When Orlando rushed back to the imperial capital, the plague had spread to half of the city, and the despair and panic caused by the plague had long enveloped the entire city of Fernando. In fact, the plague spread by the explosion of corpses was not as terrible as imagined. , but the scene of harm it caused is really terrifying, which makes people feel that it is irresistible. If those people who are enveloped in the explosion range of the corpse are willing to die, then it only takes a short time In time, this "plague" will be quelled,
It's just that human beings are always selfish. Even if they suffer bad luck, they still start to escape with a sense of luck. Some people even see that they have no hope of survival and simply run into the crowd, dragging others to die with them. The ugliness of human nature lies here. The moment was vividly revealed, and the plague gradually spread in the city under the influence of this selfish mentality.
Orlando listened to his subordinates' report on the current situation in the shortest possible time. Before he came back, the Holy Knights had tried to use their own light power to suppress the spread of the plague. Unfortunately, the Holy Knights were better at fighting and defense. Under the protection of the Holy Light, one can ignore the impact of this plague on oneself, but there is no way to suppress the explosion of corpses, nor can it exorcise the plague on those who are splashed with corroded flesh and blood.
"How is the Priest of Light?" Orlando asked quickly,
"General, we have already gone to invite Archbishop Red and the others are on their way...ah, they are coming." A holy knight said,
Orlando turned around suddenly and saw Red striding over with a dozen young priests. Behind them, there was a team that had no formation at all. This was because of the difference in physical fitness among the priests. , those who were in good health could still keep up with Reid, while some priests who were in poor health or very old slowly fell behind, but no one stopped. They were moving forward as much as possible even if they were walking.
Orlando was very moved. He quickly went up to Red and said, "Great. I feel relieved that you can come. Now that the plague has begun to spread on a large scale, please pray immediately to see if the power of light can suppress this disease." An evil spell, we will decide the specific plan based on your final results."
Red nodded at Orlando and immediately gave orders to the priests he brought. The priests who rushed to the front immediately rushed towards the most chaotic part of the crowd, and Orlando's Holy Knights did not wait for Orlando. Ordered to follow closely behind them to protect them,
Red took action personally, and a golden beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky. In the midst of a long poem of praise, Red completed a "Holy Rain" magic. He aimed the magic's range in his direction and rushed through it. Thousands of people came. Although Red's own power was not very strong, the "Praise of Light" in his hand was a powerful semi-artifact. With the help of this semi-artifact, Red would fill the sky. The golden light curtain turned into drizzle and fell on the crowd.
A middle-aged man whose face and arms had begun to rot was already full of panic, but after being bathed in the golden drizzle, he immediately felt much more peaceful. He subconsciously lowered his head to look, only to find that his arms The rotting muscles on his body slowly began to heal. He didn't understand what this meant for a while. He stopped blankly and looked at the people around him, only to find that the same thing happened to his companions whose bodies were corroding just now. Similar effect,
"Ah, God of Light bless me, I'm gone, I'm fine." The man finally understood what had happened. He stretched out his arms to the sky and shouted loudly. After shouting a few times, the man again Suddenly he knelt on the ground and burst into tears. Not only this middle-aged man, but also the people enveloped by Red's magic found that the corrosion on their bodies slowly subsided, and their bodies began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ah, that's great." The priests and the holy knights who protected them also shouted. Reid's results lifted everyone's spirits. After more and more priests rushed over, they didn't have time to take a rest. and plunged into this battle against the plague,
It's just that the effect of the battle is not satisfactory. Except for the fact that Red can completely dispel the corrosive plague with the power of "Praise of Light" and heal the wound on the spot, other priests can only do it according to their own strength. To varying degrees of dispersal effect, only a few very old cardinals could barely achieve the healing effect. However, they also spent a lot of mana. Within a few minutes, these cardinals were already covered with hair. Sweating,
Orlando breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least the priests of light could suppress the spread of this plague. This was enough. So Orlando immediately issued a military order. He mobilized the elite troops he could control and immediately stationed in Fernando City. Then divide the entire city into several areas to firmly control the people infected by the plague to prevent them from spreading the plague to other areas, and then organize priests under the protection of the Holy Knights to go into those areas where the plague is spreading to rescue them. Try to minimize the loss this time,
In order to appease those citizens in the plague-stricken areas, Orlando directly mobilized a large number of supplies to provide them with food and clean water. It can be said that as long as they did not break out or escape the blockade, they would try their best to meet their various requirements, just to As a precaution, Orlando mobilized the most elite third legion, that is, the shooters of the Jonas Legion to station at the blockade. Any citizens of the Imperial City who tried to escape would be shot on the spot for spreading the plague.
