18: A swarm of insects surged, startled...

[Run! Da Mimi!!]

[Hurry and run!! Reba!!]

The fans' bullet comments appeared in the Live Stream Room one after another. They expressed deep fear of this unknown creature, especially now as they began to worry about their idols.

Inside the School of Biology.

Professor Han and Xiao Song were watching the Live Stream Room in their office.

When the master and disciple saw those pitch-black insects and the current situation, their hearts jolted in unison.

What is this thing? How can these insects be so big? So dense?

"Teacher, do you recognize this insect? I've seen hundreds of types of insects, but this is the first time I've seen one like this. I am ignorant and short-sighted; please instruct me, teacher."

Xiao Song stared at the insect for a long time, but he still couldn't understand what it was.

"This... I'm also seeing it for the first time, but I'm certain these insects are poisonous. Look at those skeletons; the places bitten by the insects are actually pitch-black."

Professor Han remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head and speaking.

"Even you don't recognize it?" Xiao Song was very surprised.

"Of course I don't. I'm a biology professor, not a god. Am I supposed to know everything? Besides, that's a Forbidden Ground where no one has ever set foot. It's not surprising for many unknown creatures to appear."

Professor Han seemed quite used to this.

It was only natural that he didn't know.

"Then what is this thing? It would be great if it could be studied."

Xiao Song spoke as if lost in thought.

"You don't know, but someone might." As Professor Han said this, he didn't forget to look at Ye Bai in the Live Stream Room.

"You mean Ye Bai?" Xiao Song was silent for a moment before his eyes lit up.

"Ye Bai might know the origin of these insects. He's been very cautious from the start. If he didn't understand these insects, he wouldn't have shown such an expression."

"If it were an unknown creature, they would be curious, not vigilant."

Professor Han had a feeling that Ye Bai definitely knew more than they did.

Inside the Live Stream Room at this moment.

[Is there any biologist who can come out and explain what these insects are? Or what needs to be noted?]

[Yeah! There are already tens of millions of people in our Live Stream Room. Does no one know what these insects are?]

[I'm a student from the School of Biology. I asked my teacher about this creature, and he said they haven't seen it either. It might be an extinct species or a newly discovered one. Its specific name still needs verification, but what we can be sure of is that this thing is very dangerous. It's best not to disturb them.]

[Huh? Another extinct creature? What kind of place is this? Why are there extinct creatures everywhere?]

[If even the School of Biology doesn't know, what will happen to our Da Mimi and the others?]

[Holy crap! What kind of place is this, and what kind of creatures are these?]

[I want to ask, what kind of show is this? It's completely different from what I've seen before. This place is much creepier than we thought. First a river, then mountains—isn't this a Rainforest? This terrain doesn't resemble a Rainforest at all!]

[Oh my god! I'm starting to get scared. Is it what I think it is?]

[Can we let my idols leave now? Can we stop filming this show?]

After seeing the words of the biology student, the fans in the Live Stream Room were all terrified.

One after another, they scrambled to hope their idols would quit the show.

Inside the Production Team at this moment.

"No! Where did these creatures pop up from? Where did these insects come from?"

One of the Executives stood up from his chair in surprise after seeing the insects.

"What do we do now? Should we continue or quit?"

Another Executive couldn't sit still either.

They wanted to attract fans and traffic, but they never thought about letting them die.

Now that such unknown creatures had appeared, how could they just sit by and watch?

It was different from before; the Titanoboa was an emergency, but with these insects, there was still a chance for rescue.

What should they do now? To rescue or not? If they rescued them, the show would be terminated.

Now all the Executives were looking at the Director.

He was the one who chose this place to attract netizens.

Now that something had happened, he had to make a decision.

"Director, how did you choose this place? Everything coming out is an unknown creature. What now? Continue or quit?"

One of the Executives hurriedly looked at the Director beside him and asked tentatively.

The Director was also conflicted. These insects were unknown, and the celebrities might be in danger. However... the Director saw the popularity and heat of the Live Stream Room and hesitated.

That was heat and traffic! The current data was their best to date, far exceeding their imagination.

If it were terminated now, their hard work would... "Wait a bit longer!"

The Director stared at the data for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and saying.

"What?"

"Director, you..."

"Have you really thought it through?"

The other Executives didn't expect the Director to make such a choice. These were top stars; if something really happened... they probably couldn't bear the responsibility!

Not to mention the entertainment agencies would denounce them, even the fans might rush in and act irrationally.

"Tell the Rescue Team to be ready at all times. If any problem arises, have them step in to rescue the guests."

The Director wasn't completely heartless; he just wanted to delay a bit longer even if the show was cut short.

Seeing the Director's persistence, the other Executives remained silent.

After all, the current data was very profitable, and they wouldn't turn their backs on money.

Thinking of this, they sat back in their chairs and continued watching the Live Stream Room.

But they still had a question in their hearts: Why were there so many corpses in this place? And who arranged this?

Inside the Forbidden Ground.

"Brother Jing, why are you helping Ye Bai? What time is it now? Shouldn't we run immediately?"

Hua Chenyu didn't understand Wu Jing's behavior of helping Ye Bai and spoke up to criticize him.

As Hua Chenyu's voice fell, Yang Mi keenly felt that these insects were like they were waking up.

Before, they seemed to be sniffing something, but now, with Hua Chenyu's voice, they seemed to have pinpointed their location.

More cracking and snapping sounds came from the pile of corpses, and the number of insects increased.

They almost covered the entire pile of corpses, and the insects were now eyeing them voraciously.

"Shut up!"

Seeing this scene, Yang Mi's face turned even paler than before.

"Why should I..."

"Shut up! You've called all those insects out, and you still dare to speak."

Wu Jing also realized something was wrong and looked at the still-defiant Hua Chenyu with fury.