Reiner teleported to the garden, and as soon as he landed he saw Veronia sitting on a swing not far away, her two long legs swaying gently.
“You’re here…”
Veronia's voice was very weak, and Reiner noticed that she looked very bad and had lost a lot of weight. Her originally beautiful and smooth long golden hair also looked much duller.
Although she is not as pretty as before, her delicate appearance makes her even more lovable.
"Are you infected with the plague too?" Reiner slowly walked up to her and asked softly.
Veroniya nodded, her voice very weak: "Yeah...but I'm fine after taking the medicine."
She tried to stand up, but her body weakened and she fell on Reiner.
"You don't look okay." Reiner shook his head and reached out to support her.
"Forget it...let me sit for a while." Veronia put her hands on Reiner's shoulders and sat back on the swing. "The plague is getting stronger, and this medicine is no longer effective...Now more than half of the elves have been infected with the plague, and the situation is getting worse day by day."
"Then your situation is much more serious than ours. Our kingdom currently has a population of approximately 100,000, and the number of infections is over 10,000. Proportionally, about one-third of the population is infected."
Reiner lowered his head and thought about it.
Perhaps the plague demon believed that humans were not the most serious threat, and that elves were the biggest obstacle to their conquest of cities and territories, so it began to target the elves, resulting in different infection rates.
"I think the plague demon knew that you were stronger, so it specifically targeted you."
Veroniya sighed and continued, "Yesterday, some night elves started a riot. They were bewitched by something and said they had received guidance from the gods. It seems that the war demons have no intention of letting us go.
And that damn famine demon, we are already very short of food, and it seems like the goddess of nature has stopped favoring us..."
Reiner sighed. In fact, he was quite grateful to the elves for helping him share the firepower, otherwise the situation in the kingdom would definitely be worse.
"So what do you want from me?" Reiner used rock magic to create a teacup and poured her a cup of hot water.
Veroniya took the cup and took a sip, and her slightly frowned brows relaxed a little.
After her breathing stabilized slightly, she slowly spoke, "The warriors we sent out have explored the entire continent for a long time, but they haven't found any trace of demons, except... in the north."
Reiner looked at Veronia: "You mean, the Four Calamities are still around the northernmost seal?"
Veroniya didn't rush to answer. She took a breath and answered slowly, "I think there's no other place to hide except there.
I once sent Serena to scout beyond the outpost into the Frigid North. Beyond the frozen permafrost, there were countless demons, and she couldn't get any deeper."
Reiner lit a fire in his hand, hoping the warmth would comfort Veronia. "You're saying that more and more demons are breaking free from their seals outside the northern forest outpost, but they're not rushing south to attack. Instead, they're waiting for something in the frozen land?"
Veroniya nodded and spoke slowly, "Yes, I have a feeling... a catastrophe is about to strike."
Reiner looked at the sickly Veroniya and whispered, "It has already come. Look at how sick you are. You are not as good as before."
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