Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse-Chapter 414 The Swarm Leaves the Lake

Jhiang Yuan’s words were not alarmist; everyone could clearly see the gravity of the situation.

"Yes, we can’t be careless here either, if necessary let’s start simultaneously!"

Jiang Yuan was the main leader on this side, and his words carried a lot of weight.

"Alright, I’ll go down and ask for some people to come help."

As he spoke, Zhang Kaiyang went down to seek assistance from Camp Commander Xie.

The other side had already started excavating the tree, with ample personnel vigorously at work.

"Jiang Yuan, what are your plans for this side?"

"To be honest, I haven’t decided yet, Song Yi, what do you think?"

Good grief, Jhiang Yuan was asking him after she had asked Song Yi, as if she might as well have asked directly herself.

"Isn’t it the pesticide?"

"Yes, Professor Jiang, they brought over a lot of pesticides.

If it doesn’t work, we’ll use a plane to spray it all into the lake."

Jiang Yuan had not known about this news before, but hearing it now made him happy.

"We actually have such a thing, our base really has many treasures indeed, let’s get moving quickly."

"Jhiang Yuan, you and the others go rest for a while.

When we spray the pesticide later, I’m guessing it’s going to be particularly strong, so make sure to wear masks."

"Okay, I got it~"

Now, there was no need for these three girls.

Jhiang Yuan didn’t want to stay around; if the insects could be killed all at once, the effect would certainly be quite significant.

But how good could the smell possibly be?

She led the two girls down, to check on the progress at the big tree.

Song Yi had already gone over, and Ye Mianmian and Fan Qing, one on each side, crowded up to her.

"Sister Yuan, are you and Brother Song together now, confess to us quickly?"

Although tinged with teasing, Jhiang Yuan’s face still reddened a bit.

"What are you two doing?"

"Sister Yuan, please tell us quickly, I didn’t dare to ask when Brother Song was here.

Honestly, even without you saying, I already know, I saw you two holding hands earlier, haha."

Fan Qing was also very happy, and now she looked more like a young girl than ever.

"We’ve just decided to give it a try, it’s not that complicated, don’t overthink it!

Alright, let’s hurry over and check the work progress."

Jhiang Yuan quickly changed the subject, clearly feeling embarrassed.

They had arrived just in time to see a group of people struggling with something.

"What’s the matter?"

It wasn’t a problem to ask Camp Commander Xie, whom she had just seen.

"The ground is frozen; it’s hard to dig, and these trees have been around for years, with roots that are intricate and complex."

"Can we cut them then?"

Jhiang Yuan was aware that digging out such a large tree in its entirety was practically impossible.

Especially not in such a short amount of time.

"We’ve tried that, but it seems like the roots are soft and can’t be cut through.

Even if we do cut, they seem to follow the direction of the blade, there’s just no movement, the kind that can’t be severed."

Well, that’s similar to the branches above.

"Logically speaking, this shouldn’t be happening!

The roots should be going deep into the soil to absorb nutrients!"

It was puzzling, utterly puzzling.

"These trees are extraordinary to begin with; we can’t think about them in the normal way.

We should be careful for now, something feels off to me."

Song Yi came over and offered an explanation after hearing Jhiang Yuan’s remarks.

The sound "buzz buzz buzz" started up; the helicopter began its work.

The people standing began to cast their gazes towards the mountain.

"What’s that for?"

An adjacent person asked a question, but no explanation was given.

As the insecticide powder was sprinkled down, they didn’t bother with it any longer.

"Why not just burn it all? I think the chances of digging it out are slim, mainly because the root systems are unbroken!"

Camp Commander Xie didn’t make the decision alone; instead, he voiced it out, wanting to hear everyone’s opinion.

Jiang Yuan had come down too, as the smell was too strong over there and they could smell it all the way here — it was quite overpowering.

"That works, if there’s no problem, let’s burn it directly."

As soon as he arrived, he caught up with the situation.

"Okay, then I’ll get people ready—"

Camp Commander Xie left, while Jhiang Yuan looked at Jiang Yuan, filled with questions.

"What kind of insecticide is this? Why does it smell so strong?"

"Don’t know, they said a lot was added to it. As soon as it was thrown down, it bloomed inside.

It was like sprinkling explosive salt into hot water."

Jhiang Yuan frowned, feeling uneasy inside.

"If that’s the case, the effect should be good.

But if it’s too unbearable over there, could the insects rise up in rebellion?"

After all, these insects are not like the ordinary ones; they know how to avoid danger.

"This is bad—"

Song Yi shouted and started running up.

Jiang Yuan too realized this was not a good sign.

Jhiang Yuan and the others also hurriedly followed, afraid of delaying something important.

The insecticide powder over there had been fully sprinkled. By the time they arrived, it was already boiling over.

"Look, the insects are starting to crawl up."

The pink insects began to crawl towards the lake shore.

Soon, they had formed a sizable group.

"What do we do now?"

Ye Mianmian was a bit nervous, clutching her arm.

"Quick, get people over here to light this—"

Song Yi shouted. Now was not the time to be disorganized.

Fortunately, a lot of firewood had already been laid out, and some people were still busy on this side.

On hearing this, everyone sprang into action.

"Over there, hurry and bring the firewood."

Jiang Yuan lost his usual composure and began to loudly direct everyone.

"Quick—"

In the chaos, Song Yi was already igniting the fire.

However, the firewood was a bit challenging to set alight.

An ignition gun worked better, but with matches, it was really too slow, leaving them anxiously waiting.

Jhiang Yuan also noticed this problem and, looking up, saw the gasoline in the distance, instantly coming up with an idea.

"Mianmian, Qingqing, quickly come with me to fetch the gasoline."

"Okay—"

Both replied in unison and began to run over with her.

Each carrying a canister of gasoline, they opened the lids and poured it directly onto the firewood.

It had to be spread out, not too concentrated in any one spot.

The rest were busy with the firewood, and they also surrounded the trees as they lit the fires.

"Song Yi, this won’t work. If the insects don’t come, we’ll run out of firewood,"

"I know..."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of lit firewood and thrust it directly into the pile.

Instantly, it crackled and popped with explosive sounds — the sound of insects bursting, the measure was effective.

"Now, everyone stand to the side. Wait for the insects to come before lighting the fire to avoid waste,"

Professor Jiang shouted, as the firewood was now laid out.

A few more people came over to help pour the gasoline—

As long as everything was ready, the fire could be lit at any moment.