No, she didn’t hoard them, but Huo Yishen seemed to have a few bottles. 

The supplies he got were quite mixed. When Jiang Ning put them away in her space, she glanced through them roughly and then piled them all in a corner. 

Since she didn’t hoard them herself, she didn’t remember them clearly, and after nine years, Jiang Ning had long forgotten about them. 

She immediately took out the tear gas from her space, and with two bottles in hand, she sprayed desperately at the bugs. 

If even tear gas didn’t work, they could only leave it to fate. 

As the white smoke spread, the black bugs continued to retreat. 

Huo Yishen seized the opportunity and quickly pulled Jiang Ning towards the escape pod. 

Just as she climbed in and turned around to close the hatch, the black bugs swarmed up again. 

Jiang Ning stretched out her hand and tapped the yacht, and the yacht was taken into the space. 

As long as she didn’t enter the space, other living things could not stay in there. 

At the moment the yacht disappeared, thousands of black bugs were kicked out by the space and fell into the sea one after another… 

With the yacht gone, the escape pod followed and fell into the sea. 

Jiang Ning acted quickly and slammed the hatch shut. 

Without seat belts, the three people and the dog were thrown into the air with a loud bang as the escape pod hit the water, and they suddenly saw stars. 

Jiang Ning was about to get up from the fall, but Doudou suddenly rushed over, “Sister-in-law, be careful!” 

There was a black bug crawling on Jiang Ning’s arm, trying to get into her clothes. 

Doudou was quick to grab the bug and crush it to death. 

Oh, she didn’t expect these damn bugs to be so fast. 

Everyone quickly checked every nook and cranny, and they didn’t find any trace of the black bugs. 

The ocean was really terrifying that it can kill people in minutes. 

Jiang Ning quickly took out the iodine from the storage compartment, “Doudou, disinfect it.” 

She glanced over and found that Doudou’s hand was bleeding. 

“Your injured?” Jiang Ning was startled and hurriedly grabbed Doudou’s hand to check, only to find that she was bitten when she crushed the black bug to death. 

This thing is the size of a beetle, but it has a very sharp mouth, and it actually bit through Doudou’s skin. 

Thinking of what they eat, Huo Yishen’s heart tightened suddenly. He grabbed his sister’s hand and squeezed the blood out of the wound. 

Jiang Ning helped her clean the wound, sterilize and disinfect it, and then bandage it. 

Doudou’s face turned pale, and she subconsciously held her brother’s hand. Her lips moved, but she didn’t say anything.

Huo Yishen sensed that his sister was scared, he hugged his sister in his arms, and gently rubbed her head to comfort her. 

Jiang Ning felt a little depressed. She didn’t expect the black bugs to be so vicious, and she didn’t expect Doudou to catch them with her bare hands. 

“Doudou, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me right away.” 

Doudou smiled and comforted her in return, “Sister-in-law, I’m fine.” 

Thinking of the soldiers in 1926 who were scratched by the swords, Jiang Ning relaxed a little. 

The escape pod was floating on the sea, and she looked out the window and saw that the black bugs were everywhere.

Not only on the window but also on the entire shell of the escape pod. 

Jiang Ning look for a glove on her space, put it on and picked up the black bug that had been crushed to death with tweezers. It really looked like a beetle, but its mouth was full of barbs and its wings were as hard as steel. 

She suddenly remembered what Liu Cheng had said before, that there was a kind of bug in the sea that was more terrifying than sharks or other ferocious marine animals. 

Sea tide bugs. 

They could move at high speeds in the water with their wings spread. Despite their small size, when they acted in groups, they could tear apart and devour a great white shark in no time. 

Liu Cheng and his group had seen them from a distance once, and they couldn’t see them clearly even with a binoculars. They only knew that there were a large number of them and they surged like a tide when they moved, hence the name sea tide bugs. 

Jiang Ning didn’t expect that they would be so unlucky to encounter them. 

It was probably attracted by the stench of the corpses on the Sawadee Ka’s fishing boat. 

One bite could take off the flesh. If tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of them moved together, it is estimated that a living person would be turned into a bloody skeleton in an instant. 

Watching the sea tide bugs moving constantly outside the escape pod, Jiang Ning’s scalp went numb. This world was becoming more and more strange. 

Can humanity really survive? 

