I'm Hoarding for the Apocalypse

193 Everything Has Been Ruined By the Bugs

When she bought the headphones, she thought they were a little expensive, but she did not expect them to work so well. After putting them on, Du Yue could only hear the female voice in the earphones. She could no longer hear the noise of her neighbors. When Du Yue opened her eyes again, it was already the next day.

She was the only one on the bed, and He Xing was nowhere to be found. Du Yue had just gotten out of bed when she saw He Xing pushing open the bedroom door and walking in. “I went to the courtyard to take a look just now. The ground hasn’t completely solidified, and there were still some bugs that crawled out. I killed them all.”

The two of them had already anticipated this situation. Du Yue got down from the bed. “There’s still some sand and cement left. Let’s go and plug the holes they’ve made.”

After breakfast, the two of them walked to the courtyard together. In just one night, the originally flat concrete ground had many small holes of different sizes. At this moment, Du Yue was very glad that she did not have trypophobia. Otherwise, she would feel uncomfortable when she saw this scene.

Du Yue and He Xing squatted on the ground, repeating the work they had done the day before. They sprinkled some pesticide powder on the holes and filled them with cement. By the time they were done, it was already noon. The combat power of those bugs was really amazing, and taking preventive measures took a lot of effort. Du Yue and He Xing had just finished their work and returned to the house to wash their hands and faces when He Xing’s phone rang.

He Xing unlocked his phone and glanced at it before passing it to Du Yue. “Captain Zuo sent me some photos. Take a look.”

Du Yue took the phone. She had goosebumps all over her body just by looking at the photo on the screen. Zuo Mingdong had sent a few photos over, each of which was taken from a different location. Some were on the roadside of the base, some were street lights covered with bugs, and some were plants that had been gnawed on by the bugs.

Du Yue looked at the photos one by one and felt her scalp itch more and more. Zuo Mingdong also sent He Xing a long string of text. Now, whether it was inside the base or outside the base, the bugs had infiltrated everywhere. He did not know how many eggs were hidden underground, but now that the temperature had risen, the bugs had all successfully hatched and crawled out from the ground. Almost all the food on the plantation had been ruined by the bugs, and the harvest was destined to be a failure.

Tens of thousands of bugs had devoured the plants in the two gardens in just one night. There was no need to spray any solution as they were already powerless to turn the situation around.

The farm was in the same state. The bugs climbed onto the animals and gnawed on them. Some of the farm animals were quickly devoured clean, while others were gnawed until they had no skin or fur and were on the verge of death. If they were all dead, it would be fine. However, looking at the situation, it was very easy for an epidemic to occur. After all, there were so many bugs, and no one knew what kind of virus they were carrying.

The pesticide in the supermarket had long been sold out. However, the limited amount of pesticide could not even kill one-fiftieth of the bugs in the base. Scientists were researching stronger pesticides every day, but it was not something that could be developed in a day or two and put into large-scale production. All in all, there was no good solution now. They could only wait.

Du Yue returned the phone to He Xing. “But we can’t just wait here aimlessly.”

He Xing sighed. “The people at the base are also very anxious, but developing a new drug is indeed not something that can be completed in one or two days. The laboratory isn’t sure how long the research will last, so they don’t dare to make any promises. If they don’t keep their promise, then the base’s reputation will drop in everyone’s hearts.”

Even though Du Yue did not need He Xing’s explanation, she still hoped that the scientists would come up with a new type of pesticide as soon as possible. The sight of these bugs every day would really affect her appetite. She and He Xing had not eaten meat for a few days.

However, Du Yue also knew that compared to the other residents in the base, she and He Xing were considered lucky. At least they had enough pesticide to kill the bugs.

The ground in the yard had to be fixed, and the furniture in the house had to be stored in the interspace every morning and night. They also had to spray the house with pesticide and pesticide powder. This had become Du Yue and He Xing’s daily routine. The rest of the time, the two of them would stay at home to train and watch movies. Their days were quite stable.

Another week passed, and there was still no news of the new pesticide. However, Du Yue and He Xing learned from Zuo Mingdong that there was a plague in the base.