The red moon returns

Chapter 393: Crisis
There was no reaction when the words came out, but a few seconds later, as Judy translated, the atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.

Especially those who don’t believe it, their expressions are not as confident.

Although Lynch’s words are unbelievable, what if?
According to the time calculation, other soldiers were bitten within a few minutes after Mag was bitten. If this foreigner's guess came true, wouldn't it mean that one of the injured would start to go crazy soon?
The wounded are all near the entrance of the fortress. When the mad people run out, the citizens outside...

The armed knight and Doctor Swen didn't dare to think any further, and returned the same way first. Lynch signaled the others to follow, and shouted from behind: "Remember, don't get scratched or bitten."

Neighbors, I hope my guess doesn’t come true.

Lynch followed closely with the other three, praying for his neighbors in his heart. However, the soft sigh coming from his consciousness made his heart sink.

"Mike, what's wrong with you?"

"William, William is not breathing."

"What happened, why did they die, where is the healer, go get Ms. Swain."

Before they returned to the barracks where the wounded were kept, a chaotic quarrel was heard from there. The noisy shouting made everyone's heart sink to the bottom and they felt a chill all over their bodies.

What the foreigner said was right, the soldier who was bitten really got into trouble.

"Don't get close to the dead. Get out of the way."

Although he couldn't understand, Lynch guessed what was happening and shouted out subconsciously. However, no one here except Dr. Swain could understand his shouting. Before Dr. Swain and Judy had time to translate, cheers were heard in the barracks.

"Wake up, hurry up, don't pretend to be dead at a time like this, it's not fun."

"What's going on, Mike, what are you doing, stop it."

"Ah~~"

The armed knight did not dare to delay any longer. He took off the small leather shield from his back and used it in front of him, then rushed into the barracks like a bull. The other soldiers who followed him also knew the inside story, so they picked up some sundries from the roadside for self-defense, and followed their leader in charging.

When Lynch and his four companions and Dr. Swain followed in, they saw that the others had already made way. The armed knight swung his shield to knock down a mad soldier, and then without hesitation drew his sword and pierced the heart of another soldier.

However, the pierced soldier was unconscious and continued to move forward roaring, waving his hands and scratching the armed knight with his nails. Fortunately, the knight was wearing ring mail and his nails could not penetrate the defense at all.

Having seen the vitality of these lunatics, he saw that the pierced soldier was still trying to get close to him and bite him. With red eyes, he kicked the other party over. However, the soldier who was knocked down by the shield had already crawled over and bit the armed knight's ankle.

The cowhide boots did the trick.

Human teeth could not bite through the thick cowhide, but it made the armed knight break out in a cold sweat. The madman on the ground had grabbed his ankle. He swung his legs desperately to kick the other party away, but he was unable to do so. In the end, he chopped down with a sword and cut off one of the other party's hands, thus freeing himself.

But the madman who was kicked away by him did not stop. He rushed directly to his former colleagues who had moved aside. These country soldiers had never seen such a horrifying scene. They had lost their ability to think and instinctively screamed and dodged around. Fortunately, a soldier following the armed knight swung a chair next to him and pinned the madman to the ground. Even so, the madman still struggled desperately, and his roar made the soldiers' hands and feet weak and their faces pale.

"Head, destroy the head."

Lynch, who followed in, immediately began to impart his rich experience. Several soldiers nearby were still hesitant, but the armed knight had no doubts at all. He swung his sword at the short-armed soldier, and the huge force cut off his neck with one sword, and the head flew out with a spin.

The body that was full of strength the moment before seemed to have been drained of all its strength after its head was cut off. It collapsed on the spot, its limbs twitched slightly a few times, and then it remained motionless.

It really works.

However, just as the armed knight showed a look of joy on his face, he saw that the head that had fallen still had eyes that were round and teeth that were opening and closing, trying to bite everything around it, until the soldier next to him rushed up and smashed the head with a hammer, and the crazy head finally calmed down. Remembering that Kemit, who died first, also died completely after his back of the head was smashed, the armed knight immediately shouted at his men, saying that it would be easy to deal with if they found a way. Soon, the other crazy soldier also completely calmed down, and the crazy roar finally disappeared, and the barracks fell into silence.

After a moment, the remaining soldiers on the scene let out a long sigh. The battle was not intense, but it made these professional soldiers' hands and feet sore that several of them sat directly on the ground.

The soldiers finally showed relaxed expressions on their faces, but the armed knight and Dr. Swen did not, and Lynch even less. He knew very well that the tragedy had just begun.

There are still sixteen soldiers left here, plus one who is lying down and has not gotten up, a total of seventeen. Among them, six are obviously injured. Judging from their performance just now, these six people will go crazy one after another.

Obviously, not only the armed knight and Doctor Sven thought of this problem. The five soldiers who followed earlier also reacted quickly. In the surprised eyes of their comrades, they quickly moved away from the wounded. The most violent reactions even raised their weapons directly.

"They will go crazy soon," a soldier shouted, "all those who are bitten or scratched will become them."

Before he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the barracks. The other intact soldiers quickly moved away from their injured comrades and drew their weapons again.

“We’re not crazy!”

Several wounded men were unwilling to be sentenced to death, so they drew their swords and gathered together back to back. For a moment, the atmosphere in the barracks was on the verge of breaking out, like a powder keg with a lit fuse.

Seeing Dr. Sven and the armed knight subconsciously looking at him for help, Lynch sighed. This kind of plague is very dangerous in an era without hot weapons. Once it spreads, it can no longer be controlled.

This should probably be considered as a part of preventing the whole city from turning into zombies. He can only act as the bad guy and advise Dr. Sven:
"They are right to be concerned. In my experience, these people do go crazy one after another."

The armed knight asked through the doctor: "What should we do?"

"The safest way is to get rid of them before they go crazy, but this is too hasty and hard for anyone to accept." Lynch said with a wry smile, "So we can only find a few sturdy barracks and lock them up separately. This way, even if they really go crazy, we don't need to kill them immediately. Maybe Dr. Swen or others can find a treatment method later."

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Qi added: "But I don't recommend doing this, because based on my experience, the chance of something going wrong is 100%, so..."

Lynch didn't continue, and Dr. Swain closed his eyes, nodded, and sighed deeply.

"Besides, there's more." Lynch's voice lowered, "Pay attention to the others."

"What do you mean?"

"Pay attention to those seemingly normal people here. They don't want to die either. Just now, after being shouted at by those smart people, some people with injuries in obscure places might conceal their injuries and suddenly explode. There is also a precedent for this."

After saying this, Lin Qi shook his head, knowing that with their identities, it was not appropriate for them to watch others handle internal affairs at the sidelines, so he took the initiative to say:

"Let's go to the drying yard first and talk to those citizens and travelers. Once you've solved your problem, you can come find us there."

Then he left the barracks with a serious expression and walked out of the fortress.

Seeing his nervous expression, Officer Natalie frowned and followed him to ask, "Are you worried about the people in these memories? Lynch, wake up. They have all been dead for thousands of years. It's meaningless for you to worry about them."

However, Lynch slowed down his pace, smiled bitterly and sighed: "I'm not interested in worrying about them, I'm worried about us."

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)