Chapter 3: The Destruction of Villages
"What! reservoirs? what did they do?" I slapped my head, I was so stupid!
Thousands of miles of embankment collapsed in an anthill, how could I ignore such a large reservoir!
In order to facilitate farming, the village built its house 10 kilometers below the reservoir. The village is not in a canyon, but the flood will always hit here!
No wonder they've been guarding us for so long!
This is to ensure that we are in the encirclement so that we can be annihilated in one fell swoop!
I have a question, though.
They can kill us with toxins, but they have to use this method, why?
I'm afraid they'll die after releasing the toxin, just like bees!
And they're afraid to die!
That was my first feeling.
If that's the case, prove that they're not only stealthy, they're also water!
"I'm afraid that in a few minutes, the flood will arrive, what should we do?" Uncle Wang asked after stabilizing his emotions.
"Our tunnels haven't been dug yet, and they won't work to deal with floods!" Uncle Wang added.
"It's true that the tunnels don't work anymore, but I have something more workable!"
If it was yesterday, I really don't know what to do, but now that the mother insect cocoon is in hand, isn't it like entering a realm without "worms"?
"Gather everyone, this time we will not only escape, but also fight back!" I said with high spirits.
"Fight back, it would be nice if we could escape!" Uncle Wang was a little dejected.
"Don't worry, I have a magic weapon to win this time!"
Uncle Wang came to his senses when he heard this, and he didn't have time to ask me what the solution was, so he just quickly went to organize the villagers.
That's trust!
A minute later, all the people in the village were gathered.
"Where's Yaya?" I asked yesterday's big man.
"She's dead...... "Dahan's expression darkened.
At this time, a howl and cry sounded from the back of the crowd, and it was Yaya's mother.
"Xiaojie, you are a hero, it's a pity that my poor child didn't survive, God...... Take the damn worm!" this cry tore at everyone's heart.
"She didn't cry when Yaya left yesterday, and now Brother Jie, you are still thinking about her, so she cried......" Dahan looked at me with tears in his eyes and said.
At this point I really feel like I can be a hero, at least I have the chips in my hands!
Someday, I'm going to clean up all these pests!
Even their nests are served!
It's too late to be lyrical, the flood is merciless, and I have to organize everyone to evacuate quickly!
"Come with me, everyone! Through the woods! Don't worry, I've got what they're afraid of this time!"
I looked at Yaya's mother, who was still sobbing, and said, "Yaya didn't die in vain, this time she saved the whole village, and she is the hero!"
I didn't have time to say more, I led the crowd out of the woods!
This time, I brought a fire, carrying a torch in one hand and a red cocoon in the other, and talking threatening things to insects as I walked!
I know they don't understand, but it boosts morale and gives us courage!
In this way, the whole village, under my escort, safely got out of the woods and climbed to a high hillside.
On the other side of the hill is a cliff, and on the other side of the cliff is the village.
More than 100 of us, old, weak, sick and disabled, stood on the cliff and looked at the hellish village that had just escaped.
In the distance, the flood roared, and the rolling waves swept towards the village like beasts!
In an instant, the entire village was swallowed up by the flood!
Only some of the wreckage remained floating on the water.
At the bottom of the cliff, what used to be a forest is now a swamp!
The villagers looked at the flood below, their expressions mixed.
This is where they have lived for generations, and where they have been "imprisoned" by bugs like hell for half a year.
Now ruined, I don't know whether to cry or laugh, be happy or sad.
I still hold a torch in one hand and a cocoon in the other.
Because we're not safe!
Although I escaped from the village, there is still danger around me!
It is more than 70 kilometers away from the nearest city, Guishi, and the vicinity is sparsely populated, with only two or three villages. I'm sure those two or three villages weren't having a good time!
After standing on the edge of the cliff for more than half an hour, witnessing the destruction of the once beautiful village, many villagers were also relieved!
It's finally safe for now!
But it's for them.
Only I know that our safety is all because of the cocoons on our hands. They didn't dare to come close for fear that I would hurt the cocoon, but that didn't mean they gave up on us.
These things must be sneaking after us from afar!
And I don't know if they have the ability to send signals, and if they do, then it is absolutely important to pay attention to them, because they can be constantly reinforced.
You must know that the Shangyang Dam is not only strong, but also has a wide bottom.
The fact that these bugs can penetrate a dam in half a year proves not only that they are incredibly destructive, but more importantly, that their numbers are absolutely very, very large!
I'm vaguely worried, can this cocoon be used as a life saver?
What if they have more than one female?
What if there is not just one swarm, but many of these bugs?
Of course, there is no point in worrying about this, because even if they really have different groups, we can't do anything about it!
You can only take one step at a time!
"Where should we go now?" said Uncle Wang as he looked at the flood below.
"Next village!" I said.
"The next village? There are only three villages around here, which one should I go to?"
"Let's go to Zhongyang Village, which is the closest to here!"
I didn't choose randomly, and I thought that it might be safer to send the villagers to a farther village.
However, I can't guarantee absolute safety!
Besides, there are more than 30 villagers in Zhongyang Village, and there should be survivors now!
A few minutes later, we set off again.
It's not a good place to rest, because there are still countless fire phosphorites lurking in the distance!
When this bug first appeared half a year ago, I found two legs, one black and one white.
This was broken by team member Xiao Deng when he was packing his luggage, and it was the only time I touched it.
The guy who was in charge of taking care of the injured Xiao Deng that day immediately recognized the bug when he saw those two legs.
This is an old fellow in his fifties, and I heard that he used to be Sister Lan's secretary.
I'm just Sister Lan's adopted son, and I don't know what Sister Lan used to do, according to Sister Lan's will, I found Uncle Wang, and we went through a lot of things together.
The old man said that he once saw a book on Sister Lan's desk, and the book was drawn with this kind of bug.
Although it only has two legs, because of its special shape, he remembers it very clearly, this insect is called a black phosphorus insect!
Later, in the warehouse where Uncle Wang kept his old belongings, we found the book!
After careful comparison, it was found that this was not a black phosphorus insect, but a fire phosphorus insect mentioned in the book!
But after searching the information, I didn't find any records related to fire phosphors!
So our battle with the fire phosphors has always been a failure, including this big burst!
Although he escaped, he suffered heavy losses!