Sunshine Hospital
Even with the samples of the patients captured alive by Yi Chen, there are still problems with the analysis. It is impossible to determine what pathogen it is, and even the type of disease cannot be determined.
The cause of the disease is still called the "death factor".
All we know is that this unknown black liquid pathogen is equivalent to a "connecting medium" that can connect and beautify various dead objects. It can recreate the appearance and memories of a suicide victim without a corpse, making the fake look real.
I also got a terrible idea.
If all the residents of Wenholm died, the entire city would be replaced by such dead people.
Sunshine Hospital immediately contacted all temporary morgues storing bodies.
Let the gentlemen sort out the appearance and address of the deceased tonight, and tomorrow we will conduct a special investigation on the residences of the deceased to try to capture more dead patients.
in addition,
Mr. Hrvoye also had a further autopsy breakthrough.
Based on the patients brought back by Yi Chen, samples of this black liquid with connecting function were analyzed.
It was soon discovered that this black liquid, which is liquid only when attached to dead animals, has the function of a "connecting medium".
Once the attachment is removed, the black liquid will immediately evaporate into a gas, lose its color and become completely transparent, making it difficult to capture with the naked eye.
Looking at the rapidly gasifying liquid, a flash of inspiration came to Hervoye's mind.
"Lotson, come with me, I think I know how this gas is produced!"
Back to the operating room.
Old Mr. Hrvoye pushed over a holding cell for the sick.
First, a zombie with a brain transplant is locked up in the chamber, and then blades, poison and other props that can be used for suicide are placed in the chamber.
When everything was ready, the two men left the operating room and closed the door and windows, creating a perfect suicide space for the living dead.
Wait ten minutes and reopen the door.
The living dead who had the dead person's brain transplanted into him had indeed committed suicide.
The gas in the containment chamber was immediately extracted for testing and analysis, and its composition was exactly the same as the gas obtained by evaporating the black liquid.
"really!
The 'last breath' exhaled by the suicide who saw the symbol was this pathogen.
These gaseous substances carry the memories of the deceased before his death. After being exhaled, they will temporarily attach to the surrounding environmental substances, and slowly find opportunities to gather rats in the sewer, passing insects, or birds outside the house, or rotten meat in the kitchen.
By connecting, transforming and disguising external objects, the deceased person himself can be slowly constructed and given memories, making the fake look real.
As the death toll increases, more and more dead will appear, eventually occupying the entire city of Ravenholm.
At present, it seems that the "last breath" only serves as a connection and is only effective for dead animals. The simulated dead are disguised as normal citizens as much as possible.
The real threat of death may not have arrived yet! When the number of dead reaches a certain level, death will come completely.
Moreover, the source of the transmitted symbols is still unclear, and the "thing" behind this incident is definitely something that the organization has never encountered since its establishment.
This matter must be reported, and if necessary, I may really need to give up coming to Wenholm City."
While Hrvoye was preoccupied with the question of death,
A large syringe filled with blood was inserted directly into his neck, and red blood vessels quickly spread throughout his body, taking ownership of his body.
"Um!?"
The gentleman's clothing on Hrvoye responded immediately, wanting to protect his master and drain the blood from his body.
However, clothing containing more than 50% leather is actually invaded, a kind of containment from the skin level, making it unable to play any role.
Two hours passed
After Dean Diss drafted a city-wide "Dead Person Search Warrant" and distributed it to each station, he rushed to the operating room as soon as possible.
When I knocked on the iron door of the operating room,
Hrvoye and his assistant Lotson are still fiddling with the living dead.
"Combined with the black fluid that flowed out of the patient's body, did you find anything new during the autopsy?"
Hrvoye, who was performing a craniotomy, turned his head and spoke normally from under his medical mask: "No relevant connection has been found yet."
"Okay, it's getting late tonight, so don't stay up too late."
With the departure of the dean.
Blood began to seep out of Hrvoye's mask, and his eyes became strange. He kept muttering, "The body of a Transcendent is really hard to control..."
