Chapter 198: |
Chapter 198
The people cheered again.
“Wow!”
“Oh heavens! Bless that splendid one!”
So Raymond headed to the town where smallpox had broken out.
* * *
10km is an instant for the Griffin, the king of the skies.
The shuttle dropped Raymond and his party off near the village.
[We had arrived, good man. I’m hungry, so I’ll eat nearby.]
The aura of death seemed to hang over the village.
“Let’s change clothes. Everyone, put on protective gear.”
Even though they got the vaccine, it was better to be careful about their safety.
The group changed into specially designed spacesuits.
Before entering the village, Raymond took a deep breath, feeling unnecessarily nervous.
‘I thought it would be safe, but I still couldn’t help but feel completely nervous.’
‘Whew. It’s okay. I got the vaccine and am wearing a protective suit, so there’s no way I’ll get infected.’
Raymond turned his head to reassure his disciples.
‘If I do this, others will do more.’
But, what the heck?
Everyone had eyes like lava (except Lindon). Their faces were burning with a sense of mission rather than fear (except Lindon).
Raymond looked ahead, embarrassed.
“We will enter the village.”
“Understood, Master!”
The moment they finally entered the village.
They faced each other.
The townspeople were filled with fear and despair.
“Who, who are you?”
“I am a healer. I have come to save you.”
The townspeople were in an uproar.
They never imagined that a healer would come looking for them.
Then an old man stepped forward and spoke in a trembling voice.
“Thank you, but it’s no use. Our village is under the curse of the Grim Reaper, so go back quickly. If you stay here, you too will die.”
Others reacted similarly.
Even if a few healers came, nothing would change.
People reacted skeptically, with despairing eyes.
But then Hanson stepped in.
“This is Raymond. Raymond has come in person for you.”
And the moment the name Raymond rang out.
The townspeople stood still.
“Ray… Mond?”
“Sir, are you the hero of Houston?”
Hanson nodded solemnly.
“Yes, that’s right. The great Houston hero and shining light, Raymond, has come to your rescue.”
“Whoaaaa!”
The townspeople let out trembling voices.
“Oh, I can’t believe it. Why is he in this cursed place?”
“Are you really Raymond?”
Raymond hesitated and briefly revealed the face of his suit.
‘First, we need to calm the people’s agitation.’
Trapped in the village, everyone was in extreme distress, suffering from the fear of death.
Raymond decided to first calm the minds of the townspeople.
Just then a message occurred to me.
[You are working hard for the patients!]
[Skill, ‘Doctor’s Charisma’ and skill, ‘Speech’ are activated! The two skills form a synergy!]
A warm and charismatic voice penetrated the hearts of the townspeople.
“Yes, I am Raymond.”
“…!”
“I will save you all, so you can rest assured now.”
The townspeople’s eyes grew wide when they heard that declaration.
They asked in trembling voices.
“Hey, what has spread through our village is the Grim Reaper. But can you really save us?”
Raymond nodded vigorously.
“Yes, I have a way.”
“…!”
“I swear on my mother’s family name, Penin, that no one will be sacrificed again.”
The villagers’ eyes turned red when they heard those words.
At the end of despair, they finally find a ray of hope.
It was also an infinitely warm and trustworthy light.
One by one, people whose hearts were agitated began to shed tears, and soon the village became a sea of tears.
* * *
Raymond took immediate action.
The vaccination has begun.
‘The principle of dealing with a smallpox epidemic is to vaccinate everyone in the affected area.’
The total population of the village was 198.
Since there was enough vaccine produced, Raymond vaccinated everyone without fail.
“Hey, if I do this, I won’t get smallpox?”
The townspeople looked in disbelief.
Raymond nodded firmly.
“Yes, this medicine is a miracle elixir, a ‘vaccine’, specially created by me using ancient knowledge. It will prevent you from contracting smallpox.”
“…!”
Everyone’s reaction was one of surprise.
But contrary to the boasts, new patients appeared in the first few days.
Some people began to get agitated.
“As expected, no one can defeat the Grim Reaper! Oh, heavens!”
They thought the vaccine was ineffective.
Fear is contagious.
“Relax! The symptoms of patients who were previously infected are now appearing. Soon, the new patients will completely disappear.”
Raymond and his disciples quickly calmed the people down.
Thanks to Raymond’s warm and strong response, the townspeople were barely able to suppress their anxiety.
And after some time passed.
In fact, the number of new patients has plummeted.
Soon, when no new patients appeared, people looked in disbelief.
“What Raymond said was true!”
“Amazing!”
People shed hot tears.
Everyone thought they were going to die, but miraculously they survived.
“It’s all thanks to him. The miracle elixir vaccine he gave us made the Grim Reaper retreat.”
