Nurgle's Chosen, Resisting the Plague Together

As the Pestilence worsened, the majority of those infected, especially in remote towns, began to pray for the Pestilence itself.

Gradually, some people who were not infected with the Pestilence joined this group.

The change of faith, or the emergence of another faith, is merely a means to ensure one's survival during this Pestilence.

Perhaps it was because he was blessed by the Pestilence that he did not contract Pestilence.

With the power of faith gathering together, the power belonging to Nurgle is also constantly accumulating.

Rumors, some true and some false, began to circulate at this time, with some people praying that the Pestilence would stop worsening.

Some even sensed a great being during the Pestilence, gaining strange powers through Pestilence force, believing the Pestilence was a test for them.

The origin of the term "Nurgle" is unknown, but it is the noble name they firmly believe is used to describe the manipulators of the Pestilence.

Those who succumb to grief and despair worship Nurgle because of the tyranny of disease and their own survival. Driven mad, they begin to believe that Nurgle's granting of some form of salvation or Pestilence is the true way to understand the world.

Few people realize that their misguided beliefs only fuel the power of Nurgle, creating an endless cycle of despair and disease.

Based on this, the Cult of Nurgle gradually took shape.

From among those tormented by suffering, nihilists, and those driven mad by illness or despair, a group of Nurgle believers will emerge.

They used the spread of Pestilence as their doctrine, so that all life in the world could experience the true truth.

The power of Nurgle continued to grow, and small Nurgle's Back Garden were born in some places where corpses were piled up.

For some people, words like Pestilence and epidemic are no longer synonymous with terror and fear.

They drew strength from the Pestilence, and although most believers eventually died from the many diseases they carried, a few became more powerful through their suffering, turning into repulsive, twisted beings.

Indeed, after bringing death, the Pestilence brought about entirely new changes.

Some people, through their faith, were transformed into entirely new, terrifying, and hideous monsters by infection with the Pestilence.

Their bodies were covered in pustules that would burst at the slightest touch. The believers' bodies were swollen from all sorts of unimaginable viruses. To support their broken flesh, these people always wore heavy armor to prevent their internal organs from spilling out, making them look even bigger than ordinary people.

Although these people were ravaged by the virus to the point of being unrecognizable, they had long since lost the ability to feel pain. The Pestilence of Nurgle was no longer a disease that brought negative effects to them, but rather a buff that increased their lifespan and strength.

They were Nurgle's Divine Chosen, and the believers were overjoyed by this change, believing that they had accepted the diseases that tormented their bodies to gain Nurgle's approval, and that the mutation was a blessing, thus recognizing Nurgle as a "merciful" god.

The cult of Nurgle began to grow stronger amid the spread of the Pestilence.

The emergence of this new sect immediately attracted the attention of the city's high-ranking officials, who were strictly controlling the Pestilence.

They had been investigating and searching for a breakthrough in the Pestilence, and finally obtained useful information from here.

Moreover, this is extremely bad news, both for Common residents and for churches.

A momentous meeting was held in Arkham, the oldest and most central city.

The enormous conference room was filled with all the high-ranking officials of Steam City, the current managers of the Foundation, the most experienced and outstanding legendary investigator of Miskatonic College, the ugly-looking, dark-skinned hybrid Deep Ones human, and representatives from various other sects.

"The danger posed by this Pestilence far exceeds the Eldritch Beings occurrences of the past. I personally believe it is similar to the initial outbreak of the Great Ruin recorded in history."

An elderly man spoke up.

"Pestilence and diseases do exist in this world, but the outbreak today is so Eldritch Beings. We've investigated through various channels before, but haven't found any useful clues."

"But now, based on the news coming from those remote towns and the recent rumors, I think everyone should know what this Pestilence means."

Immediately, others chimed in, "A completely new, great, and Eldritch Beings being. There have been reports of great beings appearing among the ratmen before, but none have caused such a massive impact..."

"The world has no shortage of such beings, but none of them should disrupt the existing order. Although death is common, we survive in this unknown world by maintaining this order."

"Since everyone from the church is here, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

As the earliest and now largest Esoteric Order of Dagon, the hybrid Deep Ones human representative spoke:

"The great Cthulhu is watching us from the darkness; He must know all this, but it is all insignificant to Him."

"We don't care about death or the spread of Pestilence, but the emergence of the Pestilence has shaken the faith of some believers."

Great beings don't care about this, but we cannot ignore it.

Members of the other sects nodded in agreement; they too could disregard the deaths brought by the Pestilence, for death was the most normal thing in the world.

There are many things that are more terrifying than death.

However, as the most devout believers, they can tacitly accept that everyone can choose to join different sects or recruit others by preaching their own doctrines.

This is also a principle that allows all religious sects to coexist and adhere to established rules.

However, it is absolutely unacceptable to use death, or something even more terrifying than death, as a threat to force believers to change their faith.

"Now that everyone has agreed on the goal, stopping the spread of the Pestilence is the most important thing to do."

"This Pestilence cannot be stopped by conventional means; you all need to try different approaches."

"We will continue to communicate with the Pestilence Doctor Pestilence Doctor. If the communication remains ineffective, we can consider releasing him under certain conditions and restrictions."

"Meanwhile, we've started making contact with the ratmen. Although they're filthy and far less affected by the Pestilence than we are, they have a clan connected to the Pestilence; perhaps we can find a breakthrough there."