Chapter 619: Shadow of Plague

The entire warehouse looks very neat. As a "hospital", it is barely competent. There are several beds, tables and washbasins outside. Of course, these have not been used for some time.

Duanmu Huai walked into the warehouse, Ogis jumped off his shoulders, and then the two of them started rummaging inside.

"Excuse me, Mr. Duanmu, what are you doing?"

Seeing Duanmuhuai and Ojisi rummaging through the boxes, Amelia and Luo Qixi, who followed later, looked confused.

"Look for clues and look through them. You might be able to find something useful."

"turn………?"

As a Paladin, Emilia had never done such a thing before. She was stunned on the spot, and Luo Qixi was also at a loss. Duanmuhuai didn't care about this. Just kidding, it's normal for players to go into the house and rummage through the cabinets. If you have nothing to do and are bored, just open a cabinet and take a look. Maybe you'll find something good... Oh, there are a few gold coins here. , took it.

Wouldn't it be a waste not to take it and leave it here?

"Owner."

At this moment, Ogis seemed to have discovered something. She opened a drawer, took out a diary from it, and handed it to Duanmu Huai.

"Oh, great, I like this kind of person."

Duanmuhuai reached out and took the diary from Ogis's hand and opened it. Sure enough, what was written above was Duzel's record. However, this master seemed to be very casual in writing diaries, and often included treatment plans and experiences. written inside.

Pretty much something like this.

"...Howling Death, this disease is completely different from those I have seen before. Even the divine magic of priests and priests has difficulty in curing them. No, let alone treatment, According to my observation, although divine magic can temporarily soothe the patient's pain, it will aggravate the condition. This is really strange. Is there still a disease in this world that cannot be cured even by the power of gods? Maybe, I can try it? Use... (The following is a list of some alchemical materials and recipes)..."

"The 325th experiment failed. This disease is completely beyond imagination. Although on the surface, it seems to be just a simple plague, I know that this is not an ordinary disease. The situation in Beggars Nest It's getting worse. People are lying on the streets, dying before they can crawl home. The smell of putrid corpses has almost enveloped the entire area. I have tried all the formulas and potions I know, but to no avail. People are still dying, and the bodies are increasing day by day..."

At least judging from the content in the diary, Master Duzel is indeed a compassionate and kind man. He works hard to save patients and does his best to do so. However, Duanmuhuai has no trouble in his heart after seeing this, because the more this The kind of people that they are, the faster they will fall.

Goodness is sometimes the shortcut to evil.

"...I heard some strange rumors, which made me a little uneasy. Maybe these are just rumors, but if they are true, then they represent a glimmer of hope for the disease to be cured... But I am very anxious, my Time is running out, I feel like I have been infected with that plague... I hope..."

The diary ended abruptly at this point. Well, it was a lot of nonsense as always, but it stopped when it got to the point.

It's just like those NPCs in movies who have to say a lot of nonsense before they say their last words before they die, and then belch before telling important clues.

But fortunately, this couldn't stop Duanmu Huai. He reached out his hand and gently pressed it on the cover of the diary, and then——Duanmu Huai's eyes began to become deep.

This is what he received from the old gods - the ability to see into the past.

The next moment, the scene in front of Duanmuhuai suddenly changed.

Under the dim candlelight, a thin old man sat at the table. His face was thin, his beard was withered, and there were large patches of herpes on his face. He coughed softly, took out his quill with trembling fingers, and then wrote something in his diary. There was something written on it, and then a moment later, suddenly, the door behind the old man opened, which startled the old man. He turned his head and looked behind him in surprise.

"Is that you? What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you, my old friend."

In the darkness, the figure behind the old man spoke.

"Look at your pathetic appearance now. Your kindness and kindness have not been able to relieve the pain of those people...even you yourself are deeply involved in it now."

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Don't be so nervous, old friend, I just want to help you."

The dark figure spread its hands and stared at the old man.

"Look, just like I prepared this warehouse for you so that you can take in patients, I just hope to assist you. It's the same now, I have found a way to cure the plague, but I need your help."

"Really? You found it?"

Hearing this, the old man stood up excitedly, and then he frowned.

"But, didn't you tell Aribes or Lord Nasher?"

"Before there is evidence, I don't want to cause panic in vain. As for the little girl Eribes, she only focuses on curing the plague and doesn't believe in other people's advice. She has been bewitched by Khelben Blackstick's sweet words and only hopes to get the magic medicine in Waterdeep. Look, old friend, even if you are here, struggling like a dog stuck in a quagmire in this beggar's nest, she didn't trust you, but chose the wizard thousands of miles away. Do you want to end it like this? Don't you think you are the most suitable person to get the antidote?"

As he spoke, the figure stretched out his hand.

"Come, my old friend, you will see everything you want to see."

"……………………"

The old man thought for a moment, then he let go of the diary and turned to leave.

The image disappeared at this moment.

Hmm………………

Duanmu Huai came back to his senses and began to think.

