The little Red Demon's body was still piecing itself back together. However, it was obvious that every time Mo Fan's Essence Orb absorbed a piece of its body, its aura would weaken significantly. The little Red Demon immediately panicked when it realized that the Essence Orb was no longer a normal Essence Orb. It tried to escape through the hole that Mo Fan had blasted open.
Mo Fan would never let it run away. He immediately cast the Nyx Regime and trapped the energy with the Giant Shadow Spike Formation!
It was true that he had to absorb the energy piece by piece, but it was a lot easier once he found the right method.
After breaking it into pieces and absorbing it again and again, Mo Fan finally absorbed the last piece of the little Red Demon's body into the Essence Orb.
Mo Fan checked the energy inside the Essence Orb. It had indeed grown a lot. It was great news for Mo Fan!
"Brother Fan, what's going on!?" Zhang Xiaohou came running in a big circle. He was confused.
"We've taken care of the source of the plague, but we didn't expect it to be a bunch of evil energy with intelligence. It's a long story. How are you contacting the government?" Mo Fan asked.
"There's a riot at the center of the epidemic. It seems like the patients are having a hard time controlling their emotions," Zhang Xiaohou said.
"How is that possible? Did they manage to get the situation under control?"
"I don't think so. After all, too many people have been infected."
Mo Fan's heart sank. Even though they had found the source of the plague and eliminated it, it was still a disease. The harmful substances were still inside the patients' bodies, and they would lose their minds. It was possible that the plague was not only damaging the tissues of the human body, but also amplifying the negative emotions of the people. It was the scariest thing about the Red Demon!
"Ling Ling, have you found anything that can eliminate the plague?" Mo Fan asked.
Previously, they had managed to resolve the Drowning Curse by obtaining the antibodies from the maggots. They had also created a vaccine and distributed it to the coastal cities, preventing them from being infected by the Drowning Curse.
The plague they were facing now would require them to search for antibodies from the source of the disease. Mofan hoped that Ling Ling would be able to find something.
"Maggots are living creatures, so it's normal for them to have antibodies, but as you saw when you were fighting the monster, magic couldn't hurt it at all. It's just a bunch of energy, so there's no way it would have antibodies," Ling Ling said.
"If the source of the disease isn't a living being but a cluster of energy, how could it possibly spread a plague that is harmful to living beings?" Fiona was a probationary Servant of the Hall of the Goddess after all. She obviously knew a thing or two about the plague.
"Previously, I was wondering why normal methods of dealing with the plague were ineffective against it, and why it was spreading more and more. Now that I think about it, the plague isn't caused by the body, but by the heart. Strictly speaking, it's a malignant infection of the Psychic Element. Everyone has negative emotions similar to the prisoners, and under the influence of the monster, the negative emotions will be entangled and amplified. It might also explain why the people who showed symptoms of the plague only had the flu, and why there was such a huge riot … it's a mental illness. The same negative emotions are influencing one another in the body. It's not spread through the air or food, it's just an infection of the emotions! "Ling Ling said.
"Is there really a plague like that in this world?" Zhang Xiaohou dropped his jaw in disbelief.
"I don't think it's completely immune to magic. It must be part of the Psychic Element, but once the evil thoughts reach a certain level, even the Psychic Element won't be able to stop it. After all, the Psychic Element doesn't have any destructive properties," Ling Ling said.
"Enough with the nonsense, the quarantine zone is already rioting. Our trip has completely failed. The Great Muse is going to punish us when we go back," Fiona said.
"Humph, it's going to get serious soon. They won't be able to keep their hands off it. It's their fault for not sending someone with a higher level here, instead of setting you two up," Mofan harrumphed coldly. The Parthenon was obviously not as pure and innocent as it seemed!
"If it's part of the Psychic Element, I can try to calm everyone's negative emotions," Xinxia said.
Ling Ling shook her head and said, "The little Red Demon has directed the negative energy to so many people. If you try to calm the negative energy, even if you're a Super Psychic Mage, your mind is going to collapse when so much negative energy surges into your body. The best way isn't to suppress the negative energy, but to relocate it. We have to relocate the negative energy to a reasonable place. Otherwise, the little Red Demon will soon come back to life and turn into a scarier demon! "
Ling Ling glanced at the Essence Orb in Mofan's hand. She seemed to have noticed something from the Essence Orb, but since it was an emergency, she did not ask any further. She said to Mofan, "Your orb seems to be able to accept the negative energy."
