Plague Bane (Two-in-One)

To put it another way, the Boss Tier isn't so easy to kill. Bai Xiaowen, as a summoner, is a master at venturing into the Spirit Realm. Moreover, his exclusive equipment, the Black Soul Stone, is incredibly powerful, and he also has the support of Li Shuyi, a high-damage DPS. This is why he has been able to succeed time and time again.

Try someone else? They'd be so badly beaten by the boss they wouldn't even recognize their own mother.

Even with Hero Class, without special skills, you can still get crushed by the boss. Keep in mind that, generally speaking, the bosses in the worlds that Awakened players are matched with are at least two levels higher than the Awakened players.

Furthermore, after the Black Soul Stone was upgraded to level 4, Bai Xiaowen received a notification that the Black Soul Stone had become more selective and would no longer absorb the souls of beginner (level 1-3) powerhouses. This undoubtedly eliminated some shortcuts.

Bai Xiaowen couldn't help but sigh, the road to upgrading the Black Soul Stone was truly long and arduous.

After activating Enhancement Option 1, Bai Xiaowen's summonable list now includes the name of a Stitched Monster.

With a flash of light, Bai Xiaowen summoned the Stitched Monster.

This guy looks a lot like the "Abomination" that Bai Xiaowen saw in another timeline game. He's a big fat man with deathly white skin, and he smells terrible. He has a kitchen knife in his left hand and an iron hook in his right. There are several marks on his body from Suturing with thick hemp rope.

Based on appearance alone, Bai Xiaowen gave the Stitched Monster a cute name – "Fatty".

Bai Xiaowen obtained detailed information about the Stitched Monster.

[Stitched Monster (Elite Level 3)]

[Race: Undead Species / Corpse Demonfolk]

[Attributes: Strength 16, Agility 8, Constitution 25, Spirit 7 (bonus calculated)]

[Battle Specialty: Advanced Throwing Level 3, Advanced Machinery (One-Handed Axe) Level 3, Advanced Combat Specialty Level 2]

[Skills: Meat Hook, Stiffened Skin, Bloated Body]

The attributes of the Stitched Monster were roughly as Bai Xiaowen had predicted: mediocre agility and extremely low spirit—and those 7 points of spirit were only achieved with Bai Xiaowen's double bonuses, so one can imagine how low the base spirit of this Corpse Monster was.

In terms of skills, [Stiffened Skin] is a passive defensive ability that many Corpse Demonfolk race possess, and there's nothing particularly special about it.

The description of the [Bloated Body] skill is simple and straightforward: it grants an additional 30% Life Value, which is a huge advantage for Fatty. His Life Value is equivalent to an extra 250 * 30% = 75 points! With a total of 325 Life Value, he is definitely the most durable of all summoned creatures.

Finally, there's the Yi-Yi active skill of the Stitched Monster: [Meat Hook].

[Meat Hook: Stitched Monster throws his hook in one direction, dragging back the first target it hits. If the target is an enemy, the Meat Hook deals moderate Piercing damage. If the target is an ally, it deals no damage.]

This is a skill with strong tactical applications; if used well, it can be extremely effective. Of course, given the Stitched Monster ' pitiful intelligence and combat awareness, it's hard to say whether it can hit the enemy.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen possesses the professional ability of [Mind Link], which allows her to precisely control Fatty's actions.

Precise execution is something that most Summoner Class cannot achieve, which is why Summoner Class are not suitable for team battles or competitive matches.

Bai Xiaowen only had 50 Soul Essence points left. He needed to accumulate more Soul Essence until he had 150 points, at which point he would unlock the Skeleton Mage's enhancement.

Three trolls dropped two Silver Treasure Chest, but their Battle Rating were quite low, one was C-Tier and the other only D-Tier.

During the on-site opening, the D-Tier treasure chest had a 1/3 chance of yielding nothing, but the C-Tier treasure chest did yield an Elite Tier Polearm Weapons, Blue War Spear.

This spear has quite high attack power, but neither Bai Xiaowen nor Li Shuyi can use it, so it can only be stored in Bai Xiaowen's Storage Space. Its fate is probably to become an auxiliary item when strengthening equipment.

After returning to White Stone Town, Anton had already gathered most of the White Stone Town's inhabitants together. Only a few inhabitants who did not trust Bai Xiaowen as their lord were unwilling to relocate.

