Avoid Former Co-Workers - Avoid Former Co-Workers chapter 129

129 – 129. Winds of Plague (11)

As a result of long hours of hard work with Junon’s advice, the medicine is born in Senia’s hands.

As a result of spraying a captured mouse to see that it has such purity, it was confirmed that even a single drop showed a strong rejection reaction.

Of course, it has not yet been confirmed how effective the medicine will be in the human body, but at least it was certain that there would be no side effects.

To explain that, Senia told her elder about the story.

“Hmm… So, Senia, the person you spoke of is currently on the same team, and strangely, Lumia is protected by your teammate, right?”

“You got it right.”

“Huh, really… Are these all coincidences?”

The fact that the one with whom her kite was most deeply connected with her Lumia is protecting her, and that she even belongs to this isolated unit in her cellar, startled her elder.

I didn’t believe it when Junon brought up the story of Baron Penarive.

As it turned out, it was a fact that could not be left out.

Now that Senia is saying the same thing, she has no reason to continue her doubts in the present.

The elder hurriedly ordered the two guards outside to bring Cain.

‘If I had trusted him from the beginning, I might have been able to borrow his wisdom more smoothly.’

Remembering Junon, the old man soothed his regret.

By the way, Senia spits out a weak sound uncharacteristic of her.

“While bringing Cain, it’s just the two of us, so I’m telling you… But I’m a bit uneasy.”

“Are you anxious? I don’t think there’s anything to be blamed for.”

“I’m not saying I’m worried about the people on the side of the principality.”

“If so, are you referring to the isolated unit here?”

Once again Senia shakes her head.

“It’s not the humans I’m concerned about, it’s the sirens here.”

“Hmm?”

Still not knowing what Senia was worried about, the elder raised his eyebrows.

Only the elder and himself are here. Senia wants every chance. She tried to point out the problems of the sirens that she realized through this meeting.

“Sirens now—.”

“May I come in, Elder?”

But unfortunately the timing was really bad. The two people who went to pick up Cain knock, and this story is postponed.

“…I’ll talk about it later. Let’s start with Cain.”

“Anyway. Come right in.”

“Human, go in.”

After receiving a signal, three people come and go.

But at the point of opening the door and entering, Senia already feels a strange sense of incongruity.

The elder might not have noticed, but they keep their distance from Cain so close that it seems excessive.

Moreover, it’s about bringing people in. Even though one person is enough, two people. There must have been more out there.

“The three of us want to talk, so you guys should leave.”

“…I understand.”

As expected.

Even if I try hard not to reveal my inner feelings, my feelings flow into actions without my knowledge.

The emotion I felt from them as they went out with their heads bowed after taking a break was a wave of agitation.

‘That’s why I can’t talk right now.’

What are you going to do by talking about this right now? The source of the commotion is the presence of humans confined in the basement.

And it is focused on de-bourrs that may come at any time. If you solve both without choosing which one, their agitation will be resolved.

“You’re Senia’s colleague. I’d like to ask for a brief introduction.”

“This is Cain, who is in charge of the 3rd Warfront of Tembris. Lumia and I owe each other our lives. Other circumstances are difficult to explain.”

“Hmm. I’m the elder of this village. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you the name because of circumstances.”

“Okay.”

That’s how the short greeting ends. There is nothing to hold back from each other’s first impressions.

Both of them were hoping that the beginning of the story wasn’t particularly important, so they cut it off and brought it up to the main topic, and they were hoping for the reason they brought it all the way here.

A bottle of bright blue light.

The conversation begins as it is handed out to Cain by the elder.

“I heard that Rumia has the Rem Tert Plague. Is she right?”

***

At some point, the inside of the duchy began to be crowded with patients.

What I thought was just an unpleasant spot at the time, suddenly covered my skin in a ghastly way and caused pain from them.

No matter where you go, the sound of suffering does not stop everywhere, and the first death has occurred.

“…That’s terrible.”

Everyone had doubts because the monster suddenly appeared in the hospital room.

And when it was soon confirmed that one of the people was dead, it was possible to speculate on the situation without even dissecting it.

Who would have imagined that? I didn’t even dare to think that there were rats that came out of the hole in the human body.

Even Dahlia, who was studying the Scourge, was convinced only after seeing the disastrous end of this disease.

“Temporary name Scourge, official name is Devourer.”

These were not self-destructing demons, but predatory demons.

“Only inform the medical staff who have access to knowledge from above on the guidelines for action. If you inform the general public right away, you may panic.”

“Won’t treatment be delayed…?”

