Chapter 143 Scarlet Plague
"Find the magic book about the Scarlet Plague."
The second time he came to the store, Ethan was already familiar with the routine and made a request directly to Meatball.
It turns out that Lao Ba's intelligence network is much better than that of the Netheril Temple, and his stories about Heywood Mine and Gear City have spread among believers.
"As you wish."
Meatball said respectfully and rolled towards one of the shelves. Before taking down the "Scarlet Plague", he suddenly said, "I guess you would like to know this news. Another Chosen One came here a few days ago. Here, like you, have asked about the Scarlet Plague books.”
"Another Chosen One?"
Ethan's rhetorical question made Meatball lower his head in fear. He defended humbly, "In my opinion, you are much better than her. The final winner must be you, but this is a rule set by the great Heavenly Father." , before you complete your promotion, other Chosen Ones also have the right to undergo trials, and I can only comply with the requirements of each Chosen One.”
"What kind of person is that?"
"I'm sorry, I can't reveal more specific information to you. After all, you and her are in a competitive relationship."
Ethan looked at the trembling flesh ball and said, "Bring me the book."
Just like last time, the grimoire about the "Scarlet Plague" was imprinted with Bazatos' mark. He didn't need to resist, and the forbidden knowledge poured into his mind.
That was still the second era, about the second trial sent down by the Heavenly Father.
It's just that the protagonist in the magic book is no longer the Scarlet King, but a devout believer in the God of Life. She spreads the teachings of the Goddess of Life meticulously, traveling throughout the continent, looking for a solution to the Scarlet Plague.
It was three years after the arrival of the giant gods, and a strange plague swept across the entire continent.
The initial symptom is bleeding, mostly from the gums, nose, and eyes. The symptoms will last for three days. After three days, the condition will take a turn for the worse. The infected person will cough up blood, have blood in the stool and other symptoms, and the internal organs will rapidly collapse and ulcerate, causing pain for three to five days. The ground died.
The second trial is a test called wisdom.
Mary, the senior pastor of the Church of Life, is favored by Heavenly Father. She is the person with the strongest faith and the most holy existence. The church regards Mary as the messenger of the goddess of life. Her existence is like Gothia walking in the world. .
How to suppress the spread of the Scarlet Plague has become a problem that the church urgently needs to solve.
Mary witnessed too much suffering. Wherever she went, she could only see countless dying people waiting for death. The grace of the goddess of life could not save them, and the souls of the dead could not find peace.
And then there were the people she knew well.
The priests who followed her were quickly infected with the plague. They began to cough up blood, fell down one by one, their skin began to fester, and eventually turned into unrecognizable pieces of flesh soaked in blood.
Frustration overwhelmed Mary, and confusion enveloped her heart, making her feel as if she was walking in purgatory where the goddess's light could not shine.
Until her sister, who had been dependent on her since childhood, also contracted the plague.
When Mary got the news and rushed home, her sister's symptoms were so severe that she was coughing up blood and her internal organs were ulcerated. The poor girl had lost consciousness and could only occasionally let out a few painful moans.
This is a plague that cannot be cured. Once infected, the only outcome is death. Even if the garrisons in some areas take extreme measures, they isolate the infected people to a certain area and shoot them with arrows. Even burning the corpses with a large fire could not stop the spread of the plague.
The only thing Mary could do was to watch her sister die and watch the latter close her eyes forever in helplessness and pain.
Perhaps, the goddess has abandoned this hopeless world.
An idea came to Mary's mind.
In the abyss of despair, she heard a kind voice, which guided her, gave her wisdom, allowed her to view the plague from another perspective, and gave her the key to solving the plague.
See it as a gift from God, learn to accept it, and embrace it.
Before her sister breathed her last, Mary found a cure for the plague—no potions, no blessings, the only thing they had to do was accept it. Mary sat by the bed and told her sister again and again the guidance she had heard, teaching her to accept it.
As a result, new shoots sprouted from the festering wounds, the failing organs were repaired, and the bleeding stopped.
Not only that, those who embraced the blessings gained healthier bodies and stronger vitality.
At that moment, Mary cried with joy.
She hugged the squirming pieces of flesh on the hospital bed and witnessed the coming of rebirth. She finally found the antidote to the plague.
This is the story of Mary, the bloody priest.
"This book contains the answers you need."
Meatball crawled on the ground humbly as always and said cautiously.
Embrace this plague as a gift.
This became Mary's creed later, and she still spared no effort to travel everywhere, curing all the people she could meet who were infected with the plague.
However, there were some differences between Ethan and Mary in terms of the criteria for "healing". He really couldn't call those squirming pieces of flesh healed. They no longer had human outlines, and their appearance was even bigger than that of an octopus. Far more bizarre, of course, they have also lost all abilities as humans.
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Unable to speak, unable to think.
Just stay alive.
Lao Ba is an evil lover full of bad taste. He step by step turned a holy believer of the goddess of life into a bloody priest spreading evil. In grief and frustration, Mary's soul was twisted into what he wanted. The expected look.
But that was centuries ago.
The Scarlet King and the Bloody Priest have become history, but the Scarlet Plague is suspected to have come to Ximu Town again, and the reference answer in this book tells him that as long as the infected become Bazatos' believers, they will can survive the plague.
Of course, that's just the bare minimum to survive.
"Lord Chosen One, I believe you will be able to pass the test of Heavenly Father again!"
Meatball looked up at Ethan. This was not difficult. He only needed to preach for the Heavenly Father and he could easily pass this trial.
And he can't wait to witness the scarlet plague coming to the world again, changing this world full of the stench of the orthodox gods back to its original appearance.
He should sing praises to the Chosen One and praise the greatness of the Father.
Meatball still wanted to say something, but suddenly he saw red ice covering the shelves at some point, sealing the entire store inside. It was the color of the purest blood, as if the Father of Heaven had descended here.
A book fell from the shelf, but before it hit the ground, it melted and twisted until it turned into a living, squirming red tapeworm.
"Let's start here."
Meatball saw the squirming red worm crawling towards him, getting bigger and bigger in his sight, until it blocked everything.
The thing got into his eyes and entered his body. He could feel the tapeworm flowing through his blood and reaching his internal organs.
"Don't be nervous."
The Chosen One said truthfully, "This is a trial sent by Heavenly Father, and I will find a way to cure you."
(End of chapter)