Chapter 684 Deadly Poisonous Insects
"Moreover, it can only grow near water, relying on the moisture of the water to survive, and it cannot be exposed to light. Once the air is dry or sunlight shines in, it will not survive."
"Oh, that's good. I knew that if this thing was really that monstrous, wouldn't it have no rivals in nature?" Hou Kai reassured his fragile heart.
After listening to Kong Wange's explanation, Qin Feng frowned and looked at everyone: "Everyone heard that. From now on, please be extra careful on the road ahead. Those who have hats should wear them, those who have masks should cover their faces, those who have gloves should wear them, and those who have trousers and sleeves should tie them up. If you feel anything is wrong, be sure to speak up immediately."
After Qin Feng finished speaking, everyone immediately prepared themselves in all directions.
When Hou Kai saw that Kong Wange, Qin Feng, and Shen Li had only tied their trouser legs and clothes but were not wearing hats, masks, or gloves, he immediately went up to them and said in a cheeky tone, "Boss, didn't you guys wear hats, masks, and gloves?"
Shen Li rolled her eyes: "Do you think we're like you, having to think about how to disguise ourselves before going out?"
Hou Kai chuckled and said, "Pretending isn't without its advantages! Look at us!"
Kong Wange glanced at the group of children and saw that they were all armed from head to toe, with only their round eyes showing. At first glance, it was impossible to tell who was who.
Hou Kai took out three hats, masks, and gloves from his bag and handed them to Qin Feng, Kong Wange, and Shen Li in turn: "See, isn't that thoughtful!"
"Why did you bring so much?!" Shen Li asked in surprise.
Hou Kai was a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly, saying, "I just thought it would be better to be prepared."
Hearing that he was focused solely on "getting away with it," Shen Li rolled her eyes at him without saying a word.
The group was wrapped up from head to toe, which made them feel much safer and gave them more confidence as they walked.
Halfway there, Ayan pointed in surprise at the rotting corpse not far away, her eyes wide, and she grabbed Han Xu's clothes and stopped moving.
Han Xu immediately called Qin Feng and Kong Wange.
The two went over to take a look and found it was the carcass of a huge fish.
It is at least three or four meters long and at least two meters wide.
The fish was half in the water and half on the shore, and it was so rotten that it couldn't have rotted any further.
The fishy smell just now came from this fish.
Now that they were closer, the stench was even more unbearable. Shen Li followed beside him, but after a while, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she turned around, took off her mask, and vomited while holding onto the shore.
The group of people behind him didn't look much better either, but they were wearing masks so it wasn't obvious.
Kong Wange popped a mint into Shen Li's mouth and patted his back: "Are you feeling better?"
Shen Li nodded, about to say something, but his body suddenly stiffened.
Kong Wange paused when she saw him staring at her arm, then looked in that direction as well.
Sure enough, a bright red centipede landed on her elbow.
Fortunately, her clothes were thick enough that the insect landed for a while, then, as if realizing it couldn't bite through her, it fluttered its wings and flew away.
Kong Wange and Shen Li both breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, Kong Wange seemed to remember something, and her expression became serious.
Qin Feng, who was behind, obviously realized this as well, and immediately said, "There are probably more than just one or two hundred-winged beetles in this place. Let's leave as soon as possible!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a boy next to him cried out in surprise. Two centipedes had landed on his feet. In a panic, he kicked them to try to drive them away, but accidentally kicked a stone on the ground next to him. The stone flew directly towards the rotting fish.
With a bang, the stone fell, and the air froze for half a second. The next moment, with a loud boom, countless winged insects suddenly flew up from under the big fish!
Kong Wange, Qin Feng, and Shen Li were closest to each other, and their pupils constricted upon seeing this.
At this moment, they finally understood where the ominous premonition that had been permeating the surroundings came from—how could such a large fish die in the cave? It was clearly eaten to death by these insects!
It's just a shame they were so nauseated by the smell that they didn't notice for a moment!
"run!"
With Qin Feng's sharp shout, everyone snapped out of their daze, as if springs had been released, and before they even had time to swear, they all started running.
As if they had smelled a delicious treat, the centipedes behind them chased after them.
Some sped across the ground, while others danced in the air.
The buzzing sound alone is enough to send chills down your spine.
Having witnessed what Lao Qi had just gone through, no one dared to be careless, and they all ran like madmen.
Kong Wange, Qin Feng, and Shen Li were at the back. Seeing that the swarm of poisonous insects was moving very fast, Kong Wange threw out a handful of sleeping potion without saying a word.
The surrounding insects were instantly captivated.
The group was given a brief respite and then ran forward at an even faster pace.
"Run to where there's no water!" Kong Wange shouted as she ran.
Everyone knew that these insects couldn't survive without water, so upon hearing this, they immediately ran to any place without water.
However, their speed was far slower than that of the insects, and soon insects began to crawl up their feet.
Some people tried to swat it away, but there was just too much of it to wipe it all away.
Old Qi had been tricked once before, and only managed to run fast thanks to Hou Kai and Han Xu supporting him the whole way. Now he was really exhausted and panted, "Brother Kai, Old Han, put me down, I need to rest for a bit, I'm too weak..."
Hou Kai cursed at him: "Stop talking nonsense! Are you going to stay here and feed the bugs? You've already been bitten once, and you want to get a few more bloody cuts on your body?!"
Old Qi optimistically said, "Anyway, I'm wrapped up tightly, so they can't bite me even if they want to."
"Are you sure?" Han Xu said, slapping his wrist bone.
Old Qi then realized that he had run too fast, causing his sleeve to ride up a little bit, revealing just a small patch of flesh the size of his fingernail, and the insect had landed on it.
Old Qi's eyes widened immediately. After a while, seeing no change in his wrist, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the insect had been dealt with by Han Xu before it could even bite him.
However, after this incident, he dared not ask for rest anymore, and limped along as he ran, clutching his aching wound.
Seeing that the insects were impossible to get rid of, and that everyone was wrapped up, but there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be an accident during vigorous activity, Kong Wange immediately asked Qin Feng, "Master Qin, do any of your men have gasoline?"
Qin Feng understood: "You want to set it on fire?"
As she ran, Kong Wange said, "I've run out of sleeping potion, it won't last much longer. These insects are afraid of dryness, but what they fear most is light and heat. There's no sunlight here, so we can only use fire!"
Qin Feng took a deep breath and asked the others, "Does anyone have any oil?"
The boys looked at each other as they ran.
Who would have thought that we'd need to bring gasoline to the next tunnel!
"No, boss!"
"Me neither!"
Without oil, Kong Wange had no choice but to abandon her plan, since the fire would probably go out as soon as they landed with just a few tinderboxes.
Just then, Ayan, who had slowed down a couple of steps, raised her hand and said, "Sister Wan Ge, I have some baijiu, is that okay?"
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