The Swarm of Poisonous Bees and the Assassin Girl

This time, we didn't go out for long.

Jiang Yuan smelled a strange fragrance.

That exotic fragrance smelled incredibly pleasant, sweet and rich, a delicious aroma that seemed to penetrate straight to the depths of one's soul.

Somewhat curious, they followed the direction from which the strange fragrance emanated.

A golden honeycomb, the size of a villa, hanging from a giant tree, came into view.

A swarm of giant bees, as big as water tanks, flew and hovered around, their sharp stingers gleaming with a chilling light.

[Abyssal Beast]: Yellow-striped Poisonous Bee.

[Grade]: Common.

[Level]: lv6.

[Skill]: Poison Sting, summons allies.

[Evaluation]: Individual combat strength is low, but they will move in groups. Once they set their sights on a target, they will not give up. In particular, do not touch their honey, otherwise they will all come out. Their poisonous stingers can pierce steel, making them quite dangerous and troublesome.

Jiang Yuan then performed an appraisal on the golden honeycomb.

[The hive where the queen of the yellow-striped poison wasp lives]

[Topaz Honey]: A mid-level ingredient. In addition to its incredibly smooth and refreshing texture and extremely delicious and rich aroma, it can also enhance the physique of the consumer, restore vitality, and prolong life.

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up.

It's definitely good stuff.

I absolutely have to get my hands on it now.

Not far away.

The girl, dressed entirely in black and clad in thorns, concealing her face and hiding behind a giant tree, wiped away imaginary sweat from her forehead and let out a sigh of relief.

"I never expected there to be a swarm of yellow-striped poisonous bees here. Luckily, they didn't find us, or we would have been in big trouble."

"Get out of here while you can."

Just as she was about to leave, she heard a snapping sound behind her as a tree branch was broken.

Curious, I turned my head to take a look.

A boy carrying a green sickle and wearing a black and white school uniform was swaggering toward the hive.

This scene almost scared her out of her wits.

"What is that guy trying to do? Is he planning to provoke those yellow-striped poisonous wasps?! Is he crazy?"

"It's obviously impossible, isn't it?"

The assassin girl looked around.

"Right, there must be other teammates hiding in the shadows."

[Scent Detection]

"No, there's no trace of anyone else!"

"He really is a person, how dare he?!"

The assassin girl was greatly shocked, looking at the figure walking towards the hive as if she were a fool.

"If he just goes there and attracts the hatred of the yellow-striped poisonous bees, he will undoubtedly be eliminated."

"If he could hold on for a few more seconds, maybe I'd still have a chance to get a jar of topaz honey."

"But……"

After struggling internally for a few seconds...

The assassin girl still couldn't overcome her inner struggle.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan had already entered the territory of the Yellow-striped Poison Bees. A Yellow-striped Poison Bee flew close to the ground, flapping its wings and emitting a warning buzzing sound.

"Conceal your breath."

"Instant Step!"

A dark figure flashed and appeared in front of Jiang Yuan, grabbing his hand.

"Stealth and synchronization!"

The two figures instantly became transparent and invisible. The yellow-striped poisonous bee that had approached flew overhead, but it did not find the intruders. After making two puzzled calls, it flew back to the vicinity of the hive.

The assassin girl breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

He would have made his move earlier if he hadn't wanted to see what the assassin hiding in the shadows was up to—whether he was trying to steal the monster or something else.

Her actions actually surprised Jiang Yuan.

The assassin girl, one hand on her hip, snapped at him angrily:

"Why are you asking me? Are you an idiot?!"

"Once you provoke a single Yellow-striped Poisonous Bee, a swarm of them will relentlessly pursue you. A swarm of Yellow-striped Poisonous Bees can even kill a second-tier martial artist. Do you really want to be eliminated? Think about your family and parents cheering you on from outside! Honestly!"

Jiang Yuan realized what was happening and was somewhat surprised.

She... wanted to save me?

The assassin girl placed her hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder and warned him:

"I see you're quite capable, so don't do anything foolish."

"..."

"Got it?"

Seeing Jiang Yuan nod, she smiled, thinking, "He's a promising young man."

"You're not too stubborn. My name is Pei Jia, from Beijiang No. 1 High School. What's your name?"

Seeing her outstretched hand, Jiang Yuan reached out and grasped it.

"Jiang Yuan, Nanjiang No.1 Middle School."

Jiang Yuan could sense that the assassin girl in front of him was already a first-level martial artist, and probably a genius with some fame in Beijiang City. Most assassins didn't have that skill that could make others invisible as well.

