The insects in the sky quickly vanished, and the residents could no longer hear the buzzing noise from above. Instead, many dead mosquitoes and gnats appeared on the ground. The citizens hid in their homes, looking out through the glass windows. Upon seeing the black dots continuously falling from the sky, they felt a sense of relief.
For five to six days, the residents had endured fear and despair during the most dangerous period of the insect attack. The city walls along the coast had fallen, and countless insects had entered the city with the seawater. However, through everyone's concerted efforts, the insects were contained. With sufficient insecticides now dispatched, the crisis in Pudong was resolved.
"Thank heavens, we survived!" many people silently prayed as they saw the insects falling like raindrops.
However, the insects in the sky were relatively easy to deal with, as they were exposed once the insecticides were sprayed. But the sea striders on the water and the water spiders beneath the surface were not so easy to handle. When these insecticides landed on the sea, they were quickly diluted by the waves and carried away, rendering them ineffective.
"Is there a way to lure these insects onto land and then kill them with pesticides?" someone proposed.
Li Xiankang immediately retorted, "Your idea is completely wishful thinking. The insects' advantage lies in the water or on the water's surface. Why would they abandon their advantage to come ashore?"
"But if we don't lure these insects ashore to wipe them out in one fell swoop, it's unrealistic to deal with them. As soon as the insecticide falls into the sea, it's immediately diluted by the seawater and cannot exert its intended effect," Ke Yiming said helplessly.
Shen Feng sat on one side of the conference room, not participating in the discussion, as he had no good ideas for dealing with the insects in the water and could only listen to others' suggestions.
"How about finding a way to pour the insecticide into the sea? That way, any insects in the sea will be killed!" someone suddenly offered a terrible suggestion: pouring the insecticide into the sea, which would make killing the insects very simple.
"Can you stop talking nonsense? If you pour these insecticides into the sea, the local fishermen will have no more fishing. Because the fish will die after ingesting the insecticide, and even if they aren't killed by the insecticide, when fishermen catch and eat them, the insecticide will harm humans themselves due to bioaccumulation!" Wang Aoye scoffed at such an absurd suggestion.
As the people in the conference room were arguing heatedly, intelligence was suddenly delivered.
"Through the unremitting efforts of our intelligence personnel, we have finally located the lairs of these insects. The mosquitoes and gnats reside by the sea, with nests everywhere. Both the sea striders and water spiders have their own nests. As long as these two types of insect nests are destroyed, we can overcome this crisis!" the intelligence officer reported the latest news to everyone in the conference room.
Upon receiving this intelligence, everyone eagerly inquired, "Since you've found the nests of these two types of insects, where are they located?"
"We have found both nests. Both nests are actually in the East Sea!" the intelligence officer replied.
"How can there be nests in the sea? Are you sure you're not deceiving us? Especially the sea striders; these insects always float on the surface of the sea. How can they have nests underwater?" Everyone expressed their doubts upon hearing this answer.
The intelligence officer calmly produced many photographs, which had been taken by fighter jets over the sea, and presented them to everyone.
When the crowd looked at the photos, they noticed a very prominent feature: numerous dense ships. Ships of all sizes were gathered together, and many white foamy objects connected the ships. The ships ranged from large warships to small fishing boats, all inexplicably stuck together.
Sea striders of various sizes were moving on these ships. When the camera zoomed in, one could also see egg masses of various sizes on these ships, indicating that these ships were the lairs of the sea striders. However, everyone only saw this one nest on the surface of the water and did not discover the other nest at all.
"You people in Pudong are not being straightforward enough. Since you've found the locations of both nests, show us the other nest as well. Everyone is here to help; don't be secretive!" Li Xiankang said impolitely. At least tens of thousands of soldiers were gathered in the city, most of whom had come from various places to assist. Yet, the other party was being secretive and not displaying all the photos at once, which was quite excessive.
