Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 38 Plague

"What on earth have you heard?"

Gru frowned.

Whenever he talks about his daughter, he gets very nervous. He is a very calm man, but everyone has his weaknesses.

There is no doubt that the girl who was full of life a few months ago is the biggest weakness of the man in front of him.

"I didn't hear anything. I just heard she was ill."

Marvin said simply, "I just came to inquire about her condition."

Gru hesitated, then finally began, "She's very ill."

"The doctor said she might not last for a few weeks. We went to find the priests of the Silver Church, but those low-level priests were powerless."

"The only way is to go to a senior priest for a blessing. But it's very expensive. We borrowed a lot of money, but it's still a little short."

Gru was very honest. Although the double-bladed mask in front of him gave him a strong threat, he still told the truth.

"Did her illness come on suddenly?" asked Marvin.

"Yes." Gru's eyes flashed with surprise: "Mr. Double-bladed Mask, are you also a doctor?"

"Not really. I've only seen some examples when I was traveling."

Marvin was very good at lying, and he acted like a man of great knowledge. Even Gru, a veteran adventurer, couldn't see through it.

"What? Have you ever seen this disease?"

Gru suddenly became excited.

His daughter was his only concern. He lost his wife at an early age and regarded his daughter as his treasure. He basically tried his best to meet her requests.

This also cultivated his daughter's spoiled and willful character. She spent the whole day hanging out with some messy people outside. Gru was helpless about this. He was an adventurer, and it was normal for him to be away from home all year round. The only thing he could do was to keep making money to meet her material needs.

Now that she is ill, Gru feels heartbroken. Only those who have experienced it can understand the feeling of being a father.

"Of course. That's why I ask."

Marven said calmly: "Her current condition, is her face pale and yellow, but her eyes are particularly bright? Are there any black spots on her neck that look like acne scars?"

Gru was shocked on the spot!

“H-How did you know!?” His voice began to tremble.

"Mr. Gru, you are lucky. There are not many people in Fenan who know this thing."

Marven’s tone was calm: “Please don’t be shocked by what I’m going to tell you next.”

"Your daughter is not ill."

"It's a plague."

"In Fenan's history, it has erupted three times. Each time, it destroyed several surrounding cities."

"【Black Poison】, I wonder if you have heard of this name."

Gru stood there, stunned.

…

Black poison is not a poison, but a plague, which comes from the god of plague.

This evil god had long wanted to get his hands on the Fenan continent. His ideal world was full of death, terror and plague.

He spread the plague of black poison everywhere. Everyone infected by the plague would become pale and thin, but their eyes would be very bright.

At this time, they will have hallucinations and think they have arrived in heaven.

Their appetite will increase dramatically, and the nutrients they eat will nourish the black spots on their necks.

It is these black spots that are constantly draining their vitality.

The black poison is very terrifying. Every time it breaks out, it takes many lives.

The last time Black Poison broke out was during the Age of Elves. At that time, humans had a very low status and their quality of life was already very poor. When Black Poison broke out, almost one in ten humans were infected with this horrible plague.

The power of the God of Plague increased greatly.

At this time, a saint came, bringing with him a solution to the black poison, and saved mankind from the dire straits.

The saint's last name was Brando, and no one knew his first name.

Some say he is the incarnation of the ancient god of elves, while others say he is the incarnation of the god of wizards.

Anyway, after the saint cured Black Gan Du, he disappeared from the Fenan world. The term Black Gan Du also retreated to the background.

People gradually forgot about this terrible plague.

But Marvin remembered it clearly.

The outbreak of the black poison was also a sign of the chaotic times. Although thanks to the legendary wizards, the source of the plague was quickly eliminated.

But this was just a small test from the God of Plague.

Fenan's historical records clearly state that the saint who was born during the last outbreak of the black poison was not actually an incarnation of a god, but a master of herbology and potions. He was a mortal.

What really eliminated the black poison was not the medicine brought by the saint, but the fact that the God of Plague accidentally spread the plague to the western forest when spreading the plague. This directly aroused the wrath of the ancient god of nature.

The Ancient God of Nature erupted. With his powerful divine powers, it was more than enough for him to defeat the God of Plague, who had weaker divine powers.

The poor God of Plague almost had his divinity destroyed by the Ancient God of Nature before he had the chance to develop his own territory. Fortunately, he had the help of evil gods such as the God of Fear and the God of Destruction, otherwise he would have been sealed in a bottle by the Ancient God of Nature.

Since then, the God of Plague has been very careful in his life as a human being... no, as a god.

It took him a long time to develop his own power in the secondary plane before he slowly recovered his strength.

It was only after the first and second generation ancient gods, such as the ancient gods of nature and elves, gradually became less active that he began to be eager to try.

This time, the black poison invaded Fenan, but it was just a small test.

All gods understood that they were attacking the Cosmic Demon Pool. No matter they were gods with great power or gods with weak power, they all knew that this was an opportunity.

A great opportunity to develop your own followers and strengthen yourself.

The Cosmic Magic Pool is a huge blessing for humans and wizards.

But for the gods, it was a huge shackle. After Lance, the god of wizards, left, they had long wanted to break it.

Everything just lacks an opportunity.

…

"So, my daughter is hopeless, isn't she?"

Gru's lips turned pale.

After listening to Marvin's introduction to Heigandu, he broke out in a cold sweat!

My own daughter was infected with the plague!

This matter is really horrible. Not to mention whether my daughter’s life can be saved, if others knew about it, she would probably be burned to death by the frightened people!

right!

Although there are wizards in this world, when faced with the plague, humans are still as ignorant as they were in the Middle Ages on Earth.

People who contracted the plague were directly considered dead!

What spreads faster than the plague is fear!

In a sense, plague and panic are indeed a perfect match. Unfortunately, the God of Plague and the God of Fear are both male, so they cannot be together. They can only get together occasionally to be gay.

"If your daughter was hopeless, I wouldn't be sitting here."

Marvin said calmly: "In fact, I do know a way to save your daughter."

"What? Are you telling the truth?" Gru suddenly saw hope.

There was no need for the Twin Blade Mask to deceive him.

Since he said so, he should be confident. A glimmer of hope appeared in Gru's heart.

"Don't worry. The dormant period of the black poison is very long. Only at the moment of death will the person infected with the black poison explode. Only then will the plague begin to spread in the air. We still have time."

"The most important thing right now is to retake the White River Valley."

"Because the way to save your daughter lies in Baron Marvin's castle."

Marvin stood up and patted Gru on the shoulder: "Relax, being so nervous won't be good for the battle tomorrow."

Gru smiled silently: "Really...thank you very much...although I don't know what your relationship with Baron Marvin is."

"But for this mission, our Thorn Squad will definitely go all out."

…

In the evening of the next day, after resting, everyone quietly gathered in the woods on both sides of the outpost.

Just as arranged before, the guard team went with the Thorn Squad, while the Mountain Cat went with the other three solo adventurers.

"Put out the bait."

Anna said calmly.

Gru on the side nodded.

A woman behind him suddenly crouched down and began to mutter a spell.