above the disease

Chapter 727: Outside the World, The Origin of the Disease
The round-robin tournament within the group is scattered throughout the entire King's Landing.

It was said to be randomly divided, but Zhou Zhi felt that there must be something fishy about it.

The fact that Duanmu Qiannian and Changsun Liangye, the two favorites to win the championship, are grouped together is actually very telling.

The top two teams in each group advance to the round of 32, and each group is divided into two divisions. The final ranking is determined in a manner similar to the Swiss round.

This actually has nothing to do with Zhou Zhi.

The round-robin match within the group lasts a long time, which should be left for the plague fighters playing in the round-robin match to catch their breath, recover their spiritual power or repair their plague-fighting equipment.

After all, the plague fighters who come to the draft are basically there to obtain the qualifications to be called a human dragon, or even a higher title.

But Zhou Zhi is different.

He was not going to waste his spiritual energy on a duel with other plague killers.

Fight if you can, and admit defeat if you see it takes a little force.

Killing Zhong Panxi is more important than anything else.

Unlike Shui Henyi, Zhong Panxi is not only a human dragon, but also a smart human dragon who has worked his way up from the bottom.

After going through so many things, Zhong Panxi never underestimated Zhou Zhi. If she regarded Zhou Zhi as her opponent with all her strength, the difficulty of killing the human dragon would be several orders of magnitude higher than killing Shui Henyi.

Zhou Zhi thought so.

In front.

There was a noisy sound.

This is the corner that the camera can't find.

Ksitigarbha [Changsun Liangye] is resting with his eyes closed.

Waiting for the cycle to begin.

far away……

A man who was quite familiar to Zhou Zhi and others appeared.

Blonde, playful, with a flirty look on her face.

Wearing a strange [Whirlpool] epidemic suit.

The first plague fighter in Paradise is Duanmu Qiannian.

"That's... [Bad Guy Copy]!"

Little Mushroom directly said the nickname she created.

What Little Mushroom hates the most is this frivolous man, and she wishes she could punch him away.

only……

This time, Duanmu Qiannian's appearance was somewhat...

unusual.

In his hands, he held several metal chains.

At the end of the iron chain are several strangely shaped [Duanmu Qiannian].

Some have huge heads, some have mutilated bodies, and there is even a deformed female version of Duanmu Qiannian.

Just one look at it gives people an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

"These... these are all replicas that failed to [resurrect]."

"What a bad taste."

Lin Xiaoxia complained softly.

The six countries and even the surrounding forces were talking about it.

Only [Chouji] of the Vacuum Church showed an excited expression.

"Little Baldy, we meet again."

"This time, we're going to have a good fight."

Passing the Chengyun Dynasty camp, Duanmu Qiannian put away the chain in his hand. He turned around and looked at Zhou Zhi and the others: "Also, little Zhou Zhi, I am looking forward to meeting you in the next elimination match."

Zhou Zhi nodded and gestured.

Duanmu Qiannian said no more and walked forward to the draft preparation area.

As the opening match, the Medical Department will certainly broadcast this heavyweight battle live.

What Zhou Zhi knew even more clearly was that this battle was the debut of Fang Tianzhao's new epidemic-eliminating alliance, and Dizang must not lose.

"You can take a good look at it now."

"Mushroom, who do you think will win?"

Zhou Zhi asked softly.

Little Mushroom looked at the little bald head, then looked at Duanmu Qiannian who was leading several Duanmu Qiannian. He was serious at this moment: "It's hard to say. Based on past records, I think that clone can win."

"But, the little bald guy should have come here with the order of the emperor this time, so he must have a backup plan."

“Yeah, it’s hard to evaluate.”

Little Mushroom tapped his forehead with his finger: "Where is the bad woman?"

Little Mushroom not only successfully called out the bad woman's nickname, but also deliberately sat in the center of Zhou Zhi and the bad woman, achieving a complete win-win situation.

Lin Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Go Dizang, he can win."

Zhou Zhi looked at Lin Xiaoxia, who was smiling, as if to explain something.

really.

For a chess player like Fang Tianzhao, there seems to be other content. Perhaps it is a special training for the little bald head. The goal is for the little bald head to win the first battle and make a name for the new epidemic eradication alliance.