As 'Hrvoye' led his assistant out of the operating room, a flash of lightning happened to flash in the sky, and the strong light penetrated the window and shone on his face.
At this moment, another unfamiliar middle-aged face appeared.
If anyone has carefully read the records of the Holy Grail Mountain disease, they will recognize at this moment that the person corresponding to this face is the baron who lives in the Holy Grail Mountain and is connected to the root of sepsis.
"This is such a dangerous city. I need to finish my business and leave quickly, otherwise I will be sucked into this vortex of death."
…
Sunshine Hotel-Superior Room on the 19th floor.
Yi Chen, who was lying on the sofa, was awakened by the thunder. A black shadow appeared in his slightly blurry vision as he just opened his eyes.
As the vision became clearer, the outline of the dark shadow on the windowsill gradually became clear.
A hanging woman,
The white dress was soaked by the heavy rain, and water was dripping from the bottom of the skirt.
The wet dark yellow curly hair hung down on the shoulders.
The eyeballs were about to burst from their sockets, and the black tongue was sticking out.
The arms hanging on both sides of the body began to spread out to the left and right. Once the arms were in a horizontal straight line, the hanged woman would appear in the shape of a cross, and the knot around her neck would correspond to a circle.
When the arm is about to be stretched out,
Buzz~The moonlight flashed.
Yi Chen, who was supposed to be lying on the sofa, was kneeling on one knee in front of the woman, holding a full-moon-shaped hand axe in his right hand, and completed the chopping action in an instant.
The moonlight slash, which was effective against spirits, tore the woman in half. A large amount of black water poured out of her body and was swallowed up by the rats generated by the moonlight.
"Hmm? To let the dead attack me directly... That's a bit too much."
Yi Chen stood up, pressed the button on the axe handle with his thumb, restored the axe and hung it around his waist.
Hearing the noise, Barry immediately put on his armor and came to the windowsill, but there was nothing there.
"What's going on?"
"A dead person just appeared on the windowsill."
"What!?" Barry, who was originally a little confused, suddenly became alert.
"You may have to take turns keeping watch for the rest of the night, Barry..."
Dongdong!
A sudden knock at the door interrupted their conversation.
Just as Barry put on his helmet and approached the door with his shield, he heard Yi Chen's warning from behind: "Don't look into the cat's eye..."
Unexpectedly, Barry directly took out a mithril hammer with the family emblem on it and threw it out with all his strength.
The door was smashed to pieces, and the heavy hammer was completely embedded in the wall across the corridor.
The smashed wall was still oozing black liquid, and if you had peeked through the cat's eye just now, you would have seen a cross pattern on the wall.
Barry was so scared that he retreated back to his dormitory and put a large shield at the door as a makeshift door.
"Fuck! Why are you here so suddenly in the middle of the night? Are you going to let me sleep..."
"Don't even think about sleeping tonight. Let's go down to the first floor of the hotel and tell the gentleman on duty what happened here."
"OK."
Barry took back the shield and hung it on his back.
However, the emblem on the surface of the shield changed into a cross pattern at some point, which happened to be seen by Yi Chen... Clang, he immediately swung out the iron chain and knocked the shield away.
"Barry, your shield?"
"Huh? Were you just attacking me?"
Barry's voice changed.
When he turned around, he saw a cross-shaped opening on the bucket helmet on his head, and a strange smiling face appeared inside, with black liquid oozing from the corners of its mouth.
"William, you might as well just kill me and then commit suicide!
Stop struggling, no one can leave this city alive, everyone will die..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Barry rushed towards him like crazy.
At this time, Yi Chen had already sensed something was wrong, and used the needle-pricked iron chain on his palm to whip himself.
Snap! Open your eyes and wake up.
Yi Chen sat up from the sofa. The back of his hand was pierced by the iron chain needle, and waves of pain attacked his heart.
Barry's snoring sounded in unison with the sound of rain outside, but there was no sign of death.
"Interesting... Has it had any effect on my spirit?"
Yi Chen had almost had enough sleep, so he sat on the sofa and meditated until dawn.
(End of this chapter)