CHAPTER 42: 42. DISASTER IN THE DREAM REALM, TYPING WITH MOUTH

In the dead of night.

Three night owls carried Yang Fan, steadily landing on the rooftop of Yue Bay District.

"Hoot!"

The night owls called a few times, circled in the air, and then flew into the distance.

Yang Fan used his Light Spirit Superpower, climbing down from the outer wall, and smoothly returned to his home.

He quickly freshened up and then went to bed to sleep.

After falling deeply asleep.

He experienced a dream realm.

Amidst the vast mountains.

A massive dark cloud, under the cover of night, drifted towards the front along the continuous mountain range.

The dark cloud floated swiftly for dozens of kilometers, descended upon a small county town, covering the entire town.

After a while.

The dark cloud drifted away.

The entire county was left in dead silence.

Yang Fan suddenly woke up, breathing heavily a few times.

His face was full of shock: "The swarm of Poisonous Mosquitoes is too large."

The dark cloud in the dream was composed of countless Poisonous Mosquitoes.

The small county town had at least fifty thousand residents, yet in a short amount of time, all were killed by the mosquito swarm, showing just how astounding their numbers were.

Due to the terrifying imagery of the premonition in the dream realm, Yang Fan couldn’t fall back asleep after waking up.

He simply got dressed, turned on the computer, and began searching for the site of the tragedy based on the dream’s information.

He searched on the search engine for a while and quickly found the result.

Yang Fan nodded slightly: "The layout of the county town in the dream is exactly the same as the aerial photos on the internet; it must be Jingyun County!"

He continued to search for a while and learned more information: "Jingyun County is located on the outskirts of the Helian Mountain Range, no wonder the dream showed a scene surrounded by mountains.

"The county town is located at the border of Hedong Province and Xilong Province, less than four hundred kilometers from Linjiang City, which isn’t too far."

Yang Fan suddenly furrowed his brow: "But the night owls’ flying speed is a bit too slow; a night team carrying me would take about six to seven hours to get there.

"This time is too long, hanging in midair for so long is too much suffering, I need to think of another way.

"However, there are still three days until the Poisonous Mosquito swarm attacks Jingyun County, so I have enough time."

Yesterday he rushed overnight to Anling City, enduring the cold wind for a full three hours at high altitude.

Even though he had taken measures to stay warm, he was still quite frozen, and he definitely did not want to experience that again.

Of course.

It was because of his strong physical fitness that he could withstand long periods of high-altitude flight.

For an ordinary person, they would have long been frozen into a stiff popsicle.

A few seconds later.

Yang Fan suddenly heard a faint "rustling" sound coming from outside the window.

He quickly walked to the window and glanced outside, his expression slightly changing: "Is it sleeting? It seems the daytime temperature should rise above zero degrees."

The rapid rise in temperature was enough to indicate that the time for the full onset of the Poisonous Mosquito disaster was drawing near.

Yang Fan hesitated for a moment and made a decision: "First, communicate with the Liren Special Team to understand the situation."

He quietly activated his Spirit Concealment Superpower and issued a command to his crow partner Liu Hei.

"Caw!"

The crow’s cry immediately resounded.

*

At the same time.

Liren’s Linjiang City Branch.

When sleet began to fall, the military personnel received the news immediately.

"It’s raining in Linjiang City!"

"It’s likely the snow will melt soon."

"Mr. Spirit Crows’ prediction is so accurate!"

"The snow will melt, the Poisonous Mosquitoes will arrive, once all the snow has melted, our troubles will begin."

"Let’s not worry about the trouble, quickly report to the higher-ups."

Soon.

The deputy director of the branch, who was on duty tonight, Major Lin Xiangbei, hurried over.

Major Lin directly asked: "What are the temperature data?"

A soldier immediately replied: "The cloud temperature has already risen to zero degrees, the highest daytime reading is expected to reach two to three degrees.

"The ground may reach four to five degrees during the day, and today there may be a small-scale snowmelt.

"If the current rate of temperature rise remains unchanged, it’s estimated that within three days, there will be no trace of snow left in Linjiang City."

Major Lin nodded: "I understand, report to Shangjing City!"

"Yes!"

Major Lin paced back and forth a few times, muttering "the snow will melt, the Poisonous Mosquitoes will arrive" several times under his breath.

In the current Linjiang Branch, due to Mr. Spirit Crows’ great reputation, this phrase is known by everyone.

Major Lin suddenly stopped in his tracks and ordered: "After dawn, arrange for personnel to collect samples from water bodies in various areas of the city center to check for mosquito eggs."

He paused for a moment, emphasizing: "Every lake, every river channel must be tested, and it must be completed within two days.

