episode_0246

Getting in wasn’t much of a problem.

All you had to do was go in through the entrance, search inside, and come out.

Even if it was something like that bee, it was clear that it wouldn’t be able to do much damage to me.

At best, I no longer get scared by wild dogs.

However, there was only one reason why I was hesitating and not going in yet.

“… There will be larvae and pupae.”

It’s going to be gross.

No, it was bound to be disgusting.

I felt like I was losing my appetite just thinking about it, so I was fed up.

But there was no suitable way.

At least once you go inside, you will be able to see what kind of structure this place is.

So I took a slow, deep breath and decided to go in.

What can I say about the exterior wall of the building?

It was green and solidly reinforced with things like tree bark.

There were also patterns appearing, which seemed to be the way wasps build their nests.

Did you say that you chew the wood and stick it with the fibers?

It was clear that it was probably that way.

“So, let’s light it on fire.”

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to light a fire after everything was done.

First of all, I thought it would burn quickly inside.

It may have burned normally, but I wasn’t particularly worried.

Anyway, there was moss around here that put out the fire on its own, so even if it spreads, it won’t be a big deal.

… To be honest, I wanted to light a fire right now.

I wondered if it would be good for my mental health to just dig through the ash heap.

However, I couldn’t even vaguely recognize the people who were clearly playing the role of Sioux in this area.

In the end, I sighed heavily and adjusted my grip on the baton.

And before I knew it, I started walking towards the bees gathering at the entrance of the building.

The bees weren’t that strong.

There were dozens of them, so it was quite daunting, but that was it.

I thought I was playing baseball, and all I had to do was hit the bees in front of me with a baton.

… Although I was bitten or stung a few times, it didn’t seem to be a major problem.

It seems that I have become so strong that I can easily get over the bees’ stings.

So I just ignored myself and started clearing out the bees.

As long as I didn’t hit a vital spot, there was no problem with moving around.

How many minutes did he wrestle with the bees?

I grabbed the last remaining bee’s head with my hand and threw it hard on the floor to catch my breath.

If there were about twenty wasps like before, these kids seemed to number at least thirty.

I didn’t know where on earth so much came from in that building, but whatever.

“It doesn’t matter. I just need to find out from now on.”

I took a flashlight out of my pocket and put it lightly in my mouth.

And, prepared to hit and break something, I entered the building.

“… What is it?”

The inside of the building was much more ordinary than I expected.

There was nothing special except that the door was torn off.

and… Other stores and things like that in the building seemed to be used as warehouses.

“This is… It must be a beehive, right?”

The first thing I found inside the store was a bunch of hexagon-shaped green buckets.

And there was something like honey in it.

No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t water. water is… Because there’s no way it’s this sticky.

“Oh, it’s sweet. It’s delicious.”

I kept putting my hand in and scooping up the honey.

Although the subtle green color bothered me, the honey was quite delicious.

It wasn’t sweet like scooping up sugar, but a subtle sweetness.

So I ate the honey for a while, and then I came to my senses and put the bucket down.

Since I had roughly checked the first floor, I was thinking of going upstairs.

Just in case there was some trouble, I put the flashlight in my mouth again and walked towards the stairs.

The stairs also looked very ordinary at first glance.

Except that the door and railings were completely shattered.

In addition, the stairs were not in good condition, and they seemed to be destroyed and used as materials because they were unnecessary.

“A, C.”

Thanks to this, going up was quite a hassle.

Not only did I have to keep skipping the stairs, but I also had to put down what I was holding and use both hands.

It was almost like climbing a rock wall.

Still, it was fortunate that there were no disturbing insects.

If even a bee had come down, it would have been very annoying.

“It’s barely, the second floor… ”

There was nothing special on the second floor either.

It looked like construction materials were being piled up here, and the inside was a mess.

I tried my best to salvage something, but nothing much came of it.

Still, nothing was saved at all.

The remains of the buildings here all had something like green goo stuck to the outside.

It looked like it was made of clay, which made climbing up a bit easier.

All I had to do was roughly attach the rubble where there were no stairs, step on the green sticky and smooth it out.

As I continued upward, I realized one thing.

