Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 159
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Episode 159. The Era Where War is Better 2
The disease demons really had no malicious intent.
Its appearance is ugly. It is because in the process of evolution, it only attached efficient organs as they could, and it just so happened that it became an appearance that apes consider ‘ugly’.
And it’s not their fault that they die as soon as they meet someone because of a disease. In fact, the mortality rate is so high that it’s not contagious, so the mortality rate of these diseases is gradually decreasing.
And they valued the spiritual value as much as they could change their bodies at will, and they admired the culture of the apes and the Iyakan, and were interested in their advanced technology and culture. They had no interest in conquest.
However, it is a bit extreme that they do not value the body at all and do not even think about ‘murder’. They think that extracting the soul and putting it into a more powerful body is ‘grace’ or ‘mercy’. In fact, it is also connected to necromancy.
The Disease Demons roamed the world from the Far West until they found a place that would accept them, and of course they faced a lot of rejection… …. But they just kept on modifying their genetic code.
Since they are not restricted by their appearance and can infiltrate in any way, they don’t mind changing into the size of bugs or rats to enter, and sometimes they parasitize the bodies of existing living things or extract their codes to modify their own bodies.
And among them there were superhumans and saints.
Exactly 57 years. 1268 of the Age of Faith. The disease that the Demons brought from their homeland spread throughout the world.
The hell of royalty has descended.
“Ah. It hurts. It hurts so much… … .”
“Take some medicine. You’ll probably get better.”
Surprisingly, the East held out for a while. The diseases of the disease tribe were ‘generally’ weakened in the low magic zone. Some of them resisted it, but no matter what, they couldn’t evolve into diseases that could instantly resist the low magic zone.
Until then, the East, which had been relatively weaker than the West, which had many famous empires such as Datang, Baekara, and Lucca, gained national power that overwhelmed the West through this.
It’s only natural since ‘only’ 50% of the entire population died. The Tatap tribe is now in a state where 85% of the entire population has been wiped out and the Maho have been killed en masse, making it questionable whether they are even nomads.
In particular, since they were close to a single race as the Tocha tribe, their ‘Oriental medicine’ developed quite quickly. This is what they mean when they say that a crisis becomes an opportunity.
“Ehhhhhhh… … .”
Cheon-geop suddenly remembered the story of how the previous day, when Ol Cha-un was attacked by Hanju Ta-mal, he cried out to the heavens.
Because that’s what he wanted to do.
“Ahhhhhhhhh Heaven!!! What the hell is this disaster… …!”
Even an iron-blooded dictator could not help but weep at the disaster that caused his children, relatives, people, livestock, and military equipment to all fall ill, and even the grass in the grasslands withered.
I really cried. They didn’t have advanced medicine and were narrow-minded in their mysticism. They had no way out of this unprecedented epidemic, so they just cried while watching people die like children, holding onto their beloved horses.
Cheon-gyeop kneels before Go-A-Ran and Dong-Yang for the first time in his life and begs them to save his people. He says that if they don’t help right away, they will die.
But, it wasn’t the time for Dongyang and Go Aran either.
The King of Extinction is currently meditating and is driving away the diseases and poisons that fill this orphanage.
“The power is weakening!”
“Everyone, gather your will, even if you have to scrape off your scales with a knife and burn your forehead with fire! Now is not the time to be picky about means and methods!”
The disease was stopped by the power of the King of Mystery. Since the ancient gods who know how to manipulate genes are still intact, at least the high mortality rate can be endured until it is lowered.
All he had to do was devote all his abilities as a rookie, and all his life and will as an orphan to this superhuman.
Thanks to that, Goaran succeeded in protecting a whopping 40% of the entire population despite the harsh conditions of high magic power, high population density, and many mysteries. It must be true, considering that it was over 100 million before, but is now around 40 million.
But there was still a challenge ahead. Another disaster awaited the Iyakan farmers, who barely managed to survive under the protection of the newcomers: the state of their fields.
“There are no plants left… … .”
“Is this… … grain?”
The diseases of the disease tribes did not only attack people. They also attacked livestock, plants, and crops. Only crops with good disease resistance could survive, which means that their nutrient stores were low.
The Orient’s population support capacity was beyond imagination, and to be fair, it was able to accumulate more energy through magic, providing a considerably higher level of energy compared to that of Earth… … .
The crops of this world, once vast and abundant, have shrunk to withstand the disease. In the past, one field could feed 100 people, but now even a large family of 15 can barely feed them.
What about the livestock? Don’t ask. The farmers will be devastated.
The situation in the Baekkara region was the worst. The worst. Their new god, the Immortal Corps, was able to somehow push them back by fusing with the Ancient-Gods, but the Immortal Corps only moved around the Baekkan Lords.
And there are only six Baekkan lords.
These people were not even six people when gathered, so they couldn’t even vote. In fact, it might not have had much meaning. Five people can’t vote, but if only one person survives, they just decide by free will.
“Oh God! Why have you forsaken us?”
“If there is a God in this world, it shouldn’t be like this!”
Even the monks of the monotheistic faith who endured a week of suffering curse the world while screaming. There are many who take their own lives in pain or kill their brothers and friends instead.
The agricultural infrastructure destroyed by Liwaduwan. And because of the disease tribe, this place has become a desert. All that comes out of the fields is chaff. The livestock has all died… … .
Thanks to the ‘Baekkan medicine’ that was developed during the development of alchemy, they are able to hold on for a while, but Baekkan’s gene pool is too large. Common treatment is extremely difficult.
Uh… … . Let me put it simply. Baekkan had both ‘Baekkan Medicine’ and ‘Immortal Squad’. But Eron has neither.
