Episode 517 Mian’s Decision (4)
Soonbok scratched the back of his head in an empty dungeon.
– I don’t know how to find it in such a large place.
I tried to spread mana widely, but there was no way that the mana of the weak point was caught.
In the end, I have no choice but to jump with my body as Ray said.
Soonbok wandered here and there randomly.
He put his hand on the wall and poured mana, and when he saw something like a rock, he looked it up.
However, finding a branch was a long way off.
His movements became busier because it would be a big deal if he couldn’t make it on time.
– There will be no end like this!
When he made up his mind and gathered mana to the fullest, a huge mana swirled around him.
Soonbok raised his foot and stamped on the ground.
Whoops-!
Mana rode the sound and spread all over the place.
Soonbok, who raised his spirits, focused on the ripples of mana.
However, there was still nothing to catch on.
– It’s still too early to give up.
He stomped his feet as he moved from place to place.
Even after walking around for about two hours and spreading mana, there is no response, so doubts are rising as to whether there really is a branch on the 16th floor.
Still, he never gave up.
Heaven must have admired his sincerity, and after a little over three hours, it took a weak response from the mana to the feeling of obedience.
Soonbok, who had been waiting for the mana response, was thrilled beyond words at that moment.
Soonbok ran like the wind using mana.
After arriving at the point where the mana response returned, it was an ordinary dungeon hallway.
I glanced at one side of the wall.
When I flicked the mana lightly, I felt the mana flowing finely.
However, the flow of mana was too weak to work like this.
– This will have no choice but to break the wall.
I don’t know if the mana is flowing enough to catch it clearly.
It is almost impossible to pick and break only the points when the flow is so slight.
Sunbok had no choice but to go to the trouble of breaking down the wall.
He worked carefully, using the wind to cut the wall like cutting paper and checking the location of the spot by pouring mana.
With just a few touches of his hand, the walls of the dungeon quickly shed their skin and reveal the contents.
– This is the point.
Inside the square wall box, there was a slowly flowing magic circle.
Contrary to what I thought, it looks quite ordinary.
As if it could be erased with just a little bit of force with your fingers.
It was an empty result compared to the time I had been looking for.
Subok took a stance.
Anyway, in order to break the branch at the same time, I had to cut it with a sword strike.
Soonbok held the branch in his hand.
Dozens of minutes before the alarm magic goes off.
Waiting for that moment, he tensed his senses.
* * *
Only a few dozen minutes left until the dungeon’s functions ceased to function.
The situation outside was not even a mess.
The village was infested with rebels and bandits, and the kingdom’s troops moved en masse to catch them, and fires were engulfed everywhere.
As assassins became more active, the ransom of mercenaries also increased.
Knights commit injustice and nobles turn a blind eye to corruption.
So, it was the people’s responsibility to suffer damage.
Farming was not built properly, so the people who did not have enough food to eat immediately were driven to the battlefield as bandits or soldiers with their swords.
The Demonic Church did not miss the chance of being a genius.
“The time has come.”
As the man in black moved, seven figures followed him.
The world was thrown into chaos.
As they killed their parents and sold their children to make a living, the foundation of the world they had planned was being completed.
“The right time is now. If you give me an order, I will send it right away.”
The man nodded at the words of In-young, who followed him like a shadow.
“There is no point in waiting any longer. Show me hell and come.”
As soon as the name fell, the seven figures bowed briefly and then dispersed.
* * *
Finishing the farming, the man wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“Today’s work was really hard.”
“It doesn’t rain anyway, so the ground is still hard. At this rate, it will be difficult even this time.”
Looking at the young man who was talking, the man tilted his head.
“…But why are your hands doing that? It looks red and swollen.”
The young man raised his hand.
His swollen hands felt as if they were about to explode.
“Ugh. I’m not sure either. It was like this a few days ago.”
“If you feel sick, you can take a break. Then, if you fall ill, who will feed your family?”
“ha ha ha. I can’t work to the extent that my hands are slightly swollen. I am okay.”
“It’s safe if you say that.”
The man and the young man turned away while arranging the farming tools.
* * *
After graduating from the medical academy, the healers set up clinics in nearby villages.
Until mana extinction occurred, business was not successful due to priests’ divine magic and potions.
A large number of people flocked to the clinic, which was more crowded than usual.
“Please save my child!”
“I can only trust here!”
“I’ll give you money too! Come on, look at my body first!”
Nobles and citizens flock to the clinic without any hesitation.
