Chapter 77: Insect Plague and Extreme Heat
The 301st day of doomsday.
Inside a subway station.
Bai Ge was holding an iron hoe and working hard with the others.
Only when she came here did she realize that the Federation was planning to build an underground shelter. Not everyone would be eligible to enter, and there would be differences in the quality of the location.
In addition to purchasing with contribution points, people who participated in the construction also have the right of priority selection.
Upon hearing the news, many people flocked to the underground activity space, but the space was small and the number of places was limited.
The federation gives priority to skilled workers and young and strong men. If she hadn't drawn an N-level card, a hoe, which allowed her to bring her own tools, she probably wouldn't have been eligible.
Here, everyone works very hard, fearing that they will be eliminated. They eat and live here, and except for the necessary physiological needs, they are working all the time.
Although two meals a day are provided, there is no news about the contribution points that were previously said to be issued after completing the task quota. When someone asked about it, the staff’s response was that it was up to you to do it or not, and if you don’t want to do it, you can get out.
“Squeak!”
Bai Ge raised his head, wiped the sweat from his eyes, and asked the people around him: "Did you hear the sound?"
"What's that sound?"
Bai Ge frowned, "I didn't hear it clearly, just some slight rustling sounds."
"Are you too tired and hallucinating? Take a rest."
Everyone around said they didn't hear it, and Bai Ge began to doubt himself. "Maybe. I'll go sit over there for a while."
She walked to the upper level ventilation vent and sat down, not taking the incident seriously, thinking she had just misheard.
A few minutes later.
“Ahhhh!”
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"what happens?"
The crowd was in turmoil, and the people in front started to scream and run away.
"It's a rat, a rat as big as a dog!"
"It hurts, don't bite me!"
"There are also mosquitoes and other bugs, run!"
The white dove stood on a high place and looked down, only to see insects and rats pouring out from the ground continuously. They seemed to be injected with chicken blood and would pounce on and bite people when they saw them.
The mosquito was ten times the size of the original one, and its bite instantly turned his body purple.
The mouse was the same size as an adult dog, with red eyes. It looked like it had entered a rice jar and would bite anyone it saw.
There were even more insects, crawling out of the underground tunnels in dense numbers, which made people's scalp tingle.
The crowd was madly trying to escape underground, but they were trampled because of the panic.
"Don't push, someone fell down."
"Help, wuu ...
"Damn it! What the hell is going on in front of us? Run quickly!"
Seeing the tragedy happening right before its eyes, the white dove's face turned pale. Without hesitating for a second, it climbed straight up.
Fortunately, the place where she was resting and sitting was near the passage, so she could escape quickly.
They have dug the subway station more than 30 meters underground, creating three more floors of space, and normal movement is only by staircase.
As she ran, she consoled herself, "It's better to go up there. There are no bugs on the ground."
Seeing the exit right in front of me, I couldn't help but smile with hope.
“Buzz!”
The white dove stood there in a daze. Was it dark outside?
She looked up, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
No! It's not the darkness, it's the bugs!
Locusts covering the sky!
Cockroaches, how can there be cockroaches the size of basketballs that can fly!
Besides her, there were other people on the street looking for supplies, and they were screaming and dodging.
…
In the morning, Qiao Huizhou drew an R-level card in ten consecutive draws.
[Insect repellent spray: can keep all mosquitoes away, effective for 24 hours, 20/20]
In the past few days, Qiao Qiao only drew an R-level card trash can from the kitchen series blind box cards, and other than that, all were N-level cards.
[Trash Can: A small garbage processor that can process all garbage and randomly generate compressed biscuits, drinking water, and plantable soil, which cycles every 24 hours]
She threw in all the garbage she had during that time, and it was still bottomless.
【24 hours】
After dinner, Qiao Qiao basked in the sun on a lounge chair on the balcony with three ice basins beside her.
Suddenly, the calico came over, bared its teeth towards the window, and growled softly.
"roar."
She opened her eyes instantly, "Xiao Qiao?"
“Buzz!”
Following the calico cat's line of sight, countless mosquitoes covered the sun that was originally high in the sky like a huge dark cloud, and in the blink of an eye the window was also covered.
Some insects wanted to drill in through the window gaps, but they stopped there when they sensed the breath of the mutant creatures in their growth stage. However, they were reluctant to leave and stayed there for a long time because of their flesh and blood.
Qiao Qiao shuddered all over and couldn't help but step back.
Xiao Qiao turned and rushed into the kitchen, making low threatening sounds and nimbly performing cat punches.
Only then did she notice that the kitchen floor was covered with the corpses of various insects, which must have crawled out from the water pipes.
When you find your first cockroach in your house, it means...
She couldn't help but shudder. "Dad! Mom! Don't sleep!"
Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou were awakened from their nap. When they heard the cry for help, they came out immediately, "What happened?"
Qiao Qiao jumped onto the coffee table and said, "Hurry up and find a way to deal with these bugs. I wonder if there are any more somewhere else!"
As he spoke, he took out various insect repellents from the system backpack.
Qiao Huizhou quickly took out the insect repellent spray he had just drawn and used it on his daughter.