A lieutenant looked troubled: "The city area is so large, there are too many water bodies needing to be tested, we have limited personnel, it may not be completed within two days."

Major Lin’s tone was unquestionable: "If you’re short on people, find more, borrow a few hundred from the Political Hall, the Patrol Police Station, and other departments."

The lieutenant acknowledged: "Understood."

At this moment.

A soldier suddenly shouted: "Report, there’s movement in Crow’s Nest."

Major Lin immediately went over to look at a drone surveillance monitor.

He only took one look and was stunned: "What are the Spirit Crows doing?"

The soldier shook his head: "I have no idea."

On the screen.

A circle of surveillance cameras surrounded the Crow’s Nest.

Each camera had a Spirit Crow perched on it, pecking at the camera intermittently.

"Bang! Bang!"

The pecking sounds rang out densely.

Major Lin’s face twitched, muttering under his breath, "Really spooky!"

Another tall soldier speculated, "Maybe Mr. Spirit Crows wants to contact us, that’s why he’s trying to get our attention this way."

Major Lin pondered and instructed, "Use a drone to hail the Crow’s Nest."

"Yes!"

A drone quickly approached.

A voice came out from the speaker: "Mr. Spirit Crows, is there anything you need?"

"Caw!"

A crow cawed.

The lieutenant whispered, "The lead crow."

Soldiers who had been monitoring the Crow’s Nest for a long time all knew this crow was the leader of the Spirit Crows.

It often stood at the highest point of the Crow’s Nest, and Mr. Spirit Crows’ orders were usually conveyed by it.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes.

The lead crow flapped its wings, landed on the snow, and began scratching in the snow with its two claws and beak.

This was clearly writing.

The lieutenant clicked his tongue, "The lead crow’s word speed seems faster than a few days ago."

Others began to talk about it.

"Sometimes I really suspect the Spirit Crows attended school."

"Yes, it feels like they’ve attained human wisdom."

Soon after.

A line of text appeared in the snow, "I want a smartphone."

The soldiers looked at each other, faces filled with subtlety.

Why does the Spirit Crow want a smartphone?

Are they bored and want to play with a phone?

Major Lin waved his hand, "Give it to him!"

Not long after.

A drone delivered a smartphone.

The lead crow cawed and took the phone onto the lengshan tree with its claw.

The phone was in start-up mode, it tapped the screen several times with its beak, opening a communication app.

Since the phone was set up to sync, everyone could see the app being opened.

A soldier couldn’t help but say, "The lead crow doesn’t plan to text, right?"

The next second.

This "prophecy" was confirmed.

The lead crow’s beak moved rapidly on the screen, so fast it was indiscernible to the naked eye.

Texts appeared swiftly, typing four to five characters a second.

The soldiers watched with jaws nearly dropping.

Major Lin’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably, almost blurting out "What the hell."

The lieutenant gasped, "Is this still a bird? Its typing speed is faster than mine."

Others nodded in agreement.

In fact.

The crow typing with its beak was Liu Hei.

It had an extraordinary talent for typing, which is why it was appointed as the liaison crow for the Crow’s Nest.

A long section of text soon appeared on the screen:

"Everyone, I want to know, up till now, has Tintera Kingdom’s Poisonous Mosquito swarms ever carried out large-scale, organized, long-distance attacks on human gathering areas?"

Major Lin was stunned again.

He keenly realized the information contained in these words was quite shocking.

The lieutenant quietly asked, "Major, this is probably Mr. Spirit Crows’ question, how should we reply?"

Major Lin deliberated and said, "Just say, dear Mr. Spirit Crows, we have not currently monitored the situation you mentioned, but we will keep a close watch."

This sentence appeared on the screen immediately.

The lead crow again started showcasing its skills, flaunting its lightning-fast Bird Beak Typing Technique.

Another section of text appeared: "Sooner or later, there will be mutated Poisonous Mosquitoes with a certain intelligence among the swarms, the whole world will inevitably face this scenario, be prepared."

Major Lin was startled in his heart.

He instantly realized that Mr. Spirit Crows’ words were highly likely to become a reality.

Given the massive number of Poisonous Mosquitoes, the emergence of mutated ones is a certainty.

Then.

Could intelligent Poisonous Mosquitoes lead masses to attack humans on a large scale?

It’s possible!

The faces of other soldiers also paled as if they had seen a ghost.

Even a fool knows how severe this matter would be if Mr. Spirit Crows’ words were true.

At this moment.

The lead crow made an unexpected action.

It pressed the button on the side of the phone with its claw, dimming the screen.

That’s a lock.

Everyone’s eye corners twitched again.

Major Lin took a deep breath, his expression extremely solemn, "Immediately report this to... never mind, I’ll personally report this to the headquarters in Shangjing."