Chapter 1478: Mummified Corpse (2)
However, the two soldiers who were initially bitten had passed away. It was said that as soon as they took their last breath, their corpses dissolved into pools of black blood, within which something was wriggling, but in just a moment, it all vanished.
Currently, there are roughly dozens of infected individuals here, among them a few were contaminated while dealing with the corpses of the two deceased soldiers. At the time, no one was aware that the infection could spread post-mortem, so they had contact with others, resulting in further contagion, including two Military Doctors.
Of course, the infected can be divided into two states: those who have already fallen into a feverish coma and those who have not.
Yang Ruxin did not examine the sick; instead, she ordered people to open the room where the two madmen were detained.
These two lunatics weren’t actually crazy to begin with—they were just beggars. However, after being captured and fed some kind of poison, they went mad, biting anyone they saw and thus spreading the virus, which essentially followed the same principle as rabies.
The two lunatics were confined in a side room, and after so many days, logically speaking, they should be nearly expended, starved to death. Strangely though, they had become skin and bones, yet remained alive; they seemed to retain their consciousness to direct their actions and resembled mummies.
This reminded Yang Ruxin of the herbalist incarcerated with Tang Wanqian in that underground chamber. Could it be... she couldn’t help but take a deep breath... could this have something to do with the Flame Sect?
"Xinxin." Gu Qingheng took Yang Ruxin’s hand; he had clearly thought of this as well.
