Chapter 88 - 88: 88: The Plan to Burn Down Changyang City!

Chapter 88 - 88: 88: The Plan to Burn Down Changyang City!

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“Our country’s terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, higher in the north and lower in the south, with rivers generally running from high to low. The River of Forgetfulness, for example, flows from Shuchuan. If we follow the river upstream, we can also reach Shuchuan!”

In the command center, Li Youcai expressed his opinion.

Zhuge Shui shook his head, saying, “Let’s stick to the established route and travel on land!”

The reason Li Youcai said this was because he had learned here that the bugs were afraid of water.

He continued: “Master Shui, I’m not questioning your plan, but we need to adapt to circumstances, right? When we made the plans earlier, nobody thought water could be a problem, but now, in this city of mountains and rivers, it’s proven that there are no bugs in the water. It will be really safe for us to take the water route!”

Li Yi didn’t object much this time, but he did voice his concern: “If we are going by water, finding a boat would be a big problem. We’ve done our survey before.

The boats by the lakeside have been taken away by locals a long time ago. Making new ones may not be that easy, right?”

“What’s there to fear?”

Li Youcai said, “With so many superpowered people among us, we can’t possibly have a problem with building some boats!”

“What about the power source? We can’t just row the boats, and that would be too strenuous...”

“We can remove an engine from a car, and make a propeller...”

“Ha ha, a propeller for a wooden boat?”

Seeing that Li Yi was arguing with him again, Li Youcai didn’t persist this time.

“North?”

Li Youcai said, “In the middle, there’s a stretch of road infested with rats...’ “These rats are not like giant tigers. One pee from Du Gang can easily scare them away...”

Changyang City, the capital of Changyang Province and adjacent to Shuchuan, is a necessary route for the northern migration of survivors from the south.

But at this moment, the city was occupied by rats.

Changyang City was originally a grain-producing area with a national grain warehouse, and suffered from rat infestation years ago.

With the advent of the apocalypse, these rats have thrived.

Threatening humans, attacking humans, growing as big as cows – these are the new characteristics of these rats.

If that were all, it wouldn’t be a problem. However, rats never appear singly; their numbers can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Some experts even suspect that there are more rats born than eaten by the bugs...

The entire Changyang City, being the closest to Shuchuan, saw most of its population move en masse the day after the Arctic Circle issued their notification. This left the city open to rats hiding underground.

In just a few days, with plenty of food, the presence of dark matter which could cause mutations in any life form, and no supervision, these rats were close to establishing a rat kingdom.

“Is that a shark?”

“No, it’s a white-striped fish!”

The room fell silent.

White-striped fish are usually small fish, typically found in small rivers and ditches.

After a while, Liu Xingyu said, “Damn it, do they also have some giant providing them with energy? How did they grow so fast?”

“Liu Xingyu!”

Wang Dezhen suddenly frowned and shouted out.

Realizing he had misspoke, Liu Xingyu immediately shut his mouth.

Li Youcai took this opportunity to say, “It’s normal for them to grow like this. In such a great change in the world, wouldn’t it be strange if all other species evolved and only those in the water didn’t?”

He shook his head and sighed, “Since it’s like this, we might as well travel by land. If the white-striped fish is this big, I dare not imagine what other fish would turn into!”

He didn’t talk about building boats and taking the water route anymore. On land, if they encounter danger, they could at least fight it; if they take the water route and the boat breaks, everyone will become fish food.

“Alright, we’ll travel by land. Now, let’s discuss how to pass through Changyang City!”

Under the direction of Wang Dezhen, the group began to discuss the problem of Changyang City once more.

This time, it was Li Yi who opened the discussion, “I suggest we use a nuclear bomb to clear the way!”

Li Youcai mocked, “Oh, not afraid of radiation now, are you?”

Zhuge Shui chimed in at this point, “The Arctic seems to suggest only using nuclear bombs when absolutely necessary. After all, this is our own territory. If one day the bugs disappear, we will still need to clean up this mess...” Just then, the sound of an explosion came from the distance once again.

The group stood up reflexively.

The adjutant quickly reported, “It’s Du Gang. The spatial channel this time is not far from our temporary camp...”

Wang Dezhen nodded, “Understood, keep going!”

“Then use missiles!”

“No good, if we use missiles, the road will surely be destroyed. You really think our Road Warrior Corps can build roads?”

Indeed, the Road Warrior Corps can modify existing roads, but building new ones would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive.

In the end, after a unanimous discussion, the group came up with a plan.

“Burn down Changyang City!”