Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 160 Drowning Curse
Mu Ningxue never thought that she was naturally beautiful. She was more accustomed to attributing the boring chat-ups to her hair color and snow-white skin.

In fact, her uniqueness is just that she is sick, but many men like her, so she can only think that most men are sick.

"Are you a mage?" asked the shy young man in his twenties.

The man had black hair and was wearing a simple shirt. He had a very handsome face and bright eyes. He looked clean and sunny.

"Yeah." Mu Ningxue also responded.

"Why are you sitting here so early? Are you worried about something... By the way, my name is Qianye Sang, and I'm here to study. Oh, oh, I'm a student of Waseda University." Qianye Sang sat next to Mu Ningxue, keeping a very suitable distance. He didn't dare to get too close for fear of causing Mu Ningxue's disgust.

Mu Ningxue didn't say anything. She wouldn't easily tell others her name, nor would she reveal her identity as a student of the National Government.

Although Qianye Sangren was a shy person, he was also a smart person, so he knew that Mu Ningxue was unwilling to reveal any information, so he quickly changed the subject.

He looked a little unnatural, staring at the long beach, and said, "The waves receded very far this time. The next high tide should be very dangerous. I don't know if the district masters of each block can handle it. I hope there won't be any Zhan Mi Yao..."

"Is there any connection between waves and sea monsters?" Mu Ningxue asked. She was not from the coastal area so she didn't know much about sea monsters.

Qianye Sang's eyes lit up. Apparently, he had found the right topic. He forced himself to calm down quickly, sorted out his thoughts, and then explained seriously: "Most sirens are used to fighting in places with water, especially some siren legions that are more threatening to Donghai City. Therefore, wars are often related to the tide. Once the sea water floods the low embankment we are sitting on, the sirens will ride the waves and come. If the sea water leaves Donghai City, most of the siren legions will retreat. In other words, the bigger the tide, the more sirens will attack!"

When Lai Hengbao was explaining the situation here to Ai Jiangtu and others, Mu Ningxue had already gone to her room to rest, so she didn't know much about Donghai City.

"If the water recedes deeply, does that mean it will rise higher next time?" Mu Ningxue's eyes also fell on the tide line that was getting farther and farther away from the low dike.

"Well, many people think that the ocean is mysterious, but in fact the ocean has its own characteristics and rules. As long as we carefully observe the clues it gives us, we can take various precautions... No matter how strong these sirens are, no matter how many there are, they cannot go against the rules of the ocean. So as long as you understand the sea, it is equivalent to understanding these sirens." When talking about these things, Qianye Sang's tone became noticeably fluent. It was obvious that he was very knowledgeable about these things and was very confident.

Mu Ningxue nodded.

Chiba-san felt that he had found a good topic and was about to continue talking about it when suddenly there was a noise coming from the side.

There were soldiers shouting and people chasing.

Mu Ningxue looked in the direction of the sound and found that a short woman had rushed out of the low embankment and ran into the sea without warning.

“Water, water, water!!!”

The short woman plunged headfirst into the ocean, looking like a thirsty person who had been suffering in the desert for a long time!
"Help, help quickly!" Chiba Sang was shocked when he saw this scene, and then hurriedly shouted to the soldiers near the woman.

Mu Ningxue on the side was a little confused. Although it was very dangerous outside the low dike, there was no mermaid in the shallows. This woman should not die, right?
Soon, Qianye Sang jumped down from the low embankment, and then ran as hard as he could towards where the woman was...

Mu Ningxue also discovered that many soldiers had also rushed over together, and she became increasingly confused.

She also jumped down, and then a gust of wind blew up, and she surpassed Qianye Sang in just a few steps.

Qianye Sang watched the silver silk flying and the graceful Mu Ningxue passing by lightly. He was stunned for a moment, and then shouted to Mu Ningxue who had surpassed him: "Don't let her touch the water, otherwise she will die!"

Mu Ningxue saw that he was not joking, so she immediately flew to the short woman.

But as soon as she reached the shallows, Mu Ningxue saw a horrifying scene, and then she froze at the edge of the sea, the tide gradually covering her ankles...