The sea tide bugs crawled for more than ten minutes. They were probably not interested in the aerospace materials of the escape pod, or perhaps the materials were too hard to break their teeth, so they eventually chose to leave. 

As they left, the visibility became clear. 

The escape pod was not far from the fishing boat. They seen them rushing in like a tide and retreating like a tide. They crowded onto the fishing boat and disappeared into the sea. 

Jiang Ning waited for more than ten minutes and opened the hatch after making sure there were no sea tide bugs. 

However, in such a short time, the stench of corpses was almost gone in the sea breeze. 

Thinking about how many corpses were on the fishing boat and how quickly they had been consumed was unsettling for Jiang Ning. 

She felt her stomach churn. 

The fishing boat was in sight, and she thought of the radiation-proof clothing that Rong Sanshao had stocked up in the villa area. 

After getting the clothes, she asked Qin Chuan to find a way to get a set of detection equipment. 

Jiang Ning pretended to open the storage box, took out the detector from the space, pulled out the detection rod, and aimed it at the fishing boat. 

It was a false alarm. The fishing boat did not detect any radioactive elements that were harmful to the body. 

The two were a little curious about the fishing boat and decided to go up and explore it again. 

The three people and the dog made their way onto the fishing boat with some effort, and they were fully protected.

The corpses on the deck were gone, leaving only some tiny fragments of bones. 

What kind of sharp teeth could chew through bones like that? 

Holding back her nausea, she used the detector to test the inside and outside of the fishing boat and still found no radioactive elements. 

But Jiang Ning’s concerns were still not dispelled, so she swept up all the bone fragments on the deck. 

Uh, this time the readings showed something. 

Damn, these freaky bugs had indeed ingested nuclear waste. 

Fortunately, the radiation level wasn’t high; as long as they didn’t have prolonged exposure, it wouldn’t be dangerous to their health. 

Huo Yishen inspected the cockpit and confirmed the fishing boat was still in good condition. 

“How about we clean it up and store it?” 

He doesn’t know how to drive a cruise ship, and there is only one yacht. What if it breaks down one day? 

Huo Yishen knew how to operate a fishing boat. 

The living environment is getting worse and worse, and survival tools are non-renewable. It’s better to be prepared.

Jiang Ning was a little disgusted, but she still agreed, “We need to clean it thoroughly.” 

Huo Yishen had no objection and started to get busy. 

First, they sprayed insecticide, then washed it with water, and finally scrubbed it multiple times with disinfectant. 

Thinking about how the sea tide bugs had eaten the corpses made Jiang Ning uneasy. She took out immunoglobulin from her bag and injected it into Doudou. 

Even if she might have been wrong, it was better to boost her immunity. 

Jiang Ning felt guilty, “Doudou, don’t be so reckless in the future. Remember to hide when you encounter danger.” 

She is Huo Yishen’s sister. If something goes wrong, he will go crazy! 

“Sister-in-law, don’t be nervous. I was just bitten on the skin. It will be fine.” 

Doudou was optimistic and comforted Jiang Ning in return. “You’ve taken care of me for so many years and protected me countless times. What’s the big deal if I catch a bug for you? Besides, you did it to protect us from the sea tide bugs. Otherwise, we would have all been bitten.” 

Jiang Ning had mixed feelings, “Silly child.”

Doudou hugged her, “Sister-in-law, I like you. You’re like a mother to me.” 

Uh, that’s a bit too much of a difference in seniority. 

Jiang Ning pinched the corner of her mouth, “Your mouth looks like it’s covered with honey.” 

She gave Doudou a few pieces of candy and then continued with the spraying and cleaning work. 

Doudou wanted to help, but Jiang Ning didn’t allow it. She disinfected her and the dog all over and then stuffed them into the escape pod. 

After spending the entire day cleaning and scrubbing the fishing boat inside and out until it was as shiny as a mirror, Jiang Ning was exhausted and could barely stand up. She took out the yacht, disinfected it, stored the fishing boat in her space, and then released the two from the escape pod. 

As the sun set in the west, the three people and the dog had dinner on the yacht and then returned to the submarine to spend the night underwater. 

Exhausted from the day’s work, Jiang Ning washed up and fell into bed. 

She didn’t know how long she had slept when the dog outside started scratching at the door, barking urgently…