Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm
Chapter 53. I think the mutant poisonous mosquito is not that formidable.
CHAPTER 53: 53. I THINK THE MUTANT POISONOUS MOSQUITO IS NOT THAT FORMIDABLE.
Jingyun County surrounding area.
Ever since realizing that the poisonous mosquito eggs are very cunning, the chances of them hiding in caves are greater.
Yang Fan manipulated the Great Tit flock to increase the intensity of cave exploration.
However, caves are not easy to find.
So the efficiency of detection is quite low.
Until two hours later.
Yang Fan finally found the third gathering point of poisonous mosquito eggs in another cave.
The location of the cave is quite concealed.
You have to pass through a narrow and crooked crevice, not less than twenty meters in length, to enter this not-too-large cave.
According to the Great Tit’s detection results, there is a pool of water inside the cave.
Due to spatial constraints, the number of poisonous mosquito eggs is not huge, probably around four million.
Maintaining his invisibility, Yang Fan walked to the entrance of the cave, suddenly feeling a peculiar sense.
He decisively halted his steps, with a somewhat odd expression: "Why do I feel like there’s something bad deep in the cave?"
Yang Fan’s left hand slightly moved, and the Soul Stealing Wisp appeared out of nowhere.
Holding the wisp, he sensed for a moment and was a bit surprised: "There really is something!"
Using the power of the curiosity, he keenly sensed that there is a lifeform in the cave containing a large number of Spiritual Source Points.
This is a minor application technique of the Soul Stealing Wisp.
This object can not only absorb superpowers, but also serve as a detector.
Yang Fan confidently concluded: "This is definitely a mutated poisonous mosquito."
He let out a slight "humph": "This mosquito is indeed cunning, hiding in such a nook."
He did not hesitate to abandon the idea of entering the cave.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; the mutated mosquito is small in size, and the cave is narrow, making it easy for the mosquito to ambush him.
Even with Middle Grade Superpower Vajra activated, greatly boosting his physical Value, he had no desire to take any risks.
Yang Fan’s thoughts slightly moved.
The Thunder Branch trembled.
A dim crimson glow appeared out of nowhere at his right fingertip.
It was the Thunder Shock Seal.
"Chirp!"
A bird’s call was heard.
A grey Great Tit landed in front of Yang Fan.
He flicked his finger, and the Thunder Shock Seal flashed and vanished within the Great Tit.
Yang Fan then implanted a Seed of Spirit Concealment, and the Great Tit entered stealth mode.
He ordered in a low voice: "Enter the cave, and leave immediately once near the pool, understand?"
When it comes to risky tasks, it’s better to let subordinates handle them.
"Chirp!"
The Great Tit chirped.
Yang Fan waved his hand: "Go now."
The Great Tit flapped its wings and quickly darted into the crevice ahead.
Two seconds later.
The Great Tit darted out.
At this instant.
"Zzz~"
An electric current sound suddenly emanated from the crevice, along with faint red light emerging.
Yang Fan immediately sensed that the life force of the mutated mosquito was rapidly waning.
The narrow confines of the cave certainly help the mutated mosquito ambush, but also greatly restrict its movement.
Faced with the powerful attack of the electric glow, the mutated mosquito had nowhere to hide and could only endure the electric surge.
Yang Fan chuckled: "The Thunder Shock Seal is indeed handy!"
When uncertain, just throw a Thunder Shock Seal at it!
A minute later.
He briskly walked out of the cave.
Yang Fan was somewhat puzzled: "Clearly it’s a mutated creature, why didn’t the Soul Stealing Wisp absorb superpower from the mutated mosquito’s body?"
Really strange!
But it wasn’t without returns.
The mutated poisonous mosquito provided 1.5 points of Spiritual Source Value, more than Huangmao as usual, proving the harsh reality that "Huangmao doesn’t even match a mosquito."
The mass of mosquito eggs in the pool provided 1.7 points of Spiritual Source Value.
The cumulative Spiritual Source Value thus reached 10.1 points.
