Sleepman of a Ruined World 406

Chapter 406 – 406. Plague 2

Fly over Wuhan with Mina and spread the plague.

The word spray really fits the bill. Because they are spreading a plague through their apparent ignorance.

Multiple plagues can be applied to one person. However, if you contract multiple plagues, you will die sooner than expected.

So, I just walked by with a couple of items at a time. There are plenty of bunnies to hang anyway.

“What do you think?”

“It’s definitely an airborne infection that spreads best.”

“How many plagues are spreading now?”

“132 outlines.”

“Is that something like that?”

“Yes. It floats on the plague panel.”

“You made it very easy. How many people did it spread to the most?”

“23 people. Oh, 24 people. This is the most. There are only a few others. Most of them say 1 person.”

“Even if it’s a hassle, just keep an eye on it and check. You’ll be able to find out which conditions are spreading the best.”

“I understand.”

First, I walked as much as I could in Wuhan. Anyway, if you walk a lot in one place, the fatality rate will only increase, right?

I opened the gate around Beijing for Mina and went over.

You need to spray it evenly. That way it can spread far and wide.

The area around Beijing was also plagued like crazy. Mina is casting a plague as she consumes the potion.

Which is faster: spreading the plague or treating it by dispelling the disease?

Will they be able to properly identify and use those who can cure diseases?

The problem is that these guys have sealed off the area.

No matter how much I try to turn the plague around, it seems like it will be difficult to get over the blockaded area… If it were airborne, would it be possible to get over that wall?

What… You’ll know when you watch. Because Plague doesn’t seem to be a skill that takes effect right away.

I went around all day and plagued quite a few dogs. Now all you have to do is watch.

So I come back and fall asleep with a refreshed mind.

Indeed, how will the bastards react? My heart is pounding.

The next day.

After a late breakfast, I go back to work at the SG Center with my four women.

China is a gold field, but… It feels like a gold panning site.

There are a lot, but they are too scattered. I hope I figure it out quickly and save up some coins.

The quantity is large, but the downside is that it takes too long to gather.

Until then, we have no choice but to dig up a sure gold mine. They start catching and killing everything.

Is it because they really decided to catch and kill everyone? Profits have become quite stable.

Even with the five of us working together, we make about 400,000 won a day. However… Still, write it down.

If the average is 400,000, the total is 2 million. Even though I earn 2 million coins a day, people say it’s not much. Ugh.

10 o’clock at night.

SG Center closes. And like usual, I pick the last team and chase after them.

This time, I don’t have to follow him too far, but quickly subdue him and then read his memories.

Unfortunately, it’s a disaster this time. They live nearby, but there are almost no people related to them.

Well, there have to be days when you waste your time. When we returned to the bunker, everyone was gathered in the living room wearing comfortable clothes, talking about skills, and practicing.

“Mina.”

“Yes.”

“Is the plague going well?”

“I’m still seeing that. The number of infected people with some plagues has increased significantly.”

“Really? Which one?”

“One is a highly contagious water-borne disease, one is an airborne disease, and one is a rodent-borne disease.”

“Rodent contagion? Ah. Well, now that the weather has warmed up a bit… But if it’s a rodent, it’s a rat. Ugh. What kind of plague is this?”

“So I was thinking about it. There is timing, right?”

“Uh.”

“If it’s a rodent contagion… Can’t you just tamper with rats and spread it here and there?”

“That’s true. If it’s about the size of a mouse, it can get through blockades and everything. But… Can you control it all individually?”

“Is there really a need to control it? Can’t you just tell it to do something with timing?”

“I see. ‘Go around and move it to the rats.’ A command like this?”

“I thought it might be possible.”

“Hmm. I’m curious. There’s a lot of potential. But who will do it? Is there anyone who wants to tame it?”

“Me! Me! I want to do it!”

Se-Ah raises his hand. Also. I knew it would be like that. That guy secretly likes animals, as does Rex outside.

“It’s nice to do… But can you tame a rat?”

“Uh… Rat? Uh… There’s no need to touch it, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then how is that not possible?”

