Chapter 176 - Chapter 176: Chapter 171: Bee General i (2/2)

Qin Niu’s Grade Two Worker Bees also had a decent flying speed, but compared to the bee captain, it paled significantly.

I thought it would scout around before coming down.

But its speed was incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, it was already near.

“Fire at it,” Qin Niu said.

Upon achieving his goal, Qin Niu didn’t hesitate and used his Treasured Sword to kill three common Corpse Bees.

One bee per strike, he finished them off in the blink of an eye.

Using the Ink Blade to kill the controlled bees was truly an overkill.

As soon as the Bee General entered the Termite’s attack range, it was immediately subjected to a terribly fierce attack.

On one side was a Mental Attack, and on the other, a mental shackle.

A faint black aura emerged from its body in an attempt to resist fiercely.

However, Qin Niu’s Termite Army was too powerful.

Especially after the three common Corpse Bees were slain, Fourth and the numerous Worker Ants freed their hands, focusing all attacks on it.

How terrifying was this attack?

Just think of the effect of focusing sunlight with a magnifying glass onto a point that could ignite paper, and you would know how terrifying it was.

The Bee General didn’t last three seconds before tumbling down from the sky.

Its body was larger than the common Corpse Bees, roughly the size of an adult’s forearm.

Such a size was much larger than that of ordinary birds.

Qin Niu was quick to react, rushing over to capture it in a net.

Then, he carefully took out the Bronze Canister, stuffed it in, secured the lid, and locked the buckle.

This should be safe now.

Unless it could bite through the Bronze Canister.

This possibility had to be considered.

Because he felt that this Bee General was much stronger than the common Corpse Bees.

Particularly the black aura it emitted when attacked was terrifying. It was ominously dark, filled with the scent of death.

If even a little bit touched him, it could devour his soul and corrode his bones.

“Finally got you,” Qin Niu said.

Qin Niu had just killed three Corpse Bees in one breath, which likely dealt a heavy blow to Old Master Huang’s soul.

This Bee General, however, he did not plan to kill.

Keeping it held many potential uses.

One was to possibly have it lay eggs, breeding even more powerful male bees.

On the other hand, it could also be used as bait to force Old Master Huang to show himself.

After more than ten days, for a single common Corpse Bee held captive by Qin Niu, Old Master Huang sent three common Corpse Bees and one Bee General to attempt a rescue.

Now that he had captured a higher-grade Bee General, hehe… That old man must be frantically jumping up and down in rage, smashing several valuable pieces of porcelain by now.

With this Bee General in hand, Qin Niu wasn’t worried about the fish not taking the bait.

For the past ten days, Qin Niu had been living on tenterhooks.

Rather than being the target of thieves, it was better to strike first and find a way to eliminate the danger.

He wouldn’t provoke others, but if someone had designs on him, then there was no need to be merciful.

If he could kill them, he wouldn’t leave them breathing.

He used a pottery jar to collect the corpses of the three common Corpse Bees, which were high-grade food. He planned to use them all to cultivate the Ant Queen.

The canister containing the Bee General emitted a gnawing sound.

He hurried to check it.

“Damn, that’s too strong! The Bronze Canister was actually pierced by its Poison Stinger.”

Qin Niu discovered several small holes on the canister.

A black Poison Stinger kept attacking the Bronze Canister. After being trapped, the Bee General seemed to have quickly regained its strength.

The multitude of attacks by Ghost Ants seemed to have caused little damage to it.

It was so strong, it was likely a Grade Five Corpse Bee.

“Next time I enter the city, I’ll have to find a blacksmith to custom-make a Fine Iron Canister. Otherwise, if I encounter a more powerful bug, even if I can capture it, I won’t be able to contain it.”

This Bronze Canister was made of thin copper.

“Fourth, you control that common Corpse Bee, I have something to ask it.”

Once the ant colony had the common Corpse Bee under control, Qin Niu began to communicate with it using Bee Language.

“How many Bee Generals does your swarm have?”

“Three.”

“Is there anything more powerful than the Bee Generals?”

“Queen Bee!”

“There are only three Bee Generals in total?”

Qin Niu was somewhat incredulous.

“Yes!”

The Corpse Bee was very honest.

Once under control, it answered whatever was asked.

Having gotten the answers he wanted, Qin Niu felt a surge of secret joy.

The fewer the number of Bee Generals, the more anxious Old Master Huang would be.

“Are there any other powerful insects living in your yard?”

“I don’t know.”

It could only provide this kind of direct and simple answer.

“That’s fine, continue laying eggs,” Qin Niu said.

Qin Niu no longer bothered with it but gave further orders to the ant colony.

“Fourth, lead the ants to control this Bee General, make it lay eggs.”

He planned to drain every last drop of value from this Bee General.

In theory, the offspring produced by a Bee General should be stronger.

During the night, the cool mountain breeze blew gently, and the roar of beasts arose one after another, coming from deep in the mountains.

Yet the area around the Ancient Banyan Tree had become a sanctuary.

All those fierce beasts wisely avoided this place.