Chapter 495 497 Burning

"Okay." Rong Xianxian agreed, picked up the two children and walked out.

"Shua shua shua", a slight flapping sound was heard, and Ning Qingyun's face changed instantly. He saw a tiny red dot flying towards Rong Xianxian, and it flew to her side in the blink of an eye, "Xianxian, get out of the way."

Ning Qingyun shouted and flew towards Rong Xianxian's position.

Rong Xianxian moved aside, and a flash of black fire appeared from Ning Qingyun's fingertips, burning the small red dot into black ash.

Rong Xianxian and her two sons were neither wearing protective clothing nor gas masks. It would be dangerous if the red nematodes drilled into their bodies. Ning Qingyun felt a palpitation in his heart, "Xianxian, come to me."

"What's going on?" Rong Xianxian couldn't help but get nervous when she saw Ning Qingyun looking like he was facing a formidable enemy.

"Are you wearing protective clothing and a gas mask?" Ning Qingyun asked instead of answering.

"Yes!" Rong Xianxian nodded. These things are essential in the sachet space.

"Hurry up and get dressed!" Ning Qingyun urged.

"Qingyun, what do you think is going on?" Yan Zishu looked at the two people who had just dug the tree roots and stood there motionless as if they had lost their minds. Then they kept circling around the dead blood tree and turned back to ask Ning Qingyun.

"See those red worms coming out of the roots of the tree? They are called blood nematodes. They can release mind-disrupting substances when they enter the human body. These blood nematodes should have been hatched from the worm-shaped reliefs at the roots of the dead blood tree. They must be eliminated as soon as possible!" Ning Qingyun said as he required the trees to keep their roots intact. Before Ning Qingyun brought the dead blood tree back to the capital, he only split open a worm-shaped relief at the most hidden place on the edge of the root system. After splitting it, he found ordinary wood texture inside, nothing special. Therefore, Ning Qingyun felt that although there was something wrong with turning the living worms into reliefs, it should not be dangerous if it was used for research. However, he did not expect that living worms would hatch after the dead blood tree was planted in the soil.

"These bugs can fly! What should we do now?" Yan Zishu asked anxiously. Ning Qingyun has fought with these bugs before, so he should know more about them.

Most of the soldiers brought by Yan Zishu were wearing leather armor or bulletproof vests and carrying defensive helmets, so they were not afraid of being attacked by blood nematodes for a while.

"Evacuate the people around the dead blood tree and find a way to cordon off this area. I will uproot the tree later and you can use the flamethrower to burn these insects." Ning Qingyun used black fire to burn many blood nematodes to death in the dead forest. After all, this is not a dead forest and there are not so many insects. As long as it is handled in time, it should not cause too much harm.

As Ning Qingyun spoke, he used black fire to burn the insects that kept popping out from the roots of the tree.

"Wei Chong, send a message to Captain Zheng, and quickly dispatch the nearest firearms battalion for support. The first squad will immediately take out the non-combat personnel at the scene. The second squad will use the microgrid to enclose the area. The third squad will take a defensive position and prepare to shoot." Yan Zishu gave the order and the soldiers acted quickly.

"Major Yan, the tiny roots of this tree can suck blood. Now the underground roots are expanding rapidly. If they break through the Pharmaceutical Research Institute and reach densely populated areas, the roots will get more blood supply, which will greatly increase their power. We must dig out the main roots of this tree as soon as possible to stop the spread of the underground roots." After a brief panic, based on the situation at the scene, the researchers quickly deduced the huge harm posed by the underground roots.

He believed that these blood nematodes could only cause people to lose their minds temporarily, and the biggest threat was the wildly expanding underground roots that could absorb life.

"Qingyun." Yan Zishu looked at the large patches of dead plants, not knowing what to do.

"I can pull out this tree by myself, but after pulling out the tree, we may face an attack from a swarm of insects, and the existing firepower may not be able to stop the spread of the swarm of insects." Ning Qingyun has already eliminated most of the blood nematodes at this moment. Looking at the withered area that continues to expand, Ning Qingyun is also frightened.

It seems that the reason why large tracts of dead forest are formed is because the dead blood trees have sucked the vitality away from other plants.

"There is only one tree here, and it has been planted for such a short time. How could a sea of insects form? On the contrary, the longer we wait, the more insects are likely to hatch. I have just checked the two soldiers who were attacked by the blood nematodes. There is nothing wrong with their bodies. They have just lost their minds temporarily and will recover soon. Don't hesitate, pull up the tree quickly!" the professor said anxiously.

Seeing that the withered area had already crossed the botanical garden and spread to the front yard of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Yan Zishu gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Qingyun, come on!"

Ning Qingyun thought about it and felt that what the professor said was right. Seeing that Rong Xianxian and the two children were already wearing protective clothing and gas masks, he nodded.

He put the rope around the roots of the tree and pulled it upwards with force. Although the tree had just been planted and the soil was fresh and moist, it was extremely difficult to pull it up. Ning Qingyun used all his strength and finally shook the roots of the dead blood tree.

"Qian Qi, bring a few brothers to help." When Yan Zishu saw that some of the brothers who were responsible for evacuating the crowd had returned, he immediately called on them to help pull out the trees.

With the efforts of everyone, the dead blood tree was pulled out, and the original insect-shaped reliefs at the roots of the tree had come alive and turned into big, ferocious insects. Clusters of tiny flying red nematodes gushed out of the bodies of these big insects, continuously and seemingly endlessly.

"Shoot! Concentrate your fire on those big bugs, quickly." Yan Zishu shouted loudly.

"Bang bang bang," gunshots rang out and the air was filled with smoke. "Buzz buzz buzz," the dense flapping sounds of wings echoed in the ears. Densely packed red nematodes formed red clouds and launched an attack on the surroundings.

"Zishu, isn't there a flamethrower in the team? Bullets are useless against these bugs. They must be burned with fire!" Ning Qingyun said to Yan Zishu while using black fire to burn the big bugs attached to the tree roots.

"No! The support personnel have not arrived yet, and the microgrid cannot last long." Yan Zishu looked at the elusive red clouds and was anxious.

"I have it, give it to you." Rong Xianxian handed a flamethrower to Yan Zishu. The cylinder connected to the flamethrower was full of fuel.

Yan Zishu was overjoyed and immediately sprayed fire at a red cloud flying towards him. The flames surged out and quickly enveloped the red cloud. However, the red cloud that was enveloped dispersed into four or five balls and flew out in the flames. Yan Zishu continued to spray at the dispersed ball, and this ball also flew out of the fire. The flames were blazing, but they could not burn the red nematodes to death. The red cloud kept splitting and merging, without decreasing at all.

(End of this chapter)