Plague Doctor

The night wind was biting, and Zhou Haorui walked quickly on the cement road outside the dormitory building, chasing the crow flying in the sky. His neck and shoulders were stretched painfully, and the hot breath he exhaled became mist in the dark night.

He didn't know what was happening now. He didn't even know whether it was a dream or not.

Just now he asked the crow what was going on and how he could cure this "petrified disease", and the crow asked him to follow him.

Although it was under night and the crow was completely black, it seemed to have a strange luster, and the darkness could not hide its silhouette.

At this time, it gradually flew low from high altitude and flew into the woods behind the dormitory building.

Zhou Haorui ran for a while, stood in front of the woods, and stopped. The cold wind blew by, and the old telephone poles pulled the messy wires and swayed slightly. There were many shadows in the forest, and there was the sound of rustling wind and the sound of tree branches and leaves being blown.

Maybe every university has its own urban legend, and Dahua Polytechnic has an urban legend that people have died in the woods behind the dormitory building.

A couple had a dispute and the woman committed suicide here.

Zhou Haorui didn't really believe in this legend in the past. The reason is very simple. It's difficult to find a girl in Dahua Polytechnic. There is only one female classmate in their class. In other schools, she would be an ordinary girl, but here she is a goddess. How could he be willing to commit suicide after being supported by so many boys?

But now, Zhou Haorui was covered in goosebumps by the night wind. The small forest in front of him seemed like the desolate land in his dream.

He had no idea what that crow was...

While hesitating, there was another flash of pain in the back shoulders on both sides. The adhesions in the shoulder bones became more severe, and the bulging foreign bone seemed to be growing.

Zhou Haorui thought of some anatomy pictures of musculoskeletal ossification progressing. The shoulders and back were not a frame, but a whole piece of bone... He didn't want to be like that. He became furious and walked into the woods.

The rustling, wind, and swaying of leaves became louder, but the trees that were not very tall and old were woven with a chill.

Zhou Haorui's heart beat very fast, and suddenly something cold appeared. He suddenly turned his head and looked around, only to see a big pine tree over there. The crow was perching on a branch. It folded its wings and raised its arms. The claws fell steadily, and the bird's eyes were calm and sharp.

"Hello...Hello." Zhou Haorui didn't know what to say.

A crow can talk, this is a supernatural power...but is it really just a crow, or something else...

Crow said in a calm voice: "In progressive muscular ossification, the acvr1 gene is mutated, causing the codon 206 in the acvr1 protein to be replaced from arginine to histidine, thereby transforming connective tissue and muscle tissue into ectopic bone. , also converts endothelial cells into mesenchymal stem cells and then into bone."

Although Zhou Haorui didn't understand it very well, these physiological studies were based on existing medical research and he had read them when looking up information.

"But petrosis is not musculoskeletal disease, it is not fibrous dysplasia, and it is not McCune-Albright syndrome."

The crow talked about two other diseases, which Zhou Haorui didn't understand this time. It said: "The petrochemical disease is based on them. If it is allowed to spread, and it breaks out, it will cause millions of deaths around the world." Hundreds of millions of people will be turned into stone, life will be worse than death, and the world will enter the end of the world."

Hundreds of millions? If Zhou Haorui had heard Li Hui and others say this, he would have scoffed.

But now the words of this crow seemed to have a prophetic power, and the calm voice was full of certainty, which made him feel chilled.

"This, this..." he said blankly, "Is it like Legionnaires' disease?"

Until now, the shadow that Legionnaires' disease has brought to the world has not completely dissipated.

For someone like him who has never experienced the mysterious Mobei sandstorm, has no newborn children, and is not a public figure, even though he has read all kinds of occult sciences, leaked information and conspiracy theories, at first glance in panic What comes to mind is Legionnaires' disease.

Moreover, Zhou Haorui's hometown is Derao City, not far from Shanhai City - that is one of the main epidemic areas of Legionnaires' disease. Derao City was also affected by the epidemic at that time.

He heard the blockade warning and saw the Tianji vehicles. Later, he always said that if the epidemic at that time lasted for a few more days, Derao City would be completely destroyed.

"It's more difficult to deal with than Legionnaires' disease," Crow said. "Legionaire's disease spreads very quickly and kills quickly. It will quickly destroy an area, but other areas without the epidemic will be completely unaffected. This It's a lot like Ebola. When the dark forces behind Legionella are lifted, it becomes a disease that's only slightly more difficult to treat than regular Legionnaires' disease, but it's still treatable. Petrified disease is different.

It is a genetic disease that changes the body's physiology itself and has no cure. Moreover, it does not cause death quickly, and patients can live in pain for several years, but it requires medical resources and the energy and time of family members to take care of it. There is not just one patient, nor just eight hundred or a thousand. This is an epidemic. Once an outbreak occurs, there can be tens of millions of patients within a few months. They cannot live normally, cannot move, and cannot do anything. . The petrifying disease will bring down the cities and countries in the affected areas. It will turn the world into a more sick world until it completely collapses. "

Zhou Haorui was stunned after hearing this, and felt even colder...

If nine out of ten people in a society suffer from "petrification disease" and cannot live well or die, it will be... an unimaginable and terrible situation.

No place can withstand that kind of pressure, and all order will collapse...

"How did you know?" he asked hesitantly.

The answer to this question is very important. What is the purpose and position of this crow?

Could it be a dark force... Crows always seem to mean ominous...

Zhou Haorui took a step back unconsciously, thinking about turning around and running away outside the woods...

He wanted to call the Tianji Hotline. He should have called the Tianji Hotline when he was in the dormitory, but at that time he lost his mind and had to call the Tianji Bureau quickly and tell Captain Gu and the others about his situation, the crows, and the petrified disease. Come and deal with it... That way you might still be saved, that's right...

Oops, I just ran out in a hurry and didn’t take my phone with me...

"The Bureau of Secrets can't save you." Crow said, as if he could see through his inner thoughts, "I can."

The dim light of those bird's eyes was so captivating that Zhou Haorui stopped in his tracks and asked confusedly: "What are you?"

"Crows," it added, "crows hate sickness."

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