Chapter 456 - 238: Outbreak of Plague
"How is it? How is it? Is it done?"
"Cough cough cough...."
"Cough cough cough...."
The surrounding coughs grew more severe, as if their lungs were about to be coughed out. Even the usually composed Moonlight Tribe of Elves couldn’t maintain their elegance, tears and snot flowing freely as they coughed.
Aileen kept asking, but... Luoning was filled with disbelief.
"How could this be?"
"What on earth is happening?"
"Your current treatment is all epidemic-related, it will kill them, don’t use the Healing Technique!"
Luoning was also anxious. Aileen still didn’t know that the people in this world were real. If she knew, Luoning couldn’t even imagine how devastated Aileen would be.
"The Tree of Life... yes, the Tree of Life. Sister Ronnie, let’s go to the Tree of Life, its leaves carry Life Energy, maybe they will help?"
Aileen thought of something, quickly hoisting the coughing madly Ronnie on her back, shouting to those around: "Everyone follow me, the leaves of the Tree of Life can heal you. Let’s go into the forest together."
"Cough cough... cough cough..."
The exaggerated sounds of coughing around them grew non-stop, some even with blood at the corners of their mouths.
Aileen’s eyes reddened slightly, but she didn’t hesitate to run towards the forest behind the town. Even a Silver Level Life Sacrifice, carrying someone was quite easy for her.
She continued to run, Luoning felt she was struggling to keep up, but she had to—only she could help Aileen now, and if she left, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The people around heard Aileen’s words and moved their weakened steps slowly toward the forest.
They could feel that this epidemic... seemed very serious.
Aileen kept running, guilt filled her eyes. Despite knowing this place was virtual, despite always thinking of herself as an ordinary person without much kindness, she still didn’t want these people to die.
Elves are always agile. She quickly ran out of the town, but her steps froze.
Because, as she arrived, the forest... was withering...
"Impossible... It can’t be, how could an epidemic spread to both people and plants at the same time? This isn’t Highly Poisonous..."
She murmured, gritting her teeth, advancing rapidly. A hint of decay wafted over, like the damp smell of rot, giving an unpleasant sensation.
Luoning felt she was barely keeping up; her eyes turned golden, her speed suddenly increased, barely keeping pace with the Elf’s speed in the forest.
Almost there... almost there....
Aileen thought in her heart, she seemed to already see that towering tree over fifty meters tall, a divine gift, its leaves capable of curing any natural illness.
"Cough... cough cough..."
The coughing continued to sound in her ears, Aileen felt a slight warmth on her neck, the scent of blood spreading.
Aileen’s body stiffened, then her speed grew faster. This big sister who always took care of her... cannot die!
"Cough..."
A faint cough sounded, Aileen’s steps suddenly froze, she struggled to maintain her balance, for she saw an unbelievable sight.
The Tree of Life... was withering. Beneath the towering tree, a blonde boy sat under the Tree of Life, coughing lightly.
Surrounding him were many people, elders, children, guards, attendants.
They were all chewing the leaves of the Tree of Life, but their coughing only intensified.
"Wei Laiwa... Count?"
Luoning had just caught up with Aileen and was stunned. Unexpectedly, the ruler of this land appeared to be infected as well.
Noticing their approach, a kindly middle-aged man turned his head slightly to look at the three of them.
"Are you residents of Life Town?"
He tried to soften his tone, being a benevolent ruler, always extremely kind to his subjects, unlike other nobles, carrying arrogance.
"Cough cough cough...."
The coughing on Aileen’s back intensified.
She didn’t have time to think about it, even if the leaves of the Tree of Life were useless, she wanted to try.
Quickly approaching, she caught a falling leaf, with Luoning’s help, she carefully laid the coughing Ronnie down.
Aileen wiped the blood from Ronnie’s mouth, bringing the leaf to her lips, she said cautiously: "Sister Ronnie, eat, eat it, and you’ll get better."
Ronnie seemed weak, she seemed to want to say something, but could only burst into coughing. She opened her mouth slightly, taking the leaf in, slowly chewing.
But the expected Life Energy didn’t appear, Aileen sharply lifted her head.
Whoosh~
At that moment, a gust of wind blew, leaves across the forest fell rapidly, creating a torrential rain-like scene, appearing incredible.
Even... the evergreen Tree of Life was the same.
"Sister Aileen, it’s now!"
Aileen was startled. The powerful Life Light in her hands burst forth, in her urgent state, she directly used Life Dedication, sacrificing 30% of her Life Force to restore the other person’s maximum Life Value.
Buzz~
The overwhelmingly lush Life Light unfolded, its emerald glow enveloping the area, amplifying the Curse Doctor’s specialty effect by 300%, while the other party was just an ordinary Elf.
Logically, even if their heart had just been crushed, under such formidable treatment, a new heart would instantly regenerate.
Yet Ronnie’s complexion did grow rosy, and the weakness faded, but....