The Pudong intelligence officer quickly responded, "Both nests are actually in the photos. You can find them if you look closely, but one is on the water, and the other is underwater."
Upon hearing this hint, everyone carefully examined the photos and noticed many dark shadows appearing below many of the ships. These shadows were very large and vaguely oval-shaped.
"Could it be that the water spiders built their nests in the seawater? It's impossible to find a foothold in the vast ocean. How did they build their nests?" Mu Ying also asked.
"We are not entirely sure about this, but we have a hypothesis. Perhaps these water spiders built their nests at the bottom of the ships. Coincidentally, one type of insect lives on the water, and the other lives underwater, so they would only be neighbors and not competitors," the intelligence officer explained.
"Since we have found the lairs of these two types of insects, there's no need to hesitate. Let's set sail directly to their nests and kill them," Wang Aoye suggested.
The others nodded in agreement. Their purpose was to support Pudong and help it safely overcome this crisis. The insects in the air were no longer a threat, having been largely eliminated by the insecticides. Only the two types of insects in the sea were very dangerous and seemed endless. Now that their lairs had been discovered, there was no need to hesitate; they should charge directly and strike at the heart of the problem.
"I believe we absolutely cannot underestimate the enemy. We still don't have enough information about these two nests; we should investigate them more thoroughly!" Shen Feng said calmly.
"You are the number one Fengshen in the world, why have you become so timid now? These insects are all incredibly tiny. Anyone can kill an insect, even a three-year-old child is capable of killing an insect. What are you afraid of now?" Li Xiankang asked Shen Feng.
"I don't like fighting unprepared battles; that's my style. Anyway, if you insist on going, you can go by yourselves this time. I won't accompany you. I have other missions to hunt sea beasts!" Shen Feng shrugged.
When Shen Feng said this, others also began to hesitate, because if the strongest person, Shen Feng, did not participate in the battle, their combat effectiveness would drop significantly.
However, Wang Aoye said, "Suit yourself. It's not as if we can't achieve victory without you! Besides, you are not from our Southeast region. If you want to leave, we have no reason to keep you!"
Shen Feng shrugged, stood up, and prepared to leave. After all, he had already dispersed the wind and rain in the sky for Pudong and even dissipated the typhoon at sea. He felt he had done his utmost and was worthy of the good treatment he had received during those days.
"Mu Ying, let's go!" Shen Feng said to the woman beside him as he stood up.
"I want to go out to sea to have a look. I'm not your subordinate, and you have no right to order me around!" Mu Ying replied indifferently.
"Then suit yourself. You are an adult with your own thoughts. I'm going to sea next, and I won't be back for a while. If there's anything urgent, call me on the satellite phone!" Shen Feng shrugged, then turned and left, heading towards the vast ocean.
After Shen Feng left the conference room, the others in the room began to gather to discuss the next course of action. Destroying the two mutated insect nests was not an easy task; a precise plan had to be formulated.
Shen Feng flew directly to an island in the East Sea, rested for a day, and then arrived over the Pacific Ocean, meticulously searching for giant sea beasts in the water. As soon as he spotted a sea beast, he would immediately condense a Gale Cannon.
Sea beasts were enormous. Many deep-sea leviathans in the past did not surface because they could obtain enough oxygen in the water. However, as their size increased, their ability to obtain oxygen diminished, forcing them to surface frequently to breathe. The moment the sea beast was breathing was Shen Feng's opportunity to attack.
In the following days, Shen Feng focused on hunting sea beasts at sea. When his strength was nearly depleted, he would find a small island to rest. For others, killing giant sea beasts was not a simple task; even with a fleet, they might not be able to kill them. But in Shen Feng's eyes, killing sea beasts was as simple as it could get, easily accomplished.
However, while Shen Feng was diligently hunting sea beasts, his satellite phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and realized it was a call from Pudong: "Lord Fengshen, the Ice Maiden is injured. She is very likely to die. She wishes to see you one last time before she dies. Please return quickly!"