Wasps reappeared in the sky, beginning their attack on the countless people on the ground. The wasps had already inflicted immense damage on humanity. Originally, wasps feared humans, having been driven away by them for a long time. However, recently, the wasps had unleashed a powerful combat capability, killing a large number of humans. This led the wasps to change their strategy, launching a full-scale retaliation against humanity. They attacked humans during the day and returned to their nests at night.
People could have taken shelter in air-raid shelters, where they would have been safe from danger. However, after the earthquake, the cities had become unsafe. Everyone had fled the cities, only to find themselves constantly under threat. The wasps had not spared them even in their current predicament.
Now, everyone saw the wasps appear once again. These wasps seemed poised to attack, and caution was paramount.
The crowd, which had temporarily stabilized, began to descend into chaos again. Everyone believed that the coming hours would be like the previous days, and the wasps in the sky, once they descended, would bring absolute disaster to the people.
As Shen Feng emerged from his tent, he witnessed the utter chaos among the crowd. He immediately flew into the sky and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic! I am Shen Feng, and I am here. I will protect you all, so please do not panic!"
Shen Feng's appearance did indeed calm a portion of the people. Reputation preceded him; in times of chaos, only those with high prestige could quell unrest. Moreover, Shen Feng, a person of widespread renown, had appeared. When he flew into the sky, the crowd, seeing that their "Wind God" had arrived, was overjoyed.
Many believed that Shen Feng's presence would surely save them. After all, the ferocious mutated birds had ultimately been killed by Shen Feng in the tens of millions. Although the current number of wasps seemed greater, their strength was definitely not as formidable as the mutated birds. Lord Shen Feng would surely resolve these damned insects swiftly and decisively.
Perhaps it was the immense pressure brought by the wasps, but although most people believed Shen Feng could protect them, a portion of them were still fleeing in all directions, clearly having been terrified out of their wits.
Shen Feng understood the current chaotic situation. The people gathered around the camp were refugees from Rongcheng. They had just lost their homes and were in a state of extreme fear. It was not good to blame them at this moment. To stop the panic, the flying wasps in the sky had to be eliminated as quickly as possible, and only he could accomplish this.
"Everyone, wet your cloth strips, cover your mouths and noses, and close your eyes to avoid accidental injury," Chu Chaoyan shouted loudly at this moment.
The crowd also recalled what they had seen the previous day, knowing that Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan intended to kill the insects with poison gas. To avoid accidental injury, everyone quickly covered their mouths and noses with wet cloth strips and curled up on the ground.
At this moment, Chu Chaoyan was already controlling countless poison gas clouds to ascend into the sky. The poison gas spread through the sky. The wasps, aware of the poison gas's potency, dared not enter the areas where it was present, and thus they all flew around it.
However, Shen Feng did not give these wasps a chance to evade. He landed beside Chu Chaoyan, put his arm around her waist, and said, "Focus on controlling the poison gas and prevent it from dispersing. I will kill these damned wasps with you."
Before Chu Chaoyan could react, Shen Feng had already embraced her slender waist and flown into the sky. Chu Chaoyan watched the surrounding scenery rapidly recede below, involuntarily grabbing Shen Feng's shoulder, extremely worried about falling.
There were an exceptionally large number of wasps in the sky, preparing to attack the crowd. Suddenly, a fierce wind swept through the sky, and at the moment this wind appeared, countless poison gas clouds ascended. The wasps were flying too slowly; they had no time to dodge and directly collided with the yellowish-green smoke.
The wasps had grown to the size of eggs because the oxygen concentration in the air had increased. Their tracheal systems could obtain sufficient oxygen, allowing them to grow much larger. However, now that they were enveloped by the poison gas, everything they inhaled into their tracheas was poison gas. These wasps had never encountered such strange attacks and could not evade them. They flew headlong into the yellowish-green mist, and subsequently, the wasps began to fall from the sky one by one.
The ground was suddenly like it was raining. The wasps killed by the poison gas in the sky fell to the ground with a "crackling" sound, emitting a crisp noise. The respiratory systems of these wasps had been destroyed by the poison gas. Although they had not yet died, they would not live much longer.
Upon seeing the wasps falling from the sky, the people gritted their teeth in hatred. Especially since many wasps were still crawling on the ground, far from their former imposing appearance. The people directly stomped on the wasps on the ground, and the sound of "crunching" could be heard under their feet, the sounds of wasps being crushed to death alive.
The people had already spent ten years in the apocalypse. This long period had caused many to forget the pain of losing loved ones. Rongcheng had been relatively stable, and many had grown accustomed to life in the apocalypse. However, no one had expected that Rongcheng would be breached by the wasps. Many had lost loved ones again, and hatred had enraged them. They wanted to kill all the weak wasps on the ground.
The wasps had not expected such a thing to happen. The sudden gust of wind in the sky blew strange mists, and wherever they passed, the wasps began to fall to the ground. This was a danger they had never experienced before. Encountering such a situation suddenly, they felt caught off guard.
Upon sensing that something was amiss, the wasps changed direction and flew away. This was the queen bee's command to leave, otherwise, many more wasps would have been killed.
