53: Chest and thighs are longer

Red Bees flew over the winter sun flowers, their wings vibrating, a constant buzzing filling the air.

The wind blew through the valley, the winter sun flowers swayed, and light filtered through the gaps in their petals, shining on Lin Xiu's face.

Squatting beside a winter sun flower stem, Lin Xiu's gaze fixed straight ahead, then slowly lifted.

Only when he got closer could he feel the terrifying presence of the Red Bee nest.

Three meters above the ground, the Red Bee nest, with a diameter of over five meters, was a dark red color.

Sunlight shone from the other side, and Lin Xiu could see its dim outline inside, like interconnected red crystals.

The nest was spherical, covered in dense holes, each about thirty centimeters in size, with Red Bees constantly emerging from them and flying out of the valley.

Comparing them, Lin Xiu found that the Red Bees were about the length of half his forearm, their skin mostly red, with black stripes at the connections of their necks and waists.

The Red Bee's abdomen was the largest, with alternating black and red stripes, and a stinger hidden at the end.

"The Red Bee King doesn't easily leave its nest. To find it, I need to figure out a way to force it out," Lin Xiu observed the beehive, his gaze finally settling on the bottom of the hive.

It was supported by pillars formed by converging red liquid, allowing the hive to float.

Mountain Shatterer!

Lin Xiu attacked with both fists and feet, kicking down two of the pillars. The hive swayed and shifted, but did not fall.

Hiding to the side, Lin Xiu waited for a while, then saw a large hole appear at the bottom of the hive.

A Red Bee, half a meter in size, crawled out. It had no wings and moved along the pillars using its tentacles.

Seeing the broken pillars, this Red Bee circled once, then looked up at the hive's location. Just as it made a sound, a sword slashed across its neck.

Thud.

By the time this Red Bee's head hit the ground, Lin Xiu had already retreated to his previous position.

"Inside the hive, besides the honey-gathering swarm, there are also worker bees. They are responsible for repairing the hive. Only by killing them all will the Red Bee King personally emerge."

After accepting the mission, that senior sister provided Lin Xiu with a lot of information, most of which was to persuade Lin Xiu not to take risks.

But Lin Xiu only paid attention to the information related to the beehive.

After two more worker bees died, the next time Lin Xiu saw worker bees, there were three of them emerging together.

"They've noticed something is wrong. Perhaps the number of worker bees is insufficient, and the Red Bee King is starting to get anxious."

Lin Xiu speculated in his heart, then charged out with his sword again, sliding along the ground to approach the three worker bees, and dispatched them with two slashes.

Red Bees have very fragile bodies. Compared to other Demonic Beasts, their advantage lies in their numbers.

"The Red Bee King should show itself now, right? There's only one chance. If I don't take it down, the Red Bee King will sense the danger and call the other Red Bees back."

Holding his breath and concentrating, Lin Xiu held his sword hilt in his left hand, his right palm facing down, gathering thunder-attributed Qi to form the Ben Lei Palm, ready to strike.

Not far away, beneath a few winter sun flowers, a middle-aged man was hiding.

"He's actually here for the Red Bee King?" After observing for a while, the middle-aged man understood Lin Xiu's intention and couldn't help but sigh at the audacity of youth.

"The Red Bee King is a second-order Demonic Beast, very fast, and its fire poison is far beyond that of ordinary Red Bees."

The middle-aged man frowned, wondering what Lin Xiu's trump card was, then suddenly remembered the two palms he had taken yesterday.

"Red Bees naturally fear thunder. When they hear thunder, they instinctively stop. This kid's palm technique can generate a thunder Aura. I understand now."

His mind raced, and the middle-aged man revealed a cold smile, hiding behind the winter sun flowers, remaining motionless.

It wasn't that he didn't want to ambush Lin Xiu, but having followed Lin Xiu all the way, the middle-aged man knew very well that Lin Xiu was very vigilant, and an ambush might not succeed, but instead alert the enemy.

At this moment, Lin Xiu's attention was entirely on the Red Bee King. He had only one chance to attack. If he could instantly kill it, then he wouldn't be surrounded.

Otherwise, if the Red Bee King called the Red Bees back, even if he took down the Red Bee King, his body would be covered in fire poison.

