will perform a unique trick for you, watch carefully, don't be scared!"

"What unique skill?" Joan asked curiously.

Rebecca didn't explain, took a deep breath, her eyes became extraordinarily sharp. At the same time, the long hair rustled and wriggled on its own, and the color changed from jet black to black and blue, showing a cold metallic texture under the moonlight.

Seeing this weird scene, Joan couldn't help but shudder, and immediately realized that Rebecca was actively driving her hair to mutate!

Compared with five years ago, the most intuitive change of "Different Hair Seal" is the color. In the past, the mutated long hair was silver-white, similar to steel wire, but now it is rich blue-black, and the texture is closer to the hardest one in nature. Metal - fine gold.

Rebecca raised her hand to comb the hair hanging on her shoulders, and the hair was like countless little snakes tangle around her fingers.

Seeing it, Qiao An couldn't help but hold his breath, fearing that his eerie long hair would lose control and cut the girl's tender fingers.

"Don't worry, I have already mastered a technique that can manipulate hair calmly without triggering the 'sedation bracelet'."

There is a pond in the garden where the two take a walk, and a wooden bridge is built over the cafeteria.

Rebecca took Joan's hand and stopped when she walked to the middle of the wooden bridge, leaning on the bridge railing to look at the pond.

"Joan, have you seen that big rock in the middle of the pond?"

Joan looked in the direction of Rebecca's finger, and at a distance of about 30 feet from the wooden bridge, a large black rock protruded from the pond, which looked like a turtle shell.

"Look, I'm going to carve your initials on that big rock," Rebecca declared.

"What do you use to carve? Shouldn't you just use hair?"

Joan remembered that both Professor Moriarty and Sir Custis had said that when the "Different Seal" evolved to a higher stage, the attack range would expand accordingly.