"Haiya!" Followed by a comical shout, Compass Carburettor threw the pouch he had, watching it land far away in the cave.
The insects indeed moved away from it, but they continued to scuttle around only a centimetre away from it. So, the contents of the pouch only repelled them away for a centimetre.
"…" Compass Carburettor stared at it, controlling his urge to facepalm.
Neena patted his shoulder this time, saying, "Your grandma's recipe works, but is just not potent enough. She must have given it to you to ward off mosquitoes and not a sea of insects."
"But, this still gives me an idea." Compass Carburettor quickly recovered as he tugged the string tied to the pouch, pulling it back as he said, "if we make a boundary using the powder from this pouch…"