"Chengyun Dynasty, contestant Changsun Liangye enters the arena!!"

As the communicator's shocking voice rang.

Changsun Liangye stood up and, in silence, headed for the No. 1 training ground in the east of King's Landing.

Zhou Zhi just raised his head.

On his waist, the communicator flashed.

Zhou Zhi turned it on and answered it.

Ten seconds later, Zhou Zhi hung up the phone and stood up: "I have something to do, I have to leave first."

The little mushroom's expression changed slightly.

"Do you want us to follow?"

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "Not now, but I don't know about the future."

…………

[Otolaryngology] Changsun Liangye is the strongest plague fighter of the young generation in the Chengyun Dynasty. He is also a strong man who can fight against human dragons. His battle with Duanmu Qiannian, the current large-scale batch-replicated lackey of the Luo clan, is actually very representative.

There are very few things worth Zhou Zhi running over now.

Deep inside King's Landing.

The depths here are in completely different directions from the area of ​​the Luo family’s mansion.

Quiet and profound.

Zhou Xingzhi walked through the lush bamboo forest and came to a small courtyard with a strange shape.

Inside the yard, a middle-aged man in red was looking at Zhou Zhi with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Zhou Zhi."

Zhou Zhi spoke calmly and introduced himself.

"Medical Department, Zhou Clan, Zhou Guangzong."

The middle-aged man in red looked at Zhou Zhi's face and motioned for him to sit down.

On both sides, several maids appeared and poured tea with the most precise posture.

The two of them did not go straight to the point and drank tea first.

Zhou Zhi was not in a hurry.

Because of his identity, and because he was suspected to be the holy son of the Zhou Clan, Zhou Guangzong should be a little anxious.

His aura is average, not a human dragon, but he has a noble air about him, so he might be someone in power.

Long wait.

Zhou Guangzong finally spoke: "The Medical Department, if we talk about its predecessor, it should be an organization that started from the Fallen Dragon Dynasty..."

Zhou Zhi listened quietly as the uncle began to talk about history.

The Fallen Dragon Dynasty was the earliest unified dynasty in this epidemic world. It appeared a thousand years ago and was also the initial stage of the epidemic.

At the beginning, after the epidemic took shape, the great unified dynasty quickly responded with a system of epidemic killers after a brief period of chaos.

Until the great disaster occurred, the power of the Fallen Dragon Dynasty was undisputed. Although the Ministry of Medicine existed at that time, it was actually a government agency of the Fallen Dragon Dynasty responsible for the recovery of epidemic debris.

The current Ministry of Medicine was established after the great disaster began and the Fallen Dragon Dynasty was destroyed. In theory, they belong to two completely different organizations.

Zhou Zhi also didn't know why this guy started to popularize the world view.

But that didn't stop him from listening carefully. After all, these things were rarely mentioned in history books.

Zhou Guangzong paused slightly when he spoke here.

"After the great disaster, talented plague exterminators inherited the power of the world and formed the Medical Department to protect humanity."

"In the continuous development, the [Ten Medical Departments] came into being."

"Granted with power by the world, with the most advanced plague exterminators and mastering almost the highest technology, this is the Medical Department."

"And the Zhou family is one of the Ten Families in the Medical Department."

This time Zhou Zhi understood.

It turned out to be a corporate presentation.

In the past, after the occasional medical summit, some of the hosting schools would hold campus recruitment in their lecture halls, and the signboard presentations of major companies would use exactly the same rhetoric.

"The Medical Department holds the most powerful force. The Zhou Clan is one of the ten families and is powerful, which is beyond reproach."

Zhou Zhi nodded. This was the fact and it was indisputable.

Zhou Guangzong looked at Zhou Zhi's condition and seemed to have already known what kind of person Zhou Zhi was.

Rumor has it that he is meticulous, calm, and as rational as a machine.

Sure enough.

"But, Mr. Zhou, what do you want me to do?"

Zhou Zhi never liked beating around the bush: "First of all, I am not the Holy Son of the Zhou Clan. Although I am not sure about this, it is basically the fact."

Hearing this, Zhou Guangzong slowly said: "Zhou Zhi, actually...it doesn't matter whether it is true or not."

