eurekapd Chapter 178 Insect Swarm Disaster
Chapter 178 Insect Swarm Disaster
"Damn it! This is an insect infestation!"
Seeing this, Cang Nian felt a chill run down his spine.
If he weren't a tiger instead of a human, he would definitely have goosebumps all over!
His excellent eyesight allowed him to see, even from a distance, that the dark mass was not mycelium, nor oil, but insects!
Moreover, they are insects that look exactly the same!
The size of those insects was not exaggerated; they were only about ten centimeters tall and forty or fifty centimeters long, and probably weighed about ten kilograms.
But there are just too many of them!
They covered the earth, and there were so many of them that they were impossible to count.
It's possible that even one of them couldn't defeat most first-tier evolved creatures.
But once they form such a terrifying swarm, even the most powerful creatures can only be swallowed up by them!
Tall trees are sawed down and then crushed by their serrated mouthparts working together.
It seems that they can sustain themselves by eating sawdust directly.
If it were an animal, they would swarm it and tear it apart.
Although, each of them only takes a tiny bit of flesh when they bite.
But with such a large number, they can quickly finish eating it all.
They didn't even spare the grass on the ground, munching on it with gusto.
It seems that there is no living thing that they cannot eat.
Even if they eat poisonous mushrooms, some insects will die immediately, but they will continue to eat them.
And when they see their dead companions, Cangnian will dismember them on the spot and devour them.
Although the poisoned insects still contain toxins in their bodies, after digestion, the toxins are evenly distributed throughout their bodies, greatly reducing their toxicity.
Other insects that eat the corpses of poisoned worms will only experience slight impairment in their mobility, but will not die.
They are like an army that obeys orders without question; nothing can hinder their actions.
But their current behavior is like that of robbers, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake!
"Holy crap! How could such a monstrosity exist?!"
Seeing this, Cang Nian gasped and cursed inwardly.
No wonder so many animals fled without hesitation!
Who wouldn't run away after seeing something like that?
For a moment, Cang Nian was in a panic.
Is it really possible for one family to defeat an insect swarm of this size?
At this moment, even the elderly had the idea of running away.
Anyway, now that the pine cones are ripe and the pine nuts have been eaten, I've taken all the benefits I was entitled to.
This territory is not so irreplaceable.
More importantly, the insect swarm leaves nothing but barren land in its wake. If we cannot stop them and let them traverse the territory, the territory will be ruined.
Without plants, there are no herbivores; without herbivores, staying in this territory would only result in starvation.
But can we really stop them?
"No, we have to try!"
We can escape now, but if this thing isn't destroyed, it will only grow larger and larger.
Unless someone can solve their problems, they could devour the entire world!
But after thinking it over, Cang Nian gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.
The insect swarm is not advancing very quickly at the moment.
Because they devour everything they see, they can advance about thirty meters per minute.
Roughly calculated, they advanced nearly fifty kilometers a day.
It's 250 kilometers from here to the pine tree. At this rate, it should take another five days to get there.
However, in order to protect his territory, Cangnian felt that he had to keep them at least 100 kilometers away from the pine trees.
In that case, he would have three days to prepare.
With that thought in mind, Cangnian disappeared into the dense forest and headed south.
Following the path of the insect swarm, Cangnian raced upwards for fifteen kilometers before finally finding its boundary.
Then, Cangnian returned to the riverbank and ran wildly towards the swarm, finding the boundary of the insect swarm at a distance of ten kilometers.
In other words, their advance lines are a full 25 kilometers wide!
Such a scale made Cang Nian's scalp tingle.
Moreover, Cangnian has not yet attempted to determine the exact scale of the insect swarm along its northern and southern boundaries.
Perhaps the widest part of their route will be even more amazing!
"We have to hurry, otherwise if they advance, we won't even have a chance to stop them."
With that thought, Cang Nian stopped and rushed upstream!
……
An hour and a half later, Cangnian finally returned home.
"Ouch~!"
After resting for a while to catch his breath, Cang Nian roared and told Tiger Dad and the others what he had seen.
Upon hearing this news, the tiger dad immediately frowned.
It had witnessed the horror of mycelium and still remembered it vividly.
Although insect swarms and mycelium are fundamentally different, they are both terrifying phenomena of such immense scale that they can cause a disaster.
Roar~!
Thinking of this, Tiger Dad growled and asked Cangnian what he planned to do.
"Ouch~!"
Cangnian, on the other hand, decisively expressed his thoughts.
His idea was very simple!
Repeated tricks!
Although insect swarms and mycelia are not the same, all carbon-based organisms are afraid of fire!
Unless one evolves a fire-attribute ability, they will possess high resistance to fire.
Since that's the case, let's light another fire!
The insect swarm itself leaves nothing but barren land in its wake. If it doesn't burn down the surrounding jungle, it will devour everything it encounters!
Therefore, why not use that jungle and a raging wildfire to wipe out the swarm of insects!
Ouch~!
Upon hearing Cang Nian's suggestion, Tiger Dad's eyes lit up, and he nodded.
Before leaving, the fisherman gave his spare lighter to Cangnian.
Shasha~!
But just as Cangnian was about to lead his family to build a firebreak, the pine tree trembled its needles, as if it wanted to say something.
"Huh~?"
The old man raised his head, expressing his doubts.
Then, the pine tree lowered a branch, which was covered with pine cones.
Bang~!
Then, a pine cone fell to the ground. Cang Nian thought it was going to explode and scatter pine cones everywhere, so he dodged backward.
But the pine cone did not explode.
The next second, the pine tree flung another pine cone from its branch toward the riverbank not far away!
The pine cone fell onto the stone slab by the riverbank, the one the fisherman had previously used as a plate.
Bang~!
With a loud bang, a burst of fire shot into the sky, and a fireball three meters in diameter rose upwards. The pine cones on the stone slab were still burning and continued to burn for more than a minute.