Chapter 1128 - 595: You Can Always Trust the Great Xia Army

Great Xia’s spokesperson, Ji Zelin, said with a heavy expression, "As of five minutes ago, satellite data shows that three more cities have successively broken out with the plague.

"The number of cities within the Azik Alliance where the plague has appeared has now totaled as many as sixteen.

"From the video footage, once a person is infected, they very quickly turn into a pus-dripping walking corpse, and they can still move even if their head is gone.

"This shows that the pathogen forming this plague has the ability to fully control the human body; this may be the most terrifying pathogen humanity has ever discovered.

"Under such circumstances, the brain has most likely already been eroded by the virus, and this in fact means the infected are already dead, leaving only a shell wandering around spreading the plague.

"The lethality of this plague is extremely frightening. Although we do not yet have sufficient statistical data, we have reason to believe that its fatality rate is probably no lower than 95%.

"The video footage also reveals another point: the mode of transmission of this plague seems to be a kind of Supernatural Power. Even without direct contact with the infected, there is still a high probability of infection.

"According to incomplete statistics, the population currently living in the regions where the plague has broken out is roughly 22 million.

"If no measures are taken, then based on a 95% fatality rate, the final death toll will be no less than 20 million."

This sentence had an unspoken subtext—if measures are taken, the death toll will not be that high.

As Ji Zelin continued his report, the commotion in the online conference room grew louder and louder.

The existing video evidence made everyone realize one thing—the plague is not just a threat to the Azik Alliance, but a tremendous threat to all humankind.

The logic here was very simple.

Since the plague can occur in the Azik Alliance, who can guarantee that one day it won’t occur in their own country?

No one can guarantee that!

The representative of the Azik Alliance shouted anxiously, his face full of urgency, "Honorable Minister Ji, I earnestly request that the Pioneer Alliance employ every possible means to eliminate all infected as quickly as possible and prevent the plague from spreading!"

This statement immediately drew a chorus of agreement.

"I agree!"

"This is absolutely necessary!"

"Starting to clear the infected as early as possible will let more people in the infected regions survive!"

At this point.

The meeting reached its first consensus.

Ji Zelin said at the right moment, "The Pioneer Alliance’s command headquarters in Azik will cease its attacks on the Carmenia Federation and immediately begin clearing the infected, to prevent the plague from infecting more civilians."

Having human armies clear the infected carries a considerable risk; if handled poorly, it turns into sending people to their deaths.

The unmanned combat clusters are all machines and face no risk of infection, making them the most suitable for this job.

At this moment.

The representative of the Antai Kingdom raised a question everyone wanted to ask: "Minister Ji, for sixteen cities in the Azik Alliance to simultaneously break out with such a terrifying plague clearly isn’t some accidental event, but someone deliberately releasing it. We want to know who the murderer is that killed so many Azik People?"

Ji Zelin hadn’t yet had time to answer.

The representative of the Azik Alliance shouted first, "Aside from those damned Carmenians, there cannot be a second country that would do this!"

This middle-aged man, named Miguel, said indignantly, "The Pioneer Alliance’s unmanned combat clusters easily destroyed the Carmenia southern border defense line, wiping out more than a million Carmenians within a quarter of an hour.

"The Carmenians are terrified that the unmanned combat clusters will continue advancing north and completely annihilate the Federation, so they released the plague in the Azik Alliance—on the one hand to stall the unmanned combat clusters, and on the other to warn the Pioneer Alliance."

The destruction of the Carmenia Border defense line by the unmanned combat clusters happened yesterday, and thanks to the ultra-fast spread of information in the internet age, the news has already spread across the entire world today.

The combat power displayed by the unmanned combat clusters has truly shocked the entire world.

Because this is a subversive mode of warfare; in the face of the unmanned combat clusters, traditional modes of war became obsolete overnight.

The vast majority of representatives agreed with Miguel’s assessment.

"It should indeed be the Carmenia Federation that did this."

"The Carmenians are the prime suspects in releasing the plague!"

"In the video, a blood-red halo appears over all the cities, and I feel the plague looks like some kind of vicious blood sacrifice."

But there were also a few who did not quite agree.

"Mr. Miguel’s view is only a conjecture."

"I believe we still need further investigation to determine who the culprit is."

Ji Zelin ended the representatives’ dispute with a single sentence: "I just received a piece of information—Mr. Ghost has already used a Secret Technique to trace the origin of the plague.

"The tracing result shows that the Supernatural Power that spread the plague did indeed originate within Carmenia—more precisely, from several Blood Sacrifice Altars.

"So we can be certain that the Carmenians, with the help of a Demon, used a blood sacrifice ritual to release the plague into the southern Azik Alliance."

All the dissenters fell silent.

Given Mr. Ghost’s exalted status today, a single sentence from him can serve as evidence.

There is simply no need for things like witnesses or physical proof.

Miguel shot to his feet with a "swish," vigorously waving his right hand, "Minister Ji, the actions of the Carmenia Federation have already broken through the bottom line of humanity; they are the greatest cancer of the Canglan Civilization.

"I request that the Pioneer Alliance use every weapon at its disposal to directly wipe the Carmenia Federation off the surface of Canglan Star!"