Chapter 251

Chapter 251: Crimson Poison

The icy wind was fierce, the cold like a tide, with ice-flame bees dancing through the air, their blue-green flames flickering like fireflies.

On the cliff by the moonlit lake, there hung enormous hives. These hives were made of ice-blue metal, affixed to the cliff face below. They were safe from direct rainfall and very stable.

Taking advantage of the night when the bees returned to their nests, Lolan Hill followed them.

Winding through layers of forest, a clear lake appeared amidst the moonlight, and beyond it stood the hives on the opposite cliff.

When Lolan Hill arrived, she witnessed a stunning scene.

The bees flying around were burning with flickering blue flames, like the shimmering surface of the moonlit sea, constantly changing and surging as they battled their enemies.

Roar—

A giant bear was roaring under the moonlight, its voice like thunder, causing some bees to lose stability and their flames to dim. It was covered in dark red fur, thick like burning flames, with a blazing core exposed on its chest. Crimson transparent flames continuously surged out from within, covering its entire body. With each paw strike, huge waves of fire spread outward, even from a kilometer away, Lolan Hill could feel the heat.

The calm lake surface trembled with the bear’s strikes, occasionally rippling. Near the bear, one could see white mist rising from the lake surface.

【Flame Bear】

Species: Giant Bear (Modified)

Status: Healthy (No abnormalities)

Sequence: Primal Sequence 7 · Torrential Flame Giant Bear (Rare Coral Rank)

Talent:

【Scorching Heart】(Perfect): As it breathes, mana in the air is absorbed and condensed into magical power for flames, continually improving its physique to better suit fire.

Abilities:

【Flame Body】(Rare): Dense flames cover its body, providing strong resistance against ice-related skills while also burning surrounding enemies.

【Great Strength】(Rare): A body capable of tearing through metal and stone, with a robust frame that possesses terrifying strength.

Skill: 【Flame Roar】(Perfect): Infusing its unique flame magic into its roar, spreading outward to intimidate enemies and disrupt their magical flow, causing some degree of disarray. If enemies use fire-related magic, they will be affected more greatly.

Seeing the giant bear roar once, scattering the swarm of bees, then striking the cliff by the lake, causing the mountain to tremble and the hanging hives to sway precariously, Lolan Hill understood the process.

These bees worked hard to gather nectar, but the giant bear would occasionally come to collect rent, striking the cliff to make the hives fall.

Although together these bees had roughly Sequence 6 combat power, they still couldn’t defeat the giant bear, which was naturally superior, so they could only submit to its actions. Over time, honey would certainly be insufficient, no wonder the bees were working so diligently to gather nectar.

But strangely, if the bees collected nectar and ate at this frequency, the ice cups flowers should have long been damaged or dead. Yet, the flower field still existed, struggling to grow without complete extinction.

This was quite strange, Lolan Hill shook her head.

Undoubtedly, she needed those ice cup fruits, but with the bees’ interference, it was difficult to wait for the seeds to mature before being eaten.

It seemed she would have to fight, the young lady sighed softly.

—

The next day, in the wilderness outside the ice cup flower field.

The morning sun crossed through the dense forests, its warm light beginning to illuminate the world.

Lolan Hill sat at the edge of the cliff overlooking the flower field, gazing up at the sky, savoring the momentary tranquility.

Until a deep blue-black fog appeared on the horizon again, the hungry bees, like slaves driven by the giant bear, unconsciously came to gather nectar once more.

The young lady leaped down the cliff, crimson wings appearing behind her, blood-red spears materializing around her.

One,

Two,

Three,

As the bees approached again, Lolan Hill gripped the intricately threaded blood spear and threw it forcefully.

Magical Spear · Gungnir!

The blood spear shot into the swarm like an arrow and exploded.

Shattered crystals pierced through countless bee bodies, falling sparsely from the sky, forming a large void.

Then came the second spear, third spear, quickly creating more voids.

By the fourth spear, the bees finally reacted, the swarm buzzing, blue flames burning in the sky, forming a sea of fire, like the sunset clouds.

Then the bees’ backs began to glow with white runes, a complex network of magical energy forming. Like soldiers lining up in formation, the bees started to arrange themselves in a very orderly pattern, forming a nearly perfect diamond shape in the sky.

Their cyan bodies reflected metallic colors, like fish scales orderly arranged in the sunlight. Afterward, the effectiveness of the magical spear explosions was greatly reduced, often requiring one spear to kill fewer than sixty bees. For a swarm numbering in the tens of thousands, this was merely a drop in the bucket.

Then the swarm chased Lolan Hill in the sky, deep blue clouds gathering and dispersing, both sides fighting fiercely, leaving red and blue afterimages. The swarm dodged the young lady’s attacks, even if hit, creating gaps, they could quickly fill them.

This left the young lady feeling inexplicably uncomfortable, as if she were battling cotton—piercing and exploding had little effect on them.

With the crimson sword swinging and spinning, cutting down a batch of bees, the sword accumulated much deep blue, alien cold poison, corroding the structure of the blood sword until it eventually shattered and dissipated.

At this moment, the swarm closed in again, blue flames enveloping the young lady like a sphere, surging flames and venomous stingers compressing inward.

A red line shot out from the sphere, then a second, third…

Pounding red waves exploded, a white dress figure emerged from the flames, green hair flowing, emerald butterfly wings carrying her body rapidly upward, quickly distancing herself from the swarm.

After transforming into the Natural Sequence, Lolan Hill gained significant boosts in wind domain-related powers, her flight speed becoming even more terrifying, finally shaking off the nearly sonic-speed swarm.

Overlooking the surging swarm of bees in the sky, Lolan Hill hesitated slightly.

Could she only use that?

She cut her fingertip, crimson blood starting to flow, sprinkled in the sky.

The blood flowed more and more, then caught by the rapid whirlwind, turning into a faint red mist, beautiful yet extremely dangerous poison falling.

Crimson mist began to contact the frenzied swarm, then everything fell into silence.

Mixed with crimson blood droplets, deep blue fell from the sky, raining down silently, without a sound.

Thank you to Tang Chao Ting, Mu Yi An, Shi Mi Ri Shih, Hua Su Xu, and the five others for their support.