At the bottom of the hive, a head the size of a watermelon poked out. The Red Bee King was very cautious, only showing its head before immediately retracting it.

After several repetitions, the Red Bee King finally emerged from the hive when it felt no danger.

The Red Bee King resembled an enlarged Red Bee, nearly 1.2 meters long, with two pairs of translucent wings on its back.

Its pair of eyes scanned the corpses of the worker bees on the ground, and the Red Bee King gradually approached.

Suddenly.

Boom!

A clap of thunder echoed through Dongyang Valley.

"Is it going to rain?"

Beneath some winter sun flowers, Xue Ni was collecting stamens. Hearing the sound, she pulled her head out of the winter sun flower, and the loosened winter sun flower sprang high into the air.

Seeing the clear sky, Xue Ni's face showed surprise, "Did you hear thunder?"

The others nodded.

Among them, only Xiao Yu's brows slightly furrowed. She felt that the thunder didn't sound like it came from the sky, and it was somewhat similar to someone's thunder.

"How could he be here?" Xiao Yu shook her head, thinking it couldn't be such a coincidence. Lin Xiu should be fishing by the lake right now.

Just then, a huge buzzing sound echoed overhead, so loud it made their eardrums ache.

Xiao Yu looked up, her mouth unconsciously agape.

Countless Red Bees were flying overhead at high speed, as if their hive was about to be destroyed.

"What's going on? Why are they suddenly flying towards the center? Shouldn't they be collecting honey on the outskirts right now?" Xue Ni's voice was full of confusion.

The others also felt it was strange.

Just then, a scream suddenly rang out.

Xiao Yu and Xue Ni turned their heads simultaneously, just in time to see a Gray-robed Man sneaking up behind a male student.

The student's face was full of pain, the scream coming from him. A blood-stained knife protruded from his stomach.

"Luo Pi!"

With a low roar, Ke Lin's Qi surged, and he quickly rushed towards Luo Pi.

Bang!

As Ke Lin rushed towards Luo Pi, a winter sun flower suddenly exploded, and a cold-faced middle-aged man charged out from within.

"Be careful! Ke Lin!"

The four female students quickly warned him.

As soon as the commotion started, Ke Lin had already reacted, stomping his foot heavily on the ground to stop his forward momentum, then dodging the opponent's attack.

Bang!

He dodged the middle-aged man's blood-like palm, but Ke Lin, having no room to evade, was kicked in the chest.

Breaking more than a dozen winter sun flowers, Ke Lin's figure was engulfed by the winter sun flowers.

"Grab someone and go."

The middle-aged man shouted to the Gray-robed Man. His situation was not very good at the moment, blood pouring from his left shoulder.

The Gray-robed Man agreed and chopped off Luo Pi's head with a knife.

His gaze swept over the four women, "Big chest and long legs, you're the one."

With that, the Gray-robed Man immediately charged towards Xiao Yu.

Clang!

Drawing her sword to counterattack, Xiao Yu's long sword only managed to slash twice before the opponent's stronger force made her fingers unable to grip the sword.

Her long sword flew out of her hand, and the Gray-robed Man closed in, exchanging a palm strike with Xiao Yu, causing Xiao Yu to retreat repeatedly. Then, he swayed and slashed her neck from behind Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu's eyes rolled back, and she fell forward, only to be bent over and hoisted onto the Gray-robed Man's shoulder.

"Xiao Yu!"

"Xiao Yu!"

Xue Ni and the other two women were surrounded by Red Bees, unable to protect themselves, and completely unable to stop him.

Seeing this scene, they were anxious but helpless.

Xue Ni was even more regretful.

She should have listened to Xiao Yu and not gone so deep.

"Put her down!"

A large patch of winter sun flowers exploded, and Ke Lin rushed out, attempting to block the Gray-robed Man, but was intercepted halfway by the middle-aged man.

The two quickly exchanged several blows. The middle-aged man's attacks were clearly more experienced, twice feigning life-for-life attacks, tricking Ke Lin into changing his offense to defense, leaving him constrained.

Pfft!

After being tricked again, Ke Lin was struck in the chest by the middle-aged man's palm, spitting out fresh blood.