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“If the fear is contagious, the rest of the organs will be paralyzed as well. I will try to create a medicine that will relieve the symptoms, so please don’t notify me until then.”

“Okay…”

Still, the truth about the Lemtert Plague should not be known.

We have to buy time for a cure to be created by administering a neutralizing agent to those closest to the plague and those with severe symptoms.

‘What the heck… Did I do something with that structure?’

I have been researching so far, but these debaurers do not have digestive organs.

Serious monsters that do not require an energy source, only require a source of magic power, slowly eat away at humans.

Then, the cubs who grew up eating away all the mana grew up with magic and escaped through a hole.

That was the breeding method of this tribe called Devourer.

‘Muniher… I think I now know why you did it.’

Without adding any words, he left the soldiers of the punitive force intact after completing the minimum reorganization and headed for Utulum Forest again.

On the outside, they look really normal, but I had doubts at first about why they didn’t go together.

However, looking inside, they were all covered in bodily fluids from the Devourers, the source of the Lemtert Plague, without exception.

At the time of the subjugation, my husband must have made that decision after obtaining information about it.

But, what can I do here?

I noticed that the Devourers infiltrate human blood through self-destruction and that these bastards are eating away at their mana, but it’s all about wasting time.

It was as if it had been confirmed that humans would die in droves by the Devourers if they couldn’t make something called a cure.

“…”

[ Lebrand Academy Student Directory ]

I look at the list gently.

Lebrand Academy related to the oracle confirmed in the temple.

Between these two lies the future of the principality. The meaning of the oracle is something that only those who have been through the Procrastination Battle can know.

【 The one who lost everything. 】

The oracle left these words while pointing out the Levant Academy, and there was a drawing of the person who once protected humanity.

No doubt.

It refers to the shape of her gin, the contents of the oracle, or the power that she has captured with her own eyes in the dictionary.

A 7th type of magical power that is ambiguous even to classify as magical power.

It was a notice of the appearance of a person with magical power called ‘Arkaid’.

Cutting her lips, Dahlia puts on her protective gear again and starts her research. As if he didn’t even want to touch it.

‘Never. I won’t let them become like you.’

I am willing to shed blood and sweat to avoid repeating the past.

***

Originally, I was in a situation where I had nowhere to go.

I can’t go back to the basement, and I’m a human too, so the sirens weren’t all that welcome.

But I don’t know if it was through the elder’s words or because of Chirr sleeping quietly in my arms, but the sirens only glanced at me once in a while and didn’t harm me.

‘It almost feels like I’m being discriminated against.’

Anyway, I am still the same person.

With a classmate who is locked up in that basement, and with a person who made a mistake in haste and made it to this place.

Still, I don’t have any doubts about me.

The sirens of this lakeside village seemed at least convinced that I would not harm them. Of course, it’s not a relationship of deep trust like Senia’s.

“How did this happen?”

I’m actually waiting for her mother and daughter right now.

Somehow, I never thought that Nella, who had put on an expression of disapproval immediately after the conversation with the elder, would have done such a cute thing.

It’s fortunate that she didn’t even spread rumors around the neighborhood, but she asked Nella’s mother that she should repay her benefactor, and that she treat her with food.

However, in this situation, the ingredients may have fallen apart.

It was only a few minutes ago that he told me to wait for him because he would get them soon, and to never come to help.

“Even so… It’s kind of weird.”

I said I was going to visit the southern forest for a while, but I wonder if it’s going to be this late. According to common sense, the distance is only about a minute if you run at full speed, but it is doubtful that you have not arrived yet.

I can’t. You have to move yourself.

It could be that the situation you are struggling with has unfolded.

The moment I let go of Chire for a while and stood up.

-Chir! Take it!

He wakes up and starts screaming,

Koo-goo-goo-goo-

Suddenly, an earthquake began to occur.

‘No. This is not an earthquake…!’

The ground rumbled as if something huge had penetrated the ground.

I’ve felt it once before. This…

No way.

No.

There’s no way that guy will appear here right now.

Koo-goo-gu-!

It can’t be.

But… The closer you get, the more confident you start to feel.

Why? Why!

Earthquakes that stop little by little keep bringing me a sense of familiarity. It shouldn’t be like this.

Please don’t get me wrong!!!

─Kyaaa!!!

When we arrived at the center of the epicenter following the screams heard right in front of us.

That huge body, reminiscent of a rocky mountain, had already pierced a huge hole from below.

I just spat out one word.

“f*ck…”

The bastard Thambris should have dealt with earlier,

The source of this plague,

Shanbereshga of Plague,

Why are you here!!