This time, he didn't walk for long.
Jiang Yuan smelled a strange fragrance.
The fragrance was incredibly pleasant, sweet and rich, a delicious scent that seemed to penetrate deep into one's Soul.
Curiously, he followed the direction of the fragrance.
A golden beehive, the size of a villa, hung from a giant tree, came into view.
A group of giant bees, as large as water vats, circled around, their sharp stingers emitting a chilling gleam.
[Abyssal Beast]: Yellow-striped Poison Bees.
[Rank]: Normal.
[Rank]: LV6.
[Skills]: Poisonous Stinger, Summon Companions.
[Assessment]: Low individual combat power, but they move in swarms. Once they target something, they won't give up. Especially, do not touch their honey, or the entire swarm will attack. Their stingers can pierce steel, making them quite dangerous and troublesome.
Jiang Yuan cast an appraisal on the golden beehive again.
[Beehive where the Yellow-striped Poison Bees Queen resides]
[yellow jade honey]: Mid-Rank Materials. Besides its incredibly smooth and refreshing taste and extremely rich aroma, it can also enhance the consumer's Physique, restore Qi, and prolong life.
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up.
It was indeed a good thing.
He had to get his hands on it now.
Not far away.
A girl, dressed in a black assassin's outfit, her face covered, invisibly hidden behind a giant tree, wiped away non-existent sweat from her forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect there to be a Yellow-striped Poison Bees swarm here. Thankfully, they didn't discover me, or it would have been terrible."
"I should quickly slip away now."
Just as she was about to leave, she heard the crunch of branches breaking behind her.
Curiously, she turned her head to look.
A young man, carrying a green scythe and wearing a black and white school uniform, was swaggering towards the beehive.
This scene nearly scared the Soul out of her.
"What is that guy trying to do? Is he planning to provoke that swarm of Yellow-striped Poison Beess?! Is he crazy?!"
"It's impossible, isn't it?"
The assassin girl looked around.
"Right, there must be other teammates hidden in the dark."
[Qi Detection]
"No, there's no Qi from anyone else!"
"He's really alone. How dare he?!"
The assassin girl was greatly shocked internally, looking at the figure walking towards the beehive as if he were an idiot.
"If he just goes over there and attracts the hatred of the Yellow-striped Poison Bees swarm, he will undoubtedly be eliminated."
"If he can hold on for a few seconds, maybe I'll have a chance to get a jar of yellow jade honey."
"But…"
After struggling for a few seconds internally.
The assassin girl still couldn't get past her inner hurdle.
At this moment, Jiang Yuan had already entered the territory of the Yellow-striped Poison Beess. A Yellow-striped Poison Bees flying close to the ground flapped its wings and flew over, emitting a warning buzz.
"Conceal Breath."
"Instant Step!"
A black shadow flashed, appearing before Jiang Yuan, and grabbed his hand.
"Synchronized Invisibility!"
The figures of the two instantly became transparent and invisible. The approaching Yellow-striped Poison Bees flew over their heads, didn't discover the invaders, buzzed twice in confusion, and then flew back near the beehive.
The assassin girl let out a sigh of relief.
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
If he hadn't wanted to see if this assassin hidden in the dark was trying to steal his kill or something else, he would have acted already.
Her actions truly surprised Jiang Yuan for a moment.
The assassin girl put one hand on her hip and angrily said to him:
"Why are you asking me what I'm doing? Are you stupid?!"
"Once you provoke one Yellow-striped Poison Bees, it will attract a swarm that will relentlessly pursue you. Even a Second-Order Martial Artist can be taken down by a swarm of Yellow-striped Poison Beess. Do you want to be eliminated that badly? You should think more about your family and parents who are cheering for you outside, really!"
Jiang Yuan reacted, feeling a little surprised internally.
She… wanted to save him?
The assassin girl placed her hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder and warned:
"I see your strength is not bad, don't be foolish."
"…"
"Understood?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan nod, a smile appeared on her face, indicating that he was teachable.
"You're not entirely stubborn. My name is Pei Jia, from Beijiang City No. 1 High School. What's your name?"
Looking at her outstretched hand, Jiang Yuan reached out and shook it.
"Jiang Yuan, Nanjiang No. 1 High School."
Jiang Yuan could feel that the assassin girl in front of him was already a First-Order Martial Artist. In Beijiang City, she might also be a well-known Genius. Most assassins didn't have the skill she just used, which allowed her to make others invisible with her.