This is not because Orlando is cruel, but because the Light Church’s power is limited. If the spread of this plague is not controlled, their rescue speed will not be able to keep up with the speed of infection. And once more people in the Imperial City are infected with this plague, then It was a terrible disaster. For the safety of tens of millions of people in the imperial capital area, Orlando issued the killing order with tears in his eyes.
In order to reduce the panic of the citizens to the lowest point, Red and the others continued to fight without sleep. Many priests fell down due to physical weakness, but they still stood up tenaciously after waking up. Now that they have successfully recited a light magic, they can Rescue at least dozens of people, and if they delay for one minute, hundreds of people will probably die.
This battle against the plague lasted for five days and five nights. When Red rescued the last plague-infected patient with a "dispelling plague" magic, he could no longer support his weak body and fell limp. He fell down. Fortunately, Captain Bacon was already following Red and quickly reached out to support him.
In any case, this disaster has finally passed, but Orlando does not dare to be too careless. He still divides the imperial capital into dozens of areas based on blocks, and deploys elite troops to isolate each area to prevent The plague recurred or spread again on a large scale. It was not until 5 days later, on January 10, 206 in the Bright Calendar, that Orlando announced the lifting of martial law.
This sudden disaster dealt a heavy blow to the imperial capital. Queen Catherine claimed that someone had usurped the throne. No matter how Faras responded, it was inevitable that the imperial capital would be in chaos. And after the killings on the night of January 1 and the second The plague that began in the sky claimed the lives of at least 400,000 citizens of the imperial capital.
The soldiers of the Imperial City also suffered heavy losses in this disaster. Four legions were dissatisfied with their establishment, and two brigades were directly cancelled. Moreover, the Imperial Army also exposed deeper problems. Due to the rapid expansion some time ago, the army The number of people reached the standard, but the quality of the soldiers was far less than before. For example, during the siege of Ryan's mansion, Ryan, whose pseudonym was Fabia, clearly won the official competition, but the unconvinced soldiers were actually incited by the hidden spies with just a few words. got up, and eventually a riot broke out,
In addition to these, the Royal Knights and the Church of Light also suffered huge losses. Of course, these losses mainly occurred when rescuing plague patients in the later period. Although the Holy Knights and Light Priests had ways to protect themselves, they were human beings after all, and their bodies would bleed. , you will feel hungry, and you will inevitably get tired in a long battle. Once you lose consciousness, it is likely that the originally tight protection on the outside of the body will have holes, which will also cause casualties, although the number of such casualties is not large. , but the number of holy knights and light priests is also quite small, so the losses are still heavy.
When the dust settled, people couldn't help but start to reflect on what happened to the Imperial City and why it brought such endless disasters. While the Imperial City was licking its wounds, Orlando's demeanor of the angel coming that night also spread throughout the continent, possessing An archmage who can use forbidden spells, a holy knight who can perform the descent of angels, and an ally from Cassano, the mage named Fabia can also release small forbidden spells, although in terms of power, It's not as good as Victor's, which can turn half of the imperial capital into ruins, but razing a Faras manor that accommodates tens of thousands of people is enough to shock people. You have to know that on the battlefield, even if there are ten people on each side, Tens of thousands of people are fighting, and a forbidden spell of this scale is enough to cause a devastating blow to the enemy's position.
I don’t know if it’s because of these things, but at least the monthly harassment from the Clay tribe, orcs, and Seck City disappeared this January. It’s just that countless people began to secretly think about countermeasures, and a lot of secrets Diplomats kept running around, delivering a shocking news, but on the surface, the entire continent fell into a strange silence, as if there had never been any rebellion in the continent, just like it had been a few decades ago. Peace,