[Used successfully, remaining time: 24 hours] "Alright, alright, no bugs can get close to you, calm down."
Qiao Xinghe went to the bathroom with a gloomy face. The place was already occupied and was filled with insects. They became even crazier after smelling human breath through the gaps. If the door had not been closed, the insects would have run to the living room long ago.
He took out the 20-liter pesticide sprayer he had bought earlier and poured in several buckets of insecticide spray.
Wearing a gas mask and protective clothing, he sprayed the area around the bathroom until the dosage was so high that the surrounding area was filled with smoke, and then he opened the door.
The mosquito rushed out subconsciously, but was trapped in the white fog. Before it could react to what was happening, it fell to the ground dizzy.
Qiao Xinghe took the opportunity to rush into the bathroom and spray insecticide, leaving no corner untouched.
After all the mosquitoes were killed, I took out the cement in the system backpack and mixed it with water. In order to prevent rainwater from flowing back and rats from getting out of the toilet during heavy rain, I had already sealed the toilet with cement.
Unexpectedly, the mosquitoes came from the wash basin, but fortunately, the floor was high and there were not many of them. He not only sealed the wash basin with cement, but also re-painted the toilet and all other gaps, just in case.
On the other side, Qiao Huizhou used the same method to seal off the bedroom and sun room on the second floor. Fortunately, Qiao Man and Xiao Qiao often stayed here, leaving their scent behind, so not many mosquitoes came in.
Under the deterrent effect of Xiao Qiao and Qiao Man's breath, the number of mosquitoes in the kitchen became fewer and fewer, and the remaining ones were taken care of by them.
As a person who fears insects, Qiao Qiao had already hidden in the shadow space and opened the system. The information in the chat channel was refreshed frantically. She had no doubt that if the system was a big-eye software, it would have crashed long ago.
"What's going on? Why did so many bugs suddenly appear?!"
"Aaaaah! This must be a lie. I've lived in the Northwest District for decades. Why are there flying cockroaches? Someone tell me, this must be a dream, right?!"
"Fuck, this isn't a mosquito but a vampire. After I killed it, there were pinhole-sized holes on its body, and it's still bleeding."
"Everyone calm down. Although mosquitoes are larger than normal, they are not mutants and can be killed by ordinary people."
"That's easy to say, just go and kill!"
"I've finished killing."
Looking at the various situations in the chat channel, Qiao Qiao frowned.
Many scenes in the dream were fragmentary or even incoherent. She only remembered that there would be an insect plague after the extreme cold, but she had no idea of the specific time.
It is incomprehensible how these mosquitoes can survive heavy rains and floods, and even endure extreme cold of minus 80 or 90 degrees Celsius.
In any case, after many rounds of natural disasters, these mosquitoes have experienced the survival of the fittest just like humans, and now they are all huge in size and extremely bloodthirsty.
An hour later, Qiao Qiao came out after he estimated that his parents had cleaned up the mosquitoes in the house.
"It's out. I guarantee there won't be a single bug in the house." Qiao Xinghe put the dead bugs into a garbage bag and placed it next to the trash can, ready to throw it in tomorrow.
Qiao Qiao stood on the balcony. Even though her house was renovated with the best soundproofing materials, she could still hear the wailing and shouting outside.
She really didn't want to see the bugs crawling on the glass, so she simply pulled all the curtains shut to avoid seeing them.
As long as I can't see it, it doesn't exist!
302 days to the end of the world.
Qiao Qiao drew an R-rated card from the blind box, [Universal Seasoning]
[Universal seasoning: Sprinkle some on any food and it will become extra delicious, with random flavors]
She was so curious that she used it directly. The appearance of the all-purpose seasoning was just an ordinary seasoning bottle.
I tried pouring it on the bread a few times and red powder came out, which gradually melted and disappeared as soon as it came into contact with the food.
"Huh?!" She didn't expect that the taste was actually braised instant noodles? !
He tore open another piece of bread, and this time orange powder poured out.
“Spicy instant noodles…”
The all-purpose seasoning completely aroused Qiao Qiao's curiosity.
“The scallion-flavored pork ribs are delicious.”
“Barbecued pork bone flavor, good.”
“Black pepper steak flavor, a little weird but ok.”
"It tastes like mustard, not good."
"It tastes like coriander. Ugh, it tastes terrible!"
Qiao Qiao tried more than a dozen flavors and didn't find any duplicates.
She carefully observed the seasoning bottle in her hand and couldn't help but complain: "Don't call it all-purpose seasoning, just call it instant noodle seasoning packet."
【bite】
[Suggestions received. Since the survivors' description is more accurate, the R-level card universal seasoning is now changed to the R-level card instant noodle seasoning pack. All survivors are welcome to continue to make suggestions.]
Qiao Qiao looked at the announcement suddenly issued by the system in disbelief. Is this possible?
In the following days, the number of mosquitoes increased instead of decreasing, so the construction plan of the federal underground shelter was temporarily shelved, and everyone was called upon to take the initiative to clean up the mosquitoes.
Unfortunately, not many people responded to the call this time. It is already difficult for people to clean up their homes, so why should I care about the lives of others?
No matter what the creatures on this planet are facing, the temperature is silently rising.
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