As Huai Xu dragged the beast's carcass, he grumbled, "Why do we have to do all this dirty and tiring work again!"
Wen Jing, standing nearby, comforted them, "That's what happens when we're interns."
Huai Xu was even angrier. "Interns don't have any human rights, do they?"
Wen Jing.
A soldier nearby shouted, "Hurry up! The next wave of monsters is coming!"
Huai Xu rolled his eyes at the soldier and muttered, "If you think it's too slow, then come and help!"
After a moment, Huai Xu straightened his back after piling all the beast corpses together.
Soon soldiers arrived with specialized flamethrowers and set the body ablaze.
The burning carcass of the strange beast emitted plumes of black smoke several meters high, and the air was filled with a pungent smell similar to burnt plastic.
Looking at the burning corpses, Huai Xu said in a deep voice, "I wonder if Fatty can pull through this time."
Wen Jing crossed her arms. "It's definitely possible."
What is going on?
Suddenly, a strange male voice rang in their ears.
The two members of the professional team turned around and saw a man carrying a huge Sword Case on his back.
Huai Xu glanced at the strange man and said irritably, "Burning the corpses of strange beasts, didn't you see?"
Qin Ze felt a surge of joy.
This kid still has the same annoying temper he had three years ago.
"Of course I know we're burning the corpses of strange beasts. Why are we burning them?"
Wen Jing Qin Ze seemed to have ill intentions, Wen Jing stretched out his arm and blocked Huai Xu from behind.
"The order above is that if we don't burn it..."
Wen Jing had only spoken half a sentence when a soldier who looked like a squad leader walked over.
Who are you?
Qin Ze calmly took out the gold-plated Law Token.
Upon seeing the Law Token, the soldier straightened up. "You've come about the plague?"
Epidemic?
Qin Ze nodded slightly. "Take me to see the person in charge of this position."
The soldier saluted and then led the way.
Watching Qin Ze's retreating figure, Huai Xu exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect him to be a Law Enforcement."
Wen Jing, however, was unsurprised. " The Military Department has investigated for so long without finding a cause; it's time to call in outside help."
Huai Xu smiled, "So, there's hope for Fatty?"
Wen Jing's expression turned serious. "Perhaps, this person is very strong."
Large and small defensive positions surrounded the mine and Penglai City like satellites.
Each position was further divided into a combat zone and a living zone.
The battle zone consists of artificially constructed hills, or filled basins and gullies, designed to slow down the advance of the alien beasts.
Each defensive zone has its own independent artillery support team. When the support for the position is saturated, it will seek long-range artillery support from Penglai City.
Once the beast horde broke through the area of fire coverage, it was the turn of the warriors stationed there to take the field.
Behind the combat zone lies the soldiers' daily living quarters.
These are mostly semi-permanent houses and temporary tents.
After all, this area is also part of the front line. If a group of monsters swarms in, even the best houses will be useless.
Upon entering the living area, Qin Ze heard a chorus of coughs; many people there seemed to be sick.
"The commander is inside."
The soldiers led Qin Ze to the outside of a tent and then left.
At the same time, the artillery fire at the front ceased, and another attack by the alien beasts was repelled.
Qin Ze lifted the tent flap and saw a middle-aged man in a dirty, tattered military uniform examining a map of the battlefield.
Hearing the voice behind him, the commander turned around and looked at Qin Ze with curiosity.
"Who are you?"
Qin Ze once again took out the imperial Law Token and introduced himself, "I am here on the orders of the Grand Consul to investigate the matter of the plague."
The commander's eyes lit up. "Please, have a seat."
Qin Ze pulled out a chair, and the two sat down facing each other.
The commander was at the early Level Seven of cultivation, and had a fresh wound on his shoulder, clearly inflicted recently.
Thinking back to the corpses of those strange beasts, Qin Ze couldn't help but sigh, "This commander really leads from the front."
Could you tell me more about the situation here?
The commander immediately began to explain, "Our first patient appeared two days ago, and since then, the number has been increasing exponentially every day."
"Right now, there are over a hundred patients at my location alone, half of whom are in serious condition and have already been sent back to Penglai City. I estimate another batch will be sent back tonight."
Qin Ze asked, "What was the first day that patients appeared at other fronts?"
The commander thought for a moment, "At the front lines, about a week from now, the situation there is even more serious than here."
"In the worst positions, nearly half the soldiers are too sick to stand, and to make matters worse, the monsters attack at this time. Sigh..."
A week, it seems, had nothing to do with the Preacher, who was busy preaching at the time.
Qin Ze then thought of Capricorn, one of the Twelve Zodiac Signs.
This guy's power is disease; last time, he almost plunged the entire Snow City into a disease crisis.
However, Capricorn need Disease Spores to transmit their abilities.
While it may be difficult for Low-Level Martial Artist to detect Disease Spores, Advanced Martial Artist can tell at a glance.
The situation at the front lines is now extremely dire. Let alone Advanced Martial Artist, even Level Nine Martial Artist have probably made several trips back and forth.
If this was done by Capricorn, they should have been exposed long ago.
Qin Ze then asked, "What symptoms do these patients have?"
The commander replied, "Even a common cold and fever is incredibly strange. How can a martial artist catch a cold?"
The fact that martial artists don't catch colds makes this whole situation all the more bizarre.
After learning the basic situation from the commander, Qin Ze stood up and said, "I will be conducting some investigations here next, and I hope your men will cooperate."
The commander nodded. "I'll talk to them. I'm leaving this to you."
"Several groups of people have come to Penglai City in the past two days, but we still haven't figured out the reason."
"If you ask me, investigating things should be done by professionals. It would have been better if you Law Enforcement had come sooner."
After saying goodbye to the commander, Qin Ze went outside.
The length of a day in the Abyss is different from world time; one Abyss day is approximately 1.5 world days.
Night was approaching in the Abyss, and the sky grew increasingly dark.
The "patients" were all isolated in a separate area.
Guided by a soldier, Qin Ze arrived at the quarantine zone.
He randomly visited several tents, and the patients' symptoms were largely the same.
Fever and cough, which can lead to difficulty breathing in severe cases.
Qin Ze even used the Source of God to examine it, but found nothing abnormal; it was as if it were just a common cold.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Ze entered another tent and was taken aback by what he saw inside.
The entire professional team of four was present, while the fat man was lying on the bed.
The three people surrounding Lu Tongtong looked anxious.