Chapter 218 (1/2)
Chapter 218: 218
Ch218 – Doomsday Escape 24
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Outside the fire circle, the screams of the bugs continued endlessly . Thanks to the wind, the flames kept becoming stronger but no one dared to slack off . They waited nearly 10 minutes but none of the bugs dared to cross the wall of fire .
It was difficult for any animal to violate its nature . The bugs were most afraid of fire . They could climb but they couldn’t fly . This five metre high wall of fire made it difficult for them to break through .
The girl surnamed Gao was standing next to Xiao Lou . Xiao Lou had a good impression of this girl . He saw her staring at the ring of fire with a serious face and asked her, “What is your situation? Why were you suddenly pursued by the bug army?”
Gao Xiaoyi explained, “In the beginning, five bugs broke into the factory building where we were temporarily staying . They were probably the vanguard and they were solved by us . The moment we were sighing with relief, we heard the movements of the bug army… the five bugs made a sharp cry before we died . We can’t understand the bug language but I think it is likely they were calling for their companions . ”
The gla.s.ses man next to her added, “We escaped collectively with the Golden Cicada Sh.e.l.l card but this card can only move the entire team one kilometre . The bugs soon caught up with us . ”
Xiao Lou thought carefully . There had been a piercing cry when they killed the five vanguard bugs . Could they have also notified those in the rear?
He looked over at Yu Hanjiang, who also happened to be looking back at him . The two of them communicated using the heart channel . “If it is really as she said then the bugs sent a signal before death . There should be another batch of bugs coming to destroy us . ”
Yu Hanjiang told him, “Look at the situation and be ready to evacuate . ”
Just then, the two of them heard Ye Qi ask a question . “After you were surrounded by the bugs, there should be many directions to escape in . Why come to us? Why run in the direction of the warehouse? Did your captain say so?”
His eyes were fixed on Cheng Ziyang .
Cheng Ziyang smiled slightly . “Yes . since the bugs are attacking the east of the city, you will definitely be in danger . I wanted to notify you to evacuate as soon as much . Gao Xiaoyi also shouted with her horn while running the entire way to reach any challengers so they can quickly withdraw . ”
Everyone had seen Gao Xiaoyi’s horn . The Horn card in her hand should be a card that could amplify sound . Everyone could hear her voice very clearly from a long distance . It was similar to the broadcasts at subway stations and airports .
It could be seen from Gao Xiaoyi using the horn that she really wanted to report it to let everyone evacuate . Ye Qi believed in this girl but he didn’t believe in Cheng Ziyang . After all, Cheng Ziyang had betrayed him .
The plot of being stabbed in the chest by Cheng Ziyang in the dream played back again in his mind and Ye Qi was uneasy . Could it be that this senior surnamed Cheng found it too hard to deal with the bug army so he deliberately attracted the bugs to pit them? Would he be so kind to notify others to evacuate?
However, Cheng Ziyang’s reasons on the surface couldn’t be refuted and Ye Qi didn’t say much . At present, there was the enemy around them and it wasn’t suitable for infighting . Ye Qi temporarily put this anxiety behind him .
Snow was still falling from the sky and the raging fire instantly melted the snowflakes . The circle of fire formed a natural barrier that blocked the path of the bugs . Suddenly, Liu Qiao flew over and whispered, “There are a large number of bugs in the rear!”
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At this time, the four people of Xiao, Yu, Shao and Ye and the members of the Distant a.s.sociation were standing in front of the building to defend against the bugs . Mo, Long, Qu and Liu had been sent by Xiao Lou to the rear of the warehouse to prevent the bugs from sneaking in behind them and to guard the escape route behind the warehouse .
The gasoline ring might be surrounding the warehouse so that the bugs had no gap to enter but it was always necessary to prevent sneak attacks from the rear .
Yu Hanjiang’s face changed slightly when he heard Liu Qiao’s voice . “What is the situation?”
Liu Qiao whispered, “Old Mo threw a bug on a tree in the distance and heard a large number of bugs crawling to this side . ”
Yu Hanjiang looked at Cheng Ziyang . “There are also a large number of bugs coming from the rear . Take out your cards to prepare and don’t let the bugs enter the circle of fire!”
Gao Xiaoyi and the others nodded and held their cards with pale faces .
The situation in front was still optimistic . The bugs were constantly being burned to death by fire . There was oil on the human body and the low level bugs liked to live in groups . So many people were crowded together and burning one would burn a lot!
Of course, the bugs also spontaneously merged and upgraded after seeing the fire . The upgraded version would become faster and crawl like the wind to avoid the damage of the flames, but they still couldn’t directly break through the fire circle .
Xiao Lou stared at Yu Hanjiang and spoke in his mind . “The flying pigeon . ”
Yu Hanjiang nodded . “Okay . ”
He glanced at Shao Qingge and whispered in Shao Qingge’s ear . “Xiao Lou will summon Li Qingzhao . Please make a copy . We will set a fire so that the bugs in the rear can’t get through . ”
Shao Qingge understood the meaning . The moment Xiao Lou summoned Li Qingzhao, he immediately used Rich and Willfull to copy the card .
Who Sent the Brocade from Beyond the Clouds? Li Qingzhao’s flying pigeon letter skill was originally to pa.s.s messages to each other but there was also a description in the skill . All flying pigeons could carry items up to 100kg in weight and deliver it to a designated location, similar to a flying pigeon express .
Last time, Yu Hanjiang and the others went to the gas station to grab gasoline . In addition to burying a large amount of gasoline around them, they kept a few barriers in the bus for emergencies . It was Yu Hanjiang’s idea to control the weight of these gasoline barrels to within 100kg but it was Xiao Lou’s idea to use Li Qingzhao’s flying pigeon to transfer the gasoline barrels to the bugs .
Now it was time for it to be used . As Shao Qingge copied the card, Ye Qi cleverly ran to the bus and brought two barrels of gasoline over with his teleportation card .
Seeing the gasoline barrels, Gao Xiaoyi couldn’t help worrying . “If we pour the gasoline now, what if the fire hits us? This is gasoline . It will explore!”
Xiao Lou told her, “Don’t worry . This type of thing won’t happen . ”
The next moment, she saw two pigeons appear in front of her . They looked no different from ordinary homing pigeons . They were quite cute but they actually easily lifted the gasoline barrels?!
The people from the Distant a.s.sociation had wide eyes .
The boy wearing gla.s.ses almost lost his gla.s.ses . He couldn’t help praising, “This card for moving things is really good… but why pigeons?”
Someone next to him speculated . “It is probably the principle of the flying pigeon letter?”
Xiao Lou drilled a hole in the gasoline barrel . In order to avoid the fire wall from directly killing the pigeon, he controlled a pigeon to fly several metres above the fire wall . The pigeon flew forward quickly and the gasoline it was carrying splashed downwards, causing the flames that were already burning to spread rapidly .