Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 158.2

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟖.2: 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 (3)

The Lich Dragon, which had flown to Morgen Fortress in an instant, recognized the Archduke Demon of Greed, Mammon, and erupted in even greater fury, emanating killing intent.

【Come to think of it. . . you look familiar. 】

Mammon, looking at the Lich Dragon that had appeared, recalled one of the Elder Dragons he had missed in the past. Almost 200 years ago, he had driven the hidden dragon to the brink of death, but with the help of the previous generation of Lich Dragons who had sensed Mammon’s presence, it had barely managed to escape.

Of course, as it was already on the verge of death, it had also followed the example of the previous Elder Dragons and turned itself into a lich.

【This time, I will have my revenge! 】

For 200 years, it had sealed itself away, mending its weakened body and storing dark magic power in its dragon heart, which had become its life vessel.

And today, sensing a demonic power strong enough to threaten even Elders like itself, albeit momentarily, it had awakened from its long slumber. It had only been for a brief moment. . . but the nearby Lich Dragon had reacted.

With the participation of the Elder-class Lich Dragon, the tide of battle turned in favor of the Sorcerer King Morgul.

【I wish I could. . . exert more power. . . but. . . 】

If other Elder-class Lich Dragons sensed the energy and flew here as the previous one had, it would be a disaster. The Sorcerer King Morgul was a formidable opponent, and if other Elder-class Lich Dragons joined the fray, all his efforts to ascend, which he had been secretly preparing for in Century for a long time, would be in vain.

In the end, Mammon decided to take a step back.

The Elder-class Dragon, which had lived on as a lich from the time of Genesis until a thousand years ago, finally crumbled, unable to withstand the passage of time. However, the dragon did not simply disappear. . . it transformed its life vessel back into a heart and entrusted it to the Lord of Morgen, the Sorcerer King Morgul.

And Mammon, too, knew this fact, which was why he had tried to obtain the heart of the Frost Wyrm from him. . . but as you can see, he had failed.

【It can’t be helped. . . I have no choice but to take a detour. . . 】

Mammon left behind a few noble-class demons and a demon army, and with only marquis-class demons and above, he fled the scene. Of course, the Lich Dragon and Morgul pursued them relentlessly. . . but in the end, a marquis-class demon blocked their path and held them back, allowing Mammon to escape.

In the end, the Lich Dragon had to vent his anger on the marquis-rank demon and was able to cooperate with Morgul to deal with the marquis-rank demon.

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Mu County .

The Governor of Xinjiang Province and Commander Oswald, the commander of the Imperial Empire’s expeditionary force, held a meeting.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Commander. I am Zhu Yuanji, the Governor of Xinjiang Province.”

The Governor, who appeared to be a distant relative of the dragon race with only dragon eyes, greeted him.

“Likewise, Governor. I am Grand Marshal Oswald von Chester Valencia.”

“You must have had a long journey. Thank you for coming.”

“Not at all. As inhabitants of the same continent, it is only natural that we should help each other, isn’t it?”

“Hahaha, your words alone are enough. Thank you.”

“More importantly, what is the situation with the plague?”

“The number of patients is increasing day by day.”

“I see. So there are no patients in Xinjiang Province at the moment?”

“Of course. . . there are some. They are currently quarantined in Hami County.”

“In that case. . . we will set up medical facilities in Hami County.”

“We would be grateful if you could do that.”

Subsequently, one of the two medical warships, the one belonging to the Department of Infectious Diseases, moved to Hami County.

The medical warship also had medics to assist the doctors and nurses, and these medics would serve as troops to control the patients and restrain any potential threats. This was possible because in the Empire, even medics were required to know how to fight.

Anyway, starting with Xinjiang Province, they would be able to test whether their medical system would work for them.

“Now, then. . . let’s track down the plague demons.”

They couldn’t let the plague spread unchecked any longer. The more people died from the plague, the more sacrifices there would be to summon the plague’s forces.

Oswald, who had already experienced multiple times through the game how the plague had summoned itself into this world, knew that to win this war against the plague, they first needed to find and eliminate those who were spreading it.

Treatment came next. Soon, many pilgrims would flock to Xinjiang Province through the Church. Permission had already been obtained from the Imperial Family of the Great Zhou Empire for the Church’s priests to conduct healing pilgrimages.

Before long, the Empire’s medical warship arrived in Hami County, and temporary tents were set up to prepare for the treatment of the patients. Additionally, critically ill patients would be transferred to the intensive care unit within the isolation ward of the medical warship for treatment.

At the same time, many pilgrims descended upon Hami County and began to heal the sick. Fortunately, holy magic and healing using holy power were effective against the current plague, and many patients were quickly cured.

However, the doctors continued to care for those who were physically exhausted from their long battle with the plague. With sufficient resources, they had decided to provide care until the patients were able to be discharged.

Following this, engineers from the Imperial Empire arrived by train and began constructing a hospital. It was designed to accommodate as many beds as possible, making it essentially a building dedicated to patient rooms. . . but considering the influx of people expected in the future, it would be a rational structure.

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