Bai Xiaowen asked Anton to urge them several more times, and even went to persuade them personally. In the end, he persuaded more than a dozen households to go with him, but the remaining dozens of households resolutely refused to leave their homes.

Bai Xiaowen had no choice but to lead a large group of his people toward Redleaf City.

Along the way, Bai Xiaowen could vaguely sense, through his Divine Might, that someone was spying on the group. They were well hidden and should be the same kind of people as the three Troll Headhunter who had been killed. They were all small infiltration teams sent by the Sinlands Remnant Coalition Army.

However, being able to vaguely sense them doesn't mean they can be caught and killed. Bai Xiaowen himself was also leading a large group of civilians, so it was impossible for him to go into the mountains and play cops and robbers with these elite spies. He could only keep his head down and keep moving forward.

Of course, such a large group, even if they were all civilians, should not be underestimated, and the spies of the Sinlands Coalition dared not act rashly.

After walking for a while, Bai Xiaowen turned around, glanced in the direction of White Stone Town, and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Li Shuyi asked.

"Those who remained behind are probably doomed."

Bai Xiaowen said, "The Sinlands Coalition infiltrators can't do much against our main force, but what about the remaining few dozen civilian households? Their fate is self-evident."

"You've done your best, but they just don't want to believe you. There's nothing we can do about it," Li Shuyi said.

"That's right. There are more important things waiting for me in Redleaf City," Bai Xiaowen said. He felt that he was becoming more and more involved in the role of the temporary lord of White Stone Town.

After a day's journey, Bai Xiaowen led his group to Redleaf City.

Kitz had already cleared out hundreds of vacant houses near the Lord's Manor. Compared to the simple wooden houses in White Stone Town, these exquisite brick and stone houses made the townspeople of White Stone Town, who had traveled all day, quite happy, and they finally felt that following the lord was a wise decision.

Bai Xiaowen then gave everyone some instructions, such as not having too much contact with local residents of Redleaf City, that all food must be boiled before consumption, and washing hands frequently before meals and after using the toilet... The main purpose was to prevent more people from being infected with the Necrotic Plague virus.

Bai Xiaowen feels that she has a tendency to develop into a kindergarten teacher.

After the relocated people were finally settled, Zombie Doctor came knocking.

"Is the antidote ready?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

Zombie Doctor puffed out his chest and said smugly, "Of course, I'm a first-rate... polymath. Once I have a breakthrough direction, finding the answer is just a matter of time."

"Alright, go to the Underground Research Lab and begin the rehabilitation experiment immediately." Bai Xiaowen had no time to rest; the sooner the antidote succeeded, the better. Even if it failed this time, it would still give the Zombie Doctor some experience. He could then kick him out and get back to work.

The backyard of the Lord's Manor.

A total of nine experimental samples were collected, all of whom were humans infected with the Necrotic Plague. They were divided into three groups: mild, moderate, and severe infection. Each group included samples from three age groups: the elderly, the middle-aged, and the young.

Zombie Doctor opened a silver box, revealing small blue pills inside.

The silver box has three compartments, and the blue pills inside are also different colors: light blue, blue, and dark blue.

"Before we begin the experiment, please allow me to introduce these experimental products. I've named them Plague Bane," the Zombie Doctor said, picking up a small, pale blue pill. "This one is Lesser Plague Bane, developed from antibodies collected from ordinary undead monsters. According to my estimation, it's effective against humans in the early stages of infection. If taken orally, it's immediately effective, and eradicating the plague virus requires only one course of treatment..."

"I understand the Plague Bane, but what is the treatment?" Bonita asked, puzzled.

Bai Xiaowen glared at the Zombie Doctor: "That's a unique term they use over there; you can think of it as a cycle."

Li Shuyi asked, "One course of treatment... oh, how many pills are needed for one cycle?"

"It's the ' Plague Bane '!"

Zombie Doctor corrected him, then said, "One cycle is seven days, take one pill each morning and evening... that should be enough."

"Fourteen pills?! That's so many?!" Li Shuyi exclaimed in surprise. "Redleaf City has over 20,000 infected humans. That means we'd need over 300,000 pills... just to have enough for Plague Bane."

"The extraction process is actually relatively primitive, and production can be scaled up at any time," Zombie Doctor said. "The key is the raw materials, that is, whether there are enough undead creatures that have been transformed by the plague... But, well, surviving half of them should not be a problem."