Yang Fan took out the satellite communication radio from the Space Pearl, preparing to call over a batch of soldiers to clean up the mosquito eggs in the cave.
The communication had just connected.
An urgent voice rang out: "Is this Mr. Ghost?"
Yang Fan responded with "Hmm": "That’s me."
The other party spoke at lightning speed, like a barrage: "Mr. Ghost, please be very cautious of the mutated poisonous mosquitoes.
"The Jiuzhou Legion just received news, a southern state of the Jin Kongque Kingdom experienced a poisonous mosquito disaster yesterday.
"While exterminating the mosquito swarm, they encountered a mutated mosquito that effortlessly killed five Superpower Users before fleeing.
"From the video data we obtained, the mutated mosquito is extremely fast, and very dangerous..."
Yang Fan couldn’t help but interrupt: "I just killed a mutated mosquito, the body is inside a cave, I was about to inform you to come over."
The other party exclaimed "Ah," momentarily stuck, clearly quite shocked.
Yang Fan developed some interest, asking: "Could you elaborate on the incident regarding Jin Kongque Kingdom?"
The Jin Kongque Kingdom is the second most populous country on Canglan Star, with a population as high as 1.4 billion, only 400 million fewer than the Great Xia Kingdom.
The territory of the country is less than 4 million square kilometers, just about one-third of Great Xia, thus the population density is much higher than Great Xia.
Due to various historical issues, Jin Kongque Kingdom has always been at odds with Great Xia.
In numerous international affairs, the Kongque People always oppose Great Xia, pulling little stunts to vex the Great Xia Kingdom.
The other side promptly replied: "Of course, that’s fine."
Yang Fan listened for a while, roughly understanding the sequence of events.
The territory of the Mauryan Empire entirely lies in tropical or subtropical regions, with higher average temperatures, thus poisonous mosquitoes appeared earlier.
The outbreak occurred in a small town of the Mauryan Empire.
A mutated mosquito, leading a dense swarm, attacked a small town at night, killing more than ten thousand residents.
It wasn’t until morning that nearby residents noticed something amiss, realizing the entire town had lost contact, and promptly reported to the authorities.
However, the bureaucratic efficiency of Jin Kongque Kingdom is notoriously low.
At noon that day, the military finally dispatched reconnaissance drones to investigate the town.
The photos taken by the drones were simply shocking.
The streets and alleys were filled with dried corpses sucked dry by the mosquito swarm.
With events at this stage.
Finally, it caused a huge uproar.
The military of Jin Kongque Kingdom took a straightforward approach – deploying the air force to bomb the town.
As numerous bombs were dropped, large structures collapsed, and the mosquitoes hiding in the houses scattered away.
Great Xia Kingdom’s satellite group happened to capture the bombing scenes, discovering the unexpected situation in the southern neighbor.
Honestly.
Yang Fan speculated that the Jin Kongque Kingdom’s reckless bombing of their own town was likely to destroy evidence.
On one hand, wiping the town off the map allowed Jin Kongque Kingdom to act as if nothing happened.
On the other hand, it avoided embarrassment internationally.
Given the peculiar nature of the Kongque People, they have ample motivations to do so.
Yang Fan asked again: "What about Jin Kongque Kingdom’s Superpower Users?"
The other party replied: "After the airstrikes ended, the military sent a ground force to the town.
"While clearing the ruins, the mutated mosquito suddenly rushed out, killing dozens of soldiers in a short time.
"There happened to be Superpower Users in the unit, who were ordered to wipe out the mutated mosquito.
"But the mutated mosquito’s flying speed was too fast, and the Superpower Users couldn’t even touch a hair of the mosquito, resulting in five Superpower Users being killed one after another.
"The Jin Kongque Kingdom’s military quickly deployed drone swarms, and after the mutated mosquito attempted to attack the drones and found it couldn’t destroy them, it directly fled."
Yang Fan honestly said: "Personally, I feel the mutated mosquito doesn’t seem that formidable."
A single Thunder Shock Seal took it out, nothing more!