And the most crucial point was.
She seemed… like a good person.
"Jiang Yuan… I'll remember that. You're a good person, just a bit too reckless. Be more careful in the future."
The assassin girl, Pei Jia, said, then prepared to turn and leave.
Just then.
A group of Yellow-striped Poison Beess stirred, gathering together as if sensing some danger, blocking the front of the giant beehive.
"What's wrong?"
The assassin girl looked over there.
A giant spider, its body like cast Black Iron but with a snow-white back, exuding a chilling metallic aura, slowly crawled down the trunk of the giant tree where the beehive was located.
[Abyssal Beast]: Black Iron Poison Spider.
[Rank]: Normal.
[Rank]: LV16 (Second-Order).
[Skills]: Eight Spider Stingers, Poison Spray, Web Bind.
[Assessment]: Its exterior is harder than steel, its stingers are sharp, possessing extremely high damage and toxicity. However, killing it can drop a large number of Materials, making its whole body a treasure.
"Hiss…"
The assassin girl gasped, not expecting to encounter a Second-Order Vicious Beast so close to the periphery.
"What are you still standing there for? Run!" she shouted at Jiang Yuan.
The speed of a Second-Order Vicious Beast was not to be underestimated.
Jiang Yuan stood still, looking over there and saying, "It seems to be going for the honey."
"They might start fighting."
The assassin girl was stunned, then looked closely.
The Queen Bee, noticeably larger than the other Yellow-striped Poison Beess, flew out of the beehive and let out a shrill, sharp warning towards the Black Iron Poison Spider crawling down from above.
"Hiss hiss hiss!!"
The Black Iron Poison Spider, however, was completely unaffected and continued to move its eight legs, crawling downwards. It also sprayed a web towards the bee swarm. Two Yellow-striped Poison Beess were hit and fell to the ground not far from Jiang Yuan and the girl, struggling desperately in the incredibly sticky web.
Before the assassin girl could react, she felt a flash beside her.
Jiang Yuan appeared before the two struggling Yellow-striped Poison Beess on the ground, swinging the green scythe in his hand.
"Swish!"
A green blade light flashed.
This Yellow-striped Poison Bees, as large as a water vat and covered in fur, was instantly cut open, its health bar zeroed.
[Ding! You killed a Yellow-striped Poison Bees (LV9), experience +90]
[Ding! You killed a Yellow-striped Poison Bees (LV7), experience +70]
[Ding! You obtained Yellow-striped Poison Bees's Poisonous Stinger * 1]
[Ding! You obtained Yellow-striped Poison Bees's Poisonous Stinger * 1]
[Ding! Points +1]
[Ding! Points +1]
..."Such high damage!"
The assassin girl was shocked internally.
"Wait, the bee swarm…"
She looked up, only to find that the bee swarm had no time to deal with them. They were attacking the Black Iron Poison Spider one after another.
Sharp stingers, like spears, rained down on the Black Iron Poison Spider's back, but struggled to pierce its hard shell. Under the attacks of its webs and spider stingers, they fell one by one.
Every time one fell, a green blade light flashed.
The assassin girl finally realized.
Wasn't this the perfect opportunity to level up?
"Leave some for me!!"
She took out her dagger, flashed next to a wounded Yellow-striped Poison Bees, and with a thrust, zeroed its health bar.
Jiang Yuan didn't stop her either.
The two of them continued to pick off the fallen Yellow-striped Poison Beess.
However, Jiang Yuan would often kill four while the assassin girl could only zero the health bar of one Yellow-striped Poison Bees.
In a short while.
More than thirty Yellow-striped Poison Bees corpses had appeared on the ground.
"Swish!"
A white light flashed, and the assassin girl's Rank increased, a joyous expression uncontrollably appearing on her face.
"This is great, I'm finally LV5! This is a huge gain!"
"That's enough," the young man's voice came from beside her.
The assassin girl looked at him in confusion.
Jiang Yuan, who had picked up the last poisonous stinger Material, looked up at the battle above.
The Black Iron Poison Spider's health bar was only half left, while the Queen Bee's health bar was two-thirds left, and only about thirty Yellow-striped Poison Beess remained to guard her.
It was time to take them all out.
"What do you want to do?"
Watching the young man bend his knees, the assassin girl Pei Jia immediately had a bad feeling.
"You're not thinking of…"
"Bang!"
The ground shook, and a wave of Qi exploded. The young man's figure shot into the sky like a cannonball.