"But if it was just one of the incarnations of DiPest, even the plague fog that was deadly enough would not be able to swallow hundreds of my subordinates quietly! Even if they were infected with the plague, it would be impossible to all die without making any sound!" Edward retorted. Although he had never really been exposed to the plague, he knew that the plague's killing speed was definitely not that fast. Even the fastest acute epidemic disease, from infection to death, it would take at least several hours... However, from the time he left the camp to patrol and the appearance of the black fog, the whole process was only ten minutes!

Even if it is poison, it can be considered a very violent species that can be put into death within ten minutes. As for the plague... if it is really that terrible, I am afraid that there will not be a survivor in the entire eastern realm of the Shenluo Empire back then.

"Your subordinates... they may not be dead yet." Ashes suddenly said.

"How is it possible? If they are not dead, why don't they leave the black fog and come out to join me? And, even if they are lost in it, why is there no movement? Even the sound of gunfire and the sound of the steam engine engine cannot be heard?"

"They may have fallen into a coma."

"Coma?" Edward was stunned for a moment, "What does it mean?"

"There are relevant records in the "Imperial Plague Research Report". It was a small-scale plague that broke out eighty-four years ago. Although the infection range was only a few small villages and towns with a population of no more than 10,000 people in the southern border of the empire, the origin of the plague was a red plague mist, so the plague was also named Red Epidemic by the empire's medical institution."

"But is this plague related to the black fog we are seeing now?"

"The mortality rate of red epidemic is not high. A large number of blood blisters will grow on the surface of people infected with red epidemics. However, as long as these blood blisters are not exposed, the infection process will not intensify. The infected person can survive for a long time without any medicines and medical measures... However, "Ash paused for a moment and continued, "Red epidemic has an extremely strange characteristic. It is precisely because of this characteristic that the empire began to take control measures against the epidemic more than a week after the plague broke out."

“What are the characteristics?”

"Anyone who inhales this red mist will fall into a coma in just over a dozen seconds, and there is a certain chance that it will stimulate the human respiratory tract to secrete a large amount of phlegm and snot substances. In fact, only two thousand people died directly from the red epidemic, but the number of people who died of suffocation due to coma is as high as five thousand."

"..." Edward fell into a brief silence.

Humans have never interrupted the research of the apostles, but over the past thousands of years, the reliable information has been obtained. Since the red fog that can make people feel instantly unconscious, it is not ruled out that the black fog that spreads in the palace area has the same ability.

"But... I would rather the black mist you mentioned are Dipaster's body, rather than the damn apostle incarnation." Margaret looked into the direction of the palace area and suddenly spoke.

"Why? Are you crazy?" Edward glared slightly, and the words the woman said just now almost made him think he had heard it wrong.

"I'm not crazy... neither Dipaster's true body nor its incarnation, we can't fight against it. But if the black mist is the real body of the apostle, after detecting the energy fluctuations of the apostle's arrival, Rinfeng Castle will send troops into the isolation area as soon as possible, but if it's just Dipaster's incarnation... then we can only face it ourselves." Margaret shrugged, took out an exquisite silver wine pot from her pocket, unscrewed the lid, and took a big mouthful of it in one go.

The wine pot seemed to contain some kind of strong wine with a very high concentration, or high-purity alcohol, and the strong and irritating smell spread inside the car the moment she unscrewed the lid.

"Damn... I actually think you're right..." Edward's expression suddenly became a little exciting.

If the black fog that appeared in the palace area was really the true form of the sixth apostle DiPest, it would undoubtedly be an unprecedented disaster for humans... but for them, it means that there is a high chance that they can safely withdraw from the isolation area.

But if they were just incarnations, they would have to fight alone before they could contact Rinfeng Castle.

The beast tide originally composed of crazy beasts is already a headache, and now it is accompanied by a plague mist suspected to be the true body of the apostle...

"I shouldn't have taken on this task at the beginning!" Edward said with some regret.

"Are you willing to give the inheritance to your brother who only knows how to spend money all day but has the status of the eldest son?" Margaret said, throwing the wine pot in his hand to Edward. Edward took the wine pot and took a big mouthful of it. Before that, he and Margaret were still rivals against each other, but now, both sides have become grasshoppers tied to a rope.

Edward did not respond, but judging from the subtle expressions on his face, he was obviously unwilling to accept it.

...

But no matter whether the black fog is the true body or the incarnation of the Sixth Apostle, they must be prepared. Although the black fog is not fast, it is only a matter of time before it spreads to the central market.

Ashes found several old bird beak masks in the central market, which were standard for plague doctors. The bird beak-like protrusions of the mask were stuffed with camphor, mint and cotton soaked with medicine to filter the air mixed with "infected bacteria" - this mask is not effective for all plagues, but when the "red epidemic" broke out, the first people entering the epidemic area were these plague doctors wearing bird beak masks. They did not fall into a coma in the red plague fog, but successfully rescued many people from the epidemic area.

This at least proves that this kind of thing can indeed protect the wearer from falling into a coma in the fog of plague.

There are not many bird-beak masks. Except for a few people like Margaret, Edward, Ashes and Lyon, who can be divided into one, the remaining men in black can only be replaced by soaked towels and cotton cloth... Although they cannot filter the mask, they are better than directly breathing the polluted air.

The people in black began to rectify their equipment and collected the useful materials in the central market as much as possible. According to Margaret's expectations, she originally planned to hold on to the central market for a month and wait for the rescue troops sent by Linfeng Castle. However, according to Edward's description, the strange black fog would probably spread to the central market in a few days.
Chapter completed!