"As long as you want, you can become the Holy Son of the Zhou Clan."

Zhou Zhi looked at Zhou Guangzong: "Even if I don't have the blood of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Guangzong looked into Zhou Zhi's eyes: "Resurrection."

"Use the resurrection method to transfer you to a descendant of the Zhou clan's bloodline."

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "Not everyone has a resurrected holy body like Duanmu Qiannian."

Zhou Guangzong said softly: "You don't need to worry about this, you just need to agree or disagree."

This time, Zhou Zhi finally understood.

The medical department should have the technology to successfully bring someone back to life.

Artificial Son of God, right?

"Is that it?"

Zhou Zhi shook his head. "To be honest, I am a person who pursues the path of eradicating the epidemic. The art of resurrection is a fantasy. More importantly, it involves ethics. I don't like staying in someone else's body."

Zhou Zhi felt that it didn’t matter whether he believed this sentence or not. The key was to make the big brother in front of him believe it.

Obviously, Zhou Zhi's sincere face made Zhou Guangzong believe it.

"Indeed, it's hard to accept the idea of ​​resurrection when you first hear about it, but..."

Zhou Guangzong lowered his eyelids: "Did you know that Luo Nian of the Luo Clan revealed your existence to someone from another branch of the Zhou Clan?"

"To kill someone with a borrowed knife, I'm going to attack you."

"The reason is very direct. There is also a [Substitute Saint] in another family. It's that simple."

Zhou Guangzong tapped the stone table with his fingers: "Whether you want to join the Zhou clan or not, no one knows except you, and they will have a reason to kill you."

"And I...now give you this opportunity."

"I know you have made many enemies, but believe me, as long as you become the Holy Son of the Zhou Clan, all difficulties will be solved."

"Zhong Panxi will kneel directly in front of you and beg for your forgiveness."

What Zhou Guangzong said was extremely tempting.

In theory.

Yes.

Just one [Resurrection] spell is enough.

Others may really have mysophobia, but Zhou Zhi himself is a time traveler, so he doesn’t really care that much.

Speaking of which, regarding soul traveling, Zhou Zhi had some speculations, wondering if he had been [resurrected] into the body of this Zhou Zhi in the plague world.

But there was indeed no record of Zhou Zhi being resurrected in his memory, and during Shenwu's examination, there was nothing unusual.

"That's a very good offer. I'll consider it."

Zhou Zhi said calmly.

At this time, he had actually considered it over.

He didn't mind being resurrected, and he wouldn't let the medical staff perform surgery on him. Who knew what backdoors they would use during the operation? The various strange shapes and sizes of Duanmu Qiannian were a lesson for him.

"Looking forward to your reply."

Zhou Guangzong didn't seem to care about Zhou Zhi's thoughts at all: "Let me remind you again, besides the Zhou family, someone else is also going to take action against you - you can ask me if you have any questions later."

Zhou Guangzong's words obviously put an end to this conversation.

But Zhou Zhi had no intention of leaving.

The medical department is extremely mysterious.

Holds the world's deepest secrets.

It was rare to meet a senior member of the Medical Department who could have a say, so what Zhou Zhi had to do was very direct.

"I have a question right now, but... it's not about myself, nor about how my enemies are going to cause trouble for me. It's about another question."

Zhou Zhi looked into Zhou Guangzong's eyes.

'Although he is considered a genius of the six nations, in reality, he is just a person who only sees the world from a narrow perspective.'

What questions could Zhou Zhi ask?
Zhou Guangzong thought proudly in his heart.

until.

now.

"Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Zhi's dark eyes looked extremely beautiful, like gems.

"Have you ever heard of... [Father]?"

Hearing this word, Zhou Guangzong's expression suddenly changed. It was a distorted and even horrified expression.

It seemed as if he had never thought that Zhou Zhi would say such a word that could not be more ordinary.

"you you……"

His throat seemed to be grabbed by something, and he asked in a dry voice: "Where did you hear this word from?"

………………

external.

It is clear that times are not peaceful in Lead Square.

Apart from those draft representatives, the remaining draft contestants who advanced to the qualifying round and did not have their turn to fight the epidemic were observing their surroundings, collecting information about the methods and abilities of the epidemic fighters in their group, striving to rank among the top in the qualifying round.

