PD -Chapter 107 The Army of Insects

Liu Xiaopeng on the side turned on his phone’s flashlight, and my vision was instantly flooded with light.

He also noticed something strange and moved the beam toward the window glass.

“It’s… bees!” Liu Xiaopeng shouted as he looked outside.

Only then did I clearly see that what kept slamming into the glass were large bees with poisonous stingers at their tails.

And there were an overwhelming number of them.

At that moment, I realized the streetlight outside hadn’t gone out at all—it was simply being completely engulfed by a dense swarm of bees. I cursed inwardly. What was coming was inevitable… but I didn’t expect it to arrive this fast.

Just as I was thinking about what to do next, I suddenly heard Li Zi’s aunt scream. I turned around and saw the gap under the office door was crawling with black cockroaches. They poured in—large and small—instantly covering the entire floor near the entrance.

Li Zi cursed and grabbed a bottle of insecticide from the desk, popped it open, and sprayed the swarm frantically.

“What… what is going on!” Li Zi’s uncle stammered, now completely sober, holding his wife and child in panic.

“The reason we told you to stop construction tomorrow is because of this. As you can see now, this place simply can’t be developed anymore!” Liu Xiaopeng said, stomping on a few cockroaches crawling near his feet.

At that moment, I suddenly heard the sound of glass cracking.

A bad feeling surged in my heart. I pulled back the curtain to check—and saw a crack spreading across the window glass, forced open by the swarm outside.

Some of the smaller bees had already squeezed halfway through the fissure.

“Give me the insecticide!” I shouted at Li Zi.

He didn’t hesitate and immediately threw it to me. I caught it, shook it—almost empty. I sprayed toward the crack three times, and it was already gone.

Worse, I realized the insecticide was practically useless. The bees stuck in the crack were knocked down, but the ones behind them kept rushing forward, endlessly pouring in.

Soon, a few bees managed to fly into the office. One landed on Li Zi’s forehead—before he could react, it stung him.

Li Zi screamed and slapped it dead instantly, but the stinger remained embedded in his skin.

I quickly crushed several bees flying around me and turned to Li Zi’s uncle. “Do you have tape?”

“Yes! Yes!” he replied immediately, throwing it over.

I caught it and began sealing the crack layer by layer. I knew it wouldn’t stop them completely—but it would buy us time.

While I worked on the window, Liu Xiaopeng and Li Zi blocked the door gap with stacks of documents. Then they lit a small fire on the floor using paper and burned the cockroaches alive.

A foul, indescribable burnt stench filled the office, making everyone frown and cover their noses.

But not long after, the entire office began to tremble.

Dust fell from the ceiling and walls.

“W-what’s happening?” Li Zi asked in shock.

His uncle looked up at the ceiling, trembling. “The office is made of gypsum board… there might be termites eating through it!”

Dust filled the air as the building shook. Soon I heard a thudding sound from the door.

I rushed over and pulled Li Zi away from the entrance.

The door suddenly crashed down with a loud bang, revealing the terrifying scene outside.

The sales office lobby—once luxurious—was now unrecognizable.

The smooth floor tiles were completely covered in crawling insects. Swarms of termites, cockroaches, beetles, fat grubs, and countless unidentified bugs surged everywhere.

And now, with the door gone, the insect army flooded in.

I cursed and spotted two bottles of Moutai liquor on a cabinet in Li Zi’s uncle’s office. Without hesitation, I grabbed one and threw it toward the entrance.

The bottle shattered. Alcohol spilled everywhere.

I quickly drew a talisman and held it between my fingers. It ignited instantly, and I flung it onto the spilled liquor.

BOOM—

Blue flames erupted the moment the talisman landed, burning countless insects trapped within. They writhed and made strange, unsettling sounds.

But the swarm kept advancing—completely relentless, as if determined to trap us inside this cramped office.

I quickly threw another bottle of Moutai and ignited it again, but it only lasted briefly. I cursed inwardly—this was the first time in my life I had ever been this extravagant, burning two bottles of expensive liquor just to kill bugs.

“Big brother, think of something!” Li Zi shouted anxiously, shielding his uncle’s family.

The entire sales office was now being eaten away by termites. The structure shook violently, as if it could collapse at any moment.

I frowned and tried chanting the Nether Purification Divine Mantra again—but as expected, it had no effect.

My Daoist techniques draw on cultivated spiritual energy to borrow natural forces and suppress evil entities.

But these were not evil spirits—they were insects, part of nature itself. Natural force had no reason to suppress them.

Fire worked against them, yes—but indoors, there wasn’t enough fuel. And if we kept burning things, the entire building might collapse on us instead.

We couldn’t escape either; more vicious bees still waited outside.

The only option was to hold one space and prevent them from entering.

My mind raced. I turned to Li Zi’s uncle and asked if there was anywhere else to hide.

“The restroom! Only the restroom has solid walls on all sides!” he shouted, pointing toward the corner of the lobby.

But we were already surrounded. With the fire from the liquor bottles dying out, the insects surged forward again. To reach the restroom, we would have to fight through them.

In desperation, I shouted to Liu Xiaopeng. Together, we activated the Golden Light Spell, covering everyone in its protective glow, and forced our way out of the office step by step.

The insects weren’t afraid of the golden light, but it still pushed them back enough to carve out a narrow path.

Only then did I feel slightly relieved—and we quickly moved toward the restroom.

But the situation didn’t last long. Halfway there, we were once again trapped.