Demon Hunter and His Cabin-Chapter 206 - Guild Investigation

Chapter 206: Chapter 206 Guild Investigation

Chapter 206: Chapter 206 Guild Investigation

“Plant-based disease?”

Greg frowned, “The name alone sounds unpleasant.”

Officer Michael gave a bitter smile.

“That’s because you haven’t seen the patients who have fallen ill yet.”

“Forget it, in the next few days, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to see them.”

Officer Michael described the situation.

“Have you ever seen withered tree bark? Right now, those guys look just like that. They return to their normal appearance from sunset to sunrise, and from the outside, they almost look no different than ordinary people.”

“During that time, they become quiet, their eyes lose focus, they like to bury themselves in the soil, and they frantically swallow dirt.”

“Many of the patients brought to the hospital on the first day choked to death while consuming soil.”

Michael was an experienced police officer, but the memories of those scenes still made him shiver involuntarily.

It wasn’t the gore and cruelty, but the eeriness that emanated from those patients.

When a person turns into a plant, that must be what it looks like.

“Was that guy we just saw also a patient?”

Adeline asked.

“That… ”

“Should be the initial stage of infection.”

The young man standing beside suddenly spoke.

Everyone turned their attention to him, and Officer Michael timely explained, “This is a staff member from the military’s special department.”

“You can call me Chris.”

The young man wore a faint air of detachment on his face, seemingly impatient with the meeting before him.

“A military guy?”

Adeline didn’t make a sound. She took a few glances at Chris and his companions. Due to her job nature, she had come into contact with many military people, but this young man didn’t carry that particular military air.

Casual yet mysterious.

“Infection?”

The other officers behind caught on to the word and couldn’t help but speak.

“We thought it was some kind of psychotropic drug before we came here, but no one told us it was contagious?”

Psychotropic substances and maintaining public order were within everyone’s acceptable scope of work, but if the substance was contagious, they would have to seriously consider their options.

“From what we know now, the substance indeed has some infectivity, but it only seems to spread among relatives, and the exact transmission route hasn’t been identified.”

Michael explained shortly.

However, the police officers below clearly did not accept this explanation.

“You’re deceiving us. Before we came here, no one told us about these things!”

“We want to go back to Baytown!”

“Right now!”

As emotions ran high, many people felt cheated.

At this moment, Chris and his companion blocked the doorway.

“Until the problem here is fully resolved, no one is going anywhere.”

“As of now, Rivervalley Town is under martial law and lockdown, no one is permitted to leave!”

“Martial law?”

Greg’s face also looked less than pleased.

“Are we being controlled now?”

“You could think of it that way. Just a short while ago, the first batch of soldiers has already arrived. If you don’t believe it, you can try to leave and see if you can get out of here.”

“Of course, if you decide to use your legs instead of any vehicles and plan to cross the rivers and mountains surrounding Rivervalley Town…”

“Then you’ll need to pray that you’re not discovered after reaching other places, and of course, you still need to consider the surrounding marshes.”

After saying this, Chris no longer paid attention to the people in the room and left through the door.

The entire meeting room was in an uproar, and it took a great effort for Michael to calm everyone down.

“The situation isn’t as serious as everyone thinks, and we’re still investigating the specifics,”

“Maybe in a few days, we’ll find a way to solve the problem. I don’t think anyone wants to lose their job over this, right?”

Seeing that the crowd had calmed down, Michael continued.

“Patients exhibit relatively normal behavior at night, but during the day, as the sun rises, they become incredibly agitated.”

“They attack anyone in their vicinity without purpose, and their bodies also undergo significant changes; their skin becomes dry, looking utterly devoid of moisture.”

“During this process, if they’re not rehydrated copiously, their skin will quickly crack open to reveal the flesh beneath.”

“Believe me…”

Michael’s face looked very unpleasant, “You wouldn’t want to see that.”

“No wonder it’s called vegetative plague.”

“It’s quite descriptive.”

Greg could already picture what the afflicted patients looked like.

Michael spread his hands wide.

“The only problem we’re facing now is keeping the peace.”

“So, relatives and friends who have been in contact with the patients have been ordered to stay in their rooms, not allowed to leave, and we’ll have patrol officers checking the area temporarily.”

“But, because of staffing issues, we occasionally have cases that slip through like earlier.”

“Now with your help, we should be able to alleviate the situation significantly.”

At this time, two staff members entered the meeting room carrying a box.

“These are special firearms provided by the military. Targets hit by these will immediately faint, useful against the infected patients, as well as those trouble-making imitators.”

“Imitators?”

Officer Michael nodded.

“There are always those who seek to create chaos during these times. Some people pretend to be infected, carrying out frantic actions in public places, then their accomplices take the opportunity to steal.”

“There’s no need to go easy on people like that!” Officer Michael said through gritted teeth.

Due to environmental issues, Rivervalley Town had many large factories removed, which, although considered for the residents’ living conditions, caused a large number of people to lose their jobs.

Because of this issue, there was significant conflict between the local residents and the Rivervalley Town government; beneath the seemingly peaceful surface of the town lurked many unemployed people.

It was these unemployed individuals who hindered the normal operations of people like Michael.

Before officially starting their work, Adeline and the others even received a piece of special equipment.

A wooden badge emitting a special fragrance.

“What’s this for?”

Officer Michael’s eyes flickered, “Wear it. Consider it a special tradition of ours.”

Meanwhile, Chris, who had left the meeting room, received a message.

“Mr. Chris.”

A police officer approached with documents in hand, “The Wolff you asked us to find was discovered dead in his home not long ago.”

“It was suicide.”

“These are some documents and photos from the scene, along with his suicide note.”

“From the note, he seems to have taken his life due to bankruptcy.”

“Dead?”

Chris was a young man in his mid-twenties with short brown hair, an average face, but a particularly keen gaze.

“It was not easy finding a clue through the union…”

The comrade beside him sighed.

“A Demonic Hunter had accepted a commission from this Wolff, and now these five people have disappeared, and Wolff himself is dead.”

“The only clue we had has also been cut off.”

Chris clenched the documents in his hand.

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“Let’s go!”

“To that factory!”