Above Destiny

Chapter 750 Insects and Insects

In the silence, no one spoke on the conference channel.

To be precise, he finally lost his temper.

What other options are there?
It's nothing more than killing.

If everyone went crazy like you, killing and killing, wouldn't everyone just want to live a normal life?
He's a mad dog after all. He's only just walked in and he's already baring his teeth at everyone... Don't forget, Seven Cities belongs to everyone, not to you to point fingers.

“It seems that the differences between Mr. Ji and everyone are a bit bigger than expected,” Garisto sighed. “As for the solution, I think we should discuss it carefully and not let such a trivial matter damage our harmony.”

"Where's the harmony? I don't see it. Since you're unwilling to listen or learn, why come to me at all? To tell jokes?"

Ji Jue waved his hand indifferently, too lazy to waste any more time. "Alright, that's a joke. I've heard enough. Go home and fend for yourselves. I really hope to see you all looking this energetic after this storm passes."

His avatar went dark first, and then Minkler smiled slightly and disconnected.

After a brief silence in the conference channel, everyone left one by one. Only Fernand stared quietly at the black screen in front of him, looking exhausted. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he closed his eyes and waved.

Turned off the screen.

The meeting has come to an end, and it's obvious that another meeting has already begun in the shadows.

And who else but Ji Jue could be the subject of this meeting? When it comes to deus ex machina, nobody would be foolish enough to discuss such crucial matters on electronic devices these days.

It would be strange if we weren't on guard.

Since you, Ji Jue, are unwilling to integrate into the local environment, then don't blame everyone for being xenophobic.

Having only occupied Xiangzhou and Luodao, they've already become so arrogant; their wolfish ambitions are blatantly obvious. With such a monster lurking at your bedside, who could possibly sleep soundly?

"I'm afraid these guys are going to cause trouble again from now on," Minkler said on the phone.

"It's alright. With the storm raging, they can't do anything right now." Ji Jue sneered, "I can live without Luo Island, but can they live without Seven Cities?"

Now that Ji Jue has rejected their invitation to join forces and turned against them, there's nothing they can do about it.

It's nothing more than some subtle tactics and isolation.

That's the good thing about being infamous; anyone who wants to take action has to think twice about the consequences.

If Ji Jue doesn't die, no one will have a good ending; if Ji Jue dies, they won't fare well either.

Luo Island is no longer a fundamental interest to Ji Jue. Even if Luo Island is gone, he can simply move all the people to Haizhou. There are plenty of places in the wilderness!

If all else fails, we can just build a new Jinan!

Instead of playing games with these insects, we should focus on the more pressing matters at hand.

Tsunami, and storm.

The chain reaction triggered by the earthquake has already stirred up a raging storm on the endless sea. Several hours ago, giant waves were observed appearing on the sea surface and heading towards the Seven Cities.

However, without the transmission from the ley lines, the intensity might not be maintained even after reaching the Seven Cities. But the real trouble lies in the storms and unusual weather that follow.

Satellite images show new cloud formations gradually forming, with large cloud layers gradually enveloping the western part of the Endless Sea.

Amidst rumbling thunder, dark clouds, like an iron curtain, advanced inch by inch, covering the sky, and just in the early hours of the morning, a torrential downpour began.

Between the pitch-black sea and sky, layers of rain instantly obscured the lights of Luocheng.

In the silence, only the sound of rain covering one's face and the rumble of the tide could be heard. Even though one was on an island, there was still a sense of fear that the lone boat was swaying and could capsize at any moment.

Fortunately, the earthquake relief efforts were handled efficiently and quickly. Apart from some areas experiencing flooding due to insufficient drainage facilities, no major problems occurred.

However, what will happen to the other parts of the Seven Cities is beyond Ji Jue's control.

Since their falling out last time, Luo Island has almost completely severed ties with the Seven Cities Council, and no one has mentioned mutual assistance anymore.