"Hey, it's that little blood idiot."

The little mushroom was wearing beautiful clothes, putting his hands on his delicate eyebrows and looking forward.

The one who was called the blood fool was not Wan Chaohu, but Lan Cheng's youngest son [Lan Zhao] who was in the Paradise Camp.

[Disciple] Lan Zhao once had a fight with the newly promoted Little Mushroom, and ended up in a miserable defeat. Lan Zhao has always considered this incident a huge shame and has placed it in an indelible place in his heart.

"Wait, Tai Sui."

Lan Zhao snorted coldly and touched his neck with his hand.

"Woo, woo, I'm so scared."

The little mushroom said in a trembling voice: "We are going to be beaten to death by the idiot."

Lan Zhao was so angry that his teeth were about to break.

And this moment.

The young and powerful men from the six countries were watching this battle through countless huge screens.

Xuanyuan aspect.

At Wanchao Lake, Shen Youlin’s eyes were solemn.

This battle was almost beyond imagination.

"In the past, even in the final elimination rounds of the draft, it was always a battle between official-level exterminators."

“I never thought that in today’s world, three hundred and thirty years into the great strife, the opening battle would be fought by two powerful young generation plague exterminators who have almost reached the end of the master surgeon level!”

"Changsun Liangye, an epidemic killer from the Department of Otolaryngology who has mastered the power of balance." "And Duanmu Qiannian, an epidemic killer from the Department of Medical Imaging who has mastered the power of sound waves to shatter rocks!"

The host, Fei Weng, explained the battle with a smile.

Chengyun Dynasty, [Forbidden City].

Fang Tianzhao sat on the dragon throne.

Look at the screen in front of you.

The chief eunuch Ling Che raised his hand slightly and lit a special incense.

…………

On the martial arts field.

Chang Sun Liangye holds the [Zhenwu Elephant] in his hand.

At the same time, it was surrounded by countless spiritual powers drawn from the earth by the Alaya consciousness.

Resisting the force of the sound waves transmitted.

Completely cut off.

In the opponent in front of him who had once defeated him, he only saw distortion and abnormality, even though... Duanmu Qiannian did not have any signs of illness on his body.

Still so.

After fighting with Shui Henyi, Chang Sun Liangye gained a lot.

His mind gradually became more open.

The local Tibetans discovered that even evil as powerful as a human dragon would be beheaded.

Something in my heart seemed to be completely opened.

suddenly see the light.

"Justice is... something that transcends everything."

“No one can stop it.”

Duanmu Qiannian was stunned for a moment, and his head along with his epidemic-killing knife [Roentgen] were directly chopped off by Changsun Liangye, completely losing his ability to fight.

"Chengyun Dynasty, contestant Changsun Liangye wins!!"

The host and the referees around announced it immediately.

The plague fighters came on stage, carried away the recovering Duanmu Qiannian, and began to clean up the battlefield.

Moreover, they discussed privately that the damage caused to the martial arts arena was too great.

The entire earth was affected, forming special patterns.

And Dizang, for once, faces the camera.

A Buddhist ceremony came.

"The little bald guy has evolved too."

The little mushroom sat on the seat.

Zhou Zhi was not there, and she didn't want to talk to the bad woman, so she found the little maid Zhao Xun beside her - although Zhao Xun was a man.

Zhao Xun didn't have much expression, just regret.

He knew a little about the plan from Hou Tu Niangniang.

Hunting down a human dragon and defeating it is an experience in itself.

When faced with an enemy more powerful than one could imagine, the Plague Slayer himself will evolve and suddenly see the light.

Just like a knife blade becomes stronger after being quenched.

"So, Princess Beigong has also become stronger?"

Lin Xiaoxia covered her mouth and smiled.

Although Little Mushroom called her a bad woman, she had followed Zhou Zhi for a long time after all, so she would not hit someone who smiled at her.

She chuckled twice: "Of course, but... we still have to hide it first."

Lin Xiaoxia nodded slightly: "Then, I look forward to the princess's performance."

Watching Duanmu Qiannian's stretcher passing by, the surrounding epidemic control soldiers had different expressions.

Apparently...

