Chapter 38

However, Yifan had guessed there would be a rainstorm, and even that it would thereby trigger a disaster.

But he really didn't expect it to come this quickly!

Regarding the mosquito swarm crisis, he now has a level‑3 Shelter and is confident he can get through it safely.

However, the flood triggered by this rainstorm is different; if the location is chosen poorly, the Shelter could very well be submerged.

By then, there will truly be no way out!

Moreover, Yifan had previously observed that his Shelter sits in a valley, with dense forest on both sides, but those are actually mountain ranges.

Although the front and rear haven't been explored, what can be seen with the naked eye are also mountain ranges.

In other words, his Shelter is right in the middle of a depression among several large mountains; if a rainstorm brings a flood, the danger here becomes extremely high.

It seems that after dawn we need to go out and check the surroundings for any rivers or lakes.

If they exist, we must consider relocating or diverting the watercourse.

But if we relocate, how to move the Shelter? Yifan still has no clue.

If the Shelter cannot be moved, then moving to another location would be meaningless.

At night here, one must stay inside the Shelter to ensure absolute safety; otherwise, staying out in the wild is far too dangerous.

So the best approach is still to divert the water, or move the Shelter to higher, safer ground.

Although the safety issue already gives Yifan a headache, what worries him even more now is whether to make it public.

Floods and mosquito swarm riots are different; the mosquito swarm riot.

There are ways to prevent it, but if a flood really occurs, we can only rely on heaven's will.

Now the mosquito swarm outbreak still isn't resolved, yet if we go inform everyone about the impending flood disaster, nobody would believe it.

Yifan hesitated a moment, then decided not to announce this news before the mosquito swarm outbreak ends, so as not to make everyone desperate.

It's just a pity that if the news isn't announced, there will be no Treasure Chest reward.

But Yifan isn't lacking anything now, and others aren't too disappointed either.

However, he found that the Private Chat Channel had exploded again.

But he still ignored it; however, when he saw the friends channel flashing, he still opened the chat box.

The people who initiated a chat with him were precisely Ruan Qingdan and Hong Shaoqiang.

Both had the same purpose: they came to congratulate him on becoming a celebrity on the Human Ranking List.

After Yifan politely exchanged greetings with the two, he turned his attention to the window.

Inside the house a fire was burning; to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, Yifan had opened all the windows inside the house last night.

Anyway, with the screens in place, even if a few small mosquitoes flew over they couldn't get in, so even with the windows open he slept very soundly last night.

However, at this moment he discovered several mosquitoes on the screen, their legs caught in the fine mesh.

These mosquitoes are exactly the same as the large swath he burned to death yesterday to obtain the blue Treasure Chest.

Could it be that the mosquitoes have come after him?

Or has the mosquito swarm outbreak occurred early?

Yifan furrowed his brows, unable to figure it out after much thought.

But either way, fortunately the windows were fitted with screens yesterday; otherwise these mosquitoes would definitely have gotten in.

I also don't know whether only he has this situation, or everyone does.

If everyone has this situation, then probably many people will suffer.

In his mind, he involuntarily thought of yesterday's person who was bitten to death by mosquitoes.

So he hurriedly opened the chat channel, and indeed saw that the population in the upper‑right region had dropped by nearly 4000 in just one night.

Originally there were over 95,000 people; now there are only 91,000!

So many people went online in just one night; there must have been an accident!

As expected, when he glanced at the chat channel, he saw it filled with wailing and howling, miserable and bleak.

"Last night was really terrifying! A lot of mosquitoes suddenly appeared; if I hadn't just upgraded my Shelter to level 2, I might have been bitten to death by mosquitoes."

"I also had a lot of mosquitoes here, and I only have a level‑1 Shelter, but fortunately I discovered I couldn't gather the upgrade materials, so I simply grabbed a portion of Strong Mosquito Repellent and barely survived the night."

"In one night 4000 people died! I previously added four or five hundred friends, and already forty or fifty have gone offline! It's really terrifying!"

"What on earth is going on? Senior Ye Yifan didn't say the mosquito outbreak would be three days later; it's only the second day, so why is there a mosquito swarm attack?"

"I guess it's the vanguard! Last night I also encountered a mosquito ambush here, but the numbers weren't many; I went to the nearby woods yesterday daytime to check whether there were any mosquito swarms, and they were dense and countless, so last night's were definitely just the vanguard."

"Just the vanguard's assault already knocked out over 4000 people offline; we must upgrade our Shelters to level 2 or buy enough Strong Mosquito Repellent."

Just a vanguard unit's assault knocked out over 4,000 people; it seems we must upgrade the Shelter to level two, or purchase enough Strong Mosquito Repellent.

Yifan only now discovered that the pile of Strong Mosquito Repellent he had just finished making last night had already been bought out by everyone.

However, the vanguard's explanation is also reasonable, but the lethality is just too great!

It's just the vanguard; in one night it knocked out that many people offline, and this is merely the prelude to the Three‑Star Disaster.

Five days later's rainstorm flood is a Four‑Star Disaster; we don't know how many people will survive then.

And at this moment, Yifan suddenly saw the chat channel constantly tagging him.

"Senior Senior, is there any Strong Mosquito Repellent left? I want to buy some more!"

"I also want it! Senior, can you make some more and put it up for sale so we can all stock up?"

"I say, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility; someone like Senior Ye Yifan, a top‑tier big shot, should share supplies with everyone, otherwise it's too selfish."

"Exactly, we're all compatriots; since you have the means to repel mosquitoes, you should share it with everyone, otherwise how will people view you?"

Exactly, exactly, we're all compatriots; since you have something to repel mosquitoes in your hand, you should take it out and share it with everyone—otherwise, how will everyone view you?

Yifan looked at these brainless remarks popping up, couldn't help but roll his eyes, and coldly sent out a message:

I, doing my part, watched these brain-dead people pop up again, couldn't help but roll my eyes, and coldly laughing, sent a message:

I don't care how you view me! If you want to freeload, get far away from me—I'm easy to talk to, but that doesn't mean I have no temper.

Your moral blackmail doesn't work on me, because I have no morals. If you insist on fighting me to the death, I'll show you my amoral side.

You'd better pray now that I can't find you! Otherwise, for old and new grudges, I'll at least take back some interest first!