Chapter 158: Apostle of Death! Plague of the Undead!

As for the problem of the castle, there is a solution to that as well.

The fairy tale world is so big that every place has experienced countless wars and there are many abandoned castles.

Clear out a piece of land in the forest area, then find a castle and move it there.

Save time and effort.

However, this is not the most important thing now.

But it's on the side of the Alman Kingdom.

When he took Ai Luo away, he said that the Kingdom of Austin would send troops to assist the Kingdom of Alman to fight against the invasion of the Kingdom of Chris.

Now, the issues in Austin Kingdom have been almost resolved.

He also has to find a way to fulfill his promise.

Let the Austin Kingdom send troops?

Not very realistic.

After all, he was the one who agreed to this matter. Jessie Bell valued the Kingdom of Austin more than her life.

We will never agree to let the Austin Kingdom's army help other countries fight the war.

After all, there is no benefit in this matter, it is just using one's own soldiers to fill the hole.

What king with a disease in his brain would agree to this?

Even if he threatened Jessie Bell with her leverage, the woman probably wouldn't compromise.

Deep down, she is a person who considers the country and the people more important than herself.

If placed in the Northern Continent, he believed that Jessie Bell would definitely be a wise queen who would go down in history.

But in this southern continent ruled by the Holy See.

If a woman wants to inherit the throne, she can only disguise her identity.

All I can say is, I was born at the wrong time.

Since Jesse Bell is unreliable, I can only rely on myself.

Fortunately, he still has a trump card.

Apostle of Death!

Death was the first apostle he created, and he possessed the ability to transform all the dead into undead evil spirits.

It has been some time since he threw the Apostle of Death into the fairy tale world.

I don't know how it's developing.

A group of immortal evil spirits, if thrown onto the battlefield, would be enough to deal with the attack from the Kree "177" Shou Kingdom.

Rhodes closed his eyes and felt it carefully.

He could vaguely sense the current location of the Apostle of Death, probably less than a hundred kilometers away from him.

Rhodes slowly stretched out his hand, and the space in front of him began to ripple, and in an instant it seemed like a folded paper.

The folded space turns into an illusory passage.

Rhodes took a step forward and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, on a plain a hundred kilometers away.

Swish!

Following a violent spatial fluctuation, the surrounding space began to distort and shake.

The next second, Rhodes' figure instantly appeared on the plain.

"There's something wrong."

Rhodes closed his eyes and felt it, and found that the Apostle of Death was about a few kilometers away from him.

"You need to practice more."

Rhodes shook his head.

This is the first time I've used the devil's spatial teleportation ability, and I'm still not very proficient at it, so some deviations are normal.

After all, the distance is hundreds of kilometers, and a slight deviation can make a world of difference.

With more practice, you should be able to reach the level of fixed-point teleportation.

It has to be said that although the devil clan's combat power is average, their abilities are indeed quite practical.

For example, the ability of space teleportation.

As long as you leave your spiritual imprint on two space nodes, you can directly fold the space and teleport to the target point.

The process only takes a few seconds.

This is much faster than flying.

The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of energy.

The space teleportation of just a few hundred kilometers consumed a small part of his mental energy.

The longer the transmission distance, the more mental energy is consumed.

If it was a straight-line transmission of tens of thousands of kilometers, it would probably drain his mental power directly.

Therefore, this ability can only be used occasionally at short distances.

Rhodes sensed the location of the Apostle of Death and directly activated the space folding, teleporting to the vicinity of the Apostle of Death.

As soon as he walked out of the space channel, Rhodes smelled a pungent smell of blood.

He frowned slightly and looked in the direction where the smell of blood came from.

Rhodes saw the Apostle of Death in a tuxedo, standing among a group of corpses.

There are also ferocious and hideous evil spirits around, killing the remaining survivors.

Rhodes saw with his own eyes a middle-aged man being knocked to the ground and killed by several ferocious evil spirits.

In the blink of an eye, a strong aura of darkness emerged from the killed man.

Then an illusory evil spirit slowly crawled out from the corpse and attacked the other survivors around it like a puppet.

After killing a survivor, the evil spirit's aura becomes stronger.

A new evil spirit is born.

Keep killing, keep getting stronger.

The number of evil spirits is increasing.

In just a few moments, there were no survivors left in the entire village.

Only hundreds of hideous evil spirits were left, obediently surrounding the Apostle of Death.

It was like they were guarding their king.

A strong smell of blood hit me in the face, and the ground was stained red with blood.