In this open competition for the first place, Dizang won.

"He's the target of public criticism."

Some dark place.

Zhuang Qing, the man with a ball-shaped head, was wearing a black suit, and around him were other plague fighters dressed in the same black.

He and the Dayuan official seemed to be separate.

"I don't know whose plan it is..."

Zhuang Qing's eyes flickered.

First, look towards the Vacuum Church.

Then, he turned his attention to the Chengyun Dynasty, which had the largest number of people and was suppressed by a human dragon.

"Since it's a mission, let's go meet him."

"Slowness of the Six Poisons, the Queen Mother Hou Tu."

The beautiful reflection of the girl appeared in Zhuang Qing's dark eyes.

Qualifying continues.

Because of the large number of people, the schedule is quite tight.

To some extent, this also facilitates people like blood pest control specialists and anorectal pest control specialists who are good at fighting protracted wars.

Saving spiritual energy as much as possible and winning more battles is not just for qualifying. After all, it is not realistic to win against those monsters who have been promoted to the main surgeon.

Improving your ranking is the most important thing.

At the draft, there will actually be certificates of ranking issued.

This is the stepping stone to enter the top forces and get good treatment.

Because there are so many groups and it is difficult to broadcast them all simultaneously, the chief referee Lan Cheng selected the more representative epidemic fights.

There are two considerations. On the one hand, it is to popularize epidemic prevention techniques and promote new ways of epidemic prevention techniques. For example, the epidemic prevention techniques such as [intervention] and [chemotherapy] demonstrated by the plague fighters of Ji Le used brand-new technologies. This is a good opportunity to show the six countries the results of this year's epidemic prevention.

For the officials of Ji Le, it is also a means to consolidate their current status.

The same is true of the witch doctor's way of the Vacuum Church.

One of the plague exterminators even relied entirely on divination to predict his opponent's next move, and the effect was remarkable. He directly achieved a score of 5-0 in the qualifying round. The previous 5-0 was achieved by Dizang Changsun Liangye, who is now recognized as the number one plague exterminator of the younger generation.

Every epidemic fighter who advances to the second round is Changsun Liangye in his life.

And when they met together, winning became extremely difficult.

Kuang Wuduan bowed seriously and invited the fourth plague fighter he had defeated to leave.

In the martial arts arena, the orthopedic plague fighter Kuang Wuduan holding a giant axe also attracted the attention of many people.

"This person seems to be from the Wanshi Office."

"Is it the genius organization that Zhong San and Ye Xiaoye belong to?"

The plague fighters below were discussing this.

Kuang Wuduan pretended not to hear.

The two seniors are very excellent, and I need to work harder.

Shui Henyi himself is not qualified to face it, but at least, he has to get rid of Shui Guhong personally in the end!

This is my promise to everyone in the orphanage! !

I must be promoted to chief surgeon! !
4-0, Kuang Wuduan, makes a grand appearance!!!
The square face is indeed majestic.

pity.

He heard the sound of a sign.

"Deng Deng!!"

At the same time, it is very rare.

The medical department's live broadcast camera was projected onto the martial arts performance venue.

A beautiful and expressionless little girl makes a shining appearance!

The girl was wearing broken brass knuckles on her fingers and was looking at the scoreboard seriously.

Behind her, it was still 0-0.

"Hey...we've been waiting for a long time."

The little mushroom was itching to fight.

She was just about to use left and right punches alternately when she saw a familiar person in front of her.

"Oh!! Square face!!"

Little Mushroom remembered the person in front of him.

The opponent in the final of the Xuanyuan New Epidemic Slayer League!
He was beaten half to death by himself, but he refused to surrender. He was a rare plague killer remembered by Little Mushroom.

"Taisui!"

Kuang Wuduan bowed with a serious expression.

"Come! Fight!"

Little Mushroom said in a mature and arrogant manner: "After so many years, let me see how much you have improved."

Kuang Wuduan really liked this: "Yes! Master!"

Then it became 4-1.

"First victory!"

Little Mushroom was very excited when looking at the 1-0 sign, but she maintained her ladylike demeanor in front of the camera - hehe, this is very difficult for her!

The other side of the transport is the North.

