After eating and drinking their fill, everyone rested for a while before starting to discuss their travel plans.

Everyone sat together, and Ye Jingmo looked at Lin Yu: "Do you have a way to distract the bees?"

This is a crucial issue; they still have a lot of things in the car, and their best plan is to take the car with them.

Lin Yu nodded and carefully took out a palm-sized, tightly sealed metal can from the side pocket of his equally worn tactical backpack. The can was cold and had no markings.

"This is the 'bait pheromone' we use when carrying out missions. It has been reverse-engineered to simulate the pheromones of early-discovered mutant insects and has an extremely high concentration."

It can simulate the special distress signals emitted by a queen bee when she encounters extreme danger in a short period of time. These signals are fatally attractive to worker bees, causing them to enter a frenzied state of homing or rescue, ignoring everything else.

"But I only have one bottle left. Once I use it, that's it."

Lin Yu sighed.

"It means that our plan must be foolproof, with no possibility of turning back."

Jelly nestled in Jiang Li's arms, letting her stroke its fur gently, and automatically shifted into a more comfortable position to make itself even more at ease.

Lin Yu walked to the corner, where there was an inconspicuous, small pipe connection that resembled a vent.

"Open this a crack, release the pheromones, and then quickly close it. The pheromones will diffuse outwards very slowly along the ventilation duct."

I need someone quick and careful enough to rush to the car parked near the exit when the swarm is completely drawn to the ventilation shaft, drive it away, create more noise and a moving target, and completely lure the swarm away from this area and our key exit to the railway station. This is dangerous; a mistake, or the pheromone release timeline failing to materialize…”

Everyone understood what Lin Yu didn't say: if something unexpected happened, the person who went out would most likely lose their life.

"I'll go." Ye Jingmo answered without hesitation, his voice steady and powerful. He was the strongest fighter in the team and the one most confident in completing this dangerous mission.

"Brother Mo!" Jiang Li's heart clenched instantly, and the pain in her shoulder seemed to intensify.

This mission is a mix of risk and reward; it's like standing on the edge of a cliff, where one wrong step could send you tumbling down.

However, Jiang Li also understood that Ye Jingmo was the most suitable person for this task here, and no one was more suitable than him.

Ye Jingmo looked at her, his eyes filled with unwavering determination and a hint of reassurance: "Don't worry, I will protect myself. This is the only chance."

He took Jiang Li's hand and gently stroked it, then turned to Lin Yu, "How exactly do we do it? How long is the time window?"

A barely perceptible hint of approval flashed in Lin Yu's eyes as she quickly explained the details: "After the pheromones are released, it takes about seven minutes to reach the critical concentration needed to attract a swarm of bees. I will try my best to precisely control the release amount here."

During this time, you need to sneak up near the exit via a shorter maintenance tunnel and wait. Once you see a large swarm of bees rushing towards the outer wall of the vent, immediately rush out, start the car, and drive at full speed southeast, making as much noise as possible.

I will immediately stop pheromones, and the swarm will leave with you. After leading them away for at least a kilometer, find a way to hide well, and then take a detour back to our meeting point at the railway station.

Remember, the effective attraction period for pheromones is only fifteen minutes, and you have about eight minutes to complete all of this!

The plan was clear, but dangerous.

Ye Jingmo silently noted down each step and direction, checked his equipment, and only brought the necessary pistol and dagger.

Looking at his resolute profile, Jiang Li felt a thousand words stuck in her throat, finally turning into a whisper: "Be careful...you must come back."

Ye Jingmo gave her a deep look and nodded vigorously.

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