Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 219 Fertilizer, Production

Soon after, a loudspeaker blared through the village, instructing all villagers to immediately turn off their lights, close their doors and windows, stay indoors without making any noise, and keep their weapons with them, among other things.

After a few simple words, four large lights on the utility pole with the loudspeaker suddenly turned on, pointing in the four directions of east, west, south, and north, shining obliquely upwards into the night sky.

Normally, bats are nocturnal animals, typically active and foraging at night. They are sensitive to light and prefer to be active in dark or low-light environments. However, if a light attracts their attention, they may sometimes be lured towards it. This can happen when bats are disturbed or chasing insects.

The large number of mutated bats appearing tonight is likely due to disturbance or some kind of inducement. Alternatively, they could be due to prolonged hunger during the cold spell; the sudden warming caused them to eagerly flock to densely populated human areas after their bodies recovered.

Where the light shone, bats swarmed, their faces looking like ghosts, sending chills down one's spine.

too disgusting.

Where were these things hidden before?
When the lights shone, there was nothing in any direction except the southwest. Meanwhile, gunfire had already broken out on the Pingjiang Bridge near Wei Lichuan. He had also notified Li Nan, who was still completely unaware of this, to prepare for battle.

Jiang Minglang had already climbed onto the rooftop platform of the Bai family villa.

Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan are the most popular areas, with many poultry and livestock, so as the temperature rises, there are also more mosquitoes and moths. As we all know, bats like to eat insects. But mutated bats prefer to eat meat and drink blood. Mu Song and Ning An next door have been attacked by bats before, especially Mu Song, who had a piece of flesh bitten off by a bat. He then had a high fever and was in a coma for a long time. When he woke up, he had fire-related abilities.

Of course, Mu Song's good fortune in this misfortune can only be described as pure luck. Others who were bitten either died or turned into zombies; very few could survive like him.

So this thing is not only disgusting, but also very dangerous.

Boom!

Gunshots rang out, and the bat at the front, as large as a giant eagle, let out a sharp, shrill scream under Jiang Minglang's precise shot, before its entire body plummeted downwards.

The swarm of bats flying this way paused for a moment, then scattered in a whoosh as if they had lost their target. But before they could even panic, a piercing and eerie "squeak" came from the night sky.

It's not quite a squeak, it's both similar and dissimilar, anyway it's very harsh and unpleasant to hear.

But upon hearing the call, the scattered bats instantly gathered together and flew back towards Yunxi Village.

Jiang Minglang saw through the scope a bat with a head full of red hair and a not-too-large body, hidden among the swarm of bats.

He was certain that the cry had come from its mouth. Clearly, it was a head, or possibly a real head, and the large bat he had just swatted down might also be one, or they might be a pair.

The problem was that the bat was too cunning. He only caught a glimpse of it when it dispersed, and when he tried to find it again, it had already been surrounded and disappeared.

But he didn't lose heart and continued to aim from the rooftop.

At the same time, several green ivy vines climbed up from his feet, twisting and twining, slowly weaving a large green net in front of him, covering everything except his gun and face.

Jiang Minglang's lips curled up, his eyes were on the scope, and he lightly raised his elbow to touch the leaves of the green ivy next to him.

All the balconies and windows of the Bai family villa were also covered by large vines of pothos plants to ensure complete protection.

The bat arrived in an instant, and purple lightning flashed in mid-air. Upon seeing this, Qiqi immediately returned to her bedroom and asked her mother, "Gigi has already made her move. Can I go to the rooftop to find Dad?"

Bai Li thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you and change into long sleeves and trousers."

The mother and daughter quickly changed their clothes and went up to the top floor. This area was also covered by green vines, forming a large net. The fragrance of green leaves lingered in the air, dispelling much of the heat from the sun baking the roof during the day.

After a while, Jiang Minglang stopped sweating.

Qiqi immediately exclaimed "Ah!" in comfort, "It's so cool!"

Jiang Minglang called to his son, "Qiqi, come here."

He shouted, but his head didn't move; his eyes remained fixed on the scope. As soon as the red-headed bat reappeared, he would seize the opportunity to fire.

However, that red-headed bat was clearly quite intelligent. After the largest bat was killed, although it was still flying in mid-air, its speed had noticeably slowed down. But only it and the bats surrounding it slowed down; the others remained unchanged, and now they had all flown up to the top of their wall.