“Even the Grim Reaper can’t defeat him. Who on earth is Raymond? Is he not human?”
“He is the light that came down from heaven!”
They reacted violently.
Because something absolutely impossible happened.
“We should thank him.”
“He is the benefactor of us all!”
But Raymond never received their thanks.
Because he was putting all his efforts into treating the patients.
Although new cases were prevented, patients who had already contracted smallpox remained.
He had to save them.
* * *
A total of 21 patients developed smallpox.
‘At least the number of patients that occurred was small because they followed my instructions.’
Raymond asked Macapell III to confine the smallpox patients to the most remote corner of the town as possible when closing down the town.
‘Thanks to this, I think we were able to prevent patients from occurring as much as possible.’
They were also vaccinated to alleviate their symptoms.
‘There is no specific antiviral treatment for smallpox. If you get the vaccine early, you can see improvement in symptoms, but the main treatment is conservative treatment.’
Conservative treatment.
It means administering medication and fluids according to the symptoms.
Could the vaccine be effective? Fortunately, more than half of the patients recovered easily without any major complications.
But there were others who didn’t.
The condition of the first patients was particularly serious.
These people had been exposed to smallpox for a long time, so the vaccine was not effective at all.
‘You said you were a noble of the Kingdom of Catal?’
After a brief conversation, he said he was a noble from the Kingdom of Catal, a member of the Crusader Empire.
He said that he stopped by the Free Cities Union to broaden his horizons and ended up here in the Kingdom of Droughton.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry for causing you such trouble.”
The young nobleman spoke, gasping for breath.
It was a terrible thing for him and the people here to have smallpox breakout in a foreign country.
“I have heard of the Marquis’s reputation, but I have never heard of him being so great. The Marquis is truly the greatest pride of our four weaklings.”
The young nobleman coughed loudly.
“I would like to return to the Kingdom of Catal and boast widely about meeting such a great person as you, but unfortunately it does not seem easy.”
The young nobleman, Roian, smiled weakly.
“I think it’s already too late, so please spare the people who came with me. Please.”
But Raymond clenched his fist.
‘No, I will definitely save you.’
Kingdom of Catal.
It is one of the four weak countries along with the Kingdom of Houston among the Cross League Empire .
However, even though they belonged to the same four weak countries, the national power of the four countries varied greatly.
Among them, the Kingdom of Catal was the largest and most prosperous.
A country with national power close to the middle level.
He is a noble of that place, so if you save him, he will be of help in the future.
“No, I will definitely save you.”
The young nobleman, Roian, made a grateful face.
“Thank you for your kind words. But… I think it’s too late.”
Roian’s condition was so serious that the patient himself said so.
He developed pneumonia as a complication, had difficulty breathing, and was also in severe shock.
A situation from which one can generally never survive.
But Raymond didn’t give up.
Antibiotics were administered to treat the complicated bacterial pneumonia, and fluids were administered to replace lost fluids.
As his blood pressure dropped, he was given epinephrine, and as his pneumonia worsened and his oxygen saturation dropped, a magic tool with wind magic was brought in from outside to supply oxygen.
Raymond also used heals. In a situation like now, using heals together is a huge help.
Roian looked sad at Raymond’s efforts.
“Why, why are you… working so hard?”
Raymond kept his mouth shut.
why?
There was a reason.
To keep Roian alive so that he can benefit later.
“I intend to profit from keeping you alive.”
Is it because I haven’t slept properly for several days?
Raymond, who was extremely exhausted, spoke his mind in an unusual way.
“So you must repay me later.”
But Roian laughed loudly.
“You’re good at joking. If that’s the case, you would ignore other patients and just focus on me. But aren’t you working hard for all your patients, not just me?”
Raymond made a puzzled face.
In fact, Raymond was doing his best for all his patients, not just Roian.
So there was no way Roian could believe what he said.
Yes, Raymond had to admit it.
He wasn’t just trying to make a profit.
As a healer, he wanted to treat the patients in front of him.
‘Leaving the ashes behind, it’s natural for me to do my best as a healer. I don’t want anyone to die.’
He is a healer.
He was always very, very interested in gold and fame, but he also had a heart for patients.
‘I don’t want anyone to die.’
‘I’ll definitely save them all. So I’ll have a joyous beef party with these people!’
With that in mind, he tried desperately.
Time passed like that.
Roian, as well as other patients, had several difficult times along the way.
Every time, Raymond and his disciples clung desperately.
Of course Raymond knew.
It’s impossible to save everyone.
He had lost countless patients over the years. He knew full well that there were circumstances beyond his control.
This time too, there will inevitably be patients they’ll lose.
But as always, he tried not to lose a single patient.
And then a miracle happened.