Just like the passive-aggressive bullying in the classroom, it involves collective ignoring and isolation, and they won't play with you anymore!
However, it's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

After a torrential downpour that lasted for several days, the vegetation on Luo Island grew wildly, and even the mosquitoes in the stinking ditches became several times larger...

The distortions caused by the harmful winds are becoming increasingly severe.

Under the dim light of day, the rain continued endlessly, and at the same time, the stench from the large number of dead fish piled up grew stronger and stronger, even causing white foam to rise from the gray seawater.

Nowadays, no one in the seven cities has any plans to go to sea.

Dead fish, dead fish everywhere, patches of dead fish growing on the sea surface like mold, drifting with the waves and accumulating in large quantities around the island.

Even falling from the sky...

boom! ! !
With a muffled clap of thunder, cold, foul-smelling rain fell once more from the overcast sky, but this time, the dull thuds of impact were incessant.

Screams rang out, one after another.

Massive numbers of dead fish fell from the sky along with the rain. Countless black dots appeared from the sky, magnified, magnified, and shattered on the ground and beach, with bits of flesh and entrails flying everywhere.

A large school of fish, brought by a tornado of unknown origin, was now falling from the sky, covering the entire island with scales and rotting flesh.

Then, immediately after the torrential rain, when the weather cleared up, the scorching sun brought a pungent, nauseating fragrance that permeated the entire city of Luo.

Even more dangerous are the things that are attracted by this...

"So you're really not going to act anymore, right?"

After waiting for several days, Ji Jue laughed in exasperation, looking at the dense, swarming black dots on the horizon. "Why don't you just keep up the act?"

Sea locusts!

They were all sea locusts that had completely succumbed to thirst and madness after the transformation of the ocean was completed...

What a coincidence! A huge pile of dead fish fell from the sky, and then a swarm of countless sea locusts headed straight for Luo Island.

If Ji Jue still thinks no one is behind this, then he might as well throw his brain and cerebrum together in the trash.

As for who it was... Ji Jue was too lazy to think about it. He would just point and see whoever it pointed to.

The insects in the seven cities are definitely involved. Even if they don't have the guts to openly oppose Ji Jue, it's too easy for them to trip him up in secret.

You don't even need to do anything; just isolating Luo Island is enough to turn it into a soft persimmon that seems easy to manipulate.

Anyone can casually act as a lookout, give directions, or offer advice. "Should we sound the alarm?"

Lou Feng, who was in the workshop, received the message and peeked out to ask a question.

"No need. No matter how much garbage there is, it's still garbage. What's the use of collecting scraps and offcuts?"

Ji Jue waved his hand dismissively, "Let the sanitation department continue their work. They've turned this once beautiful island into a stinking mess; it's almost unbearable to live here."

"What about the ones outside?"

"I'll sweep it myself."

Ji Jue rolled up his sleeves. "Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, no matter how small it is. Besides, so many mosquito legs piled up together... it's such a waste, it's not good."

A low hum gradually rose between the silent sea and sky.

The once clear sky suddenly turned gloomy again, because a terrifying torrent of water surged out from the clouds like a tidal wave...

At this moment, the ocean, the air above, and the sky seemed to be rapidly enveloped by the spreading darkness.

Small dots come together and become a black tide that engulfs everything.

But now, as those tiny dots rapidly magnify, they reveal their grotesque appearance, resembling a hybrid of fish and insect, with scales and shells, tails and limbs, and many different deformities.

The already unstable sea locusts were further mutated by the harmful winds, even turning into a mixed bag of all sorts of strange things.

As for the size of the adults, they were even more exaggerated than those that Ji Jue had seen when he went to the Central Plains. It was unknown how many they had eaten under the influence of the harmful winds. There were countless ones the size of trucks, and even more were hidden in the deep sea, their strange and ferocious outlines only vaguely visible.

Even more larvae have already taken to the air!

