Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 133: Pig's Head

Hundreds of worker bees suddenly transformed into streaks of light and scattered in all directions, not only forgetting the hive, but also impatiently leaving and scattering in all directions. Most of the worker bees flew directly away from the entire ice forest, which covered a considerable area.

Of course, there were also some more astute and rational worker bees who, amidst the chaos, discovered the culprit, Tong Bingfeng, and emitted a signal unique to spirit bees, summoning other worker bees to swarm him.

These worker bees are relatively small and mainly engage in pollen collection and long-distance flight, so they do not have suitable means of attack.

One by one, they raised their rounded abdomens, revealing a venomous stinger with barbs that gleamed with a chilling light, and flapped their wings as they flew backward.

When the distance between the spirit bee and the cultivator was less than ten feet, the spirit bee exerted force on its rounded rear end, and a poisonous stinger instantly detached from its body and shot out as a stream of light.

A worker bee can only grow one stinger in its lifetime, and the toxicity of the stinger increases as the worker bee lives.

Only in life-or-death situations will worker bees unleash their one and only deadly attack.

"Bang, bang"

The water wall formed by the Water-Suppressing Spirit Tower has already taken shape. The number of these worker bees is limited, and the destructive power of each stinger is also limited. So, the scattered stings falling on the water wall naturally cannot cause any substantial impact.

These worker bees, which shot out their venomous stingers, saw their once plump and rounded bodies wither away at a visible speed in a very short time, losing their last bit of strength and vitality as they fell to the ground beneath the ice forest.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz"

Of course, the efforts of these worker bees are not in vain. One by one, more robust and ferocious-looking guard bees from the hive appear before them.

These guard bees are dedicated to combat. They protect the hive and drive away and kill all foreign enemies. They do not need to participate in any labor and can enjoy an ample supply of honey, so they naturally have more strength to fight.

"Water control fork, go!"

The first to strike wins, the last to strike loses. Although Tong Bingfeng was not afraid of these guard bees, he was absolutely unwilling to be swollen into a pig's head and become ugly under the corrosive effects of bee venom.

Although the water-controlling fork is not known for its outstanding direct combat ability, and has mostly served as a vanguard and buffer in past battles, it is more than capable of dealing with these guard bees.

In addition, if you want to subdue the queen bee, you must eliminate these stubborn guard bees completely, as they are the most stubborn members of the entire hive.

With ample magical power, the water-controlling fork made a light turn in the air, and the three forked tips—two short and one long—headed straight for the area with the largest number of guard bees.

At the same time, Tong Bingfeng summoned the crystal gourd, gathering the ice needles that had already formed within it, and launched them with the focus of attacking the direction where the number of guardian bees was the largest.

After completing the first round of attacks, the crystal gourd was thrown out with all the force of the cultivator's right hand. With its immense weight, it struck several oncoming guard bees one after another, instantly shattering them into pieces.

One after another, the ice needles, as thin as cow hair, pierced through the bodies of the guard bees. Some of the bees that were pierced by more than five ice needles at the same time died instantly and fell to the ground. The other guard bees, which had fewer ice needles, were still in pain, but they still had the strength to spray out their highly venomous stingers.

These guard bees grow up nourished by abundant honey year-round, and their individual strength and the toxicity of their stings far surpass those of ordinary worker bees.

More importantly, the guardian bees almost swarmed out at this moment, numbering over three hundred, and a large number of stingers shot out. Although the water wall of the Water Suppression Tower intercepted most of them, some lucky ones managed to break through the water wall and land on the cultivator's body.

The number of guardian bees that perished in Tong Bingfeng's first attack appeared to be large, but in reality, it was less than a hundred, and never exceeded one-third of the total number of guardian bee swarms.

As their companions perished, the remaining guard bees showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, they were even more invigorated and united in their hatred of the enemy, flapping their wings vigorously to shorten the distance between themselves and the cultivators as quickly as possible.

As soon as they get within a range of about ten feet, the guard bee will immediately step forward with its two meticulously crafted forelegs and try to tear apart the water wall blocking its path.

Some of the more agile and intelligent guard bees used their nimble bodies to weave through the gaps between the water walls and successfully appear in front of the cultivators.

In an instant, more than fifty forelimbs simultaneously attacked different parts of Tong Bingfeng's body. After tearing open small wounds, the guard bees would also generously inject the bee venom accumulated in their mouths into the cultivator's body, forming fist-sized bulges.

"Thunder-summoning talisman, imperial edict."

When the number of guardian bees around Tong Bingfeng approached one hundred, he used the same trick again, with a cruel smile, and activated a lightning-summoning talisman.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, forming a massive lightning net that enveloped and wiped out all the guardian bees within the area.

Having learned from his previous experience, Tong Bingfeng tried to avoid the core area of ​​the lightning-attracting talisman's power before the lightning net formed.

Although they still inevitably suffered some collateral damage, appearing disheveled with their hair standing on end and puffs of white smoke coming out of their mouths without uttering a word, the actual damage they suffered was limited, with most of the lightning only affecting the surface of their skin.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If one did not use oneself as bait, how could one so swiftly and decisively hunt down a hundred guard bees in one go?"

Although Tong Bingfeng felt waves of pain in his body from time to time, he was in a rather pleasant state of mind as he looked at the hundreds of guard bees that had fallen dead under the lightning.

"A first effort is powerful, a second is weak, and a third is exhausted. You lovely little fellows, wouldn't it be better to surrender quickly and obediently offer up your lives?"

Tong Bingfeng appeared extremely excited, with a manic and eerie smile on his face, like a creepy uncle about to kidnap children for huge profits.

Although the guard swarm had lost more than two-thirds of its members, the remaining hundred or so were still fighting desperately. Every time one of them got close to Tong Bingfeng, it would spray out its poisonous stingers, sacrificing its own life as the price for the final blow.

Although he tried his best to dodge and move around in a small area, successfully blocking most of the poison needles with the help of the Water Suppression Tower's defense, he still inevitably suffered some stray needles.

The venom contained in the stingers of these guard bees far exceeds that of the original worker bees. With each stinger entering his body, Tong Bingfeng could clearly feel waves of dizziness and stinging pain.

Tong Bingfeng didn't care at all that his head had swelled up into a pig-like shape from all the poisonous needles and stingers. Although the bee venom was troublesome, it was still not a big deal compared to the future income of the bee colony.