Du Qiyan directed the deployment from below. On the western side of Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan, five meters away from the wall, two people were stationed every ten meters, one for defense and one for attack.

But actually, the bats flying low above the wall don't need any human intervention. The mutated pothos vines are no pushovers; they stretch out into the air, grabbing a bat and roughly pulling it down to the roots. The pothos roots immediately sprout from the soil and continue to entangle the bat, pulling it down until it's completely buried. The bat has already withered.

Bai Li raised an eyebrow slightly. She sensed the satisfaction and excitement of the mutated green ivy after absorbing the mutated bats. They seemed to be shouting in their hearts, "Nourishment, oh nourishment, come on!"
The warriors, who were preparing to attack, fell silent as they watched the Green Ivy frantically grabbing the mutated bats.

Is this a stress response they made on their own, or is it controlled by their sister-in-law?

Won't it cause problems to eat all this disgusting stuff?
To be honest, this is the first time that these pothos plants have caught mutated animals and buried them at the base as fertilizer. Before they mutated, my sister-in-law would catch the animals and leave them aside until they came to deal with them.

Now, under the bright lights, they could clearly see the mutated bats that had been thrown down being quickly pulled into the ground and disappearing.

"Everyone retreat five meters. If any of them manage to sneak in, shoot them all toward the wall."

Standing next to Du Qiyan was Gigi, whose lightning skills were now very proficient, and whose ability level had increased significantly. With crackling sounds, bats fell down like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Qiqi was very envious.

Unfortunately, these bats were flying in mid-air, so he could neither freeze them nor smash them that far.

Xiao Wu is the same; its fireballs can't go that high either.

This war is so annoying.

Bai Li pulled up a chair and sat down. As she closed her eyes slightly, she covered the chicken and sheep pens below with pothos vines. Now, the number of chickens and sheep had grown quite large, but they still ate very sparingly.

How could I let these mutated bats harm the food that I myself wouldn't even eat?

Therefore, Bai Li focused all her attention on the livestock and animals in Baiguoyuan and Yunxi Village to prevent those disgusting mutated bats from sneaking in and tearing them apart.

boom!
Jiang Minglang, who had been intently watching the swarm of bats, finally found an opportunity. When Gigi's lightning suddenly shifted and struck, he cleaved a gap in the bats that had surrounded the red-headed bats.

Jiang Minglang seized the opportunity and pulled the trigger. As the gunshot rang out, the red-headed bat's flapping wings froze for a moment, then it plummeted downwards as expected. When it was seven or eight meters away from the wall, it was suddenly entangled by a green vine and pulled down with a whoosh.

This time, the mutated bat swarm was completely thrown into chaos. The formation scattered and fled in all directions. Many of them foolishly flew downwards, and the green ivy plants, without any mercy, swiftly pulled them one by one into their 'embrace'.

Before long, the mutated bats that had occupied a large part of the southwestern night sky were reduced to just a few scattered individuals fleeing into the distance.

Looking around from Green Ivy's perspective, Bai Li didn't spot any more mutated bats that had broken in, however...
She sat up straight in the chair and squinted slightly.

Is Chen Feng's wife about to give birth?
She "saw" Chen Feng running frantically out of his house, clutching a large machete, but he moved quickly, reaching Dr. Su's door and banging on it.
"Dr. Su, my wife's water broke, please come and take a look. There are no more bats outside, please come out and check." He didn't dare to shout loudly, but his voice was trembling.

Perhaps out of fright, his wife's stomach started reacting as soon as the announcement of the mutated bat attack was made. He had thought that even if it was contractions, it would take some time, but unexpectedly, about twenty minutes ago, the amniotic fluid suddenly gushed out.

Just then, a dark mass of mutated bats was about to reach their village. He even saw lightning through the window, knowing that it was superhumans killing the bats.

How can we go out when it's so dangerous?
Seeing his wife gritting her teeth and enduring the pain, he was extremely anxious.

Twenty minutes felt like twenty days to him. Realizing the bats had been driven away, he quickly grabbed his knife, opened the door, and ran outside.

His wife was in so much pain she almost fainted; they needed to call Dr. Su and Dr. Xi over immediately.