Of course, since the disappearance of mana, the clinicians are always busy, so the healers can’t afford to go on business trips.
The clerks who served customers pushed away those who came and said,
“There are no seats right now! Please come back later!”
“Come back later! Are you telling us to die!”
“I can’t stand it any longer!”
Since there are still no seats, the clinic only accepts emergency patients.
The number of therapists is far less than the number of patients.
While the receptionists were sweating, the therapists were struggling inside the clinic.
“What are these symptoms?”
“My hands and feet are swelling like crazy! HR (heart rate) is not normal, but BT (body temperature) is high! Blood flow is stagnant at the tip of the body, but the BP (blood pressure) is high, so I can’t even cut it!”
“Patients are unlikely to be able to undergo BE-amp (amputation below the elbow), so it seems that Disectomy will have to be done as a temporary measure.”
At the words of the therapist, the senior therapist shook her head.
“Now there is no blood left in our clinic. Surgery is impossible until the supply catches up.”
“Then what about the patients?”
“…give painkillers and muscle relaxants only to emergency patients.”
“That means…”
“I know, but it can’t be helped.”
He was pretending to be cool with the junior therapists who came in after him, but the senior therapist was shaking his hands.
‘According to the law of the Holy Land, the corps is prohibited from supplying blood. You can only get blood transfusion packs from within the medical academy, so maybe by the time support arrives…’
Most of the patients would be dead after that amount of time has passed.
Even though I knew it, I couldn’t save it, so the current situation was just miserable.
Furthermore, since the disappearance of mana, magic tools have become unusable.
It didn’t matter if it was a simple operation, but when a major operation was needed, the help of magic tools was desperately needed.
Furthermore, if it was an operation that required amputation of an arm, even if the blood supply was smooth, it would be difficult without the help of magic tools.
When the senior therapist seemed to have already made a decision, the general therapist was forced to follow suit.
I looked at the senator helplessly with drooping shoulders.
Beyond the door were still dying patients.
Can’t you do anything for them?
They let out a deep sigh without being noticed by the patients.
* * *
Lakes where the water was clear and the air was good turned into swamps.
Is that all?
The mountains were infested with insects, and the swamps were piled up with dead animals.
The resulting smoke, similar to poison, was carried by the wind to the village, and people became ill with fifty diseases out of a hundred.
In this situation, there is no good way to go up.
Even so, the members of the upper house who had to deliver goods to the council and the kingdom were afraid of the disease, so they threw up.
Then, the rebels, who could not receive munitions, calmed down a little.
No, rather, the damage caused by the disease was more severe for the rebels than for the common people.
Due to their nature of constantly moving, mountains and fields have always been their friends.
After repeated rough marches and walking in a place where diseases are prevalent, there is no reason not to feel sick.
Due to that, some kingdoms were very happy, but even that, the people were all dying, so they couldn’t just be happy.
Deogard, King of Celia, knocked on the desk.
coo-!
Despite the disappearance of mana, the nobles could not carelessly open their mouths in front of him who was still alive.
“What the hell is this all about! An epidemic is circulating in the kingdom! What have the lords been doing all this time!”
Originally, it was a law that lords had to manage when an epidemic broke out.
The lords, stingy at King Theogard’s wrath, made excuses.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. It was a disease that spread so quickly that it could not be cured.”
“We are sending healers to find out where the disease originated.”
“Only when the nobles do this, what will the people see and hope for! Return the trading ships immediately and strictly manage the gates! It is impossible for someone whose identity is unknown to enter the territory, even if it is at the top of the ranks!”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Cut off all steps toward the Principality of Silos. It might cause trouble to the prince.”
“I will.”
Even after giving orders to the nobles, Deogard could not be relieved.
‘It’s strange that a disease spreads so fast… No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange.’
It wasn’t that an epidemic hadn’t circulated in the kingdom before.
Even within a year, all sorts of diseases roamed around the border, so the lords of the neighboring regions would know better if it was an epidemic.
However, despite the management of such lords, the plague spread rapidly.
As if someone intentionally sprayed poison.
King Deogard, unable to shake off his suspicions, called the one who was standing on one side.
“Count Ryan.”
“You name it.”
“Kyung, look into the forces that are secretly moving until the epidemic is completely gone.”
“All right.”
Even if you only had divine power at this time.
Somehow I don’t have a good feeling.
It seemed like something big was about to happen.
Deogard’s complexion grew darker.
