Great Sneeze-Qiu Ti

[Mucus Collection Device].

A grotesque odor wafted through the air.

What kind of smell was it?

Wu Ji frowned, though he tried to keep it subtle.

Qiu Ti, dressed in Western-style attire, wore a smile on his face.

It was as if he were wearing a mask frozen in a bizarre expression.

"Truly wonderful... things like [Vaccines] are products that only the upper echelons of the Medical Department can access; ordinary people like us have no qualifications to touch them at all."

Within Qiu Ti's eyeballs, there seemed to be some sort of viscous phantom hidden.

"Do you know, Wu Ji?"

At this moment, Qiu Ti looked like a kind-hearted elder, earnestly instructing his student: "Once upon a time, I was just like you."

Wu Ji lowered his head, his handsome face etched with tension.

Qiu Ti's slender eyes shifted slightly.

"Back then, I was also a graduate of a medical college..."

"Much like [Pingchang], though of course, if one had to compare, it couldn't compare at all."

"It's just that..."

Qiu Ti seemed to recall something, and he lowered his head slightly: "You haven't participated in the [Selection] yet, have you?"

"No..."

Wu Ji whispered.

"Heh heh."

Qiu Ti let out a soft chuckle: "How nice."

"Just like I was back then."

"If one doesn't go to participate in the [Selection], perhaps one would never see clearly that they are a person without talent."

"A person without talent in the field of Plague Extermination can never, no matter what, step onto higher ground."

Listening to Qiu Ti's words, Wu Ji could only click his tongue in disbelief.

Qiu Ti was a formal Plague Exterminator who had graduated from a medical college!

He was someone who had obtained a professional qualification certificate issued by the Medical Department.

One had to know that in a school like Pingchang First Medical College, such medical students accounted for no more than one-third of the population.

Pingchang First Medical College was the best academy in the Pingchang Circuit, bar none!

What was this guy talking about?

Had his brain been eroded by the plague?

Wu Ji dared not speak.

"Therefore, one must learn to see oneself clearly."

Qiu Ti looked down: "The plague I study is [Influenza]. Simple Plague Extermination Arts based on this kind of disease are useless. Only by truly embracing the plague and gaining power from the disease can one step into a higher tier."

"For this, I need some sacrifices."

"And it is precisely because of this that I allowed you to send your message."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ji felt a chill run down his spine.

In that instant, that bone-deep coldness nearly suffocated him.

Qiu Ti's small mustache twitched, revealing an even wider smile.

"Do you know, the headquarters of the Disease Control Center in the Pingchang Circuit certainly has many powerhouses, and there are even experts of [that level], but... Blue Stone Town is on such a fringe that it won't receive much attention at all."

"Heh heh."

Qiu Ti twirled his small mustache.

"[Two Plague Exterminators], plus seven or eight bottom-tier ordinary people."

"That is enough."

Zhou Zhi leaned against the wall, moving slowly.

"You wretch... how are you doing?"

From the inside, the sharp voice of the woman who called herself Chen Yao rang out.

Zhou Zhi had to admit, it really didn't sound pleasant.

The voice was filled with arrogance and malice.

Zhou Zhi did not answer her, but instead approached cautiously. After confirming that no one else was around, he peered through the gap and saw the woman's appearance.

The woman was very beautiful, with fair skin that remained strikingly lovely even in such a cramped crevice.

That pair of narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes gave her an air of seductiveness.

"I'm fine."

Clearly, Chen Yao had also seen Zhou Zhi through the faint light.

"I have already sent word, but your brother has not replied."

Zhou Zhi said calmly.

"How is that possible!!!"

Chen Yao's voice grew sharper, but she quickly calmed herself down: "Go and find the key; I want to leave this place."

Zhou Zhi was certain now that this woman must be accustomed to bossing people around at home.

And Zhou Zhi did not care.

Qiu Ti would not leave the key lying around; it should be on his person.

Only someone seeking death would go back to find that monster.

Ignoring Chen Yao's clamor, Zhou Zhi looked into the distance.

Mucus was already spreading over Yu Jinhai, who was suspended in mid-air, and something seemed to be growing in his throat.

Zhou Zhi knew this was the precursor to [Mucus Man Transformation]; he didn't even need the information in his mind to tell him that.

However...

"Xia Yu..."

Zhou Zhi frowned slightly.

[Xia Yu].

[Pathogenization Index: 5.62%].

Although she was unconscious, her Pathogenization Index had barely risen.

What exactly was going on with this woman?

His heart stirred.

"You bastard!"

Chen Yao was furious. At home, who would dare speak to her like this? Who would dare ignore her!

Vindictiveness flashed in the woman's eyes.

Once her brother arrived, all of you lowlifes would die!

At that very moment.

A cracking sound rang out.

The [Great Sneeze Space] began to Tremor.

The main gate shattered.

Two bursts of spiritual energy shot inward.

"Damn it!"

One thin and one tall Plague Exterminator, accompanied by seven or eight well-equipped team members, stormed inside!

And Zhou Zhi finally saw a complete set of plague-extermination equipment for the first time.

"[Plague-Slaying Blade], [Plague Armor], and..."

Zhou Zhi looked at the masks on their faces.

[Inferior Plague Mask].

[Capable of effectively preventing pathogenization].

It seemed this was the standard three-piece set for a Plague Exterminator!

The corners of Zhou Zhi's mouth curled up.

The sudden scene did not surprise him.

Clearly, this unit was the one Wu Ji had mentioned earlier—the team he had contacted.

The two leaders were well-equipped; they were evidently genuine Plague Exterminators!

"I am He Qi, captain of the Fifth Squad, Third Branch of the [Changdu] Epidemic Prevention Center, Pingchang Circuit."

"Qiu Ti, Dean of Blue Stone Town Central Hospital, you are suspected of [human experimentation] and [spreading plague], which violates both the Medical Department and Xuanyuan Law. I am here to purge and suppress you!"

He Qi held a Plague-Slaying Blade that radiated a dim, yellowish luster, a faint smile on his face.

Not bad.

A formal-rank Plague Exterminator actually spreading the plague himself.

Criminals of this caliber were never seen in ordinary times; if reported, the contribution points for this haul would be absolutely massive!

"[Corrosion Drainage Art]!"

He Qi rushed forward.

His right hand splayed open, spewing forth a strange liquid.

It carried a faint, foul stench.

"Everyone else, follow me!"

Behind them, another Plague Exterminator shouted loudly.

With two Plague Exterminators holding the line, this was a golden opportunity for these irregulars to distinguish themselves!

"Pus... how disgusting."

Qiu Ti shook his head.

Beside him, Wu Ji felt a tremor of fear.

"Two Plague Exterminators are enough."

His eyes flickered.

In the air, spiritual power surged.

[Great Sneeze - Qiu Ti].

In an instant!

Zhou Zhi's eyes flashed!

Within his field of vision, information text had actually appeared above Qiu Ti's head.

It didn't flicker and vanish like before; it remained fixed right there above Qiu Ti!

What is this... a soul-type elite monster?

Zhou Zhi's expression shifted.

And then, something even more terrifying occurred.

He Qi felt a sudden, bloated sensation in his chest.

Hah...

He opened his mouth.

He sneezed, for no apparent reason.

At the same time, a violent, unprecedented pain erupted in his abdominal cavity, right where his spleen was located!

His pupils dilated.

He had no idea what was happening.

"He Qi... what..."

The Plague Exterminator behind him turned pale.