21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 453 449: Virus (Please Subscribe, Asking for Monthly Tickets)

The sudden incident inevitably added a tense atmosphere to the hospital, and although patients had been quarantined, it was not from the outset, leaving the extent of the virus's spread still uncertain.

Fortunately, this was a hospital, and one of the best university hospitals in Japan at that; it had taken corresponding measures as soon as news was received. After all, Tokyo had just experienced an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome last year, so they were able to utilize the approaches they adopted back then in dealing with the infectious event caused by this new virus.

Although the situation made Yu Chen quite unsettled, he still diligently completed his morning work before discussing the matter again with Hiromi Jounouchi during lunch.

Knowing what had occurred, neither went to the hospital cafeteria to eat; on one hand, to avoid crowded places, and on the other, because the content of their discussion was not suitable for others to hear.

"Mr. Chen Yu, necromancy includes the Plague School. Would a necromancer from the Plague School have a way to deal with diseases caused by a virus?" Hiromi Jounouchi asked while eating, spreading open her "Crimson Hymn" on Yu Chen's office desk and carefully reading about the Plague School.

"You don't need a Plague School necromancer; even necromancers from other Schools of magic have ways to deal with such natural viruses," Yu Chen said. He didn't consult his "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium" as Hiromi Jounouchi did, his own worries much more intense than hers: "If I could obtain a sample of the virus, even as a surgeon like me, I am confident I could create a medicine targeted at this virus—it's just unfortunate I can't get hold of such a sample."

"Even for internal medicine doctors who are not in respiratory or infectious diseases, it would be difficult to get access to virus samples, right?" Hiromi Jounouchi said with a helpless shake of her head, although she and Yu Chen were both confident they had the ability to solve the problem with supernatural means, as surgeons they obviously had no appropriate excuse to get involved with internal medicine matters.

They surely couldn't say they were transcendents with supernatural powers, could they? If patients had been taken to Tokyo University Medical School Hospital, it would be easier to come up with an excuse to access a virus sample, but they didn't even know which hospital the patients had been quarantined in, let alone get access to the virus.

"Treating this isn't something for us to intervene in, nor do we need to," Yu Chen said, not believing the situation had reached a point that required both of them, as necromancers, to resolve this with extraordinary measures. "I've carefully looked at the information currently available online and the official news reports; most patients are not in serious condition, those with mild symptoms can recover quickly with supportive therapy, and even those with severe symptoms have a low mortality rate. It shouldn't be a serious issue."

Modern medicine has already advanced far; even without supernatural powers, if humanity can identify the source and characteristics of the virus with scientific technology alone, fighting it isn't difficult.

Perhaps it will take longer than if Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi, who possess specialized knowledge as transcendents, were to research it, but it will eventually be resolvable.

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"Mr. Chen Yu, it says here that the Plague School has the ability to create and improve viruses. If a virus like this one fell into the hands of a Plague School necromancer with malicious intent, what could happen? Could it lead to a disaster?" Hiromi Jounouchi asked worriedly, knowing all too well from traditional novels and games just how infamous necromancer plagues can be.

Chen Yu raised his eyebrows, his expression turning a bit strange, and then gave a peculiar smile. "Hiromi, you know that viruses can be transmitted through air, don't you?"

"I do. The flu virus is transmitted through the air, isn't it?" Hiromi Jounouchi nodded, puzzled by Chen Yu's question: "What do you mean by asking this, Mr. Chen Yu?"

"In the knowledge of the Plague School, there's a way to transform ordinary viruses into ones that can be transmitted through water and air, and can infect across species," Yu Chen said, looking at Hiromi Jounouchi with a sinister gaze, leading her imagination: "Imagine if a virus could spread through water, contaminating rivers, infecting every animal in these waters, their dead bodies becoming a new breeding ground for the virus. And the virus in the water spreading through movement and evaporation into the air, infecting an entire river basin..."

"That would turn... every place the river flows through into a dead zone! Everywhere touched by the river would be afflicted with a terrible plague! And if you add some necromancy spells into the mix... it would be a necromancer's natural disaster!" Hiromi Jounouchi was clearly frightened by the image Chen Yu had depicted, asking him anxiously, "You don't have such a terrible idea, do you, Mr. Chen Yu?"

Chen Yu shrugged nonchalantly, smiling, "When I first got the 'Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium,' I thought about unleashing a necromantic catastrophe because of my chuunibyou and rebellious nature, but before I had the power to do so, the long process of learning had already ground away such whims. Besides, the world is so wonderful, why should I spend my days thinking about destroying it?"

"As long as you don't, that's good! That's really good!" Hiromi Jounouchi only felt reassured after hearing what Chen Yu said, but she remained tense, knowing that everything he spoke of was within his capabilities, and now he had the power to make it happen.

If a virus capable of cross-species transmission through water and air were to appear on Earth... Just think how many people get the flu every year! If the flu became deadly enough, it could very well exterminate mankind!

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic had already infected a billion people worldwide, causing forty million deaths using only an influenza virus native to Earth!

At that moment, Hiromi Jounouchi felt immensely relieved that Yu Chen had not fully harnessed the knowledge and power of the 'Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium' when he first obtained it, with his chuunibyou and rebellious thoughts being worn away by arduous study.

Otherwise, the world might have already been destroyed by him several times over.