Chapter 109: Zerg Invasion 3
Unable to get any news from others, she started searching for related information.
“Insectoids” “Insectoid Invasion”
When these two keywords were searched, the most links were actually for movies?
Chu Yian was stunned, then clicked on a related piece of content.
Inside, super battleships, spaceships, and space stations were fighting three-meter-tall alien beetles. Against countless high-tech human weapons, the Insectoid army surged like a tide.
Spaceships were blown up, soldiers were killed.
Hundreds of thousands of well-equipped soldiers died under the sharp stings of alien beetles.
“Holy moly!”
Chu Yian watched the scene of the beetles in the movie engulfing a giant battleship, her mouth involuntarily agape. If the Insectoids in this round of the game were like those in the movie, she might as well dig a hole and bury herself.
She exited the movie, wanting to look at others.
As a result, there were also facehuggers, man-eating insects… bringing a strong sense of discomfort, feeling like there was one more thing to be afraid of.
Although terrifying, she still watched until late at night.
In the dormitory, besides her, the phone lights on the other three beds were off, and steady breathing sounds filled the room. Chu Yian checked the time; it was already one in the morning.
She was always disciplined, and this was very late. She didn’t watch the remaining few insect movies, took off her headphones, and prepared to sleep.
Just then, she heard a “tap, tap” sound from outside.
In the quiet environment, this sound was particularly noticeable.
Chu Yian sat up from her bed and looked down; it was coming from the glass door of the balcony.
She turned on her phone’s flashlight and shone it down, but there seemed to be nothing outside.
But if there was nothing, why would the door be making noise?
Insectoids… Chu Yian thought of insects, so she got down to check. The glass door leading to the balcony was tightly shut, and the clothes hanging on the balcony were swaying. It must have been windy outside, blowing the clothes and causing them to hit the door, making the sound.
However, after watching those Insectoid movies, she felt a vague sense of insecurity.
She checked everywhere and found that the window above the room door was still open. She climbed onto her bed, stretched her hand to reach the window on the door, and clicked it shut.
Because of this faint sound, the sensor light in the corridor outside lit up.
Using the light, she checked everywhere again, confirming that everything was tightly shut, and then got into bed to sleep.
Game Day 2.
7:30 AM
The dormitory alarm rang.
Chu Yian woke up to the alarm, opened her phone, and looked at the latest news and group messages. The news reported on recent freshman enrollment, and there was nothing in the group chats.
From the balcony, she heard birds chirping in the trees outside and students heading to class; everything was peaceful.
“Little Chu, let’s go, it’s time for class.”
Zhang Lu tidied her desk and motioned for her to hurry.
Their dormitory was a mixed one, and everyone’s class schedules were different. While the other two were leisurely picking out clothes, Zhang Lu grabbed Chu Yian, who had just finished washing up and was checking her phone, and they ran off.
They passed the Cafeteria, bought two meat buns, and continued running.
Their classroom was quite far from the dormitory; they arrived at the Cafeteria at eight and then spent over 20 minutes to reach the classroom.
Attending classes in reality is for gaining knowledge;
Attending classes in a game is a waste of time.
Chu Yian secretly looked at her phone during class, successfully joining three large school groups with 1,000 people. Although two of them were part-time job groups within the city, they had a lot of people.
Messages updated every few seconds, and some even anonymously posted topics related to Insectoids.
“Beep beep beep, has anyone seen strange insects lately? Or anything acting strangely?”
“Yes. There are rove beetles in the school’s shady park. Everyone, if you encounter this insect, absolutely do not crush it, or you’ll end up like me (picture) (picture).”
Chu Yian clicked on the picture above to enlarge it; the picture was of an arm. The arm was covered in large blisters, looking extremely terrifying.
Is this round’s Insectoid invasion referring to this kind of insect?
She immediately searched for it.
“Rove beetles are also known as’shadow bugs’ or ‘green-waisted bugs.’ They are the common name for beetles of the order Coleoptera, family Staphylinidae, belonging to the class Insecta, order Coleoptera, family Staphylinidae.”
“The venom of rove beetles can cause acute skin inflammation, and after healing, the color of the wound will differ from the surrounding skin. After human skin contacts a small amount of venom (e.g., a rove beetle crawling over the skin), the skin will develop punctate, patchy, or linear erythema, followed by central grayish-brown necrosis. If the injured area is not large, there will be a slight itching and pain sensation; if the injured area is larger (e.g., multiple skin areas crawled over by rove beetles), there will be intense itching and pain, possibly accompanied by swollen lymph nodes, fever, etc.”
“After being crawled over by a rove beetle, it is essential to keep the affected area clean; it generally heals automatically. However, to accelerate healing, prevent skin infection, or reduce itching and pain, patients should immediately seek medical attention at the dermatology department of an authoritative Hospital. Doctors usually prescribe topical medication to apply to the affected area, and it will get better in about two weeks…”
Is this it?
It looks a bit like it.
Chu Yian was searching for pictures of rove beetles when someone suddenly called out to her, “Chu Yian.”
“Little Chu, what are you still looking at your phone for? Look ahead!”
Zhang Lu looked ahead with an excited expression, pushing Chu Yian’s arm hard.
Chu Yian heard her, looked up, and realized it was the guy who asked for her WeChat last night… oh no, the senior. Zhou Chen saw that she noticed him and walked towards her.
“Senior, is something wrong?”
Chu Yian put down her phone and glanced at the podium, realizing that the teacher was no longer there and class was over.
“Yes.”
Zhou Chen nodded, “I wanted to ask, are you free at noon, junior?”
“I’m free, I’m free, I’m free!”
Chu Yian hadn’t answered yet, but Zhang Lu nodded vigorously beside her. She looked at the excited Zhang Lu and remembered how excited Zhang Lu was when she mentioned Zhou Chen in the dormitory last night; it seemed she greatly admired this helpful senior.
“Since you’re free, would you like to have lunch together at noon?”
Zhou Chen looked at her, a smile on his lips, “Mainly, there’s something I want to tell you, but the break time is too short, so I might not be able to finish.”
“Oh, okay.”
Chu Yian nodded. Although she didn’t know what the senior wanted to say, she agreed for Zhang Lu’s sake, who was very excited.
“Is the Cafeteria okay?”
They could also eat while discussing things.
High efficiency.
“Okay.”
Zhou Chen nodded, “We’ll go together after your class ends.”
Zhang Lu was completely silent while the two spoke. It wasn’t until Zhou Chen left the classroom doorway that she excitedly shrieked, “Little Chu, how do you know Senior Zhou? Goodness, you didn’t even tell me! Didn’t their third-year students leave last night? Did Senior Zhou specifically stay overnight to wait for you?!”
Chu Yian glanced at her, then continued to immerse herself in intelligence research.