“Okay. Then…”

In the end, there must be at least one coin search. And it would be better for Se-ah, who mainly has melee skills, to get it.

Since SeAh has already raised her melee skills anyway, should I tell her to dig into that? But I also need to get a shield and damage reduction.

It’s difficult as the required skills increase.

If you avoid battle for the time being and focus on earning coins, you might learn damage reduction a little later.

“First of all, how much time is left for you to reflect?”

“Me? I’ll master it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”

“Really? Then… First learn taming.”

“Really? Oh, yeah!”

You gave permission to Se-ah, but why do you also like Seung-hee and Mina? Looks like they still haven’t given up on bringing cats into the bunker.

Anyway, timing aside… Let’s check the plague some more.

“Then how many people are infected with those three now?”

“215 people for waterborne infections. 340 people for airborne infections. 80 people for rodents.”

“What else?”

“There are almost 10 people or fewer.”

“It’s been a day since we put the plague on… The airborne infection is definitely good. What is the fatality rate for each?”

“Waterborne is 5%. Airborne is 21%. Rodents are 40%.”

“40%? Wow. If 10 people get it, 4 will die, right? It’s a real plague.”

“You mean the plague? The Black Death?”

“Uh.”

“Isn’t it bad if the death rate is as high as you said?”

“That’s true, but it could actually be better. It would be better if the people who came to treat us with disease-removing skills also die.”

“Ah. That’s right. But will a person who has a disease cancellation ability die easily? I think he will at least not spare himself treatment.”

“I guess so. If you don’t have coins to buy potions, it’ll be hard to use up your stamina.”

“Ah. Moreover, conflict may arise. Everyone will ask you to cure them, and those who have disease cancellation will try to treat people who are important to them first. They may even try not to reveal that they have disease cancellation.”〈 Br〉

“That’s right. Anyway, this plague skill isn’t just a skill to kill people. It’s an excellent skill for destroying social systems or groups.”

“We’ve experienced it too. Even when medical technology was so advanced, there were gaping holes, but if it were the same situation as it is now… It would be beyond words.”

“That’s right. That’s right. Anyway, I don’t think it’s possible to prevent all plagues by dispelling diseases. If it’s people like us who have never had any diseases by constantly dispelling diseases, it will be easily solved, but if not, it will be quite difficult.”

Mina nods her head. After talking like that, we each went to bed.

The next day, when I opened my eyes, Mina was next to me, looking at me.

“Are you awake?”

In times like this, it would have been nice to have a sunny house rather than a bunker.

If you open your eyes to the dazzling morning sunlight and see Mina shining brightly, that alone will make your morning happy, right?

“It’s still good.”

“What is it?”

“No. But what’s going on?”

“Do I have to do something to come to your side?”

Meanwhile, Mina slowly approaches again.

Why is this young lady acting like this these days? Make people excited.

“I woke up and things had changed a lot.”

“Huh?”

She expected something a little bit erotic, but was slightly disappointed by Mina’s words.

“What situation?”

“About half of the plague disappeared. And… The number of people infected with airborne infections exceeded 2,000.”

“2,000 people? Wow. That’s a lot. What else? Those waterborne and rodents?”

“540 people from waterborne and 250 from rodents.”

“But half of the plague disappeared?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… Is he cured? Or is he dead?”

“It’s probably both. What should I do anyway?”

Think about it for a moment. There is no need for multiple types of plague to spread anyway. If only one spreads clearly, it will be effective enough.

“What is the fatality rate for airborne infections?”

“21 percent.”

“If five people get it, one will die. And just because one of the five dies doesn’t mean the remaining four will never die, right? Anyway, if we don’t get treatment, they will all die eventually.”

If it has spread to about 2,000 people, there is no way to stop it. The question is to what extent it will spread.

Can airborne transmission really spread through sealed areas?

No matter how blocked an area is, there will not be people traveling between regions.

It would be best if those guys were caught and moved to surrounding areas.

“Then we have no choice but to watch for now, right?”

“Yes. That’s the only way. It’s already out of our hands.”