"Half? That would still require hundreds of thousands of Plague Bane. Do we have that many Plague Undead monster corpses?" Bonita said.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said calmly, "What he means is that the other half of the infected, after dying and being transformed into undead, are immediately eliminated, and the resulting corpses are the raw materials that can be used to extract antibodies and make the blue pills."

"Ah..." Bonita's gaze towards the Zombie Doctor returned to its previous look of disgust, as if she were looking at a pile of excrement.

The Zombie Doctor, however, didn't seem to care and said smugly, "Boss, let me correct you. The antidote is called Plague Bane. Don't call it some kind of indescribable little blue pill; that's an insult to my work."

After a pause, Zombie Doctor continued to introduce the remaining two types of pills.

The light blue pill, extracted from Common Tier Plague Undead monsters, is called "Lesser Plague Bane".

The blue pill, extracted from Elite Tier Plague Undead monsters, is called "Greater Plague Bane." It is primarily used to treat those with moderate infection.

The deep blue pill, extracted from Leader Tier Plague Undead monster, is called "Super Plague Bane" and is primarily used to treat those in the late stages of severe infection.

"Let's begin the experiment. I hope these pills will be of value," Bai Xiaowen said.

Zombie Doctor hesitated for a moment. "Should we bundle these samples together? Hehe, I don't mean anything by it, just in case."

Li Shuyi and Bonita both stared wide-eyed at the shameless Zombie Doctor.

Is this cowardly guy the same person who just boasted about having a foolproof antidote?

Bai Xiaowen waved his hand. "No need to tie them up. With us here, we can handle any unexpected situations immediately. There won't be any trouble."

Zombie Doctor nodded his big head and assigned the "Lesser Plague Bane" to one group of mildly infected individuals, the "Intermediate Plague Buster" to another group of moderately infected individuals, and finally the "Super Plague Bane" to the most severely infected individuals.

After distributing the pills, Zombie Doctor obediently hid behind Bai Xiaowen.

The infected individuals had long been trained to be docile and obediently took the pills.

The atmosphere in the room froze instantly, and there was complete silence.

Suddenly, a mildly infected person clutched their throat and collapsed to the ground, writhing and howling in pain. As if a switch had been flipped, the other infected people who had taken the medication also collapsed in agony.

"What's going on?" Bonita, somewhat frightened.

Li Shuyi grabbed the Zombie Doctor directly from behind Bai Xiaowen: "Give me an explanation!"

"This is a normal reaction! The later the infection, the more intense the pain felt, and if they can't overcome it, they will still become Plague Undead..."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Li Shuyi frowned.

Bai Xiaowen patted Li Shuyi on the shoulder. "Alright, don't blame him for this... The results are coming soon. In the group of mildly infected individuals, some have stopped convulsing, but their vital signs are still intact."

After all the test subjects had finally stopped convulsing, a foul odor filled the room—many had lost control of their bladders while writhing in pain.

Zombie Doctor didn't care about all that. He carefully slipped over to the first group of infected people, picked up a mildly infected person by the hair, and carefully examined the person's eyelids and teeth.

Hahahaha!

Zombie Doctor suddenly burst into laughter. "Success! I told you I'm a genius! How could such a simple little plague possibly stump me..."

Bai Xiaowen and the others all gathered around.

Zombie Doctor quickly explained, "Look, the dark circles under his eyes have faded a lot, and he looks no different from an ordinary person who hasn't had enough sleep. His canines and molars, which had become sharper, have also recovered considerably..."

The second group was similar, also showing Transformation.

Zombie Doctor then went to the third group, the heavily infected, and said confidently, "These late-stage infected are definitely getting better too. Look at this one, he already had the initial signs of becoming undead, such as sunken nostrils, protruding gums, sharpened teeth, and thickened, hardened nails. And look at him now... huh?"

"No Transformation at all, in fact, she seems to have gotten uglier," Li Shuyi said.

The late-stage infected person, whose hair was being grabbed, suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils a murky, dark red.

"Roar!" The infected creature stretched out its two powerful claws and gripped Zombie Doctor's neck. It was already dead, transformed into Zombie!

"Aaaaaahhhhhh... Help, help..." Zombie Doctor screamed, his face turning red.

Actually, compared to this mutated individual, his strength as a level 3 Zombie wasn't bad. If he struggled hard and attacked his opponent's weak points, he could escape. However, Zombie Doctor's combat awareness can only be described as laughable.

Bai Xiaowen pulled out his Desert Eagle and aimed it at the infected creature that had mutated into Plague Undead. With a boom, the world became quiet.