A large mass of yellowish-green mist condensed in the sky, continuously enveloping the wasps. Wherever it passed through the wasp swarm, it immediately killed a large number of them.
Within this mass of mist, Shen Feng was suspended in the air, embracing Chu Chaoyan. Shen Feng had unleashed his "Wind King's Barrier," so the surrounding yellowish-green mist did not harm them at all. A transparent barrier could isolate the surrounding poison gas.
Seeing the wasps in the sky attempting to escape, Shen Feng could not help but let out a cold snort and say, "Trying to run now is too late!"
Shen Feng was in a very bad mood because his parents had been kidnapped, and millions of disaster victims were still awaiting rescue. The wasps were the culprits behind all this. If not for the wasps' sudden attack, Rongcheng would not have been so easily breached.
Rongcheng had always been Shen Feng's hometown. After he followed his parents to Rongcheng, he had become very familiar with the place. However, his hometown had now been destroyed, and many of his fellow townsfolk were buried beneath the ruins. He was filled with rage that had no outlet. The appearance of the wasps provided Shen Feng with an opportunity to vent his emotions.
Shen Feng immediately pursued the wasps in the distance, controlling the wind to push the poison gas forward. Chu Chaoyan was also using her abilities to keep the poison gas concentrated and prevent it from dispersing. Their cooperation was excellent. Large swathes of mist continuously swept through the wasp swarm in the sky, and not a single wasp could survive where they passed.
"This is truly a match made in heaven. I never expected that the Wind God and Madam Chu would unleash such powerful destructive force together. From now on, we will no longer have to worry about being attacked by wasps," the people on the ground exclaimed with emotion as they watched Shen Feng pursue the wasps into the distance. The world always had one thing that could overcome another.
"Quickly gather the people. Food will be delivered around dusk, so gather everyone. If you continue to head south, there will be no food support," Li Keyi hurriedly commanded.
Li Keyi knew her mission; she had to resettle a large number of disaster victims in Sichuan Province and prevent them from moving further south. If they reached Yuzhou, it would inevitably impact Yuzhou, leading to the ruin of both Sichuan Province and Yuzhou.
The disaster victims, upon hearing that there would be no food support if they went south, began to discuss amongst themselves. They all stopped in their tracks. They knew that Rongcheng was finished and that they needed to find a new place to settle. The first destination would naturally be Yuzhou, but Yuzhou seemed unwilling to accept them, and continuing south would yield no support.
Fortunately, there was no longer the threat of wasps in the sky. Otherwise, if the wasps continued to harass the crowd, the disaster victims would have descended into complete chaos. Their movements would have been uncontrollable, and resettlement would not have proceeded smoothly.
At this moment, Jin Zijue found Li Keyi and said, "Rongcheng still needs rescue. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped under the rubble. Why don't we organize a team to participate in the rescue?"
Li Keyi hesitated but then shook her head and refused. She said seriously, "The disaster victims have just stabilized. We don't know if there will be more dangers in Rongcheng. At this moment, I can only ensure the stability of the crowd; I cannot do more."
Jin Zijue grew anxious and quickly said, "We should have gone for rescue immediately after the earthquake yesterday. A day has passed, and the survival hope for those trapped under the rubble is extremely slim. If we don't go for rescue now, won't those people be waiting to die in despair?"
Li Keyi did not answer. She pretended not to hear and turned to leave.
Li Keyi was a very intelligent person. How could she not know about this? She was well aware that the best rescue time was within seventy-two hours after an earthquake. However, the situation in Sichuan Province was unstable. At this moment, she could not even stabilize the fleeing disaster victims. If there were any major actions now, the disaster victims could not be organized. If any accident occurred, everything would be ruined.
Jin Zijue was not convinced and subsequently found Xu Xing. He almost knelt before Xu Xing, hoping that Xu Xing could help him with disaster relief.
However, Xu Xing said frankly, "Let me tell you the truth. At this moment, Yuzhou is also not doing well. Our focus is not on Sichuan Province at all. Millions of disaster victims need resettlement, and we truly do not have enough strength for disaster relief. If you want to go and rescue people, you can rally as many people as you want and go ahead. We will not stop you! However, our three thousand people will not organize personnel to help you; we need to maintain order."
After hearing this, Jin Zijue felt helpless and could only lead his dozens of subordinates to rally disaster victims to go for rescue. He found over a thousand people and set off towards Rongcheng.
Li Keyi herself did not know how to handle the current situation. The main reason was that Sichuan Province was leaderless, and other cities were coveting its territory. Taking over Sichuan Province was not an easy task. She could not make decisions for Yuzhou and could only take things one step at a time.
At this moment, Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan had arrived near the wasps' nest. The yellowish-green mist in the sky had not dissipated. The wasps had fled all the way, and more than half of them had been killed by the poison gas. The wasps were flying chaotically in the sky. Unless they encountered area-of-effect attacks, they would not be completely wiped out. Their bodies were small, and when attacking people, they were like mercury flowing on the ground, penetrating everywhere.
Fortunately, Shen Feng had the means to deal with them. The range of his abilities was already vast. Now, combined with Chu Chaoyan's poison gas, it had formed an aerial no-fly zone. As long as it was within the range covered by the poison gas, the wasps could not resist and would fall to the ground one by one.