Well then, you can’t say it’s the worst now. Isn’t it the worst if there’s at least one person who says it’s the worst?
The Luca Empire, which had continued on under Eron’s name, was destroyed, no, ‘extinct’, because of this.
Even Erin had a harder time enduring it because her genes were largely unified due to her invincibility.
In order to withstand the disease, the Invincible One actively uses the genetic manipulation ability he acquired from the Demon God in the past. He changes Erin’s body to be more resistant to the disease.
As a result, Erins’ immune systems become extremely enlarged, their livers and other organs and detoxification organs also become extremely large, filling their internal organs, eventually making their torsos larger and their limbs longer.
It’s ugly to look at, but it had to be this way. The invincible one didn’t know a better way to fix the code.
But, ‘Famine’ just couldn’t stand it. He doesn’t know how to modify plant genes.
The Legions of the Invincibles have long since been annihilated, and their people have reverted to the only way of life the Invincibles have ever known: the savage hunter-gatherer lifestyle, living in misery and suffering.
By the way, demons are also living creatures. There are three demons left in the world. Even if the space demons are not related, the polar demons and underground demons are related.
The Ice God and the Blood God simply comment on the diseases that have spread to the polar regions and underground.
-It was all my fault… … . Please save me… … .
“I will live a good life, a good life, so please. Not here!!!”
There is no way. If it is a disaster through mystery, we can deal with it, but there is no way for a biological disaster. The Ice God despaired as he saw the krill and his subordinates dying in the sea, and Enrakisho cried and screamed for the rarest of times when he saw several oysters being infected and destroyed.
The Demons are in the same situation. Even though they are the same ‘Demons’, they are actually different groups. The authors who are called gods are completely knocked down because they have absolutely no way out.
What about datang then?
All of this has been done in the past with a quarantine system, the most advanced medical technology, and mystical abilities.
Instead, Datang has everything that makes it ideal for the spread of infectious diseases: high magical pressure, a pilgrimage culture, free sexual culture, a diverse biodiversity, and a crazy large population.
As a result, the country is saved from destruction instead of 40% of the population dying.
… … Is that right? Normally, if 40% of people die, the country is ruined.
I wonder how they managed to survive with a population of 1.3 billion. In other words, even though 40% of them died, they isolated patients, treated them with advanced medical technology, and maintained social infrastructure and culture. But that’s still 780 million people.
It wasn’t that 40% of them disappeared at once, but that they died slowly over 57 years, which had a big impact. They held out at around 9.12 million deaths per year. This was much slower than the death rate from a single-week strike.
“Treatment is generally possible! Diseases caused by monsters are cured by the priests’ moon spirits! For biological diseases, hopeless patients are abandoned and medicine is administered to living patients!”
“I found a cure for a new disease!”
“Move quickly! We may be facing the worst moment in Datang’s history!”
If two or three types of illness overlap, there is no hope. Even if there is a cure, the body cannot endure it.
But with existing medicine, we can slow down the progression of the disease as much as possible, create an effective treatment, spread it, and since there are so many races, there are some races that do not get the disease, so we focus on them to prevent the spread… … .
So overall, the conditions were really the worst, but instead of giving up, Datang barely held on. If you can call it holding on, then.
“So, what is the fundamental solution to this problem?”
When All Chaun brought this up, all of Mainiran were exhausted. You could think of it as being overworked for 107 years.
Kiamor Orolan says:
“What if I attack their base? I remember the route.”
“Rejected… …. If that’s the case, then I have to go myself, but I don’t have enough strength here.”
“The most serious thing is not actually disease. It is famine. There are more than one or two swamps that are ruined right now.”
“The great forest is also dying now… … .”
“Also, most of the cows in the ranch died.”
“Half of the Shujor jungle has disappeared. Huh. There is no one to carve a name for Hochukoi.”
“We were able to prevent the spread of Hanjutamal at the same time.”
The reports coming out are not good at all. They are barely catching their breath, but they are literally just barely surviving.
The only good thing about this is that many pure-blooded Datons from the Holy Land have survived. That’s about it. 20% of the population is now pure-blooded Datons. Thanks to their excellent education, their infectious diseases have not responded well to pure-blooded Datons.
All Chaun lets out a deep sigh.
“That… … ‘Disease Demons’ is the problem, but the real problem is that even if these guys kill the carriers, the disease will eventually spread, so there’s no way around it.”
All day long, Chaun stares blankly at the sky. He might be feeling the moon.
“If we could conquer disease… … .”
“It’s everyone’s long-held dream.”
Kass Laurent adds: In this unprecedented situation, Olchaun seems to have lost even the feeling of sadness and anger.
Actually, isn’t that so… … ? If 40 people die, it’s a huge tragedy. If 40% of the population dies? Now, rather than feeling sad, I’m just… … frustrated. What on earth is going to happen to this country?
All of this has saved the country by at least maintaining its social infrastructure, and in that respect, it has a much greater advantage than other nations and countries whose national systems have completely collapsed.
“I declare war on the Disease Tribe. We must work together with other newcomers to catch them.”
“Yes. I will contact you.”
Ah. But… … . The situation that has occurred up until now is just a disaster that occurred when the disease tribe tried to make friendly contact and accidentally spread the disease they had.
After the declaration of war, in which the gods of the world gnash their teeth and declare the extermination of the disease race, they decide to create diseases and terrorize the humans of the mainland, as they are no match for them in terms of mystery and military power.
In short, the world is not yet fit. If the latter period of the Age of Faith is defined by contact with the disease demons, then the final period is defined by battles with the disease demons.
About 250 years until the worst demon in history, the plague god, appears. The end of the age of faith is near.