Chapter 373 Weird Symptom

Chapter 373 Weird Symptom　　"This is a quarantine zone, not a battlefield." reprimanded Angus.

The royal guard immediately stops their act but keeps looking at the man vigilantly. As for the man, he began to glare at Angus intensely. 

Ignoring the man's glare, Angus continues exploring the quarantine zone while observing each patient he finds. Soon, they arrive at different parts of the quarantine zone.

"Faron, why are you here?" asked a woman wearing armor with an emblem on it.

The emblem is shaped like a dove who spreads its wings, different from the Temple of Death and Heart Kingdom's emblem.

Looking at the emblem, 'If I am not wrong, it is the emblem of the Karum religious group.' thought Angus.

"It's none of your business, Anny." replied Faron coldly, the knight from Temple of Death that followed Angus and the others.

"Haa?? Didn't we agree not to disturb one another's camp? Are you becoming dumber or what?" replied Anny brazenly.

Hearing this remark, Faron couldn't help but glare at Anny. However, Anny wasn't afraid and seemed to be taunting him with her mocking face.

"Anny, you should learn to shut your mouth." said Faron.

"And what will you do if I don't want to?" replied Anny mockingly.

Soon, both of them immediately release a huge amount of mana pressure and create quite a disturbance in the surrounding area.

Seeing this, the Royal Guard couldn't help but ready their weapon. During their last exchange with Faron, they couldn't know how strong Faron was. But, currently, Faron releases far greater mana pressure than before and shows he is a full-fledged sixth-grade combatant.

However, they were also surprised that Anny didn't back down and could also release the power of a sixth-grade combatant. 

Just as Anny and Faron want to clash with each other, "What the hell are you two doing?!! If you want to fight, go somewhere else!! Also, Anny, where are the bandages and painkillers that I asked?" yelled an old man wearing green attire with a lot of blood on it.

Hearing the yell, Anny becomes like a kid caught doing a mischievous thing.

"Err.. Yes, sir. I will bring it right away." replied Anny in a hurry before leaving her spot in a hurry.

"And you, Faron. Just because you are a sixth-grade combatant, it doesn't mean you could easily come here as you wish. Go!! Before I tell your high priest about this breach." reprimanded the old man.

"Tsk.. Fine." said Faron before heading back to the Temple of Death.

Then, the old man looked at Angus's group.

"All of you, I don't know who you are and what are you doing here. If you don't want to help or have business in this place, you should leave. You bring nothing but trouble towards the patient here." reprimanded the old man before walking away.

Hearing this, the royal guard wanted to retort the old man, but Angus stopped them by asking a question to the old man.

"Excuse me, I hear the plague is transmitted through the air. Is it true?" asked Angus.

"Where did you hear that?" asked the old man.

"Ohh.. I hear from the Count Stillshot." said Angus while pointing to the Count, who looks uncomfortable at this place.

"Huh?? Count Stillshot?" replied the old man.

At this moment, the old man notices Angus, Jayna, and Anna's clothes which show they are from an aristocrat. Moreover, he also saw the knights among them wearing very high enchanted armor.

'This highly enchanted armor is on par with Anny's armor. They are not ordinary nobles.' thought the old man.

"Well, I guess there is no need to prevent the news any further since most people in the city already know about it. Yeah, this plague could be transmitted through the air." replied the old man.

"Weird… Truly weird." said Angus.

"Weird?" replied the old man confusedly.

"As far as I can see, this plague has the effect of slowly rotting the body. Some of it also creates a serious rash and infection while releasing the puss. Although the patient also has a serious cough and other respiratory disease symptoms, it is still weird." said Angus.

"How so?" asked the old man curiously.

"Well, an airborne disease will only disturb the respiratory system or the body's immune system, so the infected will be prone to other diseases. However, this plague's first symptoms are not affecting the respiratory system." explained Angus.

"Only after the patient's condition becomes very bad does their respiratory system start to be affected. It is like the disease wants to spread further." added Angus.

"Hmm.. Are you perhaps a doctor or priest?" asked the old man.

"Nah.. I am just a noble who looks around." said Angus while starting to walk away.

