Chapter 147 A "Guest" from Another Region
Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing parked their car in the suburbs and made do for the night. The first thing Rong Yi did when he woke up was to check the news.
As expected, the incident in the business district made the local news yesterday. However, the news focused on the damage caused by the meteorite and the presence of an unknown virus, urging people who knew the meteorite's landing location to report it to prevent widespread casualties.
"Based on my understanding of the ferocious insect, it must have caused many casualties. How could the authorities keep this a secret?" Rong Yi did not see any news reports about the casualties from the meteorite impact.
Wei Yanqing rubbed the bridge of his nose, his voice low and hoarse from just waking up. "They probably plan to keep it a secret for now to avoid spreading panic. They'll reveal the casualties once things have calmed down. Before that, they'll just treat it as part of the statistics."
Rong Yi put her phone in front of her and combed her hair with both hands, saying, "It's the first time I've seen a world where I haven't immediately fallen for it. I'm not used to it."
The system usually sends them to the instance right when the disaster occurs; she has never been there halfway through.
"Does the system always send players with lower levels to the vanguard?" Rong Yi felt that he was currently in that role.
Wei Yanqing relaxed his brows and eyes, "This is better for the system. If high-level players come, they will wipe out the ferocious insects, and then we won't be able to continue harvesting. In front of the insect crystals, the audience's words don't matter."
It's a harsh way to put it, but that's the true thought of the forces behind the system.
As long as the ferocious insects continue to devour and evolve, they can obtain higher-level insect crystals. Why not? As for the creatures of this world, why would the system's behind-the-scenes forces care?
Rong Yi: "That makes sense too."
She knew the gnats would soon become a plague, because their diet included more than just humans…
Wei Yanqing slowed his movements; they were about to drive away when he looked out the window. Rong Yi noticed his behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"
"A lot of things are coming." The quantity is large, but the amount may not be obvious.
Rong Yi immediately thought of the ferocious insects, pulled out his pistol, and stared intently out the window.
Soon she heard a rushing sound, and then a large number of animals came into view, including deer, wild boar, roe deer, and small animals such as rabbits and squirrels.
Rong Yi: "My God..."
Looking around, it seemed that all the animals in the forest had come out. She remembered that there was a mountain nearby where she had stopped.
Wei Yanqing: "I guided them to run in different directions."
The animal herd gradually split into two groups, running off from either side of their parking spot, their destination the metropolis.
Rong Yi couldn't help but say, "There must be ferocious insects in the mountains, otherwise they wouldn't be running into the city like this."
Animals tend to avoid humans, and only the presence of extremely dangerous creatures in the mountains can force them to come down.
The authorities did not release the location of the meteorite's impact in the wild. At the time, they were all in the city and could not clearly see the general direction of the meteorite's impact. They didn't even know the names of the cities in this world, so how could they have noticed those things?
I never expected to find one in the mountains not far away.
Wei Yanqing fastened his seatbelt. "After they've all run away, we'll go into the mountains to take a look."
"I definitely want to see it." Rong Yi said expectantly; she really wanted to see some more ferocious insects.
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The animals that ran out of the mountains quickly startled the city dwellers. In the morning, people were hurrying along, either with breakfast in hand or briefcases in hand, when this group of wild animals suddenly appeared.
Some people were knocked down and trampled by animals, and others were frightened. The exhausted police officers had not yet recovered from the swarms of swarming insects when they had to come early in the morning to disperse the crowds and capture the animals that were moving in groups.
Having not slept well all night, Shi Haokong had bluish stubble on his chin and cheeks, and obvious dark circles under his eyes.
"How come so many animals have escaped from Jingtai Mountain? We've received news from Quanhai City that the same thing is happening." His subordinate reported to him about the mass escape of animals from Jingtai Mountain.
Shi Haokong rubbed his temples. Quanhai City was right next door, separated from them by Mount Jingtai. "Make preparations for the evacuation of the crowd. Mobilize all the tranquilizer guns in the bureau. If there aren't enough medicines, get some from the city hospital."
A tranquilizer gun is necessary; we can't kill all those animals.
The impact of the animal herds diverted people's attention from the meteorite and gave the police a break from dealing with the meteorite incident.
"The city hospital has been notified, and the bureau chief is mobilizing the entire city's police force to come to Fuxin District."
For a moment, the subordinate felt exhausted. The meteorite incident had only happened overnight, and now this other problem had arisen.
Didi——
Shi Haokong received a new notification, opened it, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Most of the animals have stopped. Let's go."
Perhaps because they were away from the carnivorous insects, the panicked animals stopped running, and the herbivores began to nibble on the grass, and even the green belts were not spared.
Carnivores are the most worrying, but they separate from herbivores and lie quietly in dark corners.
This incident quickly made it onto the morning news.
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Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing entered the mountain. It was eerily quiet there. Not only were there no birdsong, but even the chirping of insects had disappeared.
"Can you sense those insects?" Rong Yi asked.
Jingtai Mountain is quite high, and it has maintained its original ecology. It connects two cities but has not been developed. Besides maintaining its original ecology, there is really nothing to see here.
In response to Rong Yi's question, Wei Yanqing shook his head, "Not for now, keep climbing."
The two kept their heads down and hurried on their way. Half an hour later, Wei Yanqing stopped and said, "Wait, there are people nearby."
Rong Yi thought he would hear insects nearby, but it turned out to be people. "Huh? There are still people around at this hour?"
“I am a player,” Wei Yanqing replied.
Ordinary people wouldn't easily climb such an undeveloped mountain, especially given the energy fluctuations; it could only be a player.
"Should we avoid it?" Rong Yi was reluctant to meet with unfamiliar players. In the last dungeon, she witnessed the diversity of players, and her previous understanding of player relationships as being about keeping to themselves was completely overturned.
Wei Yanqing: "There's no need."
If you're going to miss out on the swarm by avoiding other players, you might as well meet it.
The two continued on their way in the predetermined direction. Five minutes later, without Wei Yanqing's reminder, Rong Yi heard the noise and the other side also noticed their presence.
Before the other side could make a decision, Wei Yanqing grabbed Rong Yi's hand, "Follow me."
He sensed the location of the ferocious insects. The energy area was small but the fluctuations were strong, which did not match the human form at all. It could only be those insects.
Rong Yi pursed his lips and ran after him. Players who hadn't met them heard their sudden running and instinctively followed.
As the two teams ran through the dense jungle, Rong Yi was surprised that the team behind them could keep up even though they couldn't see them. It really was a high-level dungeon; the players were no ordinary people.
After running wildly for about ten minutes, turning east and west, Rong Yi heard the familiar hissing sound of the ferocious insects. It seemed that they also sensed that someone was approaching.
"Hurry up!" shouted the players in the back.
(End of this chapter)
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