Su Yanxia didn't delay. She told the two children to be careful at home, and then took her wife Lin Wan and followed Chen Feng to his house.

The husband and wife team, one an obstetrician and the other a pediatrician, is a perfect match.

They had just arrived at Chen Feng's house when Xia Min came running over with a first-aid kit.

Chen Feng was stunned. "Dr. Xia? How did you know?"

"Stop talking nonsense and go inside to check on your wife."

Xia Min was notified by Jiang Minglang, of course, it was Bai Li who asked him to call her.

Fearing there wouldn't be enough time to get it to the delivery room at the clinic, they decided to bring the medical kit over first.

According to Dr. Su's examination of Chen Feng's wife a week ago, barring any unforeseen circumstances, a natural birth should not be a problem.

But unexpectedly, just one week later, the fetus, which was originally head down, has now turned upside down, with its legs down.

How can things proceed smoothly like this?
Su Yanxia frowned, touching the pregnant woman's belly to sense the baby's heartbeat. Was the umbilical cord wrapped around its neck?
He turned to Chen Feng decisively and said, "Take your wife to the operating room. She needs a C-section. Be quick!"

After saying that, he turned to Xia Min and said, "Go and prepare first. When you arrive, you must deliver the baby within half an hour."

Xia Min nodded, then turned and ran out of the yard in the blink of an eye.

Dr. Lin saw that the woman in labor was already in a semi-comatose state, her face as white as paper, and her condition was obviously very bad.

Don't let the baby be delivered via C-section while the mother is already in critical condition.

She discussed it with her husband, "Let Old Huo go too. If anything happens, it will be easier to handle if he's there."

As luck would have it, when the couple were studying at Kyoto Medical University, Professor Huo happened to be an honorary professor there, and would occasionally give lectures at the university when there were important events or other matters.

The couple never missed a single one.

So, in a way, they can also be considered Professor Huo's students.

Moving to their dream village of Yunxi and working alongside their idols and teachers initially kept them awake for days with excitement.

This life feels like a dream.

Soon, everyone who could come gathered at the clinic.

Bai Li, no longer sleepy, also wanted to come and take a look.

Since she was coming, Jiang Minglang naturally accompanied her.

Soldiers were still patrolling and searching around Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan to prevent any overlooked areas from being exploited by the mutated bats.

Especially those courtyards and houses that are uninhabited.

Even though Xue Deng was very responsible and would lead people to check each uninhabited residence every ten days or so, he still couldn't prevent some snakes, insects, rats and ants from making their home there.

They might have come from the fields, or they might have mutated in some corner of the village. In any case, even with a wall of pothos, some little creatures still can't be kept out.

This illustrates that one should never be careless, no matter the time or place.

When Bai Li arrived, the surgery had already begun.

Thanks to Xi Shuang's tireless research on herbs, she has developed several kinds of hemostatic agents.

With the temperature rising, I wonder if the medicinal mountain will grow even more varieties of herbs.

Xi Shuang originally planned to go and take a look. It was more than 200 kilometers away, not too far. She could just have her brother and Bai Yang accompany her.

However, that was the plan before today. Now that he saw so many mutated bats, Xi Yu immediately abandoned the idea.

It's too dangerous; who knows what might be on Medicine Mountain?

Chen Feng paced back and forth anxiously, sweat pouring down his forehead.

Half an hour later, a faint cry like a cat's meow rang out. Chen Feng suddenly stopped and stared intently at the sound.

The crying stopped after a moment, and Chen Feng seemed to realize what was happening. He turned to Bai Li and asked in a trembling voice, "Lizhi, did you...did you hear that? Was it...was it?"

“Yes,” Bai Li nodded, “Congratulations on becoming a father.”

But Chen Feng didn't laugh. The image of Dr. Su's serious face when he sent his wife into the operating room was still vivid in his mind.

He was afraid. The baby was delivered safely via C-section, but his wife was gone.

He swallowed hard, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked Bai Li in a trembling voice, "Li...Lizhi, is my...my wife alright?"

How could she know?

However, with Old Master Huo around, she felt there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Bai Li guessed correctly; Chen Feng's wife was indeed saved by Old Huo, but the risks involved were significant, such as the mother stopping breathing the moment the baby was delivered.

Dr. Huo personally performed the surgery, and finally, an hour later, the mother's heartbeat returned to normal.
good night!