Rebirth: I Became a Maggot 2

Chapter 142 I can’t laugh or cry

I searched for ages but couldn't find the daifuku. Finally, I spotted a fragrant box not far from the restroom entrance.

So I stopped and thought I should eat first before continuing to look for daifuku, since daifuku might already be eating by now.

Although eating at the toilet entrance is a bit unseemly, we have to be extraordinary during extraordinary times. We're starving, so why be so fussy?

So I hurriedly flew towards the box, and when I got there, I found that there were already quite a few creatures inside.

I had just landed outside the box when a cheerful voice came from inside: "Eighty Cents, is that you?"

Isn't that Dafu's voice? How did Dafu end up in that box? I was thinking of eating my fill here and then going to find Dafu, but I didn't expect Dafu to already be inside.

So I excitedly shouted, "Dafu, is that you in there?"

"One cent two, is it really you? Yes, yes, it's me inside." Da Fu said hurriedly, his tone full of excitement.

Now that I've found it, I'm relieved. So I'm going in to get something to eat first.

But just as I was about to crawl inside, Dafu shouted excitedly, "Eighteen cents! Don't come in! It's a trap!"

Hearing Dafu's shout, I immediately stopped in my tracks and called out with great concern, "What's wrong? Are you alright? What kind of trap is that?"

"We're all stuck, unable to move an inch, and there's no food inside. We don't even know where the aroma is coming from," Dafu said very seriously.

Holy crap, I'm speechless. What kind of time is this to be concerned about food? You're lucky to have survived, and you're still complaining that humans lied to you and didn't give you any food.

"Weren't you going to find food? How did you end up in a trap?" I asked, quite puzzled.

"I went to find something to eat, but this smelled so good that I came in. Only after I came in did I realize I'd been tricked," Dafu said, sounding quite aggrieved.

Seriously, you have the nerve to complain? Didn't you look carefully when you went in? If there really was good food, would you even have a chance? Everyone else would have finished eating long ago.

I'm speechless. Now, besides facing being hunted by other animals, being lured and killed by humans is also a terrifying thing.

Take Dafu, for example. If we can't find a good way to rescue her, she'll be dead by tomorrow morning. There's absolutely no other way.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you out," I quickly reassured Dafu.

"And us, and us too!" A lot of voices immediately came from inside, and I looked inside.

Oh my god...

It was like a little animal kingdom inside; there were cockroaches, flies, geckos, and even mosquitoes. Holy crap, how come there were mosquitoes? Aren't mosquitoes supposed to suck blood?

Oh well, there are mosquitoes anyway. It doesn't matter what their purpose is in going in there.

I hadn't figured out how to answer those guys' requests for help. Da Fu said proudly, "Don't worry, Yi Mao Er is the smartest, he'll definitely get us out of here."

Damn, I haven't even said anything yet! When are you going to change your habit of making decisions for me? Otherwise, you're really going to get me killed!

I almost cried. What is all this nonsense? Why did I agree so readily? So you think I'm smart?

I took a few steps back, feeling quite annoyed. I looked at the box that had trapped Dafu and the others. It was a rectangular cake box, about 20 centimeters long, a few centimeters high, and 5 centimeters wide.

There were four big characters written on the box: "Cockroach Restaurant." Wow, that's a really fitting name, but it should probably be called "Death Restaurant."

Because if nothing unexpected happens, probably none of the cockroaches that go in will come out alive.

I almost cried when I saw the words "cockroach restaurant". I'm so familiar with this stuff; I've seen it before when I went to the supermarket.

When I first saw this thing, I was incredibly surprised. The most common cockroach poison I've ever seen is sold on the street with big slogans like, "I'll die if the cockroaches don't die."

But this high-tech cockroach restaurant is the first time I've ever seen one, so I did some research. They say there's something like fragrance inside the box to attract cockroaches, and there's a layer of very sticky glue inside the box; once it's stuck, you can forget about getting it out.

Even humans would find it incredibly troublesome to take it out, let alone flies and cockroaches. So when I saw the words "cockroach restaurant," my head started to ache.

That's even stickier than 520 super glue! It's a luxury item that costs several dollars each. I only bought one because I was really annoyed back then. I never expected to run into it here again.

And it even stopped Dafu in his tracks! What am I supposed to do? I'm at my wit's end.

Looking at that cockroach-infested restaurant, I thought of many solutions, but I rejected them all. Basically, none of them would work under the current circumstances.

Besides, with Dafu's thin, fly-like arms and legs, they could be easily torn off with a little force, which made the rescue even more difficult.

Damn it, Dafu, you're messing with yourself, you're messing with me! How am I supposed to save you? I'm completely clueless.

"Twenty-two cents, have you come up with a solution yet?" Dafu shouted excitedly from inside.

There was absolutely no tension or sense of impending doom. It was as if my arrival made everything alright. I almost wanted to rush in and beat up that guy. What time is it now? He's acting like nothing's wrong.

So I angrily shouted, "Shut up, I'm thinking about it."

"Have you figured it out yet? Why don't you tell us your idea so we can have a reference? We'll help you think of something," Dafu said from inside.

Damn it, am I the one saving you guys, or are you saving me? You're supposed to help me think of something? If you can think of something yourselves, why don't you come up with it?

But what made me even more speechless was that the cockroaches were actually chiming in, "Yeah, yeah."

Yeah, you bastard! Yeah, how dare you even have the nerve to do that?

Is this the time for you to stir up trouble?

Dealing with one oddball is already enough to worry me, but now there's a whole bunch of oddballs waiting for me to rescue them. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm living in darkness.

Good heavens, what kind of joke is this? Can't I just have a peaceful journey? It's all just ridiculous jokes.

P.S.: Isn't this both funny and sad?