Deterioration

The panic spread in the town, and some people even incited the villagers to surround Kureha's clinic. They shouted that only by burning the witch to death can the plague be resolved.

Fortunately, Gawain came forward in time and made everyone regain their sanity with his Conqueror Haki. But after all, if the situation continues to develop like this, the net may not necessarily break, but the fish will definitely die.

But the spread of the plague is like a flash flood, causing more and more people to fall ill.

It is said that not only Gyasta but also the Bighorn Village where White Knight Pirate landed, and even the entire Drum Island, have begun to appear infected, and the situation that Gawain did not expect finally happened.

As the purple mist in Gyasta town became heavier, more people fell ill, including Dr. Kureha.

After all, she is old. Even though she looks much younger than her peers, her resistance is not comparable to that of young people. 

Unlike Gawain, Sanji, and Chopper, who have inhumanly strong bodies, they are not infected even though they spend all day with Nami. 

At this moment, in a ward, Dr. Kureha's face is red, and her temperature is frighteningly high. 

She has almost the same symptoms as Nami. She is lying on the bed, gasping for breath and almost losing consciousness. 

Chopper is using ice to cool her down physically. 

Gawain and others are also around her, and their faces can't help but become solemn. 

After all, on this island now, only Dr. Kureha in front of them has the ability to treat Nami. 

If she also falls, there is probably only one end waiting for Nami and others. 

Such an ending is unacceptable to Gawain and Sanji. But the current situation…

"Captain, what should we do?" 

Seeing that things are developing towards the most dangerous situation, Sanji is at a loss for a while. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Gawain and put everything on this once omnipotent captain.

But this time, Gawain could only remain silent; even with enough power to overthrow everything, he was helpless in the face of illness.

At this time, in addition to the omnipotent god, only doctors have the ability to snatch Nami back from the hands of death.

After pondering for a moment, Gawain made a decision: "Kuro set out for the Drum Castle a few days ago. Even if the speed of walking is far slower than our flying speed, they should be here now."

"There are 20 elite doctors carefully selected by Wapol. Even if their abilities are not as good as Dr. Kureha's, they should be able to-"

"It's useless!"

A weak voice interrupted Gawain's words.

He turned his head and saw Dr. Kureha, who barely sat up.

Kureha grabbed an ice pack and pressed it against her forehead to keep herself conscious: "Those doctors are really good. They may have even developed a special medicine for the fungal spores used by Musshuru if it is still the same as more than a decade ago."

"But the spores this time, both in terms of characteristics and complications, are completely different from those years ago."

"Rather than an infection caused by fungi, it's better to say…"

She was halfway through when Dr. Kureha's face turned red, and she coughed up a large mouthful of blood, then her face suddenly became extremely pale.

"Dr. Kureha, don't force yourself."

Chopper stepped forward with concern but was pushed away by Kureha; then she turned to look at Gawain and said: "It looks like a biological weapon."

"The only one who can do this is Musshuru. You should have discovered this a long time ago, right?"

Gawain nodded, and there was a murderous intent in his voice: "I had my suspicions as early as when I was in Silver Moon Harbor."

"My people even started searching for Musshuru's traces a few days ago, but nothing was found; that guy was more cunning than expected."

"In the past few days, in addition to burning several islands completely destroyed by spores, Gin and others have also done a lot of things."

"No wonder…"

Kureha sighed and said: "If it were me, I would not fight head-on if I knew that the opponent was the Warlord of the Sea."

"Even like now, relying on the power of the devil fruit to fight guerrilla warfare and drag down the opponent's troops is what that guy is good at."

"Cough." "Cough." "Cough."

Accompanied by coughing, Kureha's body was hunched over, almost coughing out her lungs, but she still forced herself to speak.

"Hey."

"If you want to really solve this problem, you still have to rely on special medicines and vaccines."

Kureha's mouth curled up a smile, and she said: "Didn't you secretly say that I was not worthy of being a doctor the other day?!"

"Then let the person who really meets your view of doctors try to save this country now."

"Chopper!"

"Yes!"

Chopper responded instinctively, and when he looked up, he saw Kureha's serious eyes, and he swallowed all his concerned words.

"I don't have much time."

"Although I don't want to admit it, I envy your talent in medical skills. I have taught you everything I can teach you in these few years."

"So… from now on, it's your final test."

"The patients of this kingdom, the companions of White Knight Gawain, and my fate are all entrusted to you."

"Try to prove it to me if you still want to be a doctor!"

When her voice fell, Kureha's body shook, and then she lay back and lost consciousness. "Dr. Kureha! Dr. Kureha!"

Chopper was extremely anxious, but his words could not bring Dr. Kureha back to consciousness. He could only look at the old woman in front of him, and his breathing became increasingly rapid.

He realized that after the death of Hiriluk, who was like his adoptive father, the only one who had been with him was Dr. Kureha in front of him.

But now it seems that Dr. Kureha will also die in front of him.

Chopper looked down at his two little hooves with clenched teeth: "I… can I really do it?!"

"Dr. Kureha…"

"Now, it's not a question of whether you can do it, but you must do it."

Gawain stretched out his hand.

Now that Dr. Kureha has fallen, if those doctors are really as unreliable as she said, then this kingdom without doctors, the only hope is Chopper.

The pressure is all on Chopper's shoulder.

"I know."

Chopper raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face, and his eyes gradually became firm.

That's right, he must do it now!

Dr. Hiriluk also said that there is nothing in this world that pirates can't do!

"Now listen to Dr. Chopper's orders!"

"Yes!"

Sanji and several pirates around him responded subconsciously. When they looked at Chopper, they felt that there was something more on the reindeer that looked a bit like a raccoon cat.

Under Chopper's command, the clinic quickly restored order.

Dr. Kureha was isolated in the ward with Nami and the other pirate by Chopper and began to receive targeted treatment.

Sanji, who was originally panicked because of Dr. Kureha's collapse, also felt a kind of pillar-like strength from it.

Everyone realized that this reindeer was much stronger than they thought.

Outside the ward, Gawain stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Sanji while anxiously waiting.

Two hours later, Chopper came out of the ward sweating profusely, and he said in a deep voice: "My treatment can only temporarily control the symptoms. To solve the problem, we still need special medicine and…"

Chopper looked into the distance.

"A vaccine.…"

The air was filled with a layer of purple smoke, which was the countless spores dispersed in the air.