She is no longer alive!!
The woman who was still alive a moment ago has now turned into a corpse. At this moment, the woman is greedily lying in the sea water. Her skin is bloodless and pale to the point of purple.

And her body stiffened very quickly. Normally, it would take about an hour or two for a person to start to stiffen after death, but this woman was already stiff.

Soon several soldiers came over and one of them turned the woman over. Her eyes were wide open and her jaw was as if broken, with blue blood vessels covering her pale and transparent skin. She looked like a drowned person with her eyes open, as if she had been drowned for a long time.

"Alas, another case has occurred." The soldier who had just turned over the corpse sighed.

"It's my fault. I didn't stop her. I thought she was just strolling around here." Another island soldier's face was full of self-blame.

As they were talking, Qianye Sang also ran over. When he saw this scene, his face was filled with grief and anger!

He squatted down in front of the woman, then quickly put on the gloves he was carrying with him, and then began to undress the woman with an expressionless face.

"You...what are you going to do!"

"Asshole, how can you insult her like this, even if she is dead..." a soldier suddenly shouted in anger.

Qianye Sang immediately raised his head. He was completely different from the shy man before. There was only an elusive determination in his eyes. He said, "She died very quickly, so I need to investigate. I have to solve this strange epidemic no matter what!!"

The soldier felt that this was somewhat inhumane, but an older soldier next to him stopped him.

The older soldier looked at Chiba-san who was very serious, and said, "Let him continue. There have been many cases now, and there may be reasons that we don't know."

When Mu Ningxue saw Qianye Sang starting the on-site autopsy, she couldn't help but turn away.

Even though the woman was dead, the scene still looked a little hard to accept.

"What's going on?" Mu Ningxue asked the older soldier beside her.

"It's the Drowning Curse. It's a terrible thing that has been happening in East Sea City. Almost every once in a while, someone would suddenly rush into the sea and die within a few seconds." The young and energetic soldier immediately answered. The older soldier next to him glared at him and then explained again: "It has been temporarily classified as an epidemic, but no one knows what it is... Fortunately, the frequency of this happening is not too high, and the number of people killed by the sea monster is negligible, so everyone is quite numb to it."

……

"Drowning curse?" Nan Rongni looked at Mu Ningxue in surprise, and then a look of fear appeared on her face.

According to what Mu Ningxue said before, the drowning curse has appeared in Donghai City for a long time, and there are actually quite a few examples of the drowning curse. However, since this is a naval city, many deaths can be explained by demons, and these drowning curses often have no signs and do not leave any clues to be found, so that until now there is no authoritative organization that can come forward to explain the drowning curse.

"It sounds creepy." Jiang Shaoxu said at this time.

"The intern just now told me that they once conducted a detailed physical examination on a group of people and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with them. But soon, one of them was struck by the Drowning Curse... The terrifying thing about the Drowning Curse is that there are no signs or foreshadowings at all, as if it happened randomly to the people of Donghai City." Mu Ningxue said.

"Even if it's a terrible epidemic, there should be a reason. Is there really no clue at all about this drowning curse?" Nan Rongni asked.

Mu Ningxue immediately shook her head. She had asked people for information about the drowning curse that morning, but the most frightening thing about the drowning curse was that it had no cause and no signs.

"Strange, aren't these island people afraid? If this happened in our country, I'm afraid people would have been in panic a long time ago." Jiang Shaoxu said.

"This is Donghai City. Every time the tide rises, many wizards die at the hands of sea monsters. In addition, the probability of this kind of drowning curse happening is not very high, so they..."

"They are human beings too. How can we just ignore it just because we have discovered few cases? If it is a plague, it will be a big trouble. Do you know about the previous epidemic in Hangzhou? The people in charge didn't think it mattered at first, but the incidence rate soon increased and even attracted the Silver Dome Lord of the western mountains!" Jiang Yu said seriously at this time.

"The fortress of Hangzhou is solid, and it won't have much impact even if a tribal-level demon attacks. Wasn't the epidemic in Hangzhou suppressed very quickly? I heard that a young man found the antidote, and his name seemed to be Wang Xiaojun..." Zhou Xu said.