Looking at the pile of broken bodies, Rhodes frowned slightly.

What's going on?

He remembered that when he sent the Apostle of Death to the fairy tale world, he told him not to commit wanton killings.

Why did he try to become a noble?

Isn't it just to openly wage war against the surrounding nobles and annex their territories and civilians?

Bring together all these scattered nobles and lords.

Build a unified empire.

The population of the fairy tale world is limited. If one more is killed, there will be one less.

If everyone is killed by the Apostles of Death, what value does this world have?

However, the apostles he created are absolutely 100% loyal from soul to body.

Therefore, there must be a reason why the Apostles of Death would kill so wantonly.

"Father!"

Sensing Rhodes' presence, the Apostle of Death standing among the evil spirits walked over quickly.

Place your right hand on your chest and half-kneel in greeting.

"Get up."

Rhodes waved his hand and asked casually.

"Why let the evil spirits massacre these people?"

"Because everyone in this village is already sick."

The Apostle of Death lowered his head and answered respectfully.

This answer really surprised Rhodes.

Are you sick?

What kind of disease could make the Apostle of Death choose to kill all the civilians in this village?

"What's wrong with them?"

"A strange plague. All those infected by it will turn into irrational lunatics within three days."

"These lunatics will attack ordinary people. Once you are scratched or bitten by them, you will be infected."

"In just three days, three villages have been infected by the plague, and nearly a thousand people have died."

"The people in this village have been infected by this plague. Rather than letting them become irrational lunatics, it is better to make use of them."

Hearing the Apostle of Death's answer, Rhodes couldn't help but take a breath.

Isn't this just a zombie virus?

However, Rhodes reacted quickly.

A plague spreading on such a large scale is obviously not normal.

Because, even if it is a real plague.

It is also impossible for it to spread without any warning.

Some kind of medium is necessary for it to spread.

For example, the Black Death that made Europe shudder in history

Not only did it sweep across Europe, it also claimed the lives of 25 million Europeans, accounting for one-third of the total European population at the time.

The medium through which the Black Death spread was rats.

Even if the plague really spread, it would be impossible for the entire village to be infected with the plague at the same time.

Instead, it requires a gradual process.

To allow a whole village to be infected at the same time in a short period of time, it is obvious that there is someone behind the scenes.

"Water source."

Rhodes muttered quietly that all the villagers in a village could be infected by the plague at the same time.

Unless there is a problem with the water source.

In a small village like this, there is usually only one water source.

If someone poisoned the water source, it is possible that the entire village would be infected with the plague.

Thinking of this, Rhodes came to the water source of the village.

I scooped out a bowl of water and found the problem.

"Father, is there something wrong with this water?"

Seeing Rhodes' solemn expression, the Apostle of Death couldn't help but ask curiously.

Although he looked ferocious when he controlled the evil spirits to kill people, he was just a blank slate mentally.

After all, only a few days had passed since he was created by Rhode. 

Even though he has grown a lot, his mind is still some distance away from being fully mature.

"It's a plague, but it's not just any plague."

Rhodes stood up slowly, looking serious.

He felt a familiar power among these water sources.

The power of the undead.

In other words, someone had indeed put something in the water, and it was an extremely special plague of the undead.

The Plague of the Undead is not just a plague.

Rather, it is a special alchemical poison created by combining necromancy with alchemy and a certain plague that spreads at an extremely fast speed.

The plague spread extremely quickly and had a very high mortality rate.

At the beginning, water, blood, contact and other media are needed for transmission.

Once it develops to a certain scale, the concentration of the Undead Plague will increase.

In the end, even the air could be used as a medium to spread the plague, just like the Undead Scourge, which could not be stopped at all.

In the beginning, this plague of undead was often used in wars between countries.

But later, a group of necromancers' research on the undead plague went increasingly out of control.

Until an accident, a special mutant plague of the undead spread.

Countless countries were destroyed.

Although the Undead Plague was eventually cracked and eliminated, it also brought indelible damage to human civilization.

Therefore, long ago, the dark magic world has been strictly prohibited from conducting any research related to the Undead Plague.

Once discovered, they will be expelled and hunted down by the wizarding world.

Now, a kind of undead plague that has never appeared before has appeared here.

Rhodes narrowed his eyes, his eyes were cold.

This is the plague of the undead, which is more aggressive than ordinary plagues.

For ordinary plagues, after being infected, there is still a chance to use one's own immunity to overcome it.

Although the chance is very small, at least a few out of a hundred people can survive.