"Wooooooooooooooooo!!! Look at our Winter Solstice!!"

"look!!"

“Look!!”

Xue Zhaoling held the colored ball and waved it wildly: "First win!"

“First win!”

Old Feng next to him was also following his mistress.

Halfway through the dance.

Princess Xue suddenly became dissatisfied: "Why hasn't Beigong Ru arrived in King's Landing yet?"

"If it wasn't fast enough, I would have brought someone with me."

Lao Feng didn't interrupt in such matters, just looked at the little mushroom on the screen who was obviously very happy.

Of course, there are also players who don’t have such a smooth journey.

For example.

A 29-year-old single woman.

Looking at the score of 1-4 in front of him, Wen Liuchun sighed deeply.

Being able to win has indeed exceeded my expectations.

The main reason was that the last opponent was seriously injured and unable to withstand his attacks after winning the previous game with great difficulty.

"It's basically impossible for my group to qualify."

Wen Liuchun thought about it.

She is in Group 12, and the people at the talent show representative level are all very strong.

For example...the second-in-command veterinarian White Lion [Shen Youlin] from Xuanyuan.

This person is the Xuanyuan epidemic fighter who is second only to Wanchaohu at present. He has a deep official background in Xuanyuan and is the chief surgeon. He can't do anything.

And then……

It’s Zhou Zhi.

Be good! !
Can he fight against Zhou Zhi, this legendary figure?

Oneuchun’s heart was pounding.

This is life.

You have to fight at least once on the peak battlefield to make your life worthwhile!
This is something that I can never have in my ordinary life.

She held the plague-killing knife [Red Fang].

"Zhou Zhijie Epidemic Soldier!"

"At least let me cut you with my sword!"

"It can be said that my life is not in vain."

…………

The fighting in other places is indeed in full swing.

In a deep and secluded courtyard.

Zhou Zhi, the victim of the knife attack, is still having an ongoing conversation with the man.

Zhou Zhi saw all the changes in Zhou Guangzong's expression.

father……

This is the most common name in the human world.

If it was just this one word, there would be no reason for this plague fighter from the medical department to be so frightened.

"you!"

"Where did you hear that?"

Zhou Guangzong said seriously.

Zhou Zhi looked at the man: "Do you want me to tell you?"

"That name should be taboo in the medical department now."

Hearing Zhou Zhi say this, Zhou Guangzong's face changed again.

really……

Is it twenty-three?
Zhou Zhi saw the other person's expression and knew that he had succeeded.

President, you have never told me any information about the Father.

All [Fathers] come from...

itself.

"So, what is that?"

"I want to know, what could make a pest control specialist from the medical department look so horrified?"

"in the end……"

Zhou Zhi said seriously: "What is father?"

The direct question made Zhou Guangzong silent for a long time.

His eyes moved to Zhou Zhi's face.

"What is your relationship with Twenty-Three?"

Zhou Guangzong asked back.

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "It doesn't matter... I can't possibly resist such an existence. You in the medical department should know better than me."

Zhou Guangzong nodded slightly and asked everyone around him to leave.

Finally spoke.

"【Father】... is the secret of this world."

"The words you heard from that woman's mouth may mean that she wants to lead you into the abyss."

"The black abyss of plague that can never be suppressed."

Zhou Zhi didn't ask and waited.

The man gave an answer.

"Father... is a concept, a source that cannot be described in words, an ineffable source, and it will also be the source of all the diseases in this world."

Zhou Guangzong looked into Zhou Zhi's eyes, which were so serious.

"Yes, everything... everything you know, everything you don't know."

"All pathologies are under the rule of the Father."

Zhou Zhi couldn't help himself: "So, father is the strongest plague?"

Zhou Guangzong was silent for a while, then shook his head: "He is not a plague, He represents God... There are rumors that the father is an abnormal god who fell from the outside world and landed on the continent called [Darkness], spreading the aftermath of pollution and contaminating the world continent."

"Ultimately, a sick world is formed."

"No one has ever seen the existence of the Father, but in the Six Kingdoms, and even in the major ruins outside the Six Kingdoms, there are records of the Father by our ancestors."

"A harbour of filth and dirt, the master of disease."

“He is God, standing above the plague.”

(End of this chapter)