“… what. Why is there nothing?”

I frowned and shined my flashlight around the building.

No matter how much I looked at it, there wasn’t a single caterpillar or pupa.

There were a lot of other things besides that.

A warehouse where fruits and similar items are collected.

A warehouse containing vines.

A place where corpses are buried.

You could just think of it as all kinds of miscellaneous things being thrown into the store.

I kicked the head of a wasp lying on the floor and then grumbled.

“Then is it just a warehouse or something? What, it’s not a waste of time.”

No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange that there were no secrets here.

So I sat down, rested my chin and thought.

When I saw insects a little while ago, I had the impression that they looked like ants.

No, wait a minute.

“Apparently there were wingless insects.”

I recalled my memory for a moment.

If I had to think that I looked like an ant, it seemed like there was a burrow or something.

Even if that wasn’t the exact reason, there was enough need to search the floor.

Because even among bees, there are things like bumblebees.

So, after thinking about it for a while, I just jumped out of the window.

Now I could easily land a few meters high.

And I wasn’t wrong.

Even though my posture collapsed in the middle, I landed properly on the floor.

After landing like that, I went straight back into the building.

And this time, I looked at the floor properly and shined the flashlight.

“… Oh!”

The clue was in the elevator.

I ripped off the half-broken elevator door and threw it roughly into the corner of the building.

The elevator that was supposed to be there was nowhere to be found, and there was something like a deep pit.

There were probably insects like ants, but this seemed to be the entrance to the burrow.

“Okay, this time we can look into it in more detail.”

Without hesitation, I tried to jump but held back.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like a good idea to go in when there was no visibility.

So I used my flashlight to gauge the depth of the hole, and then just jumped out.

It didn’t seem that deep, and there was nothing sharp at the bottom.

And it was exactly as I expected.

I slipped and hit my butt, but other than that I didn’t get hurt.

After making sure the flashlight was on properly, I took a good look at the hole.

“ Hey, is it really like a game?”

Among the games I used to enjoy, there was one set in an anthill.

Of course, there were no ants living there.

Were there monsters like lizards with one eye living there?

I left my thoughts aside and slowly measured the height of the oyster.

It would have been nice to call it width.

No, should I say depth?

Anyway, I checked to see if I could go in or not.

If I remember correctly, the ant tunnel is bigger than I thought.

So, I thought I could crawl in too.

“Well, you can see it at a glance.”

I laughed looking at the gaping hole.

Perhaps because it was designed so that even a wasp the size of a wild boar could fit inside, I felt like I could just crawl on all fours.

You could duck walk, but I thought crawling would be best.

Of course, I didn’t think I could carry anything like luggage.

So I climbed up the wall again and entered the store I had seen earlier.

And I put down all the things that could get in my way on the floor of the store.

Something like Cheonmachong. A baton or something. Well, things like that.

To be honest, I thought it would be enough to just bring a flashlight.

“Okay, let’s go in like this.”

There was no hesitation.

I got a feel for it after fighting earlier, and even if a wasp came, I felt like I could kill it with my bare hands.

So I shined the flashlight inside the cave again and crawled in on all fours.

The inside was wetter than expected, and there was a lot of moss-like growth on the surface.

Thanks to this, I didn’t feel very good every time I crawled.

Still, I felt like I could reveal the secret this time, so I kept crawling without hesitation.

Even if I couldn’t do it, I could check for larvae and pupae, and if I was lucky, I could see queen bees or queen ants.

There’s nothing wrong with getting information about new variants.

So I continued waiting inside, and realized something strange.

“… Ah?”

It was difficult to breathe and I felt dizzy.

My body suddenly felt itchy and felt swollen somewhere.

There was nothing suspicious. I’ve been stung a lot by poisonous stings, so that’s probably why.

“… If this happens, you have to come next time.”

I think it would be nice to have solid evidence, but I couldn’t help it.

I wasn’t stupid enough to keep crawling inside the cave even though I wasn’t feeling well.

So the moment I slowly tried to go back, the sensation felt strange.

“… Fuck.”

I cursed like that and clenched my teeth.

It was because everything from my butt to my chest was stuck so tightly that I couldn’t move.