However, the only fate of those infected by the plague of undead is to become undead tools of war…

Treat all living things around you as enemies.

The longer the infection lasts, the more damage the plague does to the body, until the flesh and blood completely rot and the body loses the ability to move.

The mortality rate is as high as 100%.

It can be said that once infected by the Undead Plague, the result will be death.

Once the undead plague spreads on a large scale, not only the villages and towns, but also the surrounding kingdoms and even the entire southern continent will suffer heavy casualties.

His territory also includes the Kingdom of Austin, which is less than a hundred kilometers away from here.

If this plague spreads, the first to be hit will be the Kingdom of Austin and his territories.

By then, it is estimated that all ordinary people except him will die in this undead plague.

So, he couldn't just sit back and watch.

What's more, if the plague of the undead really sweeps across the entire fairy tale world, then the fairy tale world will be destroyed.

This won't do him any good.

His goal is to dominate the fairy tale world and become the one and only king.

What he wanted was a prosperous southern continent, not a depopulated and devastated wasteland.

Therefore, the guy who spread the undead plague behind the scenes must be caught and killed.

We can't let this troublemaker disrupt all his plans.

"Poisoning the well means this guy must be nearby."

Rhodes muttered quietly.

If it were him, he would poison a village.

They would make sure that all villagers were infected with the plague before leaving.

Otherwise, if someone finds out there's something wrong with the well, all the poisoning would be in vain.

It may even expose your identity.

Therefore, the guy who spread the undead plague must be nearby.

In fact, it is very likely that he is hiding in this village.

Thinking of this, Rhodes directly ordered the Apostle of Death to search the entire village inside and out.

"Yes, father!"

The Apostle of Death bowed slightly.

After turning around, he directly ordered all the evil spirits to search the village.

Hundreds of illusory evil spirits instantly dispersed and carefully searched every corner of the village.

The Apostle of Death stood beside Rhodes, closed his eyes, and shared the perspective of all the evil spirits.

Swish!

The Apostle of Death, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked towards a corner of the village.

"Why, what did you see?"

Rhodes raised his eyebrows when he saw this.

"I didn't see anything, but…"

"One of my evil servants died suddenly there."

The Apostle of Death pointed in a direction and said strangely.

"There?"

Rhodes looked in the direction of the Apostle of Death's finger, and a pair of white wings instantly appeared behind him.

With a gentle wave, the whole person disappeared from sight in an instant like a beam of white light.

In a moment, Rhodes' figure appeared above the corner of the village.

With a quick glance, a fat figure suddenly came into view.

This guy seemed to know that he had been discovered and was now fleeing from the back of the village.

Swish!

Rhodes swooped down and approached the fat figure.

As soon as he approached within ten meters of the other party, Rhodes smelled a faint stench.

The smell is not only pungent, but also seems to contain powerful magic.

As Rhodes approached, his body and even his spirit were constantly eroded.

Moreover, the closer the distance, the stronger the feeling of erosion.

After just two breaths, Rhodes felt his head slightly dizzy.

This strange feeling came and went quickly, and was instantly swallowed up by the powerful vitality in his body.

"Such a strong poison!"

Rhodes had a look of surprise. Although it only made him feel slightly uncomfortable, what was his strength?

Ordinary alchemical poison, drinking a whole bottle is just a drink to him.

Just getting close to it almost poisoned me.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have died as soon as he got within ten meters.

"Run? Where can you run to?"

Looking at the fat but agile figure, Rhodes raised his hand and grabbed it.

The flat ground shook, and a huge ochre-colored palm slowly condensed and directly grabbed the other party.

And Rhodes also saw the guy's appearance clearly.

It was nearly two meters and five centimeters tall, with a fat body that looked like a giant ball, twisted and swollen, covered with disgusting green pustules.

Saliva was flowing from the corner of his mouth, and the moment he landed, a mark was eroded on the ground.

It looks pretty disgusting.

When their eyes met, Rhodes saw only a fanatical look in those crazy eyes, like a madman.

Who the hell is this guy?

Monster?

Rhodes shook his head. It didn't look like a monster.

Although it's a bit strange, one can clearly see traces of humanity on this guy.

Although I don't know why a human being would become like this, this guy is definitely a human being.

Moreover, it is an orthodox alchemy.

After all, the conditions for concocting an advanced potion like the Plague of the Undead are quite harsh.

There are two prerequisites that must be met.

That is to be proficient in both necromancy and alchemy, and the level cannot be too low.