Chapter 430: The Spread of Pollution
The shout was timely, but Lynch forgot one thing.
Language barrier.
Even if the farmers wanted to obey his orders, they couldn't understand what he was shouting with a distorted face.
So, while extending his right hand forward and shouting to stop, he watched helplessly as the torches in the hands of several farmers flew out, drawing parabolas in circles in the air, and finally accurately fell on the piled grain.
As soon as the dry grain touched the flame, it burst into flames with a roar.
Damn, that’s so fast.
Lin Qi’s hair was about to explode, and she hated herself for being so late.
The other party's purpose is so obvious, but I only see it now. If I can think more comprehensively, I won't let the other party succeed. It is simply unworthy of the detective profession.
It's too late now.
Through the tentacles of inspiration, Lynch could directly sense that the strange and mysterious filth was rising into the sky with the flames. However, it was blocked by the city's own concept of isolation and could not escape outwards. There is more and more accumulation in the city.
What a vicious gas attack.
Lynch grabbed Terry's arm: "Quickly put out the fire."
Terry was stunned, not understanding why Lynch suddenly changed his mind, but no matter what the reason was, it would be embarrassing unless he was prepared in advance. , otherwise it will be difficult to put out the fire immediately.
Lynch actually understands, but he cannot just watch the plague spread. He must do something, even if he delays some time for Dr. Swain to prepare, otherwise more than 8,000 citizens will be infected at the same time and die from exhaustion. It's impossible for her to prepare so many medicines in a few hours.
The trust built up over the past few days made a big difference.
At the critical moment, neither Terry nor his soldiers chased Lynch for an explanation. With a greeting, some soldiers stopped the farmer who continued to set fire, while others picked up fire-fighting tools. Start putting out fires.
Being trusted by a group of plot NPCs, Lin Qi felt a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't care less about being moved at this time because the fire could not be controlled.
A strong fire burns more and more vigorously, which fully explains the meaning of a drop in the bucket.
No, there’s not enough water.
Lin Qi clenched his fists tightly. In the face of natural phenomena, the power of several low-level soul-shifters was still powerless.
We have to think of a way, how can we find a lot of water to put out the fire?
Lin Qi's brain was spinning rapidly, with all kinds of thoughts coming to him.
But no one has the power of water. It would be great if the little deep diver was here, but unfortunately there is only Judy now.
Wait, who said water must be used to fight fires?
Lynch suddenly grabbed Judy's arm: "Can you put out the fire?"
Huh? You want someone who can only set fires to put out fires?
Several ladies looked incomprehensible, wondering if the man's morning medicine had failed and he was now starting to lose his mind.
"You who are professional fire arsonists should have a way to control the fire, right? The problem now is that the fire is too big and too strong, and the watering effect is not good. As long as the fire is a little... Hey, what are you doing."
After hearing this, Judy suddenly shook off Lynch's hand, and then drew strange symbols in the air with both hands.
Two strange flames immediately appeared on her left and right, floating in the air like two will-o'-the-wisps, radiating scorching temperatures outwards. Several people around her even felt their lungs filled with scorching air, and had to take a few steps back to relieve themselves.
But Judy seemed unable to feel the temperature. She inserted her hands into the two flames easily. The flames wrapped around Judy's hands and gradually condensed into lines of flames on the surface of her skin. The lines are not disordered, but are combined into a strange pattern, exuding a heart-stopping pressure.
The next moment, the already scorching temperature suddenly rose, and invisible flames rose up around the Judy people. The temperature of the flames climbed steadily, and even the stone-paved square began to glow under the high temperature. red light. The opposite is the drying field.
Originally, the temperature had become quite warm due to the strong flames, but suddenly the ambient temperature dropped rapidly. May in early summer seemed to have entered the coldest winter in an instant, and the people around him shivered with cold. , not even the flame can covet their warmth.
[Power: Searing, Ability: Heat Plunder]
Under the power of power, the surrounding heat was concentrated towards Judy at an alarming speed. The heat outside the range was not transmitted in time, so that the surrounding area became colder and colder, and a thin layer of frost climbed up on the ground next to the flame.
The loss of heat directly affected the intensity of the fire, and the originally strong flames became weak and weak, squirming half-dead on the grain pile, as if a gust of wind could blow it out.
“Why are you still standing there, putting out the fire.”
Lynch's roar woke up the stunned soldiers with their mouths wide open. Although they couldn't understand, anyone who wasn't stupid could guess what he was shouting. The soldiers who were so shocked that they stopped resumed their actions again, and poured buckets of water on A rapidly fading flame.
Sure enough, the loss of heat caused the fire to lose its strength to struggle. In less than ten minutes, the fire was completely extinguished.
Only a pile of dark, wet grain piles were left on the drying ground, emitting black smoke and emitting a burnt smell.
Some of them were burned, at least half of them, so the situation is not optimistic.
In my perception, the mysterious filth became more and more intense, as the black smoke steamed upwards, then merged into the air and spread throughout the city. It stopped spreading until it was blocked by the city wall, and instead gathered inside the city wall, eventually forming a green sky over the city, enveloping everyone in it.
Ordinary people cannot see it, but it cannot be hidden from the eyes of soul-shifters.
The four of them looked at each other. There was no need to explain too much at this time. The appearance of the invisible sky was enough to explain everything.
Lynch is right, the contaminated grain is not for eating, but for burning. This is the last step for Old Swain to pollute the entire city.
And it seems that this step only makes sense if the citizens personally light it. Otherwise, Old Swain and the others would have done it themselves, and there is no need to wait until now.
In real history, before this step was reached, signs of an out-of-control plague appeared in the city. Dr. Swain had to activate the final defensive measures and purify the entire city, so the testers did not experience this plague sky. But this time the progress was very fast, all the way to the point where the plague shrouded the city.
Lin Qi sighed deeply, this damn butterfly has nothing to do with its wings.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the process was interrupted at the last moment. I don’t know what the impact will be. Maybe everything is not over yet.
After telling Terry the current situation and asking him to deal with the problem of the drying ground, the four of them quickly returned to the fortress.
Dr. Swain was pouring the prepared medicine into a large bucket of water and distributing it, and he was very busy.
But she still took the time to chat with the four of them.
Judging from her knowledge, the four people's efforts to prevent it were actually very effective. The concentration of the plague sky was greatly reduced. The original effect should be about the same as eating grains or being bitten. The onset of symptoms would occur in three or four hours. However, after the concentration is reduced, at least It takes twelve hours for the onset of symptoms to occur.
However, once the disease occurs, everything will be out of control, and the final insurance measures will be activated. Although there will be no army to make up for the damage this time, the ghoul army will also enter the scene, and it will take less than twelve hours. Can purify everything, including Dr. Swain himself.
This time...
The four of them had a very strange feeling. This time coincided with the time in the strange object's memories. At noon on the fifth day, the city was completely purified. No matter whether it was sad or happy, everything would eventually come to an end.
Everything has its own destiny.
Lin Qi smiled bitterly. The fruit harvest outside the city will have to wait until tomorrow, but the epidemic will break out on a large scale tonight.
It's too late.
(End of this chapter)