"Mm, it does seem to be able to, but I can feel that the evil energy inside the orb has increased," Mofan said.
After Old Man Bao's modification, the Essence Orb was now a container for energy. It no longer contained any bewitching or psychic attacks. However, when the little Red Demon was sucked into it, the Essence Orb began to emit an icy aura. It seemed like the Essence Orb had purified the little Red Demon into energy it could use, but there were still some impurities in it.
"Sister Xinxia, you can't resist the negative energy with your Will, but you can guide it into Mofan's orb and trap it inside. The plague will be eliminated too," Ling Ling explained.
If the energy was transferred to the orb, Xinxia would not be attacked by the evil energy. It was the best solution.
"Alright, let's not waste any more time, let's head to the quarantine zone," Xinxia said.
On their way to the quarantine zone, Mofan secretly gave Old Man Bao a call. The Essence Orb had absorbed so much negative energy that it might give birth to another Red Demon. Mofan had to ask Old Man Bao to empty or purify the evil energy inside the orb. Otherwise, God knew if there would be another scarier Red Demon. Half of the city was infected by the plague!
…
When they arrived at the quarantine zone, the place was in complete chaos. The medical facilities used to treat the plague patients had been smashed to smithereens. The quarantine houses had also been smashed to pieces. If it weren't for a few powerful Mages in Kakaka City setting up a barrier to trap everyone in the quarantine zone, the city would have turned into a complete mess.
The Battlemages were lined up outside the quarantine zone. They were on standby, but there was nothing they could do. After all, the victims were only patients, not demon creatures. It was a tough decision to make!
"Where the hell have you been? How dare you leave your post when the place is in such a mess! I'm going to report this to the Hall Mother and punish you severely! "Old Servant Gulan snapped furiously when she saw Xinxia and Fiona.
Gulan was only here to investigate the situation, to prevent Parthenon from being blamed for not giving her all. However, she did not expect the situation to escalate to such an extent. The city was in a great panic. Some of the officials had already come up with some inhumane measures to prevent the plague from spreading to other places.
"Parthenon sent a bunch of immature brats here. Very well, very well, if you don't want to help Croatia, you shouldn't be so pretentious. Croatia doesn't need your pity. How dare we trust Saintess Ender so much!" the commander of the plague, Darui, snapped furiously.
"This … this has nothing to do with Saintess Ender. We've already sent this … this Candidate here, but she didn't handle it well!" Gulan's face turned pale. She quickly put all the blame on Xinxia!
"Candidate? Her? "Commander Darui glanced at Xinxia, who was quite young.
Even though the Candidates of the Hall of the Goddess were not restricted by age, this woman was a little too young. She looked like a student from a magic college.
"The Hall Mother nominated her as a Candidate not long ago. Our Great Muse didn't neglect the matter. She did send a Candidate here!" Gulan continued to pour oil on the fire.
If the epidemic in Croatia were to escalate, Great Muse Mellaura would definitely be held responsible. It might even involve the candidate, Saintess Andrea. The situation was already developing in a serious direction. Since she couldn't escape the responsibility, she had to push the blame to someone else. She had to make the world understand that it wasn't the fault of the Great Muse, but the incompetence of the new candidate!
"Brother Fan, Xinxia, look at the general with a long nose beside the commander," Zhang Xiaohou lowered his voice and said sternly.
"What's wrong?" Mofan asked in confusion.
"He doesn't have an obvious military emblem on him, but he's wearing a general's uniform. If I'm not mistaken, a soldier like him is most likely doing something dishonorable, "Zhang Xiaohou said.
Mofan glanced at Commander Darui and saw the general that Zhang Xiaohou was referring to.
"You're saying that if the situation goes out of control, they might resort to …" Mofan did not dare to continue the thought.
The plague was even scarier than demon creatures, so the government of Kakka would never allow the plague to spread. The patients had already lost their minds. It would not take long for them to break through the barrier. When the time came, the general without an emblem would be the one to control the situation!
Xinxia was smart. She immediately realized what Zhang Xiaohou was referring to.
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