There is no choice but to watch the trend. This is good. Even if it takes a while, you can do other things in the meantime.

Just like that, I killed those leaving the SG Center that day.

But there seems to be some rumor going around. The number of people has definitely decreased noticeably.

Okay. I thought a day like this would come someday… It’s too early.

I haven’t picked the mulberry yet! If you’ve already cut open the goose’s stomach, you should eat every last bit of it!

Even the bones are soaked in broth, and you have to drink every last drop!

Another day filled with massacres passed, and before going to sleep, more than 5,000 people were infected with the plague.

“It seems like it’s spreading very quickly.”

“So, the number is 5,000. If you think about the number of idiots, 5,000 is not noticeable. Even if 50 million people were infected, I don’t know if it would make a big difference.”

“I guess so. Still, I don’t really feel it.”

“What about other things?”

“The number of other plagues is gradually decreasing. Waterborne, airborne, and rodent-borne. These are the only three that continue to increase.”

“I wish I could choose this myself and spread the plague.”

“There doesn’t seem to be any way to do that, so there’s nothing we can do.”

“No… Just play like a gacha draw until a good plague comes out.”

“Gacha drawing?”

“Oh. Have you never tried it? Uh… So it’s like a random draw. You draw until something good comes out…”

“I think I know what it is.”

Draw until you get the plague you want… I don’t think it’s bad.

The problem is, even if it is extracted, is it easy to spread it?

There are too many variables. Besides, I don’t know exactly what’s good.

For now, we have no choice but to watch. Actually, there’s nothing else you can do.

Another day passed and morning came.

When I opened my eyes, Mina was watching me right in front of me, just like yesterday.

“Deja vu?”

“Huh? That was in our title song.”

“Oh. Really? That’s right. I think so.”

“Why don’t you know that? I’m disappointed.”

Mina pretends to be upset. Oh, it’s pretty. That expression is pretty too. It’s a scam. Fraud.

“I’m sorry. Come here.”

He holds Mina in his arms and comforts her for a moment. Mina held in my arms like a baby.

I feel like the smell of flesh on her body is tempting me.

Hmm… Should I give it a try? It’s hard to bear.

“It’s a plague.”

“Huh? Uh.”

Mina opened her mouth, and I wiped away my foolish thoughts. Tsk. It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.

“When I woke up in the morning, there were over 10,000 people.”

“Wow. Contagiousness is no joke. Are you talking about that airborne contagion?”

“Yes.”

“It feels like it’s almost doubling in 12 hours. Is it four times a day?”

“It almost feels like that. It certainly seems like the speed of increase is accelerating.”

“As expected, that’s good. They say that if 10,000 people got sick, at least 2,000 people died.”

“Ah. Now that I think about it, I see that.”

“Are the dead not counted?”

“Yes. There is no such thing.”

“Hmm. I guess I should go and take a look. Where was this airborne infection? Was it in Beijing?”

“Yes.”

“You haven’t mastered the next skill yet, right?”

“Yes. I don’t have many coins yet.”

“How much is it?”

“About 900,000.”

“It’s 900,000. Let’s go out to the living room for a moment.”

When I went out to the living room, Seunghee, Seah, and Anna were all there.

I called all the women together and spoke to them all.

“How many coins do you all have? How skilled are you? Starting with Seunghee.”

“I have 2.7 million. I think I will master damage reduction tomorrow.”

“Really? What about Se-Ah?”

“I’ll also be able to improve my reflexes by tomorrow? At the earliest, tonight. Coins are 2.5 million.”

“It’s similar. Anna?”

“I think I can master damage reduction today. I only have 2.8 million coins.”

“It’s definitely a big deal that Mina skipped two skills. Then… I’ll go with just Mina today. I’ll have to order some coins.”

All three of us look slightly disappointed, but she knows that it’s not because I’m partial to Mina, so she can’t say she doesn’t like it.

“You guys will do whatever you need, too. Don’t be so sad.”

Only then did their faces relax a little. Ugh. Uneasy. It’s not easy.