Chapter 392 - Chapter 392: Chapter 384: Cavern, Fire Bees_1 (2/2)

“Trash!”

Qin Niu cursed.

While he cursed, he didn’t force them to continue deeper.

These Green Ring Bees had undergone one round of breeding, but their vitality was still very fragile.

If the temperature was too high, they would quickly be burnt to death.

Fortunately, the four War Bees had much stronger resistance.

They could still hold on.

The cave was irregularly shaped, with relatively smooth walls. It seemed to be naturally formed, with no signs of artificial excavation.

“Buzz buzz buzz!”

Qin Niu’s ears caught a series of familiar wing-beating sounds.

Right after that, the four War Bees scouting ahead were attacked.

These were a swarm of peculiar bees with a dark red body.

Their size looked quite similar to that of bumblebees, except that they were entirely dark red.

Even their wings were dark red.

Their six legs, however, were black.

“What kind of bees are these?”

Qin Niu had seen his fair share of the world and encountered many formidable insects.

But this was the first time he had seen such strange bees living in a hot cave.

The Demon Bird often entered this cave to cultivate; did these strange bees not attack it?

Though the four War Bees appeared weak, they were quite capable fighters.

Engaged in a fierce battle with the strange bees, they were not at a disadvantage.

Qin Niu simply stood there, observing, with no immediate intention to intervene.

War Bees were among the strongest bee breeds in the bee hierarchy.

Their combat prowess, flight capability, and defense were all quite impressive.

The attacks of those dark red Fire Bees were incredibly fierce, but their defensive abilities were not strong. Furthermore, their agility in the air was much inferior to the War Bees.

This resulted in them, despite having the advantage in numbers, being beaten by the four War Bees into a hasty retreat.

More than twenty Fire Bees had already fallen to the ground.

Many had their wings bitten and could no longer fly.

Since the War Bees were smaller in size, it was almost impossible for them to bite through the Fire Bees’ bodies completely.

Due to the enemy’s superior numbers, the War Bees dared not engage in close combat; instead, they relied on superior flying abilities, dodging flexibly and attacking swiftly. They aimed not to kill their enemies but to bite through their wings or legs, causing them to fall and be unable to rejoin the battle.

“Let me collect a few to take back for research and breeding.”

Qin Niu immediately took out an Insect Jar, captured a few injured Fire Bees that had fallen to the ground, and locked them in the jar.

They continued to buzz nonstop.

Even with damaged wings, they desperately tried to flap them, hoping to fly.

This caused even more severe damage to their wings, and some even snapped entirely.

These Fire Bees reminded him of Zhang Feiniao, impulsive and quick-tempered.

This was also evident in the way they launched their attacks.

They were extremely fierce when attacking, as if fighting for their very lives.

Looking at their stingers, they were quite long and seemed very strong when extending and retracting. This indicated that their stingers had great penetration power and could quickly inject venom into their enemies.

If they didn’t have strong venom sacs and muscles in their tails, their stingers wouldn’t be able to retract so quickly.

“Alright, that’s enough, come back! Don’t kill all these Fire Bees. Leaving them to live in these mountains will add one more species of poisonous bee.”

Qin Niu gave the order for the War Bees to retreat.

These Fire Bees had no way to harm Qin Niu, let alone breach the defense of his King Pig Leather Armor.

Just as Qin Niu was calling the War Bees back, several Giant Fire Bees flew out from the depths of the cave. They were several times larger than the regular Fire Bees.

The average Fire Bee was about twice the size of a bumblebee, but the seven or eight Giant Fire Bees that emerged were at least the size of a knife handle.

As they vibrated their wings, a faint explosive sound could be heard.

“Are these the elite enforcers of the Fire Bee family?”

Seeing the Giant Fire Bees, Qin Niu’s eyes lit up slightly.