"Do you really think it would be that simple?" Jiang Yu immediately retorted and said in detail: "The Lord of the Silver Dome is the ancestor of the Sky Eagle, so all the Sky Eagle Legion in Hangzhou Fortress rebelled. Fortunately, the leader at the time issued a massacre order in time... Afterwards, thousands of Sky Eagles that had been trained at great expense all died at the hands of their own mages. You don't know how cruel this is..." He also knew that this matter was related to Lin Ran and Mo Fan, but he could not investigate the specific situation because the news was blocked very tightly.

"Is this true?" Several people widened their eyes. It seemed that this had never been reported in the news.

"There are many things that have not been reported. Do you know? The cause behind this epidemic is actually because a congressman made fake blood." Jiang Yu continued.

"Oh my god, is this true?"

"Fake blood, how dare you fake this? Is there anything like this that can be faked???"

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Jiang Yu snorted coldly and said, "Epidemic is much more terrible than curse. Curses are usually targeted at individuals, while epidemic is a huge and terrifying curse that can affect the survival of an entire race. I feel that if the island government does not take this matter seriously, once it is discovered that this is an epidemic, it may be too late to deal with it!"

Mu Ningxue also nodded. In the morning, she saw with her own eyes a woman go from being alive to dying. The most terrifying thing was that the woman ran into the sea by herself. The crazy state before the woman's death always made people feel uneasy.

"This matter is not our business. What's the point of telling us so much? The island government itself doesn't care. Why should we students worry about it?" Guan Yu disagreed.

"There are always some strange diseases in this world that cannot be explained. Maybe these people have been fighting in Donghai City for too long, and the pressure accumulated is too great, so they took some medicine and jumped into the sea." Li Kaifeng felt that this matter was a bit absurd.

“Let’s focus on tomorrow. I checked and found that the sea water has receded quite far this time, which means tomorrow’s high tide will be very rough. I hope everyone can send the magic tools they have used before to the store in time to replenish their energy and cool them down in time. Also, prepare some emergency medicines, especially antidotes. The siren’s toxicity is extremely strong, so don’t take it lightly.” Nan Jue said to everyone.

After all, the drowning curse is a curse that has existed for a long time. The Japanese themselves have not been able to find the reason for all these years, so it is naturally impossible for them to deal with it, and they still have a mission to accomplish.

"Lin Ran hasn't planned to return to the team yet?" Jiang Yu suddenly asked Mu Ningxue.

"I don't know. I rarely ask about him." Mu Ningxue said.

……

Meanwhile, there are seven wing mountains to the north of Tokyo.

Shichiwayama is a suburban attraction located in Tokyo. It is said to have beautiful mountains and clear waters, sacred temples, a river where you can camp, and a mountain of maple trees that turn bright red like fire in season.

Lin Ran and the other two walked down the mountain. They could see at a glance that many families had set up tents on both sides of the clear, pebble-filled river. It looked very warm.

Nowadays, people like this very much. They take their families away from the hustle and bustle of the big city on weekends, get close to nature, breathe fresh air, and eat pure food...

“Why don’t you take this thing back yourself? You’ve wasted our time.” Mo Fan couldn’t help but say.

Lin Ran sighed and said, "Don't you use your cell phone to communicate? Oh, there's no signal here."

They traveled thousands of miles here to find their old friend Wangyue Mingjian, but this old friend had gone to find the Buddha three days ago.

"Most masters live in isolation from the world. He doesn't use any new-age communication equipment, and he doesn't want others to know his situation. If we hadn't come to deliver the evil pearl this time, it might have taken more than half a year to know that he had been buried..." Mochizuki Chixun maintained respect for the old man.

Mo Fan was still very unhappy, and he began to complain about Mochizuki Qianxun.

Lin Ran raised his phone and took a look. He found that there was a little signal, but it was not stable. Lin Ran sped up. There was no signal at all when going up the mountain, which made him a little irritated.

After a few steps, the signal stabilized.

"Beep beep~!" As soon as the signal was connected, a series of message alerts came, probably from the members of the National Team. Lin Ran took a quick look. He only looked at the messages from Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao, and also glanced at the message from Zhao Manyan. This guy even cursed him.

The same situation applies to Mo Fan and Mochizuki Chixun.

(End of this chapter)