chapter 2: the aftermath

The paramedics and police were shocked and scared when they saw the area full of injured climbers and hikers, some of whom were nearly dying. The area was also full of dead birds, and some climbers and hikers were missing and nowhere to be found.

One of the police officers saw a path of blood, like someone was being dragged deeper into the forest. "What the hell is happening?" The officer was shocked.

The husband of the girl who had reported to the police station was in critical condition, with small wings of butterflies on his feet and his arms were ripped. The injured climber who was able to speak urgently said "Run!" but no one knew what for. Suddenly, the area was filled with the sound of buzzing and flapping wings, as more and more aggressive insects appeared from the surrounding area.

A group of centipedes attacked the paramedics and the police officer, but the police officer fought back and used a smoke grenade to weaken the centipedes. Some of the centipedes ran away because of the smoke grenades thrown by the police officer. While fighting the other centipedes, a group of mosquitoes attacked the group. These mosquitoes were very aggressive and immune to the smoke.

"Ahhh! What is happening?" a young rescuer shouted while a group of mosquitoes attacked his whole body.

"Help, help, help!" The police officer fought back, but there were too many mosquitoes, so an old officer got his walkie-talkie and contacted the police station. Suddenly, a web grabbed the police walkie-talkie. "What the hell is that?" The police officer was confused and a little bit scared. "Attention! Soldiers and fellow rescuers, we need to retreat. A group of insects is attacking us. We have two police officers and one paramedic injured," announced by a walkie-talkie.

A minute later, the family of the climbers and hikers arrived. The police tried to block the family members who wanted to go to the area. "Sir/Ma'am, this area is dangerous. You need to fall back now. You are not permitted to go deeper into the forest," a young chubby police officer named Ronald said. Ronald Ybañez was the one who guarded the road so that no one could go inside without permission.

"We need to go inside! Please!" some of the family members of the climbers and hikers shouted to Ronald.

"Ma'am/Sir, you need to follow our instructions. This is for your own good!" while Ronald tried his best to stop the family of the victim.

While talking, a gunshot inside the forest was heard, and some unfamiliar voices shouted. Ronald tried to contact his team using the walkie-talkie.

"Sergeant, are you okay over?"

", Sergeant? Are you okay over?"

"Private! Answer me! Are you okay over?" But no one answered.

While talking to the radio, the family of the victim rattled and ran towards the area.

"We need to see our loved ones!" one of the family victims worried while running towards the forest.

"Ma'am, stop right there. This is a dangerous area," but no one listened.

The family of the victim saw the area full of dead birds and unconscious people. "What is going on here?" one of the family of victims asked with curiosity.

"Ma'am/Sir, what are you doing here? This is a dangerous area. You need to retreat now!" an old officer talked to the families.

One of the paramedics shouted because some centipedes attacked her. "What's going on?" one of the paramedics shouted, looking around in terror.

An old police officer shouted, "We need to retreat! This area is very dangerous!"

"The girl who had reported to the police officer cried out, 'What about my husband? Are you just going to leave him here to die?'"

The families of the hikers and climbers disagreed with the police officer's idea of leaving the injured people behind. "What are you talking about? Are you just going to let our loved ones die?" they exclaimed.

The situation was becoming more and more chaotic as the aggressive insects continued to attack. The rescuers were struggling to come up with a plan of action.

The girl's husband was in critical condition, and they knew they needed to get him to a hospital as soon as possible. But with the insects attacking, it was clear that it was too dangerous to stay in the jungle any longer.

"Okay, we give you 5 minutes with it without, we need to retreat now!" an old police officer shouted.

The police officers tried their best to defend and rescue as many victims as they could. Some of them were injured because a swarm of butterflies, beetles, and mosquitoes attacked all at once.

"Time is up, we need to retreat now. We cannot save them all," an old officer talked to the radio and to the rest of the police officers.

While retreating, they observed that the swarm of insects would catch up to other paramedics and some rescuers.

"Ronald! Call for backup. The rest of you soldiers defend the area. Don't let the insects attack the bus," the old police officer called out. His name was Captain Raol, an old, brave sergeant police officer.

The paramedics successfully escaped while the police officers defended the area using their guns and some smoke grenades. They also used their diesel fuel to create a huge fire used as a flamethrower.

The rescuers ran back and went inside the bus with 8 injured climbers, including the girl's husband. They were quickly taken to the hospital, and the area was quarantined.

The girl's husband was in critical condition. The doctors and nurses worked tirelessly to save him, but it was clear that he was not going to make it. The girl was devastated. Her husband was the love of her life, and now he was gone.

The incident caused panic and concern among the people. The news spread quickly worldwide about the explosion in the lab, which had not only destroyed the cure for cancer, but had also created a new problem. This was causing a lot of public opinion.

-One hour later-

The insects around the jungle suddenly became aggressive, and they attacked the police officers who had defended the area until their bullets were empty.

Police officer Ronald Ybañez tried to call the station for backup. Even though the insects were slowly eating his flesh, he was still fighting for his life.

"Need backup! Station 61, do you copy? We need backup, ASAP!" Ronald, who had nearly died, called for backup using his walkie-talkie.

"Station 61, do you copy? We have an emergency here!" A gunshot was heard outside Station 61.

"Willy, come here! We need you here! There are thousands of spiders attacking the area!" an old police officer shouted.

Four hours later, Station 61 called the police officer who had joined the mission in the jungle.

"Private Jones, this is Sergeant Mark. Do you hear me?"

However, there was no response from the other side of the walkie-talkie.

"Private Jones! We need your team here at Station 61. We have eight injured police officers. Private Jones, do you copy?"

Unfortunately, there was no answer from the other side of the walkie-talkie. One year had passed, and the affected insects had slowly spread around the globe. Many countries were destroyed, and around 30% of the human population had been killed.

The countries attempted counter operations, but they always failed. They discovered that the insects had become more mutated and intelligent.

Can humans find a cure before it's too late? Or will the insects become the top of the food chain?