The old man could only look at Angus for a while before back tending the patient. 

After walking around the whole quarantine area, "Count Hick." called Angus.

"Y-Yes, young master Victory." replied the count, who is having cold sweat.

'This guy is truly a useless noble.' thought Angus.

Using [Analyze], Angus knows that the Count is uncomfortable being inside the quarantine. Although most people will also be uncomfortable in such an area, Count Hick is a fifth-grade combatant.

His body is strong enough to get infected by the plague. Although he notices that it has been a long time since he fought, he still retains the mana of a Fifth-grade combatant,

Still, Angus notices during their walk. The Count often shows a disgusted expression towards the patient. The disgust is not because of their gruesome rotting body appearance since, as the count and fifth-grade combatant, the Count must have already seen a lot of bloody and gory scenes.

The disgust is like looking toward a lower being. The Heart Kingdom has a monarchy and aristocratic system to govern the kingdom. It is usual for the noble family to have a lot of influence and power.

Hence, the noble is often hailed by the commoner or the others. Moreover, the Count rank is already relatively high in the Heart Kingdom's aristocratic system. Count Hick often receives more praise, attention, and boot-licking from many people.

To some people, this kind of thing didn't affect them. However, for some people, they will slowly change. Some will become mad over their prestige, some will become greedier, some will feel above the others, and many others.

Angus could see that Count Hick is the one that likes feeling above the others, which is similar to having God Complex. Although this behavior is significantly suppressed since there are other nobles above him like Angus and Jayna.

Therefore, it is normal for Count Hick to think that all of these infected people are like troublesome lower beings.

'The Count is probably so afraid of getting punishment from King Leon that he starts to care for all these infected people. Well, it is true that King Leon's punishment is very harsh, especially if it involves the whole Kingdom's matter.' thought Angus.

Ignoring the uncomfortable Count, "Please guide us towards the researcher's lab used by the experts from the research center last time." said Angus.

Hearing this, Count Hick became more nervous and panicked.

"Erm.. T-That's.. " said the Count.

"Is there something wrong?" asked Angus coldly.

"Err.. T-That place is actually off-limits. P-Please understands this, young master Victory." said the Count.

"So, it is off-limits even from the royalty?? Does it mean it is King Leon himself that order for that place is off-limits?" asked Angus coldly.

"N-No.. I mean.. that place is very dangerous." said the Count.

"Count Hick.. Please don't tell more lies. We have the Royal Guard here and you as fifth-grade combatants. Unless it is a place where there is a monster overlord or seventh-grade combatant, we will be fine." said Angus coldly.

"P-Please.. Young master Victory." said Count Hick.

Seeing the adamant behavior of the Count, Angus begins to lose his patience.

"Count Hick, tell me what are you hiding?" said Angus while starting to pressure Count Hick with his dense mana.

Feeling the mana pressure, Count Hick started to pale as the ground below him cracked. *Crack* Count Hick feels that the young man in front of him will kill him.

"Hiii… W-We burns it. We burn the whole lab." said the Count.

"YOU WHAT?!!" yelled Angus as he release a thick murderous intent.

"W-We burns the whole place as we are afraid the place will become the source of Plague."  replied Count Hick in fear.

"You Dumbass!!" Roared Angus while slapping the Count very hard.

Hitting by Angus' enhanced and monstrous hand, the Count immediately flew a few meters away with a bloody, bruised face. Some of his teeth were even knocked off from Angus's hit.

"Royal Guards, detain this stupid dumbass as he interrupted the process of finding the plague's cure." commanded Angus.

Hearing this, the Royal Guard immediately grabbed the bruised Count and put a mana sealing chain on his hand. Although the Royal Guard only answers to the Royalty, there is an exceptional case like Angus.

It is already common knowledge in the circle of the Royal Guard that Angus has a deep relationship with Jayna and King Leon allows them. Moreover, Angus often sparred with the Royal Guard, especially the one that guarded near Jayna.

Almost all the Jayna's Royal Guard had already tasted Angus's hard fist while couldn't touch even a single hair of him.

"Wait.. Wait… Young master Victory, I could explain this." said Count Hick while struggling.