It was obvious that there was another person behind Duzel. As far as I could see, that person seemed to be involved in this matter. And from the casual tone he used when talking about Erebeth and Lord Nasher, it was obvious that the other person's status should not be lower than Erebeth.

Speaking of which, Erebeth had hinted that he suspected that there was a traitor in the Neverwinter City's upper echelons. After all, the materials for making the plague antidote had just been delivered, and then they were attacked by unknown forces. Moreover, the other party was very cautious and did not leave any clues at all. And those dog-headed people and goblins who attacked the academy... naturally had no investigation value.

There must be some clues here.

Duanmu Huai looked around, but to be honest, he was not good at observation and searching. In the Cthulhu world, this kind of thing was done by the bell girl who turned into a black cat, but fortunately... sometimes, science and technology are the primary productive force.

So Duanmu Huai decisively took out the bird augur and scanned the entire warehouse. His idea was simple. If this old druid was indeed connected to the Corrupted Stain, then there must be something left here…

“Ding—————!”

Sure enough, as Duanmu Huai expected, the bird divination instrument soon discovered the reaction below the warehouse!

Here!

Duanmu Huai turned his head suddenly and strode to a bookshelf against the wall. On the surface, it was just an ordinary bookshelf, filled with all kinds of books and materials. However, Duanmu Huai didn't care. He reached out and grabbed the bookshelf—hmm? Can't push it open?

It's right that it can't be pushed open!

“Hey!!”

Duanmu Huai was too lazy to find any mechanism key. He just roared, then pulled hard with both hands, and directly tore the bookshelf off the wall, and then threw it aside.

“Mr. Duanmu, are you going too far…”

Seeing this scene, Emilia was speechless—rummaging through other people's houses was completely beyond the common sense of the Paladin, and smashing the wall directly was even more unexpected. However, she was surprised to find that behind the bookshelf torn open by Duanmu Huai, there was a dark hole in the ground.

Is this... a secret room?

"Let's go down and take a look."

Duanmu Huai said, and walked down without looking back. Ogis followed him, and the two walked into the passage without hesitation.

"…………………………"

Emilia and Luo Qixi looked at each other, and then followed Duanmu Huai helplessly. In fact, they were also very curious about what secrets were hidden under this warehouse?

The tunnel was large and deep. The further down they went, the colder it was. But even so, everyone still smelled a rotten, smelly, and disgusting smell coming from below. Luo Qixi frowned and covered her mouth and nose, and Emilia's expression was not much better.

Then, everyone came to a wooden door at the end of the tunnel, and then Duanmu Huai reached out and pushed the door open directly.

"———————Huh!!"

It was obviously in the cold underground, but a warm, rancid hot wind suddenly appeared out of thin air and blew towards everyone. However, facing this strange airflow, Duanmu Huai took a step forward, his eyes slightly condensed, and the next moment, the fear aura that almost froze into the bone marrow and made people tremble with fear suddenly burst out, blocking the invasion of this hot wind.

At the same time, Luo Qixi also raised her staff despite the stench.

"Light spell!"

Accompanied by Luo Qixi's magic, a magical light soon shot out from her staff and hit the pillar next to it, shining a bright magical light, illuminating the dark space in front of them.

And what appeared in front of everyone next was a disgusting scene.

In the room inside, there were staggering zombies everywhere. They used to be humans, but now, they have long lost their human appearance. All the zombies were covered with swollen, yellow pustules, and their skin was full of dense, honeycomb-like holes. Countless flies were circling around them, making a "buzzing" sound.

"Woo...!"

Seeing this scene, Luo Qixi couldn't help but turn around and vomit, and Emilia was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

"This, is this a zombie? But they are different from the zombies I have seen..."

Damn, the Plague Bearer! That druid is really corrupted!

Duanmu Huai didn't bother to care about the two little girls behind him. He stared at the enemy in front of him and gritted his teeth.

"Hide here, don't go up to die! Ojis, keep an eye on them!"

As soon as the voice fell, Duanmu Huai's whole body suddenly burst into dark flames, and then he clenched his war hammer and rushed in directly!

"Buzz buzz---!"

At the same time, the flies hovering around the zombies that seemed to be swollen by blisters and looked like giants also seemed to be aware of Duanmu Huai's existence. They suddenly turned into a black cloud and rushed towards Duanmu Huai in front of them, and then directly wrapped him in it.

"Mr. Duanmu!"

Seeing this scene, Emilia also drew her sword and wanted to go up to help, but the next moment she suddenly felt her body tighten, and the whole person was directly fixed in place, motionless, and at the same time, Ojis's voice sounded.

"The master told you not to move."

"But he is now......"

"Get out!!"

Before Emilia could finish her words, she heard a loud shout. Duanmu Huai's voice echoed in the room like thunder. Even Emilia felt as if her head was hit. Then she saw the swarm of flies that wrapped around Duanmu Huai exploded directly. The raging flames swept away the swarm of flies that rushed over. Then Duanmu Huai raised his war hammer and smashed it hard at the monster in front of him!