Chapter 106: The Swarm

This was something that could only be understood intuitively, impossible to put into words. Tanya might feel quite upset if she understood; if not, then let her continue living in fear—after all, she would still find battle terrifying.

Chu Ning thought irresponsibly to himself that he didn’t have time to care for Tanya’s fragile emotions. The rustling sound, like silkworms chewing mulberry leaves, echoed softly. Chu Ning shook his head helplessly—these pests really wouldn’t go away!

Without the interference of background noise, Chu Ning could make out faint sounds and couldn’t help but marvel at how many bugs had been found in Wang Jinkai’s house. It was quite a coincidence to encounter them here as well.

Then again, Chu Ning vaguely remembered that this was a product made by their company, so seeing it here wasn’t entirely surprising. Frowning, he looked at the slowly emerging insects; things were starting to get complicated.

“Look, bugs… bugs… we once… uh!” Tanya backed away in panic, instinctively hiding behind Chu Ning. At this moment, clinging to him was the best choice. As for Chu Ning teasing her, of course she chose to forgive him.

From Chu Ning’s mischievous smile, she knew that at some point they had switched roles again—she just hadn’t noticed. Therefore, hiding behind him was only natural; in times of crisis, she could always trust Chu Ning.

“Oh, when did such a swarm of bugs appear?” Lin Ke said in surprise, patting Zhao Qing on the shoulder warmly. He was quite gifted at bonding through camaraderie.

Though Zhao Qing was annoyed by Lin Ke’s behavior, since they had known each other before, he couldn’t pretend not to know him. Even if he disliked Lin Ke’s way of doing things, considering the cooperative business interests between their families, he couldn’t afford to get into an open conflict as long as it didn’t harm his own interests.

“Maybe after the ‘air support’ just now, these white bugs invaded the workshop. You must have noticed the wounded stopped groaning. Those people have probably been swallowed by the bugs,” Chu Ning explained.

“Please don’t mention that air support thing again, I beg you!” Lin Ke covered his face in shame. He had thought he could boast in front of others to show off his strength, but everything had been ruined, and he had no way to hold the responsible party accountable.

After all, the person involved was already dead. Lin Ke wasn’t shameless enough to exploit someone’s value after death; he still had some principles.

But he hadn’t yet mastered what a proper capitalist should do—how to reasonably extract value from the supernatural. Death didn’t necessarily mean the end; it could also be a new beginning.

The production team of the show “Horror Adventure” had truly astonishing experience in this regard, something Lin Ke, who still retained some scruples, could not accept.

Listening to their banter, Tanya quietly wiped the cold sweat from her brow. Fortunately, she hadn’t accidentally revealed the origin of the bugs. From their reactions, it was clear that Zhao Qing and the others really didn’t know where the bugs came from.

Tanya thought it best to pretend ignorance about matters difficult to explain. At most, she would quietly offer a few hints—this was the maximum goodwill she could maintain. After all, the number of bugs on site was quite large; if they didn’t want the situation to spiral out of control, the more people involved, the better.

The countless bugs forced everyone to gather together again. Without external threats, everyone began to reappear.

Danger seemed to be the best way to unite people. Everyone started working together to combat the troublesome insects. The dense white bugs were enough to make those suffering from trypophobia faint and sent shivers down Tanya’s spine.

From what she knew, these bugs were indiscriminate in their diet—when starving, they wouldn’t even spare someone in a ghostly state like herself, a classic example of being ravenous and unselective.

Among any group of three, there is always a teacher!

There was always someone with especially rich expertise, possibly having encountered this kind of bug before. This informed individual would stand at the forefront, eloquently explaining the bug’s characteristics and how to defend against them.

Coincidentally, this was the old man who had left a deep impression on them.

“Tell us how to deal with these bugs first. We don’t have time to waste,” everyone clamored, and indeed, no one was in the mood for a biology lecture.

“Have you noticed the number of bugs is gradually increasing? If there’s a large-scale invasion, someone will certainly notice something’s wrong. These people aren’t idle,” Chu Ning discussed the source of the swarm with Tanya.

Tanya tentatively said, “Could it be that the chemical plant has the same type of sofa? Maybe that’s why things have reached an irreversible stage.”

Chu Ning rolled his eyes helplessly. They hadn’t seen any sofa when they came in, so how could that be a mistaken judgment? This wasn’t the same sofa they encountered at the villa; there was no way a sofa would be inside the workshop.

The specific reason still required detailed investigation to understand how the bugs had appeared here!