Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 596: Chapter 0596: Disappearance (Additional 5000, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

“A city of hundreds of thousands of people, and only you remain?”

Lejay took a deep breath, a serious atmosphere spreading within the expedition team.

“Your name?”

He stared at Su Lu, asking in a deep voice.

“Su Lu, a…novice clergyman.”

Su Lu replied, adding mentally, a Pope is a type of clergyman as well.

“So… I hereby declare that you are under ‘custody’. From now on, you cannot leave my sight, and every move you make must be reported. Do you understand? According to the highest epidemic prevention law, if you make any unusual actions, I have the right to kill you!”

Lejay took a deep breath, his voice taking a chilling tone.

In affirmation of his words, a brawny gunner playfully brandished his six-barrel rotary gun behind him.

The terrifying muzzle and the heavy ammunition box behind it all demonstrated the brutality of this weapon.

“Okay, I understand.”

Su Lu glanced at the gun and replied with a slight smile, “But can we leave after I finish eating my fish?”

“…”

Lejay stumbled a bit, his eyes seemingly full of sympathy, “Alright…”

What followed was a sight of seven people eagerly watching Su Lu leisurely eating his grilled fish.

“Captain…”

The female member spoke with a pitiful tone.

“No.”

Lejay sternly glared at her, “Didn’t you study at the Kingdom’s medical school? There are potentially too many sources of infection in the air and in biological matter. Do you want to contract the Black Death?”

“I have finished eating, let’s go.”

At that moment, Su Lu washed his hands with clean water and said to Lejay, “Thank you… you are a good captain.”

Lejay didn’t respond, he simply told his team, “Due to the exceptional circumstances, I announce that we will return from this expedition earlier than planned, let’s go!”

They put Su Lu at the center, almost as if they were escorting a prisoner, and began to march towards the outskirts.

“Do you know…what awaits you?”

About half an hour later, the muscled gunner asked Su Lu with curiosity.

“Best case scenario, indefinite quarantine for research. Worst case scenario? Probably direct cremation.” Su Lu spread out his arms and smiled, “After all, I might be a moving ‘source of infection’.”

“You should thank our captain for giving you a full meal before your death.”

The gunner chuckled.

“Yad, shut up!”

Lejay threw a punch at the burly man and solemnly said to Su Lu, “I once swore before the Tree of the God of Life that I would never abandon a patient. You just need to undergo the examination…”

“I trust you.”

Su Lu then curiously asked, “What’s happening in the outside world?”

“The outside world, huh…”

Mentioning this topic, everyone fell silent. It was the female voice that broke the silence first, “My name is Jennifer. You’re staying in the City of Plague, and we’re not sure whether that’s lucky or unfortunate. You have to face the Black Death, but at least you don’t have to battle the terrifying diseases that followed.”

“Oh? It seems the situation outside is pretty grim. Did a new plague break out?”

Su Lu asked curiously.

“Starting from the Black Death, many strange diseases have successively descended upon the kingdom…” Lejay’s voice was heavy as a rock, “We have paid an incredibly bloody price, but we still can’t overcome the diseases.”

“Tell me about it. What kind of diseases?”

“Like ‘Madman’s Disease’. Patients with red eyes and insanity will bite anyone they see. The virus is spread through saliva and wounds. The mortality rate is 100%! We suspect it’s a variant of rabies…”

Lejay fell silent for a moment before finally speaking, “Ever since the outbreak of the Black Death a few years ago, the diseases in the world have become extremely terrifying and are constantly mutating…”

He wasn’t originally a man of many words.

To become the captain of an epidemic reconnaissance team, one had to be of unwavering will and self-control.

But in front of Su Lu, just a few psychological suggestions made him spill everything.

“Apart from ‘Madman’s Disease’, there’s also ‘Hemorrhagic Disease’. Would you believe that a person can bleed to death from a small self-healing wound? ‘Tumor Disease’, looking at late-stage patients can make someone lose their appetite for days… These are all contagious ‘plagues’!”

The rest of the team members also began to recount relentlessly.

At this point, Su Lu finally understood why this world was overcome with such despair.

The only thing he found surprising was that the feudal kingdom Maximilian was still holding up and had not completely collapsed!

That’s what he thought, so he asked.

It was normal for him to overlook some information while he was in the Dream Spirit World, because he only picked important parts to review and the information was massive.

“We were all plunged into utter despair, but fortunately, the Crown Prince stepped in. After the old king passed away, he ascended the throne and used tough methods to integrate all forces in the capital, establishing a complete epidemic prevention line which barely managed to isolate and control several epidemic zones…”

Lejay sighed, “For this, we had to painfully give up more than half of the kingdom’s territory. Survivors retreated to the north, where the cold weather seemed to significantly lessen the virulence of the plague…”

“I don’t see it that way.”

Su Lu shook his head. Even judging by their equipment, it can be inferred that this world’s technology is at least on par with the Main World. However, Su Lu didn’t think simple prevention work could resist so many violent plagues erupting collectively.

“It seems that the Crown Prince, or should I say the new king, may have some kind of method, right? After all, this world is not entirely ‘No Magic’! So, it’s the power of the Transcendent?”

During their conversation, the team could see a camp in front of them.

“We’re here. You stay here. Jack, go call someone over. Bring a full set of epidemic prevention equipment and prepare the isolation room.”

Lejay gave orders to a team member.

“So… thank you for leading me here.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Su Lu smiled, “And it’s time for me to leave.”

“What?”

Lejay’s face changed as he reached for his gun. Yad also aimed his six-barrel gun at Su Lu.

“Don’t worry, I’m not your enemy.”

Su Lu looked at Lejay, “Lejay… you once vowed to solve all the plagues in the world. Are you firm on this decision?”

In his eyes, this Lejay, who carried the world’s favor, was considered the ‘protagonist’ of this world.

If Su Lu hadn’t arrived here, on the brink of destruction, the world might have started the Rebirth of Spiritual Energy, which would be a desperate act and would inevitably lead to the arrival of Lady Moon.

But during this process, Lejay would certainly accomplish something.

He was the ‘Path of Destiny’ that Su Lu had once captured.

“What are you talking about?”

Lejay stepped forward, ready to catch Su Lu, suspecting that he might have some mental issues, but he was not too concerned.

A big living man, would he actually disappear under their tight encirclement?

But at the next moment, his expression turned dumbstruck.

Because his hand, reaching out to Su Lu, uselessly passed through an illusion. Su Lu, who was just there a second ago, disappeared without a trace!