"You can't save them? How come you can't save them?"

"Yes, you are the Holy Daughter... Is there any disease you can't cure?"

"Holy Daughter, please think of a way. Saving one life is more valuable than building a seven-level pagoda..."

"We know the Holy Daughter is beautiful and kind-hearted, just like a Bodhisattva... There's no disease the Holy Daughter can't cure."

...

Lei Zongnan approached An Ning with a friendly demeanor and asked, "Has the Holy Daughter tried?"

Faced with this natural disaster, these simple folks were helpless and could only rely on the Holy Daughter for the Immortal Water and divine medicine.

"I've tried," An Ning said, her voice weary, her beautiful eyes also filled with sorrow. "As soon as I received the order from the Society Leader, I rushed to Wang Sanguang's home..."

"I had just arrived when Wang Sanguang's family members began to show symptoms, their bodies convulsing, foaming at the mouth... I gave them Immortal Water, fed them Dragon Blood Tree Juice... used acupuncture and talismans..."

"Sadly, they still passed away... too quickly, the virus is too fierce..."

"One, two, three... I rushed from one family to another, trying to treat each one..."

"None were saved... not a single one..."

------

People listened, horrified.

From An Ning's words, they extracted several critical pieces of information.

First, the virus is ferocious, and even the Holy Daughter could not resolve it.

Saving one, losing one... it was as if no help was given.

Second, the onset of the disease is rapid, resulting in death within minutes.

There's simply no time to address the problem.

Third, the transmission is not limited to consuming dog meat... there are other channels.

Through air or water sources.

That is what's most terrifying.

Chen Dayou, who clearly had not eaten dog meat and was locked in the Divine Shrine Prison, had also breathed his last.

These Black Robes did not care about the lives of others below them.

They had done countless acts of killing and looting, even more brutal than those predators.

Predators would avoid people from the Flame Shrine because they are many and powerful, and also because their manner of consumption was particularly appalling...

Although predators themselves were no saints.

Isn't it natural for bad people to do bad things?

You claim to be the good ones, proclaiming yourselves the only hope in this apocalypse.

You act in the name of igniting a bonfire to drive away the darkness, doing worse things than the bad guys... isn't this hypocritical?

But they were afraid for themselves and their families.

They were all high-ranking officials in the Shrine, with their wives, children, and lovers living near the Divine Palace.

If this epidemic spreads widely, wouldn't they also suffer?

Besides, if all their subordinates die out, with the Lingyang Branch of Flame Shrine ceasing to exist... who would they lead?

The Zhuang Family knew that after harvesting leeks, spreading a layer of grass ash on top helps the leeks grow back more vigorously.

How could they not understand this principle?

Lei Zongnan was also panicked.

He had seen Lei Hu, had seen Mr. Yan who had recently been in contact with Chen Dayou, had seen the Black Robes before him, and had seen the Holy Daughter...

He was not sure whether he was infected.

They knew nothing about this thing; there were no symptoms before the onset.

What could they do?

Lei Zongnan looked urgently at An Ning and asked, "Is there really no other solution?"

"I apologize, Society Leader, it is my negligence, I am truly powerless," An Ning sincerely apologized.

Lei Zongnan quickly waved his hand, comforting her, "Natural disasters are the calamities sent by the deities; how can we blame the Holy Daughter?"

"Could the Holy Daughter think of any other solutions? At all costs, we must save our brothers and sisters in the society."

"I will," An Ning nodded, saying, "I'll go check the corpses again, see if I can find an effective method. It's just too unfortunate..."

"What's unfortunate?"

"It's unfortunate that we don't have blood testing equipment, we can't test the blood... If we had blood test reports, I could tailor the treatment to the disease, finding a solution more quickly."

Lei Zongnan furrowed his brow, saying, "Where here have we blood testing equipment? Perhaps the headquarters has a few, but it's too far...

"I will seek help from the headquarters immediately, have the blood sent there for testing, but this will take time... whether we can hold on until then, that's the biggest question."

"Right now, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate," An Ning said gravely, her attitude not optimistic at all.

An Ning is a doctor, and even she had no confidence, which made others even more uneasy.

"May the Flame God protect us!" Lei Zongnan exclaimed.

"May the Flame God protect us!"

Others also placed their hope in the Flame God.

Even though they all knew, better than anyone, that the Flame God did not exist.

Behind the unseen black veil, An Ning's lips curled into a scornful smile.

This was just the beginning.

Sinful?

Then let me go to hell.

If there is one.

------

An Ning had not slept all night.

As dawn was breaking, she entered to see the Society Leader Lei Zongnan.

Lei Zongnan got up from bed, dressed with the help of a maid, and came to the parlor, eagerly asking, "Holy Daughter, you've come so early, do you have good news?"

"There's none," An Ning shook her head, her eyes bloodshot, her voice hoarse, "Although we've sealed off the source, locking up those families who first ate dog meat... the epidemic is not under control."

"We have confirmed it's a virulent virus that can transmit through the air... the number of infections is increasing... and it's becoming harder to control."

"As of now, a total of one hundred twenty-seven people have fallen ill and died... with no cure possible, no medicine available..."

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