Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two Ways to Survive

Staff Officer Li’s voice was full of embarrassment: “The plane…can’t be used for the time being.”

“Why?” Ye Han’s voice suddenly rose.

"Because there is something new..."

"What's new?"

"It's like this. About half an hour ago, the fleet discovered a large number of giant flying insects in the rainforest of Central Africa. It is speculated that they are probably flying ants. There are a lot of them. They are approaching Morrobida from the east, south and west. It is expected to arrive at Morrobida in about an hour and cover Morrobida in about 90 minutes. It is not clear how aggressive the flying ants are, but Beidu has jointly issued a no-fly statement with Washington, listing the entire Africa as a no-fly zone."

"No-fly zone?" Ye Han was in a bad mood. "What the hell is this?"

First it was giant ants, then spider ants, and now flying ants. My goodness, since the appearance of aliens, African ant colonies have really flourished. They are no longer the bumpkins who relied on giant ants to conquer the world, but are striding towards clustering and specialization. If the aliens continue to do this, can they turn African ants into real Zerg?

Damn it, I have to report to the higher-ups later, and I have to ban everything related to the Zerg. If aliens get this information, and copy the Zerg in the information, humans will have a lot of fun.

"Sorry, Captain Ye, I really can't do anything about this." Staff Officer Li said.

Ye Han thought for a while and said, "Have you found flying ants in other directions?"

"Not yet."

"Flying ants are only heading towards Morrobida? Are there any signs of spreading in other directions?"

"No."

Ye Han paused and said, "Why not use nuclear weapons?"

"The range is too large. If nuclear weapons are used, the African rainforest will not be saved. No one can bear this responsibility." Staff Officer Li said.

After hearing what he said, Ye Han also came to his senses.

The ecological environment of the earth has been severely damaged by the rampant insects. Wild animals around the world are almost extinct, and wild mammals are almost extinct. Even larger insects are not spared. Only small insects such as flies and mosquitoes have been spared.

However, the entire population was spared. As wild animals disappeared, flies had nowhere to lay eggs, mosquitoes could not suck blood, and even dung beetles had a large decrease in number because they could not find food.

These are just a few examples, and similar situations are everywhere.

In contrast, the number of insects that rely on plants for survival has increased greatly, and their number has reached a level that seriously harms plant populations.

The insect plague is destroying the earth's ecosystem!

In contrast, the tropical rainforest, which was originally a treasure trove of biological species, is the least affected area. Although the number of biological species has dropped sharply, it can still barely maintain a balance.

The tropical rainforest is known as the lungs of the earth. The forests here absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and maintain the oxygen content in the atmosphere. Any species on the earth that breathes oxygen must thank the gift of the tropical rainforest.

If we don't care about anything and use nuclear bombs to flatten the Central African rainforest in order to eliminate the giant ants, the already precarious earth ecosystem will be hit again. The decomposition rate of carbon dioxide will be greatly affected. If the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere rises, it will be a series of unpredictable consequences such as the greenhouse effect, which is equivalent to dragging the already fragile ecosystem into a dilemma of chronic suicide. The result will be more serious than letting the giant insect swarm run rampant.

But then I thought again, leaving the insect swarm alone, isn't it chronic suicide?

Ye Han was extremely sad and angry. This is not okay. Does it mean that all humans must die?

At this moment, Liu Bin suddenly shouted: "Captain, airdrop!"

Ye Han looked up and saw the fireball falling from the sky crashing into the forest not far away: "Take people to receive the equipment."

"Yes!" Liu Bin agreed and called the soldiers to rush into the woods.

Ye Han calmed down: "Staff Officer Li, if the higher-ups don't give us planes, what should we do?"

"Chief Staff Officer Gao is communicating with Beidu."

Ye Han sighed: "Okay,

Call me when there's a result."

The communication was interrupted, and Ye Han turned his head to look at the forest. The soldiers' figures had been covered by dense vegetation. He thought about it, and walked into the woods. Not long after, he reached the end of the field.

The soldiers were distributing supplies and replacing batteries with each other. Even Luo Qi's group was there.

Liu Bin saw Ye Han and immediately took a battery over: "Captain, let me help you replace it."

Ye Han turned around, and Liu Bin skillfully replaced the battery. After the new battery was put on, the battery bar, which was almost empty, quickly filled up.

As soon as the armor was restored, Ye Han heard Gao Kai's voice: "Ye Han, Ye Han, please reply!"

Ye Han quickly replied: "I'm here, what's the situation?"

"It's like this, Beidu ordered you to join up with the US troops and turn north."

"Ah? Where are the US troops?"

"At the entrance yesterday, about ten kilometers east."

"I mean, where did they come from?"

"Most of them came out yesterday, and some came out today. They have armored vehicles... That's about it." Gao Kai explained.

"Why are you going north again?" Ye Han asked again.

Flying the plane is also going north, taking the car is also going north, how come you are against the north?

"This is a bit complicated to explain." Gao Kai said, "You know the situation. The insect plague in Africa is much more serious than predicted before the war. The coalition's combat plan has been completely scrapped. The current situation is that the ant colony is swarming towards Morrobida. We don't know what the aliens want to do, but we can be sure that after the insect swarm occupies Morrobida, the next step will definitely be to continue to move north, cross the Sahara and then eat away at Europe."

"Can flying ants fly over the Sahara?" Ye Han was extremely surprised.

"Of course not." Gao Kai said, "Flying ants are definitely not that powerful. There is only one way to cross the Sahara..."

"Nile River!" Ye Han blurted out three words.

He didn't know much about North Africa. His impression was only that the winding Nile River went through the desert and reached the Mediterranean Sea.

"Yes, it's the Nile River." Gao Kai emphasized, "The ant colony must go north along the Nile River. The coalition decided to build a defense line on the Nile River to prevent the ant colony from going north. What you have to do is to go north as soon as possible... No, there is no need to go north. There are two options. One is to leave Morrobida as soon as possible and move northeast to reach the White Nile River in South Sudan, and then take the airdropped rubber boat downstream. The straight length of this road is more than 600 kilometers, but as long as you are fast enough, you can leave Morrobida before the flying ants."

"What else?"

"Also, go east. The White Nile River is more than 300 kilometers east, but the flying ants are flying from the east. We don't know how dangerous this thing is yet. It's too risky to go this way."

Ye Han squeezed out a few words from his teeth: "Just go east!"

This weather is so hot that I'm almost dying.