Now, Ji Jue finally understood why these things were called sea locusts.

These creatures can actually grow wings. In fact, during Ji Jue's observation, when a large number of sea locusts swarmed around the dead fish in the open sea and began to devour them, wet, insect-like wings extended from their backs.

It can also be made on-site...

The sheer number of these figures has far exceeded Ji Jue's statistical scope.

Individually, the sea locusts pose little threat to the Chosen Ones, but now they fill the sea and sky, and are still gathering... Their hissing sounds rise and fall, calling to each other, and as their wings tremble, they release large amounts of pheromones, transmitting messages to distant places.

In terms of sheer scale, it's an absolute disaster!

Among the many calamity beasts, the sea locust is one of the few that is not rated. Even if a single one does not pose a disaster, as its numbers surge and its scale expands rapidly, its threat to city-states and settlements will increase dramatically!
They cannot be killed all of them, nor can they be completely eradicated.

No matter how many you kill, it's useless; they'll even eat the corpses of their own kind...

Only when they have eaten everything, and in the food-scarce environment they begin to kill each other, and finally the entire group collapses, can the disaster be quickly quelled.

Even if it poses no threat to Ji Jue, it would be an absolute catastrophe for Luo Island!

At this moment, a locust plague swept in from all directions, from the sky to the sea...

The sound of its wings flapping was like thunder, continuous and endless, stirring up the sea tide and causing waves to surge and churn.

Ji Jue could even imagine the silent laughter of the mastermind behind it all.

Multiple choice question, Ji Jue, it's your turn.

Should they abandon Luo Island and flee in disarray, or should they futilely exhaust themselves for the sake of Luo Island?
For a fleeting moment, Ji Jue felt countless gazes falling upon him.

Even outside the office, there was complete silence.

When he pushed open the door, he saw the anxious and panicked figures at their workstations, their eyes looking at him as if they wanted to say something but couldn't utter a sound.

"Mr. Ji..."

The person at the front instinctively opened their mouth, but the sound stopped abruptly. They stood up in a panic, not knowing what to do.

Ji Jue remained indifferent and unmoved.

The officer's gaze swept over the faces he had barely seen before, finally settling on the empty workstations: "Unexcused absence during working hours, one warning."

"what?"

The person at the front was stunned for a moment, frozen in place, unable to react.

"During this special period, I won't record it as absenteeism. Just don't let me see it happen again."

Ji Jue warned coldly, "The finance department should remember to draft a notice and send it out later. The daily allowance for these few days will be doubled, and the overtime pay will be paid in full. The cafeteria staff will have to work harder, so don't neglect the food supply—do I need to repeat myself?"

"Uh, I've got it."

The employees, regaining their senses, hurriedly wrote down Ji Jue's instructions.

So Ji Jue nodded, stared straight at them, and finally asked, "Then what are you all standing there for? Don't you have anything to do at work?"
"Did I hire you for charity?"

Work is work, even if it's thundering, I still have to go to work! Does the arrival of locusts mean we can ignore performance evaluations? Once you sign a contract and start working, you should honestly sell your body, blood, and youth, and don't give me any of that nonsense!

I think you guys didn't screw in enough screws!
Work!

And so, under indifferent gazes, the factory, which had been gripped by panic, resumed its rapid operation, returning to stability and free from further fear.

Gradually, the dark shadows that had filled the sky and the eerie howls that echoed in the air seemed to disappear silently, as if they were illusions.

When the busy employees looked up in confusion and gazed out the window, they found that they could see nothing outside.

There was only pale whiteness.

The pale mist spread silently, like a pure white brocade, covering the sea and sky, encompassing the entire Luo Island. Thousands of pale strands converged and danced enchantingly.

For example, a towering wall rises between the sea and the sky, completely isolating the inside from the outside.

The curtain has fallen, obscuring the stage.

There is no performance here.

　I spent a day in the hospital, and I feel dizzy and lightheaded...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)