And the most crucial point is...

She seems... to be a nice person.

"Jiang Yuan... I've got it. You're a decent person, just a bit too reckless. Be more careful in the future."

As the assassin girl Pei Jia spoke, she turned to leave.

And just then...

A swarm of yellow-striped poisonous bees stirred and gathered together, as if sensing some danger, blocking the front of the giant hive.

"What's wrong?"

The assassin girl looked in that direction.

A giant spider, its body as black as if it were filled with iron, but its back was snow-white and it exuded a chilling metallic aura, slowly crawled down from the trunk of the giant tree where the hive was located.

[Abyssal Beast]: Black Iron Poison Spider.

[Grade]: Common

[Level]: lv16 (Tier 2)

[Skills]: Eight Spider Stings, Poison Spray, Spider Web Binding.

[Evaluation]: Its exterior is harder than steel, its venomous spikes are sharp, and it has extremely high damage and toxicity. However, it can drop a lot of materials after being killed, making it a treasure trove.

"hiss……"

The assassin girl gasped, never expecting to encounter a second-tier ferocious beast so early on the outskirts.

"What are you standing there for? Run!" she shouted at Jiang Yuan.

The speed of a second-tier ferocious beast is no joke.

Jiang Yuan stood still, looking over there, and said, "It seems to have gone there for the honey."

"A fight might break out."

The assassin girl was taken aback and stared intently.

The queen bee, significantly larger than the other yellow-striped poisonous wasps, flew out of the hive and issued a shrill warning to the black iron poisonous spider crawling above.

"Hiss hiss hiss!!"

The black iron poison spider was completely unaffected and continued to crawl downwards on its eight legs, spitting out a web at the swarm of bees. Two yellow-striped poison bees were hit and fell to the ground not far from Jiang Yuan and the other person, struggling desperately in the incredibly sticky web.

Before the assassin girl could react, she felt a figure flash beside her.

Jiang Yuan approached the two yellow-striped poisonous bees struggling on the ground and swung his green scythe.

"Swish!"

A flash of green light.

The yellow-striped poisonous wasp, as large as a water tank and covered in fine hairs, was instantly sliced ​​open, its health bar reduced to zero.

[Ding! You have killed a Yellow-striped Poisonous Wasp (LV9), gaining 90 experience points]

[Ding! You have killed a Yellow-striped Poisonous Wasp (LV7), gaining 70 experience points]

[Ding! You have obtained 1 Yellow-striped Poisonous Bee Sting]

[Ding! You have obtained 1 Yellow-striped Poisonous Bee Sting]

[Ding! Points +1]

[Ding! Points +1]

……

"Such high damage!"

The assassin girl was shocked.

"Wait, a swarm of poisonous bees..."

She looked up and found that the swarm of poisonous bees had no time to deal with this, as they were attacking the black iron poison spider one after another.

The sharp, venomous stingers, like spears, rained down on the backs of the Black Iron Poison Spider, but they could not pierce its hard exoskeleton. One by one, the spiders fell to the ground under the attack of its webs and stingers.

Each time one falls, a flash of green light appears.

The assassin girl then realized what was happening.

Isn't this the perfect time to level up?

"Save me a few!!"

She took out a dagger, flashed to the side of an injured yellow-striped poisonous bee, and thrust it, reducing its health bar to zero.

Jiang Yuan did not stop him.

The two continued to pick up any stray bees that fell, wantonly eliminating them.

It usually takes Jiang Yuan killing four bees for the assassin girl to reduce the health bar of a single yellow-striped poisonous bee to zero.

In no time.

More than thirty dead yellow-striped poisonous wasps had already appeared on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

A flash of white light, and the assassin girl's level increased; she couldn't help but show joy on her face.

"Great! Finally, LV5! This is amazing!"

"That's about it," the boy's voice came from the side.

The assassin girl looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Yuan, having picked up the last piece of poisonous material, looked up at the battle situation above.

The Black Iron Spider's health bar was down to half, the opposing Queen Bee's health bar was down to two-thirds, and the Yellow Striped Poison Bees beside it had only about thirty guards left.

It's time to take them all down at once.

"What do you want to do?"

Seeing the boy's legs buckle, the assassin girl Pei Jia immediately had a bad feeling.

"You wouldn't be thinking of...?"

"Bang!"

The ground shook, a shockwave exploded, and the boy shot into the sky like a cannonball.